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The Morning herald., 1878-11-20
Anti-Fat Ch smfcalIv Exam,na,,

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!, re analytical chemist, W. B. DRAKE Of
buHaio, N. Y, recently analyzed AIlan's
An'l-Fat, and gave the following
CERTIFICATE. --.
1 nave subjected Allan 8 Anti.Fat tn
cnemicai m analysis, examined the process
91 tb its atna maantacture and can truly say that
entirely vegetable, and cannot sbut. act
faycrably upon the syste1n, and it is well
CALCULATED 2 &c " attain The object OF which it
Sold by druggists. @1o ae
W. B. DRAKE, Chemist,
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-12

MAYOR BUTLER's inaugural address is
perhaps the longest ever delivered before our
city council, but it is none too long, Not a
word of it could well be spared. 1t is pre-
cisey the statement Of the condition, re-
sources and needs of the city that was want
ed BY all who take an intelligent interest in
the affairs of the municipality. The great
reduction in the amount of the city debt
during the last year must be very gratifying
to tax payers; and scarcely less gratifying the
assurance of the Mayor that our financial
condition will continue to mend in the year to
come The recommendations in the address,
especially those relating to streets and sew
ers, deserve and should receive the most care
full consideration by our city council and our
citizens generally.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-12
Our New York Letter.
The Condition Of Trade-Overdoing Busi-
ness-The Silver Bill and the Resump-
tion Act.
NEW YORK, March II, 1877

NEW YORK, March IL, 1873
There continues to be depressing languor in
most Of the departments of trade and the num-
Der of shop-keepers, Notwithstanding it has
been reduced very much by failures, is still
vastly out of proportion to the number of GUS
toners to bs served by them. Everything to
eat, to drink or to wear is very cheap. much
more SO than during the average of the time
before the war-when we were on q specie
basis. Many commodities indeed, are lower
than they we're Immediately preceding the out
break of the conflict, when they had descended
to unprecedertedly low figures.
1t seems one of the most difficult of things
for merchants to adapt themselves to the
changed conditions which finan cial revolutions
have brought about. A great many of them
have been going along ever since the panic,
incurring expenses altogether beyond reason
able bounds and trying to force business up to
the former scale of magnitude by vigorous
system Of what is known in trade parlauce as
drumming" This plan has worked adversely
10 every way. 1t has proved costly at the
start and still more so after the goods were
sold. There were great many Of the buyers
who didn't pay. The methods adopted to
seduce them into buying turned ont in the end
to have precipitated their insolvency. There is
nothing 60 likely to tempt a man into over
straning bis credit as to Insist upon trusting him
to an ua'imited extent. For the last six months
of1S77 New York merchants as a rule were
rather crazy lot They had had long spell
of inactivity. They had made very little money
or none at all-for several years. 1t was
natural that they should have felt some exal
tation of spirit at the prospect of commercial
revival. And yet it could hardly have been
imagined that they would have forgotten SO
soon the solemn monitions that had been borne
to them through SO many channels during the
long epoch of reverses which they had been
witnesses of and participants in. Bot they did.
There is no doHbt on that point They sat up
nights all through the fall, packing off goods to
people who never did, and never will pay half
price for them. They did q large trade-on
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-12
News and Other Items.

sissippi levees in the vicinity of New Orleans.
1t is stated that Secretary Evarts has in
structed the U. s. minister to London to br ng
the matter of the recent interference by British
subjects at Newfoundland with American fish
ermen to the notice of the English government
1t is reported that Jere Black, Montgomery
Blair and others have been closeted in WASH
iDgton the past week preparing memorial
looking to the reopening of the question of the
validity OF the title of ldr. Hayes to The Presi-
Dental chair. 1t is to be presented to Congress
by Proctor Knott.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-12

THESE remarks of the Shoe and Leather
Reporter clearly set forth one of the most po-
tent causes of the numerous failures in busi-
ness: There is no doubt whatever but that
mercantile occupations were followed, alto
gether in excess of the necessity for them,
tor considerable period before the collapse of
1873. There seems, however, to have been
but one way in which it was possible to reduce
the number, and that was through the COM
pulsion Of insolvency. This method has been
in remarkably rigorous operation for great
while, and its effects have been potent. 1t
has thinned the ranks of the tradesmen; 1t
will recruit the ranks of the husbandmen.
Thus Nature works out its perfect law, and
sets men to doing the things that are most
needed to be done, whether the doing of them
be in accordance with, or in opposition to,
their will. 1t is in harmony with this order
Of affairs that SO many shutters are being put
up and so many signs taken down. A very
little time longer will suffice to bring the full
measure of relief required, and then, under
the new adjustment, there will be chance
for all to thrive.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-12

The South Carolina repudiators have WOE
victory. The Democratic legislative caucus
nave agreed to scale down the un-
funded dAot one-half The $9,0O0,0OO of
ponds are to be referred to special court,
the judges of which are to be elected by the
Legislature.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-12

IT will take eighteen years to 'adjudicate
upon' the Southern war-claims now on file in
Washington. Just let the South get control
of the government and they will all be paid
in less than eighteen months. There will
be no need of adjudication.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-12
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 12.

We do not read anonymous etters ana communi
cations The name and address of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-12
Reasons Why ALI Should Use the
ReactiOnary Health Lift.

1t makes strong appeals to the common sense of
every man or woman in every walk of life. 1t
furnishes an exercise which may and should be in
uoduced into every house; which may be practiced
at all seasons in all kinds of weather. by persons of
both sexes. all ages, and degrees of strength or
much in praise Of it, and no one can afford to do
without it. All who investigate thoroughly, it,
and consider it invaluable and indispensable 1t is
the satest, simplest, cheapest and most efficient
medicine ever discovered. No claim is set up for it
which is unscientiic or impracticable.
Genrs al II is the best of rest. 1t is perfectly
safe. No harm ever came from its use II strains
no ortion OF the system 1t directs the vial forces
to the affected parts. By its the health is easily
maintained The purchase of ReactIonarv Litter
is the hest kind of economy. The convenience of
having one IN the house is very great.
Mind and Brain 1t invigorates and
strengthens the brain, and renders il more active
and efficient in all its operations
s'eep.-it Is the simplest and safest narcotic It
is the most natural and probably the best means
inducing sound and refreshing sleep.
Nerves.-It is a wonderful tonic to the whole
nervo is system. 1t is most eficaeious remedy in
paralysis. if taken in time.
IBngs Throat and Voice-It gives special
expansion and greater mobility to the chest; en-
larges the lungs; Increases the volume of respira-
tion and brings the voice fully under control.
As a preventive and cure of lung diseases it has no
equal
Exercise-It is the most perfect exercise for man
or woman, furnishing the best form of physical
culture and development in the safest, easiest.
better than the gymnasium, and free from its
dangers; cheaper than the saddle; less laborious
than boating, and infinitely better Than drugs in
majority OF chronic Diseases 1t rounds and hardens
tht muscles, and educates them into ever ready,
faithful and efficient servants of the will.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-12

EVERY regular attache OF the PRESS Is furnished
with Card certificate couptersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer a favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
0urnaI.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-12

A PETITION from Oxford County largely
signed will be presented to the Governor aud
Council for the pardon of Ephraim Gilman,
for the murder of Mrs. Swami about eight
cen years ago at Fryeburg We trust it will
not be successful. A murderer in prison is
better than two in the bush.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-12

The latest ILLUSTRATION of civil service re-
form comes from Sterling, Illinois, and is the
removal oil Mrs. Electra E. Smith the Post
mistress and the nomination of ]. M. Patter-
son to succeed her. The story as told in the
Washington dispatches is this: Mrs. Smith
is the widow of soldier who died in the ser
vice. She was appointed about five years
ago, and has filled the Office to the entire sat
isfaction OF the citizens of that community
and the Post Office Department, her office
having been recently complimented by
special agent of the department for the
very efficient manner in which she had dis
charged her duties. There are no charges of
any kind against her to justify her removal.
Patterson is local politician of some notori-
ETY.. and friend and supporter of
Representative Burchard, from that dis
trict for several years. Patterson has
conducted a banking business at Sterl-
ing, but has recently failed with large
liabilities. the principal sufferers by his fail
ure being the business men of that city and
vicinity. This has created very hostile and
bitter feelings against him, yet in the face of
all this Representative Burchard has induced
the President to remove Mrs. Smith and send
in Patterson's nomination for the office.
This proceeding was kept from the knowl-
edge of Mrs. Smith, her first intimation
being derived from the announcement in the
cessor. She Immediately came to Washing
toE.s The President said he could do moth
ing for her. as Mr.. Burchard had recon-
mended the change and such matters were
left to the members of Congress. Mr.. Burchard
told her that though there were no
charges against her, and it was ac-
knowledged that she had performed
the duties of the office in a highly
acceptable manner, yet it was his opinion
that it would be better to have a man in the
office who could do more political work than
could be accomplished BY a woman. Mrs.
Smith stated both to the President and Mr..
Burchard that she failed to see the consist
ency of the civil service reform policy which
was being applied to her case. she said that
she was the widow of soldier who died
while serving in the late war; that there was
not the slightest vestige of complaint or
charge upon which to base her removal, but
that, on the contrary, both the citizens of
Sterling and the Post Office Department had
commended her administration of the Office;
yet she found herself removed to make a
place for petty politician and bankrupt,
whose appointment is made against the ex
pressed wishes of a large majority of the cit
izens residing within the delivery of the
Office, and that this action is based upon
the plea of political expediency in the
face of the famous civil service order of the
President.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-12

A PEACE meeting in England is a meeting
where people fall to fighting. A dozen, per-
haps have been held SO far, and the result
has been several gross of broken heads.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-12

EARL RUSSELL is dangerously III, and his
death is expected.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-12
BOndhOiders Attention!

VvHE holders of the first Mortgage Bonds Of the
i Portland Dry Dock ard Warehouse Co. are
hereby otitied that said bonds must be surrendered
ana Certificates of stock in the neo Corporation
taken out, before said bondhodeIs Can be permitted
to va;e for Directors &c. at The annual meeting.
Per ORDER ARDON w. COOMBS,
feb26eod2w Secretary Portland Dry Dock
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-12
FURNITURE !!

For the next sixty davs we shall
Sc all kinds or furniture at a low
er price than il has ever been of
fered in this city. Any one think
ing of purchasing any kind of
furniture abOui the first OF april
or Nay. can by buying Of us new
make their money pay them q
very much larger interest than
they can get i'm any other way. Our
stock is lull and Com plpte. All
furniture nOt manufactured by us
has been bought tor cash and we
Will sell at prices that defy cOmpe.
tltiOn, Please give us a call.
GEORGE A, WHITNEY 4 CO..
No. 46 Exchange st.
feb4 DIFF
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-12
Total deduction,

March 81. ISIS. ''' $3,95s,1OS 80
The interest on the above Atlantic and ot'
Lawrence Railroad bonds and on the Buiiding
Loan bonds is not only regularly paid' out
also sinking funds have been established to
pay off both classes of bonds at maturity,
into which both the railroad and the COM
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-12

6 FIRST Pre- NUNS ,s,.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-12

This subject Of late has attracted much at
tention in our community. The function of
sewerage system is two-fold, public and
private; to drain the streets of surface water
by cutters and culverts, connecting with the
sewers, and, what is q still more important
Office, to remove from our houses fecal and
other refuse matter in the shortest possible
time. In many cities like Paris the night
soil is excluded from the sewers, but in most
American cities having supply of water, tA>
water-closet system prevails, and is consid-
cred more desirable by sanitary engineers,
provided the connections OF the water closet,
by the drain, with the public sewer are made
with care and faithfulness, the drain well
trapped, and both the drain and sewer well
ventilated. The subject of the ventilation of
sewers and drains is very important, and any
system of sewerage without it is exceedingly
faulty and dangerous. 1t is well estab-
lished fact that sewer gas, being light, will
seek the highest point of escape, and when
compressed by sudden elevation of temper
ture. or by an unwonted flow of water into
the sewers, as during high tide or copious
rain, the pressure csnnot be resisted by any
known trap. This will account for a large
part of the offensive odors enormously at
trbuted to Back Bay during last summer;
These odors it will be recollected
by day, only by night, and
in very peculiar state of the atmos-.
phere prevailing during the hot months OF
summer; they, the odors, coming sud-
denly and as suddenly passing away, coz
fined to no one portion of the city, and per-
ceived often when Back Bay was covered by
the tide. Connected with our sewers are 526
culverts, 29S of which are trapped, and 22S
untrapped. The latter are placed away from
-, fhn ar,fa IS &ko
are left untrapped for the purpose of venti-
lating the sewers, which ordinarily they ac-
complish,-the exception being in certain
conditions of the weather, wind, and ude.
think the facts go to prove that, during the
heated term of last summer, the state OF the
atmosphere was often such, particularly by
night. that not only were the gases proceed
ing from sewers forced from untrapped but
also from trapped culverts, and thus caused
much of the effiuvium so annoying TO
everybody. In addition, the records
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-03-30
Sale of School Lands.

Pursuant 10 an order Of the Circuit
COurtof tho county OF Tucker. entered
Of record no the November term
thereof 1877. i'm tho msttsr Of
tho salo Of forfeited and unap-
propriated lands. in said county 6r
school purposes, under Chapter I34of tho
A cts " tho Legislature Of West virginia
passed November 18th. 1873, tho under
signed Commissioner or school lands for
Tucker county viii, on tho and dav Of
May, 1873. that being a court dayl nj the
Court House OF said county. proceed 10
Sc II 10 the highest bidder the following
tracts Of forfeited land. to-yyit.
Lot No. J., G34 aCros, Lot No. 2. COS
acres. Lot No. 3, $50 acres, and lot No. 4
800 acres, situate on the waters OF Had
dix and Glover Runs, branches Of Cheat
River, being parts OF a tract Of 2j8O acres
forfeited for the non payment Oftaxsq. iD
the name Of Jane =. serpell, all Of which
lands together with statement Of the
amount OF taxes sold for, for what years
the taxes were charged, whom sold to the
state, &C, are set out in list certified
by tho Auditor 10 tho Clerk Of the Coun-
" Court, and now In tho said Clerk = Of
nee, 70 which reference is here given.
he said commissioner will require enc
iourth Of tho purchase money 10 be paid
IN hand, and also bond with good secu-
rlty, bearing interest from date, payable
IN twelve months, for the residue OF he
purchase money, and retain tho title
70 and lien on the lands for the said
residue, until the same is fully paid.
JOSEPH PARSONS, Com'r.
March -, 1878. 70 30 IS At
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-03-30

and the exercises closed with vocal
music finely rendered by Thomas
Bowers, and others. The same eve
sning closed the Muddy Creek lit
erary society one OF the best Ia the
coanty, the following is the pre-
gramme:
l, Music.
Q. Opening defamation, Jared
Feather.
3. Recitation, Mrs. l.. A. Martin.
4. Music.
3. Defamation, Nessrs J. w. N.
Gusemsn, B. A. 9. Miller T. II.
Feather, Thos. Rigg aud +. F.
Worthington.
7. Music.
8. Debate--guestion: Resolved.
That free trade would be benefit to
the United States.
Affirmative, +. F. Worthington
j. q. Arnold JAS. Tsstherington.
Negative, Jas. Pontifract l.. A.
Martin Col ], D. Rigg.
8. General debate.
10. Decision OF Judges.
IL. Music.
IL Reading Of the Banner by
assistant editor, Worthington.
IL. Tablesu the train To- NOR
row, by Miss Laura Rigg and B. A.
Q. Miller Whetssl. Love court
chip and marriage l.. A. Martin.
Adjourned, sine die. We noticed
among the audience a large number
OF ladies'. The programme was we'll
rendered, Miss Laura Riggs acting
being the best of the evening. The
debate was quite spirited one,
with decision in favor of Affirm
alive. The Music was splendid as
the vote Of thanks rendered Thomas
b. and his class well testify. The
people Of the glades are noted for
their kind hospitality and / wish
to extend my sincere thanks to
Miss Ida, Miss Laura, and Miss Mol
lie, for one of the most pleasant
evenings of my life.
"ONIDA."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-03-30
- - -
OUR NEWBURG LETTER.
John Johnson's" Newsy Notes.
NEwBURa, March &c.

John Johnson's" Newsy Notes.
NEwBURa, March &c.
Editor ArgUS:
Our fellow townsman Mr. A. R.
Gorder, of Buckhannon, ia visiting
his aged parents at Independence.
Mr.. Reuben Sguires has taken the
advice Of Horace Greeley and gone
West.
Prof, Jno R. Psll, who las been
teaching e select school for month,
for the benefit of advanced scholars
and teachers, isreceiving a libsral
support. the teschsrs from the sur
rounding neighborheod are coming
in as fast as their schools close.
Quite an excitement prevails
among our railroad men on account
oil some of them being ordered on
the through run. Every man thinks
he ought to be excused.
Wheat looks promising, and the
prospect for large crop OF fruit is
good if the March Lion" does not
kill it.
We had considerable fall of snow
on Sabbath, it looks now as though
March was going out like lion.
Mrs. George Mitchell is slowly re-
covering from lingering illness of
some weeks.
Hon. W. G. Worlsy was guest
at the Figet Hotel on yesterday
He left on No. 10 for Clarksburg on
professional business.
Rev. Samuel Graham, pastor of
the Presbyterian church left on No.
10 last evening fer Point Pleasant to
attend meeting Of the Synod.
+. M. Huffman, Esq,, and family,
were in town this evening on their
return from a visit to Grafton.
Deputy Sheriff Nelson Baker and
his mother, have been visiting friends
in Grafton.
No. 5 on Sabbath stopped and the
passengers viewed the body Of the
murderer John Wallace, as it dan.
gled from an apple trse near the
town OF Burton.
His Honor, H. NJ. Grimes, ESQ,
of Valley district was in attendance
on Esa. McGss's court on Monday
as the attorney Of A. Evans, Jr.
VIM. Golden aud Fream Borst are
the two enginsmen who have been
ordered on the through run from
Grafton to Piedmont.
Col. Il. W. Monroe and daughter
passed to- day on accommed alton. en-.
route for Wilsonburg TO visit his ia
ther who is very i'll,
The Ptotrscted meeting at the NJ,
r. Church is still in progress.
Let every Democrat subscribe for
the ARGUS.
Truly yours,
JOHN JOHNSON,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-03-30
FROM THE DARTER FAMILY
AURoARRY, WESTERN VIReISy

AURoARRY, WESTERN vIReINY.
Dear Mister Editor Of the Argus:
Joe and Nancy Dsrter list writes
enct more to give you the latest
moose of the day in this psrsimity.
We have some mighty portsnt and
startlin moose to communicate for the
entertainment Of your readers.
Before given the psrtickler moose,
we'll try and percssd to answer all
them inquiSitivS fellsrf, SIGH as "Ira
Bee" and one Mister "Csd," all OF
Western Virginy, what's always al.
in SIGH hard questions, and callin on
Nancy for her opinion. Jist one or
two weeks ago Ira Bee axed Nancy
to give her pinion ell about that old
bachelors cradle what them rats was
jist tryin to rock. Now Nancy says
her private piniOn after much con
sideration is, that when fellsr
courts gal half lifetime, that he
jist ought TO have SIGH fnrnitprs
anyhow. Nancy says that a cradle
IN some houses is list az much need
ed ss cookin stove or tea kittls.
Nancy says as how from what she
bssrd tothsr day, she jist believes
that the old bachelor what has that
cradle rally means to git married
some day. She hssrd that "Hamp.
ton 70 - trying 10 learn him how 10
sing that old familiar chuns,
Bye oh baby buntin
Jakys gone a buntin
To git rabbit skin
To put baby buntin in"
Jaky knows the words but baiut
cotcbed the ehuns yit.
Wen now percssd with Mister
"Csd 9 doubls twisted poser. He
says bis neighbor jist wants TO know
who Joe Dsrter was before he mar
ried Nancy, and who Nancy was be-
fore she married Joe. Well now
well tell yeu jist psrzactly how il
tie. You see many years ago svery
body was 2 DImocrat. jos Darfer
with all the rest. Them was rail
good times. Money was not 90
skass. Taxes was mighty low. Pee
pie was dreadful honest and good
terbscker was powerful cheap. In
them times Joe Wss single the GALS
all liked Joe, aud he liked them
and they all liked each ether, If I'm
any Judge Of human stature, Every