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NHANCERY SALE.

NHANCERY SALE.
By virtue of decree of the Supreme Court II
of the District of Columbia. passed in Equity f:,.H
Cause No. 6, 896, we will, on WEDNESDAY,, III
front of the premises, offer for sale at auction Lot
No. s, in John b. Kibbey's recorded subdivision
street north and running back with that width 1O8
feet to public alley.
This property is improved by two we'll built three
story brick dwelling houses, (Nos. 100 and Ill d
street n.w.). containing nine rooms each; also
bathroom, water and gas.
Terms: One-quarter of the purchase money in
cash; residue in three equal fnstalments, at six,
twelve and eighteen months, with 6 per cent. in
terest deed given upon the final ratification of SALE
and deed of trust taken to secure deferred pay
ments, else deed given upon final ratification of
sale and full payment of the purchase money. Con-
veyancing at purchasers cost. A deposit of 500
ON each house as soon as sold.
ANDREW c. BRADLEY,
Webster Law Building, nx
REGINALD FENDALL, TRUSTEES.
325 Four and -a-haf street n. W..
j1S-d DUNCANSON BROS Aucts
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CLYDE's NEW EXPRESS LINE
GERMAN LLOYD.

STEAMSHIP LINE BETWEEN NEW YORK,
SOUTHAMPTON AND BREMEN.
The steamers of this Company will sail every Sat-
urday from Bremen Pier, foot Of Third >ExSkn
street, Hoboken. Rates of passage: [EXfH
From New York to Southampton, Lon
don, Hayre and Bremen, first cabin, $10O; second
or passage, apply to OELRiCHS CO,
sepS 6m Bowling Green, New York.
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ING STANDS.
tb by sGe Of hed Of beasng date
corded Liber Eli one eS Of the se4 land
a5c auction front q the PREMISES W" ON 81 SAT-
D. 1873, at four O. clock in the afternoon ali that
lot Of ground situate in the City of Washington, in
twelve (12), and the northern twenty (2O) feet
three ~ inches front, by the depth of forty-eight
t13), In square numbered two hundred and fifty
six $3.50, the whole being described as follows: Be
ginning for the at the northeastern corner of
said square and running thence west forty-eight
l4Sl feet four a. inches; thence south seventy 7O)
feet four a. inches to the line Of 18th street west,
and thence north to the place of beginning. Also,
tending s5 feet four a. fi inches dn OK on
north E street, being lot numbered eleven (1D in
$3.50, with the improvements Situate on the first
described piece of ground, consisting of the Ma
The above property will be sold subject to deed
of trust upon the first described lot ground dated
IN FsS R ans nfss
est, and also to all taxes and assessments due upon
Terms Of sale: ohpe-trd cash; balance In six
twelve and eighteen months, with interest, to be
ps at e e trust ths
terms OF sale are not complied with In ten days
resell at risk and Of dsfap!tias s"' 70
E Y. 4. f ko GIHtAiSNPEEk' rrustess.
DUNCANSON BROS, Aucts.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. %, 1877. d24-eo4w
p ,s1a THTRsRAY the $ist day q January A. B.
jamie Y Mh 4. + k6 GH E4fSSPLEE' rrustess.
III 81 rGfRFHHSrSS
$Hf Z H6SH EHsH
=, By virtue of deed of trust bearing date on -
theo: $oth day of septem5sF, A. 3; 1873 and
the land records Of the District Of Columbia. and
at the request of the party thereby secured win
d T2o1 1S5S' It TO- O'clock ~ tSs5 lot
guiS,hed , as and n being all Of Lot numbered
siS6t ss feet four q inches Of Lot n NJ
whoe Ss1s Gssc naedrs s
follows Beginning for the same at the north
xess feet four aH f nchess sh hsnes
south seventy 7 feet three 80 inches; thence east
beginning, with the improvements, consisting
Term. Terms of sale: Ten thousand dollars cash; the
balance in equal instaments in three, nine, fifteen
BY deed of trust on the property. deposit Of
cost Of II tho terms Of sale sn are not
complied with in seven days after the sale the
Trustees the right to resell at the risk and
cost of defaulting purchaser.
VIM. E. CHANDLER,
E. A. ROLLINS, Trustees.
nov24-eo-4w 1921 street n.w.,S
#THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED until
SATURDAY, January 10th, 1878, in front of the
premises, at IL O'Clock m.
YIN; E K0 GTHHAANNIPLER, Trustees.
DUNCANSON BROS, Aucts. Jana
asTHE ABOVE SALE rs FURTHER POST
PONED until THURSDAY, the 31st day of Janu-
airy. A. D. 1878, in front of the premises at o'cl'k
pm. WIN. E. CHANDLER, ITrrs+.os
JIG E. A. ROLLINS, irus'ees'
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WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
FOR NORFOLK, FORTRESS MONROE A

STEAMERS FOR NEW YORK.
The steamers JOHN GIBSON and e. G,
KNIGHT alternately leave Pier Al East >kfko
River, New York, at O'Clock p. m. [kKfH
SATURDAY at 6 O'Clock q. M, and AleIandria
same day.
Freight taken at lowest rates. For Information
apply at Office over Metropolitan Bank. 18th street.
or to K. P. A. DENHAM, Agent, Water street,
Georgetown.
ap21-tr SAMUEL BACON, President
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WASH. Ii. WILLIAMS. Auctioneer.
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HANDSOME ROSEWOOD CASE PIANO
lRayen, Baker Co.. makers; ONESINGER
SEWING MACHINE, in perfect order; ELE-
CANT PARLOR SUITE, upholstered In
brown rep crimson pufings, heavily carved
P id,R SUITE; upholstered in hair
cloth: WALNUT FRAME LOUNGES. up
hostered In hair cloth; HANDSOME VAL
MT DRESSING CASE SUITES, heavily
carved with French plate glass: WALNUT
MARBLE-TOP BUREAU SUITES: MAR
BE TOP AND OTHER COTTAGE FURN-
ITURE: MARBLE TOP CENTER TABLES:
HANDSOME WALNUT ETEGERE. mirror
back, with marble base: WALNUT HAT
RACK, marble base: WALNUT EXTENSION
TABLE and DINING ROOM CHAIRS:
SEVEN ELEGANT BRUSSELS CARPETS
LeaIly new: INGRAM AND OTHER CAR
PETS; BRUSSELS, HALL, AND STAIR
CARPETS: HAIR, HUSK AND COTTON
TOP MAfTRASSES; SPRINGS, FEATHER
PILLOWS AND Rolls rERS: WALNUT
WRITING DESK: RECEPTION CHAIRS:
KETS. COMFORTS. SHEETS. PILLOW
AND BOLSTER CASES: FINE PLATED
CASTORS: PICKLE DISHES; CAKE
BASKETS: BUTTER DISHES; SPOONS,
KNIVES AND FORKS; an elegant assort-
ment of CHINA. GLASS AND TABLE
WARE. TOILET SETS. WINDOW SHADES
a II ID
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MEXICAN LINE OF STEAMSHIPS
"a sail every THURSDAY direct 49,
f from Fl Il; Gp to Liverpool,
Cabin, intermediate and steerage passage tickets
ers, 1923 street. Also, Agents for the Red Star
Line to Antwerp. my22-tf
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~ OUR s25 HARNESS. "a

TJHE BEST HAIR WORK AND PERFUM.
Il ERIES Is st the FRENCH ESTABLISH
nENT, 616 9th street, opposite U. 8. Patent OF.
oces oct23-6
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ABTHE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED
until THURSDAY, the 31st day of January, A. D.
1873, at II o'clock NJ, in front Of the premises,
1an1s y MM a. + R ;0GIHtAANNi1LER' Trustees.
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THE Paducah, KY, Sun says Robert
Lowery's Murphy speech saturday night
drew one thousand persons. one hundred and
ten OF whom took the pledge. Ii was a regular
old fashioned camp meeting scene-shoutine,
CRYING, hugging and all that sort of thing
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CUNARD LINE.
~ NOTICE.
With the view OF diminishing the chances Of COL
ision, the Steamers of this line take q specific
course for all seasons of the year.
On the outward passage from Queenstown to
New York or Boston, crossing the meridian Of 80
at 43 lat, or nothing to the north of 43.
On the EOmeward passage crossing the meridian
Of so at e lat, or nothing to the north of A.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-30
Stock Dreams.
Virginia Nevada Eutorrrisc

virginia Nevada hutorprisc
The Hosmers live on North Stewart.
street. Mr.. Hosmer is an industrious
and competent carpenter. Mrs. Hosmer
/ lsa frugal and painstaking housekeeper.
/ During their nine years residence in
| this city they have had but little 10 do
/ with mining stocks. In these wears they
had not saved enough money To make
/ them rich, but were few hundreds
ahead of the world, and were happy and
I content But there came TO them that
which has not added to their happiness
I IL was all through a dream. When
I the Sierra Nevada was s. per share
/ Mrs. Hosmer dreamed that the stock
would go up to big figure. She was So
impressed with this idea that she gave
her husband no rest until he had in.
vested their savings in the stock. When
IT went up TO $50 they sold out. The
speculation made them a little fortune
OF $4,000. Mr.. Hosmer carried all this
coin home in a sack to show II TO Mrs.
Hosmer. Ii was more money than they
had ever before possessed at one time.
They were afraid TO trust il in any of
the banks After much reflection they
moved the bureau back out of the cor
ner oi their bedroom, turned back the
carpet, took up the floor and buried the
coin In the ground. Thcyp put down the
floor, turned back the CARPET. and re-
turned the bureau To its place. Mr.
Hosmer worked away at his trade for
two or three days, but was very fidgetv.
By showing the lackplane seemed a slow
way OF making money. He began To
imagine that he was cut out for n stock
speCulatOr. In this frame OF mind he
quit work and cruised the street about
the Offices of the stock brokers. In
day or two he got a "dead point"
was To buy Wells-Fargo at 81, and sell
IN three weeks at So. He showed Mrs.
Hosmer how they would get $l7 800 for
their insignificant little SO, 500. So they
hauled out the bureau, turned back the
carpet, took up the floor, dug up the
S3, 500, aud put il in Wells Fargo. The
stock went up TO $I.lO, and then began
to 90 back. No matter" said Hosmer,
They will soon begin work, and then
we shall see her boom" Yes, she'll
boom then" family said Mrs. Hosmer.
trying TO smile. Down, down crawled
the stock; then, like a thunder-clap.
came an assessment of fifty cents. The
st ok Is now down To twenty cents, and
astride Of it sits the fifty cent assess
ment. Peace has fed the home of the
Hosmers. The husband SAYS that the
trouble began with the wife's dream.
while the wife says they were all right
until the husband got that " big point"
10 the war goes on. Neither can ap-
proach the bureau in the corner, or
even look that way, without thinking Of
what was once 30 snugly buried beneath
1T, and their mutual upbraidings break
out afresh. Now we hear that each has
applied for divorce from the other.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-30
The Flying TrapcEe.
Denver ,Uol) Tribune,

Perry's Palace Theater, on Blake.
street presented spectacular feature
last evening which was not down ON the
programme The managers have been
running a heavy variety bill for several
weeks, constantly Offering new attrac-
tions. which resulted i'm a crowded house
every night, and more especially ON
Saturday night, when " the BOYS" gener-
ally take in the town, and Denver hy
gasllght Is nothing with the palace
left out. Among the recent new stellar
cards is Monsieur Leo, the world re.
nowned trapeze performer and aeronaut,
whose daring exhibitions i'm midair have
caused the gaping crowd To shudder i'm
lear. Last evening Leo appeared in his
popular speciality, and after the usual
preliminary movements was suspended
ON the swinging bar. He performs with
a double bar, one about twenty and the
other about fifteen feet above the stage
and the lower bar hanging by ropes from
the one above The performer had
nearly completed his feats for the even
ing, and, after dangerous exhibition
with his head downward, suspended by
his toes, etc, was about to raise himself
to sitting position ON the bar, when
the rope broke The audience yelled
with fright and apprehension. The
acrobat turned double sOmerHault, the
movement accompanied with quick cries
of fear, and fell TO the stage. Few were
IN the room but expected to see the
intrepid man picked up dead. And to
add To the excitement, Leo fell upon the
footlights, breaking nine of them. as il
WAS afterward learned, and the oil ex-
tending along the stage and scenery in
rtantly ignited, and the place was at once
in blaze of light. Fearful of connagra-
tion, the crowd in the main room sprang
'or the doors, while those in the boxes
above jumped over the railing, burst
open the doors, and madly rushed down
stairs. For n few moments the scene
was one of intense excitement. But
those behind the stage and the cooler
ones in the audience came To the rescue.
and shouting for the crowd to keep their
seats, joined in putting out the flames,
and in tending the fallen trapeze per
former. In less time than has been con
sumed in narrating the affair the fire
was under control, and Leo was assisted
10 his feet and soon after the crowd be-
gan TO fill the hall again and the specta-
tors took their seats, vacated i'm such
CONSERVATION. The actor was found To
be little injured. His escape, under
the circumstance, had been marvellous.
A. he whirled over in his fall he struck
on one foot and on one knee, bruising
the latter and possibly spraining an
ankle, but other than these he was not
hurt, and was able 10 leave the stage un-
assisted. The stage manager announced
that the balance OF the programme would
go on az advertised, and in n short time
perfect quiet was restored; and the
variety acts went on as smoothly IA If
nothing had happened.
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How Smart BOy Came In One Ahea Il
Of His Employers.
lnoston TrnnscrIni. .

This recalls an incident which hap
pened in Boston within few years. A
young fellow, fresh IA daisy and full
OF enthusiasm for work, was employed
by a then well.known firm in the dry
goods business. The contract was n
simple one, but il was contract On
his part, the youth was 10 give his ser
vices and do what he was told On it's
part, the firm was TO pay him 500 for
the first years work and teach him the
business. The money consideration was
insignificant the knowledge Of the bu-
siness was what the youth was after He
was put down cellar kept opening and
mailing up boxes, running erTands and
sweeping the store; in a word, he was
made 10 do porter's work, aud his en-
ployers, no doubt. chuckled at the
thought that they were getting for 81 a
week work that was we'll worth $15.
But, like sensible fellow, the youth
said nothing until the time was up. On
the morning Of the first anniversary OF
his coming 10 the store, he was on hand
carly, and, when the senior partner came
in, respectfully asked 10 be allowed 10
see him in the counting-roOm on bust
ness. The man Of business acceded 10
back office. "a year ago to-day" said
the youth, closing the door, &C. entered
your service and agreed 10 give you my
time and work. Have / done 10 10 your
satisfactionT " Entirely go" said the
merchant, and am willing 10 increase
your - Excuse me, j" said the youth,
4 have more 10 say. You agreed 10
pay me 800, and you have done il.
You also agreed tO teach me the bust
ncss, and you have deliberately and
knowingly broken your promise. ]
know nothing about the dry-gOOds bust
ness, and 10 is your fault. You have
robbed me Of years time What do
you propose 20 do about itW The mer-
chant looked at the "boy," but he did
not finch. flo had right on his side,
and his employer knew il. He, the
man who prided himself that his word
was ~ good a. his note, had been &C
cused by q beardless boy Of having
failed ~ keep his agreement, and knew
the charge WIS true. He said nothing.
What ] want" said the boy, " ia an
extra 800 for an increase" ''You shall
have 10, said the merchant "And be
sides that" continued the boy, want
500 additional 10 partly make good
your broken promise. Again the mer-
chant looked in his eye, but got no com
fort Well, " he said, it's a good deal
" pay a boy the second year, but ] will
see about IT," And he did sec about
it," for the next morning the boy "
was salesman on a 800 salary. II
don't pay 30 rob boy who knows his
rights
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-30

, Ar away IN the land Of Nod
Nhere only tu dreams mans foot hath trnd
DSeils the Ium mber-kirg on his shadOwv throne
w here he patiently sits tin day Is Gone
lie rises and puts his thinking cap on.
Vow as he thinSs he doth often smile,
Aud he busily mods his head :he while,
Then the elves Of sleep, bs be sees them come
quickly lay hold of them, one by one
And hy TO the homes OF earth, 'tis said
W here they place a nod on eaCh ones head
LII LII the eyes can no longer keep open wide:
The head, with the weight turus from side To sid 10
Aud little by little doth on them Green
Ihe Vondrous blessing Of quiet slecp
but ere the grown folks hud reuose
The Kings son. Jack Nod on his tptoe-
tirst comes 10 the chiidreu, the cunning elf
Ana he brings the sand man a. well a. himself.
lhen the poor, wee people rub their ewes
Until gentle sleep takes them by surprise
And they never can tell of what they cantbiuk
Just the minute before 'heir binky wink
kometimes, In the aytime. so I am told
This same Jack Nod, 80 cunning and bold
throws dust in folks eyes, tho saucv chan
Which makes them take what Is called nan
The ChurchuaH.
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WHERE THE Old FOLKS LIVED AMI
DIED.

never shah teii Who the old folks we're,
lis a wasting Of time aud breath
10 give you the names of the humble pair
Who have passed through the courts of death
But the cot on the LOT on the top Of the hill,
Near the spot where I lust have cried
Is the lot where the old folks toiled and lived
And the cot where the old folks died
Is dearer far 10 my weary heart
Than the dearest spot Of earth
tor that was the cot on the lot on the Hiu
Where the old folks gave me birth.
there's slab near the cot on the lot on the hill
That will tell 10 the traveller there
when the old folks passed through the gates
death,
And the names OF the humble pair
when tire OF the tolls Rld the cares OF my life,
OH then at the spot where I cried
Near the cot let me sleep on the top of the hill
Cuddled down by the old folks side
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-30
A Singular Mode of Courting.

Among the Turkomans Of Central
Asia, who may litly be styled the Com.
anches Of the East, the ancient and
much discussed usage Of marriage by
capture" takes the form Of very sinQu-
lar game, which is universally popular
with the tribes Of the Lower Oxus. II
is known by the curious appellation of
kok-buri " (green wolff a name which
has never been satisfactorily accounted
for The mode Of playing is a. follows
When q Turkoman belle finds herself
embarrassed by crowd Of rival suitors,
her father settles the matter by assem-
bling them all in n convenient place on
The open steppe lie then brings out
his daughter, arrayed in the pOmp Of
Iufkoman full dress" and setting her
upon n swift horse places i'm her hands
the carcass Of lamb or kid, well
creased from head % tail with which
shc instantly gallOps away. The young
gentlemen follow her at full speed, and
endeayor 10 snatch the prize from her
hands, any one who can succeed in
doing so being thereby entitled 10 con
slider himself the happy man" 10
sometimes happens, Of course, that when
the cavalier who is the object Of the
F'NHk ihA y rtfitb preference come
within arms length, she will hold the
kid in such a way that he can easily
wrest IL from her; but should less
favored suitor overtake her, she grasps
10 with all her strength, and the SIN.
starred lover gets nothing but n good
roll in the sand for his pains When all
IS over the father rcgales the whole
company with a sumptuOus feast Of rice
and mutton suct, for which he after
wards sends in the bill" 10 his future
s0n-in-Iaw who is often anything but
hatiered by this expensive compliment.
TIE air of bcnevolence with which
the farmer looks 40 you az he says, "Po-
tatOcs. yes sir; seventy-fve cents q
bushel, b. a work of art. And then
he measures you up about three pecks
Of something that looks like small sun.
burnt knobs Verify, / say unto YOU.
the ways Of tbeRraDgcr are ~ mysterious
as those of a man coming home from the
lodge at one O'Clock in the morning with
q load Of damp groceries in his stomach.
- PiNsf0u Press
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-30
NUMBER II.
TIMES cure.

Mourn, q rejoicing hcarti
The hours are dying;
bach one some treasure takes,
Zach one some blossom breaks,
Aud leaves it dying.
The chilli dark night drawa near,
The sun viii soon depart
And leave thee sighingi
Then mourn, rejoicing heart
Tho hours are flying
RSjoice, q grieving hcarti
Tho hours fly fast;
with each some sorrow dies,
With cSoh some shadow alcs.
Unui az last
The rcd dawn Ia the east
Bids weary night depart,
Aud pain II past.
RelOice, hen, X ioving heart
The hours hy faatl
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-30

"A HGHLY-COLORED communication
from the Office Of the treasurer Of the
Hess Opera Company informs Us that
General Sherman has co-operated with
the Marine Band in giving a screnade "
TO Miss Emma Abbott, in Washington.
IL - not stated whether General Sher-
man played the trombone, or something
else, IN the band, or carried n guitar
suspended from his neck with n blue
ribbon. -NetC York Tribune.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-30

" Fritz" at the Standard, is drawing
large houses Mr. Emmet, the owner of
the play, is said 20 be worth upward Of
100000, the result Of his artistic rep
resentatiOn.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-30
Electricity In Thunder.Storms.

Hon. Elisha Footc ia Popular Science Monthly. ~.
The great development of electricity
in thunder-stOrms has been subject of
much speculation Its EXPLANATION
however, is still an unsettled question.
Some views on this subject are presented
in this paper.
We have no evidence that the pro.
duction of fogs or clouds-the, change
from invisible to visible vapOr, or from
combined To uncombined moisture
produces any electricity. All expert
ments TO establish such supposition
have had a negative result.
These PARTICLES of vapor we may sup
pose to be small spherules, each with
its normal portion Of electricity that
surrounds or occupies the surface OF the
sphere. When two of these particles
unite and form one, the combined parti.
cle5 will have twice the electricity Of
either of the separate parts, but not
twice the surface There will then be
an accumulation OF electricity upon the
surface OF the combined particles: and
still more will this toe 50 when thou
sands of these spherules unite TO form a
drop Of water.
We may well conceive, therefore. that
a cloud forming water should become
surcharged with electricity. that will
escape in violent explosions when the
accumulation is too rapid, for the cir
cumstances are unfavOrablc 20 its being
carried of by the surrounding moist air.
IL is not, then, the formation Of vapor,
but its condensation 10 rain, that pro-
duces thunder and lightning And this
IT is believed acCOrds with all our ex-
Perience. Clouds are constantly form
ing and disappearing; fogs and vapors
are accumulated in some places in great
abundance, but no electrical excitement
has ever been observed But, on the
other hand, there is never flash Of
lightning without Il manifest disposition
Of rain. To this there is no exception.
There is, indeed, a manifest relation be.
tween the two. The more sudden and
rapid the condemnation, the more violent
and terrific the explosion
Sometimes in thunder-storms we hear
a loud crash, and then, soon after. comes
an increased pouring down Of water
sound travels more rapidly than rain,
and, although the report reaches Us
first, the interval between the events
and the distance travelled plainly indi-
cate that the explosion succeeded the
condemnation; and we naturally infer
that 10 was caused by IT, The loud
crash and simultaneous lightning show
the nearness Of the explosion AZ the
origin Of the rain-drops.