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Patr0niZe the Blind !

rF'HEh'-hcst Cab price paid for Calves Per
I sons having them for sale viii ind sale by
addressing The undersigned az Dliielt's Depot
Jefferson County, ". Va.
Nov. TO- is7T-ly GEO. b. PENSE.
CaHH q week in vour own town. s. Outfit
tJOO free. so risk Reader, if YOU want a
business ~ which person OF either sex can make
great pay 81. the time thew work write for par
ticula-s TO x. HALLETT .t CO., Portland, Maine.
Jane Is, ls7S-ly.
Il O3SEC Collars, Whips, Halters Curry Combs,
! 4 Horse Buckets, for sale by
Nov. 9, 1877. DUKE Il GALLAHER.
? HEA4N Tor children, very pretty with wires
/ 90 fasten them 20 Table, Walters different
sizes, for sale by DUKE d GALLAUER
CtORN WANTED, on the Ear or Sleiled.
L April. 6, ISIS. LIPPlTT co.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1878-10-05

! al now opening beautiful line Of CASSI-
/ NERES, COTTONADES and LINENS, cheap
er than was ever known.
May %. c. W. TRCSSELL.
DLACK and Galvanized Wire Muzzles. for sale
ID cheap, By DUKE GALLAHER.
1 Ii sizes Brass Preserving Kettles, prices
"A greatly reduced at
DUKE 4 GALLAHER'S.
DUY our Cheap Water Cooler.
ID DUKE 4 GALLAHER.
nHIO Grindstones. Wire Dish Covers, Balloon
~ Fly Traps. Grass Table Mats, Guaranteed
Wire Clothes Lines, for sale BIZ
June %. DUKE * GALLAUER.
AL COON STOVES, at
\ Ju2e %. DUKE 4 GALLAHER'S.
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AoN 4, tHti.
VALUABLE PROPERTY
~ CuARLESTOWN
NV SnIc lSr.iN-ntt,ls-.

V7HE BRICK DWELLING HOUSE on the cor
I uer OF Congress and Watcrstrect in Charles
town, Is io; sale loss and upon easy terms. u is a
Brick House, with Frame Wing under new Roof,
containing Nine Rooms and Kitchen, aud best
Cellar ia town. The other improvements ON the
Dot are Stable, capacity for four horses and two
cows O Cutting Room, Corn House, Carriage
House and hog Fcn-aI under one Roof; Brick
Smoke House, and large and Excellent Cistern.
CouwoIi0us stable ana Wood Yard. Choice
Fruit Trees upon the premises. consisting OF 6i-
teen PEACH TREES, best varieties; tour APPLE
TEEES-Go.ten Fppin. Eamb0, Sweet aud
Dwarf aud extra early Jane Apples; Gooseber-
ries, Currauts; six Green Gage and two Siberian
Crab Apple Trucs-whita and yellow; a 40. ]
Hart Cherry Tree, two Morello 90. Hops. As.
pa agus aad large Hot Bed. The Garden lot Of
= acrc-lich alj productive.
F0rches Oh Brick Structure and o. the Wing
lli ia good repair. Ideiot under good fence, con-
,4ia. about ,. acre
Price Sl500 Casa. or 81 G00-ouc-third Cash.
and balance m two years. thc deferred payments
to DE secured bv Deed ot Trust on the premises.
JOSEPH Il. yesterday
Oct. 20 1871
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1878-10-05
LIGHT g. MITCHELL,

DEALER IN
DRUGS, Medicines. Paints
SCHOOLBOOKS.S STATIONERY, TOBACCOS,
CIGARS, sc,
TI7AKES this opportunity OF thanking hisS-yi
patrons for their mcstliberal patronage NJ
Tor the last year, aud hopes by strict atten- =
tioa and fair dealing TO merit continuance ofthe
same. sell Jirstraie goods always; do not sell
counterfeit or cheap good, for the beet. Warrant
everything sold-tobe returned il not as guaran-
tccd. Its mydesirc, and also pleasure, to scllmy
patrons -
TIE BEST QUALITY OF GOODS
cl,-avs. but Will II compelled sell them Laudanum
for c,s Syrup for cts, and Cologne for % cts.
per pint; but at the same time, etmeiniorm you,
thataccording TO the United States Pharmacopea,
YOU can't make Laudauum tor less than 10 cts, by
the Wholesale A much cheaper plants % buy
your goods genuine, and add the iCafer Yourself.
wautallmy old Accounts settled up bypaying
The Cash immediately, and new ones begun imme-
diatelv, il not sooner. VIII nota5k for money on
the new ones until after Harvest.
CiGARS-bcstin tcwu.
GEO. LIGHT.
Nav L 1876.
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IN FULL BLAST AGAIN !

rz'HE undersigned bcgs leave TO inform his
IT'D ru.tpm-r, aud the public in general, that
Dee haea gau taken chPrge ot the
8LaCK sMlTH DEPARTMENT.
90. bis shop. aid that be- /, now prepared to exc
cute aii kiuds work ia hi, line OF businCss.-
Special attention given a. Shooting Horses
WAGON-MAkING conducted IN a its branches.
Wagons and Buggies REPAIRED al short notice.
Satisfaction guaranteed. " , terms shall be very
low. q, suit tie times Thankful Coz past iavofs,
] respectfully ask Tor con tiuuance OF the same.
Hacks. Buggies and Horses 40 LIVERY
HAULING Of all kinds done at short notice All
kiuds ol produce taken for work shop on Sam
url street. near the Wood ard Of Washington
and Lippitt.
Feb. 3, IS77-tf. G. W. SPOTS.
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NOTE RAN!
SCHOOLB OI<c

" are now receiving q full line OF SCHOOL
~ BUOkS. Copy Books. States, and other
articles for school purposes, 70 which we ins ite
the attention vi our Gust imeis and ih- gene al
public. BUTLER AlSQUlTH.
August 81, ISIS.
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NOTICE.
still Rolling. my

I HAVE beautiful line Of Children's Rid.
1 Grained Morocco. Goat Morocco, Turkish
Morocco Lasting Kid. Foxed, Button and Lace
shoes Cor ii;tle Chldren side Button Slips.
Newport Ties-all sizes; also, Misses Side Lace
Caters. Newport Ties; 2eigleT and Bro. Button
Lace Shoes for ladies'; Siippers-Piain and 10
settles. Newport Ties Side, Front aud Button
Shoes-all of the latest make and OF the lates,
STYLES.
Also, Mems Richmond Stitch Downs. Breglus
Hand Stitched Strap Ties and Buckle Shoe. :
Bows Fine and Coarse Shoes-in endless variety.
Call and see the hes, stock ever before exhibited
in this market G. ". TRUSSEIL.
June ISIS
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T.
- Z : 80 Z II t-
G -. Il y * L, A't-ODT1 D.
4 Try Front Rooms. with Sur'n- Beds. Five
square All Responsible Merchants WEI cal to
see Samples. Omnibus 40 All Trains.
July -. ISIS.
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AHbO ~ h"-l'S -N'It ''"' "eH''"e I.is
~" az "I'' j., '. Hi''.' ,..o. ~.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24
Aye..ran who sun D,.au,.,ed.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS--Sr; Many thanks
for the notice YOU my communicat to Hayes
Thanks yius PROCLAMATION our issue Of the 10th inst
Bui sul think was nsht
The numerous radical changes made IN the Consutu
lion Of the country within the last ten years, the
aud startling constructions put upon that instrument Of
late years different from the intent and meaning
trainers, the vast strides making toward strong cen
trained government by the abandonment Of the punci
pie Of state rights and popular sovereignty the funda
mental principle Of popular government and the one
too, which fathers guarded with than Jealous
cae-Al thesc innovations upon the rights Of the
do "dsquiet me for the future at that liberty political
and religious, which our fathers oied and struggled and
died o. secure 10 their poftcrlty
am often constrained 70 think they toiled and strug
gled almost In VAIN, and that the sword drew the
late WAT RominAlly In defence u constitutional union
had better have remained sAeathed forever than o.
aided however feeble the ef0rt may have been IN
bringing about the present state of political aggression
Bat ihsse may he only the thoughts and feelings u my
mOodler moments
Again, am dsquieted by periodical AppNls Of doma
eogues IN and out Vt the pulpit 10 Congress Y amend
the Constitution as TO recognize supreme Reing-as Il
We ddnt all recognizc one The laws Tins state make
the violation u any day set apart day
ana PRAYER the same crime violating the Sabbath Is
not this Thank sivng proclamation rom Washing ton the
incipicnt establishment Of national Tehgonf Haven
| some reason for dsquieti C. N OBlKSts
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\. Russia Party to the Afghan war,

n Gen. KAUFMAN only says what he has
been ordered TO say by tho Government Of
Russia, our question must most decidedly
be answered In the Affirmative. Speaking
IN the namo OF the Gar, he has just pre-
eented to the Ameer Of Afghanistan a sword
bearing tho inscription, May God give thee
victory over the inndelsw In delivering
this remarkable present he made use Of
language which under the present circum-
stances possesses quite exceptional i'm
portAnce. His speech is so remarkable that
VIC reproduce 1t here:
"Ny nustrious sovereign In whose empire the sun
sever sets and whose raised finger causes millions OF
soldiers TO take w arms sends this pie ge Of friendship
and unchAngng Affection to his frend and ally the noble
and chiv arous ruler VI the Afghans and Beloochces
History teaches that Russia espouses lust
that she has always known how to protect her allies
from the attacks Of any enemy, however powerful Who
ever sides with Russia need not fear that hair OF his
head VIII be injured The power OF the Russian sword l.
great This fact known 10 the enemies Of Russia.
well 20 her allies NAV Con protect and preserve the
tvo powerful soycreigns the CEAr and the Ameer May
CoD promote the welfare of the two allied countries TO
the bencht Of Aghans Russians and humanity at large
NAY the echo OF these words awaken consolation and
hops where oppression and tyranny are paramount"
II Is not at all probable that Gen. KAUF-
MANN could have uttered such words rs
these without the express orders OF his
Government. He is soldier Of much dis
tinction. He is the conqueror Of Khiva, and
the ruler OF Russian Turkistan, with his
headquarters at Tashkend. Both the sword
and the speech were delivered to MUSDsHA
MoHAMMED HAssAS, the official representa-
tive OF the Amecr at Tashkcnd; and thus
nothing is wanting which could give the
character Of official solemnity 10 the whole
proceeding.
Unless Gen. KAUFMANN's utterance is i'm
medlatcly disavowed by the Government at
st. Petersburg, and unless he is dismissed
from his command, an English declaration
OF war against Russia cannot be- delayed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24
A Puzzle for the Psychologists.

After thorough investigation, The Sun
to-day lays before its readers the facts in
the case Of Miss MARY j. FANCHER Of
Brooklyn Stranger than any fiction, they
are attested in every instance by witnesses
whose competency 10 testify is above ques-
tion, as their veraclty is above suspicion.
Hints and fragments Of this marvellous
story have at different times got into print,
but the story Itself is now told, fully and
accurately, for the first time.
While the absorbing interest OF the nara
tive will be felt by all classes OF readers the
importance Of the facts will be fully appre-
ciated only by scholars who have given
lifetime TO the study Of the phenomena Of
the mind and the laws that govern them
This class Of readers will be quick to recog-
nize in this narrative one OF the most valu-
able contributions yet made to the inchoate
science Of psychology.
We have no theory TO suggest at this
time. We print the facts and leave the task
OF explaining them to the physicians and the
philosophers. Here Is young woman whose
case Is not covered by any laws Of body or
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24
The Greenback strength.

careful canvass OF the voters OF the
three parties in a large portion OF Oneida
County, fell under our notice In the latter
days OF October. From those figures we
estimated the Grcenback vote OF the entire
State at about $4,000. The returns show
that our estimate was very nearly correct.
Mr.. TUCKER, the Grcenback nominee for
Judge OF the Court OF Appeals, received a
little below $4,000 votes, but he appears to
have fallen behind his associates In some
localities and therefore the average vote OF
the party may be placed at 10000.
This is respectable vote, but II is only
about half as large as the leaders conf
IDENTIFY predicted 1t would be, just after the
Maine election In September. They as
serted that they would cast at least 10000
votes; while early in the summer their
noisy champions claimed more than
0O00 and boasted that they would carry
two or three Congressman, elect twenty
members OF the Assembly, and control the
choice Of the United States Senator.
These florid hopes have all been blasted.
The National-Greenback-Labor movement
has received a check in New York, and seems
TO be going backward on itself.
The same Ia true everywhere. At ono time
II was asserted with great assurance that
the new party would elect twenty, thirty,
and even forty members OF the next Con-
gress on It's own Independent ground. II
has carried ten or n dozen, such as they are
but in every instance the main body Of the
voters who pulled them through were Demo-
Gratis or Republicans. chiefly the former In
the peculiar condition in which the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans may find themselves
when the next House meets. this handful of
Grecnbackers may exert some sort Of influ-
enco in the choice Of a Speaker, just as the
Know-Nothngs did in February, 1856, when
Mr. BANKS was elected, and again in Fcbru-
airy, 1860, when Gov. PENNINGTON was elect
ed. And then, they may not.
The Standardization party will
very likely run candidate for President in
1850. But there does not seem to be the
slightest chance of their being able to throw
the election into tho House. To do this they
must carry at least one State: and there is
not man OF them bold enough to name
that State.
The simple solution Of the problem is that
the people, in their sober second thought,
are not prepared to accept unlimited guam
titles Of irredeemable paper currency.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24

Col. WALTON DWIGHT Of Binghamton got
his life insured for quarter Of million dol
lars. Then he died. Now the insurance
companies, or some Of them, which had
risks ON his life, arc considering whether
they will pay the insurance or contest the
claims for 1t before the courts.
II appears that several companies sent
physicians to watch the dying moments Of
the insured and to see his body cut up after
death
This is too shocking. The Imagination
can hardly conceive Of a scene more repug
nant TO every sentiment Of religion and
humanity than that Of these Doctors assem-
bled to catch the parting breath Of dying
man in the hopes Of discovering some de
fence TO an anticipated pecuniary claim by
his hcirs
1t matters little that Col. DWIGHT, stung
TO desperation by their taunts. consented to
the work of these spies upon him to be
done both before and after his death. No
one knows how much their inhuman presence
may have FASTENED his end
The ghouls who desecrated STEWARDS
grave kept away from his deathbcd and did
not modest his body until the breath had
eft II.
In the interest Of life insurance companies.
as well as on behalf OF the public, We pro-
test against all such horrible proceedings.
II life insurance cannot be conducted with
out them, let life insurance be abolished by
law. They are too revolving, too democrat
izing to be endured
But We believe life insurance can be car
ried on, and carried on much more success
fully without any such repulsive accom-
paniments.
We want to see the experiment tried OF
one company which pays every policy 1t has
upon any person at the time OF that per-
sons decease. Use ever so much care In
taking risks. Charge sufficient premium
to make it profitable. Then pay, irithola a
m,WmuT, promptly and in fulI, in every case,
,cithOm any exception. We believe such n
company would soon eclipse all others in
the amount Of it's business
As II is now many man is dissuaded
from insuring his life from his apprehension
that he would only be bargaining for law
suit over his grave.
The companies seem 10 us TO be pursuing
a very short-sighted and mistaken policy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24
Noah Davis and the Detectives.

NOAH DAVIS, in charging the jury in the
PoNTEz case, thought fit to roam of as he
often does TO foreign subjects, to try to
make a little personal capital as moral
and miscellaneous declamer He did not
recite any OF his youthful doggerel, as was
his whilom custom at the New England
dinners. He has changed all that now, and
avails himself Of the very unfit occasion Of
charging jury TO comment on the topics
discussed by the daily press
In the PoNTEz charge NOAH DAVIS under
took the defence OF the detectives, as class.
He misstated- as might be expected from
his characteristic unfairness-the grounds
Of the criticism which has been made upon
the conduct Of detectives. Il do not con-
cur" he said Eat all in the very common,
and, may say, very popular denuncaton
OF detectives, who make 1t their special duty
to follow up and ascertain crimes, and Of all
those who employ all the honorable means
and facilities which the skill and ingenuity
OF trained detectives enable honesty to use
in the pursuit Of fraud and crime"
Now, where has NOAH DAVIS seen any de-
nunciaton Of any one for employing "all the
honorable means and facilities" which any
source affords " in the pursuit OF fraud and
crime p Nowhere under the sun,
except In his own Imagination.
NOAH DAVIS, on the same occasion, de-
livered himself OF brief disqulsition on the
evidence OF accomplices.
There was case in which testimony Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24
The disappearance Of Cancers.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir; In your
issue Of Nov II, under the caption II Or Burlington
Cancer operation performed in London IL described
The writer says MI George Lawson. IN consultation
with Sir James ragcL cut outA shaped part the hp
on the lett side Struggling ANA blood poisoning were the
result and Dr. Burlington was long time IN coyeung
In justice 10 those eminent surgeons and 70 surgery
general desire To say that the blood poisoning the
result not Of the operation but OF the disease think
that the diseased condition OF the hlo and the fluids
nom the system Of absorbent vessels ~ the
the original tumur. furnishes the cell for ne
development Of the dissare speak from obs, ~ auon
and expo Renee having seen much Of tis disease and
ne operations performed for It ON account Of the
iss Anatomta al relations above cited the disease gen
orally retutns near the loo Atty o tie one nrs remove
aud hnaY the patient may lose his lite Of the
cancer attacking Important organs
An arucis published IN the Amoiom heial nrns, m
August leS gives an account OF all operation performed
by me assisted BY Or ward " BrouklAu upon Mr. John
Cooke The disease was completely removed ana all
appearance cured But the cancer rcaputATcd and a
lew months ai'erwArd the patient succumb,i
MufANO NJ
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24

mind now known. She has lived for years
after the time when, according 70 all the
medical books, she should have died. She
has done this with scarcely any food and
with no natural sleep. During much Of the
time che has been dead to all practical In
tents and purposes, the only sign Of life be-
ing faint warmth over the region OF the
heart whose beating, II It boat, was 30 faint
that even the trained hand Of the physician
was unable to detect 1t with certainty. Yet
this blind woman, lying in q darkened
chamber, In some way sees persons, scenes,
and events, not only Immediately around
her but miles away, and describes them
with Photographic minuteness and accu-
racy. How does she do it,
Let the scientific men answcr-if they can.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24
ne Fonowe,h No, with To-

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: | am
informed that Francis Murphy gets royalty on all Of
his pledges It's reported that the collections thus FAR
at the seventh Street NJ. E. Church amount to only
ga Tins is not true / am eredibly Informed that
80 was realized at one meeting MT Murphy advised
young men 10 live n necessary in sky parlors and eat
sAwdust' Contrast this with his requirements before
he VAL labor Tor the soul Ny terms $50 per
nlght and board NJ the best hotel NJ organ. the
editor OF the iWug ins, has all the facts about Murphy
riot Evans was using pledge similar g. Murphy. and
Murphy and his friends protested until peace sake
frof Evans gave II up \ NJ Dickinson met a drunken
man near the seventh street VI = church few NIGHTS
SINCE, who inquired thu NAY fu the church He said he
was told 60 In there NJ mat hour aud sisu the pledge
for entct lie took another drink and staggered 10.
Another man said Tie sAmc thng Mr. plcNn,on VIII
make oath 10 ts Murphy reported 10 have said that
no doubt III WlLiAN n MVNpT
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24

Some Of the public buildings in England
are now heated economically. and with entire
exemption from smell or smoke. by the follow
ing method brick chamber is made beneath
the floor Of the building. and a grating lie placed
over 1t to allow OF the passage OF hot air. Be-
meath this chamber an air fue In connection
with the flooring. and covered with an iron
grating. is introduced. In this way a current
OF air is made to pass into the building. and
this air is brought into contact with a ring gas
burner. which II supplied by an ordinary main
by means Of spanner by which the amount OF
heat can be regulated. Underneath this ring
burner is placed small cistcrn made OF fire
clay. filed with water; the heat from the gas
burner acts upon the water. steam arises. and
this is passed through pumce stone contained
in a cylinder above the cstern-the use OF this
vapor being TO moistcn tho atmosphere con-
tained in the reservoir Around this is cir
cular cylinder made Of fire clay to contain heat
and the whole covered with dome Of fire clay ;
this dome is worked by lever for the purpose
Of lighting the ring burner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24

Whatever may be the political results Of
the march into Acknowledgement the most far
sighted statesman cannot certainly forecast
them-it ia sure TO furnish many n treat to
newspaper readers and to make a picturesque
chapter In modern history. Never before in
our day have the war correspondents and
artists had such material with which to work
or prosecuted their work under such stimu-
latlng conditions. What could be more klndlinR
TO the imagination than the spectacle OF these
handfuls OF bronzed Englishmen. with their
1.-the. swarthy Indian comrades and their half
European. half Oriental baggage trains. push
ing their way through gloomy denlos between
towering mountains. the home OF tribes as
fierce and tickle as those that harried tho Ten
Thousand on their retreat to the sea- into that
strange land Of snow and roses whose very
name has wrunR the heart Of many an English
mother with anguish Then the purpose OF
the expedition and its possible consequences
invest II with an interest wholly exceptional.
Suppose II turns out as many believe II will.
that the Ameer 10 only pawn on the chess
board, and that we are now witnessing tho first
moves in a gigantic game between the two
greatest empires OF the world. with a continent
at stake on the result