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COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.

TOM M1SSIONER'S OFFICE.
" King George G H., Va, July y, 1879.
To Peter s. Rorst, d. 4. almond h. j. Smool,
assignee in bankruptcy of w. Edward Laucs,
{. NJ BorEt and Robert Bulsrd.
You are hereby notified .hs: have fixed upon
WEDNESDAY,, ,he 9th day of Augl st next,
Or if not tsi7, the next fair day thereafter (Suu
Day cxcepted) to ascertain and take. at my office
oil account Of Ito annua! and fee simple value Of
the land ia the bill i'll this Cause nslGed, being
the land lately owned by the said Peter B. Borst,
lying IN the upper Part cf King George county,
the lisns thereon and their priority required to
be taken by the decree of King George CIrcu.
Court rendered, in vacation, on the l5Ih day Of
July, 1879, in suit in chancery depending in
said Court between Thom.s n. Ashby, james
e Weaver, sssigne" OF ). q. Burocker, Samuel
Howell, Miles White and David Bumsarner,
executor, &c, plhiEuiI., and the said p. L. Borst
ard Others, dtfeldsIls, %: which time and place
you sre required to attend.
Given under my hand, as Commissioner in
hancery OF tie said Court, the day and year
trst a'orcssid. WEN. ). BROWN, Comm'r.
Mason, ?. 4 Y 22-w aw
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G. u M II 4 L A r r A N G K NJ E N T
~ OF
STEAMER .HdTTaJNO.
The steamer NATTANO, Captain WIN. a.
BYLEs. leaves Alex andria, from the foot of King
THU RSDAY, at 8 o'clock q. m fjr LAND.
lNGS ON THE POTOMAC RIVER; return.
ing EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and
FRIDAY.
Freight received at lowest rstes and handled
with care For information apply to
G. T JONtS AZ So 9Th Ss st. w, INV Ws.b o.
meeting every Sunday with steamer SU e
for oil landings below Nomin Ferry. je2
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/ ARCQUES BITTEHS. Host,t,e,,s I'D
- Walkers Bitters. hamburger Plsst.rs
and hoeniG's Hamburg D.ops, for sale b.
Je ~ l.. STABLER d. On
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NJ =. SUANSON sOaN L. hAShOSD.
W a. JOHNSON s. CO.,
WHOLESALE GROOERs.
GREERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
And Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS.
ISve on hand GIBHON'S Xxx, Xxx, XXXX
and PURE OLD RYE, OLD CABINET
snt MONOGRAM WHISKIES; also BAk.
ELS and PSON'S PURE Rye
WHISTLES, to which they invite he attention
ofLhe trado.
Also agents for the sale of LAFLIN &
RAND'S RIFLE POWDER.
Orders from the country for merchandise shall
receive prompt attention.
Cunsignmcnts OF Flour, Grain end Country
Produce solicited, for which they guarantee the
highest nsrSot prices and prompt returns.
Northeast corner Of Cameron and koyal sts.,
Alexandria, VI. my II
II ARROW BROS
WHOLESALE
aROCERS. COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
And Dealers in
JOHN GIBSON'S SON s. CO.'S CABINET
\, Ky and XXX WHISTLES, and
Tlompsons Pure Rye Whisky; Foreign
Wines and BrGDdios, Alo. Porter
and ChsmpAgnes.
&s>AGENOY OF THE I.AFLAND &
RAND POWDER COMPANY.
n. W. COR. CAMERON AND ROYAL ST5.
Coffee resisted for tho trade at 75c per sack.
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LEGAL NOTICES,

TN FAIRFAX CIRCUIT COURT, JUNE
4 TERM, 1879.
Edward johnson
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DURg CREAM SYRUP5.- Chocolste, Nee.
= tar, Coffee. &c, sc. For our Soda we
claim superiority, it having been pronounced
By connoisseurs to DO un1ivaled in IFS general
character, combining an ice GOODNESS with the
fucsL favored syrupe, of which fact we have full
evidence from the compliments which we are
constantly receiving from our patrons.
WAKEFIELD s. HALL,
jt9 Cor. Prince nnd Fairfax SITS
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ENrRA QUALITY TENDER DRIED
~ BEEF, Clipped or sliced for broilny f.,
Sale st 20 cents pound by 'o'
my22 +. j. DAVIDSON. l47 Bincst
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MARINA COLOGNE, Fine English sid
a French Tooth Brushes, Colgate's Toilet
Soap Flesh Straps. Hair Brushes snd Combs.
Lows Toilet Powder SC.
Je - l. STABLER eco
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-03-21

the molasses is cool add it to the flour,
with one cupful of sour milk, in which you
have dissolved te'spoonful of saleratus.-
Beat well the whole and bake in moderate
oven for 40 minutes. If we'll baked, this
will be light and agreeable cake.
GINGER SNAPs.-One pint of molasses,
one cupful of suct chopped fine, two tables
poonfuls of ginger. Let it melt on tho fire.
When melted, take it off to cool and then
add as much sifted -four as will make the
dough hard enough tc roll; cut with cake
cutter and bake in q quick oven a few
minutes. They will snap wonderfully when
cold.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-03-21
DIPHTHERIA.
A SIMPLE REMEDY THAT is ALWAYS
AVAILABLE.

AVAILABLE.
John s. Wilcs, surgeon of Thorncombe,
Dorset, writes to the London Tfmes:-
"After two out of nine OF ten cases of NAL
ignant diphtheria had proved fatal, saw an
extract from an American paper concern
ing u practitioner who used sulphur to cure
the isease. / used milk of sulphur for in
fant' and -four of sulphur for older children
and adults, brought to creamy consistence
with glycerino; dose, a teaspoonful or more,
according to age, three or four times day,
slowly swallowed, and also applied to the
nostrils with sponge and did not lose a
case there or elsewhere, aud saved lives
when the disease had almost blocked the
throat. That sulphur will do all that is
here claimed for it know and l wish
every one who has, or may have, case of
this disease, to use it and be convinced
Every one, living in Plymouth, years ago,
when this disease broke cut in the family
of, Mr.. John Allen with such fatal results,
need not be told of the panic that seized
alike physician and people. 1t was the
same at Dearborn, and in every community
which it entered. The Physicians knew
nothing of it, aud every two out of three
cases pf6Sed fatal. i kept from my chill.
dren( who we're smalD all knowledge Of the
disease and pauic, that imagination should
not create the symptoms, and so doctorcd
the first, knowing them real. We had four
genuine casse of diphthera that winter, not
knowing them to be such till, years after,
when 1 had plenty of chances to learn all
the details of this disease. My mother had
always cured sore throats with dry sulphur ;
[ had done the same in my family, and now
it was my first resort. Two of the cases
yielded readily and were we'll iu two or three
days two lasted, one 10, the other II days !;
with that low, intense fever so dreaded in
this disease since then, / have treated
many cases of it, knowing what it was, and
always with the same rcsut-a speedy
cure. If the spores and adjoining parts of
the throat were covered three or four times
aday with sulphur that when the sulphur
did not reach them, they were not destroyed.
A teaspoon handle is best for applying it.
If mixing with glycerine, water or molas-
scs does not destroy its efficacy, it would be
an easier method of application. believe
it to be just as good for the scarlet fever
sore throat-but have had less experience
with it for that. In cases of any kind of
sore throat, wet napkin, or piece of dry
flannel or cotton batting should be worn
around the neck, according to the condi.
tion of the throat. l have been thus cx.
plicit because the prevalence of those dis
eases is carrying agony to many hearts aud
hearths, and | hope all who see this sulphur
cure will try it, whether mother or physi
clan, no matter to what school they belong.
| have several times published this remedy
but it has been little more than year since
it. has found its way to the press through
physicians. Mrs. Il. p. L. BRADNER.
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FOUND AT LAsT.-As n Mississippi
river steamboat came to river landing,
tall, ungainly, gawkish looking fellow
leaning against woodpile attracted the at
tention OF the passengers. one Of whom, a
talkative and conspicuous person, remarked
to his friends that he was going to have
some fun out of that fellow. So he jumped
ashore when the boat landed, and with n
great show of fcrcencss approached the
fellow Drawing savage-lookipg bowie
knife he said
$50, old fellow, I've found iyou at last.
You're the man that stole dog of mine
and I've swoln to get square with you
I've been looking for you for year"
The gawky lazily opened his eyes in
wondering amazcment at first as though he
didc't understand it. Then catching sight
of the laughing passengers looking on from
the deck he took in the situation. BY the
time ''Smarty" had finished telling him how
long he had been looking for him, he had
taken out Of his pocket a fist like sledgc
hammer en- the end of the arm of windmill.
He swung it once and Knocked the man
who had been looking for him plump into
the river. Then resumipg his place against
the woodpile he raised his eyes to the deck
and with very lazy drawl inquired:
SIS there anybody else on that boat look
ing for me ?"
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RECIPES.

CABINET PUDDING.-An excellent, pud-
ding quiteas good doubtless as the far
famed English plum pudding. One cup.
full each of suet, molasses, and sweet milk,
three cups of -four, one tcaspoonful OF
soda grease the pudding mould and boil
fully three hours. use a small tin
bucket with a close fitting lid; when
ready to serve, if the bucket is inverted,
the pudding will easily slip out. Sauce to
be eaten with it can be made by mixing
together half a cup of butter, one cup of
sugar, and one large teaspoonful -four; when
thoroughly mixed add one quart of boiling
water allow it to come to boil and simmer
awhile then add favoring.
Snow CAKE.-Well beaten whites of
eight eggs, two tumblers Of powdered sugar,
one and half tumblcrs of -four, two.thirds
of teaspoonful cream tartar, favoring,
bake in long pan and ice. This is beau
tiful white cake and easily made, the oven
should be brisk, but not too hot.
IcING.-Beat the whites of four eggs to
q stiff froth then add to them half pound
of ground or powdered white sugar; beat
we'll until it will stand like foam; Flavor
with vanilla, lemon or rose. This frost the
tops of two ordinary sized cakes. Heap as
much as you deem sufficient in the centre
of the cake, then dip broad bladed knife
into cold water, and spread the icing over
the whole surface.
RICE CAKEs.-Take one cup of cold
boiled rice; one pint Of -four one teaspoon
ful of salt two eggs beaten light, and milk
enough to make tolerably thick batter
beat all together and bake on q hot grid
die.
SUGAR CANDY.-Boil six cups of su.
gar, one cup Of vinegar and one cup of
water together without stirring; boil one
hour, or until it crisps in cold water add a
few minutes before taking from the fire, o
tablespoonful of butter and one teaspoon.
ful saleratus dissolved in little hot water
After csoling on buttered platters, proceed
to pull white, same as in molasses taffy.
WHITE MOUNTAIN CAKE.-1 pound o.
-four, one of sugar, six eggs, half pound
Of butter, one teaspoonful of soda, two o
cream of tartar, and one cup of milk.
INDIAN CAKE.-Two cups of Indial
meal, one of -four, one pint of milk, tw'
spooDfuis Of cream Of tartar, one ofsoda, ant
one tablespoonful of butter.
To GLAZE A BOILED HAM.-First brusl
a cold boiled ham, previously relieved of it
skin, all over with beaten egg. Next spreat
over this evenly, to the depth of a quarter
of an inch, paste made as follows: To ,
cup of powdered crackers, add rich milk il
sufficient quantity to make thick paste
salt and work in teaspoonful of meltet
butter. Having spread this evenly over th'
ham as already directed, set to brown in ;
moderately hot oven.
GINGERBRED-One cupful of molasse,
q piece of lard the size of an English wal
nut, and two even te" spoonfuls of ginger
Put on the fire, and when the lard is mel
ted. take it off to cool. Have two and one
half cupfuls ofsifted flour in mixing bowl
one egg, and saltspoonful Of salt. Wher
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WHO AND WHAT THE AFaHANs ARE.
The Afshans are tall, of large and well.
knit frames, muscular and hardy. Their
strong, heavy features and dark skins give
them fierce expression of countenance
their black eyes-"their lids tinged with
antimony to add force, beauty and dazzling
brllliancy to tban"-are full Of fire, so that
their swift, bold and flaming glance is very
impressive. They wear their hair shaved
from the forehead to the top of the head,
the rest falling in black thick masses to the
shoulders. The dress of the people is OF
cotton, or Of cloth called barek, made OF
camePs hair, and is worn in two long and
very full robes, the material used by the
wealthy classes being of silk or cashmere
blue or white turbans and slippers complete
the costume The beauty Of young Af
ghans is frequently spoken Of by Eastern wri-
ters, but it would seem from the very ma.
ture of things as though this glowing de.
scription pust be overdrawn just as the
handsome, pcusive young Uncus Of our
well-beloved West Indian romancer, james
Fenimore Cooper, can hardly bo recognized
in the modern Modoc. Still, abundant tes.
timony claims a dark and hardy beauty for
the Afghan in his prime.-Ha,per's Maga.
ztnc for March.
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How He Cor HIS Liquor. Derrick
bod tells the following good story 1t was
sad hooking tramp, with panied express
sion of face, that entered q Sutter street
bar-room the other day, holding in his
hand small, battered rcd canister. "Look
at this" he said, sorrowfully, 81 went into
a gunshop and begged for something to eat,
and the mean man handed me this can of
powder. He said | could 60 shooting-a
starving man so shooting! just think of
it, ..
"Woll, mizzle !" rctortcd the bar. keeper,
who had just set up four fancy drinks for a
row of customers.
81 pledge you my word" said the va.
grant, holding the can within an inch of
the open stove, "Im so miserable I've al
most mind to blow myself up"
"Dara you to do i" said Quo of the by.
ISLANDERS, winking at the crowd.
The wrecked party gave sad, lingering
look at the poured out liquor, as that he
might ne'er behold again, and tossed in the
can.
The yell that the whole crowd gave as
they started for the other side of the street
was heard on Telegraph Hill When they
filed in about ten minutes after the empty
can did not explode, there were four empty
glasses on the counter, the lunch ia BILE wa
an empty mockery, and the till looked like
a saving bank on the day after a really
large deposit.--San Francisco Post.
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When lovely women stoops to frolic, and
feeds on fruits that are not ripe, what
charm can soothe the melon. collie, what art
abato the fearful grippe! IF you desire to
restore caloric, and thus avert sad disas.
ter, give forty drops of paregoric, and then
apply mustard plaster.-[N Y Herald.
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A subscriber i'll the country stakes his
pen in hand to let US know" that the other
evening he passed a young couple iu a
sleigh, the young man sitting on the girls
lap, and she singing BABY Nine" He
thinks the song was very appropriate updcr
the crcumstances-Norr Herald.
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Probably the most remarkable sense of
humor ever known was that Of German
soldier who laughed uproariously oil the
time he was being fogged, and when the
officer, at the end, inquired the cause of his
mirth, broke out into fresh fit of laughter
and cried, why, Pm the wrong man =
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Miss Reid's School,

fINHE exercises of Miss C. NJ. Reid's school
l. will be resumed on Monday Jan. 9th 1870,
in the building occupied last year by Maj.
Townsend, rs School House, next door to Capt.
F. NJ. Farr's residence.
The course Of study will embrace oil The
branches Of thorough English education.
instruction In Calisthenics given.
Terms, current prices.
Jan 3 4t
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"A MIRACLE SHOWING TIE EFFICACY
OF PRAYER.-Wilmington, Del, Feb. s.
Miss Minnie Lombard, nineteen years old,
residing at no Jefferson street, in this city,
who has been blind for two years, has re-
covered her sight in most remark able
manner. She was afflicted with typhoid
fever, which weakened the optic nerves to
such an extent that, with the recovery
from the fever she gradually lost her sight
and became totally blind. She was given
the best medical attention, but without
avail. The physicians could only give her
a slight hope that she might some day re-
gain her sight, but were powerless to render
any aid. She is a member of St. Paul's
Methodist Episcopal Church, and the church
has made her cause special subject of
prayer. Oh Tuesday night last, previous
to retiring, Miss Lombard had been reading
of Christ's restoring sight to the blind, and
the promise, "Whatsoevcr ye shall ask in my
name, believing, We shall receive" and with
full reliance in His power and wisdom,
she prayed earnestly that, if it were His
will, her own eyes might be reopened.-
She awoke with headache. Her mother
bathed her head and she fell asleep again.
When she awoke her sight was perfectly
restored. She is consistent Christian,
and naturally attributes her sudden recov-
cry to special interposition Of Divine
Providence.
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New BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE
Not drum was heard, because the drum
mor was not feeling very well and asked to
be excused, nor funeral note of any kind,
as his corpse to the ramparts we hurried !;
not single, solitary son of gun of sol
dier discharged his farewell shot DER the
grave where the remains of the late Mr.
Moore were deposited. The farewell shot
business was omitted on account of the great
scarcity Of ammunition. We buried him
darkly at dead of night, and did the best
job We could for him under the circum-
stances. We could not borrow, beg or
steal pick or shovel in the entire neigh.
borhood, and were obliged to turn the sods
with our bayonets, which, by the way, was
the first thing that had been turned by
said bayoncts since we had been drafted.
We did this all by the struggling moon
| beams misty light, and the lantern dimly
burning, with just about half enough oil in
it, and strip of an old flannel undershirt
for wick. Few ard short were the pray
ers we said, the Chaplain being home on a
furlough, and no one within forty miles to
take his place We spoke not word of
sorrow, our time being somewhat limited,
do Iuc cuculy WdS uOC laT distant, ana au-
vancing with giant strides. We thought,
as we followed his narrow bed and smoothcd
down his lonely pillow with canteen that
the foe and the stranger would tread DER
his head and VIC far away on the billow but
not too far, however, as the enemy outnum-
bered us about seven to one. Lightly
they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, and
wonder where they can get another flask
filled with the same, and o'cr his cold ashes
upbraid him, knowing, of course, that he is
in no condition to defend himself; but little
he'll reck if they let him sleep on in grave
where Briton has laid him, and not bother
him to get up and take out burial permit
or ask him to pay ground rent We wish
here tocorrcct the impression that slowly and
sadly We laid him down from the field of
his fame fresh aud CORY. We did no such
thing. The corpse was washed and put in
good shape, and we defy any man to show
that there was drop of gore about him
1t is true that We carved not line and we
raised not a stone, because there was no
stonemason handy who would do the job
at reasonable figures. About this time we
heard by the distant and random gun that
the foe was sullenly firing, SO we adjourned
the funeral, and left the deceased alone in
his glory, and made ourselves scarce in that
vicinity Cincinnati Enquirer.
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THE OLD ACCOUNT BOOK.
DY MRS. n. w. STRATToN.

l late did hold an account book old,
And scanned each crowded page,
And could have wept 'er the record kept
OF the follies of youth and age.
The items there too well laid bare
What else were never tolds
The reason why so many die
Not leaving lands or gold.
And with each name to mem'ry came
Some face long passed away,
That we'll knew, and valued too,
In childhood's trusting day;
But as look in that old book,
New thoughts chase old ones on;
Those pages tell it had been well
If some had sooner gone.
OF many face with sorrows trace,
OF many troubled brow,
And of hidden care, where oil looked fair,
can road the story new:
Why many q wife, whose path Of life
Seemed meath cloudless sky,
zen when she smiled upon her child,
Seemed choking down sigh.
How laughing men could cluster'then
Within q brilliant loom,
And light and gay and happy they,
When oil at home was gloom;
And there see the wine flowed FREQ
For those who could not pay
An honest debt, though they could yet
Throw twice as much away.
No wonder, now, O lovers VOW
Was late or never kept;
'Tis written here how he did fear
A fcnd who never slept;
How habits chain he tried in vain
To break or throw aside,
And then at last must from him cast
A love worth all beside.
These pages tell why many fell
From stations proud and high,
Nor left q name son could claim
With an uplifted eye;
How men could be so fair to see,
Their good hearts running Ger,
Till some quick crash, some lightning flash,
Showed ashes at the core.
Oh, many n word in chidhoods hour
A meaning finds ut last;
The records here too we'll can clear
Some mysteries Of the past
Away old book will not look
Upon thy pages more;
They will uot leave the right to grievc
For one lost friend of yore,
Now ye who read pray you heed
The truthful words say
The kind Of men who fourished then
Are plenty here to-day.
Your son may look in some old book
And see the season why
He need not weep that now you sleep,
But did not sooner die.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. 10, 1879.
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They who are unable to govern them.
selves arc always dcsirous Of governing
others
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LOVE is the strongest and most arbitrary
moral power, Love forgives but never excuses.
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Greenville and Columbia r. R :.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
IN "a N sssssssss:ssl EEssaassssxl

Passenger Trains run daily, Sundays except
ed, connecting with Night Trains on South Car
olina Railroad up and down. On and after
MONDAY, May 10Th, the following will be the
schedule:
The Worthington advance., 1879-03-27
Trial by Bread.

Among the trials Of guilt common in
remote ages, besides the ordeals of single
combat, of fire, and water, there was
still more singular relic of credulity and
superstition-the trial by bread. 1t was
thus conducted. A piece of bread or of
cheese was consccrated with a PRAYER
desiring the Almighty that it might
cause convulsions and paleness and find
no passage if the man was guilty; but
might turn to health and nourishment if
he was innocent. This piece of bread,
called the co7nsed, or ''morsel of cursing,"
was given to the suspected person. Our
historians assure US that Goodwin, Earl of
Kent, in the reign of Edward the Con-
fessor, a1juring the death of the kings
brother, appealed to his cornsed, which
stuck in his throat. and killed him.
Though this custom has long been aboI-
ished, VIC arc often reminded of it by the
very understandable language of incon-
siderate people, in such phrases as, inlay
this morscl be my last!' "May this
piece of bread chokel' The supersti
tious people who practiccd this mode of
trial were very particular in the making,
of their bread and cheese. The bread
was to he Of unleavened barley, and the
cheese made of ewes milk in the month
of May, no other Of the twelve months
having any power to detect criminal.