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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-04

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN INEN.-Thc long
linen bandagcs in which the ancient
Egyptians swathed their mummies afier
the lapse Of 5000 ears are frequently
found in an excellent state Of prcserva-
ton, though much discolored with age.
A recent writer on this subject says -
&'Thc beauty Of this structure and the
popularity in the structure Of Il mummy
cloth were very striking. II was free
from gum or resin, or impregnation Of
any kind, and had evidently been origi-
nally whlte.\ 1t was close and firm, yet
very elastic. The yarn Of both warp
and wool was double, consisting Of two
fine threads twisted together, The wool
was single. The warp contained ninety
threads to the inch, tie woaf or welt on
ly forty-four. The tinencss Of hese ma
ter,als, after the manner Of cotton yarn,
was about thirty hanks in the pouEd.-
Tho subsequent examination Of 4 great
variety of mummy cloth showed that
the disparity between the warp and
wool belonged to the system of manu-
facturc, and that the warp had generally
twice or thrice and not seldom four
times the number Of threads In one inch
that the wool had"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-04
a Ilnnntii'lil Ihnssnrn

A poor man without some sort Of re.
ligion Is NJ best but poor reprobate, the
football of destiny, with no tie linking
him to inilnity and the wondrous eter-
nifty that Is even worsc--a flame without
heat, rainbow without n color, q
flower without perfume. A man may
In some sort, tie his hope and his honor
to this shifting ground tackle, to hii
business or TO the world, but n woman
without that anchor called faith Is n drift
and moral wreck! A man may have
some sort of moral responsibility ont Of
relation to mankind, hut n woman, IN
her comparatively isolated sphere, where
affection and not purpose * the control
ling motive, can find no basis in amy
other system or right notion but that OF
faith. \ man may craze his thoughts IL
truthfuness In such poor harborage ~
fame aud reputation may stretch before
him, but woman, where can she put
her hopes In storms If not in Heaven p
And that sweet truthflilncss, that abd.
ing love, that enduring hope mellowng
every page and scene in life, lighting
them with radiance when the world's
storms break like mn army with cannon,
who has enjoyed The love of Christian
mother but win echo the thought Will
energy and hallow II with tearsY
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-04
Solemn Thoughts.

Generation after generation have felt
ma we now feel, aud their lives were ~.
active W. our own, They passed away
like vnpop while nature wore the same
aspect Of beauty rs when she first ex.
lated. The world will have The same NJ.
fractions for the offspring yet unborn o'
II once had for the children. Yet q w.
tie while aud all this will have happen.
cd. The ihrobbing heart will be stlllcd,
and we shall be- At rest. Our funeral
will wcnd lis way, and we shall be left
~ the darkness aud silence OF the tomb.
Aud Il mny be but short time that We
shall be- spoken of, but things of life
shall creep on, and Our names will he
forgotten. Days will continue TO move
on. and laughter and song will be heard
IN the room where We died and The
eyes that mourncd forue VIII be dry and
animated with joy,and even our child.
rem viii cease to thluk Of as aud viii
rnnirmtrr 20 lisp our names no more.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-04
Mans Mortality,

The following beautiful poem Is Justly
considered poetical gem of the highest
order. The original is found in an Irish
Ms In Trinity College, Dublin. There
Ia reason to think that the poem was
written by one of those primitive Chris-
tlan bards In the reign Of King Darmid,
about tho year 1854, and was sung OF
chanted at the last grand national assem-
bly, Of Kings, Chiefialns and Bards ever
held In the famous Halls of Tara. The
translation Is by the learned Or. o'Don-
novani
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-04

Like to an arrow from the bow,
Or like swift course of water flow,
Or like that time twixt food and ebb,
Or like the tender SPIDERS web,
rlike race, or like goal,
Or like the dealing of dole
The arrows shot, the food soon spent,
The time no time, the web soon rent,
The race soon run, the goal soon won,
The dole coon dealt, mans life soon
done.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-04
$4,000 Acres of Land for
Sale In Scott & Wise
County's, Virginia.

DURsU ANT to n decree of tho Circuit
i Court of Scott county, in the cause OF
Sarah Kane, guardian, &C., W. the Heirs
of Henry s. Kane, decd. the undersigned
Commissioners will sell at private sale, ON
reasonable terms 10 suit purchasers
the following tracts of land, to Wit
Toe dykes pln.s - situated about three
mil west Of Estillvills, Scott county:
Tract OF land knovn AZ the "tron lan..h
west of aud adjoining the above Trac,
of land known rs the "petreb Survey,n
continuing some Is coo Acres, in
GLIDING many cleared "a improved tracts;
said land will re sold Nsa vhols or in part
cels; the came 10 situated uear pattops,ilo
IN Scott county. Two Falma or tracts
known NJ the "Comptou lauds," situated
near to and upon Corp-r Ridge IL Scott
county, said two tracts contain about eOO
aCRES. Tract OF about tour Irr,s cou.
tigoas to the town OF Eshllyillt mud ALTON.
lux the lands Of Cot. j. L. Shoemol en- sld
others. Tract known ny to. poor House
or Mott nghnm' fam, situated in Poor
Valley containing one hundred sd tvpu.
weight acres. Al the unsold .rrj
known as the Fleming Surssy, lying on
both sides of Cliuch Moupilil, psur Eeiill
vile, scott county, coni.'rirg 'Oe01 acret,
.rrIct Of land Nuo-u as Ito Purcell lsud,
sus'ed near tie High Euob in Scott
county, couuinhg 40. 900 uoiss, more or
le4e. Tract Of 2IO'O acres, more sr
less, eiluet-d ia vase county, known m the
Uliuger survey
~ hneh Of the above leuds are clear
o. aud ia cultivation, tiohincins fertile snd
valuable Farms, and good aria Focuses,
with necessary outhlildings sAd such VI
said lands abound in minerals eld ssp'.
cmlly iron and Coal, together With fine
water 'rer md timber. Ion.e ohs, Gene
MI, Who W,pi small tai ms or lsrge firms,
iarse surveys OF Mineral AVID Tiiuhertd
lnnds, OF supll rc-ls ~ the b We, Manu-.
mciuring riies or osrorfci~l stands. nd
avail ,ourselNes Of this opportunity for
pyoriHhlr iuveptnprm IN re- zoe us'ur.
pissed for pure water aal ai,h-gi'lns
ntulo,ph re.
Applv to waves 4 wcop, Attorneys,
Bristol Fam.
5 { 4. , s:y.Sc'' co'',.
. 10, lk7s,--Hm.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-04
BAGGAGE CHECKED THROUGH


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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-04
ST. NICHOLAS,
SGribnGr'S Illustrated Monthly.
For Boy, and Girls
An Ideal Children's Magazine,

90 ANNui
Messr scRIBSSR y Co In 1873 began the pub
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FOR dirls and Boys, with Mrs. Mary Napes Dodge
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II II published Simultaneously IN london aud
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The arrangements Tor literary ard nu cor,rilm
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-04
Like to the bubble in the brook,

Like to the bubble in the brook,
Or In glass much like look,
Or like the shuttle in weaver's hand,
Or like the writing Oh the sand,
Or like thought, or like dream,
Or like the gliding Of the stream
Even such is man, who lives by breath,
Ia here, now there, in life and death,
The bubbles out, the look forgot,
The shuttlc's flung, the writings blot
The thought is past, the dream is gone,
The watcr's glide, mans life is done.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-04
BahVla,nd.

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Eight large quarlo pages. Fine amber
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-04
VALUABLE MILL PRQPIETY
LEE COUNTY
Lands for Sale,


A valuable tract, or body, Of near GOV
ncred, situated In lee county, Va In .
beautiful valley noa Rose iii, IL oil, rrd
Tor pnle either M whole or In parcels, "
has abont 22b acres Of clenrcd land, the
balance In timber II can he divided Into
three tracts II dcfirsdi
Isl a farm Of 500 a.res l25 ncrec clear
cd with dwelling house barns orchard, &C.
"a A farm OF nbcu, 100 acres ~ actss
cleared, with email dwelling house, barn,
orchard, Sc. In IUfs4s
81. A hfm OF loo acres 0 acree clear
cd. With comfortable dwelling house. oul
hwldinss ofehafd, &c.
good bnrpain will he offered 10 pufr
chasrtr for fhe Whole Of lhete lapds, oil
ior either narcel, for oafh, or llben
ietmf viii he nivcn the purchaser, or rur'
chaeefr, IN able on cash, with lien
for The remainder " y folnat money.
pertons wishing " make inquiry con
corning Bpid lundp o. offers therefor, con
in IN 10 /, g. Fowler, Ediitr OF the Bris,,
tol News. o. 10 York 4 Fulkertcb, Rrl'lc
Tenn. ~ 20 Saul shelburn Boons Pa'h'
lee county Va,
Oct 10Th, 1919 ILL.,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-04

Like ~ the damask rose you see,
Or like a blossom on tree,
Or like a dainty flower In May,
Or like the morning to the day,
Or like the sun, or like the shade,
Or like the gourd which Jonah had
Even sueh is man whose thread is epun,
Drawn out and out, and so is done,
The rose withers, the blossom blastcth,
The flower fades, the morning hasteth,
The sun sets, The shadow flies,
The gourdccnsumes, the man--hc dies,
Like to the grass that's newly sprung,
Or like tail that's new begun,
Or like the bird that's here to-day,
Or liko the pearled dew in May,
Or like an hour, or like span,
Or like the singing off swan
Even such is man, who lives by breath,
IL here, now there, in life and death.
The grass withers, the tale is ended,
Tho bird In flown, the dew's assembled,
The hour Is short, the span not long,
The swan's near desth, man'a life is
& done.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-04


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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-04
TO the Public I!

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INHERIT and &, D0Rl0T, the stlle OF the
firm will he Iloliot ~ Co. w
have brought to this plHcriali the latest md
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-04
NOTICE.

PURSUANT 10 decree entered In tho
i District Court Of the United States.
The " stern District Of Va, In tho
c,se of lpo. l.. Morley and A n a. Stevens
VI. llurh " Mi'lnld ~ nls, on the--day
Of November loI0 ! rhrll on Monday the
9Th OF january ISIS, liccecd ore,sil that
VALUABLE MILL PROPERTY
Of Hugh VI. Willard. aud the land attached
thereto, siluuted on the line Of the A. NJ
\ u X. r.. aud about one mile from Brli'
tol Tennessee.
TER MS OF SALE:
Cash sufficient 20 pay costs of salt, aud
also costs ard Co missions Of former tale
The residue on credit Of one, two ara
three yenrs purchaser giving bond Win
good security for deferred laymenta,
GEO. y. PENN,
dec. 81. rs iw. Commissioner,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-04
W. T1Cn TOE

n b. Mr. 6, Doriol heing extra
fire Machinist. ~ well NJ Watch
Maker. vii make to order any new
machinery Of the finest quality or re
pair old n,achluery. VIII undertake
new designs or new machinery for IN
vpntOrs. nov q, lS17-tf,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-21
MULTUM IN PARYO.

TIE best known time made by
skater is mile in 1:56.
A SURE cure for sleeplessness is to
imagine you have got to get up.
WHEN a cobbler beats his wife, he
does it with shoemaker's whacks.
To THE Return home and
all viii be forgiven.-Albany EUeaing
Journal
The servant-girl that bloweth down
the crystal chimney is like unto an eel,
in that she is lamp-prey-
| WHEN the schoolmaster reduced the
boy to submission it was an unfair con-
test, because it was tutor won.
WHY does the new moon remind one
of a giddy girla Because she is too
young TO show much reflection.
FLIES are waiting for the approach
of the soda season. The soda counter
is the true home of the happy, buzzing
fly.
SOLILooUY by a tippler: Z" The pub
lie always notices when you have been
tippling, but never when you are
thirsty"
THE individual who called tight boots
comfortable defended his position by
saying they made man forget all his
other miseries.
THERE are not enough lawyers in the
lower house of the General Assembly Of
North Carolina to make Judiciary
Committee of lawyers.
"OH! isn't it just glorious?" was
Princess Louise's exclamation on see
ing Niagara. Lorne didn't say much,
but kept thinking about the hack fare.
-NeaO HaUeg Register.
The long lives of Richard Henry
Dana and William Cullen Bryant go to
prove that the pursuit of literature, ac-
companied by temperance, is conducive
to health and length of days.
A LITTLE Milwaukee lad lately drank
a pint of red paint while his mothers s
back was turned. It is evident that he
had caught the interior decoration
feYer.-AIbany Evening Journal.
WHEN you see young woman skur-
rying through the rain, with a new
bonnet on her head and no umbrella in.
her hand, it is no misaPpIicatiOn of the
term to style her "an unpEOtec-ed fe-
male"
The s iSpe
cr,~
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-21
About Counterfeit Coin.

OFFICIALS Of the Treasury deny the
newspaper reports of any extensive ele.
ment Of bogus coin in our metallic cir
culating medium. The amount has
been reported to be as much as 90, 0OO,-
900, but the Treasury officials believe
that IS, ,0O0 is more than the reality.
They do not deny, however, that the
resumption of specie payments has
given new life to the almost obsolete
industry in this country-namely, the
counterfeiting of coin. 1t is a curl
Gus fact that the imitation of coin
currency is more extensively practiced
by dishonest men than that of paper
circulation, especially of late years,
when the engraving of paper money
has become so elaborate as to be work
of art which the counterfeiter can hope
to simulate only ly the acquisition of
the skill of lifetime and considera-
bic amount Of capital. 1t is estimated,
for instance, that the set of plates from
which Tom Ballard printed his famous
counterfeits necessitated an expendi-
ture of from S4, 200 to 5000 for their
engraving and preparation. On gen.
eral principles this sum of money
would usually satisfy the average man
of Ballard's rank in life by buying him
3 house and home, and make him con-
tent to live out his life in honest and
simple labor. Put the counte.feiting
Of coin requires no such elaborate OF
costly outfit. A supply Of plaster of
Paris and set of the coins to be imi-
tated are about all that is needed. The
character of thework turned out under
such circumstances is, of course, quite
various, and depends upon the skill
or address of the artisan. In
this simple way are made most of
the bogus nickles and subsidiary silver
coins which occasionally trouble the
public.
The genuine coin is fixed carefully
in the pulp or plaster and an everything
surface is then pressed down upon It
and the whole left to dry. When hard
the two parts of the mold are sepa-
rated, the coin taken out and hole or
t'gate," as the eounterfeiter terms it,
drilled to the edge of the hollow space.
The base metal is poured through this
''gate,n and entering the mold takes
the shape and form of the genuine
original But the form is slightly de-
AoAOuI IL Sl1cJ AOE IH6 ESdSOu LQdb El6
genuine coin is cut from cold strips of
metal, whereas the counterfeit is made
Of molten metal which shrinks slightly
as it cools, leaving it measurably
smaller than the limits of the mold.
This defect can nearly always be de-
tected in counterfeit coins which are
made by molds. Hence there are
several patent devices giving the exact
size OF the genuine pieces, which at
once betray the counterfeit when
the latter are subjected to test with
them. There are counterfeits, too,
which, like Government work, are
made with stamp and die, but in these,
there Is some imperfection in color,
luster, weight, sound or general ap-
pearance which Betrays them.
The counterfeiber of coinis the most
tr0ublesome to the police and detT
dves. His name is Legion.
cheapness of the outlay tempt
constantly to undertake the NJ
bad money He can work y
'-1rena in an ordinary