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JUDICIAL SALE

JACKSON & STONE
as. lTN CtfA-grp,py
SILAS j.. SUIRER.
Pursuant 90 and by virtue OF q docreo
of tho County Court of Preston coun-
~, pronounced in the above STYLED
cause at tho March torn, 1850, / shall. on
Monday, the 18th Day Of May 1880
Uhat being the first day Of the MAY Conn
~ CourD ut the frOlt door Of the Court
house Of said county, offer for sale To- the
highest bid Ter tho house and lot N orcin
docreeu To be sod, 10 bong lot numbered
10 upon the plot OF the town OF Portland.
situate 10 said town, and having thereon
= good tWo-stOry frame dwelling house.
together with the appurtonanco5 Said
mouse ana lot was conveyed to said dc.
PENDANT bY Charles W. Jackson. and To-
tho said Jackson by q ;. Crosap. special
commissioner.
TERMs.--s5aid sale viii he made for
suiiicicnt cash in hand 20 pay costs OF
suit aud charges fOr sale, and $27Z. 30. parf
OF tho residue, with interest, on a cfeIif
Of and ~ months, and the remainder in
equal payments payable respectively ON
the 18th Of September, $50, nth Of Mar.
1881 and tho 18th day of September. 1881.
purchaser executing notes with gOOd so.
curly to bear intJrost.
JNo. BARrOu PAYNE, SpecI Com'r.
April ~, lSS0. $3.50
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cont OF the pubic money has been equaG-
dyfrd, stolen or misused
Why then should not the Democratic
party continue in power in West Virginia?
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va Our stock of Spring and Summer
Goods are now on hands; the largest and
best selected stock We ever purchased.
Come and see. SuAFFER ~ BoNAFIEID
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NOTICE 70 CREDITORS

All persons knowing themselves i'm
debtod to the estates of Firam Vankirk
and Elizabeth Vanlirk, dec d, are here
by notified To make immediate payment.
All persons having claims against the
said estates will present them St'once.
JAM ES ii. CARROLL,
JAMES III. MANOWN
Executors of the Estate Of Hiram Van
kirk and Elizabeth Nanllirk. decd.
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IhE convention will be called to order
on Monday about noon. Be on hand
promptly.
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To che Decorate and Conserva-
tive Voters of Preston County.


tive Votsrs OF Preston County.
You are hereby requested to meet al
the Court house in Kingwood,, Mt noon,
on Monday May q, $780, that being tho
first day of the May term of tho County
Court, to choose delegates to represent
the county OF Preston in the state. Con>
gressiopol aud Judicial Conventions. and
attend to any other matter properly COM
ing before you. -
JMor BAErcN PAYNE, Chm'n.
e WIN. NJ. DENT,
i'+' CHAs, Il, VJCKERY.
JONATHAN S. Loan.
FRANK MCKEE,
JOHN III. Brown,
PETER IINN,
j EssE w. SHARPER.
JAMES A. MILLER.
Executive Com.
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Commissioners Notice.
CREsAP & BRAINS ADMIR-
as. : Circuit
JOHN @ BRAIN Ell AL,
and
j. AMI MARTIN Fl AL
as. IN cha


j. AMI MARTIN TT AL
as. In CI0ncer,J
JOHN G. BRAIN TT Al,
Extract from the decree rendered by
the said court at the March term thereof.
1850, in the above named causes
at Is adjudGed. ordered and dccreod
that the creditors Of the estate of John
w. Brain, deceased, be convened. and
this cause be referred 10 any one of tho
commissioners OF this court who is di~
rocted to take proof OF and report any
valid unpaid debts due from tho estate - I
the SAID John w. Brain; that he sscor.
tain and report the personal o tate, ifany.
I'm the hands o! his Administrator. or lst6
GUARDIAN SUCH commissioner
shall ascertain and report the liens on the
real estate of the said John G., Brain and
the order and priOrities of the same"
The said decree further
provides, THAT the said conn issi,ner
may publish notice TO the parties nam
ing them, Of the time and place of oxe-
cutting the said decree according to law.
and that the same shall be equivalent In
personal service Of the same upon the
parties or any Of them
To J. Ami Martin, Smith Crane. James
II. SnOot, John w. Guscman, Benia
min i. Conloy, Ralph l.. Berkshifc.
Geo. G. Sturgiss and Robert w. Mons
roc, comprising the law firm of Bork.
shirc, Stureiss a. Monroe; Beniania Il.
Sgniros in his own right.au as admins
lstratCr with the VIII anrexel orJames
Braln, deceased J. T.. Phillips, g. w.
S1idler, Ezra Morgan, Henry d. Swish
or, j. ~. Post and Thomas Mcikle.
compliments.
0gU5lst
John g. Brain, John s. Murdoch, admin
istrator Of John W. Brain, deceased:
Benjamin +. 5quIrcs, late guardian OF
John w. Brain, deceased William nj.
Dent, WIN VI. Dent and Felix II. Deme
late partners under the firm ma
Of Dent s. Bro; VIM. NJ. Dent a
robert Lowry, late partners under the
frm name OF Dent g. Lowry, Gustavus
Crcsap, Solomon l.. Allen, Charles Il.
Ellis, Joseph Elis and Eugene &. Ellis.
partners under the firm name Of Allen
Bile q Co., and DIR. Thomas Kennedy,
defendants.
FAKE notice that ] have appointed Mon.
day the 2ith day Of May 1880, at my
Cidco IN KinCwOOd, Preston County.
west Virginia, 20 execute the forecOng
decree OF reference.
Repeatedly, &c,
JoHE n. Hour,
Com'r Circuit Court Preston Go.
hingWood, April p, 1880
4lSt7.75
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FOIS SALE.
Valuable Property in and About
KIngwood.

The undersigned offer for sale tho fol-
loving Real Estate. namely
Il Farm of 25O .4cres,
known IA the "Naukirk Place. living
one milo from KiugwoOd, on the road
from kingwcod tc Portland, adjoining
John Williams, BenCni Jordan's and
others, being the same farm on which the
late Hiram Vankirk resided; also,
Il FuI1n If IfO Acres.
Lying oue-half mile south of Kiugwood.
adjoining John II. Browns, Jam ss Car
rolPs ana oihors. This is good grazing
farm also the well-kuown
UNION NORM
IN hingwood, now kept by John r NoH
nm which property is comprised the LARGE
Elliott.
The. above property will be sold at roa-
sonabIo prices and on very favorable
TERMS Tor particulars inquire OF
JANE II, CARROLL,
JAMES n. MANOWN
Executors Of tho Estate of Hiram Van
hirk and Elizabeth Fankirk decd,
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-------s-
The facts contained in the following
communication TO the Register forciblv
illustrates the shallow and meaningless
cry OF reform by the Republican patty.
On May LIST these Demagouges held their
County Convention for Ohio county, in
Wheeling, and in order to seem to do
something, or advocate something. 10
boodwink the innocent Green hackers.
adopted the following resolution:
That the manner in which the mott
tions and circumstances Of orr citlzons
and workingmen praying the abolition of
the convict labor system in our State.
! were received by the last Legislature
teaches us that relief In this resDect car
not be secured from IT, party now in
power, especially when az the same sae
sion OF the Legislature law was passed
extending the system furnishing convict
labor TO railroad corporations aud internal
improvement companies and without com
| peDsalion."
II is the latter part that the attention OF
all honest men is called
The insinuation il that the Democratic
az party favored this measure. and Tie
Republicans as a party opposed It. On
this point we have an explicit record in
/ the journals Of the last legislature. The
| Oil referred 10 passed the Senate Februa-
| ~ IA. 10 the Senate we're two straight
| Republicans, Jones and McGrew, and one
| Republican Grcenbacker, Judge Brown
20 the passage Of the bill, among those
| voting In the affirmative were Brown
Jones and McGrow, all the Republicans in
the body. Both the Democratic Senators
/ from this district, Messrs Tart and
| Woods, voted In the negative. See Senate
journal, pages 2JG and PSI.
10 the House Of Delegates the bin psss.
Cd March 9Th. How did our Republican
friends vote there The rCc0jd sboyg.
that not one Republican voted against H.
I IL further shows that both the Rppubil
can members from this cOunty-Nesers
/ Fisher a1d L0gaB--vOted for il. rSee
/ House Journal, page 49, From this we
I zee That this measure, 80 furiOusly CHARGED
I upon the Democrats, passed the Legigla-
tufe with the support and by the aid Of
/ tyt.y RepubIic8n in either house. Fur
T ihfrmOre we zee that DR.. Logan. who
I voted for this hill. condemned by the cor
Ven'on, Was, ~ this same convention.
unanimously BY acclamatioD, without a
Dissenting voice, made a delegate at large
10 represent This convention.
Consistency, thou art Jewell"
This Transparent conduct would seem
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portion. and beautiful finish. Tho case So Of solid
Black Walnut. tastefully oruGmontei with hand
some NOTIFIED French Walnut Panels. which. being
highly finished. contrast admirably With Dark Wal
nut OF Case. The tono IN remarka hlo for purity
and SVyeetnoss, combined with volume, va-
riety ana briliiancy. The touch Is quick,
responsive and plant, and. in fact. tho whole
instrument, In action aud C1eo has Cycry requisite
Of the most perfect Pailor Organ ~ No bet
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use. or You pay for ingtruTaent only
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IL at my eEpcnso-I paving freight both ways Each
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tsemont giving as reference any responElSle EGnk-
PATTERSON PIANO $aassS9 ,, s sas6,,
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ss5. $40. 500. $40. ana upwards. with Stool and
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mERTS ofcrod 10 Churches, Lodges. Cler-
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era. Correspondence solicited IJIUSTRA-
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OF llanos anu Organs, sent FREQ. Address
JA5!i-S r. PATTERSON.
j. O. Drawer T. Bridgeport. Conn. U. q. a.
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- "-HTH pFRIUH,
CHAIRMAN Dem. Er. Com. for Second
Cong. District.
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Car Nicholas and His Doctor.

On the 2d OF March, 1866, when 1t was
known that the Gar Nicholas had died,
a wild excitement, increasing from day
to day, burst forth against his favorite
physician, DR.. Mandt, the more readily
suspected because he was a German.
Busy calumniators spread the news
abroad in all circles that the guilt of the
Emperor's death lay at the door of his
Prussian doctor Mandt's family, who
were then at Frankfort, were in the
greatest terror, when their fear was re-
moved by dispatch from st. Petersburg
stating that the present Gar, Alexander,
had taken up the defense of the calum-
mated man, having called him into
his presence, thanked him before the
court for the care of his father,
and presented him with a magnificent
gold snuf-box, richly set with diamonds.
The doctor, it appears, has left behind
him detailed account of the last days
and hours of his imperial patient. Al
most his only friends at court beside
the Gar himself were the heir to the
throne and the Grand Duchess Helena.
He was all object of violent dislike to
her husband, the Grand Duke Michael.
When the Gar was taken Ill Mandts
meaner foes whispered about that he
would poison their master. The Grand
Duchess Helena warned him of the plots
against his reputation and person. Her
husband called him into private room.
" [ found him in the highest excite
ment, +" says DR.. Mandt. 81 thought
he would seize me by the collar, but my
GOODNESS seemed to make some impress
sion upon him, and he contented him
self by shaking his fist in my face, and
exclaiming, traitor /" An excited
conversation passed between them, and
the Prince ended by saying, son the
day upon which the precious health of
the Gar is endangered by your treat
ment, your learned head shall hang up
on your neck by the thinness of a single
thread"
Nicholas himself was worked up into
temporary suspicion Of the fidelity of his
doctor. One day, upon feeling himself
better, the Gear said: "Mandt, do you
know that I believed yesterday that you
were bent upon poisoning me 2" 81
knew it, Sire" replied the doctor.
"Then do not forget, observed the
Emperor, "that you have enemies here,
and many of Them" On the night of
the I'd of March, Mandt had to tell the
Gar the Hateful news that his recovery
was impossible. Nicholas received the
information with great calmness. He
ordered the sacrament to be brought,
took leave of the Empress, his children
and grandchildren, kissed them, and
blessed each by name with firm, clear
voice. To the Empress he said: st
shall send for thee when the last mo-
ment draws nigh. "-Lo1adon Globe.
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short pieces of one foot, or a little over.
in length, and takes them into the pond,
and fastens one end of these pieces Sc
curely In the mud at the bottom of the
pond. These pieces of wood are dragged
up into the lodge as often as food is
needed, and the bark gnawed off and,
after being denuded of the bark, they
are by no means thrown away as useless.
but are taken under the ice, and care
fully placed In the dam, to strengthen it.
They built one dam a little below the
foot Of Carp lake, which raised the lake
thirty inches. The lake is q small one
about one mile long and fourth of a
mile wide. | measured the stump of a
maple tree that they had cut down, and
it measured fourteen inches in diameter.
There were no less than eleven dams on
the stream, all in sight of our buildings,
where we were mining for copper.
The beaver possesses great engineer
ing skill, always building his dams in
the form OF an arch, the crown of the
arch being invariably up stream, giving
it strength to resist the pressure of the
water. The Indians used to tell me
many singular traits of character that
this animal possesses. They build their
dams and lodges of mud, sticks and
stones, compactly and very strong.
once saw an albino beaver-skin. I
thought, and still think, that it was the
purest white [ ever saw.-T. GarRck,
en- Forest and Stream.
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How Alex. HI. Stephens Defles the Old
Man with the Sickle.

The Washington correspondent of the
Brooklyn Eagle claims to have solved
problem that has long vexed close OBJ
servers in Washington city. He says ::
"Nobody here ever expects that Mr..
Stephens will die natural death. That
fond hope has been long since aban-
doned. He can tackle the old man with
the sickle keen, or the gentleman who
is more Familiarity known as the Reaper,
whose name is Death, more frequently
and successfully than any well-bred
giant on the globe. Do you know the
secret of it? Easy and regular habits !?
Well, perhaps these may have some
thing to do with preserving this frail
anatomy. He recreates with whist, and
goes to bed at 10 o'clock; but, my word
for it, he can Systematically outeat any
disease known in the doctors calendar.
1t is the eighth wonder of the world to
see this delicate representative of the
human race turned loose on q bill of
fare. 1t literally bears out the remark
of Bob Toombs that he is hollow all the
way down to his ankles. He weighs
ninety-two pounds-a Democratic gain
of one pound since the last count was
taken-and he can absolutely hide away
in the course of the twenty-four hours
more solid nourishment than any man
in Congress, and perhaps out of
it. Now, something poetic and re-
fined and romantic, such as diet of
rose leaves or nightingale's tongues,
might be expected from man who
draws his coat closer on the approach of
gentle breeze, wears his hat in the
house and carries about gloved hands.
But we are forced to the conclusion chat
Uncle Alec has creature instincts. He
slowed away, to my certain knowledge,
on recent occasion, sleeps head fish
preceded by soup), two kinds of meat
In most liberal proportions, and vast
quantity of side dishes and vegetables.
This difficult feat he accomplished with
gusto and relish that would bring a
blush to the cheek of the most travelled
gourmand; and, when the deed was
done, the plates looked as if stroke of
lightning had been at work in the
neighborhood OF course it is useless
for death to take liberties with such a
life-preseryer as Stephens. Nothing
but railroad collision or balloon trip
will have any effect on him.
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Habits of the Beaver.

| am well acquainted with the habits
of the Northern beaver. Several years
ago | bought up several hundred acres
of mining lands near the south shore of
Lake Superior, in Ontonagon county,
Mich. On Carp river, a small stream
that crossed a part Of my lands, the
beavers had built several dams, and
formed extensive ponds, in which they
built their houses or lodges, as the Indi-
ans call them. These lodges are built in
water several feet III depth, and the en-
trance is several feet under water, but
the floor Of the lodge is built at least
two feet above high-water mark. The
floor is built solid from the bottom of
the pond, except the entrance.
Although the beaver is warmly clad
with long, fine fur, he is very sensitive
to the cold, and rarely, if ever, leaves
the pond or lodge during the cold wealth
er. He lays in his winter supply of
food, which mainly consists Of the bark
Of a certain species of poplar. He cuts
down small trees and cuts them to
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Woman as a Census Taker.

Neatly-dressed woman Of an uncer-
tain age with big book under her arm
and pen in hand rings the door bell.
Young lady appears at the door,
Census enumerator-'' Good morning.
Lovely morning. I'm taking the census.
You were born ?"
Young lady" Yes'm."
"Your name, please? What pretty
dust cap you have on. Can I get the
pattern? It's just like the lady in the
next house has. Let's see, your name 2"
CT haven't the pattern. Don't you
get awful tired walking around taking
the census %
sob, yes, it's wearisome, but I pick
up a great deal of information. How
nice your dinner smells cooking Plum
pudding ?"
'In Maine. No, haven't plum pud-
ding to-day. I'm looking for new
recipe"
"Ive got one that I took down from
ladv's cookbook across the way. Are
you married ?"
"No. Want an invitation to the we'd
ding, don't you? It will be a long time
before you get it. You can keep your
plum pudding recipe, thank you"
81 sh'd think 'twould be some time.
Have you chill 0, OF course, Iforgot.
This hall carpet is just tie pattern of
Aunt Prudy's. She's had it more than
twenty years. How many are they in
the family?
eff this hall carpet don't suit you,
you can get off from it and go about
your censusing.
Well, you're an impudent jade, any
how. You haven't told me when you
were born or what's your name, orwhen
you expect to get married, and there's
$40 fine for not answering census takers
questions, and if I was you I wouldn' t
be seen at the door in such slouchy
morning dress, SO there.
"Oh, you hateful thing. You can
just go away. I'll pay $40 just to get
rid Of you, and smile doing it, It's
none Of your business, nor the censuseo
either. No, it isn't. You can keep
your pattern and your plum pudding
and your saucy, impudent questions to
yourself Ii"
"Good morning. must be getting
on. / haven't done but three families
all the forenoon, and an energetic bang
of the door just missed catching a foot
of her trailing dress skirts.
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HOUSEKEEPER,S HELPS.

PORK CAKE. cup of molasses,
one Of sugar, one of boiling water, one
pound OF raisins, one-half pound of pork
cut fine, one pound Of currants, one
spoonful of soda; spice to taste.
EGG SAUCE. Boil two eggs ten min
utes. Chop the whites, put them with
the yelks, and chop together, but not
very fine. Put in a quarter of pound
OF nice butter melted, and pour into a
boat.
To KEEP dried beef: Do up in thick
brown paper each piece separate; take a
box, put in layer Of dry ashes, then a
layer OF beef, then alternate; cover the
top with dry ashes; set in cool, dry
place.
SALLY LUNN.-One pint flour, butter
half the size of an egg, one teacup milk,
one egg, two tablespoons Sugar, one
teaspoon cream tartor, one-half teaspoon
soda, one teaspoon salt. Bake twenty
minutes.
STAIR carpets can be made to last a
long time by having yard more than
the length needed to cover the stairs,
for then you can change it so that the
same place in the carpet will not come
upon the edge of the stairs every time it
is put down.
CREAM PIE. To one pint of milk put
two even tablespoonful of corn starch,
two of sugar, one egg, a small pinch of
salt, and flavor to taste with extract of
lemon and orange mixed. Bake in a
rich paste.
To MAKE baking powders One
pound OF bi-carbonate of soda, twelve
ounces of tartaric acid, two ounces of
cream OF tartar, and one pound of -four;
mix well through a sieve. In making
biscuit use one teaspoonful Of the pow
der to one pint of -four.
WHEN making cake or omelette, take
your discarded egg-shells, crush them
into small bits, put them into your de-
canters three parts filled with cold wa
ter, and thoroughly shake them. The
glass will look like new, and all kinds of
glass washed in the same water will look
equally well.
CoRN-MEAn PUDDING. Five table
spoonfuls of corn-meal, one quart of
milk, five eggs, two tablespoonful of
sugar Tor to the taste); boil one pint Of
milk and stir in the meal until thick,
then pour in the remainder Of the milk,
eggs (well beaten) and the sugar, add
ing raisins or currants, if liked Bake
until a good GROWN, and eat with cream,
OF a hard sauce of butter and sugar.
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pressing the soil about them with the
foot will often save them. A mulching,
if not already given to the young trees,
should be provided before the long
drought. Almost any substance that will
cover the soil and protect it from the
sun will do Crafts set this spring
should be looked to, and if the bud or
buds grow too vigorously, pinch back
into shape in fact, graft should be
treated as if it were a young tree Cut
away all shoots that come. upon the
stock below the graft, that the nourish-
ment may go to the graft. See that the
branches of the graft have plenty of
room and the growth is not interfered
withbY surrounding branches.
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Forty per cent. Of the Chinese Of San
Francisco have been back and forth be-
tween this country and China four or
five times. Most Of the Chinese go back
once in five years, and rarely any one
stays longer than eight years continu-
ousIy in this country. Many Chinese
merchants return regularly to spend the
Chinese New Year at home.
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LEM OFFUTr shot his father-in-law,
Richard Evans, at Georgetown, KY,
two years ago. The bullet lodged in
Evans spine, paralyzing him, and thus
making him an almost-helpless cripple
or life. He said nothing about ven
geance, refused to appear in court as a
complainant, and it was generally sup
posed that he forgave the assailant.
But Lem kept carefully away from him.
This spring Evans was able to ride out
in an easy wagon, and it was observed
that he always had a cooked pistol lying
in his lap ana closely scanned every man
who came in sight. He was looking for
Lem; and, on finally meeting him in
the road, sent bullet directly through
his heart.