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Sharp County record., 1880-06-24
Our Young Readers.
LUCYS SOLHOQUH.

rIwish I could scratch the trecAie'
All off my cheeks and nose.
Iwjsh / could make dirt pancaKeS o.boo
Without minding my sash ana clo'n'''
81 wish could find the chlcHen
That laid those 'squisite' eggs
We 'scovered on Easter morning
Inanest by the sofas legs
"Td like to see Mother Hubbard
Going to buy bone, ,,o5,,.or1S,
And her dog that stood up headWaruS
When he thought he was all aIohe'
al wish | could ride with papa
Way to the bcdufer SKY, ,,
To the beaufer clouds and sunsning, d.,
Where the smoke and the song-DlrdS n.y.
81 wish could be a flower,
A rosy in a jar, ,,o
And then I'd be picked by mamma,
And put in the vase with the STAR
"Mv legs would hang in the water
But oh! at last I'd he
A dry little seed. I'd rather,
guess, be only me-
So chatted my little Lucy
To her doll Jemima Lee;
"And guess" she said, my mamma
Had rather I'd just be me-. c....,,,;o,,
Sharp County record., 1880-06-24
Production and Keeping Of Eggs.

OFTENTIMES it is a matter of i'm
portance to keep eggs for time When
prices rule low, they may be preserved
in comparative freshness for several
weeks, even in July and August, if care
be taken to place them on end as soon
as brought in from the nest. One not
accustomed to handling and care of
eggs can form no idea of the shortness
of time required for the yelk of an egg
to settle on one side, where it adheres
to the shell and quickly spoils in warm
weather. Always place the egg on the
big end. / have tried both ends, and
lave decided in favor of the former po-
sition. Eggs should be gathered from
the nest every day, and where there
are many hens kept, twice day. 1t
matters not for what purpose we desire
eggs, the hens that produce them
should always be young and healthy.
Eggs that are to be kept for any length
of time should always be those from
young hens, or if two years old, only
from those in perfect health. If this
rule is closely observed by the breeders
who export eggs for Matching, from one
leeat t AZ sls, there iif be 5Utt5r
satisfaction given. 1t is of much i'm
portance that the eggs have perfect
shells, and a hen not in perfect health
may drop her eggs regularly, yet the
shells may possess imperfections that
render them unfit either'for keeping or
hatching.-Country Gentleman.
Sharp County record., 1880-06-24
Water for Cows in Pasture.

For mich COWS it is very necessary
tl,ot tho wuvor for them is pure, other
wise it taintS the milk, and from this
neither good butter nor cheese can be
made. Where there is not abundance
of clear, running water in yard or past
ure, it should be supplied from wells
or cisterns. If drunk from standing
pools or small ponds, the water is al
ways more or less foul, or 50 stag
nant as to be unpalatable, and at times
even unhealthful. In order to obtain a
full flow of milk COWS must have all
the water they will naturally drink at
morning, noon and night, otherwise
they will not give full messes of milk,
nor will it be of so good quality. But
a running stream, more especially when
at pasture, where they can 90 and
drink at pleasure, is still better than
that drawn from wells for them three
times per day, at regular intervals.
Necessity, however, often compels the
latter course. Some dairymen, in or
der to increase the flow of milk, stimu-
late their COWS to drink an extra guam
tity of water, by extra settling their
food or stirring small quantity of
bran or meal in it. But this is obiec-
tionable, inasmuch as it tends to lessen
the richness of the milk. This also fills
up the stomach so much as to dilute the
gastric juice and thus injure digestion,
and more or less of the food is conse-
quently voided whole. If there be a
gain in milk, then a loss in food follows
by stimulating to an excess of drink
Rural NeW Yorker.
Sharp County record., 1880-06-24

FLORIDA is not too young 10 IL J.,
utterly obliterated city. St. JosSE
once a thriving seaport, the tertn t. to
a railroad, a shipping Poln' hsI N
dreds of thousands OF cotton W. e
nually, and the supply dePo'r ri !
western section of the State nl ~
commerce, dwindled rapidly tD.e ~ :
ton, was swept by yellow ,Dst lew
finally a tornado leveled the laij ;Ijs
houses. The place is now WDu'
Sharp County record., 1880-06-24

FLIRTING fans is the new naluV ~.
to fans shaped like a flower dorel RV,g
decorated with a group OF OF IV y Mo
in the form of a heart WIN = rir
painted on them. A Spanish o. o,
a plain black fan will do MOI, ,me .
ton in five minutes than an % n si
in five hours with one OF tne'' y
Irritation.
Sharp County record., 1880-06-24

The Tennessee Historical Society has
unearthed some dispositions taken be-
fore the late David Crockett, and in the
handwriting of the eccentric Colonel,
who is said to have written as good a
oand asmost politicians, and better than
he average farmer or lawyer.
Sharp County record., 1880-06-24

BErTER'sow too much seea 'I@ bs1
out plants, than too little "rN
short crop.
Sharp County record., 1880-06-24

The children of the poor" OBJ
serves the London Times, "always out
of doors except when at school, and
dining on hard dumpling or simple
Jumps OF bread, are often healthier and
stronger, and even more happy, than
the more favored child whom parents,
nurses and cooks are tempting with
new delicaces and doctors are waiting
to rescue from outward infection or in
ward disagreement
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Chapter 2l9.
AN ACT relating to the Taxation of Railroads
Be 1t enacted, de-, as follows:
SECT. l. ltshall be the duty of the governor and
council between the first day of April and the first
day OF May in each year, to apprase the several rail-
roads In this state, with their franchises rolling
stock and fixtures, at their cash value, and upon
this valuation to levy tax of per centum so as
to make said tax equal may be to the taxes
roads may extend, and to file the amount levied
upon each OF said corporations with the treasurer of
state, who shall on or before the fifteenth day of
May annually give notice to the treasurer president
OF SUPERINTENDENT Of each of said companies of the
SECT. 2. The appraisal of the property of said
railroad companies shall embrace only the road
ways, rolling stock and franchises. The land build
lngs and fixtures outside of said roadways shall be
taxable in the towns where situated as other prop
erty. FOf
SECT. g.. Where railroad extends beyond the
limits of this state, the governor and council shall
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hin the state.

SAID railroad companies to the treasurer of state
one-half thereof the first day of July next after
said assessment is made, and the other half on the
first day OF October following. And if any corpora
ton fails to pay the tax required by this act, the
state treasurer may forthwith commence an action
OF debt IN the name of the state for the recovery
OF the same, with interest or may collect the same
In such other manner as is now provided by law
SECT. o. This tax shall be in fieu of all taxes on
the shares of any railroad company; and when said
duty OF the state treasurer to credit to each town in
winch shares in any road assessed were owned ON
the first day of April preceding, such proportion of
said tax such shares bear to the whole number of
shares of such railroad company.
SECT: o. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with TINS act are hereby repeaed and this act shall
take effect when approved. [Approved Mar 10, $780,
RESOLVES
RESOLVES providing for Seal of the State
Resolved, That the secretary of state be- and is
hereby directed to procure a suitable seal, which
shall be of the same form and device as the seal
last in use and acknowledged as the seal of the
state and that said seal, when completed be de-
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business; and every such corporation, company or
person shall annually pay to the state treasurer
OF before the first day of May, three.fourths of one
per cent of the gross receipts of said business for
the year ending on the first day of April preceding
Said three-fourths of per cent shall be on all Of
said express business done in this encudng pro
rata part on all express business coming from other
states or countries into this state, and all going
from this state to other states countries provided
however, that nothing in this act shall be construed
to apply to goods merchandise in transit through
the state.
SECT. 2. Every such express corporation, company
or person shall, by its properly authorized agent
officer, annually, before the fifteenth day of
May, make return to the governor and council,
verified by oath to its correctness, stating the
amount of said receipts for all express matters car
red within this state stated in section one of this
act; whereupon the governor and council shall on or
before the fifteenth day of June in the same year
assess the tax provided by this act, and forthwith
certify the same to the state treasurer, who shall
thsreupon notify said corporations, companies OF
persons and said taxes shall be paid into the state
treasury or before the first day of May following
SECT. 3. The tax assessed upon corporations
N o,fOr hall he AZ
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1889
RESOLVE in reference to new State Seal.
. Resolved, That the new state seal, procured by
the secretary of state, under authority of the Joint
resolution passed on the twentieth day of January
IN the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
ana eighty, be deposited in the office of the secre-
tary OF state, and that the shaibecome and be-
the seal OF this state. lApproved February g. lSS0l
RESOLVES to provide for State Valuation
RESOLVED, That the governor is hereby authorized
to Immediately appoint commission of sixteen
persons, one of whom shall be taken from each of
Ihe countes In the state, to prepare full, just and
OF the polls subject to be taxed basis of taxa
ton tor state purposes and to report the same to
TINS legislature; provided, such valuation shall be
completed during its present session. an adjourn
ment thereof, otherwise to report to the legislature
OF eighteen hundred and eiehty-one.
resolved, That the commissioners thus apponted
shall hold their first session at the capitol at An
gusta, Immediately after their appointment and
snail proceed hout delay to prepare said vaua-
ton, and shall sit at the same place without ad-
Journment for more than two days at one time until
the preparation of said valuation is completed or
until the final adjournment of this legislature. In
case the report of this commission cannot be COM
pleted before said final adjournment the same shall
pc made to the next legislature the first day of
its session. Said commissioners shall give such
public notice Of their session as they NAV deem
proper, and also printed notice mailed 20 the as
SCISSORS OF the several Cities towns and plantations
requiring them to appear personally with or trans
init to them Immediately, unless the same have al
ready been transmitted to the secretary of state
the several tax and valuation lists and lists of tax
aoie polls OF their several Cities towns and panta
lions, for the years eighteen hundred and seyenty
seven, eighteen hundred and seventy.eight and
eighteen hundred and seven tynne, containing the
estates and property taxable therein and the fair
cash value of each kind of property therein emu
merated as required by law and the correctness of
said lists of taxable polls and Estates and the valu
alton OF the property therein enumerated for the
year eighteen hundred and seventy.n nine, shall be
verified by the oath or affirmation of said several
assessors or one of them. Said commissioners
snail nave power to summon before them and ex-
anime upon oath either of said assessors any town
or city officer, or other person. touching such lists
ana tne amount and value of the taxable property
al other matters connected Herewith, and to re-
qdlre such person summoned to produce all records
or other public documents relating thereto If the
assessors of any city, town plantation or one of
tnem, Shall Jail to appear before said commission
or transmit to them the lists above named within
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E STATE OF MAINE.
SECT. 6: Section forty-nine of chapter twenty
seven of the revised statutes amended by chapter
two hundred and fifty-ive of the public laws of
eighteen hundred and seventyfour, is hereby amend
ed Dy adding after the last word in said section the
Following words, viz: But said punishment, or
any part thereof shall not be RENTED unless the
prisoner, under oath, gives information from whom
and where he procured the liquors upon which he
became intoxicated, 50 that said section amended
shall read as follows:
SECT 40. Any person hereafter found intoxicat-
eo "a any streets OF highways, or being intoxicated
IN ms own house, or in any other building place,
VINO snail become quarrelsOme, in any other way
disturb the pubic peace or that of his any 9TH
er 1aly so as to render it necessary for the police
officers to interfere, may be taken into custo
dy by any sheriff. deputy sheriff, constable, marshal
deputy marshal, police officer or Waterman, and
committed to the watch house or restrained in some
otner suitable place, till a complaint can be made
ana warrant issued in due form, upon which he may
pc arrested and tried, and if found guilty of being
intoxicated in the streets highways,o of being in
an & ~ ms own mouse or any other building or
place, and becoming quarrelsome and disturbing the
public peace, or that of his own or any her family
ne shall be punished by fine not exceeding ten dol
lars, or by Imprisonment in the common ia or house
OF correction, not exceeding thirty days For the
second o1tense such person may be punished by fine
net exceeding twenty dollars or by imprisonment
not more than ninety days. The Judge or Justice
may remit any portion of said punishment and order
the prisoner discharged, whenever he shall become
satsed unat the objects OF this law and the good of
the public and the prisoner would be advanced
thereby But said punishment or any part thereof
shall not be RENTED unless the prisoner under oath
gives information from whom and where he procur-
ed the LIQUORS upon which he became intoxicated
SECT. Z. Sect ion thirty-tve of chapter twenty
seven Of the revised statutes is hereby amended by
substituting the words 'one hundred for the word
fifty" in the twenty-ninth line; in the thirty-rst
line by substituting the word ninety for the word
thirty and adding after the word .ail, the words
tuting the word six for the word .sthree'' and by
adding after the word 'month" sat hard labor;' in
the thirty-seventh line, by substituting the word
word months the words sat hard labor so that
SAID section as amended shall read as follows:
SECT. So Ii any person competent to be witness
IN civil suits shall make complaint upon oath or
affirmation before any judge of any municipal or
police court or trial Justice that he believes ntox-
eating liquors are unlawfully kept or deposited in
any Place IN the state by any person or persons and
that laid liquors are intended for sale within this
state VIC aton of law, such magistrate shall issue
-
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as provided in this chapter, their report shall be
made to the next term of said court held in that
county, and like proceedings shall be had thereon
on verdict returned aforesaid. The clerk of
said court shall certify such verdict report the
case may be, with thena adjudication, of the court
thereon, to the commissioners at their next meet
ing after such adjudication, who shall
cord the same, and if the jury shall not have
aside by the court to which it was returned or upon
exceptions, the commissioners, application there
for, shall order new jury or the parties may agree
ings shall be had are herein provided. The party
prevailing shall recover costs, to be taxed and allow
ed by the court to which the verdict report is
turned and certified with it to the commissioners;
except that the costs shall not be recovered by the
party claiming damages, but by the other party, if
upon appeal taken as provided in this chapter, by
either c1a mt hall tO
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quent year, and payable the state treasurer on or
before the first day of May, annually, afterwards,
and shall be in lieu of all local taxation.
SECT. A. Any corporation, company or person,
neglecting to make returns according to the prov-
sions of this acthall forfeit twenty dollars per
day for every days to do, to be recovered
by an action of debt brought in the name of the
state and in Of such neglect, the governor and
council shall proceed to make the assessment of tax
think just with such evidence as they may be able to
obtain, and from such assessment there shall exist
no right Of appeal on the part of the company or
person failing to make the returns aforesaid and
if any corporation, company or person fails to pay
the tax required by this act the state treasurer may
forthwith commence an action of contract in the
name of the state for the recovery of the with
interest.
SECT. 5. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this act hereby repealed
and this act shall take effect when approved
Approved March 10, $780,
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than was allowed to him by the commissioners; and
said court shall determine the compensation of the
committees and of the persons presiding at the trial
by jury.
SECr.2. This act shall take effect when approved.
Apnr aI.NT
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ment of the parties; and 10y adding after the word
"cases,' in the fifteenth line of said section, the
words 'If the parties do not agree to adjudica-
ton by the court the shall be reported by the
objectng party, otherwise by the party filing the mo-
ton, to the law court for judgment upon the law
and the facts; and the law court may, upon motion
and report of the evidence, set aside verdict and
order new trial, as in other cases. to read
follows:
SECT. ID. The jury to view the premises,
hear the testimony and arguments of the parties
their COUNSEL and render verdict signed by all of
them, which is to be enclosed in an envelope with
an endorsement thereon stating the contents and is
to be delivered to the officer having charge of them
who is to return it to the supreme judicial court, at
the next term thereof to be held in the county,
with his doings, stating his own travel and attend
ance and that of each juror. Said court shall
ceive said verdict and the certificate and report of
the person presiding Either party interested there
IN may file written motion to set aside said verdict
for the same cause that verdict rendered in court
may be set aside. The court shall hear any compe-
tent evidence relating to the same and, by agree
ment of the PARTIES adjudicate thereon, confirm the
verdict or set it aside for good cause, reserving the
right to except in other If the parties do
not agree to adjudication by the court, the
shall be reported by the Directing party, otherwise
by the party filing the motion, to the law court for
Judgment upon the law and the facts; and the law
court may, upon motion and report of the evidence,
q ~ 0f npHn~ vial in f1Nnn
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PUBLIC LAWS OF TIL
person shall annually, before the fifteenth day
Of April return to the secretary of state under the
oath of its superintendent, the amount and value of
all the property enumerated in section one, owned
by it within the limits aforesaid, together with the
names and residences of all shareholders living in
this state, and the number of shares owned by each
on the irstday of April annually, and the governor
and council shall determine said values and assess
said tax thereon on or before the first day of MAY
annually. The secretary of state shall thereupon
certify said assessment to the state treasurer who
shall forthwith notify the several parties assessed
thereof. Said tax shall be paid into the treasury
or before the first day of September annually, and
shall be in lieu of all state or municipal taxation on
any of the property shares of said corporations
companies or persons.
SECT. 3. If any corporation, company or person
aforesaid fails to make the return herein provided
assessment such valuation as they think just, with
such evidence they are able to obtain, and such
assessment shall be final. And if any such corpo-
ration company person fails to pay the tax required
by this act, the state treasurer may forthwith COM
mence action of contract in the the state
for the recovery of the same with interest.
SECT. f. When such tax is paid, it shall be the
duty of the state treasurer to credit to each town
such proportion of the tax of each company as the
number of shares in said company. owned in said
town bears to the whole number of said conpany's
shares owned in the state. the remainder 70 be re-
tanned for the use of the state.
SECT 8. All acts and parts OF acts inconsistent
effect when approved. Approved March 10, 1891
Chapter PAY.
AN ACT amendatory of chapters seventeen and
twenty-seven of the Revised Statutes in relation
to common nuisances and the sale of Intoxicating
liquors.
Be 1t enacted. de-. as follows:
SECT. !. Section one of chapter seventeen of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by inserting after
the word "liquors the words 'and all places of re-
sort where intoxicating liquors kept, solo, given
away, drank, or dispensed in any manner moi provd-
ed for by law so that the section, amended, shall
read as follows:
/ SECT. /. All places used as houses of ll-fame,
resorted to for ewdness gambling, for tn. illegal
sale or keeping of Intoxicating liquors and al places
of resort where Intoxicating liquors kept. sold,
given away, drank, OF dispensed in any manner, not
| provided for by law, are common nusances.
! Scot. 2. Section twenty-five of chapter twenty
seven of the revised statutes, as amended by chap
ter two hundred and fifteen of the public laws of
eighteen hundred and seventy-seven is hereby fur
ther amended by inserting after the words ''pur-
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Chaptef S4J.
AN ACT to authorize the Treasurer of the State to
procure Loan OF three hundred and seven thou
sand dollars
Be 1T enacted, &C., as follows:
Sect l. That the treasurer of the state with the
advice OF the governor is hereby authorized to pro-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-08-28
Commissioners Sale.

BY virtue OF deer Of The County Court
OF Preston county, rendered n The May
term, 1880. In Inc case Of Alfred Kelly e.
al against Lot NJ. Spurgin ct al, the under
igRcd Commissioner will ca"
V0Bday, ne on D0y pr September, 1850,
Gt being court day., before the front door
Of the Court house in Bingwood Preston
county, w. Va, offer for sale 10 the high
est bidder, the real estate Of Lot NJ
Spurgiu, decreed in the above case to be
sold; consisting of two tracts of lsud,
situated in this county, in Grant district,
east OF BraudOnYille, on which the said
Spurgin now resides. The first tract con
tains about 100 acres, adjoining lands OF
Samuel Crane, John $. Mitchell and 9th
cfs; the second tract contains about 50
acres, II adjolns lands of David Dennis,
f. Guthrie and others. These are very
desirable tracts of land, rich and well i'm.
proved, with good building and orchard
on the same.
TERMS. land will be solo for suf-
hciont money in hand To pay costs of suit
and sale, and the residue upon a credit of
six, twelve and eighteen mOntha, the pur-
chaser giving bonds bearing interest from
the lay OF sale, with approved security
FOR the deferred payments Of .Lc purchase
money.
JAMES II. CARROLL, Com'r.
AUG SOuf