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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-05-18
Tuesday, the 25tb of MaY,

}Sss: the following described property Of the
nalted States as designated on Q map Of Har-
oFown, surveyor, to-wit:
LOT ONE. embracing the Water Power en-
t:rs OF the Potomac River, the Canal and Locks
river lying between the same and the streets
and lots as laid down the msp aforesaid he
The Western line of the United States proparty
Tue wall of two large buildings, rhe John
Brown Engine Heuse and tho Foundations of
several other buildings are standing and isrSe
Quantities of dressed building, Tagging and
cry consists Of three Turbine Wheels and o four
East Iron Wheels of large dimensions with
'i"arins, Fumes, Ike.
The Shenandoah River as held bv the United
ststes, and the site of the old Rifle Factory
Win All the appurtenances.
LOT FOUR. The perpetual right to eut and
SsnoTa wood frem n tract of 1885, acres of
SSsnntaln i1ana, lying on the South side of the
shehanooah River, adjoining the Ferry tract.
Block T. en- Shenandoah, Lot [, with Brick
Feuss and Lot Q. Law"
Block &C." on Shenandoah, Lots 2SsnS4
Lot with Stnue Building and Lots 2457
r. Hor,h OF OF Saenandoah Street.
s'@ek III - on Shenandoah Street, Lots ., s,
Block 81" on Shenandoah Street, Lots /, 2. 5.
Wager six acre reservation, Lot o. with Stone
s; Block "a 40 Washington ard Potomac
Block ;'B. B." on wasLinatOn and Ridge
BiScf H &C. { C.: :? on Washington and c,.~
Streets, Lots ~" ana 0'a5
ss Block I'd: p" between Fillmore and Clay
s, Block IE: E." between soath Cliff and Clay
BiSct r F." Camp Hill, 1o.sa. s.45e7
Block &c. O. Camp M. Lots 3 AVID 6.
hioek 'H H." Camp Hill. IoIs s re.
bI:ek ;" Camp Hill, Lots !. 4. S. 6, :. S, TO-
5!osS az. K. Camp Hill, Lots1. a.s.4.
- Beck IL L." Camp Hill, Lots ;, S. CT 6, g.
BIosk"n ~ camn Hill. I.ots:,7,s
Block "I," Camp HIll, Lsts4,I3
Block ~" Un1on Square. Lots s, "a. II. Ie-s
1'%ck "L'" South eide Ridge Street. Lois S
Block N" between Ridge and Pullman
n!"ek p. same. Lots 6, Il, Is
On niocE 20, same Lots ! 2, B. /, s, g, IS. IL 49,
Eierk r." North of Ridge Street. Lets >, 3.
Black s. same, Lots .. s4.5.s.
Flock - same, Lot 4.
Giock " !" same. Lots /, 4.
s,ps sfs ~ oc5weHn Pullman and Van Vert
Biook two between Van Vert and North Cliff
streets, Let's and 6.
TERsfS OF sALE.-on purch.se. ,.,,,or of.--
s9ii,rs, cash: on purchases exceeding that sul
"No-lhlrd the purchase money in cash, balance
IN one and TIVE years with six per cent interest
n ten Se:as reserved on tho property to securS
the purchaser, to he complied with wlthi3 ten
days. a dePosit Of on account of lots one
Tevance will be made on behalf Of tho -IJnitcd
S'ates to the purchaser of all it's right and tttIe
20 inc nroperty, which is believed to be perfect
n every case. map showing the lreies and
hounds of the several lots will be exhibitci n
tp9 time of the sGle.
TIC Governmemt reserves the right to with
S;srs any OF the lots to prevent unusual sac
hheS II the bids are unsatisfactory,
Solicitor Of Il the mA4 rsasRfv.
rTnSnroveo-JoHN SHERMAN. Secretary of the
February 81. 1850.
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Mrs 81. Bcclz
HAULENG.

piAH OS-StoOl. Cover BOOK, S2lOto g IbDn
a oHGA Ms. 10 Stops, set Reefs. 9 X nee Sw.Ils
Stooi BOOK only SOS. Gg- illustrated Catalogue
FFee. hCdress DANIEL +. BEATTY.
APTGI- 4". WRshirrroo
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SANDi-"e have on Ia nd Mt our Yard RiyEI:
- SAfs which we will sell ny the buEheI or cat
load Cert load lots delivered to ORDER for Cash
June II, 1879. LIPPIfT + C6
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GI0. Z. LIGET Isl an.

saw l.. Al1C XII CT GU.,
LCEN GEE,
* a 4 ~ II 81.
SCHOOL BOOKS, STATIONERY, TO Accos
CIGARS, &c,
FAKE this opportunity OF thanking ,t.;,
Tor the last year, and hnpe by StTIct att,rrte SN
Hnd lar dealing I" TerIt a CONTINUES nee OF IN. La
'hiHe' w c EeIi first rate goOds always: DO ND, 81.
counterfeit or ctt0p E0odA Tor the LcsL WS,Tan.
every 'Ging sold -" lie returned If NOT ns eUnrsn
patrons '"ss" OUT
TEE BEST QUALITY OF GOODS
not E!I. IL CUInpC. HeII IN, N, nd,,,r,
IO' cue syTuP tor 3 eta. and CuIogu. for % 81.
Per pint put al thu same time, let US In form, YOU
Iuet according 10 the Upited Statcs PhaTn,sronss'
T"u con . make LnudNEuu for Iess than 10 ca -
the wholesale much cteEprr rInn ia 60 b,yy
Y"m, geoa. gr'u'ne. and add the ,rnf;r yourself.
we Ns"t ~ our old Accounts settIsd On he nav
lnE thc Chsh mcdiAte ly snd ones brrns IN,
me nih'r'y if Hoi "Oor.r. viii not .k To-, rao,
on the new ones until alter Harvest
CIGARS-bsst IN town.
G %3fS4 2 ISSo; GEO. T. LIGHT CO.
~ Jan. lG. 1871 IF. P.l
CsEO IT fTct1r Z, 80
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CARRIAGES OF EVERY VARIETY!

Shift TING TOP BCGGiES,
PNGToNS, ROCKAWAYS. (au styIcs)
SPRING WAGONS,
with without movable Tcps SCIEIFS
sLEiGH>, &c. And am a !so propa rod TO manu-
fsctorc HEtRSES Of any description. ! will
guarantee all work OF my manufacture for th.
space OF one year Any work not coming uo
TO my representation, ~il Iuake good wishou,
one dollars COST to the party buving. will rlsn
take in exchange for ali REV WORK. Old e.
risges, EurEieF, SC, therefore to persons who
wish to patrOrize
HOME MANUTACTURE,
! offer an inducCment for them to buy OF mo in
etehd oil going abroad as there Can be q Eubs.ap-
tisl work put up HOME elsewhere
can negotiate With parties for work At tLei-
homes il desired. if within a day's drive, upon
notifying me at this place.
Thankful for tbs liberal patronage extended 10
from Clarke, Fsuqu!er Loudoun a nd aoio;in
counties. respectfully ask ontinuancc of The
same. s~nit further orders.
GEO. e. THOMAS
FheHix Carriage works
rec. ~, lSIS-v BeTryviile, Va.
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yIII'ES
SALE OF
Valuable Water Pow
er and Machinery,
ALSO OF
1876 LOTS OF LAND
Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

pT .virtuo of section s74s Revised Statutes.
- also of the Act of Congress of June a. 1873.
Ne undersigned will ottsr Mt Pablo Auction, on
the promises at Harper's Ferry, West VIRGINIA
commencing at i o'clock, P. NJ, on
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M Is cELLANEoUs S.
TIE H00DORPHAN MEMORIALFUND


TTNHE entire proceeds arising from the sale of
Memorial Fund, which invested in Unit.d
States Registered Bonds for the nurture, care,
support and education of the ten infants de-
prlved of their parents last summer at New Or
loans, (the melancholy incidents of which sad
bereavement are still fresh in the public nind.)
The book Is an elegant octave. containing $50
pages, with n fine photograph likeness and a
liue steel engraving, MADE expressly for this
work, four largo maps of battle fields, bound ia
handsome Gray English Cloth, at Three Dollars
or in n Fine Sheep Binding, with Marble Ed &c,
Three Dollars and Fifty Ceuts-in Halt Bound
Morocco. library style, FoEr Dollars. In best
I1cvant Turkey Rorooeo, full Gilt Sides and
Edges: Five Dollars.
GA the receipt froa auy person rcHikkiar bv
mail or express. of tie amount in n registered
letter or BY postal order, ba draft, or check,
COPY Will be Immediately cent free of postage,
registered as seeond-claas matter.
The volume is published in the best etyle of
typography. on elegant paper, With illusGra-
tons. cSecnted as hirhsst specimens of art
render it worthy place in eysrv library.--Gn
every 6esk-ar upon the book she'll of every
house in the country.
Agents wanted in every town and county in
the United States, and preference viii be
given to honorablJ discharged veterans from
the army.
To the ladies, who feel a desire 10 express
their sympathy with The Hood Orphan Memo
rial Fnnd, the sa!e of this book among Il cir cir
Gle of friends, Will afford excellent way of
contributing substantial aid 10 so deserving a
For Tcrms, Rates to AGENTS, ETC., address with
GES'L r. BEAUREGARD. Pnllisher,
On Behalf of The Hood Memorial Fund,
January 81, 1850. New Orleans, La.
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TIE best Sailing Clover Seed for cal. bv
HORACE REALL, X co
a eompirte ttoeE OF choice Garden cd Flower
Feb. 81. 1850 HORACE BEALL { co. :.
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~ 2ETGD.

A FINE stock of Sleigh Baskets SIeieh R.IIs
~ Lnp Robes and Whip. ior sale bv
orSr iS!9 HORACE REALI. & co.
10 Tx a large stock of American and
~ English Cutlery, Scissors &C., on hand At
zee: :: ~ HORACE BEaLL & co.'s
'EtfrLE-PLhTFD Silver Knives, Fork,,
spoons and Moicts for sale nv
i@c =. 1872 HORACE BEAf.L * CO.
MATES, Bracket Saws; and many other Cbr,.t.
mas gonds are TO BE- found Mt
DEC: :. 1873. HORACE BEALL & co.'s.
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TEE BEST cvELiJY az noone
BLACK oAkBAIyI

Will buy good BLACK OAK BApR n.,,
I properly taken end cured aecurdinI 20 an. tot i.
living nirrcuobs. Ebd PAY CASH f,e, 4, 800
rate OF FIVE DOLLARS PER conn ot los ,.a Va.
me enenf deltveLrd my Mill. In wirctc.
ter ' a. nnd Your Dollars on ca r. AZ ~, 49,
,hr - y. Railroad from JIaDccek % k,.".,.i .
nnt me ars must DO rHrfIIly nd eic,,t, ,JtJ 80
JHdJ hH-Hl! that can he gotten in tk , n, -. a.1'
10 eavo freight and cETtEge here ~bJch 80 ~
InoGh Tcr ear, whether the car contain. - 20
Itt'e % "ber you chip be sore 10 49,. . - %
me SnMEEa Of your car, that NAV know .s OF
10 you're and ~hsp the Bark IL unIo,d. 81 I III
sShd you Statement and Check for IN. 49, ."'
i DiH ran to give me your Post Once sddTs.s a.
i"t ard chipping ~ ton. '''s IN
nIsEerioSs.- Commence taking ,b. B,,L -
100 - u WIZ peel ueIl-rnn Trs,ly.npd be- ,nr. ~
UEs 'ne bark from the upper pari Of IN, 5000
10, me young bark 10 more He,bv md -,
..I ,hLh the old bark. which 10 ruostIy ,o... ~.
i tE rn"oIo Dot be broken NJ too mut h /, nd ,nn.t
tYerS se thtc ness. the heavy b,,tt h.,k r.
ID >, ~ Pot be bought ct full price. The ont
va &. ~ .'I D:rk mosi Away, be ktpf up. rood
80. - 70 reSt one end the log. With Outside M
800, IN prevent its Curling: aIwn =. protect ts:
,.sI I iroTn the weather, which b.in1 az nsr,
uea Ino't be Kept byich. and not aIioy Cd ~ 80
d. o., nooId' which Injuries stren rtb and eoior
the All iT..portE Mt paris e' ~" S"io''
~ nc bark must not DO brought In un,,Ie,,.1
IaUuEn 70 ftaGk M eIoteIy, ror wben wei ~
when received. fpo.ss :. 70 nne u
"iocheS'er. w., Feb -'@ -
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HOTELS.
CITY ROTEL.
cHARLEsroMN. M.YA

THE under,igEed would respectfully give ro-
. tiee that she has assumed charge of the City
Hotel in ,Charlestown. and proposer TO keep the
same in style that will render its accouimoda-
tions uusurpsssed by any house in the Valley of
Virginia. The Table viii be regularly supplied
with the beat that the season and markets will
The cnmmodious Hotel Stable will afford accom-.
modations for horses At all times At reasonsble
rates, and Hack will convey passengeTi TO and
from the Baltimore B Ohio aud Shenandoah Vals
ley Depots. free OF charge. -
Promising TO do all in my power to give tho
shArEe OF its patronage.
Cbntlss.own, April 90, Isso. - pm 'A . y v
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DI1CHING, ExCAyATlNC. &C.

TEE undersigned stiH offers his s.rviccs a,
competent workman in the above Ii,r =
tDitchlnG and ExcevatinE OF ali kinds-Dirri.,
CiatcFrs, Ponds, Cellars, &c.-uudertnEon Al mod.
streE:dence, on wcst Congress at, will reeve
prompt attention. Blasting aIso done in n sotis-
factory manner. and at lowest rates
R!arch 9, 1850 WESLEY LOWRY
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HAHHg0E! ROW LOST, NfW RESTopte,

HRfGSz cJust p"biished. new Ednioa Oh a.
ElSsEs5| CuLvEEwELL's C1LEEnI-In E.S.,.S
SssSEzDI the Radical cure Cwithout rn.Sjet,o3
ois2eTiLHtoTrh9a, or Seminal w.skpe,, TO
TThtaIJ schiHeI L0sses, Impotepey, Mental 80
ihJsieal lneaPsrity, In'p,diments 10 hisT,fsrs
&C; Also ConsumptiOn, Epilepsy srd Fit, n
"I 5t " sen Indulgence or sexual e1traSs1s.r.
ne eieo' hted author, in this admirable. ,,,.
S.eAr,y oetnonttrHteE, from thirty ysaT,S 80
CIsIuI practice. that the ALARMING eons,nu.rsS.
o. cen Abuse rnny be rsdi-nIfy cpSed ,rit1o,; -
HHEer"us use OF interpoJ m edicipe Or thr ..sf:
So tion OF Tue knife; pointing not MODE oI ~
AZ one slrnpIe, certain and ef.etusi NV No..
o. "hic'' every sufersr. ma tier Wis, ~. en.dI
uon 10Y ne may cure himself cbeapIy rrjys.sf.
70 lh, Lecture should be in the hands Of .x..
Jeub Aod every msn IN the lard.
sent uH6"r seal, in plain enreIope to,nS
u 49,. on receipt of elk cents, or two no.,.e.
susrnpa; Ad5rcss The rnbIishers. a
nv CULVER w FILL MEDICAL IN
81 Ann 81 New DIRK Post Office BOZ d6Ser
HPrll 3. 1850 odJu24 79-ly.
I+'REsH PIsH.-I will keep on he nd ali lind. :,
fresh Fish darinE the Geason, also stynrE
Herripg, and will be cold low for C~sb
/ AXE Herring just received and Tor 81.
Trpr 1DSEPH " EASTERDAY's
k1OHE Green Rio Coffee inst vresfyed Nv
JOSEPH Fl. EAsTERDaY
INFLOW BaSHETs-A Hne .s,.., ..n
w Willow msrket nd Clothes -P,,E.t. .tSs
JoHEPH II. EAsTERDAYsS
March %. 1850, '' "'o grocery store
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TO STOCK RAISERs,

THE undersigned having con.ider,bI. o-,.,;-
4 eo7e in the EeIdiag of stock. offers his nIofe.
stoEei services - the Stock Reis.rs o. JcfTerson
ana COY Ining Counties prom icing care in the o.
eeui1on OF york entrusted TO him. Will also civ.
stteHt,on to ciseacs: in horses- Also has patent
addTesSed to me DrnisId' De or GEIn rIe,.oT
viii receive prompt attention. Terms reasonsbIe
FEB. 10, 1877. John ". eCHAEFFER.
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DAVID II. CocKKILL. lJosxPH III Cocxr11I
DAVID 81. COCKIaLL g. SON.
AROHITE & BUILDERS
Charlestown. Jefferson County,
V z C n

Il @ n =
OUR experience in the business which We .dv,r
" ti.e to condu a nd our thsrough ecuuaintance
with IL in allits branches enable to ASSURE Tbs
public that any work entrusted to u1 will. exc
cuted in the most workIne mike manner and with
the utmost dispatch. Having stood to their post.
struggle which it SO 1rsnfulIy encountered tbsv
have located in their native county, where their
services are offered in Building the plaees
and IN carrying out practical reconEtruction
Particular attention given at all time. to tn.
drawing of plnns and specifications; and in the
construction OF :
GEoMETRICAL sTAIRwAYs,
whore calculation ia required, thoy are confden
that they cannot be srrp ssed by any workmcn in
the Valley of Virginia.
CO. Being well known in the community, they
deem it neces.nry TO say more than that orders
'eit Tor them will receive prom pit attention.
April :, lSss-u
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N RcH AN IoAL.
Carpenter and Builder.
IAMES W. RIIII

sCoNTINUEs the vigorous rrofecution of bis
" avocaton as Carpenter and Builder, and will
take orders for work nd execute tho same prompt-
" and sstistsetorily His experience such that
no can guarantee perfect workmHps ship, sud his
prices will compare f.vorsbly with the most
reasonabie. Those desiring to build should give
April %, 1878.
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3Sse. the following described property Of the
U7ited States as designated on a map Of Har-
pers Ferry. made in the year 1859 by s. Howell
Brown Surveyor, to-wit:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-23
From the New York Tribune


In these days of destructive criticism
it is something of comfort to feel as
sured that heroic act or utterance has es-
tabhshed for itself a permanent place in
history beyond all danger of being de-
MED or explained away. There is on
record no nobler expression of pure
patriotism than the quiet words of young
Captain Hale as he was led out to his
doom: 81 only regret that l have but
one life to lose for my country" And
there can be no question that the senti-
ment is authentic. The day after the ex-
ecution British officers who had been
present, visited the American camp and
gave all the details of the scene to Capt
William Hui, who had been Halls col
lege mate at Yale. The heroic words
were published about a century ago, and
in the life of General Hull there is a mar
ratlve of the execution as reported by
eye-witnesses. In the current number
OF Har1oer's Monthly, at the conclusion
of a sketch of Hale's life, is a quota
ton from Lafayette, which is less gen
orally known, and which proves that the
sentiment was In perfect keeping with
everything he said and did in the face of
the halter. A touching interest is added
to the fate of Andre by his request that
he might die like soldier. The request
could not be granted, but hewas treated
considerably and courteously. Accord
ing to Lafayette, Hale was tainted with
the ignominy of death by the halter, but
for him there could be no disgrace in
death for his country in whatever form
it might come. "This is a fine death
for soldier" said one of the English
officers who were surrounding the car OF
execution. Sir replied Hale, lifting
his cap, there is no death that would
not be rendered noble in such glorious
cause It would be hard to find in all
our history a more dignifed figure than
this young revolutionary mar tyr, and
the city where he met his fate could GER
tainly select no nobler subject for stat
ue or other memorial of his life and
death
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-23
Arab Auquries.
From the Scotsman

The BedOulns take auguries from BIRDS
A single raven In ones path is a very bad
token, but two are extremely lucky.
They say Akhdhargen Falan zein-two
green Ii. e. black ones fair omen. The
Bedouins have many other superstitions
about animals. The superstition as to
the flesh of the rock badger, which
Palmer noted in the peninsula of Sinai,
is unknown here, but there is similar
idea about the number of monkeys which
frequent Mount Kara. These, it is said,
were once men, who came to visit the
prophet. He set before them milk and
water, directing them to drink tho
with the latter. The perverse visito IS
drank the water and washed with the
milk, and were transformed to monkeys
for their disobedience. AS they were
once men their flesh is not eaten. This
legend is closely akin to what ole reads
in the fabulous history of early Arabia
about Nasnas and the Wabs.r in the
great sandy desert. Both these words
are monkey names, quite current in the
present day, though not recognized by
the lexicons The latter is an ape. the
former monkey with a Tail. Except in
this monkey story I cor.ld find no trace
of the superstitious reii ections of the flesh
of any animal. But Some kinds of flesh
have magical virtue attached to them.
A man who suffers in any member of his
body seeks cure by eating the CORES
ponding part of by ena. The hyena is
also eaten in the neighborhood Of Suez,
for friend of mine who shot near the
well OF Moses was requested by the
Bedouins to give them leg. A similar
virtue attaches to the flesh of the gems
box (Wudheyhy) rare species of ante
lope found far in the interior. When
eaten, it draws an obstinate bullet from a
wound.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-23
Festivals in GERMANY.

In the vine-growing region of Germany
festivals are of frequent occurrence.
Dancing and music, eating, drinking and
smoking, are the rule. Some of the
outdoor sports are very amusing. It
was our good fortune to witness a tub
race by the peasant girls. The way in
which such tub-race is conducted is as
follows: Not less than ten, and some
times as many as thirty, young girls, all
dressed as nearly alike IS possible, ap-
small-sized wash tubs, filed to about
four inches from the rim, stand in readi-
ness for them. At given signal from
the judges, who first see that the tubs are
all of one size, and contain the same guam
tity of water, these girls simultaneously
swing them on their heads with remarkable
ease, and with arms akimbo await the
second call, at which they promptly
start. For few PAGES they generally
keep within even range. But gradually
the line is broken; some one quickens
her steps, and others follow suit; and
then there are some sudden standstills as
the water begins to drip over the rim,
and not daring to support the tub with
their hands, dexterous jerk of the head,
quick backward movement, and tub
and water are sent splashing into the
road
With this nlaneuvre they have saved
themselves a good drenching and dis
grace. Finally, but two of the contest
ants remain on the ground. and as they
near the goal the excitement becomes
intense. The final winner is presented
by the judge with a wreath; the victor of
some other game, after presenting her
with handkerchief he has receivedas q
prize in her game, carries her off as the
queen of the day, amidst the shouts and
hurrahs of the admiring spectators.
Balancing heavy burdens on their
heads is considered a necessary accom-
plishment, and encouraged as such in all
their outdoor sports by offering prizes
to the winners. I have seen women
carry large baskets-full of eggs on their
heads, and one of butter and cheese on
each arm to the nearest town, distance
of five miles, with comparative ease.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-23

The army worm which is now almost as inn
portant as presidential candidate is described in
the New York World It is the grub of noe
turnal moth known to entomologists as the
Le,tednid ataiponcta. The moth when fully ex-
tended is about an inch long and three-quarters
in width from tip to tip, and is of a yellowish-
drab color inclined to russell. Its fore-wings-
for the leptecania, like all lepidoopters, has two
sets OF wings-are each decorated with one dot
near the centre and dusky oblique stripe at
the tip. It>generally deposits its eggs at the
base of perennial grass stalks about the end of
June or early in July, and they are Matched in
the next spring. For about month after they
are Matched they feed voraciously upon vegeta-
ton, and then descend into the ground, where, in
an oval chamber, the larva changes to shining,
mahogany colored chrysalis which in TWO weeks
develops into the image or mature insect, by
killing which the birth of mulhtudes of offspring
may be prevented. The larva or worm, when it
has attained its full growth, is from an inch to
an inch and three-quarJers long, dark gray, and
marked with three narrow, yellowish stripes
above, and border one of the same color or
slightly darker upon each side. 1t is thinly
clothed with short hairs, and has black line
on the head shaped like the letter V.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-23

GLASS millstones are now in use in certain
parts of Germany and are said to give good sat
isfaction. The idea of constructing millstones
of glass Is said to have originated from the OBJ
servation that the finest -four was produced by
those millstones which have the most CLASSY
texture; from this observation came an expert
ment which demonstrated that pieces of glass
combined in the same way as the French buhr,
and similarly grooved on their surfaces, gave
better results III grinding than the buhr mill
stone. This experiment led to the invention of
glass millstones which have been adopted to
some extent by the German millers. It is
claimed for them that they grind more easily
and do not heat the flour as much as in the case
with the French buhrstone In grinding grist
they run perfectly cold. In making these
stones the glass is cut in blocks of suitable size
nd shape, joined by cement in the same way as
the French buhrs; dressed and furrow-cut with
picks and pointed hammers.