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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-18
Starvation.

Dublin, IA woman has died of
starvation in Kilkenny. There is an
inflow to Kilkenny Of trsmps from dis
tressed districts, and in consequence of
the insuficiency of the police numerous
burglaries are committed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-18
DRShPa

Chicago, 1.-THE war among western
railroads over the Colorado business has
terminated, all participants agreeing TO
restore rates and maintain them.
San Francisco, I7.-Bodie declares q
dividend of 25c.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-18
REMOVAL.

IT. UMBRELLA AND PARAsoL FAC
.tTSctOry removed to three doors west of
~ Dinwoodey's KimbalI Block. All
kinds OF Umbrellas made to order and
SPARED with new covers, ribs, springs, ham
les, etc. n23
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-18

SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS.
koULDIacS, BRACKETS ARD
ALL SIZES OF WINDOW GLASS;
AT BOTTOM FIcURESs LAT
INFER, TAYLOR & co. ais
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-11
NOTICE TO TAKE DEPOSI
TIONS.

TO John S. Dawson and Sarah z,
Dawson, his wife, Elizabeth Hays
Rice G. Hopwood and Lewis
Schacfcr:
TAKE NOTICE, Thai Il have, fixed upon
the 9TH day Of October, 1880, nj the Clerks
Office Of tic County Court of Lewis county,
to take the dispositions Or William Monkey
and Others, TO DO re nd In my brlRlf rs per
soual representative Of Joseph Dodion, de-
ceased, aud in behalf Of said Joseph bod.
sons heirs, III our suit against lJohu $.
Dawson and Sarah f. Dawson, his wife,
Elizabeth Iiuys, Rice @. lIopwood and
Lewis SchNCier, and cthcrs, now pending IN
tho County Court ofLewis coHnty,;iu which
! md said lCira are plaintiffs, aud you and
others are defendants.
And 1.-THE taking Of said dcPositious be
OF commenced, or being commenced md
mot concluded on the day aforesaid, The
taking Of EAil dcpOsltIOus will be continued
from lime to time until completed.
JAMES &. VANDERVORT,
Sheriff of Lewis County, and us
such Administrator of Joseph
Dodson, deceased. aug2S4t
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-11

Twist tobacco 10cLs u foot at
Horow az lTcrsman's.
a full limo Of roll gold jewelry
ut Mrs, Atellison's.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-11
Legal Notices.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

Hf H#r
The Slate of West Virginia:
Alta County Court continued and held
for the county Of Lewis, ct the Court House
thereof on the 9Th day Of August, 1889.
Charles E. Dodson, Amos woofter and
Ma:y, his wife, John woortcr and Pie.
Iona, lis wife, Francis Marion Baldeels
and Louisa, his wife, .Elmor II. DOdson,
Jacob O. Dodson, Alhertus n. DOdsou,
Hartman Dodson, Ellsworth Dodson and
Porter Dodson, The said Hartman Delson,
Eilsw ortll Dolscn and Porter Dodson, DO.
ing infants, sue ia dis behalf by Charles
Il. Dolson, their next friend, and james
G. yanlcryort, Sheriff Of Lewis county,
and as such a1Inipisirs,or olsJoscrh5D ol-
Son, deceased, PlalntiiIs,
,.4==z==z= .==..z=z===sz=
John S. Dawaon and Sarah f.. Dawson, his
wife, l!lco G, llopwool, pnril W. Wal.
deck and Lewis Schsefcr and Elizabeth
Lays, defendants. ==zzz=z==5=:zz=z
In Chanccry in the County Court
=5=z of Lewis County.
The ObIcc, Of this suit is 10 cancel con.
tract made on the 9Gth day Of August, 1865,
between Rico G. hopwood, Elizabeth IInys
snd Sarah E, Hays, of tho first purt, ind
Joseph DOdson, David ". IiaIdtck and
Lewis !Scknercr Of the second part, for The
sale of one half Of $50 acres Of land, lying
On Polk Creek, in tho county of Lewis, and
10 declare the money paid on said sAle o.
land u lien thereon, anil 10 enforce the Fay
meats Of sHid money by sIle Of gntl land,
And /, appearing by affidavit filed TINT
the defendants John S. Dawson and Sarah
4 Dawson, his vie, Elizabeth Hays, Ric,
G HopwoOd Rnd Lewis SchIcfer arc no
residents OF the State Of West Virginia, and
they not appearing, 1t Is ordered that ,hej
do appear 10 ESid cause on the first ::AIOatlA,
in November, 1880, md do what Is neccl a.
ry 10 pr oteCt their interest In this suit.
Atteste:
J. WO0FTER, Clerk.
]. N. Bennett, Attorney.
aug9S4N
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-11

81. Such parts Of tie common Law, and
OF the laws 0f this State as nrC in force
when this article goes into operation, and
are not repHgnant thereto, shall be and
continue The law Oi the State until altered
or repealed by the legislature. All civil
and criminal suits and proceedings pending
in the former circuit courts OF this State,
shall remain End beproceedcd in before the
circuit courts Of the counties in which thrY
wein nnnltnp.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-11
D01peeSttc::

Swiss Cigar, Fancy Pressed
American Cousin, Tho Posics, Seed
Stogics, excellent flavor, Round
Stogies, Tips, Cigarettes; also q
great variety Of Chewing and
Smoking Tobacco, EIomc-Nrado
Smoking Tobacco, Cigar Holders
Pipes, Matches, Snuff, &c.
COME IND SEE US.
JUFEE e. ZODRlST.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-11

90. The olIice Of commissioner and Jus.
tice Of peace shall be deemed incum-
patible. Vacancies in tho office Of cen:
missioner, clerk Of the county court and
justices Il the peace shall DO illetl by the
county court Of the county until the next
general election.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-11
COMMISSION ER's SALE.

Pursuant 10 n decree of tic Circuit Court
Of Lewis county, pronounced in tic case of
Gideon D. CnlndCn, surviving, kc., again st
the heirs and administrator Of John Doyle,
deceased, the undersigned Commissioners
named in said decree will, on the first day
Ofthe ec,ober Term Of the County Court 0 +
Lewis county, before Tho front door Of the
curt hOasc, sell to The highest bidder, upon
a credit Of one mud two years, tract of
LACY ACRES OF LAND,
situated III sud county, on tito Cove Lick
Fork Of Sand Fork, in The bill! mentioned.
f. G. D. CAMDEN, Jr,
CAMDEN sOMMERs,
sept4 Commissioners.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-11
The Constitutional Amendments

Jorsr RESOLUTION proposing an amend.
ment to the Constitution Of the State.
Resolved, by The Legislature Of West
Virginia, two.thirls Of Nil the members
elected 10 each lEouse agreeing thereto:
That tho following be and thu same is
hereby proposed ~ an amendment to the
Constitution Of this State, to wit: That
article eight Of said constitution as i. nOw
Ia be stricken out, and the following 10 in
serted In lieu thereof;
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-11

Il. The legislature may rearrange the
circuits herein provided Tor at any session
thereof next preceding any general election
OF the Judges Of said circuits, and alter the
year one thousand eight hundred and
Lightweight, may at any such session, in.
crease or diminish the number thereof.
10 The legislature shall provide by law
for holding regular and special terms Of
the circuit courts, where from any cause
the Judge shall fail to attend, OF, II in
attendance, cannot properly preside.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-11
M I LLINE RY

M I LII N ERY
I have 4 handsome line of Mil
lincry Goods, such as
Ho10c,S, Sntj7aS, SilkS, Are7v
Bo11nctt SjJhS, With CASH
mere effects. LaceS, Fenth-
crS, Fancy Ribbons, Bon
nets, Black and White
Le6ho1pS, Blnck s. Hhitc
Cbip'Strd1cS, Trimmed and
UntIiDon1ed, for Ladies
and Children.
AS Now goods ordered each
week. Vi.
MRS. ATClIIsON.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-11
NeiU York CIGARS:

Flower Of Perfection, Conchn Re:
gain, CapadmTs, Cabanas, Daisies,
Our Daddics, Honey Bees, AmOri-
can babies, &c.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-11
IndiS Carpets.

An Agra Jail carpet exhibited at Paris in
1878 was, as pointed out at the time, remark.
able for the fine proportion Of It's border to
the center. The borders of modern Oriental
carpets are generally made too narrow.
In the Mosaic floors of the Greeks and
Romans, which were evidently suggested by
Oriental tapestry, the border was always
remarkably broad, and in the older Persian
carpets 1t is often a yard deep and more.
The singular excellence In design of the
Agra Jail carpets is duo to Sir John
Strachey's influence. When visiting the
Jail, many years ago, the jealous supcrin-
tendent triumphantly showed him some
carpets he had been manufacturing from
the vilcst European designs. Sir John
asked him If they werc all the patterns of
tho kinds he possessed. "No; not by any
MEANS" replied the superintendent. 81
have ransacked all the factories in England
for their latest patterns" Sir John begged
that he might see them all, and when he
was at last satisfied that all had beer
brought out, he ordered them to be al
burned in the heap as they lay before him
and that for the future only native patterns
should be followed without deviation. The
Agra Jail carpets are, however still defec
J Tive In harmony of colorIng.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-11
Wanted his Hair Cut.

AS stranger came out Of the Washing.
ton Hotel he was accostcd by hard-fea.
tured swamper with long flowing hair hang
ing down over his shoulders and his pants
80 short that one could not help thinking
his feet had been run too far through
them.
Are you Christian man2" asked the
lean, lank and cadavcrous swamper of the
hotel guest.
"Wcll l don't KNOW" said tho stranger,
cyelng the swamper with some curio sity.
1t depends upon circumstances.
''Could you lend poor man a quartel7''
The stranger looked at the questioner.
He wore low-quartored shoes, with nc
stockings. His feet were very dirty, as
woll as his face and hands, and the poor
man looked both hungry and thirsty.
"What do you want with the quarter?"
inquired the hotel guest.
''To get my hair cut" he said "when it
is 80 long 1t gets dirty"
The stranger gave him qnartcr, and
when last seen, the swampcr was vending
his way to the nearest bar. room, where he,
no doubt, had his hair cut to his complete
satisfaction.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-11
BlOOd-Batlls.

According to dark tradition, which Is
incidentally mentioned by Pliny, the an
cient kings of Egypt used to bathe in human
blood when they were seized with leprosy.
A similar story is told of the Emperor Con-
stantine but he seems to have been re-
strained from employing this revolving
remedy in consequence Of vision; and he
is said to have been cured by baptlsm. No
great weight can be attached to these ILL.,
authenticated stories; yet 1t is but too true
that, both in ancient times and In the mid
die ages, decided healing virtues for tho
cure of leprosy were supp ed to exist in
the blood of innocent children and virgins.
and that occasion was given thereby for
numberless cruelties. 1t is needless to re-
fer to tho remoter traces of the belief In the
expiatory or healing properties Of pure
blood-they ramify far, and pass into the
most ancient times. Cures of leprous peo-
ple by the blood of animals, in employing
which certain symbolic customs were OBJ
served, are mentioned in the books of
Moses; and it might not be difficult to dis
cover similar forms amongst all nations.
During the middle ages tho dclusion about
the healing virtues of human blood, which
must hav. had horrible effects in the plague
Of leprosy, received a check from the I'M
preston that only the blood of those child
rem and virgins would prove cfflcacous
who offered them freely and voluntarily
for beloved sufferer. This idea is par
ticularly expressed in the touching story of
''Poor Henry" which forms the subject of
one of the most beautiful poems of tho
thirteenth century. A Suabian knight,
who sits III the lap of happiness, Is seized
with lerrosy. In order to escape death,
he seeks through the word for help. The
physicians of Montpelier can give him no
assistance: he hastens to Salernum. Here
one of the masters makes him acquainted
with the apparently hopeless means of
cure. Sad ut heart, he returns homo, and
prepares himself to sorrow out the remain
der of his days In solitude. A girl OF
twelve years of age, the daughter of a
countryman, concelvcs a passion for the un-
fortunate knight, attends him afcclionate-
ly, and, upon accidentally hearing of the
free-will Offering, cannot be dissuadcd
from her resolution to purchase the recov.
| cry of her master with her life. Both set
| out for Salernum, but the catastrophe it
not fatal: Henry gets rid Of the lcprosy,
and rewards his generous benefactrcss will
marriauc
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-11
A Good Dog,

A good dog bcongsto William Morrison,
hcrder at jerks ranch, situated on the
Chadron creek, Nebraska, and ten miles
from the nearest ranch. Recently Morri-
son was thrown from his horse, and sus-
tanned a complicated fracture of tho leg.
He crawled across the bridge and over tho
prairie. o quarter mile or more, to tho
ranch and on arriving there wrote note
stating his condition and asking for help to
reach tho hospital at Fort Sheridan. He fast
ing the noteto the edog'sncck, united the saga
cious animal and pointed IL toward Nelson's
ranch. The dog went straight toward the
ranch end after travelling about eight miles,
when he was yet two miles from Nelson's,
met a hcrder, who recognized the dog,
stopped him, read the note, and wont to
the relief Of Morrison. He re.tied the note
and the dog went on to Nelson's. The
herder rode post haste to Morrison's relief
and after making him as comfortable as
possible conveyed Mm TO tho hospital al
the fort. Morrison says that the last thing
he shall part with will be that dog.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-11
Trees as Check to ConnaI rations.

A Sacramento (Cal.) paper bears tosti-
mony that in that city disastrous and WIDE
sprcak contlagrations have frequently been
avcrtcd, almost solely through the agency
of shade trees. The trees serve to prevent
the passage of burning debris through the
air-thc embcrs of which would otherwise
be blown from house to house and from
block to block, being caught in the upper
branches, and falling ::hcnce harmlessly to
the ground. In the summer trees act as
screens between houses and blocks, nloder-
ating the heat Of fires, and lnterposing a
barrier which Is seldom passed by the
flames. When wc add to these very prac-
tical considerations the value Of trees In
breaking the force of the wind, enhancing
the beauty of a city and offording a CRATE
full shade to pedestrians, 1t will be seen
that trees, planted along city streets, pay
for themselves many times over and in
many different ways. A community which
acts on tho suggestions thus enforced not only
ministers to It's aesthetic tasts and promotes
culture and the love of the beautiful, but
erects a barrier against fires and checks
the spread Of conilagratlons in one of the
simplest and most common-scnse ways con-
ceYablc,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-11
ONLY A HEART.

1t 10 not a stone that will brulse, my lord,
Nor IL 1t serpent to sting,
thorn to rend, q sword to pierce,
Or any vile, poisonous thing.
Only heart, a womsn's heart,
Step On It crush il so!
Brayely done like q gentleman,
Turn on your heel and go.
Only heart what harm IL dona7
Let 1t bleed In the dust and moan,
Or stifie its anguish as best 1t may,
Or stiffen, my lord, into stone.
Only heart 1t was fresh and young,
And tender and warm, know;
AS pure as the spirit Of chastity.
My lord and it loved you go
But nothing Is lost let It die. my lord,
Lot its deathsbe quick or slow;
suoh hearts are as plenty "a summer leaves
We find them wherever we go.
Only a hearth do not fear, 10y lord
Nobody on earth is near
10 come TO the cry OF the wounded thing,
And God is too far to hear
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-11

the manner of "natives" when white men
visit them, retain many of their old char
| acteristlcs. When Cook visited them ma
ny years ago they we're accustomed to sac
rifiee human beings, and had some other
customs not In accord with European views
of propricty, the most objection able OF
which have long since disappeared. Their
complexion Is dark-darker than that OF
Spaniards-.a and the men are lighter than
the women. They arc of Malay blood,
but In their faces show none of the malign
ferocity Of the parent stock. They are q
llghthearted and cheerful race, civil and
even courteous to strangers, the men often
splendid athletes, the women quiet and Ia.
zy. The aloe and vanilla bloom side.by side
with the hibiscus and pandanus, the |, mo,
orange and banana, and all is pretty and
picturesque as possible. Most Of the In
habltants have been sufficiently we'll in-
structed to enable them to read and write.
In general the Tahitian women 90 bare
head and barefoot They are often be-
witchingly beautiful, and In every way 30
charming that the name given to the island
Nouvelle- -Cythere, is readily Understandable.
1t was by the ancient Cythera that Venus
Aphrodite Is tabled to have sprung from
the sea-a mythes which probably means
that the worship of the lovely goddess was
introduced Oh the Island by some maritime
people who had come to is shore. Tahiti
Is divided into two parts, Tahiti proper
and the peninsula of Talarapu, both nearly
circular. The soil is stony and intractable
on the mountain tops, and On the interme-
diate space stetching down. toward the plains
often argillaceous: In recompense, how, yer,
1t is luxuriously productive in the valleys,
and ong the line of the sea-coast. A line
OF coral reefs entirely surround the island,
with here and there breaks which are said
to have been formed by the invasion of
water from the streams which in cascades
fall down the mountains and into the ocean.
The group ID of volcanic origin, and elemen-
tai disturbances of that nature are yet COM
mon. In 1878 two Of the smaller islands
Of the group, Raitaa and Burraburra, were
completely burst up, and a great number
of people were DIR owned. Hurricanes and
waterspouts arc also frequent. On the 7th
OF February Of last year there was hurri-
cane In which over one hundred perso ns.
were killed and much property was de-
stroyed. So that this clysium of the south
seas, described by Hermann Melville in
his facinating books, "Typee"a and "Omoo. 1"
as tho most perfect spot on earth, has
drawbacks as place Of residence.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-11
nor Long Lost Uncle.

He was man with bronzed features,
stoop- shoulders, and long hair, and as ho
walked up Fifth street any one could have
told that he made apple of money III some
far-off country, and had come home to live
with his almost forgotten-relatives He
finally found the house he was looking for,
knocked at the door, and that's the last
the boys saw Of Lin. The rest Of tho
story was afterwards told ~ q policeman
by Mrs. MCCARTHY. Said she:
IL was washing me dishes when heard
knock at the dour, and ran and opened
it. l, was stranger on :he step, and he
smiled like duck and axed me does Mr..
Mccarthy live here2' lie does says l,
and thcn says lie: 'Was your maiden name
Mrs. O'Rafferty7' 1T was, says l, and at
that he began hugging and kissing Nv mo,
and called out: 4 am your long-lost uncle
from Queenstown!'
"Well, that was very NICE" remarked
the officer.
"Nice; was 1t! Oh, the sneaking villainl
set him up TO warm breakfast, and
me eyes were full of tears, for thought ht
had money be tho thousands. Aftor he
cleared the table he borrowed dollar
Nv me to tclegerph to Ireland that he wa!
| safe here, axcd me to lind him me hus
bands Sunday hat, and the next heard o.
him he was in the shtation for vagrant
and was no more me long-lost uncle thar
you arel"
"Is that so2"
''That's tho shining truth, sor; and think
Of his kissing mo on tho nose and fairly
cracking me ribsl When think Of how
TUX him for me long-lost uncle / feel ds
/ could kick the park fence down AM
llather him wild the picketa"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-11
Diary or q Dollar.

Found myself yestesday morning in the
pocket Of man who had promised to love,
honor, protect and cherish me with all his
might and main. And this morning where
am II Burst. broken. In hundred
pieces. Lying disJecta membra, etc., In
grim saloon tills or dirty pockets.
But anticipate.
Twas on the reserve force and laid by To
pay bill. My conrade was fifty cent
piece who was expected to pay that days
expenses.
Sudden y this comrade disappeared. On
dit, he was borrowed, l came next.
went thus:
For cigar after breakfast, 10c; for
glass Of beer at 10 A. NJ, &C.; for tQul
glasses Of beer for the crowd al IL NJ, zoe.
for another Cigar, 10c boot backing, Be-.
for shave, 100; for fruit l0c.; for ca
fares, 20c.; for another glass Of beer, 90
Verify, what a shadow is ! q 81. wv hat
shadow II lpnrssles q 4 81 .!s
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-11

Of Heron. 1t Is the only one Of its kline
and epoch till now found Az Sue rsula, ant
1t would be premature to draw Srom IT.
presence there any chronological cOhelQ
sion. 1t might be that such vase had
come into tho possession in later ages of
one tar from the country Of It's manufac-
turc. A curious object was cup with a
cover ornamentod with figures, inside
which was the remains of a balance In
miniature perhaps toy. The arms and
supports of tho balance were of wood,
we'll preserved the plates were made of
the two halves Of nut. The bracelets
were always found In pairs, and generally
still encircling the bones of the skeleton.
From the fact that fragments of linen may
sometimes be seen adhering to the inner side
Of the ornaments, it may be inferred that
when the corpse had been clothed in a
kind of long-sleeved shirt, the bracelets
were put on outside 30 as not to be hidden
BY the dress. They are mostly of a spiral
shape, like a serpent, and often wind save-
raj times around the arm. They are 80
elastic that they can be drawn out to a
great length Many rings are also spiral,
and 80 long that they must almost have
covered the finger, like the rings worn in
such numbers by Neapolitan women. No
arms of bronze were found at Suersula,
and few of iron several knives and dag
gers, and perhaps some lance-heads. The
objects from the oldest, and therefore most
interesting period, give evidence of peo-
plo little advanced in the art of design; yet
well to do, and not only accustomed to
adorn themselves with the metal ornaments
brought them by Greek ships. but also to
pride themselves on giving rich trousseau
to their dead Oh their departure from this
world, and on omttting no prescribed rclig-
ious rite. How strange it was, in that rural
and lonely villa, to ponder OH the remains
of 30 distant an age. How vividly they
remind us that the fair country around
Naples has been, ages and ages ago, pco-
pied, devastated and repcopled as rich in
in native productions twenty-thr.e ccntu-
rles ago as now-perhaps richer. Every
step taken in the campagna felice is step
over graves.