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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-06

GALE OF VALUABLE TIMBER LANn
~ IN Fairfax UOUNTY-By virtue Of a
deetoa o; tha Circuit Coltlt of Fairfax county,
rendered At LIS Juno term, 1880, in tho cause OF
Whllot's administrator vs.. WhilBd's hers tho
Undersigned. commissioners Of saia thersin
ntmD3, Gu MONDAY, Soptamb>r l9in, 1881,
(Coutt day at II 30 p. Ia. ia front OF the Ccu5t
House OF Faiilax G0unty, Va. will ol,sc i0r sale
at nuhlic auction, thit valuable tract OF TIM.
Bkk LaHD, lyi1g iii the county Of Fairfax,
Va, about two mics South Of HnDtar's n;;i
krovn SIS i'll, WHITFIELD TR ACT, and contsi;;.
Ing Gil acres and 80 poles. mora or less. This
land will ba sold il SIX LOTS Of Is or Il; aires
osch, hScStdtng y recent survey now at tbs
Office Of Heury ". rhoEas, Fairfax - House
We. Tho lo!a will DO gold sepsra!oly. Tha7 sra
heavily timb5Tod and cftur Eno opnorlun;ty for
wood and Srf .ing Industries.
Terms: ona tenth OF tho purchase money ia
hand; tho roaIdne il six, twsva AMI eightsan
tho da!crrod payments. Tito 10 bo rosanod b7
tho commissioners till tha Rholo Durchase mon.
ey is Ts!d cN. If one fourth OF The purchase
mrney ba paid down, security will be dispensed
with. Tho comnisEloas:s ara authorized to sel
HENRY w. THOMAS, ! Comrl'rs.
THOMAS MDOKE, of Sale.
snsls-wta
A VALU ABLE AND HIGHLY I'M
N PROVED FARM IN FAIRFAX co
VS., At PUBLIC SALG--By virIua of y dnei
OF trust from ID. w. Alvord and vile 10 th, M.
darslgnod, dated The 10Th dsy of December. 1859
add Of record on the land records &C said county
book l., No. q. page 50, 1 th:ll. on MONDAY,
(Oourt da7) the 18Th Day OF September, 1881, 10 :.
fore the door Of tho Court House of ssid county,
at IL o'clock e. m, cell 10 the highest bidder
that valuable snd improved farm known as
SPRING HILL" formerly the properly of
the laLs VIM. Swink. This farm contains 223
acres, has thereon LARGE FRAME DWEL
LING HOUSE, barn, stables, corn crib, with
other out buildings. a spring of never falling
water, mill house, we'll in the gard, apple and
peach orchards, pesrs, cherries and other frui!s,
plenty Of wood. good foncing-sll rendering this
3 very delirable Investment. This land adioins
&. +: EIsin. Carpec, Gunnell and others is On
the Falls Church road. Two miles from LeWins.
vile and about Ten miles from Washington CITY.
Toms of Sale: Enough cash in hand to paw
The expenses of sale and also tha sum OF 81 Gao,
with interest thereon from the Sd day of ugust.
1881, and the residue in two equal annual pay
ments to bear interest from the day Of sale, to be
secured by tho bonds Of the purchaser and lien
on the property. Persons desiring information
will address Moore s. Son. Attorneys, st Fair
fax Court House, w.
THOMAS MOORE, Trustee.
j. w. Mohler, Auctr. suyl3-w4g
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-06
M CUNT VERNON INSTITUTE,

M iSa akptuiA ARNnl.u will resume tho
80 80 nn'ni Ut her Schno Wnlnes,sy. Scpt, IT,
179t, over tha G.fnlsI Banking t,nap,any,
AlAD&E0AkTEN &YSTsu lc.,yh, n {, q
friilary Uo3ar.:Dsa:, ~ ''o
dI,"''y Practice in UaLi%?aREiGs.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-06
SSChooh FCR GIRLS AND BOYS,
By tho Misses EOR3EY,

NJ Miss DORSEY,
70 I'D -! hsarh street, Alexandria, Va,
rs. Duo hntc3 vii! be given of Miss Dorsey's
o''i'~'io'''" 'Iiso' aup10-tO1
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-03-03
The Sphere of Woman.

AS republican institutions continue
to gain ground, women appear more
conspicuous in the remodeling influen.
ces of civilization.
She whose presence IN this briery
world is as lily among thorns, whose
smile is pleasant, like the light of morn,
ing, and whose eye is the gate of heav-
en-; she whom Nature SO revees that
the lovely value of her spirit is the
best terrestrial emblem Of beauty, ceases
to command armies or sit upon imperi-
al thrones. But the world bows in
homage to her sceptre of forbearance
and love.
The progress OF liberty owes much to
her self-sacrifice and devotion. 1t has
also redeemed her into the possession
of her nature, has made her not man S
slave, but his companion, his counsel
or and fellow martyr; has lifted her to
domestic equality, and demands for
her the same privileges in political af-
fairs.
Although many Of the avenues Of
public life are closed against her, she
is demonstrating her worthiness to fill
a wider sphere Of usefulness than she
has ever occupied. Truth in its purity
finds no more honest or industrious in
terpreter. Bancroft.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-03-03
Literary n Offices.

Wide Ainake for March is more than
usually pictorial. no less than tive full
page drawings being given. in addition
TO the ballad The Beggar King. which
has six full-page pictures, while all the
other articles are also lavishly illustrated.
''Mr. Slocum," by Cannie Hicks is one of
the most amusing stories of the season;
and the boys will enjoy "How Philip
Sullivan Did an Errand," aud "How
Jonathan Ran Away from School" "The
Girl that Had Patience TO Practice, re-
la.es to the opening of Camilla Ursos
splendid career, "Bessie's Story" by
Frank ii. Converse. is an account of a re-
cent ocean adventure. Tot, the Dwarf, I"
by Margaret Eytinge, is dramatic little
story, full of breathless interest, and is
exquisitely illustrated by q. +. Barnes.
Rev. L. Z. Hale's third To-day" talk is
about the Poncas, making clear much of
the confusing newspaper discussion of
that subject; and as though to show
what Indians may become when honora-
bly, treated, Mrs. Theodore Jenness gives
an interesting account of her visit to
"Some Indian Schools" Among the
poems of the number are three unusually
fine ones, 1.-The Tithing Man." by Mary
E. Wilkins, THE Dough Boy" by Mrs.
A. NJ. Diaz. and why Little Birds Hop
and Other Birds Walk" by L.. Bates of
the Detroit Tribune OF the three serials
we can say that three brighter stories
were never offered to the juvenile world:
1.-THE Story of Honor Bright" with its
three delicious pictures by the famous
young painter, Mr.. Walter Shirlaw,
Rocky Fork, the Ohio story, by Mrs.
Catherwood, and "PolIy Cologne" the
little folks own special serial, by Mrs.
A. NJ. Diaz, with eleven funny pictures
by Boz. There is also the grand fourth
serial which comes as q Supplement,
"Warlock O Glenwarlock, by George
Macdonald. There are also four Money
Prizes offered to students in History for
the four best essays on given subjects.
Only $500 a year. Ella Farman, Edi-
tor. D. Lothrop & Co., Publishers. Bos-
ton, Mass.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-03-03
Diary of an Electric Gardner.

The use of the electric light in plant
growing, is creating much interest in
England, and, withaf, there is some fun
about it. Funny Folks, humorous
sheet, gives some extracts from an i'm
aginary diary of future gardener, as
follows
'Awfully sleepy; up all night grow
ing pine forest for Lord Pibroch's
new Scotch estate No time for rest,
however. There's the new potatoes
for Sir Morris Mllluynairs dinner to-
day, still implanted, and the Duchess
of Doublechin will certainly withdraw
her patronage if her bouquet is not in
full bloom to the very minute
Great nuisance, this. While l was
at dinner the Duchess flowers have
not only bloomed, but run to seed.
Must plant another lot, and put on ten
extra candle power, as the evening is
drawing on; dig and dispatch the baro
nets potatoes; also get the Muddlepud-
dleton Chronicles annual enormous
gooseberry under cultivation. AS |
have contracted that it shall weigh thrt 9
ton s and measure mile in circunfer-
ence by next Thursday, l cant afford
to be backward with it,
Duchess bouquet all right. Think
should like few green peas with the
lamb at supper. Sit down here and
have quiet smoke while watch 'em
grow
'Eh? Hullo! Why | must have
dropped off! May have been asleep
for hours, seeing that-no-yes, by
Jove, it is so! The strongest Johloch-
koff is turned full on, and one of my
confounded peavines has carried me
up with it. I'm ten feet from the
ground already, and I'm still going up
HI, there! For goodness sake, bring
ladder, somebody, and turn off that
light
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-03-03

A drag, driven by an elegantly at
tired lady, with trim and neatly
dressed colored boy perched on the
footman's seat behind, was passing
through the street, when it was espied
by an old negro woman. Dress de
Lord!' she exclaimed, raising her hands
as she spoke 'bress de Lord, I never
'spected to see dat. Wonder what dat
young culled gemman pays dat white
oman for driving dat kerridge ? I
knswd it'd come, but never 'spected to
lib to see it. Dis nlgga's ready to go
way now
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-03-03
A Heavy Swell.

Jacob H. Bloomer. of Virgille, n, y,
writes: Your DR.. Thomas Eclcctric
Oil cured badly swelled neck and
sore throat on my son IN forty-eight
hours; one application also removed
the pain. from very sore toe; my
wife's foet was also much inAamed- =
so much so that she could not walk
about the house; she applied the oil,
and in twenty four hours was entirely
cured. For sale by j. C. Saur.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-03-03
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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-02
A Witty Judge.

Readers of Shakespeare have
always enjoyed the vii of Portia in
the "N.rchant of Venice" by which
she saved Antonio from the knife of
Shylock. The pretended judge
affirmed the right of Shylock to his
pound of flesh, but added shonfd "A
drop of blood be- shed in taking it,
this life should be forfeited. 4
California judge has shown equal
wit.
\ hard character. well known as
"a thief, was indicted for entering a
miners tent and stealing bag of
gold dust. The theft WAS proved.
He WAS seen to reach in aud take
the bag. A bright Thought occurred
to the counsel tor the defence.
GLOW far did he get when he took
the DUSTY
"About halt way in. as he reached
over" said the witness.
MAY it please your honor said
the shrrwd lawyer, 81 demand the
acQuittal of my client. The indict
mpnt is not sustained, He did not
enter the t.nt. Can man enter a
tent when one halt Of his body is in
and the other halt outi'
The Judge aud jury were equal TO
the emergency. The verdict of the
Jury was, "Gnilty as 10 one halt of
his body, and not guilty as to the
other half The sentence of the
| indge VAS, Imprisonment for the
guilty part, of two years. The pris
oner may leave the other part be
hind or take il with him. The sharp
LAWYER was thus outwitted.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-02
WHEN the SULTAN GOES TO IsPAHAN.

When the Sultan Shah Zsman
Goes ,o the city lspahaH,
Even before he gets So far
As the place where the clustered palm
trees are,
At the last Of the thirty palace gates,
The flower of the harrui. Ruse In Bloom,
Orders a feast III his tayWIte room
Gliti.ring spnaIrs Of rolorrd ice,
Swect-nrd with strip, tincturrd with spice
Creams. and eotdiai-. and sugared dates
Syrian apples, Othman guinness.
Lines, aud citruus, aud apticOts,
And wines that are known to Eastern
prices,
And Nubiau slaves. with smoking pots
OF spicrd meats aud cUstli--i fish,
And all thai ibr cnrinns palate conld wish
Pass in and out of III. cedar doors.
Scattered over mdsiac floors
Are ancmorcs, mNrtlrs. and violcts,
And n musical fountain throws its Jets
OF hundred color- into the air.
The dusk Suliana lons,ns her hair,
And stains with the hruna plant the tips
OF her pointed nails, aud bites h-f lips
Til they bloom again. But alas, that ros'
Not fnl the Sultan buds aud blows.
Not fdr the Sultan ShRh-IamaH,
When lie gJts to the city of lspahan.
Then, at n wave of her sunny hand,
The dancing girls of Samarcand
Glide in like shapes from fairy-land,
Making Il suddru mist IN air
OF tlcrcy veil, and Heating hair,
Aud white rms lifted. Orient blood
Rms in their veins, Shines in their eyes
And there, in this Eastern Paradise,
Filled with the breath Of saudal-wood.
And khotcn musk and alorS. aud myrrh
Sits Ro>c.iu-B luoin. on n silk divan,
Sippiug the wines of Asfrakhau;
And her Arab lover sits with her.
That's when the Sultan Shah-Zaman
Goes to the city of l-pahan.
Now when see an extra light.
Flaming, pickering IN the night.
F:om my nrighbor'- rassmrnt opposite,
know a- we'll rs know to pray;
know ~ we'll ~ torgu" eau say,
That the inuocrnt Sultan Shah-/aman
Has gone Ia The city f>pahau.
IT. Il. Aldrich.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-02

eldest daughter OF the world re
nowHed orator, Patrick Henry.
Cardw-ll is said to he a graduate
of Washington University, and has
withai a polished education. He
has the faculty OF repeating long
poems from memory. Ii Is said that
he can troll on, Chiide Harold, Don
Juan, and such poems from begin.
ming to end. AT the age of fifteen
he joined the Confederate army and
was shot at Manassas, loosing his
leg.
He was taken to the Richmond
hospital, where he excited the at
tention of prominent ladies aud gen
tlemen by his precocity.
AFTERwARD HE BECAME PRIVATE
SECRETARY
of Henry ). Foote. He has wan
dercd all over the country, being
now heard Of in New York. now in
Cincinnati. now in Louisville, and
now in Washington. At the present
time he is heard of in Memphis. He
has done considerable newspaper
work in his time, was connect ed
with the National Star ut Goodman,
Miss. in 1873, and afterward was
ON the Kosciusko Chronicle.
Wherever he has been he has had
pursuer-whisky. 1t has made
him tramp all over the United
States, has frequently caused him
to he arrested. He has an rxten
sive acquaintance with the great
men of the couhtry AMI has now in
his possession letter from Alexan.
der II. Stevens cougratuiating him
on his reform.
lie is IA man of good address and
has reduced begging to fine art.
For instance, in approaching a
stranger he will say. win you par
don the perfect ingenuousness OF
the request. bat coHld Yen lend me
II half dollar Ia get nights lodg
ing" Should the person thus al
dressed deny the request, tie will
not he indignant or insulting, but
VIII gracefully change III" suhlect "a
national politics. the ethics OF jour
nnlism. the traits of great men OF
similar topics.
He is au accomplished performer
oH the banjo. With all bis bad hab
its he is said 10 hc honest. |, is
the one remnant of the Virginia
gentleman. \ more remarkable ca
rrcr could hardly he imagined.
From fine family to the position
of II common tramp. and hr Is ont,
about 81 years of age. There WA
Il time W hen he would force his wa,
into rhe families of respectable peo
Pile. bnt he does 80 no longer ant
it is only too palpahlr that he ha'
lost caste with himself.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-02
Amusing BIunders.

Blunders on public occasions are
often as notifying as they are
amusing. For instance:
AT military dinner in Ireland,
the following WAS on the toast list:
"May the man who has lost one eye
in the glorious service of his be.
loved country never see distress
with the other" But the person
whose duty it was to read the toast
accidentally omitted the word "dis-
tress,r which completely changed
the sentiment and caused no end of
merriment by the blunder.
Another instance may he quoted,
il only TO show how careful people
shoud be in expressing themselves
on public occasions:
A church in South London had
been erected, when a dinner was
given, at the conclusion of which
the health Of the builder was pro
posed, when he rather enigDaticat-
~ replied that he was "more fitted
for the scaffold than for pablo
speaking
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-02
G. II. ROGERS,
House, Sign, Carriage and
Buggy Painter,
Paper-Hanger and Glazier,
HOMER, LA

1 SOLICIT THE PATRONAGE OF THE
L people of Homer AID vicinity. Forevi-
dences of my proficiency, refrr-to the nu-
merous persons for whom havt WORKED
in Claiborne parish.
FERNS reasonable, and work ,romptly
nIccnted. e. n. ROGERS.
tprr Q ,Is7s. = &c.. =. S3.y
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-02
Terms OF subscription:
Terms Of Advertising:

puc square, Of one inch in space or less,
It insertion, 81 90; each additionall
lon, 80 cents.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-02
Tho Short Corn Crop..

Our exchanges from all parts Of
the United States confirm the re.
port that the crop has been cut short
by the drouth. The failure in Louis.
lana so far as we have seen, is not
due so much 10 the drontb as to
shallow blowing in the preparation
of the land and close crowdinR of
stalks in the drill. We have seen .
few fields of corn which were planted
early on deeply broken ground and
thinned out TO q single stalk, 80
inches apart, which have not saller.
ed from the drouth. We have
proven to our own satisfaction that
subsoiliRg, proper thinning and shall
low cultivation will make o good
crop of corn in both wet and dry
seasons. Three fourths OF the plant.
ers Of Louisiana persist in planting
their corn too thickly, on badly pro-
pared ground, and q largo number
leave two stalks in q hill. Tho
result in this climate, " To ssas6a
is favorable 10 q crop Of ''nsbsiu9"
IL TIE drouth comes, Duehin6 but
stalks. II 10 too late to soen0 eor
agricultural sins Of oaisotsa th6s'
season, but they shouh - nDqn-.
bered next spring when thgpiaWhg
for the new esep hsofss.--E a.
Oe1e0VoSs .nse IA. ts.kl .snsa a.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-02
An Interrupted Meal.
fChicago Tribnne.l

The once popular pastime of "run-
ming" towns seem TO be on the de.
cline out West. An Individual be.
longing to that class known IA
"rusilers' came into the dining.
room of a hotel at Defining. n. NJ,
one day last week aud announced
(aftrr hitting an inofiensi>e citizen
on the head with the butt end Of a
revolver. ia order to more quickly
gain the attention of bis au,lirnce)
that he was Choking for somebody
who WAS on the shoot Fortunate.
~ n gentleman actively engaged in
the line of business referred tn WAS
present, and after he had sent a
bullet crashing through the brain OF
the inquisitive gentleman dinner
WAS resumed.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-02
A WONDERFUL TRAMP.
Return of the 0ecayed Editor.
His History Recorded up to Date.


tariwcll. the ..drcatrh editor" is
back again IL New Orleans. He is
The most flushed sample at the
tramp species Ia he found on This
hall of the earth ball. and his repu.
tailun for the performance ot this
rather difficult. and ~ times dis
hraIirning role. is hnunhrl only bN
the Rocky Mountains and the At
lan,ic Ocean. |, runs right up
north, and laps over the pole like
Such is W. II. Caldwell.
He >tumprh up To the writer two
years ago and in II mild tome asked:
'Could Your dignity conArsccud tn
look M man vino has all the ont
ward appearance of y tramp. bnt
whose soul is filled with gorgeous
yet imperfect images of the sub.
lime
Being told that this could I've
done. he continued:
"NrcESSITY NOT MY WILL con
ihaf ! beg of yon . iritiing loan. y
two nit piece. something tn keep the
wolf from the door. Yon will par.
den me for TINS iH'rHaing upon
Your privacy. hut Non must, Nou do
feel for the unfortunate of your pro.
tcssun. and. behold. am not one
at the most unturtnnairF
II is not necessary Ia SAY that
the two hits were given and con
snmpd. The next morning Card.
we'll stumped again into the office,
sa, ing:
NO intrusion. ] have come 10
express my earnest thanks for Your
kindness of last evening: | feel
/ that there is human sympathy in
this world. Have YOU bit OF pa
per-"
The paper being produced. the
"decaNed editor" wrote thereon in a
fine and beautiful style:
"werc it the last drop in the well,
A. gaz-d npon the brink
And ere my faintlng spirit fell,
'Tis to thee that would drink"
The hint WAS so strong that the
writer reached into his pocket ioi
another quarter, but Cardwell scorn
fully rejected the rroticr, SAYING h,
had come like IL gentleman To THANK
u gentleman for gentlrmanly rs
sistancc, and he was grirved tina,
his action had been miSuutel TODD
This WAS The last The Hrirr saw %
Caldwell until the next day AT noon
When We mel his cditolship double,
M ia a whtelbarrow and on his wa,
to the police station.
Oh him, the Memphis Appeal hal
! something to say, aud says IT IN
very Interesting manner:
THE VERY ROMANCE OF TRAM
LIFE
WAS rxpmpiifird Yesterday ny dis
sipated lnoking individual with onl'
] one leg. whose name was registered
at the station house ~ w II. Card
we'll. He is kHauH io many person
:. as II reporter aud has lived mos
varirgate,l life.
b. His full name is Wyatt Henri
Cardwell. His father WAS the EN-
nent DR.. Cardwell, of Richmond
Virginia. and his mother was ID