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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-20
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By Green & Wise, Auctioneers,

E !UM hlSSlDNERH' SALE OF VaTuA
~ BILE hkAL ESTATK-sy virtue of . do.
crco OF the Corporation Court of the civ of Al.
;t%ahafia rendered on the 18Th day of July 1881,
n,s -, 'no nsHcery cause OF q. Devsughn and
0Ioers against a. V. Robey and v ifs ard Others
me undersigned, commissioners therein nsmed
WI oheT Tor sale by pub ic auction, at the 'front.'
G9uT Gu Q! the Court House Of ,sd city on SAT-
=, - hDA !? the "a n day of September. 1881 At
i G1oeE 70, the following property viz:
AbCS q and LOT on the east side of Wash
Ing:on street, beginning l59 fee. north oe r.m.
e1oh street Ird running thence south on Wash
iASto' street - teet in"he- III ,nce east psrsl
!o' 20 cameron street 100 fest; taence north mar.
,i,.eI :" "ashiH3ton s.rsei 10 tset G inches:
t4thce win 4 ettn'yht me to the heeinuinp
Z HOUSE end Lot Oh the Eor,h sid, If Kina
s.f5c, osRibnInE Oh ning street on u e east side
O, " Get ~ III siiey, dlsts:t 44 3.l2 fee, from
" "esn'hG.oa tir"rI; theGc9 on sSid alley north
.'FH.Io' 10 NEshn GIN street C3 feet inches;
.Ie., GO toSt parallel 10 RinE street feet inch
10 NE so0Lh west cUrner of bricK ont building.
tLehce ne ssme course continued along the
soU!h wall Of aid GU. building 20 tho niddIo of
Inc pAF'in IN wall thereof; thence through the
.t'"u!e oi s.ia partition wall north feet in. to
'h3 lne ti Christopher Neale's lo: the soutb
siae oi u bflck val; thence with the south size
OF s'i4 wall east parallel 10 King street fee. &
lHchs3i th.nce south parallel TO Washington st
% icet 10 hing street; lheLca west on King st.
Ct way over said aloy.
.. nous L aud LOT IN the wes. side Of Fair.
!HG street oat~a"n Queen snd Princess stree,s
!f0Aiing 10 feet 3 inches with depth of l64 fact
Iefm5 OF sale: Ten per c-nt of the purchsge
money IN cash on tho day of sale, snd the residue
ID infec "a Ig! lnstamcnls ST 6, Il and IS months
10 De secured by Toe bonds Of the purchaser or
putch 3sers with good personal security: the
oohcs TO bear Interest from the dsy of sale and
tHe ttte 10 be retained unit! the sslns are fuIIv
paid. ConytyAncng :, the cost Of Ia, pprrbsee5
'uxlo-., :: : SnfAfH nGsh bAoa. Csqg,fs: OF g.s:
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! did not know it, and heard from them
that he was in love. with, and then that
] he was going, to marry, an American
girl. 7 worked day and night till got
money enough to come here. Not
show him that he could not wrong and
! deceive woman as easily as he
thinks"
As she spoke both Violet and myself
were convinced by her earnestness Of
the truth of her words.
Thus was Roger Dacre's intended
baseness made clear, and Violet saved
from a unionfwhich would have blasted
her life
He had nothing to say when con-
fronted by the woman whom he had
thought, when he had tired of her and
left her, too poor and powerless ever to
do aught to right herself Much to our
relief, he soon left America, and we
never saw his face again.
Then violet told me how he had OBJ
tanned his power over her. He had
come to the Hurst as a guest Of Mr..
Christabels, being the son Of a friend
he had known in his youth; and her
poor father, in one of those moments
in which his brain yielded to the strange
mania which possessed him at times.
had entered the young mans room at
night and taken a valuable jeweled pin
| which lay upon the bureau. Mr.. Dac-
re had been awake and had seen it all.
"He, had proposed to me before"
said Violet, "and I had refused him
but, Notwithstanding explained to him
how it was, and that in few days J
could find the pin and restore it to
him, he threatened to prosecute my
poor old father for theft unless would
consent to marry him. Thus l became
betrothed to him, and (here she shud
dered) should have been his wife
sometime, for Christabel never breaks
her word of honor"
THANK God you have been saved
from such fate !" | exclaimed, fer
veutly, and Violet turned and kissed
me. -..-.
81 thank the good God every day"
she said, " for raising up such Il dear
friend for me. But for you | should
indeed be alone
Soon after that I penned few lines
W Nettu NllllUitll, llllOlllllllS liiill VI
what had happened, and of all that
Violet had told me. l did not dare to
speak to Violet Of what had done.
The days passed, until one came and
brought Keath with it. We were both
in the library-Violet and when the
door opened and he entered unan-
nounced.
With a little cry Violet rose. He
stood for moment and gazed at her,
looking in her black dress like pale,
sweet shadow Of her former self; then,
unable to control himself longer, he
held out his arms, while an expression
of unutterable love and longing sprang
into his eyes.
"Violet, will you not come to me
now? | know all, and that there is
nothing to part u.s.
And just at l discrcetly vanished
from the scene Tsaw Violet go slowly
toward him, and knew that my inter-
ference had brought the desired result.
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A.rubber. hose was filled with water,

A rubber hose was filled with water,
and one end was let down to him.
Brown took three swallows, and then
the hose was pulled out. After about
two hours more work his head was got
free and above ground. Then he was
given brandy and beef tea. A hard
lob was still before the workmen---
much harder, in fact, than they ex-
pected After getting Browns body
uncovered it was found that one of his
feet was so wedged in between the
stones composing the lower arch that
itseemed impossible to get it out. Hours
were spent in futile attempts to free
the entrapped foot, and it was suggest
ed that the only way to get the man
out and save his life was to get a sur
geon to amputate the ankle. But by
constant work the limb was extricated,
and at ten minutes past on Friday
morning Brown was hoisted out and
landed safely on the ground.
He had no broken bones, but he was
very badly bruised. He was completely
exhausted, and tainted while being
taken into Mr.. Howell's house. He had
been buried in the we'll thirty nine
hours-two nights and one day.
Yesterday Brown was at his own
home, quarter of a mile from the
Shutdown railroad station. He was
attended by kind relations. He said
that during the whole time of his inter-
ment he had no hope Of ever being
taken out alive. He said that when he
4 went down into the well he saw that
4 part of the walling had fallen in
leaving an opening about two feet
square. Concluding that it was not
safe to work in the we'll until that was
filled in, he nevertheless decided to de-
scend to the bottom and see what was
needed to be done down there. On as
cending, one of his feet happened to
touch the wall where it was damaged,
and immediately the whole thing
tumbled in. The large stones wedged
and formed two arch es, one above and
one below him. He heard the work.
(men as soon as they began to dig on
top. He shouted for about two hours,
then lost his voice, and had to keep ST.
lent. Two or three times he was I'M
conscious, but whether from exhaustion
or from Il natural desire for sleep he did
not know. Brown said he had no hope
of ever getting out alive until he felt
some one take hold of his hand AS
soon as possible a rope was fastened
about his waist, SO that all danger Of
his falling to the bottom Of the well was
obviated. When his head was partly
free he dictated 4 message to his moth
er and another to his sweetheart; Brown
is still Frustrated, but is rapidly recover
ing.
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A Sharks Month.

The sharks mouth is one of the most
formidable means of destruction I
know of among animals anywhere. 1t
is on the under side of the head, some
distance back of the end of the snout,
and crescent-shaped The teeth are
in three to seven close, crescentric,
parallel rows, the largest and oldest
ones in front, the smaller ones behind
that is, farther inside the mouth.
Some sharks have more than 200 of
these teeth. They are three-cornered,
exceedingly thin and sharp-pointed,
and in some cases have saw edges.
When the mouth is wide open they
stand erect, and almost protrude from
the lips, but when it is closed they lie
down flat, out of the way. When those
in the front row wear out or break off,
the next row behind is gradually push
ed forward to take their place. The
shark thus has reserves Of teeth which,
operated by the tough and exceedingly
muscular mechanism Of the jaws, are
able to bite through anything, especial
ly since the bite is nearly always &C
companied by a rolling or wrenching
movement which causes the teeth to
act like saw, and thus cut through
the quicker. For some of the larger
sharks in the south seas, it would only
be- moderate mouthful to take half a
mans body in, and clip him off at the
waist. Nevertheless, believe fewer
persons have lost their lives by sharks
than we generally suppose, though
many narrow escapes are constantly
happening.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13
BEERS Horns.

All male deer have horns, but shed
them every year and renew them
again, When the time comes for the
horns to drop-which varies with diff
ferent species, but is usually between
November and March-they loosen at
the base, first at the outside, and then
gradually inward, until they fall The
spot on the forehead bleeds little, but
in twenty-four hours is covered with a
thin transparent film. After a short
time the skin begins to swell into a
soft tumor, like ball, full of blood,
and covered with a velvety substance,
having nearly the same color as the
creatures hair
This tumOr grows every day at the
end, like a SprOut from tree, and
shoots out branches called antlers. The
horn sometimes grows an inch and a
half in day, so that the who is fin
ished in q few days. The course of
the blood vessels is marked by long
deep burrows, which always remain.
While the horns, or as the huntsmen
say, the attire, are growing, the velvet
is very tender, and the animal hides in
thlckets, coming out only at night, for
food. When the horn has completed
its growth the blood vessels are shut
off, and the velvet coating dries up.
The stag peels it off by rubbing his
head against a tree, and is himself
again.
Each new horn has one more snag
than the one which fell, SO that the age
of the animal may be readily learned.
The first horn comes when the deer is
a year old, and an additional snag
comes every year; if he has five prongs
he is six years old. In England, deer
is said to be of the first head and worthy
Of the chase, only when there are five
branches upon his horns; when he is a
stag of ten he is a noble animal. -Ce-
cTs Natural History.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13
THE Old HARP,s REVELATION
by JOHn T. SARGENT


One summer eve ION parlor couch reclining,
The room half-lighted by the rising noon
| had dream.-With symphonies repining.
Our old harp in the corner hymned tune.
No hand was seen to moveits stricken wires.
No form sat near it, as in days of old;
The strings seemed lighted by electric fires.
1t sighed as if it would tale unfold.
And thus it murmured: "Ah, the good old lime
When at my thrill, these rooms would oft resound
While grace and beauty touched me with chime
And patriots and sages gathered round,
l will remember all the good and great
Who listened to me then; and grander yet
As if to make the honors eliminate,
George Washington and dear, good Lafayette.
Then there was Winthrop, Bowdoin, General
Knox. (
Adams and Franklin, all now passed away
Men of integrity who stood like rocks
Amid the storms which gathered round their day
All! those were times, indeed when all OF rank
Was in loyal purpose staunch and true;
When men were men, with principle so frank
That what they promised they We're sure to do;
When patriot purpose meant q breadth OF aim,
And love of country (more than pretense)
Rebuked self seeking. While it put to shame
Ali low ambitions by plain common sense;
When love of right outweighed the love Of place
And public good was more than private thrift;
When men in Office hadthe gift and grace
To plead for Justice and its claims uplift--
Would it were always so. By Heavens behest
The hand which swept the chords is quiet
Within the grave. or finds still better zest
On heavens harpischords; while on the brow
OF her who once inspired me with wreath
More noble. roseate, fragrant than all other,
With this inscription crcling underneath:
A loving, faithful and devoted mother.
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Twenty ImnOlite Things.

l. Loud and boisterous laughing.
2. Reading when others are talking.
8. Talking when others are reading.
4. Cutting finger nails in company.
, S. Joking others in company.
6. Gazing rudely at a stranger.
Z. Leaving stranger without seat.
s. Making yourself hero of your own
story. $500.
9. Reading aloud in company without
being asked. " tE@.za ii
10. Splitting about the house, smoking
or chewing. s -.....,
II. Leaving church before worship is
closed. e.
-. Whispering or laughing in the
house of God. az.
IS. A want of respect or reverence
for parents. .........,.
a. Correcting older persons than
yourself
Is. Receiving a present without an
expression of gratitude. a.
l6 Not listening to what one Is say
ing in company.
II. Commencing to eat rs soon as
you get to the table.
IS. Answering questions that have
been put to others.
10. Commencing talking before 9th,
ers have finished speaking.
co. Laughing at the mistakes of 9th
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13
4 Heavy Burial Fee.

Whenever a member Of the royal
family Of England is buried, fee for
breaking the ground of ESQ is de-
manded by the dean and chapter OF
Windsor. although not an inch OF
ground is disturbed, but merely stone
taken up in the centre Of the choir OF
St, Georges Chapel, which gives entry
to the passage leading up to the royal
vault. Many years ago when the lord
chamberlain happened to be rigid
Presbyterian he positively refused to
pay the exorbitant burial fee, and con
trived to delay the payment for more
than year; and it might never have
been handed over to the avaricious
dignataries but for his lordship lrovi-
dentially happening to go out of Office.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13
BURIED ALIVE INA WELL.

The Terrible Adventure Of \ COlOretl
Well Digger ut SmithtOwn. Long
Island His Voice Heard Constantly
from his Prison.
New York Sun.
Joseph n. Howell owns a farm and
q cider mill about mile and q half
southeast of the railroad station at
Smlthtown, /. I. Mr.. Howelps house
and outbuildings are old and situated
in a dreary sort of place. They are sur
rounded by tall: scraggy elm trees that
look as if they were dying from lack of
nourishment. In fact, the soil all about
that part Of Long Island is composed
mainly Of mixture of sand and graz
vel, similar to that Of the Hampstead
Plains, which Mr.. A. T. Stewards money
made to blossom as the reese. At one
corner of Mr.. Howell's ricketty old
barn was an old well with a dilapidated
old curb. A part of the walling had
tumbled in, and the bottom ofthe we'll
needed cleaning out.
Last Wednesday afternoon two color
ed men, George A. Brown and
William Helms, set to work to repair
the well. Mr.. Howell had harnessed Il
horse to his gig with the intention of
starting off on an eighty-mile trip down
the island to take orders for cider vine
gar. He gave instructions to the color
Cd NJ on, and then went into the house
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13
Guilty of Wrong.

Some people have fashion of con-
fusing excellent remedies with the
large mass Of ''patent medicines" and
in this they are guilty of a wrong.
There are some advertised remedies
fully worth all that is asked for them,
and one, at least we know of-Hop
Bitters. The writer has had occasion
to use the Bitters in just such climate
as we have most of the year in Bay
City, and has always found them to be
first class and reliable, doing all that is
claimed for them. Tribune.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13
What 1t Does.

Kidney Wort moves the bowels reg
ularly, cleanses the blood, and radically
cures kidney disease; gravel, piles, bill
ious headache, and pains which are
caused by disordered liver and kidneys.
Thousands have been cured-why
should you not try It? Your druggist
will tell you that it is one of the most
successful medicines ever known. 1t is
sold in both Dry and Liquid form, and
fOrm.=DaNns. TEL. Herald.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13
A Paris letter SayS 9Th

A Paris letter says: There is an.
other wedding on the tapis between an
American heiress and an impecunious
prince, which fills with gladness the
hearts of his creditors, whose name is
legion, but would the lady's friends be
pleased did they know that NJ. de X.
has promised a commission of 100000
francs to the person who served as a
gO-between?"
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13
4 Physician Of Great Prominence

in Thirty sixth street. New York city, was
unable to even help Mr.. VIM Mckee, OF
Paterson, \. j., suffering the agonies al
ways attendant upon diseased kidneys As
an honest man and practitioner he pre-
scribed and cured him by using one bottle
of Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13
Daily Fort Wayne Sentinel.

Mr.. S. H. Joseph, Agent EN- erson,s
Minstrels, remarks: l can with truth
speak from experience; and in saying
St. Jacobs Oil acts in D. marvellous man
ner I but partly express my good opln-
ion of it.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13
,YDIA F. PINKuAM'S VFcCTIR1E

LYDIA E. PINKHAM's VEGETABLE CON-
POUND revives the dropping spirits; in
vigorates and harmonizes the organic
functions; gives elasticity and firmness
to the step, restores the natural lustre
to the eye, and plants on the pale cheek
of beauty the fresh roses of lifes spring
and early summer time.
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inner tim G

Mr.. Bret Harte has been giving his
lecture, "The Argonauts of 49," at Ed
inburg. The Lord Provost presided
and the hall was crowded.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13

Miss Stone, of New York, whom Gov
ernor-elect Porter, of Indiana, will soon
marry, is a wealthy lady, who has q
summer residence at Chataqua lake.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13

Let your viii lead whittier necessity
would drive, and you will always pre-
serve your liberty
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13

Mr.. Edgar L. Wakeman, the indefati-
gable Chicago representative Of the
Louisville Coarier-Jouraai, has very
readable "Gipsey Christmas Tale" in
SATURDAYS issue of that paper.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13

Nine. Legendre, sister of the en-
Confeder"t General Beauregard, died
recently at her residence in New York
city.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13
Complications.

If the thousands that now have theil
rest and comfort destroyed by compli
cation of liver and kidney complaints
would give natures remedy, Kidney
Wort, trial, they would be speedily
cured. 1t acts on both organs at thu
same time and therefore completely
fills the bill for perfect remedy. i
you have lame back and disorlereG
kidneys, use it at once. Don't neglec
them.-Nirror and Farmer.
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Manchester (Mich.l Enterprise.

Messrs. Haeussler g. Kingsley, Drug
gists, Manchester say: We handle St:
Jacobs Oil with abundant success, and
it has given excellent satisfaction to our
customers
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13

The human voice in its sweetness and
purity is deliciously musical; with
Throat affection and Coughs it loses al
attractions. Dr.. Bulls Cough Syr,,p
restores it when failing through Coughs.
Colds, etc.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13

Among other gilded bonnet orna-
ments are strings of gold sequins of va
riOus sizes.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13

General Ord is going to engage in
business in Mexic :, where his son-in-
law, General Trevino, is now secretary
of war. The generals pay as retired
officer is about $4,000.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13

Card collectors please buy seven bars Dobins
Electric Soap of any grocer and write Cragin e.
Co., Philadelphia, Pa, for seven cards gratis, six
eolors and gold, Shakspeareis "Seven Ages Of
Man." Ordinary price Is cents
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13
Gen. John "A. LOgau.

Hero of the late war, and now Q. S. Senator from
Illinois, writes Some years ago was troubled
more or less with infammatory rheumatism, and
have within the last year or so suffered intensely
with same disease. I began to take 'Durang'
Rheumatic Remedy and am thoroughly satisfied
that have been permanently cured by its use. ]
do not hesitate to recommendit to al sufferers.
This great Remedy has been before the public
six years. 1t is taken internally, and never fails
to cure the worst case. Sold by every druggist in
Wisconsin and elsewhere Write for 40-pase
pamphlet to r. h. HELPHENSTINE.
Druggist, Washington, D. c.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13
A Warning.

Coughs are caused by the changeabie weather
Of autumn, and, if neglected, are apt to continue
all winter. If cured now the lungs will gain
strength to withstand the severe trial of winter
and spring. Piso's Cure is the best remedy. Fifty
cent bottles are sold for 25 cents.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13

Nothing makes man, woman, or child feel
m m than tickling sensation in the throat
Lake Dr. Sellers Cough Syrup Is cents
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-10-29

truth but upbridled, corrupt and
selfish motives of mean little hearted
men,"
Before we give ear to the schemes
Of the radical reformer we should in
yestigate the motives that actuate
him, inquire into the individual life
of the leader, whether it has been
consistent, pure, unpollutcd by social
vice or immoral conduct; lift is hear
him, IL not turn deaf ear for moth
ing good can come of such a man
"out of the abundance of the heart
the mouth speaketh."
There is class of men that de-
light in questions, IL they can ask a
question about politics, science or
religion that cannot be fully and sat
isfactorily answered they are instant
and clamorous for the destruction of
politics, science and religion. For
getting that Shakespcare's fool could
ask questions that his King could
not answer, they still delight in play
ing the fool, assuming conspicuous
position, and applauding their own
foofswit. Furthermore, such men
or fools are usually afflicted with
large amount of egotism. They style
themselves "truth-seekcrs;" they be-
lieve nothing, deny everything, and
see nothing but the mistakes Of 9TH
ers. They ignore the fact that the
true spirit of inquiry has no aflilia-
ton with bigotry, and though many
mistakes have been made in the name
of christianity, the same may be tru-
ly said of all systems and beliefs.
Still" in spite Of these fault-fnders,
these questions, aimless tramps over
the broad field of science and rclig-
icn, elderly must be maintained, le-
ligion upheld and science permitted
TO 60 on TO perfection.