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AEEAANDklA VA, THURSDAY EVENING, JIIY - Ieo3
AUCTION S.fLES.
BY Green & Wise, Auctioneers.

E,XEcUToRs SALE OF REAL ESTATE
BONDS. Sc.
Oh the premises ut the northwest corner u
rTln TTlnce and Royal streets Alexandria. Va q,
! IN hUkSDAi. July 20, 1SS2, at IL o'clock M th
subscribers will sell at public auction the follow
! ing: ''"
i. The TENEMENT and LOT OF GROUND q,
tn" northwest corner Of Prince and Roval streets
frontingon Prince street. the width of the 3.story
Drlck, store and dwelling standing thereon (abont
seventeen icetl ana extending back from Prince
Wlth that width cighty-eight feet more or loss ~
a SIX feet alley. with a right of way nvnr s,;I IL
alley: The west wall of the building is subject tn
the right OF the adjoining lot to use it for bnidino
purposes '"''''hs
. The TENEMENT AND LOT adjoining tbo
a""Se on inc west: about eight feet in width. ex
tending back with that width. ripbtv.cight CO.
more or less to said six feet alley with tho use of
si'lu alicy, This lot is bounded on the west bv
INC nae Ol kudd. and has right to use the wall cf
tin hullding ON the east for building PURPOSES
s. The LOT OF GROUND on the wcsr sid. IF
mon street, fortytive feet south of Prince street
o,'tt tu IstorE Dflck and slated warehouse, No 4}
souv1 onlon street. twenty-five feet two inchcs
front and ninety feet four inches deep.
;, t. The LOT OF GROUND OH the smtb sido of
r r. liice street, beginning at Il point twcnty-eiubt
toot cast ol Cnlon, extending west twcnty-three
lee.' win depth of forty-four feet four inches
'iH haVihS on 1t Il thrcc-stOry brick building,
BONDS of the Washington & Ohio r r 70 '"'
stock "N VI vi" DOMINION
Terms: For the Bonds and Stocks. cash for tbo
'eai estate. onc-thrd cash, residue in six and
we've months. with interest; property to be kcnt |
I",ru ana ttic retained as security; costs of
and State taxes for / 1SS2 tn bc n,iJ
y p"fc'''ser. FRANCIS MILLER.
S. FERGUSON BEACH,
Js'-coutS Executors of Samuel Miller. decd
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Ihe Moorish Slave Girls of 7o-dou

by the Mohammctan law M man. j. 49,,
mitted to have moro than four ,.;,.o
'nere Is no limit but that of the purse to tho
NUMBER OF female slaves who may be added
~ Ills establishment. The Sultan's Indies
are numbered by hundreds, if they do not
inoeed reach the four figures and in nronor-
tion TO his position and wealth the weli-to.
ao MOOR IN like manner has large or small
llarem establishment. The Sultan has tho thn
Piivllese or comforting the honor of enter;nu
;i ;,is iiafeih upon whom he will, and any oirjs
'n 'iic province who are more than ordinarily
pretty arc sent up to the court for his in.
rreS.n' nresa. vi senC 10 MN us u complimentary
PRESENT. ina Meh IN high positions, ;ls the VIZ.
M "to aIso oIlch presented with ladies
niata , teliis frequently very wealthy, com
tnnst .hei! estlDilshmcnt by private con-
tract, paying, perhaps E2OO for pirI tha,, @
may admire. 7"' '"cs
The ordinary well .to-do Moor ,f ,.ho,>,
there are a large number of the morchnmt n |
class nave to content themselves bv b,vinn
IA the open market, and consequently tho !
save market is IL highly patronized insti
.uiloh The court in which this. is usnaIl,,
heio on three days in every week onnms
OUT OF a labyrinth of small. harrow straets
Mhich " form the bazaar or general market of
lhe Gity, place in which the bgb.
Il class of Moor would not on ot6nr
'ccaslohs delSn to be seen. AS the ae
erhooh wears ON, however, they NAV he
'eeh amDilng down on their gaiiv canari-
oned mules, with slave walIinS heb;nd
mem, 10 the entrance of the court whnro
ney dlsmount and recline in picturesque
'foups around the enclosure. Abont Tho
aihe tlme arrive by twos and tbrees tbnso
" Sho are to be sold, being placed by the
hiGSen heS SI!i,i IN - some small recesses or stalls
evidently natives of the Soudan, some of
whom were to be sold only in lots, with two
,r three children. These were the drudges
or house and field work, the price of whom
$ always moderate, and strictly commen-
;urate to the amount of work they are likely
o be able to perform.
But beside these were two female figures
who evidently excited no small amount of
interest in the gry-headcd old Moors
who formed no small proportion of the pur
chusers. One of them was a closely yelled
Moorish girl, whose features were revealed
only to inquiring customers, but who from
a passing glance did not appear to be re-
for her beauty. The other was a
really pretty girl from the province of Sus,
whose rose-colored craftan and green silk
head-dress constrasted pleasantly with her
olive complexion and long black lashes.
They were all neatly and tidily dressed,
bearing no sign of illtreatment or scant
and were treated with all con-
sideration both bysalesmen and purchasers,
though the examination made by the latter
of teeth, arms &C., of those they bid for, was
very repulsive to those unaccustomcd to
such sights.-London STANDARD.
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w;tb;n ;ase IS al efect, not cause. Its orieip 10
cure the disease the cause must be removed 70
WpUS N 9Seer way can cure ever be effected war.
49, safE KIDNEY AND LIVER CURE is &C.
'aoshed on just this principle Il reai;zea - tta es
., ou 95 PER CENT '''''
liver .nS diseases arise from derauged kidneys and
aaouiy The elements of which it is oomnoSed 80
arrscsy upon these great organs both as food aUs
anu diestorer and, by placug them in beait%u
'oTa'9h' drive disease and pain from the svstsn,
sUr t1e M innumerabe troubles caused by um
@ the tAsaneys Liver and Urinary Organs; for
and for physical arrangements eenerav tf aiaTia .h
Sr?as remedy has no equal Beware Of i'm mnostsrs sS
and connections said to be lust as rooS
Is,e4,, LOT ia6etes, ask for WARMERS SAFE HTs
'hihs CgRE' Il For sale by all dealers. -AN
d. ID. WARNER & CO., Rochester, Nv
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GOING TO BED IN JAPAN.--Going to bed
in Japan is rather an indefinite expression
for any one accustomed to sleep between
sheets and blankets and on snowy pillows.
In fact, you do not Ego" to bed at all but
the bed, such as it is, simply comes to
you; and the style of preparing for the night
is about the same wherever you go. First,
a cotton stuffed mat is laid anywhere upon
the floor, and block ora roll is placed at
one end to rest p your head upon. Then
YOU lie down, and cotton stuffed quilt is
thrown over you. This quilt is like a Jap
dress on big scale, with large and heavily
stuffed sleeves, which flap over like wings.
But the difficulty is that these capacious
sleeves, with all the rest Of the bedding,
contain unnumbered legions Of voracious
feas hid away in recesses known only to
themselves, but which only wait till you get
fairly nestled in sleep, when they begin
their onslaught on their defenseless and
helpless victims Awakened by the merci-
less havoc they are making upon you, it is
in vain that you roll and toss and shake
your clothes till you are worried out. That
only increases the vigor with which they
renew the battle, and you may spend hours
in the faint glare of the primitive oil lantern
which is set in one corner of the room, and
strive to rid yourself of the tiny tigers that
are devouring you; it is all to no purpose
and YOU sink down at last asleep. But you
are soon awakened again, only to undergo
/ the same tribulation, and the hours of the
night pass away as you pace up and down
the narrow limits of the room listening tc
the snoring of the dozen or more of the
tough hided sleepers who surround you. ant
peep through the sliding shutters of th'
house to see if the day is breaking or not
You cannot lie down again-tor the floor
crawling with the creatures you dread-an'
YOU cannot sit down, (for there is nothing
to sit upon,} and such thing as chair wa
never heard of in that region.
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BY Green & Wise, Auctioneers.
40 MISSIO NERS' SALE

Pursuant to dccrccs rendered in tbc ch,,oo.,.
cause OF Anthony Lawson VS.. r. NJ. Lawson. nd.
Coiirff 81 tr Ct al pending in the CORPORATION
tho n,' ontromcs 'tF or Alexandria, the undersigned
in Alexandria. Va. at about IS tSA in. fr0nt of
SATURDAY, the 22d day of July, 1882.
the LOT OF GROUND. improved by 4 BRICK
DWELLING, on the north side of Cameron street,
between Royal and Fairfax streets fronting 41a.l
feet and running back 62s:, feet. and all appur-
tcnanccs. it hcng the property next east of the
Tontinc House, subject to the life estate therein
of Isabella Lawson.
Terms of Sale: Enough in cash on day Of sale to
pay the expense of sale and costs Of this sut-say
$50 and the residue III one two and three years
with interest from day of sale, and the purchaser
to give his bonds therefor with good security and
the title of the property to be retained until all
the purchase money is paid. The lito estate OF
isabella Lawson will he offered for sale at the
same time w. A. TAYLOR c,
c. W. WATrLES N"',t. D.
ic21-ts JOHN NJ. JOHNSON, Vi ''"''
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i-isHED DAILY AND TRI-wEEK1y pv
EDGAR SNOWDEN
'''e na'ldlAg Nos 20 s p Prince St
TERMS. "

| One year ,,u THI-wEEKlY
Ar o''" 50 Three months :" :"
Aldeaols Alexandrin Wn should he addressed to ,iAz,r
me ne Gazette office is connected with .,r
or any advertisements. orders for the ,r,,.r & En-
phone. " '''s''ieSS can he sent by tclc-
e!sos Gsons, leaving the city for the summer ,.,,
month and the a" "rs. is poS' I% for my cents per
Nesol1lios i'll mcnoriun of tIanks triIm s1 DESIRED
public ro adopted by societies or persons m'S IT,
adyersems, VIII only he printed in this sSs ma'.r "l
Price He " utalh notlceS must he pui Tor III odrr.
Contract advsrSw .s when not exceeding six iircs
sl unless the excess is paid for n, m ,Mi""I their
advertise Other trnSuSnncSs tn will they be noweI r.
spnce eou,r Usr tisn their legitimate business in t ~
vance Se''' advertisements must he lmid for in nd.
second-cltss inatter) ~ ''e"'''larin Virginia, as
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w A. JOHNSON l. CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
And Dealers in
ALI. KINDS OF LIQUORS.
Have on hand GIBSON'S EX, XXX. XX&X.
and PURE OLD RYE OLD CABINET and
MONOGRAM WHISTLES: also kER'S and
TfOMPSON'S PURE RYE WlIISkIES to which
they invite tho attention of the trade.
Orders from the country for merchandise shall
receive prompt attention
Cuusgnmcnts of Flour Grain and Country Pro-
duce solicited. for which they guarantee the high
est market prices and prompt returns.
Northeast corner of Cameron and Royal streets
scp14 Alexandria, Va.
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A full line of Coxes' Childrens Shoes just
received and for sale by
D. RUBEN & Co.
68 King St.
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D. Ruben & Co., 6S King street, want the
public to know, that they are selling Shoes
lower than any firm in the city.
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COMMISSION MERCHANTS
BRODERS & CO..

BRODERS & CO.,
Wholesale Dealers and Jobbcrs.in
GROCERIES,, PROVISIONS, FLOTR s.I,r
AND FISH
full line of celebrated pure old Wbiskics
Brandies,, Gin, Rum, &C., Massey & Co.'S pbiIadei'
Phia and Claggett's Baltimore Alcs. and Bcrcer &.
Hnsel Lager Beer in casks or Bottles.
= agents for James S. Kirk & Co.'S STANDARD
soap and for the Baltimore River Steamers
solicited NJ ~ r?aaisninehts
my1-tf IIaS S atlIct'
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By Green & Wise, Auctioneers.

4 1OM lSSlONEkS - SAl.E
Pursuant to Il decree of the Corporation Court
of the city of Alexandria. rendered ut the NOvcm-
Der term. 1873. in the case of r. NJ. Lawson,
admir- against Isabella Lawson, the undcrs gncd
will expose for SALE at public auction. i'll front of
the entrance to the Courtroom, on Fairfax street,
in Alexandria, Va, at ID o'clock III. on
SATURDAY. the 22d day of July, 1882,
the LIFE ESTATE Of Isabella Lawson III the
LOT OF GROUND,
improved by Il BRICK DWELLING on the north
side of Cameron street between Royal and Fairfax
streets, fronting i12 feet and running back G227
feet. next cast Of the Tontinc House.
Terms of Sale: Enough in cash Oh the day of
sale, to pay the expenses of sale and costs of this
suit and the residue III one, two and three years
with interest from the day of sale and the pur-
chaser TO give his notes therefor. with personal
security. and the title to said life estate to hc re-
tanned until all the purchase money is paid. Sec
next advertisement. JOHN NJ. JOHNSON,
ic21 -2awts Commissioner of Sale
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BROWNS
IRON
B/7TERS

IS the only Iron preparation that
ooes not color the teeth, and will not
cause headache or constipation; as
other Iron preparations will.
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BROWNS.
IRON
R/77ERS

ss ennches the blood and puri6es the
system; cures weakness, lack of
energy, etc.. Try a bottle.
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MEDICINAL.
RRONWS'
IRON
R/7TERS

viii cure S dyspepsia, heartburn, ma,s.
ia, sidney disease, liver complaint.
ana other wasting diseases
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Will stand this season at


CATS TAVERN, WEST END,
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
From April 1 to June 80, 1882.
Star is dark bay, 16 hands high, and years
old; an excellent driver and draughs horse; weight
12OOlbs; trottcd his mile in 2:45 in six weeks
handling; has taken three first premiums at the
Alexandria fairs. He was raised by Mr Willis
Henderson. of Fairfax county, Va; his sire was
old Star a Morgan hersc his dam Black Hawk
Mare from Kentucky Terms: $40 for the season;
SIS to insure.
zss- The best of care will be taken of all mares
left ut the stand No accountability howeyer,'f0r
mhs RD CATS, Proprietor.
CHOyELS, SPADES, FORKS, HOES, &C., at SS
y King, corner of Royal street On hand Ames
Patent Cast Steel Railroad Shoves, Amcs' Regular
Shovcs, Lonman's Patent and other Shovels,
Ames' and Rouand's Spades; also a great variety
of Forks Hoes, Rakes, Picks, Mattocks and other
goods in the SAME line wholesale and retail at low
prices Call and see. 'a
'''> ]. T. CREIGHTON & SON,
ic16 Corner King and Royal streets.
EERTIL ILIZERS-Having taken the agency Of
ID the CHEMICAL COMPANY, of Canton, Bal
timore, am now prepared to furnish the lol!oW-
ing valuable Fertilizers: BAKERS STANDARD
GIJANO. PURE DISSOLVED BONE andPURE
DISSOLVED SOUTH CAROLINA BONE, for sale
for cash or on time to reliable parties.
| THOMAS PERRY,
my16 II King street, Alexandria, Va.
rENUINE ENGLISH GRASS AND GRAIN
VI SCYTHES, GRASS HOOKS, &C., at
| JAS. F. CARLIN & SONS,
ie9 63 King street.
| DOTOMAC HERRINGS.
| POTOMAC ROE HERRINGS.
NO. POTOMAC HERRINGS. ..
For sale by [je27l THOMAS PERRY.
SOO PAIRS LADIES OPERA SLIPPERS
OUU rs cts pair at
4 ief9 JOS. KAUFMANF'S, Agt.
move BRAND DRIED BEEF, suitable for slic-
- ing and chipping, received to-day by
;e9 J. G.. MILBURN.
INDIA DIMITIES at great bargains.
ie21 AMOS b. .SLAYMAkER.
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TANNEY'S FERTILIZING CIIEMICALS-Tho
= formula given below, and which we designate
as "Janncy's Formula No. TO-" is based upon an
experience Of many years and is well adapted to
either wheat corn, potatoes or tobacco. Janncy
Formula No. 10 contains
POO lbs pure dissolved slaughter house bones.
$50 " sulphatc potash.
30 " magncSia
ID ammonia. Price $40.
| For use Janney'S Formula No. 10 should be
mixed with sufficient dry muck or stable manure
to make one ton in weight Apply by means of j
drill from 300 to 800 lbs to the acre. The above
price is net cash for the Formula, delivered free
| on board the cars or steamboat in Aexandra. Va
JANNEY & Co. Wholesale Druggists,
anil Sos 70 & 50 King st Alcyandria Va
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H1RDWdRE dyyI <IJ,,DI ,,,,,-

n1HD lI1RE AND CUTLERY.
3 F. rEAKE,
Dealer in q. #..ar
Plaster, Slate Mantles Hearths, &c, csr.;--
CORNER KING AND PITT STREETS,
dcc17-tf Alexandria, Va.
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TOHN r. CREIGHTON & SON,

1UIfN I. VNEIVrHIUN " SJN,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
HARDWARE CUTLERY, HORSE SHOES, IRON,
PLoUGHCAsTINGs, NAIL RODS, AXLE
GREASE, WAGON MATERIALS,
HOUSEKEEPERS' GOODS, &c.
No. as King street. Alexandria, Virginia.
fmhS1
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u. W. MALLS.
Dealers in

Dealers in s... U-
DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, HARDWARE,
Paints Oils Leads, Cement, Lime, Calcined
Plaster Slate Mantles, Hearths. &c.
CORNER KING AND ST. ASAP1I STREETS,
Oct16 Alexandria, Va
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John LANNON.

WHOLESALE
HRoCER AND LIQOUR MERCHANT
Corner Market street and Strand
Alexandria, Virginia
AGENCY DUPONT'S SPORTING MINING. ord
BLASTING POWDER
"a a iuil line of celebrated pure old Whiskies.
brandies, Gin, Rum, &C.. Massey & Co.'S. PLiIa,
a'1phla 1 ana Claggett's Baltimore Aes and Berger
tngels Lager Beer in casks or bottles,
Agent for the POTOMAC RIVER STEAMEpS
solicited N '''''' S'',htnts .n
/ e.. MILBURN
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rIEsr POCKET DYSPEPSIA CURE
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GROCER, TEA DEALER
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
NO. IL North Royal street, near Market snocc
Alexandria, Va.
orders and consignments solicited they will re-
'.o'"i an" prompt attention. ap19
p T. LUCAS & CO.,
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TAMES +. CARLIN & SONS,
NO. G:} KING STREETS
a LEX XANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in

WHOLESALE and Retail Dealers in
HARDWARE AND CUTLERY.
Builders Hardware, Locks, Hinges, Screws,
Doorl5ots, Latchcs, &C., Saddlery, Hardware,
Bride Bits Buckles, Rings, IIames, &c, &C.,
Wheelwrights' Hardware, Axlcs, Rims, Hubs.
Spokes, Sawed Fellows, Tire Iron, &C., Pocket,
Table, Carving, and Butcher Knives, &C., Guns,
Pistols, SC. A full and complete stock of first
class goods away in store and sold ut lowest cash
prices. aug15
J. W. PEAKE. Il. W. MALLS.
e.
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25 cents.
SOLD BY THE DRUGGISTS.
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BROWNS
RON
R/77ERS

Ladies and all sufferers from neu.
faig'a, hystena, and kindred com.
plalnts' will find it without an equal.
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IN.
GENERAL AUCTIONEERs,
10 NORTH ROYAL STREET,
ALEXANDRIA. Va
large stock Of Furniture Crockerv Glass
ware aud Miscellaneous Goods in store and
w. A. SMooT ( Err,
w A. .sMooT < CO.,
COAL. SALT, PLASTER
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
oFFIcE-Smoot's Wharf
aPf special attention paid to forwarding
( HAS. S. TAYLOR. JR.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FEED
FEED DEALER
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
+, Cotton Seed Meal, Baled Hay, Cut HAY. Hominv
CHOP Middling and Heavy and Light Bran snc.
caltcs ' 'pe-
frompt attention given to all orders
Nos. II and 23 KING STREET
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NOTES! NOTES! We have the correct forms,
IN rs used by the National Banks of this city.
Any kind printed to order.
ie26 ROBERT BELLS SONS.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-03
The Origin OF Fencing.

From the first invention Of the sword
down to the period when the fifteenth
century was drawing to q close, this
weapon had always becn used us IN arm
of otfcnse. The person Wicldingi it thrust
t or hewcd it into the body of his an
tagonist whenever he had Il chance, and
;he only defense against it was stout
armor or an interpOsed shield. 1t is not
TO bo supposed that an ancient warrior,
or one belonging to the earlier Elddlo
Ages, never thrust aside or parricd with
his own blade stroke of his cncmy's
sword; but this method of defense was
not depended upon in those days; the
breast-plate, the helmet, or the bucklcr
was expected to shield the soldier while
he was cndcavoring to get his own
sword into some unprotected portion of
the body of his antagonist. But about
The time Of Ferdinand and Isabella of
Spain. the science Of fencing was in
vented. This new system of fighting
gave an entirely new use to the sword;
it now became weapon OF defense rs
well rs Ollensc. Long, slender rapicrs,
sharpcncd only ut the point, were the
swords used in fencing. Armed with
onc of these, a gallant Knight, or high
!oncd courticr, who chose the new
method of single combat, disdaincd the
use of armor; the strokes of his oppon-
ent were warded off by his own light
weapon, and whichever Of the two con
tcstants was enabled to disarm the 9th
er, or to deliver thrust which could
not he parried, could drive the sharp
point OF his rapier into the body Of his
opponent if he felt SO inclined. The
rapier, which WAS adapted to combat
between two persons, and not for gen
eral warfare, soon became the weapon
Of tn" duclSt; and, rs ducls used to be
SIS common as lawsuits are now, il was
thought necessary that n gentleman
should know how to fence, and thus
protect the life and hOnorof himself, his
family and his fricnds.-Joh LcwccS. IN
ST. Nicholas.
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CnnDibaIiSm In Fiji.

1t was only people who had been
Killed that were considered good for
food. Those who died q natural death
were never eaten-invariably buried.
But it certainly is wonder that the isles
Wero not altogether depopulated, owing
to the number who were killed. Thus
i'll Namena, in the year 1851, fifty bodies
were cooked for one feast. "And when
the men of Bau were ut war with the
men Of Verata they carried off 2GO bodies,
seventeen of which were piled on q
canoe and sent to Rewa, where they
were received with wild joy, dragged
about town and subjected to every
species of indignity ere they finally
reached the ovens. Then, too, Just think Of
the number Of lives sacrificed in a coun.
try where infanticide was q recognized
institution, and where widows wore
strnngled rs q matter of course! Why,
on one occasion, when there had been q
horrible massacre Of Namena people at
Viva, and upward of 100 fishermen had
been murdered, and their bodies carried
as 6OhOtG to the ovens at Bau, no less
than eighty women were strangled to dc
honor to the dead, and corpses lay in
every direction about the mission station.
1t Is just thirty years since the Rev.
John Watsfcrd, writing from here,
described how twenty eight victims had
been seized i'll ono day while fishing.
They were brought hero alive, and only
stunned wheG put into the ovens Some
OF the miserable creatures attempted to
escape from the scorching bed of red-hot
stones but only to be driven back and
buried in that living tomb, whence they
were taken few hours later to feast
their barbarous captors. He adds that
more human beings were eaten on this
little isle of Bau than anywhere else in
tlJl 1t is very hard, indeed, to realize
that the peaceful village on which am
now looking has really been the scene
OF such horrors as these, and that many
of the gentle, kindly people around me
have actually taken part in them.-At
Home IN FIJI.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-03
Honest, But not Reliable,

Not long since q lady called on Nose
Schaumburg, to find out if colored
woman, who had formerly been servant
at hiB house, was honest, she having
given him as o reference.
"She vas honest, too honest to suit
me, put she vas not reliable"
How in the world can that be?"
"Vell, YOU day leaves q five tollar
pill on de floor, and 1 dells Matildy to
sweep dot room out. I shoost want TO
sec if she keep dot pill
"Well, did she keep tho bill"
"No, she brings me dot pill pack"
"That looks very much as if she was
reliable"
"No she vas not reliable, for dot pill
vast counterfeit. vas in hope she
dakos dot pill, and den would never
have paid her dot twenty dollars I owed
her; put she's fooled me Ply bringing me-
dot pad pill pack, SO cannot say she
vas reliable. bnt maybe she vas honest"