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A POSITIVE CURE FOR

tarrhal virus, causing healthy secretious 1t alays
Inflammation, protects the Nom branal Innings of the
head from additional colds completely heals the sores
and restores the SENSE of taste and SMELL
Beneficial results realized by few applications.
A thorough treatment will cure. Uueauaied for
colds in the head. Agreeable to Send for circu-
cular. Sold by druggists BY mail soc package
ELYs CREAM BALM Co, oswego, N Y
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Hon. Pierce Norton, Judge
State Us. John ]. Jeter; murder. On trial by
jury.
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90 81 81

''My friend, E. C. Legard. of this city, used to
he drawn double from painful Kidney Disease.
cured hm"-Jas, NJ. Kinney,
Drnggist. Alleghhny CITY, Pa. Ang. 22-S2.
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MoRTGAGEp pREMIsEs-voID sALE

+ 10,073 Jane Boone vs. Wesley Armstrong.
Lawrence c. g.
Woods. c. IA sale of mortgagea premises on
an execution upon personal Judgment taken
upon the mortgage debt is VOID and may he set
aside at the instance of the Judgment plaintiff,
though made under his direction and though
he himself the purchaser. q @. and II.
297, sec. $40; At Ind, $40 But the costs OF the
illegal sale shouid not fall upon the defend
ants. (68 Ind, 442; "a H., 6480 Judgment af-
firmed.
FRAUD-BANKRUPTCY-J
9762. Aaron Il. Blair vs. Adam Hanna.
Montgomery c. q.
Elliott, 1.-The complaint alleges that the APP
peee was indebted to appellants in 1868. and
dor the purpose of defrauding his creditors
caused certain real estate which lie had pur-
chased, to be conveyed to his brothers; that
afterwards he was adjudged a bankrupt,
but frauduenty concealed his own
eIshp of said real estate, which
never went into tile hands of his
assignee. This complaint was bad. An adjudi-
cation in bankruptcy finally and conelusively
settles all matters connected with the admins
tratiou of the bankPupt's estate. t6l Ind, ADJ;
III Mass, III 1OS i'd, I'LL The bankrupt act
expressly rests title in the assignee TO all prop
erty fraudulently conveyed. The creditor can
not maintain an action to set aside n fraudulent
conveyance, for the assignee is charged with
the duty of overthrowing all fraudulent convey
anees t102 U. s., CAT; 95 i'd, 20; 81 i'd, 516)
Judgment affirmed.
QUO WARRANTo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF LIN
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Local Notes.

The Plttsburg, Cincinnati & ST. Louis Railway
Company hold their annual meeting to-day in
(,Oiumbus O.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-01-12
A Tragedy in Staunton.
SrAuyroy .Jauu,ry 3rd

SrauyroS. january 3rd.-Last
night Mr.. j. J. Burner, of Wool.
stock, Shenandoah county. general IA
gent OF The Frick Engine Company.
OF Waynesboro', Pa, and well known
throughout this section, was fatallp
shot here under the most painful anil
aggravated circumstances. Burner
was sitting in the room of woman
named Fannie Lewis, read;ng book
when friend of the girl. George A.
miss, OF Staunton. baggage agent
on the Valley Railroad, Knocked at
tho door. demanding adnitrance.-
This being refused. he kicked open
tue door aud rushed in, using violent
and threatening language. Upon
Burner approaching the door and ut.
tempting to go out, Amiss, alter strik-
ing him. put pistol to his head,
which he knocked down, but the pis-
tol wen, off, shooting Burner in the
right side. Amiss then attempted to
shoot again, but Burner begged him
to let hun SO. saying he was sho.. -
The wounded man then put on his o.
verccat and walked up to the Virgin.
la iloteI. some 200 Yards, .ccompa.i-
cd 10y Leila Lester and another wo-
IMAM OF the house Physicians were
summoned but nothing could be done
TOR the relief OF the wounded man.
who died this afternoon about three
o'clock.
Shortly after his death Mr.. Burners
wife. brother aud two children arriv-
Cd OH the Valley train, and the scene
on their entering the dead mans
room was heartrendiEg. Amiss and
the two women, the only witness.
es to the bloody deed vet ascertaiued,
though ii Is understood there il ano.
Their, lad been com uitted to Jail soon
after the shooting, and the circrinl.
stances as related have been gather.
cd from the dying man aud tile wo.
men. After the death OF Burner
Coroner Harlan at once summons! /.
jury, and City Attorney EchoIs ex
ahmed the s'rls, whe attempted to
shield Amiss by telling "a story which
alone could not fix the act upon him.
The jury, however, brought in u YER
dict tn that effect, and the girls were
committed Ia jail in default OF bon,
To testify in the Magistrates Coart
tomorrow. Great Indignation lex
pressed here at the atrociry of the
deed, and the evidences at the women
before the jury - severely denounced,
While violent threats ARE il,ini &c ia.
Leila lester, mentioned above was
formerly proprletress OF h,uSc in
DanvlIle IN which Aio.Iic d. j .srnettc
WIS killed by her brother.
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tessor Young ere the sous of officials,
1t lie not impossible tina, the boyish
intimacy OF the present may some
time have its effect upon our future
relation with China. The lads who
are being educased here are sent here
to learn the duties OF future official
life. The Chinese are slowly follow
ing The japanese in the study OF Eng
llsh. & the best features OF our ins,itu-
items. PuoSo.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-01-12

An Invention ia Shoemal>inp -
For the past six months :, Boston i'm.
rentor has been making a shoe hy a
process which it is calc.la,cl will IL
Vo'uGoniza tie entire business Tae
process Is very simple, but decidedly
'rac'icabic, iss 1t Is equally applicable
To ladies work as IL that ~ HAY,
work fo,' men. Heretofore in the
manufacture OF h:nI-sewei work. the
upper leather. which remains after
sowing The wels to the inner sole. las
either been cut or or ta"!>ci down
anu tie space filled, but hy the new
method the upper, after having been
fastened TO the sole, Is turned back
over the welt, ANA IN turn is AGAIN
sewed to the ouier sole, thus making
the boot doubly strong, am! npkiny
II virtually waterproof. II ca.e u
poDc ihiier sole Is used, 80 t!I,t the
So 'lng gives way, t:i1 welt still! acts
IA lever, and there Id no possibility
OF the upper pulling out. in the
manufacture OF common wori; for wo
men, here machines aia used. there
Is rough seam left on lite inside OF
the shoe, winch is decidedly uncom
Portable to the wearer, whereas, if
made by the process alluded TO. the
I inside OF the boot is lett perfectly
smooth. Then, again. by the old
method.naii5 are usei to greater or
less extent in lasting. which in due
time give the wearer unreasonable
discomfort, Int this is entirely olivia.
ted by the new process, a. no nails
are used, ~ the upper does not re
qnlre to be fastened TO the inner sole
except by the sewing. Those who
have investigated the process are loud
in their praises. and compliments the
inventor highly upon his Success
Boston Herald.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-01-12

TIE MCDONALD FIsH wAYI--Th
hagerstown Ns,cs, speaking 81 the Nc
Donald fish ways few Of which nre TO
be placed 10 the canal dams Of he Po.
tomac, says that one of Thorn was cree
ted last May on ibe Rappahannock
rVer a. Fredericksburg. aud during the
season IL passed large numbers OF ish.
This sh."ay is s.mpls in construction
aud its mode of action singular, return
ing tho dow Of waller down a straight
shutc 10y means os jets Of water which
make gentle ripple al! along the trough
that a. iirst sight seem puzzle.
IL is stated taat company has been
formed To- manufacture these fsh-ways
in cast iron, made in sections, so that
they can he shipped and put Up in any
part Of the country at comparatively
small expense
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-01-12

~ III. ne lexis ffce tie Circait Courf
~ H'n'~hi'e County on the Is; ou3ay ia
December, 1872
Barb ana A Rudolph, lIaialif,
Sy,ve.tsr Rudolph, E.ij.b Rad ,lph Mes V
Pcsie-, ~ \ Ore mrs Davis CHA Bar.
baTs K. Farmer, Amends Good Chrisien, 81.
christ. srs SsehrS,, Eiizsbeth SnryD 40
G-io q hol"lph. JACOB A. Kndolph, } T.
Ru3"ip'', Mrs james Jones. Viola q. Ra.
dviph Mrs - Bell Hsrcrila s,nrp Mar.
eor.i cooper, George ,,panrr, Ac, JoEu
Lock-ts.npe'. 81 " Wi,tiiostJ J In NJ
~hiuing,ou, Chs. W Whiitnp,ou " bt.
III g,pD W hi,iiogion, Hrs Jas Whiting
ton Mrs Lewis Mhi,tineinh. Ms Csc. i,,ks
Mrs Georg. Hemnona, n u. .udoiph
Chris'rni rudolph Margaret R.dolpt urs
Lewis ornaoIr Mrs. NJ ,gnn Conner. J.hn
A Bill Mar e. Pear, George Rudolph.
Adm Ru3,lph, Mary g. Ssisher, Gesse
Saishrr, Adam Rudolph Geo " Hudoipi. i.
job" " Rudolph jane, RtdoIph Nes 10.
sist iiinksr, Kan piier. B.rb,r, Z; pife J
rudolph Nathan r. Rudolph George A
Rud 'iph. Wm. Il, doIrh iio,rpi " Ra
dolph, Sos,n VI Rudolph Mrs. joseph t'rn.
d"t, Mas. Sa.io'd Ba,iis. &c rg> ku.
dol b, Baxter = Rudolph kijjh l. Ru
d9I2h, Siriaht r. Euiolph Robert V hi,e
VIA q. Claston, X. l.. Flnu,ncy, O. :.
White, sEd 81 E iIanuum trusiee, de.en.
dssts, IN CHANGER
II
H. VIII of Marga'e. Soil,ard st up
AMI ordered to prota'e, and - have .,
sale. oil sii Tie RAJ es ate Of which she
de- seed aaG possessed, AID i,si ri /.
LUTON OF The proceed, am NJ hose en-
titled thereto aud for general relief &c
AMI IL appearing Ivy Al afiiia, i; fi.rd
III 1t Eli IA Ru lolph, ilrs. ~. Foster
Mrs De. AntuJa Cool. Mar Sc
christ, E!tzlhe,E Snarp, Angel G ku.
dvlpi', JacJi, A Rl oipp. J + Rudoiyh.
Mrs James Joaes. VIOLA G RI lnlph.
Mrs - SeaIl, Mercela Sn,pp. Mar
2aftt Cooper, George ". CpIn.r, Mis-.
Jnhn Lnchsta,nper, jams N " hittiag-
ION. j. hn 81 Wilmington, Charles v
Warrington, - Wilmington. -
Warrington. Mrs Joseph Whiting, on.
Mrs Lewis Wilmington, Mrs George
Banks, Mrs G'orge lismmnn,,, ri u
RGiD ph. CErstena Ruioiph. MaYsme;
Ru 'o'ph. Mrs Le~is Onipff. Ir,.
Morgan Conner. John a Bril-. Mary A
Q Per-, George Rud1lph. Atm Ru.
dp'ph, Mary & Ssisher. Genrge swish.
or, Alan kudolpb. George W Rudolph,
JJh1 w Rniol ph. James Rtdolpb, s.rs
Josiah RIrket. Ran Pier, A,rs. A J
CooPUr, George A Rndoioh. William S
Ku 'oIph, George V RulrlpG. Eaxfer :
Rudolph and Cbrstena S,cbfist, sre
non-rvsidenta Of the State Of West Va.
or whose residence are unknown: l. +.
ordered tlIat the said Dou resi.leu' aud
those whose rcriieuce are uuknnwn. do
appear here nj rrles TO he boid ~ tho
Ciefk's Office If ITO Ciecu Z Court oi
said county on the lst Monaav IN Feb.
ruary. 1888. AMI doe what Is necessary -
project tLoir interests ~ THIS suit. ~
Testc,
V. NJ. POLLING, Cicrk
Circuit Court Hainrshlre 20 W Va.
JannaT, ~, 1888 --4w.
FlOurnpy Il A. T.. White Att. %, pr.
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IN n score. virieiy aud careful rrppsraiisn
of lie neYs no nc Sspapet Ia West Vifgiai. sD-
PfOsches The Intelligence.
IL ~ the vita O. tie Iml iishrrs To r,riot = Vs.
per v aich shall s-;vef ibe whole si-b' ~ ,rvli'
msie Lews, viihru. cutering 10 tbt isp- Tor
mere sensation tnciyHn ihings ATE DOT dn.ii-
ted - its columns.
he editorials 81 the Iaislligencsr are bright
"od able. On anii,ical questions Advocating i'-
pubi icuL principles, Lut tIes,irg ~ qu'sii"n'
and all psa y jia 'eifnsss I'D uisEiy ':,d'I r.
derte. 70, The canning ,esr the ir'eligsnctr
VIII be better ibLD ever, and will be iufnis Ltd
on The i"Il3wng ittWs
The Weekly !lts!Iigencer, single copy
Cluo 81 extsa copy TO gs,t.r up 81 club 90
Cub OF 10 "a ext'a copy 10 geief nP Of
'iab 10 co
Club Of 20 spd copy Of ,he Daily
months OF two copies Of tue Weesly
Cluo oi 30 and copy o. The Daily sos.
or three cpp,es OF the Weekly one year - W
Club OF 81 and oOpJ Of ibs Daily year
o. Eve cop Is Of ths yeskiy. ! yetr 20 %
The premium copies will b. ssnt 20 sny sd
drsss desired
TERMS OF THE sENl-wEEELY.
Sisgls copt -oue year - D.
Tw1 cOpiss -Oue year ~
Ibr gsice Of tas Daily toieIligeocsr is ~ ets
per month 50 30 for tbree rnpIint-s+ 90 for
SIX months -gs 90 Tor ono year. in advtucs
Specimen pes OF either editinn " TIE q
teli,g-nceI sest Zee. aaG g1sIsgs paid TO s'y
gderess,
w want an Agent at very Post h;e N " e't
fs., Essgefn Ohio cd n estefn PsnnsJlV'nit
Rsmittances sh ,uld b. made b. registered ltl'
ter, pos 'oltce money order Or check Aid'sI-
FREW CAMPBELL s. lihRII
Publishers Iuteliigecs..
DeSembes 1891. whs-lio4, W Va
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R,,vetn Ea,s~ aud p.ea ~, b,l,,mo,s VA


Esinr'ting 't1n,ion ,he C.,ehra:.a Sprin.,
i dpit Puyo rye b,s'.s, i,,,,u,,r !, Il r..no
lciared by VI. Eassmhrim L bot ap,n4
ns'ic- Z" bin individns,iy, "a confrfsing /.
favor u'on those " bo d.sirr o. hag. ne,l ,or
An article OF andpraitd pa,l'y and uAsurpa;ss
Ell IL laslity.
This hue Mi, ~ u specially manufacture,
bT Nr Rose0h-,ni pn'lrr letters patent, and II
t'r ssle W h,in txrlas F,iy. There IL no sjr,i.
fer article uher~d ~ tie Baltimore market sad
rom RS putiiy raa excellence shoaft DO a. lie
cabinet oi vvers enc u.,p values Ete and nnre
article. 30 ire lrnio every ndu.irr.iiun Is tAss
srisksr, AID so carefully has IL b-en n.snuiac.
,ur'l hat u largely pfescrbeI nv the nesiA
~ profession IN cases r.o,i lag s'inuiaut
rs before stated. This fue hickey can he OBJ
tanned on'y ., the Who'es,le Wa.eroofns az
Mr.. ioscnheim No. 3i3 wesi isal,iisarc street,
This blskey 10 Eve sad eight yrs.s Old
The purity and careful manufacture OF Ills
G!'e M bisk, Ia affected bv the Eai;o.
Dn. j. /. kIrs.
Editor Baltimore rrrds Exhibit
June 20, 1892. ~
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-01-12

Cigar stumps bring 81 so per barrel
in Philadelphia. They are used in ma
king cigarettes AMI fine-cut chewing TO.
bacco, and IL is said that after being
ground and favored no one bu. experts
can detect the difference between the
second hand article aud the new leaf.
Is that so
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-01-12

The Duke NJ Sutherland, by his re-.
ceat purchase OF land in Florida, bes
comes lqr1er real estate owner in the
United States than ia England.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-01-12

The superintendent Of tho Gm6Ep
estate gives The assessed value Of lbs
property belonging TO the estate
exclusive OF the college, buildings
at $l4,876,02l The college properly
is valued at S2,S5s,974. There is also
an invested legacy Of sij, 064, he
qura'hed by Lawrence Todd The
receipts from the estate during ;be
past year were Sl,O22.S07; expeudi-
lures. SJ26.29j. Tue College now con-
tains Lilo pupils, with 1872 appli-
cants for admission.
Smallpox has assumed an epidemic
form at Salem, Va, over thirty cases
being reported. R1suoke College las
suspended and the students have scat
tered TO their respective homes The
public schools haze also closed aud b1 =
sincss "a slsgraled.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-01-12

Tue Moosefeli Erpaia-r OF Friday
last states l. ut Mrs. ;,rAsoLra hiss
sold the Bank property. in tina, place
FOR 81 900 - AIRS A. NJ lssKKsr. Rn-
mnr says Mr i'sssr ISsEgEr Of ksn>
irca,. wilt occupy !.
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WEST va. UNIVERSITY.

tbs next Session Begins Sepiembe'
6'h lSs2 Ten separate Schools IN
ciudiog ScapOl ~ history md Seheol Il brf'
iish. Fail c".us.g ip Law md Wee go
tending hcocgL "it the session Eniff1s"
ciiiiies Cor stnGr u Pnysicel $cieDces anf ~
eutshc Agriculture completefy eq8'pped cn-''
ic'l laboratory. Thorough coafsc- iD A"tiFl
snd Modern languages aud li'e'aigfe. ~
DO X 81 cost. Necessary exp,uses not o'.,
s&IS5 For catalogue sud other infof"''
li0H, address
". l.. WILSON, Pres Tent,
Norgentown, West Va
~si =. lss. - 6msrd
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Reliable help for the weak. merry.
ons. ::nd debiIiiate;i dyspep,ic sn.icrcr
found in Browns Iron Bitters.
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ABLE, ALEEr, ALWAYS Ai.EAp
TI2E UHEELiSc
I ~ II e. r LI s. az ~ L T. &c
ESTABLISHED ~ 1852
~ Is5
LE.D5 IN WEST VIRGINIA.

As a Newspaper still ahead,
AS - i'o!iiIcYi Journal Jbsuipssy,d
As Literary Paper, the F,raiiy FayorItp
As ri lndus'ru record, Complete q accurate
AS u Farmer f:uaapanisn III s4,s ye'cofae.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-01-12

w. ell attention 10 The advertise
mea. Of he Wheeling Ia,eli;,e~,sr liz
ic-da,'s paper. L is. although Rcpus,-
:san in p''iiies, ticst-c'%ss aescs.pspcr.
We viii iu-nisl. the H'cesSy ineih;gence-
aud our rrp.r for the SUN or So 90.
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WET ViHGiNlA. TO Wit AT ro'es held
w III ne lexis f,ce The Circau Court
o' Hampshire County, Gu tue Is; ou3ay il
December, 1872
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V. NJ. POLLING, Clerk
Circuit Court HAM shire 20 W Va.
JannarS II, 1883 --4w.
FIOurnpy Il A. &. White Alt. ro- pr.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-04-27
The Day on Which Congress Opens.

In very early times, when March 3
was supposed to be the last day to
which Congress could extend itself in
the odd year with propriety, it would
occasionally be found hard at work as
the 3D. passed into the 4th. As the 4th
Of March is the day for the Inaugural
ton of the executive department of
the government of the United States,
that date has become the first in this
nation. 1t was fixed upon in 1888 by
the action of the Continental Congress,
which, or September IL, adopted the
following resolve, preceded by a pre-
amble which set forth in order the
reasons for the action of that Congress
at that time, "That the first Wednes-
day in January next be the day for ap-
pointing electors in the several States
which before the said day shall have
ratified the said constitution; that the
first Wednesday in February next be
the day for the electors to assemble in
their respective States, and vote for a
President, and that the first Wednes-
day in March next be the time, andthe
present seat of Congress New York;
OilC DiuCC, " COMMENCING OiIC DlOOtCu-
ings under the said constitution" The
first Wednesday in March, 1888, fell on
March 4, hence the precedence of
that day in our history under the con-
stitution. 1t was not till the 30th
of April, 1870, however, that Wash
ington became President, owing to va
rious circumstances, but in 1898, when
he entered upon his second presiden-
tial term, he was ~inagurated on
March 4. Were 1888 an inaugural
year, the ceremonies would have been
postponed to March 5, as March 4 fell
on Sunday. Next year will be the
leap year, and March 4 will be on Tues
day and the next presidential term
IN Wednesday, March 4, 1885. Our
century Of Presidents will be COM
pleted on March 4, 1889; and the
President to complete it will be chosen
in 1889, if we shall insist that the
work must be done by a n~ewly-chosen
President. Properly, we should say,
the man who shall go out in 1889 will
be the completing chief magistrate of
this nation, as will regard the first
century of the nations constitutional
life. 1t will be soon enough to discuss
the matter almost six years hence.
Possibly April 80, 1889. the hundreth
anniversary of Washington's first
Inauguration as President of the
United States, would be selected as
the most fitting day on which to have
a national celebration of the beginning
of II career as a people with a fixed
government of limited powers, and
with the principles of liberty admitted
in every way-save where the colored
race were concerned.-BoStOn IlacelieT'
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-04-27
Foreign News.

The British ship British Enterprise, from
Newcastle for San Francisco, has been sunk
by a collision In the river Tyne.
A PORTION of Congo, Africa, has been oc-
cupied by the French, to the displeasure of
the Portuguese, who are in possession of
adjacent territory. 1t was expected that a
conflict with the French would follow. and
that the explorer, Henry NJ. Stanley, would
require a ship and forces for his protection.
OWING to the recent injury to her knee
Queen Victoria was unable TO walk upon her
departure from Windsor for Osborne, and
had to be carried TO her carriage. The route
along which the queen passed was guarded
by police and troops.
The village of Oakville, Ontario, has been
entirely destroyed by fire, causing a loss of
about 100000. The flames might have
been subdued had not several members of
the fire brigade rolled two barrels of whisky
out of a drug store and become helplcssly
drunk.
FLOODS of a disastrous character are re-
ported from Mexico, especially in Yahuehia,
where six persons at least were drowned and
much valuable property washed away.
LOUISE MICHEL, the French female social
list, has been committed for trial in Paris on
the charge of melting to riot, and will con-
duct her own defense.
WAR between France and China is immi-
nent, and several French gunboats have been
ordered to proceed to Chinese waters.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-04-27

Villages, not badly built by any
means, occur at intervals of a mile or
more apart all along the roads of China.
Very good brick-much about the
same size, shape and material as those
made in this country-compose the
walls of the better houses, while for
the poorer order of ediiiCes mud is
used. The brick walls in China are ex-
cellent-better than the cheap brick
walls in America, and but little infe-
rior to our best preserved brick. When
villages are constructed of mud there
is a striking resemblance to the vii.
lagos of Egypt The houses haveno out
side windows and but one opening,
which is the door. The openings for
lights are upon inner courts or back
yards, and are without glass. The
ayes are made to project, so as to keep
out the rain, and III doing so exclude
much light as well. Blinds made of
Stats are sometimes used, and thin,
light paper pasted over the Stats serves
to keep out some of the cold air and
let in a little light.
The houses are invariably n story
high, and at the bottom of this custom
is a superstition that higher houses
would interfere with the spirits of the
air ("Fung Chui") and offend them,
thus bringing disaster upon the house
or village. In front of each door, and
at a distance of eight or ten feet, stands
a detached wall, fifteen feet long and
as high az the caves of the house, con-
non1fnr fha Il Anr ftn a Onu .Nar-nn
standing in front of it. This is for
the purpose of defending the house
and family from the malignant "Fung
Chui" or spirits, which are popularity
believed to fly only in straight lines
and to be incapable of turning IA corner.
1t follows that when traversing the
air in search of a certain house when
they come in contact with the wall
they are thrown off at an angle, and
thus bafied of their purpose, and fly
in a tangent through infinite space and
are lost.
A Chinese village has but little in
common with those of this country,
either in detail or in general appear
ance While the villages of America,
copied from English prototyre', are
peculiar from their detached and separ-
ate build, with gardens and grass plats,
those of China are compact, huddied
together, and present from a distance
the aspect of n mere dead wall. One
peculiar aspect of al Chinese cities.hnd
villages is the absence of all steeples,
spires or pinnacles Of any kind. While
Mahommedan countries lave the
mosque, with its flashing domes and
graceful miAarets, and European and
American centers of population are
marked by lofty towers and spires.
China is almost absolutely without any
of these striking architectural points.
The result is great monotony and
dullness of aspect.