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Price Of Beef in Paris.

A curious phenomenon is now taking Dleas
in this country. The price of cattle on tire
hocf is falling, and at tho same time a
marked increase is noticeable in that of
dressed meats. In other words, French
breeders ore forced to sell their cattle at
lower prices than they could get q year or
two ago, while never before has the cost of
veal, beef and mutton been greater to those
of us who consume such articles of food.
Here in Paris and oil the other large cities
of France people are grumbling at the in-
crease of butchers bills, and farmers all over
the country arc complaining that it no longer
paws to raise cattle for the markets. Never
since 1870 has the price of oxen, calves and
sheep been so low as now, and in some cattle
raising districts, notably in the eastern de-
partments, the decrease is quite so per cent.
In the neighborhood of Lyons, the city after
Paris that consumes tho largest quantity of
meat, cattle on the hoof, which four years
ago werc selling for $40 to s11 the hundred
weight are not now bringing more than from
IS to So In Normandy cows are selling for
$50, which in April, 1856, would have brought
$50 to s1O0.-Henry Haynes Paris Letter.
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A Roman "rributou Penny.

"Did you ever see one of tho Roman tribute
pennics?" asked Mr. Smith.
Then, turning to Mr.. Proskey, he said, in
the words of tie Scripturea "Show ME the
tribute money" And he showed him a penny.
Tho ''pcnny" was small silver coin, about
the size of sixpcnce, though rather thicker.
The ''inagc and superscription" of Caesar
were plainly visible, though somewhat irreg-
ular and worn As is the case with many
old coins, the center of the die did not corTe-
spond with tho center of the disc.
That said Mr.. Proskey, lis caused by
their not using the collar to keep the disc in
place while it was being struck. The collar
was not discovered till about Queen Eliza
beths timc since which it has been almost
universally adopted. It also serves to give
the milled OF lettered edge. Roman coins are
not worth much" lie added. Most varieties
bring about s125 They are not very COM
mon, but there is no demand for them. If as
many collectors should go to, collecting them
with the same energy as they do American
coins there would not be enough to go round.
There are many. rare coins9in small private
collections which larger ones do not have. ~
New York World.
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Thought It Was ouinfno.

A prominent New York doctor has been
repeatedly noticed OF late in attendance on
the occupant of fashionable fiat house. Tho
latter is millionaire who retired from bust
ness some time ago, after many years of ac-
tivity, and Immediately became i'll, as so
many old people do from a sudden change Of
habits. The patient complained Of a pecul-
lar roaring in his ears every morning and
evening, which was attended now and then
with a strange clicking noise. The quinine
he had t.een taking was Immediately reduced
in quantity, but the buzzing and clicking in
his ears continued. At last the doctor was
becoming convinced that the quinine he used
was uncommonly cranky, when it was dis
covered that the tenant CT the fat below
had just bought $500 music box, which
played twenty-four tunes and ran for en-
hour The tunes couldn't be heard through
the sick mans floor, but the hum of the
powerful springs and the click of the cylin-
ders as the tune was changed had scared him
into big doctors bilL-The ArgonauS.
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ClI,nato OF tho moon.

Tho climate of tho moon is known to q
certainty. Its day, or period of rotation, is
equal to one lunar month Its night is, there
fore, equal to nearly fifteen terrestrial d-ys,
and during this period of absence of tho sun
a degree of cold-is reached of which jewellers
on the earth can have little conception. With
the dawn of the lunar day q period Of direct
sunshine equal to nearly fifteen of our days
follows tue night Of uncxampletl cold, and
this season Of constantly increasing and ac-
cumulating heat, untempcrcd by rain or
clouds, must result in state of temperature
compared to which the temperature of
Central Africa would DO like winter in
Alaska.-Boston Globe.
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s. 4 FESTIVAL :, a.I Among AIaskaniiss.. 81

Al Festival Among AIaskans.
The tribes of North Sound hold a festival
every year;in October or November inlnem-
ory of deceased kinsmen, and >Petroff thus
describes the performances: sat sunset the
men assemble in the koshga, and, after a
hurried bath, ornament each other by trac-
ing various figures on the naked back with a
mixture Of oil and charcoal Two boys, who
for this occasion are respectively named the
raven and the hawk, are in attendance, mix
ing the paint, etc. Finally, the faces also
ore thiclly smeared; and then the females
arc summoned into the kashga. After a
brief lapse of time noise is heard, shrieks
and yells, snorting and roaring; and the
disguised mon, emerging from the frehole,
show their heads above the floor, blowing
and putting like seals. 1t is impossible to
distinguish any complete human figure, as
some ore crawling with their feet foremost,
others running on their hands and feet, while
the head of another is seen protruding be-
tween the legs Of companion. They all
cling together and move In concert like one
immense snake.
A number of men wear masks represent
ing the heads Of animals, and the unsightly
beings advance upon the spectators, but
chiefly endeavoring to brighten, the women,
who have no means of escaping molestation
except by buying of the actors with pres
ents. Knowing what was before them, they
have brought tho kentags or wooden bowls
full of delicious morscls-beluga blubber,
walrus meat, whale oiled berries and other
daintics. When each of the maskors has
eaton and filled n bowl or two with delicacies
to take home, they indulge i'll q pantomine
and gesture play of n highly grotosque char
ncter. After completing the ceremony in
the kashga. tho nnskers frequently visit
some of tho dwellings, and receive gifts in
each, the whole performance ending with
singing, dancing and feasting in the kashga.
Chambers Journal
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p FL DAVIS
DAvIo- WHARE,
--Accomac county, Va

Invites the attention Of the pr
lie to the following facts:
l. That he keeps CONSTANT vi
hand Il large select and che;VslocH
Of merchandise. >,
2. That flour, a specially WIN
him, is delivered to hip at d very
small expense, and ca. therefore
he sold as cheap as anywhere Oh
Eastern Shore.
3. That he sellscoal during the
entire year, an9always at bottom
4. THAT he always has CLANS on
hand for s.le when in season-also
5. Tjat be has for sale at private
contr.ct, several valuable houses
anJlots at Davis wharf, contain :
in, 3 acres each, improved by dwell.
rngs and all necessary outhouses,
etc, on reasonable terms.
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The IatestimproYed cylinder ST
tie and Hat shank needle cannot
set wrong, -. are among the LAT
improvements. Over " 600. 900 I
in use in the short time OIL years.
Never such a record with any other
sewing machine. Don't buy any
tin YOU have examined this new
machine then You can Judge Tor
Yourself the quietest shuttle ma
chine on the market. Let me hear
7 have also the patent DOUBLE
EDGED REvERSIBLESllEAko
or SCISSORS, the hest You ever
saw. never need grinding nor get
loose in rivet.
And am still making large
amount of the best quality OF pop
lar and oak furniture, snch as mar
ble top bureaus, tables, STANDS,
s;laIoards. cunboar t'''>.-'''5 oNo''
&c. Nc Repairing done and pictures
framed. Pulpits for churches made
to order.
Thanking you for past favors, |
submit my claims to you in the fu-
ture and will try and merit con-
tinu.uce of the same patronage.
Respectfully, &C..
R. FL. PENNEWELL,
ONANcocK, Va.
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Duty of ptssslca1 Health.

A little girl gave her father the most inn
portant condition Of physical well being
when, in answer to the question, "What was
the minister's tcxty' she replied, keep your
soul on topn Challenged to find the text,
she discovered that it read, 81 keep under
my body" But she had got the right inter-
probation of it. He who keeps his soul on
top, but makes his body strong and vigor-
GUS instrument of his soul, will observe the
two conditions Of physical well being, and
will have what is the essence of true man
hood, sound soul in sound body.--Cor.
Christian unicn
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A Lesson In Long Distance.

'.Now Tommy" said the teacher, severely,
'tput that knife i'll your pocket ut oncc. How
far did say the sun is from the carthF'
"Er-nincty- two milcs!n vcntured Tommy,
with tho mir of student.
"Ninety two millions of miles"
"Oh, as far as thats'
"How far did you suppose Il is, Tommyg'
81 didn't suppose it was moro N ninety
millions at the outside New York Sun.
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clnred: "Hc that bclioveth md is baptized
Shall be saved, putting baptism and faith
side by side. And an apostle declares: he
pent and DO baptized, every one Of you. ;"
do not sickle for any particular mode OF
baptism, but l put great emphasis on the fact
that you ought to DO baptised. Yet no more
emphasis than the Lord Jesus Christ, the
great head of the church, puts upon 1t.
Tho world is going to, after while, lose
great many of its votarios There are to TO
rcvivals of religion that will shake the earth.
We give you warming There is great host
coming in to stand under tho banner OF the
(, Lord Jesus Christ. Will you DO among tbemi
Will you be among the gathered sheavesa
Some of you have been thinking on this
subject year after year, You havo found
out that this world is poor portion. You
want to be Christians. You have come al
d most into the kingdom of God; but there you
stop, forgetful of the fact that to be almost
saved is not to be saved at ALL Oh, my
brother, after having come SO near to the
door of mercy, if you turn back, you will
never come at oil After. you have heard OF
. tho goodness Of God, if you turn away and
die, it will not. be because you did not have
. good offer.
God,s spirit will not always strive
a with hardened. self destroying man;
Yewho persist his love to grieye
5 ef-..e i ny never hear his voice again.
= May God Almighty this hour move upor
lir sous,-S;I and bring you back from the husk.
sae the enc
if1ssj, 5Esgi
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NOTES, COMMENTS, PARAGRAPHS.

At the great ball recently given by Presi-
dent Carnot dressmakers were on duty near
the ballroom doors to mend skirts that had
been torn In the crush.
In Canada the people who advocate tho
union of Canada with the United States are
beginning to be called "Copperheads. !"
There are $4,000 moro women than men In
Berlin, and more than half of the citizens OF
that city were born outside of the city.
give been in the Now York egg trade over
forty years. remarked wholesale dealer in
New York recently, "and these twenty-five
turkey eggs mako as large single consigli-
ment Of the kind as ever met"
A Hartford Comm newspaper has the fol-.
lowing name and address on its subscription,
list: "Coopooswany v. Moodliar, care OF.
Sierlar Rao Bahadoor Viziarungum Moodliar,
Rustyas Peit, Poona, Indies, Bombay Pres"
London Truth sums up the record Of Osnlan
Digno, the famous Arab chief, rs follows:
Killed, siR times; fatally wounded, three
T times; severely wounded, four times; troops
totally dispersed, nine times; permanently
discouraged, three times; escaped, once.
ST. Paul expects to be the metropolis Of
America when the through line railroad TO
Pelin, China, by the way Of SBehring strait,
is built. The distance is S, 1853 miles, and it
ii: IS ected that trains vii run Fekn. N
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mother ofthree ldttenss ma ppted5
twoyoung rabbits and three young lfaccoons;
which she brought in from the woolls and is:
bringing up the whole lot in paths Of feline.
propriety. &.
Messrs. D. Radford & Co., coal merchants,
were fined S95 by an English magistrate re-
Gently for sending out coal conveyances
which were not provided with perfect ma
chimes for weighing; coal, 'as tho English law
requires, and for having sent out sacks con-
tanning less than tho requisite portion of 224
pounds.
"Weight socnblesn are the latest craze at
Yankton. The gentlemen pick their ladies,
take them to the scales, weigh them, pay
quarter of cent pound into the general
fund, and then escort them to supper. The
latter costs not far from six bits q pound.
Many of tho Russian immigrants here have
brought from their native country curious
utensils, household wares, and articles of
costume or adornnlent At O recent social
gathering of several family groups, many Of
these relics were brought into service, and
the costumes of the young women were
pretty and picturesque q, they drew their
favorite beverage from the samovar.
An Indian urn about the size and shape Of
O cocoanut was exhuIned on Benjamin Lup-
toms farm near Bridgeton, N. J. 1t is comedy
in shape and smooth in workmanship and
ornamented around the neck, near the mouth,
with the peculiar impression found on the
broken pottery of the Indian village near
Shiloh. Indian remains and arrows have
been found there, and it is supposed to be an
Indian camp ground.
The village of Little Chute, near Neenah,
Wis, is settled almost entirely by Holland
ers, the majority of whom make their living
by manufacturing wooden shoes, and oil of
whom wear them. Several times year they
have dance, which lasts three days and in
which everybody joins, old and young.
These dances are always held in the day time,
the people believing that dancing at night is
;,,op,Oro1
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Tho Pressure OF Facts.

France has taken up the centerboard ques-
ton. A national nautical authority says in
lie Yacht that ''the day is approaching when
the Yacht Racing association will be obliged
to yield to the pressure Of facts which have
tciumphantly shown the real worth of these
sadly moderated boats.-Now York Sun.
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A Charitable Pronosition.

A proposition which has met with much
favor in New York is that the city shall
spend 100000 in the erection of three free
LODGING houscs-two for men and enc for
women; one of those for men to be located
below Canal street, and that for women not
higher up OIL tho island than Fourteenth
street.-Boston Transcript.
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Peruvian Guano.

Brand On bags-Warranted Gen
nine No. l Peruvian Guano, import
cd INFO tho U:iited States by the
Commercials Franchise, sole agents
for the CHILEAN Government, guar
antepa free from all admlxtures OF
a1ulteraion.
In accordance with the wishes of
many farmers I have sent for and
received samples Of same. Cash
must accompany all orders, as |
shall only till orders and not keep 1t
in stock. Come soon and see the
samples and place your orders, SO
that lean deliver it,in due inc, land
that you may be one OF the first Ill
shipping early trucks. Peruvian
Guano is decidedly the best fertlll-
ger for early trucks. For further
information apply to a. d. G.
Mcars, Wacllaplrague, Va.
A stock of Cleavclanas First aud
Best Peas on hand at 1925 per bn
Place YOUR orders early. All kinds
Of goods sold at reduced prices.
Thanking on for your liberal pa
tronagc in the past, sand soliciting
il continuance OF the salne,l remall
Yours respectfully,
A. II. G. MEARS,
Observation-Disclosures Vo
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ACCOMAC STEAM FIGURING
MILLS,
Temperanceville, Va.
Flour, Meal, Bran, Shorts, HominJ
and Mill Feed, Corn and Oats
and Chops for sale at

fair prices.
The public Will please take no
tice that the mill property DIES g.
mated above, which formerly be-
longed to Mr.. d. Il. Dennis, is now
owned by the undersigned who
Will continue to do business at the
old stand, aud will eDdoavor to
give entire satisfaction to all who
may favor him with their custom.
Thanks for former patronage. Flu.
ture tavors solicited.
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VIM. POWELL g. CO.'S

name OIL it.
Every leading merchant keeps it In
stock. and every barrel is guaranteed.
If not as represented, money refund
d. DO not be deceived in buyilg any
No matter what the brand may be,
see that W M. NJ, POWELL " COS
name is on the barrel.
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.1ccoMAc q g.. Va SATURDAY, MARCH a. 1883

:. az yvwer In cartn or hell to elFect
a enforcement after Christ and the soul are
united. Other kings have turned out their
companions when they got weary OF them,
and sent them adrift from the palace gate.
Ahasuerus banished Vashti; Napoleon for
sock Josephine; but Christ is the husband
that is true forever Having loved you once,
be loves you to the ond Did they not try to
divorce Margaret, tho Scotch girl, from
Jcsusl They said: "You must give up your
religion" She said: ~ can't give up my
religion" And so they took hor down to the
beach of the sea, and they drove In stake
OF low water mark, and they fastened her to
it, expecting that as the tide came up hor
faith would fail. Tho lido began to rise, and
came up higher, and to the girdle, and to the
lip, and in the last moment, just as the wave
was washing her soul into glory, she shouted
the praises of Jesus
Oh, no, you cannot separate soul from
Christ. 1t is an everlasting marriage. Bat
tie, md storm, and darkness cannot do it. Is
it too much exultation for man, who is but
dust and ashes like myself, to cry out today
81 am persuaded that neither height, moi
depth, nor principnlities, nor powers, mol
things present, nor things to come, nor any
otha,. creot11ro shnll separate mo from the
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The " IIHIIlII'lIEEi
Sewing Machine
STANDS AHEAD OF ALL OTHERS

The latesrimproyed cylinder shut
tie and Hat shank needle cannot De
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The Parable of tho prodiGal son-1t
matters Not How Poor We Arc If We
but Wear on Our Hand tho Ring OF
Christ's Adoption.

Fort ScorT, Kan., March 1s.-The Rev.
T!sDe Witt Talmagc, D. D., of the Brooklyn
TABERNACLE, preached here this evening to
crowded congregation. He took for his sub
jcct ss.The Decoration of the Soul" and his
toSts, Luke XIV, %: "Put ring on his
hnnd.n He said:
Twill not rehearse the familiar story OF
the fast young man of the parable. You
know what splendid homo he left You
know what hard time he had. And you
l-ernember how after that season of vaga-
dage dc -! -nrodigality he resolved to &c
weep out his sorls a, on tho bosom OF
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-21
An Eminent Physicians Opinion.

WAYCROSS, GA, March 3, 1886.
2. p p Mfg. Co.: DEAR SIRs-After care
full observation of the action of your rem
edy, am prepared to give it my unquali-
fed Endorsement as an Alternative of very
decided merit. l regard it, moreover, as
one OF the best of remedies for dyspepsia.
l gave it to my wife for malaria and gen
eral debility, and to my surprise she was
more benefited than by any other remedy
She had tried, especially her dyspepsia,
which was very distressing and of several
years, duration. She seems to have been
entirely relieved of dyspepsia, and has
gained flesh rapidly. l prescribe it with
confidence in rheumatism and other condi-
tons requiring tonic, and invariably with
the most satisfactory results. Respectfully,
j. H. REDDING, NJ. D.
We are now publishing in this paper a
series of testimonials for the great cures of
all diseases of the blood effected by the P. ?.
T., SUCH as SyphilitIc Eruptions. Old Sores,
Ulcers, Scrofula. Skin Eruptions and
rheumatism, to which thousands can testi-
fly, and all of whom concede F. P. P. to be
the greatest blood purifier of the age.
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THE COURT OF ORDINARY.
Wills Probated and Letters Of Admin
istratiOn Granted.

Wills HrODated ana Letters OF ADMIN
istratiOn Granted.
Judge Ferrill adjourned his court last
evening, for the February term, and it will
convene Monday, March s.
Wallace w. Fraser presented the will of
Dr. Raymond Harris, deceased, for probate
and record in solemn form and a caveat was
filed by certain heirs to the probate of same.
On motion of Clifton q Beckwith, the
caveat was withdrawn and the will was adj
united to probate and record.
Jordan F. Brooks qualified as administra-
tor ad coliegendum of the estate of Daniel
Clancy, and received the usual papers.
j. r. Saussy, executor of the will of
Stephney Seren, filed his appraisement of
the estate
John ~ Lewis qualified as temporary adj
ministrator of the estate of George C. Lewis,
deceased
The application of Lucretia Jones for a
years support out of the estate of Charles
Jones deceased, was caveated by Lucinda
Jones, executrix of Charles Jones, and the
caveat was sustained.
John n Lewis, qualified as administrator
ad collegendum Of the estate of Patro Wal
lace.
Laura G. Bogart filed her application for
years support for self and child, and an
order appointing appraisers was granted.
Sarah Q. Anderson, executrix of the will
of Gen. r. H. Anderson, deceased, petit
toned the court to have J. Randolph Ander-
son appointed agent of the estate.