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VALUABLE OYSTER
GROUNDS FOR sale,

These oyster grounds lie In the creeks OF Hun
garis and Metnwama, Northampton county, Va,
and about * or miles trlm Mnchtpungo raii-
road station. A large portion OF these grounds
is we'll seeded, and thote Is plenty OF ground on
which TO plaht many q ouean0 bushels more.
fss grounds arc vel, known by tAe extra quality
Of oysters that havc been grown OH them for
many years. Tho oysters arc known In Balt-
moro, Philadelphia and New York. to Do as fine
Us any thit, arc grown II Virginia waters.
Tile SO grounds will be sold nj a reasonable
price, az nm compelled to quit the business OH
account OF disabilities known ~ myself. All
want lisa party that wishes good oysters and
grounds. and Is O GOOD Judge Of the same, and
shall be sure To sell.
have the finest winter quarters. warehouse
and wharf. with all facilities attached to the oys
tor business. And also convenient to Cape
Charles whore You eau take your oysters by sail
boat and save 10 cents per barrel In freight.
clio planting grounds in either Hungur's or
Mattawama crooks Is plenty large for two good
firms. Any party or parties Wishing to come
aud soc for themselves, can CONC other by sail
vessel direct to my place. or by railroad and
stopping at Machlpungo station, where con-
r.y;lnce can DO gotten at any time TO como down
to my place.
Pa, ties wishing to correspond with me can adj
dress ". MARSHALL.
ShadysIde P. o.,
E0rthnmutOn Co. Vl.
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nd Dominion Gunners' and Anglers
" Association Stock.

By order of the Board Of Direc
tors the Old Dominion Gnnners'
and Anglers Association, Of Acco
mac county, Virginia, will sell at
public auction, at tue Chamber of
Commerce, in the city offitisburgh,
Pa, commencing at 10 o'clock a. M,
on Thursday, May o2nd, 1890, the
forfeited stock of delinquent men,
bers of said organization, as repre-
sented by certificates Nos. IL, %,
80, SO, &c, AZ, At, 76, 80, z, 96, 45,
46, 55. II, and Al, to satisfy the
unpaid assessments upon said stock
for the current year, AS provided
for in section 1--27, Virginia Cole
of 1887, and pursuant to the BY laws
ofthe association.
G.. A. CARPENTER,
r. Ell. WHITTLEsEY, President.
Secretary.
JOHN D. BAILEY, Auctioneer.
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Farm for Sale

LAT PRIVATE CONTRACT~~
The undersigned offers for sale
at private contract, his farm sit
uatpd at Bloomtvwu station, divi-
ded by the railroad, on the road
leading from Temperanceville to
bavside, on reasonable terms. 1t
contains So acres, and has two
dwellings thereon, one q story and
81 half with two rooms below and
two above; The other a two story,
three rooms below and three above.
All necessary 0utbuildings on the
premises. The farm is in good
state of cultivation, is suitable for
trucks and other produce, and has
upon it abundant resources for
manuring purposes, and is well
timbered. III not sold. same will
be for rent. For further particn
lars apply on premises or write to
JOHN Z. FISHER,
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FOR SALE.

Hickory Grounds, formerly the
residence of alr. Win. 2: Noting
ham, situated one mile from East
vile. A large, we'll built dwelling
III good repair, and all necessary
outbuilGlngs. with from seventy
five TO one hundred and twenty.
FIVE acres of land as may be de-
sired. a guod deal of highly i'm
proved truck land in this tract.
ROBINSON NOTTINGHAM.
Eastyille, Va.
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KENTUCKY JACK.

Tho finest ON the Eastern Shore OF Virginia.,
years old, Will stand for tho Spring season OF
1890, Mt Assawoman, on the following forms: $40
for the season, due It ond OF senson; SIC to ln-r
sure mare In foal. Patronage solicited, ami ny
momeut's thought Is only necessary 10 cnnyincesT
those who raise stock for profit, "that IT, pays
better TO raise mules than horses. q
GEO II. MOCK.
Atlantic
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TAKE NOTICE.

We are home again from the
northern cities with the largest
and cheapest line of goods we ever
had, consisting of dress goods Of
Ill kinds. trimmings, notions. a
large assortment Of shoes, hats,
harness. rea.lv-made clothing. fur
nit;,re. stoves. straw mating, and
in Fact a general line of mercf,an-
disc. Sample. sent on application.
All orders promptly attended 30 by
mail. Ynu will find some few prices
phat Will convince you:
Boys suits OF clothing from IL
to IS wears old Sl.5O
Mems suits of clothing 800
Ladies' gold plated rings 10
Mems Is
DoorSpringS .OS
Mems straw hats, Macanaw 10
A PLY carpet warp per Id. 20
White sugar per I'D. .07
Dress goods from 10
Table SPOONS per sett .0S
9 bundles of hair pins .Ol
Mrs. Walter j. Hall has opened
out the larse>f,prettiest and cheap
EST hue Of Millinery Goods ever
offered to the public on this Sho:e,
and she asks an inspection of the
same by her old and new custom
ers. Call early for good bargains.
w. j. Hall will attend to all No
tary Public business at moderate
prices.
Come to see us and be convinced
Of the low prices for which we are
selling goods. Respectfully sub
mitted to the cash and produce
trade only.
W.. j. HALL & SON,
Belinda, Va.
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SPRING SCHEDULE. T~
OF THE &SssSsssI

SPRING SCHEDULE. ~
OF THE SSssSss:ss
Eastern Shore Steamboat Company
OF BALTIMORE,
Untilfurthar notice. will run their steamers as
follows, weather permlttlng,l ioavlng South 81.
Wharf Mt 8 90 o'clock p. M.
steamer EASTERN SHORE.
CAPT u. Fl. RAYN0n.
SUNDAYS and WEDNESDAYS for Fortls, Girls.
fold. Hurmana, Evans, Boggs'. Nandua Con-
cord. pavis', Roads. Niles, Shields and Rue's.
RETURNING-leavs Ruo's Tuesdays and Fri.
days q! s.3n q. M. Shields O. sIlleo' sls. Davis
III. Read {. 90 Concord II. Nandun IL 80 .Boggs
2.&5. Evasls' 5. Hurman's 3.l5. Ford's 7.SO
Steamer TAHGIER,
CAPT. mo. w. WILSON.
Tuesday and Friday for Crlhneid, Taug.erIsland,
Flnney's, Onnncock, Shelltuwn, Pitts Wharf
Cedar Hall, Re hoboth .psc0molo City and Snow
hill. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. anu Thursday.
leaves Snow Hill 6 AM, Pocumuke City g, no
h2b,th Q, Cedar Hall $50. Pitts wharf TO- She'll
town IL 10. Onnncuck a.SB p. M, Flnney'sS
Tangler IslandI.
Sicnmar MAGGIE.
CAPT. W. ". MATTHEW'S.
Mondays and Thursdays for CrIsnold, Flnney's.
0nancock. ChesconnessoX. Huntin: Creek.
GuilfOrd and MessUngO. HETUkNlNG-loaves
MeS9nugu on Wednesdays and Saturdays at q
II. m, Gullford 8. Hunting Creek 9.siI. Chescon
ncssex li.Sc. Onancock 2.S0 PM, Finnoy's $50
r~A]1Steamers leave Crisfeld foi Baltt
e~S. more. Oh arrival of last down train.
Freigh, and passSn. srs received or all points
Or :i.e n. y, rhila. and Norfolk, Wlcomco and
PUcUnoke Il. X. daily, Delaware, Maryland anil
Virginia Railroads on Tuesdays and Fridays
only.
Positively no freight received after IS p, M.
and must DO prepaid To all Pclnrs. except
on the N. Y. Phila. and Norfolk Rallr'.ad.
P. R. CLARK General Agent.
IN httl ma
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I" stops for passengers Oh signal toconductor
*"daily, except Sunday.
H.W. Dunno, sup't,
Cape Charles City, Va.
R. B. Cooke. Gent Freight and Passen-
GER Agent, Norfolk. Va
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'TenlpeIancev:lle.
cxs9 ALUABLE REAL. ESTATE
M AT PRIVATE SALE.

AS attorney for Mr.. Frazier X
Weed and Others, 1 offer for sale.
at private contract, valuable real
estate situated at Exmore station.
northampton county, VA, consist
ing of storehouse, II stories high.
large ami vel! airanged.with dwell
ling attached, and lot 75x200 feet,
picture gallery ANA lot 75x2O0 feet.
and farm of % acres OF high and
productive land, which has on il
$500 peach trees of best variety
and new = story dwelling house
o0X2S feet.
This is an excellent stand for the
mercantile business, aud the prop
criy will he sold either as whole
or TO suit the purchaser at fair
price and on reasonable terms OF
credit-and The stock or goods now
on hand in said storehouSe will he
sold at cost price in New York.
For further particulars see OF
address L. FLOYD Mock,
Accomac e.. H.. Va,
, 1890-03-08
Diffusion versus Crush ing.
! A paper read by MI. Bswis 81, Clarke
before the meeting Of tho Sugar planters Az
sOcsGtion, Thursday, Feb. IS, 1890.

The The sugar planter in Louisiana is
Called. upon periodically to add 10
his already costly establishments sOu'e
thing.which Will still further compli--
cate his machinery, Il is pressed upon
him under guarantees that it, will
pay for itself in une or tw" years. The
end il always in sight, but he never
reaches it; like the Wandering
Jew, he is impellrd to <" ON and on.
There lie no rest IN this world for the
sEieEed,,t or what is The same thing
.Ie SNngar: planter. Aud now comes
difusion, the latest thing out, which
10 being urged upon his attention with
The Same pertinacity and with the
same, kind Of argument as abb4s If
-feDdedshisi Iprecediirg improvements,
Before going into the question proper
r yi5tfq ~ Say there is in nlS. jedggesTI
sNrnl M important advaniageoinag1 a
sor0fdifusion as against mill swotk,
ziffr the fsct. ttnai the latter must, in
SSStassr ,lto, gsest Best results b. Worked
/ o,ahe, utmost limit of capaeiay ntJ5r
nsstraction. Eserysgear- wheeL cdu.
sling, pinion, aud shaft must be- run
--tNi1ahiigg66 ten tension, and The roller shells
must be- TougheHed. from time to time
TO facilitate the feed which lie necessa-
ry in order TO secure a pressure that
, 1890-03-08

I" This list I have rot ,ttEisd ,jtpp be
exact. No w." pI"n''s will txpend
the srme SIN on buildings, drags,
p Tho.se5 # You 1a Whl6p RRaatv d8 Witnessed
the npEafplexiSfts Md Hf2kaPs Of 'ds
diffusi6nr men I'd urihgothbAcampaign
Just passed wiHnosdOHhI IaEghIat me,
but | will, nevertheless, say before
closing that Tbaelie'v&gf 1t The follow
ing - gniairgaiaal 10 79n9iboozs ct
4. That 1t rrturns thirty five to
fifty more pounds Sugar per tom of
cane than The. asyysY tf Falgg & easf the he twenty !
BEST mill housesmu N lie slatesraois lax
b. Tint twill iennbls the planter .
t01cslculats III advance with r~easoha2l
btss efi935i4ttyF,, and with much greater
eSFlainhy45han inothead use OF naapaus 8
whaO amount ofscanr bescciua hinder
each ah ydf1qtht augaro season. .noijsn1 :
93Ii ILa,ss TIE ii,p'cclresass edd cost over mill.
wsrk tor fuel aud labor vii! not now
exceed 10 per cen, of the value OF the
INCREASED yield with Il strong proba-
bilitya hal this Is per gent can be
redpceds,nshalf with t~0i more years
experience.
, 1890-03-08

which Penguin is extensively employed,
otherwise they are absolutely worthless
andi9pre-Occupy8 the land to the absolute
exclusion qOfj deveFy other description of
growth. A fibre is Obtainable from both
these plants from which fabrics of q deli
cat6 texture might he manufactured.
But when W. speak of tho Silk grass, the
Penguin and the Dagger, we mention but
o limited number of the fibre yielding
plants that are indigenous to this country;
and then, perhaps, not the readiest and
most available. As a few minutes CONVEX
SstiOn with the intelligent Manager of the
Hope Botanic Garden would soon disclose,
there are numerous hbre. yielding plants
known only to Ootanists Astounding here,
I'M addition 10 those that are generally
known. Er. Harris has himself been Civ.
ing much attention to the subject. But we
need not 60 beyond the Banana for the
present. Ithas lOLg ago been demOnstras
ted that the fibre of the banana il applica-
BILE 20 rope making and other purposes.
1t has been tested and found acceptable
by manufacturers, but there has come in
tho usual question by which our people
have SO often been stumped: How much
eau you supply'i II ia feared that Janaai.
ca never succeeds in supplying other than
samples. And yet to be able to pubna
large quantity of banana fibre in the mar.
ket should not be attended with any diff
calty, seeing that We are now growing
bananas by the million for expectation.
Each plant, or sucker, of the banana pro.
dhceS but a single bunch of fruit, and when
this comes to maturity the stem has to be
cut down, for it never bears a second time;
but in it's place from four to, in favourable
districts, seven young shoots spring, up.
Those who have studied the subject have
demonstrated that the fibre is the more
valuable part of the plant, and that If en-
terprize were fairly directed towards it,
the fruit would become If entirely second.
airy value, and it would be worth while3to
cultivate bananas, not fors the fruit, but
for the fibre. O. But the fruit, which bps
proved such q valuable resource during the
long depression OF the sugar industry, ad.
ding thousands upon thousands OF pounds
TO the income of the island, iS All that is
turned to account and the millions of
stems, rich in fibre, that have been cut
down every season have only been used
IS manure for the young plants. ,t"s.ea
tits time that our people begin to think
seriously OF turning waste materials to- &C.
count, and there is no waste material of
greater promise than that which in obtain.
able from our fibre yielding plants If we
selves out stripped in the race by even" lit.
tie Toba go, 26 miles long and 6 or miles
broad, with a population little mo . than
halt of that of the city of Kingston.
g. 0Dt, $50 ASST
, 1890-03-08

me danger n Every planter wants
extraction, but every Planter wants
10 avoid breakagcs Of heavy 1,machi-
merry. which are SO .costlvoin time lost
and in foundry bills. The result Is
he goes to bed every night in fear and
trembling lest he may b. called be-
fore morning-as [ hav" been many a
time-to look ut a bad break in some
vitnl part ut the mill.
With diffusion these Obiections do
not apply. You may have bud bat
teries or drags which will no doubt
cut down the tonnage handled per
day, but you m"y nevertheless work
toward the extreme limit ofthiS tom
mage capacity, or Of extraction, with
no more danger, in q mechanical
sense than if you were. doing light
work or getting SO per cent extraction.
The diffusion planter can not excuse
himself for bad work on the ground
that better work would carry with it
greater danger. 1t ma, be argued that
the annoyance incident to q compli-
cation Of drags, carriers, belts, pull
leys, and shatting, all necessary to
diffusion, will more than balance the
bad points of a mill. | say no!
here is nothing so bad as a mill.
Since | began planting / have seen
very simple sugar houses grow into
large and complicated affairs. The
s'eam train, the double effect, the
high and low pressure acuum pan,
with CO 1trifugals, filter presses ETC.,
have by successive eteps cure into
uCs. Before their day the mill give
more trouble than all The b lnce
of the house. At each stnge of i'm
prOyement it WAS The most danger
ous part of The machinery, and to-day
in houses which have advanced as
far as the farthtSt, The mill room
is where you will look to 500 iii ngs
happen that will M Ike tho NV l8r
wish he was never born.
Factories all over the worlI have
miles of betting, acres of shafling and
pulleys, complications to make your
head swim, and yet they run without
losing u day in the year.
With a mill we force the juice, or
part of it, out of our cane by ~ con-
tinued fight between the metal and
the cane. 1t. is stern determination
on the part of the mill and inaexibIe
obstinacy on the part of the cane,
neither one is willing to give up.
Change the method to diffusion and
all the elements work with you:
you Ito not then have eveuro coax
The cane to give up lis sugar, Make
The conditions suitable and nature
itself does it all. Why then do many
of us look with disfavor on the new
method against The old7 THE
large cos of diffusion plant is valid
argument against its introduction if
no adequate return is secured 70 pay
a dividend hponithe cost.ip9I willlnot
now go into estimates to show that
such returns are certain the figures
have been before you for the past two
B. The labor required, too jspoae
of5exhaust chipspis urged aag djnstnitt
4DTI - UaX LLg. k~t.. -..4A..I yAgf1I JLn
, 1890-03-08

-ate} sUfo1sH4 OBJ 10 ntiifa&m q III nufd89
distance of haul on chips a very shorls
one. 1t is therefore only necessary
for, the planter TO deduct two and ono
half pounds Of sugar from his in
creasediyieidp by diffusion to tower
the entire cost OF earring chips. 'oa9
The two obstacles in the way of
diffusion just named |, the exces-
sIve cost Ola plant; 2, the BURDEN
some Job o. Disgusting Of exhaust
chips, nre, in my Judgment, the only
sound arguments that can be urged
against the method. Other small
difficulties have already 10 a large ex-
tent melted away, and such Of them
"a still remain will shortly vanish ia
Tie light of exprrien &c and expert
ment. ~ 7@'- 2'si.s oat 70 i5m q
The necessary cost OF appliances
for diffusion are much Less, than iaa
usually supposed for the reason that
plants lie fetof0Fe erected have added
many costly Items needed ID ), any Kind !
oil sugar house. and not more essen
tial for diffusion thanter mill work
ELIMINATING on a capacity of 500 to
$50 tons of caflle for twenty7four hours
the list of items with approximate
cost of each would be about as fol-
lows ~. 33e u.s..
20 .~tt uo4at @at ug a3i Of
F~ourteen-ceIl battery erected...e 1900
Cutter and mao orator ........ 1000
One thousand two hundred
feet carrier and drag chain,
so cents. 1850. 100.
One hundred feet 8 inch shaft. loo
shaft i Z 100
About sixteen carrier drums :! 400
sizes. -. 800
Five TO six dozen journal boxes $50
About 500 feet betting, average
size 10 inch by 4 ply. 49,. 200
engine 1000
One air pump. ,...... .-...... bOO
One air receiver. ............ 1VO
One coldwater circulating pump 500
One double measuring tank. 100
Swimming receptacles ......-. 100
Tower aHnks ... 90O.
Piping and valves ..... 500
Laboratory. 81 -. -. 49,. 1000
Fifty thousand brick i'll WALL. 800
Grindsrone and emery wheel,
with fixtures. ...."""....". 2Oo
Enoinaoro uiUuurohts and i;iti%1
laborers 49,. .....-... 1000
Buildings. $50. 49,. $500. 5000
Gear wheels ~ 200
Extra gaskets and valve gears, or '@1
cutter and knives -. 80. 200
Four friction clutch pulleys -. 26O
Sundries ...... -. ... $50
E-sc n@t.#4IE9 .rsttENf 3
'a.2 As2,ooo,
2 3tItf .a33}oJ -3a{ 3ftA
In This list I have rot atrita Is TO be
exact. No Nv" pI"nt'rs will expend
the sumo sim Oh buildings, drags,
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-11-21
GoLo mlLL

Insw carry the weld Ell mail lhres
timss per week, ra,slals, rh"rsaays
aud Saturdays, ~leayiaa Lordssere - LOO
p. IA. | will carry expires atlas following
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-11-21
rhanE.rl,lnr rresIamalIon.

In accordance with the proclama-
ton Of the president Of the United
States, and following a custom
hallowcd by long and piouso observance
i hereby appoint Thursday, the 9th
day Of November, as a day Of Thanks
giving to Almighty God for an the
blessings %vouchsafed TO MS as a people
during the past year.
We have been mercifully spared
from public calamities, from pesti-
lence, famine, food or tornado; the
hbors OF the husbandman have beer
%abundantly rewarded and genera
prosperity has prevailed. For al
these blessings we are indebted to th'
goodness and mercy Of God.
I therefore earnestly Recommend
that this day be suitably observed
that 50 far as practicable ordlnar.
business be suspended that the pee
pie assemble at their accustomed
places Of wof5hip, and in their house
offer up praises Of thanksgiving t
the Giver of all good things and tina
in the midst Of their rejoicing the.
forget pot to make liberal provision
for the poor, the sick and the unfoI
tunate.
Witness my hand and the grea
seal OF the territory Of New Mex
leo, at Santa Fe, the capital
this 18th day of November, il
the year Of our Lord, 1890.
l.. BRADFORD PRINCE,
Governor Of New Mexico
By the Governor:
b. NJ. THOMAS, Secy. of the Territory
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-11-21

TIE democrats having carried New
York now comes mp the question Of
who will be elected Senator to sue
coed VIM. M. Eyarts. The name Of
Charles A. Dana, the editor Of The
New York Sun is proposed. The
democrats could not select a more
progressive and enthusiastic man nor
one who would do them more honor,
nor one who would do more to wake
up the sleepy heads in the senate
chamber.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-11-21

Rev. NJ. Matthieson, wEo has charge
Of the Spanish missions in New Mexi-
co and Arizona, spent last Sundny at
Morencb lie was in Lordsburg on
Wednesday and preached chat even
ing in Mrs. Woods parl0rs.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-11-21

THE Hon. S. p. Foster who repre-
scented this district in the legislature
two years ago died from p%eritonitas
last Friday. He was sick only a
couple Of days before his death. His
wife and child were visiting friends In
Indianapolis, and knew nothing Of his
sickness until they heard of his death.
Mr.. Foster was superintendent and
one of the principal owners Of the
Pelican group of mines at Hermosa.
He was well known and liked by the
mining men Of Grant and Sierra
counties.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-11-21

But we will cure you ii you will pay u.s..
Men who ere Weak, Neryous and debii-
taied suffering from Nervous Debility.
Seminal weakness, and all the effects Of
early evil habits, or later indiscrotions,
which lsad to Premature Decay. coHsump-
ton or instantly, shsald send for and read
the book Of life giving particulars Of
d home cure. Sent (sealedl free, by ad-
dressing Dr.. PArker's Medical and surgi-
cal %instite. l51 Nerth Spruce st., Mash
vile, Tenn. They guarantee a care or no
pay.-The Sunday Morniug.