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cer are located in the upper part of the
brick- building on the coiner, '.north of
6. R. fowLe & SON ,r
rrincp & Hunter,
'4 GENERAL
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
flfos. io & 27 CbinmtTt c Street,'
Norfolllj ATitiinents.
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Liberal advances made on Consignments.
Shell Lime I $7j50 ber on. Freight, $4
per ton by! steamer Oliv, to A'ashington.
oct5-3ni , ' . I j r t! IM I .f-
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Pca Witt MSags !
VIA. welgot 4 buahiel J"e mtt uags jot .aie mw
by I kiout, i jut co. . .if
Conimtfwon Mercnanw,
T7
1 est rate
DOT 2-tf
nov S-lm
Orders left
liUoahoke (Jquarei Korlolk.
TO ascoinmWate 4"li in th vii'iuity or Nafbitg
ton, A'. C'j. we roK)ie delivering sikhII cargoen'of
hllELL LIME, at vrf in Wa8liKton. C, at fie
nrliw .f i-f.Vr ner lmsiliM. hh IiiW as cash orders are
ultl for Ttst4 lunil, ay of t,000 i-u.-heln, j I'
ll it 1 1 I ; rKiNCE i niKTtn, -,.
General Coromibaiou Jlerclixnta,
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A. STATON,
V. II. BENNETT,...
T. M. BARXA,.,
Herchant, '
I Norfolk. Va!
Consigrnments 'o Cotton, Grain,- Lnmler,
Naval Stores and country j foduce gcuer
ally, solicited. j I sjih I "'
tLibera'j pashj adyancef 1 made on all.
consignments iwhe i desired. "5151 .
Orders for Gener U Merchandise promptly
attended to-- I ! 1 jl ait g 10-3m
ILLtf aimlton, N.C:
.L...LUiprlk, Va. .
with Ed
ly attended to.
tor of this piper will be promot- I maT4r.m
STATONJ BENNETT &CO.,
Cotton iFdciclk'Wd : t
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
McPhail's Wharf, Eorfblk Va- j
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Tills Iloufe does strictly a Coimsl(jn Buinessi, and
will, under no cireumntaace.s, dejlart'fjqm the principle.
a. OAPEHART,;
r foiuIerl 3" of bii tie, k... a, 1 1
. GENERAL : ' A '
Comin issio ii M e r chant,
Town Point, Norfolk, Va. !t
Liberal advances jou consignments. nov21y
A Wife Chopped to Death
Suicide of her Husband,
'RotsDotiT. N . Y. Oct., 24.
i v.L l..lI.j.J A'
a orrioie irageuyi was cvnmv
near this village Ust night. J
IUI 1U 11113 ICIUUlt UHU VI U
Josepli Wood,
trade, and
a ship! earn
s well known u
-ill . M
slarH of his nassions. For somtOQtbs
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ng un
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many
tvould
past Wood gave signs of labtj
der an aberration o I" mind, a:.
of his neighbor feared that y
sooner or later become posilK:!? in-
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saue. . The caiise of this -yange, is
now kyowh to! te domesctroube.
AV'ood was twice rnarriedftnd onej
of iiis wives survives hira? sorpe
time pqst he has been co-Kl)' fe-
trom an liopytnous
letters Vhtl it is
sent bv
to creat a
dwaid tie wife yith
at Poncjockie, of the
villag":. Iu o of
statement was? hade
, ! Kopei '
BY NELLIE BAXT.
4IIope on, hope evir," is one mot-
Nhat we all practice as well as preach.
Clope is our guiding-star and our bea
ron-light Hope bids the ambitious
mount the higliei round in the ladder
of fame, and clain the laurel wreath.
Hope rocks the :radle of the infant
guides the uncertain steps of child
hood, goes band i i liaud 4ith youth,
leads us to all that ever -'accomplish
in mature years, and sustains the fee
ble an tottering foot steps of old agei
ceiving letters.
source.! These
supposed were
were intended
hatred in him
whom he lived
outskirts of this
these letters a
xyhKU ll
his first wife,
feehng of
Uj, rH. Bockoycr,
CommiGsion Merchant
ivikI Cotton Kttctoi',
AND lcKt.T FOR bTANL'ARO FERTILIZERS, . j
No. 6, Wasliington St,, N'orfolk. 7a.
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Liberal mlvamr wail ; RHoring all who patronice
I mo, of InCeKrityl accuracy mid iTuniptncss. i
Iref r to all Haukfhg! and Firtt Cl Cummerclal
IIouci of jVorfolk, and to Kev. It 0 Burton Weil
lruut;hoii,and S h White, of Halifax Ci., M C; Col. E
Cromwell, 01 Eig.cnibe; I)i D lliyan, Jof Knficld, and
llvr C 1 JUUiSMk, hi), ;Kittreirs Spr ngi, A' C. nov2-ly
TABB
( (C.IS IE1 (D W S jB c-
JP OR TSISO UTS!?
B. V. BRIGGS....L. ...... .-...I poi'riet or
Late of North Carolina.)
Tit IS HOUSE hft.s been tliorotifrlily rc
;fiirriihcd and relived, Tlio jiatronaffe
of the travelling publit is 'respect fully ko
licitcd. E, F, Whitehead, S'up t
'. aug. 3-tf. " . I j"; '". I - -
J AS F. A. LA MOM D,
'?. Wholesale and Kciail
TOBACCONIST,
Btord in the building formerly occupied by
! ir. McDonald. J
, ; "KEEPS CONSTANTLY OS H1XD1
line Ch'oiiff . ;
of ail' grades, cheap, for Cash, only, it lus
Store ou Main Street.) , . . j jfeb Oj-ly
'10.000 'vards brown and bleached
SHEETINGS and SHIRTINGS, for
IE- IP
HARD WA fcE'i CUTTLEllY, I
PISTOTjS, 4V.
2-i Market Square, ana 7 Rojunoke Avenu, .Aarfolk, if
. Cor.slantlyon lind Kod.;r' al W'os enholm'n Cut
lery. Aim-!.' Miovel-i and Sptdrs, lUrean. Mule Sh'iM,
rvecliiitiics' TjolH, linilileie' Hardware, Orate, Cut aid
lI'iouKlit -.Vniis, t'oidtie,: Bar Irjn, &c it. : :i
K. W. MOOUK. noVKillu I j V. J. CRlFFtp.
Yancey lfros. V Co.,
whoIesaleIdealers in
Kotioas, Hosiery & Gloves;
f j' AKD
FANCY DRV
MAIN tiTIl EkT, N0RFOLK, VA.
' Invite tlie i'teiitixniufMtlrcliaDts of 'orth Carolina
to their lur&ej and varied stock wf i
NOTIONS' AND FAfiCY GOODS,
. Prices guarantied an lowj an aiiy olilerll market.
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DR. GOD DIN'S COMPO UND
The Oieat Araeriar Tmjc' nnh,I)ii(retic!
Iiliiiilciati wherever
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The "Componiid Geritiai Bitters"
are made ofthe purest aid best t'lgejable; Tonics and ,K."tl,i va fivintr willJllim
aromatics known to tie pr..fei.ln. !i they also contain- Utal "e VA ilUHg WllWIlim
twenty per cent, of; BLCjllU ! liiclij (nakes them b
youd all question, tlie best Diuretic' -isteuce, and
for ilinea eJ Kidneys, Lladder ' audj Urinary organs,
have no superior, il any equal ! , j . j ,
Those who try these fitter, ifor t to fillowinp dis
eases, will, in every cae, find tl?m n safe, pli- tsaut,
pp. eilyaad effectuil Ktjiuedy,' Thej are a surs pre
ventive and cure for hj j ; ' j j
Chills and Fever, and all nialari 4 diseases I !
Dyspepoia.IndiK stion. ick-Stonlacbj(jili(f, Sick-IIead-
I. ache UroncliitiN, as tiling, C"Mh and: tj4i)rhsj Neuralgia
General Dt buity. D seasft or Kiilin-ysl Ur.iiVel, Ac, una
every Dinea! requiring 4 general impression,
par For diseases pecul ar to ilVnialt-, iti is almost a
kpecific. i ' Ujljr i ;
i-' In c nvalascence from Tyi hqii : and other low
form' oi fever, it is the vt ry best T.nfcjthat can be used
The Compound Gentian Bitters
Meet with universal tafor, 'and hao in! every case
given entire sutinfactipn ; and have received the
strongest testimonial ever giveil ( aiiy Med
icine, a few of which" we appiiiW below :
-. . . . .t. . t i L i ri i nJ.j.:..'". rm
Tills IS to ceiTiiy ina ij u!c i! ! "V""'" m- i . , ; ,
pound Gentian Uittei-s a"d cheerfu j -iri onimeiid them 1 neignDOn eXprt'SSea
a the verv best liit'ers IIiHt can u"Mr orainary i i . i j
"biKsl?k-stmuch.ia.. k. si.hoi.t,m.i). he was going mad
J.1p,coinD,v1nx.u-,r -, vi - tprrih h r.ji m nation'
u!lemSfeod Wood returned home from his ivltik'
Their fOtct ujiou tin- kid-
nr and uiiuarv orsfani is fine; and as siuuulaut
aud tonic' it is ail tliat aijy orle could; jsk.
was not his . o'.vn. Operating bn a
mind like his, this statement prduted
the desired effect . He brooded over
it until he came, to believe it tlie.
For aIotng time, however h kept
the matter a secret. ! f i
A' few dys since h borroWecsome
' ' -!.' at-"' . i
money iiom iii. ADram sieiit oi
tljis village, and with it he paisome
of his debts. This circumstant as
Wood was not a borrowing mai as a
rille -was mucb talked about i the
-Some hope for'
carnage; some to
'tine in theT field of
win a name in the
neighborhood,'! and
Ph.O imw Dear Pin
Gentian Bitters," Olid finil them the
retic that I have ver used .
GOODS,
JUI1N U NtALj
JOHN B.
Vnrv n-Hiiectfullv. .Vours. Ac,, i- t
! . j JA .M. NtlVSOM, M.P.,
Littleton, K;C.,Decenib-r 20, ljiiy.jl-
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Dr. Goi)iiN-i-Ieai- Sir: 1 liavr jrlreh VWr'Componnd
Gentian Uitter" a fair trial. I d npt helieve that any
one will ever Jiave a ct.i as inns axsrpry; i.ikc meui.
They merit all you clai'jj for them, jj HiM, ic.,
' 3 I I. 'i"- MR. Mi. KING.
Dufy Phenff lialiikx county.
Your "Bitter" are the hest remedy for
Gaston, N.q., December 2, lMis.j
not a few the
their beliefkhat
f-ast even in the
was reachil.
s
labor about eight o'clock, and oi en
tering the house, accused his wfe of
infidelit' and of holding inher heart
do love-for him
'A quarrel ensued, and a lady; living
in another part of the house had tier
attention attracted by the angry voice
halls of "Legislation others hope to
gai ii-wealth--and hemrd the sordid gold j
while ajvery few merely hope for a
quiet, dbmesti: life; thus it ever is
with all hoping, still hoping for
something greater and better.
How often we hear the physician
exclaim by the bed of sickness" while
there is life, there is hope!" Yes
through life, and even beyoud death,'
there is hope for vhen we stand by
the bid-side ol one of the home circle
and know that the Death Angel broods!
Desiae me coucn, reay to clasp the
lovedi one in his cold embrace. Hope
still whispeis we shall mett them in a
bettet land, where the winced cease
from trouble, and the weary are! at
rest.; hen we have gazed oar last
lovin ; look into the fast glazing eye,
and folded the marble hanJS over the;
still, pulseless hea whose evei;y throb
was for us, and pressed the last pas
sioiuie. kiss un the lip whose rosy
tint has givj place to the ashen hue
of death, lfpe bids us consider them
not dead1 Sone before.
And yyhen we have seen them
shroud and cotlmed tor the tomb, and
folio
pla
Population of the Clobe.
There are on the globe l,aS$,0D0,
000 'souls of which i i
3bU,UUU,0Ul
are1.
of th(
Caucasian
of the Mongol
of toe Ethiopian
spoken
race.
552,D00,Oq0 are
race " .':''
190,000,000 are
i . I
race. , 1 '. '
176,000,000 are of the Malay race.
2,006,009 are of the ludo-Ameri
can race. 1 : . J : - -j
There are 3,642 languages
and 1,000 different religions.
The yearly mortality of the globe
is, S3, 333,333 persons. This is at
the rate of 91,554 per day, 3,730 per
hour, 62 per miuute. To esch pul
sation of the heart aaarks the decease
of somes human creature. j " f
The average of human life is 33
years. . ;. !-! ' '!
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One fourth of the populatiion dies at
or before the age of 7 years, j
One half at or before 17 years.'
J Among 10,000 persons, one arrives
at tne age oi 1UU years, one in 500 at
00
AG
R lie U L T U B A L .
in
WILLIAM 1 BAKE ft equal.
Wood's wife i expostulated, and
W- n . v..n iitt Maf-a arah tfHir rp n v i or t i
Bronchttw I have ever tried. One blJe cf it iTave my tempted tO inike an explanation,
wile c. n.plete reliei. a tonic Iehre it l,a no J , !; r
equal. Kespectfuiiy, si j'j Jlv,v her mad luisbaiid would listen'
sale by
II. WIS WALL, jr.
Browu
H. WISWALLi jr.
3,000 yards Stripes, Shirtings, Tirowu
and Blue Denims, and Bed Tick, Jor
sale hy
MEAL & CO., - t
GJii'JiJL CQMJIltelOS MEll CHANTS
COT T O IV IF Al O T Q i? fes.
.- NORFOLK,! VIRGINIA. '
Agents for Puluysco (iuano Company
Refer to Oolo H l(rin k Co,; W'm A Blount; Henry
Sh-ppiird, U G 1 arcei, Geii U runes, ChaM. O'llagau
nov 'i-bia
RKV. A. II NyltTlUNGT.ON
1 Dnr tittleton, janocy z' J-; I
Dttmtry crrniy ina i.iirvb ncr" v'" -J
Pr. Ooddin's
Compound (le.itian Hitters" roe Cogli. j Oefteral X-
oimj,v-. . i,'.,. ,.. t,,k,i.!aH. nd the
li4rt. Kilters Ol which ".t i
hMt Tonic olTcrcd to the! Ameiican l'y'f
' Ii ' . Attorney and Counsellor at Law
... ... TiJ....r,..-i li.t Ntnrtin and
l'ract!ce in ie uouria
"oFFICTE Mtwket Street, near the Post Office. Wart
...nti.c. - ;! : L'l'-iiL:
"THE LADY'S FR1EMD,
A Jlonthly Magazine of I-iterature and
' l. .j. . Pashion. j. . r ";
rUBLISIlED BY ,
TJ.0fi on. c- Peterson,
319 Walnut Street, Philadelphia,
itng '3 ly.-V ' i ' ' ; -' ! 1
V JT. Ml, Hunter V Co.,
' , GENERAL, !
1 Produce Commisision ' Mercliants,
; ; Portsmouth, Va.
Solicit Consignment of all kimla conn-
-Mill ii Duncy,
47 AV
Commissi on
DANCY,
Merchants,
SLATER.
Water St., Norfolk, Va
Henrico County,;Va., (June 25, lSl4.
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rreoared only by Dr. K. A. II. GOIHUN
JAMES T. WlUUtAJ,
Proprietai-y Agrent,
j "I Aorluik, Vit.
.1. r" CQ lo hv C. BROWX1& Co,,
apr 6-1 y sept; 2l
.-iitreatins rtAuiaii ihu oltrfilioa.
- w- ---- -mu' uirvv ' t'
Wood seized an zAjl hh
wouitt iane uis wiics life. ine wqj-
mau who heard this thrt became
terrified, but was unable
onds to move, 'out of siin
D. G. COWAD. j
Cowaiitl
IIYMAN & CO.,
Bnpging, Iron Tit ji and K"pe, lurnUlied to thee
who intend Shipping to un at lowest rates. i M
'-Liberal ciih advaice.s jLadejuxou produce or bill
lading in huiwl. i j i p - - . j
lie will 4ll Cottort andj other Produce at owners
option, in u-Vor-olK or uw xoia, cuarB...8 ""'J "" I wm anend promptly
j 0 some sec-
jpatean one
then heard Mrs. Wood sayp "tosey,
don'tlvou kill me. " and, thentam
somelsubdued sounds, alid the ill of
!k. it. HAKllIBS.
IIaiuiK!.
Cotton Factors
T
somebody on the floor
The woman
then rushed
couiuiiion.
V
SUCCESSOR T.O
hoy 2-0 jn
!
frenp.ral i Commission Merchants,
2 rommerce Street, ISbrfolk, a,
to Sales ot Gdtton Grain. Lunl-
door and into j't
helD. i Her cries were heard hf
I I , , , I
Lefi JVKtcali, a resident of the
be street and crip lor
Mr
the
borhood, who was pajsing atthime
"Go into the house at
NO. 0. GAMAGE,
ber. Tabacco. Naval Stores, S. G. iHJi, c, awt pur
chase of Supplies. ;Ck)iicnuie;ntB&qljcjiled. octio-iy
the woman. jHMy Godj my Qd ! I
once,
d them to their last resting
even to the gates of eternity,
. i i if..
l which none can passj until
nimoned by the great Giverof all
gopd; -v -
i Hope still lifts her radiant finger,
Tjointing to their eternal liome,:
, On whose portals yet they linger,
Looking back for us to corae.
vA.CiyiL.onTV,
tains the age of 90, and one
;live to the age of 60. '
. " Married nien live longer than single
-. v v
ones.
In 1,000' persons, 95 marry, and
more marriages occur in Juuej and Dei
cember thau in any ether month of
the year.- - ! , ;"' ; I
One-eighth of the whole popation
is military. ( '
Professions exercise-a grbat in lu
ence in longevity. Iu 1,000 iudivid-
uals who arrije at the age ofj,Aeventy
years, forty-three are priests, orator
or public speakers); forty are! agricul
turists, thirty-three are wbrknien',
thirty -i wo are soldier or mililar em
plovers, tweuty-nVne advocate; of ctl
gineers, tweTity-seven profess 5 and
tiventy-four docj ors. . ' l
lhcse who! devote tbeu' lives to
the proloi gati6n of that of others die
the" soonest. v !." , " ', ';J i j
There are 336,000,00? Christians
There are 5,00,000 Israelites.
SCIENTIFIC FA RMING
"Every plant develops and perfects
itself y j natural laws. When you
have iupphed ail the necessary con
ditions j fir! Iplaut growth I you have
idone all thaj you cani This is a sci
entific culture. Jt is as simple as roll
ing otT. a log. If people had known
it was .so simple they would! have had'
it long-ago.,' ; '
Thui: c'isqoursed an aged friend, .
man of, lcariiing and experience, in
our hearing, not many dayi since.
Really then,! farmers have been prac
ticing scientific farming to a greater
extent (than inany of them are aware
of. Toree-lciurths of our farmers are
ready, Jm occasion, to scoffStand rid
icule tltt: idejt of scieqtiSc farmingj
and1 yej, so far as they have farmed
intelligently! 'and. successfully, the
may be'said( tb have farmed scientifi
cally, ftjr they, have given their crops
the necssar conditions fori develop
ment. ji j 'ij , .: ' '. 4 : ; ; :
; Every farmer whoplahtscorn kn ws
that helshould first have his land in
tine tiltpJ deep! and mellow : he should
i ' i j ' i '
plant tne sceci at a certain depth to
secure
the
njccfssary, warmth and
moisture for it germination, and! at
certain distanjeis apart to give the
plants sfficienltfroom for growth, and
that during grqlvth the land should be
kept cle.a:n jaii, mellow. His obser-!
ration lias tligbt hirri that tliesefarei
conditions necessary for the growth
and de-fiDpmet oi the plants, or the
productib
are fuels
td by h
ve.-y few"
is ;0f
unutrs
There are 60,000,000 Asiatic reng
a good crop. Thev'
tood and comn'" n
mii)d, hence scientific. A
armerk h- e pursued their
observations a litl)eIdrAltr, ami found
4 VVlL, B1Jd from the best o
"rmQ.tllem extra cultiVa,
staiKi, a hy 7 . ' ' tViVriMt
ib h.W b?. - r Ja.
Iftv ot'one nuuuitu .v-
tn fi iii i
I
ionists.
Tf a TJVU , wroirJ
.1 --- - ,
or two will render a man nappyt ;
said a French King, " he must bd a
wretch indeed who will not give it.!
It is like lighting another man's can
rllp hv vonr own, which loses none
-jj . ' i . . ...
of its brilliancy by what the other
gains.,, If all men acted npon this
principle, the 'world w ould be mucn
happier than It is. !
A clergyman hear Exeter who is a
powerful e vhorter," delivered him
self of the following one Suiidiy re-
thcre are
the yield to
' RriPlltlflC
farming lMch
cdSe,!tjuth;!
fm.minfit 13
is oAseu ujv. " i' I
Ud understood lacis-p
i . ! - I - e ah ran
-A M f
There are 300,000,000 Pagans
"In the Christian churchea :i;
170.000.000 Drofess the i2oman
7 - i '
Catholic, I " ! '
I 75,000,000 profess the Greek
80,000,000 profess the
Protestant.
i - i i
ried
cently ; ' I have ni doubt
millidus who are taking a bee line to
f ,
Shell JLime,
DtAljEB IH
i!
think Mr. Wood has killed his yife."
Rocklantl.
G0L0SB0R0' KMAlyl COLLEGE. Mr. Metcalf ran into the Uuse,
Th6 FALL SESSION will open and was met at the door by Vood,
TMIOvlIJISTOJYl anil
1 1 -' r
City Limes.
Muhinstton
CEMENT, PLASTER, BRICKS, HAIK
HAY, TAB, LldATilER, SLATES, A.C.
i try produce, inciuutug v-..r
ber, Staves. Naval Stores, 1 lour, Dried and
Green Fruit, Dry and Green Hides, 'ees
! viTuf..il. Knttcr. Cheese, Lsrss, roul-
-Jtinnt and Herbs, and all ilarkdtable
rroducc. i
Ouick Sales and Prompt Returns Guar
v ; . anteed- I .
Cash? orders (or produce in hand) for Corn,
Meat, Bacon, Pish, Fertilizers, or General
Merchandise, will bo tilled with care and
hipped with dispatch. .
Agricultural Lime .delivered at j depot
here,Mno charge for Ba?s or DrayapeUt
Vtn'.L Ton. Fresh Ground Piaster $14
net Ton. Bass furnished free of charge to
parties desiring to ship us Gram. I
Alt letters of inquiry promptly answered
and best possib'e information furnished,
a'ujr. 3-3 m 1 ' ' j
nov C-Cm
E T POWKLL,
Norlolk, Va,
continue
of
NpKiTOLK, VL.
KAtI.EN, !
RiflmiouJ, YL
0:-
F (J Brack,
kkliiuond, Va.
POWELL, ALLEN & BEAUER, vvt?l .
irnLr'ncloi- pwv time of entrance ti
ori the 8th of August,! 'Wild
Twenty Weeks, j
Terms per Session of 0 Weeks-:
Tuition and Boarjd, j exchis
washing and lIits.....i.j.j
Tuition, in Collegiate or Ac
fifiiiaitment. i.. i r :m
Tuition in Preparatory pebarimeit
x uui ...... ........
Music on Piano orjGuitarj.UJ.
Music ou l'iauo aid jLJiiitaJ.
1 iRft of instrument.!.. .J...1....UH'
Ancient and Modern Lapiigs
par li.. w........ i
Ornamental Branches at uap&i
chargj
WHOLESALE
! . I - I
A15D
ommissiOn
No. 33 CornmerCej
Refesksces
folk: J. M- Goddm
95 00
enuc
20 00
1? 50
1 51
2 00
30 00
3 00
5 HO
pricey, j
d ifrnn the
time of entrance) to close6jf sesaon. .
A JoutiAn Will he made I from tui
M"RTjr!TT ANTS tion for protrkcteld illneks;j two weekjs
fLr A or more. One-half; of he expense
who warned
room.
Mr.
and witnessed
him not 'to eiier the
Metcalfi looktd into tl
e room
h ll and d n forever..
Neverthe-
a picture such as has
seldom! been seen in any community.
The lifeless bo.
GROCERS
on.the iloor in
head, face and
terrible gashes,
St.; Norfolk, Va.
and nav for books'and
Fr$t National Bank, Nor- be required in advance
iri. Cashieil Planter's N a- i- ir A kAlS
: l i?..t ,wl U 1 11. Afmiiiv A- f'.i Ii ink-' I '. i , , i .
mond, Va; D. J. l- ey Bros. & Co., arid . July b-tl.
L. W. Gunther Bai timord, Md.; liurke, ; ;
Herbert i Co., iSankeisy A exandria : l'of
en
VfU. A; POTTS, 1
Successor to. '
JOSEPH POTTS & SON,
V DISTH.I.EU of i ,
PRPEITIIIE,
and purchaser of
lAVAL STORES:
Alto keep contntly on han'J a Urge lot of ; ;
GROCERIES. DRYGOODS
HARDWARE,
Boots - and Sliocs,
PLOWS, &C.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
. m'ux street,
n'iixhlnston, .V. C
200 barrels jFldui.
11 & B alk cy; Staunton Va.; C T. Pa- xtra and Superfine,1 tor: s
pier, Arboi- ill l. AUgusia wo , v a.; w 11. w Lp:
Gwathmei &..C0I, Nw'. York. nov 2-3m : 1 ' j I r jjU
.li- i 1... ...;n
IP resident.
ti
-t-
Family?
for: sale1 by
.SVALL. J'
1 ! I .i '.--.
JXO II. WRIGHT. 1 ! JAMES W. LEE,
Late ol Kansemond co., Va. j Late ol fctorburg, Va.
WRIGHT, LEE
& CO.
MAKER.
next to Dr.
arid is "pre
k line, as he
C6tton Factors
AND'GtoJEBAL j
'.'.! i. j ii i :. ' ' '!
Commission Mercliants,
14 (loanqke Square,
AGENTS FOB THE !
S ALE OF THE
1 w : I I 51 n I 1
j practical! J
BOOT and -SMOE!
Continues at his, old stand
rialWripr's Drusr Stoewl
paredto do all ork! irl hi
employs none uui xue Ma- iuu'i"-'t i
wnrkmcn. he flktteis hirhiself that he
can furnish booti and shois, jwhifch lor
elegance, comtort and tfuraouiiy , can
be surpasseaj qyjany ruuRui
State. Habourn! is dAermi-ed
! k k -til iii' I
1. I
oct 19-6m
C E L E Ij R b. T E D
PctcrsMrg "City mils
I 1 ! ' 1 I- ' ' .
AND OTHEE BEAHPS OP
ATTORNEY
1 . i
"Office Opposite
v of Wood's ife lav
a pool ot bloodi ' Her ;
throat revealedleleveu'
inflicted with iie" axe
in the hands Ofiher husband, llorror
stricken, Mr.jiMetcalf was for a mo
ment paralyzed by the sitlcening
scene, j Finally he said to Wood:
"Joseyj this is a bad job for you."
Wood I looked at him for a moment,
4- ! .ill
and then rushing to a bureau, he seiz
ed a razor and attempted . to cut his
own throat. Mr. JNletcalt took hold
of his arm,, and a scutile ensued, which
resulted in the former being driven
from the room,! and threatened with
injury ji1 he dared to return.
Uood, then,hvith perfect delibera
tion, killed himself. He drew the
razor acrpss his throat, making a deep
gash that extended Irom ear to ear.
Wood; left a' letter, written shorly be
fore the;' commiss.ou of ; the tragedy,
but it is so illegible that buly the con
cludiuia;. sentence can bej read. This
less, I khall hang the flags on the
wails of Zion, ring the bell and blow
the whistle, for the;, engine must, go
through." New Hampshire Patriot.
An Arab chief at the Marseilles Op-
era4 especially admired the tromboue
player, expaessing his wonder " to
see the Christian there swallow so
much brass. I cannot yt compre
hend where he puts it." t .
Moths seldom work in cotton fab-
rics. isut iney win nuuic imo uu
woollen garmen s. The easiest and
best method of keeping off these de
structive vermin is to enclose the arti-
Goon Rolls. The famous Parker
House iolls are made in the folldmng
manner : Make a hole in two quarts
of flour, and pour in 1 pintjofj Curd
milk hat has heen boiled, wfth a cup
of butter melted in it. Add a quarter
of a cup of sugar, and a half a cup of.
good yeast. Let it stand without mix
three hours. Saltto taste.
Then knead jit, and set it to rise few
hours ; then; mould it, Mid setj.it to
rise aain ip the pans betore, baking.
The rolls reqnire about fifteen minutes
to bake in quick oven.
'. i -J I '. I :.: ' I
ViSEGAR is Cooking JUeats. All
hncU nf noultrv and' meats -can be
.Vi niiicL-iT rooked bv addncjto the
l"uvT T , !' 1
water in wbich they are boiled, lou,tl
oneiighth jiait vinegar. By the use
qtl vinegar there will be a considerable
saving of fuel as well.as a shortening
of ti'ra-e. Its action is very' beautiful
on old tough meats, reudering tlijem
ouite tender, and easy to be digested.,
t- .: . ' ... . ' 1
Tainted meats and iowls will also lose
bring1 to bear upon ii operations, tne
more ficU he jcomprehenas. pertinent
to hiHusiness1, the m'orc thoroughly
scientific will 'be his farming, and, of
course the' more successful. There
have ! been examples 'of theoretical
farming,' not based upt-n facts, or guid
ed 1 by expeiiUce, and erroneously
called Icientifif farming ; .but uiere
nothink to Uerit'ridicule in scientiGc
farming for ntarly every farmer prac
tices ifin a! greater or less degree. I .
The horticulturist, by studying the
character5 and wants of plants, and by
careful cultivation, by hybridization,
I !',.. .1 ' ....... i-arintivc"
etc., pave aeveiopcu c t
can oareiy
study
If the
. 1 1 ... . . :f 1, A In this WJK.
cles in cotto,. Wet like a pillow case, .ue.r oaa f
tigUtly with s.rog eottccord, ""-rr "JuS,e
.v, "ho nave luuitnivut vv -
not be surpassed! ry any prougui unu
4i. Ctoio Hnhhnrn! idetermi'j'ed not
to be outdone, ihd he jMUers his ser
vices so that! hej hjopesj m
annroval of his patrons.!,'
Repairing in jail its benches, done,
and at the shortest
meet the
sentence is :
and sister."
Wood and
LAW.
WASH&'G TONYS
' ! ' I I J i J i
otit House
c. '
Specially--C6nv0yaiidiny,iiid Collection
oct 10-1 in
40 boxes CANDLES
Paratiine, Hie,
H. WISHVALL, jr.
uiantiue
4Good-bye to mother
! i
his
wife had lived to
gether for many years- His wile was
greaOy respieted for many virtues,
and the terrible manner in which she
met her deatul cast a gloom over the
. ! ' ill t i-
community.!!! . -m ' ;.
and haug.it at the top ot a
best place for the purpose is an open
attic where a nail can be driven into a
joist or rafter. What is required lor
" .''. 1- a
preserving furs is that theyi De pui
where they will be secure from moist
ure and surrounded by something that
the motus will not penetrate.' The
first condition is met by hanging them
hear the top of a room ; and the sec
ond by enclosing them with cotton
'cloth. The moth takes an apparent
del
ool
eather is of no avail in the way of
protection, but irom some cause uuT
- : .
known to us,' the moth never tries "to
pierce-a passage' through any cotton
cloth.
of vinegar acquired.
Egg dumplings, Maktia batter
i .... ... : ' i ....
f.n..t r-m k.. two well oeaieu
eggs,! a teaspoonful of salt, ,and
enough to! make a batter as lor pouna
cakej Hare a clean saiice
boiling water, let the water- boil 4ast,
dron in the batter by the tablespoon
i .. ...r. ' ii...
ful ifouror five minutes wiliboiunem;
take theni out with a summer va
and ointrivise accdmplishcd results
truly Wider lul, and adding immense-
lv tothe interest and profits or .tneir
branch ; of fatming. let mere arc
c I successful horticulturists who
P"" A- ....
read aud write, but they
think, and .observe carefully.
do. not originate improvement
they -at least miorm lueiusc.
those jmade by others, and appropri
ate the" ad vantages. The same is true
in regard jto the general farmer, tho'
perhapWiil a less marked degreei It is
true thai the truly scientific farmer is
in all!' respects the most successful,
while! the old fogies barely live, or it
they Uake something more, it is more
by luck than by the amount oi icnow-i..jJ-.i
oUr.lv to their business.
euM .t -t'l"' . . -; 1
Tlie mostxgsential requisite in sci-
entjtft farroihg is careful observation,
Wilhi knowledge of wlat and how
to olS-erve. As an aid to sucb tnow
ledg; books and papers. ire essential.
Fror 'these may be learned the obser
yations and Experience of others, the
results ofexpetiments, etc.. Without
A'U.-;it;jTrr tlip.1 knowledee eaincd
Little Howard came Into the room
i i. ; -i. .it. S
where his mother had just hung up a
.ln.n nnrt'itn anil ma die the astute ob
servation, u0h. ma, the window has
got on a clean; shirt Vy
r i
The btst thing in the. bed of
ocearX the sheet anchor.
the
tlv. The moth takes an apparent dishi t a bit of butler and pepper
ight in cutting its way through -jly wilh boileil for; cold
olen fabrics ;. and even a casing oC p! deMe-,J j, but.
by o
slow
A pedagogue was about to flog a
pupil tor calling him a fod, when the
boy cried out, "On ! dont, don't ! I
won't call you so any niore I never
will say what I think again I !
Johnny is just beginnmg'to learn
geography. He says that the Poles
live partly at one end of the globe and
partly at the other. He know, it is
s, because it is marked on the map
r- i i
ter and grated nutmeg, Mfith syrup or
sugar over them.
"I amiot much of a scholar, but
.an sling ink," as the school-boy said
,xrtoli ho KViiin the ink-stand at his
hers1, a man can make but very
Vrtisa in any business more
pror
In no oth'
htaltv r in farming.
L ..n.t un readilv and
way caiiiuu g"-u
itnpl
ay can
etely
as liom uouik , " -&
iculturai papers, the latter being the
for a record oi
teacher's head.
II !
A Parisian author has j t ranslated
Shakespeare's line, 'Out! brief can
dle," into French thus, "Gei out you
short candle."
A very agreeable necktie A pret-
irPa amis ' ' : It 1 I- : -
A eood
uniform for the letter earn-
I ers A coat of mal.
of
almost
roper repositories
acti observations, tie.,
daily!! occurrence. Journal of Agri
culture, r j - . ' ' i '
i i. i
( would! not be out of place for a
I
portion of your time to be devoted to
clearing your.ditches of obstructions,
to ensure a free draining, .of j leaves,
logs, mud, etc., before the'bitter cold
hangs its icicles on the banks. You
should al4 fix your fences how, and
whjjn the Spring comes, you will inot
be tj-un tu death to get things put in
condition, before planting. A stitch
in time: saves nine." To worki then,
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