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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-07

ly Tho Cumberland Mars states that
about year ago the residence of Mr.
Y. Il. Davis, at Piedmont, was robbed
ofeilver and plated ware. Last week
eight pieces Of the p'sted ware were
found in the SAINT At Long island, near
Piedmont. Ithad probably been thrown
into the river and washed Out Of the
bottom by the food.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-07

EvRemembar the poor. Gle that
giveth." etc.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-07

~ The Keyser Tribune says that
Fred Elliir:tz, OF Cabin Run, well.
known citizen and MN OF property, was
arrested last week charged by young
girl with rape. He protests his limo.
ccnca and decla-es the charge "a pat
mp job"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-07

GUOE FINDINGS a. -soaI and upper Lea
- Their, Kip a0d CsIf Lining and Toppings,
pegs, shoe tools. Tor sale by
GILkESON, pUGH & VANCE.
R1nuar. Nag %. tsl,.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-07

MISUNDERSTANDING for the h,teM-
geaccf.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-07
XEGETINE

The following letter from Rev G.. W Mems
held, formerly pastor of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, Hyde Park, and nj present se,tled
in Lowell, must convince every one who reads
his letter Of the wonderful curative qualities -
Vegeline ne thorough cleanser and purifie, Of
the blood:
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
/ HAMPSHIRE County, W. VA, TO wrr
. II. e bawson's Administrator,

II. e pawsoa's Administrator,
yc.
G. =. Dawson Others, Defendants
~ CHANCERY.
VI the October term. 1917. OF the Circuit
'o1rt Of said county, IL was ordered, ''thst this
cause be referred 10 % . Gi!keson, who H.
hereby appointed special commissioner for
'h" purpose, 10 ascertain aud report 10 the next
term OF this court
Fret, What sum in gross Caroline v Daw-
son ls entitled 90 in lieu Of dover ia ihe real
estate Df which u -. Dtw51u died seized
second To adjust aud settle the accounts Of
the IiHintiH as Administrator uf u g. Dtw.
SON. decd
Third To ascertain the debts md demands
seai"s' the estate OF said q! 70 Dawson and TO
make distribution ol the funds iu The hands Of
the plaintiff, after paving 10 Caroline v Daw-
son be sum in gross IN lien OF dover, among
ihe creditors of said H.. y Dawson, ana any
other matters any one interested may require
NOTIC T.
% therefore given 10 Che parties above named
and siI others concerned. That on the 18th day
OF Da.cwher 1877 will atcnI ot my Office In
NHwres F0., Cor TIE purpose OF execpGn z
tHc above decree
IT, r.. GILKESON.
Commissioner.
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Addregs GILMORE Il %.

Wtsut~arpa. D. g ysvss,Bs~ a. iege
iske pIrftfrr W expressing fIy cuflr~ cone.
deuce tu tHs rsff,YrsstIffHy aud ffsfifv u ths
Law, Prteut auh COLLECTION House % liff aou q
Go. 90 fhts titY
GEO o. " WHITES
tcntf-r sruse - 5t,,,l Nair0issl2aa Ba.Gl
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-07
XEGETINE.

Mr.. Geo. n. Vaughan, Medford, Mass
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-12-07

Remember. frcu1s or the LncV,-
.H1. aI, anonymous communica-
Hud their way 90 our waste basket.
, 1877-12-31

Is mcnsurahly god one, an.l nono worked
,nnrr rarrt tsr for it, pA.sage tliau members NJ
The mnligncl i't,nr1i y! Agriculture, in and
out uf the Ltgts1ntuTe,-tlIc p,wcr oycF md
control NJ ruals and bridges Ia vested In the
Commissioners IN the respective towns. Tho~e
who have wnIsed for q vote of power from tho
inhabitants tn buy machines ami implements
fnr r,atl-,nnktng have gone without roads.
Tho few who have "takcu the bull by tho
hofns," unler tho Law, which is mandatory,
have tnae progress, and nrc hn'llng gos.d r.
an1ts. "Whv," said au old farmer 10
the writer Of this son,e three years arc.
at a EuaJ. making trial In Central Illinois,
"tf We Ind had such foad ~ tlls have Just
seen finished, along every tcction-lno In n,lr
town, the crops alone aavel during Tho wet har.
vest, through the drainage which follows lhr
mailing of roads. would hare more than paid
the whole exprnse." The isoaa Commissioners
Of that towu aaw the pont. They bought I'm
plemenfs and machines, and did not witt fur
Rrave.bauks to be set down in their ncigfbor-
hood.
As a farmer since 1875 in Cook County, hare
helped 10 tnnke good sical nr rna1. AS n Com
missioner, have always advocated eartltr0ads,
well 0rlic,l, aud retained so. | think 1
know sotncthtng uf the subject, and buve keut
lnysclf tplrrahfy posted in roAd' macilfn.
cry, anl IN tho manner Of lotnV the work. II
you care 10 glye space from time IL tne, mny,
In the future, say something about low ~ otnake
roads, and whnt they may accomplish, In DRAIN
QRp, r.
, 1877-12-31

Shack Sssty lin, Gca.facc Chnrll", and Long
,Iir,. Bogus Charlie Is apparently hh''ut :s'
ycnrt nf ngr, medium Mipht, nnl very ia1r
complexion for a fuilb'otn1etl .AoiV'. tie hnn
zoo buslle's Of corn fn ono crib, md his partner,
Hhack Nasty jim, has a. much Dlure.
Steamboat Frank Is = tall. muscular fellow,
rather goo,llooktnE, and Is 4 hard worker. His
cribs conluin about 0 bushels of torr', anll l,e
Inns plenty OF hogs, chickens, ttlrkcya, ducks,
etc.. around him. anti, like every ona VI the
trll,c. lcc1ns 10 like his new way OF living:
Long Jim has 1,|'0D bushels of turn, and II also
4 RDul farmer, n, In fact, they all arc.
They owu In c0lnnlun 257 head ol cattle, Of
whici, eighty arg cons, and the farm 10 worked
on the partnership plan, two or three taking AZ
tnucll "A they can farm and sharing tho crops.
They have also cut 14o tons u hay tho past
srason, anil In fact have plenty to keep them,
nni tho hRcnt aaya they can, nfter this ycar. do
without any hired hclp tu aasist and shor them
how to farm, or any assistance from tho United
GtatcE.
Hooker Jim, ono Of the worst men In tho
tribe, and who figured 10 cnnsptcuously III Tho
massacre, apparently died on the Hth Of NJ
vemEer from fever. They purchased cni!in
for him on the i7Lh, anti willie placing him n It
he caino to life, and on the 10Th ussisted tti
tiriring team while gathering corn, hut, IN.
fortuoatcly for Jim, hts 1ntnp was cxttnguauhcd
for good Oil the night Of the 10Th.
, 1877-12-31
COUNTRY.RO.ADS.
vlcws Of an Old Farmer nntt all Expert lu
Iteutl- Making.

vlcws Of an Old Farmer anil All Expert iu
Its,uA- aIaklnE.
To the Editor o. The TRIBUNE.
CntcAao, Dec. al am satisfied THE TRtB.
usB's "hcod Is level" upon tho question "aa
regards tho absolute necessity Of sumo better
gystcm OF country roads," THx TRIBUNE Inns
certainly talked enough about it in the past,
a,l! It Is 10 be hopcd will continue to do 81 It,
tic future, uutfl this absolute necessity Is nc
conptfshea.
ain not 30 thoroughly well grounded IN the
opinion that your Quury correspondent. I'll the
article "CountEy Roads," In THE Tribune OF
1)ec. :a3, has solved the problem by tneaus OF
dumping gravel Into mulIolcs. I1e Is as
far out ot the why when he again advises three
loaus Of gravel per ral Of road, allowing
It To make lis own grade. The founda-
tion being , bad. tho rpal Il always
70. except when ali roads are naturally good:
Tl.e foundation H. first, thorough drainage, usl1
a raretul1s.Grat'eti, solid sub-surtacc This &C.
conp1tslNl, wisrc gravel cat, be obtained. ro%l
pralEic-rcgIon OF tlla West Ia 50 oyuil VI gravel
tlsat 1t Is found In tho beds Of bit few strcatHs
anl IN wldcly-Eeatturc! localities. often q hilf1-
proportion Of gruye'.roads In tho Wcst Will al.
why's hc 70 frarlfUs!hl quantity ~ to render
them nu.ntory ~ fas A. Ers,crnl utility IL con-
rcr1,et&. This winter, ,onrVraSti.roaAs IN " mud
Is well known III Tic vicinity of Chicago. On
/ Michigan ayy,,uc, TIC lcith II the mud is
measured by the deoth of tho 'Joliet gravel"
npuvu the iouulatton. 4 few miles northwest
well-eraled, wcll4lralt,ed, compact clay.road.
| Ii such ruad roul,l be 0rnyelcl, II would be
une Of The best possible c0llntry-roads; but tho
gravel Is not In tho West, except as la's
| Btnled.
Your correspondent Ia mistaken In saying the
! Hoaru OF Agriculture has "druprcd tho sub
, 1877-12-31


Three years ago, tin State Board AWARDED
large prctntusns for tho beat machines or iinple.
tncnta for road.snak!nx. 90 much foF "that
sleepy lot nf Soluns."
Tho last Legislature passed . jaT aboilshtnk
Roa.i .Ovesscers. placing thu Integrity VI tho
FOad,wurk III tho halds u the Commissioners,
where It should propct1y beaong. II now be-
ca,es their duty 10 l1a tile Iaost feasible means
to ,,.akc tho rox4is Ut their ltstrets u gutd Us
liz ,,,ea,s, except, in narrow aud isolated dis
trivtss Earth ouly, an1-lralHagel
THE TAinuAs has shown, In the past, how,
by means 0t modern machinery ana appliances,
good, weli-graicd carth.soads mar be m%le
70 'aa, Is 'fo5 astS seSt.s ] ss " .ssct. @ o' :.
worked UPON this hasis now have good Eoa.ls,-
eonpasa;!ssly g 1e. svsn +; ,nn! ass .
trtcty nulIy dollars teF acre. ~ an instanrs o!
ENTERPRISE lu this slirxtn, not iar dlstant from
chlyaro, | n1y mention the Towns of DouGlna,
Ashkum. anu Chc6anss; : ~ iro!io's GnuntS' ,h
want Ut DECENT roads. 1t Ia crying evil. anu
yet tho people arc hot altogether to hlalne.
They have ha,l dinged into their cars - lOnE,
stone-rouls. plank.soatts, esayel.roads; cindeF-
that they seem othtAk tint mcrc windy thto-
r1sts know all about r,ads; and, not having
thrRe patent materials, nothing ean bs Ion1.
HIRE aud there, a,Aong rrading eoIi1nuniit!es,
las In lta only available material tbs
foundation for rcally-go1d roads for lbout ten
months II tho year 1t,ls n4atetia! Is tle sub.
soil Itself. The prime necessity only ts we'll
gradru surface. not tuo wide. Wlth 4ltcAes oh
each sile mud running ceatiVely over GlcSA-
ttons and holaows alike. II soltes the question
of rua.l-lxds, ioF tllo 1ttehes 1orts dratns to
keep tho rnads dry. An that !. NECESSARY
further IL lateral dFaDs al0nE la,ltoWs. to raFry
AWAY the accumulated Hatcr. In fact, 1ys-
trtn like this would not only gtyc " toleru bly,
y0ll aud wcll-ltuined ruuaS, but II woultt, at
tEr satYlu tI,l1e, 70 q guud way toward splytnE
the question of flFtn-drainAee.-iAst othts
question Vi the greatest Importance 10 Western
furtnrrs, alter tint Vt Gaotl toals.
Whit nre tho il,e.ls toward this eil! AE1tA-
t{un,-discusston,- eping ths !lattrr constaAtiT
befusa tkc people Interested. In tl4 ilatter $lo
metropolitan ryyss have done their duty; tllc
AGRICULTURAL prcss have worn the III Jet shrea4-
ba1u; uur HJarts OF Agriculture hxye struggled
with tho subject; Legislatures have nkereu A.
laws relating to thu nIAttcr; aud ull have III
compllshcd good. The country prIst untV hive
nut Eiyeu thu subject the attention It detu4!ls,
Suunu few uf thctu have worked earnestly. Ite
country press u tho other great lever TINT
should coustnutly to useu III flEtherlng thu
work, BY abandoning thu old d<%ma tlat rock.
met siiux md gravel only cali give u Booti
roads. it never will, fur the reasou thuse nla-
tesiata cannot be bad. Ths keynote " " COLI
stAntIy 4lrugk Ii, ~eligra1td earth roals, Fuu-
uiug continually forward, with ample ditehcs-
wslerwsys-at eaeh shle.
II has bccn said tho pt:oole themselves arc to
blalne. tJndes sbr new law IN 1'''"''a,' 7'"i il
, 1877-12-31

A gentleman lust from tho UuapaE Indian
Agency, lndian Territory, reports that tho once
famous N~loc lndtans, since being placed Oh
their reservation by ths Government In kove,n-
lcr, 1873, have advanced very rapidly in civlli-
cation. The 3loJoes own III thxlE own right
4,uOU arrcs of good tillablu land. Oh which
they hayo seventeen Kool loX- houses,
built by themselves. alx double stables,
eight corn-crabs, besides pens and houses
for their stock, rhcckens, etc. On this land
fcnto arouuA 1!0 aeres, which u xowu iu wheat,
which a. present. gives PROMISE Ut an abundant
harvest next yrlr. aud they hare split alto.
gether Is COL raiIs. aud have over eight acres of
cultivated lan4 fur each uaa1,, woman, aud child
IN tho tribe. They have aiso It's aercs 0f corn,
which will aytrase from forty to forty, ,tlse
bushels per acre. Fifty-nius VI their children
intend SCHOOL ut tho Uttawa, Peoria, aud Wyan-
tutto Misstons, and they tayc made reuarkshls
progrcAs III all tue branches taught Ia 4 cuA-
Iuon school.
Among the moat prominent mcmbess OF the
tribe aSe kogu* ChafIte, Steamboat Prank,
, 1877-12-31

Impressions Tint / rcrryetl through tilc ecnee
N right, my u},'nfnns Wcrr nnly H,or" !i;I1'Sr-
irtft ni1ti nv wlIstt ttlrfy wtl4 to tnc ktH
fuae.i exir.r1lve.
Profoundly 's,cupfc,l with tny.elf, with what
waa, and what might he. tho ctrtrarictlc"
liatt just experienced hulniiatetl me. ] he more
! reflected, tho more doubts aruEe In my mind.
Tired out ~ 30 rnur1' uncertainty. aud iati1nc'l
hy thc "orkfnGA nf my mind, my kners hcnt,
and found nlsse!f IN a position Ut rctUsc.
THIS siatc nf tranquility eavc ilcw viaor 10 my
beautiful tree, and, noticing fruits Of rcd color
hanging dnwn tn clusters within reach OF my
hand, touched them lightly, anil theY f.nfnc~
tiiate!v feIl from tho branch, 1tke the fig when II
fruits; ! thought Ind male a conquest. sn'i
cxuileI In the poHc felt Of being able to hn1l
III my hand another entire being. It's weight.
though veTy slight, seemed to mo a.. a. ant.
In vanpuIshInu. ! then put this fruit
near MY .cyes: |. .was considering it,
form and cn1or. It's delicious smell made me
bring 1t nearer; y was close, to my lips; with
cnloycd IN long drau1hts the pleasures of
smt1I. Nv ,nantL opened to cxhale It. fen
tint possessed m internal sense Of smell.
p,,rcr and morc delicate than tho first. AZ last
tlatetl,
What 1arori What novel senaatfont
Until then tnl only experienced pleasure;
tnrsc gave me the feeling of voluptnntitncsH.
The nearnces of the enjoyment to mvsclf pro.
NuEEA lhG HUN u EU@eEthluut tLAuHht tuG
! substance Of the fruit had hecnn,e mine. ansl
that had tile power of transforming beings.
Fiatlercl bv this fca Hf power, anu urged by
the pleasure had felt, piutke.l second and II
third fruit, and lid not tire Of urfn9 nv hand
~ satlsfr ny taste, until nm agreeable 1sngl,nr
| by degrees tuok tao*tcsstnu u my senses
md suspended the activity Ut my mind. /
Judged Ut my inactivity BY the fatn.nc.s
| Of my thoughts; fny weakencl act,scs blnnt.,,
NIL the objects AROUND, With appeared fccblo
| atii Itlfsttnct. At this moment my now uAc-
Icst eyes closed. a1rl my head, no longer kent
up By tic power ot my tnusrles. fell hack 10
seek support on tho turf. FvcrythIng bcrame
cfIacrd. and everything disappeared. IlIc
cu,.rsu Vi my Thoughts was Interrupted. aud I
lost tic stlisatnn OF existence. fills sleep WAS
profound, hut do not know whether It was nf
long duration. nut yet haytng nm telca Ut time,
and. therefore, uil;lsIlc 10 measure II. Ny
waking wss nllty accona birth, nnl merely
felt that Ind CEASED To exist. Tie aul,th!Ia.
tton bad Just Experienced rauscl . sensation
oJ fear, aud mude nc feel that could not eyIat
| forever.
, 1877-12-31

That Crsar was the first General mud states
mau Ut lila age; that he conquered Ganl aud
laid tho foundations Ut an empire, which, In
naue at tcast, WAS 10 sutstst tur more THAI
l,G00 ycars,-thesS are, no doubt, facts Of the
utu,ost Importance; but. after all. they aru the
dry bpnca OF history. Tho SGaudcan philoso-
pher Ia much u,oEu Interested to learn that
Cwsar loved to oil his hair; that 10 sincerely
regretted ita scantines4; AMI that he WAS OK
ccss!yc1Y plcaset. when tho ecuate conferred OIL
him the privilege III wearing u lanFvt crown.
and thus enabled him partially to conceal the
injury which nxture o. hard living l,ad wrought.
Dress has been o'io Of thu cun1t'onest wrak-
Of great n1s dn many OF M ,Gss TSss mol
appearance because they Affected M
ostrntattnus simplicity, In tho natlnnai songs
Vt France, Napoleon II tho little Cosporat In
the plain gray coat; but ~ NAV % sure that
the ucketl hat WAS detigncllY worn III = fashion
TIL tlleu unkuown. And, ~ matter OF taet,
tho Emperor did not always array h!!nself In
that soeer,eolorcd vesturs whsrl, Mt. Tsnyson
An English traveller who visited Patta lurtu4 ths
brief Interval Of tue Peace Of Atutcns, uEd MAS
introduced to the Firtt Consul, has left ol,
rseord h!s astonisha,cnt at I% sesing % thp & grrat
wav, with golu) IL Eaay Interest sosnv 10 know
that Napoleon set alart EofU year fur dress.
Unfortunately, By t.a9 . wtakness fur wdito
IeIscynere brecctles; uul, benlg often wholly
absorbc,I with carcs Ut Stuto tas courtlY eliron-
Iclers apo1ogetically obscrse}, l,s wuuld eou-
stautly spill Ink, or Rrasy. o. eoi1to upon the
nlotcsaii garments. which he hastcncl 10 change
" SOON " I,u perceived the u,ishap.
This circumstance coat tue blamelcss but
tiinid Couate do keu,1aat hla llacc ns Muster Ut
the Robes. For the Emperor soled Ills clothcs,
and especially bia white orseehss. 50 frequently
aud 10 gric70usly that tho lMpcsil iaslor III.
legcr) xas ronstantiY receiving fresh on!crs,
meet that fuuetionasy's littIu bills. Now the
Couts o. hetnusat, who tnev . that .he Empe55. +
iahly afryil to speak to him Oh tue subject.
Mcauw bllu, 81. LeNer becAn,e pressing In Ms Ie:
uands Tor paylucut. At tirst Le sent in lts bill
every lnonih, then every fortnight, thea every
week, theu twice week, then every day; but
tbs Mastes ot the kohrs continued 10 return
uusai lstzcto1y answers. At lcu9th u. Lrgrr
whose patience WAS exhausted, tuok ths bold
stYp Of complaining u tue Emperor In peTson
At tho very uo,nsut that his Majesty Wa irving
, 1877-12-31
CURRENT GOSSIP.

TIE DEAD SEA.
Calm In the eilrnt day, In tho sulch light OF the
heavens,
,rt by tho hlllr bald sad socklesa OF by tho herb
lces valleys,
Warm and still as meadow ki.tcd by the Sum.
n,cr- sunlight.
Dead tho bloom Of my life, which hhB long sInte
ceased from lts music.
Moan to tho sandy beach, 0 yo gray and sosrowful
wnvcctst
Deep to yoar undcru,ost stations. markily dark.
ened forever.
Thick In The great sky .cente, gfoon,cr clouds arc
saillng-
oloou,icr than wess ever known before In The lnnd
Of Orient.
Sweet in the Southern sky rises tho mist. sdranc.
Ing
over the lost, Lost cit,cs and thctr surrounding
mountains, .-...
rarplo and vio,ct- -hued, with tho grace Of italian
beauty, .
soft tndlstlnct, A. tho showers that drip At twi.
light In April.
Thus float In measure Of drcary, rIteous free
dom,
Waiting for nausht to come. dreaming no more Of
eoacc;
Ont Of my lie dies slowly ali OF its tender memo.
r!ca-
Ont Of The aky, It's light leaving me night and an
gutsh.
Back in tho scnlms Of Time have faded 1org and
AptctuEc--
DeautIful beautiful t.easuscs, part Of my soul nov
buried:
IIeaued under endless sands. they lie by tho Dead
Sea quiet,
Just ~ the ruined clties buried lie, ever and ever.
Desolnte, caring not now whittier DRIFT In The
darkness,
am clatped III the soft, soft arms of the wnvcs
and. plying
Over tho surface there quivers sweet, cool wine
| for moment:
Pasaing It leaves nc lying In the Dead Sea Of nj
SORROW.
| ELAlnA, n. 7. LILLE SuNhNtbuE.
, 1877-12-31

on a new uniform. With netoni-Lment anil
arr Saacon trarnrt1 that hr nwstl hts tui!tr
.t.Nt iHr -aInc Iny he r,:h the ttl
nnH dismissed 81. '!c Rr,nusat from, hts
rost Wild! was given to n: De Montcs4u'ou.
Fezcnsar. a Chamberlain in thr Imncrfal ilt,lse-
hold. "E hopc, Monsieur lc Cotnte,' tattl Sala>-
Icon, betwccil n fmfte ani frown, to tho newly
appointed mastcr, that you viii not trnosc mo
I" the Disgrace tf being tnnnc for tue hrtcchcs
ain wearing" Fre,Icric the Great regulated
thlA department of expenditure In snt,sll sini-
,tcr war. lie had hut onr fittc gala dress, which
lnfted him all hts life. for he look care NOT to
eoll It. Ills work day sulla we're tllabbFcr than
those which gentlemen abandon 10 tllcr valrss,
the wat.tc0at. Irtkets cfhmmrl with ennH and
the rest IT the apparel literally sprink!ed with
the same punernt powder. Tie kings must
amIablc weakneas-if, in,!cct1, II can be ca'les!
one-was hia parttathy for. do0s. Several Of
tllesa fnvositeA WERE allowed To occupy tlc best
atnt-ctars In the Rnyal Atndy. and were not
ieascti when they acted NJ f1oZs will act After
ALL" said Frederic. "a Pnmrallnuf would rost
me fnlIrh npte." But Frederic l,at other weak.
iiesscA which were not equally amabtc.
, 1877-12-31
RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE
A Full Description Of This Important
Branch OF tho Public Service,
Nxtne Of The Difficulties Encountered by
tue Clcrks..-The R0mtln0 OF
Work. Etc.

Nh, rcccnt i1ca,h NJ tho linn. George g.
u.nn. -, ,onr f:crcro1 anncr,r,cn,1cnt of that
branch OF the fossal Dcoastmeht o' t"s e.""'
tsy Technically called the railway mail scrVlce'
airoris fitting opportunity to present fe"
fscts on1 nrure. Il, the rcncrai public ,lcscr!p.
eSe 81 eha' p3anen " lne t"..."a' - t.,s....
The Government, which n,ny prove OF interest," 10
very many.
iinrIno tt,nc NJ wnr Tho War Drnnrtmcnt Is
wv '.os' .,.,". ~ 1900, ,,,.,o +. M
era' uoycfnmcnt: .'nes 81 en;'. ''s'e - y"
general hcrvicc ri the uoFefhme"t 10 "n'sn INC
public IL nrore greatly indebted than to we'll !
nn1crc,t onJ efficient administration ot tho
"...t a .',s "I. srho .;.,,,nt ,,i rnr,,to +ror..
p'9'a' eets,et. ~ "..ssx s...rs... ,,,rrasan,
mlaslon OF letters os'1 lapers ne1"ees' o'neFe"s
sections Of tic country gocs fnr to proHn"te
rug y;sssctst.Asp soc1A1. 1STEREsrs
~ -, rho i,tc Nr r,ono. bavIuu brcn nm.
a , ~. 1,'.,.s... ~. -, A....s ~ nal, IN.
potfatcd foetsh'slel VI A"loia, 1',.' '''a0o W..
subject Of rosta1 nifn'Fs a study, dcrotIng TO IL
nil tho uowers Of n mind wlttch, In many tc-
an,,s uns ~ rn,nu,ou1fnt, nnt sltn,.riDr ability
The railway nnl service vas t',cn almost an ,''n-
known quantity. Ills predecessor In otlfcc, Nr.
Ecorrc il, Armstronp, was then fn charge of
tho transmission atla distribution OF mans III
Chicago. lto was also II conscientious wortser,
and nn!'y in washington gave up h!t lite while s
bsayc'y laoorlnG to promote tue efficiency VI
the mil service.
WA, ~. ar,,.ts,,r ,,os co11od T., 1vo.htnr.
Wneh ar' armstrong "as e'''su ~ ~, "as .,s !.
ton Mr. banga was as.H'lh'eu 10 ~ pay w
Chicago. Hallway mall service had then been
partially established upon few ruads
;aaifpo fro,n f.bicorp. hut. pwipr to
",s' ,.,sn. - ,rns ,,,o,or,,o, aro,r
various ca"ses, WIS p:te'}P"i A'"''
Mr. Un'EB went 10 work Win nlI Hts pdtser 10
tlrycln1, nn.l srstcmatlxo tie service throughout
the Nnrtlwcst. Tin rnttrnn1 ,nannprr. ri that
~. A., ~. t,,,,, .,s,>.',s., t,,,, ,;,,,,,.
uus oll not "io,c 'u''S "pp'sca'e t.u a''"..
tagcs OF ral,it anu certain postal 1aciitttes 10
thu country their liuca ram through than they
do now tho fact Tint low rutes would s,imGlu.o
and tlcvclon lfral traffic. Thcy wcrc
,.x,r,t,,xu ~, coysr,,,tr rama
ailapteti to the work he intended, or 10 alrord
facilities absolutely needed. Patience, arg,,-
wcu+ u1an,1,,ra- dcnuncIst{nn. rrod.roturr mn,
.a.. T.'anr ,".'.', a.,ar ,1o,n ,s.s,,,1t.s . @ ,
, c. .u, hns nn, .mun n:sis1s, ai GMe III
aahua ~ VIE, t,.tea tn ..,, =, s
sc!,e!mcs. IN .nsG tii''es ~ "o tMest
was Nnt!cl o"c c9Hat'; nn" the Gonsiant Llavel,
, 1877-12-31

4 lingering and generally fatal disease often Fe.
sl.ta from severn cold left lake of itself
letter rsutcntlY rrsntt to Dr. Jaync's EIpscto:
rant On tho hTtt symptom Df = coigl ar coh,. md
~ aynid planting In tts system The aeeds Ut Ill n.
carah!s ling or thruat complaint.
, 1877-12-31
slrtotn stenk Fi,a comta = Pound.

.YIaoN f.8lNiV Tn J .StFt.ltfN..
The beef We eat III siason Cnunty, Texas, IL
fat as,l Juicy. It Il delicious, antt It IL slalgh'
tust,,cslcs, and delivered ut tho tluJr for five
cents per pound f.. nicely cut portcrtousr and
sir1olM steaks. Wild tuEkeys, llnu a.ld tat. sell
In Masun County al IS rrn,s Isr lcMt. fc1tist'tl
tlusns, W cents each. Wild huncy Ia abundant,