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Illness of n Young Girl.

Sing uInr Illness of IN N Girl.
Baltimore American.
A remarkable case of hysteria and epi
lepsy has been brought TO light in the
northeastern section of the city. Louisa
Fuerst is the name Of a young oma
nineteen years of aye, who was left an
orphan, a meIe Child. Compelled from
early youth to earn her livelihood. che
worked necessarily, sometimes engaged in
domestic labor or in sewing from early
morning until late at night. Al las, she
found Il home with a family on North
Dallas Street, near Gay, where she worked
on a sewing machine, supplying a cloth
ing store in the central section of tins
city. She applied herself to this employ.
ment with energy, labored hard and ate
little, and, as the attending physician ,x
pressed 1t, became over-worked and nm
der-ted." This brought on q depression
OF spirits, and finally developed into Tho
maledies from which she now suffers
hysIeris and epilepsy. During this ILL.,
ness, which has already lasted tour weeks
the patient has been deprived of sight and
nearing, and las had her teeth ightl
clenched almost continuously. For som,
days those ct her beGs,ds were &. 3 loss In
what way to sdEirisRr food to her. II
was discovered lhct enc CT her from, tcet;
was missing, and p tube wac Inherited intc
this open speco through which the petieut
has since been fed. The food consists ON.
tirely of liquids, and, during tee four
weeks OF her hlness, has amounted 10 an
almost Insignificant quantity. Although
deprived OF sight and hearing, the Datien,
Is very ioquaciovs, sometimes talking for
several hours through her closed teeth
without stopping, Her conversation q,
such times is mainly directed TO her de-
ceased parents, whom she fancies that she
sees, etc. She is very sensitive 10 touch
on one side of the body, and recognizes
her physicians, and frequently persons
whom she has seen but once, as soon as
theY come in contact with her hand
Some of those who have been Watching a,
her bedside assert that strangers who have
pressed her hand have been astonisheo IN
hear her state who they were; but this
may be an exaggeration. The other side on
the body is devoid of this fine sense of
touch and her doctor states that a psper
on fire does not cause the slightest move.
ment. The young lady'a existence has
been mainta ned only by keeping her con-
stantly under the influence of chloroform
ller friends state that two days ago, rhi,e
IN her talkative moods, sh. asked her
irlends TO be present at her bedside at two
O'Clock on Fridry morning, as she expected
thst something strange would happen.
They accordingly assembled at that borr.
impressed with the belief that she he'd .
presentiment of her death. But. II 30
said' she began to improve about tho.
hour, and on that day felt much better
than at any time within the lest forr
weeks. DIR. Abraham Arnold. WIN nj.
tends her, declined to say anything on the
SUBJECT when questioned regarding the
matter. lie remarked, however, that this
case was not without a parallel; but that
such cases were exceedingly nconmo
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A Parasian journal estimates the tots'
npmber Of recognized medical men
throughout the civilized world ct $4,000
Of whom it assigns C5,OOO % the United
States, s. 600 e. Great Britain and .ber
Colonies, 25,OJO TO France % 900 60 Ger
many and Au.tda, 10. 900 70 Italy and
3 900 20 Spain. on the whole number.
il,OJ0, b estimates, have contributed 10
medical l%ieralure-2 800 in the United
S'stes, 1900 10 France, 1000 in Grea,
Britain, 2 800 10 Germany and Austria, and
only 300 DO spain.
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OFFICIAL SENTIMENT.

Governor Long, OF uassachusctts,
Unique Addition 10 Proc
literature.
WHEREAS, 1t is a good and ancient Gus
tom to set apart after the harvest a day
for public thanksgiving and praise 10 AL
mighty God:
Now, therefore, j John ID. Long, Gov
ern"r. by aud with the advice of the
Council. appoint therefor Thursday, the
oath day of November next.
Unto Thee, . God, do we give thanks.
Thou visites, the earth and yTatercst il.
Thou blessest the springing thereof.
Thou crowncst the year with Thy good
ness. The pastures are clothed with
Il 'cks; the valleys also are covered over
with corn; they shout for JOY, they also
eing.
Blessed is he that considcreih the poor.
Come unto me all We that labor and arc
heavy laden, and 1 will give you rest.
o Painter of the fruits AM flowers,
We own Thy wise design.
Whereby these humble hards Of ours
May share the work of thine
Apart from The we plant in vain
iNoN huh N'lW tue tctls
Thy early and Thy later rain,
Thy sun and dew we need.
On toll is sweet with th~aukfulness,
Our burden is our boon,
Ihe curse of earth's gray morning is
The blessing of lts. noon.
And still with reverent hands we Gull
Thy gifts each year renewed;
The good is always beautiful
The beautiful is good.
Given q: the Council Chamber in Bos-
ton, this Goth day of October, in the year
OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty one, and of the independence
OF the United States of America the one
hundred and sixth.
JOHN ID. LnNG.
by his Excellency tho Governor, with
the advice of the Council.
HENRY b. PIERCE, Secretary.
God save the Comm n wealth of Nfasso
chusetts.
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He wanted a 0uie, place.

"A nervous Looking man went into a store
the other day aad sat down for half an
hour or So, when a clerk asked him If
there was anything che could do for him.
lie said no; he didn't want anything. She
went away, and he eat there half an hour
longer, when the proprietor went to him
and asked him # he wanted To be shown
anything. mo-" said the neiyour man;
IL just wanted TO set around. Ny ply 81 %
clan has recommended perfect quiet for
me, aud SAYS, above all things, l must
avoid being in crowds. Noticing that
you did not advertise in the newspapers,
/ thought that this would be as quiet a
place as could fluid. so / just dropped in
tor a few hours of complete ISOLATION
The merchant picked up a bolt of paper
crmbFic 10 brain him, but the man went
out. He said all he wanted was "A quiet
lite.
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AN Iowa paper tells Of two lovers who
were permanently separated by. the in
terposition of a "cold cloud OF realism"
Being freely interpreted this means proba-
bly, hat they were not kindred souls. The
circumstance recalls the instance of a TO-
mantle young lady who had Il very fine
head OF hair. One evening, when her af-
hanced stood gazing very irquisitively at
it in the midnight, she said, with much
feeling: John, are you thinking that each
one of these hairs is a golden cord binding
you to happiness2' "Well, no." he ans
wered, mechanically, 81 was thinking
what a nice mosquito net they would
make. -TCbicago Scoffer.
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Gath" in The Enquirer.

po'h III Inc enquirer.
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson and her
child were said to be on the field Of
yorktown. She was a second wife.
Jackson's statue, in Richmond, l saw
'or the first time yesterday, by the
clever Irish sculptor, Foley, now de-
ceased. He works leforo Trinity
College. OF Grattan. Burke, e'c,. are
the oest in the United Kingdom,
This statue is said to be a good por-
trait Of the face. but TO be both
more erect and more graceful than
Jackson, who wss stoop-shouldered,
too long in the legs. had a stomach
trouble, audi az an ex-governor OF
West Virginia, where Jackson was
'orn, observed tc me, had "a pea
vine walk what is a pea vine
waik?' | ssked Governor Matthews.
"a psa-yine walk is a sort oil
rambling, snaggle. hand-snd-over
walk. The boys ct Lexington Insti-
tuts called it a pea-vine walk.
When | was attending law lectures
at Lexington, before ths war, ]
boarded at tho same place with Pro-
Lessor Jackson, and often sat at the
same table. He was 30 reticent,
5ashiul, and, ga was remarked by
some, uninteresting; tbst beyond an
swering the frst remark addressed
to him he hardly ever said a word,
either to his wife or others, while
he ate. His pecu.isrities, however,
ara not int resting 10 remember.
His abilities were not generally con-
ceded till be proved taem. Some
opposition was made to his' being
given his first commission. He was
almost imperturbabIe. One Of the
cadets, taking o%Ienso at jackson,
stood upon a high place Que day i,
where his professor had to pass un-
der. and aimed a rock or large stone
at his head. 1t just missed him,
but brushed his hat brim. He new
er looked mp nor paid the least at
tention to it. Another man, taking
deep offense against Jackson, threat
ened to ehoot him. Jackson, aft err
the threat had been some time
standing. went to q prominent citi-
zen of Lexington and said, relating
the circumstance: Now, l have
come to you TO ask what ought to be
my course Of coaduCti in view Of
that threat. Should I carry a pis-
t1l?' The friend saidsit would be
rather his d. y i! lie had reason to
lear for his life. Thereupon Jack
sou, whose fears were not at all ex-
olted, took a pistol, put it in his
pocket, and seemed to forget all
about the subject"
"How do you account for his
great military success?'
ITO his unselGshness, his devotion
to the cause, He was q patriotic
man, end gave his whole soul to the
cause. He had no other AMBITION
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why some People Vail 60 succeed.

Why Some People Fail 60 Succeed.
They neglect details.
They overlook the small things.
They have no eye 10 business.
They hope for fortune TO drop 10 their
laps.
They LEI their help waste and destroy.
They fail TO advertise.
They have 600 much Outside businees.
They talk politics too much.
They Fail 20 invent or have new ideas.
They are penny wee and pound fool
ish.
They Initiate their neighbOrs
They sre not polite or accommodating
They think most things take too much
trouble.
They fail 10 push business.
They know not that the heat is cheap.si
They know not the power Of method.
They are iliberal 10 home entsrvrlses
They attend to everything but their
business.
They become rusty AID lose ambition.
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JUDICIAL SALE
VALUABLE REALTY.
NEAR INDEPFNDENCE

BY virtue OF the authority vested in
me, by a decree al the Circuit Court of
preston County, rendered at the August
term thereof, 1881, in the chancerv cause
OF Elizabeth Wilkins ct al and Alfred l..
Harrington 81 al. ! will. on
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER2iI III. 1851.
tbeing the first day of the November
term Of the circuit Court,J proceed to
sell. at auction. before the front door of
the Court House in Kingwood. the tract
oil land. u house aud LOTT in the pros
ceedings in said cause mentioned and de-
Scribed.
The tract of land referred To lies about
I OF "A mile north OF Independence
on tho II. IL O.. Railroad, adjoining An~
drews. SqJires, and others. Ii j. a very
valuable farm, well watered, we'll im~
proved, and has on IL am excellent pr-
chard. Ii Is very favorably situated with
reference TO markets, churches and
school. The tract to be sold embraces all
Of the
"ROLLY WILKINS FARM
except the widows dover, and the i'm.
tereSt OF Isaac wilkins. both of which
nave been assigned to them respectively
by metes and bounds. The residue OF
the said realty consists OF a
HOUSE AND LOT
in the Town of Independence. adjoining
the Methodist Church lot, ON tho ssst
size OF the MorgantOwn Pike, and the
same house tina was occupied for several
years by w. j.. Martin a5 "A store house,
The farm contains 81 3-l6 acres, and
the town lot Is square rods.
IERMS-SO much cash i'm hand will be
required as may be necessary To- pay the
costs OF suit and charges for sale, and for
tho residue n credit of six, twelve and
eighteen months will be given, the pur-
chaser giving interest bearing notes with
good personal security.
Persons wishing to soc this proDertv
may call on Isaac wilkins at Independ>
ence.
r.. w. MONROE,
Special Commissio ner,
October 81, 1881. A.
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BRAKRMAN-"The train is now about
TO enter the State OF Missouri. Gentle
men who have not provided themselves
with carbines will pass forward TO the
locomotive and crawl into the tender-D
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THs utterly utter Kind Of talk has
infected The sire,. gamins. one ~ whom
after picking up a more than usually fra
grant cigar-stump, exclaimed TO his friesd
"Jsck, tbie lie quite too positively bully
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SALE
OF
SCHOOL LANDS.

Pursuant To the provisions Of three
several DEGREES of the Circuit Court of
Preston County. rendered April LIST. 1850.
Aprl l5tl., 1881, and August Roth. Issl'
the Undersigned Commissioner OF school
Lands for THIS county, will, on
MONDAY, THE 18Th DAY OF HO>
Der, 1881,
being tho fourth day OF the CircuIt
Court, proceed To sell, at auction. the
threo tracts or parcels Of land. inention-
cd in the said DEGREES, io-wiu
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JUDICIAL SALE
OF
REALTY.

BY virtue of the authority vested in
me, by a decree OF the Circuit Court of
Preston County at the August term
thereof, 1881, i'm the ~chanceIy cause of
George Nose ct al. VS.. II. j. Ruckle OF
al, L will, on
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9th, 1851.
(being the first day Of tho Circuit Court
for said County,) procc ed to sell at auc-
ton, before the front door of the Court
House i'm Kingwood, the real estate i'm
tho bill mentioned,
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100 1-e ACREG-

Which was sold by said Harmed TO said
ID. j. Shaw. This is a very Desirable
tract Of land; about so acres of which ia
well improved, with n good orchard
dwelling house, barn and other out.uild,
ings on the same. 1t has a fine coal bank
on it. Tn said Harmed reserved n coal
privilege for he use of his two farms
which he now owns so long as he or his
heirs remain the owners Of said farms.
The land will he sold for sufficient
cash i'm hand to pay costs of sui. and sale.
and the residue upon a credit of six,
twelve and eighteen months. the pure
chaser giving bonds with approved Sc
curity. bearing interest from the dav of
sale for the deferred payments OF tho
purch lse money.
JAS. II. CARROLL, Com'r.
Oc2I-it
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SADDLERY AND HARNESS.
EVICK & SEIIRER

II ISIA
respectfully announce TO the public
that they have opened out a Saddlery and
Making Shop in
RINGWOOD, w. VA,
I'm tho building formerly Occur isd by l..
l.. Cooper. They have on hand a full
stock Of
YANKEE HARNESS at S3j
BUGGY HARNESS, $50 To SIS.
SIDE SADDLES, $50 to $50.
MEMS SADDLES, 50 to 2 o
BRIDES, 81 50 to g.
COLI AIRS. $3.50.
HORSE BLANKETS, IS to $40,
LAP ROPES, S. To g..
Work put up to order in any style 10
sired.
All Kinds Of repairing neatly executed
on short notice. Toc2I
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HARR1NTRD
mn

H4BR1RTRD
TO CURE
Sore ShOI'Iders,
calls, CH0dHg
caused by Eric
ton, = w q a
Hard Work.
Act i%ndepond~
ent OF Collar
soft, easy, COO,
to ALL
LEATHER, un~
tons, will out
PaC s, are pros
Harness maker
n Anti Friction
save misery Of
collars. Sold by
.RADE and Hnr-
SAMPLE CAN
List, address
MO Co., Chi
fOc2l
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COMMISSIONERS SALE
or A
VALUABLE FARM

BY virtue of a decree of. the Circuit
Court of Preston County rendered at the
August term, 1881. i'm tho case OF Will
liam Harmed against Deborah j. Shaw
and Samuel III. Shaw. the undersigned
COMMISSIONS will, on
THURSDAY, THE 2iTH DAY OF
NOVEMBER, 1881,
ct being Court Day.) before tho front
door OF the Court House i'm Kingwood,
Preston County, w. Va, offer for sale 10
the highest responsible bidder the land
of Deborah j. Shaw, decreed i'm the above
case to be sold.
The said land is situated in Grant Dis
trict, in said county, adjoining lands of
Il. Falkenstino and others, and contains
abOu
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No. /.
a Tract Of 3 IL Acres

lying on the waters OF Buffalo, adjoining
samuel knptts's heirs. George ". Sve
p"It' and John Funk. Said TO 90 excel
lent soil.
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lib ACRES.

Is favorable situated, has a good soil; haz
on 1T a dwelling and other buildings,and
considerable other valuable improves
mon II is the same land now occupied
by the defendant Ruckle.
TERMs-So much cash in hand as will
be required to pay the costs OF this suit
and charges for sale, and for the residue
upon a credit Of six, twelve and eighteen
months, the purchaser giving interest
bearing notes with good personal securi>
ty.
II. w. MONROE, Com'r.
October 81, 1881. 1t
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lila ACRES.

theny, containing
IL IA ACRES,
NO. 3
is q lot in the Town Of Evansville. living
on the north side OF the y. ". Turnniko
opposite George eavcr's hotel. being
thew west ha.f OF Lot Nc. 3, i'm the plat ~
sa d town. bound, d on the west by Mrs.
Walter, on the north by Back street and
ON the east by Henry l.. jenkins. This
lot has on It
a HOUSE.
and Is n very fertile piece OF ground.
IERMs-One~touTth cash and the resi-,
due IN twelve months, The purchaser Civ
ing bono with good security, bearing in
terest.
The title in all cases retained until all
the purchase money is paid, when a decd
OF special warranty will be given tho
purchaser, at Their own costs.
ROBERT w. MONROE.
Com'r Sch. Land Preston Co.
kINdwooD, w. Va, October 25. 1881.
Loc2St4~$l4.O
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SCR TON

The said realty consists of a tract Of
land lying i'm Kingwood District. ON the
head waters of Heather Run, near the
comfy road leading from G.. G.. Craig's TO
Tunnelton, by way of the Camp
ground:" 1t contains
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NJ. =
a tract Of waste and unappropriatcd
land IN Pleasant District. adjoining and
between two tracts owned by Levi Me-
theuy. cOuLnuiny
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arrived from Long Branch, and report .
delightful trip.
Miss Hattis Blaekburu is Waiting PrOvi-
Ma. R, I. sksIpsr, Of Cincinnati, Ohio,
Is visiting her mother upon the camp
Losr.-Any person finding q gold neck.
lace or boarding house meal ticket will
confer aiaVoF BY leaving 1t with E. W,
The election Of new Board will take
place Thurday, and the prospects, are Tor
come lively cutting, 40 there will be two
tlckAts-!he opeR gate and the closed
gate parties.
Col. Alexander has faithfully labored In
the inteIeslB Of the camp, and many par
Ties desire to have their personal thanks
expressed for his universal care for thetI
comforts BY his willing hands during the
camp, especially during Sunday.
II was funny to zee the minister jump
ing over The fence while the Vice Presl
dent had his back turned,
The hrst party 70 scale the walls was
young lady, At an early hour Sunday
morning, Many parties made their way
over the fence during the day, but the
police kindly expressed them back ovel
the same route. No serious difficulty wa
reported.
It was funny to sec the special poIicl
resign % quick his place, because the boy
reported crowd coming up from town Il
attack bis part OF the walls Of Zion.
Rev, 3, W, Ryan desires 1t to bI
stated, that the reports circulAteC
upon the grounds, To wit: "ThA
there was q lack Of harmony in thI
Association" are utterly Withou
foundation, and there 10 the best ieelini
and perfect understanding, Also parIis
who are using names oil parties In resarC
10 the doingS Of the committee on publ
worship, are 90 doing without authority
aud that the names used by the tele bear
ers are entirely innocent in the matter AM
never made The assertions that were 70
lerred 10 from the stand on Saturday b.
the presiding officer,
A common question, How did you &c
In? was 1t over the fence? No. Unde
the lenceH No. Through the fsnceP Nc
Well, how 10 the deuce did you get in2
Answered by the rePOTter-Wa
bowed 10,