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The Old Mans story .
NlnelnnaIi SatnrdaY Nlght.


NY mar, you perceive, what there
IS ieft,ls as gray as rat. So are nay
Whispers. A spell ago my wife took
1t into her head that her old man
ought to spruce himself up.a bit, as
our daughter was going to get mar
ried. Besides that, wife's about fif-
teen years younger than | am. She
had read an advertisement in some
newspaper of a wonderful hair dye
and she bought a bottle of it and
brought it home. didn't take much
stock in 1t, but just TO please her
tried it. | put iton my whiskers ac-
eording to directions and awaited re-
suits. The next morning / got up,
washed myself, and taking German
silver comb out of my pocket to comb
my hair, found it had turned black.
Then l discovered that had daubed
my cuffs and shirt bosom.
How did your whiskers look? some
one asked.
l wore light trousers and there
was streak of black across both
knees.
But the whiskers?
Took out my watch and that was
furnished.
Tell about your whiskers, won't
ye?
Had occasion to use little change.
Pulled out handful and all the sill.
yer pieces had turned black,
But the wills
A silver pencil in my pocket looked
as if it had been through a fire.
Your whiskers-were they black
ed?
My finger nails looked like the
mourning waters folks used to en-
ploy on letters.
| want to know how your whiskers
looked.
Found some black spots on the
carpet, and there was streak of
black down the wall, from the win
dow sill where the bottle sat, down
to the floor.
But your whiskers were BACKED !?
Thunder, no ! had BACKED every
thing else but the whiskers and they
had washed out greyer than ever. !
threw the stuff away and have never
tried hair dye since.
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N detest Fred = Sac cried.

II detest Fred, . she cried.
And You love me better than all
the world?n
/ Yes"
So the flirt was conquered at last,
and | was the victor.
'sBut how did you know it was not
Lilla?n she asked, as we sat togeth-
er.
BY the geranium leaf that | saw
/ you put in your hair this morning"
and but for that you would have
gone away and not come back for
years"
Yes perhaps never come back,
but for that tell-tale leafn
"Then we will keep this leaf al
ways" she said, taking it from her
hair
And SO we have. l procured a lit
tie golden box, and there it is to-day
one Of our dearest treasures.
OF course | married Carrie, and of
course that blooming matron is she.
. .
Tom Delan0did not die of a broken
heart. but married q lovelier girl out
west q few months after his depart
ure and Fred Town is our family
physician, and has a pretty wife Of
his own.
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COnsunlpt ON.

1t Is said that $4,000 people die
annually in the United States,
alone, from this disease. In some
sections of the country, one death
in every three is from consump-
ton. This can be, and should be
avoided; our people are too care
less abou. an ordinary cough or
cold, and other symptoms of lung
aud throat affection that leads to
this disease. You should arrest it
while in the germ. Two orlthree
doses of DIR. Bosankos Cough and
Lung Syrup will relieve an ordi-
nary cough or cold. 1t does not
dry up a cough like many prepar-
atoms ca the market and leave
the disease behind it, but acts di-
rectly on the throat and bronchial
tubes, removing all the phlegm
and morbid matter that accumu-
lates in the throat and lungs. 1t
allays an irritation, and renders
Tho voice clear and distinct. Sold
hy G. w. BOWMAN, Druggist.
aug 5 1y.
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INDIA Il. PlNKHAM's
VEGETABLE COMPOUND
TYIBEA
OF lynn, MASS.


is a Positive Care
For all those Painful Complaints and
Weaknesses so Common to our
Female Population.
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Female Complaints, all oyariau troubles,
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Displacements, and the consequent Smnal
Weakness, and is particularly adapted to
the Chonge of Lie
Il will dissolve and ,xpel tumors frem
the uterus il on early stage Of develop.
ment The tendency to cancerous humors
there is checked very speedily by its use
II removes taiutness, flatulencY, de-
stroys oil craving for stimulants, and re-
lieves weakness OF the stomach. Ii cures
Bloating, Headaches Nervous Prostra.
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That feeling OF airing down, causing
pain, " eight and backache, il always per.
manently cured BY itsuse
IL WIN AZ al times and under oil cir
cumstances actin harmony with the laws
that govern the female system.
For the cure Of Kidney Complaints OF
either sex this compound is unsurpassed,
LYDIA u. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE
COMPOUND is prepared al 1893 and 255
Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass, Price 81.
Six bottles for So. Sent by mail in the
form Of pills, also in the form of lozengers,
on receipt of price, S per box for either
Mrs. Pinkham freely answers all letters oil
inquiry Send for pamphlet Addresses
above. Mention this paper.
No family should be without LYDIA
+. P!NKHAM'S LIVER PILLS. They
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g" sold by stAl Druggists. .&g
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BABY Observation-Disclosures is
overjoyed with acquisition-the ba-
by elephant-and declares 100000
could not buy it. He offers $4,000
for an insurance of the life of the
elephant for 81 weeks. Surely, if he
knew the full value of Peruad and
Manolin, he would do no such fool
ish thing, as they are the most sue
cessful protective medicines that
have ever been introduced TO the
human family. No one can take
any disease while taking Peruna b.
fore each meal, and keeping the
bowels regular with Mdnalin. Ask
your Druggist for the book on the
ellis of Life"
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starting a Young MAN.
Wall Street News.

Wall Street News.
1t is related of a wealthy Philadel.
phian who has been dead these many
years, that young man came to him
one day and asked for help to start
in business.
"Do you drink ?" inquired the
millionaire.
Occasionally"
"Stop it! Stop it for year and
then come and see me-"
The young man broke off the habit
at once, and at the end of the year
again presented himself.
"Do you smoke ?" asked the great
man.
Eyes, now and then"
"Stop it! Stop it for year and
then come and see me.'
The young man went away and
cut loose from the habit, and after
worrying through another twelve
months once more faced the philan
thropist.
"Do you chew 7"
eyes"
"Stop it Stop it for a year and
then come and see me-"
But the young man never called
again When some one asked why
he didn't make one more effort, he
replied:
"Didn't l know what he was driv-
ing at +? He'd have told me that as
| had stopped chewing, drinking and
smoking | must have saved enough
money to start myself"
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A young husband, DESTROYS Of pro
Yoking a chance to pay a compli-
ment to his young wife, and of re.
ceiving an assurance of affection,
says, with an aspect of surprise :
"My dear, | heard very remarkable
thing to day. Whatshisname told
me that he had been looking into
the matter very closely, and had dis
covered that there was only one mar
ried woman on this street who was
not a flirt and really loved her dear
hubby better than any other man n
the world" The wife, after mature
reflection 81 wonder, now, who it
can be. / thought | knew every
body on the street,
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A devoted Sister.
HER ARM STRIPPED OF SKIN To.BE
INGRAFTED ON HER WOUNDED
BROTHER.


lNGRAF&IED ON HEX WOO n pGD
BROTHER.
Auborn Sunday Dispatch.
On September rs a Central Hadson
freight brakeman, Jerry Carlin, of
Syracuse, was caught between the
cars while coupling, and sustained
such a severe injury to one of his
legs as to necessitate the amputation
of the member above the knee. The
operation was performed in the City
Hospital, where Carlin is now pa
tient. One of the features of Car
Inns wounding was the removal of
the flesh, which was literally torn
from the cord and muscle nearly the
entire length of the leg. Carlin's
wound healed nicely at the point Of
amputation, and at the stump" ma
lures forces worked splendidly, and
there has been a healthy growth.
DIR. Creveling, the hospital surgeon,
experienced some difficulty in obtain
ing new growth of flesh for that
torn off.
AT last he determined to try skin
Migrating. To perform the opera
ton, it is necessary to remove the
cuticle from some healthy person
and transfer it to the patient. The
doctor was puzzled to find some 70
bust person who, was willing. to I'M
dergo the ordeal. He applied to
several, only to be refused. One day
he mentioned the subject to Miss
Carlin, sister of the injured man.
She volunteered to submit to the OPP
Grafton. The work of transplanting
began the oath of October, and it
has been repeated several times since
that date. From that time Miss
Carlin has removed from her arm,
between the elbow and shoulder,
seventy eight pieces of cuticle, one
eighth Of an inch in diameter.
The operations were performed on
the dates mentioned below, when
the following number of pieces of
cuticle were removed: October "a,
twenty pieces; October Is, eleven
pieces November 7, twenty-seven
pieces November IL, twenty pieces.
OF the above, about one-third of the
first two transplantations have sur
vived and formed healthy growth.
The balance have not been transfer
ed sufficient length of time to OBJ.
tain results.
When asked if the operation was
painful one to undergo, DR.. Creve.
ling replied that it was not very Sc
we're, and the sensation experienced
was similar to a burn on the flesh.
Every piece Of flesh removed from
Miss Carlin's arm leaves a scar be-
hind. The doctor also remarked
that it was a slow and tedious pro-
cess, and that Miss Carlin had never
once complained.
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Mail. 9hil,a

TAKES arrnor MONDAY. Julr Il, 1852
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lime TABLES.
CUsEB. VAL. RAILROAD.

TIME II "A BILE.
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GEO. MCGLINCY.
AUCTIONEER,
ShepIlerdst0wn. West Va.

GALES ATTENDED mall parts o.
~ Berkeley and Jefferson counties.
Parties intending to sell would do well
TO call on or address me before getting W
their sale bills. novl9ly.
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99~ Saturday Accommodation leaves
Martiusburg at 100 p. NJ; Arrives at
Hagerstown 8 30 Pm
Monday Accommodation leaves Hagers-
town at COS A. NJ. aud arrives at Martins.
burg 6.42 AN.
r.. BOYD, Superintendent
Ii. B. GERnARDT, Agent.
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WHAT WE CAN CURE LET'S NOT
ENDURE. IF we can cure an ache,
or a sprain, or pain, or a lameness,
or a burn, or a bruiSe, or q bite, 10y
using Thomas Eclectric Oil, let's
do it. Thomas Electric Oh IS
known to be good. Let's try it. For
sale by e. 9. Williams d Bro, drug
gists.
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Special Bargains i'm Prime
Goods.

Several broken lots Of Burts ceas
DRAFTED dress shoes for gentlemen. W.
will sell to close, at reduction ef26
per cent or regular prices.
GETTINGER & HOKE.
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Is a Positive Cure
For all those Painful Complaints and
Weaknesses so Common to our
Female Population.

dLAIN u St. Cloud Building,
Washington, d. c. Practices before the
United States General Land Office. Con
tested cases, private land claims, mining,
presumption and homestead cases prose
cuted before the Department of the In
terror and Supreme Court; and all classes
of claims before the Exs cutive Depart
ments Special attention given to town
site cases. Land warrants, homestead
floats, and all kinds of land scrip bought
and sold. ma6-tf.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19
ISSUE IN ONO.

MIR. Murat Halstead, Of the Cincin-
natl Commercial, attributes the Repub-
lfcan defeat in Ohio To the interference
Of Governor Foster and Deacon Richard
Smith, of the Cincinnati Gazette, who
by their decided stand in favor of the
Sunday law and the restriction of the
liquor traffic, alienated the German vote
He adds that the Germans haYe always
been the old guard of the Republican
party in Ohio, that no issue has ever
been successful there without their
aid, and none ever will be. That is 10
say, Mr.. Halstead thinks it would have
been better for the Republicans to have
secured victory ia Ohio by trucking
20 the liquor element than % suffer
defeat in u square fight on high moral
issue. II the editor of the Com
mercial thinks that the Democratic
party of Ohio has gained any perma-
nent advantage by its recent victory, he
manifesis no greater political acumen
than lac has shown in many of his po-
litical departures in times that are past.
II is not possible that great state pos
sessing the intelligence and educational
advantages Of Ohio will ever submit,
for any length of time, TO the domino
tion of the lawless element who ignore
the sanclity of the Sabbath and demand
a free traffic in beer and whisky. The
political success that is based on such a
perversion of moral principle cannot en-
dure, and the insOlenee which the victo-
ry of the hummer element in Ohio will
inevitably induce, will arouse an oppo-
sition among the law abiding people of
all parties that will prove irresistible
when It is once thoroughly organized on
an aggressive footing as it is bound.
sooner or later, TO be.
The Republican party has always suE-
fered when IL has been actuated by base
motives of political expediency, and the
tendency 10 trim its sails tO every fan
cied popular breeze instead of anchor
ing itself to fixed principle, has kept
the Democratic party out of power for
twenty-five years. The Republicans
have scored their grandest achievements
when battling for principles, and that is
their only future path 30 success. We
think VIC know something of the temper
OF the Ohio people, and we have seen
moral awakeDIngs in that state which
were wonderful and fearful TO
behold, and before which the
powers Of darkness quailed. The
same spirit which animated the grand
temperance movement in that state in
1874 lives to-day, and nothing will be
81 effective in calling it into action as
the new danger which stands revealed
in the triumph of the enemies of the Sab,
bath and the advocates of free rum The
result of the election will impress this
issue upon the minds of the people in
n way that nothing else could do, and
when the Republican3parly, backed by
the friends Of order and sobricty, Crap
pie with the situation with that fearless
ness which the sacred interests involved
demand, they will triumph over their
foes and secure the lasting fruits of vic.
tory and peace.
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New York Tribune: John Walruff
the Kansas brewer To whom Governor
st. John paid special attention in a re-
cent speech. IS as frank about his bust
ness rs anyone could wish. "In place
of closing my establishment" said he
to reporter the other day, ~ have in
the past year added to Its capacity four
times, and have just purchased in Ne
braska 10000 bushels of barley TO he
shipped TO me ut once in Kansas. l
have quit the manufacture of beer, and
have gone to manufacturing stomach
invigorator' at my chemical works in
Lawrence, the sale of which / find as
large and larger than before l am pro-
tected by decisions of the supreme court
which say plainly that man must be
prepared to swear that my stomach in
vigorator intoxicated him, which he
never can do, and the governor of state
or city authorities dare not interfere
with my business, and they will not.
My establishment l value at 10000, and
no one or no law dare cOntiscate 1t, and
1t will not be done in a free country
No one has yet undertaken to interfere
with me or my business, and don't
think they have any desire to-"
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The cOfiinmakers recently held n con
vention at Cleveland, and held a pri-
vate session, at which, it is understood,
a reduction in the price of caskets, &C.,
was agreed on. This will be good news
to the general public If the reduction
goes beyond the retail dealer, who also
manages the funerals. That IL should
do so the following remarkable state
ment from the North American Review
will show: "Onc aud one fourth more
money is expended annually in funerals
in the United States than the govern
ment expends for public school Pur-
poses. Funerals cost annually more
money than the combined gold and sIl-
yer yield of the country IN the year
1890" This does not include the I'M
necessarily exhorbitant figures charged
for cemetery lots. graves and-burial fees,
which would swell the amount TO q
much more enOIm Gus figure
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BOOK NOTICE.

We have recently been shown a very
neatly bound and printed volume, en-
titled: ''The Progressive Ages, or Tri-
umphs Of Science, and Treasures of Ma
ture, History and Literature, by Prof.
II. l. Harvey" EPublished by ]. A.
Ruth Sc Co, ChIcago and Philadelphia.
The work Is profusely illustrated and
contains 44s royal quarto pages, fairly
glisiening with the rarest jewels of natur
al history and science, embracing scenic
descriptions of the surprising grandeur
and sublimity of portions of our western
waterfalls and remarkable subterranean
caverns, together with an authentic &C
count of the Antartic and Polar regions
with spice of variety, including "Sport
ing in the Tropics
There is also valuable scientific
knowledge contained in the subject of
Alchemy and Chemistry" while
more Than One Universe" abounds in
astronomical truths.
ocean Waves" the wonders of the
trackless deep, sound and Silence"
earth treasurers and precious stones are
themes possessing wonderful and fasci
mating interest.
An adequate description is given of
important historical events, Ancient
Ruins" The Temple of the SUM-" and
the culture and manufacture of our best
known and most essential natural pro-
ducts.
The chapter, Natures TeachIugs,"
is replete with rich and useful inlorma-
tion and the life sketches of noted
scientists, Inventors, and masters OF art.
The author has not only adapted his
work TO every intelligent mind, but has
woven around the whole that felicitous
and pleasing style of language that
meyer fails 10 fascinate the young mind.
The agent is at work in our community,
and we commend him 10 the courtesy
and patronage of our people.
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AtchisOn Champion: EmporIa is a
plucky, enterprising town. 1t has the
State Normal school, and when that
fine building was burned, few years
ago. EmpOria paid f25, 600, we think it
was, upon the condition that the state
would rebuild 1t. Now, the PresbY-
tcriGn synod of Kansas has proposed
that, if Emporia will raise $35, 900, the
synod will locate university there, in
sure its endowment, and maintain it as
ilrst-class collegiate institution. And
Emporia has gone TO work to raise the
$4,000. If this sum is secured, Em-
poria will have contributed over $780,
coo for two educational institutions.
When We OF Atchison talk about the
$25, 900 We have invested in two pork
packing houses, let Us remember that
Emporia, with not more than one-third
of our population, has donated more
than twice as much for two educational
institutions.
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The old question of getting school,
books at cost is coming up again IN
various parts Of the country. The job
berry involved in the frequent changes
OF textbooks of schools is acknowl-
edged by all fair-mindcd people; but it
is not so easy to discover way to stop
il. Fhe San Francisco Bulletin is in ia
vor Of putting the publication and sale
of all school books in The hands of the
state, which woald allow publishers in
general to yet up editions Of their own,
uniform as TO size and type. The
Siate," it says, might have depository
Of textbooks in every country. When
these books are furnished at cost, OF say
for 10 per cent. above cost, there will be
no more school book wars. and there
will be fewer reports of scanialous pro
ceedings in the plain and matter-oEfact
business of supplying text books as a
part OF the machinery of public educa-
tion."
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HERE AND THERE.

Upon a modest gravestone in the Vim
cennes, Ind, cemetery appears this
plaintive legend: His neIghbor played
the cornet."
Commonwealth: The three or four
new railroads pointing towards Emporia
are expected to get under Roadway about
four O'Clock next week
Lawrence is soliciting subscriptions
Tor u $4,000 hotel. Such a phiIanthrop-
&c enterprise should meet with u gener-
Gus measure of encouragement.
The Kansas Baptist is the name of a
new paper just started at Clay Center.
Up to this time Writ Walton has mo-
opolized the field of religious Journal
ism at thai. place.
Another scandal regarding The Sol
diers' Home at Washington has come to
the surface. This time 1t is in relation
to corned beef. 1t is gratifying, how
ever, tn know that the dried apples have
thus far escaped the breath of calumny.
Freedom has stopped miscegnaiion in
Louisiana. The quadIOOn and octorOon
girls now marry leading cOlored men
who have won their way to prominence
and fortune. Thus the negroes grow
darker yearly.
The port of Guaymas, Mexico, on the
Gulf of California, is looming up as a
rival to San Francisco. A through rail
road line will soon be operated by the
Atchison, Topeka g. Santa Fee railroad
management. The distance by this line
to Australia is / 400 miles less than by
way of San Francisco.
Among the Piutes near Austin, New,
is queer One-legged Indian boy. He
was born that way, and is otherwise
perfectly formed. The leg is strong
and symmetrical, situated centrally be-
tween the hips, SO that the child when
standing erect nn his foot is perfectly
balanced.
San francisco Post: Persons who
lose dogs should be very careful where
they look for them. The other day
man stood in front of the Center Market
whistling very energclIcalIy and calling
Here, SpOrt!" when u sausage-yender
rushed out and assaulted him with Il
cleaver. The assailanL explained that
he was getting tir, ] of having his stock
made fun Of
The amenities of social life have
broken out again in the southwest. Two
| men shot each other near Galveston,
Texas, day or two since, by way of
closing a discussion in relation
to theI right of one of them to recline
uninvited upon the bed ofthe other. But
the fact that both the debaters were shot
dead renders it impossible to say how
the point is TO be regarded as decided.
A new and formidable claimant for
the jack-knife of Eli Perkins comes to
the front in the author of the following
story: Some remarkable things often
occur in a matrimonial way. For In
stance, Judge Merriwether lives in New.
ton county, Georgia, and his near friend,
DIR. LoYett, in Screven county. They
were schoOlmates. They first married
twin sisters, daughters of Bishop An
drew. Their wives died, and they mar.
ried two other sisters. also the daugh-
tiers Of bishop-Bishop Price. These
wives also died, and the friends then
married for the third time two sisters,
not, however, the daughters of bishop
and with these they are now living hap.
PLY.