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The CObbier who Kept School in
Workshop.

Did you ever hear Of John Pounds
Probably not, and yet he was one of the
worlds benefactOrs. He was born in
1766, in Portsmouth, England
In early life ne learned the trade OF q
shipwright, but was so injured by fall
that he had to abandon this. He then
mastered the art of mending shoes, and
then hired a little room in a weather
beaten tenement, where for awhile he
lived alone, except for his birds He
loved birds dearly, and always had a
number of them flying about his room,
perching on his shoulder or feeding from
his hand
In the course of time little cripple
boy, his nephew, came to live with Uncle
John and the linnets and sparrows. The
poor child had not the use of his feet,
which oyerlapped each other, and turn
ed inward. The kind uncle did not rest
until he had gradually UNFINISHED the
feet, strengthening them by an apparl-
tus OF old shoes and leather, and finally
taught them 10 walk.
Then he thought how much more
pleasantly the time would pass for the
boy If he knew how to read and write.
so he began to instruct him. Presently
it occurred to him that he could teach
NAt1o9 80 ItsoAAN AAC NOttANA Ol4N
pupil. So he invited some of the
neighboring children in, and as the year
went on this singular picture might be
seen:
In the centre Of the little shop, SIX
feet wide and about eighteen feet long.
the lame cobbler, with his Jolly face and
twinkling eyes, would be seated, his last
or lapstone on his knee, and his hands
bfIeilx- r,lviprr tho r,rDTia onl fbroo1
All around him would be faces. Dark
eyes, blue eyes, brown eyes, would shine
from every corner, aud the hum of Young
voices and the tapping of slate pencils
were mingled with the singing of the
birds which enjoyed the buzz of the
school.
Some of the pupils sat ON the steps Of
the narrow stairway which led up to the
loft which was Johns bedroom. Others
were on boxes or blocks of wood. and
some sat contentedly on the floor. They
learned to read. write and cipher as far
as the Rnle of Three and besides they
learned good morals, for much homely
wisdom fell from the cobbler's lips.
Hundreds of boys who had no other
chancellor he gathered his scholars from
the poorest of the poor-learned all they
ever knew of books from this humble
teacher. His happiest days were when
some sunburned sailor or soldier would
stop in his doorway, perhaps with par
rot or a monkey in his arms, saying
"Why, master dear, you suerly have not
forgotten me, I hope?p
John Pounds taught his little school
for more than forty years, never asking
nor accepting cent of payment from
any one.
At the age of seventy-two, on Jan. l.
1889, he suddenly died, while looking
with delight at sketch of his school
which had just been made by an artist.
For many days the children of the place
were inconsolable, and by twos and
threes they came and stood by the
closed door, which, in John Pounds
time had always been open to the
needy.
A life like this, so lowly yet so useful,
ctntaines lessons for us all.-Ydr70er's
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Not Appreciated.

As little Mrs. Blifkins was getting
supper the other night she was startled
by the abrupt and unexpected entrance
of her neighbor over the way, Miss Par
rot, who was evidently charged with i'll
news.
"How long since you've seen Mr..
Blifkins ?" she asked breathlessly.
Little Mrs. Bhfkins dropped the tea
pot she was Just about to fill, and
screamed convulsively and loudly.
Be composed" calculated Miss Par
rot, taking OF her hat and tanning her
heated face with it. ''Try and bear mp;
it's dreadful, but other women have saf-
fered and lived. 1 may as well tell you
and not keep you in suspense. Mr..
Blifkins is dead" "Oh-oh-oh- oh, gra-
cious mercy p shrieked Mrs. Blifkins,
throwing herself into Miss Parrots arms
"What have done to deserve this &nd
1T was his birthday, too. poor, dear
David you can't mean it. and we so
happy"
''Yes, L do mean it." said Miss Par
rot firmly. cit is cruel truth. 1 said,
I'll go and tell his poor wife, for she
must know it sooner or later; he was
found lying dead"
"Oh-oh- oh-oh," sobbed the little wife
incoherently, "and / had such nice
supper all ready for him, tool Oh, it's
dreadful and [ can't believe it. 1 won't
believe 1t. Who saw hun, poor, dear
David? ?"
II saw him p" said Miss Parrot with a
Rrimace of disgust. 1--WE all saw him
He wasn't the only one either. There
we're dozen of 'em, and they were all
hopelessly dead drunk !"
Then little Mrs. Blifkins turned on
Miss Parrot like small fury. "You're
anasty, prying old maid" she said VIM
dictively, "and I'd thank you to go
home and attend to your own affair
Ny David, indeed It's a pity man
can't keep his own birthday to suit him.
self, but prying folks must make such
fuss about it, coming here to brighten
me out OF my senses and spoil my sup
perl
And Miss Parrot heard the door slam
as she skinned through it on her way
out to inform the neighborhood.-De-
trOit Post
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GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
All About Ethel.

This dear little Ethel, dreamer Is she,
And sweet are her fancies as zephyrs Of morn
That ripple in summer time over the sea,
Or tangle themselves in the tassels Of corn
She knows what the fairies talking about
When tiptoe they poise on the rim Of . flower;
The snow-birds before her trip feariessly out,
And gossip away in the cold by the hour.
No poor little kitten comes mewing in vain
To plying Ethel for shelter and FOOD
She fies from her prettiest castle in Spain
To play with the baby, who win not be good.
She lives in beautiful world Of her own,
And yet have heard, and Pm sure 1t lie true,
This dear little dreamer has never been known
To think of herself much; tits always OF you
And That's why we love her, and not for the gold
OF her loose waving hair the blue Of her eyes,
Shough the one is more precious thsn jewels untold
And the other was borrowed right put Of the skies
And oft as she travels in Nobody's Land
A wide sunny country where all things fair
Whoever needs Ethel has only to stant
With word and smile justin ffoisof her chair.
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researches have shown
indisputably that the art of weaving was
practiced in prehistoric times. 1t may
even date back nearly to the creation of
man, as fragments OF woven cloth have
been found among the relics of the Lake
Dwellers, who are supposed to have
been about the first representatives Of the
human race. The Bronze Age furnishes
specimens which place the art above
most others in degree of perfection, even
mains of Denmark, Scandinavia, and
England-the remains of France and
Switzerland yielding linen fabrics. The
oldest historical reference to the
art of weaving is furnished by
the Bible. job lamented that his
days were passing with the fleet
ness of a weaver's shuttle and Joseph
was attired in "vestures of fine linen"
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Not 50 Respectable. After AM.

Whenever an account OF any shooting
scrapes appears In any Texas paper. it is
almost certain to wind up with the state
ment that the survivor belongs to one of
the most respectable families in that part
of the State. The public have read this
so frequently that the responsibility of
the family of party to a shooting scrape
has almost become proverbial. This was
illustrated admirably in a conversation
we overheard n few days ago. A mer-
chant asked friend if he knew of a
proper person to take charge of a set of
books.
eyes, there is young Bill Flayin. He
is a good hand ct books, and he belongs
to one of the most respectable families. -
at can't be much of family. never
heard of any of them shooting any
body.''
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A Hint for Summer.

The tattie in India, says Chambers
Journal, is large curved or sloping
screen, which accurately fits into each
door or window facing the west, and IS
made OF the roots of the khuskhus grass
(Andropcgon nlin-icatus), which sIngu-
iarly combines strength and porosity
with the most delicious and refreshing
fragrance These screens are about an
inch In thickness, and, during the hot and
dry west wind, are saturated from ontslde
with water, which Immediately COM
mences evaporating under the fierceness
OF the blast and as evaporation always
implies cold, the wind which, IN the
veranda, would raise the thermometer to
lzO degrees Fair, passes into the house
az 20 degrees or so degrees, laden with a
delicious fragrance. While tatties are in
working order all other cooling apph-
ances are unnecessary. In the neigh
oorhood Of Gwalior and Jhansi there Is
another form Of tattie. A small creep
ing, thorny variety of the Der (Zizgphus
ltVub0) is largely found in the jungles /;
TINS is collected and dried, and at the
proper time the whole west veranda is
nciosed with thorny walls nine to ten
incnes thick, and these being saturated
from the outside, all doors are thrown
open, and delightful temperature is
secured Tatties are of no use during
.ne easterly wind, which ushers IN and
accompanies the rains. Laden with
moisture, it is damp wind, and, there
iore' retards evaporation.
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Pcrycr.,ty of women.

The perversity of the fair sex is some
thing fearful and wonderful. Your aver
age woman suffragist will travel, lobby,
read papers, attend conventions and
worry Legislators as long she has hair
pin left, to get her divine right of voting,
and then. when it is given to her, she
won't use it. Vermont furnishes the
latest example of this. Now, the ques-
ton is, when women talk about wanting
the suffrage, do they really want it, or
do they talk for the sake Of talking, as
tyrant man sometimes accuses them of
doing ?-Ii,!6dIo Express.
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Its star sim Asee,a,nr

In q recent call upon Mr.. w. n. Nc
Allister, 206 Front street, general agent
for the sale Of the Star Chewing Tobacco,
he thus spoke to one of our reporters :
% was tortured with pain from acute
rheumatism. and cared not whether /
lived or died l tried st. Jacobs OIL
just two applications of which entirely
cured me. San francisco (CaL) CAL.
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AN OMAHA man, in danger of losing
his house by the foreclosure of a mort
gage, sold his wife to her admirer for
the 5000 needed to satisfy the claim.
That was two years ago, at which time
the proceeding caused considerable COM
ment. The new couple lived amicably
together until lately, when the original
husband. having prospered during his
period of bachelorhood, bought back the
woman at an advance Of $50.
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Almost every dressmaker will tell thu
inquirer that there are but few women
that can have dresses in which the two
sides are made exactly alike. One viii
have slight curvature of the spine, one
shoulder or hip higher than the other,
or some other irrregularity of the kind.
On this basis of fact gymnasiums
for women are being started in all the
large cities, with view to remedy this,
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Could Hardly stand ON Her Feet.

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Il must tell you what your medicine has done
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The "Favorite Prescription" is a wonderful
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/ cannot express how thankful am TO you for
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Mrs. CoRNEIIA ALLISON Peoeta, Ia.
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Thelr occupa,ton GONG. ;.

r. Y. PIERCE. NJ. D., Buffalo, n. Y: was at
tackled with congestion of the lungs, soreness
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IcrnrRas ave often of enormons 81

ICEBERGS are often OF enormOus size,
measuring miles in area and many hun
dred feet in thickness. Hayes saw one
reaching an altitude of 315 feet above
the sea, and most of the Arctic explorers
have encountered bergs of 200 feet or
more in height. Pyer has estimated
that in an iceberg 200 feet above the
water a total height of 600 or 800 feet
may, as rule, be inferred. An excep-
ton to this rule must be the bergs Cap
tain Ross saw aground in 1,500 feet Of
water. A mass of ice floating in the
Southern Ocean is reported by Captain
d'Urville to have been thirteen miles
long with vertical walls 100 feet high.
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"MAJoR, / see two cocktails carried
to your room every morning, as if you
had some one to drink with. Yes,
sir; one cocktail makes me feel like an
other man; and, of course, I'm bound to
treat the other man.
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THE cutting and polishing Of diamonds
is an art supposed to have been diseov-
cred in the middle of the fifteenth cen
fury IL was first carried on at Bruges,
in Flanders, and soon passed into the
hands of the jews of Amsterdam.
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The Voltaic Belt Co., Marshall. Mich, win
send Dr. Dyes celebrated Electro-Voltaic Belts
and Appliances, on trial for thirty days, to men
(voung or ODD who are afflicted with nervous
debility, lost vitality and kindred troubles.
2 aranteeing complete restoration OF vitality
and manhood. Address as above.
N B.-No risk IL incurred, thirty days
trial is allowed
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HEAL TIL

at this season the health
needs carefulattention. The
blood being weakened and
the system run down, dam
gerous disease is liable to
secure a hold that cannot
be easily removed. What
at first appears to be but
slightindisposition often de-
velops into troubles that
may be incurable.
At this season the liver
becomes inactive, the COM
plexion sallow, pimples ap-
pear on the skin, dyspepsia
and indigestion affect the
digestive organs, &c.
What is needed is a COM
plete, reliable and strength
ening tonic. Such a medi-
cine is
Browns IRON BITTERs,
which, by its great strength
ching powers, diffuses new
life in the blood, revitalizes
the whole system, giving tone
to the stomach, muscles and
nerves, effectually relieving
all weakness and tendency
to lassitude.
Browns IRON BITTERS is
a true tonic which has been
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such as consumption and
kidney affections.
AS a medicine for those
diseases peculiar to women
it is without a rival.
For sale by all druggists
and dealers in medicine.
ONE DOLLAR A BOTTLE
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Then aud Now.

ST. JOSEPH. NO., MAY H. 1881.
II. II. WARNER & Co.: Sirs-For a great
many years 1 suffered from kidney disease.
Nothing gave me relief. finally tried your Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure and now am in perfect
health. MRS. THOMAS KELLY.
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FoR dyspepsia, indigestion, depression of
spirits and general debility, in their various
forms also preventative against fever and
ague and other intermittent fevers. the Ferro-
Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya," made by
Caswell, Hazard & Co., New York, and sold by
all Druggists, is the best tonic and for patients
recovering from fever or other sickness, it has
no eauaI
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THE Worlds Dispensary and Invalids' Hotel,
at Buffalo, N. Y, destroyed by IRE year ago,
is rebuilt and full of patients. For " Invalid s
Guide Book" giving particulars aud terms Of
treatment, address, with two stamps WORLD s
DIsPENsARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo,
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HOUSEHOLD HELPS.

Contributed 10 the Detroit Free Press Housshod BY
Housekeepers and the results Of actual xpernentsl
PARKER HOUSE RoLLs.-One quart
-four, one cup milk. teaspoonful salt.
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PATRICK, dressingfor party" Bedad,
now, and shan't be able to git on these
boots till I've worL them a tonne or
two."
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Ex-SANTTARY Con-. RUFUS X. HIREAIAN.
of New Orleans, was cured of a severe
attack of rheumatism by St. Jacobs Oil,
so we see by an item in the Columbus
ga E1lnllirer- Sun
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LYDIA E. PINKHAM's Vegetable Compound
will cure all displacements and the consequent
spinal weakness, and is especially adapted to
change Of life.
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ALL creeds and all guides for living
and doing can be safely boiled down to
this Do your best. That covers the
whole ground.
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suFFERERs from Constipation should make
one trial Of Kjdncy-Wort and be cured.
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Pain, Irritation, Retention, Incontinence,
Deposits, Gravel. etc. ,lcured by T" Buchupaiba.
81 Send for pamphlet to E. S. WELLS, Jersey
City, n. J.
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MEN are less prone to be unnerved by
their fears than women. Women are
more prone to be nerved by their aftec-
uon to great actions than men,
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Remedy Tor tnls as WeII as OtueH P11AIIu1 NJ =
YELL NAIL ITS COLORS TO TIE MAST
"Hello, DENNY what is the troubleT On,
I'm all broke up" was the response 70 the IN
curry an old shipnate of William g. Dennis,
ton, one of Farraguts war-worn veterans wen
known in the southern section OF this city, who
came linping into the American ONCE yesterday.
al thought would go under the hatch;s ms
time" continued Denniston. never sunereo
so bad that could not getoR the bed OF put my
foot to the floor, and would have been there yet
ffa friend had not recommended ST. SAcol OIL
TO me- l hesitated some time before getting
bottle, thinking itwas another one OF those cover
tsed nostrums, but was finally induced TO give u
a trial. and a lucky day it was for me. Why,
bless niystarsl after bathing the limb thorougniy
with the Oil felt relief, and my faith was PINNED
TO ST JACOB end his Oil after that. freely say
fhatifit had not been for ST. JACOBS OH. snoulo,
in all probability, be still housed Ny foot pains
but little, and the swelling has entirely paeeo
away. It beats anything of the kind have ever
heard OF. and any person who doubts II send item
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TRY the new brand Spring Tobacco
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In 1924 Sir John Vaudeville, who Wis
tied India, saw the described money
made "of lether emprented, or of
papyre. Troy Times.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-10-07

ballot, and fixing the penalty for
each offense at a tiue of not less than
twenty nor more than one hundred
dollars, and confinement in the
county jail al the discretion Of the
court, for not less than one nor
more than six months, and we
would be pleased to know il he con-
siders the ballot with Democratic
heading, circulated by him as in con
formity with that law and also why
nj. ). Henshaw's name, his Green
back confrere, was omitted.
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Religious Notes.

There viii be services held at the
rooms Of the y. NJ. g. A.. at rail-
road, tomorrow Sunday, at 81
o'clock. All are cordially invited.
Rev. A. f. Rogers has returned,
and will preach in the Baptist Church
Tomorrow Sunday at the usual
hours.
FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURcH.-P Preaching by the Pastor
at II A. NJ, tomorrow, October Sth.
Adult baptism ten minutes before
the morning service.
At7P NJ. the Lords Supper and
reception Of large class Of proba-
tioners into full membership.
The spiritual and interesting SER
les of special services will be contin-
ed during the week at u +. ". Mr..
Leech will be assisted by other min
listers from abroad. Il. ". LEIGH,
Pastor.
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THE MINING AND MANUFAC-
TURING COMPANY The gentle
men in charge Of this enterprise have
not been idle since its organization.
An effort is being made to secure q
suitable location either in Martins.
burg or elsewhere, and when that is
once obtained active work viii be
commenced. OF course it has stock
for sale, but only few persons
deem it of sufficient Importance
to either inquire about it or to make
an investment. People who can be
guaranteed two dollars for one can
always be found as ready purchasers,
but for hard work and the risk of
success they are not around. We de-
sire to say to all such that this com
pany do not propose to beg either
for subscribers, purchasers or loca-
ton. They Will succeed, and it is
the will always that makes success.
The president, Mr.. Vance, has spent
the last two weeks in New York
city, and the reasonable outlook and
anticipation is that a European syn
dictate will become active participa-
tors in the enterprise. West Yir-
ginia is the State OF possibilities in
this country now, aud the fact is be-
coming generally known. To young
men Of spirit, nerve and enterprise
she offers an excellent field for work,
and honors, and that outside of the
turbid and communicating sea of
politics. Put it down in your note
book that the census of 1890 will find
West Virginia way UP in the figures
in both polula ton and wealth.
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DEMOCRATIC RALLY.

Hons. w, l.. Wilson, w. IL.
Trayers, Q. J. Faulkner, John Blair
Hoge, Blackburn Hughes and others
are expected to address the Demo
Gratis Of Berkeley county, at the
courthouse, tonight, commencing
at Z O'Clock. All persons are invited
to attend and hear these distinguish
ed gentlemen. Let there be a full
and big turn out from the country.
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VOTERS, TAKE NOTICE.

The law requires every man to
vote within what is called magis-
terial districts. Voters in Martins
burg are compelled to vote at the
Courthouse, and those in the
country districts must vote in their
respective districts. Where there are
more than one voting place in dis
trict a voter in that district can vote
at the precinct.
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SPURIOUS BALLOTS.

We understand that Janney,
Evans and Rohrbaugh have been
circulating over the county ballots
with Democratic heading and their
names UPON them, Why is this
done, and for what purpose? Could
there be any other design in it than
to deceive the voter ? Let these gen
tlemen answer. Democrats, scan
closely your ticket, before depositing
it in the ballot box.
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ITALICS,

Janney, Evans, Rohrbaugh d Co.
would do well to explain to the
voters Of Berkeley county what is
meant by an unlawful ballot, when
their names are found printed upon
ballots with Democratic headings in
italics, so-called, but not in such a
style or manner as to make the ball
lot easily distinguishable by a voter
from a lawful Democratic ticket.
Please rise and explain.