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~. n. az ". W. H. tr-ALi-AfiAasi ~S.''' -
CharIes,own, Jefferson County, Vest Va.
August "a, 1888.
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DEFERRED PARAGRAPHS.
The State election in Kentucky on Mon
day resulted in the usual democratic sweep.
Chas. H. Gog2l, a Baltimore restaurant,
keeper and president local ice company, is
charged with forgeries reaching S56,OoO.
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Hon. Ben. Wilson of this State addressed
the tclegraPhic brotherhood in Washington
last week. We arpposo he electrified 'em.
Louisville shouted itself hoarsc over the
Executive presence yesterday week. Ihc
city was one mass Of Gag ahl presidential
portraits.
Pail communication ',wixt Washington
and the city of Mexico is now opened via
the 600 foot iron bridge spanning the Rio
Cran1a st Eagle PAS.
The quid nuucs now have it that Arthur,
and Foster Of Ohio are quietly working fo'
the presidential nominations and ,hat
Blaine is helping them.
The Michigandcr can nowadays have
his Will prob&ttd before his death and thus
knock :cry -cld the thccries Of mental inca
pac;ty ~ad undue influence advanced By
disappointed heirs.
Pine Mountain in Kentucky has yielded
up IS pctr.fed human bodies and diyulged
cayc hung with paia,ings of extinct AMI
mas. Wondor if Ell Perkins aint hanging
round the Blue Grass section?
4 barn near Mar,in5bIrg belonging to
M sias Dixon, was burned on Monday
night Of last wecd The whcatjGst threshcd
had been removed bat farming implements.
wagons, harness, e., and provender for
cattle consumed Insurance only 500.
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Their sanitary guardians ere stirring TO
sake Norfolk, Richmond, Baltimore and
Washington from m epidemic visitation
which meuacas them in the presence Of in
fected shipping within and outside the
Capes. :-
The pfoyilence Josrnqltclls is that a
dAuchtcr Of Cctcwayo, the captive Afric
king who died recently. is earning anodest
living in Providence " washing and ironing
lor 90 white trash. The Princess name is
Amozu!a.
At the Ioaaical Gardens Washington
may noa he seen the Holy Gaost or Dove
Flower in bloom. 1t is an annual from
Panama anl springs up in a single rush
Ike stalk 3 and halffo high from balb.
The blooms are y, AMI cup shaped. With
IN this snow white interior sits dove with
w:rrs extended before marooa-sprinklcd
altar.
While Clla,lcstovr is probably safe from
au endemic visitation il were well perhaps
.o. 5ur worthy mayor to invite the cooper
alton of the citizens in thoroughly cleansing
and purifying the town Zach ono csn do
a li.tle on his own p1cmises-and thus the
task will be nearly accomplished. The
alleyways usually need tidying up and dis
injecting. o.
t is tier Of coagratula;ion for orr
coplc that West Virginia IS 50 steadily
gaining in popular regard as an adyanta-
peous summer cline. The Baltimore and
Washington papers make daily mention OF
citizens who have taken to our mountain
State TO breathe for a spell its magic air
TIE Shenandoah Valley, and other points
have there quotas Just now of health seek
ing parties from different section9.
judge willoughby and 7. Z. Alexander
have fled in tie Treasury claim demand
ing the deposit with tic treasurer Of VIZ
cinia of S742 ,309, being the last instaiment
of the States quota OF a 81 million and odd
Treasury surplus which the act Of '55 gave
70 the several commonwealth. Tho the
Act was repealed in II its 18th and 18th
sections under which th.s claim is had,
we're lef. in force
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rrELLS'" TOUGH o. CORNS."
Ask for Wells " Rough ON Corns.' l5c.
Quick, complete, permanent cure. Corns'
warts, buuiOns.
RELIGION isnot excitement either in whole
or in part, bat a steady pull, a long pull laad
an honest pull. = man IS pretty bad
specimen Of what religion can produce II at
the PRAYER mccfing he goes OFF ike pop
beer. all froth. and in business the hezt
day is Is stale as ditch water. Uniess
man can carry his religion behipd the
counter with him he hasn't enough OF d 70
do him any good. ,i