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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

A young city fellow, dressed in a
faultless suit and a pair of shoes that
tapered into a point in most mod
ern style, was visiting in rural dis
trict. A bright little boy looked him
all over until his eyes rested on those
shoes. He looked at his own chubby
feet and then at his visitors, and then
looking up, said: "Mister, is all your
toes cut off but one?"
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

The latest American" story going
the rounds of the European press is
that of traveller of that nationality
who found it necessary to excuse his
inability to join in the hilarity of 9th
err travellers because of his poverty.
"Gentlemen," said he, 81 know i am
more or less of saturated blanket on
this party; but the fact is | am a very
poor man-steeped to the lips, may
say, in impecuniOsity. When | tell
you in strict confidence that this is my
wedding tour, and l have been com
PEELED to leave my wife at home, you
can form an idea of the narrowness of
my resources"
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

Consumptive people should consult
their physicians before taking Mrs.
Col. Burnaby's advice or following
her example. Not finding relief in
the warm climates to which the doc
tors sent her, she spent a winter
climbing the Swiss mountains, sleep
ing in cold huts and holes in the
snow and living in rough villages. She
recovered.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29
recovered

The veteran Dan Rice. whose con-
version to temperance and pompOus
lecture tour down the Mississippi at
tracted good deal of attention few
years ago, has just been discharged
from Nathan's circus because he had
been drunk for several weeks. His
friends talk of putting him in an inc
briate asylum.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

Scientific gentlemen have now got
to work upon the American trOtting
horse, and il appears that if the pres
ent rate of increasing speed goes on,
in 1907 there will be developed a
horse that can trot a mile in two min.
utes, and in 20l5 one that car make
the mile in one minute. 1t is proba.
BILE the one minute trOtter will be
valued at 100000, 100000, and will
be the property of the owner of the
United States.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

The fact that the river JOrdon
and the Red Sea are below the level
Of the Mediterranean has suggested
to certain English capitalists the
scheme Of digging a ship canal thro'
the plain of Esdraelon, admitting the
Mediterranean to the valley of the
Jordon at a point little south Of the
Sea Of Gallilee. Were this ever nc.
complished, the Jordon valley would
be converted into vast lake Of from
twenty to thirty miles wide, and en-
gineers would then, it is said, be able
to connect il with the Arabian Gulf,
thus furnishing new water route
from Europe to India. Oddly enough,
there are passages in the prophecies
which seem to foretell the consumma
ton Of some such enterprise. Ii may
perhaps be carried out some time in
the next century. Just to think Of
travelling direct by water from New
York TO Jerusalem.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

One Of the best manures for the
potato crop is a dressing of salt at the
rate of one or two bushels per acre.
Properly speaking, salt is not a ma
nure, but it makes available the fer
tilitp lying dormant in the soil. Salt
also assists in keeping the soil moist,
aid will not only increase the quaint
ty. but improve the quality of the
crop.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

When the small pox threatened TO
bring the life of Prince William of Or
ange to an end, nothing, the doctor
said, could save the patient, unless
some healthy young man became his
bed-fellow. and, by EMBEDDING him
closely in his arms, should impart suf-
ficient heat to his body to force the
obstinate disease to break out. Will
liam's page, Bentnick, volunteered for
the dangerous Office. The experiment
succeeded, aud the faithful youth es'
capped unframed to share his masters
rising fortunes, became Prime Minis
ter Of England and founded a ducal
house in the land of his adoption
Pest House Reyeries.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

To CULTIVATE A MUsTAcHE.-To
grow a mustache upon what appears
To be barren soil, it is necessary to
use appropriate fertilizer, and also to
harrow the surface. The fertilizer
chiefly used consists of tincture OF
spanish fly largely diluted with alco-
hol or bay rum; this is applied night
and morning, AMI narrowing with
a rather dull razor is given weekly,
before using the fertilizer. BY per
severing for two or three months fail
crop is frequently secured.-[N. Y
Times.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

A PENsIoNER OF THE REVOLUTION.
Mrs. Stephen Mayo, of Pulaski
county, who, regularly at the begin
ming of each quarter, walks to New
bern to draw her pension, is the wild
ow of a Revolutionary soldier. Her
husband, Stephen Mayo, who died in
1S47, was born in Goochland county
in 1747 and served as private in the
Continental Army. Mrs. Mayo is in
her 9th year. She was married in
1884, at the age of II, her husband
being then in his 18th year.-[Virgin
ia People.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

Heaven preserve us FROM the vaga-
ries of fashion, A fashion writer says
that to be stylishly dressed for the
street nothing but the simplest linen
collars must be worn. We know the
weather is awful hot and that beauty
unadorned is adorned the most, but il
the fair sex inaugurate a style of that
sort in in this section for the sum-
mer campaign, modest men will have
to flee to the woods jacksonville
Times.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

In the Washington dispatches isthe
story of young Pole who promised
at his fathers knee in the old country
to slay every member of the Roman
of family, at the hands of one Of
whose members his sister had been be-
trayed. The promise was carried out,
the last of the Romanoas being SO.
cretly stabbed in one Of the Philadel-
phia mining districts. The story
came out in death-bed confession.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29
Ihn HnLnn Of Lndenenaence.

Some Of the democratic papers Of
Kentucky are shaking the moss from
their backs and adopting an honest
and intelligent view Of their duty 30
the party. The Stanford INTERIOR
JOURNAL says:
eve are democrat, born, and
bred, but when il becomes a sin in
the eyes Of that party for Us TO crit.
else any and every. abuse Of power by
its officials, then we shall seek some
other party affiliations.
Commenting on this the Coyington
Commonwealth says:
Were il the rule instead Of the ex
ception Of the democrati newspapers
Of Kentucky 10 criticise the acts Of
the democratic officials when those
acts call for condemnation. the party
would be in n far better condition
than il is 10 day.
The assumption that democratic
convention or a democratic official can
make no mistake, DO no wrong. u ali.
surd. They do make mistakes, griev-
Gus ones, and the democratic editor
who fails 10 condemn the wrong doing
is not true 10 the principles Of the
party.
Our respected contemporary will
have no occasion 20 seek other party
affiliations. Let him 20 forward ON
the line he has marked out; the hon
est men Of his party. the people gen
orally, will sustain him.
When democratic papers adopt this
tone there is hope for the party aud
the State. They can certainly do
their duty to both in no other way.
The republican party became corrupt
in practice and oppressive to thecoun'
try because its partisan press smoth'
cred and concealed the shortcomings
of their leaders and office holders. The
result was the republican party show
ell its utter incapacity to reform it
self. The people will therefore repu-
diate it, and in all probability elect a
democratic administration. Some Of
our hide-bound contemporaries in this
State would have democratic papers
pursue the same fatal policy. Crit
cism has its uses, and that party is
strongest which has in II the largest
number Of intelligent, fearless and
outspoken critics. In no other way
can an organization be kept honest,
and be made to carry out its profes.
sions. He serves his party best who
exposes its abuses and seeks TO correct
them. 1t is sometimes thankless
task, but the conscientious journ alist
who is at the same time sincere
democrat, can not escape his respon'
sibility and should not shirk it. The
time-servers who live by the drip.
pings Of party patronage, or who
have selfish aims to further their pan
dering to the ignorance Of some and
the corruption of Others, may stand
fair with ofice-holders and cliques,
but they do not deserve the confidence
of the people, and should not get it.
"Let me make the songs of coun'
try" said a thoughtful French wri.
ter, "and l care not who make their
laws" Let us give truly independ-
ent tone to the press OF party, and
il will never abuse it powers nor fes.
ter with corrurtion.- Lou. Post
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29
Turn fbe RgscoIs Out

1t is going to be very hard work for
the republican party TO elect ITS can.
didate for President next year. Pro-
lection wont elect him. The putting
down Of the rebel of twenty years ago
wont elect him. While eminent lead.
ers of the grand oldparty are pointing
with pride TO American workmen and
battle-scarred veterans marching side
by side in the front rank, a watchful
and pitiless enemy will call public ="
tention to the gang of rascos In 'he
trail of the procession lurn tne
rascals out" is e oe the war-cry of the
democrats next summer. This does
not mean merely the proved, though
as yet unbranded rascals. II means
you President Arthur; you, Secretary
Folger; you, Secretary Chandler; you,
MIR. Hatton. 1t means turn out ev
erybOdy who is now in.-[New York
Times.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

The late Senator Hill of Georgia,
thus argued about immortality: III
grain of corn will die aud then rise
again in so much beauty, why may
not l die and then rise again in infn-
lite beauty and lifeS How is the last
greater mystery than the firstS And
inasmuch as exceed tho grain OF
corn in this lite, why may | not ex'
coed it in the new lifeS How can we
limit the power of Him who made
the grain of corn to live again in
such newness of lifel"
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

captain, we are entirely without
ammunition" said the orderly sergeant
of company of volunteers to an Irish
captain at a late review. "Antirely
outl' said the captain. eyes, entire
" out, answered the sergeant. "fhen
sase firing" said the captain.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

Thos. Il. Demster, Louisville, says "Ai'
ter giving Browns Iron BitteTs thorough
trial in neuralgia, 1 could hardly get along
without H."
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

The famous Cologne Cathedral is
completed at last 1t was begun in
1870, more than 600 years ago. The
choir was consecrated in 1922, In the
times of the Reformation work was
suspended. The foundation OF the
transept was lain in 2S42. The naives,
aisles and transeps were opened in
1913. The magnificent south portal
was finished in 1859, and the north
portal soon after, and the central iron
spire was raised in 1860. The towers,
as now completed, rise upward of 500
feet. Aud at last the great building
stands "a thing of marvellous beauty
and grandeur, rooted in the faith and
pious devotion of the ages, as though
it had grown out of the hearts of an
uncon guerable people.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

THE WHOLE WORLD BECOMING
JEWISH. Instead Of dying out, the
Jewish body shows increasing vitality.
They can not be stamped out or swal-
lowed up. They pass from country
to country to become practically mas
ters wherever they go. They get the
land in Germany and Hungary, and
grow rich in Russia; they are the great
bankers in London and Paris and the
centres of European commerce. In
ten (recen.) years the ROthschilds fur
nished e1OO,OOO.OOO in loans to En-
gland, Austria, Prussia, France, Rus
STA and Brazil. They increase faster
than Christians and of every 100000
persons only 80 Jews die to 14S Chris
tians. Central Presbyterian.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

"Can you change a $40 gold pieceS'
he asked, as he gently placed the
empty glass upon the counter. Eyes"
said the bartender. "Well, Ill go
out and see if l can find one" And
the man was gone.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

A Coon HUNTER's WIFE. "A min
ister laboring in the mountain dis
tricts Of Fayette county, West Vir-
GINA, gives the following converse.
ton he had with a woman there, re-
Gently:
els your husband at homer"
"No; he is coon hunting. lie kill.
ed two whopping big coons last Sun
day
"Does he fear the Lord ?"
81 guess he does, cause he always
takes his gun with him"
"llave you any Presbyterians
around here ?"
IL don't know if he has killed any
or not. You can 60 behind the house
and look at the pile of hides to see if
you can find any of their skins"
81 see you are living in the dark
"Ies; but my husband Is going cut
out window soon."
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

"They say Charlie has married. DO
you know his wife2 Is she a woman
of any intelligence Is she we'll in
formedl" "Well informed Well, i
should say SO. She has belonged to
the village sewing-circle for ten years
and never missed a meeting"
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

The Shaker doctrines, as now for.
mulated, present the following points;
Belief in God WHO'S over all. That
in the GOdhead are the male and fe.
male principles, Father and Mother.
That, created by Him, and sent forth
by Him, are many spirits who will
guide safely those to whom they were
sent. The highest of these spirits is
the Christ, FIRST descending upon Je-
sus, who was the son Of Mary and
Joseph, and then upon Ann Lee. The
direct guidance Of every believer by
the Christ order Of spirits. The ro.
lection Of tho bOoks called the Holy
Scriptures as containing all the word
Of God. The consequent disuse of
the sacraments commanded in the Ri.
BILE. The enforcement Of virgin puri.
ty, abstinence from marriage, and
from all that oaends against chastity.
A community Of goods, of affection,
and interests. The following of the
moral virtues, love, peace, justice, ho'
illness, goodness, truth. An open con.
iession of every known sin. Temper
ance, non.resistance, freedom from
worldly ambition.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

One of our best citizens would say to the
public that he has tried Halls CatarrhCare
aud il is all that Is claimed for il. Price
Toe per bottle, at Penny 4 MeAlisiers.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

CHEAP BURGLAR ALARM.-Drive
a headless nail into the casing over
any door, and after closing the door
hang tin pan on the nail when you
go to bed. That is to say, do all this
if you are naturally timid, and want
a cheap burglar alarm, that will work
every time. A clothes pin put thro'
the handle of a key will strike against
the door knob, and make il impossi-
BILE to turn the key with nippers from
the other side. A little hook on the
top of the window sash can be arrang-
ed so as to prevent a burglar from
slipping knife up between the sash
es, and turning the window fastener
either way Boston Globe.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

HUsBAND's AND WFE's LONG SEP.
ARATIoN.-When the war broke out,
the wife of John Henuse, OF Reading,
Pa, received letter from him saying
that he had been drafted into the Con-
Tolerate army. He deserted, was re-
captured, put in war vessel and f.
nally successfully deserted n second
time. lie drifted westward after the
war and was made prisoner by In
dams, and thus held tor fifteen years,
during which time he became a men,
Der of the tribe and learned their dia.
lect Finally he escaped, paid a visit
to France and returned to Reading by
way Of Cuba, He then walked in up
on his wife 25 years after he had last
kissed her good bye. The case differs
from that of EnOch Arden in that the
wife was found unhampered with an
Other husband, although she had
mourned her John as long since dead.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

Mr.. q. Williamson, Of the l.. a N. r. X.
says hrs wife has been almost entirely re-
lieved by taking five bottles Of Browns
Iron Bitters.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29
Reason Enough 70, pawsisq his Watch.

Reason Enough for Pdwnisg his Watch.
The other day a Detroit pawnbro.
ker received call from a young man
with the tan aud ireckles Of the coun
try on his face and nose, and an old.
fashioned bull'seye watch in his
hand.
where you lifH" asked the broker.
ooh, out here a few miles"
"Vhere you got dot vhatch2"
ut used to be dads, but he gave il
10 me.
The broker looked him all over
with suspicious glance, and asked and
rcceivad his name, and then added:
"Vhy you Wants to pawn dot
Watch, eh2'
"Well, needed little money"
"Dot looks suspicious to me, und
guess ! call der boleece."
Suspicious Policel' repeated the
young man. "Say, mister, if you
don't know the difference between a
tibet selling his plumber and young
man in town with his gal. and that gal
wanting peanuts and candy and soda
water and street car rides until she's
cleaned him out Of his last cent, you'd
better go and start a sheep ranch"
"Oh, dot vhas il eh2 Well, I elf
you tree dollar. Dot makes il all
ash blain as der face on my nose, und
| hope you hat some goot times.
Here-two und one make tree. -
Detroit Free Press.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-29

ii. j. Seymour gives his experience
in pinching back peas to increase their
produetiveness. They had already
begun 10 show blossom, when 600
plants we're counted of in a row aud
decapitated. New branches came out
abundantly near the ground and from
the axis of the leaves. They bios
somed and fruited more abundantly
than their neighbors, although week
later. They we're saved for seed,
threshed, sinnowed and carefully
measured. The 600 pruned plants
yielded five plump quarts, while the
600 unpruned ones in the adjoining
row yielded four scant quarts. The
advantage was in increasing the crop
and prolonging the season. The re.
suit would doubtless vary with varie-
ty, soil, season and depth Of planting
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-21
SUNSHINE AND SLEEP.

Slcepless people-and theY arc many
IA Amcrica-should court &c sun. The
very worst soporiic Is lsudanUm, and
the best, sunshine. Therefore. i, in ve-
ry plain that poor s!eopers should pass
Us many hours rs possible in Tie sun
slime and Is iew as possible in the shade.
Many women are martyrs, ard yet they
do not know IL. They shut the sun
shine out of their homes they wear wells.
they carry par SOLE, they do all iha. is
possible 10 keep OF The sub,iest and
most potent influence which is iutende /.
TO give them strength and beauty aud
cbcet'uincss. l. IL not time TO c. ange
This aud 10 get roses and color i'm their
cheefs, strength in their weak backs.
and couroge in their limii souls 2 The
women OF America are pale aud deli
cate F; they may be blooming end strong ;
ana the sunlight will be potent irllu.
encG IN TIL, transformation.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-21
WHERE'S YESTERDAY.


a little boy said, a. he rose from his
couch,
There's something IA like to know
we'll;
i will ask every one until find out -
Though I think that my mamma could
tell
Deer mamnr,' he cried. I've question
TO ask
Where, wonder ,,ii Yesterday % ?
| have thor ght that pc, haps i. vent 10
the stars,
VIII you tell me If this c2ull bc SOP
4 can answer you, Wiliie,'. said inno-
cent Kate,
As she opened her pretty blue eyes
Why. yesterday went on that Gcecy
white cloud
That is sailing SO fast to the skies
But watch, you will see there will moth.
ing be left
When the morning wind blows i. away
10 make room fer tue light witch eau c
With the dawn,
Then the sun will shine through in
to-day
Oh yesterday, gone like cloud on lis
flight.
Borne away with its hopes and lis
fears;
YOUTHS eyes never watch for the com
ing of night,
While the san OF to-day still appears
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-21

An engine just built for the Southern
Pnciic Railroad weighs. with coal and
water, ninety.siS tons, and is designed
for heavy service on unusal grale3. On
q level track IL can draw all the freirLt
cars that can be made to hold tosotbor
by ordinary methods. Steam is required
to reverse its lever, and the LOGON olive
l'seIi IS mountain CT strength and me-
chanicsl construction.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-21

On the 9th inst, While WIN. Rump,
a miner, residing at Chcrryville, Pa,
vas examining q revolver he pointed
1t at his wife TO scare her. 1t was dis
charged, and the ball entered the wo.
mans abdomen. She will die. On
the mex: day, at Sctan,oa, Pa, An
drew William. aged %. playfully poin-
ted - revolver at his sister. aged 10
The weapon vas discharged, aud the
girl VAS instantly NiieI.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-21
r z z TalsZ e II 6

We viii coniinre TO sell the Popular Brand
OF Phosphate known az John :. Reese l. Coz
dissolved Bone Phosphate Of Lime" and also
l.oreL'E e RiItei's Dissolved 3. g. Bone pbos
pha'e Of Lime-High Grade, and The RYisio
Fertilizer Goa Dissolved = q. Rome phosrb,,a
OF L'ine-iiigh Giado We wish il distinctly
understood that these Grad's Of Phosphate Of
Lime are very Tar superior To so many IF the
same name nov sold by many Other mauuf,c.
iurers and Agenls. The day has come w hen tho
Tue OF the higher priced fertilizers ,nust be y
bhadoned and tho phnsphntes of Line take tbej,
pace, being much cheaper Rnd yielding ne
same sometimes more than TIE higher priced
goods. both in tie yicl Of Grain and (;ra,,
we viii hlve those Goods tFeriilz.rs) G,r safe
at the following places viz wiuchesier. Y,
tImney. w. Va. Krgser, w Va, P,tiers,n's
Creek, w Va. and Levels x Roads. w Va
And we will also bs prepared 90 trade viii, orr
customers for Wheat, Rive, &c, at market price
E' 'he different points Of delivery Of Fertilizers
SHOCKEY & HARNER
Aseu,s, Romney, " Va
Hamliu Organ Co.