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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-05-28
Washington Territory Described.

A gentleman who had just returned
from Washington Territory was asked
how he liked the country "Well, SIR"
he replied, "every bunch of willows is
a mighty forest, every frog pond syl-
van lake, every waterfall second Mag
ara, every ridge of rocks gold mine,
every town a county seat, and every
man liar"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-05-28

"A regular poser-The photo
grapher.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-09-13
General HaneuOr.

Among the names of distinguish
ed military heroes the names OF Gen.
erals Languor or Debility do not ap.
pear. Yet, it is a well-authenticat
fact, that there are times when the
pulse lies low in the bosom and
beats feebly in the arteries. The
spirit Of the individual is sleepy, and
the Whole tendency OF tile body is
toward rest and decay. At such
times and during such seasons, the
system needs toning up by the use
of some good and pure tonic, which
will restore the organs 10 their won't
ed state. Such a tonic is found in
Peruna, which is acknowledged by
all to be the very think TO put these
famous generals to rout, and to ulti-
mately conquer them. Read the fol-
lowing testimonial, which shows in
what estimation Peruna is held, and
then send for the book entitled the
"Ills of LIFE
Coal Center, Pa.
DR.. 5. b. Hartman 81 Cove
sell your medicines, Perunaand Man
ain, and have very good trade in
them. G. PIPER ~ Co.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-09-13
The Parting Promise.
Chicago Herald,

Chicago Herald.
"Promise me one thing,n she
said, placing her arm about his
neck as he stood on the platform
looking up the track for the train.
Anything, anything, my angel
remnant. What is it? Hurry up;
the train is in sight,
's.That you will not accept a
presidential nomin alton while you
are gone / have always believed
in you; / have never sought to go
back into your history beyond the
hour when we first met. Promise
me if You are nominated you will
decline
He was not nominated, and
they dwelt together in harmony
and peace to green old age, and
in death they were not divided.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-09-13
New York Dial.

New York Dial.
Emma, | hear you have broken
off with George.
YES; | am sorry, but it had to
be. He insulted papa"
why, what did he do!?'
"Well, you know, last Sunday
night, papa kinder kicked him off
the steps, and when he came
around on Monday he brought d
pair Of slippers, with the toes pad
ded, and asked if | wouldn't get
the old man to put them on.n
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-09-13
The Man with ii Vow.

They met on crowded avenue
yesterday, in front of the city hall.
One was a young man Of obout22
and tho other d man 60 years old.
One lives IN the northern part Of
the State-the other in the south
ern. Fate had brought them to-
gether They didn't cry out ''put
it thar Y and pump handle each
other like q couple of old friends.
On the contrary, the young man
grew red III the face and breathed
hard and stammered out:
"Ten years ago / went to school
to your
Eyes you did, was the calm re-
ply.
"And ono day you licked me al
most to death for an offence COM
mitted by another boy
"Well, you were always in need
of d licking.v
ssAnd / swore,n continued the
young man, faye / registered a
solemn vow that if / ever met you
after had grown up would have
my revenge ! Prepare to be
pounded to a lifeless mass!1
'I'm prepared replied the old
schoolmaster, as he spit on his
hands, land in a minute the fun was
raging The young man rushed
upon linn with q war-whoop, but
his nose struck something and he
fell down. He got up and rushed
again, and this time he was flung
down, rolled over and over, step
ped on and left with number of
loose teeth and a splitting head
ache. The police took him in, but
when they came to hunt for the
old man he was across the street,
trying to pin up a rent in his coat,
and saying to some Of his friends:
"Ah! it brings back allthe mem
cries ofsthe old red school house,
to get my hands on on unruly pu-
pill in the firstreader class again. =
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-09-13

sYa'as,r said and old settler,
.swe ran horses IN Texas
"Then you take IA interest IN
the noble sport ~ asked the
stranger.
Il was engaged IN boss race
some years ago iii which | took Q
right smart interest
Running race!'
Hit war.
Mile or half mile tracka"
~EIit war i ffty-mle track,
stranger. Texas is a big state "
"A fifty mile track | never
heard Of such a thing. And did
you win n
You bet.n
How much did you winl'
Il won the boss, stranger
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-09-13
A Cure.

The following is sure cure for
drunkenness, adopted to a con
siderable extent in England. We
commend it to all those who will
persist in putting an enemy in
their mouths to steal away their
brains
Sulphate of iron, twenty grains;
magnesia, forty grains; peppermint
forty-four brahms spirits of nut
meg, four drachms. Dose, one
tablespoonful twice day.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-09-13
ImpOrtanl.

When YOU visit or leave New YORK
City, save baggage explessage ana ~,
riage hire and stop at the Grand Union
Hotel. opposite Grand Central Depot. ~
tgant rooms fitted UP at q cost OF one
million dollars, reduced TO 81 and up
wards per day. Europcan plan. Eleva-
tor restaurant supplied with the best.
Horse cars, stages ana elevated railroad
10 all depois Families can live for less
money at the Grand Hotel than at any
other frst-class hotel in the city.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-09-13
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FORGiVE
BY VICTORIA F. BENTON.

"And SO you are happy, per
fectly happy, Grace?'
..How can I help being happy,
Isabel? / have a kind good hus-
band, pleasant home, and this
boy
Pretty little Mrs Elwyn stoop
ed down and lifted fair-haired,
blue-eyed, year-old child from the
floor.
81 used to dream of being fam
Gus, you know, in our boarding
school days. she said, with very
becoming smile and blush. ''But
now / am well contented to be
known to my small world, only as
the wife Of Arthur Elwyn, and as
the mother of his son Chandos.'
Isabel Orne opened her dark
eyes wonderingly, as she listened
to this wemanly speech.
But when the name Of the
child was pronounced, she start
ed, and the brilliant color on her
cheek grew fainter.
"For whom have you named
\ your son and heir?o she asked,
carelessly.
For my dear brother-or rath-
er my half brother Ernest.
Don't you remember how / used
to plan for you to marry him ~
II remember; but I thought he
was your own brother, bearing the
same name with YOU said Miss
Orne, rather coldly, Mrs. Elwyn
thought.
"No; we had different fathers;
but could not love an own broth
er better than I love him And
this young gentleman is SO like
him?n she added, kissing and re
leasing the struggling child.
s.Your brother, then, is fair
man, dear ~
Every fair--a perfect blonde,
with really golden hair and nous
tache, you know, and the most
beautiful blue eyes, clear. and
bright as June sky on pleasant
day. Not Observation-Disclosures
his complexion is so brilliant
but manly, noble, grand, in his
wonderful beauty. You'll laugh,
no doubt, but it is 'beauty; no
other word can describe it. You
will see for yourself, tomorrow,
and oh, Isabel, if the dream of our
school days is ever realized-if
you ever do become my brothers
wife what happy woman you
will be. I quite long for to-mor-
row to come, SO that I can intro
duce you to each other"
"To morrow" repeated Isabel.
Eyes, we expect him for dinner.
But, Isabel, what is wrong? Are
you ill.,"
She might we'll ask that ques-
ton, for Miss Orne was lying back
lin her chair, her face and lips
Iblanched as white as the morning
Tobe she wore,
GA little i'll, Think she said,
las she regained the full use of her
Senses. II have been feeling
strangely dizzy and tired, for sew
pral days past. I think if l could
lie down for an hour or so, Grace,
I should be better"
"Lie down all day long, if you
choose, for Arthur will not come
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-09-13
An Adventure with "a suf-
fs.Vq

IUANN N&t1t &1 sts3AfNNSfA vs. tAtN NktA&thNeAA
Enquirer.
II had singled ont Is my meat
On old buil with long, highly pol
ishel horns and the most magni-
ficent mane that has ever come
under my notice. | determined
to have that head and to carry it
East with me rs 4 trophy. 70
single the brute from the herd
and plant a bullet from my revol-
yer in his shoulder was IN easy
task, when aided by such q horse
as mine. The remainder Of the
herd Numbered OFT To the west.
with companions in full chase; and
away toward the cast went my
wounded buffalo, with me good
second, sending apillinto his side
whenever he swerved enough to
give me a chance at his heart.
Suddenly the idea struck him that
he was dying in direct line from
his friends, and he wheeled about
and charged me, his magnificent
head cooked sidewise ready to
toss my mustang, his nostrils
and eyes hlood-red, and the foam
flying from his mouth. When the
buffalo swerved, my nag made
noble leap out Of his course, and
landed with his oil forcleg in q
marmot's hole, bringing him to
his knees. swapping the bone of
his leg off like u stalk Of straw
and sending me headlong to the
ground, right in the path of the
wounded bull. l was somewhat
shaken up and could not think
clearly, but my eyes were wide
open, and the approaching dam
ger seemed like a weight on all
my faculties, benumbing me so.
that | could not move so much as
an eyelid, and thus increasing the
horror Of the situation. The bull
came oh, his hoofs rafting on the
hard prairie like the bones Of the
end man in n minstrel show. His
hot breath came full in my mouth
and nostrels, leaving d bad taste
on my tongue for the remainder
Of the day. One Of his horns
caught in the collar of my hunt
ing shirt, tearing it away, and
then his hind hoof grazed my tenn
pie.
He was as glad to escape as |
was myself, and careered over the
prairie after the herd ut Il three
minute gait, while | arose and
sent a merciful bullet from my re-
volver in the brain Of my doomed
mustang.
One day Of this sort Of thing is
worth a years dawdling about at
the seashore in 4 seersucker coat
to a man who is not particularly
unsexed.
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Here lies old Jones.

Who all his life collected bones,
Till death, that grim and bony spectre.
That all-amassing bone collector,
Boned old Jones, so neat and tidy,
That here he lies, all bona fide.
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Through ray LIES dark pattern
Runs thread Of gold:
Back ana forth It windeth
With grace untold.
Mornings may he dreary.
But along the day
Runs the gold, and chasas
All the gloom away.
ssWho has wrought this golden thread
In and out among LIES shadows Z"
In my dreams a soft voice said;
Like the sun on autumn meadows.
Back and forth the shuttle
Flies with ceaseiess speed.
All. what solnbre tidings
Come as give heed
But | hush my signing,
For my thread q gold
PieFces all the pattern
With its grace untold.
'sLove has wrought this golden thread
Through thy Welt OF sorrow;
1t shall shine" a soft voice said,
Through each coming morrow
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-09-13

This corpse
Is Phoebe Thorp's.
: The London Spectator.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-09-13

clung To him I left her, there
and at once I told her, in nay
farewell letter. all that / had seen.
She never even attempted to justi-
fy herself. / have never met her
never heard from her, from that
day till now!n
"How horrible Y said Grace;
shut you may be quite in the
wrong. I know that Isabel had Q
brother, who was wild, reckless
fellow, though she loved him dear
ly. Ernest" she said, suddenly,
suppose this had been the broth
err
-.Nol she would have said SO at
once, and justified herself" he re-
piled.
II don't know pride was Isa-
bells besetting sin in those days.
You suspected her--you left her,
giving her no opportunity to des
| fend herself. If know her atall,
my dear Ernest, / doubt If she
would ever try to bring you back,
by telling You the truth"
'.And you do not think she was
false to me y he asked, hesitating-
".
IL am sure of it pledge my
own honor for hers. You shall
go with me to see her Ernest
She cannot refuse now to tell you
what you wish to know, for she
is repeating something Of that
kind over and overin her delirium.
J had no clue to it till you spoke.
In silence, Ernest Chandos
submitted to be led, by his sister,
into the presence Of the wife
whom he had sworn, in his wrath,
never to look upon again.
Her glorious hair cut short
about her neck and brow, her
eyes bright with the fire Of fever,
but turning an alarmed, unrecog-
nizing glance upon him-her
voice going again and again over
the words:
"He was my brother my only
brother, indeed he was, Ernest
He is dead now, and / am all
alone in the world. But ] will
never tell Ernest never, never
He put me away, as IT Twas o vile,
traitorous creature. Wait till I
am dead, Grace, and then tell him
that it was my brother-my only
brother. He was in trouble, and
he came secretly to me to help
him. But never tell Ernest
never-till | am dead!"
Grace looked at her brother.
He sank upon his knees by the
bedside. He took the poor, wan
dering hand in his own cool grasp,
and bent his face dswn upon it,
| to hide his tears.
When Isabel Chandos came out
of that valley of the shadow of
death, pale, weak, and worn to the
mere shadow of her former self,
her eyes fell upon the pale face of
her husband, bending over her
with a look of perfect love.
II was innocent-my BROTHER"
she tried to say, but the words
died on her lips, beneath the fond
touch of his own.
:'Say no more, darling murm-
ured Ernest Chandos, gathering
the wasted figure to his heart.
''Thank God, you are back, ont
of the very gates of death, and
hereafter, dear, / will trust you
more-love You more I cannot,
my own true, precious wife p
Some Old Epifaplls.
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home TIL quite tate talls evening.
responded the mistress Of the
house, and / expect no one here
this week, for a wonder, except
my brother. You must get up
your best looks by tomorrow
evening, Isabel, for I have fire.
quently told Ernest how beau
tiful you are. Now, / will
leave you to take nice nap,
dear, for I don't like that constant
flushing and paling, at all. You
ought not to have letme and baby
come here to trouble you, before
you had recovered from the fatigue
of your journey"
With loving kiss, Mrs. Elwyn
smoothed the pillows under her
hot cheek, and passed. quietly
from the room.
"Oh, Ernestl moaned Isabel
Orne. "Ob, what am | to do?
III or well, I must get out of this
house to morrow, before he comes.
Who could have dreamed Of any
thing like this! He viii certainly
tell Grace everything as soon as
he learns from her that I have
been in this house of peace. And
then, perhaps, she may. misjudge
me as he did she may hate me
as he does-and that will be the
bitterest of all the sorrows that
have come upon me--through
him!n
Thoughts like these were not
well calculated to bring hcalthful
repose in their train.
Over and over, during that long
and weary day, did Isabel Orne
repeat them. At night, poor Mrs.
Elwyn, alarmed at her appearance,
and her excited manner, summon
ed the family physician.
When Ernest Chandos arrived,
on the next evening, he was met
in the hall by pale, fatigued
looking little woman, who threw
her arms around his neck, and
burst into hysterical fit of tears.
"Oh, Ernestl L had such q pleas
ant surprise in store for youl"
she said, when she could speak
calmly. "My old school friend is
here, on visit. I meant you to
learn to love her, Ernest. She is
SO good and noble-the sister !
would choose of all others. But
she was taken i'll suddenly, last
evening / am afraid, Ernest,
that you will never see Isabel Orne
alive, for the doctor tells me that
she has brain fever of the severest
kind
Isabel Orne here !-my wife
under the same roof with you.
Grace!n said Ernest Chandos,
angrily.
"Your wife, Ernest Isabel !
What can you meant" exclaimed
Mrs. Elwyn. "You cannot, surely,
know what you are saying
cit was wretched story, Grace
l keptit from you, purposely,' he
replied. You used to rave Of her
beauty to me in your school days.
1 contrived to meet her after she
went to her home. We soon loved
each other, and we were married.
My home was like an Eden to me,
Grace, at first. But before three
months passed, at the very time
when T was thinning q visit from
you, as surprise for her, she de-
ceived me -
"You must have mistaken her,
said his sister, warmly. "She is
the soul of truth, and honor, and
purity !"
II tell you, Grace, / came home
one evening unexpectedly, and
an hour before my usual time. In
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-09-13

Fast Mail runs daily from Hagerstown
10 Harrisburg. and Southern Mail from
70 HagerstowD.
J.F. BOYD, Superintendent,
II. b. GERnARDT, Agent.
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Some Old Epitaplis.

Under this sod,
And under these trees,
Lieth the bod
" Of Solomon Pease.
He is not here,
But only his pod.
He's shelled out his soul
And gone up to his God.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-06-18
Nervousness.

The moment there is danger Of impair
ment of the mind from excessive nervous
exhaustion, or where there exists fofebod
ings of evil, a desire for solitude, stunning
and avoiding company, vertigo and ner.
yous debility, or when insanity has already
taken place, Peruna should be impliclty
relied on. But II is never well 10 wall III, So
LONG before treatment is commenced. The
early symptoms are loss of strength, soft
ness of the muscles, dim or weak sight
peculiar expression of the face and eyes,
coated tongue, with impaired digestion
or in others, certain powers only are lost
while they are otherwise enjoying, good
health. In all these Peruna should al
once be taken. l..4 ..-..,
A thorough course of Acker's Blood
Elixir will remove all taintfrom the bloou
II cures Scrofuia, Ulcer, ,Boils and Pimples
Sold by Wooster & Adams.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-06-18
THE DAIRY.

",--Dairying like other branches Of
business means work, and constant,
watchful care, and success in 1t will
only follow promptness, regularity
and economy In the details, 4 s5.rs I,
The New England Farmer depre-.
eiates the rapidly growing use Of arti-
fetal butter In Boston, but says It will
continue to increase just as long as so
large q proportion of the receipts OF
genuine butter range from inferior to
nasty. TaI sa.a.i t di
,--If your cow kicks while you are
milking, what are you going to do
kick her backp You may want to do
so, but for every kick you will throw so
much money out of your pocket. Better
90 off alone somewhere and whistle
some well known tune. :. r2a
"A leading objection to soillng COWS
Is that 1t takes from them the necessity
of exercise, which they otherwise get
in roaming over pastures. When food
is used in this way some provision
should be made by which animals
should not be kept in too close confine-
ment. r't .3t "ht J'a' iAN
20. s! Bliss pays a just compliment
to home butter making when he says
that he thinks none will live long
enough to see as good butter made
from any cooperative establishment
as is made in the best private dairies,
and he expects to see the best and most
enterprising dairymen constantly draw
ing out of combinations and returning
to dairy practice. There can be no
question that gilt-edge homemade but
ter is the finestin the world. .-Erchdnge.
while it is extremely hard TO avoid
the streaked appearance of the butter
when worked only once, yet it is equal
ly hard to rework it without damage to
the grain. If the butter ever becomes
"set and hard and has to be warmed
up 10 rework it, the grain will surely
be injured. 1t is best to learn to dc
all the work at one operation. The
great art Of butter-making is in the
working, and it is in that respect
that the Danish butter-makert
so greatly excel us. The keeping
quality is almost solely dependent upon
the skill with which the butter Il
worked. .... .- ...,...
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-06-18
Lily Van II. NICE. McC. McCanfrey.
In. Y. Sun.1

Somebody suddenly appeared in cell
at Jefferson Market Prison the other day
who was not committed by Justice White
and who was not seen to enter the prison
by any Of the officials. 1t was baby.
Mrs. Julia McCaffrey is It's mother. Court
Messenger McEvoy ran for doctor when
informed OF the birth, and Keepers Van
Holland and McCloskey busied themselves
with providing for the comfort OF the
mother. It Is the first baby ever born in
The prison. The court messenger and the
keepers held an informal meeting nnd de-
cided TO call the baby Jeforson Market
Van Holland McEvoy McClo&ey NC,
Caffrcy. They were much disappointed
when informed that the babywas a girl.
Upon motion q the court messenger the
name was amended so as to runLily Van
H NICE. McC. McCafrey. The mother
said she was pleased with her daughters
titles.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-06-18
VERBAL PYRoTEcHNlcs,
How Mr.. ConkIing found Himsef- no
tween the Devil aud tho Deep Sea.
IN. =. sun.l

tween the Devil and the beop Sehs
tN.Y, sun.l r
Hon. Roscoe Conkling gracefully depos-
tied an armful Of medical books and PAM
phlets on table in the Surrogate's Court
and calmly inspected lDr. Henry B. Mall
lard, witness In the Jesse Hoyt viii case.
MIR. Conkling then shook his forehnger
slowly and impressively, and said: "Doc'
tor" -.ss ia 80.
The doctor Strengthened. up In his ichairs
and Mr.. Conkling began propounding ques-
tions as to the effects Of Brighps disease
and the medicines administered for Its
cure upon the minds of.old men generally,
and Mr.. Jesse Hoyt particularly.
DR.. Maillard was Mr.. Hoyt's physician.
Mr.. Conlling asked IL sore on Mr. hoyrs
body was a vicacious sore. ,'
"Ah,p said the doctor, In an admiring
tone, ''that's a good medical word; that
expresses 1t exactly"
"Thank your replied Mr.. Conkling,
bowling gracefully. II expect to graduate
soon."J r4..ri
DIR. gThomas A. Mcbride sat near Mr..
Conkling, and occasionally handed him
written suggestions. s,l,-~r oa.ssY
Mr.! Root made several objections at
rapid intervals to questions of Mr.. Conk-
ling. 3 .fgie lt0 ~ tGilf
"Iwish," said Mr.. Conkling, addressing
the Surrogate, "to cali your attention to
the fact that my friend is going to the Re-
publican Convention. These are only the
preliminary symptoms of his enthu-
siasm."
Mr.. Root objected to DR.. Maillard re-
peating any remarks made to him by any
body in relation to Mr.. Hoyt's mental con-
dition. ~
al hope,D said Mr.. Conkling, as he clasp
ed his hands below his vest and gazed pity
Ingly upon Mr.. Root, "that when my learn.
ed friend gets to Chicago his ideas will
be in q better condition than they are
now.n Mr.. Roots objection was over
ruled.
"Dldn,t Miss Hoyt" inquired Mr. Conk-
ling, ''put her ear down and ask Mr.. Hoyt
IL he could speak to"
Mr., Choate-Don't answer that.
Mr.. Conkling-What!
DR.. Maillard-No, she didn't.
..Well,n Iaughingly remarked Mr.. Conk'
ling, 'pm between the devil and the deep
sea. One objects and the other answers in
the middle of question"
"I withdraw the devil" said Mr.. Choater
"and leave you with the deep sea. BE care
full you don't get drowned"
Mr.. Conkling turned around and enun
ciated with great deliberation; "The coun
sci is strangely conscious of his own iden
tity" th''
The witness said he once told Mr.. Bay
ley, Mr.. Hoyt's nurse, that he (the doctor
would have to give up the case II Mr.. Bay
ley could not prevent Miss Hoyt from
breaking into Mr.. Hoyts room and dis
turbing his sleep.