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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17
CAI\ T.,
Christmas Goods.

BOOKS, WRITING DESKS,
WORK BOXES. JEWELRY BONE,
DRESSING CASES.
HDKF AND GLOVE BOAE',
CHRISTMAS. CARDS, &c.
We oifor to the public large aud varied stork
Of these goods and many Others no; meniionei.
In fact we have this season tie largest llold4y
stock we have ever had.
AISQUITH go
THE London News and London Grapiic-
two handsome ChromO- with each Onlya lin-
tied number OH baud. Call early. Price" -.
AIsQtITIl CO.
ALL sorts Of Hair Brushcs. Combs, liahh
Mirrors, CologBes. and Soaps.
GELATlNE. Flayoring Extracts, Olive Vir
Tapi0ca, French Mustard, Irish M0-s, &C.
Dee g, Iss5. AISQUITu 90.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17
PUBLIC SALE.

TIVE undersigned intending to disconiinu,
1 farming AMI 10 engage in the llar,lwar.
a Aniculiur . implement busine. in Charles
town, West Virginia. Will scll at his rc.idcn e.
miles II.i of summit Point and miles West
OF Charestown. OF the Summit Point s. Berry
vile turnpike, near Shocbrilgcs Shop, on
TH{'RSD1X JiNC4RY 81, 1854,
the following described personal property:
ELEVEN HEAD HORSES AND COLTS
five good Work Horses. ha-shcar leaders
and two that will work any pacc-aii with
foal. by DR. Allan Reynolds imported Per
chcron stallion Fairlght. Two young Driving
Hor>e.-onc sirel hy sam Peters rcrsnadcF
the other by Modoc and s, fine Rider -Four
well bred Colts. ranging from months to two
years old
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17
SfOckh0tders' Meeting.

The Annual meeting Of tic S;ockhnlacT, ~
the Valley Fertilizer Company will be h-.H'
Tuesday. the 22nI day Of January, i'''. ~
twelve o'clock NJ, AZ the Office Of The toni
Il. {. WASHINGTON
January 3. isSf-2t. sec"F''s'
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17

Hon. George Cotton, Of Maryland, will
deliver ic,;urein Ma.,insbu7s on the 22nd
ia>tan, the proceeds to pay debt on the
Southern Methodist Church Parsonage.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17

Tam Nls,. The cericatu->t, intends suing the
Harper ~ Do, r,ius the cartoons they pay
ha. SEQ oo0 yearly To se, up- Volunteer. con-
,-ir',.a-s 1acturs feel sore at such neglect
ns. tsv H., t,1,- l11.I Tom carcs
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17

100 wears ago this month t.e yi,e Bri;i,hc-
made h., final cNi, from American " silc'-
Withdrawing from some posts -lons she raging
Pcnohscot
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17
80 Head ofIiogS and ShOat-
lThp71l.hbrel y ,r,,s'lire Boar aud two Sows.
Fayiiai.,g E.l, Dieuemi8. 81.

New Miilburn Wagon. * client narrow
tread Wagon. and New Btd ncw liIy Ladder.
new Clrt and Gear. ncW Mower; unc Dtcr.n
Sclf-Bindcr. one Acme Harrow and two iiui
) rllrc harrow twJ Single and twI DIub-c
Shovel Piow.. Snn-.i-;i Pipw. RpDt Yiow-, =
and 3hor>c Wheat Di!l, CI.,in; Box, Wagon
Gear, for fIIg hpT,e,, 81 0i twD hprse Wagon
Harness. new Sets Pow Gears, llaltcrs. Hon
sens. Hridlrs. Collars. WLgpa Lines, | BIs.y
and Harness. new Double SctU liarncsS,
WAGON Saddle, new: L,E AMI Finh Cain.
Digging Iron. Shovcls. Forks, Cow Chains
Sprcllcrs. Jockey StirS., Boast and Butt Cha.n-
Thribblc Double and Single Trees, one Cu;tcl
Sleigh and Bells sets new Fly Straps, one new
RJId Sulky, one Grind STONE, and 50 on Ga
!aiaifni.
TERMS OF SALE.--Sums of Ten Dollars and
unler Cash: ON sam. over Zen Dollar lroiii
of Ten Months will bc giycn-ihc purchaser
- give lti- ur her note with approved security,
Negotiable and payable at Bank OF Charles
town. with SIX per cent. interest rom date.
JOSEPH BAKER.
Ta.ua-- f4gl-tf
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17

lzI'z'''5|1SI>5]
MN 5: sd 70 S.s all M aBBe old:r 9as
II contains Illustrations, prices, descriptions ana
s,rsfI Pian lp' e;c. I:,vaiuabIe 90 al.
Din. FERRY & GO. O5 ma!s;ii.
$4,000 $4,000! $4,000
WORTH or
Holiday Goods.
The largest. richest, rarc-t AMI cheapest col
l,c,ion of good, ever offered iur the Holiday
trade. Before purchasing lnnk through any
one or all of our l. DEPARTMENTS.
DEPARTMENT. /.
Hats and Caps.
DEPARTMENT ,.
Ladies and Chillrcn'> Fur Trimmings. tu7
and silk Lined Circulars, Fur Trimmed
Do!aans C.rcl.ars AL Wraps.
DEPARTMENTS.
Gents Roady-made Suite, Oycreoats and
Smoking Jackets.
DEPARTMENTS.
Youths and Chi.drcn's Suits aad Oyercoats.
DEPARTMENTS.
Mems Working Pants, Cardigan jackets anu
Over-ANS.
DEPARTMENTS.
Piece Goods for Custom Work.
DEPARTMENT..
Gents and Youths Furnishings, Shirts,
Drawers. Stockings, Collar. Cuts, Neck
ties. Suspendcrs Handkerchlci-,
Pulse Warmers, Comforts, Ear
AluilS, &c.
DEPARTMENTS.
Gloves, Fine Fur Cloves a Specially.
DEPARTMENTS.
Canes; elegant Christmas present.
DEPARTMENTS.
Umbrellas, Six Umbrellas; Il beautiful
present.
DEPlRTNENTH.
Hand Satchels and Valises seryiceable
present.
DEPARIlIENTl2.
Horse, Buggy. Sleigh Blankets and Robes.
DEPARTMENTS.
Buffalo, Wolfand Bear Robes.
Each Department is complete and presents
an array of goods unsurpassed anywhere Tor
variety. style and low prices summing up q
rand total Of 80. 900 worth of goojs from which
10 outfit yourself, your children. or present 70
voir friends Each article ha, the prize mark
cd omit in plain figures.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17
1888. Christmas. 1888.

G. u. EBY has nov in stock Fresh san1F'
Raisins, Citron. Currant> Mincc Meat. Ofni-s''
Lemons COcoanuts. Gelatine. Corn -iai'"'
Almonds English Walnuts. which he j. pre-
pared 10 OiFer II the lowest price.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17

An emincu;ly orthodox Presbyterian %. shan
uouyi,lc. Ontario barrcl the church door o.
eaiust the congregation occaasc an organ had
bccu PLACED m thctemr,c Neither threat nor
en.s,a.y c'1t t1-n thi- very stubborn CRANK.
aal Go, ,hiycrns worslipuers we've Nrced Go
l-..S in
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17

senator Edmunds i, re-elec;ed president
pro t,ll of the senate.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17

Mr. John Stewart ot Johnson. W.. ismakins
ithyciy for theviloV anal hciNofA stewart.
In defending ki>c'a.m for O. slice of the big cs-
tate hc is p-1vin, halm4u from Blister Greek.
The national democratic committee which
meets Feb - in Washington to dx time and
place f1r thc nominating convention viii elect
"a delegate from Tennessee vice OCouuoT. de
ceased and an assistant secretary vice Duncan
Walter resigned
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17

n RCCERIEs- Sugars, cshees. s.. ~ q. ,-''
u bv HENRY 81 NN.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17

Senator Joseph T.. Brown, Of Georgia,
.av, Sl.eoo 90 th, erection ofthe Jetcr Mem
cr.al building at Richmond College, and a
i.,;.c later be gave $1,000 to the library
fund of tlc College, aud now he gives
another Sl#o, the interest ofwhich is to be
used through all coming time in educating
some poor, bUi deserving, young man at the
college.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17

Among the scasclc>s measures floating I'm em-
hryo on the congressional surface is an alleged
bill barring from the mail, aii newspapers print
inz lottery ~a.ls" The able legislator Who
gives this bitoi >crolei impudencc e quoting
Kick viii win journalistic regard
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17
FOR RENT.

Mt. ARAFAT VINEYARD FOR RENT
vi Apply to VIM b. Conrad on the gre,.Ai
81. MARY 4. T.. s1RAlIH.
December %. lssj-li.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17

Jan L. 1881 St
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17

The Grta,n and Greenbrier Railroad is
completed within two miles Of Philippi and
trains are running daily distance of -
miles. The purpose OF this company is TO
extend the road across the state from Graf
tou 20 the White Sulphur Springs, as rapid
d. %, possible. Hon. b. +. Mlr,ia is the
energetic President.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17

Some heather, are not rs much of the
heather as We think; read Mahometan
proycr5. God ha, bestowed the good things
Of this world 90 relieve our necessities, not
% reward our virtues these will he reward
ed iu anothe. world" We know of no
greater necessity to be relieved. than stub
bora cold. and We know of no better relief
than Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17

Armour & Co. of Chicago, slaughtered
100000 hogs AID 2jl ,O00 cattle las. year
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17

An clabor,cblluuoiuccdb ex-senator Dawes
establishing Government postal telegraph DE-
pen, mp momwari.y the cudc.u- prospect of
cheap wire pu.uus with Uncle Sans agents
nosing into private affairs. Vote ), down.
The Maryland -llpns are in d luh, whether @"
make 81 the piSrsyillc arsenal given thc Stale
Ly Uncle SAN, O. hom. Cor im1cc,leso r an a-ri-
cultural bureau J, woutmt De d very ha-d
matter to coml.n. tle twu.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17
20 the E0M5yic.

Jan. Is. 1854. Clerk of County Count
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17

january 10,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-01-17

Each Department is complete and presents
an array of goods unsurpassed anywhere for
variety, style and low prices, summing up u
Grand total OF 5000 worth 0fgoojs from which
70 outfit yourself, your children. or present 20
voiir friends Each article ha, the VTicc mark
al omit in pain iIEurcs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-19
A Dog That Eats Sponges.

Nassau dogs are the most fearful and
wonderful productions of nature. They
have a wistful. hungry look about the
eyes, and an all-gone thin appearance
about the TANKS that gives them an air
of feeding on wind and the air in a
dead calm. But we have dog here on
the place that goes little ahead of
anything in the dog line ever saw.
He belongs to the cook, and the boys
say they are never sure whether he is a
snake or a dog, he is so thin. He is a
cur of the currest kind, black and gray,
but an affectionate little rascal, and a
good Watchdog, for he barks at night
on the smallest provocation. His name
is Jack. You know down here sponges
are as plenty as apples at home. They
wash dishes with them, and use them
for every imaginable purpose, so there
are always bits of old sponge lying
about You might 60 out in my back
yard and pick up half bushel of them
in ten minuues. Well, Jack eats
sponges. Of course you will laugh at
this; but pledge my solemn word that
went out into the yard one day and
saw Jack eating q sponge, and he
seemed to enjoy it No doubt his idea
was 10 cram himself full of sponge,
then go off somewhere and take big
drink of water. and thus swell himself
out to respectable well-fed size. j
have respected Jack more ever sinre.-
~ ]. Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-19
Oysters for Indigestion.

1t is not generally understood as ii
should be that oysters have medicinal
qualities of high order. They are not
only nutritious, but wholesome, espe-
cially in eases of indigestion. 1t is
said: There is no other alimentary
substance, not even excepting bread.
that does not produce indigestion under
certain circumstances; but oysters,
never Oyster juice promotes diges-
ton. By taking oysters daily indiges-
ton, supposed to be almost incurable,
has been cured; in fact, they are to be
regarded as one of the most hcalthful
articles known to man. Invalids who
have found all other kinds of food dis
agree with them frequently discover in
the oyster the required ailment. Raw
oysters are highly recommended for
hoarseness. Many of the leading vocal
lists use them regularly before concerts
and operas, but their strongest recon-
mnrdat:on is the remarkably wholesome
influence exerted upon the digestive
organs -Rhitadelphia Star.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-19
COOKED FOOD FOR SWINE.
It Pays Always to Cook Hog-Food, ano
Especially in Cold Weather.

tt Pays Always to Cook Hog-Food, ano
Especially in Cold Weather.
The cost of pork is greatly lessened
by cooking the food for the hogs.
Wormy apples, small potatoes, ETC..
will pay handsomely for the trouble of
cooking. It is the greatest fault Of our
pork production, that we feed corn al
most exclusively. This monotonous diet,
rich in oil, must jeopardize health. 1t
is as if man ate nothing but fat meat
or corn-bread. The value of cooked
food does not depend altogether upon
its nutritious contents. In cold weather
much good is done by feeding hogs
heated food. 1t warns up the body,
and stimulates the digestive organs to
vigorous action. It pays always to
warm slops in cold weather. The main
reason farmers do not feed more cooked
food to their swine, is fancied labor and
trouble of preparing it. A good utensil
is large iron kettle. swung upon two
poles of sufficiently strong wood. The
bail is removed, and piece of chain,
forming loop a foot long, is passed
through each eye of the kettle, and over
the respective pole. The poles are
placed on forked sticks, set in the
ground. The poles should be parallel.
and Us far apart as are the eyes of the
kettle. Place near the kettle large,
light trough, made of two-inch pine
boards, which may be situated in
small lot separated from the hog lot by
a fence with small gate. Old broken
fence rails make excellent, cheap fuel;
they ignite readily, give quick, hot
fire, and soon die down. When the
cooking is done, rake the fire to one
side, and brin. the trough partially
under the kettle on that side from which
the fire has been removed. Raise the
pole from that side out of the crotches,
and let it down. This will tilt the
kettle on the edge of trough, and most
of the food will be deposited in it; the
balance is easily scooped out with
board or pan. When only one pole is
used, it is difficult to get the cooked
food into the trough. After the food
mas cooled sufficiently, open the gate in
the fence, and let the hogs in to the
feast. Managed in this way, the labor
of cooking kettle of food can be done
in five minutes, and the only expense of
making the ration is q few pieces Of
cid rails american Agricwltar ist..
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-19
usesuL AND SUGGESTIVE.

"A well drained farm improves the
health of domestic animals that LIVE
upon it.-Aibany journal.
Cows will drink foul water of mod.
crate temperature in preference to very
cold water which is pure. Their in
stinct teaches them this.
Railroad Cake: One cup sugar, three
eggs, four tablespoonful sweet cream.
one and one half cups flour, one tea
spoonful cream tartar, one-half tea
spoonful soda. = american Agricat-
turist.
There is certainly much pungent
heat in one of the capsicum peppers of
the true variety. One plant will fur
nish several families with all the heat
necessary for soup, pickles, hot vinegar,
e.c.-BostOn Globe.
An exchange says that a Kansas
farmer who had nine head of sheep, put
the. money that came to him from the
sale of mutton and wool into more
sheep. In nine years he had LOO
sheep. worth $1,000.
Some one has found that by con-
fining a bull by an open window,
where he could see people and what
was going on, he was tanned and made
tractable. where he had been wild and
dangerous. He thinks shutting them
in close stables alone is the cause of
many animals ferocity.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
There is this element in the stock
business, says the Farmers RerielC.
VIII ~ in,
1t is that the man who produces a
choice or fancy grade of beef is paid
according to its merits. The same is
true of the raising of horses, wool,
mutton sheep and, in less degree, of
pork. while the same holds good in
horticultural productions.
Very rich and heavy soils are in
most eases inferior to the loamy or
gravelly soils for fruit growing. On
these lighter soils the trees ripen their
wood better. grow less rapidly and give
better favored fruit than those grown
on very rich soils. Usually the best
fruit lands are those which are natural
ly light, but which are kept up by
iudiciouS system of cultivation and
manuring. Troy Times.
Bread Pudding: One pint of stale
bread. one quart OF sweet milk, one tea
spoonful of salt, three tablespoonfuls of
sugar and two eggs. Soak the bread and
milk together two hours, then mash fine
with the back of the spoon; beat eggs.
sugar and salt together. and addto the
bread and milk; turn into the pudding
dish and bake in slow oven for forty
five minutes. Run knife or the handle
of spoon down the center of the pUd-
ding. If it does not look milky it is
done. Cover the top of the pudding
with merngue.-BostOn Globe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-19
TOOLS AND CATTLE.
A Veteran Observers Remarks About the
Care and Treatment of Both.

Care and Treatment OF Both.
In journeying through the Western
States | have noticed Il certain kind of
economy practiced by dairymel as well
as other farmers, in housing farm i'm
plements under the clouds of Heaven.
1t is a broad shelter. but somehow tools
do not last quite as long. so housed. as
when put under a shingled roof. The
clouds do not always hold water. They
leak. and the tools get wet The parts
made of iron and steel rust and become
rough and run heavily, and wear out
quickly, and the woodwork swells and
shrinks. and warps out of place, and
soon decays, and the tools are rendered
useless.
l have often seen costly machines
plows, cultivatOrs. drills, mowers. reap
ers, and occasionally q thresher. stand
ing by the side of barn-yard. or where
they We're used last. and where they
will probably remain till wanted for use
again. The Western States and Terri
tories are a great country, and they do
business there in a large way. The farm
ers there are great hands for buying
tools, and they must needs have a large
place to store them. but their broad, I'M
fenced lots are little too large. Tools
would be better off in snugger quarters
and under tight roof, if it be only of
boards. Upon asking the owners of
these exposed tools why they do not
house them | have sometimes been
answered that it costs more for buildings
to shelter them than to buy new tools.
Though such answers may have been
sincere. do not believe they are true.
In many of the newly settled localaties,
lumber is scarce and high. but tools
are also costly. The price of one extra
mower would pay for lumber enough
to shelter all the tools needed for a
half section of land for long series of
years, and would save its cost many
times over in the preservation of other
tools than the mower. to say nothing
of loss of time, and trouble and vexation
upon finding the exposed implements
out of order when wanted for use. For
all implements composed wholly or
partly of wood with joints in them,
hot sunshine and dry winds are nearly
as injurious as rain. Clouds may do
some good by protecting tools against
the sun, but l very much doubt the
propriety or necessity of using them to
the extent practiced in some parts of
the West. l have noticed that the
dairymen who shelter their mowers and
other valuable tools under the clouds,
and stable their cows under the same
cover, are always among those who say
''dairying does not pay" and who are
always having losses in their stock,
and a deal of bad luck in other ways.
Men who are so oblivious of their own
welfare as to suffer heavy losses con-
tinually by neglecting to care for their
tools, will be neglectful of their inter-
ests in other respects as well, and be
very sure to be bchindhand and always
in trouble. On the other hand, there
is no better evidence of independence,
intelligence, and thrift, than to see a
farmers tools and animals all snugly
protected against unfavorable weather.
L. b. Arnoid, in National Lire Stock
journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-19
OLD TIME CHEER.
The Mammoth Places of Our
New England Ancestors.
Interesting Account of the Improvement
in Stoves-When They First Came into
General Use-The Old-Fashioned
Ovens, Etc.

The improvement in stoves have been
Is marked in this century as those of
almost any other invention. Indeed. in
New England homes, the stove was an
unheard of luxury prior to 1900. In
sact, it was very little known before
1850. Benjamin Franklin was the first
American who experimental on the
improvement in stoves. As early as
l745 Franklin made his experiments.
and succeeded in making marked i'm
proyements on what was then known as
she Holland stoves. This stove was
an iron box made of five plates and fast
ened together by screws, leaving one
side open The open side was set out
side the room, the stove itself project
sng through the partition. DR.. Frank
iin' invention, which. as we have sug-
gested, was great step forward, was a
rectangular box of cast-iron plates, open
IN front except near the top. with a
sliding shutter by which the whole
might be closed entirely or in part,
either for safety OF for increasing the
draught. The hearth projected in front
and was cast with double lodges to re-
ceiEe the edges of the upright plates,
and also with a number of holes-one
in the front part with a regulating
valve for admitting afr to the fire from
an air fiue below, when the shut
SER was down; one behind tho first
upright plate in the back for dis
charging the air brought under the
hearth from without into a narrow
rectangular box. as long as the width
of stove, and As high. excepting the
space for the smoke fiue over its top;
and, lastly, three holes near the ex-
!treme back edge for the smoke, after it
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-19
IcE-HOUSES ON THE FARM.
If Not a Necessity, Certainly a Luxury, ant
Very Cheaply Procured.

If Not Necessity, Certainly Luxury, and
Very Cheaply Procured.
1t is hard to understand why more
farmers have not ice-houses. 1t is q
significant fact that wherever farmer
has built an ice-house, he has not al
lowed it to be unused or to fall into de-
cay. After a man has once had his
harvest drink-water, tea and milk
cooled, he is not apt to subject himself
to warm drinks again. Ice water is to
be condemned; but water cooled by ice
is as much more wholesome than warm
water as it is more palatable. The cool
ness impaired by ice adds as much to
the palatablenesS and wholeSomeness
of food as it does TO drink, Ice not on
" preserves and increases the palatable-
ness of butter. but loss of sweetness
certainly indicates loss of wholesome
ness; and so with meats and fruits. Ice
keeps meat from tainting, thereby
keeping it wholesome rs Well as tooth
some. The farmer can not 60 TO the
market every morning and purchase
fresh meat, and he can not keep meat
in summer without ice; therefore the
farmer without an ice-house must eat
salt pork during hot weather, and that
is just what large majority of us do.
Ice will often save meats, vegetables
and fruits from spelling outright. An
ice-house robs the swill barrel, but how
much it saYes for the table is hard to be
realized without the aid of practical
experience.
/ am decidedly of opinion that the
apparent indifference of farmers to the
claim of ice-houses is due to mistaken
notion of their cost. have frequently
heard my neighbors say that fh"v