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MONEY ORDER BUSINESS.

TIE Money Order oiiice win not be
o,,aua,l ut all ON Sundays; and no Money
Order business will be transacted on Sa
urdays after four o'clock ! ii.
D. &. SILSRY,
idaho CITY. Dec :, 81. PDstmast
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THE MAtNETON APPLIANCE CO,
2lN State Street. Chicago. Ill.

NorE-Seul one dollar in postage stamps cur
rtncy TN letter at risk with size of usually
wotu aud try pair Of our Magnetic lusoles, and lie
convinced of the oVer residing i'll our Maunetia
Appliance. Positively no cold feet where they are
worl. or money rounded. Nov. 10 50. ly.
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EoatoEts Eours.

u, ring week Gays. until further notice,
TIC ostofficc v-itl oe ept open from seven
\. NJ. until nino 7. N
s. ndays from haif-past Twelve TO one
and from hour until SIN Z. Nj.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29
A Kitten Runs Away with a Dia-
mond Ring.

The Williams family of Ham.
mondsport, N. Y, are eagerly search
ing for kitten which strayed into
their house a few days ago, and will
pay handsome reward if adorned
as it was when it disappeared. They
do not know who owns the kitten.
The day it came to their house Mrs.
Williams had $3.50 diamond ring.
She laid it on a bureau in her room.
where her 18-months-old child was
playing with the kitten, while she
was engaged in household duties in
another part of the house. When
she came to replace her ring on her
finger it was gone. A thorough
search was made, but the jewel could
not be found. The servant was
questioned. She said she had seen
the baby playing with it in Mrs.
Williams room. After a great deal
of patient questioning and explana
ton the startling information was
obtained from the little one, just
ahle to talk, that baby had put the
ring on kitty's foot, and kitty had
ruined awayv' Since which time no
trace has been found either of the
kitten or the ring.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29
VOL. ".
Miscellaneous.



Give Young men fortune without educa.
ton, and at least one half will go down
70 tne tomb OF oblivion--perhaps ruin.
Give them an education and they will be
a fortune to themselves and their country
give them pERuNA and they will always
enjoy good health.
J. w. Fenton, Golden, Union county,
HIS, writes: please send me one dozen
bottles OF your PERuNA. like the
medicine very much, it is helping all who
nave tried 1t in this vicinity; never used
medicine that did me SO much good.n
A. e. Wilson, Piqua, Ohio, writes. II
am selling great deal of your PERuNA.
II gives good satisfaction; customers
praise it."
Kelly & Roberts, druggists, Washing
ton, Pa, write: "We have good trade
for PERuNA. 1t gives the very best of
satisfaction. Mrs. Mary Donaldson, In
dependence, Washington Co, Pa, says
PERuNA cured her. 1t is very common
thing to hear our customers say PERUNA
is doing wonders for them."
ii. {. Whistler, druggist, New Brieh-
ton, "a, writes: My sales on PERUNA
are very large; sell more of it than any
other medicine. Our customers think it
one of the best medicines they ever used.
Mrs. II. M. Hart, Geo. Powell and Mrs.
a. d. Gilliland, all of this place, claim
PERUNA cured Them"
IL. L. Day, druggist, New Vienna, O.,
writes: My sales on PERUNA are good;
customers say it is good medicine"
Williams & Henry, druggists, New
Vienna, Ohio, write: "We are having
good, steady trade on PERUNA. Wood
son D. Williams, of this place, has been
cured by it."
VIM. Bleckner & Bro. druggists, Oak
llarbor, Ohio, write. 1--WE are handling
your PERUNA and MANAIIN, and can
not get enough of them. The first two
lots ordered by express, and sold them
1.-TWO dozen) before could place them on
the shelves. My customers think there
are nothing like them PERUNA has
done wonders for John Reed and Samuel
Gunch, of this place. They say it is the
only medicine that ever did them any
good; they recommend it; we have heard
1t praised by many Others"
Messrs. Adamson & Shipley, druggists.
Waynesburgh, Pa, write: "We are SELL
ing your PERUNA, and lots of it! We
recommend it, and consider it an article
OF merit. 1t has done wonders for Stephen
Adamson, ST., and Mrs. Vim. Blair, of
this place"
John Vanskirk, Monroe P. O., O.,
says PERUNA cured him.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29
A BOYS LOGIC.

A boy astonished his Christian
mother by asking her for a dollar to
buy a share in a rattle for a silver
watch that was to be ratified of in q
beer saloon. His mother was horri-
fed, and rebuked him.
But" SAID he, mother, did you
not bake a cake with ring in il. to
be ratified of in a Sunday school
fair ~
"Oh. my son. said she, q that uas
for the church,
But if it was wrong,r said the
boy, "would doing it for the church
make 1t right Would it be right
for me to steal money to put in the
contribution ! And If it is right for
this. is ii not right for me to get this
watch il / can p
The good woman was speecbIess.
and no person can answer the bows
argument The practices are both
wrong, or they are both right
Witness.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29
A D0WNY Wo0DPECKER.

From an article by John Burroughs
in the December Centary, entitled,
" Winter Neighbors," we take the
following: "My bird is a genuine
little savage, doubtless, but 1 value
him as a neighbor. 1t is satisfac-
ton during the cold or stormy winter
nights to know he is warm and coy
there in his retreat. When the day
is bad and unfit to 60 abroad in, he
is there too. When / wish to know
if he is at home, ! go and rap upon
his tree, and, if he is not too lazy or
Indifferent, after some delay he shows
his head in his round doorway about
ten feet above, and looks down in
quiringly upon me--sometimes lat
terly | think half resentfully, as
much as to say, would thank you
not to disturb me so often After
shutdown, he will not put his head
out any more when call, but as i
step away can get glimpse of him
inside looking cold aud reserved.
He is late riser, especially if it is
cold or dIsagreeable morning, in this
respect being like the barn fowls
II is sometimes near nine O'Clock he
fore | see him leave his tree. On
the other hand, he comes home ear
", being in if the day is unpleasant
by p. M. He lives all alone; in
this respect ! do not commend his
example. Where his mate is |
should like to know
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

Technically speaking, the Presi-
dent is not elected by the people,
and the people do not vote directly
for ans Presidential candidate. They
cast their ballots for electors, and
these electors choose President
and Vice President.
In each State the number OF cleo
tors is equal to the number OF Sena-
tors and Representatives which the
State has in Congress. The elector-
al ticket which receives the greatest
number of popular ballots IN the
State viii be chosen BY the people,
and the electors named on IL will be
entitled to give their votes for the
candidate whom they represent.
The electors who are chosen will
meet in each State ON the first We'd
nesday in December and cast their
votes for d President and Vice.
President. AS matter of law they
can then vote for whom they please.
They are not legally bound to vote
for Cley Gland or Blaine or any other
person who was a candidate before
the people. AS a matter OF usage
and public trust they are expected
to vote for the candidate whom they
are pledged to support.
Certificates OF the votes cast hy
the electors in each State are then
made out and forwarded to Wash
ington. These certificates will be
opened IN the presence of the House
of Representatives and Senate and
counted ON the second Wednesday
in February. The total number OF
electoral votes is four hundred and
one. The candidate for President
receiving the majority ofthese-that
is, two hundred aud one-will be
declared President. Ii no person
has such majority, then the election
goes into the House of Representa-
tives, which is required to choose q
President from the persons mot ex-
ceeding three) who have received
the electoral votes for President.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29

TERRIBLE SCENES OF SUFFERING.

PARKERsBURG, w. VA, Nov. 20.
In regard to the drouth and fam
inc in the western border counties Of
Virginia, Mr.. Preston Abbott, who
has just rnturned to this city from a
trip through the counties Of Mercer
and Mcdowell, w. Va; Lee, Rus
sell, Wise and Buchannon, Virginia,
aud Scott, Barland aud Floyd, Ken
lucky, says the scenes witnessed
were beyond description. For near
~ three months no rain has fallen.
The grass was burned up. The crops
are total failure. Nearly every
creek, spring and well was dry
There was scarcely any water in
the north and middle forks of the
Hudson river. Maiden Spring creek
is simply dry gulch, and the Louisa
fork of Big Sandy il a succession of
puddles in the hollow of it's rocky
bed. In the town of Mount Pleasant
but one well contains water. The
citizens Of Saltville carry water for
nearly two miles. For the past six
weeks deadly plague has swept this
whole section, and at least one thous.
and persons, in a population not ex.
ceeding fifteen thousand, have died.
Cattle and live stock BY hundreds
have died. The disease is similar
in man and beast. IL begins with
gripping pains in the stomach, follow.
ed by excessive fever, bloody Aux, &C.
c0mpanied by vomiting, and then
death. The sickness rarely lasts
over day, but depends on the
strength Of the individual attacked.
The country is extremely rough, and
most of the people live in cabins up
the hollows in the mountains. MANY
are remote from neighbors. ana
whole families die alone and are left
unburied. The devastation ON Mo
casin Greek is particularly awful.
About thirty families reside a dis
lance Of eight miles on its banks. or
the one hundred and eighty persons
IN them over one hundred have died.
Physicians are not to be had. and
the simple remedies of the natives
prove powerless. Mr.. Abbott relates
one very sad case. The family Of
Abraham Smalley consisted Of Ave
persons. The youngest child of two
years, was found dead. The child
had evidently died last, and IN its
awful hunger had nearly torn OF its
mothers breast. Food is ab0utex-
hausted, and the people are living
on barks and herbs. Flour il nm.
known, and corn meal sells for eight
dollars a barrel. The mills cannot
grind, and if they could there il no
corn. Glatlville, KY, rs almost de.
populated, and graveyard Is about
all that remains of Lebanon. The
immediate cause of the disease IL
supposed to he the presence Of 4
great quantity OF mineral matter m
the water, caused BY the long droufh
and evaporation. In five counties
there is not one thousand bushels Of
corn nor ore hnndred head Of live
stock, aud the tobacco crop Is ahso,
lufely nothing. Potatoes do not
average ten bushels to the acre
There is no game in the mountains
and communication with the ontside
world is By the most tedious meth.
DDS, over mountains and rocky mas.
SEES.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-29
SELECTIONS.
CONTENT AT LAST.

Fresh as rose looked Harry Nor
ny as she came in from the woods
on that clear autumn afternoon
with her apron full of wild grapes
and her hat garlauded around
with scarlet-veined autumn leaves
Her husband, sitting in his study
glanced up at her bright, flushed
face, with sombre eyes full of past
memories.
Is the world coming to an end p
saucily demanded Harry, as she
flung the purple cluster on the table
=" for | am sure that nothing else
can account for such solemn face
as yours, Julian"
He tried to smile.
"You have been in the woods all
day 7" he said.
Where should | be 2" retorted
the young wife, whom he had mar.
ried because she was such an EN-
bodied sunbeam. "You don't catch
me poking myself mp in the house
when all the world is so full Outright
ness ~
But she looked half doubtfully at
him as she spoke.
"NOw are you going to scold me p
she said, with pretty uplifting OF
her hands, as if to ward off some
verbal onslaught. II can see the
stern words rising up to your lips.''
"Am l, then, SO stern with youi''
he uttered. eff so, it is quite unin.
territorial. No, Harry, am not 60
ing to scold you."
For he remembered that Harry
was only eighteen, and that he was
eight-and-thirty.
Harry came and perched herself
on his knee.
Julian," she said, with a sudden
burst of penitence, 81 am sorryw
"Sorry land for what 7"
He put his hand caressingly on
her blonde curls, as he might have
stroked pretty infants head.
a meant to practice today" she
pleaded, "and to read a whole chap,
ter in Macaulay's History of Eng
land,' and to darn your stockings in
the convent stitch that Aunt Pru.
deDce taught me; but when got
out in the sunshine ! forgot it all.
Oh, Julian, | shall never learn to be
companion to you y
And she glanced ruefully around
at the drifts of paper and open folios
on the desk, and her radiant face
gloomed over suddenly, as she
caught sight of a tiny photograph
lying close by his inkstand.
"Julian!'s she exclaimed, abruptly,
'swhy did you marry mein
as that so hard to guess, little
one?"
eyes, but way ~ she persisted
+" | am so silly and shallow-that is
exactly what Mrs. Meredith calls me
and my poor little groveling soul
can never reach up to the height oil
yours. oh, don't try to comfort me-
| understand it all,n with another
side-long glance at the photograph.
4" You loved her! She was a true
wife to you. ! am only a plaything p
Have Lever said so, Harry ~
"a score of times!" cried Harry.
getting more and more excited, while
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Yearning for the UnattainabIe.

One who will recognize me when
am compelled to wear patched
breeches; who will take my hand
when / am sliding down hill instead
OF giving me a kick to hasten my
descent; who will loan me dollar
without requiring twenty dollars
worth of security; who viii pull off
his coat and fight for me when the
odds are two to one; who will talk
OF me behind my back as he talks to
my face. Such a friend is wanted
BY ten thousand human beings
throughout this broad EARTH San
Francisco Post.
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POETRY.
~ ->r-~N>-->s<~--r<~--e<7.~-- ~,
MOTHERS WORK.

Baking, stewing, and brewing,
Roasting, frying, and boiling,
Sweeping. busting, and cleaning,
Washing, starching. and ir ming,
Ripping. turning, and mending,
Cutting, basting. and stitching,
Making the old like new;
Shoestrings to lace,
Faces to wash,
Buttons to sew,
And the like of such
Stockings to darn
While the children play,
Stories to tell.
Tears to wipe away.
Making them happy
The livelong day
1t is ever thus from morn till night;
Who says that a mothers work is light 7
ii.
At evening, four
Little forms in white;
Prayers all said,
And the last good night,
Tucking them safe
In each downy bed,
Silently asking
Der each head.
That the dear Father
In heaven will keep
Safe all my darlings,
Awake or asleep.
Then think the old adage true ever will
prove:
1t is easy to labor for those that we
All me, All me often say,
AS hang the tumbled clothes away
And the tear drops start
While my burdened heart
Aches for the mother across the way.
Where, oh, where are
Her nestlings flown?
All, all are gone,
Save one alone
Folded their garments
With tenderest care,
Impressed the pillow
And vacant the chair.
No ribbon to tie.
No faces to wash,
No hair all awry;
No merry voices
TO hush into rest
God save them
He took them,
And He knowcth best
But, alb the heart anguish the tears
that fall
This mother S work is the hardest of all !
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lovely little spirit who loved him
with such hayward unreasoning af
lection and yet be could not bul
feel that Harry had been cruelty I'M
just to Eyangeline.
So he left off thinking about it at
all, and applied himself steadfastly
to the studies which had always
formed the main occupation of his
life.
aJulianw
It was stormy night-mid-Jan-
uary-with the snOw-aakes whirl-
ing wildly through the darkness,
and tumultuous wind bowling in
the treetops.
He had been writing long and
steadily, and had leaned back in his
chair for rest of hand and brain,
when Harry came in, attired in the
black-velvet dress which he had Civ
Ell her, and wearing at her round,
white throat a little cross of dia-
monds.
The husbands serious face bright.
ened at the fair vision.
Why, my pet !" he exclaimed,
capturing the hand that was laid
lightly on his shoulder; "what is the
meaning of this extraordinary bril-
lance of costume? Is there to be a
party or ceremoniOus dinner ~
Neither" Harry answered. "But
it is my tete-day. Do you remember
what anniversary this is, Julian 7
Ten years ago, today, you were mar
ried to EvaDgeline Sedley."
Il remember it, Harry" he said,
sadly.
"Comew
She took his hand with imperious
tenderness and led him to the little
drawing-room, where hot-honse flow
ers were arranged in all the vases
and wax candles burned.
Above the mantle hung crayon
picture OF his dead wife, smiling at
him like a living face.
"Evangelinew he cried. "Her
very face! Oh, Harry, where did
you get it 7"
alt is my anniversary gift to you,
Julian" she said. 81 had it taken
from your little photograph. Is it
not SWEET Is it not holy in it's ex.
preston I"
How can l thank you for it I" he
said, i'll broken accents.
"But you must let me keep the
photograph" pleaded Harry, with
tears in her eyes. 81 have learned
to love it. 1t is my guardian angel,
my sweet companion and counselor.
Oh, | cannot part with it noao p
And drawing it from her bosom,
she kissed it reverently.
"Harry-my Harry! +" said the hus-
band. "What has wrought this
change in your hearth"
"Evangeline's face" she answer
ed, in whisper.
He drew her tenderly to his heart.
"Sweetheart," he said, "this was
all that was lacking to complete my
perfect happiness"
With his arm still about her waist,
he looked upat Evangeline's picture.
~ love you both with the same
love-" he answered impressively.
And Harry was content at last
Helen Forrest GRAVES,
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MARTINsBURG, W. VA, SATURDAY, NOV. 20, 1884.

the deep roses burned wildly on her
cheeks. Not in actual words per-
haps, but-Oh, Julian, why did 1
ever marry a widower! She is as
much my rival now as if she was a
living aud breathing woman. Julian,
T Lnto bar ~
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-14
Obituary.
Death of simon BretzGelder, the Dry Goods Merchant.

Death of simon BretzEelder, the Dry
 Goods Merchant.
 Simon BretzfeIder, the well known Chapel street dry goods merchant, died very sud- denly last evening. He went to his supper last evening about o'clock in his usual good health and returned to the store about 2 o'clock. Shortly after his return he com plained of feeling faint and his son Henry after obtaining some restorative for him, pro- cured carriage and took his father home, where he expired few minutes after. Dr.. White, the medical examiner, was summoned and arrived soon after MT. Bretzfelder' g death. The doctor gave it as his opinion that death was caused from heart disease. MT. Bretzfelder had been in business in this city for many years. He was born in Prussia, his father removing here when deceased was quite young. Deceased first opened dry and fancy goods store on Church street in Governor English's building about 1855. By honest industry and fair dealing he pros. pered and later on removed to Chapel street, where he has since renamed. His honesty and integrity in business matters was beyond question and his loss to the community will be deeply felt. dent of the Congregation Mishkan Israel. He was also a worthy member of Horeb lodge, I. O. 0. B., (of which he was an ex- president) and of Humbolt lodge, I. o. o. F. The deceased leaves 8 wife, a sister of Mrs. M. Steinert. the piano merchants wife, also four daughters, one the wife of I. l.. Kleiner of the firm of I sKleiner & Son. clothiers, the other the wife of Jacob Linde, druggist on Congress avenue, and two that are un- married. There are also two sons, who assisted in the store, and in all there are nine children. A brother of MT. Bretzfelder died very suddenly few months ago in London, England. Another brother, Louis Bretzfelder, is very prosperous wholesale hat dealer in Louisville, Ky. The deceased leaves con- siderable property, large part of which is in real estate
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-14
Center Church.

A Tablet to the Memory of Rev. Mr. Street
 memorial tablet was erected in Center church yesterday to the memory of Nicholas Street, second minister and first settled pas tor of this church. It is placed in the edifce by MT. -Justus S. Hotchkiss and his sister, Mrs. Charles Mulock, ineal descendants of Mir. Stree The artists are Mofht & Doyle, of New York, who were the contractors for several of the tablets in the church. The new tablet is of brass set in Tennessee mar ble and adjoins the tablet to the memory of Rev. Leonard Bacon. It is beautifully letter ed, the inscription being as follows.
 NICHOLAS STREET.
 Second Pastor of this Church.. Born in Somerset shire, England, In 1903. Graduate of Oxford Uni Vergity in 1895.
 Pastor of The Church in Taunton, Mass, 1887 to 1657 Associated with Rev. John Davenport Teach in this Church. Fept 26, 1859. to April 166s And then pastor until his death, April 22nd, 1874. 1 He wss . godly, modest and judicious man, and the first pastor who died in the service of thil church.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-14
Fatraavsn Items,

remonstrance against having g bath house at the foot of English street on the Quinnipiac river is receiving many sigma lures of property holders in the TWelfth ward. As 8 general thing the people this way seem to be opposed to any public bath houses. anywhere.
 The bench show of the New Haven Kennel club at the Second regiment armory has many patrons and attendants from Fair Haven each day. Among those from here who have dogs on exhibition are H. R. Smith, J. H. Linsley, w. W. Post, D. O. Warehouse.
 The funeral procession of little child aged years by the name of Kennedy, Whe died of diphtheria on Wednesday, at North Branford, passed through here yesterday afternoon. The burial was in the Catholic cemetery in New Haven.
 A surprise visit by the friends was paid to Mir. Adam McArthur at s1 Lloyd street last evening. A goodly number were present and all seemed to have very pleasant time. The refreshments, of which there was an am- pie supply, were served by the lady visitors, and the gentlemen furnished the music for the dancing.
 MT. William Brown, for so long in charge of Morris Hemingway's oyster and fish mar ket in Waterbury, has resigned that position and will move with his family here and go into the oyster and round clam trade with his brothers, I. E. & F. F. Brown. Mir. Brown has a large circle of warm friends and acquaintanoes in Waterbury who will miss him much and will regret to have him leave their midst.
 The clam chowder and oyster supper in the chapel of the Second church last evening was as fully attended as was expected. and all present heartily enjoyed the occasion. The bill of fare for the evening was clam chowd- CT, oysters iu different styles, cakes, coffee, etc. The committee of gentlemen of arrange ments fully and faithfully carried out the programme and served their guests with much promptness and politeness. It was expected the walters would be rather bashful and awkward in waiting on the ladies, but nothing of the kind happened and the gentle men are entitled to much credit for their success.