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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-27
Ills OWN PRESIDE
rilEAslER,cANr rnENi1EnAT HOME
hdw Dir. Dlhlno Spends Ills Time Out OF
Polstics-Life In Ausustn-Thc Nonina- Il
\ tlon Not Wantcd--The Family cir. Il
Gle and Its Relations 10 Home.

rm1Anr,pu,, Nov oil i oo,,
"n 90 No'' a .o'fFesl'o''' 'HF'sl
W. " 'no t1"les writes from Augusta a
lollows: When MIR. Blaine Is out OF poll
tics his habits of life are very regular. H,
has ,ivod her, u, ma ,;,,I. H. ...a,,,,,
uIo.,. 49,, - '' I.@'o $500. Wy 't.e''".'
"'o''s .'ic pahks 1l'N OF inc AehheDec river lol
NV. 'nai qu"s'ef OF century. IL wa
lus' 'hitty years % d day from the date
ap'" "t''c'. he LOOK cohtroi OIL the hehlle'
pe, '.our"ot ~ uhtll lie was Notified oil hit
ue'e"t .a lor the lIesidency. They have
Ieun ; ,n..l ,s,h.flty ovehllul years, not only iol
lie life he be"an ~ r,,t ure "a vorv ,rS' aonr puo
after he settled here, in the fall OF 1851,
From Il reporter Of the procecdinvs OF tho
Senate for his paper he graduated Into a
member OF the Legislature and was made
speaker OF tho House. His homo nov
stynds under the shadow Of tho. Cani,ol
building where hc began his rcmnrkabIr
career. During NIL the years since while
he has becu u central figure OF politics.
State or National, there has been a charm,
about his home life that Inns been n
marked feature OF the social history of tlis
community. Mr., Blaine early Won Tho
admiration and good will OF this people.
and his long ond freq uc,lt sojourns in ths
National Capital or his control of local
politics l,as scarcely marrcd the kindly
feeling his neighbors nnd friends have
ever liud for him and his. - i : :
7s MS ,irr ~ .,!c,,sr, ',9'7
nu,;,,,. .i,IfAa.., " ,;s' 80,
DAs ~ '1e sears '''ae .le was iH active S
III politics he never wanted to 80 to bed
ut night or get up in the morning. When
in Augusta his house wna va,,, bnov ,,,,i :. '
r. -, 80 30 Au'' ""' ,.y ousy p.aee. es
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-27

The Mayor reported S7l.l1 as one
months collections Of ilnea, &c. s WI ! - y
The posto.llce will bo open today iron,
1:M till $50 AM, and from to 9r.M.
Miss Laura :Robinson and Louis Oye,
are home from college ior Thanksgiving,
Rev. Wm. CASTOR and wiic, of C!cyc.
la''d, will spend their Thanksgiving here.
Maring Hart & Co.'s warehouse is hav.
ing new platforms built for loading and
unloading cars. it7,. 80
2 A. l.. Wolherall, who has been in town
some days, returned home TO -Massilon
yesterday to spend Thanksgiving. ~ y; !
viii Stewart yesterday went ;toahis
iather's farm near Smiths Ferry, Pa, with
his horse, which lie will lwinter there. .Fs
The City Council will probably .lays a
walk to the bridge over tho creek. ;fhe
day. y ~. -, I,
"A wedding isrcportcl for to-day in
which Bellaire young man and! n
Moundsville young lady are jointly inter.
ested. 81 q s 4, q: 5f'slTS'-
+! The amount Of produce brought in bv
the narrow gauge train yesterday fore
noon is shown by the fact tint the train
had to leave produce ut several places,
having no more room in tho cars. The
evening train brought tho resi-. As;
!; There will n collection for tho poor
taken up this morning after the Thanks.
giving services at the Presbyterian church,
The Episcopal congregation will have ser.
viSes OF It's own. In the evening there
will bea social at the First Presbyterian
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-27

This interesting family live in very
'comfortable.way here In Augusta, but in
no great style: The Blaine residence
stands upon n hill near the State House
and ls surrounded BY ample grsunda. The
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-27

a wedding isreportcd for to-day in
which Bellaire young man and n
Moundsville young lady are jointly inter.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03
$tQuntotl Spectator.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
THE SLAVE OF A BOTTLE.

know young fellow, broad-shouldered and
tall,
With beautiful smile and classical face.
His hands and his feet are exquisitely small,
And he moves and he speaks with a dignined
grace.
Of his birth and degree
He is proud one can see,
And yei the poor slave of bottle is he.
''1'd be ruled by no woman" he often declares,
wise;
And he who yields meekly to petticoat prayers
Or petticoat seedlings truly despise.
No she-tyranny,
1 thank you, for me.'
And yet the poor slave of bottle is he.
Advice he will never accept from friend
ut may be all true" he'll admit, "what you
say;
But let those without brains upon others de-
pend,
happen to have some, Pll go my own way,
Unfettered and free.
In blessed liberty
And yet the poor slave of bottle is he
And when called by his master he quickly
obeys,
And soon loses dignity, beauty. and grace;
The charming smile turns to an idiot gaze,
And the mask of clown hides the classical
face.
Ah the worst slavery
That ever could be
Is his. for the slave of bottle is he.
-MARGARET EYTINGE, in ", Y. Independent.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03

Congress and tho Liquor Traffic was the
subject discussed at the Conference of the
Women's National Christian Temperance
Union held in New York last week, at
which delegates were present from all parts
of this State and from Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, and Connecticut. An earn
est address was delivered by Mr.. A. M.
Powell on the national aspect of the ques-
ton, in which he vigorously denounced Mr..
Blaine's scheme for distributing the revenue
derived from the liquor traffic among the
States. He said, ''Mr. Blaine's plan assumes
the indefinite perpetuation of the traffic
Nor does he make any account of the fact
that in his own State-Maine-the manu-
facture and sale of Intoxicating liquors for
drinking purposes are already illegal that
a constitutional amendment has been pro-
posed by the Legislature of Maine to forever
prohibit the traffic in alcoholic beverages.
What Maine proposes to do in thus amend
ing its fundamental law Kansas has already
done, Iowa has pronounced in favor OF,
Ohio recently gave over 800, 600 votes for,
and in seventeen States during the last legis-
lative year, in one form or another, initial
steps have been taken to secure. By what
sort of moral philosophy State which re-
CARDS and treats the liquor traffic as crime
can assent to any plan for reducing its own
taxation by receiving the liquor revenue
derived from other States Mr.. Blaine's let
ter does not make apparent. Christian
Herald,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03
PHILOSOPHERS have laid aside the absorb

PHILOSOPHERS have laid aside the absorb
ing studies of natures laws to investigate
the story of the Man of Nazareth. Men of
science have turned away from the map of
the universe to study the works and words
of the Teacher whose short career ended
upon the cross of Calvary. Poets in every
language have caught new inspiration from
his name, and many thousands have mount
ed the chariot of the martyrs flame in testi-
mony of their loyalty to his service.
Alexander the Great carried his Macedo-
nian phalanx into India and Egypt, and
laid the foundations of his empire on the
four corners of the world; but where are
the descendants of Alexander to-day, and
where are the lcgatees of his power and
glory? How many swords would leap from
their scabbards to avenge an insult to his
memory? What institution of learning, or
house of charity, or monument of his benefi-
cence, stands to-day in attestation that his
influence is a power in the earth? Is there
living man that can trace to the King Of
Macedon word OF deed that has helped
the struggling race ofmen in the battle with
sin and wrong?
Julius Caesar lowered above his fellows in
the commonwealth of Rome, and snatched
the rod of empire from the mistress of the
world. But where is the human heart that
leaps for joy at the mention of his name !!
The conquerors and orators and poets and
statesmen of earth have welded in their
several genera tions potent influence for
good or i'll, but of one Man alone has his
tory written the words, "He was holy,
harmless, and undefiled." And as the ages
of the past recede farther from our sight,
the influence which human genius and ex
cellence swayed over men gradually disap-
pears from view, whilst in this one Charac-
ter alone time increases the number of his
followers, multiplies the forcs of his human
personally, and reveals the completeness of
that Word of God which is rapidly becom-
ing ''the desire of all nations"
The Christ of History is the 1ncarnate
God
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03

The grass is green on Bunker Hill.
The waters sweet in Brandywine;
The sword sleeps in the scabbard still,
The farmer keeps his flock and vine;
Then who would mar the scenes to-day
With vaunt of battlefield or fray?
The brave corn lifts. in regiments,
Ten thousand sabers in the sun;
The ricks replace the battle tents,
The hammered tassels toss and run.
The neighing steed, the bugle's blast
These be the stories of the past.
The earth has healed her wounded breast
The cannons plow the fields no more;
The heroes rest: Oh let them rest
In peace along the peaceful shore.
They fought for peace, for peace they fell
They sleep in peace, and all is WE'LL
The fields forget the battles fought,
The trenches wave in golden grain;
Shall we neglect the lesson taught
And tear the wounds agape again?
See Mother Nature, nurse the land,
And heal her wounds with gentle hand!
Lo! peace on earth! Lo! flock aud fold,
Lo! rich abundance, far increase,
And valleys clad in sheen of gold,
oh rise and sing the song of peace!
For Theseus roams the land no more,
And Janus rests with rusted door.
-,SoluheT3l E1.l)osiLioT PrO07q1,l31,e
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03

LIFETIME OF VARIOUS ANIdALs.-Cam-
els live from forty to fifty years; horses av-
erage from twenty-five to thirty; oxen,
about twenty; sheep, eight or nine; dogs,
twelve to fourteen. Concerning the ages
attained by non-domesticated animals only
a few isolated facts are known. The East
Indians believe that the life period of the
elephant is about three hundred years, in
stances being recorded of these animals
having lived one hundred and thirty years
in confinement after capture at an unknown
age. Whales are estimated to reach the
age of four hundred years. Some reptiles
are very long lived, an instance being fur
nished by a tortoise which was confined in
1888 and existed until 1853, when he per-
ished by accident. Birds sometimes reach
a great age, the eagle and the swan having
been known to live one hundred years.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03
SOMEHOW OR OTHER WE GET
ALONG.

The good wife hustled about the house,
Her face still bright with pleasant smile,
As broken snatches of happy song
Strengthened her heart and hand the while.
The good man sat In the chimney nook,
His little clay pipe within his lips,
And all he'd made, and all he had lost,
Ready and clear on his finger tips.
"Good wife. I've just been thinking bit,
Nothing has done very well this year;
Money is bound to be hard to get
Everything's sure to be very dear;
How the cattle are going to be fed,
How we're to keep the boys at school,
Is kind of a debt and credit sum
can't max Q balance by my rule"
She turned her around from the baking board,
And she faced him with cheerful laugh;
why, husband. dear. one would think
That the good, rich wheat was only chaff.
And what If the wheat was only chaff,
As long as we both are well and strong;
Pm not a woman to worry bit,
Somehow or other we've got along.
Into some lives some rain must fall,
Over all lands the storm must beat,
But when the rain and storm are DER
The after sunshine is twice as sweet
Through every strait we have found a road,
In every grief we have found a song;
We have had to bear, and had to wait,
But somehow or other we got along.
For thirty years we have loved each other,
Stood by each other, whatever befell;
Six boys have called us father and mother,
And all of them living and doing well.
We owe no man a penny, my dear,
We're both of us loving and we'll, and strong;
Good man, wish you would smoke again.
And think how well we've got along"
He filled his pipe with pleasant laugh;
He kissed his wife with q tender pride;
He said: "I'll do as you tell me. love,
I'll just count up on the other side.'
She left him then with his better thought.
And lift=d her work with low, sweet song
A song that followed me many a year,
Somehow or other we get along.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03

A BoND-sLAvE TO STRONG DRINK.-Mr.
Lees, who is engaged in temperance work
in Scotland, said: 81 was speaking recently
to gentleman Oh my way from Kirkcaldy
about God. He replied, 4 know all about
that; but have not followed it OUT
'Whatp answered, yet you dare to resist
God?' Il know; l know, was his sorrow-
full reply; but drink is my ruin. I got up
yesterday morning, quite sober, yet re-
quired to take five glasses of brandy to
steady my nerves for business = He is a
man of good education, in capital position
in Glasgow, but is a helpless and despairing
bond slave to King Alcohol, who, as tens
of thousands can testify, is a cruel and re-
morseless master. Let us be ever ready to
preach the Gospel to these poor slaves, for
Christ has power to bid the captives 60
free. - Christian Herald
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03

Goosebe,r1es.-An English gardener says
the gooseberry prefers loose holding soil,
which readily imbibes, but does not retain,
much moisture. The plant is propagated
by cuttings and should be transplanted IN
autumn, the trees being ranged in lines
The trees should be formed with single
stems foot high. and the suckers, if any
spring up from the root, should be careful
ly removed, The ground on which the
bushes stand should be forked over once a
year, but only slightly, so as not to disturb
the roots. Manure should be applied eth
er as top-dressing or in liquid form.
Powdered white hellebore is the only GER
tain remedylfor the caterpillars which attack
the plant.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03
A Rare Old Volume.
THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY WRITTEN 800
YEARS BEFORE CHRIST.

"A Mr.. Shapiro, of Jerusalem, booksell-
er and dealer in antiquities, has just depos-
tied In the British Museum fifteen slips OF
black sheepskin leather, on which are writ
ten, in characters similar to those on the
celebrated Moabite stone, portions of the
book Of Deuteronomy, differing materially
from the received version. The date of the
slips is the ninth century before Christ, or
sixteen centuries older than any authentic
manuscript of any part of the Old Testa-
ment. Mr.. Shapiro bought them from an
Arab, and he asks for them So, 900. 900 from
the British Museum. If genuine, the in
terest and Importance of the discovery can
not be overrated; and so far as variations
in the sacred text are concerned, there is
promise of one of the greatest controver-
sizes that scholars have ever entered upon.
The decalogue furnishes a good example
for comparison with the received version.
quote from the Shapiro record
I am God, thy God, which liberated thee
from the land of Egypt from the house of
bondage. Ye shall have no other gods.-
Ye shall not make to yourselves any craven
image nor any likeness that is in Heaven
above, Or that is in the earth beneath, or
that is in the water under the earth Ye
shall not bow down to them nor serve
them.
I am God, your God, sanctify In six
days l have made the Heaven and the
earth and all that there is therein, and
rested on the seventh day. Therefore rest
thou also, thou and thy cattle, and all that
thou hast
I am God, thy God. Honor thy father
and thy mother.
am God, thy God. Thou shalt not kill
the person of thy brother.
I am God, thy God. Thou shalt not
commit adultery with the wife of thy neigh
Dor.
I am God, thy God. Thou shalt not
steal the property of thy brother
l am God, thy God. Thy shalt not swear
by my name falsely, for visit the iniquity
of the fathers upon the children unto the
third and fourth generation of those who
take my name in vain.
am God, thy God. Thou shalt not bear
false witness against thy brother.
l an God, thy God. Thou shalt not COW
ct his wife, Or his man servant, or his maid
servant, or anything that is his.
l am God, thy God. Thou shalt not hate
thy brother in thy heart
l am God, thy God. These ten words
God spake.
DR.. Ginsburg, the eminent Semitic schol-
ar, to whom Mr.. Gladstone has just given
$50 toward the production of his work on
Masorah, has deciphered the above, and is
busy completing a translation and deter
mining on behalf of the museum the genu-
ineness of the fragments.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03

UNoooKED FooD FOR PIes.-I begin,
says Vermont farmer, to feed my pigs
when small on uncool1ed food of all kinds,
such apples, potatoes, green grass and
weeds, corn fodder, SC. with little water
and sour milk to drink. Sour milk is bet
ter for them than sweet, for it gives them
a, an appetite and keeps them healthy, SO that
gin fattening the animals feed dry feed or
corn, and little while after they eat it, 1
give them little sour milk, if I have it,
and if not little clear cold water This
method Of feeding saves labor and food,
and consequently saves expense. The dry
meal will stay on the stomach until it is en-
tirely digested, while sloppy food will pass
through the animal more quickly, and be-
fore it has had time to do half service. I
have tried good many experiments in pig
feeding, and have finally settled down up
on this as the best. You must begin the
use of uncooked food when they are young
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03

INDIAN CAKEs.-To make perfect Indian
cakes use one pint of sour milk, one beaten
egg, one small tablespoonful of light brown
sugar, and a teaspoonful of salt Stir in
this a mixture of two parts Indian meal and
one parf wheat flour, until you have stiff
batter. Add small teaspoon of baking
soda, dissolved in little hot water, and thin
to the proper consistency with sweet milk.
This will make about twenty large pam
cakes.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03
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p O f T r Y. d.
SWEET WIFE.

The world goes up and the world goes down,
And sunshine follows the rain;
And yesterdays sneers and yesterdays frown,
Can never come over egain,
Sweet wife
No, never come over again.
For woman is warm, though man be cold,
And the night will hallow the day,
Till the heart which at even was weary and OLD,
Can rise in the morning gay,
Sweet wife
To It's work in the morning gay.
-CERLES KINGSLEY.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03

The crusaders (Catholic) Of Minnesota
have decided that members frequenting
saloons for the purpose of purchasing, ci-
gars, billiard playing, etc., violate their
pledge in SO doing, and their names will be
dropped from the rolls.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03

The Florida law forbidding the sale OF
Intoxicating liquors except on petition :. Oh
majority of the voters of the eiection as
trict has been declared constitutional ny
the supreme court of that state.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03

ADVOCATING ABsTINENcE.-Owing to
the increasing interest in the cause of tenn
perance in Germany and Switzerland, the
Methodist Book Concern in Bremen has
started Semi-monthly paper, called "The
Trumpet of Liberty exclusively devoted
to advocating total abstinence from all in
toxicating liquors.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03

TEMPERANCE AT THE CAPIroH.-T
Congressional Temperance Socioty celebra-
ted its Goth anniversary recently in Wash
ington. Senator Dawes it, late President,
said that DUNE ll1ty years. history the
use oi5a3l1oe 8 qnors by public legisla.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03
To MAKE GOOD PoRK-NEw ENGLAND

To MAKE GOOD PORK-NEw ENGLAND
HoMEsTEAD.-To make pork of the best
quality, especially for smoking, no strong
tasting food should be given during the
last few weeks of the pigs existence. Even
Indian meal is considered much too strong
ly favored by English farmers who make
choice hams and bacon a speciality. To the
refuse milk of the dairy they add barley or
oatmeal and well boiled potatoes. They
are careful about killing the pig, and singe
the carcass instead of scalding it, because
this opens the pores of the skin and makes
it too salt. In curing liberal proportion
of sugar is added to the salt. Z.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03

SHEEP.-Sheep, says writer, will en-
dure severe cold if kept dry; but exposure
to storms, either rain or snow, is very hurt
full. The water remains in the wool, and
in an atmosphere little, if any, above freez-
ing, it chills the body a long time. It is
for this reason that an open winter is gen.
orally unfavorable for feeding sheep. If
kept housed they are too warm, their ap-
petite fails, and they lose flesh, no matter
how fed. The coarse-wooled sheep are
more impatient of wet than the fine wooled,
the heavy, oily gum on the wool of the lat
ter keeping the water from penetrating to
the skin.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03
THE PROPOSAL.

Ae.-My darling, you look irresistibly
lovely tonight
SAe.-Do I? Thanks very much you
are handsome as a Prince, Charley, in your
dress suit.
He.-Give the credit to 4he DIAMOND
Shirt, my love, which I wear for the first
time tonight; it is that which gives tone
to my toilette. Here is its prototype (sllp-
ping the Diamond engagement ring on
her fnger).
.SAe.-May our love be as enduring as
the fame of
"The DIAMOND Shirt"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03

CHURN OFTEN.-The american Dairy
man says there is one point that should be
deeply impressed upon the dairyman's
mind, and that is, if he wants to make a
first-class article of butter he must churn
often. Never let the cream get over three
days old, no matter how cold it may be
kept. If cold, it will get old, fiat and
funkey. If sour, the whey will eat the
best butter globules. Churn as often as
can.
A Paris young lady, who is engaged to
q gambler, calls him her beau-high-deai.-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03

H M MATHEWs ALEX. F. MATHEWS.
MATTHEW'S de- MATHEWS
III ATTOR ORNEYS-AT-LAW,
LEWISBURG. WEST VA,
practice regularly in the Courts of Greenbrier,
Monroe, Pocahontas and Nicholas counties, W;
Va, the Court of Appeals, and the Federal
Courts for the District of w. Va.
E4-Particular attention paid to Collections
may I7-lY
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TUFTS HAIR dye,

GRAY HAIR OR WHIsKERs changed in.
stantly to q GLOSSY BLACK by single ep.
plication of this DYE. Sold by Druggists
or sent by express On receipt of S 4.
Office, Il Murray Street, New York
1uTT'S MANUAL or USEFUL RECEIPTS FREE
auo7- lu
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03

EyH0aAS ID. RANSOM.
Z ATTORNlY-AT-LAW,
STAUNToN. VA.
sfters his professional services in the County
and Circuit Courts of Augusta, and in the Hus-
Sings Court and the Court of Appeals held in
Stanton. viii also prosecute claims else
where through legal correspondents in this and
other States. may 30-ly.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-06-03

~ A. RICHARDSON,
q J. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
~ STAUNToN, VA.
snecial attention given to the collection OF
C laims and prompt returns made
CoURTs-Augusta and Rockingham.
OFFICE-No. 2 Law Building. octi