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Tired Eyes.

People speak about their eyes being
fatigued, meaning that the retina or
seeing portion of the brain, is tatigued,
but such is not the case, as the retlna
hardly ever gets tired. The fatigue is
in the inner and outer muscles attached
to the eyeball and the muscle ofaccom-
mediation, which surrounds the lens of
the eve. When a near object is to be
looked at, this muscle relaxes and allows
the lens to thicken, increasing its re-
fractive power. The inner and outer
muscle to which 1 referred are used in
covering the eye on the object to be
looked at, the inner one being especi-
ally used when a near object is to be
locked at. 1t is in the three muscles
mentioned that the fatigue is felt, and
relief is secured temporarily by closing
the eyes or gazing at far distant objects.
The usual indication of strain is red
ness of the rim of the eyelid, betoking
a congested state of the inner surface,
accompanied with some pain. Rest IS
not the proper remedy for a fatigued
eve, but the use of glasses of sufficient
power to render unnecessary so much
effort to accommodate the eye to vision.
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B~The latest fashion notes: For
grass-widows, lawns; for elderly women,
moire antique; for Democrat bellies,
anything but rep; for women inclined
to badness, mohair; for women with
poodles, muslin; for shippers wives
alpacas; for the Misses Neverready, de-
laine; for sailors wives, serge; tor SOL
diers' wives, bombazine; for debtors
wives, ticking; for women with profane
husbands, kersey for careless servants,
crash; for Mrs. Sitting Bull, whoop-
skirts.
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p0rIn the midst of all the excitement
concerning it, the north pole remains
perfectly cool.-BAsgaya.
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A Problem.

Sandy and Ned were brothers;
Ned was older than Sandy;
And they were bus dividing
A stick OF peppermint candy.
Ned was earnestly trying
To make the division true.
And he marked the place with q fish hook,
Where the stick ought to break in two.
But, alas tor little Sandy
And his poor painstaking brother!
Twas a long and short DIVISION
One piece longer than tne other.
Ned gravely looked at the piece,
And their quite unequal length.
And he wres led with the problem
With all his mental strength.
And, at last, be said 80 Sandy!
/ can make it come out right,
If l take the piece that's longest,
And bite off just one bite"
Their four eyes beamed and frightened,
AT this plan, so very handy,
OF disposing Of the problem
And distributing the candy.
So Ned ate the pieces even
Twas the simplest way to do it;
And he cheated little Sandy
And thew neither Of them knew il.
At. Nicholas.
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s@Stranger: "Ifyou please, sir, we
want Broadway and Tenth street"
Newsdealer: "Yez can't have Broad
way. It's meself has rid it in thin pa
pers as how it's been Civ away; but
yez moight get Tinth strait eff ye'd
hurry up an see the Boord of Alder
min."
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sG~s'You look distressed, Mr.. Slow
pay; what's the matter?" "Matter
enough; I've lost my pocketbook." ;"
"That is bad; much in itf" "No;
that's what worries me. I'm afraid
some poor man will find it, and if ne
does It'll ruin him."
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Female NaVigat0rS.

The Washington correspondent Of the
Providence Journal relates the follow
ing funny incident: Mr.. Key, the agent
of our society with the long name, who
has to look after abused animals on the
canal, impounded, a few days since, a
sorry looking old sore backed mule, but
it was not long before three women en-
tered the society's ofice-an elderly
dame and two young demo'selles, all ro-
bust, tanned, and hardened
Isay," said the olderone to the clerk
in charge, s'My name is Armenia An
derson. These two girls are my daugh-
tiers. Werun canal boat together with
out the assistance, too, of men. We are
thoroughly independent of men. The
two girls act as 'tow-boys' while d.
rect the general management OF the boat.
Through no fault of ours the mules back
became sore"
"But-" interjected the station
keeper.
"No butts about it, sir. The mule is
my property, and must have 1t, and
have it quick, too" j.,
Don't you know it is violation OF
the law to work sore backed mule!
asked Agent Key. who had sat quietly
in one corner of the room. Turning to
him, the woman said sharply: "You
are the little fellow who took my mule;
now, give it up to me at once. l must
have it, and l won't leave this place till
l get it."
Key looked non plussed. He knew
he couldn't convince the woman that
she had violated the law, and, after a
short conversation with the station-keep-
er, Mr.. Keysaid "Madam, your mule
is in the back yard. Go, take him, the
charge against you is withdrawn"
The three women caught hold of the
long rope attached to the animal S neck
and drove him off to their boat, which
Law short distance off, and few honrs
later they were on their way back to
Cumberland. One ofthe girls was driv-
ing the mule, the other was steering,
and the old lady was cooking dinner as
they passed the station-house IN triumph.
Who says that women are not clalmlng
and receiving their rights1
R9rMrs. A: "Oh, dear, it is toe
dreadful had three complete sets ol
new dishes last fall, and all have gone
TO ruin."
Mrs. B.: ''In what way ?"
Mrs. A.. "The servants broke Them
of course"
Mrs. B.: "Well, l have never KEEP
house. We have boarded ever since
our marriage, but have often though
that if did begin l should at the very
start make it rule to charge the ser
wants for everything broken"
Mrs. A.: sit would do no good.
tried that once"
| Mrs. B. "How did it work ?"
Mrs. A.. "When the girl left OWED
| her ten dollars and she owed me sever
hundred and fifty
B@"And didn't you find Miss Gum
set very agreeable person2" asked his
friend. "Well, no" hereplied, "she sa
there all the while was in the parlor ant
scarcely spoke word, and I'm sure sh
never smiled once. "Ah, that
strange, probably her dentist had dis
appointed her."
s6EssYou look distressed, Mr.. Slow
pay; what's the matter?" "Matte
enough; I've lost my pocketbook.
"That is bad; much in itf" "No
that's what worries me. I'm afral
some poor man will find it, and if h
does it'll ruin him."
pG-In the midst of all the excitemen
concerning it, the north pole remain
perfectly cool.-BAssara.
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In a Big Procession.
Chicago Ne'Os.

"This is pretty time of night for you
to be coming home to your wife,
must say"
81 know that, my (hic) dear. But |
been out with the procesh'n, ye shee.'
"What procession, I'd like to knowF
There's been no procession tonight.
"Yesh, has, my dear. Bigges p'sesh'n
of the cam (hic) paign. Took US tve
hours t'pass given point"
elbow many were in the processionF
"Dud Randall an me. I"
"And it took you five hours to pass
a given point. Nonsense!'
"No nonshense bout it, my dear.
Given point wash s'loon."
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she should assume the name of Hardy,
also her husband if she ever married.
Annie Seafeld never had cause to
regret having entertained An Angel
Uuawares.
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BTMrs. Smith was calling on Mrs.
Brown when sudden storm came up.
81 declare" said Mrs. Smith, ''it's
too provoking. haven any rubbers
with me, and my shoes are very thin.
81 can lend you thick pair of my
own, if you think you can wear them,
suggested Mrs. Brown.
"Oh, thanks; you're very kind. 1
believe will avail myself of your offer.
l don't think they will be much too
large"
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2O9 WEST BALTIMORE ST.,
NEAR CHARLES, BALTIMORE.

-ONE-PRICE.-
May 3.'S4y.
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Bg"And didn't you find Miss Gum
set very agreeable person?" asked his
friend. "Well, no, hereplied, "she sat
there all the while l was in the parlor and
scarcely spoke word, and I'm sure she
never smiled once. "Ah, that is
strange, probably her dentist had dis
appointed her,"
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1884-09-01
SWALLOWING A CAMEL AND
CHOKING ON A GNAT.

It is an every Gay occurance for
a clearly, well-clad colored gentle
man or lady to be snubbed in ho-
tells and other public places. Why
is it? In most all Of the hotels,
colored walters finger over and in
victuals sometimes, with hands
weeping for soap and water. I
have known some wonderful things
to occur between walters and per-
sons hard to please. Nine times
out of ten, the splendid cook is
the dirtiest person about the hotel.
[ could name some cooks, who
were they compelled to present
themselves to the dining room, as
they live and move in the kitchen,
I tell you it would take the starch
out of a Georgia belle. The nurse
kisses, sleeps and eats with the
children, and the ebony looking
coachman sits by Miss -, in
driving her through the fashion
able streets, and is regarded a first
class servant Not a few of these
camel swallowers and gnat chokers
have tugged at the old black
mammals breast in baby days,
and now refuse to eat in the same
room with decent colored people.
To see some go through the re-
quirements of table etiquette,
might produce feast of laughter
that invaluable aid to digestion.
However try it, you'll soon get
use to it-as you have in dry good
stores, saloons, etc. 1t is only d
force of habit, some OF which force
men beyond reason. I happened
to be in the country sometime
ago, and went to "a house raising"
where white and colored men were
engaged in the gratuitious work.
They were laughing, talking and
joking as men generally do on
such occasions. At noon whiskey
and dinner came. The whites
were served first with whiskey and
grub" Then the gru1f "boss"
said come boys Positively
some of those white men lad beg
ged at my grandmothel's house
on many occasions. Notlong ago,
saw dirty looking tramp seated
with family of fine people, and
the colored people set off in
corner.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1884-09-01
REASON WINS IN BERKELEY

Probably there is no county in
West Virginia in which a freer
and more sensible ballot is cast
than in Berkeley. 1t is safe to
say that two-thirds of the ballots
cast are scratched, and the prob
abilities are, they will be more so
in the future. The people, as a
mass, are not so rampant on eth
er side, as to "vote for old Nick
if my party nominated him."
This is a progressive age and the
people are keeping pace with it.
No man can win votes her by stir
ring up and dwelling upon the
arbitrements of war. They are
things of the past, about which we
all know enough, without having
graphic pictures of unknown dead
issues presented to us. lime, with
it's ever active hand, has blotted
out and leyeled down the war hills
and graves of hundreds of battle
fields, and those who fought in
deadly grapple, nearly q quarter
Of century ago, meet at Nation
al cemeteries and strew flowers
over each others graves, shake
hands and part in peace. We
were wonderfully surprised at
and not q little chagrined over
the speech of e. Willis Wilson,
the democratic gubernatorial can
didate. Positively,we believe the
State would be in danger under
such a governor. Surely, the man
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1884-09-01
ABROAD.

TUESDAY, AVG. 19.-There were
fourteen deaths from cholera at
Marseilles, France, yesterday.
The mortality throughout the
southern departments continues
to increase. A case of Asiatic
cholera is reported in Birmingham.
A German was ship removed the
British flag in a town of West
Africa and raised the German col
ors. Seventeen workmen are suf-
located at Braye, owing to owing
to an accident in the underground
canal intended to connect the riv-
ers Disc and Aisne.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2O.-Austria
has forbidden the importation of
rags from Italy. Bairo advices
state that Ell Hoda, the Mahdi's
lieutenant, has defeated the friend
tribes at Merawe.
THURSDAY, AUG. 21.-The Chinese
government refuses to pay the in
demnity demanded by France,and
in consequence the flag over the
French consulate at Pekin has
been lowered. A Paris dispatch
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NO. 5.
announces that the Chinese minis

announces that the Chinese minis
ter to France hasreceived his pass
ports. War is now considered in
evitable. The natives of the
zambezi country, East Africa, have
Eevolted and killed and wounded
the entire Portuguese force.
FRIDAY, AUG. 22.-Admiral
Courbet, the French commander,
is instructed to lombard the ar
senal at Foo Chow, China, the
main object being the destruction
Of valuable war materialan and stores
accumulated there Great Britain
has demanded the release of the
captive crew of the British steamer
Nisero. The reported change of
base for the relief of Khartoum to
Suakim causes much satisfaction
at Cairo.
SATURDAY, AUG. % Foo Chow,
China, is bombarded by the French
feet under orders from Admiral
Courbet. The Worlds Conven-
ton Of the Young Mems Christian
Association meets al Berlin. The
Nile is rising.
MONDAY, AUG. 25.-The difficulty
between France and Morocco has
been amicably adjusted. Sir Sam
uel Baker predicts the failure of
the British expedition up the Nile.
Upward of 400 houses have been
detroyed by fire in Augstrian Gal
icia and more than 5000 persons
are rendered homeless. The chol
era is spreading to an alarming
extent in Italy.
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to Barlow's Knoll, where a monu-
ment may be seen about two miles
distant, directly north, the line of
battle of the first day extended.
Over the fields and through the
town the Confederates advanced
to their attack upon this part of
our line and upon the line further
to the right. To the right, but a
short distance, is Culp's Hill, and
beyond it Spangler's Spring and
Wolff Hill, where the Federal right
terminated. Proceed to Culp's
Hill where the breast works
yet remain. A short distance
further east is Spangler's Spring,
where on the evening of the sec
ond days engagement Johnson's
Division Of Ewell's Corps taking
advantage of the absence of the
Union forces at that place, who
had been sent to assist in repel-
ling the assaults of Longstreet in
front of Round Top, effected
temporary Judgment but we're
driven out next morning with
great slaughter, after battle of
about four hours.
Return to the National Gene
terry, where an excellent view can
be had of Seminary Ridge, about
three quarters of mile distant,
and extending dywn past Round
Top. General Lee watched the
progress of the battle from the GU
pola of the College. Upon that
ridge the Confederate line was
formed, and all along it, and upon
the elevated places north and
notheast of the town, their artil,
lery was placed. The headquar-
ters of General Meade can be seen
from the southern side of the Gem
etery. The building, which is a
modest cottage, stands by the side
of the Taneytown road.
The field of the first days en-
gagement is not so much visited
because not so we'll marked OF &C
cessible by roads. 1t extends
about a mile on each side of the
road, a mile out of town, and up
to and through it to Cemetery
Hill. In the woods across q field
in the rear of the Seminary Gen
eral Reynolds was killed in the
first days fight.
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August News.
Morning Star.
At HOME

TUESDAY, AUG. 19,-Mary Glenn
mer Mrs. Edmund Hudson), the
well-known writer and newspaper
correspondent, died in Washing
ton last night Of hemorrhage of
the brain. The anniversary of
the foundation of the Republican
party is celebrated at Strong in
Maine. Forty-two buildings were
destroyed by fire at Pomeroy, O.,
yesterday.
EDNEsDAY, AUG. 20.-The
Conn. Republicans nominate Hen
ry B. Harrison for governor.
Begole, Of Mich is nominated by
the Greenbackers and Democrats.
THURSDAY, AUG21. President
Arthur receives the Greedy relief
officers at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
New York. The sessions of the
peace convention are continued at
Mystic, Conn. There is an interest
ing discussion as to the prospects
of the society's cause and methods
of advancing it. Seven workmen
are smothered it. Seven workmen
are smothered in coal mine at
at Shamokin, Pa.
FRIDAY, AUG. 22,-The United
States steamer Tallapoosa comes
into collision with the coal schoon-
er James S. Lowell of Bath, Me-,
off Martha's Vineyard, and sinks
in about 10minutes. The surgeon,
DIR. Black, and colored boy are
lost. The others are picked up
by the Lowell and Mary A. Wood,
thence transferred to the Gate
City of the Savannah line and
taken to Woods Holl. Upwards
Of 800 animals are killed by the
wrecking Of q cattle train at Colum-
bia, Pa.
SATURDAY AUG. 23.-Itis report
ed that the Baltimore and Ohio
Road has offered $23,OO0,OOO for
controlling interest in the Hi
nois Central. The General AS
sembly of Virginia re- enacts the
old election laws of the State.
There is fire at Duluth, MINI;
loss, $150,000.
MONDAY, AUG. ga dispatch
from Cottage City indicates that
there is a probability of the speedy
breaking up of the wreck of the
Tallapoosa. The resignation Of
of General Dudley, commissioner
of pensions, is said to be in the
hands of the President to take eff
feet, the latter part of September.
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GETTYSBURG.
THE NATIONS SHRINE!


Visitors to Gettysburg should
remember that the field of battle
extends over at least twenty-five
square miles, and while scenes of
thrilling interest transpired all over
this space, a few points only where
a general view Of the whole can be
had, are possible to those whose
time is limited. These points are:
1. Round Top. Round Top is
almost three miles south of Gettys-
burg. The picnic ground is on
the eastern slope of the hill and
but four hundred feet from it's
summit. From this summit the
best view Of the battlefield, from
the Federal Cemetery on Cemete-
ry Hill to a little below Big Round
Top, is had. This whole country,
~
all about, is full of interest. AL
most every foot has been hallowed
by patriot blood. Early in the &C
ton it was seen that this hill was
the key to the whole position, and
for it's possession great efforts
were made by both contending az
mics. The Union forces took pos
session, and carried by main force
twelve 80 FOUNDER Parrot guns
to it's summit, and planted upon
that commanding position and
amidst and upon those rocks, they
had the range of nearly the whole
field. When these guns were fix
ed upon that hill it became sec
ond Gibraltar, and secured final
victory for the Union army.
Upon this hill Generals Yin
cent and Weed, Col. O'Rouke and
Lieut.. Haz1itt were killed. Mon
uments mark the places where
some Of them fell.
From this summit the scene of
the most terrific fighting can be
seen. Within space, scarcely a
mile square, and directly in front,
amidst those huge boulders, fields
and woods, fifty thousand men, like
two mighty wrestlers, were strug-
Cling for the mastery Men fell
by hundreds and thousands. The
noise and confusion were fearful.
Ayers division of regulars, who
had been lying behind this hill,
were called into action, and NOV
ing up over the picnic ground on
the double quick, passed down the
rocky side into the yawning chasm
An officer who participated in this
charge, afterwards said "It was
like going down into hell" The
advance of the rebels came up the
ravine between Little and Big
Round Top and gained the east
ern slope. At this instant part of
the Sixth Corps, which had but a
short time before reached the field
went into action, drove the rebels
from the hill, and the enemy with
drew and the battler closed for
the day upon this part of the line.
The first enclosed field on that
right corner, across the open space
and south of the lane which runs
westwardly, is that historic place
the "Wheat Field" In this
held the lighting and slaughter
we're most terrible. Regiments
from three Corps and from eight
ten Brigades were fighting pro-
miscously. The Rebel lines were
also in confusion, advancing, re
treating, gaining and losing. The
whole resemvled seething whirl--
pool. Hundreds on both sides
were killed and wounded, and the
ground drenched with human gore.
Beyond this field where the lane
intersects the diminishing road is
another historic place-the s'Peach
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|
at the commencement of the &C
ton, and was only driven back af-
ter a desperate slaughter in and
about this place.
Tablets marking the places
where distinguished men fell are
all along that lane, in the wheat
field and among the boulders east
and south Of it. Among these are
monuments to Gen. Zook, Colonel
Taylor of the Bucktails, and Col.
Ellis, of the 124th New York.
That strange freak of nature
called the "DeviFs Den," where
the Confederate sharpshhoters had
their hiding place and over and
above which the Confederates
pressed their way to the ravine be-
tween Little and Big Round Top
is also visible some five hundred
yards to the southwest.
The Red Barn and House Co.
dori's) plainly visible about mile
to the northwest, and along the
Emmittsburg road, mark nearly
the center of Pickett's great as
saulting column, which emanated
from their line behind that woods
half a mile to the west. It's OBJ
iective was our left centre, about
where that umbrella shaped tree
stands amidst a clump of bushes.
The artillery from the place where
you stand ploughed through that
column by cross fire and did ter
rible execution. The famous charge
of the Pennsylvania Reserves IN
der General Crawford was from
this hill directly across the open
space, over those granite boulders
up along that lane and through
the wheat field and woods south of
it.
Big Round Top is directly south
and but little distance off. In
the valley between these two hills
some desperate fighting was done.
The summit of Big Rovaad Top is
easily reached by good path, land
from the Observatory there, a
view of natures sublimity and
grandeur is had, which has no SUI
perior in the country. Hanover
and Littlestown to the east, Tan
eytown to the south, and Emmitts-
burg to the southwest are visible.
Even the hills below Frederick
and bordering on the Potomac are
seen from this place. In all those
fields to the east, sheltered by hills
were packed the vast wagon train
of the Federal Army. Upon that
eminence a short distance to the
west, and up the intervening ra-
vine, Kilpatrick's cavalry made it's
gallant dash upon the right of the
Confederate line, in which, but a
short distance below you, the hero
ic Farnsworth fell.
The scene of Pickett's great
charge is in full view. Memorial
tablets, landlords, ETC., mark
the spots where Hancock was
wounded and Generals Webb and
Armistead were killed in close
proximity.
Arriving at
2. Gettysburg, proceed to Gem
etery Hill, south of the town. Up
on East Cemetery Hill, where the
Observatory stands, and where
the breastworks and artillery yet
remain, magnificent view can be
had. Upon this hill and all around
these sguns, a desperate hand to
hand encounter took place on the
evening of the second day of the
battle. Muskets were dubbed
and even stones used, and the Con
federates finally driven from the
hill which they had succeeded in
climbing. From Seminary Ridge
about a mile to the west, around