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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-04-17

November -, INN3-y
HAVE Just received q prime article OF Gin
/ OF Msiicin d p1rp)ss'. Also hlTc the best
C'i.,ars i'm town fur ~. Cigarettes and all Smo-
kcr's Goods sold sy GEO. 7. LidllT. Z
WINDOW GLASS ami Putty; Eureka F"
w Horse Powder, prepared and sold by
GEO. 2. LIGHT.
CtAMPHDa JOE, Yassaline Camphor lee
4 Pure Vassalinc. for cIiappcd hands Eyy
Flora. Laird BlulIn of Youth, Ilagans Mag
nolia Balm for the -OmplcXion for saie ~
GEO r LIGHT.
ASOLiNE and Bensine by The pint and
81 Gallon: all the popular liniirents. incl1-
ding kcndGli's SPAWN Cure. for sale by
GEO I. LIGHT.
CLARK's pills hest in the market. TUFTS
\ Pills. McIanc's Pills Schcnck's Pills Rad
WAYS Pills. Hoopers Pills; August Flower,
Prruna. Manain. SCOTS and Caums Emil
sion. Burnctts Cod Liver Oil. Fellows HyPOs
rhosphite. for sale by GEO. T. LiGRT.
SCHOOL Books sold at list prices, (MauTy's
- Manuel. price Sl.35, Cornells intcrre'iiate
81 20l. Books not on hand will be ordered
Acceptance and Visiting Cards, thfoIo lnvii
tstion Cards also the very latest Ragged Edge
PAPER. Large stock Of Autograph Albums jus.
receive, by GEOs LIGHT.
October J. lSSi.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-04-17
EASr Mound TRAINS.

No 2l2 daily. Al o;hs; trains daily except
sunday.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-04-17

WE have ,lIs following fashionable coiors
w in Note Paper, with square Envelopes TO
s,,it. Tnrquuise. Silrer-Gray, Rose. Terra Cox.
"a. Crushed Strawberry and Sea Shell. Also
Ragged Etge Note Paper.
AlSQUITi q co.
ft,RY the ready coofted Dat Meal. Cor ssle by
e. ID. EBY.
SEACKEREL and Boncless Cod Fish, jys5
.is received and for sale by {. D. kBf.
SsWEET POTATOES Quality. for sale
- by HENRY DUNN.
WHOLE 6Crnnnd S,iccs, fcr sale by
W C.. DEBY.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-04-17
boot and shoe Making.
REPAIRING sc.

HEt AlhlHN ~.
rENHE undersigned hasremoycd his Shopto the
building On thccoiner 81 charles hG h'I ,,I !!
,ITre.,-in he building lately occupied by Wei
rick & Weller. The characicroi the workdon by
:hc.a Observation-Disclosures andappreeiardby Tie
citizens o Charlcstown and vicinity. It's hardly
necessary to add that he will endeavor to sustain
his reputation - reliable Norkman,a nd wiiies-
ccutc promptly and At reasonaoierates aiioIue's
,iv.n hipLcitherfor New work or Repairing.
JOHN AVIS OF VIM.
Msvlg. 1874. Apriil5, 1876.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-04-17
surveying ana Conveyancing

WILL. survey anywhere, promptly and AT
I short notice-accurAcv guaranteed. Special
attention paii ~ connection herewith to DKAN q
ING DEEDS orary other Instruments nl Writing
P.O.- Chatlcstown, Jefferson Co., ". Va.
Dec. s, 1871. HON bib b"O"H'
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-04-17
STATIC G;llN.

WOULD inf,rni the lIblic tia; every Pre-
- scTipiion that comes Q" my store Is pre-.
pared by o.. Individuality. Persons cln iini
me AZ uiglli 20 fhc rJJD u5cf 90" oil siicriil
Onlcc Jail Building. Respectfully.
Ju!y III. ISL. OED /. LIGHT
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-04-17
Carpenter and Builder.
J. w. RLESGlMG

WILL hereafter continue the vigorous pros,
~ ccuiion fhis ayocatOn n Carpenter and
Builder. AMI will take orders and execute the
same promptly and satisfactorily. Ills eX-
pcrience Is such that hc can guarantee perfect
workmanship, and his prices will compare
flyorably with the most reasonable Those
desiring to build or improve should give him
call.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
Cure for DiDSOmania.

There is prescription in use in England
for the cure of drunkenness by which
thousands are said to have been enabled
to recover themselves. The recipe came
into notoriety by the efforts of John Vine
Hall, commander of the steamship Great
Eastern. He had fallen into such habitual
drunkenness that his most earnest efforts
to reclaim himself proved unavailing. At
last he sought the advice OF an eminent
physician, which he followed faithfully
for several months, and at the end Of that
time he had lost all desire for liquor, al
though he had for many years been led
captive by most debasing appetite. The
recipe, which he afterwards published, and
by which SO many other drunkards have
been assisted to reform, is as follows ::
Sulphate of iron, 20 grains: magnesia, 40
grains; peppermint, "A drains; spirits OF
nutmeg, drains. Dose, one tablespoonful
twice day.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
WatermelOnS.

Colonel L. o. Gillespie and E. Mcintyre
have leased 400 acres Of the finest land on
the Cherokee Lane, says the Lodi (Nevada)
Sentinel and are putting the entire tract in
to watermelons; 100 acres of the same
tract being let to Acker & Eddleman. This,
we claim, is the biggest melon patch in the
world. If any other section of California,
or any other State, can beat it the Sentinel
will be glad to know it and will give due
credit Besides this mammoth patch,
many smaller ones are being cultivated in
the immediate vicinity of Lodi, from 25 to
so acres each, making in the aggregate not
not less than l 800 acres. The usual yield
here per acre is about one carload, or 100
dozen melons This gives grand total to
be shipped from Lodi this summer of l 800
carloads, or 100000 melons. Averaging
them at 20 pounds each, it would amount
to 20 600 600
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
Health Rules.

A great deal is written about the laws of
hygiene nowadays, but here are few sim
pie rules for keeping healthy that contain
more substance than volume of learned
advice
Never begin a dinner with pie.
Never sleep in your overshOes
Never ride thin horse bareback
Never walk fifteen miles before break
fast.
Never carry barrel of potatoes on your
head.
Never put your feet in the fire to warm
them.
Never swallow your food before you chew
it,
Never jump out of the window for a
short cut.
Never drink more than you can carry
comfortably.
Never give tramp your summer cloth
ing in the winter.
Never jump more than ten feet to catch
a terrybOat.
Never leave the gas turned on when you
retire at night.
Never sit by red-hot stove with seal
skin cap or ulster on.
Never thrust your knife more than half
way down your throat
Never kick an infuriated bulldog when
you have slippers on.
Never let your clothes dry on you when
you are caught in the rain.
Never walk into parlor at a reception
and put your feet on the mantlepiece. 1t
will cause the blood to run to your head.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
ONLY A BOY.

Only boy, with his noise and fun,
The veriest mystery under the sun;
As brimful Of mischief, and wit and glee
As ever a human frame can be;
And as hard to manage as-what? ah me!
'Tis hard TO tell, yet we love him well.
Only boy, with his fearful tread,
Who cannot be driven, but must be led;
Who troubles the neighbors dogs and cats,
And tears more clothes and spoils more hats,
Loses more tops, and kites, and bats
Than would stock store for year or more
Only boy, with his wild strange ways,
With his idle hours and his busy days;
With his queer remarks, and his odd replies,
Sometimes foolish and sometimes wise;
Often brilliant for one of his size,
As meteor hurled from the planet world.
Only a boy who will be a man,
If nature goes on with its first great plan;
If water or fire, or some fatal snare,
COnspire not to rob us of this, our heir,
Our blessing, our trouble, our rest our care,
Our torment. our joy-only boy.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
COlOred Politics.
THE Lime Kiln Club.

Inc llIut hlil (luD
The opening of the meeting was delayed
fully ten minutes by the coughing, splitting
and blowing of noses of thirty old members
who had colds in the head, but when the
dust finally settled down Brother Gardner
said
81 has received seberal letters from varus
pints in the Souf AKIN me what part de
Guild man should take in de comm great
pollytical campaign. My advice to de
black man of the United States am to squat.
Sot right down an let polly-ticks alone.
Fur ebery $500 otis secured by negro
since de war de Guild race has spent a
millyon dollars in cash and lost ten mill
yon dollars wort of time. We can't git dar.
De man who says we kin hasn't trabbled.
De sooner we quit foolin' wild pollytics de
mo- friends an money we shall have De
sooner we come to de cOnclushun dat sich
white men as Blaine, Thurman, Carlisle,
Sherman, Randall, Payne, Logan, Lincoln,
Morrison and Pendleton kin keep de en-
CINE on de track while we go off fishin' de
HAMMER we shall feel
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
Five Cents a Day.
Exchange.

Exchange.
The cumulative power of money is a
fact very generally appreciated. There
are few men living at the age of seventy
five, hanging on to existence by some
slender employment, or pensioners, it may
be on the bounty of kindred or friends,
but might, by exercising the smallest par
ticle of thrift, rigidly adhered to in the
past, have set aside respectable sum which
would materially help them to maintain
their independence in their old age. Let
us take the small sum of five cents, which
we daily pay to have our boots blackened,
to ride in a car the distance we are able to
walk, or to procure bad cigar we are
better without, and see what its value is in
the course of years We will suppose
boy of Is, by backing his own boots, or
saving his car fare, or going without his
cherished cigarette, puts by five cents
day in one year he saves $18.75, which,
being banked, bears interest at the rate of
five per cent. per annum, compounded BIZ
yearly. On this basis, when our thrifty
youth reaches IS, having set his five cents
per day religiously aside during fifty years,
the result is surprising. He has accum-
ulated no less sum than 1888 Is. A
scrutiny Of the progress Of this result is
interesting. At the age Of 80 our hero had
1895; at 40, $877; at so, 1867; at 80
$2,962. After fifteen years saving, his an
nual interest more than equals his original
principal; in twenty-five years it is more
than double; in thirty-five years it is four
times as much; in forty-fve years it is
eight times as much, and the last years
interest is $50, or ten and half times as
much as the annual amount he puts by
The actual cash amount saved in fifty
years is 1912 so, the difference between
that and the grand total of $3,s93 1S-viz:
So, 1850 els accumulated interest. What
a magnificent premium for the minimum
of thrift that can be well represented in
figures.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
Prohibition of Sham Buffers in New
XOrk.

The New York Legislature has passed
and the Governor has signed bill provid
ing that mo person shall manufacture out
of any Oleaginous substances, or any COM
pound of the same other than that pro-
dued from unadulterated milk, or Of cream
of the same, any article designed to take
the place of butter or cheese produced
from pure, unadulterated milk or cream of
the same, or snail sell, or offer for sale, the
same as an article of food" The penalty
is fine of not less than 500 nor more
than $500, or imprisonment for not less
than six months nor more than one year,
or both such fine and Imprisonment. The
commissioner is to receive $4,000, and the
sum of $4,000 is placed at his disposal to
be used in enforcing the law. The section
containing this prohibition is a copy of
section in the Missouri law, thesvalidity of
which has been tested in the federal courts.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
What tO Do With 1t,

A bottle of whisky, which had been car
ried six thousand miles by sea, over eleven
thousand miles ON sledges in Siberia, and
four thousand five hundred miles by rail,
was recently received by Chief Engineer
Melville, of the Jeanette expedition, that
had been forwarded to him in the wilds of
Siberia February 4, 1882. After the lapse
of few years and the loss of few more
North Pole expeditions, monument will
be erected to the memory of their folly,
and this famous bottle OF fire water should
be kept as one of the articles to fill up
the corner stone. Thus deposited it will
do no harm for centuries to coihe.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
One Of Charley Bosco's Yarns.

The scene is laid at Reno, upon the ar
rival of the eastward bound overland
train.
British Tourist-Aw, baggage -mawster
look ere, l want me bawth, you know.
Baggageman-Want yer bath? l aint
got no bath.
B. T.-Oh, yes, you know. It's hover
there in one O. me boxes, you know. Ere's
the brawsses. [tendering the baggage
checks
B.-Where are you going?
B. T.-Hi'm going to New York, you
know.
B.-Well, you can't get at that baggage
now.
B. T.-Aw, but l must, you know. l
must ave me bawth. Him the son of
duke you know.
B.-Don't make no difference. If you
was a son Of - you couldn't get at
that baggage now.
Exit B. T. in horror.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
New Army Regulations.

Recently in experimental firing of every
description, at Strensail England, Major
ion to fire at a range of dummy soldiers,
with both eyes open and as rapidly as pos
sible, not looking along the barrel of the
rife, but keeping their eyes fixed on the
enemy, who was supposed to be making a
rush on the position defended by the vol
unteers. Eight rounds were fired in sixty
seven seconds, and the result completely
bore out recent arguments, no less than 38
per cent of the shots having struck the
dummy figures Considering the rapidity
of the fire, these results are very good.
Drawn up in line against an enemy in the
same formation, LOCO men would thus de-
liver 1000 shots in about a minute, with
some 1900 hits.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
WOman's Work.

My mother gets me up, builds the fire,
gets my breakfast and sends me off," said
a bright youth.
What then"
Then she gets my father up, gets his
breakfast and sends him Off Then she
gets the other children their breakfast and
sends them to school; then she and the
baby have their breakfast"
How old is the baby ?'
"Oh, she is most two, and can walk and
talk as well as any of u.s."
Are you well paid p
Il get 81 week and father gets So a
day"
How much does your mother get 2"
with bewildered look the boy said :
Mother Why, she don't work for
anybody"
Il thought you said she worked for all
of you"
''Oh, yes, for all of us she does, but there
amt no money in it,"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
Asking Questions.

A writer in the arkansas TrdUeler talks
as if he had some little folks of his own
when he relates this dialogue:
An must ! always say my prayers be-
fore goin' to bed ?" asked small boy of
his mother
Yes
But if / sit up all night needn't say
EN-, need l ?"
Yes"
why ~
"Oh, don't know Do hush and let me
read"
What are you readin'?"
"A story"
What kind of a story 2"
About man and a woman, and / don't
know what ALL"
is 1t story ?"
Yes
Why don't you read the TRUTH"
IF you ask another question tonight
I'll whip you"
But | can ask another one in the
mornin', maynt II"
Yes"
And l mustn't ask any more tonight ?"
No, not another one, for if you do I'll
whip you"
\ won't ask any more tonight, will / p
mo"
But will in the mornin', won't ?"
'Yes."
And you'll whip me if l ask any more
tonight, won't you ?'
Yes
But you won't in the mornin', will
yOu?r
"No."
But you will tonight, won't you?"
Look-a-here, not another word out of
you y,G, now! If you ask another question
Ill whip youw
But you said l could ask em in the
mornin' didn't you ?"
Yes"
you?n '
NO"
But you will tonight, won't you ?n
Here comes your father, and it's a good
rning for you, for | was going to whip
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
None There Now.
TWall Street News. |


He was Cincinnati reporter, down
South to feel the political pulse of the
people. Whon he reached Birmingham,
Ala, he asked policeman for the where
abouts of free trader who would be apt
to "pan out" on an interview. The officer
walked him about half mile and turned
him over 10 second, and the second
passed him to a third. The third was
walking him to the city limits, when the
reporter inquired:
Does he live far from here? ?"
Live? Why, the man is dead :"
Dead ?"
Certainly, thought you wanted to see
the tree on which he hung himself He
got so lonesome here that he even spoiled
good harness to get rope to choke him
self with"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
A Good Bill.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-1he following
bill was introduced in Congress: Be it en-
acted ETC., that it shall be unlawful for the
president, cashier, teller or other chief ex-
ecutive officers of any national banking as
sociation having capital stock to the amount
of 100000 OF more to deal, trade, or other
wise engage in speculation in stocks, bonds
or other securities, or in grain, provisions,
produce, or oil, or margins on his own in
dividual account, or for his own personal
profit, either directly or indirectly, or to
have any partnership or other financial in
terest in the operations OF any private
banking or brokerage firm or business.
Any such officer who violates the provi-
sions of this act or any person who aids or
abets such officer in violating the provi-
sions of this act shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and shall be imprisoned
for not less than one year nor more than
five years, OF fined not more $4,000.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
THE TWO ROSES.

Softly slept she over the lawn
In vesture light and free;
A floating angel might have drawn
Her hair from heaven in glory drawn,
And her voice rang silverly,
Then up she rose on her tiny tip-toes,
And reacht and reacht among the boughs;
You are tall and proud, my dainty rose!
But | have you now,"
Oh so lightly over the lawn,
Step for step went he!
Thinking how, from his hiding place,
The war of roses in her face,
Dear Love would laugh to see
Two arms suddenly round her he throws,
Two mouths, turning one way, close,
You are tall and proud, my dainty Rose,
But | have Won now said he.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
Curious Folks.
ARKANSAS Traveller. |


What's that you've got in your apron ?"
asked lady of her colored cook who was
in the act of going home.
"Who, me?"
Eyes, you"
What's got in dis heah up'un?"
"Yes, in that there apron
"Vidduls"
"Let me see?"
She opened her apron, which was nearly
large enough for wagon cover.
You ought to be ashamed of yourself,
for you have taken nearly everything in
the house. / thought you were church
member
''Hole on right whar yer is, lady. Dor
wuz two pies in de safe, an tuck one. Dar
was two loaves O. bread, an only tuck
one tuck ha'f O. de meat an ha'f O. de
udder stuff. Eff / want church member
Tder tuck all. Thinks dat Ise acted far
ter leab yer ha'f. Use gwine ter quit workin'
for sich curis folks"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
Around the World by Steam.

1t is seriously proposed to construct a
railroad to Alaska, TO connect, by ferryboat
across Behring's Strait, with the Siberian
railroad system now being constructed by
Russia. Such scheme may be vision
airy one just at this time; but that it will
eventually be realized, and that within
fifty years, is much more probable than
was the construction of railroad to the
Pacific thirty years ago. The Russians are
actually building a road across Siberia, and
within ten or twelve years the locomotive
will reach one of their Pacific ports. When
this is accomplished, road from this side
to meet it will become prime necessity.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
Of Another Color.

Il think, my DEAR" said Mrs. Shuttle, as
she stitched one more block into the crazy
quilt, that you had better send up man
tomorrow"
"Send up manm said Job, with surprise.
"Well, what for, should like to know? If
there is anything to be done by man
around here guess Pm the man to do it."
VERY well. Then we shall save dol
lar and half / was thinking of taking
up the parlor carpet and gettin man to
beat it,"
Well said Job, that beats me. will
send up the man.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
DISAPPOINTED.

A blackbird swings on spear of grass,
Loud whistles he;
He cocks his head as the children pass
Shall ! stay or fly from this tiny lass
"Chee-wee," quoth he.
Little lass tiptOes up sly,
Hush" whispers she.
Black bird watches with one bright eye,
But whistles away as though none were by,
"Chee-wee," sings he.
Down comes hat with rush through the air.
''Hurrah," shouts she.
But when lassie looks no captive is there,
For very small bird can take very good care
'Of hmself-''chee- ."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
A Poser.
Boston Gazette.

Inquiring child-"Pa, what is the differ
ence between sitting up and sitting DOWN."
Pa, with perfect confidence in his ability
to explain-"Why, my, child, when some
body is standing up and he seats himself
he sits down, and when he doesn't 60 to
bed and sits down, he sits up"
Inquiring child-"But, pa, ifhe sits, how
can he sit without sitting down? and if he
sits down, how can he sit up?"
Pa, with dawning doubt of his ability
to make it quite clear-"Yo see, my child,
if he sits down. why he-I mean if he sits
up-Go to your ma, and don't ask me ques-
tiOns when Pm busy"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
A Petrefied Soldier.

The several posts of the Grand Army, of
Knoxville, Iowa, had been engaged on
the 25th of April in removing the bodies
of soldiers from the east to the west ceme-
terry of the city. The body of Walter Ream,
buried twenty-one years ago, was found
almost completely petrifed. The face was
like hard clay, and the remainder of the
body like stone. His clothing, even to the
buttons on his coat, was equally well pre-
served. Any one acquainted with him in
life would have recognized him. His wife
and son both saw him.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
He Knew By Touch.

They were in the grocery store. Said
Brown, (seeing a blind man about to en-
teri:
"Were you aware how delicate the touch
of blind person is? When nature de-
prives us of one sense, she makes amends
by bringing the other senses to extraordi-
nary acuteness Let me illustrate by this
gentleman. I'll take a scoop of sugar and
let him feel of it, and you'll see how
quickly hell tell you what it is"
The blind man having entered. he was
put to the test. He put his thumb and
finger into the scoop, and without hesita-
tion said,
THAT is sand"
Everybody laughed but the grocer. He
made three several attempts at blushing,
and then went into the back shop and
kicked his dog
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-22
THE VIOLIN.

o, fair to see!
Fashioned in witchery!
With purified curves outlining
Thine airy form, soft shining,
In mold-like ripening maiden,
Budding and beauty laden;
Thou'rt naught but wood and string
Crowned with a carved scroll,
Yet when we hear thee sing,
We deem thou hast soul.
In some old tree
Was born thy melody
It's boughs with breeZes playing,
Its trunks to tempests swaying,
Carol of wild birds singing,
The woodman's axe loud ringing;
Light arch of forest limb
Curving thine every line,
Tones of the forest hymn
Grown ripe in thee like wine.
Lightly the bow
AS if with life aglow,
Thy mystic grace revealing,
Shall set the witches dancing;
With classic notes enhancing,
Touch deepest chords of feeling,
Thy secret caves resound
As were enchanting elves,
Fhnging the echoes round,
Blithly disport themselves.
How wild thy fly!
How sweet thy harmony
Murmur of light heart dreaming,
Voice Of the valkyr screaming
Song Of the cascades dashings,
Dance of auroral Hastings!
o, weird and wondrous thing,
What'ere thy mood of art,
To wall or laugh or sing,
Thou'rt monarch of the heart.