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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-10-08
Ean0refh's Garden Seeds.
Farmers.

livery farmer should have can Of our
IL Brown or Red Paint 1t Is put UP in and
one gallon cans already 10 pat on. The very
thing for painting gates, pumps, roofs and all
sorts of agricultural implements.
AIsQUlTH & co.
Apr IG -
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-10-08
For. Sole.

TUST received, a full line of Toilet Articles
O including fine Hair Brushes, Nail Brushes
Shaving Brushes, Baby Brushes and Baby Rat
tles-al of which we are selling low.
We have now a finestock of Round Bar Bar
Der Soap, at &c per cake.
Soaps. We have now a fine lot of Soaps
Glycerine. Cuticura, Oriental, Sweet Briar
Glenns Sulpher, Carbolic Disinfectantand Toi-
let Bee, Bath and Tar-which we are selling at
the very lowest prices.
We have on hand full line Of Patent Med
icines-Phenol Sodique, Seth ArnOld's Cough
Cure, Larabees Ointment, Cannons Bitters
Bromo Chloro-Alum, Piso's Catarrh Cure, Cam
phor lee Glycerine Ammonia, Chlorate Pot
ash Tablets. Swift's Specific, Sl.00 per bottle.
Speer's Wine-Port, ,Untermented Grape Juice
and Claret
In order to compete with our competitors we
are now selling Camphor at . cts. per pound.
Medicines Glasses and Tubes.
Fine lot of Florida Water ut 25 cts. per bottle.
DR.. CHAS. E. PRATr'S DRUG STORE.
April 23 1885.
NIOTHS.-jo lbs. CAMPHOR at % cents a
WI pound.
INSECTS AND NERMlN.-Persian Insect
i Powder, Whale Oil and Carbolic Soap Ok.
Silver. Mercural Ointment. and Bed Bug Poi
son AISOtilH * co.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-10-08

When your blood is impoverished, or cor
rupted, the remedy is at hand. Take Ayers
Sarsaparilla.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-10-08
tTTORNEYS Law.

Wn Wilson
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-10-08

1rrnRNEI -lTL-Im.

(,IEoN MOORE
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-12-17
SITTING UP FOR HER BOY.

Here and there throughout the village a
few lights flicker like pale stars through the
darkness. One shines from an attic win
dow, where youthful aspirant for literary
honOrs labors, wasting the midnight oil and
eixer of his life in toll, useless it may be,
save as patience and industry are gained,
and give him a hope on eternal happiness.
Another CLEANS with ghastly light from
a chamber in which death is entering and
life departing. One light shines through
q low cottage window, from which the cur
tains are pushed partially aside, show
ing mothers face, patient and sweet,
but careWorn and anxious. The eyes, gaZ-
ing through the night, faded and sunken,
but lghtened with such as steals only
into the eyes Of true and sanity moth
ers, who watch over and pray for their
children; who hedge them in from the
worlds temptations, and make them noble
men, and true loving women. 1t is nearly
midnight, and the faded eyes are strained
to the utmost to catch the far.Of sight OF
some one coming down the street. The
mothers listening ear loses no sound, how
ever light, that breaks upon the stiffness
that regns around.
No form seen, no quick step heard, she
drops the curtain slowly, and goes back
to the table, where an open book is lying,
and half-knit sock. The catjumps up in
her chair, and yawns and shakes herself,
and gradually sinks down again in repose.
No one disputes her possession of the easy
chair Up and down the little room the
mother walks, trying to knit, but vainly ;
she can only think, and wonder, and i'm
agine what is keeping him. Her mind
pictures the worst, and the heart sinks low
er and lower. Could the thoughtless boy
boy know but one half the anguish he is
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-12-17
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KEEP Our OF DEBT.-Debt and interest
are two things that keep many noses to the
grindstones One Of the principal causes OF
debt is extravaganza the Americans as a
people are noted for living beyond their
means; pay day is as sure to come as the
tax collector, and when it comes the debtor
is unprepared and q panic enSueS. we
never know, says the st. Louis Republican,
how general the habit of extravaganza is
till crash like that of 1873 comes on the
country. These crashes are sharp peremp-
tory notices to pay up, addressed 10 every
person in debt. The demand has to be
complied with, and the bankruptcies and
breakups in every community that follow
reveals the large number of person who
have been living on favor. In prosperous
times it is easy to get credit and the result
is many live beyond their means and some
make use of credit to secure show of
wealth, mortgage property which they 40
not own, and the interest charges on which
swallow up a large portion of their income.
Debts are ineXorabe and sooner or later
have to be paid, either during life, or by
selling the unfortunate debtors mortgaged
property, thus stripping him and his famI-
iy of all their imagined wea th, and leav-
ing them destitute. There is no class OF
persons who can less afford to go into debt
than farmers-and this because, when once
in debt, they rarely get out. In many
counties in Missouri, says the Republican,,
the American farmers are being gradually
superseded by Germans-and the process is
so complete as to have entirely transformed
the community from what it was twenty
years ago. The explanation is simple:
Germans do not go in debt or live beyond
their means, but they buy the farms of
Americans who do. The moral is, keep out
of debt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-12-17
DANIEL WEBSTER,S BROTHER.IN.LAW.

The terror of Daniel Webster's boyhood
was his brother-in-law, John Colby. This
man Colby was notoriously wicked. He
did not learn to read until he was so years
old. At the age of S. he was converted.
At this time Webster had not seen him for
forty years, but when he heard the news he
rode over to talk with him. Old Colby was
glad to see his visitor and congratulated
him upon his success in life. Then he said
"You are great man are you Christian
man? Thatis the only question worth ask
man replied with all the earnestness he
was capable. He said: John Colby, you
have asked me very important question,
and one which should not be answered light
y. l intend to give you truthful an
swer. l hope 1 am Christian; l profess
to be one, but l say it with shame, and l
am not such Christion as desire to be. l
have lived in the world surrounded by its
honors and it's temptations, and am afraid
John Colby, that am not so good Christ
ian as | ought to be. am afraid have not
your faith and your hopes, but still hope
and trust that I am Christian, and that
the same grace which has converted you
and made you an heir of salvation will
do the same for me. l trust it; and l
also trust, John Colby-and it won't be
long before our SUMMONS VIII COlue-
that we shall meet in a better world,
and meet those who have gone before US,
whom we knew, and who trusted in the
same divine grace. 1t won't be long. You
cannot tell, John Colby. how much delight
it gave me to hear of your conversion.
The hearing of that is what brought me
here to-day. l came here to see with my
own eyes, and hear with my own ears the
story from man whom l know and re-
member so we'll. What a wicked man you
used to be-" When he left, Mr.. Webster
said to a friend who witnessed the inter
view: 81 should like to know what the
enemies of religion would lay to John Col
by's conversion. There was a man as un-
likely, humanely speaking, to become a
Christian as any man l ever saw. He was
reckless, needless, impious; never expert
encing the good influence of associating
with religious people. Here he has been
living in reckless way till he has got to be
an old man; until period of life when you
naturally would not expect his habits to
change; and yet he is brought into the con-
dition in which we have seen him to-day
penitent, trusting, humble believer
Whatever people may say, nothing" add.
ed Mr.. Webster, 'can convince me that
anything short of the grace of Almighty
God could make such a change as |, with
my own eyes, have witnessed in the life
of John Colby"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-12-17

causing he would hasten at once to dispel it

with her presence.
She trembles now as she listens, for an
uncertain step is heard-a sound of coarse
laughter and drunken ribaldry; her heart
stands still and she grows cold with appre-
hension. The sound passes. Thank heav-
en- it is not he, and glow comes over
her, and once more her heart beats quick.
Only a moment, for the clock on the
mantel shows on its paid face it is nearly
midnight Again the curtain is drawn
aside, and again loving eyes peer into the
darkness. Hark! a sound of footsteps COM
ing nearer; u shadowy form advancing
shows more and more distinct; a CHEEKY
whistle; brisk, light footstep up the path.
way throwing wide open of the door; and
the truant boy finds himself in his moth
er's arms, welcomed and wept over. He
chafes at the gentle discipline; he does not
like to be led by apron strings; but he
meets his mothers gentle, questioning gaze
with one honest and manly, and makes
a half unwilling promise not to be so late
again. And he keeps his promise, and in
after-years thanks Heaven again and again
that he had mother who watched over
and prayed for him.
He knows better than she now the good
that was done by her sitting up for her
boy.-Americdn RtrU Home.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-12-17

ED1ToRsHIP.-Some people estimate the
ability of periodical and the talent of its
editor by the quantity of its original matter.
1t is comparatively an easy task for frothy
writer to string out Il column of words upon
any and all subjects. His ideas may flow
in one weak, washy, everlasting flood, and
the command of his language may enable
him to string them together like punches OF
onions, and yet his paper may be but a
meagre and poor concern. Indeed the mere
writing part of editing apaper is but small
portion of the work. The care, the time
employed in selecting, is tarmoreimportan
and the fact of good editor is better shown
by his selections than anything else; and
that, we know, is half the battle. But as we
have said, an editor ought to be estimated,
his labor understood and appreciated, by
the general conduct of his paper-its tone,
its uniform, consistent course, aims, manll-
ness, dignity, and its propriety.-Cowier-
Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-12-17

WHERE SHE WISHED TO BE BURIED -
She was remarkably sensible young lady
who made the request of her friends that
after her decease she should not be buried
by the side of brook, where babbling
lovers would wake her from her dreams
nor in any grand cemetery, where sight
seers, coming over epitaphs, might dis,
tract her, but be laid away to take her last
sleep under the counter of some merchant
who did not advertise in the newspapers.
There, she said, was to be found peace sur,
passing all understandings depth of quiet
slumber, on which neither the sound of the
buoyant foot of youth nor the weary shuttle
of old age would ever intrude.-Abany
(Gd) NeWS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-12-17

Christiana, the relict of Alfonso, King of
Spain was the second wife of that monarch.
His first wife, Mercedes, died within a year
after their marriage and was much lament
ed. The second marriage which occurred on
November Goth, 1879, was political union.
Christiana is the daughter of the late Arch
duke, Charles Ferdinand, of Austria. She
was born July 2lst, 1858. During her short
married life many stirring incidents have
occurred. On December Goth, 1879, whilst
driving in an open carriage with the king,
youth named Otero, fired two pistol shots
at the royal pair, one passing between them
and the other through an attendants hat,
but fortunately without doing further dam
age. Otero was tried, sentenced to death
and executed for the crime. Queen Chris
tiana gave birth to two daughters-Maria
de la Mercedes, Princess Of the Asturias,
born September 18th, 1880, and lnfanta
Maria Teresa Isabel, born November 18th,
1882. The former of these, now but five
years of age, becomes the Queen of Spain.
Christiana is to be made Regent. The
married life of the royal pair was not
always the pleasantest, and Alfonso, fol-
lowing the example of his mother and
nd-mother, was noted for his many love
affairs. Matters grew so serious that at one
time rupture with his Queen seemed i'm
minent and was avoided only by the friends
of the couple, who saw in a separation the
direst consequences. The Queen was given
a puplic reception and the new peace was
heralded far and wide. Personally Christi
ana is anything but prepossessing and the
divinity that doth hedge royalty certainly
does not apply to her. In comparison EX-
Queen Isabella, noted libertine that she is,
is dignfied, and queenly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-12-17

APPLEs.-Prof. D. C. Eaton, of Yale Col
lege, in paper on "Apples," read recent
ly before the Scientific Society of Bridge
port, says: "The first positive scientific
demonstration of the existence of apple
trees was in the disclosure, made through
a condition of the water, that apple tree
trunks formed part of the foundations OF
Switzerland. This period, as nearly as
could be Judged, was from 200 to 1000
years before Christ. That the apple with
which Eve was tempted in the Garden of
Eden, according to the Scripture, is the ap-
pie of to-day is uncertain, inasmuch as the
word anciently applied to the apple includ-
ed the ounce and pear. Consequently Eve
might have been tempted by either of these
latter fruits. The present apple was due to
the cultivation and development of the
crab-apple, and the peculiarity of the apple
in its evolution is that the part now valua-
BILE was simply the caliX, thickened and be-
come feshy, which had formed around the
original fruit or seeds. There are now
about 900 varieties ofapples, classified under
not less than 5000 names"
FAST EATING.-By eating fast the stom-
ach, like bottle being filled through fun
mel, is full and overtiowing before we know
it. But the most important reason is the
food is swallowed before time has been al
lowed to divide itin sufficiently small pieces
with the teeth for, like ice in tumbler
of water, the smaller the bits are, the soon
er they are dissolved. 1t has been seen
with the naked eye, that if solid food is
cut in pieces small as a half pea it ,digests
almost as soon, without being chewed at all,
as if it had been well masticated. The
best plan therefore, is for all persons to thus
comminute their food; for even if it is we'll
chewed the communion is no injury, while
it is of very great Importance in case of
hurry, forgetfulness or bad teeth: Cheerful
conversation prevents rapid eating.-Joaa-
nal of Health.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-12-17

WORTH KNowING.-A writer in the Lou
isville Post says: Few people know how
to dress fowl after killing it. Birds ducks,
and turkeys are usually dipped in hot water,
so their feathers may be more easily re-
moved. These feathers contain unsavory
oil and they penetrate the skin: AS soon
as the hot water acts upon the oil it is driv.-
en- through the porous tip of the feather and
infused under the skin. For this reason it
is very difficult to secure dressed chicken
or other bird in the market that does not
taste feathery after cooking. They are
dressed hastily and to save time and troub-
lie are soused in hot water. The bird is al
most worthless to the delicate palate after
that. Every member of the feathery tribe
should be picked carefully while cold, care
fully cleaned and allowed to remain in salty
water for twelve hours. The salt draws the
excess of blood from the body. When
properly cooked after this process they have
the delicious taste which persons enjoy so
much at country dinners" and which they
cannot explain. 1t is simply due to the
fact that the country cook is usually more
Conscientious and better trained.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-25

Galveston, sank at an early hour this
morning In the Bolivar channel while
entering the harbor. The Clementlne
is from Paptnburg, Germany, and is
about $50 tons register. Her cargo
consists of 1900 sacks Of coffee,
consigned to lie Glerse and Galveston.
The cargo Is valued at So, 1000, fully
insured In the Thames Il Mersey Ma
rine Insurance company, limited, OF
Liverpool. The vessel Is valued at
SIS, 900, insured for half that sum in u
German company. When the captain
reached the outer harbor gale was
blowing. The night was intensely
dark. AS he was about 10 drop anchor
for the night he discovered that his
vessel was on the bar. The
only hope of saving himself
and crew under these circumstances
was to cross the bar. Crowding in all
the sails, the ship bounded over the
bar, but Immediately began to sink.
The captain and the crew narrowly
escaped to the neighboring lighthouse.
The vessel is q total loss. An effort
will be made to recover a portion of
the cargo.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-25
WACO.
Hill County Visited by a Cyclone One
Fatality Great Damage Done.

Fatality Great Damage Done.
Special.
WACO, TEX, April N.-Train move
mcnts to-day, especially on the Mis-
souri, Pacific, are somewhat improved
as compared with the two days pre-
vlous. Passenger trains have arrived
from both the north and south, and
although they were only local trains,
made up for local traffic, they have
proved quite convenience, enabling
the people who have been water-bound
here to leave for home, and the Waco
ties who have been kept away to get
home. 1t is stated that by tomorrow
trains will move as usual. Heavy
washouts have occurred on the Texas
& st. Louis line between Hubbard
City and Corsicana which interfere
with the regularity Of the trains on
that road.
The Brazos has continued TO recede
all day, but 1t Is reported tonight that
what is called IA red rise" Is coming
down from the head waters. No rain
ofany consequence has fallen here to-
day, but the weather ia close and sui.
try.
The little town of Peoria in Hill
county was visited by a cyclone on
Wednesday, which struck the town at
10 a. m. Otis Posey, the son OF Capt.
Posey, was lifted up by the wind,
blown against post and killed in
stantly. Several dwellings were blown
down and houses were blown dis
lance OF several hundred ieet. Lumber
was blown distance Of five miles to
the neighboring town of Woodbury..
Peoria Is remote from rail or telegraph
facilities, and not an inkling Of this
news reached here until to-day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-25
UvALDE.
Preparations Making for the Odd Eel.
lows Celebration.


uvALDE, Tx, April 2i.--This sec
ton has been blessed with fine rains
The spring roundup is nearly over,
The calf crop is the largest branded
for years. Buyers and sellers have
looked horns now and stand about a
dollar head apart but will probably
come together shortly.
Extensive preparations are making
for the sixty.sixth odd Fellows cele-
bration here April 80, There will be
public address In the courthouse
and grand ball and supper in the
Hatch building. Many invited guests
are expected from San Antonio and
other neighborlng towns.
Sheriff Baylor has lust returned
from Waco with Luis Reno, wanted
here for horse.stealing, He was cap,
tured by the officers OF Llmest one
county.
Cliff Ellison, arrested at Banco on
several charges, had In his possession
goods belonging to l.. J Gay OF Round
Rock stolen nom his wife in Nueces
Canon, which was recently plundered
and burned,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-25

eighty men. The reduction Is made
In the face OF the protest of citizens,
but IL Is imperative because Of the
small appropriation made by the leg.
islature.
From letters received here there lie
evidently some anxiety felt through
out the state to know what the land
board intends doing relative TO the dis
posal OF lands. The board will con.
vene on the return OF the absent men,
bers, aud until then people can pa
tiently wait. IL Is understood that the
encouragement Is opposed to reduc-
ing the lease price to five cents, and II
Is intimated that a fight will be made
on the question ofhxlng the minimum
price at that figure.
The jury In the Pearson case Is still
out.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-25
In an Fmbarrassiug PosIt,ou.
IN PARLIAMENT
The premler.. RsioInder.

LONDON, April 24,-In the house of
commons this afternoon Mr., Henry
Labouchere and Mr.. Henry Richard,
both Radicals, asked whether or not
the government, before going to war,
would seek the offices OF friendly
power to obtain peaceful settlement.
Mr. Gladstone replied that never
during the present correspondence
with Russia or the discussion of the
serious questions at present before par
Lament had the government said
anything in prejudice OF the idea adj
vanced by the questioners. AS
however i,, every answer made
to interrogatories put in the nouse of
commons, was an announcement to
Russia, the government, Mr.. Glad
stone said, had decided that 1t was
neither advisable nor convenient to
make declarations to Russia through
parliament.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-25
A mINIsrER To nussIA.

WAsINdHToS, April 24.--The Ma
tional Republican will contain to.
morrow the following:
RloHMoNp, VA, April %.
The Hon. A. M, Kelley, minister to
Italy, left here last night for WASH
ington, and his family leave here to-
day for New York by the Old Dominion
Steamship line. II was Mr.. Kleley's
purpose 20 start from New York, to
leave on the steamer Normendi on
Wednesday next, but to.mor-
row Mr.. Kelley will re-
sign his position M minister to
Rome, and Will at once be appointed
minister plenlpotentiary to Russia In
the place OF Gen. Lawton OF Georgia,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-25
GEN. GRANT.
nN rnE WAY ro nrunvnnY.

NEW YORK, April 24.--Gen. Grant
did not go to his room from the
library where the family and eX-Gov,
Stanford were until II O'Clock last
night. The general was wskeful until
about O'Clock, when he fell asleep
and slept until o'clock this morning.
Less than half the usual amount OF
morphia was administered during the
night. Probably the general and his
family will spend the month OF July
mt or near Saratoga or the month win
be passed on the CRtskllls.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-25
PLEURo.PNEUMoNIA.
The Decision Granting the Use Of
Government Funds Reversed.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, April 24.-Informa-
ton has been received here that Atty
Gen. Garland, after careful exsmina-
ton Of the law, has reversed the de-
cision given day or two ago en-
powering the commission of agricul-
ture to purchase and slaughter all the
cattle afflicted with pleuro-pneumonis
or other contagious diseases. This COLI
fines the commissioners action simply
to quarantine measures, and throws
the burden ofstamping out the disease
upon the different states or iudividu-
ais as heretofore.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-25
FORT SMITH, ARK.
A Bevy of Criminals From the Ma
ton.

FoRr SAtlTH, ARK, April "a.
Deputy United States Marshal J, II.
Marskon arrived to-day with fourteen
prisoners from the Choctsw and Chick.
asaw country, nine OF whom were
lodged In jail and five gave bond. One
escaped from the camp few miles out.
IN getting here TO-DAY the party had
to travel about six miles through the
overlooked bottom between the Pat
teau and Arkansas rivers. They re-
port all the corn fields under water.
Great damage will result. The river
10 now on u atanustill
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-25
MAsuINnrnN NnrEa.

William II, Robh, special Indian
agent, has reaigned,
Observation-Disclosures Villas yesterday
appointed sixty fourth-class postmas.
tiers.
IL Is expected that the vacancy In
the Office Of third auditor caused by the
involuntary retirement OF judge
lNrightly will be- Allied probably TO.
day.
The frat comptroller OF the treasury
has recommended to the secretary that
the divisions In his office be reduced
from nine to Ave and the force be re.
duced correspondingly,