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Recently patents have been granted w.
F. Werick OF this town for harvester,
and for grain drills 60 John F. Keller of
Shepheristowu.
Mail service on the Accommodation train
between Winchester and Baltimore began
ON the 8oth. This train will now be more
of an Accommodation than ever.
We cali attention 90 the new advertise
men. of Nh. +. Brownoll dealer lon watch
Is. clocks aud iewe'ry. ana advise all who
want anything In his line TO give him
CALI
Dr. Vim. Neilrs little daughter was pain
fully scalded ON Sunday morning Of last
week by up,ettinc vessel of boiling water
but is recovering from che effects of the ac-
cideut.
The Cark,burg Noes, which knows a good
thing when it sees TO- says:
The Charest0wu FREE PRESS has COM
ueuced Do, sevcn,y-ttth year and is rs new
~ as ever
We acknowledge with thanks compli-
mcn.ary tickets TO the Martinsburg and
Winchester Fairs. It viii give us pleasure
if events are So ordered that we can spend
Dag at each
The Berkeley County Fair at Mar,insburg
begins next Tuesday The managers hope
90 make it q most creditable exhibition and
the attendance will Dee very large it the
weather IS favorable
Mr. Rober, b. Mitchell who wa, recently
appointed steward go, tbc Marine Hos
pa' q. Norio'k. has received MS appoint
ment papers. and lef for that place on
Tuesday our b-st wi~b., go with him.
Foraiug ut elder right from the press
none of your ittle brown jugs bur a good
sized old-f>6ioned fellow with q coru-cob
-,o.per-ve are indebted oour good friend
ID r. Henderson, OBJ the Lee,owu vicinity
Wc have received ticket Co the twenty
fah annual airof tbe Virginia State Agri-
cultural Saciety--o be held "a, Richmond
ON the 2I,t. 22nj and 2Srd. inst. Sorry it
8, ont of our power 90 De in attendance, as
they SNOW how 90 gct up first class exhibit
zion, iu the OBJ state.
mr. A Breunemau sold Yesterday Co Mr.
John Sat,erlee. ,or 500. fnep parrot horses,
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GS-Nune genuine without q bunchof green
Hops on the white label. Shun all the vile
poisonous stuff with Hop or Hops in their
name.
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Administrators Notice.

4 LII persons indebted TO the estate of Esrom
N Slfer, deceased, are hereby notified that
his Bonds, Notes and Books are in the hands
of the undersigned for settlement, and prompt
payment by those indebted will be expected
Persons having claims against the same will
present them without delay properly and law
fully sustained.
GEO. w T. KEARSLEY,
;. W. WYSONG,
Jan. s. 1850 Administrators.
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This revised series is great improvement
upon the old. both as 10 intrinsic merit and
commercial value. The paper. typography,
binding and illustrations arr of superior quail
". And the merits of the books. together with
the taste and beauty of their general appear
ance. renders il desirable 90 use the " Revised
Edition instead of the old in our schools.
b |. BUTCHER.
State Supt Free Schools
sa,..p,Lor l. f4sg
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Primary School.

MISS MARY S. HAINEs viii open her
VI school for young children on Tuesday,
September Isl, 1856.
Sept. 3. 1850.
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FODDER TVI.V.E.

CAR LOAD.
LEARNERS wanting Fodder Irvine, l will
i sell you a good article at lowest prices.
Discount to the Trade.
August p. 1885. BE. WASHINGTON.
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The Berkeley County Fairat Nar,insburs
begins next Tuesday The managers hope
Co make it most crediab.e exhibition and
the attendance viii Dee very large it the
weather is favorable
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-10-01
Hay UNHfed.

TWILL pay Cash for Good Hay.
i b. G. WASHINGTON.
March 10 So.
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WIN. KAHN & Co., Sadler Building.
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RrMm md NH Feed.

WHOLESALE and Retail.
w B. c. WASHINGTON.
April rs. 1885.
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Seed 0HlS.

TUST received a car load Of Northern Dat
81 for seed. Be WASHINGTON.
DRESERVES AND largcstock
i Of all sorts Of Spi Is on hand Also pure
Olive oil on drafl and in bottles.
AISQUITH & co.
ELAINE. The best and safest oil For sale
Ebv GEO. W I. KEARSLEN
NINEGAR-Pure Cider Yinegar for picking
GEO. W. T. kEARSLEY.
We are now ready To show yoI the lar
gest and most complete stock OF Boys and
Childreus clothing ever brought % Charles
town, and the prices are fully 20 per cent.
lower than any other house can offer them,
besides being well made, aud in the newest
styles.
: ID. HRsCHMAN * Co.
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WE ARE PREPARED TO
EXC H A n O. e
Pub is School Boo S!
at the following CASH PRICES:

Explain NroRY.-Any child bringing for in
stance. M Old Third Rc1dcr and 10 cents, gets a
New Book in return.
All Books used in any Of the schools in the
county ordered by next mail.
GEO. I. LIGHT
CharlcsloWn. JefI Co., W. Va.
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fish !

n LUT Branch and All Roe Potomac Her
VI ring, and Boned Shad for sale by the Bar
rel. Half Barrel or Dozen.
June I. 80. G. W. T. KEARSLEY.
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Look

DAINT your carriages, buggies, &c. with
Pierce 4 Cos Quick Drying Coach Black
ready for use. AISQUITH & CO.
April IS, 1855.
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.NPr Goods.

7 HAVE Just replenished my store with fresh
| assortment Of Dry Goods, Groceries and
Crockery. GEO ". T. KEARSLEY.
Nav p 1850.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-10-01

The Louioun Ttphoar SAYS Commodore
Scmmes, of the United States Navy, CONE
mlei suicide by cutting his throat with a
razor. az bis boarding place In Hamilton,
L0ud0uu county where he mas, with his
family. soiouruiug Tie was iu sd health
and very de=pondeu, HewouId have been
promoted OBJ Rear Admiral next month
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-10-01
Building lots for safe.

UNHE undersigned has for Sale four eligible
| Building Lots, with bearing fruit thereon.
Terms Cash.
April 30, 1850 K. y HESoEl.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

fry get inside and billet themselves at
bed and board on the grown oyster un-
til they have eaten their host ont of
house and home. 1t is very possible
that some of these enemies are the irri-
tant causes of the pearls; in the center
of which there is always some foreign
substance, such as grain of sand or
fish's egg. A great number of small
pearls Care sometimes found in one
bivalve; one with 115, from Elizabeth or
Toan Island, in the Tuamotu group,
was shown in Paris in 1873. Some
pearls reach great size; and one from
Panama, which was presented to Philip
H., of Spain, in 1879, is recorded to
have been as big as pigeons egg.
Imitation pearls-and admirable imi-
tation the most of them are-are not I'M
common Just now. They were first in
vented in 1866 by one Joaquin, French
enameler on glass. The little glass
globules of which they consist are first
lined with mixture of isiuglass and
''essence of the East" and then stuffed
with melted wax. This essence d Orient
is made of the pearly matter which is
found at the base of the scales of the
whiting, preserved in ammonia. ST.
James Gazette.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

friends, when a drunken loafer reeledl
up to the stand, and, after making few
insulting remarks, lifted his foot and
sent peanuts and rooster, apples and
oranges, tumbling into the street
Now, this was misfortune to any
vender, and Mr. Drew turned to see
what the lad would do. To his sur
prise he found him laughing heartily,
as every passer-by, whether well-dressed
man or ragged boy, stopped to pick up
and walk away with the displaced
goodies. The lad rescued his roasting
machine, but made no attempt to save
anything else.
"Why don't you scurry round and
pick up some of your STUFF" Uncle
Daniel asked impatiently. "And what
in creation are you laughing atp"
"What chance would | have with all
those Wall street sharpersP" the lad
asked. I'm laughing to think how
everybody goes down sooner or later
who does business here. Inever real
lied before that was broker, like the
rest of EN-"
Uncle Daniel saw the point, and
joined in the laugh.
~ suppose you've made enough to
buy new stock withP" said Mr. Drew.
"Yes, sir. / could set up half q
dozen stands; but, after this, l should
always be expecting a depression in
stocks You may enjoy black Fridays,
Mr. Drew; but one is enough for me. "
"What do you calculate TO doP" the
gentleman asked.
I've made enough to 60 to school
for three months or more, sir; and |
think l shall start in and study"
$50 it," said Uncle Daniel; land
when you want place, just let me
know"
The above are simple samples of Mr..
Drew's interest in matters that are usu-
ally of small account to business men.
He saw what others passed by unno-
ticed, and cared little for what Others
thought he ought to be moved by
Eleanor KIRK, IN ZiOn'S Herald
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
"THE COMING MAN"

Is 1t the lad who loudly talks
OF heroes and their mighty deeds,
And prates of all the great exploits
He will achieve? And, meantime, feeds
His brain with wild and thrilling tales
OF wondrous Escapes by land and sea,
And dreams of what famous man
In future years he's sure 10 bef
Yet all this time he shirks his task;
His chores in time are never done;
His lessons never perfect are.
From rising TO the setting sun,
He's building castles in the air,
And living in an ideal Land,
Where he, the greatest hero, is
Firm champion of the good and grand.
An, laddie, laddie, you are wrong,
If that is how your ideas run.
A hero, cen in embryo,
Meier shirlIs nor leaves his work undone.
If nOlD he Sights his trivial tasks,
How will he in each coming year,
Be strong to conquer greater foes,
That in his onward path appear
Vanquish each little foe around.
An angry word, n sum, a chore-
Be conqueror there! Twill tell in time,
Tho they are Understanding more.
Be firml be strong with little things!
And tho they bring no loud renown,
They nerve your heart, and fit your brow
To wear the victor's laurel crown.
Claude G. Thdrin, IN Golden Dare
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21
WIT AND WISDOM.

Troubles spring from idleness, and
grievous tolls from needless ease.
The railroad engineer who ran into
Jumbo's trunk is the champion bag
gage-smasher of the age.
Good children are the hardest crop
to raise; it takes kind home and two
steady heads.-M Y Independent.
-Personal-Dear Ned, come back;
all is forgotten. Pa kicked the wrong
man, and didn't know it was you.
Come immediately-May.
The man, who is always ready to
condemn the mother-in-law, should not
forget that she had a mother-in-law once
herself.
-"Willis's best poems were written
in his clearinghouse" Another proof
that person can write best when his
stomach is empty. -Kentucky State
Journal.
"A beautiful new song is called 1.-THE
Lone One on the Shore" We never
knew till now how romantic q solitary
clam could be made to appear.-BGr-
hers Gazette.
"A new comedy is called "The Girl
with a Tin Heart" Nearly all the girls
have tin heart when young man
comes around with soft solder.-L0aiS-
vile CoaIrier-JoWRaI.
The poor dude;
The melancholy days have come,
With chirp of Preside cricket;
The dude, in lieu of Qvercoat,
Is forced to wear the ticket.
Merchant Traveller.
In some instances jealousy is n sign
of love, but it is more frequently proof
of overwhelming egotism, In some
cases jealousy is proof of no love of any
kind, but is merely indicative of bad
disposition. Albany Journal
-"Why don't you hold up your heaC
as 1 doP" asked an aristocratic lawyer
of sterling old farmer. esquire" sale
the farmer, "look at that field of grain
You see that all the valuable heads arr
bowed down, while those that hav,
nothing in them stand upright"
Don't forget to smile! Even gril
discounts long face in the worlds eye
Smile in adversely, dark days; whel
your wits ends are warped out of al
Shape and your nerves exhausted, max
at least a showing. Get the best foot il
the lead, and then-smile. That cheer
full smile will secure more aid for yo
from others than a whining voice an
wry face could ever hope for.-M
Examiner.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21
THE TABLES TURNED.
How the Swallows Amused Themselves at
the Expense of the Cat.

How the Swallows Amused Themselves az
the Expense of the Cat.
Most birds are as fond OF frolic as
any of you little people. We seldom
catch them at it, to be sure, but this is
partly because we do not watch them
closely enough, and partly that we
have taught them to be afraid of us,
and they take careHto keep out of our
sight.
Any one patient enough to wait for
them, and careful not to brighten them
away, may see birds amusing them
selves in many ways even in our city
streets.
One of the drollest things of this sort
was seen lately by clergyman. 1t
was plainly bit Of fun, kind of prac-
teal joke, and the victim was a digni-
fled cat. Pussy had seated herself COM
fortably on a gate post, where she was
out of the way of impertinenA dogsS0r
boys, and yet could see everything and
everybody that passed, which l need
not tell you, if you are knowing in the
ways of these pets cats are very fond
of doing. She might have had quiet
hour in this spot, but unfortunately she
was noticed by small flock of swal-
lows which were skimming over the
fields in merry mood, as it proved.
No sooner did they spy their old enemy
in this exposed place than they appar-
emily resolved to pay her off for the
frights she had given them by little
fun at her expense.
| Do you know how a small bird wor-
ries or leases an enemy bigger and
stronger than himself? He does it by
flying swiftly over the foe, and giving
it a peck in passing. In this way a
bird like the swallow or kingbird will
annoy and even drive away crow or,
it is said, an eagle.
Well, this was the plan of the swal-
lows against Pussy. Each one in turn
flew past her, tapping his wings in her
face, almost touching her ear, and
making her think he would surely peck
her. Naturally she did not like it, and
tried to turn the fun on her side by
catching one of them for her supper.
But they were too quick for her.
Around and around they flew in per-
feet circle or like an endless chain,
each one coming as near as he dared,
and evidently enjoying the joke
greatly, while Pussy snatched and
clutched wildly at them as they passed.
If she had caught one of her tormentors
in that cruel paw, he would have had
a sorry time. But she did not; and
when she had endured the rough play
for some time, till her patience was
gone, though long before the birds
were tired Of the sport, she gave up the
strange contest and came down, very
huffy indeed.
1t is all right, in her opinion, for a
cat to play with a bird or mouse be.
fore she is ready to eat it, but for these
insignificant creatures to turn the table:
, upon a dignified cat-that is quite an
/, other matter!-GIive Titorne Miller, IN
Hdrper'S Young People.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

The first Presbyterian general as
sembly met at Philadelphia in 1883.
No less than 8,061 young women
are attending the several colleges in this
country.
-Forty-one thousand copies of the
Scriptures in the Turkish language have
been distributed among the Musselmans.
President Eliot, of Harvard Univer-
sity, has quietly nipped in the bud the
plan to revive the game of football at
that institution. f(
- The whole number of commune
cants in the Presbyterian Church in
1S75-76 was 535, 210; in 18S4-85, 644,-
025-a net increase of 108, Sl5, or 20s
per cent. in ten years.
There is reported to be one man in
che Freshman class at Yale who is the
eldest of nine brothers, all of whom in
tend to go through that college.
"A new technical school has been
established in Springfield, Mass.-the
first of its kind in the country, or, in
deed, in the world. 1t is a "School of
Christian Workers. boston Journal.
Canon Farrar, in a lecture delivered
at Johns Hopkins University put him
self in line with those who protest
against making the study of ancient
languages the chief business of college
life.
Chorus choirs of male voices have
become the fashionable church music in
New York. There are six or seven
congregations which will begin this fall
their first experience in male choirs,
and the chorus of boys voices is increas-
ing in popularity.-M Y. Tribune.
"A professor of walking" is said to
be a Canadian institution which might
be imported with advantage to our
young ladies' seminaries. The profess
sor takes young ladies out on long
tramps and compels them to adopt a
free, swinging gait, and carry their
shoulders properly Chicago Times.
One Presbyterian Church, in Jor-
dan Springs, Kan, has only one mem
Der. He is an elder. and the church is
reported as giving 81 to the Home Mis-
sion cause, 81 to the relief fund for aged
ministers, and 55 cents to the expenses
of the Assembly. The pulpit is vacant.
Another church, in New York, has only
one member, but twenty Sunday-school
children are reported.-& Paul Press.
The Woman's Missionary Society
in Dakota cut the knot, deciding to have
but one missionary society, with the
same set of officers, but with variety OF
functions. One day it is a foreign mis-
sionary society, another day it is a home
missionary organization; the same, only
for the time facing another way.-N
Y. Examiner
The CongregGJGonalistrecords case
of heathenism at Springfield, Mass,
which is truly remarkab1es It'says; "a
little girl happened in a neighbor'
house one morning st the time of family
prayers. She was asked to stay, and
accepting the invitation, remained al
interested participant in the proceedings
When they all rose from kneeling she
startled the company with the exclama
tion Il like this game first-rate. What
is the name of itP' All this is said t.
have occurred under the shadow of Hop
Church.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

"A bee-keeper having been told that
lad, through being repeatedly stung
by bees, had become impervious to any
unpleasant sensation when attacked by
them, resolved to experiment on his
own person. He kept a record of the
number of times he was stung. and
when he began to cease feeling the eff
fects of the stings, The result was that
all sense of feeling had gone when he
had been stung thirty times within a
few weeks. Troy Times.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

eli" says a prominent American
publisher, all books should be printed
as they come from the hands of their
authors, there would be great outcry
from the reading public. 4" But they
are not; we have the word Of the heart
broken authors for it, they are not No,
by the Wandering Hand of Sing Nine
they are Not-Burdette, IN BrOoklyTa
EdQle
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-21

Spanish sailors are the most super.
stitious of the lot. One of their pet
omens is that a ship whose decks are
wet the first day out will have fine
weather the rest of the voyage. For
that reason they often leave their moor
ingS in q storm.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-11-27

boys and got behind the ice-boN. whora
l could laugh and keep an eye ON thcm.
Here Just look at the size oT these
crabs Big rs Your head. every one of
them When the boy set biz platter
tul down IN front of those two fellows.
their eyes fairly bulgcd out Thcv
stared at thr platter aud then at each
other but didn't say "A word Then
they looked around to see il anybody
was watching them, but dodgod bo.
mind the box.
Ilow much is tho bll?' said the
biggest fellow to the waiter
The boy came To the bar and ask Ell
for check. ought to have charged
them four dollars, but | didn't stab
them hard; sent them check for
three dollars and fifty cents. They
stared at that harder than they had ut
the crabs, and they began TO 90 down
in their pockets. | guess it about
cleaned them out tor they got down to
nickclS and pennies, but they paid like
gentlcmon.N
How many crabs did they eat?"
Not a crab, | was out there by the
cigar case when they passed out. and
asked them to have a cigar
We don't smokow- Detroit Free
Press.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-11-27
FRENCH FIREMEN.
The Extravagant Pay Enjoyed 10y the FIre
Laddios of Paris.

The Extravagant Pay Enjoyed by the Fire
Laddies of Paris.
Over in Paris, when you see a man
with red trousers, remarkably baggy,
with "A little blue jacket. tight enough
for n corset, and with big red belt TO
which ring is attached as though TO
enable his mother TO hang him out on a
limb as some squaws do their papooses.
you have before you q pOmpier or
Sapeur-pompier. Those are the words
employed by Frenchmcn to express the
meaning of our word 'tiremcn," and 10
is TO those gentlemen with the wealth
of trousers that the citizens Of the be-
nightcd city cOnide the work that is
done by iiremen over here.
The best place in the world to study
the pOmpier is around the big
fountain in the garden Of the Tuilleries.
That is also n desirable resort for the
student who would learn the ways OF
the herds of French infants and of their
shepherdesscs, the bonnes in spotless
bonnets and fantastic ribbons Moth
ing in the world presents better pict-
ure of perfect happiness than pom
pier sitting in the sun with an amiable
bonne beside him, unless il be- the
French baby who tndS himself free 90
devour his toes unmolcsted. That is
the attitude in which the pompier was
always studied by the writer of this
treatise who watched for four years
and ran across only one fire i'm Paris
A New York fireman on reading this
will perhaps exclaim. "Oh, 20 be- "a
Sapeur-pompier,' but he would be
wrong. A Sapeurs life may be q long
dream of bliss; q chain Of happiness
whose links are untold bOnues each
with ribbons more fantastic than those
Of her predecessor, but then il is an aw-
fully economical dream Of bliss The
SapoUr- pOmpicr is a soldier regularly
enlisted and chosen 10 b. a Sapeur ON
account Of his physical prowcss and
agility. lie must be pompicr whether
hc wants 10 or not, and his only conso.
iaiiOn is that he receives as compcnsa.
tiOn for the hard work which he is sup
posed TO perform tho unusually large
pay of fifty or sixty centimcs % day
Reducing his salary for the pOetical
centimcs 20 the cold, hard cent it is
found that the pompor gets ten or
twelve cents q day.-CO Cincinnati
Times.