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The Penn's Grove record., 1886-05-29
Catarrh Cured

Oatarrh 10 a very prevalent disease, with dis
uesaing and Offensive symptoms. Hoods Sar-
saparilla gives ready relief and speedy cure, as &c
puriaes the blood and tones up the whole system.
"Isufercd with catarrh Is years. Itook Hoods
Sarsaparilla aud now 1 am not troubled any
with catarrh, and my general health IS much
better" I. W. LILLIs, Chicago, Ill.
suffered with catarrh six or eight years;
tired many wonderful cures, inhalers. etc, spend
ING neatly one hundred dollars without benefit.
! tried Hoods Sarsnparilla and was greatly i'm
proved MA. ABBEY. Worcester, Mass.
Hoods ~SarsapariHa
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for IS. Made
only by G. L HOOD s. co. Lowell. Mass.
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Hoods ~SarsapariHa
100 Doses One Dollar
Hoods SQrsaparNa!

This successful medicine is n arefully-prepared
extract of tho best remedies Of the vegetable
kingdom known to medical science as Alternatives,
Blood Purifiers, Diuretics, and Tonnes, such as
Sarsaparilla, Yellow Dock. Stilungia. Dandelion.
Juniper Berries. Mandrake, wild Cherry Bark
and other selected roots, barks and herbs. A
medicine, like anything else, can be fairly judged
only by its results. We point with satisfaction to
the glorious record Hoods sarsaparilla has en-
tered for itself upon the hearts of thousands Of
people who havo personally or indirectly been
relieved OF terrible suffering which all other
remedies failed to reach. Sold by all druggists.
81; six for IS. Made only by C.L. HOOD s. CO.,
Apothecaries, Lowell. Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
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If a chicken mopes and appears sick,
hustle it around quite lively. Exercise
is cheaper than medicine, and trouble is
avoided.
Evasions are the common shelter of
the hard-hearted, the false and the i'm
potent when called upon to assist; the
really great alone plan instantaneous
help, even when their looks and words
presage difficulties,
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is not a BEVERAGE nor a prepar-
alton of which the fundamental
principle is the "PurgIng Aloes,"
but a purely Vegetable Medicine,
particularly adapted to SPRING
NnMpE ANTS
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FOrtfy, Strengthen and InVig0rate with B. B. B.
-: HAMM0ND'S SLUG SHOT -

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bN S n@ep PARTY your place Frp pamphlet address fIsHkILL-ON-HUDsON n. Y.
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Want 10 Know.

Tnasmuch as onetenih Of the
Bible is directly devoted to woman,
the desire of a group of women 10
New Jersey to ascertain how strict.
ly the translation from the origin.
al tongues has been made ia mot al
together TO be laughed at. These
women have been suspicious that
the learned doctors Of translation
in trousers may not have been as
liberal as they might have been in
the construction put upon matters
feminine in holy writ, and they
are now carefully translating, re.
vising and annolating the Scrip.
lures. A fair sex revision for the
sake Of the fair sex,
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THANKSGIVING.
The Presidents PROCLAMATION
Settling Apart the Day.

WAsHINGToN, d. G., October 81
The following is President cleGs
lands proclamation designating
Thursday, November 25, as the day
Of Thanksgiving and prayer
A proclamation BY the President
Of the United State.
II has long been the custom of
the people Of the United States on
u day in each year especially set
upart for that purpose by their
ChiefExecutive TO acknowledge the
goodness and mercy Of God, and to
invoke his continued care aud pro
lection.
In observance of such custom, I,
Grover Cleveland, President Of the
United States, do hereby designate
aud set apart Thursday, the 18th
day Of November instant, to be oh.
served and kept as u day Of thanks
giving and payer, On that day
let ull our people forego their &c.
customed emplOyments and Assem-
BILE in their usual placesof worship,
to give thanks to the Ruler Of the
uniyeres for our continued enjoy.
ment Of the blessings Of u free gov.
eminent for a renewal Of business
prosperity throughout ourland, for
the return which has rewarded the
labor Of those who till the soil, and
for our progress az a people in all
that makes a nation great, Aud
while we contemplate the Infinite
power Of Gml, in earthquakes, flood
aud storm, Lot the grateful hearts
Of those who have been shielded
from harm through his mercy, be
turned in sympathy and kindness
towards those who have suffered
through hi1 visitations. Let us
alsoin the midst of our thanksgiv.
ing, remember the poor aud needy
with cheerful gifts and aims, so
that our service may, by deeds Of
charity, be made acceptable in the
sight Of the Lord.
In witness whereof | hereunto
sci my hand and cause the seal Of
the United States to he affixed.
Done at the City Of Washington
this first day Of November, in the
year Of Our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and eightysix and
Of The Independence Of the United
States of America, the one hundred
and eleventh,
(SEML] GROVER CLEVELAND,
BY the President
7. F. BAYARD, Secretary Of State.
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Terrible Massacre Of Christ.
lanR In Africn.

LONDON, Oct 26.-Details have
been received Of the massacre Of
native christians of Ugundi, Africa,
by the order Of King Mawanga,-
The massacre began in June and
was directly due TO the refusal Of u
Christian lud acting as the kings
page to commit an abominabIe
crime. Many Christians we're tor.
tured, mutilated and speared and
lhirty.Lwo were burntalive togeth.
er, The appeals Of the missions.
rieS for a cessation Of the atrocities
were unavailing. The diary Of
Bishop Harrington, who was put
to death by the King, will soon be
published 10 London. II is a
thrilling and pathetic narrative Of
hiS experience in Ugandi up to
day Of his death.
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Marshal Mahen's Marrow Els
6,thIRa

PARERRsBuRG, w. Va. October
26.-U- S. Deputy Marshal Aiahen
came near meeting with a fatal &C.
cident last Saturday. About 8
o'clock on that night, as he was
nearing GAINESVILLE, Calhoun conn
ty, on the opposite side of the Kan.
awha, he somehow missed the ford
ind drove into the river, where the
water was not less than fifteen fee!
deep. Both horse and buggy dip.
appeared and the officer found him.
srlfswimming in the chilly waters,
burdened With heavy clothing and
m overcoat. BY extraordinary ex.
erlionS he succeeded in swimming
ashore, where he arrived complete.
ly exhausted. His cries for help
brought assistance from the Ma
sonic Lodge which fortunately hap
pened 10 be in session, succeeded
in saving the horse and buggy
which was fast going down the
stream and in getting the drench,
ed marshal into more comfortable
quarters, where hot FIRE and dry
clnthing SoOn brought him around
all right. II was a close shave.
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The supreme Court and the
Rmllnnnh... = -

AstSA9EUttuNs
The decision of the Supreme
Court Of the United States yester.
day touching the vexed question of
the right Of railroads to charge
more for the shorter than for the
longer haul must have the effect of
strengthening the hands Of those
members of the Forty ninth Gun.
gress who favor the prohibition BY
Federal law Of the unjust practice.
The Court decided, il is true, that
Illinois could not regulate commences
between points within its limits
and New York, because such com
MERGE is interstate commerce and
subject, therefore, to regulation
only by the Federal Legislature,
but II ia iutimated thai such regu.
lation would be just and should be
undertaken by Congress. Astrnng
minority Of the Court even held
that as Congress has not vet legis.
lated on the subject, Illinois had
the power to regulate charges on
interstate commerce on its own
railroads and within lis own lin.
its, no matter where the traffic
came from or what was its destina.
tiOn. The net effect Of the deeis.
ion is, it must be confessed, to re
strict somewhat the Siute's power,
but it, general drift is such as to
inspiriI railroad refnrmers in and
ont Of COngreSs.-Baltimorc Sun,
2Gth ult.
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Natural Bridge Of virginia.

A sudden turn TO the right, and
directly ahead doomed up the Nat
ural Bridge in bold aud rugged out.
line against the western sky, light.
ened with all the glory Of a south
ern sunset. Imagine an immense
mass Of solid rock, sumo forty feet
thick and fifty feet broad, spinning
u chasm seventy feet in width al a
height Of 2l0 feet. On the eastern
side il jagged place wherein an
immense mass Of rock has fallen.
When it fell it is impossible to say,
but II must have fallen centuries
ago, az not a particle of debris re.
mains in the chasm below, The
rock is blush limestone, streaked
with faint lines Of white, The
grain is very fine and firm, aud one
lnseS at first the impressiveness
and majestic grandeur Of the bridge
in speculation on the tremendous
force that scoOped out, as it were,
the immense mass Of rock and
earth that at some time filed the
glen,
On the under side of the bridge,
and almost in the center, the Itch
ems and moses have 80 grown as to
almost perfectly represent the
American eagle with ontstretched
wings, clasping the shield in IT.
talons, Northumberland rec.
Ords state that this peculiar growth
existed in the middle Of the eigh.
teenth century. Standing about
100 feet west Of the bridge, and
looking back under il, a we'll defn.
ed profile likeness of a young wo.
man may be seen. From the road
above the bridge can not be seen
nor is there any indications Of its
existence, unless one leaves the
roadway and goes about twenty
feet To the west, From this point
the small stream rushing through
the glen and under the bridge may
be seen some $50 feet below,-Cor.
resOOndent NaO York Star.
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me Forianss q Tus lIiiliOn.

AMENEWENNNAANH " - ~ NNAAAAAWAA7
atre widows.
Two millionaire ladies have inst
died andleh their fortunes 10 be
.bioken up and scattered among
Others, One Of these il Betsy Hart.
nf Troy, New York. and the other
the widoK ola. T. Stewart, New
YOrkis MERCHANT prince Mrs
Stewards ipftpnelhas been estima-
ted at 100000 aud Mrs, Harris
'at sf0,OOO0O0.
But small portion Of these mil
lions are expected 70 gp.tl charity
Mrs, Hart money will "a pTinci
pally 70 her children and gtand
children, while Mrs Stewards will
nearly allcgo 10 friends, among
whom ] Judge Hilton, Mr. Stewards
business counsel and Ghas. j.
olinch, Mr.. Slewart's nephew are
expected 10 get the lions share. !
A. 4. Slewarl and wife Believed
very litlle IN charity, and the few
attempts lbey made In this direct.
ion have been miserable failures.
Stewart fo1ghtrhisSRayto opulsnce
through Ethe most insufm6dntable
difficulties sand nolonsieyer ehc6ur.
aged him orassisted him BY char
ity None ever delighted him BY
throwing open their mnseums and
art galleries to him. Nor did any
one assist him in gaining an edf
cation. 0wing 10 his success 10
life he concludedsthe absenca Of
thessicharities were conducive Ia
vigorous manhoOdiand q successful
business career, audsthis kept his
.milliohs'heatl,ea Tito himself. But
Two schatiliesp were provided for
in his will, and one Of these, the
fehodse for working girlE," proved a
sotry failure under the plan he
'fprmplale ed for conducting il, and
MIS-. Stewart turned IL into a hotel
after a two months trial.
tl6ienjoyment seems 10 have
come to the po.sessos of all these
millions. Stewart had scarcely
finished his fine marble palace on
Fifth Avenue, New York, and gil.
ed IL with the finest treasures Of
art, and become ready seemingly
TO enjoy life, till be was called to
leave IT, Allthis magnifcence has
been but q gloomy prison for his
bereayed wife. Vandals even stole
away the bones Of her hu.band, go
that she had no. even the pleasure
of visiting his burial place and car.
rying thither offering of flowers.
Yet the msn who hoarded these
millions for Mrs. Stewart and Mrs.
Hart were cOnsidefeduf the model
type Of millionaires. Their lives
were unusually free from that spec
les Of selfish disregard for the bust
ness and property Of Others that is
TOO often characteristic of Ameri.
cas- rich men. Yet few, no matter
how poor, have had cause for envy.
ing them in their enjoyment Of
their possessions.
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in the mex. House. The recent
action Of the President ID suspend.
ing District Attorneys Stone and
Benton, ons a Democrat and the
other a Republican, for TOO great
political activity. IL accepted as an
indication that the order is to be
strictly enforced. Ii Il expected
that a number Of dismiss.
ais viii result from vidIations Or
this order. a general court Of in.
quify would probably notbe found
practicable, but where serious
charges are made and supported
with sufficient evidence, dismissals
will follow. @p Il
a campaign lie has been going
the rounds Oflate TO the effect that
whensthe agent for thelsaleof Gen.
eral GtahtsMemoifs asked permits.
sion to canyasstbe Interior Depart
menl for subscribers, Secretary La
mar refusedIt6 grant it, but that
an agent for The '1ife Of Robert E.
LeeaAwas accorded the privilege
withoutltbe slightest objection be,
ing interposed. Nobody ever so.
liCited permission to canvass The
Interior Department for the 'I,ife
Of Robert E. Lee" until last Tues.
day, when leave was promptly
granted When the agent Of
Grants Memoirs made aRn TO.
Mr.. Lamar isdesite q Trough
the Department viii bis absorip
ton book, The Secretary not only
acceded to therequest without hes.
itation, but headed the list Of In.
terror Department subscribers with
an Orderfor the twenty-five dollar
OF cOsllies. edition. r D.
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Monday Afternoon shortly, after
three o'clock our citizens we're
startled BY a loud crash in the vi.
cinity Of the new hotel being erect
ed by Rutiner Bros. A crowd rush
to the scene and found that a ppr.
tion Of the front walls had fallen
in, but no one hurt. The cause
Of the crash was the giving way Of
the piers, the upper one being the
first 10 succumb 10 the heavy
weight upon il, The damage will
not fall short Of $1,000. The acct
dent, while deplored by all, will
not hinder the progress Of tho work
a great deal as steps have already
been taken to repair the damage
Kaaatrha Gazette,
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Not IIIa Wife.

CHARLE-ToN, W. Va, Oct. 30
Phineas Campbell was arrested the
other day at Kanawha Station,
near Parkersburg, by one of the
Eureka detective men, and placed
in jail hare. He is wanted at ST.
Clairsville, 0hio, by Sheriff Leroy
Sedgwick, He was living, il is al,
legged, in Kanawha with a woman
from Richie county, Emily Barn
house, who, ii is claimed, was moi
his wife. The sheriff Of Belmont
county will take him to Ohio,
Monday,
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Kaiser William has introdnCed
the bicycle drill in the German
army. The sergeants Of the Mainz
garrisOn have made lrial trip
frnm Mainz to Hanover, a distance
of 200 miles, fully equipped, in
FIVE days, or forty miles a day
Napoleon |, used to say to his sold
ies: "The victory lies in your
legs" Acting upon the spirit Of
tlia maxim, Germany proposes to
save the legs Of her soldiers BY
mounting them upon bicycles, as
Napoleon did once by mounting an
army Of $4,000 soldier on coaches.
But an army Of 100000 bicyclisls
in motion across Europe will be
novel as well as picturesque. It is
also announced that Germany has
decided TO arm this army Of wheel.
men with repeaters-ten shooters;
THAT all The Government manu-.
factories and arsenals are TO be run
continuously day and night on the
work Of converting the Mauset rifle,
the weapon at presentin use BY the
army, into reporters holding ten
cartridges EACH" But with all her
bicycles and reporters, Germany
must win her battles, IL at all, In
the good old way-by hard fighting
and that depends upon .lhe man
behind the mnsket." The coolest
and best possible man is required
behind the repeater, as tina ordin.
airy soldier in action disarms him.
self in two minutes by pumping
his ammunition all away,
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O., BLAZER 81, Smith Sc, MpfedocE
81, Rob.h 81, Forrest 80, Bryan So,
.HOwaTdT55.
PUTNAM.

oZ, konsh VI Forrest bg Bryan 81
HowardI55.
"a PUTNAM
The friends Of Mr.. Hogg claim
the county for him by 200. Later
reports give II to Hutchinson.
JACKSON {, u
Advices from jackson county
put Hogg's majority At $50.
RoANEo
Roanelcounty gives Hogg 100
majority; woodward, rep. 100.
WOOD.
Wood county elects two Demo
Gratis n the Legislature, aud gives
Hutchinson, republican, for Cong.
450 maiorits
RICHIE.
The Republicans claim Richie
county BY 300 majority
Peasants, Calhoun and Writ are
reported to have given increased
Democratic majWities.
The counties Of Wayne, Lincoln
and cabeh give Hogg, Democrat,
for Congress, 1900 majority. 81
The Democrats have gained IL
members Of The Legislature, which
insures the return Of Mr. Camden
10 the United States Senate.
Wilson in the second, Snyder in
the third and Hogg in the fourIhI
Democrats, are elected to Congress.
In the first district i is very close,
with the chances 10 favor Of GOf.
Ohio goes Republican as usual,
but gains twoo three Democratic
Congressman.
Indiana and New York gives in
creased Democratic majorities.
Pennsylvania, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts, and California, very
close.
The "solid South is still solid.
The Democracy has more than
held its own in the States that yo,
ted Tuesday.
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Now 10 Business.

~ ANAaHAssStPNN
The election is over, and we will
not have another cam paign until
two years hence, when we elect u
State ticket This campaign has
been exciting and earnest, but not.
withstanding was carried on de.
Gently, and without the dirt.sling
ing that characterized former cam
paignS,
Now, as we will have o rest from
politics for at leasl two years, lel
us settle duwn to business, and go
to work with will to build up the
interests Of our town and county
and Stale.
There is much work to be done
in this town that is of much more
advantage to US than politics.
Houses ought to be built for ten.
ement occupancy. The lack Of
houses is one Of the great draw.
backs to this town. Hundreds of
people would locate here if they
could only get houses 10 live in
The men who own lots, and have
the money should have pride and
enterprise enough TO build about
fifty tenement houses.
A company ought to be formed to
bore for natural gas, aud if it is
found in sufficient quantities, ii
will not be long until this town ia
dotted all over with manufacturing
establishments of every kind.
We should assist and encourage
every enterprise that seeks a loca.
ton 10 our place. If we try to
help ourselves, others will help US.
Our merchants should adopt a
new era in doing business, by do,
ing away with general stores
This town is getting too big for
such stores. We ought to have ex,
elusive dry goods stores, clothing
stores, groceries, shoe stores, hard,
ware stores, jewelry stores, furni.
ture stores, and 80 on. Then when
people come to town 10 buy they
could find what they want and
plenty Of it, ana would not have to
go Of 10 another town to supply
their wants. We ought also to
have several wholesale houses, con
si'ting Of dry goods, groceries, boots
and shoes and hardware, with such
establishments we could soon com
mand the trade Of the Great Kan.
awha Valley.
We ought to also organize a
building Association, Such an in.
stitution would do much to help
the laboring man and mechanic,
and soon put him in a condition to
own bis own home, and at the same
time DO Of vast benefit to the town.
With railroads building to our
town, and more pointing this way,
we ought 10 take advantage Of the
situation, and make u big town Out
of Point Pleasant
lie! US all pull together.
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A party Of Germansrepresenting
about a dozen families we're in
Monongalia and Preston counties
recently looking for land to settle
on, They were coal miners, and
lived in Westmoreland county, Pa,
but are disguised with the strikes
and labor troubles Of that region.
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The ceremonies at the unwilling
of the Statue of Liberty, at New
York on the 18th ult., we're among
the most imposing this country
has every seen, and were well TT
ting the auspicious event they eel,
cbrated. While Americans and
Frpnchman were the chief actors,
many natious were represented
and shared Ia The spirit Of good
feeling and received inspirations
from the impressiVenOss of the
scene that may be felt in many
lands.
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Henry G. Davis is putting the
West Virginia Central Railroad
through from Thomas, Tucker
county, 10 Beverly, Randolph coun.
ty, and Senator Camden and his
company will extend the Ohio Riv.
er road on down the Ohio to Hun.
linglon, Both Of these extensions
will be Of great value 10 the people
Of the State.
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Deputy Collector McCreerry and
his assistant captured an Illicit
still in Wyoming county reCsntly,
1t was destroyed with seven hogs.
head Of mash captured at the same
time. None Of the parties opera.
ting il were captured, but they are
known, and il is expected they
sUVn will be run in, Wf
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LAST, BUT THEY ARE NOT LEAST
Chas Mack ( Son,
GALLIPoLIs, OHIO,
are always in the lead, and this fall
more SO than ever before

Read this entire Advertisement be con.
WINGED that what we say IL true
Our stock comprises follows Silks and sans cheaper and
better than hny Of competitors Don't fail to give us look
when you get ready to purchase.
Cashmeres satecs Boucc Cloths Henrietta Cloths rcots in
that make the eager buyers astonshed after they hear our
prices and examine goods how they be cheaper than
come andexamine and save money. Eh 8tt
Cloak Jackets Jereystbo largest stock the city, and tho
beauty is, cheaper than our competitors.
jeans Fa4ne and grea many other wooens too numerous
to mention, cheaper than the cheapest.
Blankets and shawscomo and see for yourselves Don't take
I'VE know it. Sr -
Fine Shoes for Indies and gents Take lifetime to como and ox
anime and look through in regard quality and price, 1t don't
cost you anything, and be your own judge.
Heavy Boots and Shoes We have the best and largest stock of
any one year before positively will not be undeo by any
cheapest to the best.