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the way Of advice. Be encouraged
By the lives Of our greatest states
men. scholars and learned divines
who have won their way to fame
through severe difficulties and scan
ty living. Samuel Drew, apprentice
ed to shoemaker, often dined off of
a penny roll and tied his apron
string tighter to lessen the pangs of
hunger afterward.
Young gentlemen bear in mind
that nature has fitted every one Of
you for q specific work in this life,
and to be master Of that one thing,
you must not squander your time
nor money. Having saved enough
money, spend it to increase your
knowledge and this will give you
increased power to make money,
which properly used, gives ease,
time to think, moral culture, intel
lectual growth and christian graces
OF the highest civilization. | be-
seech you TO make, save, and spend
money to enrich your intellect but
if you are so situated that you can't
see your way clear, let this thought
encourage you. Among the great
est of dead and living men, stand
! foremost those who are known as
selfmade men. Such as put energy,
soul and heart in the accomplish
ment of one thing. The phrase to-
morrow is delusion and like the will
o. the wisp, will lead you into swamps
of idleness and disgrace. [ counsel
you to begin the work Of life to-day
and if the work you undertake seems
repulssive, let no one but God know
it and be led by Him into the exc
cution Of that one thing which will
show itself when diligently searched
for Being my pupils and having
been with you from prattlehood to
that of manhood and womanhood, ]
charge you now, to be manly men
and womanly women, obeying the de.
vine commands, keeping sacred
the Sabbath and doing unto all as
you would have them do unto you.
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According to the calculation made
by scientific writer lately, it re-
quires q prodigious amount Of yege-
table matter to form q layer Of coal
the estimate being that it would real
" take million years to form a
coal bed 100 feet thick. The Uui-
ted States has an area of between
100000 and 100000 square miles of
coal fields, 10O,00O,OOO tons of coal
being mined from these fields in one
year, or emo ugh to run airing around
the earth at the equator five and
one half feet wide and five and one
half feet thick; the quantity being
sufficient to supply the whole world
for period of from 1900 to 1000
years.
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JOB PRINTING
DONE AT THE
ESDHPE.xDESz'
tSgE2.U
J0B G3oo.KS.
mo- So QUEEN ST,

Every description of Plain and Col
ored Printing, done in the very BEST
STYLE of workmanship, and at prices
that defy competition, when weight
of paper and character of work is la
ken into consideration.
We make speciality of all kinds Of
FANCY and ooLoRED PRINTING. We have
a chromatic press, which prints from
one to six colors at one impression
the only press of the kind in this
end of the State
We have all the facilities of steam
power, fast presses, large fonts of
new types, borders, etc, experienced
workmen, and with large stocks of
paper, bought from the manufacturers
always on hand, we can and do defy
all competition in jon PRINTING, both
as to the manner of execution and
price. Call and get samples, and
when you ask for prices, name
weight and quality of paper that you
wish.
Let your husband know more than
you do once in while; it keeps up
his self-respect and you will be none
the worse for admitting that you are
not actually infallible.
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~ Raise no more wheat

in the Middle and Eastern States, but make
your money out of the Barnyard, as Hirner's
Dairy and Doctor Book tells you
England has now SIS, 900, 600 invested in
agricultural implements and seeds in India.
Germany obtained the whole of the Congo
territory in West Africa equal to IA States
like Pennsylvania) for wheat-raising also,
and they calculate to raise all the wheat
they need themselves soon, leaving the two
thirds Of our whole wheat crop we used to
export, on our hands, which will make
wheat so low. that 1t will surely ruin the far
mer who persists in wheat raising. Change
your tactics thereto at once, before it is
too late and make your money ont OF the
BarDyard rs the above book directs you.
Books and Ingredients at r, O. Williams
Jr. & Bros. and at Myers Bros, Martins
burg. dec ,6m.
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Jefferson Go. Esoorl,Ouse.

Nature has done well her work in
giving 10 youth, brain and muscle,
which being properly cared for will,
in time, fit them to grapple with and
master the obstacles of life: giving to
old age, ease and plenty, guarantees
Of happiness This is the privilege Of
all, and those who are not in possession
of them, have doubtless squandered
their time aud misused NATURES means
OF acquiring the same. But time out
Of mind, this and all other countries
have been bored by horde5 of beggars,
who not only beseech the rich, but
beg the industrious black q white for
their hard earnings and table leavings.
This method of Obtaining begged
existence grows with old age, which
in its tottering state becomes an object
of pity and to the poor-house is sent.
Against this we have no objection;
rather think it is humane, When in
such state of care and protection, we
think il is inhuman to have all of the
white paupers eat first and then call in
the colored ones. When out in the
world they were on commoa level,
gladly eating together, as they should
do when fed by the county; but in the
county allowed named, in addition TO
the way they are fed, we are informed
that male and female repose In the
same room, and that the whites
occupy separate apartments. We base
our reliability upon our authority
whose name will begiven in case there
be a denial. We ask that said charge
be investigated, for if true, it certain
ly is a disgrace TO the State.
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J.F. BOYD, Superintendent,
w. A. GARD, Agent, Martinst rg
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PA STTTR e

DERS0NS desiring to secure pasture for
IL cows, adjacent to town, from the LIST of
May, can do so, by calling on Mr.. Staff at
Boydville, and making arrangements with
him. NIL If
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WHEN you are passing by do not fail
to stop and see our elegant new spring
stock. THOMPSON 81 TABLER.
a10 q
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BURNED IN THE CAR.
Horrible Catastrophe ON the Chicago 4
st. Paul.

Horrible Catastrophe ON the Chicago q
st. Paul.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, Oct 29.-The limited
express passenger train on the Chicago,
Milwaukee, e. st Paul railroad ran into an
open switch at Rio and was thrown into a
stone quarry. The day coach held from
twenty to thirty passengers. When the
open switch was struck and the shock came
the mome ntum of the sleepers against the
rear day coach was SO great that the latter
broke in two, directly in the center, rearing
up and forming an inverted V. The day
coach then blazed up with fire and the cries
of the dying inside were simply indescrib-
able Among the passengers were Mrs.
Rosina Johns, Mrs. Scherer, her daughter
in-law, and the latter's two little children, of
Winona. The two women. especially the
brave mother, succe aded by almost super
human efforts in pushing the little ones
through window to the outside and then
they themselves perished in the flames.
A late dispatch to The Sentinel estimates
the number of people burned as twenty six.
force of men were engaged last night
in raking over the ruins of the coaches The
charred remains of eleven victims were
taken out. In the pocket of one man was
an envelope addressed 81. Tontin, Forty
ninth street, Chicago, ILL.," A travelling
man named Dibble was among the victims.
Mr.. L. Lowrey, of Milwaukee also perished
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Tri'.av. Oct. 80. -


The 6-yoa" old snn of James Hicl y was
drowned at Bradley, Me.
Eight lor,ons perished by the burning of
a log cabin ut Flat Rock, Ky.
A collision on the Wabash railroad
caused the death of an express messenger.
The G-year-old son of Artemas W. Allen
was crushed to death by jisger wagon at
Thomaston, Ne.
Lord Lonsdale has gone back to England.
The Violet Cameron company say he will
not stay away long.
The banking house of W. NJ Dustin at
Lincoln. ILL.,, has closed, owing $500, 900
foolish investments were made.
The property of tie Sugar River Mill
company ana Union Toy works at Clare
mont, N. H., was damaged $4,000 by fire.
Sir Robert Collier, Lord Monkswe.l, who
as solicitor general advised the British gov
ernm"nt against allowing Confed rate
privateers to 60 from its ports, is dead.
Gross irregularities are reported by the
third auditor, arising out Of absolute care
lessness or wilful perretration of fraud in
connection with state war claims Iowa is
added to the list.
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CONNECTICUT.

A Plurality Probable for the Demo-
cratic Candidate for Governor, but No
Majority.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, Nov. 3.-In a state
where most of the polling places are within
easy access of telephone and telegraph
offices, returns have never before been SO
slow in coming in. The towns so far show
gains and losses first for one candidate and
then for another see saving. Careful fig
urers think that there will be no election Of
a governor by the people, and that the leg
is!ature will again be called upon to name
Connecticut's executive. The Southern
New England Telephone company gave
out these figures One hundred
towns give Cleveland, DEM, $1,000;
Louis Curry, Rep, 35,SSs. Republi-
cans at present assert that they con-
fidently expect an increased majority in the
house of representatives and twenty-five is
the figure they name.
R. j. Vance, Rep, has been elected in
the First congressional district.
In the Second congressional district,
Carlos French, Dem will have 1,SOO to
2,OO0 majority over Lewis, Rep
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THE NEWS CONDENSED,
Thursday, Oct. 2S.


Boston has contributed 81, $50 for Eastpor
sufferers
The forest fires at harrington, N. H.
wers extinguished by rain.
The officers of the National Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers were all reelected
at New York
Creditors Of the Arlington, Mass, Ma
tional bank, have been paid IN full. Re.
organization is planned
Portugal has authorized the landing at
Mozambique of the French Madagascar
cable Mozambique will become station
of the new line.
The proposal Of prominent Mexcans to
establish dictatorship, to replace the pres-
dency of Mexico, is attracting great deal
of comment The Mexican papers, with
few exceptions, have espoused the scheme.
The seventh annual meeting of the Wo
mans Home Missionary association was held
in Boston. Officers were elected as follows:
President, Mrs. j. w. panic.son, OF lIovi
dence, r. l.: secretary, Mis-, Aatnaiie Lord,
of Boston: treasurer, Mrs. II. II. Proctor,
of ROxbury.
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IN THE GRANITE STATE.
LARGE DEMOCRATIC GAINS APPEAR
TO HAVE BEEN MADE.
The Election for Governor Likely to Go
To the Legislaturc-The Republican
Majority in the Legislature Cut Down
Democratic Congressman Elected.

CONCORD, n H.. Nov. 3-There ha.
probably been no election of governor by
the people, and the First congressional dis
trict is in doubt, though Mckinney, Dem
claims it,
The Republican claim of a ma jority in
both branches of the legislature is conceded
by the Democrats. Upon this legislature
will depend the election of United States
senator to complete the term of the lat,
A. +. Pike, of Franklin. Governor Cur
rier will Immediately make an appointm mt
to this Office to hold only till the legislature
shall make a choice next June. 1t is con-
sidered probable that the governor will not
appoint any one likely to be candidate in
tn. legislature.
Gen. Gallinger, Rep, is reelected to con
gress in the Second district The Republi-
can ority in the legislature is perhaps
reduc d from 5S to 40. 1t is lmpossible now
to give the exact status of the senate
Several districts are close, and where there
is no choice, Republican legislature will
elect. 1t is probable that the senate will
finally stand fourteen Repub leans to ten
Democrat.
The governors council will stand three
Republicans to one Democrat, with one dis
trict possibly in doubt The Republicans
are John c. Linehsn, of Penacook; Charles
Williams, of Manchester; and John b.
Smith, of Hillsboro. The Democrat is AL
hert Batchelder of Littleton In the First
district, which is close, Nathaniel H. Clark,
OF Plaistow, is the Republican nominee and
Miah B. Sullivan, of Dover, the DEM
ocratic.
The Democrats carry Concord and Nashua
and the Republicans Portsmouth.
CONCORD, N. H., Nov 3.-Reports from
$50 towns give Sawyer. Rep, 26,SO3, Cogs-
well, DEM, 1858, Wentworth, Pro-, ,55G,
scattering 759. Republican net loss in
these places 1881
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AMONG THE MISSING.
Richard Preston'> ricnds aud Creation
GrOwIAg Anxious.

o'oNiHS HHAtouss
Boston, Nov. 3-Richard Preston, com.
mission dealer in woolens and tailors' trim
mings at 46 Bedford street. is said to be in
trouble. For several years he has been
doing large business in his linz, and it is
estimat by competent judges that his
profits have been 50 900 year. Neverthe-
less he is said to have entered into stock
speculation AMI real estate dealings, bor-
rowing large sum, of his personal friends,
among them Thomas Clegg of Law
renee. No suspicious were enter
tanned that he was running behind
till last Tuesday, when he did not appear at
the store. He has not been seen since The
store was kept running till yesterday, wh-n
it was rumored that an attachment was to
be put on the goods by his creditors, who
had got wind of his movements. Accord
lngly the store was shut up 1t is estimated
by some that ho owes between *l5O,OOO and
S2OO,OOo. He has been consider d sharp,
shrewd business man, who has done a larg
commission business throughout New
England. Among the dealers with
whom he has had large trans
sactions are Sullivan, Vale & Co, Burrage,
Cole a. Weeks, and Minot, Hooper Il Co.,
all New York firms, having Offices in Bos-
ton. The title Of the firm was Richard
Preston q Co.. the Co was merely FORM
Preston is the treasurer Of the Wilkins
coupling company, and is interested in the
leather lacings company of Lawrence.
There are no evidences that he lived be-
yond his income. He lives at Lawrence,
where he has large estate.
A visit to the Office of the Automatic
car coupler company was mad. Re-
peated knocks on the door brought
no response, though several men
were in the office. Finally Miner r. Thomas.
attorney, appeared from anoth r Office, and
on being questioned, stated that the report
that Pr ston had fled was all "damnod non
sense" that he had suspended his business,
was sick at Portland and would surely be
present at a meeting of his creditors next
Tuesday
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EMlGRANTS IL TREATED,
Imposition on Ignorant Strangers at
Hyde Park. Mass.

Imposition on Ignorant Strangers at
Hyde Park. Mass.
BosToN, Nov 1.-The Herald publishes
story of imposition practicod on German
immigrants at this port by one Henry
Schroeder, who is putting up building and
improving land at Hyde Park. 1t is said
that the green employees have to sleep in q
filthy little hole, packed tog tier in an
underground apartment SO III ckly that
they can hardly turn over. Some
times the rain drives tn in out.
The bedclothes are alive with vermin, and
one of the men says they were fel on the
meat 2f- COW that died from natural
cau1es, Many ef the men failing sick in con-
sequence. The attention of the Hyde Park
board of health was called to this fact, and
an inspection of the meat followed. Witl-
out hesitation the remaining portion was
ordered burned. Why the investigation of
these officials ended at the barrel of mat
is mystery, for it was plainly
evident that there were other abuses ing
practiced which demanded their attention.
He promises the men $40 month b sides
board and lodging but it is alleged that to
get their money they have to consent to a
heavy discount. A party of Poles got the
full sum by threatening to burl Schro lers
shanty. New supplies of immigrants are
obtained when the old hands leave at the
end of their first month.
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CRUSHED IN THE RUINS.
Firemen at Chicago Caught Under Fall
ing Walls.

s CHICAGO Ill.,, Nov 1.-The large stone
building Mt l05 Madison street was com
pletely gutted by fire yesterday. The fire
originated in the book bindery Of William
Wilson g. Sons, and spread to the printing
e. w. Magil. tn, three firms named oc
cupyiig the upper floor Of The building.
The ground floor was occupied by the
Good. ear Rubber company and Salisbury
6; Cline, rubber dealers. Shortly after the
tiremen had gained control of the fire the
top floor fell in with its weight Of printing
presses, some of which went crashing
through to the basement, VIII re a number of
men belonging the fire insurance patrol and
hook and ladder company were at work
covering goods with tarpaulins. The men
were buried in the debris and nearly a
quart of an hour passed before they were
rescued. A rescuing party with axes and
bars was hastily organized AMI worked
diligently, succeeding, after a great deal Of
p,rilous labor, in bringing the imprisoned
men to the surface or those buried, A. C.
patrol, was found to be dead, it being sup
posed that he was killed outright, as his
companions did not her his voice while
HCN WSIc LAC was 10 cdI .
old, married and father of three children,
and had been nine years in the patrol serv-
ice Capt. James Hume, Augustus Bergen
menke, Patrick Mullen, William Carroll
and William Darby, Of the patrol, and Ed
ward McGovern. OF hook and ladder COM
pany No 3, were seriously injured Nc
Govern, it is thought, will die The loss
from the fire will be about &9O0,O in
surance about half that amount
While a rescuing party was at work To-
eating the whereabouts Of Papineaux and
Burgmeyer, eighteen Western Union tele-
graph line repairers assembled an adjoining
building to repair som, wires. They were
told not to do 90, but failed to heed the or
der. While dragging cable over the
burned building, they unloosened ton of
debris, which went crushing into the cellar,
and. striking McGovern and Cornell, in
jured the former mortally. Cornell sus
tained serious injuries The telegraph men
were placed under arrest.
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ANOTHER BIG STRIKE.
Six Thousand Beef Men at Chicago Go
Out.

Six Thousand Beef Men at Chicago Go
Out.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2--The threatened strike
among the beef men at the stock yards is
begun and nearly 5000 men are now out
from the slaughter houses of G. F. Swift e.
Co. and Nelson Morris The trouble is
over the adoption OF the ten-hour system, the
men refusing to work the two extra hours
without additional pay. In these two houses
there are no hogs killed, and the employees say
they cannot accept the ten-hour syst m.
Each of the firms employs about 5000 men.
There is great deal of excitement, but the
men are orderly, and insist that no act of
tn irs will precipitate any trouble. 1t
appears that Swifts men sent a
committee to him on Saturday, and insist
ed on an increase OF fifty cents per day and
this was agreed to.
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A Portland Woman Missing.

Boston, Oct 30-Mrs. Judith Leighton,
81 years old, came from Portland, Me-, yes
terday, to visit the family of w. S. Staples,
33 Florence street, Somerville She was
last seen leaving the depot in this city about
l:l5 O'Clock in the afternoon, and her friends
are very anxious about her. She is feet 6
inches in height, dark complexion and very
hard of hearing. She was dressed in dark
clothes, aud had on a dark bonnet with red
flowers
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PowDeRLY's VISIT TO BALTIMORE.
Interviews with Cardinal Gibbons Re.
garding the Kaights Of Labor.


garding the Kaights Of Labor.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. 1.-The Sun has
the following: General Master Workman
T. V. Powderly, Of the Knights of Labor,
was in the city Thursday, and called on
Cardinal Gibbons at his residence, where a
conference of prelates was held to discuss
questions affecting the welfare of the
Roman Catholic church in the United
States, principally the relation and duties of
Catholics who are knights Of Labor. Mr..
Fowderly had two interviews with the
cardinal, and laid before him the constitu-
ton and bylaws of the order. He also
spoke of the purposes of the knights and
how, in his opinion, they were an organiza
tion not included in the prescription of the
church against secret societies which
promise blind obedience The utterances of
Mr.. Powderly were carefully noted and
pr, sented to the bishops. The visit of the
general master workman was wholly I'M
expected and unknown among the knights
in this city, who did not look for him before
next week. 1t was known he would visit
Cardinal Gibbons in obedience to instruc-
tions from the convention of the Knights of
Labor held recently at Richmond Mr..
Powderly went from Richmond to Law
reno Mass, from which place, it is sup
posed, he came quietly to Baltimore. 1t
said he went away from Baltimore assured
that his organization would not I've inter-
fered with. Several Catholic priests said
that the Knights Of Labor is a lawful Or
ganization. Mr.. Powderly is strict
Catholic and weekly communicate, and
would not countenance any society which
in its workings antagonized the DEGREES of
the church
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The Man Who Shot Beattie,

BosToN, Nov. 3-Louis Bieral, who shot
Surveyor Beattle, of New York, was for
merly known as Louis Clark in Boston, and
was one of the mel employed by tn, gov
ernment to escort Anthony Burns, the slave,
down State street Beatti, is reported
from New York as in favorable condition
The doctors expect the bullet to work out
of his thigh Bieral, who is at the Tombs,
fuses to talk.
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THE FIRE AT BOOTHBAY.
1t Destroyed About $4,000 Worth of
Property.

WlsCAssET, Me-, Nov. 3-The fire at
Boothbay Monday night, destroyed the iron
stor. and blacksmith shop owned and
occupied by Roscoe g. Ingraham; store
owned by James H. BLAIR and occupied by
Frederick K. Harris as a billiard hall
building owned by Joseph Nickerson and
occupied by j. H. Lake as stove and hard
ware, stone and tinshop with tenements
overhead; Gardiner Tibbett's premises occu-
pied by himself as barber shop and bath
rooms Nathan Hodgkin's fruit store and
James c. Poole's hardware store; Eben c.
Poole's sailmaking store Tn, total losses
are about $50, 900; partially insured
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INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY.

Two Labor Representatives Who Tried to
Stop the Sale of HarringtOn's Leather.
PLYMOUTH, Mass, Oct 2s-The grand
jury has indicted Peter McGeogh, of Lynn,
and William Bokefer. of Salem. for con-
spring against the firm of Charles Harring-
ton & Co. The defendants, representing
the Knights of Labor, came to Plymouth
and ordered out the men employed by p F.
Emery, boot and shoe dealer, until Emery
agreed not to use Harrington's leather.
The cas-. is without precedent in the
New England states
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TREASURER CARTER'S DEFICIENCY

The Pittsfeld Selectmen Find Tint
S3J,OOO is UnaccOunted For.
PITTsFIELD, Mass, Nov. 2.-The select
men report that so far as they have invest-
gated ex Treasurer Carter's accounts the
deficiency amounts to S3O,O00. Tie have
attach Cart@r's prop .rty and Lesun a
civil suit against him. Thy do not con-
template criminal proceedings. The in
quiry progresses slowly. but they expect a
satisfactory final sett enent Of accounts