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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-27
A Persian Dentists Methods

/ had slept little, us was suff ring
greatly from t0othache The Sh
declared that there was skilful dent
list in the encampment. and, as the
pain was almost nm bearable, | made
up my mind to put m self in his hands
rather than endure 1t any longer He
was accordingly sent for. HIS instru-
ments consisted of a short knife or
~ cor and kind t iron anvil. He
babe me sit OF the ground, and then
took my hea firmly betwee his
knees After cutting away the gums
he dentist AZ p led the awl 10 the
roots OF the tooth. and striking the
other end of it with all his might, ex.
pected to see the tooth fly into the air.
But it was double one, and not to be
removed by such means from the law.
Ih' awl slipped and made severe
wound in my palate. He insisted on a
s. cond Trial. declaring that he could
not but succeed. Bat the result was
that he broke off = largo piece of the
tooth, and | hal suffered fiicient az
ony 10 decline q third experiment
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-27
HIDDEN TREASURE.
MD aoid and silver Cotns Found on '"s
East shore OF virginia.


Persons from Pungo;eague' IN the
lower part Of Accomac. report tlat ~
rs,zo Nears. a tenant on the Fair view
farm. situated near there. on Nandua
creek. has recently found large guam
tity of gold and silver English CONS
which, according to an old iraui'loh'
,vere hurled there during the revnlu-
tionary war by wealthy Engiishman-
Tradition HIS ii that this man. being a
Tory. and not sympa,hizing with tho
colonies in their contest with the MOTH
er country, buried his money and went
back to England. where he intended
to stay till the war WAS over. but nc
died there without revealing the exact
spot where he had buried his money
Many years after the revolution some
If his descendants in England
came to Accomac and procured
ne mission from the owner OF the
place to make search for the buried
treasure. After spending much money
and several months in fruitless quest
for the money they returned to Eng
land. and nothing more was ever heard
of the hidden treasure till it was report
ed that Lorenzo Mears had exhumed
it from its hiding place. 1t seems that
Mears had made al effort to keep the
matter from the knowledge OF the pub
lie, but little boy who lives with him
went out to the neighboring village OF
Pungoteague several days ago and m
formed several persons that his "Uncle
Rerzien had dug up an iron pot full OF
told and silver coin which two men
could scarcely bear Mears is reported
to have confess d that he
found some money, but denies
that it was in such large quantity rs
has been reported. Several of his neigh
bors have seen some OF the
coins They are quite old,
some bearing the image of Charles L.
and others that of George Ill Tne
aame of the revolutionary owner of the
and is no longer known here. The
farm where the mysterious treasure Is
reported to have been found is one OF
he prettiest and most picturesque OF
Nandua creek, and belongs to the heirs
Of the late John Pitts. of Accomac
Close by was the Sc It of the famous
Queen Of Nandua, who ruled over tn,
Indian tribes in that section. and no
far off is the gene.al burying-grount
of the Indians whore the bones Of thu
buried skeletons may still be seen pro
ruding from the steep SIDE of thu
creek, which the current in the creel
is fast washing away The locality Il
full of old traditions. and those wh'
ire best acquainted with the locality
are inclined to believe the report abou
the finding Of the hidden treasure. -
Cor. Baltimore Sun.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-27
BLESSING SACRED LAMBS.
A Curious Ceremony That Is Performed
Annually at Rome

Annually at Rome
There is curious ceremony which
takes place Mt Rome every year on 81
Agnes Day-tho blessing of lambs, the
sacred lambs, whose fleece is used Tor
the Pope's pallium. The lambs are
provided by the canons of St. John Lat
eran. They are first taken in grand
carriage to St Agnes church, OUTSIDE
the walls, to be blessed; then driven to
the Vatican, where they are formally
presented to the Pope and afterwaru
given over to the care of one OF inc
converts. where the nuns keep them
till Easter, when the fleece is shorn anu
the sacred vestment made, while 'ne
flesh is eaten by the poor
The ceremony we went to see was
very short; two little white lambs their
fleece carefully wash and compeu'
were carried in, each tied with red I'D
bons into an open baskest. lhey
looked wretchedlv uncomfortable anu
we were told that they were druggeu
to prevent them from bleatino. The
two baskets were placed upon the hisn
altar. and the Abbot Of St Agnes VINO
was officiating, proceeded to ples'
them. He then sprinkled the iamo'
with holy water, which made the llttie
creatures wake up and struggle to se'
loose. an censed them, and they were
carried back to their carriage, the peo'
pie thronging around and seizing DIS
of their fleece as relics as they Were
taken through the congregation %"
James Gazette.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-27
SCIENCE AND INDus1py

1t is stated that at least Ooo ooo
IONS Oh commercial fertilizers are now
annually used in this country.
!, "A rev years ago cottonseed were
.n away as worthless. but to-day
'''e seeu Is as valuable as the lint.
M Dubus Bonnet of Lille Franco
las invented process of spinning and
Weaving glass into cloth. The warn ia
composed of silk. on which the pattern
In glass appears.
III geiatine be suspended in ordi-
nary alcohol it will absorb the Vet
out as it is insoluble in alcohol tha.
SUBSTANCE will remain behind, and thus
. Nearly absolute alcohol may be oh.
'a'nea without distillation,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-27
WIT AND WISDOM.

All men can tell you what Won
ought to do but you alone must act.
The mean man settles his debts of
gratitude for less than ten cents on III.
dollar.
Secondhand experience is like a
suit OF secondhand clothes-neither
will fit you
Divorces would be unknown if
there was as much counting after mar
riage as before.
Every man should have a hobbv
and ride it. but not let it ride him.
Pa. North american,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-27
a New Sort OF Trust.

Have you seen Jumbcrly since he
was appointed to oflicc?" asked one
travelling man of another
No but | hear he is irving to
borrow money from every body he
he sees.
"HWmph. How do you account for
thatP"
Il can account for it unless he goes
on the theory that public office is A
public trust. and therefore expects
every body to trust him. - Merchant
Jrarsl,r.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-27
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VALUE OF EXERCISE.
me only safe Way of Restoring a Worn
Out Body and Mind


In the summer of 1850 | had undar
treatment young professional man
much given 10 hard intellectual work,
of sedentary habits, extreme disin-
clina'ion for physical exercis =. pos.
sessed of an ever-present, feverish
restlessness, and who was for wears a
sufferer from insomnia. His appetite,
though for years yoracious. gradually
failed and left him dyspeptic. H
was tall. thin and ii ibbv, had weak
heart, and quick. feeble pulse, of en-
'diclo ic in character. H. was
strongly urged to exercise in
the open air. He impatiently gave
1t an unfair trial, consisting of
ovcr-exertion at irregular inter-
walls In the fall he developed a bron-
ehtis that persisted despite the best
treatment and rest out of town and
away from all care. In the latter
part Of february, 1886 he AGAIN
took up his outdoor exercise, and kent
1t up steadily. with the re suit of get
ting in fine physical form at the end
OF The season, when he was wiry and
minus fat, and when stripped remind
e one of race horse. AL his mus.
cies We're hard. his girths Il, d weight
had increased slightly; his men al and
physical vigor had undergone a revo-
luton; his APP elite was very good
and his insomnia gone. This is bul
one instance Of a general restoration
ny SUI able exercise of worn-out
body and min'.-Dr. Leuf, in Med..H
ant Su'g cal heDorter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-27

Tho great mistake of my life >
been that | have tried to be moral
without faith in Christ; but | have
learned that true morality can only
keep pace with trust in Christ as inc
only Saviour. GeyrU Smith.
A wealthy Montana man has offer,
ed to give the College of Montana AZ
Deer Lodge. $4,000 on the condition
that the college will raise $15, 900 more
ana maintain perpetual scholarship
Tor deserving girls without means
Duke Charities used to boast tha'
no man could have less real value 10,
character than himself, yet he wou,"
gladly give twenty thousand pounus
Tor cool one because he could imme-
diately make double that sum by means
Of it Cotton,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-27
HUMOROUS,

=" VIII you give a penny to little
waif from Liverpool" whined ragged
boy as he approached man on Broad
way. You are big way from Liver
pool my lad, so here's ten cents" was
the reply. -1eras Sutinqs.
-He-"Do you know, Miss Mabel. |
have discovered why my brain is so
activeF She" No, Mr.. Minuswit,
what is your theory?" He-"It is be-
cause | so often start train of
,noughI She - "Ah. yes! The
Limited ~ id-Bits.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-27

1t ought always 10 be borne in mind
in this dyspeptic age that not every one
can eat biscuits at night, be they hot OF
cold, and "A plate of bread. not neces-
sarlly fresh. should always be on the
table. that the guests may have the OBJ
portunity Of making a choice. - Good
Hoasekeeping.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-27

--"Bub, said the agent, as a little
boy opened the door is your ma imp
Yes; she's in the kitchen trying to fix
the stove; it won't bake. Who shall |
say wants 10 see her?" .Tell her its
the new minister, who will call again. Z"
---Hdrpef'S Bdzar.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-27

because wife does not speak out
against some of your habits is no proof
that they do not make her unhappy.
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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-01-06
Bold Young Lovers.

An exciting episode occurred a
few days ago at the farmhouse OF
James NJ. Vanmeter, a farmer, who
lives near the dividing line of the
counties Of Jefferson and Berkeley
counties, W. Va. 1t seems that Mr..
b. Myers, n son of Hamilton Myers,
of Berkeley, for some past has been
paving his addresses to the young
daughter of Vanmeter, and they
were to have been married last
Thursday. The Sunday preceding
young Myers went as usual to see
his sweetheart. Vanmeter met him
at the gate, saying:
Bud, l understand you want my
daughter"
Myers replied that she was his
hearts desire, or words to that eff
feet.
Vanmeter drew a pistol and in an
angry tone said: "You can't have
her, and if YOU ever come on my
place again | will kill you." Van
meter then went into his house and
drawing his pistol told his daughter
that if she married Myers he would
shoot her, and to brighten her he
fired the pistol over her head. The
young lady, nothing daunted by the
threats of her father, said:
No matter what you do, father |
intend to marry him"
A few days after this occurrence,
Vanmeter and Hamilton Myers, the
father of Bud Myers, met in the
road, near Martjnsburg, and an al
tercation occurred between them,
Vanmeter firing upon Myers, but
missing him. What this affair mas
end is hard 20 tell-H0gerSt0rR
Globe
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-01-06
Wood Daley seems to be the
coming man for Governor.

THE HOTEL HAMILToN.-Hagers
town can now boast of the finest and
most complete hotel in the Cumber
land or the Shenandoah Valley, and
it's citizens may well be proud of
this magnificent edifce, recently
erected by ex-Gov. Hamilton. The
Hamilton" is situated in the heart
of the city, on Washington street,
only few squares from the 5. v,
Western Maryland and b. d 0. de-
pots. 1t is modelled after the Wins
low hotel of New York city, with all
modern convenlences. 1t is built of
pressed brick, with 125 feet front by
220 feet in depth, fonr stories, con-
tanning 125 rooms, all well heated
by steam; large lobby, reading
room, billiard and pool parlor, and
an excellent bar; convenient bath
rooms on every floor. All the wood
work of the first floor is of cherry.
second, walnut, and third, antique
oak, with carpet to match. The
large dining room is attended by
polite and attentive servants. The
success of this hotel is assured, when
we take into consideration its man
agement. Mr.. Geo. w. Harris, pro.
prietor, is a genial and affable land
lord, who is ever on the alert to
make comfortable and accommodate
their guests. Mr.. n. NJ. Cartmell,
formerly proprietor of Capon
Springs, w. Va, assistant manager
of the old Greenbrier White Sui
phur Springs, and for a number of
yearsproprietoro the Taylor House,
Winchester, Va. is manager and
chief clerk. Mr.. C.. is a pleasant
gentleman, ana from experience well
understands the art of catering to
the most eXtravagant wishes of pat
rons. 1t is impossible for us to find
words adequate to express the mer-
its of this hotel, but advise all our
friends on visiting Hagerstown to
stop at the Hamilton"
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-01-06
Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your
appetite bad, you are bothered with
headache, you are fidgetty, nervous,
and generally out Of sorts, and want
to brace up. Brace up, but not with
stimulants, spring medicines or bit
tiers. which have tor their basis very
cheap, bad whisky,and which stimu-
late YOU tor an hour, and then leave
YOU in a worse condition than before.
What you want is an Alternative that
will purify your blood, start healthy
action oliver and Kidneys, restore
your vital V, and give renewed
health and strength. Such medi-
cine you will find in Electric Bitters
and only 80 cents z bottle 1T Geo.
T. Lights drug store.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-01-06

The dwelling of Mr.. T.. Hyatt,
tour miles from Middleway. was de-
stroyed by fire on Wednesday morn
ing of last week.
Gen. Isaac r. Trimble died in
Baltimore Monday evening. He
was born in Culpeper county, Va.
in 1902 and was distinguished Of
ficer in the Confederate Army.
Mr.. James 2. Riley. of Winches-
ter, Va, who was clerk of the Coun-
ty Court of Frederick from 1866 to
1856, died last Sunday. He was
very prominent in the Order Of Red
Men.
Governor Wilson has received
and accepted very pressing invi-
tation from the Jackson Club. of
Columbus, Ohio. 70 attend the ami
verSary Of st. JacksOn's Day, on
the Sth of January.
W. W. Trail, son of Mr.. c. II.
Trail, Of Harper's Ferry, has been
promoted from Messengers post
in the Navy Department at Wash
ington to a clerkship in the Office of
the Commandant of the Washington
navy yard.
Do not mali your letters on the
train hereafter, if YOU want a speedy
delivery. According to the terms
of the new ruling al letters mailed
on the train must be left at the next
station to be mailed This ruling
was made TO relieve the postal
clerks On the trains by compelling
people to mail their letters at their
own postottiees.
From all indications Harper
Ferry. after a twenty tive-years sleep
has been aroused from its slumbers,
with all its old time prosperity re-
turning, and will soon be more pros
porous than ever. We call the at
tentiOn of our readers to an article
concerning this town, printed on lst
page.
DrED.-On Monday Jan 2nd, at
his home, Mr.. ChaS. Barrett a wOr-
thy citizen Of this town, in his 6Sth
year of age. His wife preceded him
only 4 months. The funeral took
place from the Presbyterian Church
on Tuesday afternoon, Rev. W. G..
Eggleston of the NJ f. Church,
South, officiating.
The Moundsvillc Sickle has
changed hands, principles and name
1t is now known as the Sun, with
straightout Democratic principles,
and controlled by J. A. Ewing aud
c. r. Oldham. We wish it every
success. Mays its rays enter the
home OF many who have been mis-
guided by the protection fallacy, and
teach them them the principles it
processes.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-01-06

PosToFFIcE RoBBED.-On Tues
day night of last week the postof
fee in this place was burelarize,l of
about $50 in money and $500 worth
OF postage stamps. The burglars
effected their entrance by forcing
open the front door which opens on
Main st. Blew open the safe and
took therefrOm the above mentioned
amount. The robbing would proba-
bly, have been more extensive had
the burglars not been interrupted in
their work. Mr.. Spelman, photog
rapher, who sleeps in his establish
ment near the postotiice was arous-
ed about 2 o'clock by the report
made IN cracking the safe: looking
out of his door he saw light in the
pOstoffice, and a man standing on
the corner; curiosity overcoming
the artists usually disinterested dis
position, he came out and proceeded
towards the man on the corner, who
Immediately halted him. Three
men thereupon came out of the side
door of the pOstoffice and the four,
after exchanging several pistol shots
with Mr.. Spelman, without effect to
either party, retreated and made
good their escape. While this was
going on another man ran from the
postofilce-so there were five engag-
ed in the robbery. Mr.. Spelman
thinks he recognized two Of the
gang as men who recently were in
town peddling needles and soap, and
who boarded at Mrs. SPOTS several
days and left without paying their
board
Detectives were summoned, but
had very little clue to work upon.
The Sun of the 4th reports that
Samuel d. Adams, Harry L. White
and Harry f. Elwell were arrested
in Baltimore on Tuesday and &C
cused of robbing the postollice in
this place. The detectives are sure
they have the men'they looked for,
but not so sure they committed the
robbery. White is q son Of Capt. T..
W. Ii. White, a member of the Ma
ryland Legislature. The only infor-
nation on which the men were ar
rested was that they answered the
description of three men who were
in CharleStOwn at the time of the
robbery, and who left there just af-
forwards. There was nothing OF a
compromising nature found on the
parties arrested.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-01-06
p. n Barnum Writes a Story.

The opening chapters of splen-
did story for the young, by the ia
nous Snowman, P. T. Barnum, APP
pears this week in the columns OF
The New York Story Paper. The
story describes the adventures of an
American boy, whom Mr.. Barnum
calls "My Plucky Boy Tom," and
whom he sent to India in search of
wild, fierce, and rare animals to re-
place those destroyed by the disas-
trous fire at Bridgeport last month.
The reader is thrilled by the hair
breadth escapes of this dauntless
American boy when capturing the
fiercest andr widest animals ever
seen in any travelling show. The
New York Family Story Paper is
for sale at all news-stands.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-01-06
From the Free Press:

Mrs. NJ. Boyd, mother of Col. A.
Boyd, of Philadelphia, and mother
in-law of Mr.. S. J. Boyd, near this
town, died at the residence of the
latter on Christmas morning, at
very advanced age. Her remains
were taken to Cecil county, Mary
land, for interment.
Mr.. Daniel Bedinger Washing
ton died at his residence in Index,
Cass county, Missouri, December
2Sth, 1ss7,-aged 73 years, 10
months and 90 days. Mr.. W. was
native of jefferson county,-the son
of John Thornton Augustine Wash
ington of "Cedar Lawn" and great
grand nephew Of General George
Washington.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-01-06
A Brilliant Wedding
Baltimore Sun.

SHEPHERDSTOwN. W. VA, Dec. %.
One of the most brilliant we'd
diDgs that has occurred here for
years was that of Mr.. Boyd f. Kel
Ter, of Martinsburg, to Miss EU-
genie Homrickhouse, of this place,
which took place last night in the
N. Z. Church, South, Rev. A. p.
Neal officiating. The bride, a pref
ty brunette, was attired in a cream
camels hair dress. with floating
veil, and carried in her Eand love
" bouquet of white roses, smilax
and hvacinths. The bridesmaids
were Misses Minnie Ray, Fannie
Crow and Ada Show; the grooms
men, Messrs. James T. Thompson,
John Marstella and L. 5. Grant
Pitzer. ali OF MartiAsburg. The
ushers were MessrS Dick Staley,
James Adams, Charles Osborne,
Harry Britner, while Miss Nellie
Bennett presided at the organ. The
bride was the recipient of handsome
presents. The newly married coup
le left on bridal tour to Hanover,
Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Balti-
more.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-01-06
Another Feeder.

The Kingwood and TunneltOn( W.
Va. J Narrow-Gauge Railroad will be
formally opened for travel and bust
ness next Saturday. An excursion
will be run from Grafton and inter
mediate points. A number of prom
inent speakers are expected, and the
people of kingwood will entertain
the visitors. The new road will be
an important feeder to the Baltimore
and Ohio Road.