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ats an i'll wind that blows no
body cood,'' said well-dressed, &C.
tive-looking young business man the
other day. !. Now, it may sound
strange to you, but the robbery OF
Stewards body has been of great
benefit to me and a great many other
people whom / could name.'
"In what way ?" inquired the
friend to whom the remark was adj
dressed.
Well, it opened NJ an entirely
new line OF business and created q
demand for my goods in quarter
that had never thought Of before.
You know | manufacture electrical
watch clocks designed for use in fac
tories and other large buildings
where watchmen are employed. Well,
ever since the Stewart grave rob
berry there has been demand for
those watch clocks in every part OF
the country for use in cemeteries.
The grave of nearly every rich or
public man is protracted in some
such way, and / could tell you of
graves that are watched night and
day by private watchmen.
. There's Vanderbilt's grave, for
instance, down in the big mausoleum
on Staten Island. / sold them two
of my electrical clocks, one of which
is placed inside the tomb and the
other outside of It, Every fifteen
minutes each clock is visited by a
Pinkerton detective, two of whom are
constantly on guard. One of these
detective patrols outside the tomb
while the other is locked in and sits
behind the iron bars with q loadeded
repeating rifle on his knees ready for
instant use. It would be next to i'm
possible for any robber to get away
with the remains of William Ii. Van
derbuilt so long as the tomb is pro-
tected as it is protected. The Pink
erton men are hired by the year, ard
there is quite little colony Of them
established down there on Staten
Island, very near the amausoleum. |
think they keep eight or ten there all
the time, so that those on duty at
the grave are relieved at frequent In
tervals, and are, therefore, not liable
to fall asleep at their posts. 1t costs
more to look after the old man now
that he's dean than is spent by most
men when they're alive
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ais MARRIAGE A FAILURE ?"-The
report of William A. Peele, State
statistician for Indiana, in regard to
divorce, is interesting "The fifty
counties represented in the reports
of the circuit clerks show total of
1865 divorces granted within the
past year, and ofthese 1874 were upon
the complaint of the husband. The
increase over 1887 is 81, with three
less counties reporting. The aver
age to each county is 10, and if the
ratio should be maintained in the I'M
reported counties, the total for the
State would be l,748 against l ,6l2
in 1887, showing a gradual increase
from year to year in the number OF
divorces granted. The causes allie
ged in the complaints were as fol-
lows: A abandonment, 1856; cruel
treatment, lS9; adultery, l04; drum
kenness, 90; failure to provide, l3l /;
criminal conviction, o."
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Ianoranoe of an E.naIishman.

The following story was told
BY clergyman, as being part of
conversation held BIZ him with an
Englishman to whom he pointed out
Gen. Grants residence in New York.
The Englishman asked, What
name 2" and seeming to obtain no
further light, the clergyman repeated
it to him end said: "Of course you
have heard OF Gen. Grant He was
our president for eight years ending
in 1871"
"Ahi' remarked the Engiishman,
still no evidence Of recalling fact
previously known.
"Then, too proceeded the clergy
man, she was great general and was
in command ola million of men at
the close Of the war. You remember
our late war, of course"
"Well, no" was the answer. "Beg
pardon, but / have just arrived in
the country, and was so long at sea
that | have not heard the latest
news. / was at sea sixteen days.
really.n-Chicago Journal. I
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Fell Dead at a Wedding.

Wednesday last, in Wayne county,
N. c., Mack Talton and Miss Rebecca
Pike, two estimable young people,
were to be married. The ceremony
was to come off at the home of the
brides brother, which was her home
also. Mrs. Matthew Pike, the brides
slster-in-law, was greatly devoted to
her. just as the bridal couple stood
sup and approached the minister,
Mrs. Pike fell forward and was caught
Nov some Of the party. 1t was found
|t6at she was dead Heart disease
Ind the emotion of the parting with
dne she loved as a sister caused her
aeath.
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A correspondent of the Baltimore
sam writing from Tucker county tells
of plucky woman in the following
paragraph:
~ The most celebrated hunters of
This section are Bob Eastman, julie
\ Baker, woman, and Louis Chidister.
There is law to protect deer, but it
is not observed. Out of season ven
ison is called mountain mutton.
julie Baker is the wife of John Baker,
and lives near the mouth of Black
Water Fork. She can handle Win
chester with the dexterity and preci-
sion of Old Misunderstanding, and hun
dreds of deer and bear have fallen
victims TO the unerring bullets from
her rifle. Bob Eastman says he saw
ner plunging down the mountain side
through six inches of snow one day
with two rifles and bear trap strap
ped to her back and followed by six
dogs. She ran three miles to point
where she thought deer in full chase
would cross, and she got there in
time to see her husband kill him.
She is big, black-haired woman, very
Industrious, with heart as big as
her foot, and she is the mother OF
seven children. She is not pretty.
I A few months ago for silver dollar,
sshe carried valise, weighing over
hoo pounds, seven miles for an engi-
Nneer. 1t is said that on one occasion
She carried sewing machine from
SGrafton to her home, distance of
fsixty miles.
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THE following officers were elect
ed at the meeting of the West Vir-
ginia State Grange held in this place
last week, for the ensuing two years !:
Master Chas. Knott, Jefferson coun-
ty; 0verseer, G. T. Atkinson, Put
nam county; Lecturer, 5. A. Hous-
ton, Monroe county; Steward, G. I.
Perry, Jackson county Assistant
Steward, ID. A. Beard, of Berkeley
county; Chaplain, VIM. Harris, of
Summers county; Treasurer, Adam
Brennaman, Jefferson county Sec
rotary, II. NJ. Turner, Jefferson
county gate keeper, - Bush,
Richie county; Ceres, Miss I. ID.
Kearns, Mason county; Pomona,
Mrs. DeBusey. Jackson county !;
Flora. Mrs. Il. NJ Hall, Barbour
county lady assistant, Mrs. 5. j.
Petty, Mason county; executive
committee, Messrs. w. A. Cushwa,
Berkeley county, s. l.. Slaven, Mon
roe county, j. z. Pickens, Mason
county. The next meeting Of the
Grange will be held ut Parkersburg,
on the second Wednesday in Decem-
Der, 1889,
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NOT Much to Grow Over.

The Democratic journals are crow
inc Justify over the apparent show
inc of the election returns that Cleve-
land received $4,000 majority on the
popular vote If this were true 1t
would amount to nothing. The presi-
dent of the United States is chosen
by competitive vote. lie is select
ed by the people and the states i'll
their sovereign capacity combined,
the states as such furnishing seventy
six votes, no mean proportion of the
entire Electoral College. But in es-
timating this majority of the popu-
lar vote in favor of Cleveland these
journals fail to make account of the
hundreds of thousands of Republi-
can votes which were excluded from
the polls in some of the Southern
States, either from fraud, intimida-
ton, or the general conviction in the
minds of the Republican that their
ballots would never be heard of If
they did poll them.
The one hundred and eight thous-
and men that did not vote in Geor-
gia, for instance, might have changed
the result and given the majority to
Harrison. So, also, with the one
hundred and twenty five thousand
voters who staid away from the polls
in South Carolina, the one hundred
and twenty five thousand in Missis-
sippi, the one hundred and fourteen
thousand in Louisiana, and the eighty
thousand in Alabama. All of these
voters were entitled to representa-
ton in the Electoral College, but
their opponents hold proxies from
them to vote as they choose. Surely
this mighty array of 625,000 votes
not cast in five ordinary-sized states
should be estimated at something in
any honest manipulation offigures to
show majorities.
What would be said in Maryland,
state much larger and more impor-
tant than South Carolina, if one hun
dred and twenty five thousand citi-
\ zens remained yay from the polls
on the occasion f an exciting ma
tional election 'Ehe party that won
would not crow with any excess of
Enthusiasm. The leaders would be
affaid of subsequent legal proceed
ing which might invalidate their
claims. Exultation to be hearty and
genuine should be, to some extent,
eraduated to surroundings. When
ever it becomes practicable to obtain
the honest sentiment Of the whole
zcountry at national election it will
De time enough to exult over MAORI
Baltimore american.
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A Want of Tact.

Mamie and Alphonse we're chat
ting merrily abouthe coming nup-
tials.
"How entertaining that cottage at
Dion, my dear, "she Exclaimed, "and
the sweet little carriage, and the sill !
yer of your mother to go on the ma
hogany cabinet and"
'My life's own does not mention
me-" broke in Alphonse.
"Ah, wait till | get through" and
she patted him under the chin as she
rambled on-"and the good don key
to take me to the village, and" but
Alphonse had left the room.
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DIVISION D.

Number of pupils enrolled "a.
Per cent. of attendance SO Highest
number of headmarks- Josephine
Rust, II; Annie Voegle, IL; Clara
Brown, 10; Alice Wellinger, 9;
Vida Bailey, Z; Flora Brown, 7;
Mary eastman, 6 Dora Keesecker,
9; Mary Boxel, s.; Frank Long
brake, II; Richard Stevens, IL ;
Charlie Mercer, 8; Hugo Clark, 7 ;
Floyd Keedy, 7; George Mercer, 6 +;
Garfield Youtz, 6; Webster Bowers,
5. Neither absent nor tardy-Jos-
ephine Rust, Albert Longbrake, Roy
Brooky, Jennie Hartman.
LULA CUNNINGHAM.
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DIVISION c.

No. enrolled so. Per cent. of atten-
dance, 80. Highest number of head
marks. A. Class-Annie Harrington.
Bette Stewart, Leila Keefer, HELEN
Boyer, John Roth, Alonzo Stewart,
and Deskin Shipe. B Class--Essie
johnson, Rosa Kline, Bessie Kindle,
Ivy Brooks, Ada Deck, Mary Brown
ing and Walter Clark.
Pupils neither absent nor tardy
Annie Harrington. Annie Davern,
Essie johnson, Ward Heck and
Stewart. LENoRA SMURR.
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AND OHIO Raj. "UAh
ID TIME TABLE,
In Effect sunday, Noe. rs, 1888.
WEST BOUND.

No Cincinnati Limited Daily, leaves
Martinsburg 8 04 p IN, connects at Hancock
for Berkeley Springs, except sunday.
No n Pttaburg, Wheeling and Chicago
Express, Daily, leaves Martiusbnrg II IL pm
No Cincinnati and Wheeling Express
leaves Martinsburg 20 a m, daily, stops at
Hancock, Sir Johns Run aad Paw Paw
Mob Chicago and Pitsburg Limited,
daily, leaves Martinsburg II Oh m. con
meets at Hancock for Berkeley Springs, ex
cept Sunday.
No 65 Baltimore and Grafton Acconmo-
dation, leaves Martinsburg p 46, daily ex-
cept Sunday. Stops at all statiops, connects
Hancock for Berkeley Springs and Green
Spring Run for Romney.
No CO Baltimore and Keyser Accommoda-
ton, leaves Martinsburg 7.50 m, daily:
stops at all stations, connects at Hancock
for Berkeley Springs except Sundsy
No LAT Leaves Harper's Ferry TAO IN;
arrives at Martinsburg $40 p IN. daily except
Sunday.
No Q Leaves Martinsburg ii 81 m, daily;
arrives at Washington 30 M Baltimore
81 IS, Philadelphia 9 IN, connects AT liar
per's Ferry for all points on Valley Road.
No 6 Leaves Martinsburg 20 P IN, daily;
at Washington 9.35, Baltimore l0.4f leaves
Baltimore / NJ, arrives at Philadelphia
am.
No A Leaves Mariinsburg 3 80 a m, daily,
stops at s. v Junction arrives at Washing
ton go, Baltimore 7.30 m.
No. 8 Leaves dartnsburg 5cs IN, daily;
arrives at Washington 100, Baltimore $50
a IN Philadelphia l.20 p m.
No Sc Accommodation ' a old line, leaves
Martinsburg 10 80 N, daily scept Sunday,
stops at all stations CONNECTS az Harprrs
Ferry for alley, at Weaverton for Hagers-
Town and ai FIR derrick Jtnction for FFede
rick.
No SO Daily, leaves Martinsburg a 40 p m,
slors 81 all stations west Of Gaiihersburg for
passengers and ~ al stations OF. metropolis
tar hraucu u iel OF passengers; conggc,s
for Winchester Hagergtowu and frederick
No I4S Leaves MartinsbnrR s 10 4 NJ, isiey
except sunday arrives At Harpsr's Ferry
55 b cooueets 'er Winchester, liza {ers-
town and Frcierlck,
G.. w. SANTMANs
Ticket Agt., Martinsburg
c. o. ScULL,
GEM Pass. Agi Baltimore.
WIN. CLEMENTS,
Genil Manager. baiiluiore~
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The official returns from all of the
counties of the State on the vote for
Presidential Electors have been re-
ceived at last, and the Cleveland and
Thurman Electors have majority
Of $50. -Four years ago Cleveland
majority in West Virginia was A 1921,
thus showing Democratic loss OF
1886. The following table gives the
vote by counties:
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DIVISION b.

DIVISION IL.
Number enrolled 43. Per cent. of
attendance SO. Highest number of
head marks-Katie Engel, II; Liz
zie Dawson, IL; Mary Long, IL;
BERTHE Harrington, 8; Ephraim Smith
9; John Voegele, 9; Evers Cor
don, 9; Willie McDonald,9 Gussie
Combs, 8; Willie Rathman, 8; Liz
zie Groziuger, I ). Walter Brown, !;
Virgie Nudge, 6; Sammie Heck, 6;
Charlie Will, 6; Lulu Stevens, 5 /;
May Boyer. 5. Neither absent nor
tardy - Willie Mcdonald, Willie
Rathman and Walter Brown. Roll
of honor-Lizzie Dawson, Ephraim
Smith, Nolan West, Walter Brown,
Charlie Brantner, Willie Mcdonald,
Gertie Smith and Phenia Wellinger.
LoTTIE v. MCKEE.
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Base Ball Notes.

The championship season oil the
California league closed December 2,
with the Stocktons in the lead.
1t is reported that Glmbert, OF
the Chicago club, has decided not to
play ball next season, He was offer
ed. it was said, $4,000 for next sea-
sou by Chicago.
1t is said that Flint l6f the Aus
tralian party at Denver, because he
feared if he went TO Frisco the boys
would take him aboard the steamer
BY force
Fhe highest price ever paid for a
player was $4,000, for Ward, and
the lowest 81, Lima to Canton, for
Owen Williams. 1t was given to
avoid technicaiity.
Under the percentage rule adopt
ed by the American association, VS.
ting clubs will hereafter only re.
ceiye 20 per cent. Of the gate re.
ceipts. This is a cut OF one-thlrd
from the present rates.
Base ball is becoming popular in
New Zealand. Clubs have been or
eanized and preparations are being
made to put native nine against the
Chicago combination when they ar
rive, about March next.
1t is believed that the Columbus
club will retain ono battery and pos
sibly two other players from their
Tri.State team and fill out from the
ranks of the extra players on the re-
serve list of the other association
teams,
The American association will
only pay umpires $1,000 next year.
This ought to give Gaffney to the
league, because the older body can
very well afford to raise the associa-
ton figures to secure the recognized
best umpire.
According to Arthur Irwin, the
Boston pitchers will ..be affected
by the four ball rule more than any
of the other pitchers. Radbourn
alone will be able to hold his own.
Arthur also thinks that the Phillies
will beat Boston out in the league
race of 1889.
at looks very much," says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer, cas- if Co.
lumbus has been taken as year to
year club, and that players are to
be loaned to it by the various clubs
in the association with surplus men.
This was the wisest thing to do I'M
| der the circumstances.
When Latham appeared with the
Fashions Company" at Louisville,
Pete Browning occupied q front
seat. He kept nudging his nearest
neighbor and asking when Latham
came to the bat p When Arlie fl
nally did appear, he executed caper
that caught the audience, and Pete
yelled, THAT was good hit, now
slide" After the performance Brown
ing went to nearby saloon to find
out what the score was
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THE census of the tenement house
population in New York has been
completed by the health authorities.
Thirty-one thousand five hundred
and thirty-four tenements were in
spected. OF these 2S,S54 were front
and 1850 rear. In them lived all
told 250,l05 families, embracing l.
016,335 individuals.
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A Change in Luck.

Tramp-You seem to have a din
ner party goin' on inside.
Servant-Yes.
Tramp-Big AFFAIR."
Servant-No, only about twelve or
thirteen.
Tramp-Great Scott; is that pos
sible; thirteen You tell the boss
there's a gentleman out here that
wants to see him on matter of life
and death.
While the servant is gone TO exc
cute this little commission the tramp
thus communes with himself:
"Talk about luck. Why Pm full
of 1t. 1t never rains but it pours.
This morning | had hot buckwheat
cakes and sausage for breakfast, and
here's go for dinner what's din
ner." (The "boss" appears.)
Tramp (dofling his hat with much
gentility)-Sir, / have just learned
through your servant that at your
pleasant little dinner party to day
the number at the table is thirteen.
Boss--No, its only twelve.
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One of the richest men in Boston
is Montgomery Sears, whose father
was a grocer who lived on half a dol
lar a day and slept in store.
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Close Shaving.

CLEVELAND GETS WEST vlRGINIA's ELEC-
ToRAL VOTE. BUT HIS MAJORITY is
ONLY 536-A LOSS OF NEARLY FOUR
THOUSAND IN FOUR YEARs-THE OF
FICIAL TABLE BY COUNTIES.
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Fourth Ward Report
FOR NOVEMBER, 1888.

Total enrolment 204. Per cent. of
attendance 80.
i'll. E. CoMBs. Prin.
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An EPISODE,
sPAssf /.

In the vestibule at midnight
Stood the pair,
A ne the sound was low and@sweet
As their lips would gentl.. meet.
While dear Charley would repeat,
"Oh, so fairr'
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Through Tickets and Baggage Checked
TO all points.
w. j Robinson, Gen'l Pass. Agent.
Parkersburg, w. Va.
w. II. Osborn, Southern Tray. Ag't.
Poileroy, Ohio.
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You never see a man go up a side
street with long string of fish,
never.-Ottawa Local News.
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IRA ELE II 5 G. u / ID Il.
nHlU RIVER RAILRODAD
" TIME TABLE -

Taking effect May 27, 1859. Passenger
trains will run as follows, Central Time.
All trains daily except those marked thus
which do not run on sunday.
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Wood Pulp.

The woods used for the pulp max
ing are the poplar, cottonwood,
spruce and fir. Wood pulp mills are
now located in twenty-four different
States, and they employ capital to
the amount of at least $50, 100000.
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spAsM.Il.

Down the dimly lighted stairway
Crept her pa.
As he nerved him for the blow
and his step was soft and low
That would knock the dizzy beau
Oh, SO farl
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CONFUSION.

In the hallway shortly after
Lay her dad
lind his daughter held his head,
Us the old man family said,
Il think his gloves were linhd with lead
oh. so sad
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J.F. BOYD, Superintendent
n. A RIDDLE, Gen'l. Passenger Agent, =
W. A. GARD, ~
Agent at harrisburg
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Iis0. i. " IFs'fLINN.
Mich. 20 fsl superintendent.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-06
Tho Putting on of Gloves.


 A great deal depends on the first putting on of gloves. Have the hands perfectly clean, dry and cool, and never put on new gloves whilo tho hands arc warm or damp. Where pcrso., is troubled with moist hands, it is wei to powder them ere trying on the gloves but in most eases, if the hands are dry ana cool, this is not needed. First work on the fingers, keeping the thumb outside of the glove, and tho wrist of the glove turned back When tho fingers are in smoothly, put in the thumb and work tho glove o1 very carefully then placing tho elbow on the knee work on the hand. When this is done smooth down the wrist and button the second button first then the third. and so on to the end Then smooth down the whole glove, and fasten the first button. Fastening the first button last when putting on glove for the first time, makes good deal of difference in the fit although it may seem but a very little thing It does not strain the part of the glove that is the easiest to strain at first, and prevents tho enlarging of the buttonhole, either of which is suro to take place if you begin at the first button to fasten the glove.
 When removing gloves never commence at the tips of the fingers to pull them off, but turn back the wrist and pull off carefully, which will, of course, necessitate their being wrong sidc out. Turn them right side out, turn the thumb in, smooth them out lengt th- wise il as near as possible the shape they woald be if on the hands, and place away with strip of white canton flannel between if tho gloves arc light, but if dark colored the flannel may be omitted. Never roll gloves into each etler in wad for they will never look as well after. There is always some moisture in them from the hands; conse- que.,tiy, when rolled up this moisture has no chance of drying, and must work into the gloves, making them hard and stiff, and of very li5.le use after, as far as looks or fit are conccrned.--Boston Budget