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Refined SImslity.

Il Louder and louder grows the pro-
hest against ostentatious and extrav-
$agant displays at weddings. Fashion
has settled it once for all, let us hope,
that the private funeral shall be con-
Quoted in the least pretentous man
H|ner and there are many indications
that fashion is about 70 strike blow
st vulgar showinsss in the matter OF
weddings. Surely nothing is more
Beautiful than refined and elegant
simplicity; while every person of
good taste knows that glitter for the
mere sake of glitter is dangerously
near the line of offense. 1t begins
witt an exhibition ofthe bridal trous-
seau: IT continues with the display
Sof costly presents and it ends with
all the pomp and ceremony and fan
fare that can be evoked to attract at
BENTON and set the gossip's tongue
a-wagging. One strong argument
against ostentious and costly we'd
#lings is the unwholesome lesson they
teach all newly married couples.
Even if they have what appears to
be ample wealth in possession or pros
pcct. such exhibitions are calculated
30 unfit them for the great battle OF
life and it's unknown vicissitudes. 1t
lis not uncommon now to see In want
and misery the woman who only q
few years ago was petted and fiatter-
cd as a bride with every luxurious
surrounding. Weddings are oocas-
sions when friends love to show
their affection for the bride and
groom, and it is eminentiy proper
for them to do so; but it can be
done, and best done, with due regard
for modesty and elegance. The idea
that parents must lavish money on q
bridal trousseau that they cannot az
ford, or that friends must give pres
ents that they cannot afford, because
of the possible criticism of idle or
malicious gossips, should be Danish
ed from every wedding occasion. To
honest recipients some Of the poor
est gifts in money value would be
most cherished, but if exhibited to
the general gaze and criticism, they
would be regarded IS a confession of
either poverty or meanness. Mo
dest, refined, elegant weddings may
be had in families of humble means,
and modesty and refinement ought
to be the charm of every such event.
1t misleads no bride or groom in the
first step Of married life; it exposes
no honest friend to criticism for
humble gifts. it harmonizes with the
exceptionally solemn life compact
made by the welded pair and it
gives the best promise Of happiness
to all.
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Cost a r5ig SIM, Of Money.

1t is estimated that the Changers
picnic at Williams Grove, involved
an outlay of about 100000 to those
who attended il. This embraces the
expenses of transportation, cost of
boarding on the ground, and pur-
chases of farming implements on the
ground also Of other articles on ex-
hibition the sale of agricultural ma
chinery alone adding up about $780,
600. Twenty-seven states OF the
Union, and every county in Pennsyl-
vania were represented.
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Horribly Mangled by Bui'
Dogs.

Issac LITTER, peddler, of Harris
burg, was attacked by three bull
dogs, near Shippensburg, Cumber-
land county, on Saturday morning,
and badly mangled. Twenty-eight
wounds were inflicted on him and his
death is certain. His eyes were near
ly bitten out of their sockets and his
lips were almost reduced to a jelly.
After the dogs had become tired
they left him lying on the ground with
scarcely any clothing on his person.
He succeeded in dragging himself in
to a wagon, where he remained sever
al honrs in an unconscious condition
before aid could be- extended him
HagerStoton Neacs.
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Why Not Let Well Enough Alon, ?

The way to protect is to protect.
American industries are now in a
prosperous condition, and the work.
ingmen of this country are in better
condition than those Of any other
country on the globe. Nobody can
deny that protection has made this
possible. Then why should we take
the long step toward free trade pro-
posed by the Democratic party /?
"Let well enough alone" is good
maxim and aptly applies to this case.
Cleveland Leader.
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Hanging Cured Him.

Wallert Johnson, young man liv-
ing at Chicago, has been of unsound
mind for two years, though not dang
erorslv insane. Most of the time he
hae been employed in the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific car shops as
an expert machinist. His aged moth
er lived with him. At z o'clock Mon
day morning johnson arose, went into
the kitchen and took the butcher knife
from q drawer. His mother was in
the room and johnson stealthily crept
up behind her. With vicious lunge
he drove the knife into her throat and
turning it around, made a terrible
wound. Not satisfied, the crazy man
stabbed her again ia the neck, 81 d
she fell to the floor as il dead. John
son ran out of the house. The old
woman's terrified shlieks had boon
heard by the neighbors, who came run
ming and found her apparently lifeless.
The policemen who were summoned,
searched the neighborhood for The son.
They found him at last in a woodshed
the door of which, with crazy cunning,
he bad carefully barricaded. He had
taken the family clothesline as he ran,
tied it about beam and hanged him
self. He was unconscious and taken
down for dead. At the police station
the doctors succeeded in restoring
him to consciousness. He seemed to
be perfectly rational. He lay upon a
couch end talked quietly and coolly
with the physicians. He did not Lave
the slightest recollection OF his at
tempt upon his mother s life, and when
told of it was overcome with horror
He wrung his hands, cried and declar-
ed again and again that he loved his
mother better than his own lite. The
surgeons have worked over Mrs. John
son all day, but say she can not recov.
or.
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Railroads.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
- TIME TABLE. 49,
Iss Eject Sunday, aprss SSs 1858.
WEST BOUND.

WEST bUUNU.
No. Cincinnati Limited, leaves Fhiia. IL
a. M, Baltic. ,. n, Washington 2 =. r.,
arrives at Martinsburg 2. y S'ops a =
v. Junction and Hancocs.
No. 3 Cincinnati and Chicago Exp.ers
leaves BALTIC. $50 a. "a, y Washington .: A. p
M; arrives at EartinsAufs l2;c3 a. z. G.c2s
at s. v. Junction, Kearregsvi'ie Hapcoek
and Paw Paw. ~
No. Chicago and Pittshprg imiied,
leaves Phila a. m, BALTIC. 10 Is. N, aan-
ington 10. 80 n; arrives st Iss'iessagg
1885 p. m.
No. 4 pittaburg aad Chicago Express Leaves
Phila. at p. m, BALTIC. Sl5 ?, "a. snsh.
ington o:i5 ?. M. arrives a. .aass.1ssass
li;al m, leaves Meriinshafg ! ijas n.
No. ca, Baltimore 10 Hoycer, leaTcs ssa-~
tinsburc 1850 M; stors a. al stations.
No. SIS BALTIC TO Grafton, tdaiiy excsps
Sunday leaves Martinsbags rs 1859 q. II.
oonnecss for Romney.
No, lat, Harpsr's Ferry =, AaFt;essns-
daily except Sunday, arrivesn Martins
burg $40 p. m.
EAST BOUND.
n 2, Cincinnati Limited, leaves Mar
tinsburg 1851 a. n arrives Al N9shi1g~
ton / SO p. M, BALTIC. 2:55 p. N, phiia 8 ?.
M; stops At =. II. lunrtN@ns connects
NJ IlaFptf TGik3 WkNh fAsAtN3 Akssths
No. A, Cincinnati and Gsi'sago lsess
leaves Martinsburg S:aa .. ln.s Washing o.
30 a. M, Baltimore 1890 4. M, stops ~ \.
". Junction.
No. 6, Chicago and Pittshurg Limited
leaves Martinsburg 3:12 y. M. Washing
ton E:l5 p. M, BALTIC Q p, M, arrives at
phila $50 y M, connects %. sIvaoiiuN.
No 8, Chicago, Wheeling ard ristgsufg
Express leaves Martinsburg hso2 q m,
Washington 7;3oa. M, tisito. s.45 a. m,
Phila. IL noon.
No. IS, leaves Martinshurg h;as n. m;
stops ut all stations; connects At II. Ferry
for Winchester, at Weyert0n for Layers
town, at Washington juno. for freletie k
arrives at Washington siab ?. M, Ratio
0;35 p. m.
No. SO, via old line, (daily except Sum
day J, leaves Martinsbnrg 1880 &. m; sfops
nj ali stations; connects for Valley BrNrcbs
Hagerstown and Frederick,
No. 14S, $40 a. m. MartinshiE1 ~ LIAR
per's Ferry, daily except StGH' y sssn~
meets for Valley, Hagersfown, Frederick
and all stations on Main Line to Baltic.
G. wv. sAAxaiaN,
Ticket Agt., Martinabnrg
Gon'l Pass. Agt.,
Baltimore.
VIM. CLEMENTS,
Gent Manager,
BALTIMORE
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Laying Down the Cash for Libby Prison.
RInunoNn VA Sanfamhar 90


RICHMOND, VA, September 3d.
The Southern Fertilizing Company,
of this city, was to-day aid in full for
Libby Prison $4,000, with interest.
The property now stands in the name
Of DR.. D. D. Bramble, Of Cincinnati,
who is supposed to represent syn
dictate Of which w. II. Gray is prob
ably member. Mr.. Gray, the orig
inal purchaser, has taken up all Of
his notes, Messrs. Rawling Il Rose
receiving $4,000 from him this
morning. The building will not be
removed, at least, for the present. If
it is taken away Chicago will be the
place, but an effort will be made to
induce the owners to keep it for a
museum in this city. The majority
Of the owners, 1--WE in number, reside
in Chicago.
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Ink stains Gro entirely removed by
the immediate application Of dry salt
before tho ink has dried. When the
salt becomes disoolored by absorbing
the ink brush ii off and apply more;
wet slightly. Continue this till the
ink il all removed.
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A man should never be ashamed
to own that he has been in the wrong,
which is but saying in other words,
that he is wiser to-day than he was
yesterday.
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Buck,on's Arnico SaIyo.

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BOYD, Superintendent.
H, A RIDDLE, Gen'l. Paasei ger Agent,
WA. GARD, J
Agent Of aalsinsburg
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-11-10
HURLED TO DEATH.
A Disastrous Boiler Explosion IN
Pennsylvania
Five Persons Killed and Several others
Iniurcd-one of the Victims Hurled
Clean Through the weather
Boarding Of u barn

REAplNG, PA, Nov. "A terrible acct
dent, resulting in the killing Of hve men
and injury Of many others, took place TINS
forenoon on the farm Of Jonas Spayd' IN
BERN Township this county, where a steam
threshiur machine was in operation. Inc
boiler exploded with fearful force, carry
ing destruction on every hand. The killed
are: VIM. Rever, a boy, aged sixteen JOS
Machmer, aged fourteen, the only support
Of widowed sister, |, Marberser, SIXTEEN
Joseph Spavd. aged about thirty-two' IT.
win puntelbercer, aged nineteen. These
men were engaged in operatingthe thresh-
ing machine, when the boiler burst, and
were standing bat a few feet from the lat
ter, and when the smoke had cleared away
a terrible sight was presented. Inc oodies
Of all five were lying some distance away,
having been hurled from thirty to httY
feet. terribly mutilated. The body OF
Nachmer was hurled clean through the
Notwithstanding Of the barn. The
building was completely wrecked
The force Of the explosion was felt for
many miles around, George Hinnersheltz
was badly injured about the head and can
not recover. Engineer Hoover received
several bruises. John Riegel was inter-
nally injured, and two or three others re-
ceiyed injuries of a most serious character.
Coroner Bernhard has gone to the scene OF
the accident to hold an inquest The boiler
is supposed to have been rotten and totally
unfit for use. People ilocked to the scene
of the accident for miles around.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-11-10

~ freight hiss NN2 derSiled tcor
miles sAeSG q - We shall Ne de
tAiuNi here four q ave hours, until
the track : GNSc&,' he answered
looking $, her lr,ently.
.,l>i,lste cresr,y she SsSNi SSaSn
"lhSve NV2 Sleeping - SoUndsy tAStI
have 10 iaeS e the uOe,
.'ls ) us; Zen minutes anti, FOUR
Ne sS.&. consulting his watch 1t
vii M NsA. in les thSn sn hour"
She thanked him. nSp> were ~
summed ar6 the car became quiet
S,aawNNd c:O5 ha,Dof - Soundiy that
Ne was unconscious ~ his ueiShoors
movements Al hour SliCvwaCO>,
when she woke again and sal up he
noticed that she looked pale and ta-
ucue6 iron the crNmpoi position in
wh.ch she hsi been forced 70 lie, also
;hs, she was well dressed and lady
,.Sa - veru.r!ng 10 make himself
Srresh,e he said: Pardon me, but
would You like 10 70 out IN the plat
form q little wAi.e' it i - warm in
he-A'
She, having long since made mp her
mind a. 70 his s,a,u>, gladly consented
taking advantage ri that informally
which seems 70 he permissible in &C
ci6ert<, or on bclato6 trains.
They walked zap and down the plat
form ot The station, which proyedtob he
. junction With no other accommoda-
tons than = small waiting room. Their
conversation was restricted TO the ac-
ciden,, is cause, the probable length
q the detention. and like topics,
Finally Stanwooi remarked, look
ing at his watch again: i; isn't often
l take 50 early 8 morning walk, and |
must confess j, has given me a fero-
cious appetite, which Is aggravated by
the fac, tha; there is no hope Of getting
any thing here"
Il can come to the rescue, UyOu will
permit me, -he said, I'll You Will nc
ccpi the hal! or my luncheon"
He thanked her; they went back into
the car, found the lunch-box and re-
turned 10 the platform. The sun was
rising, the morning was bright and
warm. and they east about for a suit
able place in which to take their im-
proyisei breakfast
u don't fancy having q dozen
hungry people watching lie while
eat, said ~Stanwood, indicating a small
grove near the track. They selected a
log for a table and spread the food on
a newspaper between them. She
politely gave him the only napkin,
which he reluctantly accepted when
she insisted and said with a smile;
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started Then he said, coldly; well.
jack. don't believe Icare tomeet any
more strangers ! am staying such =
Shor; time"
But. were the days adventures
10 never enda At that moment
his ewes fell upon the familiar
figure q his travelling companion,
who had exchanged her rough cloth
dress for e gown Of soft cream
colorcd null. with y broad sash
OF cardinal silk, and a great
cluster Of cardinal SALIVA on
her bosom. There was no trace OF
WEAKNESS in her face; her eyes and
checks were glowing with pleasure and
excitement Catching Jacks arm
Stauwood said: But do introduce mo
% tina, lovely girl there-the one il
white and red
Why, that's her. Come along
They danced and talked together,
and she explained that the bride was a
dear friend Of hers. otherwise fatigue
would have kept her at home.
On bidding her good night, for the
second time. Stanwood whispered A.;
You may expect me tomorrow after
noon at four"
The appointed hour found him pune
tually waiting for her in the pleasant
hut plain little drawing room, As did
the afternoon Of many succeeding days.
Finally, upon the day fixed for his
return 10 Cleveland, he rose from the
chair in which he had been sitting and
sat down beside her, on a little diyan
where She had established herself.
/ closer to the open fire. He took from
his pocket a memorandum book, took
therefrom 4 printed slip, haad-t to
her, and said 80 this is the reason
you would not tell me your name when
gave You my card
She glanced at it, blushed very red
and murmurcd "Ics, | had seen that
before a friend sent me q marked
copy OF the paper
Don't you think" he went on cour-
ageously, that we might have it re-
pcated?'
"As you like" she asscnted, shyly.
Three months from that time Gu.
Landers was astounded when Stan.
wood stopped him in the street anC
said; You probably do not know
that you are a prophet or the son of {
prophet" and gave him an announce
ment, clipped from a Louisville paper
that was almost a duplicate Of the on,
he had written. VIRGINIA KNOX.
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THE TEST.

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How grand ana Seai'
he" hHsaty Ger Aoa sa-lSs a--~ >>
Ii matters naucht though rarest >S> e-.,ls
Your stately form
And marble walls i-la5 M ctIz1s So
shut ont IN sfc---
hui Nntllcr lVN 1a't sNNsN esG monk .1
10y aeas cte>
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VIE N>1-22- GA Gal a. a. aL
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7MEnIoAL STUDENTS.
o,s If the Fraternity Tells Ahou' th'
Qualities of a Good Doctor.

~. NJ aha Fraternity Tells Ahou' the
Qualities Of q Good Doctor
"NIadical education at present is IN a
.,a,a Of transition" said = tall, blonde
vounC man who stood near the Kush
Medical College with a book on materla
mad,ca under his arm. The youth was
. student at the college, and owing
70 the fact that he would graduate early
the coming year had already assumed
the air OF a medical mar. 1t was EVIL
dent that he was in a mood to morail]e,
and by a series OF questions he was lea
IN talk about his chosen calling.
There is no profession, he went on
mot ever the profession of arms where
manly qualities are so essential as III
medicine. 1t is here that life and death
hang in the balance and human hands
adjust the weights. Adoctor is subject
TO the greatest Irregularities and nus
have the self-possession and decision 10
act in emergencies. Like a fireman. he
is out at night in any kind OF weather.
He must have the brains OF a man, the
courage Of a man and the strength o d
man. He must also have natural talent
that is complemented by a good educa-
tlon. and he must at least attend a col
lere four years before he is capable OF
practicing medicine intelligently' The
State law which goes into effect next
veal will have the effect to raise the
profession, at least in the State OF Hill
nois, for it fixes the college course Mt
four years. There is a mistaken idea
that a collegiate course of two years
means two full years of study. This is
wrong, for the years are simply a course
| of lectures which last about flve
months. Perhaps | am telling a secret
when | say that u medical diploma is
within the reach of any man who can
| scrape up a small amount of money. VI
course this is wrong, but it is aposltive
truth.
"And you want TO know something
| OF the habits Of students, do you? Well,
| Chicago has about one thousand stu
| dents, and most Of these come from the
| country. New men are inclined to talk
| very learnedly Of medicine, but as the
| end OF the college course draws near
this inclination disappears. On the
| students first introduction to the dis
secting-room he is generally stimulated
for the occasion by some alcoholic
preparation so that he may habituato
himself to tho oyerpowering stencil
With trembling limbs, but wearing a
look of haggard bravery, he approaches
the corpse for the first time, fully con-
WINGED that medicine is not his forte.
His assumed air of indifference Is easily
penetrated by his older companions,
who wink at each other and slyly slip
pieces OF amputated human anatomy
into his pockets. The corpse which he
has dissected follows him home, as
rule, and gets into bed with him to SIT
down upon his chest as soon as he drop,
asleep"
At this point in his conversation the
young man seemed suddenly to recol
lect that he was telling too much about
the secrets of a medical students life.
He looked suspiciously around him, an(
~buttoning up his long overcoat in a pro
fessional way, soon vanished within the
college doors. -Chicago NeUS.
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INSECT UNDERTAKES.
What q Scientist Learned while Watching
the Doings of Burying Beetles.

Nearly every one is familiar witt
the burying beetle, and many have
perhaps, watched its operations. No
ticing that dead moles and other small
animals laid on the loose ground soon
disappeared, Prof. Gleditsch concluded
to investigate the cause. Accordingly,
he placed a mole in the garden, and on
the morning of the third day found it
buried, some three inches below the
surface. Though wondering why this
service was performed for the dead
mole, yet, as he saw only four beetles
under the carcass, he re-buried itand in
six days found it oyerrun with maggots.
1t was not until then that the thought
struck him that these maggots We're
the offspring Of the beetles he had
seen. and that they performed the bu-
rial rites in order to provide a place
to deposit their eggs, where the newly
Matched young might have food for
their nOurishmCnt. Continuing his
observations, Mr.. Gleditsch placed
four of these beetles under u glass
case, with two dead frogs. One pair
buried the first frog in twelve hours,
and on the third day the second one
was similarly disposed of. The pro-
lessor then gave them Il dead linnct.
and a pair of the beetles set to work to
bury it. They pushed out the dirt
from beneath the body; then the male
drove the female away, and worked
alone for about five hours, turning the
linnct around in a more convenient po-
%sition, and occasionally mounting the
body to tread it down. After resting
for an hour it proceeded, as before, al
ternately excavating and pulling the
bird from below, and then treading it
down from above. 1t was buried by
the end Of the third day. In fifty days
the four beetles had buried four frogs.
three small birds. two fishes, one mole,
two grasshoppers, the entrails of u fish,
and two morsels of the lungs of an OK
-ChicdgO Inter- Ocean.
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RESULTS OF FRUGALlTY.


Fortune by Economizing.
Hon, Chauncey NJ. Dopew, besides
having an inexhaustiblc fund of funny
stores, has excellent ideas about how
TO live on Il moderate salary, The
other day n of the New York Cen
trail Railroad employees called on Mr..
Depcw and complained that his salary
was not large enough to live comfort
ably.
.'Well," said the railroad magnatc,
I'll tell you little story. Some years
ago a man was in Il employ, getting
a much smaller salary than yours is,
came to me with the same complaint
you are now making. | asked him how
many cigars he smoked II day and he
said four.
land how many do you give
awayN
"'About four more
"'Wcll,' said ], 'economize in your
tobacco and you will learn to be a v
ing in other things
ii told him to try my advice and see
how he liked it. | didn't see any thing
of him for about a year, but one day
he came in and asked me how he could
best invest 81, 900 which he had saved.
l advised him to buy New York, New
Haven and Hartford stock. which was
at that time very low. He put his
money into $1,000 worth of stock, hap,
pening to strike a particularly good
bargain, and to-day he is worth $780,.
600. Now, l do not claim that this
mans success is attributable 20 my
suggestion, but do declare that If a
person tries to cconomize he will be
surprised at the result"
The applicant for an increase in sal
airy listened with keen interest Will,
Mr.. Depew was talking, and then re
marked that he guessed there wa,
something in economy and that h,
would try 1t on for awhile.-M. Y
Eroniag SIN.
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An Aid to Memory,

Dumley (overtaking Brown on his
way home to dinner) Aren't you
rather late tonight, BROWNE
erwoman. I've lid a hard days
work-washerwcma -washorwoman.
Dumley-What are you m~umbling
''washerwoman" forp
Brown-So that ! wouldn't forget TO
advertise for a w~asherwoman in this
afternoons paper My wife told me
to keep repeating washerwoman, and
I've kept it up oil day, and [suddenlyl
by thunder! II ! didn't forget II after
all. Washerwoman-wa sherwoman-
blank washerwoman.-N. Y. Sun