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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-05-11
Jefferson Guards" Organized.

Charlestown's new military COM
panv. the jefferson Guard" was
fully organized last Friday after
noon, by the enrolment of its mem
bership and the election of the fol-
lowing officers, viz;
Captain-Dr. VIM. Neill.
lst Lieut.. j. Ed. Wyatt.
I'd II. Lee Shirley.
lst Sergt.-Chas, E. Baylor.
I'd :" j. F. Engle.
Sd @" IT. II. Mason.
4th &c. ID. Moore.
1st Corp'l-S. Lee Phillips.
I'd 's -Hite Watson.
3D. Stuart Mcknight
4th ". n. Simmons.
Ensign-James Grantham.
Surgeon-Dr. w. +. Lippitt, Jr
Secretary-B. ID. Gibson.
Treasurer-Stuart Hirschman.
A committee of four, consisting
of DIR. VIM. Neill, V. N. Simmons,
DIR. w. F. Lippitt, Jr., j. Ed. Wyatt
and C. Frank Jones, was appointed
to prepare and repor. constitution
and bylaws for the company, and
Messrs. G. ID. Moore, S. Lee Phillips
and Stuart Mcknight, were appoint
ed a committee to secure room for
the meeting of the company.
1t was agreed that the regular
meetings of the company for the
present, for drill and such business
as NAV come before it, should be on
Tuesday and Friday afternoon OF
each week, at 81 o'clock.
The Company held business
meeting on Tuesday evening. Con-
stitution and Bylaws read and
adopted, with one exception, regard
ing dues of honorary members.
The Chair appointed H. S. Nc
Knight, S. Lee Phillips. G. Suel
Ramsburg and C. F. Jones, who, with
the Captain, Secretary and Treasur-
err, compose an Executive Commit
tee.
The Caair appointed 1st Lieut..
WYATT, 1st Sergeant Baylor, Bird
Corporal Watson, Privates Getzen
danner and OFT, who, with the Cap
tain form Court Martial.
Rev. DR.. A. c. Hopkins was elected
Chaplain.
Moved and seconded that COM
mittee of three be appointed to Sc
lect a drum crops. Carried. APP
pointees-Privates Hirschman and
Jones and Corporal Mcknight.
Moved ard seconded that com
mittee of three be appointed to get
names of persons who wish to act az
porter. Amend to read that such
names be limited to five to be select
ed by committee. Carried. APP
pointees Corporal Moore, Sergeant
Engle and Private Dinkle.
On motion the Chair appointed
Lieut.. Baylor, Privates Packet and
Barr committee to receive sealed
bids for prr.ting Constitution and
BY Laws.
On motion the Chair appointed
the following committee of five to
solicit honorary members; Sergeant
Mason, Privates Shugert, Alexander
and Castleman and Lieut.. Baylor.
On Committee on Rooms, Chair
man Moore reported room in Rink
building offered. Continued to FRI
day.
Private Castleman offered his re-
signation which was accepted. Fri
vate J. G. Shirley was appointed on
committee in his stead.
On motion adjourned.
The Spirit says:
Success to the jefferson Guards,
Historic name, and whilst we have no
doubt that its gallant membership will
be ever ready to serve) their State and
county in the hour of need, yet we trust
that no such occasion will arise, that the
organization now formed may exist
many years and prove such as that any
citizen of jefferson county may always
point to il with feeling of just and hon.
ora hla pri0a.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-05-11
committee IN his SCeaU
On motion adjourne
The Spirit SAYS:

Success to the jefferson Guards"
Historic name, and whilst we have no
doubt that its gallant membership Will
be ever ready to serve their State and
county in the hour of need, yet we trust
that no such occasion will arise, that the
organization now formed may exist
many wears and prove such as that any
citizen of Jefferson county may always
point to il with feeling of just and hon.
Orable pride.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-05-11

A full line of samples can be seen at
DIR. C. Frank Jones' drug store. Charles
town, w. Va.
march30, '884m.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09
Alcohol And Diphtherla,

Alcohol, we make bold to say, is
the prince OF antiseptics, and the
most perfect and reliable medicine of
which we have any knowledge in d,ph-
liberia. Diluted with equal parts of
water and given in small and repeated
doses, the malignant symptoms OF
this most fatal malady soon dis.
appear, and convalescence becomes
assured. It is interesting to note
with what facility the alcohol dis.
solves the diphtheretic emulation in
the throat, lowers the temperature
and Gains the pulse, showing its de-
structive action upon the germs OF
the disease, which have beer absorbed
by the glands and gained access to
the blood. This remedy has been
used by us in the treatment of diph-
liberia since 1873, during which time
no case Of the disease has slipped
through our hands except in one soil
tary instance, and that case was in
articulo mortis before the remedy was
given. The remedy is also prophy.
Tactic to the disease, as we have found
in many instances where it has been
expedient to quarantine the patient.
For this purpose, it is only necessary
for exposed persons to use the remedy,
diluted as ebove stated, as gargle
and to swallow q little Of it three or
four times a day.-Medical Times.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09
Sad End of a Famous Revival.
fSf.

The Rev. Augustus Littlejohn is re.
nembered through the interior ofNew
York as the most powerful religious
revivalist OF his day. He belonged to
the branch of the Littlejohn family
which has furnished so many eminent
recruits to the church and bar. In
his earlier career no was q successful
contractor, bnt he abandoned secular
pursuits and entered the Christian
ministry. He moved from town to
town, conducting revivals, with the
accompaniment Of scenes of wild ex.
element and noisy fervor. He and
John B. Cough often labored togeth-
err. For q number OF years he made
his home in Chenango county, whore
he married an estimable lady. In the
progress Of his labors he built up
churches and brought thousands OF
converts to the altar. But rumors
became rife OF immoralitles. His wife
sued for a divorce, and he went West.
He engaged in revival work in Indiana,
and there he was again accused of
gross inmoralities and of drunken
ness, and was, after g. sensational
trial, degraded from the pulpit. Aft
erwards, as a reformed drunkard, he
lectured on temperance through Mich
igan. When old age overlook him he
was constrained to seek refuge in an
aims house at Paw Paw, Mich. One
morning recently he was found frozen
dead under the window of the room
he had occupied. His remains were
buried in a pauper's grave.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09
Good Intentions.

Fred Russell was exceedingly busy.
He had only lived in the city three
years, and was already known as q iris.
ing young man." The only trouble
seemed to be, he told himself. that he
had no time for anything except his
daily business.
He could not even write to his mot h.
er. For the last year, indeed, he
had sent her only an occasional, hur-
ried note.
One night, having finished his work
unusually early, he sat by the fire
thinking about her, and it was "borne
infupon him." as she herself would
have said, to write her q long letter.
just now there did seem to be an
unoccupied hour for it, and he went
to work with zeal. He described his
mode of life at great length, inquired,
with careful interest, about all the
homo affairs. and even tried 60 tell
her at the end that he really loved her
dearly, though he had seemed to neg.
lect her of late.
"There," said he, when he had finish.
ed; II don't believe I've been as soft
on anybody since I was q boy; and
here register q vow that I'll. write
every week-as good letters, too, as
know how to concoctp -Youth'e
Companion.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09
RuSkin on Americans.

Eat small seaside town on the
Kentish coast, and in an old-fashion-
ed hotel, whose living rooms look d.
rectly on to a shingly shore, Mr.. Ruskin
is at present staying for the benefit of
his health" writes correspondent of
the Boston Transcript. GAS it is not
long ago that unfavorable reports
were circulated, was agreeably sur.
prised 20 find him looking as we'll as
he does. There was no sign Of weak.
ness as he advanced and with kind
cordiality greeted his visitor. How
do like the Americans?' This, in
response to question of mine. Ibid
not like them until recently; you know
lived for a long time in the thirteen.
tn century, then'-he laughed heartily
for a second-'I have been obliged to
leave it and look round me
q little here. What made me think
more OF the Americans was be.
cause OF the Americans / met; per-
haps Miss Alexander inclined me-
though she has lived so long in Flor.
ence that I might almost call her a
FiOrentine. She has q beautiful and
tender character. And then, 'continu-
ed Mr.. Ruskin, Il met and thoroughly
enjoyed the society OF DR.. Holmes;
but my friend is Prof. Charles Eliot
Norton. charming man-clever, sci.
entific, cultured. Yes, l like the
Americans now better than I ever did
before-such youth, such energy. l
think of them when I am dead and
the Great Energy is resistlessly
pushing them forward. Their
time is not now, it is in
the future. Though I admit their
progress in science, still they are
crude; art does not come to q new
people; it must be built up with pa
thence and reverence. Some day they
will have national school; now they
are crude and have no more idea or
appreciation Of q work Of art, OF .
picture, than tho English have
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09
Advice to a Writer.

From McMillan's Magazine. e.
As to the form in which your work
should be cast. I have often thought
that the great duke of Wellington's
advice to a nervous friend on parli.
amentary speaking was no bad advice
to young critic: "say what you have
to say, don't quote Latin, and sit
down. Do not waste your time in
hunting for new words, or balancing
your sentences. but say what you
must, or may say, in the best English
you have. and the simplest. "There
are people," says Lander, "who think
they write and speak finely merely be-
cause they have forgotten the lam
guage IN which their fathers and
mothers used to talk to Them" Do
not be one of these people; if for no
other reason, for this; there are 50
many of them about, that you will
really be nearest to attaining that
much:coveted originality by keeping
aloof from Them"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09
A Drink That Lincoln Took,

AVG" AOAA Ouus
Colonel John B. Haskin was g. mem.
Der of the Thirty-sixth Congress that
expired on March 4, 1861, the day
Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated
President of the United States.
Shortly after theceremonies were over
the new President took q stroll in
the corridors of the Capitol, and rec
ognizing through the open door of q
committee room two of his acquain.
tances standing inside, he entered and
exchanged salutations with Colonel
Haskin and Colonel John Forney.
He then went to an adjacent window
to see the crowds of people, white and
black. in front of the Capitol building.
"While looking from the window"
said Colonel Haskin to tho reporter,
II opened the door of q washstand,
where, for sanitary purposes, Colonel
Forney and myself each kept g. bottle
ofgood old brandy and some excellent
Buchanan whisky. Mr.. Lincoln, who
had been looking out of the window,
turned at the moment, and remark.
ed to him:
"'After going through the Senate
and House you must be tired. It is
about our time to take a drink. Will
you join us?'
"'With pleasure he replied.
II told him we had some fine
brandy and some good Buchanan
whisky, and, asking him which he
would have, handed him one of those
tall straight-up.and.d down tumblers,
which were characteristic of that
period, and admitted of no deception.
Buchanan whisky?' he said, in.
quiringly. 4 think, out OF respect to
the present administration, I ought
to take the whisky
"The glass was handed to him, and
he poured out horn fully four fingers
deep. I then offered him the pitcher
OF water. Putting up his large hand,
as if in the act of pushing it back, he
said, Mr.. Haskin, out in Illinois we
always take our whisky straight
And he did take it without water or
even wincing."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09
Dysp pei sia

Makes many lives miserable, and often leads to seR
destruction. Distress after eating. sick headache,
heartburn. sour stomach mental dapsessio n, etc.,
aro caused by this very and increasing dis
ease. Hoods Sarsaparila tones tho stomach creates
an appetite promotes healthy DIGESTION relieves sick
headache, clears the mind, and the most obstin
ate cases Of dyspepsia. Read the following:
II have been troubled with dyspepsia. I had but
little appetite. and what did eat distressed me- did
me little good. In hour after eating would expe-
renee taintness or tired, gone feeling. though
had not eaten anything Hoods Sarsaparilla did me
IN immense amount Of good. II gave me an appehts
and my food relished and satisfied the craving had
previously experienced. It relieved mo OF that faint
tired algone feeling. have felt much better since
Itook HOODS sarsaparila that am happy to recon-
mend It," g. A. PAGE. Watertown, Mass.
N. B. BE sure to get only
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Sold by Ill druggists. 81 six for S.. Prepared only
by c. I. HOOD. CO.. Apotnecsries Lowell. Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09
The New Prize Story

is eagerly sought for, read with pleasure or
disappointment, is then tossed aside and
forgo stem. But ladies who read OF DR.,
Pierce's Fayorite Prescription, read it
again. for they discover in it something to
prize-a messenger of Joy to those suffer-
ing from functional arrangements or any oil
the painful disorders of weaknesses peculiar
to their sex. Periodical pains. internal in.
Illumination and ulcertion. readily yield to
it's wonderful curative and healing powers.
1t is the only medicine for women, sold by
druggists, under positive guarantee from
the manufacturers that it will give salts.
faction in every case. or money will be re.
funded. This guarantee has been printed
on the bottle.wrapper, and faithfully car.
ried out for many years.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09

Some recent transactions in Pitts
burg real estate have brought an in
teresting fact to light. In 1901 the
block on the west side of Sixth.st.
bounded by Duquesne Way and Penn
ave. and running back to Cecil alley
was bought by Ephraim Blaine, father
Of James g. Blaine, for $500. The
property is 42O feet long on Sixth-st.
BY $50 feet vide. To-day the same
property, according to real estate
agents, is worth 81, 500 per foot front
on Sixth-st. The narrow strip from
Penn.ave. to Duqnesnc Way would
bring $030,000,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09
Remarkable Sur1erv,

The science Of surgery has made such
wonderful progress in modern times, that
the most intricate and delicate operations
are now undertaken and carried to q sue
cessful i1sue. There are now several we'll
authenticated cases of what is known as
pneumetony, that is to say, the removal
OF diseased portions of the lungs in cases
OF consumption. While. however, this deli
cate operation has sometimes been sue.
cessiully performed, the risks attending it
are SO great and the chances of recovery
50 slight that it is seldom resorted to. The
safest plan in consumptive cases is to use
Dr.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery.
This will always cure the disease in its
earlier stages, thoroughly arresting the
ravages of the terrible malady, by remov.
ing it's cause and healing the lungs.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09
Loves Dream Fulfilled.

Philadelphia Press.
The engagement is announced Of
Miss Priscilla II. Braislin. Professor
of Mathematics at Vassar College. to
Mr.. Timothy Merrick, Of Holyoke,
Mass. And about this engagement an
interesting story is told. Part oft
has long been an unwritten college ira
dition.
Miss Braislin was one of Vassar's
pillars. OF all the teachers present at
the June commencement this year
there were only two who had been
continuously in the college since its
foundation in 1865. One was Pro.
lessor Maria Mitchell, whom every
body knows, and the other Professor
Braislin. Professor Braislin would be
remembered by anyone who ever had
tho pleasure OF seeing her. One could
not easily forget her very fair and
fresh complexion her bright, blue, SYM
pathetic eyes and her remarkable
hair, SO full, wavy and almost white.
She is somewhat above the medium
height, with q peculiarly graceful car.
riage. She was the favorite ofall and
was the personification OF alma ma.
ter.
One of the many traditions given to
the girls in their freshman years has
been that Miss Braislin had a love af.
fair. The story was, that when she
first went to Poaghkeepsie to be the
first assistant in the chemical labora-
tory, she either was then. or had been
engaged to be married. But something
happened and her wedding day never
came. 1t used to be told that her be.
trothed met some one in time and got
married and had children and became
very rich.
Meanwhile Miss Braislin became
professor of mathematics and labored
assiduously. She wes one of the few
Vassac instructors who did not strike
terror to the heart of the freshmen.
She cheered and encouraged them.
and entertained them at her parlors
in the big building.
While Prof. Braislin was there win
ming the affections of class after class,
there came to the institution two rich
sisters as students. 1t was deemed &
notable coincidence that there should
come under Miss Braislin's charge as
teacher to two young women whose
father-as tradition hath twas
Miss Braislin's early love. Before
they were graduated their mother
died. Alter the sisters came back
from the funeral, and from that time
all through their stay at the college,
they were drawn close to the lovab!e
teacher of mathematics.
Thereafter, of course, their father
saw something OF Miss Braislin. And
to make this history just as happy as
it should be, and taking these events
to q proper climax, the father at
the right time offered to Miss Brais-
lin himself and his fortune and the
motherhood of the two girls. She &C.
eepted.
Timothy Merrick, the man Miss
Braislin will marry, is one of the
wealthiest and best known manufact.
urers OF Holyoke. He is about sixty
years old, and has spent most of his
life in Holyoke, where he is Treasur.
er of the Mcrrick Thread Company,
which employs over one thousand
hands. and has q capital stock of
100000. He is President of lum.
Der company, an alpaca company,
and a savings bank. 1t is understood
that the wedding will take place soon
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09

"Yes; shall break the engagement" she
said, folding her arms and looking defiant;
ut is really too much trouble to converse
with him; he's as deaf as post, and talks
like he had a mouthful of mush. Besides.
the way he hawks and splits is disgusting"
Don't break the engagement for that; toll
him to take DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
It will cure him completely. well, I'll tell
him. do hate to break it of, for in all
other respects he's quite too charming"
OF course, it cured his catarrh.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09

Every glorious act of great life starts
forward an eloquent fact. DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup is the glorious act OF lies
study, and it is a positive fact that it
stands without q rival.
Hope for a season bids the world fare.
WE'LL" when man finds himself in the re.
lentless grasp OF neuralgia. but hs smiles
and takes heart when his wife brings q
bottle of Salvation Oil.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09

Clifton r. Brsckinri1es Of Arkansas, :
member Of the ways and means COMMITTEES,
has introduced and had referred to that
committee q bill to amend existing laws
relating to imports. This contains many
essential features Of the Hewitt bin
Of the last congress. The fact that it
has been introduced by Mr.. Breckinridss
cratic members OF tho COMMITTEES are dis.
posed to favor it's provisions. Mr.. Mills,
chairman OF the committee. has indicated
that it 10 his purpose to have completed
bill reported to the house BY Washington's
birthday.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09
IlEUR ALICIA.

Nerves-Ev,:yonc Ct the thread-like nervee
has .sch latent power to cause excrucia.
ing pain, the limit of which is simply the
limit Of human, endurance, and NECRALGIA
has 4 few oft]esc fibrous torments alLpuls-
ing painfully ut once.
CHARACTERISTICS.
Subtitle Paiu.-Notling is 80 subtle In It's
approach; nothing 80 fragrant, acute and
distressing, and certainly nothing yet dis.
covered 50 completely subdues its ravagcx
and SO permanently conqucrs its pangS ~
that above mentioned.
SYMPTOMS.
Symptoms.-Ncuralgia is defined to b .
nerve disease. tho chief symptom Of which
is en- acute pain, intcrmitting, which fol.
lows the course Of the nerve branch affected.
TREATMENT.
Treatment Apply ST. JACOBS Or frequent
", gently rubbing the afflicted parts; apply
to the whole extent of the nerve soreness:
keep up a gentle friction until burning
sensation is produced.
Sold b. Druggists and Dealers EueyraAAG
YNR aRAQl n 4. voaRlln o.. DalllnaRo. ~.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09
Prof. lolsette's Memory plscover,

Prof. Loisettes new system of memory train.
ang taught by correspondence at 1877 Fifth Ave.,
New York, seems to supply general want. He
has had two classes at Yale of 200 each, $50 at
Oberin College, 800 at Norwich, 100 Columbia
Law Students, 400 at Wellesley College, and 400
at University OF Re &C. such and
DR.. Buckley, Prof VIM. r. Harper, of Yale &c. ,
place the claim of Prof Loisette upon the high.
est ground.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09

George w. Smith, Jr., OF Minneapolis
and Miss Hattie De Kay of Hastings,
were married at Hastings by Rev. C. A.
Cressy, pastor of the NJ. L. church. The
newly married couple left for their new
home in MINNEAPOLIS.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09

Albert A. Larson, OF Kirkman, H., in ex.
pressing his gratitude to the proprietors OF
Allen's Lung Balsam. writes: Il firmly
believe my wife would have died OF con.
sumption, if not for the timely use of your
halsam." Buy the $500 bottle for Lung
Diaeases
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09

THE COMBINATION OF INGREDIENTS used
in making BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs is
such as to give the best possible effect with
safety. They are the best remedy in use
for Coughs, Colds, and Throat Diseases.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09

The committee on Indian affairs oil tho
house has reported adversely on Mr.. Oar.
lington's bill proposing to allow bali.
breeds aud 'squaw men" to trade with tho
Indians without license.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09

The new 500 line announces freight "a tes
from New York and Boston which are
much lower than the rates via Chicago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09

The first freiehts of the 500 line from
New York and Boston are much lower
than those of the other lines, but are
promptly met by them.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09

The buildings OF the Virgins. penitent ia
ry, leased by the Davis Shoe Company Of
Boston and operated as a shoe factory
was burned at Richmond.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09

At lion, N. Y, Hartly & Graham. New
York gun manufacturers. bid of the Rem
ington armory at $4,000 at tho eale BY
order OF the court.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-09

DandruH cradicated. tho scalp made
clean. and gray hair restored to its orisi.
nal youthful beauty and vigor by the use
of Halls Vegetable SiciliIn Hair Remover.