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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17

realized, IL would be no worse than
jumping toothache. The old comic alma
mac used to have picture of u man. his
mouth filed with water and seated on
hot stove waiting for it TO boil. This was
called a cure for the toothache. Grim
joke. But it perhaps suited the times, as
there was then nothing known TO give
instantaneous and permanent relief, and
the joke illustrated the desperation Of the
sufferer as well. But not so now. At
least we are sure from the following that
some men have found sure comfort and
cure, at once, as they testify: Mr.. George
w. Harris, Hagerstown, Nd, writes Juno
8, 1887: II suffered with neuralgia, caused
by defective tooth; was advised to rub
my gum with st. Jacobs Oil; did so and
was relieved thoroughly" Mr.. George A.
Grimes, 93S Lemon street, Baltimore, Did,
May ii, 1887, states: II suffered severely
on several occasions with jumping tooth
ache, lasting once several days, when l
was cured Immediately by ST. Jacobs Oil"
Mr.. J. s. DePalos, 1926 Opera Building,
Chicago, H., May 5, 1887, says he was
not only cured of toothache by st. jacobs
Oil, but found great relief in its use for
sore feet and chilbains. Mr.. Val. Stein
bach, 1848 I'd street, New York, writes
February 2, 1881 my wife suffered with
toothache, and nothing would give her
relief She tried st. Jacobs OIL and was
cured at once" Mr.. John Gutmon. Sherman,
KY, writes February, 1887: Have used
st. Jacobs Oil about ten years. IL always
cured toothache in about ten minutes"
Mrs. Magarethe Schroeder, West Webster,
N. Y, states February Z, 1887: st Jacobs
Oil is excellent for toothache" Col. A. g.
Afford, Baltimore, Md. March 0, 1887, sayS
II was suffering terribly for several days
with an liberated tooth, and could get no
relief till / tried st. Jacobs Oil, which
relieved me instantly" II is relief,
therefore, that not alone kills pain, but
takes away all soreness. Sleep comes, and
that ends it.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17

ces new idea? Do you say that
this or that book is 'bosh and-non-
sense" and you do not wish to read
it simply because it does not coin
eide with your preconceived notions?
If so, these are symptoms Of degen-
eracy. You are losing your reason.
ing powers. Your mental stomach
rejects everything but food which
has been chewed and digested by
some one else. Nurses sometimes
chew food and put it in q baby's
mouth. But those who swallow re-
ligious and political creeds are feeb-
Ter than babies; they are parasites;
they can only take food not only
chewed but digcsted by others.
have no terrors 10 thrust upon
you for the future world; no doc
trine OF eternal torment to preach.
But I warn you against degeneracy.
The parasite is the most hateful and
disgusting thing in nature. So is
social, intellectual and spiritual par
asitism to be loathed among men.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17

coat and to be unconscious of the
chilly draft that entered whenever
the car doors opened.
The bridge was reached at last
and the ladies said smilingly in cho-
rus, 'You're going over to New
York with US, aren't you p
The shabby man flushed little,
gulped and then with a forced smile
said, mo, thanks; I've business on
this side"
Adieus were said, the ladies, fol-
lowed by a hundred admiring eyes,
hurried to the bridge train, and the
shabby man paying a penny at the
promenade entrance walked to New
York, happy in the knowledge that
his fair acquaintances at least had
not discovered that he lacked the
means with which to buy ticket to
the cars.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
A BIGGER LONDON.
The Spectator.

Why, for example, should not
London, which we think so over.
grown, grow almost indefinitely big
ger? London has been growing for
centuries. and is now growing at
such rate that it adds to itself a
population as great as that of Nor
wich every year, or, say, 100000 ev-
cry 10 years. If it goes on in this
way for another century it will con-
tain II, 100000 people which seems
somehow to everybody 10 be absurd |;
but nobody will tell us precisely
why it is absurd, or what is to be
the ultimate checking torce. Ger
tainly it will not be legal one.
The notion of our forefathers that
the growth of London should be
stopped by law has long since been
abandoned not only as impractica-
hle, but as an unjust interference
with ordinary human liberty. If a
man likes to live in London, and
pay his taxes and behave properly
while he lives there, to prevent him,
or, still more, to expel him seems a
wantonness of oppression. Nobody
nowadays would vote for such law
or obey it if passed. Certainly also
the growth will not be stopped by
any physical cause. We talk of
want of room, but London is not
built up to half the height in the
air of Paris or New York or old Ed.
inburg, and has quantities ofbuild-
ing space all round it. The North
ern suburbs can be spread out five
miles in a direct line before they
are out of omnibus reach; the west
can expand for nearly as many
miles, and eastward miles Of cheap
land invite the builder.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
THE GIRLS HAD TACT.
An Interesting Incident Of Sealskin Sac
ques and Shabby Coat.

1t was one Of the coolest mornings
Of last week and passengers on a
Brookly elevated train bound for the
bridge wondered how the shabbily-
dressed young man without gloves
or overcoat managed to appear SO
immersed in his newspaper Of the
day before and unmindful Of the
chilly air. His old brown derby
was broken but neatly brushed, and
his shiny frock coat was worn with
the air OF man who had seen bet
ter days. His face was refined and
sensitive. Now and then he shiver-
ed, but he kept his eyes on the
newspaper. AT station, ten min
ntes from the bridge, two elegantly
dressed young women, with sealskin
dolmans reaching to their heels,
tripped cheerily into the car They
seemed the very embodiment Of
health, wealth and comfort. As
they moved down the aisle the shah
by man looked up, and to the sur
prise of every one the ladies smiled
at him and bowed. His face red
dened, his hands trembled, and then
rising he removed his battered hat,
gave one of the ladies his seat and
stood up beside the other.
The eyes of the whole car were
now upon the three, and never did
good breeding stand young women
in better stead than it then stood
those two daughters Of luxury.
They totally ignored the staring
crowd and their companions shah
by dress. They laughed and talk
ed with him as If he had been the
best clad man in the car, and he in
the glow that followed his embar
! rassment seemed to forget his old
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
THE MOST INTERESTING AGE.
Boston Transcript.

"What is the most interesting are
of woman was question recently
discussed by an artist, an author
and a woman CT society. The
author said he did not like to paint
the portraits Of those between the
age of twenty-five and forty years.
Before twenty-five the face has an
expectancy which charms. 1t is
looking forward with joyous fresh
ness and hope and is full of puzzle
ing promises. AT forty years the
character is formed and the lines
of the countenance are strong for
the painters study; but in inter.
vening years the face has lost its
expectancy, is apt to be indifer-
ent and has no particular interest.
The author differed from the artist.
He liked to study women between
the ages Of the Of thirty and forty.
They had then the experience ofthe
world and the joyousneses Of youth.
In those years they we're brightest
and most interesting. The society
woman thought that it was impos-
sible to make general answers to the
question, as individual women differ
in regard to the mot attractive age.
Some are most charming at sixty
years. while others have passed
their prime at twenty. The best
answer would be that women are
always beautiful TO the friends who
love them.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
DON'T

let that cold of yours run on. You
think it is light thing. But it
may run into catarrh. Or into
pneumonia. Or consumption.
Catarrh is disgusting. Pneumo-
mia is dangerous. Consumption is
death itself.
The breathing apparatus must be
kept healthy and clear of all OBJ
structious and offensive matter.
Otherwise there is trouble ahead.
All the diseases Of these parts,
head, nose, throat, bronchial tubes
and lungs, can he delightfully."- and
entirely cured by the use Of Bo-
schee's German Syrup Ifyoudon't
know this already, thousands and
thousands of people can tell you.
They have been cured by it, and
sknow how it Is. themselves" Bot
tie only Is cents. Ask any drug
gist. aug l4-e 0 W
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17

He that knows nothing doubts of
nothing. Do not let your doubts
cause you to waver, for You may De
assured that Warmers Log Cabin
Liver Pills will cause the sluggish
liver to resume its wonted functions,
and produce the results you desire.
They are effective and harmless, be-
ing purely vegetable.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17

The blood is the regulator. Reg
ulate the Regulator with Warmers
Log Cabin Sarsaparilla. 1t cures
all impurities. It's the largest bot
tie in the market-120 doses for 81.
Your druggist sells it. Buy it for
your family's benefit as well as your
own.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
DYSPEPSIA.

Is that misery experienced when we
1 suddenly become aware that we pos
sess diabolical arrangement called the
stomach. The stomach is the reservoir
from which every fibre and tissue must
be nonrished. and any trouble with it is
soon felt throughout the whole system,
Am6ng dozen dyspeptics no two will
have the same predominant symptoms.
Dyspeptics of active mental power and
a bilious temperament are subject to
SICK HEADACHES; those, fieshy and
phle3matic have CoNsTIP ALTON, while
the thin and nervous are abandoned to
gloomy forebodings. Some dyspeptics
are wonderfully forgetful; others have
great irritabilitv of temper.
Whatever form Dyspepsia may take'
one think is certain,
The Underlying Cause is in
the Liver,
and one thing more is equally certain,
- -, .,.,H ,onnoin HrGnadtic W -hn will
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
BORING THE JAW.

Put an auger-bit in
the head of u grasshop-
per or mosquito (natur-
alists say the latter has
. saw-shaped ccnt.iv-
ance to cut the flesh
with, and set him to
work to bore through
the cheek and jaw. Let
him be big enough and
strong enough to handle
a man, get him down
and begin operations. IL
such savagery could be
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
Farm Lands Wanted.

Parties having IMPROVED or UNIM-
PROVED FARM LANDS for sale, in
jefferson, Clarke, Frederick or Berke-
lev counties. viii do well to send me de-
scriptiOn of same, price, terms, 6e.
BUsHROD G.. WASHINGTON,
CharlestOwn, JEFF. CO., w, Va.
Jan s SLY Lock Box 10.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17

Start the Liver to Working, when
all other troubles soon
disappear.
MY wife was confirmed dyspepltlc.
Some three year ago by the advice of DIR.
Steiner, of Augusta, she was induced TO
try Simmons Liver Regulator. l feel
grateful for the relief it has given her,
and may all who read this and are af-
flicted in any way, whether chronic or
otherwise, use Simmons Liver Regula-
tor aud l feel confident health will be
resorted to all who will be advised."-
VIM. NJ. Kersh, Fort Valley, Ga.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17

Anger makes dull men witty, bat
keeps them poor.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17
BLACK WOLF!

Or Black Leprosy, is disease which is considered
incurable, but il has yielded 10 the curative prop
critics OF SwIFT's SPEcIFIc-now known all over
the world as 5. $. S. Mrs. Bailey, OF West Somer-
yllle Mass near Boston was attacked several years
ago with this hideous black eruption, and was treat
cd by the best medical talent who could only say
that the disease was species OF LEPROSY
and consequently incurabe. 1t is impossible 10 de-
scribe her su1erings. Her body from the crown OF
her head TO the soes Of her feet was mass OF de-
cay the flesh rotting off and leaving great cavities.
der fingers festered and several nails dropped of
uceration and for years she did not leave her bed
Her weight was reduced from 125 to 60 lbs Sore
FAINT idea OF her condition can be Cleaned froll
the fact that three pounds OF Cosmoline or oint-
ment were used per week in dressing her sores.
Finally the physicians acknowledged their defeat
by TINS Black Wolf, and commended the sufferer
to her all wise Creator.
Her husband hearing wonderful reports OF Swifts
Specific Is S. 81 prevailed on her TO try It as
last resort. She began its use under protest, but
soon fOUnd that her system was being relieved OF
the POISON. rs the sores assumed red and healthy
color - tGauCh TIE blood was becoming pure and
active .s Ea.ley couiiHued the 5. ;. 5. until last
EcbsGcr e. " soTc was healed; ST discarded
char 4 D., hes aud vas for the first time IN II
years q s. c al licS husband. Air. G. A. Bal
ley, I, iu ...-s ttl ( Blackstone Street, Bos.
ton an g. .ae ,.,s - "a ..NlIg the details oil
this Won't 1 c.. I'll ~ Is for Treatise on
Blood All s..u L.s>Sses UII.cd free.
VHE Sw,rr SrEcIFlc Co, Drawer 3. Atlant" Gs'
ian6-lm
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17

III Will y " z Y Y
dity of tn e
Stomach,
Expel foul gases,
Allay Irritation,
Assist Digestion,
and, at the same
time
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-17

and one thing more is equally certain,
no one will remain dyspedtic who will
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-19
Trusts in Chiyalry and Her Revolver

Many ladies are nervous. 1t does ones
heart good to see one that is nervy.
Almost any night, or morning, about 5 or
$50 o'clock, in Charleston, S c., lady who
has nerve, not nerves, may be seen going
home from her work
She is proofreader for The Charleston
World She comes Of famlly-the Mem
minser stock-which is known both for
brains and pluck. Her duties take her TO the
office OF the newspaper about O'Clock every
night, and detain her there until 8 the next
morning.
She has no fears In the heart of Carolina.
where woman Is next in divinity 10 God. and
she goes to and from her nightly task with a
stout spirit
But she does not rely upon mere courage.
She carries loaded revolver in one hand
and a lantern III the other
The police keep a lookout for her soines
and conlings, and hail her as she passes their
beats. There is no doubt that she would use
the pistol if molested
She is q maiden lady, and the task is al
unpleasant one, but she considers IL duty 10
work, and what 'ber hands find 10 do" she
does 1t with all her might" and no shrink
ing from unpiessantneSs nor the fears wnich
haunt the night. Atlanta Journal
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-19
The Poet Gray's Unhappy Life.

Gray's was, in many ways, a melan-
chOly life. His vitality was low, and
such happiness as he enjoyed was Of a
languid kind. Physically and emotion
ally he was unfit to cope with realities,
and this though he never felt the touch
of some of the most crushing evils that
humanity sIlstains. He was never poor,
he was never despised, he had many de
voted friends; but on the other hand he
had wretched and diseased constitution,
he suffered from all sorts of prostrating
complaints, from imaginary insolences,
violent antipathieS and want Of SYM
pathv. Fame such as is rarely accorded
to man came to him; he was accepted as
without doubt the first of living Eng
ish poets; and he took no kind of pleas
ure in it, He was Mortified to find him
self a celebrity; he refused to be poet
laureate; he refused honorary degrees;
when at Cambridge the young scholars
ere said to have left their dinners to see
him as he passed in the street; it was
sincere pain to him. Cooper counter
balanced his fits of unutterable melan-
choly by his hours of tranquil serenity
over teacups and mullins and warm coal
fires, with the curtains drawn close.
johnson enlivened his boding depression
by tyrannizing over an adoring circle.
But Gray's only compensations were his
friends. Any one who knows Gray's
letters to and about his young friend
Bonstetteten, knows how close and warm
it is possible for friendship to be.-Ar-
thur Benson in Macmillans Magazine.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-19
New Things for UpdercIothing

The newest under petticoats are made OF
shot silk with pinked out flounces and black
satin. quilted in colors Flannel petticoats
have thick satin stitch embroidery, to the
depth OF quarter OF yard, and when made
OF colored flannel white flannel eo,mces are
intermixed with the colored. ChemlSes ara
made with very full and wide double frills OF
lsce turning downwards from the neck. full
in front with ribbon run through the inser-
ton; batiste and real Valenciennes are tina
materials most used in Paris. The Enpirs
style has even crspt into underhnen, and
shows itself in the short wais. and the minute
patterns Of some Of the embroidery. Many
chemises are gathered at tbs waist; some
times they resemble full baby bodice
NIshtdresses are also folded across and
trimmed with wide frills OF lace laid over
ribbon, wide turn down collars from the
neck Some OF the lace Is drawn in on rib
bon TO the necessary shapes Jabots Of lacs
are Introduced on the fronts. Combination
garments are worn and coIored cotton under
clothing. and much silk.
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-19
Millinery Trimmings.

Birds and wings will be- worn more than
ever this season. Ostrich feathers are again
appearing, after long absence, and they are
just now being mounted into plumes of great
beauty in all shades for hat trimmings The
new ostrich feather boa attached to the back
of large hats, and depending generally from
plume Of rich tips, is distinct novelty this
season. Ornaments and pins continue to
take endless forms-arrows in steel, gilt,
silver, jet, etc, still being favorite design.
very new bandeau ornament, in one, two
and three bands, for bonnet fronts, makes a
becoming trimming with puffs of velvet be
tween.
Embroidered cloths in exquisite shades of
dove color, gray and white. mixed with vel
vet of richer tones, are especially adapted for
millinery trimming where costume bonnet
is required
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-19
The Injudiciousness of Charity.

He who sells all he has and gives to the
poor may, if he is very badly eaten up with
greed for money, discipline himself in the
right direction, but in selling all he has de-
prived himself Of the means of self support
in sickness and endangered the care of his
family. But all this subjective wrong might
be perpetated to curb a grasping spirit
through the loss OF property. That, however,
which he had no right to do he has done He
has pauperized the poor. The evil inflicted
upon Scores and perhaps hundreds. is in their
lessening Of self respect, the cultivation of
indolence, the enfeebliug of their already
weak determinations, the putting further
away Of that day when the poor shall be
properly paid for their work and the foster
ing of that reckless spirit, The world owes
me a living and I'm going to have it." If
the next rich man does not sell out and dis
tribute soon enough, they will thirst for his
riches-perhaps for his blood. If some of his
wealth is Ill gotten. as is the case with many
rich men, they will consider it all SO.
Now note this most remarkable fact-that
every single precept pointing to non-resist-
ance and self abnegation, while subjectively
attractive, ignores the objective and ultimate
effect; that is, they all seem to be Of benefit
tc the doer, but make not an iota Of Giscrimi-
nation as TO the effect upon others; while, in
fact, as history has shown, and as we are now
beginning to know, both are in ured, but the
greatest harm is dore to the supposed benefi-
ciaries.-Charles w. Smiley IN Popular Sci
-@@ S--
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-19
"A COL D D A Y"
REAL ESTATE

The following are the transfers OF real
estate fled in the recorders office yester-
day:
l. s Zaftzger to N II Taylor, lot 233 ,-o
Fourth ave, Farrells 2nd add...:.S 5oU
ID Ctz to T ; Parmenter, ma, sWA
;-2)-l W. f''oo
Jacob McAfee to I X Lloyd, lots 169
TO III Wabash ave. Fl. Scott add:
and lots 80 to l0l Fourth ave, NJ o
Williams 2nd add ...........;,.,:: l,4oO
J VI Moore to w + Slayer, lot -
Blaine ave. Garrison's add..-..-.. 5od
] S Mead to W II Oldfeld lots -
and 40, block b, Princess add. 80. 4OO
Hiram Smith to c 4 Dyer, lots A. 4G,
~ and 30. Rock Island ave, Rock
island add .--..:.: ZZ,ooo
j \ Rutherford to A Dreher, lots !, .
and Steele & Elliotts sub div. 1000
j y Davidson to J L Bethel lots |, B.
rs and - block II Allerton. $4,000. 50Uj
j o Davidson TO Guyot NJ Sc 4 8 400
A Draher TO J Cole lot and 2Oft OF
lot Stell & Elliotts sub div....... 900
J T Carpenter to VIM CBughey lot
Avenue 4 Valley Cente6. ........ 1000
j Carsweli 10 W Caughey lot Ave-
nue. Valley Center. $40
J r Carpenter to " Caughey lots %
TO 90 3D. street Valley Center.....-. COZ
l. I Barnes To J b Ross lots 8, 9 and
1T Market st lty...........-..... 30Oo
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-19
Caste Among Women.

There are few things more ludicrous in
American life than the ideas Of caste anon
women Men usually take one another for
what they sre; women for what they have or
Seem 10 have. The commonest form OF caste
Is based upon money. and It has a graduated
scale running downward from the women
who are able 10 keep servants to perform
almost every service for them except eating
and sleeping. TO the women who keep SIX ser
wants, or five or four or three or two ser
wants, and finally, out OF caste entirely, the
woman who Is her own servant Unfo-tu-
nateiy, these circles or series Of caste have
their graduated lines in the church peus as
well SIS on the calling lists Neither Chris
tianisy nor courtesy, but caste, LOOKS as 0Rce
at tee plainly, perhaps poorly dressed wor-
shipper int-uding in Too hundred dollar pew
CHICAGO Tribune
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-19
JERSEYS ReInHiD I'm Favor.

Jerseys are to be very much worn this win
ter they save so much trouble, and are so
becoming to slight figures. A black one
with gold braided front and cuffs, is new.
There are pretty soft silk shirts in
pink and cream, suitable for home din
ner wear; prettily shocked nlerveil
leux shirts in black and red have
vests and cuffs of contrasting colors Thick
wool jerseys in reds are shocked or plain,
with velvet collars and cuffs. The yoke
shape is the prevailing one, usually embroi-
dered a new idea is a pointed one with
pendant beads all over
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-19
Denver's First Gid BABY.

The first girl baby born IN Denver was the
daughter Of a settler named Harvey, and she
was born in 1860 CT thereabouts In recogni-
Hon OF her enterprise IN being born in the
camp, pubic spirited citizens presented her
With ali the land in sight Of her fathers
cabin Unfortunately the taxes were never
paia, and the land, now worth &. OK, 600, fell
INTO ok9er hands. The first girl who once
owned Is al IS now 4 singer in variety show
IN tl&s city--Ssa Era2cnoo Arxonsas
Wichita eagle., 1888-12-19

AS will be seen by referring to the illustra-
ton, one figure shows long kid glove seal
Hoped at the top and along the side, where it
is quantity fastened. The central figure
shows a semi-long glove in some Light shade,
cut up at the edge in two deep vandykes,
which are bordered with few rows Of gold
braid and filed ii with frilling of lace,
plain or beaded The remaining figure is q
kid glove borderey with band of raised EN-
broidery or bead work It is edged on both
sides by gimp vandyke.