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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-09-05
Eagle Avenue Gardens.

THE public is respectfully informed that J
L am now prepared to furnish plants of all
standard varieties vegetabe gardens, such as
CABBAGE. TOMATO. PEPPER, EGG, LET
TUCE SAGE. CAULIFLOWER, &C,
ALSO SWEET POTATO SETS,
at the Eagle Avenue Gardens, west of MT.
Parvo') and at my Town Branch on Liberty
street. adjoining the residence of Hon. Jas. NJ:
Mason. A share of the public patronage will
be thankfully received.
E0- Fresh Vegetables I'm season.
April r 1856. L. J. WILLIAMS.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-09-05
For Safe

1N0 BUSHELS 0f Potatoes. -0c. per bl-he.
'1V ul perchc 0f Building Stone. 2Olt
.at shingles. one good Cart cheap.
April is lss9 GEO II. HAGLEI.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-09-05
DR.. Eing's SpectGcIes.

7 HAVE the agency for these Spectacles and
guarantee TO itaay eye cor return the money
GEO. T. LIGHT.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-09-05
IIMsi,imgtom 8 .NeEGMdCr

IL tv AGAINST TORNADOES in Etua, of
Hartford. Continental. of New York and Pea
body. of Wheeling, W. Va. Where parties de
sire this. ON application a special Policy will
be granted and an additional rate be charged
for same.
May 27 1886.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-09-05

In Chicago an expert German rifeman
brought down, with several shots, 4 lot OF
toy balloons that were careering over the
lake 800 feet in mid air with a 2.year-old
clinging to them. The child had been play
ing with them on the picnic grounds, and
released the string holding the group. Tn,
babe was rescued in boat un,njured.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-09-05
Stamping.

MISS MARY COCKRILL is prepared 70 do
VI STAMPING also Dress making and fam
ilv SEWING 40 residence of her father, Capt.
d. II. Cuckri.l.
Tarrrnr. '~f
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-09-05
W'OOE WANTED.

HIGHEST PRICE PAID IN CASH.
THE undersigned will pay top market price
| in Cash for Wool delivered at the Jefferson
Woolen Mill odd Porter Factory or in Charles
town at Adams Express Office.
JN0. J. JOBE.
May %. 1850.
lust RECEIVED-Shad Roe Zoe Herring
q New Potomac Herring and Salt Shad. For
sale " the keg or dozen.
June %, 1850 W. ;. MEkCHANI.
NULL Line White Wash Brushes, Scrub
i Brushes, Buckets. Tubs, Wash Boards
Clothes Baskets and Butter Prints at
c. ID. EBY'S.
NEW Potomac Herring, salt Shad and
~ Mackerel for sale by c. d. EBT.
SALyATION Oil, Red Star Cough Cure and
- Murdock's Liquid Food
AISQUITH & co.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-09-05

OFFERS to the people of jefferson County,
~ Insurance in a safe Company at theactual
cost of insurance, which is much cheaper than
the rates usually charged, and keeps the money
at home Good risks from responsible parties
are invited
Executive Committee meets every Friday.
DrRrcroRs-Jos. Trapncll, Henry B. Daven-
port, j. Garland Hurst, John w. Rider, w. II.
+. Lewis, K. Preston Chew VIM. L. Wilson,
Eugene Baker 5. W. Washington, II. l.. Snyder
Charles p Wilson, John II. little Jacob 5.
Melvin, E. G.. w. Herr, isaac II. Strider.
COL. r p CHEW, ......... President
II. b. DAVENPORT,......... ......... Treasurer.
Executive CoMMUTEE-J. q. Hurst VIM.
II T. Lewis, Eugene Baker, Isaac H. Strider,
r. z. Chew, 5. W. Washington.
Local rs.-Middeway-J G. Shirley
Harpcrs Ferry-Chas. L. Trail; Shepherds
town.. s. Fleming; Dufields-C L. Barnhart;
Washington & Alexander.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-09-05

Needing q tonic. d. rfll.cn l'ls; want building
uD shnuin take
BROWN-s IRON BITJ ERS.
Itis pleasant 10 take, cures Malaria, Irdiges-
ton, and Biliousness. All dealers keepit.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-09-05

When Baby was sick, we gaveher Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried FOR Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-09-05
GEO. 7 LIGHT


MOODY e SANKY Hymns-l, ., 3, and 4.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES.-Ih have just received
= "a stock of school Suppies-Lead Pencils.
Slate Pencils, Pens and Pen Holders, COmp0-
sitiou Books.
DICTJBE Frames-perfectly lovely Cores
1 p0ndence Cards" Daisies Playing Cards
from -0 cts. to 75cts.; Mourning Paper and En-
velopes
VACUUM OI for Harness Carbolic Acid,
ed CTS per bottle; Insect Powders, so cts.
b.-,ie very best; Hog Powders, 90 cts. h.
Sold bv GEO. u. LIGHT,
Oct. lis. 1Ss4 Druggist
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-09-05
Surveying and Conyeyancing

I WILL survey anywhere, promptly and al
/ short aotice-accuracy guaranteed. Special
attention paid in connection Herewith 90 DkA w
ING DEEDS oranv otherinstruments of Writing
p. O.-Char.est0wn, Jefferson Co., W. Va.
Dec. S. 1877. 5. HOW ELL BROWN.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-04-05
DISBCRS EMENTS

General Fund warrants
redeemed. 1900. .......$ ,495 2
INDECENT Fund, warrants
redeemed ................. ] $40 o.
Contingent Fund. warrants
redo, med ................. 86S IL
state Fund, warrants re-
deemed. ......... ......... ,G3S 50
Salary Fnnd, Warrants re-
deemed. ..... ........ .. 5000 56
Cash paid st tie Treasurer,
State school Warrants and
expressage. =. AZ, 277 10
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
Sun Energy in Growth.


The director of the Royal Deaf
Mute Asylum at Copenhagen has
shown that children's growth varies
greatly in different parts of the year,
+ the rate of increase in the weight OF
boys being three times as great from
the first of August to the middle OF
December as from the middle of De-
cember to the end of April, and most
OF the gain. of this second period be-
ing lost between, the end of April and
the end of July. These fluctuations
do not correspond to local changes OF
temperature or to changes of sea-
son, but instead appear to coin
eide with fluctuations in the average
temperature of the whole globe. The
evidence thus far collected is taken
as an indication, therefore, that some
unknown energy of growth" comes
to us from the sun with the heat
rays, separates from them, and,
unaffected by wind or weather.
causes uniform fluctuations in the
growths of all organic life.-Arkan.
sdW IraUeler. ESQ ri g45cs, - 7..t.51
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
% A TRAGIC AFFAIR.
The Horrible Sight witnessed by EN-
press Eugene in 1869.

Tho HOrr4Olo' sight witnessed by EN-.
press Eugene in 1869.
The accident which happened to
Peronnet, the crocodile tamer," at
Bona, in Algiers, will be capital ad-
.vertisement for the poor fellow. in
France should he recover from his in
juries. 1t appears that, as he mounted
on the back of one of the animals and
engaged in feeding them with raw
meat, he suddenly turned his head
round in order to reach out his hand
for more food, when the most ferocious
of the saurians seized him by the
stomach. Peronnet beat the animal
with his stick, but he would have been
.devOured had not an assistant of his
prodded the reptile with iron spikes
and made it-Pelinauish~ its hold on it's
victim. The occurrence recalls a
tragic affair which happened at Suez
in 1869, when the Empress Eugene was
out there for the Inauguration of the
Suez canal Under her Majesty's win
.dows in. the Palace sof Ghezireh was
a. tank containing an enormous
crocodile, twenty-three feet long,
and said to be six hundred years
old, and the animal was fed every
morning with a big lump of meat
by. 9 little boy about. ten years Of age.
One morning the lad in stretching
over the tank overpalanced himself,
and5to the Empires, horror fell in.
The gigantic saurian tore the body to
pieces in the space of few seconds,
and her Majesty foil back fainting
from the palace window at the hor-
rible sight -Lomdo" Telegraph. d
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
A PLEA FOR BABY.
How Young Children Are Abused by Those
ef. Who Ought to Know BETTER.


st. Who Ought to Know Better.
Physicians say that newborn babies
and young children are afflicted with
altogether too much attention and
fondling nowadays. % A well-known
medical man tells the writer that it
is wonder that so many babies sur
vive the exhausting) experiences
through which they are compelled to
pass in the early days and months of
their fragile existence. No sooner is
the newcomersushered into the world
than he is put through a bath. the
temperature of the water sometimes
being SO far below the temperature of
his little body as to all but put out the
faint spark of life. If he has sufficient
vitativeness and luck to survive this
introduction to the troubles of this
world, he must then be duly admired
by every female in the family before
he is allowed to take his first sleep. as
nature would have him do. Uneon-
sciously rebelling at this outrage, he
finds his voice, emits series of more
or less lusty laments, and, perhaps,
cries. himself to sleep. Always sup
posing that these little discourage
nlentss done result in his speedily
leaving the world, he soon reaches the
stage at which every body considers it
good form to fondle him. He is tossed
up and down about as tenderly as Yale
sophomore losses the unlucky fresh
man in blanket He is kissed, he is
Rugged, and, in brief, is made to do
duty as a new source of amusement
for the family. Of course all this is
done by his unthinking admirers with
the best of motives. But baby has as
yet but a delicate little organism and
constant excitement is not the best
thing in the world for his little brain.
If his powers of speech were sufficient
ly developed he might very possibly
answer that unsolved riddle, "Who
can tell what a baby thinksP' 10y re-
marking that he was thinking ne
would like to be let alone for awhile.
By and by he gets past babyhood and
enters the early stage of childhood.
Then, of course-if he is clean,
tempting. little tot-he is fair prey
for these kind hearted souls who want
to kiss every pretty; child they meet
Sohe is kissed by all sorts Of peoplewho
may be calling at his home, or may
meet him elsewhere. And 0sorne OF
these good folk may have some little
bodily ailment, powerlesss for evil In
the adult, but which may be commu-
nicated to child with serious results
In case the youngster successfully es-
capes all these pitfalls he lis before
long old enough to be taken in hand ana
thrashed by the bigger boys Ana
so he is soon fairly launched on the sea
of mundane troubles that await him.
N. y Mail and Express.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
SCHOOL AND CHURCH

MANY man might make bette,
Christian of himself if he would c"o '
slider the church as composed of mer
bership OF which he is sample
SO far from mission work amo.
Mohamrnedans being a forlorn hons
DIR. Bruce. of Persia, says he is ~
quainted with three Church Of r.
gland clergymen who were Moham
medans, and one of them has alreadu
baptized fifty converts.
According to- the new book of A.,
Disciples of Christ. forl88S,~thev bsu o
s, 437 churches, $40. 900 communicants
$500 Sunday schools, with memhan
ship of 318, 900, and teaching foroo
OF 80, $40; number of preachers, 8 Pa
The value OF church property is $40.
: BOO. SOL ;nso'ae.p 49t-qer tysf
" "A subscription paper for some no
,ligious object was passed to a zealors
church member in town recently. when
he remarked: "Well, can give five dol.
lars and not feel it. =" "Then." said ~,
solicitor. 'tgive me ten dollars and feel
it." The point was seen at once and
the ''ten spot" was forthcoming
Gloucester AdUertiser. r,or y:
"A candidate for the ministry whom
being examined for hcensure. was
asked whether he thought that .tbs
Bible ought to be fixed up to suit the
notions of men," He replied: 81 have
always thought that the business of
the Bible was to fix mems notions, and
not to be fixed up by them A very
good answer.-M Y. Independent.
That was not a bad custom of some
OF our early Kentucky churches to an.
point a committee ..to visit the pastor
and see what he and his family need
Some OF the reports of such committees
sound quaint to us now; e. g., 1--WE
lind our pastor needs five loads of corn
twenty bushels of wheat. fifteen pounds
wool, horse and a spinning-wheel."
The needed articles were supplied
louisville Vest RI Recorder. an
-.b The church in Minneapolis that
leads all the other Congregational
churches OF the country in benevolence.
its charities of late averaging SIS, 900
year, has one member of means who
fonsecrates all his surplus income to
The Lord, who has recently given $685.
600 to Carleton College, 800, 900 for a
home for disabled ministers and their
families, and whose charities average
$50, 900 ayear, came from one of the Ga
old parishes of Connecticut, which, but
for the Missionary Society of the State,
would probably have become extinct.
DIR. William Stoddart, of Madertv
established church (Scotland), is prob
ably the Oldest officiating minister in
the world. According to the parish
register at Dunbarney, he was born
on March 20, 1857, and hence Is now
in his hundred and second year. Not
understanding his great. age Dr. Stod-
dart still discharges the whole of his
ministerial duties, and presides over
the deliberations of the school board
with great ability. His manseis about
Q mile from his church, but he walks
that distance twice every Sunday, and
generally breaches a sermon little
short of an hour in duration. Chris
ti0n World.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
Libel Suits Against Newspapers.

Every: newspaper in the, country
which is, as the phrase goes, worth al
libel suit. knows by long experiences
that as the laws now stand in most OF
the States no matter how carefully a.
journal is edited it will have libel suits
brought against it. The Herald tries;
it's best to draw the line between ex-s
posure of public wrongs, which is the
highest duty of a newspaper, and at.
tacks on private character, which are
Sinexcusable; and yet there is no year
in which we are not threatened with
ten or a dozen libel suits. There is g..
class of ''shyster" lawyers who make
it their business to annoy respectable
newspapers in this way. They read
the journals and where they imagine
that suit for libel will lie they run to,
the person concerned, magnify his
wrong and urge his suit, Offering to
prosecute it for a share OF the plunder.
OF course in a great majority of cases
such suits come to nothing. They
have @posgjustifying cause. But the
shyster lawyer gets some money from
his client, he annoys the newspaper
and he makes his iving.-M. Y. Her
Md. 2 qm8J 2gi2gO1 ;LI|A3VlJ = '9' i
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
KNOWING PARROTS.
One Knew How to Mediate and the Other
Prophesied His Death.

1 One Knew How to Mediate and the Other
Prophesied His Death.
Jim, who came from Mexico, is q
wise bird. DUST across the street lives
q dignifed brown spaniel. who rejoices
in the name of ks'Curley." To vary
the monotony of q long summer day.
Jim will ''lay himself OUT to entrap
the dog First, he will whistle, using
all the varying infections usually held
out to the dog kind. If this fails, he
will call "Curlee, Curlee, Curleer in
his most, dulcet tones, which usually
fetches the unwary animal.
The meditative attitude which Jim
assumes, as the painting dog rushes
into sight, is equaled only by the in
quiring innocence of his expression.
Presently, catching sight of the.
screen bird that talks" Curly sinks
disconsolately homeward, devoutly
hoping that no one has seen him.
A well-known professor of biology,
DR.. oSteere.i of Michigan University,
has been spending the summer at
the Sandwich Islands for the purpose
of collecting rare specimens. Shortly
before his return, he was presented
with fine young parrot, that had
learned only a few English expressions,
and those mostly current slang picked
up from sailors.
On the home voyage he entrusted
the bird to the care of a boy, who
promised to see it we'll cared for. Like
most other boys, his intentions were
good but his judgment was at fault;
for he hung the bird in small, close
room near the engine, ''to keep it
warm" Esd .ve5(} -
The next day the professor thought
he would take a look at the parrot,
and, accordingly. he was guided to the
cage. What was his alarm and indig-
nation to find the poor creature nearly
dead with the heat. 12 H.,
He took it to his state-room and
made all the effort in his power to.
save it. After he had worked over
the suffering bird for few moments
it slowly raised it's head, looked at
him solemnly and gasped: 'Td sell
myself for cent" A moment later
and poor Poll, who had, pathetically
enough, valued his condition Alright,
was dead.-Detroit Free Press. .,-c 10
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
THE FORGETFUL BOY.
How His Mother Attempted to Fortify L
ef.; IIly-Developed Memory.

How His Mother Attempted to FOrtify His
so Illy-Developed Memory.
Mrs. Verbosity wanted a package OF
yeast powder the other day. fs
''Oh, DEAR" she sighed, II shall have
to send Willie after that yeast, and he
has such bad memory! / do declare,
[ never saw such a forgetful child in my
life. He torments the soul out of me.
avery time l send him to the store he
brings back something / didn't send
him for"
Then raising her voice, she called:
"Willie!" > .t. ..
Eyes, ma" r. ,....-
You come here this minute; I'm, in
great hurry. want yeast cake
down to the store, and don't want YOU
to forget what send you for. / don't
want baking powder, same as I had
yesterday, but a yeast cake. One OF
them tin-foil cakes, Willie" 3-,. F
Eyes, ma" .at r--.,..,.-t -.5 Er3
''Did you hear what I said?"
mo, ma" -
''Oh, you do try my patience so.
Come here this minute"
The boy appears. ts ':. e
"NOw, want a yeast cake-how
came that mud on your coat? You're
been playing in the dirt again; I'll tell
your father when he gets home. It's
not baking powder want. Turn your
coat collar down. Now don't you come
home with nutmegs, like you did yester-
day, nor with cinnamon, like you did the
day before. when you were told to get
4citron. Your coat is buttoned wrong.
Don't you forget, now." -.t-rr
The boy escaped to the street, when
the anxious and pains-taking matron
called out from the window: rros
Now, don't you stop to play with
those Mantrangialo boys, like you did
last week, and keep out of French's
back yard-do you hearP It's Yeast
you're going for, not turnips, nor, car
rots, nor any kind of vegetables II got
them this morning you know. Re
member, you've got a bad memory, and
don't"
But the boy was out of hearing.
r.. he brought back a can of preserved
peaches. a-......... i....-.. 49, ...',,..,.
lie had bad memory.-Pi Pittsburgh
Post. u orJ o Ho aEs5.tit5 siTl 3
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-10-11
THE SILENT. SECRET.
Or How Roe Reginald Rosecranft, the
Poet, Prayed for Succor.

| Or How Roe Reginald Rosecranft, thu
Poet, Prayed for Succor.
Helene Rogermere sat upon the
silken divan in the palatial residence OIL
| her father, the plumber, on Fifth av'
snue. Beside her, his cow-lick droop.
ing gracefully over his alabaster brow,
sat Roe Reginald Rosecranft, the poet
and litterateur The night was waning.
Through the parlor window shone fair
/ Luna, about three-quarters full, at times
coquetishly lodging behind feecy
cloud as she carried on a nocturnal
Irritation with Jupiter. Twas a fit hour
for the communion of souls. Roe
Reginald's attenuated arm encircled the
tapering waist of Helene, and her fair
head rested upon the shoulder OF his
thredbare coat. Roe was uneasy.
sis thy soul restless this night, my
love? Has the divine affiatus seized
thee in it's memorable grasp? Gaze
upon yonder effulgent orb and methinks
in her quiet beauty thou shalt find sur
| cease of sorrow, love-" u.it
| Anu SUlll Ul0 pOOG w do IOoUiOSO'
"Will no word of mine relieve thee,
dearest?" said Helene.
Hardly" was the reply in hoarse,
cadaverous tone. 'WOrds will not suf-
| fee '.s- wsJ '1 SOC
Then Helene leaned over her poet
lover and pressed a,burning kiss upon
his alabaster brow. Looking into the
azure depth of his soulful eyes with ar
arch smile she queried: 11.ac.I
"Wili kisses suffice, love?" hs
''Alas, no. was the heart-broken re-
ply, for these are evanescent.'
"Shall we walk upon the balcony,
dearest?" whispered Helene, in mel
lifuous accents. r1l'5o1
"Alas! no, my love; I am too weak, :"
murmured Roe Reginald, with a con-
sumptive sigh. .'e ols D-'...''
Helene was perplexed. .
Tell me truly" she pleaded, c"hast
thy love for Helene grown cold? Has
another. usurped my place in thy affec-
tions? Art weary of me, love? Speak,
implore your ..-.... i..e
Driven to frenzy by these piteous ap-
Pals, Roe Reginald leaned over the
fair woman soon to be his bride and
clasped her to his breast in passion
ate embrace.
"Would's st thou know" he Kissed be-
tween his clenched teeth, "what it is
that gnaweth at my vitals which no
| poetry, no kisses, no love, no moon
light, no affection can assuage? Then
| list, and | will tell thee"
Roe Reginald Rosecranft, the poet,
placed his thin and trembling lips close
to the shell-like ear of his inamorata,
and in a tremolo-pizzicato voice Shrek
| ed:
I'm hungry. Have you got any cold
ham in the house. IN Y. Eveaing San.