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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13
Monopoly Virh a Vengeance.

The United States to-day is the most
monopoly-curscd nation on the face of the
earth. They have made more million
aires in twenty years than Europe and
England have made in 500 years. Every
thing in this country is controlled by SYN
dicaie, pool, combination, trust, patent or
corner. We pay doctor the price fixed
by The medical association for bringing a
babe into the world, and then we buy a
cradle for the babe at the price fixed by
the furniture manufacturers association.
Its little flannel shirt is protected by tar
if laws, and we buy rattle box at pat
ent right prices. Later it eats bread at
prices fixed by the Western Millers' As
,ociation, and meat at the figures given
by Armour and cornerers Of pork. Its
hoes are bought at association prices,
backed by a protective tariff; coffee at
the prices fixed by trusts and corners.
II the boy, now grown to manhood, wish
es to 90 into business, he must buy him
self in. II he wishes TO enter commerce,
he must buy seat on the board Of trade;
# he wishes to go into manufacturing, he
must buy himself into a combination
which represents and has monopol.zed
that business.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13
The Merican Mule.

The Mexican mule is sort of cross
between mountain goat and flying
squirrel, with the distinct difference that
its surplus electricity flows off from the
negative pole instead of the positive, as
with The goat. 1t is in its meanderings
on the mountain trails hat il shines re-
splendent, but with lustre wholly lis own,
that can no more be compared with any
other than can the fash of the diamond
be compared tn the fire of the opal. l
would like to place it alongside of the
American mule for comparison in the
deadly double column" of the newspa-
per. but the Mexican mule would kick
out the intervening rule and "pi" the type
before enough was up to form an opinion.
On the mountain trail this distinct species
of mule was never known to fall, altho'
he has an exasperaling aud bloodcurdling
way of stumbling along over it that would
raise the hair on end of bald-headed
man. Many time | have watched the
mule | was compelled to ride with view
of discovering his methods of trying to
scare me to death, as payment for past in
iures. Oilenimes the trail would lead
past dizzy heights or cliff, where one
could look sheer down far enough to be
dead before he reached the bottom should
he fall, and every few feet along the trail
of foot and a-half in width it would
have tumbled in foot or so and again
taken up the original inclination of the
mountain. or that of the leaning tower of
Pisa. Here the mule would always be
sure to stick one foot and stumb little
bit, but always regain its equilibrium at
the next step, having clearly done it in
tentionally, and for no other purpose than
pure cussedness. One can imagine the
cool Alpine zephyr that is waited up the
dorsal vertebre with sufficient force to
blow the hair straight up on end.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13

The Wat HirgiHi0 Argv says Mason
county man sold his little farm somo three
years ago and went west 70 grow up with
the country. A few days agp he returned,
having come By wagon. with the following
inscription on is canvas cover: "Chiniz
bnyged in Illinois, Cyeloned in Nebraska,
White Capped in Indiana, Bald Knobbed
in Missouri. Prohibited in Kansas, Showed
under in Dakota. Starved for water in Col.
orado West Virginia Or Rust."
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13
Inow offer my services again as
Architect and Builder,
as we'll as a General
Contractor or Superintendent

for sll classes of hnildi"g. aud Repair work
neatly uud promptly dome Plans and cPeciil-
cation aud estimates furnished upon aPpici-
tiou Mv aum shall he to give you work equal
tothr best 900 thc United Siair> ln material
and Workmanship ! defy amy city mechanic
to beat 20 iu Workmanship or IN ume Vi COM
plrtIuu.
Nv past expcricn p in the erection of the
follnwius large buildings attest may ability as
a RuiI,l,.r ai a Contractor Oakland Hotel Is.
80 Iurtv lun. - N x. a.. R'anokc Hotel
and Union Passenger station. Roanoke. \a..
and 400 tne stations ou the Shenandoah Valley
X R auI the handsome station for thc Nor
folk au Western k. H 40 Norfolk, trren lln-
trI u l1rpcrS Ferry. llaru~mhurg t"urt
House. * .cAiueham county. Va. the B. x %.
stations $40 ChurlesroWn AID Grafton and other
points uf ,he rnad al were dome under niy sill
l.rvi>iou--,i> welt a> numerous buildings erect
ed here plans aud specifications of which iur.
ni~h tn the Satisfaction uf gll PARTIES - 10
Nnu WANT q hr-t-Ca>s building according tn
mnlrru style ut architecture, with the best
seasoned material and fr>t-Cia>> work, with
interior finish ceilings or >i'ie walls ir amy de-
sign boo -uii ur hari wund, can du 10 40 less
c,i,i aud shorter time than anyCity bulderC
du DO for ,uu 80 Whatever class of work Nou
WANT dome iu rnu,h or tinr or extra hue, shall
have tho ~.imc C.tfe- shall he dome to Nuur en-
tire satisfaction. Buf bear in mind thai viii
give V-u tr~f-ClaSs material free of ANY defects,
with hr~t-cli-s Wrrku,cn who understand their
work at "a moderate r,r,t and as low as u can
h,. dame au, where Aly motto shall be- 10 give
satisfaction to al whn employ me- whatever
grade of work Won WALT. prices will be au evil
d,. &C. Oli buildings will Dee altered tu ANY
muiirru d, >l.u ut architecture YOU may desire,
slif Vuu purru>e Geo build cor nuke alterations
nr r-fsiir- .iud You want 70 dome 100 workman
ike manner give me "a call aud Won will save
mooney. llv lsi>i experience ut "a EearS as
builder aud ulv experience ut four wears aud
four ,luv> s, tbc tirueru Superintendent OF Re
pairs of Public buildings. Will give ynu the
guarantee of having 70 dome first class in every
r,-l.,ct 300 the mo,t approved style OF modern
architecture
May 80 l>-9 JULIUS c. HOLMES.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13

No one can help being in some meas
ure partisan. Our characters and daily
pursuits inevitably influence our decisions
A group Of farmers were sitting about ii
Capt. Morses store, discussing the event,
of the day.
The mail had just come in, and, Il.
Capt. Morse was postmaster as well Il
storekeepcr there was a great uufurlin!
of papers, and much comment ON tn
public situation"
"Well, Morse, what do you think of al
this talk about a national flower askec
one.
"Hain't seen it, replied the captain
prickmg up his ears.
You don't say Why they want every
body to vote for a national flower, am
when they've sot on it, its comm int
fashion and never goin' out"
"Sho!" said Capt Morse. "Well, j
they want to know which way to vol,
I'm the man to tell 'em. If do say ii
what don't know on the subject all
wulh knowin'l"
You don't say :"
"Yes, sir, | do. Give me a frst-clas
HaxaIl every time, for riz bread ar'
everything but pasIry-and if you'll wall
into the back OF the store I'll show you :
brand that aint TO be beat"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13
Cunrd 4onfmst me Strike.

And always have bottle of Acker's Eng
lish Remedy in the house You cannot tel
how soon Group may strike your little onr
or cold or corgh may fasten itself upo.
YOU. One dnse is preventive and lev
du,es a positivccure. All Throat and Luni
troubles Weld to it, treatment 4 sampi'
bottle j. given Won free and the Remed
euaraut ed by I Frank Jones & Co.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13
We Can And DO

Guarantee Ackrr's Blood tliSir for 1t has
pren fully demonstrated to the people Of
this country that it is superior to all other
preparations Tor blood diseases. II j. pos
tive cure for syphiliIic poisoning. Ulcers,
Eruptions aud Pimples. 1t purifrs 'he
whole system and thoroughly builds up the
constitution. Sold by G. Frank Jones &
4
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13
sLiLnh,s Cnlnrrh Rencdn.

Shilnh's Calarrh Remedy, marvellous
urr lor Catarrh. Diphlheria. Canker Mouth.
ud Head Ache With each bottle there l.
"a ingcuiou, Nasal Iij~cror for the NOR
-nrce->iul treatment of the g complaint.
without extra charge. Pfice so cent.
iold by c. FRANK JONEs.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13

POETR y.
EVOLUTION.

The sun had set and in the mellow light
Suffusing all the Wrst-the afterslnw-
One star was flintly shining. hanging low
On the hOrI-on's eige; advancing night
Drew shadows through the air and DER th,
height;
When. in the East rully fire and 10.
New light The full faced moon was climb
ing slow
The sullen sky The star, one moment bright
Plunged trembling down the void.
Can this thing be,
That from our somher life, IL silently.
one life ades out SWING down by COSmic law
Which lifts another up? ID" all things draw
Srquent to natures movement. and are we
But parcel of the earth, ike rOcK or tree2
THE SUMNER DITS RECILLED.
Pleasant il was. when woods were green
And winds were soft and low,
To lie anil some sylvan scene,
Where the long dropping bOrghs between,
Shadows dark AMI sunlight sheen
Alternate come aud 90
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13
Ans,rcr fhfs Question ;

Why do 80 many people we Nee around Il
,eeem To prefer to suffer and be made mieI
able by Indigestion. Constipation. Uizzine-,
Loss of Appetite, Coming up oi the Food
yellow SSin, when for 40 c-nts we will -,
hem Shioh's System NualIz-r guarantee
70 cure them So Il by G. FRANK JONES.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13
Braddock ristillery,
CUNBERLAND. MARYLAND.


Cumberland, Md August a. 1888.
Having been under assignment a. United
States II r,keppers aud sauserN AT the Brad
DICK di>iillery uf james lark while IN opera
tinn. we hereby cer.iiy that IN the maluiac-
tur,. of the Brad lock Pure Rye Whi>key only
rye and barley malt are used. Respectfully,
Z WILLARD,
!. II TRoOK.
JonN II loUNG,
Z. LILLIS.
L. :. Storckeepers aud Gaugers,
Cumberland Md. Aug. Is lSSS.
James CLr,k6 Co. DiNWcrs. &c CtH,beria"d;-
GENTLEMEN For several years past We have
used your whi-keyS in our practice Ia the eX-
clu,nn Of all others Repeated trials of your
Matted Rye an Barley Malt WhiSkeys have
convinced us that they are the pureSt aud m'St
uniformly reliable guods that We can hnd iUr
our sick Yours truly,
THos VI. IIEALY NJ ID.
". W WILEY NJ. u.
NJ \ X F. CARR. NJ. d.
C. II. OuR NJ. u.
DrEK Gnld>borou-h n well-known ply
scian of Washington. ID c.. whites
oakland Md August A. lSsS.
Nesas JlmeS Ctg 4 & Co., UnberiT"d Nd
Gentlrm~n-l take pleasure in saying that !
regard your Bradd"Ck " hi>key as hue and
excellent article and cheeriully recommend II
for med ciua Use.
Very truly yours
l. H. GoLDsBoRoUGH, NJ. D.
Winchester Va Aug. 10, 1855
James Clarke d 20 Ci,Htb,fiand. Nd
near Sirs-I have frequently used in my
prwtice here your Braddock Pure Rye and
Itrrft.V Mali Whi-ktNS btlitVt. them t. he
perfect, pure and free from all adultcraliunS.
Yours truly, W. l.. MC1irIRE, NJ. ID.
July Is. iSs9-ly.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13

OFFERS to the people Of Jefferson County.
" Insurance i'm a safe Company al thractual
-ust of insurance, which is much cheaper than
he rates u>llally charged. and keeps the money
81 home Good risks from responsible parties
are invited
Executive Committee meets every Friday.
DlRrcroRs- Trapnell Henry b. Daven.
port. j Garland Hurst. John W. Rider, W II.
T.. Lewis. H. Preston Chew. VIM L. Wilson.
Eugene Baker. ;. ". Washington. IL. l.. Snyder
harles =. Wilson. John H. Zittlr. Jacob ).
Melvin r. G.. W Herr .saac IL. Strider.
rOL. Il T. UEW,.............. President.
Il. B. DANENrORT............. ............. Treasurer.
EXEcurlvE CoNNIrTEE-J. G.. Hurst, Wm.
T. t. Lewis, Eugene Baker, Isaac ii. otridei.
r. T.. Chew. =. ". Washington.
Local rs.-Middleway-J. e.. Shirley ,
tarpcr's terry-Chas f. rrail; shepherds
.oNu-J =. Fleming, Dultields-C. L.Barunart.
Washington Il Alexander.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13
" NJ. 1T. IkAk EkS,
ATTORNET ATLdIT.

Cilr'e.tari. Je5-eot tontg, hei Ipgia.1. e
VIII practice in Che Court, of thisCouuty aua
.hr Aguiuiu- Counties.
Of1cc ueAt door tutue residence oi Mrs Max
wcu. and nearly opposite tlr Carter house.
November .ll l0HI
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13

C5q-l-,,o,ra. Jegcoon C,n,fy. Wo' Trginir.
Hsyir. resumed the practice of Medicine. Of
Zen, li, Professional service, t1 tine public.
Ohcc next duur t1 residence, near corner of
George uud Main streets.
january 32 lS16
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13
NOTICE
-TO-
USERS OF TIN PLATE.

We don't use small tin and
want everybody to know it
lne reason why we don't is
that if you have small tin put
on yourroof the more seams you
will have and the more leaks
will be in your roof. Call on
us aud we will prove TO you
that large tin is the best to put
On your roof 1t will pay you
to look around. You will not
only save time but money by
calling on
EARNSHAW & DOOLEY
Apr. 10. IS.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13
NOTICE: NOTICE!
.N'ficc.

AL persons indie s,d to the u dersirned
Y viii find their accounts With G.. Frank
C,aIlaher aud are requested To settle the same.
All accounts against me you will pr,sellt TO
him. G. FRANK JONES.
Ea.,csrrrn fnr Z 1880
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13
Many Persons

Are broken down from oyerwork O. h0lseno!d
CARES Browns Iron BitterS
rebuilds the system, aids digestion -emOyes ox-
ccss Of r.le. IND e-rsS malaria e. 1sgsHuIne.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13
JULIUSC.IIOLMES

Late Superintendent Of Repairs Of Public
Buildings
Charlestown. jefferson County. West Virginia.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13
Surveying and Conveyancing

I WILL survev anywhere, promptly and al
short notice-sccurscs guaranteed. SprciS
attention usid 20 connection thrrewiib L. DRAW
ING DEEDS nr any nthrrinstrumrnls uf " ritinR
=. O.-ChariesiOwn, Jefferson o., W. Va.
Dec. 2, 1871. 5. HOW ELL BROWN.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13
Farmers.

LIVERY farmer should have can OF our
Il BroVa or Ey,i Paint % Is put uI' in ami
tur -aIInu ein- already 90 pat ON The very
rhiu- TOR I..iutiu- site>. pumps. roofs. and all
SORES 0i agricultural implements.
AlSQUlTH q co.
Ar- Dos IS
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-11-13
REAMFRS
HOUSE
Howard and Baltimore streets,
Baltimore. Md.

I TAKE this method Of informing my friends
/ and the public generally that have leased
tine above we'll known hotel FIR term of years.
and have thoroughly renovated aud reiurnish-
rd the same. hoi q. by polite and strict at
teution to business 90 merit liberal share OF
public patronage
Terms-Sl 50 and = 60 per day.
JAMES REAMER,
Aug. :, l>>9. Proprietor.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
Dupiicate Wedding Gifts.

"Six butter knives, four salad spoonsl
nine cruet stands. three pairs of sugar
tongs, aud eight water pitchers, Was
ever Il girl so unfortunate?" exclaimed
perplexed country bride the other day
as she sorted out her wedding gifts on
returning from her bridal tour. why
could they not have consulted together
little and have avoided all these du-
plicatesy Anyway we shall never want
for butter knives, salad spoons, cruet
stands, sugar tongs or water pitchers
FOR the rest of our natural lives.
Now, If this young bride had been n
city girl, says the New York Tribune,
she would not have mourned so much
over the ordinary incident. She would
simply have written short note TO one
or two or three well-known dealers in
the city. and on the following day a
neat cab would stop at her door and a
well-dresscd woman would call on her.
Before the caller departed she would
have fixed with the bride upon cash
price for all her duplicate gifts, or
would have agreed to exchange them
for more useful articles of household
furniture.
So common has this way OF doing
things become that many people now
send with their gifts u note saying that
if they are duplicates they may be SO
dealt with.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20

Record. Any way and every way will
be equally popular. The Psyche knot
has fallen into a broader knot lower
down which can be worn becomingly
with turbans and walking hats. The
severe Alsatan braids pinned in a fiat
circle. with overy hair geometrically
correct, also prevail for the street.
For the evening there is the softly
coiled Greek knot, few short wavy
locks escaping on the neck. Or the
coil, which Is always graceful, exactly
on the crown, leaving the hair above
and below it to wave in natural lines.
The Potter rolf is particularly be-
coming to women with narrow faces, as
it extends n soft framework just below
the ears. The hair is rolled closely up
ward from extreme ends until it lies
horizontally above the nape OF the neck.
When pinned securely, the ends of the
coil gathered in at the sides and lying
close to the head, it reaches from ear to
ear, something of crescent in shape
Only a large hat looks well with it.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20

Frank Leslie's Office in the new Arkell
building is probably the most suggestive
of feminine occupancy of any sanctum
in the city presided over by a woman,
says the New York Mail aud Express.
Miss Mary +. Beoth made not the slight.
est attempt 10 add any decorative touch
es to the editorial room Of Harper S
Bazar, and Mrs. Sangster, her successor,
mas so far respected her example. Mrs.
Martha j. Lambs Office from which is
sent out the Magazine of American
History is model OF comfort and con-
veuience, but is the convenience OF u
student who wants heaps OF big books at
hand, not OF the luxury loving woman.
Miss Glider has not brought out in the
Office OF the Critic any marked traits Of
feminine personality. Mrs. Mary L.
Bryan does her writing for the Munro
publications in IL somewhat bare little
den. But Mrs. Leslie's sex could be
guessed from her Office as easily as from
her boudoir. In one corner is couch
heaped with cushions of old brocade.
In another is peacock feather screen.
The walls are tinted with soft hues and
hung with water colors. There are
rugs on the floor, and photographs in
little silver holders divide with manu-
scripts the empire of the writing table.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20

was not good one: the public mistook
for a work on slavery, and only 500 cop
ever. had faith in Ouida es strong
writer. although ne did not know at the
time whether she was man er woman,
and when her next novel appeared he
published it, and 1t proved agreat sue
cess upon the strength OF which he
brought out new edition Of Held in
Bondage" under the better title Of
Granville de Nigne.' This was the
beginning OF Ouidas success as "A nov
elist. and the house of Lippincott has
published all her subsequent works,
paying her a liberal royalty. Her Eng
lish publishers give her So 900 for every
book she writes
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
The Cushing Giri.

Every one knows or has seen the
gushing girl" According to the To-
ledo Blade she is not "a rare specimen,
and can be found most any where upon
the face of the globe, and though she is
generally nonentity in regard to brains
and good common sense, she is still, to
a certain extent, able to do a deal of
harm to her more sensible sisters. AS
IA general thing she is disliked by her
own sex, who have no patience with her
wild flights of fancy, while "A man will
listen and be half amused, but forming
the while wrong idea OF the rest OF
womankind. School girls gush and
eXtravagant expressions are excused
because there is hope that it will be
outgrown, but where it is carried from
the school-room into woman hood there
Is no hope. A ''gusher" can hardly be
a true, good woman, for she lacks sin-
cerity, going into estacies over trifles
as quickly as she does over things of
merit. The saying is that after man
has told lie number of times over
IL actually become n truth TO him, and
perhaps II is the same IN the case OF
the "gusher." She becomes so in the
habit OF raving over anything and
everything that she actually believes
all she says. Gush will be tolerated in
young woman. So long as she is
fresh and pretty, with rosy cheeks and
bright eyes, some one will listen TO her,
but let her beware. when the roses
fade and the crows feet creep in, for it
it is only the brilliant and witty, or the
wise to whom hearing is then given.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
Hot Water for Wrinkles.

a very beautiful, though no longer
youthful, society woman owes the pres
ervation OF her charms to n little habit
she has of lying down when dressed for
the evening with a cloth wrung out of
hot water pressed closely upon the en-
tire surface of her face, and allowing it
TO remain there half an hour, says the
New York Sun. All the wrinkles are,
she claims, smoothed out of her face by
this process, which is in striking con-
trast to the way the average woman flies
into her clothes for an evenings outing,
hurries the crimp all out of her hair
while the carriage waits, covers her hot,
tired face with polka dots of powder in
her haste, tugs on her gloves, and is off.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
n Tea Jacket.

In England tea jackets have taken
the place of the elaborate tea gowns for
afternoon wear at home. says the st.
Louis st-Dispatch. They are ex-
tremely chic. but their chief beauty lies
in the fact that they can be made in
colors TO match or contrast we'll with
some pretty hall worn skirt. With black
silk or lace skirts jacket could be made
in black and white or entirely of red e,
the jacket of a curiously woven Oriental
texture.
In some of these jackets there is a
small inner pocket. where tiny case
of tea-scented cigarettes can oe Sc
curely hidden if the fair weGrer so
pleases until only her dearest cronies
are left for the last delicious half hour
of an afternoon tea.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20
Only n RaDY.

A pretty story of royal etiquette is
told by the Pail Mall Gazette. 1t seems
that all the royal children, whether Of
Prussia, Austria, or Bavaria. take
equal delight in seeing the soldiers
present arms to them. When the
Princess Gisela, who Is aunt to the little
Archduchess Elizabeth, was four years
old she used to make a great fuss every
time her gloves were put on. She was
told one day that if she went out with
out her gloves the soldiers would not
salute her. Ali of n sudden the little
girl became most eager to wear gloves.
Then as soon as she was out of doors she
peered about for soldiers. Directly she
caught sight of one; she held up both
her little fat hands and cried, "I've got
nv Gloves
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-20

In fixing over Il bodice remember the
agonies that the small hooks and eyes
caused you all summer. and with what
persistency they broke your nails, says
the New York Sun. Take them all off
and put good-sized oues on, having not
all the hooks on one side and the eyes
on the other, but putting first a hook
and then an eye, which insures the
bodice remaining closed. Then. for
draperies, beware of the safety hooks
their only safety consists in their being
safe to come undone, and you have to
pin them besides. Whereas, a good,
big, everyday working hook will do
his duty in the station of the frock
where he is necessary. About the
lower edge of skirt: If it is worn,
take your biggest scissors and cut off
the ragged edge with great evenness,
putting as the finish, and to supply the
missing length, Il scant frill OF silk of
the same color, with its edges pinked.