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\ True Tonic.

When you dOa't feel well and hardly
know what ais you. give b. b. b. (Bo-
tanic Blood BalnI) Il trial 1t is fine
tonic.
TO. Callahan, Charlotte, y. C., writes:
"B. b. b. is a file tonic, and has done me
great good
l.. ". Thompson. Damascus, Ga, writes:
81 believe y. b. b. is the lest blood puri-
fer made. Il has greatly improved my
general health
IN Old gentleman writes: "B. b. b.
gives me- urr life and ncw strength. IL
there Is anything that will make an old
man youur. il j. b. i. B.
T.. Shepherd, Norfork, Va, August
lnth. 1888, writes; Il depend on X. b. b.
for the preservation of my health, |
have had it in my family now nearly
TWO years. and in all that time have not
, Lad 20 have DOCTOR
ThoS. PauIk. Alapaha, Ga, writes: 81
suffered ,cr!bly from dyspepsia. The use
Of b. +. y. has made me feel like new
man. would not take a thousand
dollars for the good it has done me-"
". VI. Cheshire, Atlanta, tia. writes
Il had long spell of typhoid fever
which at last seemed To settle in my
right leg. which swallei up enormously
! An ulcer also appeared which discharged
, cup full of matter day. | then gave
I b. Il. b. Il trial and il cured me-"
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Martial BienVenu.

Dealer in
Dry Goods, Shoes. Hats, Fancy Goods,
and Family Groceries.
A speciality of Ladies fancy goods, such
as Flowers, Feathers, ornaments and all
kinds of trimmings for ladies hats,
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
Main Street, st. Martinsville, La.
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IS KNOWLEDGE POWER ?
An Attack on the Old Motto OF
Educational Enthusiasts.

Educational Enthusiasts.
The aphorism that knowledge
is power" is so constantly used 10y
educational enthusiasts that 1t
NAV almost be regarded as tie
motto of the party. But the first
essential of motto is that 1t be
true. and it is certainly not true
that knowledge is essentially the
same as power, seeing that it is
only an aid to power. The power
of a surgeon to amputate a limb
no more lies in his knowledge
than in his knife. In fact, the
knife has the better claim to po-
tency of two, for man may hack
of limb with his knife alone, but
not with his knowledge alone.
knowledge is not even an aid to
power in all cases, seeing that
useless knowledge, which Is no
uncommon article i'll our popula-
ton schools, has no relation to
power, The true source of power
is the originative action Of the
mind which we see exhibited in
the daily incidents of life, as well
as in matters of the greatest i'm
portance. The man who is said
to have cxtricated a little dog
from the jaws Of a big one by
dexterously placing a pinch of
snuff on the nose of the larger
animals exercised an act of power
by his mental resource, aided on
ly by his courage and dexterity.
Had he been Il more receptacle of
knowledge lie would have been
powerless to act; but when he ex-
claimed to the admiring specta-
tors: you see that knowledge is
power" he said what was neither
true nor appropriate. And here
/ am brought back to the keynote
of q former article, which was
that "a mans success in life de-
ponds Incompatible more upon
his capacities for useful action
than upon his requirements i'll
knowledge, and the education of
the young should therefore be di-
rected to development of faculties
and valuable qualities rather than
to the acquisition of knowledge"
None of my critics have touched
upon this cardinal point, and |
suspect they fear to do SO, being
aware, as every body is, that men
of capacity and possessing quail
ties for useful action, are at n
premium all over the world, while
men of mere education are at de
plorable discount. 1t is melancho-
ly to know, as | do from expert
ence, how eagerly educational at
tainments are pnt forward by ap-
plicants for eInployments, and
how little weight such claims car
ny in the selection. | can affirm
with confidence that, had ! acted
upon the principle of choosing
men for their knowledge rather
than their ability, | should have
been surrounded by an incompar-
ably less efficient staff than that
which now governs the Elswick
works. Lord Armstrong, i'll Nine
@nDlL
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Positively The best remedy ev,

Positively the best remedy ever discoy-
covered for all diseases of man and beast
that can be reached by an external me-
dical application, is Rangum Root Lini-
ment. One trial will convince. Manu-
featured only by Rangum Root Medicine
Co.. Nashville. Tenn. 20 cents per bottle.
For sale by all Druggists.
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THE PICAYUNE,
fhG Leading Newspaper Of the South

THE DAILY PICAYUNE
Is independent and fearless in its edito-
rial conduct. Ii has the widest and
most complete system of news gathering
by telegraph ami correspondence, and
the most accurate and complete mar
keJ, commercial ard financial state
ments published in New Orleans.
THE SUNDAY PICAYUNE,
Which may be taken separately frog
the daily substitution service, is IN
snd complete in all news departments
with the added features OF household.
fashion aud society talk and feast OF
choice original and selected literary
matter for home reading. The special
writings of Citharlns Cole, Henry
Haynle Paris coTrr~u0nhentl. Jennie
june, MOliie Moore DAVIS. and many
Others. appear III the sunday issne.
TIE WEEKLY PICAYUNE.
This mammoth l6-rage paper is tho
best and chearest weekly paper pub
Ished in the South. In a condensed
form II contains al the news of tho
week, the cream of all literary matter
and the best special features of the
Sunday Issue. with au important Agri-
cultural Department and the Latest
Aarket Reports. The Weekly is pub:
H,ned every Thursday, aud reaches all
subscribers for Sunday reading.
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2OBOOES GIVEN AWAY

Wewr sond tie entire li.t Of Twenty Valuable Books
euumela;. AMI described te,ov To every subscriber
In .dt.on 10 the 'scuptIHn price. These
books each one Of vhl, contains complete first class
novel or Other vr.S 10y u wclkuown and popular
RuthCr are pu'li>ie in neat pamphlet forIn printed
from good reaCa"e tyi' on good paper, and many Of
them handsomely illustrated They comprise Of
the finest works written by some of the greatest
AMI most Io;u'a writer's both Of America and Europe
Each one Is cO:Ii lctc in itsrh
No ZIG. The Aunt HaGri-c Documents. ny the suihov
Tux willow FArtss' one Of the books
enthusiastically equal TO it, famous predecessor Widow
No. I9a. Elijah Bcanpo,e's Adventure. In New York.
By autloT Miss SLIsNE>s PAPERs." Pull Of
situations Iaushabe incidents and ridiculous
SOCIETY complete ranGs Tor ladies ana eenemen giving
t rules of department or all occasions, according 70
No. 22l Grivers Travels. The remarkable adventures
Of Lemuel Guver among the Lillpuans and Giants. \
No. 20 The Peoples Nstnral iil.tory. Containing
interesting dec ptus Hcco"lan, tA Illustrations o. nunes'
Information regarding their life and hRtits.
No 22s Modem Hee!iation-- large collection Of the
most rcitatS both profess
ional eiocutionists aud amateurs.
No. 225. aaIwn- Revenge. Novel By H. RpEA
No. 2ol. Wall Flowers. 4 Novel. ny MARION H.RLAsp.
No ci. The Merchants Crime. ANove. by hoaATio
Ivan the scrC AYovel. by sYLv.Sus Com, ia
Ne. 1871 Hes, rrIa; on, Ink LisnrnousK srAA
No; 2o5: The Mi-adv centuries Of John Nicholson.
No. "a Two Kisses. Novel. BY the auhor of pors
No. 2Os. Eread Upon the Waters ANOvel. By MIss
No. 2c4. Page Ninety-two Novel. By MARY Cecil
No. ?le. A varabond Heroine. Novel By Mn.
No. 2lS. Clouds and Sunshine. Novel. By CHAnLss
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No. 2Os The Dream Woman. A Novel. BY wnEIs
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No. 200. George CariGelG'- Journey. A Novel. b
: No. 900. Mary Mardwick's Rival Novel. By Nrs
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Address Registered Letters to
New Orleans National Bank,
NEW ORLEANS, La.

REMEMBER THAT ONE DOLLAR il the
Price of the smallest part of fraction Of ticket
issued in any drawing. Anything in our name
Offered at a less price, i-either a counterfeit
swindle.
"REME,IBER, also that the payment of Prizes
is GUARANTEED BY FOUR NATIONAL
BANKS OF New Orleans and the tickets are
signed 10y the President o. an Institution whose
chartered rights are recognized in the highest
Courts; therefore beware of all limitations and
anonymous schemes.
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l}OOIllS.

Texas is on the eve Of Il great boom but
Reeds Chill Cure has been booming ever
its introduction 10 the people because it
has been tested ana found to be the best
remedy on earth for chilIs and feyers.
For sale 10y T. j. Liable.
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Proclamation.

BE il known that | the undersigned
MAYOR of the town of st. Martinsville 10y
virtue Of The power vested by law dOhere
by issu" this ny Proclamation ordering
tint all tn qualified voters Of the Town
Of st. Mar,iEsyiile 90 meet at the Court
House in said town on the first Monday
Of April 1889, ii being the lst. day of said
month. then and there to elect according
10 the laws of the State, lie Trustees for
the town Of Il. Martin>yilie for the term
Of one year. In faith whereof ] have
hertUnt0 ,ignrd my name officially at
It. martinSyille parish of st. Martin this
aSth. day Of Feb. A.. d. 1889.
Az. FLEMING.
Mayor.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-10
1T WAS A FIRE FAKE.

Nothing In the Story Tint Mr.. Mason Is
Likely to be the Commissioner Of Pen.
sions-Thc Huntington PoStofIcc.
Special Dtspaieh TO he IaielltCaer.
WAsnINorov, D. O., Oct. 0.-There
was silly rumor telegraphed from here
lust night to the effect that Commissioner
John W. Mason, Of West Virginia, was
TO be transferred from the Internal
Revenue Bureau and made Commis.
sioner OF Pensions to succeed Corporal
Tanner, and that ex.Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue Green B. Raum, ol
illinois, would be appointed TO till the
vacancy caused by Mr.. Mason's transfer.
The story was not much credited, for the
reason that It was not thought that Mr..
Mason would accept place where the
salary Is 81 900 per year less than the
one he nov holds. He could not be
found last night, but this morning when
the INTELLIGHNcER representative ques.
toned him about the rumor he said
that he had not before heard anything
about 1t. "There is not one word ol
proposition has never been made MOI
discussed. II It should be ! would not
entertain II. ! would not accept the
position OF Commissioner OF Pensions
under any circumstances. No; there iG
nothing In the ruluor at ALL"
ConEressman.elect Smith will to.mor-
row OF next day demand the removal oI
tho Democratic posttIaster at Hunting
ton and q Republican will DO appointed.
II is not known which one OF the several
applicants Mr.. Smith has recommended,
but II Is understood that the place will
70 to either Mark Poor Or Hamilton
Adams.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-10
A BRUTAL PROPOSITION.

A Movement to Lynch One OF the Hatfield
Gang, who Is Dying of Consumption.
PIKEvILLE, KY, Oct, O,-sanuel May
horn, one Of the HatGeld.McCoy gang,
under sentence Of death here, is dying
Of consumption. He cannot sit up and
the jailor has taken him to bis own home
that he may die in comfort. A move
ment is aloot to lynch Mayhorn, and 1t
is said all the arrangement arc complete,
his enemies declaring he shall not die a
natural death. This weeks issue OF the
local papersavageiy denouncest the propo-
sition as q piece Of barbatism, and ex-
horts all decent people to see that May.
horn, who can't possibly live until the
day set for his execution, is let alone.
Trouble Of serious nature is feared,
LATER-The report that Samuel May
horn, one OF the Hattield.AlCCOy gang
OF outlaws, Is about to be lynched Is icon.
tradicted by the Mountain Monitor, the
Pikeville paper. 1t says ho is "sick
unto deatli, " and has been moved to the
jailer's residence, and adds: "lut per-
sons embittered by the past, and from
whose hearts every Vestige OF human
sympathy seems 10 have been driven by
the ghostly spectres OF sorrows In tho
days forever gouo, object to the prisoner
being kept outside the jail walls"
Nor has the Monitor heard OF the
alleged murder Of a bridal couple and
the officiating minister, said to have
occurred In Pike county ten days ago,
and an account Of which was telegraph.
ed to the newspapers Of the north and
by them disseminated through the press
naanniaLinna
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-10
A MAGNIFICENT RESIDENCE BURNED,
Ion. Glenn studebaksr's House With Its
Rare Art Collection Destroyed-MFs'
StudebaSer Dangerously Iniured.

Hon, Glenn studebaker's House With Its
Rare Art Collection Destroyed-MFs.
StudebakeF Dangerously Iniured.
souTH Bend, IEp,, Oct. 9,-The mag
niiicent stone house Of Glenn Studebaker,
which cost about 100000, was almost
entirely destroyed by fire this morning,
The residence was one Of tile largest and
costliest in the west, TWAS built OF In
diana field stone with a tile roof and
copper facings and the interior was fn-
ished in the costliest oil native and for
eign woods, while It was furnished IN
the richest style throughout, The art
gallery on the third floor was filed with
rare works OF art and all these were de-
Btroysd, Mr., Studebaker Is absent as q
member Of the International American
Congress and was to have entertained
that body in this house on the way
west. The rest Of the family, except Mrs.
studebaker and her grandchild, are away
from home.
Mrs. Studebaker discovered the fire at
2 o'clock this morning, in q closet oppo-
site Mr., Studebaker's "den" and under
the stairway. It was evidently caused
by spontaneous combustion OF some oil
rags which painters had been using and
thrown In there, Next to the closet was
the elevator shaft reaching to the roof,
and by this time the flames shot aud
spread all over the building In an In.
credibly short time. The servants had
a narrow escape and Mrs. studebaker
herself was found out on the terrace
nearly ipsensible aud dangerously burn
cd and clasping her grandchild in her
arms. Owing to the careful! manner In
which the structure was built and its
security from fire, Mr.. stude-
baker carried but $25, 900 insurance.
Mr.. Studebaker's house was only fin'
ished a few months ago. September 10
Mr.. aud Mrs. Studebaker celebrated the
twenty.flfth anniversary Of their mar
rlage and formally opened their magnifl-
cent new residence, which was complet.
ed last February. Twelve hundred In.
yitations were Issued 10 friends and rela-
tiyes residing In the United States,
Canada and England. Among the guests
were all their old personal friends and
the neighbots who could remember the |
simple beginning OF their fortunes. The
house in its proportion and appoint
ments probably surpassed anything In
Indiana.s, was an embodiment Of all
that wealth and taste could suggest aud
modern skill and invention devise.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-10
CvSDBNyBD TBLB0RAMs,

The total surplus Of tile Western
Union Telegraph Company 10 Ss,9il, 400.
Peter Ryetly, Isaac A, Lewis and Jatnea
A. MAyAOld, ol West Virginia, we're
granted pensions yesterday.
The Mexican Congress will soon be
called upon 10 increase The presidential
term and create tho office Of VlCe.PteBl,
dent.
The 81. Louis TypOthelas committee
has reported adversely on the ptonosl'
ton that eight houfe Oball constitute Q
days work, -
A statue Of tie late bishop Guignes
the hfet Bllhop Of Ottawa, was unveiled
yesterday al Ottawa. One hundred
priests were present,
Charles Lundy, a Day ton, Ohio, altor
ppY, has been sentenced 70 sixty days
10 Jail lof contempt Of the United slalel
District Court, ID refusing 10 give tesll
mony before the grand jury,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-10
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
One Good Result Of the Kaiser's
Visit to England,
A BOOM FOR FREE SCHOOLS
In the Mother countFy-A Reaction
in the Anti,slaveFy crusado-No,
bility Nervous Over the Indtct-
ment of Earl OF Galloway,

LONDON, October 9,-one good Is like,
ly to result from the vi of Emperor
William to England, Among the many
questions he asked was one as to the
percentage Of illiterate persons in En-
gland. An approximate estimate being
given him, he bluntly expressed hlssur-
prise at the exiatenCe OF such Condi-
ton Of popular ignorance In a country
so wealthy and so high in the scale Of
civilization, HiScomments were repeats
ed TO the Queen, who lost no time in
laying the matter before her advisers
and requesting them to suggest reme-
dy, The persistent agltators who have
for so many years kept the question OF
free schools before the public in spite OF
their discouraglng experiences, feel at
last that there Is prospect OF seeing
their labors crowned with success, but
they complain bitterly OF the indilIer-
ence Of most people OF high position and
the open hostility OF others who do not
hesitate TO proclaim.education the parent
OF socialism and anarchy, and frankly
say that the common people know too
much already. II must be said 10 the
credit Of the House OF Lords that very
few Of them entertain this sentiment,
the ultra.conseryatiye element who asso-
clate anarchy with spelling books finding
their tirmest supporters among country
squires and rural members Of the House
OF Commons, e-
THE ANTt'sLAYRRY CRUSADE,
Various circumstances have combined
to bring about a reaction in the anti
slavery crusade, II Is an embarrassing
fact that the efforts OF the German and
English forces on the East African coast
have had the effect oiaggravating all the
horrors OF the slave trade, and II cannot
be shown that they havo at all diminish
ed II In extent. Even Cardinal Layigare
feels somewhat depressed at the prospect
and has postponed the proposed confer.
ence until spring.
THE WORK WILL DE sToPPED.
1t Is stated that owing to conservative
pressure, the work OF removing the OBJ
structions to navigation at the "Iron
Gate" OF the Danube will be stopped,
The old school OF nobility who have so
trantically opposed the project for years
having again been successful In their
protest. the fear ofiopening the way for
hostile iron clads into the heart OF Aus
tria has once more outweighted the ap-
peal OF the commercial classes.
THE NOBILITY FRIGHTENED.
The indictment OF the Earl Of Gallo
way has caused a flutter among Briton's
hereditary Legislators, some OF them hav-
ing auttered so far away that they are
not likely to return before the present
unwholesome excitementshall have died
aWaV
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-10
WEST VIRGINIA LADIES
Who Attended. the Presidents Reception
of the knights Templar Last Night.

Who Attended. the Presidents Reception
Of the Knights Templar Last Night.
Special Dispateh 10 he ntelIigencer.
WASHINGTON, D, O., Oct, 9,-Follow'
ing are the names of the ladies who &C.
company the West Virginia Knights
Templar to Washington, and who at
tended the Presidents reception at the
White House tonight: Calvary Com
mandery, OF Parkersburg: Mesdames w.
@. KeeYer, O. +. Scott; Misses Laura
Cook and Hattie Stewart. Palestine
Commandery, OF Martinsburg: Mes
danes r. @. Burkhardt, George L. SEN
cendivar, s. v. Yantis, L. Q. Williams,
DR.. s. N. Myers, George w. Feidt, Alex
Parks, II. v. Daniels, II. @. Berry, ]. o.
Garsman, G. II. Darby, p, O. Curtis, r.
N. Stewart, James Mcdonald, James w.
McSherry, Senator Faulkner, @. NJ. La
mar. Crusade Commandery, Of Fair
mont: Mesdames Thomas w. Fleming,
Alex Bebout, Frank Z. Nichols, Charles
NJ. Shinn, A. G. Regor, Thomas Hough,
s. N. jackson; Miss Mollie Stone. Hun
tington Commandery, Of Huntington
Mesdames W. II. H. Halswade, A. s.
Nedegar, J. R. Casdek, ]. ]. Bright, =
Huff, ]. J. Peterson; Misses Florence
Wetzel and Emma Rlchey.
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THE GRAND ENOAMPMRNT.
The Iowa EnCamPment Received Hack Into
Full Fellowship.

The Iowa EnSampmont l'eoeIyed Hack Into
Full Fellowship
WAsuINaToN, Oct. 9,-At the session
of the Grand Encampment this after
80 os'a oo,"a IN past
hoon' tne 'oms vsse '~'n9 4p' sS'
Grand Master Hopkins, oi Iowa. Chalr'
man Of Committee on Jurisprudence
brought In q report, which recommend
ed the adoption OF q resolution which
began by recitlng the passage OF the
resolution OF three years ago that caused
the trouble. It then pointed out that
II was the duty oi the Grand
Master to enforce the terms set
out in this resolution and that the
Grand Commandery Of the State Of Iowa
has been disloyal in not obey Ing the edict
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-10
THI KNIGHTS ON PYTRIAs.
The West virginia Grand Lodge at Hun
tlngton-The New ofiicerh
E....t,I nI,r1I.k N tha Iakellf1enaeF

Special QNpdieA 70 w 4H'eNPtRSf'
HUNTINGDON, W, Va. Oct. 9,-The
Grand Lodge Of knights Of Pythias, in
session in this city, transacted no busi'
ness Of any importance last evening, the
time being consumed in the reading Of
reports, This mornings session was de-
voted to the election Of new officers for
the ensuing year, and the selection Of
the place for the next meeting,
Clarksburg was selected by the follow.
ing vote; Clarksburg 25, Kingwood 9,
Morgantown 10, Huntington !,
The new officers elected are: Grand
Chancellor, E. A, Frost, Wellsbnrg;
Grand Vice Chancellor, B. NJ, Connolly,
Wheeling; Grand Prelate, George Chen.
worth, Kingwoodi Grand Keeper Of
Records and Seals, j, jenkins, Pied.
mont; Grand Officer Of Arms, ~
Raleigh, Parkersburg; Grand Inner
Guard, John DorVln, Coal Yalleyi
Grand Outer Guard, CIV, Hall, Charles
ton; Grand Master-at'AFms, j. NJ, STAN
ley, Piedmont; Supreme Representa-
tive, Mr.. Smith, New Cumberland,
The prize OF 500 for the best drilled
division Of knights Of Pythlas at the
next meeting OF the Grand Lodge was
divided so that the second best shall
receive $25.
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A pEcnLIAR A0CIpENr.


a Freight Train freaks in Two on IN In-
cline aud Crashcs Into Passenger
Train.
topeka, KAs., Oct. IA freight train
on the Missouri Pacific stopped a few
miles west of Astor, GrCely county, yes.
terday for some slight repairs. The stop
was made on an incline and when the
engine started Of suddenly the train
broke in two. The rear part started
down grade and crashed into q west.
bound passenger The caboose and one
freight car were pitched up over the pas
senger engine and caught FIRE. O. p.
Orwan, mayor OF the town OF Horace,
was in the cabooSe and burned TO death.
The people on the passenger train had
all been warned and left the train. The
Coroner's jury returned verdict that 1t
was an unavoidable accident.