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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-31

THE LADIES DEILGHTED.-The
pleasant effect and the perfect safety
with which ladies may use the liquid
fruit laxative, Syrup of Figs, under
all conditions make it their favorite
remedy. 1t is pleasing to the eye and
to the taste, gentle, yet effectual in
acting on the kidneys, liver and bow
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-31
RALrIMnRR MAaKRrs

WooL.-Unwashed choice new clip
25929, cotswold 81, merino %, choice
tub-washed 30l935, fair 30(93l.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-31

The Martinsburg and Berryville
Base Ball Clubs played game Tues
day, Berryville coming out ahead by
a score of 4 toll,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-31

Wanted.--Cash price paid for 800
Chickens. Squirrels. Pheasants, Rabbits,
Birds, fresh fish, and all sorts of game ::
also eggs and butter. At MODEL Res
TAURAST, +. Martin St, towards b. & o.
Depot. III. MARTIN, Manager
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-31
The Morrow Shoe (Tackless),
for tender feet, for sale only at
Fl. n. DEATRICK'S.

MEssRs. EDIToRs.-Please permit
an humble reader of our town papers
to suggest to the various ministers,
and many members of the Church of
Christ in and throughout the county
and country in fact, that the teachers
of the schools public and private with
their arduous work and great respon-
sibility be given the help of their
prayers and religious sympathy. They
need and will generally appreciate
such help. CITIZEN.
P. S. Will the Statesman please
copy.
LAWN FEsTIyAL.-For the benefit
of the unfinished Union Chapel at
Vanclevesville, there will be a lawn
festival held in the yard of the Chapel
at that place, on Saturday night, Sept.
7th. This will be, no donbt, pleas
ant occasion, and it is earnestly re-
quested that all desiring to aid
the young people in completing a
place of worship there, will attend.
The committee is industriously work
ing and guarantee good time, hav-
ing as speciality and novelty,
chicken soup. ice cream and confec.
tionery. All are invited.
/ Il . =
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-31

Mr.. VIM. Kimmerling, of Roanoke
Is visiting his mother in this city.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-31

OUR premium PLATED BOSOM
SHIRT AT 62lc. EACH. Made from a
strong, serviceable muslin. guaranteed
all linen bosom, reinforced front, felled
seams. gussetted, cut straightway OF the
muslin, workmanship, fit and finish OF
high character, and will compare favor
ably with the average shirt at n consider
ably higher price, 10 plaits. Sizes IA TO
II. Only 90 1.2c. each.
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OUR BACHELOR - DRESS SHIRT
AT 81 Ice. EACH.--Best muslin made,
2100 linen bosoms set in, all linen inter
Innings and backings, three ply neck
band. waist band aud tab, linen faced
and double stitched, every seam double
felled, linen gussetts every button hole
hand worked, plain yoke double stitch
ed reinforced front; back and sleeve
facings double stitched cut straightway,
extra long, 80 inches T; custom made
throughout and fit guaranteed. Sizes IA
to IS. Only 81 1-2c. each.
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OUR Eel MAHDI" DRESS SHIRT
AT Zoe. EACH Made from splendid
cotton, counting So by 90 threads to the
square inch, with weight of 365,
bosom of fine 1900 linen, heavy shrunk
backing, interlinings shrunk, three ply
waistband, linen faced and double stitch
ed, three ply neck band linen faced
aud double stitched, small seams all fell
ed, three ply tabs TO bosom, buttonholes
made by hand, Jokes doublestitched, re-
inforced front and back, cut straight
way Of the muslin, full 81 inches long,
and perfect fitting to tothe average man.
Sizes II TO IL inches. Only 75c. each.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-31

Mr.. G. w. Banks, Principal of the
graded school at Shepherdstown, and
Miss Mary Imogen Tanner, daughter
of DR.. 1. H. Tanner of the Shepherds
town vicinity, were married on Mon
day last, Rev. Father Il. j. Wilson
officiating.
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OUR PLATED BOSOM " DOLLAR
DRESS SHIRT Made from heavy
muslin OF same weight and count as
Wamsutta, the bosom is linen all the
way through. reinforced front and back;
small felled seams, linen gussets, three
ply neck band, wrist band and tab,
double stitched, open in front or open in
back, 10 and 10 plaits in bosoms. Only
Fl each
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-31
They Need Nerve.
ITO BE CONTINUED

Engineers at rest, sitting in the mar
row cabs of their engines, lying al the
depot waiting for the signal to start,
often look to be a sleepy set of fellows"
said the man the other night who runs
the limited to Alliance do you know"
he continued, addressing a reporter,
that engineers are always wide awake
when they seem to be Indifferent to
events happening around them? There
are few things that escape their vigilant
eyes. Many people have an idea that
engineers go it blind and trust entirely
to the block system and the acuteness of
good telegraph operators, but if they did
this there would be wrecks and lives lost
every day.
"A good engineer is always on the
lookout. We see plenty of things ahead
OF us that harrow our nerves and make
the hair stand up straight, but as long as
the passengers behind us don't know it
and we all escape uninjured, we heave a
sigh of relief and say nothing. | tell
you, it is no easy matter to hold throt-
tie, shoot around sharp curves and watch
for distractions. An engineer looks
down for a moment at the connecting
rods Of the locomotive, moving back
ward and forward with lightning like
rapidity He doesn't know at what min
ute a pin may break and one of the rods
knock his brains out as he leans out of
the cab
1--WE have to make schedule time; the
road is full Of curves, and we are likely
to bang into these trains as we pass them
Little do people know how rasping it is
on the nerves to be continually making
narrow escapes, and yet one invariably
feels that some day he is bound to get it
in the neck. 1t is the uncertainty of the
business that is SO trying. -Pittsburg
Dispatch.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-31
Stolen by Mice.

In Mr.. Davin's 'Irishmen in Canada"
is told very good bear and mouse story,
which is better than the average inven-
tion in that line. A settler had gone into
"the bush" and worked one season be-
fore bringing his family to their new
home. Having built his house and cleared
some land, he thought of returning for
his wife and children.
He had, with other money, $3.50 in sill
yer. This, on account of it's weight he
determined not to take with him, but to
hide it in the hollow of a tree. He put
it in stocking and hung it up in hol-
low trunk
When the settler and his family came
home the next summer, they found that
an old bear had made the house his abode
during the winter. and on going to the
tree for his money, the man was not a
little disappointed to find it-gonel
His mind hovered round his money,
and he haunted the tree. At last he de-
termined to cut it down. At the base
hope revived when he saw portions of
the paper and the stocking cut up fine.
forming, together with grass and leaves,
a wood mouse's nest Beneath the nest
was the $3.50 in the midst of mold and
rotten wood.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-31

southwest; they rapidly increasd i'll size
and darkness, and advanced toward the
northeast, from which quarter a gentle
breeze was blowing. The storm burst
with terrific fury. The harbor of St.
Thomas is large BASIN the entrance to
which is comparatively narrow pas
sage between two headlands. The har-
Dor was at the time filled with shipping,
including several steamers and large YES
sells. One of the steamers was at the time
taking on passengers; the captain gave
orders that this should be stopped. and
steamed out of the harbor in the hope of
weathering the gale The steamer has
not since been heard of. but fragments
of it have been picked up at sea, and
there is no doubt that she perished with
all on board. The storm was accompa-
MED by intense darkness. greater than
that of ordinary midnight without moon
or stars. The winds velocity was esti-
mated to reach no less than two hundred
miles an hour, and the destruction it
caused was terrible.
ITO BE CONTINUED
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-31

An Experiment in Convict Treatment.
The physical discipline to which they
were subjected consisted in ~ hot baths
three weekly. the Turkish and common
bath alternating; (2) nassage-kneadmg
of the muscles, passive motions of the
joints. and friction of the entire surface;
(S physical exercise-manual drill, free
gymnastics and exercise with dumb bells
ranging progressively from three to eight
pounds in weight; (4) the substitution of a
special dietary for the regular prison fare.
The experiment was continued during
five months-long enough to demonstrate
the value of the method. but not to de-
termine the full measure of success prob
ably attainable by these means. At the
end of this period, nine of the eleven
men then living had risen from the third
or refractory to the intermediate grade,
the remaining two having merely main
tanned their original standing in this
grade.
During the six months Immediately
preceding the experiment. the average
marking for shop work, school work and
conduct had been 46 per cent During
the experiment, the average for school
work. previously lowest of all. rose to "a
per cent. the conduct improving at
about equal rate. Shop work was dis
continued. as the special training was
thought to secure enough muscular ex-
ercise During the six months following
the term of the experiment, the average
marking of the men in the three depart
ments of shop work, school work and
conduct rose to II per cent. as compared
with as per cent. for the six months pre-
ceding the experiment. At the end OF
this period DIR. Wey reported that al
though the men had been remanded to
the former routine of prison life, mental
development was still going on; six OF
the number had reached the first grade
in school work, and two Of the remain
ing five had every prospect of doing SO.
Frances E, White. M. D.. in Popular
Science Monthly.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-31
NO. 5O1.-Enigma-A Rural Preacher.

No. sol. O1.-Enigma-A Rural Preacher.
Ny Christian name is very plain,
And not at all befitting
A position which but few obtain,
And none would think of quitting.
am minister of fame,
My sermons are quite racy,
And though yon may not like my name.
You'll feel th sir efficacy
If you should to the bottom go,
And taste their pungent flavor,
You'll then admit their strength. know,
And say there's no palaver.
No other pulpit in the land
Can be of mine equal
Within stand, both tall and grand,
And care not for the sequel
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-31
Key to the Puzzler.

No. 495-A Recent Novel Craze, Robert
Elsmere.
No. 1896 Illustrated Rebus: A chains no
stronger than its weakest link.
No 497-The Prisoners in the Tower: The
chain was sent down, bringing up the empty
basket. The page went down, bringing up
the chain, The chain was removed, and the
princess went down, bringing up the page
The chain was sent down alone The king
went down, bringing up the chain and the
princess. The chain was sent down alone.
The page went down, bringing up the chain.
The princess removed the chain and went
down, bringing up the page The chain was
sent down alone. The page went down, with
the chain as counter weight The chain
came down Of its own weight
No. r98.-A Perfect Diamond:
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-31
No. SOS. AN Odditx.

have no tongue, and yet | talk,
Though first my words are few;
have no feet, | cannot walk,
Yet run | can and do
In figures am posted well;
I'll point them out, their names I'll tell.
My face-you often on it gaze;
My hands often upward raise.
In truth | never lifted one
But what ! told you when twas done.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-31
PugiIistio Points.

Throws up the sponge-A diver
Holds the watch-A pawnbrokeU
Toes the scratch-A chicken.
knock down blow-A tornado
On the mark-A drawing master.
Sparring for wind-Becalmed yachtsmen.
Got it in the jaw-An aching tooth.
A cross counter-The fellow who fails to
make both ends meet
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-31
No. B11.-Hidden Authors.

A ten footer whose name begins with fifty.
A brighter and wiser than the other
A very vital part of the body.
Worker in precious metals
Ladies' garments
Comes from pig
Is chain of hills containing a dark treas
ure.
An American manufacturing town.
Humpbacked, but not deformed
An internal pain.
Value of word
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-31
No. 500. Word Transformation.

Find body of men commanded by a
colonel, curtail, and leave orderly govern
ment, curtail again, and leave administra-
ton. curtail and transpose, and make to
sully deeply behead. and leave frost; re-
verse, and make a military commander;
transpose, and make deep mud; curtail and
reverse and leave margin
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-31
81 T l A r A
ID 1 A M 0 N ID
P B 0 q D
A N D

No. 499 --Charade: Curfew
No. 500 -Beheaded Animals Panther, an
ther; bear, ear; boar, car; weasel, easel; mink,
ink; mule, ule
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-31
)6.-A Trick for Clever Pencils.

Starting at A, make this figure with one
continuous line, without taking the pencil
from the paper or going over any line twice,
finishing at b
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-31

No. 5O5.-A TranscOsitiOn.
rich fruit and how we would like to buy
it, are expressed by the same letters
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-31

No. 5O4.-MOttO Enigma.
My 8, %, l5, 20 is paradise
My Is. 10, 8, |, %, + is to hurry.
My 2. 5. l6. Q. 10. 81 is one who lives Sc
cluded.
My 25, 26, 81, i3 IL is value.
My "a, 81 IA, 4 is large vessel
Ny IL. 16. z. II is sand
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-31

No. 51O.-ArIthmetical Nut.
From 6 take 9, from take 10, from 10 take
So and have left.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-31
No. 5Os. Historical Puzzle.

No. BOZ. Historical Puzzle.
am composed of nine letters
l. My first and fifth are the initials of a
noted reformer
z. My fourth and second the initials of a
favorite story teller
g. My seventh the initial of famous scold.
a. My sixth the initial of courageous and
strategic king of an eastern country who lived
many years ago.
s. My eighth the initial of living mon
arch
e. My ninth the initial of a Hebrew pro-
phet.
T. My third the initial of renowned en-
peror
My whole is famous date in American
history
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-31
No. 5O7.-A Scottish Tangle.

Hol AVID meos worpe het fitgie ge su
OF ese relssou sa theirs ees us
Richland beacon., 1889-04-20
Grand Mass Meeting.

a Grand Mass Meeting of the citi-
zens Of North Louisiana at the Ex-
perimental Farm at Calhoun, La,
Thursday, April 25th, 1889, for the
puepose of extending the organization
of the North Louisiana Agricultural
Society and the discussion by promi-
nent speakers and agriculturists Of
questions of vital importance to the
people Of North louisiana A special
train will be run from Delta to the
Station at a reduced rate of fair.
Ample provision will be made for all
who attend. A grand barbecue din
ner being served on the grounds. The
following programme has been ar
ranged for tie day:
Necessity Of Agricultural Education
in North Louisiana.-Dscussed by.
Prof Dayton w Harris, Claiborne;
Hon \ a Gunby, Ouachita; Hon II
p Wells, Richland; Hon w II Jack,
Natchitoches; Hon J NJ Stallings,.
Lincoln: Hon + f Kidd, Jackson;
Hon n w Warren, BienyiIle; Hon J
B Williams, Morehouse; L D Newton,
Esq, Lincoln
Can Grass Culture be- made Prof
table in North Observation-Disclosures
by: Hon 6 A Killgore, Natchitoches;
} B- Stone, Esq, Ouachita; L NJ Cal
houn, Esq, Ouachita.
Addresses will also be made bv
Gov Nichols, Col J w Nicholson and
MAJ / J Bird. The public. and es-
pecially the ladies, are cordially in-
vited to attend.
Richland beacon., 1889-04-20

We publish below a list Of the Executive
Committee Of RichIand parish and Keep il
standing 70: general information
FIRST WARD.
IL. p. Wells. " B. Land and ". T. Irslcy.
u. B. Brnnb, is said to be member instead
Of ". Z. Wells)
SECOND WARD
J. ". Sinms, g. O. Edwards J. II. Abrauel.
THIRD WARD.
W. II. DoufEtie f WynG,W Warrington
FOURTH WARD.
f Mcdonald, l. VI Montgomery, W + Hemler
FIFTH WARD.
J. l.. Boies, W A. Boughion and P. H. Austin
SIXTH WARD.
r. R. Justice, Harvey Rhymes, W II Earle.
SEVENTH WARD.
J. T. Stokes, l.. d Eprinet, f. l.. Crosby.
f. {. Cusler is duly ;u'hoIi7cd to receive
and receipt fo, subscription or advertising to
the Beacon. IT.
Richland beacon., 1889-04-20

Gen. Jastremski, President of the
Louisiana Press Association, has des-
ignated May 18th, 1889 as the time
for their annual meeting. Those who
contemplate attending should send
their names and whether accompanied
by ladies. to Maj S. 7. Grisamore,
Thibodeaux, La. If
Richland beacon., 1889-04-20
ASSUMPTION.

The city council Of Napoleonville
are having the streets of the place
improved.
May 4th, at succession sale, will be
oite$ed plantation Of 334 arpents Of
land. Also tract of fifty more ar
pents, another of twenty-five, together
with improvements, all appertaining
to the same succession. On the same
day the sheriff will sell a tract
measuring one-half arpent front on
Bayou Lafourche, by forty deep, with
improvements thereon.
Richland beacon., 1889-04-20

Nonmrnirations must reach this Office by
or before Thursday mornings. Irthey appear
IN the first is"e after they are received. and
advertisements must be handed in before
Friday noon.
Richland beacon., 1889-04-20
NUMBER l6.


Monroe Telegraph: One hundred
and nine ear loads of steel rails an,
thirteen rar-lo3ds of cross ties haJ
been received hrre rp to yeStcrda,
for the Houston. CeLtrai Arkansa.
and Northern railroad and IL is ex-
r"ctei that track laying will begin
next Monday, building southward.
Recent improvements in Monroe
consist OF a new iron buillirg. and a
two story brick warehouse, nearing
comglotion.
lii" management of the Shreveport.
NlckSbnr& and Paciir railroad are
having the tcot-walkS over the
nuaohita bridge repaired. Eesihes
tins he IRON work Il the bridge is
being painted rel.
Monroe Bulletin: Forrtecn aldi-
uon1! 'ar!odIs of steel rails. making
IN al! iiity-cight carloads received ur
to md including Saturday, tor the
Houston, Central Arkansas and
Northern railroad, arrived Saturday.
This Is an item for the New Orleans
press, which Is strangely silent. if not
Ignorant. of the fact lhat such a
railroad is now under construction.
r"i>rE CoUrEu
Mr.. Francois Lenox has been elect
ed teacher of he Poydras Academy.
The Catholics of New Texas are
raising funds to pay off the debt on
their church.
Recent sales of lln,l- were rs fol-
lows: l25 acres. *l.Uno: IA acres.
81 800; one~half of North Pond planta
ton, 81 600; 65 acres. s ca: 600 acres.
-, 200; 500 arpents, near Morgan2a.
5000; S3 acres, $1,000; the Nemalia
plantation of 1900 arpants, was sold
to MIR. S. GumbeI, hv the State
National Bank, for 5000 clsh.
RID RIVER.
The steamer laura Lee, on recent
trip, discharged 1900 packages oil
Western produce at Coushatta, for
the merchants of that town.
The Coushatta Citizen reports that
numerous improvements are IN pro
5ress in that town.
Cotton planting On the Red river
plantations is well advanced and the
prospects good.
slDrvF.
Prof. S. A. Knapp, of Lake Charles,
Ias purchased ll,0OO acres of land
rom the State. mostly in Sabine.
The Many Sonthron halls with deep
tha pcys of the serious
movement for the construction of the
sabine and Western railway, which is
o traverse Sabine parish, and have
is terminus at Fort Worth. Texas
nd Alexandra, La. The Texas
ounties tbre'rst which the line will |
'ass are enthusiastic about it and are
tiering large subsidies. Grading has
lready begun.
The Masonic Institute has ll5 stu
ents.
ST MNISrtN u
May II, the sheriff will sell a farm
f seventyGve arpents.
The citizens of st. Martinsville held
large and successful meeting on the
lst inst, to raise Eleans to start and
npport high school in that town.
Stereotyped views of several plan
ltions and points of interest on the {
'eche, have been taken which Mr..
Welsh intends to have inserted in
amphlet describing the advantages {
hat that beautiful and fertile regicn |
our State, oilers to- Immigrants. +
The Rousseau gin and oil mill
t. Martinsville has ginned this season
lSl bales of cotton and manuiac-
Ired - @ barrels of cotton seed oil
ST. BERNARD.
The police jury have purchased a
,ad mac ,airs 10 be used in turn by I
lie planters, thus dispensing with c
,ad overseers.
Richland beacon., 1889-04-20
HIGHLAND BEACON.
Table Of Adyertisino Rates

recommended by the Louisiana Press A..
soc'a''on for adoption b. the publishers Of
country newspapers in this State, in accep,inp
advertisements from advertising agents.
Transient advertising, one inch, one time
Si oo; each subsequent time, 7Jc.
Richland beacon., 1889-04-20
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

DIR. l.. LIDDELL tenders his
professional services to the people of Ra, =
Viile and surrounding neigh borhood.
The Doctor will be found al his office
formerly occupied by f.. c. Montgomery, on
the northeast corner Of the court house square.
ar AT his residence in Rhvn,e.' -. a.iliiion To
hayvlIle, on same su"ei, > q yards south.
unless professionally engaged.
Richland beacon., 1889-04-20
State Gleanings.
ACADIA.

ACADIA.
Crowley Signal: A new side-tracl
Will be put in at tins place in a few
weeks by the Southern Pacific Co., t,
accommodate the steadily increasin,
shipments Of produce from this point
Fruits Of all kinds promise al
abundant yield this season.
c. B. Lewis shipped two car load.
of baled hay last week, to New Or.
leans.
Miss Ella Crippen opened her pri-
vate school in the building recently
erected by Wm. Lockwood near the
church, last Monday morning, with a
fair attendance.
Mr.. Olivia Theriot, who lives five
miles south Of this place, tells us he
has about two acres Of watermelons
planted and that he Will have 1900
bearing peach trees this season.
AsCENsIoY.
The town council have decided to
purchase 100000 jackson railroad
brick from Pessou & Kent, Of New
Orleans, to construct a banquette on
Railroad avenue.
Donaldsonville Chief: The good
weather of the past few weeks has
given a great impetus to plantation
work, and the fields in every direc-
ton are dotted with gangs of busy
laborers, manipulating plows, harrows,
hoes and other implements with COM
mendable vigor. Cane is sprouting
finely, and although the season is
backward as compared with most
former years, the outlook is quite en-
a project is on foot to have an ex-
hibit of work Of the pupils of Ascen-
sion Academy prepared for the session
of the National Educational Associa-
ton to be held at Nashville, July l6-
-, of the current year, and it is to
be hoped the plan will be carried into
execution. The proposed exhibit will
consist of drawing, fancy work, etc,
and the Chief is confident the pupils
,an arrange a collection that will re-
iect much credit upon themselves
md the Academy.
April 9th, the sheriff will sell
ract OF land, of half an acre front BY
.orty deep.
Richland beacon., 1889-04-20

=, Agents need not offer US anything less than
the above rates,
ASA must accompany every order unless
u'e advertiser ar agent is known TO the rto-
Pfie'or TO be responsible party,
EsS Professional Cards, SO 90 per annum:
for SIX months. s. 90 ia advance.