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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-29

other residence, stood large stone cot
tage, which was almost lost in wilder
ness Of wood and verdure.
Mrs. Moreland had bought the place
of the heirs of the original owner and
occupant, who had been q misanthrOpe
of the most pronounced type.
On the front veranda of this dwelling
sat the mother and daughter, eagerly
watching a boat that was approaching
from the nearest point of the main
land.
"How slow he isl" cried Jessie. "In
run down to the landing and take the
mail from him."
She did so, returning in due course.
give letters" she reported, "and one
of them is from Uncle Barton"
"Your uncle's first, " was all Mrs. More
land said, as her daughter dropped into
a seat beside her.
The letter was quickly opened and
read, proving to be the one Colonel Rid
ley had sent from India. 1t had been
forwarded from The Elms, it will be
comprehended, by Agnus Hillington and
Radd Moreland, after both of these wor-
thies had read it.
"Oh, what good news!" was the moth
er's commentary, with streaming eyes,
when Jessie had finished reading the
letter. ait must be! Your uncle is near
US, and may arrive Within an hour.
What joy!"
Jessie was too excited to speak. She
could only throw her arms around her
mother and weep for very gladness.
SBut read the next letter, JESSIE" en-
joined the mother handing it to Jessie,
as soon as she could master her emo
tions. al do not recognize the hand
writing. 1t must be from some stranger
or new correspondent"
The letter was quickly opened, and
Jessie bestowed a few rapid glances
upon it.
"Why, it's from that famous Doctor
Robinett, who has been so often men
toned in Uncle BartOn's letters" she
announced.
@And the Doctor is in American"
ayes, mamma. The letter is post
marked Waukegan, and dated yesterday. u
%How singular! Read, readi"
Jessie FASTENED to obey.
"Why, Uncle Barton has engaged DR..
Robinett to come 70 America to treat US.
she said, after few swift chances at the
says he has no doubt, from what Uncle
Barton has told him, that he can cure
u.s."
Mrs. Moreland looked too startled to
speak, while Jessie herself seemed To
hang upon the communication precisely
as condemned prisoner would cling TO 9
reprieve.
@And not only has DR.. Robinett come
to America" continued Jessie, scanning
the letter eagerly, "but he has purchased
the Whitcomb property, at Uncle Bar
| toms suggestion, and is going to take
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-29

WHITLEY Ito small boy)-Here, SON.
ny, if You'll collect me lot of insects
I'll give you a quarter. Small Boy
What do yer want 'em fer? Whitley
4 want to put them on my wife's
plants. She won't let me smoke in the
house except to kill insects on the.
plants.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-29
CHAPTER XII.

n a lonely grove on
the shore of Egg
Island S a t r a d d
Moreland, a number
Of hours later, or
just as night W a 8
falling. He was as
uneasy as a fish out
of water, a s could
have been seen by
t h e manner wit b
which he kept raising
himself out of t b e
grass an d bushes,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-29
CHAPTER ".
FoREwARNED AGAINST HIM.

Il Will now pro-
'ceed in advance of
the conspirators to
the re tire at to
which Mrs. More
land and Jessie
had gone-to Egg
Island.
1t contains a
d zen squar e
miles, and is one OF
the loveliest gems
off the shore of
Wisconsin, in the
midst Of LAX g
Michigan.
Near its south
ern end, at some
distance from any
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-29
fro BE Continued
where 1t Was.

Careful Housekeeper Where is that
sheet of sticky fly paper left on this
table?
Small Boy-Iput it on tn armchair
in tn parlor. You'll find half of it on
sister an til other half ON Mr.. Hug
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-29

ACCORDING to the latest official re-
ports, our Indian population now ag-
gregates 262, $40.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11
Book Notices.

ELEGANT Fashion BooKs.-The new FASH
ion Journals. q La Mode, '.La Mode de Paris,
and "Album des Modes,'1' published by A. Nc
Dowell Il Co., 4 West i4t6 Street New York.
are the most elegant of their kind ever brought
to our notice, The styles are drawn by the
best artists and the books are produced BY ri
val houses in Paris each trying to excel the
other in the character of its publications.
Formerly they were printed onIysin French:
but they are now published in English for the
nse of American readers These Journals fur
nish the styles one month in advance of any
similar publication; and they have a practf-
col department, in which lessons are given
each month on how to make dresses etc The
admirable fashions. the lessons in dressmaking
and the giving of the styles one month earlier
than heretofore are strong points in favor Of
these Fashion Books. causing themt to be called
= The Fayorites." These excellent publica.
tions can be obtained from all newsdealcrs.
GoDEY's LADY's Book for August is an ex-
ceptionany good number; attractive illustra-
tions, beautiful work designs, choice literature
and fascinating playlet for an August eve
ming entertainment are some of the few treas
ures which it contains. The magazine i'm.
proves with each number issued. Cooley Pub.
Co.. Phila.. Pa. 50 per year. 81,
Our LITTLE OSEs AND NURSERY is prized
by the young folks, and its monthly visits al.
ways hailed with delight Russell Pub. Co.
Boston. Subscription S1.50 year
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11
Various Items.

= .Hs
Goshen, Va, is now lighted by
electricity.
Henry Stamm, proprietor of the
Stamm House, Wheeling, is dead.
Lexington has voted $1,000 to
erect. a commodious public school
building.
Work on the construction of an cleo
trio street railway in Martinsburg has
been commenced.
The assessed value of property in
Roanoke, Va, this year is Sll, ,05S,
915, an increase of 1000, 900 over
1889. .g53
Mr.. Charles S. Wunder, one of the
most prominent citizens of Shenan-
doah county, died recently, aged
seventy-eight years.
The Chicago Worlds Fair directors
have leased u strip of ground fifty
feet wide from the Sixty-seventh-
street entrance to the Worlds Fair
grounds to the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad tracks at Seventy-frst street.
Four tracks willbe built to make con-
nection with the Baltimore aud Ohio,
which will give other roads the use of
its tracks for the usual. mileage
charges. This breaks up the monop-
oily of the Illinois Central Road.
As a result of the feud in the Ma
sonic fraternity of Ohio. growing out
of the difference between what is
known as the northern jurisdiction and
Cerneau Scottishrites, there is split
in the master Masons' grand lodge of
the State. The grand lodge has placed
all blue lodge Masons. identified with
the Cerneaus under a ban and this
eliminated in the creation of the
Grand Lodge of Ancient Free ,andAc-
cepted Masons of Ohio, which on
Thusday received its charter from the
secretary of State.
Merit WINS as the marvellous success of
Hoods Sarsaparilla shows. Itpossesscs true
medicinal merit. Sold by all druggists. 20
The first quarterly report of Secre-
tary Virgil A. Lewis, of the West
Virginia Historical and Antiquarian
Society, last week, shows that there
are now in. the Society's collection,
having been collected within three
months, 2,257 bound volumes. 2O5
West Virginia pamphlets, 2O6 miscel-.
laneous pamphlets, 4S periodicals of
special State interest, 800 geological
specimens, ores, metals, minerals,
etc. T; 51S Indian axes, arrow heads,
ETC., 526 Confederate. State, county
and corporation notes and bills, no
miscellaneous relics, autograph, man
uscript, etc, 3,SO3 newspapers, ex-
elusive of the present year, IL coins
and medals, and 315 maps and charts,
making a total of 8,474 articles filed
and cataIogued to date. The exhib-'
its are still pouring in faster than the
Secretary can catalogue them.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11
From the Valley to the Sea
Shore via 3. s. o. r. r.

No more opportune time to visit the
sea shore could be offered than ON
August 18th, the date of the third
excursion from the Shenandoah VAL
ley to Atlantic City via b. & o. r. r..
when farmers and those engaged in
allied pursuits will be In the midst of
the lrlll following harvest. The same
low rates and superior train accom-
modations furnished by the Is. & o.
on formerexcursions will be available.
In fact there will he n, considerable
reduction in rates from Mt, jackson
and all intermediate stations to Sum.
NIT Point. Passengers by day train
can spend the night in Philadelphia
and take any regular train of the
Reading route the following day, Fri
day, for the sea shore. Tickets will
be good for return passage on any
regular tram until August 22nd incln-
sive, and ON return Journey will per-
NIT holder to stop off at Washington,
which at all seasons has peculiar
charms and most varied attractions
for visitors.
For time nf Erains aud ,otas ~ faro
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11

Va Ohh HlhE ShA0EsSE EttE t4khfsS- t1l.
g Over the river voice meekly said,
Whose clarion tones had thousands obeyed,
AS in ranks upon ranks they graudly rushed
on
To battle for liberty, country aud home
"oyer the river, " immortality's plains,
In verdure eternal where peace ever reigns,
Rejoice with their beauty his vision of faith,
AS his spirit approaches the river of DEATH
Over the river, meath the shade of the trees, =
Advancing to meet him bright angels he sees {;
They beckon him over to rest in the shade.
And dwell in the mansion the Saviour hath
made.
" Over tho river, meath the shade of the trees,
Whose fruit of twelve manners his taste shall
Ger please;
Beneath whose soft foliage his spirit may rest,
:. Over tue river in the home of the bIest.
"over the river, 'neats the shade of the trees, y
Freed from earth's sorrows he'll rest at his
ease;.
Life's conflict is over, its battles won,
Aud his brow Will be wreathed with the victor's
bright crown.
F" Over the river, now a heavenly guest
Meath the shade of the tree, )" forever at rest !
In that glorious land, enraptured hem sing
The praise of Him who of kings Is the King /!
'i- IBy James.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11
Danghters ot the. ReveIutlon.

80
Anumber of ladies in various sec
tions of the United States have form-
ed themselves into n society under
the name of The Daughters. of the
Revolution" Mrs. Benjamin Harri-
son, wife of President Harrison, is
the President of the society. ANY
female descendant of an officer or
soldier who served in the United
States during tile revolutionary war
is eligible to membership. The socie-
ty will necessarily be almost wholly
composed of granddaughter and
great-grand-danghters, though we
have in our town a daughter of n
revolutionary officer in the person of
Mrs. Judge j. T.. Stewart, who is a
daughter of the late Capt. James w.
Glenn, of Jefferson county, w. Va,
who held commission in the u. S.
army during the revolution, and rem
dered important service. He was at
one time bearer of important dcs-
patches for Gen'l G George Washington.
He was nearly seventy years of age
when he married Miss Ruth Burns, of
Jefferson county, who was at the time
eighteen years OF age. They had
three Fannie Glenn (Mrs.
Judge Stewart,) Mary. who married
Mr.. Benz. Reid Boyd, of ofMartinshurg,
w. Va, both deceased, and capt.
James w. Glenn, of jefferson couu-
ty, now living. Mrs. Stewarthas two
children living, Mfrs r. b. Jen-
nings of ST. Louis, Missouri, and Mrs.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11
The Pulpit and the Stage.

Rev. F. 81 shroHt. pastor United Brethren
Church. Blue Mound, Kan, says; feel It
nv duty to tell what wonders Dr. Kings New
Discovery has done for me. Ny lungs wera
badly diseased and lBy paTisii6neFa thought /
could live only a short time. took five bot
tiles of DR.. Kings New Discovery and am
Arthur Love, manager LoyeE Funny Folks.
writes: After thorough trial and cOnvinc-
ing evidence, am confident DR.. Kings New
Discovery beats 'en al, and cures when every.
thing else fails The greatest l.fndnees I can
do my many thousand friends is 70 urge them
to fEy r. TFial bpttlss free at ". eIghap's.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11
Old Nursery Favorltes.

There was Tom, the son ofthe Piper.
Jack Sprat, and Merry King Cole!
And the three wise men. of Gotham
who went TO tea ia a bowl;
The woman who rode on q bro0Insfiek
And swept the cobwebbed sky,
And the boy who sat in tile cofncr;
Eating his Christtnas pie
These were come Of the old fRvoFitss. but
they have been supplsnted by the q Pansy''
and . Chatte=box" stories, Little Lord FAINT
leroy" and 'iRIge Little PeppeFs.r The old
fashioned pills and physics hare been super
seded, and wieely, too, by Pierces PuTgafiye
Pellets. a mild, harmless and effective cathnr-
tic. They are pleasant 10 take-sO gentle in
their action that the most delicate child can
take them, yet so effective that they Will cnFe
ach. liver aud bowel troubles. They should be
in every nursery. As q gentle laxative, only
one for dose
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11

The Domestic Sewing Machines are the best
Co.. Hagerstown, Md, are the agents.
The Munson Brothers know how to make
Carpets. Don't bny until you see them, at
BeachIey's, Hagerstown.
Everybody seems to be buying Carpets, Oil
cloth, Mattings, Window Shades, &c, at Beach
ley's, Hagerstown.
Young men and older ones, too, Tuy their
Hats ut Beachley's, Hagerstowu, because they
are nice.
Think of IT. Choice White Sugar. only Sc.
at Beaehiey's, Hagerstown. All other goods
cheap.
Baby Caps. big assortment, very cheap, at
Beachleys, Hagersiown.
Lots of people buy shoes at Beachley's. Ha-
gerstoWn, because they sell cheap.
Only for ten days Corsets worth 75e., now
4Sc., at Beachley's. Hagerstown.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11
For time of trains and rates of fare
f,0nSmIt on,@oulol all. '
Specimen Gases.

s, H. Clifford, Now Cassel, Wis, was troubled
with neuralgia aud rheumatism, his stomach
was disordcred, his liver wns Infected to an
alarming degree, appetite fell away, aud le
was terribly reduced In flesh and strength
Three bottles of Electric Bitters cured'hf
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, I'LL, had a
Ing. Used three bottles of Electric Bltters and
seven boxes of Bncklcn's Aruica Salve, and his
leg ls sound aud we'll John Speaker, Catnw-
6a, o., had 1--WE largo fever sores OF, his leg.
doctors said ho Was iucuFabIe. One bottlu
Electric Bitters and one box Buclllen's ArnicR
salYe cared MIN. Sold ut DR.. Bishops drug
stn .
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11
Consumption Cured.

An old physician. retired from practice. hay
lug had placed in his hands by an East India
missionary the formula of simple vegetable
remedy for the speedy and permanent cure of
Consumption, Bronchitis. Catarrll. Asthma.
and all throat and lung affections, also pos
all Nervous Complaints, after having tested its
wonderful curative powers in thousands of
cases, has felt it his duty to made it known to
his suffering fellows. ACtuatcd by tliis motive
and desire to relieve humun suffering, / will
send free of enlarge. 10 all who desire it, this
recipe. ir German. French or English, with
full directions for preparing and using. Sent
by mail by addressing with stamp. naming this
Rochester, n 7. apps '9l-52t
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11
MISCELLANEOUS.
1z;nsh1L

of confidence in 1.-THE manu-
facturers of DIR. Sage's Ca
tarrh Remedy. It's a faith
that means business, too-it's
backed up by money. This
is what they offer: $500 re-
ward for a case of Catarrh
which they cannot cure. They
mean it. They're willing to
take the risk-they know their
medicine. By its mild, sooth-
ing, cleansing and healing
properties, it produces per-
feet and permanent cures of
the worst cases of chronic Ca
tarrh in the Head. It's doing
it every day, where everything
else has failed. No matter
how bad your case, or of how
long standing, you can be
cured. You're sure of that
or of $500. You can't have
both, but you'll have one or
the other.
Nav 26. 1S9l-1v.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11
ADVERTISING RATES.

One Square a inch or iessl . to 8 vccks. 81. so
Each subsequent Insertion :. -. ...... 50
Ono Square. three months, ....... 400
One Square, o months 600
One Square, one year ............. 10 90
CandI. .lates' Announcements For Cooutv
Officers. $500; State or Congressional. SIOOt
Others at regular Advertising Rates
Obituary Notices exceeding five lines, 10 cts.
per line.
Liberal deductions made for Quarter, Half.
and Whole Columns, to Annual, SelnI-AnnuaI
and Quarterly Advertisers,
No advertisement to DO considered by the
mouth or year unless specified on the Minus
script, or previously agreed upen between the
parties.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11

Ladies clean your kid gloves with
Mather's Glove Cleaner, for sale only
by Burns & Shugert-where may be
found full line of dressed and un-
dressed kid gloves in all the most
desirable shades.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11

The thirty-sixth annual exhibition
of the Hagerstown Fair will be held
October 18th TO 10th this year. The
local board of directors for Jefferson
county is composed as follows this
year: Chairman, Col. VIM. a Nor
gan; secretay, Towner SchIey; DR..
A. S. Reynolds. L. H. Moler, Charles
II. Knott, B. f. Harrison, G. Il.
Licklider, J. II. little, j. II. Kerney,
Harry l.. Snyder. DR.. /. S.. Tanner
is a member of one of the Advisory
boards w. n. Lemen is superihten-
dent of the Holstefn-Friesian cattle
department.; NJ. ]. BilImyer of the
Polled Aberdeen Angus; G. T..
Hodges Of grade hogs !; j. S. Fleming
of the leather department.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11
President GarfieId,s PhYsician.

DIR. Bliss nnd other eminent medical men
speak in the highest terms of Speer's Wines
DR.. Bliss prescFibes these wines In his prncticc
whenever wines are necessary. The following
is part of letter received by yr. Spccr:
have been greatly pleased with your ". j.
Wines, and specially so with the Ciaret, Bur-
gundy and Port. ! wish you 10 send me two
cases of your Clarct and one of Burguudy,-
Also two cases Of ClaEct and one Of Burgundy
send the bill Of both orders tn mo.
Yours truly, y. W. BLISS, VI. D..
Waghiuptnn u q
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11

NeurnL0tc Persons
: And those troubled with nervousness resulting
from care or Oyerwork VIII be relieved by taking
Br0tOIt'S Iron BitteFS! Genuine
has trade mark and crossed red lines on wrapper.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11
TO the Public.

HAyING severed my connection with
II Stephenson Seminary, respectfully nm
nounce that will teach VOCAL AND IN
SIRUMENTAL MUSIC at my residence on
the corner of Mildred and Liberty streets, In
a community where am so well known as an
instructor do not deem it necessary to cum-
bcr this announcement with testimonials.
MADAME BERTHA RUHL.
Augnst 8. 1880.
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SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON.
TUESDAY MoRN1NG, AUGUST II. 1891.

cu4nnns Tows. JErrrRsos oousr1. W. Va.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11
PoETlcAL.
Last Words of Stonewall Jack
son:

's LET Us CROSS OVER THE RIVER AND RESI-
UNDER THE SHADE OF THE TREES"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11

Merit wins, as the marvellous success of
Hoods Sarsaparilla shows. Itpossesscs true
.medicinal merit. Sold by all drnggists. 10
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-25
THE NEW RAILROAD PLAN.
What is Being Done by the single-RaIl
and saddle-Track Company.

* !.
DIR. j. B. Mahana, president of the
Single-Rail and Saddle Truck Company
was in the city today from Freewater
The doctor returned recently from Port
land, w ere he has been arranging plans
for railroad building, several propositions
having been received by the company in
this state.
The first road to be built in Ore gon on
the new plan will probably be con-
structed from Barlow's. the sssgarden
spot" of the Willamette valley, twenty
five miles below Portland, through sew
eral fertile praries to the Wilhoit soda
springs, and perhaps to the coal mines.
The proposed road is twenty miles in
length. DR.. Mahana would have COM
pleted arrangements for it's construction
while below, had he not been called
home by the illness of Mrs. Robbins.
A pamphlet fully explaining the new
system is being prepared in a Portland
printing Office. 1t will be illustrated
an idea of the plan, and have on the
initial page handsome and appropriate
emblem of the company.
Following are the names of some of
the engineers, civil and locomotive, who
have examined DIR. Mahana's models.
and express their public endorsement of
the company's system F. Rifle, (for-
merly chief engineer of the o. & w. T.
and Olaf K. Phil, CT the Oregon Bridge
Company, Portland; George S. Dillman,
w. E. Condor, d. D. Burford, John A.
Hurl burt, civil engineer, Portland; A.
Q. Eckleson, Southern Pacific: W. F.
Bruckner, Albina; Levi S. Scruton,
Rochester, N. H.. Chappell Burk, Rut-
land, VT; Samuel L. Lowell, Cascade
Locks. j. 6. Maddox, president of
the First National bank, Goldendsle,
also indorses the plan.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-25

Cynics May Not Enjoy Pickwtck .saper~
Why criticize '.Pickwicl.' The inter.
polated stories are distracting and tire
some. skip the, stories The Fleet
episode Is not comparable in power or
effect to the Marshalsea scenes in Little
Dorritt But skip the Fleet. All the
rest remains a priceless treasure How
are we to decide with the coeksurness of a
Fitzgerald that this thing is exaggerated
and that unnatural. Let us take Book
as we find it The moment you apply
the principles and the standards of real
life the illusion vanishes Not the least
marvellous characteristic of the authors
genius is the sureness with which he
stills you spellboundl in his enchanted
pleasance.
So long as the magic holds. you travel
with pleasure in the coaches: you go with
rapture to Dingley Bell: you admire
young ladies with fur round their boots.
you applaud Sam Weller: YOU thank
heaven and Charles Dickens for Mr.
Weller the elder. and you lavish your
hopes and fears on Mr. Pickwick him
self But try to place the characters in
the real world. and you find you have to
deal with ,.impossibles.' who peram-
bulate the country tippling ale, brandy
and water and punch, who kiss the serv-
ant maids. whose womenkind are as i'm
possible as themselves, and whose cir
culnstances and surroundings are dis
tinguished by nothing save an uninviting
plenty To the dyspeptic who thus
essays to realize these friends from
youth to middle age. these heroes of the
one great Cockney epic, the posthumous
papers of the Pickwick club are not to
be recommended. For those thrice fort
unate that boast themselves eupeptic
they are the most invigorating tonic
National Observer