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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
Exertion and Heart Disease.

A surgeon states that of 5000 de-
crepit or aged soldiers that have been
brought under his notice fully eighty
per cent were suffering from heart dis
ease in one form or another, due to the
forced physical exertion of the CAM
paign; and he predicts that as large a.
percen tage of the athletes of to-day
will be found, twenty-five years from
now, to be the victims of heart dis
ease, engendered by the muscular
strains that they force themselves to,
undergo. With regard to the effect of
exercise on the prolongation of life it
it may be said that there are more
people living in France to-day who
have passed the age of sixty than
there are in England, the home of
athletic sports, and there is probably
no notion in Europe more averse to-
muscular cultivation for its own sake
than the French. Great athletes die
young, and mortality list of Oxford
men who had rowed in the 'versitv
races, published a few years ago..
showed that a comparatively small
percentage of them lived out the al
lotted time.
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is now usually taken between 9 and TO-
a. M, and The present usage for dinner
among the weather. classes Is from 8
to D. m. A luncheon-a rather sub
stantial meal, by the way, consisting
of cold game. roast beef and the like
is often INDUCED In between breakfast
and dinner. The meal denominated
supper in this country is a compar--
atively unknown quantity in England,
that known as tea forming in reality q
part of dinner.
In France and Italy the usual dinner
hour is or p. M, custom that has
remained unchanged for hundreds OF
years.
In Germany an early dinner and
supper time prevails to great extent,
l o'clock being the usual hour for
dinner. Among court circles, how
ever, 8 or 4 o'clock is the fashionable
hour.
1t is no uncommon thing for the in
habitants of Vienna to eat five meals a
day, these consisting of breakfast.
lunch, dinner, tea and supper.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
FLOATING CHIPS,

The ''little duclxy" of courtship days
becomes the ''old goose" of married
life.-Epoch.
It is hard to make cheating grocer
see the error of his weights ST.
Joseph News.
There may be time for all things,
but the busy man prefers to tackle one
thing at time. Puck.
Pre-arranged marriages among the
ancient SCOTS were clan-destine
affairs. Boston Traveller
Physicians are said to be very fond
OF bowling as a pastime, but it is
naturally most popular with the alley
path. Boston Courier.
The man who knows it all is bad
enough, but he isn't a circumstance to
the man who knew it all beforehand,
and who says afterward that he told
you SO. -Somerville Journal.
The New York World predicts that
foot ball will be the National Game.
Considering the number of broken
heads, legs, arms, ETC., it can scarcely
be called the rational game. Y.
Sunday Times.
The annexation of Ireland to the
United States was predicted at a meet
ing in New York city, the predicter
forgetting that the United States has
been annexed to Ireland for some
time. -Pittsburg Chronicle.
When a minister gets a I'D. D."
from country college his fellow min
listers who have been overlooked are
very apt to exclaim: ''Fiddle-dee-dee"
but it costs him fifty dollars, just the
same.-Somerville journal.
Eyes, my son, it is doubtless be-
cause the farmer is so fond of his
green fields and his meadows and his
hills and his woodland that he takes
SO naturally to green goods when he
goes to the big CITY," Boston Times
The only thing that mars the dandy's
peace of mind is the fact that he ism t
imported, like everything he uses.
Meanwhile, from his lofty place in the
menagerie, the imported monkey
looks down on him, and marvels.
Puck.
An enterprising genius has invented
an illuminated cat, made of pasteboard
or tin, coated with phosphorus, to be
placed in cellars, store-rooms and gar
rets to brighten rats away. Now for
an illuminated policeman. Chicago
Herald.
Considerable comment has been ex-
cited by the fact that for the first time
in the history of this government a
Greek has been elected to congress.
But as there will be no Greek to meet
this Greek, he will not get up any tug
of war at present Boston Globe.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
The Gallant Georgia Editor.

When \ Georgia editor decides to
say handsome thing, he says it very
thoroughly. The other day an editor
in that state wrote the following para
graph about a local young lady who
had just finished crazy guilt: Miss
Marielon Armstrong is one of those
rich. rare, ripe beauties in face, form,
mind and soul that by their virtues.
powers and worth gave to the south a
race of heroes that has never been
approached in manly manliness by any
land or any clime."
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
HISTORICAL.

john Adams was q Unitarian.
Goethe began the first. part Of
''Faust" as early as 1776.
OF the thirteen original colonies in
America, Georgia was the latest set
tied.
Faneuil Hall, Boston, was built in
1742, burned in 1861 and was rebuilt
in 1868.
AS early as 1923 number of trading
posts were established in what is now
New Hampshire, and from these sew
eral settlements sprung.
The Italians used fans early in the
seventeenth century. 1t was during
the eighteenth century that the lavish
ornamentation of fans reached its
height, one often representing small
fortune in the matter of jewels, carv-
ing and painting.
When James H. was made king, he
united all New England under one gov
ernor, Sir Edmund Andres, who was
naughty and severe, and far from loved
by the colonists. So it was with joy
that the people of Massachusetts heard
of the overthrow of James IL, for they
now hoped to be rid of their tyrannic
governor. Agents were sent to plead
with William and Mary, not only to
remove Andres, but to restore the
charter which Charles II. had taken
away. Andres was called home and a
new charter given in 1851, by which
Massachusetts became a royal province.
The Plymouth colony and Maine were
made parts Of Massachusetts at this
time, and Sir William Phjpps made
governor.
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frame to perfection; the Same man,
but dead, long dead.
took his hand only to find it stiff
and cold, while his face had the dull
gray aspect never seen in the newly
dead. As stood gazing down on him,
q little hand touched mine.
':Nelly so hungry" said the child.
s.Have you eaten all the candy?" \
asked her.
Eyes. yes! But me hungry. for me
had no dinner, no brekkus, no supper,
and papa won't get up"
The house, which consisted of the
large room, a smaller kitchen and q
shed, where found quantity of hay
and fodder, seemed quite bare Of food,
but by dint Of searching in the hay l
discovered a nest, which Nellie in
formed me was there, and in it two
fresh eggs. These oeiled for her.
When she had finished I soothed her
to sleep on bed I made for her before
the fire. Then after I had put my
horse in the shed room and fed and
watered him I performed as we'll as l
could service for the dead.
When day dawned ] was able to
discern at some distance from the
house line Of telegraph poles, and
taking the child with me followed
these to the nearest town, where l
notified the thorities of the death.
The dead mans name was Frederick
Barnstaple. He was an Englishman,
SO found. a recent arrival in those
parts. His daughter was restored to
her family across the water, and is
now pretty girl of II. I have never
told this story before. but am ready
to take an affidavit to its truth. It
all happened about thirty miles FROM
Dallas.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
Let Him Alone.

A box of hardware weighing 600
pounds fell overheard from q vessel at
Vancouver, and an octupus, who
thought he had struck a soft thing,
drew it along the sandy bottom of
the harbor for distance of 400 feet
before becoming discouraged. Among
the ''don't is" to be observed Is don't
fool with an octopus
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
Not 4 New ThinG.

The thief is not q thing Of recent
date. As early as the year 1887 bolts
and bars and padlocks had to be in
vented to Offset his predatory cunning,
and even when the stealing of shill-
ing's worth Of bread was a hanging
offeuse in England that country had
moro thieves thas she has got today.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
Plaster Can Be Made Like Marble.

Marmoreine is the name OF q newlv.
invented liquid possessing the quality
of hardening plaster. a single an
plication being claimed to render
plaster as hard as marble and un-
affected by repeated washings. This
result is accomplished not by the mere
formation of an impervious coating.
but by an actual chemical change in
the constitution of the plaster. This
treatment is in extensive use in En-.
gland and France.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
A Girl From Bos ton.

She came from Boston, so kept my speech
from slang expressions free,
And hoped thereby my lofty tone would
cause her to admire me. ~,
For well I knew that Eastern maids-so I
had reason to suppose
Are greatly shocked whene'er they hear
those words which lack Of taste disclose.
told her detested slang. Said she, '.me
too. It makes me tired
And chumps who monkey with the stuff
should all be very promptly fred"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
A Dtscouraging Outlook.

II have been giving to charity for
the last thirty years." says a Cincin-
natl merchant, land to-day 1 cannot
say that one single person is any
better off for what have done. Out
OF fifty different people whom have
befriended during the past fifteen
years not one Of them has made the
least effort to advance himself beyond
want"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
A Strange Duel

''Do you see that tall man standing
there?" asked the colonel. '.Notice
how he brushes his hair forward on
the sides, as some Englishmen do.
One of these locks hides scar which
bears eloquent testimony to narrow
escape from DEATH"
''Thirty years ago he was deputy
marshal in Nevada. He started out
one day to arrest a gambler who had
killed man over game OF cards.
The gambler knew that the marshal
was seeking him, but, with cool
effrontery, walked about the streets
all day. John-that is the deputy
marshal-heard that the man he want
ed was in well-known bar-room. He
set out for the place, and carelessly
walked boldly into the room. He had
not crossed tho threshold when he
found himself looking into the barrels
Of a six-shooter.
"'Come, Hardy, he said, this won
do. I've come to get you, and want
you.'
"'See here, john said the gambler
i don't want to kill you, but won t
let any man arrest me. Go away and
let me alone
"'No, want you,' said the marshal,
quietly. Put down the six-shooter and
come with me-
'rll see you shot first,' said
Hardy.
8" 4 can't help that said the other.
4 must have you. Now. you have the
drop on me, but you must come with
me or kill me in cold blood.
81 don't want to kill you, said
Hardy.
Then put down your gun.
i" John, I won't be arrested. Don't
touch me. I don't want to fshoot q
man without cause.
i've got to do it, Hardy.
See here, said the gambler, turn
ing white, If you move foot I'll kill
you, but I hate to be coward. That
was fair and square last night We
both pulled together.
The marshal shook his head.
+" I'll do one thing, john" Hardy
went on. III back up to that wall.
You'll back up to the other. I'll draw
my revolver to my hip and you can
draw yours. Then it's the best man.
''The Marshal moved backward to
the wall and hardy did the same.
Then the Marshal drew his revolver
and held it at his side muzzle down.
All this time Hardy had kept his
weapon leveled at the Marshal Slow
~ his arm sank until his weapon
touched the seam Of his trousers.
"Both men were perfectly calm and
immovable, the Marshal determined
looking, the gambler still pale.
Now, john said Hardy. In
stantly both weapons went up. It was
all over SO quickly that both men went
on the floor together. But Hardy had
fred too soon. His ball went at an
upward angle and grazed the Mar
shals temple, but the Marshal had
sent his bullet straight into Hardy
heart and there was no need to arrest
the gambler. "-Anaconda Standard.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
An Everyday Romance.

We were strangers when we met;
Soon our hearts with warmth were
glowing.
Could we dream Of a regret
While our loves conjoined were flowing7
Love burned out its flame, and yet
Who can say we were false-hearted?
We were strangers when we met.
We were strangers when we parted.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
Hot in Spanish

The Now York Telegram. In cou-
menting on the fact that few or no
Spaniards ever naturalizs or take the
least interest in politics, says it is be-
cause every one Of them expects to re-
turn to Spain and die there. They
are akin to tho Chinese In that hope.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
The Crank.

A crank is q man who has IN ides
that other people do net comprehend.
-Westorn Rural
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16

Among the ancient Greeks and
Romans, particularly the latter, it was
the general custom to partake of the
principal meal of the day toward eve
ming. it being preceded by a light re-
past in the morning and a luncheon in
he middle of the day.
The Greek usage correspondent very
Early to the breakfast, luncheon, and
timer, now in vogue in England.
In Rome during the reign of the
Emperor Augustus, the two first named
meals were very simple and hastily
taken. except among the luxurious
patricians, who INDUCED in a some
what elaborate midday repast The
evening meal consisted of three extern
sive courses, with great variety of
viands.
In England, down to the days of
Good Queen Bess," it was the custom
TO Hospitality entertain all strangers
and visitors at any hour of the day
with free fare-bread, beef and beer.
This was observed at every table in
tho land, from that of the freebooter
to the baron's and abbey's. At later
day the upper classes became more
luxurious in their tastes and habits.
As a consequence the hours for meals
were very much modified and have re-
NAMED 90 until this day. Breakfast
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byre. On entering you are nearly
suffocated with smoke. The place is
dark. There are two or three small
windows. Often there are none; small
apertures, closed at night admitting
such light and air as can penetrate.
The fire is seldom allowed to go out,
and when not blazing brightly in use,
smokes and smudges from a slight
depression In the center of the floor.
precisely as in Sioux Indians teepe.
Some OF these freplaces. if they may
be so called, are built in little stone
troughs, and fat slabs of stone sur
round them. Immediately above the
fire. in the center OF the roof, is an
aperture in which is set half barrel
or other device to answer the place of
a stovepipe or chimney. The smoke,
after le'surely pilgrimages about the
cabin finds its chief exit here. The
soof is black as night from smoke de-
posts, and here and there on the
poles q glistening, oily substance,
from the moisture in the thatch and
the action Of the peat smoke, il form
ing into tiny globules ready for drop
ping; and whatever they fall upon is
indelibly stained. An iron chain
hanging from tho roof supports the
huge round iron pot in which the po.
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Western MarVIand r. r.
CONNECTING WITH

II. tS p. Il. II. ut Shippcnsburg, Shenandoah
Valley aud d. Il O. Railroads at Hagers-
town; PENN. Il. X. at Frederick JUNG
ton, and z. w. IL b.. n. C. aud b.
+. Railroads ut Union Station,
Baltimore Md
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PoETlcAL.
The Song OF the Camp.


By nAYARD TAYLOR.
Give us a song!" the soldiers cried,
The outer trenches guarding,
When the heated guns of the camps allied
Grew weary of bombarding.
The dark Redan, in silent scOff,
Lay grim and threatning under;
And the tawny mocad of the Malakof
No longer belched its thunder.
There was pause. guardsman said:
.sWe storm the fort tomorrow
Sing while we may, another day
win bring enough of sorrow.
They lay along the battery's side,
Below the smoking cannon,
Brave hearts from Severn aud from Clyde,
And from the banks of Shannon.
They sang of love and not OF fame;
Forgot was Britain's glory,
Each heart recalled different name,
But all sang 50 Annie Laurie"
Voice after voice caught up the song,
Until its tender passion
Rose like an anthem rich and strong,
Their battle-eve confession.
Dear girl, her name he dared not speak,
But as the song grew louder
Something upon the soldiers cheek
Washed off the stains of powder.
Beyond the darl6'niug ocean burned
The bloody sunsets embers,
While the Crimean valleys learned
How English love remembers.
And once again.a fire of hell
Rained on the Russian quarters,
With scream of shot, and burst of shell
And believing of the mortars.
And Irish Morals eyes are dim
For singer dumb and glory,
And English Mary mourns for him
Who sang of "Annie Laurie"
Sleep, soldiers stili in honored rest
Your truth and valor wearing;
The braycst are the tenderest,
The loving are the daring.
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SOUTHERN PENN y X. X. TRAINS.
Pas. Mail. Mix. Mail. Mix. Pas.
AM. PM. AN. I've. Arr. AN. PM. PM
10 10 4 40 z 90 Chambersbg 55 / 10 20
10 % 4 SO PA Marion TAI 10 ~ 90
10 IS 52S s 80 Mercersburg Sc II 30 3 IS
II 20 5 a 905 Loudon 81 10 IS sos
II % . 55 go Richmond so 10 so 3 90
An. Pm. AM. AM. AM PM
J. F. BOYD, Superintendent.
II. A. RIDDLE. Gcp1 Pass. Agent.
II. A. LOGUE, Ticket Agent
MONT ALTO RAILROAD.
Acc. Mix Mail. STATIONS. Mail. Acc Mix.
p NJ. M. AN. 1--we. Arr. = NJ. PM. PM.
6 05 40 o IS Chambersb'g . 90 30 745
Gig So Q 80 MoutAltoJun 8 So 5 90 z 35
Arr. I've
G 81 2O7 10 o. WestFay'tvleS 43 51I 722
629 2 IA 10 90 Enst Fay'tvle 8 IS 5 OG z Is
6 10 3 so 10 20 Mont Alto 800 455 90
G 81 2 40 10 81 Kneppers Sl3 4 As 5 40
6 Sc s. 10 So Quincy 500 4 80 3e
z 05 S 10 10 40 Waynesboro 90 30 3 20
PM. PM. AN. Arr. I've. AN. PM. PM.
Connection for all stations on Cumberland
Valley Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad
system J. +. BOYD, Supt.
July 81 1891.
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SOuTfIMARD,


Charlcstown at STA A. NJ. and . ~ p. NJ, ar
irving ut Harrlsoubnrg 6 10 and II So r. NJ.
On Sunday mixed train leaves Ghnriestown
Southwark at S.AS A. NJ, arriving at Harrison
burg ) 90 +. NJ.
%paily except Sunday.
CONNECTIONS.
Train No. 41S connects at Harper's Ferry
with Limited Express, arriving ut Columbus
9 80 and Chicago IL % next morning,
Train No. ZIG connects at Harper's Ferry
with Pittsburg and Chicago Express, arriving
at Counellsyile 4 - and Pittshurg 30 next
morning, Columbus so P. NJ, aud Chicago
so T. NJ
sleeper New York to Washington. Day Coaches
Baltimore aud Washington 10 Lexington. Pull
man Buffet Parlor Cars Baltic to stanton. New
York passengers change ut Washington; PHIL
adelphia passengers change at Harper's Ferry.
Train No. 4la has Day Coaches and Pullman
Parlor Cars New York to Baltimore, and
Through Coaches Baltimore to Winchester via
| the Old Line,
Train No 400 has Through Coaches VIM
chester to Baltimore via the Old Line. and Day
Coaches aud Pullman ParlOr Cars Baltimore to,
| New York.
Washington aud Baltimore. Pullman Buffet
| Parlor Cars Staunton To Baltimore, and Day
Coaches aud Pallman Parlor Cars Washington
| to New York.
Through Pullman Sleeping Cars from Har-
| per's Ferry on all Western Express Trains.
| Excursion Tickets will be sold to parties OF
| ten or more between all ticket stations ON tho
| Valley Division-Good for two days.
For rates, tickets. baggage checks. apply to
any office of the i. 81 o. Il. r., or To G. T..
| Dudrow, Travelling Passenger Agent, Winches-
ter, Virginia.
CHAS. o. sCULL, Gen'l Pass Agt
/ IL Il
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Ber1Yytlle, olarke Comaty, IA.
Yhitney side-Bar spring
SARVEN WHEELS.

universally pronounced the best wheels made.
REPAIRING SPECIALITY.
L have established Carriage Repository at
UpperviIc, Fauquier county. Persons desir-
ing vehicles at the above place. during my alb
son. druggist.
Thankful for the liberal patronage extended
to me from Clarke, Jefferson and adjoining
counties, respectfully ask continuance oft
same. GEO. G. THOMAS.
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George L. Travis,
Misunderstanding.

CooK stoves.-we have several second
" hand Cooking Stoves on hard--good ones
for sale. Call, and If you need one Won will
surely buy. YESTERDAY & Co,
South Charles ST., Charlestown, w. Va.
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MECHANICAL.
m. SCOTT WELLER,
(4NNNNA M AcHIN
General Repaire1 in Hood, Iron, Steel and
Brass.
Corner of Charles and Liberty Streets,
CnARlEsTowN. W. Va.

CASTS BRASS,
TURNS IRON AND STEEL.
TURNS WOOD AND BRASS,
DOES FlRST-CLASS WORK,
HAS the Latest Improved Turning Lathe,
Ii and viii do Turning and Boring of all
kinds, Chasing threads in Nuts aud on large
Screws specially. Does a generalIine ofRe-
pairing, and Light and Heavy Shifting. Re
pairing Pumps in their various apartments.
Fits Water, Gus and Steam; Files and Sets
oil kinds of Saws, Grinds Axes. Scissors. Shears
and Cutlery OF all kinds. Repairs Bicycles.
Repairs Traction and ether Engines, and
does a generalline of MIL Work. Turning and
Smitbing workmanship second to none
Boiler Leaks and Tubes Repaired on shortest
notice. Also deals in Light Grass Castings,
Check. Globe and Throttle Valves. Stopcocks,
Steam Pipes. Fittings. Unions. &C., always in
stock All orders receive prompt attention Mt
moderate cost.
Patentee of the celebrated Weller Iron Gel
lar Door-the best article of the kind made.
Ss5- Agent for the sale of the Iron Fencing,
Cresting Railing, Stairyays, &C.. of the cele-
brated Rogers Fence Company.
NJ. SCOTT WELLER. j
Fnhrrarv 10 1907
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NV Foundry Department.

VIII make all kinds of Castings from pat
terms or old pieces of casting. Also have pat
terms for Crate Bars for Traction or Portable
Engines of Tricks make and others. Make
Sash-Weights for Buildings of all sizes, in
large quantities lower than the lowest, and l
am prepared to make all kind of Brass Cast
ings. 1 keep on hand the Challenge Pump,
and Water Elevator and Purifier for deep
Wells and Cisterns. of which 1 have all ex-
ira Chains. Cranks. Wheels. &c.
Agent for the CROWN WHEAT DRILL
Would be pleased if any one in need of Drill
before purchasing elsewhere would give ME u
call.
VIII thank the public generally for a share
of their patronage. Yours respectfully,
JOHN G. WELLER.
Address P. o. Box 81.
September II, 1889.
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To al Whom II Nay Concern:
/ take this method of announcing to the
farming community of Jefferson and adjoining
counties, that l do all kinds of Machine Re-
pairing. such as Traction and Portable En-
zines, Wheat Threshers, Grain Drills Wheat
Fans, Corn Shelters. and in fact all kinds of
Repairing. in both Wood and Iron; also make
Smoke Stacks for Stationary and Portable En-
ginrs. Patching Steam Boilers, and putting in
new fews or tubes. Am prepared to do all