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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01

The declining powers Of old age may
be wonderfully recuperated and sustain
ed by the daily use of Hood Sarsapar-
lila.
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The 1alleyrand Memoirs.

The appearance of these Mem
oirs has been long looked forward
to, not only for the light they will
throw upon the events of one of
the most interesting of historical
epochs. but for the personal opin-
ions and experiences which they
are known to.contain. Talleyrand,
made prince Of the empire by
Napoleon, in turn leader of the
clergy OF France and excommuni-
Gated by the Pope, president of
the French assembly. ambassador
to England, friend of kings and
ministers, and three times foreign
minister of France, was without
question the ablest diplomat of an
age when the art of diplomacy
was at its height. Upon his death
In 1888 Talleyrand forbade the
publication of his memoirs within
thirty years, and in 1866 or 1868
Napoleon I'LL. for political rea-
sons, secured their suppression
until 1890. The series of extracts
from the memoirs, now being pub
llshed in The Century Magazine,
is the first glimpse of this remark
able autobiography that has been
accorded the public. 1t is an
nOunced that the second install
ment of the Nemoirs-(to be
printed in the February Century,
will deal exclusively with what is
perhaps the most interesting por-
ton of the reminiscences,--th the
personal relations of Talleyrand
and Napoleon Bonaparte.
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President Linooln's First Dollar.

The Springfield Union says
one evening in the Executive
Chamber there were present a
number of gentlemen, among
them Mr.. Seward. A point in the
conversation suggesting the
thought, Mr.. Lincoln said, "Sew-
ard, yo1 never heard, did you,
how | earned my FIST dollar?'
"No,' said Mr.. Seward. "Well,' .
replied he, 81 was about eighteen
years Of age. l belonged, you
know, to what, they called down
South the 'scrubs'--.people who
do not own land and slaves are no.
body there. But we had succeed
ed in raising, chiefly by my labor,
sufficient produce as | thought to
Justify me in taking it down the
river to sell. After much persua-
sion, L got the consent Of my moth
er to 90, and constructed little
Aat.boat large enough to take the
barrel or two Of thirgs that we
had gathered, with myself and q
little bundle, down to New Orleans.
A steamer was coming down the
river. We have, you know, nc
wharves on the Western streams
and the custom was, if passengers
were at any of the landings, for
them to go out in a boat, the
steamer stopping and taking them
en- board. Twas contemplating my
new hatboat and wondering wheth-
er | could make it stronger OF
improve it in any particular
when two men came down to the
shore in carriages with trunks,
and, looking at the different boats,
singled out mire, and asked: Who
owns this?' | answered, some
what modestly. 4 do viii you,
said one of them, take us and
our trunks out to the steamer?
Certainly L said. | was very
glad to have the opportunity OF
earning something. [ supposed
that each would give me two OF
three bits. The trunks were put
Oh my hatboat, the passengers
seated themselves on the trunks
and l sculled them out to the
steamboat. They eot OH board and
l lifted their heavy trunks ano
put them on deck. The steamer
was about to pat on steam agair
when ! called out that they had
forgotten to pay me. Each oi
them took from his pocket a sill
yer half dollar and threw it on the
floor Of my boat. ] could scarcely
believe my eyes as | picked up the
money. Gentlemen may think il
a very little thing, and in tn ese
DAYS it seems to me like Il tritie
but it WAS a most important Incl
dent in my life. [ could scare ely
credit that |. = poor boy, hac
earned dollar. The world seem
ed wider and fairer before me
| was more hopeful and conti
dent being from that time.
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Golden Thoughts.

Mind and character are acted
upon in proportion as they act
from within. They are gamers
just so far as they are givers.
They receive in proportion to
their outlay. In the realm of
knowledge and of character pas
sive reception is no reception.
Only as a learner becomes teach
er does he really learn. Only as
he who is within the range of in
tiuence begins to influence others
is he himself truly influenced. 1t
is by mans arousing himself to
tell of what he has heard or read
that he makes the information
thus available to him his perma-
nent possession. Not he who has
had best opportunities of learning,
or of being rightfully influenced,
but he who has been most active
and persistent in making available
to others the good which has come
to him, is the man who is the
truest gamer from instruction and
influence. Not only is it more
blessed to give than to receive,
but there is no other way so sure
of receiving as by giving. Income
IN mind and character is measur-
ed by outgoing; and that which is
impaired is the measure of that
which is retained.
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"Mrs. Ben-Hur's' New Book.

A brilliantly told story of travels
in the lands where "Ben-Hur''
lived, by the wife of the author of
'Ben-Hur,' is entitled "The Re-
pose in Egypt: An Orient Med
ley." Mrs. Wallace writes with a
peculiar charm. There is a hap
py abandon and winsome cheer
fulness manifest, that gives the
narrative character of its own.
The volume is handsome one,
finely illustrated, such a book as
commonly sells for sl,00 to s1.50;
but like other publications of this
house, genel ally, the price is nom
inal-only 80 cents, plus II cents
if by mail. Descriptive cata-
logue, l32 pages, of popular and
standard books. may be mad free
by addressing the publisher, John
b. Alden, 1893 Pearl St, New
York.
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That choicest beef cattle sell
well Is shown by the sale at st.
Louis ofthirteen 2-year-old Here
ford steers at $3.50 per hundred
the highest price paid for years.
They averaged 1924 pounds, real
izing sos per head for beef. This
is encouraging to farmers to grade
up to that high-class standard of
early maturity and superior quail
ty. Scrub cattle still sell at l to
cents, and strange it is that the
markets are yet glutted with the
poorer class of cattle. The wide
range of prices should indicate to
our readers which kind of cattle to
raise for the markets to grade up
to the full-blood sires of the beef
breeds. These high grades begin
at last to find an appreciatlve
market demand. But how few
there are who have any to sell.
Let US lose no time raising ali we
can.
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Many years practice have
given c. A. Snow & Co., solicitors
Of Patents at Washington, d. c.,
unsurpassed success in obtaining
patents for all classes of invention.
They make specially of rejected
cases, and have secured allowance
of many patents that had been
previously rejected. Their adj
vertisement in another column,
will be of interest to inventors,
patentees, manufacturers, and all
who have to do with patents.
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School Reports.

Fifth monthly report of the
Prairie View school, beginning
December %, and ending January
Is, 1891; number of pupils enroll.
ed 2S; whole number of days atten-
dance by all 1863; number of days
taught 20; average attendance by
each pupil II. The names OF
those attending each day during
the month are: Gertie, Bessie,
Daisy and Other Wheeler, John
Wise and LAFAYETTE Norfolk.
LOLA Y. TOWNSEND,
Teacher.
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TIE "Wide Awake" for 1891 be-
ginning with the holiday number
has been permanently enlarged to
one hundred pages, is radient with
new and larger type, a new style
of page, and fresh strong litera-
ture and pictorial attractions.
The January Wide Awake has a
delightfully."- festal and holiday
character; all the stories. poems
and pictures are of high order.
The artistic feature of the number
is the article about "Boston's Girl
Sculptor" Miss Tneo Alice Rug
giles, whose work attracted SO
much attention in the Paris Sa-
loon of 1889; two striking portraits
are given of Miss Ruggles, also
photographs of her work. The
stories aud articles are each ex-
celIent of their kind and are by
such authors as Susan Coolidge,
Mrs. Burton Harrison, Margaret
Sidney, Eldridge S. Brook, Ernest
Ingersoll, Kirk Monroe, etc.
Wide Awake $40 a year. D..
Lotnrop Company, Boston, Mass.
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Notice..

Notice is hereby given that letters OF Admin
istration upon the estate of John W. Perry
decets.d. late OF Adair county. Mo-. have
been granted to the undersigned owen Pstter-
son. ty the Probate court .of the county of
Adair, bearing date the Goth day of January
1881. All persons having claims against said
estate are required to exhibit them TO me for
allowance within one year after the date OF
saiG letters, or they may be pi ecluded from
any benefit of such estate: and IL such claims
be not exhibited within two years from .he
time of the publication of this notice they
will be forever barred
OWEN PATTERSON
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The attention of our read
ers is directed to the advertise
ment of Mum & Co., patent solic-
ors, i'll another column. Their
name is familiar to patentees
throughout the country. In con-
nection with the Scientific Ameri-
can for the past forty five years,
they have made the drawings and
specifications for more than one
hundred and twenty thousand ln-
ventions, and their facilities for
obtaining patents were never bet
ter than now.
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All applicants for employment
in the service OF the Rock Island
Railway company are required to
sign the following agreement:
81 hereby apply for situation in
the service of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific Railway compa-
ny, and if accepted agree to faith
fully observe all rules aud regula-
tons, to pay all my bills promptly
each month, maintain strict integ-
rity of character, to abstain from
the use of intoxicating liquors, to
avoid visiting saloons or places
where liquor is sold, and to per-
form my duties to the best of my
ability.
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List of P atents.

Patents granted to citizens of
Mo. for the week ending Jan. Is,
1891 reported through the office of
W. A. Redmond, solicitor of pat
ents, May Buildings, Washington,
d. c.
Gideon Crews, Pacific, hayted.
der: Eleanore Eder, st. Louis,
fre-escape ladder, J. c. Ker-
neckel, Kansas city, sash cord
fastener; S. j. Mcdonald, Gal
latin, road d-cart.
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Vick's Floral Guide for 1891.

No lover of fine plant or gar
den can afford to be without a
copy. 1t is an elegant book of
over 100 pages 81 Y 10! inches,
beautiful colored illustrations of
Sunrise Amaranthus, Hydrangea
and Potatoes. Instructions for
planting, cultivating, etc. Full
list of everything that can be
desired in the way of Vegetable
and Flower Seeds, Plants, Bulbs,
etc. Also full particulars regard
ing the cash prizes of $1,000 and
5000. The novelties have been
tested and found worthy of cult
walton. We hope it will be our
good luck to see the Nellie Lewis
Carnation and taste the Grand
Rapids Lettuce. 1t costs nothing
because the 10 cents you send for
it can be deducted from the first
order forwarded. We advise our
friends to secure copy of James
Wick Scotsman, Rochester, n. Y.
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Judge Hall of Trenton has been
appointed by Gov. Francis as a
member of the Board of Regents
of the State Normal school at
Kirksville. The Governor has
certainly made q wise choice.
Judge Hall is one Of the best men
in the state. He is man who
takes an Interest in educational
work. The Governor could not
have chosen better man in the
district than Judge Hall Milan
Republican.
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The quickest way to return to
good prices is to grade up and
feed up for the top of the market.
We must continue farming-we
must continue to raise stock to
copsume the crops of the farm
The whole world wants good high
class horses, cattle, sheep and
hogs, and we can raise them as
profitably as any country in the
world if we only raise the best.
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sented for pa, ment without dis.
turbing the principal. No better
or more convenient investment Mt
this ate of interest can be had. Ii
involves no trouble and no ankle
ty to the investor ana secures a
regular and reliable income.
DON'T KEEP MONEY IDLE
No money should be kept idle
and unproductiye, or be kept in
dwelling houses, stores. or in 9TH
er insecure places liable to loss
by accident, fire or thieves. No
person having idle money should
hesitate about opening an account
because the amount is small, or
because the time when it may be
wanted is uncertain. Small ac-
counts grow to be large ones faster
than depositors realize and inter-
est accumulates while they sleep.
Since Messrs. l.. d. G. II. Bull
opened their sayings bank they
have paid to depositors for inter-
est alone on their deposits more
than FOUR HUNDRED THOU
SAND DOLLARS.
ACCOUNTS KEPT WITH WO-
MEN AND CHILDREN.
Accounts kept will married and
single women, who are frequently
not much accustomed to the care
and investment of money, also
with children VINO Can by means of
savings bank account be greatly
assisted in forming habits of saw
ing, enconomy and thrift.
COUNTY TREASURES AND
OTHERS.
Special arrangements will be
made with County TIeasurers,
County and Township Collectors
of Corporations or Religious or
Charitable Organizations for the
payment of interest on their bal
ances and for the convenient
transfer of funds to meet their
official obligations.
BANKERS.
Bankers in the vicinity will find
this safe and convenient place
for holding their reserves or for
any monies more or less perma-
nently at rest.
TRUST FUNDS.
This Bank is especially author
lied by law for the deposit of
Trust funds and to receive and
execute Trusts.
Correspondence and business
invited from all the adjacent coun-
ties in this state and in Missouri.
CONFIDENTIAL.
All transactions treated as CON.
FIDENTIAL and no information
will be given to any enquirers as
to our dealings with our depo.it-
ors.
All letters asking further inior-
nation as to our methods of busi-
ness will receive a prompt reply.
All new and old business will be
transacted by L. g. C. H. Bull un-
til the new bank is fully equipped
and ready for business.
LOREZO BULL,
President.
CHARLES H. BULL,
Vice President.
E. j. PARKER,
Cashier.
LYMAN A. WILEY,
Assistant Cashier.
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The monkey wrench is not call
ed so on account of its actual or
fancied resemblance to a monkey,
or because it is a handy tool to
monkey" with, but simply be-
cause it is the invention of Chas.
Moncky, of Kings county, n. Y.
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Feed and water the stock regu-
larly with good feed and pure
water and you will avoid most of
the ills that farm stock is heir to-.
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made the United States an exceed
ingly unhealthy place for trusts.
--kalskaua, King of the
Hawaiian Islands, died of Brights
diseace, in San Francisco, Tues
day afternoon.
The Sioux are slowly turn
ing over their guns, and will prob
ably suspend further hostilities
till the grass grows.
The Harvester Trust was
knocked out by the Republican
antitrust law. The people have
good many things TO thank the
Republican party for.
Will some democratic edi-
tor kindly informs US what are
the opinions of Messrs. Cleveland
and Hill on the free and unlimit-
ed coinsge of silver?
jay Gould says he is per-
fectly satisfied with the western
railroad agreement. Should think
he ought to be when it was HIS
own work all the way through.
The legislative mill a. JEFF
ferson City has not begun grind
ing yet, but big grist is almost
ready for the hopper. The great
erportion of the grist, however, is
chaff.
The democrats having failed
in their sttempt tc buy the organi-
zation of the New Hampshire leg
islature are now yelling "boodle"
at all the other legislatures not
controlled by them.
The Missouri Assembly has
again declared Hon. Geo. G. Vest
his own successor to the United
States senate. 1t may be several
years yet before Missouri gives up
all her acts of folly.
ALL the railroad conductors,
telegraph operators, engineers
and firemen on the Chicago and
Erie Railway Nickel Plate )strucI
at 10 o'clock Tuesday night. The
tie-up is complete.
The democrats do not ap.
pear to have been as successful il
controlling Farmers Alliance leg
islatures in other sections, as they
have been in the South. There il
reason. Do you know it?
The only move that is being
made in Adair county to secure
the st. Louis and Omaha shor
line. comes from Brashear. [
would be humiliating to see Bra
shear snatch this prize from tn,
grasp of kirksville.
1t is estimated that NOR
than million cattle and othe
animals died last winter in the ex
treme Western and Southern
States and Territories of neglec
and starvation, and probably hun
hundreds of thosands were frozel
to death.
1t is now proposed to deep
en- the upper part of the Hudson
River from the present II fee
depth to 20feet. This will max,
the river deep enough for oceal
steamers to go up as far as Alba
ny. 1t is c much needed improve
ment. The cost is estimated a
abou! S3,0OO,0O0.
The Legislature made
Monday special day for the con
sideration Of buncombe resolu
tions. If all the buncombe reso.
lutions presented in that body re.
ceive consideration, the SIX work
ing days and large portion Of
Sunday will have to be devoted to
that purpose.
ALL the counties of North.
east Missouri, with the exception
of Adair, are making efforts to Sc
cure the st. Louis and Omaha
short line. Let Adair join the
procession. If the road is never
built it will, at least, show that ou1
people favor and are willing tc
foster public improvements. In
other words, it will show that We
are not asleep.
The decision of the House
of Representatives to investigate
the charges in relation to an al
legged silver pool at the last. t..ses sion
and also to learn who owns the
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This Bank has the largest Capt.
tai OF any Bank in this section OF
the State of Illinois. Its owners
and managers have been engaged
in the Banking business in Quln-
cy for more than thirty years and
are we'll known to be men of large
business experience and careful
methods. 1t Is the only Bank in
this section of the State authorized
by law to do Savings Bank busi-
ness or which IS duly organized
for that purpose.
The Auditor of State is requir-
ed by law to inspect periodically
all its transactions, to see that all
safeguards provided by the law
are duly observed and the busi-
ness in all respects prudently man
aged.
No safer place for the deposit of
money can be found In this section
of the country than this bank.
INTEREST ON DEPOSITS.
Il will receive money on deposit
in such forms and for such time
as best suits the convenience of
its customers and will pay such
rate of interest rs the nature of
the deposit and the time fo1 which
it is deposited will justly.
SAVINGS BANK PASS BOOKS
Deposits to accumulate as Saw
ings will be received in any sum
not less than one dollar. For
such deposit Pass Books will be
Issued aud they will be entitled to
interest at the rate of three per
cent per annum for all the full
calendar months they shall re-
main, provided they are not with
drawn before the expiration of
three full calendar months from
the date Of deposit. Any sum can
be deposited and any sum can be
withdrawn at the pleasure of the
deposltor according to the rules
printed in th. pass book. Interest
will be computed and credited
SEMI ANNUALLY, on the first
days of February and August in
each year. If not withdrawn ii
will be added to the principal and
bear interest the same as any 9th
er deposlt.
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er deposit
TEMPORARY DEPOSIT PAY
ABLE AT FIVE DAYS
NOTICE.

For money which is only tenn
porarily idle, or which may be re-
quired at any time at short notice,
certificates will be issued payable
after five days notice and bear
ing interest at the rate of two per
cent per annum, provided the
money is left for not less than
thirty days.
DEPOSITS FOR A FIXED
TERM
For money deposited for fixed
term, from three to twelve months
certificates will be issued bearing
interest at the rate of three per
cent per annum for the whole time
agreed upon.
LONG TIME DEPOSITS.
For money deposited for two
years or over, interest will be paid
at the rate of four per cent per
annum. For such deposits certifi-
Gates will Re issued in the nature
of Bond with coupons for the in
terest attached, payable every six
months, which coupons can be cut
off as they become due and pre-
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The venerable historian

afternoon. lie was bOrl OctoDe
), 1900, and during his long life
has filed many positions of honor,
besides writing what is conceded
to be the most complete history of
the United States. While secre-
tary of the Navy under President
Polk he established the present
Naval Academy at Annapolis.
The great pipe of The Eure-
ka Oil Field Company, at Grafton,
West Va, broke Tuesday night
where it crosses Buffalo Greek
When the break WIS discovered,
the creek and Monongahela river
for thirty miles were covered with
oil. After dark some miscreant
fired the oil and the stl cams were
soon on fire for twenty miles. Five
bridges including the great iron
bridge at Pine Grove, were de-
stroy cd.
Johnny Bull, having been
completely knocked out IN tie DIP.
lomstic ring by Mr.. Blaine, has
jumped into the Judicial ring in
hopes of better luck. The attempt
to have the Supreme Court ren
der adecision upon one of the
questions at issue between this
country and Great Britain WAS
intended by the Britlshers to be
a great surprise to Mr.. Blaine.
but it lid not surprise him in The
least; he had been expecting just
that very move.
1t speaks volumes for the
stability of our present system OF
finance that the alarming speeches
recently made in the Senate have
not precipitated panic. Not on.
ly has the country escaped The
panic which was threatened q few
weeks ago, but its finances are rsr.
idly assuming their normal COLI
dition, and confidence, the primal
requisite of commercial prosperi
ty. is returning in business cir
cles. And, do not forget, wher
considering this matter, that the
credit for our present financia
) system belongs exclusively to tht
Republican party.
Before the Democrats de
eide upon the next Republican
National ticket they should turl
: their eyes towards the cut-throa
/ vendetta now raging in the rank
: of their own party, between tn
friends of 81 am democrat Hill
5 and CT those of "l am your onl,
leader" Cleveland, and if tina
2 doesn't convince them that harmo
e ny is not the controlling sentimen
t of the Democratic party, tie.
t might put in a few minutes on th
: twenty cornered fight for tn
e speakership of the next House
That will settle it.
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Limberger and Switzer cheese
at the Palace Restaurant.
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ACCOUNTS KEPT WITH WO-
MEN AND CHILDREN.

Accounts kept will married and
single women, who are frequently
not much accustomed to the care
and investment of money, also
with children vino Can by means of
a savings bank account be greatly
assisted in forming habits of saw
ing, enconomy and thrift.