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Both saint and sinner.

1t troubles the elmer and troubles the
saint.
It's q troublesome, trying and nasty com
plant,
Don't think its ipcurable; tell you it
amt.
Excuse the grammar; it's the trnth
I'm after. whether dramatically or un-
dramatically told The truth is, that
caiarrh can be cured. The proprietorS
Of DR.. Sage's CasaFth Remedy offer
$500 for an ineuratle case OF Catarrh in
the Head.
The symptoms OF Catarrh Head
ache, obstruction OF nose, discharges
falling into the throat, sometimes pro-
fuse, wateIy and acrid. at Others, thick
tenacious. mucous, purulent. bloody,
putrid and offensive eyes weak, ringing
in the ears, deafness, offensive breath,
smell taste impaired and general Debit
ty. Only a few, of thFss symptoms
likely TO be present at once. Dr. Sage's
Remedy cures the worst cases Only 50
cents. Sold ty druggists everywhere
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The little Ones

should be carefully considered, es
pecially when they contract Coughs
and Colds. Group is the demon of
childhood, as many a fond mother
knows. DO not allow a Cough or
Cold to run on Whether young or
old, it may be he forerunner OF an
untimely death We can con fidently-
recommend al readers to use PAN
Tina, the celebrated remedy for
Coughs, Colds and Consumption
costs rs and SO cnts. Trial bottle,
of Pan Tina free at e. @. Williams
Jr. & Co.'s Drug Store.
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a1nefrp.
WHICH ONE


One Of us. dear
But one
VIII sitby a bed with a marvellous face,
And clasp hand,
Growing cold as it feels for the spirit land
Darling, which one:
One Of MS. dear
But one
viii stand by the other coffin nfeg.
And look and weep, !,
Willie those marble lips strange silence
keep.
Darling. which ones
One of us, dear
But one
BY an open grave will drop tear,
And hemewarl go,
The anguish OF an unshared grief to know
Darling, which one.
One OF US, darling, it must be;
ltmaY be You will slip from me;
Or perhaps my life may just be done,
Which one?
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Cured By Cuticnra.


For about thirteen years have been
troubled with eczema or, some other Gu
tane0us disease which all RENE dies failed
to cure Hearing of the GUTIcURA REM
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followed the directions carefully and 1t
affords me much pleasure to say before
using two boxes of the IUTICURA. tour
cakes, OF CUTIGURA SOAP, and one bottle
of CUTICURA REsoLyENT, was entirely
cured In addition TO my own case, my
baby boy. then about i've months old, was
suffering what | supposed was the same
disease as mine, to such an extent that
his head was coated over with solid scab
from which there vast constant dow of
pus, which was sickening to look upon,
besides two large tum0f-iike Kernels on
the back of his head. Thanks to. your
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been scattered SO that there is only one
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ter than that which was destroyed by the
disease | would that the whole world
knew of the value of your CUTfCURA
REMEDIES as | do. They are worth ten
times the price at which they are sold. /
have never used any other toilet soap in
my house since bought the first cake of
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as well MS ungrateful, should | fail to
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every sufferer. have spoken of them,
and shall continue to speak OF them from
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Praying that you may live long, and do
the same amount of COOL you have done
me and my child, / remain, yours CRATE
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Box IS. Acworth, Ga,
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! have been troubled with chronic
catarrh for years. Ely's Cream
Balm is the only remedy among
the many that ! have used that af-
iords me rellef-E. w. Willard,
druggist, Joliet, III.
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VIII he Given Away.

Our enterprising druggist, A. M.
Gilbert who carries the finest stock
of drugs, perfumes toilet articles,
sponges, ETC., is giving away a
large number of trial bottles OF DR..
Miles celebrated Restorative Ner-
vine. He guarantees IL TO cure
headache, dizziOess, nervous PROF.
traitor, sleeplessness, the i'll affect OF
spirits, tobacco, coffee, etc. Drug
gists say it is the greatest seller
they ever knew. and is universally
satisfactory. He also guarantees
DR.. Miles New Heart Cure in all
cases or nervous or organic heart
disease, palpitation, pain in eide,
smothering, etc. Fine book on
N ervous and Heart Diseases free
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AUCTIONEER's NOTICE /!

j. v. QUINN offer bis services. as Anu
tioneer in the counties Of Brekeiey and JEFF
ftrson Having had over 20 years exper
ienca | can guarantee satisfaction ia selling
and in price, or no charge Terms moderate.
share of public patronage solicited. Ad-
dress all communications to ~. QUINN,
Bedington, Berkeley CouEty, West Va.
Dec. Fl ls90-tf
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Soup-Tomato Bisque.
Deviled Crabs. Olives.
Celery.
Roast Turkey. Cranberry Sauce.
Mashed Potatoes. Cauliaower.
Green Peas. Cream
Sauce.
Rice Croquettes. Dressed Lettuce.
Plum Pudding.
Nuts. Raisins.
Coffea
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A Minister S Cure.

A MINIsTEis AND HIS LITTLE BOY CURED
OF OBSTINATE SKIN DISEASES By THE
eUTIcuRA REMEDIES. PRAISES THEM
IN THE PULPIT, HOME, AND II THE
STREET
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There is no monument over the
grave of William Penn. Probably
because the marble has been put in
to Philadelphia door-steps.
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TIMELY DINNER HINTS.

Suggestions for Thanksgiving din
ners, each to cost not more than 81.
were recently invited by the House
keepers Weekly. Here are replies,
the first of which was sent from
Massachusetts BY Dora Read Good
ale:
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Chappie-Why do you sit on me
SO often
May-Somehow ] can't get over the
idea that you are upholstered - The
C,cko0.
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DIuPLES, black-heads, chapped and oily
iMskin cured by CUTICURA INDICATED
Soap
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Tomato Soup with Croutons.
Roast Turkey or Chickens. Giblet
Sauce. Potato Puff. Lima
Beans or Onions.
Cold Beefs Heart, garnished with
Peppers.
Celery. Cranberries.
Sweet cider. Beet Salad.
Water biscuit and cheese.
Apple Pie. Pumpkin Pie.
Suet or Gelatine Pudding.
Nuts. Apples.
Coffee.
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Cream of celery soup. .....$ 80
Turkey, with oyster stuffing.. I 25
Cranberry sauce. ............ is
Potatoes. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 05
Macaroni and cheese. .... as
Olives. Is
Bread and butter. ............ Is
Sailed Nuts. is
Cheese, mince and pumpkin pie so
Pineapple sherbet. ........... 80
Cake, two varieties. ........ 40
Coffee, cream and sugar. ...... Is
Total "a 90
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TIME TABLES.

NNoNT ALTO RAILROAD
Nl TINE TABLE.----
NORTHwARD.
In effect Dec. l, 80. Daily except Sunday
From Waynesbo-o Mail. Acc. Mixed
AN Pm PM
Leave Waynesbero 745 4 10 5.15
81. A. junction $3.50 50T ! 7 30
g Chamharsourg IS 40 10 TAO
SOUTHWARK.
Leave Chambersburg. 80 e5 | 40
NJ. A. junction 1000 Is l. SO
Waynesboro 10 SO : Or 3 20
Connection for all stations on Cumoer-
land Valley and PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
system.
j f. BOYD,
Mich. 'S7 superintendent.
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CUT1CURA REMEDIES.

Are in truth the greatest skin cures
blooe purifiers and humor remedies o.
modern times.
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Al trains daily except Nos Il I5daily except Sunday
CONNECTIONS Numbers 4 l6 at Harpers Ferry for
Lexington, weverton for Hagerstown, and Washington
Function for Frederick, except Sundays
No. Il weyvrton for Hagerstown Frederick June
tsu for Frederick No 40 at HaIpers Ferry for Lexng-
ton Baltimore & at Weverton for Hogerstown.
Nc 6 at Cumberland with Pttsburg train.
No 5 At Hancock fer Berkeley springs at Curnoer-
land for pttsburg Nos. ID at Hancock for Berkeley
Snr1nps sxcept Sunday No Is Hancock for Berkeley
6prinSs, at Green Spring Run for Romney.
j. +. Odell, Gen'l Mgr BALTIC. Md.
c. o. Scun. GenI Pass, Agt. BALTIC. Md.
G. W Santman Ticket Agt.
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sDaily. Mondays only All others Daily except
sunday.
JIM HOOD, General Manager
B. Il. Girls VOID. Genl Pass Agent.
baltimore AND OHIO RAILROAD
IL TIME TABLE
IN EFFECT SUNDAY. NOV. 10, 1891
EAST-B1UND.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-09
EARTHQUAKES.
Is There Any Reason For Us to
Apprehend Danger From Them?

Is There Any Reason For Us to
Apprehend Danger From Them?
Philadelphia Times.
Great interest is taken by thoughtful
persons in the recent earthquake in
Quebec and the light shocks felt in our
won seaboard states during the last few
years. Some scientists, who have made
an especial study of seismic disturb
ances, assure US that there is an intl-
mate relationship between volcanoes
and earthquakes, and that there is no
great danger from the earth tremors
where there is no volcanic formation.
To substantiate this theory they point
to the fact, which cannot be queS-
toned, that the majority of earthquakes
seem to occur in volcanic districts.
But there is no volcanic formation along
the Atlantic seaboard. The most de-
structive earthquake In many years was
the one that created such havoc In
Charleston. Quebec is far away from
any volcanic indications. and so are the
districts in which slight shocks are so
frequent in the Eastern states. The
theory alluded to, therefore, is certainly
very far from conclusive. Volcanoes
apparently serve purpose akin to that
of the lid or the spout of teakettle-to
let steam or gases escape. In the earth'S
Solidifying process within certain gases
are generated, which find vent through
volcanoes.
The most plausible theory to account
for earthquakes, and the only one that
apparently explains the shocks in the
Atlantic states, is the shrinkage of the
earth's crust on the inner side in the
cooling process and the sudden dis
placement of vast masses of hardened
matter. This would account for the re-
recent quake in Quebec and elsewhere
along the st. Lawrence river, where the
surface formation is almost mass of
solid rock. And if this theory be cor
rect there is possibility of a shock
anywhere at any time.
There is no reason, however, why
anybody should be fearful of conse-
quenceS resulting from earthquake.
Some disastrous shocks have certainly
occurred. but they rarely amount to
anything more than an interesting sem
Sation and a topic for conversation.
The danger really lies chiefly in the
structures that are shaken by the
earth's convulsion. The old idea that
vast assures were opened in the earth
by these quakes had very little founda-
ton. In a few instances small seams
have appeared in the surface, but no
great obstruction WAS ever cduSeu DF
people tumbling into them.
But how much of an earthquake do
you suppose it would take to topple
over some of the sky-scraping buildings
that have lately become the fashion in
our large cities? A few years ago a
very pronounced earthquake shock was
felt in new York city and for some dis
tance along the coast. AT the time the
writer was sitting Oh the piazza of
hotel at Long Branch. There was a
sudden rumbling and shaking of the
building, conveying the impression that
heavy baggage truck was being drawn
rapidly along the piazza.
If New York's sky-scrapers had been
i'll existence then it is question
whether there might not have been a
sudden fall in the brick market. A
very slight vibration at the ground
would be terrific at the fourteenth story
of a bnilding
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-09
pREsID ENTAIL POSSIBILITIES

The Illustrated American is very
interesting weekly newspaper pub
lished in New York. Of late it has
printed series of articles which it calls
presidential Possibilities" These con-
sist of full-page portraits of men promi-
nent in national politics, with sketches
of their careers and their ambitions.
The list thus far has included Senator
GoRNIAN, of Maryland; ex-President
CLEVELAND, JOIN G. CARLISLE, Min
lister LINCOLN, and this week Mr.. Nc
KINLEY. Each one of these presents fine
appearance on the canvas. They are
all distinctly strong and self-reliant in
their bearing. il their portraits are ac-
curate, and there is not single one of
them who does not look every inch
worthy to fill the chief magiStracy, if
personal carriage were to be the critic
lion of fitness.
The careers of all these men are also
reaSsuring to those who would think
well of the republic. They are all self
made, of humble origin, with the eX-
ception Of Mr.. LINCOLN, without the
advantages of a liberal education, of
honesty, of the sincerest patriotism. and
brave and directin the assertion of their
opinions on public questions. They
have varying degrees of forcefulness OF
character, and their intellectual vigor
and acumen cover range from the
very ordinary TO the highest in the scale.
But there is not trimmer among them,
and no one need be such fool as to be
unable to find out where any of them
stands on the great issues of the day.
The Illustrated American Will go on
with the list, and it can produce hum
dred such holding Office and aspiring
to hold Office in this land, who have
come from the humblest beginnings by
the exercise of their own ability and
energy, and who are kings in character
and vlrility, whether crowned or un-
crowned. This. the GLOBE says. is
gratifying to every patriot, no matter
what his party affiliations may be.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-09
HARD TO PROPHEsY.

Nobody short of a prophet howe yer,
has any right to go into the trade of
predicting presidential candidates. 1t
is good thing for the people to have
an opportunity to famlliarize themselves
with the names and the lives of our I'M
portant men. But the Illustrated Amer
lean would be just as accurate if it
should entitle its sketches "Presiden-
tial ImpOssibilities." Since the days of
MARTIN VAN BUREN chance and ex-
pediency have governed in the choice,
ilrSt, of candidates for the presidency,
and, second, of incumbents of the
office. Until that time each president,
With, perhaps, one exception, named
his successor; but ANDREW JACKSON,
whose own success destroyed all tradi-
tlons, encouraged a mad scramble for
the position which has made it any
mans prize. TAYLOR, the elder and
younger HARRISON, TYLER, FILLMORE.
POLK, PIERCE, JOHNSON and HAYES,
were as remote from any conventional
claims and as far without the range of
any seer of an ordinary supply of oint--
ment as hundreds Of thousands of other
liCu WIN lQfO llftu dlIU uIGu
unknown.
There is an itinerant Baptist minister
fishing on the streams of the Blue Grass
country, unless he has died in deserved
obscurity, who came within a vote or
two of sitting in the seat of WASHING
TON and JEFFERSON. He had some
skill as talker, and during war times
stood to Eastern Kentucky as ANDREW
JOHNSON did 10 the mountains Of Ten
nessee. If the tailor boy had not been
no Dinated WithABRAHAM LINCOLN this
rude, ill-disciplined parson might have
been. His function as a haranguer on
the huStings ended, he became shift
less, lazy sort of gospel exhorter, not
altogether sure on his pins, Jealous in
lodging his creditors and generally un-
reliable aud insufficient. A few more
hurrahs or sudden burst of enthusl-
asm might have hoisted him to the
highest honorS, and the destinieS of a
great nation might have been confided
to man whose whole private career
showed him unequal to the task OF even
caring for himself.
Such experiments, of which there
have been many, do not turn out as dis
astrously as they might under another
system. Men are only incidents in our
national progress, because their power
is hedged about and limited, and the
machinery goes OH with ponderous
strokes, which they can perhaps aid if
they are equal to the task, but cannot
check. even if they want to. But this
does not prevent their being mistakes.
The Democracy may be criticised for a
good many things in its career since the
war, but in one respect it will stand the
closest inspection. The party of HoRA-
ITO SEYMOUR, SAMUEL j. TILDEN and
GROVER CLEVELAND cannot be ac-
cused of faltering in the duty which
lies on every party of putting to the
head standard bearers of force and
strong convictions.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-09
TRUE SNAKE STORIES.
The Tall Man and the Short Man
Take Their Turns.
New York Evening Sun.

New York Evening Sun.
speaking of snakeS,' said the tall
man. Il lived in Texas once. and saw
snakes do things I would never believe
they could do if hadn't seen it with
my own eyes. Jack Benson kept a
saloon down there near the ranch where
| worked, and he had pet black snake.
They call them chicken snakes, and
there is no harm In them, as they have
no poisonous fang. Jack kept his black
pet in the saloon to catch rats, and it
was gentle as a kitten. Well, that
snake loved liquor like cowboy.
Leave the stopper out of a jug of
liquor and in few minutes the snake
wOnld have his head in the Jug, and
he'd drink until he was as drunk as a
billed owl. He got to drinking so much
that he was no good to hunt rats. and
Benson determined to break him of the
habit. For several days he kept liquor
out of the snakes reach. When the
boys would go in for their drinks that
snake would crawl up on the end of the
counter and look at them as hard and
ever saw. We always wanted to divide
our drinks with him-most of us knew
how he felt and could sympathize with
him-but Jack said no, the snake must
not drink any more.
''Well, one day the snake went crawl
ing around under the bar, where there
were lot of jugs full of liquor and all
tightly corked. Finally he picked out
one with long cork. and, coiling him
self round the cork. he gave a sudden
jerk and pulled it out. In moment
his head was inside the jug, and he
drank more than a quart before he quit.
That was the drunkeSt snake | ever saw
He couldn't crawl for two days, and it
was week before he sobered up. Well,
Benson gave up trying to reform him
after that and let him have all the LIQUOR
he wanted.
I'm less than six months he took jim
jams and died. 1t was funny to see
that snake with the jimmies. He was
seeing snakes ali around him, just like
a man. He'd coil up and strike out in
every direction, ana then he'd look so
surprised to see all the snakes still
there after he'd swallowed them. AT
last he gave up in disgust. craWIed un-
der the bar and died"
''Some snakes have more sense than
some folks.l KNOW" observed the short
man. 1.-The year l lived in Kansas l
saw snake do mighty smart thing.
| was at work in the field one day when
heard terrible eommotion in a big
hollow stump. l started over to see
about it. but before | got there / saw
black snake about three feet long come
out of that stump in hurry. Then
big Spotted snake crawled up to the top,
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-09
DIVIDED A CHURCH.
The Deacon's Wife's Teeth Had
Way of Dropping Out When She

The Deacon's Wife's Teeth Had a
Way of Dropping Out When She
Sang.
Boston Herald
AT every meeting of the Congrega-
;onal Sunday school superintendent
some one tells good story in illustra-
ton of some point which he wishes to
bring out. The meeting last night in
Berkely temple took up again the topic
that was left unfinished at the last
monthly meeting: "What Can the Sun
day School Learn From the Public
School?' This subject gradually led up
to the ''Choice, Tenure and Change of
Teachers in the Sunday School," in
which G. w. Carter spoke at length
His remarks led to very funny story
by E. o. Bullock.
Mr.. Carter spoke of the necessity of
having good teachers as something
which every one admitted, but he recog-
niZed the fact that to get the best teach
ers was an exceedingly difficult thing.
10 change teachers often was great in
jury to a school, and he thought, there
fore, that 1t was often better to keep a
teacher who was not strictly hrst-class
rather than risk the alternative and hurt
the teachers feelings deeply besides.
Then Mr.. Bullock arose.
"There was once country parish"
he said, where the choir was led for
very long time by the wife of one of the
deaconS. For ten years she sang accept
ably to the people, and for several years
more she did not sing acceptably. Then
it was made worse by her getting a set
of false teeth. These teeth came out
one dav when she was singing, and the
deacon's wife didn't like it.
''The minister and the congregation
didn't like it, either. But the former
was like Brother Carter, and said we
will wait awhile; it would be too bad to
hurt the feelings of the deacon'S wife,
So he waited. The teeth came out
good many times during the next year
or so, but the deacOn's wife still sung.
When her teeth came out of course
some of the congregation laughed.
Finally the minister was obliged to do
something. He decreed that if the dea-
cons wife was to sing in the choir the
congregation should stand back to the
choir
''Some of the congregation complied.
some didn't. That created division in
the church. Neither side would yield
an inch, and to-day there are two
churches where there was then only
one. all because the minister was afraid
of hurting the feelings of the deaeon's
wife,
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-09
A GOOD LEGISLATURE.

1t has been the assumption of the
Ohio Republicans that they would have
no difficulty in recovering that state
this year, on account of the bad record
the Democratic Legislature would make.
There was room for apprehension, as
the average of legislative bodies in that
state has been of the sort that the party
responsible has had hard work to apollo
gize for. But this Democratic body has
chagrined the enem and pleasantly
surprised its friends. 1t has made a
record that the party can ''point to with
pride" as the Republican routine plat
forms sometimes say. A point or two
of general character is worth reading.
An admirable form of the reform
ballot system has been adopted,
which ought to prevent a repetition
OF the disgraceful transactions so noto-
rious in the MCKINLEY district last
year. Bribery and bulldozing by en-
ployers are as effectively provided
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-09
NEMESIS.

He learned to dance for her sake all the latest
rhythmic motions,
And wore shirt that did not fit to suit her
woman's notions:
Because he did not like it much she made
him wear merino,
And when he sighed for poker she insisted
on casino.
He smoked cabbage-leaf cigar because she
bought it for him,
And staid in from the club each night and
let her bore and bore him;
He wore the neckties that she got until he
caused riot,
And sat up till the peep of day to keep the
baby quiet
And when he came home tired at night 1t was
her constant caper
To make him read aloud the jokes from every
comic paper
Until one day he sneaked away and bought
himself a coffin,
In which triumphant he lay down and
straightway went right off in.
And when she heatd the awful news she had
fit conniption,
And ordered him tombstone and the follow
ing inscription:
Here lies my loving husband, John; death
came at last and hit him;
He got the coffin by himselfI know it
doesn't fit him.
-Clothier and Furnsshey.