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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-09
A"Hold-Oyer" Must Omit.

WASHINGTON, Feb. s. Secretary
Foster has requested the resignation of
l.. W. Reid, assistant United States
register. 1t is understood that III. H.
Smith, formerly journal clerk Of the
house of representatives will be APP
pointed to the place. Mr.. Reid is a
Cleveland 'hold over.''
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-09
Bad Effect of Influenza.

VIENNA, Feb. SIN succession to in
fiuenza, new epidemic, seemingly of
poisonous origin, prevails here. Its
symptoms are fever, acute collie and the
election of blood. Physicians variously
attribute it to the effect of influenza and
to the use of bad drinking water,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-09
FARGO ABLAZE.
A Bad Fire Raging Early This
Morning.

Special to the Globe.
FARGO, n. D., Feb. 9.-The fire de-
partment was called out at 1:3O o'clock
this morning. Lawrence's cigar store, on
Broadway, is consumed. At firemen
are still battling with the flames. which
have spread to the brick block adjoing-
ing, belonging to Peterson & lakeland.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-09
Moving to Conquest.

OTTAWA, Ont. Feb. s.-Sir John
Thompson. Hons. George E. Foster and
Mackenzie Rowell proceeded to the gov
ernor generals Office this morning, and
received from Lord Stanley their Gre
dentials and final instructions. They
left for Washington this evening.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-09
Rathbun Confirmed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-The senate in
executive session today confirmed the
nomination of Rathbun to be postmas-
ter at Elmira, n. Y, vice Flood, re-
moved This is the nomination which
Senator Hill has been opposing.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-09
Confirmed by Senators.

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-The senate to-
day confirmed the following numina-
tons: Registers of land Offices, W. W.
Boyle, Folsom, n. NJ; A. S. Baldwin,
North Platte, Neb.; j. E. Shelley,
Devils Lake, y. D.; F. E. OILS
gard. Minot, n. D. Receives Of
public moneys. Peter Ps..uuet. Oregon
City, Or; w. Il. G. Moodhurst, North
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-09
saloonkeepers Indicted.

{ BANGOR, Me-, Feb. SIT is stated
that.the grand jury has indicted every
rumseller in the city. There are over
200 of them, and it is expected that
there will be general exodus of such
tradesmen to avoid appearance in court.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-09
Heayy nefaIcation.

BERLIN, Feb. s.-asfr LANCE. as.
sistant cashier Of Okester's bank, at
Mannheim. has abseonded, after having,
it is alleged, uttered forged bills to the
extent Of 250,00 marks.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-09
Killed by Cigarettes.

HUNTINGTON, Pa, Feb. S. = John
Romsport. fourteen-year-old boy, died
here yesterday from excessive cigarette
smoking. His body is much discolored.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-09
PLATT AND CLARKSON.
These Wise Men of Politics Are
Saying Nothing.

Saying Nothing.
New YORK, Feb. S.-Thomas c. Platt
today refused to say anything about Mr..
Biaine's letter declining to be candi-
date for the presidency. II have re-
fused an interview" he said, "to nearly
twenty newspaper men this morning.
Possibly may say something Wednes-
day." Gen. James S. Clarkson, chairman
of the Republican national committee,
was confined with cold to his room at
the Plaza hotel today. To written
question as to the effect of Mr.. Blaine's
letter, ne returned reply that he had
nothing to say at present.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-09
Editor Poni head

: NEW ORfEANs. Feb. s.-Stephen D.
Pool, one of the managing editors of the
Times Democrat, died tonight Of pneu-
monia.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-09

Platte, Neb.; W. c. Plummer, Mnot.
n. ID.
Postmasters: Minnesota, John Bo-
reen, Saltwater; Montana, NJ. A. Flana-
gan, Fort Benton; NJ. &. Mains, Bill
ings; North Dakota, j. j. Jordan,
Fargo; q. 5. Hager. ST. Thomas; South
Dakota, Il. b. Roberts. Armour.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-09
Movements of ocean Steamships.

ANTwERP-Arrived: Friesland. New York.
LIzARD-Passed: DANA, New York
New YoRK-Arrived: Nederland. Antwerp;
Umbria, Liverpool.
DUNNET HEAD-Passed: Nordlands, Phila-
delphia for Leith.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-09

The time allowed for debate having
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-12-14
How EeIs Spawn.

Eels spawn like other fishes. For
long, however, the most remarkable
theories were held as to their birth.
One of the old beliefs was that they
sprang from mud; a rival theory held
that young eels developed from frag
ments separated from their parents
bodies by the rubbing against rocks.
One old author not only declared
that they came from May dew, but
gave the following recipe for produc-
ing them: Cut up two turfs GOV
cred with May dew and lay them one
upon the other, the grassy sides in
ward, and then expose them to the
heat of the sun. In few hours there
will spring from them an infinite
quantity Of eels. Rod and Gun.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-12-14
How Toxes Omen OYsters.

An eminent artist says: Some
thirty years ago was sketching on
the shore at Lochgoil Head when a
shepherd accosted me- He even
looked at my sketch. and drew my
attention to a low lying mass of rock
iutting out from the shore that l had
caught as faithfully as / could. Yes,
sir, he said. a curious thing occurred
there about three weeks ago. Foxes,
you well know, sir, are i'll the habit
of coming down at low tide and eat
ing the oysters out of their shells.
One day l found one lying dead, and
on examining it closely observed
that its tongue was held as if by
wise. The oyster was firmly attached
to the rock, and poor foxys tongue
to the oyster, so the returning tide
settled his fate
Il asked if he had ever come by
this kind Of thing before. No, sir.
never before, though l believe it is
not uncommon. He was a young
fox, though full grown, and maybe
he was not up to the dodge of put
ting a stone between the shells.
That is what / am told they as a rule
do. Oh, they are cunning things
foxes, whatever l tell you the
story as it was told TO me. / believed
it then, and / do so still. London
News.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-12-14
Ancient BeartIs.

The ancient Jews considered 1t the
greatest insult that could be offered
to a man to pluck his beard, which
may account in part for the wonder
full state of preservation that tradi-
ton has connected with the beard of
the Old World male II was notion
of the Mohammedans that, though
Noah reached his thousandth birth
dav. no hair of his blessed beard fell
off or became white; but the Moham-
medans had no more authority for
that than for their belief that the
devil has but one solitary long hair
for beard.
Ii was, as some say, III order To
distinguish themselves from the an
cient lsraelites that the followers of
Mohammed cropped the beard; but
Mohammed, as we know, sanctioned
the dyeing of the beard and preferred
a cane color, because that was the
traditional hue of Abraham's beard.
More than that, have we not the
common Mohammedan oath, by
the beard of the prophet" as well as
the supplication, BY your beard, or
the life of your beaId.'-English IL
lustrated Magazine.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-12-14
oIonopolies in Old England.

MonOpolies were quite common III
England long before the days Of the
Stuarts, while it was under Stuart,
James l, that an act was passed de
claring void all monopolies for the
sole buying, selling and making Of
goods, excepting patents for fourteen
years for any new process or new
manufacture. This indeed was the
first step toward free trade. The
Tudors were really the great creators
of monopolies, and Elizabeth was the
greatest developer of them.-All the
Year Round.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-12-14
Ice Preserved Meat.

Ice has been used for preserving
for more than a quarter of a century
with the greatest advantage in the
fishing fleet, Of which it has entirely
modified the work, but it was not
till 1875 that it began TO be seriously
employed for the preservation Of
meat during its transport from Amer
ica to Europe, nor till 1879 that the
Bell, Coleman and Haslam refriger-
ators, which have rendered possible
the trade in frozen carcasses, were
introduced American frozen fresh
meat was brought into our markets
in 1876, Australian in 1880 and New
Zealand in 1882, and yet, though
their commandments are so near to
us, the three together now represent
a third of all the meat sold in Lon
don.-Blackwood's Magazine
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-12-14
The Mormons' Big Organ.

The monster organ in the old Nor
mon church at Salt Lake City has
2,7Oi pipes, each thirty-two feet
long and large enough to admit the
body of man Of ordinary size. Be
sides this two towers arise at either
side to height Of forty-two feet. 1t
was built in the early days when all
freight was hauled from Missouri
river points across the plains with OK
teams. One man put in 1,014 days
work on it and received provisions
only for his labor. 1t has been un-
dergoing improvement for the past
thirty-fve or forty years.-St. Louis
RenlIblic
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-12-14
POETR Y.
HEREAFTER.

Canst picture. said friend to me,
The Joy of what is yet to be ?
Canst thou describe eternity?
Dost thou believe that when We take
That last long sleep day shall break
The dreamess night? Shall We awake ?
Tell me, with reason in thy rhyme,
Dost think there'll be no end of time
Nor end of bliss in that blest cline?
don't know. for sure, said
| know not those whose light feet tread
Yon shore know the dead are dead
I've seen the summer birds take wing
When winter came, and in the sprirg
Come back again TO soar and sing.
I've seen the red roses in the glen.
Hid meath the hoar frost die and then
In brighter moments bloom again
I've seen the soul, freed from the clay
eThat held it here reach far away,
Take up its harp and start to play
I've seen a mother die, and she
When came to her what must to me
Looked laughing toward eternity.
And can see. while roses bloom
Where roses fade. through life's long gloom
A CLEAN Of hope beyond the tomb.
But whatsoeer the future be, Z.
If there's life for you and me, ~
To last through all eternity, y
'Twere well to keep this point in view
Do unto man your whole life through,
AS YOU would have him do 10 you.
And then when YOU are Der the range.
Where all are good, though many strange,
You may not feel too great the change
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-12-14

Humboldt, an authority on atmospheric
phenomena who has never been disputed,
tells of a heavy hailstorm which passed
over Tuscany on March IT, 1918, every ice
gobue of the entire fall being OF beau
tiful orange color. Five years prior to this
extraordinary event Carniola, Germany,
was treated To fall OF five feet oi blood
red snow, followed by slight f'll of blue
hail, which IS said to have given 'the whole
face of the earth an exceedingly curious
aspect" Red haiIstones fell at Amsterdam
in 1926. and at London in 1868 during the
time of the great plague), and at divers
places in Ireland and Fran in the early
part OF the present centur.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-12-14
THE CANE AND THE MAN.
A Thoughtless Fellow Created Consider
able Havoc with stick.

A Thoughtless Fellow Created Consider
able Havoc with n stick.
He was pertly and dignifed bust
ness man of Oakland, and he crossed
on the narrow gauge boat Encinal
TO San Francisco yesterday, accom-
panied by a stalwart cane. The
boat was little late in reaching the
slip at the mole, and the passengers
from three trains were waiting when
the doors were opened. The man
with the cane crossed the lower
deck, and grasping the stair rail
tucked his faithful stick under his
arm and prepared to ascend.
Half way up he dropped little
parcel he held in his hand and
stopped to pick it up. AS he did so
the iron fer1ule of his cane struck
the chin of a charming society belle
of Oakland, who was directly behind
him. There was n feminine shrek
and a momentary backward move
ment of the crowd which caused the
msn with the cane TO turn and look
behind him, the cane traversing
semicircle about his rotund form as
he moved. 1t caught well known
politician from the Bay City directly
in the ear, administered gentle tap
on the cheek of leading divine, and
captured the hat from the head OF
an indignant woman, whose vocifer-
Gus protest reached the ears of the
uncohscious offender, who, anxious
to learn if the whole crowd had
gone mad, m&le another turn.
fhe cane took a d6r1rward course
this time, planting its iron point
gently but firmly just above De last
vest button of rising young at.
torney who had been just about to
serve an injunction on the offending
rod. Instead he executed an invol.
untary obsisance, and the wand OF
subjection passing over his head, de
scribing a parabola that cut clean
through the cloud of semilegal pro,
family that was beginning to impart
blush tinge to the atmosphere,
prodded the eye of one passenger,
filliped playfully the nose of an
other and finished up its work by
catching in the back hair of its origi-
nal victim. There is no knowing
what developments might have fol
lowed the next turn had not a quick
witted passenger reached and with
his hand struck down the projecting
point, with a forcible injunction to
the bearer to keep it down.
1t took the battered passengers the
whole time of the trip across to take
account of the damages sustained,
and when the boat reached the wharf
they were still debating whether
they should pitch the fool with the
cane overheard. San Francisco Call.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-12-14

Mrs. Plumstead recalls the New
England apple pairing festivals-'the
apple bees when work was mixed
with fun; when the farmers son
came to the village with the big
wagon and gathered up the willing
boys and girls to go home with him
to the apple bee l see the big
kitchen with its white secured floor,
ample fireplace filed with cracking
logs, the white table freighted with
large earthen pans of apples and
lighted with tallow candles. The air
is filled with spicy odors and the talk
and laughter of the boys and girls as
they busily pare, core and quarter
the apples. | see the long supper
table set out with its homespun linen
cloth, the blue dishes. the tureen of
baked beans smoking hot from the
brick oven; the Indian pudding
fanked on either side with pies of
mince, apple, custard and pumpkin,
brown bread doughnuts, ginger
bread, pickles and cheese. Good
Housekeeping.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-12-14
Barber Shop.

Hair Cutting. Shaving and Shampooing in
the best stvle at the Watson House Tonsorial
Annex by the undersigned. | have just re-
moved into a new room specially set apart and
equipped with all the modern convenieuces
for the purposes for which it has been designed
and will be pleased 10 see my patrons of the
past and new ones, promising pleasing atten-
ton.
Feb Is. 1891. GEORGE TRAVIS.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-12-14
The Bath in Central Africa.

The Africans are a very hardy
race. and / think it is no doubt ow-
ing to very great extent to the IN
PRODUCTION they receive at a very
early age to the strengthening effect
of cold water bathing. Every morn
ing as soon as they leave their huts
the women file down to the rivers
edge to give their babies bath. The
mother walks knee deep into the
stream, then catching the half awak-
ened infant by the wrist, she dips
him into the chilly water and holds
him firmly as he wIiggles beneath
the surface.
1t always happens that several
women are SO occupied at the same
time, and they naturally engage in
conversation, when the discussion Is
often of so interesting a character
that the infant in the water is almost
forgotten, till his frantic struggles
and tugging warn the duslky parent
that he is not amphibious The child
is then hauled out, but before he has
time to recover his violent choking
sand spluttering are again lost in the
depths of the muddy stream. After
repeating this operation four or five
times, the mother catties the be
wildered little piece Of ebonized hu
manity back to tAe$village, aud
spreads him out onfhe mat in,tlte
sun, to gradually recover fromsthe
shock as So
This seems to lpe to be rather'a
rough and uncomfortable means OF
prpgiding for the survival of the fl
test.-E. J. Glave in HarperSs Young
People
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-12-14
1898.
MGFpel'S Magazine.
ILLUSTRATED.

Harper's Magazine for 1898 will Continue 10
maintain the unrivalled standard of excel
lence which has characterized it from the be-
ginning Among the notable features OF the
year there will be new novels by A. Conan
DOYLE, Constance Fenimore WOolson, and
William Black Short stories will be contrib
uted by the most popular writers of the day,
including Mary e. wilkins, Richard Harding
Davis, Margaret Deiand, Brander Matthews
and many Others The illustrated descriptive
papers will embrace articles by Julian Ralph
on new Southern and Western subjects by
Theodore Child on India by Poultney Bige-
low on Russia and Germany; by Richard
Harding Davis on London Season by Col.
T. A. Dodge on Eastern Riders; etc. Edwin
A. Abbey illustrations of Shakespeare Com
edies will be continued Literary articles will
bc contributed by Charles Eliot Norton, Mrs.
James f. Fields, William Dean Howels,
Brander Matthews and Others
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-12-14
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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-12-14
4 New Suit Still.

Eight years ago. while a Philadel-
phia man was trying on a new suit
of clothes in a clothing store, some
one stole his watch. The suit he
bought was worn out years ago, but
the suit he brought against the pro
prietors for the value Of his watch
is still as good as new.-New York
Tribune.
LADIES
Needing tonic, or children who want build
ing up, should take
BROWNS IRON BITTEHs.
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Wanted.

A lady who is graduate and has had five
years experience in teaching desires position
as Teacher or GoverneSS. Can teach the Eng
lsh branches French and Music. References
given. For information inquire at
Aug. 81, '93.s THIS OFFICE.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-12-14
A Very Surprised Man.

The old gentleman who stuck his
ear trumpet above the garden wall
to hear what was going on, and re
ceived in his ear the gallon Of milk
which the milkman supposed he was
emptying into the housemaid's pail,
was very surprised n.-Harper's
Young People.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-12-14
The Jefferson Co. Mutual
Fire Insurance Company.
ESTABLISHED 1878.
R.A. ALEXANDER, Secretary
Office. Gibson Building Court House yard,
Charl lestOwn.

OFFERS 20 tine people of Jefferson County,
~ Insurance i'm a safe Company at the actual
cost of insurance which is much cheaper than
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an home Good risks from responsible parties
are invited
Executive Committee meets every Friday.
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town. $ Fleming; Charlestown-Washing-
ton & Alexander.
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