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Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30
PERSONAL POINTERS.

THOMAS MEHAN, a rivcrman Of New
FORK city, has saved twenty-five lives
MILES DARDEN, who was living in the
state Of Tennessee in 1857, was the
lurgcst man known to history. Clad in
pounds.
HIRAM LUKESs entered the Doylestown
Intclligencer office as an apprentice
June 21, 1882, and he has set type in the
same Office during all the sixty years
that have rolled by since then.
TIE last male heir of Pulaski, the dis
tinguishcd Pole who aided the patriots
of the revolution, lives in Savannah,
Ca, where he earns a scanty living ped
ding small wares.
ALEXANDER HocKADA1, Of Bluc River
township, Ky, is 112 years old. He
has taken but one dose of medicine,
and as he was nearly 100 years old when
he swallowed it he doesn't think much
of drugs.
A wELI-KEPT secret was that of
George w. NJ. Harper and Miss May L.
Ireland, of Nfishawakn, Ind. They were
married twenty-five years ago. and
have lived together all that time, at the
home Of the wife's parents. who knew
of the alliance, and yet kept the secret.
WILLIAM NJ DAVENPORT, though
blind, owns and operates n 70o-acre
farm in Leydcn,. Mass. and is one of the
best judges of live stock in his county.
He earned his first dollar saving wood
and thrashing. and is now worth from
900 to s75. 200.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30
Aw....r. fr,..,A.

The wonderful progress of Chicago IN the
manufacturing field during the past decade
has proved n gsnuine eye. opener TO Eastern
people, and many OF hef own titizens while
dimly conscious OF her growth in ths fe-
spect are not fully alive TO tho Immense
benefit witch nccrucs to tho city by the
Etaann. LOCATION Of great. manufactures in
her vicinity. III svsyy day lines such as
packing, milling and kihdtsd INDUSTRIES Is
Chicago has long been acknowledged She
''King Bec," but It will surprise most ped-
pie to learn that in tho manuiactures 90 OF
tory In existence 10 located in Chicago
Nevertheless 1t is . fact that Lyon d
Healy turn out more goods annually than
any similar factory in the world. Last year
their OUTPUT wis upward Of 100000 musical
instrument. and this year Judging by tho
increase thus far the result will DO con-
sidcrably creator. The imstruments made
bv them include Pianos, Organs, Harps,
Guitars, Banjos, Mandolns, Drums and
band Instruments, and the quality 70 30 far
superior to the European product, that tho
consumer chcerfully paya more money for
the home-ln article. To the thinking
mind it is "a real pleasure to know that our
people have made such remarkable prog
eress In this artistic line, and to the w est
ern man particularly it. is . matter OF pritic
to know that to his section belongs this
high distinction.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30
THE MISS BErTYs.
So-Calied Men Who Have No Excuse z,
Living.

So-Calicd Men Who Have No Excuse To-
Living.
The counterpart of the masculine CIR
is the effeminate man, who crowds the
piazza Of the summer hotel or monopo
Lies valuable space in the athletic club
room. lie pays his dues. not that he
cares anything about the sport. but be
cause il is the style and there i. an ad
vantage in having access to fine ST
tionery. This Miss Betty i. a. muscu
lar as a chicken and rs vain as pea
cock. He talks in a thin treble ~oicc
his hands are soft and white, his finger
nails are manicured twice day and his
coat fits tight to show of the graceful
lines of his figure. He wears snake
rings on both hands, perfume In his
hair aud intstachr, an Inc fla bic look OF
WEAKNESS and cultivatcs a supreme
contempt for people in general. Al
though an ardent advocate of marriage
he has long since ceased to regard it in
the light Of his progenitors.
He is lover of his own comfort and
ease. He fancies silk underwear, good
stories and select amusements. He
must have good clothes in variety and
abundance, and. being gourmet can
not abide home cooking. uf course ha
Ia tohc OF society. and would not objcct
to a wife provided she is able to take
care of him and will promise that they
shall not be bothered by family rcla-
tives. This exquisite empty-head is not
20 be blamed for putting himself in tho
highest market A frce-born citizen,
he has yet to know why he should not
command as high price as the fops
and dandies in the foreign market for
his name and hand.
Interrogate this shallow, impecuni
Gus youth and he will tell you that
really he has no desire to marry and
no intention of providing for wife,
but IL any rich girl co,,cs along with q
little beauty and money enough for a
matrimonial venture, why, often
don't mind signing the contract"
She does come along; it is a notori-
on. fact that she does tncre .bnn he
share of the lovemaking and the con-
tract is signed. Homestead.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30
4 LORD IN TEXAS.
ne Always Returned the Money Wan {
l;ambllnk Tables.


l;am6iine TAbieS-
'About the gayest and giddiest for
eigner have ever seen was Lord .Ayle'
SHIRE" (S) said Tracy Harrison, of Fort
Worth, Tex, recently: sHe was pen
stoned by his aristocratic family III En-.
gland and sent out to the Texas Pan
handle, where . big ranch was pur'
chased for him. When Me Lud, ns we
used to call him, was in his sober lapses
he was a surly and .captious sort OF
creature, who considered 1t = mighty
favor to the rest Of humanity that he
didn't step off the earth and let it tip
mp. But when he was in his cups-and
that was his normal condition-he was
the most gre9arious animal ever saw.
l have seen him spend five hundred dol
lars in single night at Fort Worth,
and then abuse the town in the morn
ing because there was nothing else t.
BUY. Everybody In sight had to drink
with him. and not only once. but face
the bar until the earth rocked and
clipped from under you.
Zone striking peculiarity about NC
Lud' was that, though he was an inor.
dinate gambler. he was never known te
take the mof,ey he won. j remember
one night of seeing him hit the bank al
the White Elephant gambling house fo1
thirty-two hundred dollars. and Luke
Short the proprietor, was nearly wild:
but Ayleshirc, when he could play nc
longer. coclly told the dealer to keep
the money. ~ he had made 1t rule nj
his life never to gamble for gain. Short
didn't want TO do this, but the English.
man was so insistent that the gambler,
to keep peace in his house and hold Me
Lud's' business at the bar. had to retair
the thirty.t~o hundred dollars.
when Ayleshire lost he made the
dealer take his money. and despite the
fact that Short and others of the mort
reputable gamblers tried to rule the
Wild Englishman out of their games on
account Of his one-sidcd play, they
were never able to do it. ] suppos.
Lord Ayleshire must have sq',andered
seventy-five Thousand dollars at For;
Worth in two years. Several men go:
rich off Of him there, and / sec he ha.
broadencd his field of operations sine.
being allowed to return home, and il
now enriching the continent of Europe
ST. Louis Globe Democrat
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

tery. Hut hrst he found the Aouss
where he had lived as = bov. It hooked
| painfully rickety and surprisinr.y
small. So he fastened from before II,
and went up by back street
| across the town creek and up hill,
where at lnst he stood before the ceme:
terry gate, 1t was locked; so he climbed
over the wall. lie Went stiil further
UP the hill, past tom bstones that looked
very white md trees that looked very
green in the moonlight. At the top OF
the hill he found his fathers grave.
Beside it was another mound and at
the head of this q plain little pillar.
The moon was high now and the tramp
was used to seeing in the night. Word
by word he could slowly read upon tho
marble this inscription:
"William Albert, beloved eou OF the late
Thomas kershaw and his wifc Rachel: horn in
Br,ckvilIc, August 9, 1869: drowned IA she AIlc.
ghcny river near Pittsburgh, July 81. 1877, while
heroically cndeavortng 10 save the lie of .
child -
The tramp laughed and then uttered
sigh.
Il wondor." he said, aloud, what
poor bloke it is that's doin' duty for mo
under the ground here!'
And at the thought that he owed an
excellent posthumous reputation to the
unknown who had happened to re-
semble him fifteen years before, ho
laughed louder. Having no one near to
share his lnirth he looked up as the
amiable moon and nodded knowingly
thercat, as If to say:
This is fine joke we're enjoying
between us, isn't it?''
And by and by he remembered that
he was being waited for, and he strobe
from the grave and from the cemetery.
BY the railroad the short tramp, hav.
ing smoked all the refuse tobacco in
his possession. was growing impatient.
Already the expected coal train" had
heralded its advent by whistle and pun
and roar when his associate Joined him.
Found ont all you wanted to
know" queried the stout little vay.
abond, starting down the embankmcnt
to mount the train.
Yep" answered the tall vasrant
contentedly. "
The small man graspcd the iron rod
attached to the side of one of the nov-
ing coal cars and swung his foot into
the iron stirrup beneath. His com.
Panion mounted the next car in the
same way.
Are you all right, Kersh3" shouted
back the short tramp, standing safe
above the bumpers
'All right replied the tall tramp,
climbing upon the end o: a car. But
don't ever call me Kersh any more
After this I'm always Bill the Bum
Bill kershaw's dead"-and he added.
to himself: ''and decently buried on the
hin over there under the MOON
Robert n. Stephens, in Philatle ,phia
Press.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30
"a LITTLE NONSENSE

More Usually the Case.-Hunker--
ut is said that love will go where it is
sent" neutrality-suspicious. that
may be, there is no doubt that 1t will
go where it's dollars. s."-Detroit Free
Press.
Tourist Ito forester who complains
that SO tnacli wood Is being stolen)-
why don't you put up warning
rign?" Forester-"And have that
stolen, too? Not muchv'-Fliegende
Blatter.
-"Why, MI. Nudge. we have discard
cd corsets long since. Every one knows
that the constant pressure they exercise
is injurious" That's so. That sort of
thing ought to be-er-intermittent as
1t were. e."-Ind,snapolis journal.
The papers are mentioning an
item of news that the typewriter girls
are forming a union-just as though
the typewriter girls hadn't been busily
forming unions ever since they became
all ,nstitutior.--Kansas City Journal
-Dottie-'Arc you going to wear
your red and white blazer at the sea-
shore again this summer" Lottie-
mo. indeed. hadn't been there \
week last year before l was proposed to
by three BARRIERS ''-Clothier and Fur
nisher.
- -Fhi!adelphian-"I think it strange
You New Workers. never turn to look
after Il pretty woman on the street as
most men do" New Yorker-..Wed do not
need to. There is always another
pretty woman just coming up"-N. Y.
Herald.
"A Drop IN the Bucket-Mr. Great
waddc-"These lawyers are fearfully
exorbitant. ! had my will drawn up
to-day and he got $50 for it." Mrs.
eatwaddc-"That's nothing. Just
think of what he'll get when you die"
Detroit Free Press.
His Retraction.-'Loo here, Mr..
Editor" exclaimed an iratc caller, you
referred to me yesterday as a reformed
drunkard You must take it back, or
I'll sue your paper for libel" Very
we'll, SIR" replied the editor. 'I'll re-
tract the statement cheerfully. I'll say
you haven't reformed. Sparks.
-Editor-''Who says that advertis-
ing doesn't bring rcsults?" Printer
Whats the matter now?" Editor
"why. just look at this: Maj. Jones ad-
vertised for a wife last week, and six
hours afterwards he got one and a
whole family thrown in, and committed
suicide next day."-Atlanta Coustitu-
ton.
1t Blows Over. you are
a contemplate liar, an infamous sneak.
thief, and dastardly coward" II
won't stand that Pull off your coat
and we'll settle the question right here
whether / am or not!' You'll fight,
will you? Then Til retract the charge
as to cowardice." "Mudsling, I accept
your handsome apology. Shaker
Chicago Tribune.
Loves Warning.-Freshleig lard
ent and impulsive)-"Sweet girl!
knew it was your footstep approaching
IN: - secluded nook, though I dared not
look 1T, lest I be disappointed" Miss
ADJ Poe. sensitive regarding her
avoirdupois)-". oolish boy! How could
YOU know2- Mr.. -Ercshleigh Gngenu-
love told me, and
then heard the floor sfreas- -titts'
burgh Bulletin.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30
THE POLITICAL wISEAcRE.
Ne Gcsre 70 th.prsss Other. ,<itt III
Wonderful knoMledre


In every community, be il large or
small, you will find one or more politi-
cal wiseacres. Presidential year the
political wiseacrs Is fight in hls P,ory,
and for the next six months he will
fairly revel in street corner prophecies
| and dry goods box prognostications.
am at loss to know how the Rol..;cal
wiseacre lives, for he disdains toll as
something altogether too vulgar for n
man of his massive brain power to daily
with, ] suspect, however TINT he is
kept in food and raiment by drudging
wife who either takes In washing or
keeps bonfders to the end that her lord
and master may lift up his voice in the
busy haunts of men and declare, as one
having authority. whats what, and
who's who." in a political sease. Be-
fore the national conventions meet the
political wiseacrc has it all figured out
who will be nominated at each, and al
though he generally guesses the wrong
men, he is not the least abashed, but de-
votes himself for the remainder of the
season to predicting who will be elected
at the polls. At least every three or four
weeks during the campaign he conducts
himself in an exceedingly mysterious
manner, and takes bis acquaintances
aside, one at a time, and whispers lot
of incoherent nonsense about So and So
withdrawing. lie delights in having
people believe that he is on the inside
and knows all of the moves thata are
going to be made on the political chess
board, but he deceives no one and only
succeeds in making a very ridiculous
exhibition of himself,--Dstroit Free
Press.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30
MISSING LINKS.

THE orange was originally a pear.
Ihaped fruit about the size of the COM
mon wild cherry. Its evolution is due
- twelve hundred years of cultivation.
CARD playing was favorite diversion
as far back as Shakcspearc's time. The
principal games then played are now
unknown, such as primers" 'gleel<, p"
"maw," ruff and "knave out Of
DOOM
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30
\ soho ron r4E CHILDREN.

On, lf I could
9hs ne ssng would.
Do ysa know what sAat cong would bss
'Twould be ono 70 riAg
And JOY 70 bri1g
From The east Is the western sec
The children ali
Its clarion call
6Aoald eohe with hearts grown slAa
And devseyWhere
81 Ats eooery oiR
1Aks sssscwins souls less SAD -
Itwould hold the note
OF th0 unnOt's threat ,
AAA the m0dow.lAsk's . trim OF sleeI
Ana the kasydid'saear
Little charp, and queer,
Quaint chime ef the ohick -a-deA
The cricket's chir
And the velvet whiY
u eutterAtee' wings; and the hum
Cf busy bees
And the talk Of tAe trees,
when The wild winds wandering coma
The sound Of the sea
N its ThythAveuld be.
And the drip OF The brief-bound r1ll,
And the broken dream
OF the old mill stream
Fettered, but foAm-free still s.s. =
The auttsr OF neee
Fine fairy feet. .-..-.
That dance till tho dawn appears;
And the surge Of corn
In the summer morn,
Rustling its golden spears.
The lisp Of the wheat,
And the whispers sweet
When the clovers their secrets tell
The scamper from school
To swim in the pool,
Tho tinkle Of supperben.
The rush Of the rain
At the widow pane,
When the earth Il pa.ohed with drouth;
The eliniing hail
OF pearls in the pail
Sweet TOT the baby's mouth.
.a Tho dafe of the fire
When the fame leaps higher,
Tho cracking Of nuts In its glow;
The crinkling aloof.
Crisp creep on the roof,
When the frost steals up like foe.
The silvery swing
OF skates that ring.
The laughter merry and gay;
And the drowsy prayer,
BY mamma's chair,
At the close Of lovely day!
Kate NJ. Cleary. in n. Y. Ledger.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30
The Ladies'.

Tho pleasant effect and perfect safety
with which ladies may use the California
liquid laxative Syrup Of Figs, under all con-
makes 1t their favorite remedy. To
get tho true and genuine article, look for
the name Of tho California Fig Syrup Co.,
printed near the bottom Of the package.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

II you have any regard for your physical
welfare, have mercy on your bowels, cease
deluging them with drenching purgativcs
and relax them without pain with Hostel
ter 5 Stomach Bitters. Subdue with 1t, too,
malarfal and liver complaints, kidney and
rheumatic ailments, dyspepsia and nervous
ness.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

The evils OF malarial disorders, fever
uon arc avoided by taking Beecham's Pills
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

mo TINE like the present." as the burglal
nurmured when he grasped little Eva'l
birthday clock-N. Y. Truth.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

They had just dined, and the ho,.
hands around box of cigars. "I don't
smoke myself" he says. but you will
nnd them good. My man steals more of
them than any other brand ever had"
--Tit-Bits
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30
The Only One Ever Prlnted-Cnn You Find
tho worlc

INV OH1y VHc TsVef I'fInt6U-C1N gu fnu
tho Word:
There Is inch display advertisement
words alike except one word The same is
truc OF each new one appearing each week.
from The DR.. Harter Medicine Co. This
they make and publish. Look for it, send
them the name of the word and they will
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
SAMPLES free.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

1T is fact that the longer a man is
n,ra,'encd ,', by circumstances the maFs
ipteiy he is to turn out crooked
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

Has q .'taking" way-thc burglar who
says your money or your life."
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

A MAN may run into debt. but he seldom
comes ont at any thing faster than walk -
Washington Star.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

J. G. SIMPSON. Marques, w. Va, says
bad case of catarrh." Druggists sell it, 75c;
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

| "NEvER mind" as tho physician re-
| marked Of the born idiot-N. y. Truth.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

THE only way It pays a person to he his
own lawyer is to keep his own counsel
PhilAdelphia Times.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

MANS mind fs a scrap book, and the
tough things he pasted in 1t when he was
young nsver fade-Atchisou Globe.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

IT is positively hurtful to use ointment 10
skin diseases. Use Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Kills Hair and Whisker Dye, so cents.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

Ir's the shoe man who enjoys meeting
people who put their foot in il --Chicagt
Inter Ocean.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

LOVE- makes the world go round-also the
young man, about seven nights in the week
N " Herald
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

JAesoS says il is strange nobody eveI
finds out what tho wild waves are
saying, although ever so many 60 TO sea-
Elmira Gazette .
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

MosT anything can be forgiven easis
than sclfislmess. -ltam's Horn.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

CASprpATEs arc like umbrclias--- always
wondering IL they viii be put up--Boston
Commercial Bulletin.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

IL politics men holding the balance Of
power may be away down in tho scale OF
intcllect.-Picayune.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

No rErsoN without some unyieIding col
viction has ever accomplished anythin
Crcat-Galveston News.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

THERE is more pleasure in giving than in
receiving This applies to medicine, kicks
and advice.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

"EELp! Hclp!' as the lady cried nfter the
hired girl left.-N. Y. Truth.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

ONE Of the hardest things In the world is
for a man who is stuck up to get down. -
Atchison Globe
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

THE Rams Horn is published 1T Indiar
Apolis, Indiana, at 81 80 per year.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

IF You want to please man, catch hin,
in n crowd and ask him some question that
he is smart about.-Atchisou on Globe.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

TnE truth never lodges, no matter who
shoots.-Ram's Horn.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

wHr should pawnbrokers be rcviledi Do
they not keep their pledgesl
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

IT Is when he is short that . man wear
long facc.-N. Y. Press.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

THE woman question-.'Now isn't this a
pretty time of night for You to get home"
Texas Sifings.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30
German
Syrup

I simply state that am Druggist
and Postmaster here and am there
fore in position to judge. l have
tried many Cough Syrups but for
ten years past have found nothing
equal to Boschee's German Syrup.
I have given it to my baby for Group
with the most satisfactory results.
Every mother should have it. J. II.
HOBBS, Druggist and Postmaster,
Moffat, Texas. We present facts,
living facts, of to-day Boschee's
German Syrup gives strength to the
body. Take no substitute. 8
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

HEALTH TID-BIrs save weak, nervous men.
81 trial Ice. Ohio Chemical Co. .Cincinnati.O
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

WASTEp-A skillful dentist, to fill =
teeth OF e. llc.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

N race-course picture the jockeys con.
tf butte the mountin' scenery.-Boston Cou-
rter.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

THE tod1y is the stirring event OF the
toper's existence. News.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-30

A cAuTroSARr signal-"No trust"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-10-20
ALBRIGHTSvlLLE.
Correspondence OF the Argus.

Correspondence OF the Argus
Columbus day is here and tho
Republican craft has as vet failed
to land. 1t is Thought to be lost in
the fog or steering for Salt River.
]. IL. Faulkner's barn and contents
about SIS worth of hay and a one
horse wagon, WAS consumed by fire
last Thursday evening. Loss esti.
mated at $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Teets. of
Aurora, are visiting friends here
this week.
Airs. W. Ii. Bishofr, Of Brsddock.
Pa, has returned home from n ten
day visit among friends here.
Miss Ella Sellers gave social to
the young folks, last Wednesday
evening, which was well attended.
Miss Clara Bcerbower gave a
birthday party Tuesday evening.
She was just Sweet sixteen" The
refreshments were 5ountifullv
served and good time generally
was reported.
Mcclure Mason started on a
business trip Monday, 70 Baltimore.
Philadelphia and New York.
Our merchants have large stock
of winter goods and both doing n
No. l. business.
&. W. l.. Marsieu is at home.
visiting his family, this week.
Miss Carrie Casteel is visiting
friends in Terra Alta this week.
Jacob Welch rises to remark that
the assertion made by our worthy
Republican brother in his article TO
the JoWrHaL of last week, is incor-
rect, that he never was forced to
stand fight in time Of battle.
Mrs. g. NJ. Crane and Miss lev
Bishop were visiting friends in
GAINESVILLE, last Sunday and Mon.
day. ANANtAs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-10-20
SOLDIERS or WEST VIRGINIA.

II you have claims against the
Government for Pensions or IN.
crease, write to y. w. FITZGERALD,
Washington. -. &. lie is "a citizen
Of West Virginia, and has procured
Pensions for thousands from this
State.
Itch on human and horses and All
animals cured IN so minutes by
BooIiord : Sanitary Lotion. This
mayer fails. Sold by DR.. Il. X.
Frye, Druggist, Terra Alta.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-10-20
Deafness Cannot DO Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach The diseased portion Of the
ear. There is only one way to cure
deafness, and that is by constitu.
tional remedies Deafness is caused
by an inhamcd condition Of the
mucous lining OF the Eustachian
Tube. When this tube is iufIamed
you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed, Deafness is the re-
suit, and unless the inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored
20 it's normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out Of ten are caused by catarrh.
which is nothing but an inhamed
condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred
Dollars for any case of Deafness
(caused by catarrh) shat cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circu free.
i. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. o.
go Sold by Druggists, 75c.