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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-01-04
PITTsFIELD.

Died, at his home, December 81, Of In.
iuries sustained IRON fall December 8
Will Carlos Avery, aged "a years, II
months and two days. He was born in
Coventry Conn, January "a, 1903. He
was married to Martha McNant July 4
1913, To them were born five children
three sons and two daughter, all Of whom
with thei sorrowing mother, survive him
-Four Of Ills children - Charles, William
and Mrs. Frank Clifford, Of PittsHeld, snd
Mrs, May Worthing, Of Atlantic. Iowa
were wfhhim until the last. His son,
Frank had returned to his home in
Hutchinson, Mimi, but few days plevi-
Gus. MffAyery came to 2ittsneld in iS43
and settled on the same farm on which he
died. mall the relations Of life he peri
formed his part well. As q husband he
was self sacrificing and indulgent to a
marked degree and his wife nouns her
loss deeply, As father. he bound his
children 70 him by the ienderest Of ties,
as their loving care Of him in his painful
ordeal testides Everything that care and
medical skill could do was done, but ma
ture yielded TO death. One marked char
acteristic of the man was shown in his
patient epduraDce Of his suferings, which
we've severe. As a neighbor, all that knew
him can teitify 10 his benevolence and
kindly disposition. Az a Christian he has
leit the impress Of his earnest Christian
life on the memory Of his associates For
more than thiriytwo years he has bee.: an
earnest, devoted Christian worker, al
though not connected with any church.
He was n regular attendant az the N. z.
church and ever did his work we'll. The
funeral services we're held at the house
last Thursday at o'clock p. m. conducted
by Rev. A. O. Corfman. A large con.
course Of relatives aud friends followed
him to his final resting place in the ssso-
citation cemetery Another OF our old cit.
liens has left us. one whom we will all
miss, especially his own family.
Miss Ksts West Of Wellington, visited
friends here last week.
specil meetings we're held at the Con
gresationel church every evening las
wesk, ccs1acisd by Rev. B. v. Ghiids, as
sisted by Prof. Chamberlain and Rsys
Parsons and Mstiison, Of Obsrlin. TIT
meetings were very interesting and W,
trust much good has been done.
Mrsnd Mrs. J. Z. Dayies, Of Engle
wood, H., Mr.. and hrs. Joseph Biggs ant
family, CT Cleveland, Mr.. and Mrs, JohI
Rodgers, of Wood county, Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Pfobert, Of Bloomdale, Mr. ant
Mrs. Charles Archer and, family, Of Mas
sillon. and Or. and Mrs, Buckingham, o
Chicago, o., visited their respective rela
tives and friends here during the pas
week.
Pitts6eld has done her part as enter
tainsrs during the holidays, Many strang
ers In town.
Miss Della Norton Is very sick.
CARD OF THANKs
We take this method OF expressing ou
grateful thanks TO the many kind friend
who rendered us so many acts Of kindness
and TO those who stood ready to assist u
during the last illness and at the deceas,
OF our dear husband and father.
! MARTHA @. AVERY AND CHILDREN
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-01-04
Beware Of Ointments for Catarrh thal
Contain Murcury,

Contain Murcury,
as mercury will surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely derangs the
whole system when entering II through
the mucous surfaces. such articles should
never Be used except on prescriptions from
reputable physiciaas, 80 the damage they
wll do is ten told TO the good you can pos
sibly derive from them. Halls Caiarrh
Carr, manufactured by =. J. Cheney q Co..
Toledo, Ohio, contains no mercury, and Is,
taken internally, acting directly upon the
bloed and mucous surfaces Of the system.
In buying HalPs Catarrh Cure be sure you
gel the genuine. II Is taken internally. !.
and made In Toledo, Ohio, by y. j..
Chsnnsy q Co. Testimonials nee. sold
By druggists, price 75c per bottle.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-01-04

We take this method OF expressing our
grateful thanks TO the many kind friends
who rendered us so many acts Of kindness,
and 10 those who stood ready to assist US
during the last illness and at the decease
OF our dear husband and father.
MARTHA @. AVERY AND CHILDREN.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-01-04

The hiehesi praise has been won by
Hoods P1Is Tor their easy. yet efficient &C
tIon. SOLD b5 all druggists. Price 2c cts.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-01-04
Marriage Licenses

Marriage Licenses
FL. Rollin and Mary Lewis.
VIM. Stump and Adelia Aiger.
II. Hurlebaus and Mary Gordon. y
Frank =. Case and Anna B. Urias>.
Chas. Little aud Lillian y. o'Nsil.
D.J. g. Arnold and Julia Z. West.
Ellis J. Ccvsn aud Cora B. sprAgue.
Thos. @. Chapman and Millie n. Bruce.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19

u. A, Saia recalls IA meet;;,- in his
youth with the white haired Thackeray
and the strong impression made upon
INN by the Eovelist's kindness. Il have
not forgotten, | hope" he says, O
word Of the wise and gentle counsel
which T~hackeray give me that nipbt
ana how he babe me buckle nv belt
tight. hang ont my sign and ask him
to come and take a chop with me. Some
OF his forecasts OF what | might do if |
tired proved to be almost of the nature
OF prophecy, and if | may borrow an i'm
age from one of the crafts which | prac-
ticed in my youth | may say that my
heart and mind We're to me as he talked
even of the nature of a plate of copper.
n that, with the acutest of needles and.
the strongest Of aquafortis, he etched
and bit in on that plate a rule of work
and study and conduct from which /
have been enabled these many years past
very rarely IL deviate."
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19

had a dog named Chris. One day
papa and mamma went out riding. and
the dog went with them. As they went
around a corner three miles from home
the carriage tipped over and threw Them
ont, and then the carriage righted itself.
the lines dragging under the carriage,
The dog, who was under the carriage
pulled the lines with his teeth and tried
to stop the horse from running and
could not. Then he ran to the horses
head and kept jumping. uipping him in
the nose, 50 lie stopped running and
walked Every tire IL Tried - r4n The
dog kept On IN that Er fer Two iaiizs
uHt1i d policeman s5cP9eI him. Ever
after. 50 lots al nc lived. whenever t1e
horse woall start Up suddenly. Chris
would 20 right to the horses head
Cor, New York Recorder.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19
Keeping Him In Sight.

The most amusing spot in town during
inauguration week is the great reception
room of the Arlington. You NAV look
around and see more celebrities than Won
have fingers TO count them on, but the
sight OF the great and mighty is not
nearly so amusing as that of the large
number Of lesser people who want to
keep them in sight. The office seeker
and the news satlierer are equally afraid
that something will escape them.
Where is K y" asked n of
the former class Of a very great mans
friend.
HES up stairs. Do you want to see
him. amiahly replied the other.
On, no. ! had better not just yet"
replied the aspirant, but | feel easier
IN my mind when | know just where he
Skate Fields Washington.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19

II M intelligent foreigner who come.
70 New York includes Shantvtown i,
his round of observation. it must sr,r.
prise hlm 10 see what Il difference EXISTS
pet"een II rude huts of that district
and the cabins of the very poor N Gre,t
brlfain and France. The latter are b,ilt
to last, while the New York shantv i
only expected to tide over a period of
iour or i've years: but, rude as it is with
out The shanty is often the superior Of
Inc European cottage IN its furnishing
ven MAZE furniture. carpets. stoves
ana wall paper are common to the shan
~ "hlie the peasant across the sea may
ave 10 content himself with an eartben
moor and a bed built into the frame
work OF the house. On a recent evanip,
a reporter saw Il shanty that could moi
cost Slp0. 1t had lace curtains at |
the windows. portieres worth abo1t $40 |
framed pictures on the walls. and was
iish,ed by a piano lamp with a silk
shade.-New York Sun.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19
"A ROnnIar Nth

Inc time worn million stamps lie
sui survives and is likely to prove i'm
mortal. People all owe the country are
trying to accumulate 1906. 900 Cancelled
postage stamps, in the belief that a
standing offer is made by the govern
ment or by somebody of a big prize for
such a collection. Some think that So
900 Is the sum guaranteed, while others
imagine that the reward is the endow-
ment of a permanent bed in a hospital.
The popular notion on this subject be-
ing somewhat underlined. letters asking
about 1t are constantly received at the
postoffice department. But no denials
serve to destroy the widespread faith in
this strange chimera. Washington Let
Ter
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19
= h. q j. II Ena.n.

ihi'@iat& psafta tn" rtast dociia am,
So. 'e'1ts.&a ~ '.te "ofin IN the s1ipo of
= rehel'' iA most hto! isI.t a1.d nat
icai ihhtSi-le 'hls Heaple and this f4itI,
~.oAs1t.lai - E@t ing bat thor y .Y.s-
lishi' IAA~ lai" me maeistTom Of Eu-
iot"al t's'l SSil'ss ami innovation. i'm
o7'i" y country f"-.ol turbulent foreign
rs. Wh@Rt Us rn55ee c.lnot arrest cy-
w Et-i iitss ""ttt", whom is eU..1ss
S'tihot NV Except Tor the most insignia
cam 2-.HEs''
Iit ~ @'EefHioont Of this r"'la.
=! .."9' = iasl~iHs@ 1a"sa foreign
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19
The Crueifix of Louis XVI.

1t has often been wondered what had
become of the crucifx used by the Abbe
E~dgeworth at the execution Of Louis
AsL Our Paris correspondent says it
Is now III tae possession Of the parish
prlest Of st. AeAard de Gaisier=. 10
whom 1t was given hy ozae Of his flock.
a Nine. d'Espilat. when size was av-
ing. She eajaiae3 him never to nart
with 1t because II was "a sacred relic.
and she expected that Louis, the martyr.
would 2 DAY hgIre in the calendar
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19
How One Girl Was Remembered

One of the older teachers at Monnt
Holyoke college remembers Miss Mary
Wilkins, who was among the pupils for
a year when she first anne.
Il can't recall very much about her"
she SAID Ill answer to eager questioning
from some of the undergraduates. She
sat at my table. and it was her work as a
freshman to remove the platters before
dessert. h was very handy about
that
Think" says the girl who tells this
story, "of h wonderful Miss Wilkins
borne in mind for nearly 20 years only
tor her handy way of taking a platter off
the table."-New Yu-k Times.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19
slept Fifty-seyeu Years

lrvlng's RIP Van Winkle' is believed
10 have its foundation in the wonderful,
story which Pliny relates concerning The
extraordinary experience of a shepherd
named ~Lpilnenides. The scene is laid in
'Ie'e' the time summer, and Epimenide.
d boy OF some II years. During the very
warmest part of the day he found that
some OF the sheep We're missing ard At
ABOUT the same time heard prolonged
oieatihgs from the almost inaccessible
portions OF IA neighboring mountain. He
grasped his crook and started off in tbs
direction of the sounds. The path was a
very dlffcult n to travel over. the dav
hot, SO that long before he reached the
stray sheep he was so overcome with "a.
that he lay down IN IA ary place If
d cool cavern to sleep. He slept, 0 Pliny
graFely informs us, 81 wears,
AT last when he had finally MANAGED
to shake off the terrible letbar,v th,,
lad held him spellbonnd for more ,ban
nail a century. he returned TO the herd
oniy to find a brother Younger than
himself a tottering. gray haired grand
ataer. That ill wind rroyerb is very
appropriate III this case. for we find the
.piinenldes enforced slumbers had en-
him with miraculous powers. He
'ecame a great epic poet and Gnostic
philosopher and even defied death itself
Or nearly three centuries, moi diving
ntll after he had celebrated his twr
ndred and eighty fifth birthday.-st
'onis Republic.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19
n N1nd hearted Nan

The charge against the prisoner" sail:
IN" Judge. addressing the witness. Il.
cruelty to animals, and ,you have been
called to testify in his favor What do
yon know ahout hi,n:"
= never kn"wr,! him to be cruel to
ANIMALS. Why. that there man. JUDGE.
feeds his pei bulldog on berfs,eag. Crl1.,
to animals Why. I've known him to
Kick ms wife for not taking good care of
his dog."-New York Press.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19
WHY aC t.AT-o T4z B14sv.s

An ENtraatdinnI. Request which Excited
thc curiosity ~ !. Country Eraraer.
Il never iaek Il that old clock on the
mahlriElece. observed my friend Yrs.
". as we sat IN her parlor one evening
last week, THAT il does nor call to my
mind m amusing incident connected
wan ny trip to the northern part of this
state last -ummer
= WAS stopping" she went on. in a
quaint little village at the only hotel in
me place. Every evening upon retiring
heard voices iii IN adjoining room.
NY curiosity naturally prompted NE to
listen. The conversation was usually of
IA commonplace order, but what really
attracted my attention was this strange
request nightly repeated:
NOW, ~Jovilla. put that internal beast
ont OF the way and cover him up 1t
was a mans voice, grutf, though, | fam
cled, kindly. This peculiar request was
invariably met with some such response
as this:
Oh. Tom, shame upon YOU. What
Would dear mother say if she knew how
you treated her present.
The voice this time was distinctly
feminine ana rather sirill and complain
ing. OF c'nrse | was fairly consumed
with curiosity. What manner of beast
was TINS which the poor woman was thus
ooilsed to 'pu' ont OF the way and cover
up: And why did they keep a .beast,in
their bedroom. anyway:
In vain | ponlerea over this seeming
mystery. l. vain | ~fretta.l and guessed
ION appeared to be 50 kind and even
tempered tuo. Well, | could stand it no
longer, SO finally resolved to ask him
frankly for an explanation.
Mr.. Tom | said to him one morn
ing, 'prar excuse my apparent rndeness
ana curiosity, but won't Won tell me
about that beast you keep in your room
and why You wish to have it covered mn
evening before you retire.
"A CLEAN of mirth lighted up his coun-
tenance. SO you've heard us a-talkin.
leishbor, he said. Well. it's Just this I
I
~Jovllla, she's my wife. an she sets
great store by her ma. which, between $
iou an me an that there yatepost, Idon't. |
30 long bout last Christmas the old t
Woman give us a clock. 1t wasn't much t
o look at. but 1t had the awfulest tick
ever heerd. Loud and solemnlike
was, an 1t made me that nervous
get no sleep o nights. t
Nov, Joyilla," says |, You'll have s
0 put thai tickin BEAST always calls e
a beast-out of the way or muzzle il n
r sn thin. or I'll smash it with a ham {
ier. will. So Jovilla she took il and a
raped ii mp in her flannel petticoat. W
But may | never touch another aron SC
cider ct the cussed thing didn't tick al
'uder than ever. That kinder made me bl
iad. All told her that if | heerd tina, pc
asin Id stop it for good. 81
so, ,yoa see, neighbor. Joyills fixes di
every night before she goes to bed SOS We
KAN make 10 noise. She Just puts if he
the washtub. throws a big fur robe ST
,er 1t, shoves it III the closet an shut, ii.
e door. a +,
An that, neighbour observed nv gr
raj acquaintance, is what / mean bv g..
serln up the beast. New York Her to
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19

George-Wp" so ~plHnnv.

6eorSe-N WI = gloomy:
Joiin-i am desperately in love with a
Boston girl, and She said something last
night that ills me with alternate hone
anu despair. because | don't know what
she meant. SAY never sounds the ..r. :"
ana she always gives "a" the broad
sound.
George-Well.
!ohn-Well, | don't know whether sbo
was talking about her heart or her bat
New York Weekly.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19

This i ny youngest Toy. ffr. cvuE
eG.' sud the distinguished novef.s;
They saE lie i .arE ike ue
Q be 20 10 SCHOOL,
f@ He ran Rad quite well, bat Is
yet he cant write.
He's rerE 1aueh like you. said .sT-
tynicus.-Hsrper's Bazar.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19

OF the CHURCH along with his ancestor.
-. Louis. The crucifix, with the Christ
ol U, is IN cd carved ivory and was prob.
hpiy made At Disqualification News
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-19

She-iou are always ,neerins at wo,,-
en- who talk too much. Are you hittin.
at me:
He-Nnt at all. There are lots If
women besides You who talk too much
-Tayos S;f+i-~c
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-01-26
THE MAN THE PRINTER LOVES.

There is man the printer loves,
and he is wondrous wise; whene'er
he writes the printer man he dotteth
all his is. And when he dotted all
of them with oarefulness aud case.
he punctuatos each paragraph and
crosses all his is. Upon one side
alone he writes, and never rolls his
leaves, and from the man of ink a
smile and mark "insert" receives.
And when question he doth ask
taught wisely he has been-he doth
the goodly stamp enclose for postage
back put in. lie gives the place
from which no writos-tho address
the printer needs--aud plainly
writes his honored name, so he that
runneth reads. lie writes, revises,
reads, corrects and re.writes all
again, and keeps ono copy safe and
sends one to the printer man. Aud
thus by taking little pains, at tri.
Ting care and cost, assures himself
his manuscript will not be burned
or lost. SO let those who long to
write take pattern by this man,
with jet black ink and paper white
do just the best they can, and then
the printer man shall know and
bless them rs his friends all through
life's journey as they so until that
Journey ends. Tx.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-01-26
THE YOUNG WIDOW.

She is modest. bu: not bashful,
Free and easy, but not bold
Like an apple, ripe and mellow,
Not too young, not too old ;
Half inviting, half repulsing
Now advancing and now shy;
There is mischief in Ler dimple,
There is danger in her eye,
She has studied human nature
She is schooled in all her arts
She has taken her diploma
As mistress of all hearts
She can tell the very moment
When to sigh and when to smile;
Oh, maid is sometimes charming,
But a widow all the while
Are you sad ? How very serious
Will her handsome face become !
Are you angry? She is wretthed,
Lonely, friendIcss, fearful, dumb!
Are you mirthful? ? How her laugter
Silver sounding, will ring out
She eau lure aud catch and play you
AS the angler does the trout.
Ye old bachelors of forty.
Who have grown so bold and wise;
Young Americans of twenty,
With the love-look in your eyes !;
You may practice all the lessons
Taught by Cupid since the fall,
But ] know little widow
Who could WIN and fool you all.
SIR EDWIN ARNOLD.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-01-26
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office promptly for all remittance /:
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Newbur1 Dr.. d. 81. Don't.
Tunnelton W. j. Layelio and
j S. HINT.
liowesgiIle-J. 3. Cooke.
Fellowsyillo - ~ Robinson.
Marques o. w.. Roster
Sinclair-W Il. Kc.sor.
Rowlcsburg -P. a. Couir.
White-GoorQo W White.
Aurora-J o. lautz.
Carmel Thomas Starlzman.
Terra Aita-P a. Fox.
Cranosyillc-D d. W. Frazco.
Guscman Erwin Wilson.
Brndonuile-CC q Frank housor
Brncoton ~ III McGibbous
Weston .ioaQ S fluat4}
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-01-26

The making of the joint resolu-
ton providing for the election Of
the U. S. Senators by direct vote Of
the people party question by the
Republicans Of the House, when it
was taken up and rassed under a
suspension Of the rules, indicates
that The resolution may be defeated
in the Senate by the same tactics.
There are, however, q number Of
Republican Senators who, having
publicly committed themselves in
favor Of the proposition, will find it
awkward to- vote against it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-01-26

The Senate bill to ratify and fix
the salaries of railway postal clerks
received favorable report. The
bill fxes the salaries OF railway
postal clerks as follows First
class, $500 per annum second
class, $1,000 ; third class, 81 200 !;
fourth class $1,000; fifth class.
81, 800; sixth class, 81 600, and
seventh class, &1.SO0.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-01-26
THE NEWLY ELECTED u. =. SENA
TOR FROM THE "EMPIRE
STATE"

W S''N - fiSeHAS VI i@h-
ward Murphy. Jr., who was last
week elected to the U. S. Senate by
the Legislature of New York, in
session at Albany. He received 73
votes aud was elected by hand
some majority. The Republicans
voted for Senator Frank lIisoock,
whose term expires the 4th of next
March. lie received 80 votes, aud
is probably the last u. S. Senator
the Republicans will ever have from
that State, as the Democrats now
have complete control of all
branches of the State Administers
ton.
The newly elected Senator was
the machine aud Tammany candi-
date, and with David B. Hill, will
make II strong aud aggressive pair.
The New York H0rM and President
elect Cleveland opposed the election
of Mr. Murphy mainly because he
is simply politician and Will ney-
or make statesman who will rep
resent the great "Enplre State" in
the highest legislative body Of the
land with any particular degree of
brillimcy or ability and will be
controlled by Hill, making another
"Me Too" case like that of Conk
ling and Platt. Murphy lives at
Troy, and Is one of the most prom
inent and wealthy of the business
men Of that place. and has been
successful politician all his life.
IIo has been Chairman Of the
New York State Democratic Execu-
tive Committee for several years,
and his ability as successful po-
litical leader is we'll shown by the
fact that the Democratic marty in
that State now has the strongest
hold that it ever had and complete
possession Of all branches OF the
government, the first time for many
years. Mr.. Cleveland and the
Rord were candid and honest in
their opposition to his election, but
they ought to have known that it
is no use to buck against Tammany
Hall, in the confines Of that State
anyhow, aud it was apparent some
time ago that Murphy was the
Tammany candidate. Even the
Presidential Electors, when they
convened at Albany to cast their
votes for the Prcsident-elect, first
passed resolutions endorsing Muir
ply for the United States Senate.
and then proceeded to cast their
votes for President for the man who
had frankly expressed himself as
opposed to their choice. This is
somethlng without a precedent in
the history Of politics Of this coun-
try, and subsequent acts Of the
principals in this drama will be
awaited with interest.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-01-26

The largest appropriation bill
the Sundry Civil-has been com
pleted 1t is s15, 900, 900 less than
the estimates submitted to the
House. The Diplomatic and Con-
sular bill is also complete. II car
ries 5000, 900 less than the osti-
mates. The Democratic watchword
economy is being lived up to az
much as possible.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-01-26

The two most absout-minded mon
on record are the fellow who
thought be had LETT his watch at
home, and thcn took It out to see ir
be had time to go back End get IT,.
and the man who put on bis Office
door q card saying "Out viii be
back soou" and on his roturo sat
down on tho s,air-step TO wait cox