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If the people of Jefferson county
will do an act for the good of their
own homes, themselves and families
each and every one of them will vote
for Henshaw for Senate and for Get
zendanner and Robinson for dele
-at-large to the legislature. Re-
member they steal, one delegate
from Berkeley and one from Nor
gan, and please do not say that such
larceny is honest.
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The SPIRIT Of Jefersomis opposed
to the Democratic nominee for State
Senate, and is willing to support Mr..
James W. McKown as an independ-
ent candidate. Brother "Jim" has
great many Republican friends
who, in advance of the convention,
urged him to become candidate.
Run him, anyhow. You know you
have Senator Brice, whom you are
all ":cursing" and it won't do for
you to have a "Brice W."
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The party that depends on bust
ness depression and blight for sue
cess is a party to fight shy Of
Wheeling Register.
The party that brings on depres-
sions, blight and ruin cannot be de-
pended on for business growth and
prosperity, and should be downed.
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Hon. VIM. L. Wilson will report
in Charles-Town on Monday next
and will be royalty received by the
"Queen's own" the free traders. He
will give them the news of the Lon
don dinner, which he will expect all
of America to digest,-Ughl hold
the bowl.
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What Japan viii do il She Wins.

LONDON, Oct. LA despatch TO
the Times from Frankfort says that
the London correspondent of the
Frankfort Zeitung telegrsphs that
he has learned from an excellent
source that japan, If she is victor
ious over China, intends to divide
China into three independent king
doms, which will be placed under the
rule of native princes, one of whom
will be Lii Hung Chang. Unnecessary
Jagan will call conference of the
powers to decide he matter.
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Senator Faulkner is just now en-
gagged in electing all the Democratic
Congressman in the U. s. In the
mean time be will have to carry his
Senatorial toga and shoes to bed
with him, for to say nothing about
Republicans, 'Daddy Lucas and
Ex-Governor Wilson are proving
around for such articles. @
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For democratic administration
a strange thing has occurred. 1t has
changed the post-office name Of
"Appomattox" to "Surrender.n The
people should denounce that, and
history should not be besmirched by
such mummery. The name of the
place where two such chieftains as
Grant and Lee ended a war and
shook hands in peace for the people
should be preserved and respected.
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IT MADE HIM SIoK.--On. Sunday
last David Widmyer of Berkely
Springs bet barrel of -four that
Charles Van Goshen could not carry
it from Bisher's corner to Van
Goshen's home in the hollow
beyond Capt. Dyche's. At the
time agreed on Van Goshen appear
ed with straps arranged to carry the
flour, as a pedler carry's his pack and
started for home, got there not with
ease, but got there all the. same.
TIE last heard OF Widmyer was he
had gotten sick and had gone to
bed. s
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Every mother should know that

Every mother should know that
Group can be prevented. The first
symptom oftrue croupi s hoarseness.
This is followed by u peculiar rough
cough. If Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is given freely as sooD as
the child becomes hoarse or even
after the cough has developed it will
prevent the attack. 25 and so cent
bottles for sale by L. G.. Matthaei,
Martinsbure, w. Va.
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Life long democrats have been
cheering General Hastings at his
meetings in his candidacy for Gov
ernor, and they will help to swell his
majority as the next Governor Of
Pennsylvania.
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DEAD LETTER LIsT.-The follow
ing is list of letters advertised in
the post-office at Martinsburg, W.
Va, Oct. l, and if not called for
will be sent to the Dead Letter Of
fee Oct. Is. Persons calling will
please say they were advertised /:
Mrs. Irwin Bitner, Mr.. w H Brown,
Hugh j. Canny, Miss Helen Fitz-
gerald, Misses Katie Glassford, Mrs.
Sarah Kick, Miss Ida Nicely, David
Ross, Clinton Welsh.
G. W. BOYER, P. M.
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Miles Nerve a. Liver PiIIs

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liver, piles, constipation. Unequal
ed for men, women children SMALL
est, mildest, surestf so doees, 25
cts. Samples free at A. M. Gilbert's
Drug Store. Jan l6 ly
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MARTINsBURa DISTRICT.

Precinct No. Court House.
Anthony Staubly, Geo. D. Lambert
and F. D. Staley. Precinct No. 2
Grammar school. Joseph Grimes,
O. P. Mason and F. S. Emmert.
Precinct No. 3-3rd ward school. A.
S. Poisal, A. S. Goulden and E. V.
Little. Precinct No. And ward
school house. John W. Pitzer, N.
W. Jones and John E. Boyd. Pre-
cinct No. 5-4th ward school. AT.
Russler, 0. S. RIgsby and E. c.
Deck. Precinct No. 9Th ward
house. Geo. Gaver, John Oliver and
W. s. Small. Precinct No.7-Hose
House, I'd street. G. W. Mann, Ell
mer Entler and G. o. Lambert. Pre-.
cinct No. S-Wysong Hall. E. P. II.
Chambers, August Zimmerman and
E. B. Letter. Precinct No. 9-Old
jail. P. G. Tobin, c. G. Cutler and
j. II. Shaffer.
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In execution Of q decree Of the Cir
euit Court Of Berkeley county, W. Va, Z
made on the 9th day of September
1894, In the chancery cause pending Ia
said Court entitled W. Roy Stephenson
trustee vs. L. Al. Payne and others
the undersigned will offer for sale pub
licly at the front door of the Court
House Of said county on
Thursday, Nov. LIST, 1894. ~
e1a at IL O'Clock q. N. that
certain tract OF land situated In Berke-
ley county adjoining the lands OF jos
eph Hill and others and more particu-
larry described In said suit, containing
50. rs acres more or less. The said land
il partly cleared and partly In timber.
TERMs.-One third cash on day OF
sale and as to the residue on credit 10
two equal payments severally payable at
one and two years from day OF sale, such
credit installments TO be evidenced by
the bonds ofthe purchaser and secured
by deed OF trust upon the property.
JOHN STEPHENSON, 4iifal
WIN. r. ALEXANDER,
J. NELSON WISH Err, ira.
Special Commissioner
Thereby certify that j. Nelson WIS :
ner fpecisl commissioner has 81 .en the
bond required in the above cause gf
w. B. COLSToN, s4s
Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of Berkeley &
county. l0-64t.
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SATURDAY. OCT. 8, 1894.
Republican Ticket.

FOR CONGRESS, SECOND DISTRICT, W. VA,
A. G. DAYTON,
OF BARBOUR COUNTY.
FOR DELEGATE TO LEGISLATURE, 81
GEO. F. EVANS.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
q, P. RINER.
FOR COUNTY suPT. OF FREE SCHOOL,
JAMES SNYDER. ~
FOR STATE SENATOR, 18TH SENATORIAL
m DISTRICT, ,n-s %,
EDGAR G. HENSHAW, d
OF BERKELEY COUNTY.
FOR DECENTRALIZATION TO THE LEG.
IsLATURE, 7TH DELEGATE DISTRICT.
DANIEL GETZENDANNER,
OF JEFFERSON COUNTY.
j. w. ROBINSON, a
OF MORGAN COUNTY.
FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONER, MARTINS.
BURG DISTRICT, FIRST WARD,
CHARLES Il. WOLVES.
SECOND WARD, 9j.
THOMAS E. BYERS.
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A despatch to the Chronicle from
st. Petersburg says that Russia in
tends to maintain a neutral position
in the Ch;nese.Japanese dispute un-
less Japan annexes Corea.
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aERARpsTowN DIsrRIoT.

Precinct No. 1-Gerardstown
school house. d. Gold Miller CIV.
Croft and Hall Wilson. Precinct
No. 2-Shanghai school house, Jos.
eph Gano, Jos. G. Kitchen and C.M.
Bishop. Precinct No. 3-Smith's
school house. James S. Pitzer, Tay-
lor Catrow and J. w. B. Evans.
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The Tyler Office Fixture Co., of st.
Louis, have just issued their Mammoth
Desk and Bank Counter catalogue for
1894, showing new goods, new styles
complete in every detail, and at prices
far below all previous issues. Their
goods are well known and sold freely all
over the world. Bank Counters and
Government work speciality, Send
for catalogue, free postage cents.
July 21-1am-8m.
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Don't achieve the grotesque while
attempting the original.
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oPEQUoN DISTRICT.

Precint No. 1-Swan Pond school
house. Harrison Tabler, Allen Wand
ling and John W. Hollida. Precinct
No. 2-Ridenour' school house.
VIM. Frankenberry, G. G. Darby
and j. G. Leidig.
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Don't trim good material with
common trimmings.
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HEpaEsVILLE DISTRICT.

Precinct No. Masonic Hall,
Hedgesville. w. II. Jameson, JAG
oh A, Chapman and J. w. Harrison
Precinct No. 2--Columbus school
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Don't imagine that beauty will
atone for untidiness
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Don't jump into your clothes and
expect to look dressed.
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FALLING WATERS pIsTRIcT.

Precinct No. Cedar Grove
school house. G. G. Ditto, James
Jack and Jno. E. Sperow. Precinct
No. 2-Nipetown school house. D.
P. Lemaster, Baker Ropp and A. R.
Porter6eld.
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Don't forget that long credit often
brings discredit.
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Don't wear bonnet with a cos
tune that requires hat.
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MILL GREEK nIsrRIcr,

Precinct No. Free white school
house Samuel Cline, Henry P. Bu-
sey and E. L. Hoffman. Precinct
No. 2-Darkesville colored school
house. Samuel Moler, VIM. Spiker
and Ed, Button.
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house, Allenville. John Emerson,
James French and Jas. A. Robbins.
Precinct No. 8, Tomahagk school
house, Stephen White, Taylor Har-
per aud Nj, G. Albright.
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ARDEN DISTRICT.

Precinct No. I-Fairview school
house, J. Walper Snyder, Jos. R.
Brown and D. R. Hudgel. Precinct
No 2.-Grange Hall, j. W. Melon
aid, Ebenezer Butler and B. F Brady.
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/ Was Weak,
Tired and nervous. my food did not digest
easily. In fact was In poor health ceneral,v.

/ had TO sic sp
propped up In bed to
breathe easily ut
night. ! had the
grip and afterwards
a severe cough. 1
found relief in
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
! have taken seven
bottles and can cat
what ! please, sleep
soundly and feel
rested unless 1 over
! w ork. / feel a.
young as / did ct 1e
when / use 1udg-
ment In my daily ex-
ercise. ] cannot be-
5 sufficient fer such
rastoriuo naa,ctr.
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ELECTION COMMISSIONERS.
County Court met Tuesday and ap-
pointed commissioners as follows:
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ARcTURUs.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-27
DYEING WOOL AND SILK.
FAbsios OF Both Materials Colored Il
Combination.

Fabrics OF Both Materials Colored in
Combination.
A writer in the Industrie Textile
describes an improved process for dye
ing wool and silk combinations. in
which the piece to be treated is pre-
pared in boiling neutral solution of
bichrOmate of soda, and rinsed, leaving
the wool fiber only charged with
chronic acid, and consequently in a
condition to fix basic amines by oxida-
tion-thus, the cloth being taken
through a solution of analine salt, the
silk becomes but slightly stained
while the wool fiber assumes an
emerald green color; a second bath of
neutral chromatic dyes the wool blue,
and does not affect the silk fiber; and
consecutive and repeated runs through
chrOmatic acid and dilute water lead
up to a black on the one and preserve
white on the other fiber; further if
naphthylamine be taken in place of
analine, combination of white and
blue, garnet, and other mode colors is
the result, and subsequently the silk
may be filled up with suitable dye.
Another improvement in this line is
that by which a superior fast black on
silk is obtained; the silk is first bot
toned with Prussian blue, then NOR
danted with fannie acid or cateche and
tin, and topped with alizarine, favo-
purporine or antha-purpurine in soap
bath; the color is much faster than a
lOgWOOd black
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-27
THE MIKADO'S MOTHERIN.LAw
Her Illness Was Due to the introduce
tiOn of Railroads.

Her Illness Was Due to the introduce
tiOn of Railroads.
The mikadO of Japan has a mother
in-law, and that mother-in-law was
lately attacked by serious illness.
So grave were the symptoms that four
hundred and twenty-three specialists
were at once summoned to the sick
lady's bedside. This, however. is not
quite the right way of putting it.
The doctors being so numerous, the
patient had to go to them, and, though
the case was not surgical one, the
operating theater of the largest hos
pital was selected as the only suitable
arena for the united labor of the four
hundred and twenty three. 1t is not
surprising to read that after the first
hour she showed symptoms of the great.
est exhaustion.
The specialists refusing to give any
precise opinion, the patient did what
our own patients often do in similar
circumstances. She asked for the
consultations of religion and a Bud
dhist priest was summoned. This eccle-
slastlc, considering doubtless that
there should be nothing secret between
priest and a penitent, applied him
self not only to the diagnosis of her
spiritual condition, but also that of her
malady, and he succeeded in discover
ing the cause with promptitude that
shamed the four hundred and twenty
three. "Malady due to the introduce
ton OF railways into Japan was his
speedy verdict. and the strangest
thing is that his patient and all her
doctors at once declared he was per-
fectly right.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-27

The largest piece Of cut glass ever
made in America, was lately on exhi-
bition in New York. It was made at
the pioneer cut-glass factory Of the
United States now about forty years
running. The piece weighed seventy
pounds before it was decorated and
lost about twenty pounds in the cut
ting. 1t is a punch bowl, eighteen in
ches high, and twenty-four inches in
diameter. The actual cost Of production
was nearly four hundred dollars and Ave
men were busted five days in decorat-
ing it. American cut-glass makers ad.
init that one English house surpasses
them in some kinds of work, but in
sist that the continental glass cutters
do not equal their American rivals.
English glass cutters earn very moder-
ate wages, but the pay of skilled men
in the United States is from twenty
five dollars to thirty-fve dollars Der
week. Strange to say, American in
ventors have not greatly improved the
machinery for cutting glass. It still
consists of the iron wheel fed with
sand for the first rough cutting; the
stone wheel with water for the next
process; the wooden wheel with putty
dust for the next, and the brush wheel
for the final polishing. Many native
Americans are now skilled glsss-cut-
forS
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-27
SEvENTEEN-YEAR LOCUST YEAR
TIE Locust II . Peat. Likewise Favorlte
Prey-Excellent Fish bait.

TIE Locust II . Peat. Likewise Fsvorite
Prey-Excellent Fish Bait.
Our expected guests, the seventeen
year locusts. who will be with rs this
summer, says the New York Sun, I'M
less the entomolOgist find some potent
means of discOuraging their proposed
arrival, will receive q warmer welcome
from beast and bird than from the
human kind. In their train will come
swarms of feathered hunters who will
find in them dainty edible, and make
their lives one weary succession OF
aeriul twistings and turnings. King
birds, bluejsys, woodpeckers, fly catch
ers and even the larger thrushes and
the smaller hawks, forsaking all else,
will cleave unto the unfortunate har-
vest fly and grow fat upon his remains.
If he grows weary in attempting to
outstrip his feathered enemies in fight,
and seeks refuge beneath q sheltering
branch, he falls prey to the vigilant
squirrel or chipmunk, who finds him a
toothsome morsel. Under any tree in
the still. sunny days of the summer
months you may find little heaps of
yellow ribbed gauze wings, testifying
to the tragedy of the cicades who es-
capped the attacks of feathered foes
only to fall victims to their furred
enemy of the rodent species.
All men, too. will hunt the unfortu-
nate locust, not as food, for he is not
the edible locust of Scripture, which,
garnished with wild honey, formed the
staple diet of the ancient wanderer,
but out of desire to destroy him lest
he destroy their fruit trees and vines.
He is himself predatory individual,
and does great damage to vegetation,
wherefore the farmers hold him in
abomination. But one man will there
be who will rejoice in the advent of
the seventeen-year harvest fly, and
that is the fisherman. When all other
bats fail the larva of the seventeen
year locust will tempt the wariest fish
to the hook. 1t is not the full-fiedged
insect, however, that avails here, but
the larva at the roots of trees, getting
ready to emerge from his sixteen years
of underground existence and burst
into the glory Of gauzy wings and a
more or less musical whir.
These larvae are white and unpleas-
sntly moist; also, they look as if they
might bite or sting or otherwise per-
form in a harmful manner, but they
can't. You may. by digging down at
the root Of young tree, turn up
number Of them at every spade thrust.
Put them into box, cover them over
with dirt; then go to the nearest
stream, bait your hook with one of
them and throw i'll your line. If you
don't catch something, it is because
the fish are all dead or else you weren't
born to be an angler. Trout. black
bass, rock bass, perch, piclerel and
even bullheads will turn aside in dis
dsin from fly, minnOw, worm or craw-
fish and eagerly grab at the larva Of
the locust. There is use for everything.
and il our periodical cicade guests give
US better fishing. then surely their Wis
its cannot be regarded as an unmiti-
gated evil.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-27
A Clever EacaDa.

Lord Hammer, the distinguished Eng
ish judge whose death was recently
announced, was known as very stern
and strict ruler of his court; no man
dared take liberty with him, and he
was never known to be hoaxed but on
one occasion. A juryman, dressed in
deep mourning, serious and downcast
in expression. stood up and claimed ex-
emption from service on that day as he
was deeply interested in funeral of a
gentleman at which it was his desire
to be present. "Oh, certainly" was
the courteous reply of the Judge, and
the sad man went. ''My lord" inter.
posed the clerk as soon as the ex-jury-
man had gone, do you know who that
man is you exempted?" mo" "He
is an undertaken.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-27
klTE-ELYiNG IN BURMAH.
OAs Of the Main ADJUSTMENTS Of an In
dOleDt People.

Amu80mCnIR
doleDt People.
The Burmese are by all accounts an
indolent people. One traveller goes so
far IS to say that one days work and
four days rest is their idea of industry.
The same traveller, Mr.. E. d. Cunning,
author Of "In the Shadow of the Pa
Roda," describes them as much given
TO kite-fying, an amusement which
they contrive to enjoy with q minimum
of bodily exertion. Their method Of
operations is very simple. Says Mr.
Cunning:
You pare down two twelve-inch slips
OF bamboo, tie them at their centers
crosswise, run thread round the four
tips, and paste upon this frame one
thickness Of paper. Tie a nail or a
small screw-nut to one corner and
your kite is made.
The altitude which a well-made kite
OF this kind will reach is wonderful,
and the lightest breath of wind will
take itup A hundred and fifty or two
hundred yards of strong sewing thread,
wound on q skeleton reel of four inches
AAA o'SA1CeCI 01Iu CIkuC luCucS Ill lcuR I'll,
completes the equipment.
Then, having started the kite by a
process Of gentle playing. you squat
down in the middle of the street, so as
to keep you. thread clear of the
houses, and let the kite help itself.
II you have fastened the thread with
cunning, the kite rises almost perpen-
dicularly, bringing you JOY in the envy
and admiration of those who cannot
make sleeper angle than forty de-
grees. The kite having taken out all
the thread, You sit and contemplate it
poised still and clear in the upper air
for . few hours.
In Rangoon, on a still morning or
evening. hundreds Of kites float over
the Burmese quarter OF the town. some
nearly out of sight, others lowering
just above the roofs. When driving,
your syce has frequently to halloo ont
OF the way = middle aged man who is
backing slowly down in mid street
eosxing his kite up. He goes about
the business with pondurous
solemnity that raises it to the dignity
Of . science.