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GENIUS IS INDIFFERENT.
Surroundings Have Naught to Do with the
Thread of Thought


Thread of Thought
1t might be conjectured perhaps that
SCOTS and Byron S genius was favored
by the circumstances of their birth,
that the wild scenes in which SCOTS
infancy was passed, and the local leg
ends with which his head was filed de-
termined him to ballad writing, and
that the ballad writing led naturally in
its turn to romance, and that the high
station and undisciplined liberty of
Byron's childhood fostered that passion
ate self will and brooding imagination
which showed themselves in his fierce,
scornfui and moody verse. This, we
say, might perhaps be conjectured with
some probability, and the like might be
said of Wordsworth's infancy.
But how shall we maintain that the
conditions of Keats cockney birth in a
livery stable or his education in dis
secting room favored the growth of that
most delicate and rich type CT almost
Hellenic clearness and beauty of imag-
nation? And how shall we maintain
that Dickens mental task in the cork
ing of backing bottles fostered the
growth of that wonderful humor and
that microscopic accuracy of vision
which filed the world with laughter
and with inimitable caricature such as
no comedy, not even Moliere's. had an.
ticipated?
Again, who would have ventured tc
predict that wild, despotic, Irish evan.
gelical spirit like Patrick Bronte, ban
ished tothe bleakest of Yorkshire moors,
would have been the father of children
SO eager, original and vivid in their rev.
cries as those who eventually produced
the unique passion of Ellis and Currer
Bells genius? So far as we know any
thing of the origin of genius, that ORR
gin is usually a surprise.
1t is the rare exception, and not the
rule, when we find Chatham succeeding
in producing such hothoase flower as
William Pitt, or James Mill succeeding
in celebrating specimen more perfect
than himself of thinker of his own
type, in the studious, diligent, diffuse,
lucid and rather dreary logician and
economist who left his mark on the
English philosophy of the third quarter
of this century. Nor do we ever find in
rare instances of this sort the higher
kinds of original genius. Pitt and John
Stuart Mill were considerable triumphs
of training for a purpose, but that pur
pose was very limited enc and had
none of the largeness and freshness of
vitality which attaches to original gen.
ius.-London Spectator.
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natsctinr n smurrIsr.

"A treasury agent, speaking Of the
watchfulness Of Uncle Sans officials,
said: "A handsomely dressed man got
off ferTyboat and seemed to be unusu-
ally nervous. A moment more and he
was struggling in the hands of the Off
GERS and desperately clutching at the
lapels of his coat. It's no use, the
officers remarked; we know what you
have and where it is. Better give It up
and save trouble. Apparently crushed
by the discovery, the man quietly as
sisted in opening seams and produced
the diamonds from various portions of
his clothing. Your shoes, pleasel' This
rather staggered him, but he submitted
with good grace, and one Of the heels
being unscrewed another lot, though
smaller and less valuable than the first,
was found there. The diamonds were
examined and pronounced to be splen-
did article Of paste, worth about rs
cents each. This did not satisfy us, and
the man was stripped TO the skin. A
huge piece Of sticking plaster was on
his back, which was removed, and I'M
der it were concealed scores Of genuine
diamonds 1t is not often that ruse
is SO adIoitly planned and practiced.
New York Times.
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Congress Water.

How many people know that out by
the Greenough statue of Washington,
east of the capitol, is vast and cav
ernous reservoir? Not one In thou
sand, but there it is, down in the bow
els of the earth, and covered deep be-
meath the smooth surface of asphaltum.
Away back in the thirties congress pur-
chased spring over east Of the present
site of Howard university. It is now
at the bottom of the unused distribut-
ing reservoir. From it pipes were laid
to the capitol, and in pond east Of the
building the water flowed and was held
for the use of the early Solons OF the
hill. In 1876 the reservoir was arched
over and covered in, but there 1t is, and
If congress has been neglectful of the
city's interests as TO water supply,
the reason is not hard to find. Congress
has its own private tap. Pipes run into
the capitol, furnishing the boilers, cool
ers and water for cleaning purposes.
There is an overflow pipe that runs into
the pretty little grotto below the senate
wing at one side Of the main sidewalk
and tinkles over the messy bank In
miniature cascade. Washington Post.
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ARTISTS or THE ROUNDUP.
Old Time Texas Cowboys Vastly DiKsren
From Those of the Present Day.


Old Time Texas Cowboys Vastly Different
From Those Of the Present Day.
The old time cowboy is no more. He
passed in his checks with the free grass
custom. The big pasture has intro
duced new order of cowboy, who sleeps
in a house and ''obeys orders" or quits.
The old cowboy was the companion Of
his boss and shared his pleasures and
his hardships.
No manager in this big headquarter
rockhouse reminded him Of his inferior
rank in society, nor did any of the mod
ern ranch accessories mar the common
dangers, the pleasures and the freedom
and equality Of the whilom cowboy and
cowman. But the ranch in the olden
time was cottonwood loghouse to
cook in, and for roof and protection
from the weather the slicker was used,
and mother earth supplied their beds.
The broad range and the overhanging
sky answered for house and home. A
roundup in 1S67-S0 was not bounded
by wire fences, but the boys galloped out
of camp after breakfast, made wide
sweep, and all then drove toward a
common center, and loi directly at that
point was gathered.a herd of stock cat
tie of all brands, ready for the cut to
begin.
The high toned man was tabooed.
remember such a man appeared at the
ranch of J. T., In Shackleford county,
in 1869. He was a city fellow, and
would say Thank you" and such like.
His intense politeness and high toned
nonsense aggravated the boys nightly.
Jim b. in particular-poor fellow
was especially fretted by his nonsense,
as he called 1t, and tried to ridicule it
out of him, but in vain. at last his
resentment ripened into genuine hatred
and it was hard to keep the peace be-
tween them, for the city fellow had
grit too.
Well, one morning in 1869, at Noun
tain pass, in Taylor county, long before
any one lived in that section, Jim got
awfully mad and gave the city fellow a
cussing, whereupon row resulted and
blodshed was barely prevented there
and then. We got the city fellow to ride
off, and it looked like peace had return
ed, but one hour later Jim B. and his
amiable enemy met off at one side Of
the roundup. happened to DO near. In
a flash the city chap ran before Jim.
dismounted, leveled his gun on him and
demanded an apology or death.
Jim jerked out two six shooters, but
said nothing, and instantly the city
fellow fired. Poor Jim rolled off his
horse dead man. got to them just
as Jim fell. He died instantly, shot
through the heart. His slayer mounted
his horse and slit out" We buried
Jim and went on with our herd, two
men short, but with no discordant ele-
ment among US.
Such was the old way. The boys were
courteous and kind, they were gener-
Gus and brave, industrious and honest,
but they would not stand any high toned
nonsense. A new era has set in. Which
is the better we cannot say, but one
thing is sure-with all his faults, and
they were many, the old time cowboy
was man to DO trusted in peace or
war and was the very soul of honor
Dallas News.
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An Awful Tragedy (!

Thousands of lives have been sacri
feed thousands Of homes made desc.
late by the fatal mistake of the "old
SCHOOL, ply sicians, still persisted in
by some, Notwithstanding the light
thrown upon the subject by modern
research, that Consumption is in cur
able. 1t is not, Consumption is a
scrofulous diseas OF the lungs, any
remedy which strikes right at the
seat OF the complaint must and will
cure it. Such remedy is DR.. Pierce'a
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t is a
certain specific for all scrofulous
complaints. 1t was never known to
fail if given fair trial, and that is
why the manufacturers sell it under
a positive guarantee that if it does
not benefit or cure, the money paid
for it will be refunded. The only
lung remedy possessed of such re.
markable curative properties as to
warrant its makers in selling it on
trial.
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mARr1NsBURe W. VA. SATURDAY FEBRUARY "a 1894.
UNDER TIE MIsTLEToE.

Grandmamma, in your frame on the wall.
Beautiful maid OF the long ago, :
Stately and slender, blond and tall,
With the pinched In waist and the foot so
small,
Prithee tell-for ! fain would know
What did you on that Christmastide
When great-great- grandpapa made you bride?
Handsome and courtly and debonair.
With his powdered cue and his Roman nose,
As richly dark as his bride IS fair,
he rests hand on your straight backed clair
To whisper to you, l suppose
To whisper again as In long ago
When he kissed you under the mistletoe.
Say. beautiful bride In the antique dress;
Say, beautiful bride In your bridal white,
Did you let him gaze on your loneliness
TIL lifted eyes did your heart confess
As you led the dance on your wedding night?
Did he press your hand as he bent to say
Sweet words-as the lovers do today?
Ali courtly groom of the vanished years,
Beautiful bride of the days long fed,
Dust, but dust are your hopes and fears,
Cold your kisses and dried your tears;
But hang here, over your head,
A sprig of such Christmas mistletoe
As you kissed beneath In the long ago.
Mary Clarke Huntington in Good House.
keeping
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THE SECRETARY BIRD.
The Cool Manner In which 1t Kills Snake,
Its Natural Prey.

The Cool Manner In which 1t Kills Snake,
Its Natural Prey.
As soon as the secretary bird, or
snake eater, Of South Africa discovers
a make, it advances toward it without
hurry and without hesitation, and when
within striking distance it Immediately
elevates its crest and the feathers Of the
neck, and without losing any time de-
hvers blow with its foot. If the snake
has avoided the blow and attempts to
strike back, the bird interposes wing,
thus receiving the deadly fangs harm
lessly upon the long feathers and Inn
mediately strikes again.
The fight is then virtually over, for
II the secretary gets in single blow
the snake back is broken, and the bird,
lightninglike, plants its foot firmly on
the reptiles neck and head, pressing
them into the ground, while it delivers
the coup de grace with its beak, and
then deliberately swallows the snake
whole, beginning at the tail, and just
before the head disappears, giving it an
enthusiastic parting rap on the ground.
But there is nothing refined about the
SECRETARY birds appetite, for one writer
says he found inside one three serpents
''as long as his arm" IL lizards z
inches long, 81 tortoises about inches
In diameter, besides large quantity
Of grasshoppers and other insects, or
in other words, ~ feet of snake, az
of lizard, 81 of tortoise and say yard
of miscellaneous trifesl
The secretary bird is protected by the
cape authorities for the immense public
benefit it confars in eating poisonous
snakes, and q penalty is attached by
law to its destruction. And If it were
necessary hundreds of eyewitnesses
could be called to prove its right to the
title of serpentarius. Curiously enough,
too, this bird may be trained, and is
trained, to protect poultry yards, not
only from snakes, which are too fond Of
eggs, but from other birds of prey. -St.
james Budget.
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There has been no subject concerning
which more lies have been told than
about giants. Until it was found that
modern men could not be squeezed into
the armor at the Tower, it was taken
for granted that we had degenerated in
size. This is not only not the case,
but in the matter of giants we have the
advantage of our predecessors. The EN-
peror Maximinian indeed was said to
have been 81 feet high, but ancient
mensuration, especially in the case of
an emperor, is not to be trusted; in
deed, from Its not having made him
taller, it is certain that there was no
pne else nearly SO tall. Orestes, it is
frue. we are told, was o feet long-aft-
er death, but he was not thought SO
highly of when alive; we may reasona-
bly, take 8 feet as his ultimatum. Lon
don News.
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A Case of Contempt.

The prisoner was a bold faced va
grant, and the judge had it in for him
from the start
How many times have you been
here?'' he asked.
Really, your honor, never kept
count after the twentieth time. :
I'm give you six months. y said the
judge sternly.
sAll right, your honor. =
but it ism t all right 1t is all wrong,
and you ought to be ashamed of your
SELF
well, your honor" was the impu-
dent response, you oughtn't to COM
plain. The state gets my services for
nothing, and you make it pay you for
yours, and the judge gave him 80 days
more for contempt. Detroit Free Press.
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Sweets Of Solitude.

Sheep and geese become restless when
separated from the flock; the eagle and
lion seek isolation. From quiet and
solitude spring the greatest thoughts,
inventions and formation. Our most
valuable acquisition in the time of cur
development through nature, art and
circumstance is the fruit of hours spent
in quietude, desirable for our growing
youth and absolutely essential for our
future philosopher, poet and artist
George Ebcrs in the Forum.
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Women clsrks IN ,ya.hlnrton.

There have been great changes in tho
government departments in the last 30
years. The first woman regularly en-
ployed was put ON the rolls of the navy
department 81 years ago. She was
young widow, and the officials consid-
cred it an awful problem how to dis
pose of her. Finally they hit upon
plan. They treated her as If she was
contagious disease and isolated her in
an attic room. She received and re-
turned her copying by messenger.
But tho disease caught on, so TO speak,
and today there are / 900 women in the
treasury alone. There is one woman to
every seven men.
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In front of his early home, in Swe-
den, stands monument with this in
scription, John Ericsson was born
here" 1t is large granite monument
and was built by the miners of his ma
tive region wholly at their own charges.
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Spanish Etiquette.

There is curious story of how the
Duke d'Aoste, when king of Spain, told
a muleteer to whom he was talking to
cover himself, the sun being hot, for
getting that by SO doing he made him a
grandee. Marshal Prim, to prevent this
catastrophe, knocked the mans hat out
of his hand, and according to some the
muleteer had something to do with the
assassination that followed a few days
decentralization Spectator.
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Hose of Olden Time.

In the very long ago hose were not
stockings as now worn, but made long,
and were often drawn up even to the
waist, and, oddly enough, had pockets
in their sides. We read. moreover, that
in the time Of the Tudors and Stuarts
they were of great variety, both OF ma
terial and color. and for such as could
command the luxury were richly tyiW-
med and costly; they were often called
neither stocks. ''-Harper's Bazaar.
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Ia Grippe.

DuriLg the prevalence of tie.
Grippe tue past season, it was a.no-
ticeable fact that those who depend
ed upon DR.. Kings New Discovery.
not only bad speedy recovery, but
escaped all the troublesome after ef-
fects of the malady. This remedy
seems to have peculiar power in
efecting rapid cures not only in cas-
es of La Grippe, but in all diseases
of Throat, Chest and Lungs and has
cured cases of Asthma and Hay Fe-
yer of long standing. Try it and be
convinced. 1t won't disappoint.
Trial bottles free at E. G. Williams,
Jr. Il Co.
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OF Two Evns Choose The Least.

Doctor-If you are to recover, you
must spend the next three months in
travelling.
Patient l cam afford it, doctor.
Doctor-Very well, stay at home If
jon must, and I will visit you daily.
Patient-Never mind, doctor, think
! will travel after all. From tho Ger
man.
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Hecker-"sherry's head waiter
tainted the other night"
Decker-"Did some one offer him
a quarter n
Hecker-"No; man asked him,
in a confidential way, what they used
as substitute for terrapin.n
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Conductor James McEntee of the Un-
ion Pacific railroad claims to have las
seed deer with bellcord, an expert
ence that is vouched for by the train
hands. The train was going at full
speed near Echo, U. T., at the time.
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Poor Hankinson, who had come to
make an evening call, paused at the
doorway Of the parlor. Young Fergu-
son was there ahead of him.
II can hardly hope for any inter
change of ideas this evening, Miss Ka-
jones', he said, with CHASTITY attempt
to be facetious, on the basis Of unre-
stricted reciprocity. You seem to be
fully protected.
"Protected?' exclaimed Miss Ka-
jones, with a ravishing smile. Mot at
all, Mr.. Hankinson. Raw material is
on the free list here. Walk in. Chi
cago Tribune.
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Don't quarrel

with people for groaning when they
suffer with Rheumatism or Neural
gia; the pain is simply terrible No
ancient torture was more painful.
But people ougbt to le b,amed i
having Rheumatism or Neuralgia
and won't use Red Flag OIL; il bias
cured hundreds Of sufferers and costs
only % cents at Z. C. Williams Jr,
& Co.'s Drug Store
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AUCTIOHEER'S NOTICE!

J. Y. QUINN offers his services as
Auctioneer in the counties of Berkeley
ana Jefferson. Having had over %
years experience can guarantee salts
Iaction in selling and in price. or no
charge. Terms moderate. A share Of
pubic patronage solicited. Address ali
communications to J. v. Quinn.
Bedlngton, Berkeley county. ". Va.
Dec. u, 1880. tf.
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Mrs. Funnyman-"Jobn, when
was the frst JOKE on the moihcr-in
law NADER"
Mr.. Funny man-'When Noal,
went into the ark and left her out
Puck.
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An Omce Secret.

Junior Partner-Our traveller ought
to be discharged. He told one of our
customers that am an ignorant fool.
Senior Partner shall speak to him
and insist that no more Office secrets be
divulged. Boston Gazette.
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Messenger Boy-Where's the man
what sent me out with this here mes.
sage?
Mr.. Smi.b-It was / that sent
you.
Messenger Boy-Naw; the Teller
what sent me was q clean shaved
bloke.
Mr.. Smith-WelI, it grew since
you started.->Judge.
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R.,cc.ea Too s1ueb.

Woman On third class carriaee)-Oh,
what noisel That horIid whistliug IL
enough to drive one mad.
Guard suppose you want rs fer
your sixpence to engage Patti to sing
on the engine for you!-Avondpost.
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This is progressive age. The king
of Corea has purchased an electric light
plant in this country, which will have
2,O00 incandescent lamps and will illu-
inmate the kings palace and grounds.
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One of the largest retail dry goods
houses in Boston has standing con-
tract with daily newspaper to take all
the small change received each day by
the newspaper.
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The Blood is the source OF health
Keep it pure by taking Hoods
Sarsapsrilla. which is peculiar 10.
itself, and superior in strength, econ
omy, and medicinal merit.
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The average cost of building an Eng
lish ironclad is e48 per ton; French,
e55; Italian. EST; German. Gee
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Hoods Pills are purel, segetr
blecarefulIy prepared afrom
ingredients. csc.
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Insurance Business!

in all its plans, representing none but
the solvent, o Id reliable Companies. In
surfing risks on LIFE, FIRE ACCT
DENT and LIVE STOCK. My Com
panies will pay losses promptly. Call
and see me and l will be pleased to
quote rates for risks in competition
with safe Companies, barring Wild cat
and non paying Companies never pay
Prudent people always insure in the
best Companies. Call on or address,
WIN MORGAN,
Office, Blondel Building, Corner Queen
aud Main SITS Martinsburg, " Va
Jan. "a 81, 1y.
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MONT ALTO RAILROAD
N TIME TABLE,
WEST ROuND.

baltimore AND OHIO RAILROAD
ID TIME TABLE
IN EFFECT SUNDAY, NOV. 10, 1893.
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lInlE TABLES.

mo RIVER RAILROAD
-F.ME TABLE
On and after Monday. June 10, 1898,
mas senee' trans viii run as follows;
#Daly tDaily except sunday.
~-------------------------
LEAVE south Bound.
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Nervous Instantly relieved by a Cuti-
cura Plaster, because it vi
MUSCULAR talizes the nerve forces and
hence cures nervous pains,
WSdkncSS weakness and numbEess.
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" Z BoBL.soN, G. p A.,
Parkersburg W. Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-17

Dr. Shrady. in the Forum, gives some Of the big
fees that physicians receive from wealthy patients
For four weeks attendance during typhoid fever
the physician to the Prince Of Wales received
$50, 900.
1t is the countless homes in moderate circum-
stances. however. that find II hard to pay for
the frequent doctors visits. What the plain peo-
pie want is the very best medicine. yet not beyond
their means. They have 1t In Paine's celery COM
pound
To prepare such a great. popular remedy, that
should embody the most advanced ideas regarding
disease, and yet be easily within reach of the
thousand modest homes where sickness exists, was
the lifelong ambition of that eminent Dartmouth
professor, the greatest physician America has
produced. Edw-rd Z. Phelps, Md, LID. Paine's
celery compound, that remarkable nerve regulator
and blood purifier, first prepared by Prof.
Phelps in the laboratory Of the Dartmouth medi-
cal school,
Paine's celery compound embodied the sound
theory of Prof Phelps. that only by feeding and
rebuilding WORKOUT, diseased nerve tissues could
firm health be restored. This greatest of reme-
dies sets to work at once to store the nerve It's
sues and the muscular tissues with the means Of
rapid growth 1t urges the excretory organs to
cleanse the blood, and fills 1t with new red corpus
cles. There has never been anything like Paine's
celery compound for building up the system when
marvellous power in permanently curing nervous
debility and exhaustion. neuralgia, sleeplessness,
melancholy, headaches. dyspepsia, rheumatism and