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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22
Working Both Ways.

Truckman-Boss, I'll have to charge
you So fur hauiin these ashes away. It's
more n two miles to the dump, and the
liberties won't let Us empty 'sin tbs
side of it. They watch US mighty close
Same Truckman two hours later)-
Cap'n, I'll have to charge you 80 fur
this load of ashes Eyerybody's putin
in these cement walks now and has to
have film, and good ashes is mighty
hard to git now. tell youl-Chicago
Tribune.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22

A curious point in Swedish criminal
law is that confession is necessary be-
fore a capital sentence can be carried
out. II. however. the culprit persists
in protesting his innocence in the face
Of overpowering evidence, the prison
discipline is made extremely strict and
severe Until the desired confession Is OBJ.
tanned. Popular Magazine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22
Labor's Farewell to the Sugar-Cured
Congress-.

From the New York Daily Indicator.
How dear to our hearts is our Democrat.
ic Congress,
AS hopeless inaction presents il &c
view;
The bill of poor Wilson, the deep tan.
gled tariff,
And every mad pledge that their lu
macy knew
fhe Widespread depression, TIE mills
that closed by it,
The rock Of free silver where great
Grover fell;
They've busted our country, no use to
deny it.
And d-m the old party, it's busted as
well
This Cleveland Congress,
This Queen Lily Congress,
This wild free-traie Congress,
We all love SO we'll.
Their moss covered pledges we no long
err treasure,
For often at noon, when out hunting
a job,
We find that, instead of the corn they
had promised,
They're given US nothing-not even a
cob?
How ardent we cussed 'em with lips
overlooking
With sulphnrous blessings as great
swear words fell;
The emblems of hunger, free trade and
free silver,
Are sounding in sorrow tie working
mans knelll
This bank breaking Congress,
This mill-closing Congress,
This starvation Congress,
We all love SO well.
How sweet from their eloquent lips tc
receive it,
"Cussed tariff protection no longer up
hold"
We listened-and voted our dinner pail.
empty,
The factories silent. the furnaces cold
And now, far removed from our lost sit
uations,
The tear of regret doth intrusiyely
swell;
We yearn for Republican Administration
And sigh for the Congress that served
us so well.
This Fifty third Congress,
This Democrat Congress,
This sugar cured Congress,
We " ish was in -
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22

The Republicans Of the Second Con-
gressional District have nor iinated
Hon. A. G. Dayton, of Barbour Coun-
ty. Mr.. Dayton is young man of
marked ability and energy and very
popular throughout the district. Ii
will be very strange indeed and a very
sad commentary on the good jude ment
of the people of the Second District il
Dayton does not succeed the free ira
der who has almost ruined the indus
tries OF that locality along with those
of the rest of the State. -Mourdsville
Herald.
The Second District will do her
whole duty and will hereafter be rep
resented by man who will strive TO
legislate for the benefit of the PEE ,ple
of his own district lther than tor.
eigners.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22
Tho Perfect Man.

The right kind of man from Beershe.
ba to Dan sought with an infinite zest.
From the end of the east my search new
er ceased till came to the end of the
west.
He's gentle and quiet and plain in his
diet and never gets mad in crowd.
He's a tireless searcher for all kinds Of
'svircher' and never is boastful and
loud
Hos modest and sweet, and he gives
up his seat if washerwoman enters
the car. If hesmokes out of doors, then
the smoke he outpours always comes
from a 10 cent cigar.
On tho great tariff bill he will never
talk till you wish he would languish
and die. He's in love with his wife and
stays so all his life and praises her pud-
ding and pie.
And sought for this man from Beer
sheba to Dan; sought from the west te
the east. but I'm sorry to say that be
didn't come to stay, and he's long since
defunct and deceased Yankee Blade.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22

Our friends, the enemy, have dis.
covered that they were altogether mis-
taken about the strength of st, We Ell
kins. One named Aston tsor,ton
Dayton, little lawyer of Pi ilippi,
Barbour County, was lately disc overed
by accident and is the only man in the
Second District that can beat w. l..
Wilson. -Mouidsville Echo.
Why, Shaw! We are astt nislled
that you should admit that Wilson
can be beaten. Put then even Il dyel.
in-thewool Democrat will occa siona11.
ly stumble upon the truth.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22

Yes, living is cheaper. You get a
whole barrel of flour for Sass, but the
man who raised the wheat ind work
ed harder tian yon do, gets less than
so cents bushel where in much bet
ter times he gets dollar. -Weilsburg
Herald.
And another point: Where is the
Sass, with which to buy the fl our, to
come from
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22

Capeharts decline is about the
shabbiest thing, up to date, in West
Virginia politcs.-Wetzel Democrr.
1t is rather remarkable that he had
sense enough TO get in out of the
moisture.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22
MARTINsBURG. Wv SATURDAY SEPTEMBER %.

Wien the bill admitting foreign wool
free was enacted into law. 1t is need
less to add that American wool has
declined so per cent since tie free
traders came into power.
##*
Win L. Wilson is now serving his
sixth term and is candidate for the
seventh, but no one can point to any
thing he has done which is or has been
beneficial to his district or any portion
thereof Herald.
Oh, yes. they can. He has kept you
Republicans out. That's big thing
in itself If he hasn't done any good,
he has kept you from doing any more
harm than possible. You Republicans
serve best when you simply stand and
wait -Charles Town Advocate.
Just exactly the answer we expect
cd. He has been dog in the manager
would not do any thing himself
nor give way to others who would do
something.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22

Among the documents the Demo-
cratic Congressional campaign conf
mittee is sending out today is one
stating that during the last two
months while there has been de-
crease OF forty per cent in the price of
foreign wool, there has been an in
crease of ten per cent in the price of
that grown in the United States. This
certainly doesu't indicate that the SEN
ate bill has ruined the country. -
Charles Town Free Press.
5ust notice the expression last two
anonths and then hunt up last.week S
Herald and read our article entitled
~ heaNoolMarket" The advance in do
sriestic wool came when it was thought
: the tariff thinkers would iail. and the
.iecline ia foreign wool (in this couu-
try, not in foreign countries) came
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22

We don't hear as muck from the Re-
publican papers about democratic
times" as we used to. W1lat's the mat
teri The Democrats are still in power.
Wheeling Register.
We are waiting to hear from the
Register about that alleged advance in
the price of domestic wool.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22

IF YOUR BACK ACHES,
Or yoz are all worn cut. really good tor moth.
ing It Is general debility. Try
BROWNsS IRON BITZERS.
Il WIN cure you, cleanse your nvex, and give
good appetite
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22

The Louisianians go bac' : on the
party because they consid r them
selves wrongfully used in she single
item of sugar; what about West Viz
ginfans who might say abou the same
In regard to about everythi lg salable
that they raise. We inigt t say that
Ii they had the Louisiana .punk they
would raise something 81 slphurous-
possibly they will.-Wej lsburg Her
aid
Let one travel from Piedmont to
Elkinsand he can easif understand
why William L. Wilson will not con.
tinue to misrepresemt the Second Dis.
trict.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22

Hon. Steve Elkins has been very ILL.,
We think Mr.. Dayton will have a
sinking spell next November.-Sh
herdstown Register.
Taking their cue from the Wheeling
Register 1e rly every Democratic pa
per in the State has had a fling at
Mr.. Elkins. Last winter when Mr..
Wilson was sick all Republican news
papers syTpathized with him. yet it
is fact that Mr.. Eikils was in great
er danger during his recent illness
than was Mr. Wilson.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22

"Dayton's nomination is io e.
say our Democratic friends Oh, yes;
but the appeals, entreaties, and te~Ts
OF the speakers at Saturdays fllner.rl
to the ''unterrified" to stand firm irr
line, do not indicate that they appre
ciate the joke Preston Journal.
1t is like the Wheeling Register
which in one column said he was weak
and in another published John Nc
Graw's opinion which was exactly the
contrary.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22

The threat of free trade cry naseri-
ally reduced wages in adj ition TO dc
priving million; ofthe M cans of earn
ing a livelihood. Now. with Il lam
not half SO bad as that which Prot
Wilson strove to force pom the PEG
pie, additional retiuct ion are Il se Of
der of the day, and thereare no st likes
either Poverty the companion or
free trade, is the harde t task-1 astrf
this country ever knew and it 1nles
from the heliisls work men like the
man who aspi es to CO itinne to uis-
represent the Second district.
The above 5eautif i specimen Of
editorial work is sakei from the lar
tinsburg Herald w think Fo tor
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22
CLIPPINGS AND COMMENTS
Political and Otherwise From and
About Our Exchanges.

Will some of our Democratic con-
teinporaries kindly inform a long
suffering public just what VIM. J..
Wilson has done for this district
Herald
Though one should come from
heaven, and speak with the tongue OF
1angels, he could not move the editor
of the Herald from his blind, bitter.
ill-couceived prejudiees.-Shepherds-
town Register.
Yes. but hold OH Answer the
question; what has Mr.. Wilson done
for this district? Was he prejudiced
against it, and therefore did nothing?
-Martinsburg Iudepe 1dent.
Neither the Register nor any other
Democratic newspaper can give any
thing like satisfactory answer Fail
ing or being utterly unable to do so.
all that is left is to try to quote Scrip
ture and then call us ugly names.
| Democrats will SOW crop of wheat
this fall, and then vote for the party
i that reduced the quantity of money
/ with which to buy wheat. or i'll other
words the fifty-cent wheat Democracy.
4 Think, think, think.-Wetzel Repub-
/ lican.
Men who vote the Democratic tick :
ct this year are not of the thinking
4 variety. If Democrats would once stop
to think there would be no Democrat
ic party.
The following is from, the Sisters
vile News, and po-trays the feeling
j in that great oil center:
4 My countryl It's of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
| Of thee we sing.
4 Land where the wheels are tied,
4 Land where industries died,
| On to the English side,
Took rapid wings,
| My native country, thee,
Land to which the paupers flee,
Thy name we love.
/ love thy Cleveland's frills,
Thy mo trade) Tariff bills,
Thy Gresham, Crisp, and Mills,
Angels from above.
Let music fill the breeze,
/ Democrats to the knees,
And swell the song.
/! Let those who brought this fate,
Their medicine take straight,
And two years longer wait,
To right the wrong.
Our father, Grover c.,
| Mogul of misery!
To thee we sing.
Bear with us if you can,
| But If you are not man,
Say you don't care d-n
For anything
DAYTON s uOnli.-atior &c :. inl "a ~
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Sedgwick Command, Z. v. u.

Sedgwick Command. No. 3. Union veter-
ans Union. installed it's officers last night
by the department mastering officer Col.
j. G. Birchfield. The list of officers Is as
follows: DIR. Frank T. Howe, colonel; Geo.
]. P. Wood, lieutenant colonel; VIM. J..
Palmer, major; s. A. Johnson, surgeon; s..
w. Hastings, quartermaster; A. NJ. Legg.
officer Of the day; Rev. w. H. Black, chap
lain; S. P. Walter. o. G., and B. F.. Chase,
adjutant. Department Commander l.. d.
Bumpus was present and made a stirring
speech, giving an interesting history Of
the growth and development of the order
and a gratifying statement as to it's pres
ent condition. He said that the outlook for
the year just begun was very bright and
complimented the command upon the char
acter of its officers and membership.
Speeches were also made by s. T. Hamil-
ton, adjutant general of the department;
Mastering officer Birchfeld Col VIM. f.
Rogers, Past National Commander Alden,
Capt. S. w. Hastings and Chaplain Black.
and the meeting was one Of the most
earnest and interesting in the history Of
the command.
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Good VIII Lodge, 1. O. G, IT,

Last evening the lady members Of Good
VIII Lodge corner 18th and d streets north
west, Harris Hall, gave pleasant enter
tainment to many friends. Each lady
member donated a box package filled with
cake, oranges and other dainties and each
one was offered to the highest bidder the
gentlemen present being the purchasers
The contents of each were to be partaken
of with the lady donating the package.
whose name accompanied it, These all
Melted a handsome sum. The following
program was rendered during the evening
Instrumental duet. F. H. Bushby and ].
Veehmyer; vocal duet. Miss L. Wynkoop
and Miss Edith Hoffman; recitation, Miss
Sue Springman; banjo solo. Mr.. e. Gibson
solo. F. H. Bushby; instrumental trio,
Messrs. Bushby, Gibson and Veehmyer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-10

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows
Dennis Conner to c. OConnor, sub IL, so.
n. of 4; $. c. Gessford to Carrie E.
Thayer, sub 80, So. $50; s.. NJ. Quinlan
to John Moran, sub Z. SO. 719; s.. John
Moran to Anne Quinlan, do; 5. G. M.
Fague to b. L. Blackford, in trust, prop
erty on Stoddart street, Georgetown: s..
w. Huston to A. B. Hines. subs 81 and g.
SO. S. of 1O4; 5. Mary A. Hackett to E.
A. Martin. sub 81, So. S12; 5. E. SPEECH
to j. H. Clark ct al, pit. lot Is, blk. Z,
Bloomingdale; $. c. Briscoe ct al. to T.
w. Fowler ct al, pit. IL, 50. 554; s. E.
Howard to H. p. Howard, pit. 5, so. 80;
5. NJ. l.. Gottwals to Edith NJ. Davis. lot
4 blk. 3. Ivy City; s1.400. NJ. Jones to p.
d. Jones, sub X. So. 273; 5. F. d. Neale
to NJ. Hannah, sub 80, So All; $500 l..
l.. Apple to ]. o. Johnson, pit. 4, blk. A.
north grounds Columbia University; 3
]. o. Johnson to Margaret l.. Cassidy, pt.
subs and 4, So. IS; $.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-10

Death of Mrs. Ann Thompson Moore.
Mrs. Ann Thompson Moore, widow Of
Robert Moore, and mother Of Mrs. A. P.
Lacey Of this city. and Mrs Rev. Nathan
Sites, died at the residence of her son-in-law,
Capt. A. P. Lacey, yesterday, aged eighty
four years. She was married to Robert
Moore at Wellsburg, Va, and with him
moved to Coshocton county. Ohio. in the
early pioneer days, where they erected a
large log house, which also served the pur-
pose of a preaching place for the early
Methodist preachers. Mr.. Moore organized
the first Methodist class in his community.
Mrs Moore reared q family of six children.
all Of whom have filled stations Of useful
ness in the church and in society. Down to
within a few days of her death her mind
was clear, and her memory Of early asso-
Citations was strong.
Her remains will be taken for interment
to her old home at Mohawk Valley, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-10

The Washington and Baltimore Building
and Loan Association was incorporated in
Baltimore yesterday by William o. Roome,
William H. Barstow. Lewis Mundheim,
Nazareth Bunch and Charles S. Willis of
Washington, and James S. Rogers. Charles
H. Hopkins, James Scott, VIM. F. Rogers,
Charles Z. Hill and VIM. o. Nelson of Bal
timore. The capital stock is S2OO.NOO
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Gra nteI m Divorce.

Robert A. Clemms was granted divorce
by Judge Hagner yesterday from the bonds
of matrimony with Harriet Clemms, with
the custody of the two children, Jas. Il. and
Robert B. Clemms. The charge was deser-
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued by -
clerk OF the court TO the following: Frank
II. Long of Richmond. Va, and Eug.nie
Redfern; Frederick Degges and Cora =
Davis; Charles F. Cassidy and Mary r.
Burke; Phillip Tyler and Rachel j. Bro xn:
Iesre L. Havers and Marv Hwraln
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Warm Hosiery.

Ladies', Mems and Children's Merino and
Wool Underwear. in all grades, at greatly
reduced prices As an illustration we name
two specials"
SOC. instead Of 81 for Ladies' Natural
Gray Atwood Vests.
An odd lot Of Mems Underwear can be
found on our center counter at about half
the regular prices.
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Fellows Fellows j. r. N y; ! shoreham.
Fielder, G. B.. n. j.. Normandie.
Fithian. George W., Illinois, Wizards.
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Funk Benz F. Illinois nn a1 alS 81 e
Gardner, John j., N J.. 2OG N. J. ave. Sc
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large circle of their friends last night an
undeniable treat by a musicale, at which
| the Adamowski Quartet were the perform
ers. Pretty gtlt-edsed programs were hand
| ed about for the guests to follow the five
numbers given. Mrs. Curry was assisted
in receiving by her sister, Mrs. Connely,
Mrs. Harriet Lans Johnston, Miss Mildred
Lee. Mrs. Calderon Carlisle. Miss Pendle-
ton, Miss Kennedy and Miss Jane Riggs.
The guests. numbering about one hundred
and fifty, were representative of official
and diplomatic life and members Of resi-
dent society.
Mrs. Hallet Kilbourn and her daughter,
| Madame Bourgeat, who is spending the
winter with her parents, had a pleasant re-
| ception yesterday at their apartments at
the Portland and welcomed many friends
Mrs. J. Thomson Swami, whose Tuesday
receptions are always delightful, was at
home yesterday and everybody found IL
easy to linger longer than the conventional
| call.
Mrs. Frank Gordon receives with Mrs
John B. Gordon and Miss Gordon, Thurs
days, at 91s 18th street
Mrs. S. Silverberg and son, Master He
Der. will leave for Charleston, s. C. lam
qary 10 and will be ai-home Wednesday
January 10.
Mrs. John A. Swope will be at home IN
her friends on Tuesdays at 1872 n street
Mrs. Ruggles, wife of the adjutant gen
eral. keeps Tuesday as her reception dav
and will be at home next Tuesday. Ian.
uary l6 from to Z. Mrs. Ruggies has
her niece, Miss Slocum OF New York. who
is also niece Of Mrs. Russell Sage of New
York. spending the winter with her. Miss
| Ruggles Is a debutante this winter Mrs
Ruggles has so many friends here in So
ciety that II Is like old times to see her
| participating in the social occasions of
the winter and meeting so many who knew
| her during her former residence in this
city.
Mrs. A. Lisner will be at home tomorrow
and on Thursdays during the winter.
Mrs. w. Woodville Flemming will receive
| her friends on the Fridays in January in
| her apartments at the Normandie.
! The residence Of Mr. and Mr.. william
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lAN@BWRGM & BRO.
DO You
Spend YOUR
Evenings?

We could suggest way that would
be interesting and instructive for very
little money, namely, reading. For what
better way could you employ leisure
time? We are closing out the remainder
of our Book stock. All new. fresh books
Of the latest publications, at prices less
than the publishers could afford to print
them for But each year at this par
ticular time We close ont every book
we have. Price is no object now TO
us, but room as valuable. We need that
space now devoted to books for other
goods more salabls