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PROFITABLE LOSSES.

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The following good speech is nearly verb
al report OF one heard at temperance
meeting: ~, !;
~ have been thinking, since I came into
the meeting tonight, about the losses Two
met with since signed the total abstinence
pledge. tell you there isn't a man In thel
society who has lost more by stopping drink
than have. Wait bit till Itell you what
mean. There was nice Job Of work to be-
donein the shop to-day, and the boss called
for me. ~. II
"'aive it to Law said he. Hes the best
hand IN the shop /
"wen, I told my wife at supper time, and,
she said:
"'Why. Laurie, he used to call you tho
worst. You've lost your bad name, haven't
your ... - i
"'That's o fact, wife, said L And It
amt all I've lost In the last sixteen months
either. had poverty and wretchedneesJ
and lost them. had an old ragged coat
and shockin' bad hat, and some water
proof boots that let the wet out at the toes
as fest as they took 1t in at the heel. I've
lost them. had red face, a tremblingl
hand and pair Of shaky legs that gave me
an awkward tumble now and then. I had q
had habit of cursing and swearing; and
I've got rid Of that. had an sching head
sometimes, and a heavy heart, and, worse
than all the rest, guilty conscience
Thank God, I've lost them alln
"Then told my wife what she had lost.
"'You'ye had an old ragged gown, Mary 4
said l. And you had trouble and sorrow;
and a poor wretched home, and plenty OF
heartaches, for you had miserable drunk
ard for husband. Mary, Mary. thank the
Lord for all you and have lost since Z
signed thetemperance pledge! !"-Chase City
Progress -.. ,s
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-09
IT CAUSES POVERTY AND CRIME.

Intemperance Is the prolific cause Of
poverty and crime. Tens OF Thousands ara
kept poor by drink. The money that should
be used to make wife and children happy is
squandered on liquor, and the children, In
stead Of being sent to school, are forced
into shops and factories to earn living;
girls once pure and virtuous are driven to
lives Of shame, and boys, once good, become
street loafers, thieves and murderers,
Three-fourths OF the murders and other
crimes daily committed in our cities are
caused directly or indirectly by drink,
Three-fourths of the criminals thnt fill our
iails and penitentiaries have been brought
there by the demon drink. Three-fourths OF
the inmates Of our orphan asylums have
been left without parents care through
drink.-Rev. 8. NJ Lyons. +
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-09
SECK-DRESSING.

The fancy for sashes, fichus, ribbon
and neck-dressing is running to wil<
extreme, and, for cooler weather, enor
nous neck ruchings divide favor witt
the bon, which some extremists clune
to during the entire summer. There
is fancy for dresses with Louie XVI
silk coats, and for autumn use this i
one of the most popular styles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-09
; CHANGES IN AUTUMNA1 COSTUMES.

Elaborateness in skirts seems to be
the coming order of things. Many
accounts to the contrary, skirts are
Enthusiastically growing more and more
in the direction of puffs and ruffies
and garniture of various sorts. A ia
vorite fashion is to open the seams
and set in either folds, pufings or
contrasting material, in qualities that
suggest elaborateness by their rich
ness.
The skirt and waist are trimmed to
match, and for street costumes this
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-09
Spider Silk Stronger Than Steel.

1t is not generally known that, size
for size, thread of spider silk is de-
cidedly tougher than bar OF steel.
An ordinary thread will bear q weight
of three grains. This is just about
fifty per cent. stronger than a steel
thread of the same thickness.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-09
oyERUsE OF ALCOHOL.

According to NJ. Chervin, in paper to tho
societe d dAnthropologic, the low birth rate
In France is largely due to prodiaality IN
Paris and thrift in the provinces. NJ. Rosh-
ard, however, ascribes it mainly to alcohol
ism. the annual consumption OF alcohol hav-
ing enormously increased OF late years In
France. Paris has wine shop for every
three houses.-Lopdon Globe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-09
NO LIQUOR IN THAT MARCH.

An officer has Just completed long march
from Cashmere to Simla via Leh and Kyei
lang. He performed the journey Of 700 miles
on foot, and his average daily march was
his road lay across an elevated plateau, desI
titute Of animal or vegetable life, varying In
height from $4,000 to Il, 900 feet above the
sea level. The whole journey was performed
on total abstinence principles, and without
any detrlment to the traveller, who arrived
IN simls In thoroughly f1t condition, des-
pite march Of thirty-two miles On the last
day. This is another confirmation Of the
fact that In long and fattguing marches and
In high attitudes the use Of alcoholic stimu-
lants Is absolutely Alliance
News. s',Et3
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-09
A WHISKY WAGER.

Henry King, farmer sixty years old, en-
tered a saloon at Courtland, Ala, on re-
cent Saturday night and made wager OF 81
that he could drink quart Of whisky with
out cpasing. He won the wager, but his
dead body was found on the street on Sun
day. and a coroner's jury decided that too
much whisky caused death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-09
TEMPERANCE.

TEMPERANCE EDUCATION.
Through education full and free
The battle must be fought,
And In the great Redeemer's name
The victory shall be wrought.
Then drink no more shall gloat above
It's victims pinched and pale,
1t shall no longer feed the grave,
The poorhouse and the jail
It shall no longer break the ties
OF friendship and OF love,
Nor rob men OF their home on EARTH
Nor OF their heaven above.
No longer cast the children forth,
To die before their timc,
With souls ell dark with ignorance,
And hearts all black with crime.
The time shall come when want and woe
And vice shall pass away.
God says so; let US help 1t on
Blythe best means we may. ~ itt
Youths Temperance Banner.
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gives one the idea of unity, all OF
which means the decadence of the
shirt-waist for cold weather.

The full skirt has fought its way to
popularity, where it is likely to hold
its own for time yet at least, and the
pouched front bodice was found to be
so generally becoming as to be trans
ferred from the flmy gowns of sum-
mer to the wool fabric of fall.
While some of the new dresses show
long shoulder seams, it is safe to say
that more of them do not. 1t is diff
cult, indeed, to force upon the women
of the present day fashion so uncom-
Portable and so annoying. And even
though it may obtain for time q
foothold, it certainly cannot last, and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-09

France has 1920 houses, oi
which more than half have but one
story, 221, 793 have three stories, and
77,4S7 only four stories or more.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-09

STILES IN MILLINERY.
Foil styles in millinery are pleasing
from the brightness of color displayed.
Some of the pattern hats, says the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-09
DRINK SENT HIM BACK TO JAIL IN A HUE

DRINK SENT HIM BACK TO JAIL IN A HURRY.
Daniel Gallagher was released from Sing
Sing Prison one day recently, after having
completed his sentence OF five and half
years for burglary. He received s1o from
the warden to pay his railroad and other ex!
penses to his destination.
When he got to Sing Sing village he pro-
ceeded to celebrate the regaining Of his lib
erty. He got drunk and became so noisy at
the railroad station that he was arrested. 1t
took four officers Of the local police and q
team attached to a II uck to convey the pris.
oner to the village lookup. Next morning
Justice Valentine sentenced him ito six
months in the Kings County Penitentiary.
lie had enjoyed Just four hours OF liberty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-09
AN M1NpusTRY" INDEED!

There Is something absolutely hideous and
revolving in the disgusting cant OF this
whisky ring about their particular industry
an "industry" in which colossal fortunes
20 to the maker and bare subsistence wage
to the worker; dog-carts and diamond rings
for the wholesale merchant, and sixteen
hours work a day and bare living for the
waiter who has to retail the precious product
that fills our lunatic asylums with the hap
less victims Of dipsomania, our jails with
criminals, our streets with unfortunates and
tens of thousands of homes with squalor,
want and misery, while 1t fills the Golfers
and the pockets Of the distillers with untold
wealth.-Michael Davitt. Il.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-28

A TOUCHING ScENE.-The local ed
itor never before witnessed so touch
ing scene as that in Judge Faulk-
ner's Court, on Thursday last, dur
ing the passing of sentence on John
S. Mathews. His counsel, Mr.. Wis
ner, presented very strong petition
for clemency, signed by good citi-
zens, and then addressed the court
in words that touched the officials
and the assemblage with great effect.
From the character and reputation
of his client, he passed to the ques-
tion of punishment, endeavoring to
show that the statutes intended the
Judge to exercise that wise discre-
tion which would prevent unneces-
sary harshness. When he spoke of
the snow of age, that gathered so
lightly, and rested so heavily in de-
clining vitality and of the tide of
years where it was all ebb, men of
sense and strength wept in that court
room. Mr.. Pitzer, the Prosecuting
Attorney, responded grandly. AS
representing the people he had but
the straight line to pursue, be it en-
envy or friend, and this was friend
of the years of his life, only the line
of duty could be followed. But men,
DRY of his own early life, when the
father and mother of his friend in
the Sabbath School iDstilled into
him Christianity, good principles and
morals, bis emotions were In such
sympathetic chord, as to make his
feeling so visible and to have deep
influence on the people present.
1t was fair, frank and noble state
ment. Judge Faulkner was even
under as great pressure, and spoke
feelingly OF family and boyhood
"reminiscences, of his knowledge of
the entire family, and their wide
spread and honorable connection and
of the regret of the duty which could
not be avoided, but had to be per-
formed. He referred not only to
the past, but pointed TO the star of
hope for the future, when after pass
ing through the expiration required
by law, he might BY his own efforts
and pure living, regain his standing
and enjoy the now manifest friend
ship ana love of his friends. The
sentence was for four years.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-28

A PECULIAR Academia very
peculiar accident happened on the
farm of Mr.. Hunter Walker, on the
Dry Run road, on Thursday morn
ing of last week. Mr.. Walkers
farm hand, Joseph Brecken, hitched
two horses to a pillow and started
blowing in field. When about half
way around on the first trip to his
surprise the earth gave way and the
horses disappeared almost entirely,
all that was visible of them being the
head of the horse that was on top.
Brechen called Mr.. Walker, and sew
eral of the neighbors and Mr.. J. N.
Thatcher secured ropes and after re.
moving the earth the horses were
removed after considerable trouble
with the ropes, to which were at
tached several horses. The place
where the accident occurred was
doubtless an old sink hole, but Mr..
Walker says he has plowed over the
place a dozen times. Both horses
were somewhat bruised and scratch
ed, but they were not seriously in
jured.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-28
A MINISTER ON VACATIONS

A MINISTER ON VACATIONS
Brother Trump in the Martinsburg
Lutheran, speaking of the good at
tendance OF his congregation during
the summer gets of good one on
vacations" He says:
"But some are still absent on va
cations. They started, some of them,
few months ago, others few years
ago and haven't returned yet. They
haven't LETT the city, only the church.
1t got too hot, or too cold, or too
dry, or too wet, or too something.
They can be seen at their front doors
looking at the worshippers as they
pass by, or absorbed in reading
some secular newspaper, or driving
out to visit some other church men,
bers to keep them from going to SER
vice by cooking a big dinner. Others
don't have fit clothing because they
spent all their money going to fairs,
pic-nics, baseball, etc. My My
but these members are taking long
vacation y
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-28

SHOT WHILE AIDING AN OFFICER.
Mr.. James FL. Moran, formerly Of
this place, but now of Radford, Va,
was shot in the knee and badly
wounded last Sunday. An officer
of Radford was arresting a negro,
and when he got his prisoner as far
as the lookup, he asked Mr.. Moran
to hold the negro while he opened
the door. Mr.. Moran did so, but no
sooner had the officer turned his
back than the negro drew revolver
and shot Moran. The ball entered
the leg above the knee and plowed
to the vicinity of the ankle. The in
jured man was taken to his home and
a physician summoned, who probed
for the ball, but failed to locate it..
Mr.. Moran will be brought to this
city as soon as he can be removed.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-28

INFORMAL Soo1AL.-The Young
Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor, of the M. E. Church, South
held pleasant social in the lecture
room of their church, on West Mar
tin street, last Friday night. There
was a very large attendance, the
members of the society turning out
in large numbers. The program
consisted of recitation by Rev.
Prettyman, which was delivered in
such manner that it drew forth
loud applause, after which everyone
present was served with cake and
ice cream. The remaining portion
of the program consisted of tableaux,
living pictures, etc.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-28

COURT PROCEEDINGS follow
ing are the court proceedings since
our last issue:
Common LAW. FL. II. Flick,
Esq, was elected special judge to
hear the cause of E. Boyd Faulkner,
executors, etc., VS.. Sallie P. F.
Pierce. State of West Virginia VS..
Charles W. Butts. Hearing of the
motion for a new trial postponed
until September &c, and defendant
committed to Jail. j. Nelson Wis
ner VS.. Charles FL. Miller. Appeal
from a justice. Motion to quash
the writ overruled and ordered that
writ be amended to conform to the
complaint under which it was issued.
Owing to the absence of Judge
Faulkner, Hon. W. Fl. Travers, of
Charles Town, was elected special
Judge. Joseph E. Berry's executors
VS.. Fl. A. Riddle. Action in debt.
The defendent offered to file special
plea to which the plaintiff objected
The objections not being waived,
with that understanding trial was had.
Chancery--James Thompson, ad-
ministrator, ETC., VS.. Mary E. Thomp-
son and others. Geo. W. johnson,
D. G. Westenhaver and Adrian O.
Nadenbousch are appointed in his
stead, and are directed to enforce
the former decree of sale. J. s.
Pitzer's administrators vs.. Elizabeth
Pitzer and others. John W. Pitzer,
Eliza M. Pitzer and Americas Ben
der file their separate answers in
this cause, to which the plaintiff re-
piled generally. E. W. Vanmetre,
trustee, VS.. John B. Wilson and
others. Decree referring cause to
commissioner for report, and ap-
pointing E. P. FL. Harrison special
Judge for the Martinsburg Street
Railway Company, with authority
to sell either the corporate franchise,
or the property owned by the COM
pany in separate parcels. l. L. Ben
der, executor, etc., VS.. Charles M.
Bristor. Decree confirming COM
mlssioner's report and distributing
the funds in the hands of the bonded
special commissioner. Mary Myers
vs.. John Myers ct al. Report of
commissioners of partition confirm
ed and decree of sale of the real es-
tate involved. E. Boyd Faulkner
ct al administrators, ETC., VS.. Martha
H. Laise. Decree confirming the re-
port of sale, the report of the special
receiver, and disbursing the fund.
Geo. M. Bowers vs.. Fl. Virginia
Bowers ct al. Decree correcting
the description of the property here
tofore sold in this cause TO Thomas
Knuckles. Catherine E. Stump ct
al. Decree confirming the report of
special commissioner and directing
a distribution of the funds.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-28
Friday, Sept. 9th, 1895.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure Deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infamed condition of the mucuous
lining of the Eustachian Tube. Wien
this tube gets infamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing
and when it is entirely closed Deaf
ness is the result. and unless the in
fammation can be taken ont and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever;
niue cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case OF Deafness Caused BY
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars, free.
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O
"a Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-28

MAKING SUNDAY A HOLIDAY
Last Sunday was gala day for a
lot Of boys and young men who, lay
ing aside all sense OF right, deliber-
ately turned Sunday into a day of
spreeing and open air gambling. In
several sections of the city games
OF base ball were in full play, while
Others were loafing around engaged
in card playing or shooting crap.
We have been told who these young
people are, and were surprised that
they would cast such reflections on
their families. 1t would be a kind
ness for our officers to make several
arrests, which would probably put
an end to such evil practices.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-28
TIE OCTOBER The 70

The OCTOBER FoRUM.-The For
I um for October-an unusually inter-
esting number-has for its leader a
cheerful but conservative article by
ex Secretary of the Treasury Charles
S. Fairchild on 'The Present Aspect
of the Silver Question: which be
considers to be veIy encouraging to
the advocates of sound money. Mr..
Fairchild thinks that there are no
more free-silver men to-day than
there were year ago, that those
opposed to that policy are more
outspoken now than then, and that
men who seek the favor of the pub
lie in regions where free silver has
been strong, are finding courage to
take the other side-all which he
takes to be a very encouraging sign
of increasing public intelligence on
financial questions.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-28

THE FAST MAIL.-The attraction
at the Central, next Friday, evening
will be Lincoln j. Carter's great
scenic melodrama, "The Fast Nail. "
1t has been one of the greatest sue
cesses known to the stage for years.
1t has story of thrilling interest,
and the scenic and other mechanical
effects are said to be marvellous.
There is representation of an engine
room on a Mississippi steamboat,
with the furnaces under the boilers
in active operation. A very realistic
train OF cars shoots across the stage,
and the Niagara Falls scene is one
of the most elaborate and daring
things ever undertaken in the drama.
1t is described as a beautiful, vivid
and accurate representation Of that
stupendous marvel OF nature.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-28

KINGS DAUGHTERS SoCIABLE.-
An entertainment and festival was
held last Friday night at the home
of Mrs. Thaddeus Bell, ON North
Maple avenue, under the auspices of
the Junior Order of the Kings
Daughters. In the parlor where the
entertainment was held, standing
room was not to be had. The hall,
back and front porches, and the
pavements were also crowded with
people who were interested in the
program OF exercises, which consisted
of dialogues, recitations, singing. etc.
On the rear porch and in the yard
ice cream and other refreshments
were served. The social was a sue
cess in every way.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-28

ENeoURAGING MEETINGS. Rev.
Yeakley, who has been conducting
evangelistic services in tent on the
Boom Land, has been having good
crowds and splendid meetings.
Many have been converted, some
thirty or more, we understand. 1t
is hoped be may do great deal of
good in this community and the
Christian people should lend help
ing hand to so worthy a cause. We
wish him Gods speed in his work,
and hope that it may continue for
time to come.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-28

Two RoBBERIEs.-On Tuesda y
night thieves broke the window at
the hardware store of Gerling &
Bro, and stole number of revol-
vers, worth $50 or $40. They are
being tracked and will shortly be
apprehended.
On the same night the bottling
establishment of George F. Ensming-
or was entered and about $40 IN
money stolen from the money drawer.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-28

DRUG SToRE.-E. G. WILLIAMS, the
old reliable druggist of nearly forty
years experience and for many years
in business in this city, has opened
his new drug store on West King
street, nearly opposite the st. Clair
Hotel with full line of fresh Drugs,
Chemicals, ToiletArticles, Perfumery,
etc. He is now ready for business
and would be pleased to have his
old friends call and examine his
stock, whether they purchase or
not. Mr.. Williams has no connec-
ton with any other drug store In
the city, but will, with the assistance
of his efficient pharmacist, Mr.. W.
S. Harper, devote his whole attention
to his drug store, and is bound to
please his patrons.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-28
Two Valuable Friends.

/. A physician cannot be always
had. Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains;
Bruises and Burns occur often and
sometimes when least expected.
Keep handy the friend Of many house
holds and the destroyer Of all pain
the famous Red Flag Oil, Is cents.
2. Many precious life could be saw
ed that is being racked to death with
that terrible cough. Secure good
nights rest by investing 25 cents
for bottle of Pan-Tina, the great
remedy for Coughs, Colds and Con-
sumption. Bottles of Pan-Tina
sold at L. G.. Matthaei's Drug Store.
Sept. 80 If.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-28

While in Chicago, Mr.. Charles L.
KahIer, prominent shoe merchant
of Des Moines, Iowa, had quite a
serious time of it. He took such a
severe cold that he could hardly talk
or navigate, but the prompt use Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cured
him of bis cold so quickly that 9th
ers at the hotel who had bad colds
followed his example aid halt q dozen
persons ordered it from the neares,
drug store. They we're profuse in
their thanks to Mr.. Kahler for tell,
ing them how to cure a bad cold SO
quickly. For sale by L. G.. Matthaei
druggist.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-28

FOUND DEAD.-Assistant Post
master VIM. McCreary, of Gettys-
burg, was found dead in his room
Sunday. On Saturday he went to
the post office as usual and made up
his morning mails, and left soon
after saying that he was feeling un-
we'll. That was the last he was seen
alive. He was so years of age and
unmarried. He was at one time q
printer, and has been in the postal
service 80 years.