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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22
The Square Thing.
lrdmOre, Indian Territoru,

The sheriff was talking politics
when constable drove up with a
man in a buggy.
Majah, this yere is Jim How
land. who has been sentenced to Jail
for ninety days by the court oyer at
lharion," said the constable.
"Jim Howland, eh ?" queried the
sheriff, What's the sentence for ?'l
"Stealin' two pigs" said the pris-
oner.
Wall, yo' orter be sent to jail
Look yere, Jim Howland, what sort
OF man might yo' be, on the aver
age?"
"Purty squar', kurnel--purty
sqar'."
Because" resumed the official,
lone end of the Jail has caved out,
the roof has sunk in, and the niggers
have ripped out all the floors. It's
a mighty lonesome place to put a
white man in, and | don't reckon
he'd stay but over two minutes. l
don't want to be bothered goin'
around thar two or three times a
day, and don't want to put yO' to the
trouble of breakin' out"
- see," mused tn prisoner.
And so you'd better pass your
word not to git onery and skip out,
and yo' kin hang around town, and
come up to the house fur meals"
"l'd druther be in Jail, kurnel.-
Fact Is, I've allus wanted to be sent
to Jail, but suthin' has allus happened
to prevent"
but consider the circumstances,
jim. Yo' hain't nothin' agin me.
hev yo'?"
"Oh, no; but it'll disapp'int the
ole woman and children if Pm not
put behind the bars"
"Thar hain't blamed bar or bolt
or lock about the shanty, Jim.n
Couldn't l be chained to the
wall ?"
"Y-e-s, yo' could, but it would
be bad fur yO'r health. Yo'd have
chills inside o. three days. They'll
hev the new Jail done next year, and
then, If yo' feel that yo' must go to
Jail, Pll take yo' in for thirty days."
WALL" said jim, /" [ don't want
to be onery to nobody, and as you
seem to want to do the squar' thing,
I'll agree to hang around town; but
remember, kurnel, that the next
time Pm sent to Jail, Pm either GO
in thar or rip the cotton out o. one
hull side o. this county" !"
And Jim got down and was soon
seated on the platform telling the
crowd of idlers what allied tho coun.
try, and the remedy for it.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22
NUMBER %.

How HE Won HIS CAsE.-Chas.
O'COnnor and James w. Gerard
were once opposed to each other in
an important trial. When Mr..
O'Conor produced his first witness
Mr.. Gerard rose and said:
Mr.. O'Conor, what do you pro-
pose to show by this witness ."
Mr.. OConor told what he wished
, to prove.
1T is useless to waste the time of
the court and jury in proving that"
said the other; 4" admit it,"
MIR. O'COnor then called his next
witness, and the same question and
answer were repeated.
"I admit it," said Mr.. Gerard
" don't let us waste time"
Another witness began, and Mr..
Gerard interrupted: "I admit all
you say you are going to prove
Let us hurry along"
With rapidity which almost took
O'Conor's breath away, all the facts
which he had accumulated were ac-
cepted wholesale. There he rested
his case, and Gerard, for the defence
called no witnesses, but at once be-
gan his address to the jury. "Gen-
tlemen of the jury" said he, I" some
OF you know me personally. l have
no doubt those of you who are not
personally acquainted with me know
me by reputation. Now, gentle
men, you know that if my client
had been guilty of any fraud,
should be the last man on earth to
admit it. l should hide it from YOU,
l should cover it up, should fight,
hght-and / know how to fight
against the proof its getting in evil
dence. II my client had been
guilty of fraud, do you think would
admit it? No! no! Never neuer!
NEVERW Here he looked at his
watch. Gentlemen, excuse nv
brevity. l have an engagement to
dine to-day, and my time is almost
up; 1 will detain you no longer"
He won his case.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22
POETRY,
GLAND OF NOD"

lComposed by Kathleen Veazy, when
eight years old. Dedicated to her lit.
tie brother, Louis c. Veazy.l
He's nodding off to Napper's Town
Just around the corner, there;
lie is ready for his "bed of down.
Little man. with dark-brown hair
He's trotting off to Sleepy Land,
Just step or two away.
He's holding fast unto my hand.
He's tired out with childish pIay.
He's resting now, in Dreamer 'sville,
Tucked within his little bed;
He's nesting there so calm and still,
Blessings on his baby head.
His eyes are like his silken hair
Brown, brown, quite brown, indeed.
just like his dear old grandmamma's,
Which she uses most to read.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

A Boys QUEsTIoNs.-I took nv
boy off for sail on Sound steamer
a short time ago. Here is what he
asked me in the coui Sc of the day:
Do they call this Sound steamer
because it makes so much noise ?"
{" Is that water down there any
wetter than the water in the Atlantic
Ocean ?"
What makes the water wet, any,
how?"
How many men could be
drowned in water as deep as that ?"
If mamma fish couldn't get
any worms in the water for the little
fish, would she go ashore and dig for
them ?"
"Suppose whale came along and
sat for three days on An oyster so that
he couldn't open his shell, would it
suffocate the oyster ?"
"Does the dampness ever give
clans malaria?"
docs 1t hurt to get drowned ?"
{" Is that big man with the gold
buttons on his coat the papa of all
those men who do whatever he tells
them TOP"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

YES" said the baseball enthusi-
asst to the girl who didn't under
stand the game, "it was simply
great. You see, Punchleigh, of the
opposing team, made two-bagger,
but died on third, and" "Do you
mean to say" interrupted the in
tended, "that you looked on and en-
joyed it ?" Enjoyed it? Well, 1
should say did; / shouted myself
hoarse." Harry" she continued,
after an ominous pause, 81 think
our engagement had better be de-
clared off. I could never be happy
with a man who can be so fiippant
in the presence of DEATH"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

Two amateur hunters in the north
ern wood not long ago.. saw a deer
and both fired at once. "That Is
my deer" said A; 81 shot it."-
" No, you didn't" hotly replied b.
&" 1t is my deer, because killed it,"
A third party was approaching the
deer from the opposite direction,
with fury in his eye and club in his
hand. Which of you two rascals
shot my calf?" roared the farmer
81 That fellow B. just now told me
he did it," said A. And B., now
thoroughly alarmed for his personal
safety, answered: "He lies. He
shot it himself. 1 saw him do it
and I'll swear to it,"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22
Notice.

HAVE returned home to remain
L this fall and winter. Ihaye located
In DIR. s. II. Austin's office, on Main
street, to work at my trade. Work
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction.
Also still continue my oculist business.
VIII call on any parties who desire
Glasses, If they will let me know.
have also added to my line of busi-
ness repairing of all kinds of Sewing
Machines. Also all kinds of material
for them on hand. All work guaran-
teed. Bring on your machines.
Very respectfully,
j. A. LOWE,
Oct. 24-tf. Jeweler & Opticlan.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

Now, you know the details of
the affair."" said the doctor to the
lawyer, few days later, "what
would you advise me to do about 1t ?"
"Go back to your practice" replied
the lawyer, promptly. "You have
no case. Ten dollars, please" ~
Now, that 1 have told you the
symptoms" said the lawyer to the
doctor, a few days later, "what
would you advise me to do 2" "GO
oack to your practice" replied the
doctor, promptly; "you have uoth-
ing seriously wrong with you. Ten
dollars, please" Thus it happens
that two men are calling each other
robbers.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

81 am willing to submit any ques-
tion to the American people but I
am not willing to submit the desti-
MES of the American people to for
eign nations beyond the reach of
our ballot to whom we must 60 on
bendedknees, begging"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

All, come with me to the farm
and I will show you the man who
follows the plow and who has studied
the money question and knows that
if the dollars go up the wheat comes
down, and you can't answer the logic
of that argument at ALL"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

"The Republican party has done
what no party heretofore his done.
1t has declared that we must endure
a financial system that is satisfactory
to European nations until these Eu-
ropean nations come to us and per-
NIT US to haye what we ourselves
want"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

1T Is certainly the fact that the
less man works the more he thinks
he needs vacation; and 1t is proof
of the curious proposition that no
work is the hardest work man can
do.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

There is not an influence that
tried to defeat Andrew Jackson that
is not to-day arrayed against the
Democratic ticket, and there is not a
thing that the gold-standard Demo-
Gratis have permitted this nation to
have but what Jackson would have
spit upon it if it had been presented
before him. And then thew call
themselves Democrats
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

- think that most people are apt
to pick real well-feathered goose
when they get an opportunity, but
I am opposed to the people Of the
United States offering themselves up
as well-feathered goose for anybody
to Dick.n
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

Did the Republican party tell
you how you were going to get for
eign nations to help us? No. Did
1t tell you why after 20 years they
have failed to help us when we
asked 1t Of them? No. But they
left il until -until-until."
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

NEVER lose an opportunity of see
ing anything beautiful. Beauty is
Gods handwriting-a wayside sac
rament. Welcome it in every fair
face, every fair sky, every fair flower
and thank Him for 1t who Is the foun-
tain of loveliness, and drink it in
simply and earnestly " ith your eyes :;
it is charmed thought, a cup of
blessing"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

4" The agitation of free coinage
VIII never cease in this country until
the gold standard is driven back to
England"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

I" When l find that my conscience
will not permit me to carry out the
platform on which 1 was elected 1
will resign and let some other man
have the Office"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

" Every enemy Of good govern.
ment is against free silver. You
can know cause as you can know
an individual, by the company that
it keeps"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

L believe that the time has come
when the people should refuse to be
held up and sand-bagged by few
men who assume that money is more
precious than humanity"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

THE word obey is omitted quite
frequently In performing the mar
riage service; and we dare say no
great harm will be done until it is
tackled to the wrong person.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
BRYAN'S SAYINGS.

EXTRACTS FROM SPEECHES OF THE
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

"CoNFoUND IT." exclaimed Jack
son, what stupid fellow that jew
eler Is !" "How so 2" inquired his
friend. Why, I told him the
other day that l wanted engraved on
the engagement ring the letters,
From A to Z-Arthur to Zenobia,
you know-and the idiot went to
work and put in the whole alphabet"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

"Our record is clear. The Demo-
cratic party never declared for gold
standard, and no man in office ever
agitated a gold standard after he was
elected until he betrayed the people
who elected him."
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

"ARE you the proprietor Of this
restaurant ?" said the man who had
waited for his order until he was
sleepy. eyes sir. What can 1 do
for you?" "You can give me some
in form tion. want to know
whether you have told the waiter to
stay away so that you can bring a
bill for lodgings against me ?"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

VALUE the friendship Of him who
stands by you in the storm swarms
of insects will surround you in sun
shine.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

&c do not use the word gold bug'
in an offensive sense. I use the
word in that same kindly spirit i'm
which the gold bugs use the word
lunatic when they speak of me-"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

THE old adage, What is worth
doing at all is worth doing WE'LL" Is
as true now as 1t was when first
spoken, and IL will always be true.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

"You say she insisted on waiting
until you had saved ten thousand
dollars before she would marry you?"
Yep" "And you agreed to 1t ?"
"Yep." "You havn't much spirit"
d" Just you be easy, now. BY the
time have saved up thousand she
will be old enough to marry me
without waiting any longer"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

81 would rather have it said that
l lacked dignity than to have it said
that lacked backbone to meet the
enemies of this government who
cOnspire against the nations welfare
in Wall street."
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

- am believer in the progress
of the race. believe that humanity
is going to march on from victory
unto victory, pitching its tent at the
end of every generation upon higher
ground"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

Young men should remember
that genius can. work as we'll If its
nose isn't red.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

tions to help us, ask him what other
nations he wants to help US and what
chances he thinks there are for their
doing it,"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

In this campaign every party in
its platform, so far, has declared that
the principle of bimetalism is better
than a gold standard and yet, in
spite of these declarations, you all
know that there is body of people
in the United States, who, under the
cover of friendliness to bimetalisn.,
are seeking to fasten a gold standard
upon the American people,"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

You cannot drive the tariff ques-
tion into the campaign with pile
driver. ii is not more taxes the
people want. 1t is more money TO
pay the taxes they already have"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

Whenever anybody asks you how
you can get any money, no matter
how much, unless you have some
thing to sell, you ask him how you
can get any money at all, no matter
how much you have to sell, until
you find somebody who has money
with which to buy"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

~ deny the right of any public
servant to secure office upon parti-
san platform and then abandon the
platform. My friends, was reared
in different school of Democracy
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22
WE POSITIVELY CLAM

WE Positively CLAIM
That We have GREATER FACILI-
LIES for doing business, and can offer
BETTER PRICES, than any drng
mouse in this section of the State.
we confidently invite physicians and
others who have wants in this line to
GIVE us A TRIAL.
Prices willingly quoted and mail or.
ueEs solicited and given our prompt
Shd careful attention. Respectfully
o.P. SYDENSTRICKER& q co.
Jan. 18th, 1896.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

"We are all glad to see courage
anywhere, and when / find a man
who believes that this nation is not
great enough to govern itself and
must appeal to foreign nations for
aid, L am glad to have him put on
his hat. am glad that in this cam
paign the people who are supporting
the Chicago platform do not get
down on their knees and appeal to
kings and princes to legislate for the
American people,"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

~ have been called an anarchist
because I have opposed the trusts
and syndicates which would manage
this country. / am glad to have the
opposition of these men. am glad
that If am elected there Is not
trust or syndicate that can come to
me and say: 1--WE put you there,
now pay us back"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

"Our opponents started out by
saying that they were as good friends
Of bimetalism as we, but we have
driven them to the open advocacy OF
the gold standard, 80 that whenever
we come into a town where there
are any Mckinley men they have
the name printed not upon white and
yellow paper, but upon yellow pa
per-"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

eff those few men who pride
themselves on being more truly bust
ness men than the people who pro-
duce the wealth of the country, say
that thoy must protect their busi-
ness by defeating the ticket nomi-
mated at Chicago, we shall appeal to
the millions of business men who
will make a business of politics this
year, and who will declare that the
government of the people, by the
people and for the people shall not
perish from the earth.O
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

"The first question / want you to
ask Of your opponent is whether he
is for a gold standard. If he says
he is for sound money, tell him
sound money don't 60 at this stage
Of the campaign. Sound money
may mean much or nothing. What
you want to know is whether he is
in favor of gold standard or not.
If he says he is in favor of an honest
dollar, you tell him to let you know
what kind Of dollar, and you will
tell him whether 1t Is an honest dol
lar. If he says he Is for gold stan
dard, then tell him he is a man
without party, because no party in
the United States ever declared for
a gold standard. If he says he Is
opposed to a gold standard and Is in
favor of bimetalism, ask him how
much he Is in favor of bimetalism (;
ask him whether he Is In favor of 1t
when other nations will let us have
1t or when the American people de-
n,and 1t. If he says he wants to
wait; If he says he wants other ma
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-10-22

J. II. STRATTON JOS. II. sTRATTON.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03

ELECTRIC BITTERs.-Electric Bitters
is II medicine suited for any season,
but perhaps more generally needed in
the spring, when the languid, exhausted
feeling prevails, when the liver is tor
pid and sluggish and the need of a tonic
and Alternative is felt. A prompt use of
this medicine has often averted long
and perhaps fatal bilious fevers. No
medicine will act more surely in coun-
teracting and freeing the system from
The malarisl poison. Headache, indi-
gestion, constipation, dizziness yield to
Electric Bitters. Only fifty cents per
bottle at @. Blakely's, Montpelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03
Woodbury.,

Arrangements are beiug made to dedicate
the new church on Sunday June q.
G. w. Foster has been engaged to con-
duct the musical festival in the Congrega-
tional church at 1%rasburg, on June %, "a,
%. ant 26. NJ. e. Foster has been engaged
as baritone soloist.
The result of the vote last Thursday on
the Fletcher Granite C%ompauy's PROPOSE
ton TO establish a granite-outting plant
here which will employ seventy-hve men
nine months in the year, was two TO one in
favor of accepting the proposition. All.
Thomas gives the company ten acres of
ground, and it ia said pays a handsome sum
toward building a spur from the main line
TO the works.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03
South Walden.

Charles Perkins is building a new barn.
Mrs. Newton harrington is slowly recover
ing from her sickness.
The creamery paid its patrons fifteen
cents per pound for April butter. 1t is now
receiving the milk from 1900 COW and
packing LOCO pounds of butter a day. The
creamery building at Noyesville is nearly
ready for the machinery. Walden will have
two creameries.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03
South Woodbury..

s, d. Blake is giving his house a coat of
paint and also improving the yard by grad
ing.
A party of young people from this place
are spending this week at Greensboro Pond
camping.
a large number from this place attended
the Congregational county convention held
at Plainfeld to-day "wednesday.
The Burying-ground Association Society
will meet at the cemetery on Thursday,
June II. A full attendance is requested,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03

and his grandson, e. r. Lane, Of Daven.
port, Ia, arrived in town last Thursday.
- G. II. Grimm and daughter Of Rut-
land were the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. @. j..
Bailey last Friday. - b. IT.. Clark and
wife were in Montpelier last week Wednes-
day. = 8. s. Dexter, who has been at
his farm for two weeks past, returned to
Lowell, Mass, last Saturday.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-21
:aUsslA,s RELATIONS To TURKEY.

4.Whether or not. an offensive and de-
fenslve alliance has been perfected be-
tween Russia and Turkey. 1t is plain
that the former has thanked England in
dealing with the Sultan.
The report of such an alliance between
Russiu and Turkey still lacks confirrna-
ton, but certainly there has been some
Kind of an arrangement entered into by
which Russia has been given an advun-
tage in the latter country over the other
powers, but just what 1t is does not APP
pear mt this time. How much Lord Sal
isbury knew of this when he declared In
the House of Lords that for England to
have moved IN the Armenian matter
would have involved Europe In gene
raj war, Is something which may
never be known. This much is
known. however. that many thousands
OF Russian troops, together with ships
OF that power are ready. and have been
ready for some time. to resist any at
tempt OF Engand's vessels to pass the
Dardanelles
If treaty between Russia and Tur-
ny, sum 90 10 iepOIleu. Teuly eAlSlS, IL
may not be long before 1.-The Musoovite''
Is given control of the Dardenells and
| an opening from the Black sea to the
Mediterranean, In which case IInglands
| influence III Turkey is forever gone
Assuming that such u treaty does exist
1t evidences great changes In European
affairs from what they were n decade
ago. Then. such Il thing would have
involved all Europe in war, but under
the present condition OF affairs all that
may be looked for is Il vigorous protest
on the part of Great Britain. but nothing
more. Lord Salisbury has already said
that for England to have moved In the
Armenian matter would have caused
q general European war. If he was
loathed to move then how much grea ter
cause has he for feeling the same way
now