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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05
me Latest sonp Enbbles.

Make a fluid in this way Get a cake
Of palm oil soap, shave is parings as thin
as possible and drop ID big bottle filed
with distilled water. Shake the mixture
very vigorously, then filter through gray
fIteriug paper and mix the remaining
fluid with one-third Of It's bulk Of pure
glyceriue. Before using shake well. Get
a small glass funnel about two inches in
diameter, says the ST. Louis Globe-Dem-
erat. connect IL with a tube Of India rub
Der. and you can blow bubbles With this
apparatus that will surpass the rainbow
itself IN hrilliancy and beauty. Yes.
there is a lot Of trouble 10 getting your
scientific pipe and liquid ready, but think
of the sport 10 the end Just imagine a
bubble twelve inches across You can
blow them in in this way by putting them
upon a big iron ring-very carefully, Of
course-whiIe the metal Is wet with the
prepared solution. Get a ring that Is
quite rusty-that assures good result.
A string Of bubbles two or three inches
in diameter can be kept intact Tor ten or
twelve hours.
N. Izern has communicated to the
Academy Of Sciences a new method for
obtaining soap bubbles lasting a much
longer time than those obtained from the
soap water generally used. He has re-
course TO a resinous soap made By the fol-
lowing formula Pulverize together ten
grsmmes Of pure resin and ten parts Of
carbonate Of potash; add 100 parts Of
water aud boil until complete solution
We obtain in this gay a thick solution
which NAV be kept in stock 70 be diluted
+ for use with from four % fve times it'
volume Of water. IL can Be kept i0def
uilely, even when exposed 70 che air
The bubbles produced are very persistent
and, consequently. can be maie useful ir
the study Of the phenomena relating Z
thin laminae and in making photograph
in which soap bubbles play a part.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05
To Lead the Mi,uret.

"What gave me as much trouble back
in Idaho last campaign, remarked Sena-
tor Dubois TO a Star wriler, as anything
else was what one might call a social mis-
understanding. was up to Senator
Brice's house TO dinner one evening, and
cbanced to be next to Mrs. Carlisle-ihe
Secretarys good wife vas just then ear
nesily bent on minuet 10 be danced IN
one Of the local iheaicrs for gate money,
the latter to be devoted to the rehahiiia-
lion q. Jacksoa's tomb, which mansoleam
was getting very much cut of repair. Al
the dinner she turned 10 me, and after
considering me aiieutiveiy for moment,
asked me if | would mol lead the minuet.
I supposed it vas d bit Of humor. | did
not regard myself as an expert in either
the matter Of miuue;s or any other fash
ion Of dance To carry out what | deem
ed as an excellen; jest, | replied
"Yes, certainly will lead the minu-
ct with great pleasure
The next Jay I Travelled south With
The funeral Of Senator Colquilt. While
in Georgia saw with something like a
cold chill an announcement in the Wash
ington Star tbat was scheduled % lead
the coming miauet | came back To-
Washington and corrected this false im-
preston as quickly as I could, bat il 81 as
too late In about two weeks the returns
began TO come in from Idaho. The Pop
ulist papers especially were very indig
nant. Some would run comments like
this
1--WE see by the Washington Star that
Dubois j. about 10 lead the minUoi. ii
they will Try him on the laFial polka, or
& paealello Sc. be will perform much
more satisfactorily Dubois was brought
up in a railIesuake country, aud can make
a backward jump OF uiue feet.
Another paper took it sadly-some-
thing like lhis
"' Here is a good thing, we don't think.
We note by The Washington papers thar
while ihe impoverished people Of Idaho
are jumping sidewise fer grub, Dubois is
in Washington dancing miuuets to pul
another coat Of paint on the tomb Of An
drew jackson. II be will show the same
agility 10 getting through a silver bill, IL
to /, we sill find ~ fault But wiki
present business prospects in idaho, and
silver too dead to skin, it doesn't look
well to see Idaho, senior Senator leading
down lhe revels at The capiial.
Not only did the papers take bitter
view OF the affair, bat one poPulsl con-
veu,ion passed resolution denounciug
me aud ny miuuet. Altogether, ! got q
very hard time out Of It, One Of tht
grave questions which I had to meet while
making speeches last fall was this minuei
accusation. However, think it Is thor
oughly understood in Idaho now that my
past is free from minueis. and that my iu
( ture promises TO be absolutely barren o
this engaging dance"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05
Bottled Up!

II certainly is disheartening to I pa
tient 10 find that the treatment he Is
given for disease IS more disastrous
than the disease itself. Such is the
case, however, with the usual treat
urent given for diseases of the blood.
Notwithstanding the great progress
made IN many branches OF medicine,
the doctors have failed absolutely TO
find I successful treatment for blood
poison, and the many diseases having
their origin in the blood. They give
but one kind of medicine, they know
but one treatment, and whether IN
the form OF powder, pill or liquid, the
Doctors prescription Is always the
same-potash or mercury.
Too much cannot be said OF the harm
full and disastrous effects of these drugs.
The doctors are unable 70 rid the sys-
tenn Of the poison, and direct their
efforts toward covering up the symp-
toms from view. There IS but one ef-
feet to be obtained from potash and
mercury-they bottle up the poison
and dry it up in the system, but It
must be remembered that they dry up
the marrow in the bones at the same
time, gradually consuming the vital
ity. Those disfguring copper-colored
splotches are but indications OF worse
results 70 follow. No sooner has the
system taken on the full effects Of this
powerful drug than that suppleness
and elasticity Of the joints gives way
TO 4 stiffness, followed by the racking
pains Of rheumatism. The form grad
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05
The Faust Legend.

Almost every renowned man Of antiquity
in the middle ages was believed 70 be at
tended By spiritus familiaris and not a
few we're suspected Of being in direct league
with the devil. Probably the oldest legend
Of which the Fau., legend i. a continuous
thread i, that Of simon Magus, mentioned
in the hi.tory Of the apostles.
According 10 Justin, be vas 1 native Of
Clifton, a village 10 Samaria. lie was. 20
doubt. a man Of great intellectual powers
Re was the father Of the SCHOOL Df Gno,tics.
Il ), aiso reported Of him that be could
make him-eif invisible. that be could pas.
through 6ames unharmed, could transpo-e
matter. make gold and exercise demons-in
fsci De- la.I claim 10 al these posers aud
hi- name lived ID the mouth % ihe people
a. a -ort % Dcmiurr through many centu-
re. until some other miracle working per-
s1naliiy took oh. place al the popular fire.
side Unussai accomplishment, great cru
dition. we're attributed 70 The supernatural
infeence, and the general disposition to
supe-stitious assumption was strengthened
On The one haad By Gogmatic Affirmation on
the part Of the church Of the existence Of a
personal satan, With bis numerous house
hold. aud, on the other hand, By incorpora-
tiog the magic ar.s among the practical SCI
eaces. Of which a.trology aud alchemy oc-
cupied 10 mean part.-Nsaorai.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05
4 Hint to smokers.

Many tobacco smokers consider that little
light specks oa .he wrapper Of cigar in
dicats a good article Very few know how
those specks & there.
If on a hot r., when the sun has been
beating down nl the tobacco plants, a sud
den thunder over should come up and
sprinkle the leaves with the immense drops
of rain 50 common in Cuba. aud it should
then suddenly clear up, the sun coming out
brightly again, the drops Of wster on the
leaves will act a lenses end concentrate the
suns rays, which burn the little specks upon
the tobacco.
The tob4coo must be ripe in order that
the ,un NAV give this effect. On account
of the great selling capacity Of this sort Of
wrapper. these spots are made on the cheap
er brands by chemical meaos-
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05
A Picture Of the Red Nan.

There are about 1000 O,ages," said
Mr. John Florer not long ago to a 5 ar
writer. Mr.. Florer was for almost thirty
years one of the traders of the Osages, and
owned a biz Indian store at the camp of
Gray horse, in the Usage nation. "Of
the 1000 individuals" continued Mr.
Florer, some 400 are half bloods. The
outfit has a reservation embracing about
100000 acres Of the richest land on
earth, rolling prairie and water course,
aud here the unfetiered Usage works his
glad sweet will. He may fence it. plow
it, Craze it or let it alone. There are no
strings on an Usage.
Gas historian to whom truth is pre-
cious, | must admit that the average Iu-
dian is very Jealous al letting things
alone. Work Is net attractive to an
Usage. As an agriculturist the Usage is
considerable of a fake. I see a good deal
! Of it when among the Indians Oh, I'm
very popular with them-what you might
call widely known and loYed BY my guile
less customers.
"It's easy enough to get along with the
Indians, once you understand them
They are peculiar people, and one wants
to figure on their being tremendous ego
lists. Nothing on earth is ever SO impor-
tant to an Indian as himself. To himself
an Indian is always a tremendous affair
nothing else ever i. a. Illustrative of
the innocent egotism OF my blanket friends
/ 1 recall how one day an old Indian came
painting up to the store, and remarked
with a woe ridden look in bis face
"'Oh, my sou, am indeed near dead.
Here be laid his head on ane side and
rolled his eye-, as though it were surely
his last appearance.
"'My heart is very heavy fof ay
uncle said IN Usage ,ongue viii
he not tell me what has caused this case
( Katy bar-ihe duor?
"'Oh, my son, said the Usage in ac-
cents Of weary detection, 4 hired a white
man to pIow for NE, and he Is very wicked.
II / leave him for a minute he will not
plow. So | must stand by the field in the
hot sun and watch, or nothing will be
done. have been obliged to stay there
all day, that this white man SHOULD work
and now feqr ! shall die
"Of course, my poor over-worked Usage
friend did not die. He lay down on the
floor and rested his head on a sack Of cof
fee. Then l gave him a stick Of CHINA
mon to chew, which be dominated bic
medicine, aud after a while he recovered
The Usage" continued Mr.. Florer
"as said, Is not much Of husbandmau
Wrapped in his red blanket, he scorns la
Dor, and defes it. Were YOU to offer bin
his choice between a combined mower anC
reaper aud deck of cards be would reaci
for the deck Of cards.
Once in three months the Great Fa
tber goes down in his pocket for the poo
Indian. Then it is payment day Bu
this is not exactly largease Oh the part o
the Great Father. The fact Is, he has il
his inside pocket over s90OO0OO, tn
bank roll of the Usage nation, which h
keeps for them. So in this instance 1t
only the poor Indian receiving bis OVID.
Rupture Cured at Home.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05
suspected a Suicide.

There was very greatly disturbed
lady on a West Shore tram the other
evening and her suspicious inally stirred
up every passenger in the coach. It hap
pened in this way, according to Utica
Observer reporter. a few seats ahead Of
her sat a gentleman whom she thongbt
was acting in a somewhat suspicious man
ner. He took letter from his pocket
and read it over with great care. Then
he bowed his head ,n the seat in front of
him and rode along in that manner for
several miles. Finally he took the letter
from his pocket and read It again Then
he rose and slowly paced the aise till the
little woman who was watching him so
closely thought be must be in extreme
trouble. Finally be dropped into the seat
he had formerly occupied, hastily drew
note book from his pocket, wrote few
lines, laid the book on the cushion and
started tor the door. When he reached
the platform he could be seen standing on
the top step looking out into the darkness.
The little woman was certainly very
much wrought up, for she thought trag
edy was about to be enacted. She rose
and hurried along to a seat occupied by
two gentlemen and breathlessly told them
to "hurry out on the platform and catch
that man He's going to rmp of the
train and commit suicide
Not waiting to hear explanations, the
gentlemen ran to the door, and one Of
them caught the suspicious stranger by
the coattails and hauled him back into
the coach
It took ten minutes to explain matters,
and half OF that time everybody thought
there was sure to be fight
The stranger was 2 commercial travel
e.. The letter be had read with So much
care was one containing some particular
instructions from his Grm. He had writ
ten some memoranda ~ his note book
and walked out on the platform for a
breath Of fresh air
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05
POETR Z.
LEAP YEAR.

How swiftly Time flies Yet bis efforts fall fat,
When engaged 'gainst the girl Of to-day (;
In the dim light ;hey sat
Talked of this and Of that
As they watched the old year fade away.
The bell pealed rs message; and just as it
broke
The silence with manner alert.
She counted each stroke
Meath her breath. Then she spoke
And left him there stunned and inert.
And now. Ike a man who has recently dozed,
He tries % tell how it was done.
Her heart she s;iosed,
And she promptly proposed.
At 50 minutes Of l.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05
R,ni1lre C,rred nt Home.

If you suffer from rupture ia any Of its
various forms, and desire TO be relieved, VOC
can learn how 20 be cured bg naming this
paper and addressing +. d MERRLcK,
Huntington. W. Va He will send full
narficnlars free
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05
THE MILD POWER CURES
HUN Phi REYS'

DR.. Humphreys' Specifics are scientifically
and carefully prepared Remedies, used for years
In rrivsso practice and for over thirty years by
lhe people with entire success Every single
Specific Q sEccLal cure for The dlaase named.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05
S Pc CIFICS.

Rep-esen,ing the following Companies:
The old and reliable
ETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Of Hartford C~nn..
Giving me best results TO policy holders, and
which Las a larger amount Of policies IN
Jefferson County shan all other Life
Insurance Companies together.
LIVERPOOL g. London & Globe, Of England
Manchester Fire Assurance Co., OF Eng
land aud Scottish Union and National,
OF Scotland, the largest foreign
Co.'S doing business IN America.
ETNA, OF HARTFORD,
The largest and most popular Fire Insurance
Company ln America.
Peabody. of Wheeling, W. Va.
jefferson, Of Wheeling.
German Fire, of Wheeling.
Fire and Marine, Of Wheeling.
Phoenix, Of Hartford.
Virginia Fire and Marine, Of Richmond, Va.
Georgia Home, of Columbus Ga.
Fire Association. Of Phiadelphis, Pa.
Continental, of New York.
JEFFERSON COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE IN
cl hANLE LDAL IN /.
All losses promptly adjusted and paid al our
0ihce.
Agents
FLEMING, shepherdstown, ". Va.
CHAS. T. TRAIL, Harper Ferry, w. Va
A Asworu statement OF the conditions OF al
Fo-eign Insurance Companies represented n
this Agency viii be found at the Clerks Once
in compliance with the State laws.
We solicit a continuance Of your patronage
Respectfully,
WASHINGTON & ALEXANDER.
February f3 ls95.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05

An exchange SAYS: The possession and
distribution Of wealth are subjects that
have been much discussed during the past
few years. Figures calculated 10 siartle
aud alarm have been put forth the effect
has been 10 array one class against an
other. until the situation has become Sc
rious The following from the Post, of
Houston, Tex, would indicate that the
matter Is no; SO serious as many suppose
Recently prepared statizii5s by careful
and competent siaiis'iciaa, who has made
"a special study Of this branch Of inquiry.
disproves the popular theory that tho mill
liouaires own the coaui!y. Estimates Of
the aggregate wealth Of the United States
Fun anywhere from s3OO0000OOO0 to
100000 100000 In Mr.. Henry Gar
nett's ANALYSIS Of those vast riches it is
shown that > per cent. Is owned by
millionaires and muIti-miI.iouaires. Peo.
pie possessed Of from 100000 to $1,000,
900 own q per cent, md those worth
from $4,000 to 100000 own 81 per
cent Of the wealth, leaving the rest in the
hands of the people Of moderate means
These figures show that 81 per cent. oil
the country's fabulous wealth Is in the
hands Of people who own less than SlO,-
600, or aggregating six times as much a;
the multi millionaires own. Sixty eight
per cent. Is in the hands Of people who
own under 100000 worth Of property
So long as the bulk af nations wealth
and resources Is in the hands Of The smal
owners there Is no occasion for alarm
The people not only rule in America, bu
the moderately provided for, or middle
class, own over two-thirds Of the country.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05

VIII De realtliEz lll4 I'D lI-l-l lsl
following the friendly, rrzc-czl
counsel contained n DT. Pierce =
great universal doctor book
. The Peoples Common Sense
Medical Adviser = i- the rraet
comureheusive medical work m
one volume iu the English Ian
ruage = contains I0r- pages.
frTfv illustrated 6.c. 600 copies
have been sod az g. 60 each
bound IN cloth. The profits are
ucw used IN printing halta-mtll-
fou f~ss copies bcurd u strong
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05

OFFERS 10 the people of Jefferson County
~ Insurance in a safe Company at the actua
cost of insurance. which is much cheaper than
the rates usually charged, aud keeps the money
az home. Good risks from responsible partie'
are invited.
Executive Committee meets every Friday.
DrREcr0Rs-Ios. Trapuell, Henry B. Daven
port. J. Garland Hurst, John W Rider, w. n
T. Lewis. r. Preston Chew. VIM. L. Wilson
Eugene Baker. :. ". Washington, H l. Snyder
William @. Frazier. John H little, jacob
Melvin F. G. W Herr. isaac n. Strider.
JOS TRAPNEI I....... ........ ......... President
h 3. DAVENPORT. .... ......... 10000. Treasurer
ExEcUrIvz C0MurrEE-J. q. Hurst, Wm
II T. Lewis. Eugene Baker Isaac Il. Strlcer
Jos. Trapneil. ;. ". Washington
LOCAL s.-Middlevay-J.G 6. Shirley
Ha-per's Ferry-Chas. E. Trail Shepherds
town J. : Fleming; CharlesJown-Was Washlng
ton & Alexander
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05

uaiiy bends, the bones ache, while de-
crepitudc and hciplessness Prenia-
tureiy take possession OF the booJ.
Under this treatment, il IS but snort
step from vigor and health 70 pair
of crutchcs. With this wreck OF the
system often comes falling OF the har
and eyebrows, loss Of finger nails,
and decay Of the boues-a condition
most horrible. This Is no overdrawn
picture, for the world to-day IS fnll OF
these hobbliug mercurial wrecks.
Contagious Blood Poison = the most
horrible Of all diseases, and has Deen
appropriately called the curse OF man
kind. Until the discovery OF :. >. -
II was incurable. II has always baf-
fed the doctors, and it IS in this dis
ease that the evils Of mercury and
notash are most common, because
these drugs arc given in such large
doses Ia an effort 20 counteract the
poison. While they succeed IN bottling
up the poison IN the system, It always
breaks forth again, attacking some
delicate organ, frequently the mouth
and throat. filing them with eating
sores. s. s. s. is the only known cure
for this terrible disease.
L IS the same in other diseases OF
the blood. Scrofula, Eczema, Cancer,
Rheumatism, all are given the same
treatment by the physiciaus-mercury
and potash, and the result as above set
forth is always the same.
We offer a remedy purely vegetable
powerful IN It's effect, yet harmless IN
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and never fails % cure Contagious
Blood Poison, Scrofula, Eczema, kheu-
Tnatism. Cancer. or any other disease
Of the blood. IF you have blood dis
case. take q remedy which viii not
iniure you. Beware Of mercury don {
do violence to your system. Don get
bottled up.
Our books on blood ard skin dis
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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05
STOP THAT
HORRIBLE COUCH!

PRIM LE Y = = Z T. + ID Y { L L +,
FOR COUGHS AND COLDS.
- HOCLD you buy a bottle and 10 does not
> rives siicti1n. on .he RETURN Of theeupty
5o--.e We viii cLeer.uiiY ref-nt the price paid
.lr i- .1 other goods. Sold by C.. ]. LIGHT.
DRIMLEf s sarsaPar.l.a sold on tAe above
plan. BIZ c. It. LIGHT.
DBIMLET s Iron aud Wahoo Bittsrs sold
/ on the same plan by G.. T. LIGHT.
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fairs Is that II IS entirely needless. There IS
no reason IN the world why every woman
In the world should not be strong and health
ft1l and capable of fulfilling her whole duty
as q wife and mother Many women 60 on
month after month. and year after year, be-
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TO doctor for treatment, the hrst thug lie
viii insist on VIII be examination and
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are generally as unnecessary as they are a7-
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women
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05
To Owners Of Stock

All owners OF Horses. Cows Hoss Goats
or other live stock within rhe Corporation Of
Charles Town are hereby notified Co keep the
same from roaming 40 large within the cor
p1-ate limits. as the law in regard thereto viii
be strictly enforced.
GUSTAV BROWN,
June ID I,a4 Mayor