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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-05-16

The oft told and praiseworthy story
about the sterling quality of George Wash
ington's truthfulness when lad and the
straightforward confession, II cannot tell
lie, father; did it with my little Ratchet
that have made the Father of His Country
as an example of American youthful
integrity.
Another lad when punishment as keenly
dreaded confronted him and father more
irate than Georges parent is ever pictured
to have been, stood boldly forth when
questioned and acknowledged himself the
culprit. This other boy was Horace
Greedy, and the story is an interesting
one.
1t happened in the town of Erie, Pa,
where Horace spent great part of his
boyhood. The lad was unusually precocious
and at the age of 10 years was considered
the prodigy of the town. He was great
reader and eagerly devoured anything in
the way of useful literature that came in
his way His father was poor man. and
Horace had not many chances for mental
culture but so keen was the boys love of
study and ambition for knowledge that he
used to visit by stealth an old neighbor
who possessed a handsome and finely
stocked library. This old fellow was to
the mind of Horace's father, the essence of
hot I;,.
Scaggs Nathaniel Scaggs-and despite his
quiet method of living and his acknowl
edged honesty IF character he remained. to
Mr.. Grecley's mind, Il vile and hardened
sinner Old Scaggs rarely attended any
place of worship and on pleasant Sunday
afternoons could always be seen sitting in
his front garden boldly smoking his corn
cob pipe. These were the causes of Mr..
Greele's condemnation, and he dubbed the
the old scholar "a child of thr devil"
But Scaggs had taken fancy to the
bright faced Horace and invited the boy to
his home After the first visit aud Il
glimpse Of that wonderful storehou-c of
p,"kS llNldNt NohiN lbl SliN AWAY. Ilt
knew his father hated old Scaggs and
call, him a lost SOUL and he realized it
his visits to their rei9hboI reached his
ears that his father would instantly pro-
hjhit his calls
At the same time old Sca@gs kindness
had won his heart. His wisdom had
gained his admiration and .r felt the in
Justice Of his fathers dislike toward his old
friend. Besides tine old man was TEACHING
him Latin and opening daily to the boyish
mind fields Of thought and speculation and
pointing out with care and patience
philosophic truth 50 eagcly listened to by
young Horace.
Once in the middle of sentence OF
Cicero, while the two were engaged in
their daily reading the boy sto ,ped short
aud exclaimed: "Mr. Scaggs, my father
doesn't like you. He says you are child
of the devil "
The old man was silent for IA moment
and then burst ont laughing
"Whv does your father dislike me,
Horace?' he asked.
"Well, you don't 20 10 meeting, you
know, sir, and then you smoke your pipe
on Sunday"
"les, do, my boy but did not know
that was II great sin. l am sorry your
father dislikes me, my son. Let us 20 on
with Cicero" And the reading continued.
That night Horace Greeley made up his
mind to speak to his father and make
plea for old Scaggs's friendship. Accord
ingly just before bedtime Horace accosted
his father:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-05-16

" If Eric is in ro-
bust health, and has
slept we'll, and is at
the top of his con-
dition at his depart
ure from Greenland,
his ships will reach
Newfoundland. But,
take out Eric and
put in a strong
er man - Biorn or
Thorfn and the
ships with just as
III IL c h ease will
reach Labrador and
NcW England.
Il III rson W as
right. The stronger
a man is the fuller
his chest is, the
sounder his heart
and brain and lungs
are, the further he
will sail on the
ocean, the higher
he will coil ia he
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-05-16
GREELEY AS A BOY.
HE LOVED TRUTH AND WAS
WALLOPED FOR HIS
INTEGRITY.

The Famous Journalist Acquired KnOwl-
edge Early Through Great Tribu-
latiOn. ScaggS, ga Child of
the DEVIL" Was Kind
to the Boy Who
Wanted to
Learn.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-05-16

RECENT issue of Philadelphia
paper contained an article upon
this subject, as follows, viz:
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-06
Ablaze
With ETySpdas

There Is no disease of the bloos
winch 50 completely puzzles the dor
tors ~ Erysipelas. They admit that
+ = blood trouble, but like other stsrls
diseases, they are unable to effect 4
cure.
~ IS not surprising that those who
are afflicted with this distress;us. 80
ease should suffer such untold aronies.
lake consusiirg fame, ii covers Tie
skiu with a fiery. burning reaness
whielis almost unbearable, and only
those who have been SO aflicted can
describe its fortunes.
Aside from the suffering which Fry
sipeias causes, there IS always great
danger attending the disease. unless
promptly checked. The Inflammation
spreads through the tissues Of the skin
and, when vital part is attacked, The
result IS disastrous Often the bones
are affected, and become SO diseased
that they crumblc away. leaving the
patient an invalid for life.
Here Is such a case, where the doc
tors were unable TO afford relief. and
strongly Urged an operation.
Miss Ada Wainwright is naose esti~
snabie young lady, residing at Alamo.
Tenn. After being nnder the doctors
care constantly for three years aud de-
elared incurable, She saw before her
only the gloonly life of an invalid.
Under date Of May Sth, 1S96siae writes !:
Il feel It my duty to iuform you OF
the great good / have received from
your remedy, S. S. S., for am sure
that i saved my life. Fer three years
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-06
THE ALEXANDRA.
Its Real Beauty Felt Only When Seen
in All Its Varying Aspects.

IA All tLS Val ytH& topC~kSs
! know the happy time has passed
when the stranger is offered an apart
ment in the palace, probably Wash
ington Irving himself nowadays
would have to put up in the hotel of
his own name, instead OF the rooms
of the fair Elizabeth of Parma; Gautier
I do not believe would have chance
to wrap himself in his blanket, and
sleep single night in the open Court
OF Lions or the Hall of the Two Sis
tiers, dreaming of the harem and its
beauties, who had slept there so many
ages before him. But by day at least,
we too can boast that in our castle of
memory once our home was the Al
hambra. 1t was easily managed.
We had but to ask, and we got tick
ct. This was supposed to enable us
to pursue our studies, and, in proof
of our claim to it, J. would start out
in the morning with such an impos-
ing assortment of sketch blocks,
stools, and ink-bottles that the ever
advertised Gypsy King was always at
been Fortuny's model and Regnaull's.
l, for my part, bought from the
guides the book which Senior Contrer-
as has written about the Alhambra,
and carried Gautier and Irving with
me wherever l went But, for all
this parade, our most serious study
during the first days was to adapt
courts and gardens to the passing
hours. And why not? More than
half a century ago was not Washing
ton Irving afraid that the place had
been already too well described to
stand still another description Has
not its every story been told, its ev-
cry ballad sung? Has it not been
sketched and painted and "taken,n
until the guide will tell you g1ibly
how Fortuny used this for back
ground, and Regnault that, down to
the choice of the last stray amateur
to come with his irrepressible kodak?
Besides, ours really was the true way
to study the Alhambra, to get to I'M
derstand its loneliness. 1t is no bet
ter than museum, and very empty
one, as melancholy show place as
the Roman Forum, when you follow
the guide, stopping, as he bids you,
to whisper for an echo, or to receive
sprig of myrtle, or to see on the pave
ment the freshly rubbed in blood of
the Abencerrages.
All! what secrets could tell of the
Alhambra to archaologist or archi-
tect, busy deciphering inscriptions
and measuring arches! 1t is no bet
ter. than a labeled specimen. It's
real beauty is not felt until you come
to know just how each room, each ar
eade, each wallspace, looks when
drenched with sunlight, just how its
effects change when the shadows fall
upon it, just at what moment lat
ticed window opens upon the coolest
prospect, or lofty hall is most sooth-
ing refuge from the heat. Lights
and Shadows of the Alhanbra," by
Elizabeth Robins Pencil, in the June
Century.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-06
THE MAILS.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE MAILS
AT THE PosT-oFFIcE AT MARTINsBURG,
W VA

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE MAILS
AT THE PosT-oFFIcE AT MARTINsBURa,
W. VA.
DEPARTURES.
Mail close 80 l0:40 a. m. for Hagers.
town, and all points east.
At 8 90 a. m. and and z p. M, fol-
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia.
NewYork and all points East and South.
At So p. m. for all points East.
At 20 p. m. for Pittsburg and all To-
cal and through points West.
AT p. m. for Hancock, Berkeley
Springs, Cumberland, and principal 10.
cal stations on the main stem of the B
q 0. and all through points West.
At 5 80 p. m. for Pittsburg and all
places West.
At Z 45 a. M. and Q 40 p. m. for Hag
erstown Baltimore and all intermediate
stations on G. V. r. r.
At a. m. and $40 p. m. for Win
chester and intermediate stations Oh the
G.. V. R. r.
ARRIVALS.
Mails arrive by a. m. from all through
points East, est, and South.
At % a. M. from New York, Phiia
delphia, Baltimore, Washington, anc
local points on old line of B. g. o. r. r
At 2 and 4C p. m. from all point
East and South.
AT $50 a. m. from St.Loefs, Cincinnati
and intermediate points.
Att 20 pm. from Chicago, Wheeling
Pittsburg, and intermediate points.
at 8 Is am. and 90 p. M. from Win
chester and intermediate stations on tn,
c.. r. r.
At / 80 a. M. and 712 p. m. from
Harrisburg, Hagerstown, and interme
date stations on the G. V. r. r.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-06
RnprnRr nnnEn AT HOME

If you, suffer from rupture in any of
its various forms and desire to be re-
lieved. you can learn how to be cured
by naming this paper and addressing
F. Fl. MERRICK, Huntington, w. Va.
He will send full particulars free. 80
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-06
In A Dilemma.

This is the position in which you
are often placed, when suddenly
taken with severe cramps or pain
and the Doctor is away. Moral:
Keep bottle of MAGIC PAIN BALM in
the house. 1t is king among pain
killers. For external and internal
use. Cures Rheumatism. Neuralgia,
Cramp Collie, Vomiting and Diarfhea.
It has no equal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-06
Reduced Rates to WASHINGTON.

The Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor will hold their
Annual Meeting in Washington. d.
c., July 7 to 10.
For this occasion the B. & O. R.
R. Co. will sell tickets, from all
points on its lines. East of the Ohio
River to Washington, at one single
fare for the round trip, July 6 to s..
inclusive, with the privilege of an adj
ditional extension until July 81 by de-
posting tickets with Joint Agent at
Washington.
Tickets will also be on sale at sta
tons of all connecting lines.
Delegates should not lose sight of
the fact that all B. & o. trains run
via Washington.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-06
Try it Now.

The best wash for destroying San
Jose scale on fruit trees is made by
dissolving whale oil (ish oiD soap in
water. two pounds to the gallon.
With good brush rub in we'll, being
careful to cover all scaly portions.
The sooner this job is done the better.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-06

WANTED-SeyeraI trustworthy gentlemen
w or ladies to travel in West Virginia for
established, reliable house. Salary $3.50 and
expenses. Steady position. Enclose refer
ence and self addressed stamped envelope
The Dominion Company, Third Floor, Omaha
Bldg, Chicago.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-06


have suffered agonies with bone cry.
sipelas, and though under treatmcnto
the best physicians, found no relief.
One Of my limbs was so swollen and
intlaned that the doctors found it nee
essary TO keep il laneed, and the bone
became SO diseased sliat several pieces
were discharged through the opening.
II is Impossible 10 describe the suaexz
ing ! had to endure es,nlefifIles able
- hop around on clutches. and again
unable to tnrn myself in bed. was
so reduced IN health that / weighed
only eighty pounds.
After lingering for three years,
having been treated by four doctors, /
was finally told that ! was incurabie,
and that would have to submit 10 the
painful operation of having the bone
scraped, or ii would be necessary to
anputate the limb. This / positively
refused 10 submit 70.
IA friend recommended s. s. s.,
knowing Of its wonderful reputation
as blood remedy, and when | had
flushed one bottle felt an improve
ment. / grew better as | continued
the medicine, and after taking six bot
ties was entirely we'll, my skin was
clear aud pure, and have no sign Of
the terrible disease. Igained IN health
and strength until now weigh $50
pounds, and all my relatives and
friends are astonished at the wonder
full cure made by s. S. s..
The above is but one of the many
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SIS. Experience has shown that the
doctors are absolutely unable 10 cure
4 49, 4. 81 "a.
blood remedies offered 20 the public
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cures obstinate and decp-seated eases.
no equal X wipes out completely the
most obstinate cases Of blood diseases,
which other remedies do not seem 70
touch. S. S. S. gets at the root Of the
disease, and forces II out permanently.
- f~eso k4tzsyf
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-06
Chean Dishes.

At Kilmer's China Hall for this
spring trade a tremendous stock Of
Dinner, Tea and Toilet sets just re-
ceived, and will be sold at prices way
down. You cannot afford to pass
Kilmer's China Hall if you want any
thing in the cookery line.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-06
Great Slaughter i'm Trunks.

Have you got trunk? IF not con
almost give you one and fill it with bar
real Good Trunk for 1,50. A Fine Larp
med Trunk only $2.9s. can save you
trunk.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-06
New Stove and Tin Store.

w. S. Snyder has opened a store in
the room recently occupied by c. O.
Lambert, with complete line of
stoves and hollow ware. Everything
new and fully warranted with prices
low as the lowest for same class of
goods.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-06
Wagons and Wagons.

The Studebaker is the best wagon
in the world. A full line-I4 diff
ferent styles, any width of tire, at
Sencindiver & Stewards, Winchester
avenue.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-06
An Elegant Line OF Shoes

Just received at D. M. Kilmer's, on
King street, a beautiful line of ladies'
gents and children's dress shoes
cheap. See them.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-06
PttreIy Vegetable

and Is a positive and permanent
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-06
81 oAaAy 70 AGENTS

HHH" ~z1EH 1KIIy DIF WHO Wants 10
get rich and who has a
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Everybody wants Climax nowadays One
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Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-08

celibacy. The single woman In the United
States is Infinitely superior to her European
sister; free from the letters that often make
the French old maid so pitiable and ridicu-
lous, she does not. like the latter, expect
to gain liberty by marriage-on the con-
trary, by marriage she would lose that per
feet independence which allows her to cul-
tivate herself more and more, to rise into
a larger sphere than that OF the family and
even Of the ordinary social circle by conee-
Grating herself to works Of universal inter-
est. Her intercourse with men, freed from
the chil1ishness Of Irritation, bears a stamp
Of quietness and freedom which allows real
and serious intimacies that no criticism
could assail. One sees no bitterness, no
regrets. Her lot Is too beautiful, her life
too full, in spite of the natural satisfactions
renounced-nay, perhaps just on account OF
that renunciation. Let there be, however,
no misunderstanding. II 1t seems indispen-
sable to me that the woman who, for some
good reason or other, does not marry, should
find some sphere for her activity, l severely
blame the systematic scorn of marriage
which comes to mSnv young Americans who
! are ambitious 10 be somebody, to do some
thing. to distinguish themselves In a career,
and to escape from the common ways. With
these pretended vocatlons there is often
mixed a childish vanity, a morbid idea OF
creating a sensation, of singing ones self
| cut, and obstacles are most useful In prov
ing their real value"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-08

she occupies twenty -four hours. ships state
room or her own boudoir, Is a case OF famliN
photographs. II is OF leather and II folds ut4
and II unfolds also to a great size, and re-
veals her kith and kin. She Is very fond Of
photographs aud Of being photographer
though, she says, with her own inimltsbls
frarkness. that she doesn't care TO exposA
herself on the deadly camera as freely as
she did when she was younger. She takes
II out now in having her daughter pictureb
and a different presentment OF Miss Ailsa
Craig appears in her mothers travelling case
every few weeks. Miss Craig she Is to the
public, but the young actress is alwiyh
called Eide in the home circle.
Mrs. Theodore Ruggles Kitson " Boston
Is the only woman yet admitted to the Nay
tional Sculpture society. and its youngest
member, Mrs, Kitson Is sim under 2b yeara
Of age and has had a most romantic and in-
teresting life. Her husband was her FIRST
instructor, and into his studio she went 20
study at the age OF 10. Since then she hak
studied much in Paris, and had the honor of
being an exhibitor several times In the Salon.
One OF her late achievements Is a ife-size
plaster reproduction Of her baby girl. which
is an excellent likeness Of her sleeping daughs
ter, and a fine piece of art work, Mrs.
Kitscn is engaged on the plaster model for q
bronze statue Of Admiral Hopkins, tho
founder OF the United States navy. Tho
commission was given to Mrs, Kitson by the
city Of Providence, r. L., and the statue "
to be placed In the new Hopkins park.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-08
DINNER GOWNS OF SILK AND NET.

hole is easily made in each shell for the
needle, with a small awl or heated hat pm,
piercing II in the top, or sides If you choose;
but the effect is graceful and pretty with
enc stitch only. near the top of the she'll.
The exact measure must be taken for the
portiere, allowing six or eight inches for
the hsm, IN the net, and the usual fall at
the top over the rod of gilt. The ~portiere
Is edged with deep fringe by macreme cord,
lightly knotted in a dozen strands; and on
each knot is sewed a smaller cluster of
shells. Low In the doorway a large bow
of yellow ribbon fastens the net securely,
while 1t is sewed cr tied to the pole at the
top with cord or Irvine.
For a window seat, curtain or mantel
drapery, the effect is beautiful. 1t is far
better to curtain eastern or southern win
dows and doors with this golden shell net
than TO hide its glories in a Swallowed cor
ner, for the sunshine acr;ss the transparent
bit of color Is wonderful.
Lamp shades can be made of these same
dainty shells, by sewing them in rows on
black or white lace. At the least jar in
tho room they tremble and shake like gol-
den beads. The children sew them on bands
Of pale ribbons for necklaces, and all sum
mer we pick them up en- the sandy beaches
pretty as pearls and dainty as the most ex-
qu'site m The "Drapery club Is
now busily at work, during the long even
ings at home, making golden net" from the
contributions of last summer, but is not
tble to fill all its ORDERS for SO.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-08
CURSED.
For 16 Years Compelled to Eat n
Pound OF Poison Weekly.
Saved ut Inst by n Wonderful Antis
dote-An Almost Incredible story
of Suffering Told by n
Ioufstpninu.

1t is wonderful what a human being will
endure. Just look around and see the peo-
pie day after day toying with life and health,
the most precious things we have, as IL they
were the commonest of all earth's good
things.
Nature will not be imposed upon. She is
bound to get even--to square accounts. So
man starts a habit. but nature continues 1t,
and, for punishment, he can't quit. Take
the case Of George Rathban. For sixteen
years he had to fill his system with poison
to keep from going insane, and he would be
cured him-cured the habit Of sixteen years
in sixteen days. Read his letter:
Bonita. La, Aug. Is, 1895.
Gentlemen: / have been completely cured
Of the tobacco habit by using No-To-Bac. 1
have used tobacco over seventeen years.
Four pounds a month is what ! used for six
teen years of my life, and l believe that Mo-
To-Bac will cure any one that will take half
a box. l took six tablets one day, three
the next, three the next, and one the next
day, and l was completely cured. After
that l had to take eight more tablets to
cure me Of nervousness. Twenty-one tab
lets, you see, made q final cure, and all in
sixteen days. / can very highly recon-
mend No-To-Bac to all who are cursed with
the tobacco habit and want to get rid of 1t.
One box will cure the worst case | ever saw.
Very truly yours, GEO. RATHBAN.
Now, dear reader, tobacco-user for a little
or long time, don't say II can't be cured"
No-To-Bac makes 1t so easy to quit, and
Will do you so much good for your nerves,
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