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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-12-09
NUMBER 20.

MEMORY FOR DECIsIONS.-Some
years ago Judge Stipp. of Princeton.
was pleading a damage case before
the Illinois supreme bench. a short
time before the Court had decided an
almost similar case, i'm which one of
the parties had lost fingers, against
the injured man, saying in their de-
cisiOn:
THE party being an attorney, his
injury does not keep him from
climbing those heights where famc's
proud temple shines affair.""
Mr. Stipp was deep in the point of
law when his remarks were inter-
rupted by the justice who wrote the
former decision, who said:
Was not this point covered in q
decision a short time ago by this
Court ?"
" Yes, your Honor" replied the
attorney, cit was, but my client has
lost his toes and has no claws TO
climb those heights ETC."
The other justices smiled audibIv
and the lawyer was allowed to finish
in peace.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-12-09

KNOWLEDGE is tool with which
to acquire more knowledge. The in
crease is as In multiplication.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-12-09

Love is a fancy that the disap-
pointed tenderly cultivate.
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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-12-09
The ParSon and the Photograph.

a story is told of a preacher who
USED the phonOgraph to aid him in
his pastoral work. 1t so happened
that the unfortunate pastor was over
worked, having charge of two par
lshes-one in large city and one in
suburban town. 1t occurred to
MIN that by preaching his discourse
into the phonograph on Saturday it
could be "ground out" by an assist
ant on Sunday afternoon to the sub.
urban congregation, relieving him of
the Otherwise necessary obligation
OF delivering two discourses.
The scheme was given trial and
proved itself satisfactory to all par
ties concerned, especially to the pas
tor, as he was left free to spend his
Sunday afternoon with his family.
One Saturday morning, as the
clergyman was delivering his dis
course for the following day into the
iunnel OF the phouOgraph, he was
interrupted in the middle of the sem
teuce, "And what did Moses saw to
the children of Israeli" by his wife
calling out that two gentlemen
were waiting to see him.
without shutting off the current,
so to speak, the clergyman said,
Tell the gentlemen to call again
I'm out" and continued his address
To the instrument.
Everything went along smoothly
at the suburban service the next af.
ternoon, the congregation becoming
very much interested in the dis.
course of Moses, until the phono-
graph repeated the PASTORS words in
loud voice:
" And what did Moses say to the
children of Israel?n
"A short silence only served to
make the congregation more eager
to catch the Biblical answer to this
question, when, to the utter surprise
OF all assembled, the beloved voice
OF their pastor chimed forth:
" Tell the gentlemen to call again
Pm out"
1t is needless to say the congrega-
ton left the church in body, and
now the suburban parish has a pastor
of its own.
The Columbus journal., 1897-01-27
STATISTICS.

The largest state Of Mexico Is Chi
huahua, with an area of nearly 80, 900
square miles
The Vermont Legislature has adopt
ed a law requiring heavy wagons to
have wide tires.
Bowling. billiards and card playing
are unlawful in Michigan, according to
some dead-letter statutes.
Joe Je%fferson's sol possesses an al
bum of thumb prints. ONE of which be-
long to very famous people.
Among the Egyptians engagement
rings were always Of iron. indicating
the mutual sacrifice of liberty.
The first theater in this country to be
lighted with gas was a theater at Phil
adelphia, which put In gas pipes in
1916.
There are 5000 distilleries In the
United States. North Carolina leads
with 1924, and Virginia is next with
1,35:.
According to the recent census the
population of Greece is 2.418, 900 souls.
or an increase Of 100000 over the fig
ures Of 1889.
A life insurance agent may be de-
scribed as a man who procures poll
cies for people who don't want their
lives insured.-Puck.
Judge Murphy. Of st. Louis, refused
to allow a policeman to testify in his
court, saying: There hasn't been a
policeman in st. Louis for ten years
who has seen anything"
The Columbus journal., 1897-01-27

"A bulletin Of the Department Of Az
rfculture says: There II perhaps no
time In the history Of the fowl that in
dicates fits vigor 30 well as the moult-
ing period. Fowls that mott In q short
time and hardly stop laying during
this period. as q rule. have strong
vigorous constitutions. and II properly
fed they viii give . large yearly record.
On the other hand. those that are a
long time moulting have not the vigor
and strength to digest and assimilate
food enough to produce the requisite
number Of eggs. It IL necessary to BE-
lect fowls some time during the year
other than the moulting period. Some
indication Of their egg-producing power
IL shown in their general conforms
ton. In selecting q hen for egg-pro-
duction her rorm win give some infor-
nation Of value. A long. deep bodied
fowl Is to be chosen rather than one
with Q short body. whose underline n
not unlike . half circle. A strong.
hearty, vigorous fowl usually has .
long body, q deep chest, with long and
quite straight underline. Other things
being equal, he larger-bodied fowls
Of the egg breeds are to be preferred.
II is q rule that fowls bred for egg
production are l~arger-bodied than
those bred for fancy points. Whenever
vigor and constitution form an import
ant part in the selection Of fowls for
breeding the size Of the fowls Is In
variably increased.
The Columbus journal., 1897-01-27
He Fed ROnRS.

As the expert poultryman was ridine
by he vas hailed by Farmer Slowly and
the following discussion took place:
Farmer Slowly-Is 1t q fact that you
feed your hens bones, and that you
find 1t profitable?
Expert Poultryman-Well, that is
half the truth; I am feeding ground
bones as a part OF the ration, but of
course I feed other things. I have not
yet got to the point where I expect my
hens to get along and do well on an
exclusive bone diet.
F. Sd don't take any stock in these
new ideas: most of them are written
by fellows that know no more about
farming than l do about hunting stars.
You can, II you want to, take up with
the notion that feeding dry bones does
any good, but the thing is SO absurd to
me that I would not want folks to think
that. I did it. I believe you might as
well feed rocks as bones.
E. P.-I think you are mistaken
about the fellows that advocate the
feeding Of bones to hens. They are not
men that write on a mere theory, but
they are practical poultrynen that
have made a good deal of money out
Of the poultry business. and they be-
heve and say that a part of their money
Is made from feeding the hens what
they need.
F. Swell. haven't the hens bones
enough OF their own? Besides, does
the bone that IS Esd do any good?
e. P.-Certainly the some does good,
and I will tell you hsw. The bones that
you throw away contain some of the
most important elements Of food. First
there is the lime in the bone, which is
by the poultry economy il
making bones. and when the fowl II
grown goes to making egg shells. This
saves having soft-shelled eggs. II the
hens have a good supply Of bone-mak-
Ing material they become strengthened.
You knew that this is q very important
The Columbus journal., 1897-01-27
Men Of High Character.

1.-THE Judges Of the United States
courts have, with ARE exception, been
men Of excellent legal ability and of
high character" writes ex-President
Harrison in the Ladies' Home Journal.
1.-THE bar has sometimes complained
that judges arbitrary, and not
always - suave and respectful in their
treatment Of the members of the bar
- they ought to be- Perhaps there
has besn in particular cases ground
for such complaints, but the ase have
been few. Manifestations of rudeness
and passion are inexcusable in . Judge.
He must be d~eferential If he expects
difference. He should be patient ami
" tempered, for the case is sure to
60 his way in his own court And, on
the o~therhand, the bar should always
give its powerful aid to support the in
auence of the courts for the judicial
department is the keystone of our gov
eminent, and assaults upon it threaten
the whole structure Of the stately
Arch"
The Columbus journal., 1897-01-27

You have a refined, sensitive and
confding nature and anything rough or
boisterous Jars on your nervous sys-
TEN and has a tendency to reduce your
vital force. You will manifest consid-
cradle enthusiasm with very little en-
enlargement and will appreciate and
treasure up a kind word to the same
extent that you will remember an in
jury If anyone abuses you. You viii!
forgive but cannot forget them. Your
talent runs in the direction of some of
the fine arts but whenever you have
made any attempts to study anything
you have found 1t necessary to over
come obstacles in your path. You are
a firm friend on every occasion. Your
love affairs do not run smooth long at
a time and If married. your hus-
band has a spirited temper and will not
permit anyone to interfere with his
business no matter II he is right or
wrong and as a rule he is not able to
successfully execute what he plans.
The Columbus journal., 1897-01-27

At Washington there is q national
hail Of statuary, in which every state is
invited by the federal government I.
Ind the statues of two of its most il.
lustrious citizens Thus far no state
has found among its sons a man of let
tiers whom it has deemed worthy of this
distinctions; and as many of the older
states. which are practically the only
ones in which literature has heretofore
been cultivated, have already sent
representatives to this senate of genius,
we have no prospect of seeing the hall
filled with ninety of the nations great
men-with more to come by and by
not n Of whom is q man of letters -
Atlantic MONTHLY.
The Columbus journal., 1897-01-27

= ~ CsSSs
When I go to select sheep for breed.
ing purposes the first consideration Is
the form. I had much rather have a
neat, shapely little sheep than a rough
er. overgrOwn one, writes J. E. Wing
In Sheep Breeder. After form I seek
evidences Of vigor, Of constitution and
stamina. These are vital to a breeding
flock. Without them. the other quail
ties cannot be transmitted. Next, I
consider the fleece. l think a handsome
fleece. free from kemp, covering neatly
the points of the sheep, is a very pretty
thing, and helps greatly the appearance
and selling qualities of a flock. That
wool is low is true; SO is mutton. I am
not denying that a sheep that grew no
wool at all might reach the maximum
of profit from the feeders point OF
view. but he will not soon come to that.
Lastly, I consider the size, and prob
ably, other things being equal, I should
choose among the larger specimens. I
would avoid, however, selecting ewes
that were of a larger or distinct type
from my own. With the ram 1t would
be different; his disproportionate size
would be small objection. Suppose, in
our u%nthinking striving for size, we
were to be successful, each year seeing
q marked increase in the size Of our
sheep, when the sheep approach to the
size of the COW, what would be the
gain? How many shepherds would
prefer q flock of such animals?
The Columbus journal., 1897-01-27
shipping Butter in Australia.


There seems to be no limit to the
devfsing Of means for the transporta-
ticn of perishable produce to q dis
lance. says an exchange. A new meth
Cd Is that Of packing butter in q box
made of six sheets Of ordinary glass,
all the edges being covered over with
gum paper. The glass box is enveloped
in a layer Of plaster of paris a quarter
of an inch thick, and this is covered
with specially prepared paper. The
plaster being a bad conductor Of heat,
the temperature inside the hermetical-
~ sealed receptacle remains constant,
being unaffected by external changes.
Butter packed in this way at Melbourne
has been sent across the Sea to South
Africa, and when the case was opened.
sever hundred miles from Cape Town,
the butter was found to be as sound as
when it left the factory. Cases are now
made to hold as much as 200 weight
of butter. and 40 boys and girls are oc-
cupied in making the glass receptacles
and covering them with plaster. The
top. or lid, is put on by a simple me-
chanical arrangement and is removed
by the purchaser equally easily. A
saving Of Is per cent on freight and
packing is claimed, in comparison with
the cost OF frozen butter carried in the
usual way.
The Columbus journal., 1897-01-27
Little Practice in That Line.

A Chicago man in Lexi ngton, soon
after Garfeld's death. was talking OF
the bungling Of the surgeons, when
one of the K~entuckians present re-
monstrated against the terrible treat
meut and its results. "Well, q Ken
lucky surgeon would have done no
BETTER" said the Chicagoan. .You
are right. sah." replied the other;
Kentucky surgeons know nothing
Hbrut treating wounds in the back,
Sahn
The Columbus journal., 1897-01-27
A,e.na,oA cess,, ..Asx,e.e.a,

A8D989~T - os9>00~~
In his annu3l report to the legisla&ivs
Assembly, Mr.. Alexander Bruce, chief
Inspector Of stock for the department
q agriculture. New South Wales. dess
not view very enc1uraeingly the estab-
lishment Of q trade In live stock be-
tween Australia and Great Britain. He
says in effect: The trade, which 1t
1rst bid fair to assume some import
ance. has turned ont . failure. princi-
pally from the following causes: ~
The cattle after the first few shipments
were ordinary bush cattle, not broken
to be tied up and unaccustomed to cul-
tivated food; C) through effect Of tho
dr0uth. very few prime cattle were to
be had, and instead Of prime well-bred
young cattle. . great deal Of compar-
atively old. large boned. second rate
cattle were shipped: C) instead Of being
well rested. watered and fed. after long
journeys by rail, they were put on
board In q starved and fevered state
direct from the trucks: ~ in loading
them the cattle were in many cases
very roughly handled. and there Is no
doubt numbers of them seriously in
jured themselves before they were tied
up in their places: 90 the space given
them was In a good many cases insum-
cient for the proper accommodation.
care and cleanliness Of the stock: but
90 the principal reason for want OF
success and encouragement as regards
the trade in the future is the low price
which tho beef and mutton Of cattle
and sheep slaughtered at the port Of
d~ebarkation (which 1t must now all BOZ
In England brings. The very best
American IL now sold at from I'd to Sd
per pound. and this has arisen from
enormous increase in the importation
Of stock. principally cattle from the
United States, Canada, and the Argen-
tina, but mainly from the Argentina.
The greater portion of the defects no
ticed could no doubt be remedied. but
II q very considerable rise in the price
Of this class Of beef and mutton does
not take place in England, there is lit
tie or no prospect Of Australia with the
long voyage, comparatively high
freight, and heavy expenses for forage
and insurance, ver being able to COM
pete with Canada or the Argentine. or
even the United States"
The Columbus journal., 1897-01-27
Square Cheese.

Those having the real interests OF
dairying at heart have by dint of a
good deal Of hard work at length sue
ceeded in rendering it reasonably Ger
tain that cheese shall be made ION the
square," that is. that 1t shall be exactly
what 1t pretends to be, and that
skinned and filled cheese shall no
longer be sold as full cream. There is
now a prospect that cheese will be
made on the square in another way:
that is. that 1t shall be put up in square
packages. The American Creamery
quotes a New York dealers comments
on q shipment Of cheese received by
him put up in twenty-pound square
packages. The package Is an oblong
box about 7x7x10 inches. It was
made in New York. and bears the
state brand. The dealer says that an
excellent demand for the cheese has
been met with, particularly from up
town grocers who were able to obtain
three-fourths Of a ent per pound more
for it than for round cheese of the same
quality. One advantage claimed for it
Is that 1t cuts better than the ordin-
airy cheese. being cut in square instead
OF V-shaped slices, hence 1t does not
dry out SO quickly. The demand for
this form Of cheese is quite urgent, and
dealers would be able to handle q good
deal Of it. OF course the square cheese
ts q familiar enough thing In certain
fancy brands and special makes. Linn
berger. brick and other soft cheese be-
ing commonly put up in that way: but
the idea Is new in what are ordinarily
called the Cheddars, and yet there are
advantages in the form Of package that
are almost certain to make it popular.
The Columbus journal., 1897-01-27

point, - very many Of our h~ighly-bred
iaEm animals are deficient In bone pow
e. TIE homes also contain nitrogsn.
and that % IN essential element In the
building mp Of various parts Of the body.
Then there = tho question Of economy.
These elements may be obtained very
cheaply. - . large quantity Of bones are
thrown away in every community. Be-
lieve me, II you will secure . bone
grinder you will improve your poultry
and at the same time save money.
The Columbus journal., 1897-01-27
NOBLE WORK.


Iheeo = no one In Omaha or vicinity Whs
be- not heard Of Mr.. N. J. Smith, founder
0f Rescue Home. He has for . number OF
years devoted . large share Of his time tc
3ho work Of rescuing the fallen, furnishing
aid 10 those In distress and helping In every
way possible those in trouble. He has been
IN poor health for several years, but all VIII
be pleased to learn that his health 10 now
much better and he Is able to AXE active
charge Of the mission work, to which he
now devotes his entire time.
On January LIST, 1897, he writes Is follows:
81 have been troubled for several years
|. with q bad cough. ] had lung chills and
slight hemorrhage Of b lungs and was
threatened with consumption. My mother
and two sisters having died with consump-
: ton, I expected the same fate; but I tried
Dr.. Rays Lung Balm, prepared by DR.. B.
J..Esy Medical Co., Omaha, Neb., and two
Csc boxes nave entirely cured me Of my
cough and soreness Of my lungs. That
tired, sleepy and drowsy feeling is all gone
and my appetite is now good. feel well
and fall of life. lean work night and day
and do not feel tired. Praise the Lord for
the help it has given me. / write this hop
ing II any read it who are similarly Afflicted
and hare been unable to get help from any
other source Lat they will try this excellent
remedy, which I believe to be the best cough
medicine Of which I have any knowledge"
..o I. ~n., &. go. N
The Columbus journal., 1897-01-27

We offer n Hundred Dollars reward
for any case of ,aIarrh that cannot be
cured by halls Catarrh Cure.
FL CUENEY& CO., Toledo, Ohio,
We.t the undersigned, have known r. J.
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
Wet y Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To
1edO, q.
Walding. kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system. TestimO-
nial: sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold
by ali druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Columbus journal., 1897-01-27
The Workipemen Of Tho south.

the work in the south today may BE-
said to range between twenty. five and
sixty-fve years Of age. The youngest
was born six years after the war, and
can remember nothing of the period OF
reconstruction; the eldest had got his
education and started in life before the
south seeded. Tho men ranging from
fifty-two to sixty-fve had more or less
schooling, and had become imtued with
southern feelings and ideas. before they
went to the field; those from fifty-two
10 FORTY received little schooling and
were practically unaffected by the civ
ilization for which some Of them
fought during the civil conflict.
The Columbus journal., 1897-01-27
Calendar and Coupona

So many beautiful calendars and enter
tanning novelties have been issued by the
proprietors of Hoods Sarsaparilla, that we
not only one Of the very pretticst designs
in calendars, bat with it coupons which en-
title the recipient to attractive novelties.
Every one who gets a Hoods ~Sarsaparilla
calendar for 1891 secures something that
will prove interesting and ~valuaole US We'll
as q beautiful specimen Of the photographers
art. The calendar is accompanied this
season by a. amusing little book on "The
Weather" Ask your druggist for Hoods
Coupon Calendar, or SEM 6 cents in stamps
for one TO c. L Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass
The Columbus journal., 1897-01-27
New Line TO Washtuetou.

The popular Monon Route has estab-
ished q ley Sleeping Carline to WASH
.ngton, d. C., via Cincinnati and Park
.rsburg, by the C. H. & D., b & o. S.
W. and h Il o. Railways The sleeper
9 ready for occupancy in Dearborn
station any time after Q p. m, and
leaves at 2:45 . N. daily, arriving 1T
Washington at 6:47 the following morn
ing. This schedule will be in effect on
January "a and thereafter. As the
sleeper goes through without change,
and the hours of leaving and arriving
are most convenient, this will prove al
together the most comfortable, as well
rs the most picturesque route to the
national capital City ticket Office. 23s
Clark street Depot, Dearborn Station.
The Columbus journal., 1897-01-27
a s,cycls SAnp.


tfs0sA Nasieians Appear On the Streets
RSaing Wheels.
In Paris there ara merry-so-rounds
with bicycles attached, where the
tyro can learn oil the movements Of
cycling without falling on. Ono even
ing . band Of forty musicians, re-
turning homo from . wedding dinner
for which they had furnished the mu-
sic. came upon such . merry-go-round
and climbed into it
As they had all been imbibing freely
OF the generous wines furnished at
the wedding FEAST nothing seemed to
them more natural than to improvise
. serenade n they whirled round and
round.
The cornet went homo with q terri
BILE headache. and the bassoon dream
ed that he was being sucked down
into the maelstrom. But q few DAYS
sfterward tho leader convened the
musicians and informed them that he
intended to found 1.-The bicycle band"
The result was that in q few weeks
the Fanfare-Cycle. forty players ON
wind and string instruments, mount
ed on dukes" of artistic me chanism,
began to appear on the streets Of
Paris and to spin merrily along tho
wide b~oulevards to the inspiring
notes Of tho overture to civilian
Telf' or the martial melodies of the
French military muse.
At first they confined themselves to
the exterior boulevards. fearing the
comments OF the great throngs which
gathered on the central avenues of
Paris. But gradually they became
holder. and now one often sees them.
formed by fours. majestically skim
ming the ~noiseless pavements from
the Madeleine to the Bastille.