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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-08
Opequon Notes.

Miss Carrie Lemaster and brother.
Charles, spent few days last week
with friends in Hagerstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Horn spent
Sunday with Mr.. Thomas Staley.
Mrs. Ruth Tabler has been very i'll
at her home near Foltz.
Last Sunday morn an aged man
was discovered in drunken sleep
near Greensburg church. He had lain
out part OF the night, exposed to the
inclement weather, but appeared no
worse for his adventure. This is the
curse which blights our country, and
as long as Christian couucilmen vote
to license saloons, SO long will we see
such degrading and disgusting sights.
1t is common spectacle to see beard
less youths, and gray-haired men
reeling about in a besotted condition,
fit subjects for the house of correction
or the Jail. But it is more the fault of
the liquor dealer, than it is of his
weak-minded customers, and just as
much the fault of the men who grant
the license to sell liquors, as of the
one who sells liquid death and de-
struction to his fellow mortals. May
the day soon come when our fair
country shall be free from this barrier
to her progress and disgrace to her
name. IRIS.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-08

THE BEST SALvE in the world for CHts,
Rruisers, Sores Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tions. and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 20 cents per box. For sale by l..
g. Matthaei,r Druggist.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-08

cred his body.
al was in a hor-
rible fix /" he
says, land the
m ore tire a t.
nent | receiv-
ed, the worse /
seemed to get.
A New York
specialist said
he could cure
me, but his
treatment did
me no 6 cd
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Estray Notice.

Came to the farm of the undersign ed,
on Dry Run Pike-two Black Sows, one
has slit in each ear and one slit in
one ear, weight about $50 pounds each.
Owner will please take them up and pay
damages, otherwise they win be sold.
LEWIS RAMSBURG,
May /, 1S07-3t. Martinsburg, w. Va.
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Beware
OF Mercury!

Mr.. Henry Roth, of 1848 South 9th
Street, ST. Louis, was given the usual
mercuria1 treatment for contagious
blood poison. He was twice pronounc
ed cured, but the disease returned each
time, he was seized with rheumatic
pains, and red Jumps and sores COW
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-08
Vinegar.

Try Billy Rouark' S vinegar and you
will never lose your pickles. DON t
use inferior goods and lose your fruit
and labor.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-08

as executor of the estate of NJ V. Hawk
deceased, | will sell at public sale at the
front door of the Court House, in Mar
tinsburg, w Va, on
Saturday, June 10, 1907,
commencing at o'clock, p M, all that
valuable farm upon which the said M. v.
Hawk, deceased. resided at the time Of
his death, situated about one mile west
of Darkesville, about one mile north of
Inwood and about miles southwest of
Martinsburg in Berkeley county, West
Virginia, and adjoining the lands of X.
N. Stewart, J.. d. Tate, X. ID. Seaman,
Jas. w. Mcdonald and others, and con-
tanning by survey made by John p. Kear-
fott,
2I5 acres and 81 square poles.
The land is of first quality limestone and
In a good state Of cultivation and under
good fencing. The improvements con
sist of large Brick Mansion House of
10 rooms and halls and porches, large
stone barn, Middle Creek runs through
the farm, two orchards, tenant house, ice
house, granary corn cribs, carriage house,
shop. etc. The above is one of the most
desirable farms ever offered in this
county.
TERMS OF SALE.
One.third cash, one-third in one year
and the other one-third in two years from
day Of sale, interest on the deferred pay
ments payable annually. A deed will
be made in fee for the property, pur-
chaser to give deed of trust TO secure
the deferred payments.
AT the same time and place, | will sell
one share of Inwood Park Association
stock for cash. w. O. NICKLAS,
Executor of Nj. v. Hawk.
j. BAKER KEARFoTT, Auc.
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PUBLIC SALE!

BY virtue of the authority vested in me
by decree rendered by the Circuit
Court of Berkeley county on the 23rd
day of April, 1897, in the chancery
cause therein pending, entitled Daniel
d. Boward, etc., VS. VIM ID. Boward ct
al. will sell at public auction at the
front door of the Courthouse in Mar
tinsburg, on
SATURDAY, MAY 90, 1897,
commencing at 1880 p. M,
THE HOUSE AND LOT
of which Denton Boward died seized and
possessed, situated about mile north of
Falling Waters, in Berkeley county, w.
Va.
TERMS OF SALE.
One-half cash; balance in 6 months,
with interest; title to be retained until
all of purchase money is paid.
X. POOLE,
Special Commissioner.
i hereby certify that X Poole, Special
Commissioner in the above case, has
given bond as required by law
l.. DEW. GERHARDT.
Clerk Coun ty Court of Berkely Co.
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Last Notice To TAXPAYERS.

My time as Sheriff having expired,
am compelled TO settle. All parties ow-
ing taxes should come forward and set
tie, or ! will be compelled to collect ac-
cording to law.
4,3-tf. L. G. GERLING.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-08

W II 4 e Vet. I Was sun ana IuII OF
pains, my left arm was useless so
that I was unable to do even the
lightest work. This was my condition
when 1 began to take S. s. S., and a
few bottles convinced me that was
being benefited. l continued the
medicine, and one dozen bottles cured
me sound and well. My system was
under the effects of mercury, and
would soon have been a complete
wreck but for s. S. S."
s. 8. s.. Guaranteed ourelu re0etablel
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-08
May 1-2t.

For which will pay the highest cash
price at my old stand, opposite Lutheran
church. LUTHER MILLER.
April 8 81
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-08
TUFTS Liver Pills
Notice.

Notice.
l If there Is in or near Martinsburg,
West Va, an Attorney who some IS or
more years ago had correspondence with
Attorney VIM. Todd, of Indiana, Pa,
in regard to claim by Matilda +. Nc
Farland, formerly Snyder, to property
in Martinsburg West Va, IL may be to
his and my advantage to write to
r. w MCFARLAND,
May 1-2t. Apollo, Pa.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-08
EXECUTORS SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue of theauthority vested in me
as executor of the estate of NJ. " Hawk,
deceased, will sell at public sale at the
front door of the Court House, in Mar
tinsburg, w Va, on
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To the public.

DARKEsyIL1.E, w. VA, May a, 81.
Some few nights ago shot some
person who was stealing my chickens.
l understand that it is currently re-
ported that should have said that J.
M. Mcdaniel was the person shot.
This ! deny emphatically. have
never used his name in connection
with this affair. E. F. MCDONALD.
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6 G 6

harm than good. Beware of mercury
Books on the disease and its treat
ment mailed free to any address by
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-08

is the only cure
for real blood dis
eases. The ner-
curial treatment
of the doctors al
ways does more
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-08
BuckIen,s Arnica Salve.

Plenty Of rain.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-12-23

l SEE FAINT, GHoSTLY LIGHT A-CoMING
AWFUL SLOW.
him undressed and rubbed him with snow
and poured brandy into his clinchcd teeth.
After an hour or so of this we could see
him breathe and this encouraged lis for
new efforts Tiredp We were nearly dead,
and If the stranger had any skin left on
him he was in luck. Bymeby he opens his
eyes. "What did you wake me up for?"
he says Grossly, and drifts Off into "a sleep,
"That's him." says Ed bitterly. Hes
q natural kicker"
"Who is heY" l asks after we had made
ourselves comfortable-pard was fixing
the fire 1.-THE pudding ain t spoiled, he
mutters, Though the water nearly boiled
out of the kittle. Wen have the dinner,
after all He9 Oh, he's Larry Ingalls,.
He and l were orphans distantly related
to Sir John Webster of-well, somewhere.
Sir John brought us up, Larry was rich
orphan. was poor one, and Sir John
had daughter
II al'lated there was young woman
in the case, says.
Lady Maud. She was a sister to us
both when we were youngsters but when
we were grown fell In love with her,
and so did Larry who always did as l did.
We had bitter quarrel, he and l, and I
told him Lady Maud loved me, and he,
the cur, went and explained everything to
her father. was ordered out of the house.
and came here. That s all. don't know
what Ingalls, wants Of me, l suppose he
came to tell me no had married Lady
Maud
Bout noon the next day got up and
fixed the turkey TO roast and the vegetables
and set the pudding back over the fire
had gI, a
hard, l didn't feel much confidence in it,
Ed was lying in corner Jest wore out
While was abusing round l see the new
feller looking at me. Where am ~" he
asks / told him, and said who saved his
life at the risk of his own, and hinted that
didn't think the life of mean feller was
worth saving, and such had better 20 back
where they come from.
But you don't know all, he says wist-
full, his eyes full of tears. ED and did
quarrel but / did not tell Sir John"
"Oh, you didn't" sneers Likely
story.
Lady Maud did She told her father
that she loved Ed and she wanted to marry
him, She is that kind Of girl She never
had q secret from him. OF course he was
angry and turned Ed out was mean
enough to be glad at first, for knew her
father would give Maud to me, but she
grew so thin and unhappy and took such
a dislike to me that was sorry enough for
the whole affair. tried then to find Ed
/ give you my word l did. Then an
uncle came from Australia, that Ed used
to brag about when ne was child and
say he would bring back trunkful of
gold Well, he really did come back with
lots Of money, and he and Sir John are
great friends now. He Is a sick man OF he
would have come to America with me, 1
came for Lady Maud's sake. She said If 1
would find Ed she would give me the old
sisterly affection. l told her would be
knight of the round table and find the
holy grail--a cup, you know"
"Oh, says, "sorter prize winner ehY"
Though that Is a comioal comparison
for Ed, who looks like a rough. l have
been Watching him, but w,,men generally
like hig. stupid bears. I"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-12-23
EuP IN the Rocky

p IN the Rocky
mount'ins, in Col.
orado, 1900 feet
above sea level, 1
struck q vein Of
good mineral and
surveyed q claim.
l built me n log
cabin, and there,
miles away from
any human habi-
tation, l. lived
alone. Far below
me, like a thread,
was Otto Mears'
tAIl -ooJ fto,,, Gtl
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-12-23

lyon ain .. | answers bringing TO
mirrp his attempts to walk on snowshoes
and his wabblinRs you ain no bird on
EN-, pard
He laughed then like boy
Its deal I says and tomorrer
the gath. I'll set off early and git back by
night and VOL set up and eat till morn
ing I'll git brandy for the pudding sass,
but pard, finishes anxious how Is
them puddinVs nadeS
why flour. raisins, lard or butter
something that's rich"
Butter, | puts in. "is 80 cents q
pound at Ouray and 1 guess that's rich
enough
Butter, currants, molasses to make 10
brown. and spice mixed and cooked
II col late III get It mixed to the store
l says and my travelling will beat It up
Then you sew It up in bag which
you boil and make a sauce of brandy that
you pour over and set afire, and II burns
blue flame. This Is the way we used to
have it at home His face grew sad, and
/ knew no was going into them glooms
ag'in
Waste Of good liquor, says under
my breath, but no didn't note me
set out early the next morning, leaving
MIN ana Jne pup at nome lJ WASH Dau
going and the air was fresh and full Of
sunshine. They was s'prised to SEQ me at
Ouray, and laughed deal at the truck l
bought and paid for with gold dust
found the pudding stuff so heavy that l
really had Il mixed in pail l went over
to saloon for awhile and 1t was bout
in the afternoon when come back for my
things | had asked the storekeeper who
was also postmaster, IL there were any let.
ters for pard but there want / tied the
eight pound turkey round my neck with
the pudding pail tho vegetables and n
squash-that seemed to weigh a ton before
was four miles on my way. filled my
pockets with papers and books and n bot
tie Of brandy and tobacco AS fixed my
snowshoes, the storekeeper came out
Queer thing, Bige," he says Bout
an hour fore you got back from the sa-
| loon an Englishman named Ingalls, was
| here asking If knowed your pard, Ed.
| told him whore no was and off he goes
Impatient and stuck up enough, wouldn Z
| listen to no caution Thought mebbe our
| mount'in trail was holsrvVand Srha-a ha
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suys quietly n1nunR the lantern. "Dci
60 Day ! neun to start
"You RI 81 smart on snowshoes, you Il
git about q mile and then tumble over
prccipicc
Il think not he says soberly IF
do, II don ~ matter
"Waull, I'm not going
II wuuidn let you says ho.
"Oh you wouldn C. | growls, you
woudn {, hoy You young whipper snap
per, you cub, you Let me go I'll Jest let
you know you don stir q foot out till
git fixed Here you are starting off with
a lantern and dorg--no brandy, no rope
nothing
THE dorg will scent him !"
"The dorg will be showed In 40 rods
from the house, and dead dorg in 40
minits II we don't kerry him.
He hung his head.
IL don t want you 10 risk your life he
stammers
I'D" 1 says, you are all the thing
have in this world to keer for II I'd a
son, | couldn't love him more'n you
Come ;"
We left the dorg in the cabin, with food
where he might git at it If we didn u come
back, and was pretty sure he'd break the
winder and git out II we we're long away.
Pard fixed n candle In the winder and put
logs on the fire, and then we set out.
had the lantern tied on my back, and had
made a rope fast to pard
The night was Jest like curtain Of
black velvet and absolutely still The air
was thick and wet and Supplying So we
goes on The snow being damp had packed
some, and that KEEP us in the trail, but 1t
was hard work, and | was already wore
out. At last we tumbles into the road
and stops a mint
"He never got as fur as this, says
land I'd better go on alone. You stay
here and I'll shoot when find him" For
answer pard ketches my lantern.
"If it's death to one of us, it shall come
to me-" he says You stay here. I'll go. +"
He'd cut the rope that bound us and
was of into the dark. l knowed one Of
us must have sense, and II we lost that lit
tie trail up mount'in we was done fur. So
I waited yelled to him to try and keep
inside from the edge Of the road, but
doubt II he heard, the air was so deadened.
The time waited seemed years. I made
fast the rope to a tree near the trail, and
| kept one end of it, and made trips down as
| fur as 1 could where he went, but dnssent
| let go. Bymeby l was so sleepy and
numbed l thought dreamt it when see
a faint ghostly light a.coming awful slow
and something big behind the light
"I've got him." says Ed, painting Il
fell across him in the snow about four
miles down. I think he is dead
He had him on his back, and luckily the
stranger was small, slight chap, but as
1t was Il was awful. We took him be-
| tween US There was no time to try 20
bring him to life, for the storm was thick
| er every minute. But we tackled the
brandy ourselves and then started. never
see sich strength rs that pard Of mine had.
He held most Of the fellcr, and didn't seem
to touch airth at all-in fact, the last of
the way he dragged me. We was pretty
near beat out when we heard Docs howl
That put new life in u.s. and soon the ligb<
from the little cabin showed faint but
stiddy. The candle we found nearly flick
ering out, but the fire on the hearth was
burning bright. The pup went crazy over
the stranger.
"Know him in England" says Ed.
working away at the chaps boots. We got
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-12-23

The Russian Christmas is ten days later
than the English one, but is celebrated
very much III English fashion. Families
all meet npon that day and country house
parties are many The tree is a Christmas
yew and is beautifully decorated The
gifts are placed on small tables near the
tree The churches are decorated with
greens and 50 are the houses, but no mis-
tletOe Is used Two or three days are pub
lie holidays at Christmas time, and the
people greet each other with, Happy feast
to you A huge pyramid of rice with
raisins in it, which has been blessed at the
church, is served at the Christmas dinner,
and the meats are goose, duck and sucking
pig A great delicacy at a Russian Christ
mas dinner is veal which has been fed en-
tirely upon milk for that special day
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-12-23

"Thank you" snys ED, Citing mp, III
didn't save your miserable lifo to he
abused Lucky for you, you were little
fellow or you wouldn't be here"
"Gaine, though" -" puts in. The grit
Of him starting alone up these mount'ins.
Ed and him looked at each other then
like two animals bout TO fight Then 1
seen EN- lock hands and knowed their
eyes was dim.
II brought you her photograph She
sent It," says Ingalls,, hunting around,
"but---but must have lost It. "
Here tbs, " | says 1T dropped outer
your coat last night and I set it by the lro
to dry The heat and wet had mussed 1t
so you couldn't tell what the picter was.
TOO bad, sighs Ingalls, II meant to
give it to you brought it all the way"
II carry her face in my heart, laughs
Ed, and then he fell to singing:
Come into the garden, Maud.
For the black bat, night has flown.
Come into the garden Maud,
am here at the gate alone
While pard was setting the table Ingalls,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-12-23
An Old Tlme Chrlstmas.

Heap on more wood The wind is chilli
But let 1t WHISTLE us It WA
Well keep our CEn,Gugs merry still
Each age has GuTrrG the newborn year
The tttest time too Ws'ai cheer,
And well our Christian sITos of old
Loved when the year lis course had rolled
And brought bllthe Christmas back again
With all his hOspltable train
Domestic and religious rite
Gave honor to the holy night.
On Christmas eve the bells were rung.
On Christmas eve the mass was sung
That only night IN all the year
Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear.
The damsel dOnned her kirtle sheen.
The hall was dressed with holly green.
Forth TO the wood did merry men go
To gather IN the ml3tletoe.
Then opened Vide the baron's hall
To vassal, tenant, serf and all.
Power laid his rod of rule aside,
And ceremony doffed his pride.
The heir, with roses in his shoes
That night might village partner choose;
The lord, underogating, share
The vulgar game of post and pair"
All hailed, with uncontrolled delight
And general voice, the happy night
That to the cottage, as the crown,
Brought tidings Of salvation down.
Sir Walter Scott
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and would bet az in heavy odds that there
was a gal concerned in it took big
shine to the feller, and after awhile of
fered him job up To my mine to work
on shares him to throw in the grub stake
he had with him. He was willing enough
so from that day Ed-that's name enough,
for story-and me was pards Folks
used to call me "Groundhog Bige, ana
they nicknamed him English" Ed. but
usually called him "pard Get alongr
You bet / was n ignorant, old creature
and he was college larned, but that WASH
no difference. He was friendly TO me as to
chum of his own class, mebbe more so
for when | got rhcumnlics he was off to
Ouray-and cold, too--tG git linnerment
and played the nurse complete. He was
lots Of company, and so was the dorg-Doo
was the pups name. Pard took just as
much int'rest in Cuttle and Gills as me,
and got more books-one about the gamest
old feller, Pickwick, and the eating and
drinking in that volume would make your
mouth water. We read him while we eat
pork and biscuit and drunk coffee 'thout
no milk nor sugar. We was doing well in
the mine, but when you think of the ways
vittles has to be brought on the backs of
them burros, you amt setting up for entrys
-as Ed used to say. He was a cheerful
teller, but given to fits of gloom-neyer
said word about his folks though.
Bout Christmas time, and we want SO
showed in by then but that you could git
along on snowshoes we was reading Pick
wick over again He read aloud in diff
rent voices, making it jest as real as live
folks a-talking, when says sudden, "I'll
do 1t, by goshP
WHAT" He kinder jumped, and the
pup riz up and licked my hand
why, says |, I'm hoof 1t to ouray
and lay in chicken-a turkey II can git
and a squash and cranberries
and the truck to make a plum pudding
III celebrate can't hear of them Dick
ems feilers eating no more and try TO MI
myself up on salt horse and slops III git
one good feed II II takes leg or costs
life. +"
1T will be the latter, he says. sober
enough You couldn make walking
market OF yourself over three feet Of snow
ON the edge OF precipice-
I'm light and easy on snowshoes"
But. he interrupts, whats the mat,
teF With my goIngr"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-12-23

SINGS INGALLS,
VINO nau all our bedding piled on him,
crawled out and got on his clothes
You live high for miners, he snys.
"This is Chris mus day" says Ed, and
then they shook hand ag'in. THE dear
old day Larry, and Wen spend next
Chris mus at home, and Lady Maud, my
wife, Larry-don I that make you hate me
will welcome you under the mistletoe
Perhaps II let you kiss her then"
"She is my sister" answers the other,
not bit of ineanness left in him, land
the world is full of fair women. Is it not
80, Mr.. Day2'
"They don't trouble me none, - l says
But, pard, look at this pudding" He
crossed the room still a-singing:
"My heart would hear her and beat
Wero II earth in an earthly bed"
He never could carry tune, " grns
Larry.
Ed turned the water outer the kittle and
ripped open the bag A round, warty
looking thing, like a small cannon ball
and pretty near as hard, rolled out. 1t
was a grayish color, specked with raisins
and as vicious appearing u compound as /
ever see The plum pudding of old Eng
land, sings ingalls,, and then we roared
with laughter But the turkey, roasted
in an oven siderdho fire, was good and the
vegetables splendid, and the young fellers
was the best company ever see and you
kin bet the dorg didn't go hungry. He
was Lady Maud's pup, and Ed had brought
him clear from England. That was the
jolliest meal | ever eat, and it was as good
as sunshine to see them two, friends now
and forever.
Where am | going now? Oh, down to
something hall, where pard lives with his
uncle and Lady Maud OF course Ed mar
ried her Sir John and Ingalls,, who, pard
wrote, has got a gal Of his own, is going
to be there. I've sold the mine for a good
sum. and I'm carrying Ed his share.
Queer, though, ingalls, would have never
found Ed but for Poker sam. So the old
villain did good turn once not knowing
it. Yes, I'm pretty well fixed rich enough
to drink champagne out of pail-which
is western-and I'm going TO spend the
Christmas holidays with pard. I've
brought the dOIg way aCSUss the ocean
with me to show to Lady Maud. l forgot
to tell you that wh,D tho young fellersi
went away the pup wouldn't + quit me, and
is mine now. We III probably have good
dinner Chris mus day, but the vittles
won't taste no better nor the crowd be no
merrier, than it was last year in Colorado
IN the Rockies. ., 900 feet above the sea.
About the plum pudding-waal, | have
nothing to say. That subjects a tender
one 'twixt pard and me,
PATIENCE STAPLETON