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MINCED BEEF IN SAUCE.
WISE WORDS.

Nothing is 50 hard, but search will
find it out.-Herrick:
Reproye thy friend privately; COM
mend him publicly.-Solon.
Every one has fair turn to be
as great as he pleases.--Jeremy Col.
lier.
It's easy finding reasons why other
folks should be patient.-George
Eliot.
There is no greater punishment
than thatof being abandoned to one's
self.-Quensel.
Good nature and good sense must ever
join;
To err is human; to forgive, divine.
Pope.
The smallest worm will turn, be-
ing trodden on; and doves will peck,
in safeguard of their blood.-Shake-
speare.
Human nature is so constituted,
that all see, and judge better, in the
affairs of other men, than in their
own.-Terence.
Good breeding is the result Of
much good sense, some good nature,
and little self.denial for the sake
OF others.-Chesterfeld.
Positiveness is a most absurd
@foible. II you are in the right, it
lessons your triumph; if in the
wrong, it adds shame to your de-
feat.-Sterne.
A true man never frets about his
place 10 the world, bet just slides in
to it by the gravitation of his nature,
and swings there as easily as star.
e. 81. Chaplin.
II is a sober truth that people
who live only to amuse themselves,
work harder at the task than most
people do in earning their daily
bread Hannah More.
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Specimen Gases.

s. Fl. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis
was troubled with Neuralgia and
Rheumatism, his stomach was dis
ordered, his Liver was affected to
an alarming degree, appetite fell
away, and he was terribly reduced
in flesh and strength. Three bottles
of Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg,
ILL.,, hid 3 running sore on his leg of
eight years standing. Used three
bottles of Electric Bitters and seven
boxes of Bucklen IS Arnica Salve. and
his leg is sound and well. John
Spea xer, Catawba, O., had five large
Fever sores en- his leg, doctors said
he was incGrable. One bottle Elec
trio Bitters and one box Bucklins'
Arnica Salve cured him entirely.
Sold by L. G. Matthaei, Druggist.
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CALIFORNIA.
Extraordinary Tour via PENN
syIVa1ta Railroad!

SytVA0kH Ea1lr0RU!
America is great country. In
variety and grandeur of natural
scenery it is unrivaled. To traverse
it, 10 behold its diversities and its
wonders, is a liberal education, a
revelation to the inmured metro
politan citizen. The Personally
Conducted Tour TO California under
the direction Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, which leaves on
February 9, affords a most excellent
opportunity to view the vast variety
and boundless beauty of this mar
velous land. The party will travel
over the entire route in the modern
Pullman train of smoking, dineing
sleeping, and observation cars,
exhibited at the Worlds Fair,
Chicago, and subsequently at At
lanta, Nashville and Omaha. THIS
train will be placed in service for
the first time on this occasion, and
will be in charge of Tourist Agent
and Chaperon, who will look after
all details of the trip, as we'll as the
welfare of members of the party.
Stops will be made at Mammoth
Gave, New Orleans during Mardi
Gras Carnival, Ell Paso, Los An
geles, San Diego, Redlands, River
side, Pasadena, Santa Barbara,
Monterey, Del Monte, Santa Cruz,
Mount Hamilton, Menlo Park, San
Francisco, Salt Lake City, Glen
wood Springs, Colorado Springs,
Manitou and Garden of the Gods,
Denver and Chicago. Nineteen
days will be spent in California.
Round-trip rate, including all nee
sary expenses during entire trip,
$500 from all points on the Pennsyl
vania Railroad System east of Pitts
burg; 1896 from Pittsburg. For
itinerary and full information apply
to ticket agents; Tourist Agent.
1896 Broadway, New York; or adj
dress George w. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia.
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THE HOUSEHOLD.
QUICK WAFFLEs.


One pint sweet milk, one-half cup
fol Lutter (melted), sifted -four to
make soft batter; add the well-beaten
yolks OF three eggs, then the beaten
whites, and lastly two teaspoonfuls
OF baking powder, beating very hard
and fast for few minutes.
FROSTED RICE PUDDING.
Que cup rice boiled till soft, add
grated 1ind lemon, six tablespoons
sugar, yolks two eggs, one pint milk,
pinch salt; bake in pudding dish
about one hour. Frost with the
whites OF two eggs, beaten with cup
powdered sugar and juice one lemon.
Brown in oven. Tapioca can be
used in place of rice. This is good
hot or cold.
NODDED CHOCOLATE CUsTARD.
Cover one-half box of gelatine
with water. Dissolve one and one
half ounces of chocolate in little
water, heat over boiling water; mix
with one pint OF milk; put in double
boiler; add two ounces white sugar
and the beaten yolks of five eggs.
When bot and smooth add the dis
solved gelatine, stir flavor with va
nilla, and pour into small molds.
Serve with cream.
FROSTED APPLES
Select medium eized smooth APP
pies, rather tart. Peel and core,
place on plate, set in steamer and
cover closely until easily pierced
with a straw. Set away and steam
second plate. After these are
done, prepare frosting of three egg
whites and seven teaspoons OF pull
verized sugar, flavor Of lemon.
Frost when nearly cold, and set in
the oven s few moments, but do not
let them brown. Serve cold with
cream.
MINCED BEEF IN SAUCE.
Melt in frying pan two tablespoons
butter, add teaspoon finely chopped
onion and cook five minuete. Add
the meat, brown slightly, then
tablespoon -four, stir smooth, add
cup Of stock or hot water, if there is
none, salt and pepper; simmer ten
minutes, then add one cup of hot
milk, the mashed yolks of three hard
boiled eggs, and-if the favor is
liked-just take before taking up,
one teaspoon lemon juice, and one
tablespoon walnut or mushroom
catsup.
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FoIey's Honey and Tar

Cough Syrup wherever introduced
is considered the most pleasant aud
effective remedy for all throat and
lung complaints. Il is the only
prominent cough medicine thst con-
ta.ns no opiates, and that can safely
be given to children. For sale BY
e. G. Williams.
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What is Blood Poverty 2

Blood-poverty is want of red cor.
puscles in the blood, due to defective
nourishment of the blood, brought
about by imperfect or bad DIGESTION
& positive cure for this ailment is nr.
John w. Bulls Pills, a SURPRISING d.
gestive tonic and an excellent blood
maker. DR.. Bulls Pills come sixty in
a box; cost but rs cents; trial box, 10
cents, sold by all dealers, Or by mail.
A. G. Meyer s. Co., Baltimore, Nd.
Accept only DR.. John w. Bulls Pills.
For sale by Nj. A. snodgrass, 12N. Queer
street.
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STRONG Witnesses

Among the thousands of testimon
ials Of cures by DR.. Miles New
Heart Cure, is that of Nathan Alli-
sons, a well-known citizen of Glen
Rock, Pa, who had for years had
shortness of breath, sleeplessness,
pain in left side, shoulders, smother
ing spells, ETC.; one bottle of Miles
New Heart Cure and one box OF
Nerve and Liver Pills, cured him.
Peter Jaquet, Salem, N. j., is anoth-
er witness who for twenty years suf-
fered with heart disease, was pro-
nounced incurable by physicians,
death stared him in the face, could
not lie down for fear Of smothering
to death. Immediately after using
the New Cure felt better and could
lie down and sleep all night and il
now we'll man. The New Cure is
sold, also free book, by A. M. Gil
bert.
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"And what did you find in your

"And what did you find in your
stocking at Christmastide?p
"Christmastide?! murmured tie
young man. "Um-ahl / found my
feet in them"
She poked him with q fan and said
be was such a joker there was DO
use talking to him.
But it was no joke. His feet we're
in his stockings, his stockings were
in his shoes, and he had awakened
with headache on Christmas morn
ing.
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Mrs. Sharp-Our daughter is now
nearly Is years of age and think
it is time she had some kind of a
musical instrument 10 play on.
Mr.. Sharp-What a remarkable
coincldencel l had the very same
thought this morning when she
was singsng in the dining room.
Mrs. Sharp What instrument do
you think would be the most suit
able?
Mr.. Sharp-I think q steam CALI
ope would be about the proper
hing. It's the only instruement l
know of that would drown her
voice
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1899-01-28

~ wish now" shrieked the angry
young wife, ~ wish now. George
Winchester, you had married Lucy
Jones instead of me! That's what
| wishl"
~ would have married her,
howled the equally angry young
husband, "only she wouldn't have
me and you wouldr'-Chicago Trib.
une.
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Solicitors Solicitor-It appears,
my friend, that you have inherited
100000. What immediate advance
will you have?
Happy Legatee with hesita.ion)
Can | have-half dollar?
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Papa-"Charley, please hand me
that book on the table,
Charley Jagged 9)-"There be is,
papa
Papa-"No, my son, you should
not say, There he is but there it
is"
Charley-"Why, papa, it's a hymn
book, isn't it?'
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1899-01-28
A White Mark.

Long Island Sound, on the coast
of New York, is the largest sound
in the world.
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En GSN0DS Troubles are due to
8 V impoverished blood. Hoods Sar-
sapariila Is the One True Blood
Purifier and NERVE TONIC.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1899-01-28

There are more thsn l400 islands
in the Philippine group which Spain
has ceded to us,
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Ths EEsr SALgg III tae woriJEfor cuts.
bruises. soTes, ulcer, saIC rheun, fever
sores, letter, ehapped hands, Chilblains
congestion, eruptions, and il positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t Is guar
anteed to give satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price % cents per box, at L. G..
Matthaei's drug store.
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Another Good Mar Core

He filled 70 use Feley Kidney
Cure for his kidney complaint. For
sale by e. G Williams.
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town from ovefwoFk or housenosd cares.
Browns Iron Bitters Rsbuslds the .
sy1su. aids digestion removes excess Of DE
Ea<5 arzss 1osJarzx. Ges the kenusnA
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Two We. known Statesmen

Two We. known Statesmen
talked for months, from a front
porch and rear end of a car. Per-
hsps the use of Foley's Honey and
Tar will explain why they could do
this without injury to their vocal
organs. 1t is largely used by speak
ers and singers. For sale by E. G..
Williams.
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A woman doesn't like to be pitied,
but Sue likes to be sympathized with.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1899-01-28

Havans's street railway is twenty.
five miles long.
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YES, It's true.
Foley's Honey and Tar
Is the best Cough Medicine.
For sale by E. G. Williams.
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FRAZER
Eesi In the Wnfifl 6aE9E
Get the Seminar ER u - ~ &
Sold F. iahers! &aaSssE 8
Mixes Nerve.G.Liver PiIss

Act on new principle reg plet
ing the liver, stomach al bowels
through the nerves. A nsw dis
coyerg. DR.. Miles Pills speedily
cure biliousness, bad taste, torpid
liver, piles, constipation. Unequal
ed for men, women children Small
est, mildest, suresls so doses, IS
cts. Samples free at A. II. Gilbert's
Drug Store. Jan l6 IS
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Chinese women, have now, it ID
said, taken to bicycling.
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The cheapest rate of postage in
Europe is that of France.
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Woman was born to love and be
loved, and she fights it out on that
line.
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AN INTERESTING SESSION
OF the Legislature of West Virginia
is being held.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-09

CT side. :"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-09
HOAxING 4 BRITISH FLEET.
How a Stupid Irishman Baff1ed the
 English Sailors.

An amusing story is told of the hoax. ing of British fleet by "a stupid Irish
 man" during the recent naval maneu. vers. It appears that during an attack on Bere Island by some of the vessels of the 'B" fleet the officer at the Hut received instructions from Castletown cOast-guard station to gather up all telegrams and secret plans, send a man away with the same to hide In a cave and on no account to let them fall into the enemy's hands. With the remain der of his crew he was then to show fight until the last. In the meantime ar attacking force of eighteen men and aE officer had been landed, which marched to the Hut and secured iu surrender. All search for the secre papers, however, proved useless, and the men at the Hut maintained a pro found silence to all mterrOgationS During the afternoon one of the meI of the CastletOwn cOast-guard station had been sent to Bere Island with the pay of the men. Upon arrival there ht proceeded at once to the Hut (havins previously disguised himselD and fount himself surrounded by the invaders who wanted to know hls business. Ht posed as an old naval pensioner, stat ing that he was native, and was try ing, with the help of his small pension to make a living on the island by cut ting and selling turf. He had provided himself with a turf-cutting spade in or der to give color to his story.
 The sailors of the invading part, were very sympathetic, and advised him to go to England, where he wOult be sure of getting work in one of the royal dockyards. After getting the in vaders into a good humor he lmmedt ately went in search of the man with the secret documents in his possession With the aid of some of the islanders he found the man he was in search of, took from him all the documents and returned to the Hut. This time the sub-lieutenant in charge of the in. vaders took him in hand and closely questioned him with a view to obtain some reliable information regarding the defenders, but all to no purpose. At last the sub-lieutenant dismissed the man, with the remark that he was the most stupid Irishman that he had ever met. Little did the officer imagine that the supposed stupid Irlshman was the very man they wanted, as at the time he had in his possession all the ing for.
 During the night the enemy's fiotilla left Berehaven, going west, disconnect- ing the telephone at the Hut before leaving. ng.-WestminSter Gazette.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-09
Did Not Understand Slang.

"I had a peculiar case in court the other day" said a police court lawyer. An old Irishman named Callahan had gotten into a row with his landlord about some repairs and refused to pay his rent. The landlord was a fusSy little college professor, totally unversed in the ways of the world, and he was imprudent enough to send word that he would have the family evicted and then called to discuss it personally. He emerged yelling murder and said that he had first met Mrs. Callahan, who told him her husband would do him no harm, upon the strength of which he had waited for his return. When Cal lahan came in he promptly gave the vis- itOr a beating. The old IriShman and his wife were both arrested and I ap- peared for the defense. The ugly fea- ture of the case was the alleged effort of the woman to lure her caller into trap, but when put on the stand she denied the landlords story in toto and swore point blank she had warned him lAoI pIOpOScu lO his head. Both parties seemed per fectly sincere in their statements and I was somewhat puzzled. I finally de- cided to cross examine the ex- professor.
 Now, repeat to us,' 1 said exactly what Mrs. Callahan told you in regard to her husband
 "'She assured me positively replied the landlord, that he had no intention whatever of mOlesting me-
 But she didn't say 1t in those words,' insisted. What I want is her exact language
 Well, sir, said the witness, begin ming to get 1ustered, she gave me to understand
 oh, never mind that interrupted the judge; give us her own words
 "'Very well, sir! Very we'll, sirp ex- claimed the little landlord, desperately. She said: When Mike comes home he won't do thing to your"'
 When the judge got through laugh ing he let the prisoners off with a repri- mand"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-09
Got Even For the sIur.

''The people here are not very kind to me-" said young physician of tee Whitemarsh valley. whose shingle 9as been out for several weeks.
 ''NOt very kind! Is that sO?" asked the friend to whom he complained
 That's so; but I'll get even with them." replied the physician. got even with one yesterday. He's the leading man of the town. and when be called on me was glad and gave him a grand reception. But what do you think he said? Any port In a storm. doctor,' says he. I'm In a hurry, and l guess you'll have to dO.' Whats the matter? said I. trying not to ap- pear hurt. oh, disordered stomach he answered, bad headache, cramps and all that Then what do you think I did? 1 gave him a dose of a certain drug that in an hour laid him on his back, roaring with pain. His wife came for me, hot footed. and hurried to the house and sat beside the bed and glOat- ed over bis agony. When I felt that had had a full revenge, I eased him off. Wasn't that a clever way to get even? It was hundred times better than punch in the nose. If the fel- low ever insults me again. I'll half kill him."-Philadelphia Record.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-09
Preaching and Practicing.

The Boston Transcript tells a school story which enfOrces the lesson that preaching is of little use without prac- ticing. In school in Boston not far above the primary grade, the teacher was one day reading story the sub ject of which was borrowing. She SUD- plemented the reading with some re- marks of her own, which she closed with this parting admonition:
 Above all things, children, when you have occasion to borrow, never forget to return the borrowed article. Do not put the person who was kind enough to accommodate you to the trouble of sending for it"
 While she was still speaking, a knock was heard at the door.
 Come in,'' said the teacher. as soon as she had finished her sentence. A pupil from another department entered and stood waiting.
 Well, what is it, please?" said the teacher.
 Miss Blank says" the visitor called out, in voice loud enough to be heard all over the room, will you be kind enough to send back her blotting-pad which you borrowed the other dayr'
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-09
The old Garret Gag.

"One of the favOrite properties Of story writers Is the garret," grumbled an artist the other evening. ''The starving genius always writes his great poem In a garret. the poor little sick child never fails to die in a gar ret, usually on a pallet of straw and when future great men come to a strange city they invariably live in garrets as a prelude to glOry-in short. the garret is the theater of all manner of romance, pathos and adventure-in fiction. In real life it is different.
 When I went to New York to study art, had the great garrett myth firmly fixed on my mind, and the first thing I did was to look for a habitation e that kind. l was not especially hard up, but a garret seemed eminently the fitting thing for struggling artist. To my great disappointment l discovered that there were 10 garrets in town There were a few lofts used as store rooms and top floor apartments with slant roofs rented at enormous prices to photographers and fashionable painters, but the legendary garret was entirely unknown.
 ''I was finally obliged to compromise on a hall bedroom with livery stable exposure. It was a cruel shock to ny imagination. When I run across the old garret gag in a story nowadays. it makes me mad."-New Orleans Times Democrat
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-09

The widespread passion among men, during the last and present generation, to accumulate wealth suddenly has not contributed to the elevation of human character or the betterment of our civ iliZation. Since the war between the States there has been a wild rush for riches. The war, like all great wars, developed a luxuriant crop of rascals, every one of whom was deaf to the claims of patriotism and honor, and who for four years grOveled among the dead and the dying, and amidst the agonies of a panting, struggling coun- try for dollars. The result was that millionaires appeared with the sudden n5ss of the mushroom in the night, and inOculated the whole country and pos terity with an abnormal love of money and with a large measure of disregard for the ways in which it migh. be ac- cumulated. Bold, unprincipled men appeared upon the scene of action, and with marvellous, brilliant audac!ty, Haunted the evidences of ll-gotten wealth until the desire to be rich at any price was alarmingly general, es- pecially among the young. But the suggestive fact is apparent that the man who is satisfied with moderate and steady gains, who is content to stick to his farm, at his forge or his bench, is far more fortunate than the average man who seeks fortune on the board of trade, in gold mines or among diamond deposits. More wealth has been expended in transportation and supplies by the seekers for wealth in the Klondike than has been taken from its golden repositories; and the snows of the inhOspitable region are dotted with the dead, and the region has echoed with the walls of the hopeless.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-09

Americans have made two conquestS of Cuba. The first was by the army and navy. the second by modern sani- tation. When the island of Cuba was turned over to the United States by Spain it was the dirtiest spot in all the world. The cities were plague spots And the problem was the more diff cult because of the indifference of all classes of citizens. Families kept pigs and cows in one apartment of their houses. There was no sewerage. There had been no renovation of filthy pre- misses for years. George R. Waring gave up his life for Havana and Gen eral Leonard Wood refused $5O,OO0 a year to go back to Santiago when the yellow fever broke out there. Thanks to Waring, Havana is a clean city and in Santiago miracle has been wrought by General Wood. Yellow fever, whose food is dirt. has been con- quered. The second conquest of Cuba is no less a matter of pride than the first.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-12-09
Composition on Breathine.

A boy, 14 years old, who was told tc write all he could about breathing in a composition, handed in the following
 Breath is made of air. We breathe with our lungs, our lights, our liver and kidneys. If 1t wasn't for our breath we would die when We slept. Our breath keeps the life a-going through the nose when we are asleep. Boys that stay in a room all day should not breathe. They should wait until they get outdoors. Girls kill the breath with corsets that squeezes the diagram. Girls can't holler or run like boys be cause ther diagram is squeezed too much. If I was a girl I had rather be a boy so I can run and hOller and have a great big diagram"