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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
Il -rlME TABLE,
AZ EFFECT SUNDAY, MAY IA, 1899
Trains .ea,e Martlnsburg as follows:
WEoF BOUND

No. II. Daily at l.54 a. m. for Cumber-
land and Piitsburg.
No. b. Daily at II ~ p. m. LOT flttspui
No. So. Daily at u 81 p. IN. for Cincin-
natl Indianapolis and Chicago. Connects
for Berkeley springs and Romney except
sunday, and at Grafton for wheeling
daily. wp.,,r
Columbus and Chicago.
No, 1, Daily at 8 49, p. m. for Cincln'
natl, Louisville and st. Louis.
No. 3. Daily at 2 ~ a. IN. Tor Clncln-
natl, Louisville and St. Louis.
No. 8. Daily at IL 81 p. IN. lot flttspurg
and Cleveland.
No. 10. Daily except Sunday at S22 a.
m. for Cumberland and intermediate sta
lions. Connects for Berkeley Springs.
No. II. Daily except Sunday at L. 10
m. Accommodation.
EAST BOUND.
No. 10. Daily at 25 a. m. for Wash
Ington and Baltimore.
Mod. Daily at AZ a. M. for Wash.
ineton, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York. Connects for Frederick
except Sunday.
Nu.S. Daily at IS a. m. for Wash
ington, Baltimore end New YORK.
Connects for Frederick Sunday only
and for Lexington, Va. and informed
late stations except Sunday.
No.2. Daily at 10 Sc am. for wash
IngtOn, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York.
No. 6. Daily at Al p. M, for Wash
ington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York.
NJ AZ lille OF IA n m FIR
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Probably no one thing has caus d
srch general revival OF trade at
M.t,haei's Pharmacy, 1870 N. Queen
street, as their giving away TO their
many customers OF so many free
trial bottles of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption. Their
trade is simply enormous in this
very remedy, FROM the fact that IL
always cures and never disappoints'
Coughs. Colds, Asthma. Bronchitis,
Group, and ali, throat and Lung dis.
eases are quickly cured. You can
test it before buyiny by getting a
trial bottle free, large size soc. and
$1.0n Every bottle warranted.
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She Committed Snicide.

Mrs. F. G. Doe, at Watkins, left
this letter: "My husband-Forgive
me if cause you trouble, but / suf-
fer SO. You do not know what
these long, wakeful, wfetched nights
are to me, and / am so tired darling
the pain will never be better 1t
is not easy to take my own life, but i
have been sick so long. Goodbye,
my husband, love you--your wife,
This is but one of the many that
gives up instead of using DIR. Miles
Restorative Nervine, and being
speedily cured of Observation-Disclosures,
Go to A, M. Gilbert's and elegant
book and trial bottle free.
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SERVED HIM RIGHT.

4 long MINDED Subscriber t6aa
newspaper after repeated dunaioes.
promised that the bill should bs
paid by a certain day, II be were then
alive Tue day came aud passed,
but the bill was not paid.
10 the next number, therefore, Of
the newspaper, the editor inserted.
among the deaths, a notice Of this
subscribers departure from life.
Pretty soon after this announcer
the subject Of it appeared before The
editor, not with the pale and CHASE.
ly countenance Of spirit, nor With
that silence Characteristic Of spparI
tions. but with the exclamstion: !:
"What, sir, did you mean by p0b-
fishing my death 10 your pspsfip
"Why. sir, / meant just shst I
always mean when I publish lhs
death OF any other person, viz, toilet
the world know that you are dead
"WeIl, but I am not dead.p
Not deadl then it is your own
fault; for you told me you would
positively pay your bill, il you lived
to that time. The day Is pact. the
bill Is not paid, and you positively
must be dead; for ! will not belieye
that you would forfeit your word"
20, hol / see you have got round
me, Mr.. Editor; but cay no more
about it; here's your money. And
harkee, my, wsg, you'll contsasIct
my death next week.
so, certainly, sir, Just 10 please
you; though upon my word | cAs't
help thinking you we're dead ~ the
time specified, and that yod really
came back TO pay this bin on &C.
count OF your friendship for me-"
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Mothers, Save the Babies.

Summer complaint, dysentery and
diarrhea carry many babies to the
grave. Mothers, take warning and use
in time DR.. John w. Bulls Baby Syrup
toregulate the bowels andallay infam-
nation. s'We have used DR.. Bulls
Baby Syrup for thirteen years with the
best result. We would, as soon be
without -four or sugar in the house as
this remedy. A. N. Burgess, Grove,
Ohio" Ask your dealer for DR.. John
w. Bulls Baby Syrup. Price 25 cts.
. For sale by NJ. A. snodgrass, N. Queen
street. $50
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A PHILOSOPHER.


In winter time he's happy
When he's pelted by the SHOWS;
In summer time he's singing
Ii he gathers one sweet rose,
And earth seems ever better
For the.happy way he goes.
If dark the tempest's frowning.
And no stars are in the night,
He thanks God for a shelter,
And sleeps,..and dreams of light,
And sonehow.earth is brighter
For he ever makes it bright.
And so, in joy and sorrow,
He walks his earthly way,
And thanKs God for tomorrow,
And does His will today,
And somehow earth is brighter
For that sson-love-obey!
Atlanta Constitution.
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Sbe--Do you know that the az
erage wom.n's waist is 80 inches
round?
He-Yes; and isn't il . peculiar
coincidence that the average mans
arm 10 30 inches longf-Chicago
Daily News.
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Jack-There was time when
that girl was alsaysin nay tbopgilts
Dick-And now7
Jack=-Now she 10 slxays In my
pocketbcok.--Brooklyn Life.
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Wigs Henpeck q very fond 81
entertaining, isn't Ley
Waggs-Yes; his wife 10 nlw.ss
pleasant when there's compsb,
esept.-Catholic Standard and
Times.
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Askim-Did the Smithson hsifs
succeed in breaking their iaihsI's
willy
Tellum-No. They vent broke
before the will did.--Nw York
journal.
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VIM. GERHARDT.

We just put up 300 packages o
VOLTS Celebrated Horse and Cattle
Powder-the Best Powder. Made
for Horses, Cattle, Hogs and Sheep
Largest and handsomest package
on Earth AM. GILBERT, Druggist
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BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS
FOR LITTLE MONEY.

For $40 cts an Everbioom:ng
Rose and pkts. Flower Seed; OF II
pkts, Flower Seed; or 10 Gladiolus
Bulbs. with Catalogue and Culture Di-
rections.
Fer &5 cts. "Surprisen Collection
of 10 beautiful plants, all different,
without labels.
For so cts. all offers named in this
Advertisement. ORDER TODAY.
WIN. b. REED,
Box As. Chambsrsburg, Pa (
3-25-tf.
TRY tho Tndandant
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RUDY's PIE sUppos1ToRY

is guaranteed to cure piles and Constipa-
ton, or money refunded. 30 cts. per box.
Send for circular and Free sample to
MARTIN RUDY. Registered Pharmacist,
Lancaster, Pa. For sale by all frst-class
druggists everywhere, and in Martins
burg, W. Va, by l.. G. Matthaei.
4-lU 97-Iyr
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A GOOD BUSINESS
81 FOR SALE.

l wish to dispose of my entire
stock as a whole, consisting of the
Picture Frame Business with all the
material and appliances necessary
thereto, together with a gallery of
choice pictures. In connection with
it.. the
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on The breast Of tha man I had be-
lived 50 false.
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WEsTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD
w -TIME TABLE,
Connecting with p. & r. r. at Shipper
burg and Gettysburg N. & w. r. K. at
Hagerstown b. e. O. r. r. at Hagers-
town and Cherry Run; p R. r. at Bruces
vile, and f. W. g. B., N. C. and B. & p.
Railroads at Union Station, Balto., Md.
Schedule in effect October 1st, 1899.
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Stationery Department.

Coed location, 1873 N. Queen
street. There is money in the bust
ness if properly carried on. Clos
ing out to quit.
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Additional trains leave Baltimore for
Union Bridge and intermediate Stations
at 10 II a. m. and 6 IL p. ILL.,, and leave
Union Bridge for Baltimore at % a. M,
and 1850 p. m. daily, except Sunday.
SUNDAYS oNLY-Leaye Baltimore for
Union Bridge and Intermediate Stations
9.35 a. m. and 2.3s p. M, and leave Union
Bridge at 6.45 a. m. and 400 p. m. for Bal
timore and intermediate Stations.
Leave Brucevillefo Frederic4 at S.3S,
9.35 amp 1910 a. m. and 5.3S and $50 p. m.
Leave Bruceville fer Columbia, Littles-
town and Taneytown at 9.47 a. m. and
3.45 p. m.
Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmitsburg at
s.26 and .O.40 a. m. and 33l and 6.34 p.
w. Leave Emmitsburg for Rocky Ridge
at 7.50 and 1000 a. m. and 2.55 and 80 p.
m.
sDaify. Others daily except Sunday. q.
tStop only to land passengers from Bal
timore.
M. HOOD, Pres. ard Gen'l Manager.
b. 81, GRISWOLD Gen'l. Pass Agent.
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Torturing
Disfiguring Humors
Itching, Burning, and Scaly
Eruptions of the Skin and
Scalp with Loss of Hair
CURED BY CUTIcURA.

The treatment is simple, direct, agreeable,
and economical, and is adapted to the young
est infant as well as adults of every age.
Battle the affected parts with Hot WATER
and CUTICURA SOAP to cleanse the skin of
crusts and scales, and soften the thickened
cuticle. Dry, without hard rubbing, and
apply CUTcURA Ointment freely, to allay
itching, irritation, and inflammation, and
soothe and heal, and lastly take the CUTICURA
This treatment affords instant relief, permits
rest and sleep, and points to speedy, perma-
nent, and economical cure when all other REM
edies and even the best physicians fail.
Sold everywhere. Price THE SET. 81 25; or, CurIcuRA
Soar, &c; OINTMENT, &c.; REsoLvEST (half sizeb SOC
PoTTKR DRUG AND CHEM. Corp, Sole Props, Boston.
oar "How to Cure Humors," 64page book, free.
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BaItimer. And Cumberland Valley Branch,

Leave Hagerstown for Johannesburg
and Intermepiate Stations at $50 a. m.
Leave Hagerstown tor Shippensburg and
intermediate Nations at lilo a. m. and
TOO p. m. Leave Ghambersburg for Hag-
erstown and intermediate Stations at 800
a. m. and 10 p. m. Leave Chambersburg
for Hagerstown at 40 p. m:
Leave Johannesburg for Hagerstown
and intermediate stations via ALIEN
WALDCUT OFF at 7.1S a. m. and z 40 p.
m. AID leave Hagerstown for Chambers
burg at 6.12 a. m. and 1927 p. m.
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ANEoDoTAL LITERATuEE.
Contributed to the independent
bv W. g.
wHIrrIER WIRE oNR room.


Whittier gave early indications
of poetic power. Several Of his
juvenile poems found their way In
to the newspapers Of iha day and
attracted the attention Of some liter
AIRY gentlemen, who appreciated The
merit Of the productions, and re-
solved TO make their author visit
to offer their assistance In introdue.
ing the Quaker poet" to literary
notoriety.
Accordingly, they took q convey.
ance that soon set them down ID. tbs
picturesque town OF Weare. New
Hampshire, the residence Of !:ths
young poet. With some dificpity
they found the dwelling OF Whittier.
and we're ashered into the best rood
OF the house by the mother : to whom
they made known their desire 10
see her son. Fl
All this time young Whittier Kss
working away at the certainty very
unpoetical business of 81 sning out
the pig sty. He piled bis shovel
with right good will, totally uncon-
scious OF the honor that awaited
him. Judge tf his astonishment
when Lizzy, his sister, came run
ming from the house, and infoFmed
him 'that it was full OF very great
people, who were waiting to see
him. ~ 81 is
What shall dot" cried the poet
in sgony. "Run, Lizzie. and get
my boots. while l wash me 10 ths
brook r
The boots were brought, but the
bare, wet feet OF Whittier refused to
enter. At length, after . deal. OF
tugging, one was drawn on; but o.
horrors! the other would not go on,
neither would the frst come OIL
"A pretty looking spectacle !
shall present for their Inspection"
murmured Whittier, as, with one
boot 10 hand and the other on HE
foot, he entered the house. But In
short time, the aattering words OF
his visitors made him quite forget
the awkwardness of his attirs. ~
~
RARE coMALIMHET.
One Of the prettiest and wittiest
compliments ever passed is contain.
ed in the lines by Sheridan to Miss
Payne:
ff -.
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RARE coMALIMnEr.

One Of the prettiest and wittIest
compliments ever passed is contain.
ed 10 the lines by Sheridan TO Miss
Payne:
''Tis true am III, hut caapOt
complains;
For he never knew pleasure aho
never knew Payne"
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TIME TABLES.

VALLEY RAILROAD
" TIME FABLE.
IN EFFECT MAY q, 1899.
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Try the Indsndent.
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Schedule in effect October list, 1899.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-01
The Sun and Tree-Setting.

From Farmers Review am i'm
PEELED to write few thoughts on this
subject, not because it is new sub
ject, but because I see so many rec
ommending to set trees leaning to-
wards the southwest to prevent sun
scald. believe this practice has
caused the loss of thousands of trees.
The instruction is to set the tree
pointing towards the sun at half-past
three o'clock. The proper way to
plant is to set the tree towards the
one o'clock sun. Nothing I find pays
better than to set an apple tree right.
A slight variation either east or west
in setting a tree often ruins it. II
tree stands straight the sunscald will
show on it at Just half-past one as
nearly as it can be figured mot later)
provided the tree is entirely unpro-
tected. can prove this by hundreds
of cases in this vicinity. II the stem
Of the tree be straight it is easy
enough to set it SO it will protect itself
but If it be crooked it is a more dim
cult task.
EDISON GAYLORD.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-01

tive qualities Of the plants root The
rods should be cut the second and third
years also when good crops may be
expected. II there be good market
for hoop poles the rods may be allowed
to grow from two to four seasons at
q time after the fourth year from
planting. II alternate crops Of basket
wands and Of hoop-poles be gathered
the plantation should under good man
agement last from twenty to thirty
years, and where only basket willows
are desired and cut, from ten to nj
teen. A sign of deterioration Is slim
wands of insufficient lengths. From
November first to March first Is the
harvest season. The wands are al
ways cut with a sharp knife as near
to the ground as possible. They are
tied in bundles about two and a hall
feet in circumference and either set up
until dry enough to stack until wanted
for steaming or stood upright In about
four inches of running water until the
starting of the leaves indicates that the
bark may be readily removed. When
steamed or boiled the rods are DUN
colored; when stood in water as last
they are very white but are
not quite so strong.-M. G. Kains, IN
Farmers Review.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-01

surely as . pasture sod n - many
cattle are put on that they ct the
plant down level with the ground.
Sheep are especially damaging to .
timothy meadow, for as Is well known,
they crop a field excessively unless
their comparative range is large. The
top-dressing is especially valuable with
timothy, because the plant is a surface
feeder and draws most of its nourish-
ment from near the surface Of the
ground. The advisability Of sowing red
top or clover with the timothy de-
ponds great deal on the purpose for
which the grass is being grown. II
the seed crop is desideratum, it would
not be advisable to sow anything but
pure timothy seed; but when the grass
is to be made into hay for domestic
use, little clover or red-top may be
Of benefit to the timothy.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-01
Origin Of the Elevator.

The elevator originated In central
Europe. The earliest mention Of the
elevator Is made in a letter Of Ma
poleon I. addressed to his wife, the
Archduchess Maria Louisa He writes
to her that, when in Schoenbrunn. then
the summer residence Of the Austrian
emperor. near Vienna. he used the
"chaiss volante" flying chair) in that
castle, which had been constructed for
Empress Maria Theresa. It consisted
OF small square room. sumptuously
furnished with hangings Of red silk
and suspended by strong ropes with
counter-weights, SO that 1t could be
pulled up or let down with great ease
In shaft built for the purpose about
1760.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-01
The Timothy Meadow.

Timothy is and will continue to be
one Of the most important OF feeds for
horses. However 1t may be displaced
by clover in the cattle ration, it is still
the best rough feed for horses. All
attempts to displace it by corn fodder
or silage are bound to fail, in part, at
least. In the early days in the West
1t was believed that timothy would not
succeed in this part of the country,
but later it was found that this idea
grew out of wrong methods in han
ding the meadows. With a much
lighter rainfall than the East, the tim
othy fields would not stand the close
moving and close cropping that they
had lived through in the states on the
Atlantic seaboard. Allowing the cattle
to feed on 1t In spring and fall, and
allowing the mowers to cut it OF level
with the ground. was found to be the
easiest way to obliterate a good field
OF timothy. No wonder that the grow
ers soon came to say that timothy
meadows in the West were short lived.
Later it was found that if the mead
ows were treated carefully, they were
long lived, though perhaps not so long
lived as in the Eastern states. 1t was
discovered that in most cases the tim
othy should not be pastured. but that
this might be done where the land was
too loose. the pasturing in such cases
having the effect of beating the ground
into compactness. 1t was also found
advisable to leave Q long stubble when
moving, the stubble being left three
Or four inches in length. This, with
frequent top-dressings and occasional
borrowings. keeping up a condition
that made the meadow perennial.
Timothy requires a good state Of
fertility, and that the sod be protected
By not being mown or cropped too
closely. A timothy sod disappears IS
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-01
Our Grasses.

In our grasses lies great wealth. Too
little attention is given to the STUDY
of grasses by the majority OF our
farmers. The so-called native grasses
are allowed to have their way IN our
pastures simply because we do not
take cognizance of the fact that there
are other grasses that would grow n
our pastures and give far better to
suits than the thin kinds that ire
ouently get foothold. Where the
soil is of a limestone formation blue
grass should be put in unless the land
is unusually subject to drouth. Tnls
grass will not do for meadow or AT
least will not prove as valuable as
some other varieties for the making
of hay, because it is short and also
does not cure easily. But for pasture
land no grass is better. Its only fauit
is that it does not easily stand droutn.
On the other hand frost seems to have
no bad effect on it. Grazing seems 10
stimulate it rather than to retard It's
development. 1t forms a thick, hrm
sod which is especially suitable for
pasturage.
The grass crop is one that can be
easier grown than probably any other
crop on the farm. Its chief advantage
is that it does not require cultivation,
and requires very little attention up
to harvest time. A well-manured ana
we'll prepared field sown to grass Is
about sure to give good yield OF
grass, unless the season be exception
ally bad. In such a case any crop
that is sown in place of the grass is
likely to be a failure. Any agricul-
tural section that produces year after
year a good grass crop in both pas
lures and meadows is about sure to
be prosperous. Grass is the base for
almost any kind of farming. 1t is the
foundation Of dairying and stock rails
ing. In the country adjacent to cities
it becomes an article that finds a ready
sale at fair prices. It has its relation
to horticulture. for, il we may count
the clovers as grasses, it becomes one
of the cheapest sources of heterogeneous
fertilizers.
Grasses are numerous in variety and
in their adaptability to the various
soils. A man must make study both
of his soils and Of the grasses, and
must find out the best combination
for himself Probably on most farms
a small plot of ground planted to the
different kinds of grasses would prove
very valuable. At some of the stations
such plots are given a good share of
attention, and 1t is very interesting
to watch the way in which the differ
ent varieties accommodate themselves
to the new circumstances in which
they are found. 1t will perhaps be
necessary to have two plots, one on
high and the other on low land, thus
distinguishing between the wet and
dry land grasses. We feel sure that
more attention should be given to this
subject and any information thus
gained will be found exceedingly valu-
oh1o
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-01
short-Lived Plant Giant The t,

Short-Lived Plant Giant.-The tall
put palm (corypha umbraculifera) Of
Ceylon, whose leaves are put to such
numerous uses by the Singhalese.
bears fruit but once during its life.
This elegant tree measures about ten
feet round the trunk and attains q
height of about $50 feet The flowers,
the appearance of which presages
death to the tree, are inclosed In q tall
spathe. which bursts with q loud re-
port. disclosing huge plume Of beau
tiful blossom. The inflorescence Is sue
ceeded by equally conspicuous punches
Of fruit. When these have ripened the
tree withers rapidly, and in the course
Of . fortnight may be seen PROSTATE
and decaying on the spot 1t adorned
tx.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-01

The railroad expert believes that the
number of revenue tons hauled per
mile Is the best indication of q rail-
roads ability to handle traffic at the
lowest cost of transportation. AS is
we'll known, the receivers of the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad have been
spending millions on Improvements
and have not completed the work, the
lines west of the Ohio river being In
need of general rehabilitation, which
they are to get this year. But the
revenue haul per mile in 1898 was
increased to 314 tons and special re-
port for the six months ending De-
cember 81, 1898. shows an average Of
331.9 tons, quite an appreciable ad-
vance. It is confidently expected that
still further improvement will be
shown before long.
A man forgets when questioned
about things he never knew.