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Virginia £xtt ftcss.
' W?W. B. G ALINA HER, Editor.
C\m rloato u-rt, Jeffemton Count*, WeatTo
March 38, 1994.
It is bad for the procession when the band
desert* iL _ ^ ^ __
Mr. Henry Matthews, an old printer, died
in Martinsbutg yesterday.
The mean temperature for the month of
March was found on Monday.
The belief is general that the President
will Teto the Bland Seignorage bill.
A good deal of the old Adam in Breckin
ridge. He blamed it on the woman.
Congress ought to immediately put a pro
hibitory tariff on “Coxey’s Commonweal.”
Hon. Billy Wilson will get back to the
House of Representatives before the Wilson
bill returns to it.
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Coxey’s army made its third day march
and encamped at Alliance, Ohio. Some
accessions to ita numbers. Extra policemen
were put on duty.
A bill abolishing the fee system for Unit* d
States district attorneys, marshal* and other
court officers has been reported favorably
by the House judiciary committee.
It said the B. A O R. R Co. ban effected
a new loan of $10,000,000. Big improve
menu all along ita lines are contemplated
and thousands of artiisns aud laborers will
find employment during the coming months
of 1894. _
The cold weather has destroyed earlv
vegeUbles in the South and the prospect for
peaches is not promising. Tennessee and
Keotucky farmers fe»r the wheat has been
injured and in Virginia the tobacco plant
have been oioned
The new Chinese treat? is vigorously op
posed by Pacific Coast Senators on the
ground that it will render the provisions ol
the Geary Chinese exclusion act of no effect,
bat Representative Geary, author of t he act,
approve* of the treaty.
General debate on the tariff bill will beg"
in theSenate next Monday. It is underpaid
that the Republicans will be allowed to d<»
most of the talking. The Dem<*cratic mem
her* of the finance committee think the bill
can be disposed of by the first ot June.
Representative Outhwaite, of O do, says:
MIf Coxey’s followers will only think the'
will see that if from 10,000 to 50 000 men
can intimidate Congress to do one thing :he»
another 10,000 to 50,000 can intimidate it
to do another, which leads to anarchy.”
A committee of young women, who rep
resent the Rhode Island mills, started fin
Washington Monday night to appear before
the finance committee of the Senate to pro
teat against the passage of the Wilson bill.
They are the most beaut ifut girls In the mill.
Judge Daniel B. Lu -aa will be the leadi»g
counsel for Rudolph Zeigler in his trial fin
the murder of John Shutters, which wil> I
occupy the greater part of the April term
of court at Berkeley Springs. J. Nelson
Wisner, of Martinaburg, will lead the pro
ecu t ion.
No man of any independence of though
can expect recognition from this ad in in is
tration.—Advocate.
The foregoing is not predicated on fact
and is quite uncomplimentary to many gen
tlemen who have received Presidential and
departmental recognition.
The Senator Colquitt funeral services tool
place in the Senate chamber yesterday,—
Chaplain Millburn made an eloquent ail
dre«s. All the members of the Suprein
Court, all, but one, of tbe Cabinet, the Gen
eral of the Army, Diplomats, Senator*
and Congressmen were present.
Tbe design of Coxey’s “on to Washing
ton” is to demand the issue of $500,000,000
in Treasury notes, which immense sum i»
to be expended in tbe improvement of pul*
lie roads. There’s nothing the “tramp"
desires so much beyond a good “square
meal” as good roads—for is he not on the
road most of the time?
Representative Bland says: “The Coxey
army has as much right to come to Wash
ington as tbe lobbies who come in behalf «*f
protection and other private interests.” He
overlooks the fact that the lobbies who g*>
to Washington to try and influence legists
tion do not go as vagrants or tramps, sub
sisting upon the people hv the way or after
they get there.
Frank Lee and Charles Groves of Terra
Alta settled in prize-ring style the question
as to who should escort Fanny Barnes home
from an entertainment. Groves won, but
when he reached Miss Barnes’ home thr
girl’s father assaulted him and also received
a drubbing. Barnes had Groves ^rrested
and then the !over eloped with tbe girl to
Maryland and was married.
Judge Bradley, presiding at the PoMard
Breekioridge trial, suggested that the new-*
papers publishing the evidence should omit
tbe improper details, as he thought some of
these details if published would subject the
papers to exclusion from the mails. He
•aid, moreover, that it was almost a catam -
ty to the city of Washington and the c»un
try at large that such matter should be car
ried broadcast into its homes.
Senator Morgan of Alabatu i is the parent
of a preposterous proposition, which he will
press as an amendment to the tanfl bill, t*>
remove the tariff entirely from the control
of Congress by the appointment of a com
mission upon whose recommendations tariff
rates are to be fixed by pr*»clsmation of the
President, provided he approves the finding-*
of the board. The Senator does not explain
why, if a board of five men can be trusted
with a power of government so important
and so liable to abuse as that of taxation,
all legislation should not be placed iu the
same bauds, and the expense of maintain
ing the two Houses of Congress he saved.
Unind Stale* Senator AH>»d Holt C"l
quitt, ol Georgia, died at hia reaideuc* in
Waahinglon, D. 0., at 7.30 o'clock Monday
morning. Ho would have been seventy
years old next month. His death was an
nounced in the Senate by General Gordon
and in the House by Representative Turner.
Alfred Hull Co quitfc was born in Walton
county. Ga. April 20, 1«24. Hi* father was
a native of Virginia anil removed, with Ida
p,rent*, lo Georgia, where he represent*«l
Id* di-inct in Congress, aid ah»*, in 1843,
was elected 10 the United Stales Senate.—
Following the foObtepa ol his lather, Mr.
Colquitt went to Priuceton College, where
be graduated in 1844. He theu studied law
and was admitted to the bar. He served
during the Mexican war as a staff officer,
with the rank of major, and in 1852 ws*
elected .o Cougreo* is a D* mocratfcnd serv
ed one term. He tv s a member ol the leg
islature, and in 1860 was a presidential
elector on the Breckinridge ticket. He was
a m* nd»er of the secession convention ol
Georgia, entered the Confederate army *« a
captain, wa* tin sen Colonel of the 6 h Gcor
gi* intsntrv, promoted a hrigsdier general,
and, alter serving some lime in that grade,
was commissioned a major general. In 1876
he was eh cud governor of Georgia for four
years, and, after the expiration of hi* term,
whs re-eheud for two years under the new
Constitution. At ihe expiration of his term
as governor he was elected to the United
States Senate a* a D«m«*crat lor the lu't
term eon inercing March 4, 1883, and was
re elect*d in 1888.
The usual l*eauiitul and interesting E i-tei
< ffVring service* were held by Z «>n Epi*cn
pal Sunday School la-t Sunday afternoon
The school, on reaching the church lr*>m
the pHfi-h building, was met at the vesli
buie bv the rector, Rev. W. L Gravatt, and
marched around the aisle* singing a beau
tilul anthem. The chancel and adjacent
pari* of the church were richly decorated
*%•.»!. fl .«■ r* The rector made a very in
teivsiiiig addree*, taking f»r his theme tli
language of fl .went. Flower-, he »ai<l.
taught many useful lessons, ami among
ihe-e he enumerated and enlarged upon
Contentment, death and the resurrection —
\|• >-1 flowers do best in the sunshine, and si.
tie told the iliildren to he sunny, bright amt
nappy. Flowers are street,and they stniUl*
t*e sweet, gentle, charming and loving t.
a 1 around them—sweet in their letnpeis
their manners and their lives. There*,
teaches love, and toey slum d love one ano
liter, even as Christ, who is called the‘R.*>
of Sharon,' loved us. Superintendent l>a
vid Howell made an interesting report, and
the services were interspersed w ith beauti
ful carols sung by the school —Spirit.
In <>ur nor ice a..m>* is-u— ago of Charle.
Broadway Ron's, taken from the pen ot
one who stands verv close to him. we iuad
ver'enllv published the following :
**u ifitted fir the hardships and exposure
• •f the fial.l, be wax honorably di.xch- rged,
Ac.”
II .wever distres-e'l be might have been
!»v the hard-hips and exposures of the field,
j the fact is Charles Urxdwty Rm-s face**
.1 i ilie li xr Khips aad exposures ot the fi do
turough the whole war. He fought as a
gallant soldier to the bitter end, and then
walked home in his tattered uniform, bu>
with an uudi'tnxy. d heart, to make a crea*
success in the tutiles of life under the new
c mditions — Winchester Tunes
The JeflVrxon county pipers state Hon.
A. 5> D.ndridge will consent to become a
candidate for the H<>U»e of R-picsentalives
from that county. This ought to be sufii
cient to warrant his nomination and tri
umphant election. Mr Dandridge was one
f the able-t numbers in the last H«.use
<md upon more than one occasion reudere.
ins emoty valuable services He has ha«i
considerable experience, and he is a legists
tor of excellent judgment. Jefferson county
will make a mistake unless Mr. Dandridge
is returned to tne L-g.slature.—Fai’tnont
Index _
Mr Harrison Osbum. an old and highly
e»teemed citizen of L"U louo county, tiled a'
his home near “Short Hill,” on Saturday
• veiling last in the 68tb year of his age.—
Mr Osburn was well known as one of our
wealthy and prominent citizen, higMv re
spe. ted for his un-werving integrity ami .ill
the qualities which go to make up the good
citizen and valuable neighbor and friend
(n early life he married Miss L. Jane Potts
who m*>urns his h*«s. He was an int*-lli
gent and practical farmer.—Leesburg Wath
ingtonian.
"A Battle Ship in Action,” by Lieuten
ant S A Staunton, of ti e U S Navy ; “The
English {senate,” (House of Lord*.) la
George Smalley ; "Emperor Williani’sStud
Farm and Hunting Forest,” by Poultney
Bigelow; "Yale University.” by Pnd. Ar
thur T Hadley, are some of the attractive
features of Ha'prr't Magazine for April.—
I he nuiutier Contains eight or nine short
stories by some of the most popular authors,
and other interesting matter.
BuckUn'e .4mic<i Salve.
The best salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruise", {sores, U Cera, Salt Rheum. Fever
Sore*, Tetter, Chapped Haid", Chi.blains,
l{urns, and ail Suu Er'lpU**n*and positive
ly cures Pi es, or no pay xquned It is
itu tranteed to give p« r eel sati-laction or
nmitey refund'd. Price 2>1 cents per box.—
F>*r sale by Brown & M“otT
The wife of Jasper Y M«awe, clerk of tile
U S District Court for this State, commit
t-d suicide at her home in Clark«hurg on
Pour-day morning las*. She blew the top
of her he<d off with a shot gun—touching
the trigg r with a bu ton lu>"k She had
b en suffering from nervous prostration for
along tun", and to and cau-e and trouble
about a wayward son is attributed the sad
endiog of tier lile.
“My friend,” said & doctor to his Irish
patient, "be composed; we must ail die
once” "An’ its that vexes me,” replied
Pat. "If it were more tliau on*t, sure I’d
be ai»y enough.”
Rheumatism knocked higher than a kite.
Mr. J. N. Butcher. Mineral Point,Ohio,de
poses and »ays : *T have u»ed Salvation Oil
f >r rheumsti'tn and in one or two applica
tions kuuckrd it higher thau a kite."
.Yeirsv Soten.
The thirtieth suicide in David llill Park,
Baltimore, octured on Saturday morning
last.
Hon. H. G. Davis has recaived four deer
from Belington and will place them in his
park at E kina.
A Birmingham. Alabama, firm has con
tracted to furnish It),000 tons ot iron pipe
in Philadelphia.
The Orsft*>» Sentinel has again changed
h ind, and i« now publish***! by a stock com
pany, with D . Love as ed'lor.
The Secretary of State of West Virginia
chartered the Berkeley County Canning
Company ; authorized capital $20,000.
It is said that the number of people who
die inside the city limits of London every
vesr would till a cemetery ol twenty three
acres.
Congressman Robert F Brattan, of the
First .Maryland district is said to be dying
d Bright’s di-case at his li .me at Princess
Anne
President Cleveland will attend the un
v* i ing ol *he monument to Mary, the moth
er of Washington, at Fredericksburg on the
10th of May.
All the miners of the Kanawha Valley
have resumed work, and about 5.000 men
ire now employed. No trace of the recent
disturbances remains.
Geo. Lee Roy Kramer, who died on Tties*
lav week at his.winter residence in Pnila
l**t|diia. was the speaker ol the first House
•I IL prt sema ives ot West Virginia.
A fl-*et of cosl boats recently left Louis
ville, Kv., for New Orleans. It was com
prised ol 48 barges, carrying about 40,000
ions of coal, and covered eight acres of water.
An aeronaut named Wilton, was killed
while making an ascension at Cannes,
France, Sunday. He was unahle to control
the balloon, and fell 1 500 leet into the sea.
Life insurance policies aggregating $41.
liOO have been paid tile heirs of M. M.
Spooner, ol Chariotleavilie, who recently
commuted suicide iu Druid Hill Patk, Bal
tiinore.
It is estimated at Sanlaner, Spain, tlist
thirty persons were killed hv the recent ex
!>|n jnn nf dynamite which whs being te
nuved from the sunki-u steamer Cabo Ma
chichaco.
Msj Matt Cooper has retired from the
Mountaineer at Bnvenswood. W. Homer
Green is now sole proprietor snd editor.—
The political complexion ol the paper will
he unchanged.
J. S Coxey’s “industrial at my” inarched
from Canton to L •uti-vtlle, Ohio, Monday
The band deserted, and the army numbered
122 men when it went into camp at night.
Tile weather was very cold.
A Morgantown telegram says the new
Pittsburg, Morgantown and Fairmont rail
way was opened Monday, the first train be
mg a delegation of filly Weal Virginians,
including ex Gov Fleming, to Pittsburg.
The Democratic executive committee ol
ihe third c- ngreasional district called a con
venlinn to nominate a Democratic candidate
fir Congress, to meet in Hinton on Wednes
lay, August 1. Taking time by the forelock.
Considers it “a hou-ebold necessity.”—
dr A. J Whiting, Newton. Kansas, aocen
nates bis opinion thus: "I have u-ed Dr.
Itud's Cough Svrun m my family for the
u*t eight veais and consider it a household
necessity ”
Mayor Halm. Democrat, of Hagerstown
w is defeated lor re-election by Martin L.
Keedy. Republican, by 46 majority. Tin
citv voted to i-sue bonds to the amount ol
$3,000 for a fire alarm system. The election
wa« held Monday.
Town Sergeant W. H. Rosenberger, id
\lt. .lackson, was seri< U«lv shot Saturday
night bv a man named Van Ressler whom
he had arrested Tor disorderly conduct. Von
Ressler had only been living in that neigh
norhood the pa»t year.
Ma-ter Edward K-'im, a>n nf the lat>
KemiM, »ui'i I! u i Him nave e*
'ablished themselves in the publishing bu-i
ness in Washington, being editors and pm
nrietors of The P'leonix. Mr. Kettna is 12
years old ami Mr Omni 15.
J 8. Coxey’s “artnv of peace” started
from M'ssillon, Ohio, Sunday and inarche*
-ight miles to Canton, Ohio, where the met
camped in a snow storm. There were a few
less than a hundred in the party. Two
ihirds of those who enlisted made the start
An unexp-c'ed call to arms was mad*
upon a regiment of the District ol Coluni
hia National Guard a few evenings ago, to
test the celerity of movement in reporting
lor duty, and in one tmui and ten minute
t»3 per cent, of the entire regiment assent
bbd at the armory, uniformed, armed and
awaiting orders.
A Hancock. Md .dispatch says: Nearly
me hundred contractors, including their
engineers, look**! over the proposed line ot
ihe Baltimore ami Cumberland Railway la-l
week tor the purpose of placing bids for it>
cniislructiou. A greater number, including
parties from Chicago and other points in
the West, are expected this week.
.4 Million Friends.
A Irhlid iu ne«d is a friend indeed, am
not less than one tnilli* n peop'e have lound
just fin li a friend in Dr King's New Di*
eovery lor Consumption, Coughs and Cold-.
— If you have never u*ed I hi-* Great Cougl
Mtdicine, one trial will convince you that
it lias wonderful curative powers in hI* di
t-a-es of Throat, Chest and Lungs. Each
bottle is guaranteed to do all tbal it i
claimed or money will be refunded. Tria1
bottle- free st Brown & H*»**fl’s Drug store
Large bottles 50c. and $1 00.
It happened in Sunday school. Tliesub
ject under discussion was Solomon and his
wisdom. A little girl wa« asked to tell the
story of Solomon and the women who di*
puted the po-seeeiou of a child. She timid
ly rose up and answered : “Solomon was a
very wise man. One day two women went
m him quarrelling about a baby. One
woman said, ‘This is my child.’ and tbt
other woman i-a'd, 'No, this is my cl-ild.’—
Cut Solomon spoke up and said : ‘No, no,
Indies ; do not quartet. Give me my sword
and I w i I make twins of him so each of yon
can I me!’ ”—Harpers.
A Merchant Prince, Charles Broadway
Bouss.
A short time ago the well koown million
aire merchant, Charles Broadway Rous-*, of
New York, made the city of Winchester,Ya ,
the magnificent present of $30,000 for the
purpose of furni-hing additional water sup
ply for that cite, and in order that there
should be uo miscarriage of his generous in
tention, Mr. Rni-s wrote the following let
ter to Ex G iv. Holliday, ot Winchester :
**I sutborize Gov. Fied W. M Hollidty
to dr.iw on me, whenever he deems it expe
dieiit, for Thirty Thousand Dollars (30,000)
to be applied to tbe furnishing of an addi
tional supply of water to Winchester, \ a ,
in token of my kind memories of the old
town, where I bpgan my business life.
‘•Should I die belore he has begun or fin
ished the enterprise, I order mv Personal
R-pre<entati ve u> honor the Draft or Drafts,
the sim« as I would ha e done, if living —
And hi that event, the said Holliday will
appoint some one, in case of his death, to
complete this donation.
“Charles Broadway Rouss”
A though numerous skeihe* of the life of
this magnanimous gentleman have appeared
from time to time in the Scimitar and in
many other newsptpers of the country, yet
public interest in his wonderful career re
mains unsatisfied. Perhaps in none of these
can there be found more interesting reading
than the following taken from Mr. Rouse
biography as it will appear in “Duffees
Songs of the South
“In tracing the wonderful career of this
representative man of the South, whose ire
nius and success has won lor him the proud
distinction of b -ing the ablest exponent of
commercial business this sec’ion of the U«i
'ed States has yet produced, and who has
forever wiped out the stigira attached to our
people that, while the Smth had many irreat
statesmen and soldiers, it had no ‘merchant
prince,’ it is well to review, in the clear light
of history, some who were ‘lords in their
dav,’ although their line of business was
confined to strictly Southern soil and citi
zens; as, for instance the following:
While millions are familiar with the sto
. .. r »i ........ fl.n oiuil rtAiiflicf Ip'iviiitr
their minds saturated with the idea that the
citizens of the slave States were all farmers,
utterly ignoring trade and traffic, it is, nev
ertlieless, a fact that from the earliest set
tlement the Southern merchant lias been the
,-q-ial of the same class in all civilized na
lions. Long helore the tide of humanity
drifted we-t of the line of Virginia, when
'Jinciniiaii and Chicago were outposts, the
mercantile iransactions of Virginia, South
Carolina, G<-0'gia and the Gulf States llim’
the port of Mobile were enormous. The
period of the French possession ol a large
territory in the South, of which the State ol
Alabama is a part, came with the closing
months of the seventeenth ceniurv and held
for sixty five years. B -sides their principal
settlement at Mobile, they had trading posts
»t Fort Toulouse, near the junction of the
Coosa and the Tallapoosa; at the mouth of
the Cahawba ; at Jones’s Bluff on the Tom
big bee; at St. Stephens; at Nashville on
the Cumberland ; at Mu*cle Shoals on the
Tennessee (then known as the Cherokee)
river. The Frencn carried large stocks and
were ever bold, adventurous and enterpris
mg, yet true to their native instincts ol
polilene-M and suavity of manner.
Prospering, their number increased from
three hundred to over four thousand, almost
•mtirely engaged in mercantile avocations;
dieir national flexibility and vivacity ol
temper enabling them with conspicuous fa
v-.iliiy to ingratiate themselves with the In
lian tribes. Many a “Hawkeye" or “L-*atli
>*r Stocking” was to be found among the
('ourcurs de boir of Mobile; and their ad
ventures of the forest, along interminable
rivers, over lofty mountains, across fl >wer
enamelled prairies, in pursuit of the baztrd
ms enterprise- of traffic, furnished fascina
ting topics of narration. Many of these
traders had been gentlemen in France;
some of them of noble origin. These were
the Arcadian days of the French regime, af
fording a picture of homes surrounded with
uxury, while in the background were to he
•een the constant caravans of Indian ponies,
isden with picks, kegs and lineups. Such,
m part, were the characteristics of the mer
chants of Mobile one hundred and forty
rears ago. Tempora mufontur, et nos viutci
•nw in ww.
“The NUtumu of 1763 saw the Dominion
.f Mobile and its appendages in the interior
nass from France to Great Britain, being a
nart of the acquisition of the Seven Years’
War, which lost to France all her possessions
n North America. On the 20th of Octo
ber Mobile was taken possession of hv a
regiment of Scoth Highlanders. The Scol
'ish bagpipes sounded the national anthem
of Eoglahd as the Lilies of St Deny’s were
lowered from the flagstaff and the Linn ot
St. George elevated in the stead, while a feu
de joie announced that the name of Fort
Conde was changed to Fort Charlotte. The
neriod ot the British dominion embrace*
wenty years ; but too remote and isolated
rom the scene of conflict, and completely
in the power of the English they dared not
and could uot take a hand in the struggle
for independence; yet they were not exempt
r »m the ravages of war attending that event
-spain took part with France in the hostili
ties against Great Britain and ordered her
American subjects to join in the conflict.—
Oalvey, then Governor of Louisiana, and af
terwards the famous Viceroy of Mexico, in
vested Mobile with an army of two tlmusHnd
nen, finely equipped and provided with ar
illerv. After a desperate struggle the fort
-urrendered on the Hth of March, 1780.
Thus, the close ot the American Revolu
ion left Mobile and its trading dependen
•ties in the hand* of Spain, where it re
mained for thirty years. This fra is one of
great interest, its chief event being the
founding of the vast mercantile firm of
Panton, Leslie & Co, and, suh-equently,
John Forbes <& Co. True, they had sprung
up during the British poases-ioti, but now,
through the aid of large capital and exten
sive transactions, became still m<>re power
ful, indeed a ruing influence throughout
the whole South and Southwest. The part
ners were intelligent and enterprising nter
chants of Scottish origin, and had branches
>f their houses at Pensacola and M stanzas.
, fliey owned and employed many vessels and
supplied the whites and Indians with every
specie* of merchandise. In every tribe and
section they had their agents and peddlars ;
drew vast crowds to their stores aud ware
houses ; granted extensive credit to chief
tains and tribes; despatched their vessels
to Europe and the West Indies, laden with
peltries, furs and other ptoduct* of the coun
try ; received return cargo*** of every variety
of merchandize, and, under the fostering
care of the Spanish government, amassed
immense profit*, and wielded a commercial
power and iufluence not eqtuled by any • tie
bouse beore nor since iti either ot the em
poriums of the South.
“Some of the partners resided iu Mobile,
during the Spanish posession, living in a
style of princely magnificence. From the
Spanish crown they received large grant* of
ground Toward* the termination of it* ex
istence, this opulent house fouud—as u*ual
with the apostles of that great fraud, the
‘creditsystem’—all of the Indian tribes large
ly in iu debt, and was compelled to take
from them extensive tract* of land in pay
ment. said tracts being duly ceded by treaty
The Choetan* thus made compensation for
a debt of more than forty thousand dollars
and the lower Creeks and Seminole* granted
in liquidation of a much larger debt, a mil
lion and a half acres on the Apalachicola
Thus credit conquered easily a race of braves
whom it took hundreds of lives and mil lion*
of money under Andrew Jackson, Sam Dale
and others to subdue. H .w forcibly the
fortune* of this house verify, even in the
primalitre days of our nation, the assertion
of Carlyle, that “commerce is King.” it
might be added that “credit conquers oven
the king.”
“Contrast the fortune* of these pet-* of Roy
ally, not only rich themselves, but related
bv lies of marriage with some of the wealth
ieat families of Cuba—contract it, I repeat,
with the struggle*, and sufferings, and tri
utnph* of the friendless Southern Confeder
ate soldier—not among his own kindred aud
people, but far from home in the land ol
the foeman, and he soars above them as the
•umtnit of the Rocky Mountains above the
hills at the base. He has demonstrated that
Merchant» as well us politicians and warriors
can come “out of the ease-loving South.”
And yet, oil! wondrous and beautiful truth,
as his millions pile higher and higher, a*
his eagle like vision stretched farther and
wider over the commercial horizon of the
globe, his heart grows truer and tenderer to
tbe cries of the helpless ! He sells bis good*
for money, not for men's lands, hearthstones,
homes and souls. He lias tnet and defeated
the demon of credit, mid li e is a crusade in
behalf of truth and independence.”
At a recent public meeting held at the
court-house in Winchester, which whs at
tended by an immense gathering of citizens.
Mr. Rouss’s princely donation was formally
accepted by the city and its thanks returned
to the donor in an eloquent euiogy pronounc
ed by ex Gov. Holliday, and upon this oc
ca*iori was read the following beautiful lines
dedicated to Mr. Roiiss:
Oh tbe world grows cold and selfish, says the
pessimist to-day,
But the trend of deeds is upward, spite of
w hat I he critics say.
And tbe sun now shines as brightly as on Eden
long ago.
And human deeds still thrill us with a warm
and radiant glow.
There are generous deeds and actions on the
pages of all time,
To enthuse ihe voice of speakers and to blos
som into rhyme.
And embalm the name of doer, so that future
ages tell
Of some royal gift or action that has served
bis country well.
When a tuagic knot was puzzling all the peo
ple of the age.
‘•Cot the knot and stop unweaving,” was the
wisdom of the sage,
And tl e tuagic knot was severed, thus our
Kouss has cut down
This Gordian Knot perplexing all the people
of our town.
And Rou-s. the royal giver, grateful tongues
shall vmce Ids name.
And grateful maids and matrons shall his gen
erous deed proclaim;
And the toiler, worn and weary, and thotrav
eler on his way.
Shall quatf the sparkling waters while “God
bless him’’ they will say.
And while these waiers limpid are flowing
through our town.
We shall hold him more in honor than had
he worn a crown.
For roval deeds are better than of royal blood
to be.
For they warm tbe icy current of humanity's
great sea.
And Shenandoah waters, “Daughter of the
Stars." their name.
Shall whisper to the ages of his generous act
and fame.
And the unh >rn venerations shall bless tin
noble deed.
That s»-nt th’ se sparkling waters to a people in
thiirueed.
“Amicus.
Though the time is yet a long way off, to
elect a Governor in West Virginia, we de
sire to say Beikeley county can lurni"h a
gentleman, in the person of Judge E Boyd
Faulkner, who would make a typical Gov
ernor. He would make a strong candidate,
would creditably bear thedistinguished lion
or, and the best of all he could be relied
upon tofaiihully represent the Demoiratic
party and its principles.—Martintburg
Statesman.
The Charles Town Free Press last week
close, its seventy-third year. Old age, y*t
in vivacity a sixteen year old. The ‘ Old
Family Journal” has been one of the be>-i
of its class. We wish for its venerable edi
tor many more years of prosperity and Use
fulness.—Martintburg £ talesman.
mate of Ohio, City of Toledo, )
Lucas County. j
Frank J Cheney makes oath that b<
is the senior partner ol F. J. CHENEY ti
Co, doing business in the City ot i’oied'.,
County and state aforesaid, and that *an
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
j Dollars lor each and every case of L'A
I TARRH that cannot he cured by the use ol
Hall's Catarrh Cure
Frank J Cheney
5>worn to before me »nd -uhscribed in m>
[vseuce, this 6tb day of December, A. D
A. W. Glea-ON,
Notary Public.
Hall'a Catarrh Cure is taken internal!*
and acts directly on the blood and mucou*
surface* of the system. Send for testimo
j nial*. free. F J CHENEY k Co ,
jgjf'.-sold bv Druegi-ts. 75c Toledo, 0
Had Proved Their Worth.
Ha ving u-ed Dr Deane’s Dyspepsia Pill*
for indigestion, 1 found them an excellent
remedy for that trouble. Having proved
their worth I can recommend them to other*.
A J. Snyder,
,Meats and Provisions, Mertiuaburg. VV. Va.
“ Castorla isao well adapted to children that
I recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to neC’ IL A. Arche*, M. D.,
Ill So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. Y.
“The use of ‘Costoria is so universal and
its merits so well known that it seems a work
of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Costoria
within easy reach.”
Carlos Maryyx, D. D.,
New York City.
Cm tori a cures Colic, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Eructation,
mn« Worms, sires sleep, and promotes di
gestion.
Without Injurious medication.
••For several year* I hare recommended
your •Castoria,' and shall always continue to
do ao as it has invariably produced beneficial
results,"
Edwtx F. Pan®**, M. D.,
196th Street and Tth Ave.. New York City.
Xn cmtav* Coktaxt, 77 MnuT Stbjeit, K«w ioa* Cm.
WASHINGTON.
Low Rates on the B. A O.
Washington ! What a host of recollections
flood the memory at the mere mention of
the name.
There is no place iu the world which
should be so dear to the heart of every pa
triotic American.
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Jackson,
Webster, Clay, Calhoun, Sumner, Seward,
Douglas, Stephens, Scott, Lincoln, Grant,
Garfield and Blaine—all the great statesmen
and soldiers whose names are like the stars
in the flag of our country—this is the the'
atre of their great achievements, the forum
of their memorable debates, the arena of
their struggles and their triumphs. Aside
from its historic associations, Washington
is justly called the most beautiful city in
world—the city of magnificent distances, a
porfect arsenal of interesting features—pub
lic buildings, statuary, art galleries, monu
ments, museums, paintings, parks and gar
dens.
All are yours; they belong ta the citizens
of this glorious country and can all be vis
ited without payiug one cent for admission
or fee. As an educator, a trip to the Nation
al Capitol has uot an equal on the globe.
The last of the series of reduced rate ex
cursions to Washington, via the B. & 0., is
announced for Thursday, April 5ib.
We give below a list of stations in this
vicinity showing time of trains and rates of
fare_
leave time time time bate
Winchester.6u0 1109 6 42 2 70
Stephenson..609 11.19 6 52 2.55
Wadesyille.6 19 11 29 7.02 2.40
Summit Point.6 29 H.39 7.12 2 20
Charles Town.6.40 11 65 7 30 2.00
Halitown....6 55 . 7 40 1.H5
Millville.7 00 . 7 45 1.7*
Harper’s Feriy.7.08 12 15 7 73 1.65
Washington.Ar9.20 2.05 9.40
Correspondingly low rutes Iroin other sta
tions.
Tickets will be good for ten days.
For guide to points of interest in Wash- j
iiigton, address the nearest B. «feO Agent.
Mrs. McClaugh—Is your son going to
school now, Mrs McGoogban?
Mrs. McGoogban—No, sure, he’s t’rew
wid the English branches, lio’s perfectin’
his Italian now.
“Where?”
“Helpin’ dig a sewer down ou the road
beynnt.”—New York Weekly.
Cleon Moore, Esq., is prominently men
tioned for the House of Delegates from this
county. Mr. Moore possesses ability,ener
gy and popularity, and would doubtless
received a large vote and represent bis
c >unty with credit both to himself and his
constituency.—Spirit.
The appointment of Capt Geo. H. Flagg
as postmaster at this place is looked for daily.
His application, endorsed by Hon. Wm. L.
Wilson, it is understood has been filed, and
as the term of the present p. m. has about
expired speedy action by the President is
expected.
Mr. Charles A. Trussell, of Gerardstown
vicinity, Berkeley county, died last week,
and on Saturday his remains were interred
in Edge Hill Cemetery in this town. He
was a son of Mr. Eben Trussell of this
county. __
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Messrs. Washington & Alexander, insurance
i gent*.
. Vc/r .idtertisements.
<>can rely on it! It never<J
j! fails to perform a curel \i
DLBufl’sa i
<> is sold by all dealers for 2$c ij I
i Don't b* misted. If a dealer offers you i
‘ [ iome other "lust a* good," insist on ’.
0 getting the o! i reliable Dr. Hull » Cough # I
A Syrup No icuUlioua are as good. m |
j
pnr yj LAVGE 5 PLUGS. Ths Great Tobaccs
Untn mm!—Pries 10 Ct*. At al tsiW j
Building Association Notice.
Charles Town Building Association will be
gin taking dues between 9 a. tu. and 3 p. in.,
and sell money at 7$ p. m . on April 2, 1894,
*t the officeof 8. W. Washington, it* secretary.
Thosedeairing to take stock will call there.
March 28. 18»4-3t.
For Rent.
Two Dwelling House*—one has seven rooms,
cistern and large garden ; the other has six
rooms, with hydrant in yard and good garden.
Possession given at once. Apply to
Db T. W. T0MUN80N.
March 21, 1894-3t»
HOMINY and BeaHS, and all flavors of
Fruit. Puddine. C. D. EBY.
TRUSTEES SALE
OF
Sous© and Lot
AT KABLETOWN, JEFFERSON CO., W.VA.
The undersigned Trustee in the following
deeds of trust, viz: Johu M. Davis and wife
to Cleon Moore, trustee, dated the 9th day of
March, 1S91, recorded in the County Clerk's
office of Jefferson County, West Virginia,
Deed Book W, Page 159, and John M. Davis
and wife to same Trustee, dated the 9th day of
Mav, 1X92, recorded in the same office, Deed
Book Z, Page 151, both of which are for the
benefit of Jefferson Building Association No.
10, will offer at public sale in front of the
Court-house in Charles-Town, W. Va., on
Friday, 13th of April, 1894,
the following property, viz: That certain
HOUSE AND EOT
ftt Kabletown. Jefferson Countv, West Va , ad
: is
the same that was conveyed to John M. Dav.
by J. W. Walravcn and wife.
TERMS OF SALE as prescribed by the Board
of Directors of Jefferson Bdilding Association
No 10.—One-third cash ; residue in two equal
_* - — a a.Uk»««si mnnrht with
PUBLIC SALE
OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Tho undersigned will sell at public sale at
her residence near the corner of Main and
West streets, opposite Mr. Dumm'i, on
U7 /%/] r\ n tr lUnupli QH. '94.
the following property:
Ono Set of Bedroom Furniture,
mattress and springs, refrigerator, wood stove,
wardrobe, 1 red press, half-dozen parlor chairs,
half-dozen dining room chairs, l cooking stove.
1 coal stove, extension table, 1 small stand, 1
waihstami, 2 cbftini, bureau witli mirror, 1
kitchen table, 1 wash tub and wash board, 1
ironing board, 1 brass kettle. 1 porcelain kettle,
3 flat irons. 3 stone jars, 4, 3and ;;gallons, and
numerous other articles.
TERMS OF HALE—A credit of Five Months
on nuns over $3; sums of $5 and under, Cash.
No property to be removed until terms are
complied with. Sale to begin at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. MARGARET K.CRANE.
Thos. J. West, Auctioneer.
March 14, ll»W.
SPRING, 1894
New Goods! New Ideas!
and unceasing enterprise keep
The Temple ol Fashion
on the top round of business.
Many Changes Will bo Made
this season. New line of goods, new fixtures.
Men’s Fine Clothing to Mcasuro
will be ono specialty.
A Stock of Carpets and Mattings
is the second. The third Is
Ladies’ Furnishings,
and our regulars—Shoes, Clothing, Hats,
Genu’ Outfittings, Trunks, Ac., will be more
than we'l taken care of, so that a visit to our
store must be inviting.
Geo. H. Hagley,
March 21.18M. Proprietor.
AISQUITH A CO..
PHARMACISTS,
DEALERS IN
Drugs, Proprietary Medicines, Pure
Chemicals, Paints, Oils,
Dye Stufft, Fancy Hair and Toilet Brushes,
Fine Toilet Soaps*
Combs, a full line of Domestic and Foreign
Perfumes, Trusses, and Shoulder Bract*, fine
assortment of
Stationery and School Books.
Physicians’ Prescriptions
Carefully Compounded at all Hours.
Court-House Square, Charles Town.
March 14, 1*84.
Notice to Taxpayers.
At a special meeting of the Town Council
held on March 7th, 1*04, it was ordered that
ALL TAXES due the Corporation most be
paid by April 1st, or the Sergpant will collect
them according to law.
MASON E. YOUNG.
March 14, 1301, Sergeant.
House Cleaning.
The undersigned offers her services to tho»e
neftdine them for house cleaning. Charge*
Dwelling House for Rent.
For rent from April 1st. 1*84, the Dwelling
House now occupied by Gerard D. Moore, E**!.
East end of Main street. Apply to
W. H. TRAVERs.
March 14, 1894-.)t.
Stockholders’ Meeting.
The annual meeting of Stockholders of the
Bank of Charles Town will be held on Monday,
April 2, 1**84, at their usual place of meeting.
GEO. A. PORTERFIELD.
March 7. l*W-4t. Ca*bi*r.