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Our Stale Edi sion must not be
mistukeu for tbs ordinary county
paper. It is* a n*,'v departure in
Journalism.__
This i* a public paper as distin
guished from a private paper. It was
established for the sole purpose of
publishing a character ot inhuma
tion that would not otherwise reach
the people of West Virginia. We
try to priut whatever others sup
press.
Whoever disagrees with any view
expressed iu these columns, is enti
tled to equivalent space for his an
s wer. We desire to give ou r readers
the truth and, if you differ from us,
do not hesitate to make a reply.
Every man has as much liberty as
we have to speak to the people,about
a public matter, in the columns of
this paper.
Those responsible for the utter
ances of this paper, have not as yet
detei mined what course it should
pursue in order to promote party
success at the next election. 1 lie
situation is very difficult, and de
mands prudence, firmness, and per
fect freedom form the dictation of
politicians who desire to practice
machine methods, lhc rank anp
file are right: the problem is to
bring to the front men who truly re
flect the popular judgement, and
who can be relied on to execute the
the public will. After we have gath
ered the be9t advice within our reach,
the Democrat will speak with no un
certain voice.
We hear a great deal about the
importance cf party organization,
and about the usages which are ne
cessary for party discipline, but we
hear very little about sound Demo
cratic principles. A politician re
cently said to us,—“the people will
not support any candidate who vio
lated a usage of the party.” On the
same day an intelligent farmer said
to us,—“the rank and file of voters
care nothing for party discipline,
but they do care a great deal for
party principle; and if the election
ol a candidate meant the enforce
ment of the principles professed by
the party, there would be no occa
sion for so much noise about party
usage, party organization, and party
discipline.”
Our institutions are based on the
idea that the ballot-box will reflect
an enlightened popular judgment.
It was not expected that each citi
zen would study every public ques
tion sufficiently to base his opinions
upon his own personal investiga
tions, but it was expected that the
more intelligent and better informed
classes would vote tinderatanJingiy,
an.I it was expected that the masses
would have sufficient confidence in
public men to follow their advice
ami to act on their judgment. It
was not expected.the pb»w boy would
understand the public policies a»
well as a Senator, but it was expect
rd that the plow hoy would lielieve
that the aim of a Senator was to pro
nut. the runtH* welfare as distin
guishes! from schemes to plunder
the U*ly of the people: it was expect
ed that the vtaUir would endeavor
i» influence vote* by honest argu
ment ami fair discussion, and not
by falM pretenses and deception.
Our instituti-m* are based on the
Idea that political leader* would dif
fer honestly as to what policy will
liest promote the general welfare,
aud that these differences between
public men would divide the i>cople
iuto | h> I i t h a I parties so that candi
dates would try to win ballots by
argument and by appeals to the
reason and intelligence of voters.
It bus been well said that the
fathers intended to establish a Gov
ernment of the people,by the people,
and for the people.
It was to be a Government OF
the ptopie;—the people were to be
governed; there was to be an author
ity al! must obey.
It was to be a Government J5Y the
people;—the powers of Government
were to be exercised by such per
sons as were appointed, from time to
time, by the people.
It was to be a Government FOK
the people;—the [lowers of Govern
ment were to be exercised for the
common benefit; they were not tube
exercised to enrich one class at the
ex|»en*e of another class.
Is it not time for thoughtful men
to consider that the methods of mod
ern politician* are necessarily fatal
to this theory of jMipulut Govern
ment?
Disguise it as we may, there has
grown up a well defined order of
men who follow the trade of controll
ing election*. It is im[H>**ibIe to
shut our eyes to the fact that we
have an organized army of jiolitical
managers, w*Ui captain* in every
c »unty, an-.l not one of them iver
argues a political question or ap
peals to a patriotic motive; the free
pass, railroad favors, the money of
a candidate, the pay of a campaign
committee, and the salary of Feder
al office, are their weapons of influ
ence and their instruments of con
i trol. We all see this army, but few
have considered what cause gave
rise to it and how it is supported.
It is our purpose to explain, and
1 bring home to the common under
standing of the people, that this
army is the natural and inevitable
outcome of using the powers of Gov
ernment to build up a privileged
class composed of railroad mana
gers and a privileged class composed
of protected manufacturers. It is
our purpose to make plain, to all
who read these columns, that unless
! this army be defeated we will soon
! have a Government of the people,
and that the people will be governed
by the representatives of these priv
ileged classes, and that the people
w 11 be governed for‘the exclusive
benefit of these classes.
Mr. Huntington, who has accumu
1 lated within twenty years in rail
j road management a private fortune
1 of $40,000,000, recently testified,
; before a committee of Cougress, that
when his roads were interested in
Legislation then pending at Wash
; ington,he spent $400,000 “to explain
matters to Congressmen.” Every
; day we wituess pools and combina
tions between the protected manu
facturers to advance prices by,cur
tailing the production of their fac.
tories. A number of the wealthiest
ami the most highly protected man
ufactures in this country recently
came together and formed an asso
' eiationealledThe Industrial League,
and they raised a purse of $100,000
a year to be expended by this League
I “to prevent hostile legislation.” The
Tin-Plate Association sent Jarrett
from Pittsburg to Illinois to prevent
the re-election of Congressman Mor
rison; and the Bessemer Steel com
bination contributed $5,000 to aid
in defeating Frank Hurd of Ohio.
Elsewhere in this paper is copied
some account of legal proceedings
now pending in Baltimore, to re
cover damages for discriminations
practiced by the B. <fc O., and yet
our last Legislature defeated a bill
to compel railroads to treat all ship
pers alike. In the convention at
Wheeling in 1884, the gentlemen
who seconded Wilson's nomination
asserted that lie was prepared to
prove that three fourths of the dele
gate* who supported another candi
date for Governor, had travelled to
the convention on free railroad pass
»•*. he challenged contradiction, and
Ht>one replied. ^etthela*t Legtsla
tuic voted down a proposition to
i bit ill free pa.-- bribery. We
c< ii-1 fill all these columns with
*tinitar tact*:—i>** it not time for
thoughtful men to consider whether
* are now conducted, this
i* a Government By the j»eople. or
wiiether it i* fast becoming a Gov
ernment Bt the privileged few, who
a* i*>wer« to plunder the unpriv
ileged many? Is it not time for
il oghtful men to consider whether
lcg.*latiou is not shaped to promote
I> \ ite interests instead of public
i merest a? and whether there is not
an organized effort to exclude from
the rank and file the character of
information which they must have
before they can vote intelligently?
THE FREE PASS.
We condense an editorial in the
Philadelphia lierord for last Mon
day:
Some of the city paper* slated
yesterday that the Philadelphia del
itos to tlio Republican State Con
vention had each received a circular
letter. with the compliments of
William 1). Hart,’ and a railroad
ticket to Harrisburg and return.—
l! (.nr city delegates have received
free passes it may be presumed that
»lie little compliments are paid to
the delegates from otjfcrr counties.—
Mr. William 1). Hart is a candidate
for the nomination for State Treas
] urer.
It may be said that a railroad
pa>s is tiwi trivial to be treated as a
valuable thing. But the framers I
of the Pennsylvania Constitution by ■
their effort to prohibit free passes,
rec ognized the notorious use of these
gifts for influencing political affairs.
Other candidates may be quite as
lit tor the office of Treasurer as Mr.
Hart, but may be too i>oor or too
scrupulous to transport their sup- !
porters to the Harrisburg Conveu
t lion. It is hoped, the papers mak
ing tlie statement are mistaken.
Mr. Hart was nominated at the
convention on Wednesday, and
Judge W. II. Williams was nomina
ted ior the Supreme Court. An ex
treme protection platform was adopt
ed and Blaine endorsed for Prest
' dent.
DISCUSSION OF PROHIBITION.
(To bo copied by the Wtlltburg Hetald)
The Herald came too late for its last
article to be printed in this issue: it will
be published in the next number.
This discussion is taking more space
than we expected; we beg the Herald
t> be as brief as we will try to be.
In the present state of the public mind,
it will be more satisfactory to delay an
explanation, why Local Option is less a
violation of personal liberty than Prohi
bition. The explanation will be pub
lished at another stage in the discussion.
Two methods have been tried to
promote Christianity, the method
of level headed men and the meth
od of fanatics. The first reasoned
with the conscience, and appealed
to the better instincts of man; the
second coerced him,—if need be,
killed him, unless he accepted the
beliefs of the persons, who, for the
time, exercised the powers of Gov
ernment. The Savior followed the
first plan; his method was charity,
love, conciliation, self-help and self
rule. History teaches that persecu
tion made many hundred heretics
where it worked one conversion.— i
There are two classes trying to
promote temperance; one class, re
ly on moral suasion: they take hu- j
man nature as the}* find it, and deal
with man’s infirmity, as it exists,
—recognizing that God gives to
some men greater powers of self- j
control that he gives to others. The i
other class believe in coercion, and
in compelling men to abstain from
liquor. Those who believe in com- j
puls >ry temperance proceed on the
idea that man i^ incapable of self
government, and needs a master,
precisely as a boy needs a father.—
The writer is well aware that these
persons will not admit, even to j
themselves, that they consider their
neighbors incapable of self-govern
ment, but could they calmly analyze
their own feelings, they would find
out that such is really the case.
Let it be understood we speak of
the originators and leaders of prohi
bition: these men,whether they know
it or not, are fanatics,—they are
prompEed by an itching desire to
compel and coerce other persons to
boas righteous as they imagine them- !
j
selves to be. Of course it is differ
eut with a majority of their follow- j
ers: as a rule, these followers have i
accepted the prohibition idea with
out thinking and without iuves- ;
tigation: they wish to promote tem
perance and have taken it for grant-1
ed that this was a step in the right
direction, but just so sure as this
subject comes to be understood:
just so sure as it comes to be seen
in its true light, the level-headed
friends of temperance will leave the
ranks of prohibition and join those
who favor conservative and more ef
ficacious measures.
We 8ay that prohibition origina
ted with fanatics,whose methods are
, based on the idea that a inan can- ;
not be trusted to regulate, as
he should do, his private hab
its and personal conduct, and
that, therefore, those who arc wiser,
better, and more righteous than he
may compel him to act in such a
manner as they think best for his :
welfare and best for his happiness.
Hence, it is, that they propose to ,
prevent the manufacture and sale of
intoxicants, because in this way !
they wilbcompel other men to con- |
form their personal habits to a stan
dard fixed by them, who, be
ing wiser and more righteous, as
sume the duty of regulating the pri
vate lives ol their neighbors as a
father regulates the conduct of his ;
son.
It is impossible to disguise
the fact that this is the spirit
which actuates those now insisting |
upou such extreme and radical leg- !
islation as the Prohibition amend-!
ment.
The writer well knows that the
general desire to promote temperance J
has induced many men to favor pro
hibition who will not do so when
they reflect that they are
supporting a doctrine which
s directly contrary to the first prin
ciples of personal liberty. The
owners of this paper arc in full sym
pathy with the motives of those try
ing to promote temperance, but we
cannot follow men so extreme and so ,
radical that they will presently j
cause a reaction which will throw a ;
crood cause back for more than
twenty years. Be it remembered
that this is a discussion as to the
best way to promote temperance.—
The writer firmly believes, indeed
lie does know, that Prohibition is
the wrong road and that local option
is the light road. The object of
these articles is to convince thought
ful men that such extreme, violent
and radical legislation as Prohibition
wili not bring about the result which
all right-minded citizens so earnestly
desire, The issue is, not whether
the drink evil should be cured, but
whether Prohibition is the right way
to cure it.
It is the fashion to assume that
prohibition is more effectual than
local option. Such is not the cas*?
Our next issue will deal with this
point and give statistics that will
astonish those who have not irves
tigated the facts.
The world’s experience teaches
three things:
No drunkard was ever reformed
unless his better nature was aroused
and his manhood asserted. Coer
cive temperance undermines man
hood and destroys self-reliance.
The entreaties of mothers, sweet
hearts and wives have saved more
men from drink than have ever been
saved by all the legislation ib the
books. Coercive temperance teaches
our women to rely on the laws to
work results which are more cer
tainly accomplished by their love
and by their affectionate solicitude.
After the drink habit has passed
a certain stage it becomes a disease,
and the inebriate can no more be re
formed by punishment than a ease of
small pox can be cured by imprison
ment in jail. He should go to an
Inebriate Asylum. Such an insti
tution should be established by the
State, and the public should be
taught that it is no more disgrace to
be doctored lor the drink habit, than
to be doctored for small pox.
POOR VIRGINIA.
Henry Wattcrson thus writes to
his paper:
Yet I mourn for this noble old
Commonwealth—mother of States
and of Presidents—which once gave
laws to the country and. dictated
policies to parties, and whose people
are yet the most simple-hearted, gen
erous and brave of all the sons of
nien—the only people on earth of
whom it can be truthfully said that
they are more enterprising in their
hospitality than in their business.
I take off my hat to Virginia, I sa
lute her and I mourn for her. Never
had she public men so short-sighted.
Never had she a pres? so delinquent
and weak. Would that she could
recover one hour of the days of Hun
ter and Ritchie. Even the ghosts
of Wise and Pryor were better than
these living effigies of a mediocrity,
which thirty years ago she would
not have deemed fit to tie her shoe
string.
States have their rise and fall no
less than men. and Virginia, having
sated herself with honor and fame,
has gone to sleep, leaving only bats
and owls to watch over her tlnough
the night!
As protected Monopolists move
Southward and lay their hands
upon the undeveloped wealth of the
Southern States they perceive the
necessity of converting the Southern
people to the idea that unprofitable
industries should be maintained at
the expense of profitable Industries.
Hence they buy themselves newspa
pers. The Atlanta Constitution and
the Nashville A nterican, at onetime
among the stoutest defenders of
Democratic policj', have within the
last few years whipped around and
become organs of monopoly. There
are other southern newspapers which
have been converted to the protec
tive faith. But the Southern peo
ple are firm in the ancient faith.—
The newspaper converts are not dan
gerous. It will take years of erone
ous teaching to answer their own
arguments on the other side and to
recover the influence and the repu
tation for honesty they once had.—
Phi Id a. Record.
Reduction of the Public Debt.—
The amount of public debt paid off
by this generation, in addition to
pensions and other like results of
the civil war, is something astonish
ing. On August 31, 1805, the debt
was $2,755,995,275, with an annual
interest charge of $151,832,051. On
August 9 of the present year the
principal of the debt was $1,105,
434,650, a reduction in twenty-two
years of $1,590,500,625. In the
same period the annual interest
charge has been reduced to $40, 645,
000, a decrease of $111.187,051.—
Since the beginning of the present
admfnistration the principal of the
debt has been diminished by $240,
488, 700, and the interest charge by
$G;36S,949. All this is a fine show
ing for the next generation, but it
was hard upon this generation to
tax it so heavily to pay off creditors
who were not in a hurry for their
monej'. Those who Jiave been pav
ing suffered many losses from the
civil war, and it would have been
better to let future generations to
have a chance to pay something for
the blessings we transmit.—Bolt.
Sun.
It is better to keep up the whiskey
tax to pay the soldier's pensions,
and the tobacco tax to pay the inter
est on the war debt. B\” so doing
the tax on the necessaries of living
and on the crude materials out of
which wc make metals, cloths; med
icines and the like may be lessened,
and the lot of poor men and work
ingmen be made more comfortable.
That is the Cleveland policy, and it
is the true Democratic policy.—
Phildo. Record.
RAILROADS AT LAW.
The W. Ya. Central A Pittsburg
R. R. has sued the B. A O. for $150,
000 damages. The bill sets forth
that the B. A O. R. R. exacted $3.
500 in excess of the freight agreed
upon, and $3,500 in excess of charges
for like services to other shippers.
It is also charged that the B. A O.
agreed, in 1881, to transport all traf
fic for the C. A P. on terms as favor
able as might be granted to any other
shipper, but that they allowed a re
bate of 25 cents per ton to other
shippers without the knowledge of
the C. A P. It is also alleged that
the B. AO. agreed to give a rebate
of 35 cents on coal shipped to ports
on Long Island Sound, and a furth
er rebate if necessary to enable the
C. A P. to receive $1 per ton at Pied
mont. It is also alleged that in ad
dition to the $3,500 excess charged
to the C. A P., the B. A O. allowed ;
other shippers a rebate of $2,500. j
It is alleged that 193,917 tons were
shipped to New England ports on
which the discrimination amounted j
to $20,000. A number of matters 1
are also recited, causing loses for
which the damages amount to $150,
000.
It will bo remembered that the
railroad lobby which surrounded our
Legislature last Winter vehemently i
insisted that the proposed legisla
tion was not necessary because the
railroads were not discriminating
but were conducting tlicir business
in strict accordance with the princi
ples of the inter-state commerce bill.
We do earnestly entreat thought
ful men tp consider the value of such
newspapers *as make these things
public.
If the W. V. Democrat could be
bought for what its opiuions are
worth and sold for what it thinks
1 the}’ are worth, it would be a big
speculation.— Wetzel Democrat.
If our friend M’Eldowney will
write for us an editorial equal to
some of the articles appearing in
these columns, we will gladly pay
him at the rate of 20 cents a line.
We presume he imagines that he can
do so. Let him exhibit a specimen
I of what he can produce.
Last week Senator Riddlcberger
had a case before Judge Newman of
the County Court of Shenandoah
county, Va. The Judge and Sena
tor are on very bad terms. Riddlc
berger hired a man to carry through
the streets of Woodstock a plackard
ridiculing the Judge, who thereupon
sentenced the Senator to jail for five
days for contempt of court. Rid
dlebergcr’s friends rescued Imn.
After a day at home, the Senator
went hack to jail. The doctors then
gave a certificate that he was too
sick to stand confinement. The
.fudge thereupon released him until j
lie recovered his health. Judging
by what we see in the papers neither
Newman nor Riddlcberger have
«lone themselves much credit.
A QUERY.
Parkersburg, Aug. 11th.
Can you inform your readers, why
Shelton L Reger,the noted witness in the
Miuear investigation last winter, was .
not summoned t«> appear l>efore the '
(irand Jury of Kanawha county, which
was lately’ln session in Charleston? Mr. ,
Reger gave in sufficient testimony be
fore the Committee, whieh if given to a
(irand Jurv indictments would be re
turned against a number of parties. \
Does the Prosecuting Attorney of Kana- 1
wha County wish to eover up this crime?
Mr. Reger stands well at home where lie j
is known for truth and veracity.
A Reader.
We cannot answer our friend:—
Perhaps Reger knew too much.
—
Shelton Reger was in town ’Plies,
day. He laid he was on his way to
Europe, for the benefit of his health,
or some one clse’s health.—Grafton
Sentinel.
, , .. . •
The world is sick with the leader
ship of small men. Small-man reg
ulation of what would infinitely bet
ter regulate itself, if left to itself, is
the bottom cause of most of the ,
evils of this world.—Providence Peo
ple.
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
An excursion train, on the Tole
do, Peoria and Western road carry
ing 800 persons, fell through a
bridge 3 miles cast of Chatlsworth.
Ill, on the night of the 11th. The
bridge is over a dry run and is
about ten feet high, the train con
sisted of 15 cars and two engines.
It was running 50 miles an hour and
when within 100 yards the engineer
saw the bridge was burning, He
could not stop and attempted to
carry his train over. The first en- .
gine passed and then the bridge j
gave way. Nine paggage ears and
six day coaches fell through and
telescoped. Every passenger, in
the first car, was killed: a few in the |
second and third car escaped, more j
or less injured. The six cars were ;
a mere wreck and to add to the hor- j
ror, the wreck was soon on fire and ,
there was no water. The passen- j
gers dug up the earth, baked and ,
hard after a long drouth, with their
hand threw it on the burning wreck,
after four hours the fire was sub
dued and the Wounded and dying
carried to a place of safety. Eigh
ty-four were killed 115 others were
seriously injured, some 50 others
were slightly hurt. It was the
worst rrilray accident in our his i
tory.
To the Farmers of
WEST VIRGINIA.
They were 40 years agon they are now,
and henceforth they shall lie the
Standard Remedies of the world.
The people have tested their
merits, hence they live.
Stonebraker’s
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Like a green bny-tree, they flourish.
Rheumatics rejoice; neuralgia vaiibhes
and headaches are known no more. 1 he
remedy, Stonkbrak Kit’s Liniment.
The price, 25 cents.
The brooks of Siloam never furnished
such relief to the thirsty traveler.- lion.
Geo. Mi t kin, Isondon, England.
America never produced its equal for
the cure of pain.—Prof. I dr, Hanover,
Germany.
Of what are they speaking?
STOXEBHAKER'S LIXMEXT.
God bless the children. Like rosebuds
they cluster alsiul the bosom that loves
theiii. Oh! Mother’s vigil eye, keep
watch, and the tirst symptoms of sum
mer complaint give
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New Market, Va.
STONEBUAKER’S
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corrects the Liver and Kidneys, puri
ties the Blood, removes blotches, pim
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and brings back the fresh ruddy glow of
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Breeders of Fine Fowls
indorse Stone nit a kick's Chicken Pow
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If you wish your Horses, Cattle and
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o!
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Don’t be deceived. Some jienplc think
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That’s just where they make a mistake.
Stonebraker’s Horse and Cattle Powd
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them
Sfonebraker'* Hog Poicdevt.
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Christiansburg, Va.
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Mr. Thomas A. Ryan, an expert work
man, lias charge of the wood-working
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Mr. John E. Hilbert, a well known
mechanic, is in charge of the Black
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Hoping- to receive a fair share of your
patronage, we pledge ourselves to give
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awarded a first class medal at die
New Orleans Exposition. Guaran
teed absolutely pure, and for general
household purposes fa tho very best
SOAR
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Now Open!
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SAMUEL J. LANG,
Custom, & Artistic Tailor
TALBOTT BUILDING,
Opp. National Bank, Charlestown, West
Virginia.
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CALLS the attention of tho public to
the finest line of
Spring Samples
1 ever brought to this town, und reaped
! fully asks an inspection.
Suits Made to Order
k -IN Til K
MOST FASHIONABLE MANNER.
Call and leave your order. I guarau
tec satisfaction.
I do all my cutting, and have employ
ed the best of scnuisters.
VPITI 4 I Tli\ in Uniform*, Ladies’
L" LI I Bar Bai«|m»<«, and Biding
Habits.
1 came among you unknown, but lia\e
come to stsy, and have lir<iuglii letters
! of recommendation from former pat
rons. I hope to win tin* respect and con
fidence of tlic community.
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THE VALLEY
FERTILIZER COMPN’Y.
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COL. H. PKKHTON CIIKW, President.
1>r. W.F. Lipimtt, Superintendent,
It. C. Wasiiixoton, Secretary,
Hobt. CliKW, General Agent.
Charloatown, Jetrerson County, West
Virginia.
Offer for llio Full Trade tbolr old
luaiuls, which always speak for them
selves, and have held tlicirowu fur so
■ many years that no certificates arc ne
cessary. They aro
SHENANDOAH
| Ground Bone,
Basis, per cent. Ammonia, J2 per
cent. Bone Phosphate.
VIRGINIA,
V2 percent. Ammonia, percent. Bono
Phosphate.
POTOMAC,
ll.j percent. Ammonia, 28 |s*reent. Bone
Phosphate, .‘t |H*r cent. Potash.
VALLEY BONE,
I^jkt cent. Ammonia,2.» percent. Bom*
Phosphate, and !i per cent. Potasli.
ALKALINE,
28 per cent. Bone Phosphate amiper
cent. Potash
Those who demand a low priced good-,
will timi the
Valley Bone and Allialine Phos
phates
unequalled for the money. We have a
large stock of absolutely*
Pure Fine Ground Bone,
Pure Dissolved Animal Bone,
Diesolved South Carolina,
our own make, both No. 1 articles. ca||
at the mill and see their drilling condi
tion. Kanit and other Potash Halts, Ni
trate of Soda and other Cto-micnl*
PURE BLUE WINDSOR PLASTER,
freshly ground, always on hand.
15T Mixtures ami private formulas
prepared on sliort notice, and of the l*e*t
materials.
ET BONES WANTED in large or
small quantities.
July®,’87.
State of.West Virginia.
Jefferson County, to-wlt:
In the Clerk’s Office of tbe Circuit Court
To the Creditor* of M. Itelm, defeated:
IN pursuance of a decree of the Circuit
Court of the county of Jeffe, sou,made
in a cause therein pending, to subject
tbe real estate of trie said M. Helm to
tbe payment of his debts, you are re
quired* to present your claims against
tbe estate of the said M. Helm for adju
dication to Forrest W. Brown. Commis
sioner, at his office In Ihe said county,
on or before the
2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER. 1887.
Witness: T. W. Latimer, Cierkof said
Court, this 6th dav of July, 1887.
*T. W. LATIMER,
julvK-Ot. Clerk.
Democrat Fee, $7.00.
^SECOND-HAND
TWO-HBSB WAGON,
for sale cheap, by
T.r. UPPITT
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