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THE "VALLEY
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COL. H. PUKSToN CIIKW, President,
Bit. " . F. l.irt’i rr. Superintendent,
B. C. Washinoton, Secretary,
Hobt. Cukw, General Agent.
Charlestown, Jefferson County, West
Virginia.
Offer for the Fall Trade their old
brands, which always speak for them
selves, and have held tneir own for so
many years that no certificates are ne
cessary. They are
SHENANDOAH
Ground Bone,
Basis, 21, per cent. Ammonia, 'fJ per
cent. Bone Phosphate.
VIHG-IHIA,
|H*r rent. Ammonia,2T> j*ereent. Bone
Phosphate.
POTOMAC,
1'2 percent. Ammonia,2S percent. Bone
Phosphate, :t per rent. Potash.
"V" ALLEY BONE,
1>4 per cent. Ammonia, Jo percent. Bone
Phosphate, ami :t percent. Potash.
ALKALINE,
2K js‘r cent. Bono Phosphate and •'! |>er
cent Potash
Those w ho demand a low priced goods
will timl the
Valley B^ne and Alkaline Phos
phates
unequalled for the money. We have a
large stock of absolutely
Pure Fine Ground Bone,
Pure Dissolved Animal Bone,
Dissolved South Carolina,
our own make, 4>oth No. 1 articles. Call
at the mill and see their drilling condi
tion. Kanit and other Potash Salts. Ni
trate ot Soda and other t'hendeals
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freshly ground, always on hand.
liT Mixtures and private formulas
prepared on short notice, and of the best
materials.
IT BONKS WaNTKI) in large or
small quantities.
julyS,’X7.
A CARD.
To all who are suffering from tho error* and
Indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness, early
decay, loss of manhood, kc.. I wilt send a recipe
that wtll cure you. FKEK OF CHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered by a missionary in South
America. Send a soSf-addrvssed envelope* to the
Kly. Jokepu T. Inman. StatUm D. Xew l urk Cd*.
It* our friends will show
the Democrat to their
neighbors our circulation
will double.
Constipation.
Is called the “Father of Diseases,” be
cause there is no medium through
which disease so often attacks the sys
tem as by the Absorption ot poisonous
gases in the retention of decayed and
elVete matter in the stomach and bowels.
It is caused bv a Torpid Liver, not
enough bile being exereted frojn the
blood to produce Nature’s own cathart
ic, and is generally accompanied with
such results as
Loss of
The treatment of Constipation does
tint consist mcrelv in unloading the
bowels. The medicine must not only
act as a purgative, but lie a tonic as well
and not produce after its use gi eater eos
tiveness. To seeure a regular habit of
body without changing the diet or dis
organizing the system.
-llv .it.mil... .III. itil'ii..' .'lilt
; Constipation for two or three years, was
i ealled to Simmons Liver Regulator,and
; having tried almost everything else,
concluded to try it. I first took a wine
1 glassful and afterwards reduced the dose
to a tcaspoonful, as per directions, after
; each meal. I found that it had done me
. so much good that I continued it until I
took two bottles. Since then i have not
experienced any dilllculty. I keep it jn
inv house and would not !>.-* without if.
biit have no use for it. it having cured
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ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.
How They are Made, What They Cost,
and the Way to Oil and Ad
just Them.
Boston Herald.
1). De Forest Douglass is the arti
san who has made Springfield fa
mous for the manufacture of fine ar
tificial limbs. About thirty years
ago Mr. Douglass was a wood-carv
er and cabinet-maker, but he found
that this business was so monopo
lized by large firms usiug machin
ery that there was little opportunity
for the band carver to make a de
cent living. Looking about for
some business in which there was
more chance for the skilled work
man, he finally decided to apply
himselt to the manufacture of arti
ficial limbs, and after much thought
and experiment he took out a pat
ent in 1860. Since then he has
built up an exteusive business, and
sends artificial limbs to all parts of
the world. He has also the Govern
ment contract for furnishing limbs
for disabled soldiers and sailors,
and guarantees perfect satifaction
by giving $10,000 bonds. The con
tract price is $75 for each limb, but
the regular price ranges from $100
to $150. Before Mr. Douglass' time
artificial limbs were extremely com
plicated, but Mr. Douglass has
greatly simplified their construction,
so that now the patient can himself
oil and adjust them; and he has at
the same time so closely counterfeit
ed nature that it is difficult to dis
tinguish the artificial member from
genuine flesh and blood. >> hen an
artificial leg is to be made the stump
is tightly bandaged from a fortnight
to six weeks to reduce the flesh
During this time at least a dozen
measurements are taken of the leg
and of the stump, and by these
measurements a rough leg is work
ed out, which is fitted and thorough
ly tested. This done, the leg is
taken back to factory and finished.
The shaping of the leg depends en
tirely on the eye of the workman, as
sisted by his anatomical knowledge
ami the measurements. The wood
generally used is willow because it
does not warp and because it is
light, strong and capable of being
nicely finished. The patient is al
ways visited, if possible, but if not
the same measurements are taken
and the workman rarely fails to re- j
produce exactly the size, shape and
appearance of the remaining limb.!
The foot of the artificial leg is hoi- j
low. and even the toes are carved
witli great exactness.
They are hinged to the rest of the
foot and are connected witli a double
spring, which acts on the toes and ;
foot alternately. This spring is con- j
nected with a string of sheep’s gut j
which passes back of the foot, over
a small hall’-pulley block in the heel, I
and is attached to an adjustable bar '
in the calf of the leg by a steel wire [
with a hook at the end. The other
en l of the small bar is connected
with the heel by two strings of cat
gut of larger size, which are so
8tout that they can sustain the
weight of a ton. It used to be the
method to pass this catgut through ,
two holes in the bottom of the foot :
and then tie a simple knot. But it
was lotinu tuat motion even oi
1 1000th of an iuch would cause the :
catgut to break in time,so Mr. Doug- |
lass now passes the cords into a :
small hole in front of the heel and
there fastens them by a steel ferule, i
In the center of the half-pullev
block in the heel is a small steel ax- :
le, and the block is firmly fixed (
again-1 a small piece of hickory.
The axle, with the elasticity and the
adjustable bar in the calf of the leg, |
allows the foot to turn with the pli
ancy of the real article. If the am i
putation is below the knee, the ad- j
justment to the stump is made by a |
socket of soft leather lined with the
finest buckskin, and is fastened to
the stump by lacings. This socket
is attached to the artificial legs :
with strong steel bars running per
pendicularly. If the amputation is
above the knee, the socket is of
wood, instead of buckskin, and is
fastened to the body by elastic ,
straps running over the shoulders.
The knee joint is the finest piece of
woikmanship in the leg. The con
nection of the artificial leg and thigh
is sometimes made by cords of
thread running up the leg and fast- I
ened to the thigh by straps, but Mr.
Douglass has an ingenious method
of ins own. A pliable strap of steel
i- run to a bar in the lower end of
the artificial thigh, throwing the
weight of the body almost equally
on the liar and the holt. T! egreat
ext rare is exercised in the in a mi
facture of the bars, bolts and ’>teel
work of the leg. In order o pre
vent friction the bolts are made as
hard ax possible, an^ Hie remaining
steei work is mr.ue a little softer. |
Ax the bolts are interchangeable
whenever a slight wear is noticed a
new surfaca can be exposed to wear
by turning them a quarter round.
The leg being shaped and fitted is
covered with raw calfskin, slightly
damped, and dried over a fire for
three or four days. The skin is
then sandpapered to perfect smooth
ness. and covered with fifty coats of
enamel, which give to the leg a cold,
life like appearance.
Jl 1
A KICKER.
The High Art of a Mode** Member of a
Company Entertaining Chicago)
Chicago Tribane.
This is the story of a little girl.
Her name is Sara. She is a modest,
unassuming, slender, blonde haired,
blue eyed little thing, the daughter
of a country curate ih England, a
prim, (esthetic gentleman of high
church tendencies. Her father had
a big family, and when Sara was
very -little she thought she would ■
like to go to London and earn her
own living. She went to London,
and pretty soon her father heard
that Sara had gone play acting.
The good man was horrified, and ut
ter vainly trying to wean her back
to the paths of rectitude and the po
sition of a nursery governess at £10
a year, solemnly excommunicated
her. By and by he heard that Sara
was earning £50 a week as a high
kicker in the Royal Alhambra in
London. His heart yearned for his
erring daughter, aud Sara was once
more reconciled with her family.
All this happened many years ago
—not very many, but just as many
as Sara would like to have told in
cold print—and since then Sara has
earned her bread by the height of
her kick. Sara is the highest fe
male kicker on earth, and she does
not care who knows it. She kicked
herself $250 a week for 10 years.
She can kick two feet higher than
her head. She can kick a hole in
the top of the scenery on any stage
in town. She kicked a staid as
sembly ot‘ German matrons at the
Criterion matinee yesterday after
noon into temporary delirium.
Those pious people in Boston said
she kicked so high that she kicked
a hole in the Ten Commandments
every time, and when Sara saw that
in the papers she at once kicked for
a higher salary. But it wasn’t true,
for Sara is a modest kicker. She is
not a suggestive kicker; she is a
gymnast. She is as modest a little
little girl as ever stood on her head
or canennned herself for the amuse
ment of a bald headed band of spec
tutors. She is an aspiring artiste.
In the practice of the art she has
reached heights hitherto unattaina
ble. She is an exponent of high art ,
—art a foot higher tWlft anybody 1
else 8.
There was a dance by the corpse
de ballet, then a preliminary blare
of trumpets, a moment’s silence, and }
—Sara. It was a rush and a flash |
and a vision of black legs ami black
gauze and diamonds. She bounds '
in like a firefly and whirls around
the stage like autumn leaves in a
cyclone. Her feet shoot around in
circles, her arms, head and body
spin around in wild delirium. You ,
would think—if you had time to ;
think—that she was going to kick
herself into fragments and spatter
the show with her remains. Pres
ently her little slippered foot as
cends with lightning-like velocity
and strikes a point a long way
above her flying hair, then whirls
around and gyrates about her
shoulders and comes down again
then up and around as before. She ■
is apparently made up of rubber I
and whalebone; her kicking is as |
the revolutions of a fly-wheel or a
buzz-saw with a full head of steam
on; she throws her feet around her
neck and kicks herself in the back
of the bead She is an acrobatic imp
of darkness. Her dancing is a sud
den tempest, an outburst of reckless
passion, a giddying flash. And,
most delightful wathal. It is not
what chestnut venders call the poet
ry of motion; it is hardly even j
graceful. A cyclone is not graceful.
Sara is a terpsichorean cyclone. (
And tl»< peculiar think of it is that
the strictest moralist might watch
her performance and never turn a
hair.
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On a common carpenter’s square are
seven rows of small figures. \\ hat are
thev for?
The standard steel square has a
blade twenty-four inches long, and
two inches wide, and a tongue from
fourteen to eighteen inches long,and
one and one-half inches wide. A
proper square should have the ordi- j
nary divisions of inches, half inches,
quarters and eighths, and often six- j
teenths and thirty-seconds. An
other portion of the square is divi
ded into tweltths of an inch; this is
simply a scale of twelve feet t> an
inch, used for any purpose. Thedi
agonal scale on the tongue near the
blade \s termed the centesimal scale,
sie;e bv it a unit may be divided
into 150 equal parts. Upon one
side of the blade, running parallel
with the length, will be found nine j
lines divided at intervals of one
inch into spaces by cross lines. This
is plank, board and scantling meas- j
ure. In the center of the tongue are
generally two parallel lines, halt an
inch apart, with figures between
them—this is the brhee rule. On
the side of the tongue opposite the
brace the rule is the octagon scale.
The man who fills his ice-house
provides himself with a conservator
of health and a servant of pleasure.
Better is it to have one pair of
trousers with money in the pockets,
than two pairs with empty pockets.
THE SAVAGE WAY.
How the Indian Treats an Injury—Old
Time Methods.
The savage is emphatically the
child of nature. He lives close to
nature, his only education is gained
in nature’s school.
When the Indian receives an in
jury, he does not seek a cure in
mineral poisons, but binds on the
simple leaf, administers the herbal
tea, and, with nature’s aid, comes
natural recovery.
Our rugged ancestors.who pierced
the wilderness, built their uncouth
but comfortable log cabins and star
ted the clearings in the woods.which
in time became the broad, fertile
fields of the modern farmer, found in
roots and herbs that lay close at
hand nature’s potent remedies for
all their common ailments. It was
only in very serious cases they sent
for "old “saddle-bags” with his phys
ic, which quite as often killed as
cured.
Latter da}’ society has wandered
too far away from nature, in every
way, for its own good. Our grand
fathers and grandmothers lived
wholesome, purer, better, healthier,
more natural lives than we do. Their
minds were not filled with noxious
isms, nor their bodies saturated
with poisonous drugs.
Is it not tune to make a change,to
return to the simple vegetable prep
arations of our grandmothers, which
contained the power and potency of
nature as remedial agents, and in all
the ordinary ailments were effica
cious, at least harmless?
The proprietors of Warner’s Log
Cabin Remedies have thought so,
and have put on the market a num
ber of these pure vegetable prepara
tions, made from formulas secured
after patient searching into the an
nals of the past, so that those who
want them need not lie without
them.
Among these Log Cabin remedies,
will lie found “Log Cabin Sarsapa
rilla”, for the blood; “Log Cabin
Hops and Buchu Remedy,” a tonic
stomach remedy; “Log Cabin Cough
and Consumption Remedy,” “Log
Cabin Sealpinc,” for strengthening
and renewing the hair; “Log Cabin
Extract,” for both external and in
ternal application; “LogCabin Liv
er Pills;” “Log Cabin Rose Cream,”
an old but effective remedy for ca
tarrh. and “Log Cabin Plasters.”
All these remedies are carefully pre
pared from recipes which were found,
after long investigation, to have been
those most successfully used by our
grandmothers of “ye olden time.”
They are the simple, vegetable, effi
cacious remedies of Log Cabin days.
THE NUMBER OF STARS.
Good Words.
There are not so many as 4,000
stars at any time visible above the
horizon even to persons of more
than ordinary powers of vision.
Countless numbers are revealed by
the telescope. Astronomers say
that the number visible is limited
only by the optica! capacity of the
telescope used. A familiar illustra
tion of this is furnished by the well
known group of stars known as the
Pleiades.
Surveyed witu tut naKea eye, mis
interesting object is Seen to consist |
of only some six or seven stars; but I
when observed with an ordinary .
opera glass the entire field of view i
is filled with a beautiful congeries I
of distinct stars. Sir Win. Ilersch
el has left upon record some stri
king results of his observations il- !
lustrative of the immense multitude
of stars which a powerful telescope
is capable of revealing. It may be !
proper to remark that when the i
stars are surveyed, even* with a tel
escope of moderate capacity,they are
seen traveling in quick succession
through the field of view' of the in
strument, an optical delusion at
tributable to the diurnal revolution
of the earth upon its axis. Herschcl,
while engaged in surveying some re
gions of the Milky Way, found that
in the short interval of a quarter of
an hour as many as 116.000 stars
passed through the field of his tele- i
scope. On another occasion he es- i
timated that in forty-one minutes
there passed in review before him
the immense number of 258,000
stars.
CONCERNING GARTERS.
Annie .Jcnness Miller in Die**.
Four years ago we very reluctant
)y gave up a pair of spiral wire gar
ters, worn below the knee, which
h. Id our stockings perfectly smooth,
and did not interfere with perfect
circulation, this spiral arrangement
having no relation to the nerve and
muscle paralyzing elastic garter.
Rut we were told anything worn
around the leg was in the nature of
a ligature, and must be abandoned;
so away went our comfortable and
satisfactory spirals, while we plun
ged into a mild form of rioting in
ditferent styles and patterns of at
tachments. recommended as “im
proved and hygienic.
We were seeking truth in detail,
and discomfort only added to our
zeal to find the right thing at la9t.
One after another of these harnesses
did we wear, until satisfied that
none of them fulfilled the require
ments ot a perfect stocking support.
The stockings were held firmly ?
Yes; but every oue of these attach
ments brought pressure to bear
somewhere it ought not to be, caus
ing the wearer not only bodily dis
comfort, but positive injury.
Our advice to women is to have a
good, substantial silver garter of the
spiral pattern made, since the silver
will wear fcr years and can always
be kept bright and shining, and as
the garter gives readily with each
movement of the leg. is cool and
light, and brings no steady' pres
sure upon any sensitive part, it i9 a
great improvement over anything
else we are familiar with, and our
knowledge of supports is thorough
and comprehensive.
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MADE OUT OF MYSERY.
Dollars That Mark Sad Steps On the
Down-hill Road.
New York Tribune.
A pawnbroker was busily engag-’
ed yesterday afternoon looking
through his-books in his shop on
the Bowery’,near Hester street. One
of Inspector Byrnes’ detectives stood
at his elbow, looking over the book
also. The detective was looking for
some stolen property, which he nail
been informed had been “‘planted'*
in this place. While they were run
ning over the items, there was a
sharp ring of the office door bell, and
a woman walked slowly to the coun
ter. Her clothes were a faded black,
and torn in places. There wns noth
ing butsadness in the pinched lines
in her face, and her emaciated body
and trerabling^rands told a story-of
woe and misery7 louder than wor^s.
She started back a ikee or two7 as
the pawnbroker stepped nimbly *itj
front of her from behind his desk,^
as'if half inclined to get nway frorn^
the place altogether. There were
tears in her eyes when she went
back to the counter, and she turned
her face partly7 around from the
pawnbroker to hide her emotion.
There is little sentiment in the
pawnbroker’s heart and he tapped
nervously on the counter, waiting
for the woman to say or do some
thing. After a moment’s mental
struggle, she took a heavy gold ring
from her finger and pushed it to
ward the money lender. It was her
wedding ring. The pawnbroker ex
amined the ring closely', weighed it
and tested its quality with acid.
Being satisfied that it was genuine,
he laid $2 and a ticket on the coun
ter. He did not ask the woman’s
name; she had been to see him be
fore. She clutched the money
quickly and hurried away, trying
vainly to keep back the sobs that
welled up in her throat.
“Well, that’s the end of her,” said
the pawnbroker, as the smile of Shy
lock spread over his face, and rais
ed wrinkles on his bald head.
“What do you mean ?” lie was 1
asked.
“It means that I’ve lost her trade, (
and will probably never see here
again. No mutter how hard the ,
luck a woman is in, the last thing
to go is the wedding ring. Her
husband may have been a worthless
scoundrel, but she will stick to the i
ring until there is nothing else to
pawn. A pawnbroker is a constant
witness of the decline of the human j
race, or, at least, a certain portion i
of it. Watching the slow march
from wealth to poverty is bis daily
amusement. Take the case of this •
woman. It is a typical one. She I
came here first about two y ears ago. j
She was then gay, well-dressed, and |
had diamonds in her ears and on j
her lingers. She threw' ofT a dia
mond ring with a careless air, and 1
asked for a loan, explaining that it i
was only' a temporary affair, and ,
that she would be in in a few days
and redeem it. She came back
again, not to redeem, but to pledge
more of her property. She kept
coming from time to time, until
now, when all her jewelry and cloth
ing of anv value is in pawn. I have
watched this thing thousands -of
times in mv forty years’ experience,
and it’s an old story.
What mm I to Do ?
The symptoms of Biliousness are
unhappily but two well known.
They differ in different individuals
to some extent. A Bilious roan is
seldom a breakfast eater. loo fre
quently. alas, he has an excellent
appetite for liquids bnt none for sol
ids of a morning. His tongue will
hardly bear inspection at any time;
if it is not white and furred, it is
rough, at all events.
The digestive system is wholly
out of order and Diarrhea or Consti
pation may be a symptom or the
two may alternate. There are often
Hemorrhois or even loss of blood.
There may be giddiness and often
headache and acidity or flatulence
and tenderness in the pit of the
stomach. To correct all this if not
effect a cure try Green’s August
Flower, it cost but a trifle and
| thousands attest its efficacy',
aug 21-e o w.
! HOW OLI> SAM CAME HOI1K.
[Our Dumb Animals.
In the city of Cold water, Mich.,
there is a large sorrel horse known
by the name of Old Sam. He is the
most popular horse in town. In his
| younger days bfwas used as an om
> nibus horse, and he and his mate, a
i large bay, were so trained that they
would turn up to the principal hotel
. and back the omnibus up to the side*
! walkjand let the passengers out with
out being guided at all by the driver.
One stormy night the train was.Iate,
and while waiting at the station for
passengers the driver fell asleep.
Old Sam and his companion, alter
standing abont as long as usrial,
started up town on their own ac
count, backed up at the hotel in the
usual way and then went over to the
livery stabTe'where they were kept.
When the war broke out the citizens
| of Cold water equipped the Loomis
Battery with some of the finest horses
I that went into the army, ami among
them was Old Sam. He was in a
great many battles, but came out
unhurt, and at the close of the war
the (Soldiers bought him of the gov
erment and presented him to Gen
eral Loomis, who first commamfod
the battery." On th£ retufn of Old
Sam to Cold water some of the people
thoughtthey would give him a recep
tion. So they made, ready his old
stall, filling the rack with hay and
the manger with oats: then they met
him at the railway station, and after
greeting" him with three cheers turn
ed him loose and watched to see
what he would do. First he went to
the hotel, where he used to stop for
passengers, ahd looKed 'around a lit
tle. Then he went over to his old
home, walked into his stall, smell of
the hay and oats and gave a loud
neigh, as if to express satisfaction
that everythin# was’rlght, and then
began eating, as if he had been assay
only a few dat^s instead of years.
THJfiFKIENDSHIPOF MEN AND
WOMEN.
I . *> I } * : --
KllafWbcelerfWilcox.
When I pondered over nil that I
beard, and placed my own personal
experiences and impressions along
with the other testimony, my con
clusions might be classified some
: thing as follows;
First—Men are more enthusiastic
and ready to espouse the cause of
women than her sister women arc.
Second—Women, when their in
terest is finally won, are more last
ing in their friendships.
Third.—There is an instinctive
rivalry between women which, until
it is overcome by the bonds of sym
pathy, as a bar to true, unselfish
friendship.
Fourth—There is an instinctive at
traction between men and women
which is a bar to safe and unselfish
friendship.
Fifth—Men expect more in re
turn for their favors than women
do.
Sixth—Men are far more agreea
ble to approach in matters requiring
courtesy and politeness.
Seventh—Women are far safer
and more reliable friends in the long
run.
Eighth—The friendship of men
noticeable decreases after a woman
marries.
Ninth—The friendship of women
noticeably strengthens after a wo
man marries.
Tenth—A good and efficient man
a better friend and adviser than a
weak woman.
Eleventh—A good and efticent
woman is a better friend and ad
viser than a weak inan.
Twelfth—There is no rule which
governs the matter.
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HOW A WOMAN BUYS SHOES.
When a woman has a new pair of
shoes sent home, she performs alto
gether different from a man. Sbo
never shoves her toes into them and
yanks and hauls until she is red in
the face and out of breath, and then
goes stamping and kicking around,
but pulls them on part way careful
ly, twitches them off again to take a
last look, and see if she has got the
right one, pulls them on again, looks
at them dreamily, says they are just
right, then takes another look, stops
suddenly to smooth out a wrinkle,
twists round and surveys them side
ways, exclaiming: ‘*Mercy. how
loose they are,” looks at them again
square in front, works her loot
around so they won’t hurt her quite
so much, takes them off, looks at the
heel, the toe, the bottom, and the in
side, puts them on again, walks up
and down the room once or twice,
remarks to her better-half that she
won’t have them at any price, tilt*
down the mirror so^at she can see
how they look, inriAt in every pos
sible direction, and nearly dislocates
her neck trj'ingto see how they look
from that way, backs off, steps up
again, takes thirty or forty farewell
looks, says they make her feet look
awful big and never will do in the
world, puts them off and on three or
lour times more, asks her husband
wat he thinks about it, and then
pays no attention to what he says,
goes through it all again, and finally
says she will take them. It’s a
very simple matter, indeed.