V Om« 8qu*re, ftnl inwrtioa Sl.M ..l.W InMrlio* ,|o ttaementa inaerted upoa 1k« iarau. leaa ud Obtloariea, »ot inaartad free. ••TOR US PRINCIPLE IS PRINCIPLE—RIGHT IS RIGHT—YESTERDAY, TO-DAY. TO MORROW, FOREVEK.” — =C3 YOL XIL NO I. DARLUfOTON, 8. 0.. THURSDAY. JANUARY 7,1886. WHOLE NO 574. JO# BMMHT. f + ' i i 4t*t*%* f ■*,. 4 .i Oiirjob d»parMa»»t iasupplied with ererj facility ucceMMry tw ewahie nt tt> roiupiii both as toprice and quality ef work, u iih a those st Ute oitiea, aad we guarantee aalitt faction in crerj particularoreharg« notbipg for our wprk. We are always prepared te fll orders at short notice for Dlanks, Mil Heads, Letter Heads. Cards, hand Lil!» Posters. Circulars, Pamphlets. &c. AH job work must be paid for Gash on Delivery. i r* 1 Blag. Ralls, Rlag 1 angels si or: . Of ^ Ok the birthday of Ear th’s King, Ritg, bells—ring ! Naagbt of ktallh and nanght of paVar ’ Bbotroi Uatlf in thnt still honr ) Urtbi “ But our In a hitasalf was bora , Christmas morn. BafO^offi-the Holy Child, wSm ^ Mary, mother mild | >tdsd by n star, ifersnt conotriss far f Ebspbards, hy their flacks at nlgb4 Haafkkly aWons saw with frigkh-J Haataaaa tbsn away, to see ay, if ik tha aaafiger Christ could bo. Tbkk It wko, t k o eolm, swoet mom, i Jflkbbi Prince of Peace bgrk— angelic Tiaion * i tbo rt alms of fields slysian. ’Ilk tbs birthday of Earth’s UkC i El ig, boiii—ring I #•* bki I peace the day doth b«ka, Ri tg, halls—ring 1 Sdfltrt Itbri). leapt t to—and depreased; be and he hated the in which the summer and the sdmmer ana the green [t track, and “ had popular in lamacr (hall I do, w*ty noth: MU what yon can 'own with ear with Idnatha htapitil, rred and i; and whib thing in a the other begged *u orf* ba alia me, iuga are know 1 og ROOD, if-dozeo y—to tbs haven’t a looking, was buy- itore down a horrid me bocanae with typhoid • doubt I haws oaoght both diaeaaea, and it’s the oompli- nation that puzzles yon. Oould’t relish my coffee thin mofning; left my milk toast untonehed. Hateful life, that of a bachelor aq a hotel. Ob, dearine. ra ‘•Why >lon*t you mart, then! •aid the doctor. “They need so aero teua For two Her ton and his wife boarded with her, and she added to bar plea- tifnl aavinga by taking a aommer boarder or two, if they happened to offer. “Fifty and a bachelor,” aaid Mrs. Mantle, looking in the glims. “Well, it seems a pity; bat wbea elderly gaatiaaian many it Is to sobm hity- tity girl that leads them a terrible life, aad likely it’s for the beat.” looked la the glass agate; ft»r the widow was bat a wooiaa, after all. Nr. Pattaraoa eaaae to the wid ow’s aad obeyed the doctor's pre- aeriptioa oarefolly. He ate broad and milk, robbed the orchard like a school-boy, aad reollaed over the strawberry short-cake after a flash ion that would have made his rep- Qtatioo at the bar. Then too Mrs. Mantle did act smile at bis aehss and pains aad insist that ho mast be perpetually well beoanse be had a fresh oompiezion and dimples on on his cheeks. She had savory herb teas and potions which toe when ha complained of iserable. two months and mors, Mr. Patterson boarded with Mrs. Man- tie, and happier months he never lived through. Thou ho went book to the city for a. few weeks, retaco- ing in urgent need of more pellets from the medicine chest, ana stay ing until the last pink chrysanthe mum was blooming on its withered branches. He had grown so fond of his little room, with its white curtains and fresh grass-bleached linen, of the country good tbinga and of the buxom Mrs. Mantle, that he oonld not bear the thought of partiog with them altogether. After all, why could be not buy a boose and get Mrs. Mantle to keep it for him! Perhaps she would. He would offera high salary, and she oonld have plenty of servants. Then, indeed, he might have frieade to dine with him, and he as happy as possible. If only be eonhl ap proach hia hostess, showing her as he did so that be considered her his equal and a lady—and all that ahe certainly was; a ele gy man’s daughter and ^be widow of a coun try doctor. After mush consideration he fin ally mastered coarage for the effort, and walked into the front parlor and sent the servant toaak Mrs. Mantle to please step moment MW and any He was disposition, and I understand yonr ways and tastes.” Mr. Paterson listened. He what he had done—proposed been aoeepted without having idea of what he was about locked at Mrs, Muntle. She very nice and comely and ten years his jauior, at least, if she was forty. He could not have done a better thing, and would be married with- out any troaUesome eonrtina. So ho at onee pat bis arm around Mrs. Mantle’s waist aad said: “Thaak you, my dour. I conoid- or myself vary fortunate.” He wrote to bis good doctor in about a fortnight's time, to tell him that he bad taken both his preserip- ticks; was a married man and in tended to bring his bride home aboat the first of the new year. Ufa si Veal Mat “It is impossible to Judge of a person’s military ability by bis standing at West Point,” said an old cadet recently. “If a yonng fellow is a trifle careless and forgets to in vert bis WMhbowl a few dogen times a year, and goes to parade with a spot on his tronaers, or with bis boots anblaeked, he may pile up dements that will give him a poor place in his class, though be may have a good standing in his studies. The boys who avoid anv kind of fun that might lead to black marks, are far from favorites at West Point. “One cadet, who spent the last two months of his cadet life in light prison, was found at graduation to have more than one hundred demer its for the .preceding six booths. He passed bis examining in studies, bat bis deficiencies in discipline caused bis discharge. Had it not beeia for them he would have stood second iu a class of sixty. He man aged to get an appointment in the army from civil life, and is now a lienteuaut ofinfantrv. “The opportunities for being re ported for breaches of discipline at West Point are very numerous. There are a dozen chances daring the day for him to get a bad mark for being late. At the inspection of quarters the cadet gets demerits if be is found in his room ooatless, if the floor is dirty, if bis overcoat hangs on the second nail in the al cove, or if the shell jacket has chan ged placesm^il) the nightshirt. The HkVtefktahCkM Sit la f street car next to an open window. Leave oft your heavy Undercloth ing on a mild day. Take a hot drink before going out iuto the cold or damp air. Let the boys romp at school dar ing recess time without their hats. Sit in the passage or near au eu try after daneing for half an hour. Sit iu a barber shop in your shirt sleeves while waiting to he shaved. Wear year light weight summer hosiery through November. Pat oo a pair of thin shoes in the evening when you call on yonr girl. Fall to change your shoes and stockings after coming in on a very rainy day. , Have your hair cat and shampoo ed just as a change tabes place iu the weather. Wear one of the new ladies’ cuta way coats without a chamois or flannel vest underneath. Throw your overcoat open on a Mustering winter day to show off yoar nice new necktie. Send the children oat in antumn for exercise in short, thin stockings and skimpy skirts. Leave off yonr rough overcoat when yon go driving, and wear year nice thin one to look like a swell. Go to the front door In a cobweb dress, and linger, bidding good night to your favorite young man. Take a hot bath in the evening and sit up iu your room to finish the last pages of an exciting novel. Throw off your heavy coat when you reach the office in a harry and put on your thin knock-aboat. Go down to breakfast without a wrap on a chilly morning before the fires have got fully started. Put the window of your sleepiog- room up before you go to bed, es peoially if tbe window is near the bed. ‘ Bun a square to eat h a street car and take off yonr bat for a few moments to cool off when you catch up with it. Go out into tbe lobby during a theatrical performance and prom enade arouud without your over coat. Do your back hair up high when you have been accustomed to wear it low and go out on a windy day. Gome in from a rapid gd 1101 ^// horseback and stand ./ open air to a friei* —^ of CoMfMk4 a in A. A good maxim is never out season. A bitter jest is the poison o( friendship. A truly great man borrows no lostre from splendid ancestry. Among tbe base, merits begets envy ; among the noble emulation. Afltated simplicity is refined im posture, A desire for admiration is the off spring of vanits. A few books well chosen are more use than a great library. A knowledge of our duties is tbe most useful part of philosophy. A chaste eye exiles licentious looks. A careless watch invites a vigi lant foe Abundance is }a trouble bat competency brings delight Averice generally miscalculates, and as generally deceives. A wounded reputation s seldom cured. A knave discovered is the great est fool. A man bad better be poisoned in his blood than iu his principles. A virtuous man iu a fair body, is like a tine picture in a good light. Affliction is tbe wholesome soil of vin ue. . Auger and haste hinder good counsel. Acquire honesty ; seek humility ; practice economy - love fidelity. A faithful friend is a strung de fense. A flatterer is a most dangerous enemy. A man who breaks his word bids others to be false to him. A good cause makes a stout heart and a strong arm Abundance like want, wins many. A contented mind is a continual feast. Adversity willingly un lergone is tbe greatest virtue. Adversity succes fully overcome is the highest glory. Affected superiority makes good fellowship A wager is a fool’s argument. Affectation in dress implies a flaw in understanding. Affectation iu wisdom often pre vents our becoming wise. A bad workman quarrels with hMVftols, 4 spend ti mouths or so, at least, dangling • woman’s apron strings. You mast go to the theatre andopera if •he ft gay, end to ohareh irsheU St 0 ’"’ M * “• 0 ln “* hi* alippem nod dreasiog.gown ami P ebair of an eveaing. if it was just [overto the clergyman’* sting married, patting a bm flngar and saying or JO* two or three times, __ .M It, u weH » toorttng is the fen of oi^Moo,” said the old doctor, “bat every one to his taste. And fey advise to you is to get oat into the country ” f‘To another hotel and more mer- tonary waiters I” said Mr. Patter- WUa. “No,”said the doctor; “goto K o rooks a w before orchard sarSs, Tr"-"™ taut drink plenty of -Ok«d«t jfctay of otoJ “lev i ••no,"said the doctor; SWE thougt Mrs. Monti f;t ( whatcan he want!” she blushed brightly, set- necktie, took off her apron ,)ked demurely in. seated, ma’am,” said Mr. I-in.d “Sit hero please. Al- Into lit near you, as I have 8o u g flb ask which may require •oiogt Oration.” tie r| it is coming!” thought Mfity si ‘ty >e you know I’m a man of ik -able means, ma’am,” laiu i bachelor, “able to i ay a picti furnish it well aud live in iii (labJyt” [understood, Mr Patter- vtidow. it is pleasanter an (at a hotel,” be," wash bow g._ ^bottom up, tbe ft* 1 M * rt S. , tne waie^ ..rtilinn, | Qo to au evening party iu a dress suit without putting on heavy un derwear to compeuate for the light ness of the cloth. If you are bald-headed or have a susceptible back, sit during grand opera near one of the side doors in the Academy of Music. Wear a thin vest of fancy pattern that protrudes a little below tbe coat aad allow a part of the bod> that should always be warm get chilled.—P/ufodefpAta Time*. filing stone gathers no moss. —lod paymaster is lord of an- CrvokfS is*vers. School children often become ims- sessed of many singular aud amus ing ideas. Here are some in the form ef answers to questions asked by their teachers. “Describe the heart.’’ “it is a comical-shaped bag.” ‘•What is a volcano?’ “A volcano is a large mountain with a hole at the top and a fire place at the bottom, and sometimes tbe fire comes out at the top and destroys the cities at the bottom, if there are any,” “Mention any occupation consid ered injurious to health ” ‘•Occupations which are cousid er»*d injuiious to health are carbolic acid gas, which is impure blood.” “Is a bootmaker’s trade consider ed injurimis to health?” “Yes, very injurious; because the bootmakers press the Ixjots against tiio thorax, aud therefore it presses the thorax, in, and it touches the heart, aud if they do not die they are ciipples for life.” “What is the feminine of goose?” “Uanderess.” “' an you tell where Bishop Litt- mer was burned to death!” “In the fire.” Another pupil writes: “When food is swallowed it pass es through the windpipe, and the chyle passes up through the back bone, and reaches the heart, where it meets tbe oxygen and is puri fied..” ’ 1 Dlckeut’ Earningii. In an article on the gains of au thors, which has recently been reprinted iu a number ot new.spa pers, surprise is expressed that Dickens should not have left a lar get- fortune than £80,000 I have au impression thnt Dickens’ to' property amounted to nearly £100, 000, but of that a considerable pro- |K>rtion mm^etiave oonje from the profits of hm reading, There is no doubt that, Dickens made some very bad bargains with publishers iu bis early days, and I know that his friend Talfourd once calculated that during a period of five years he ought to have been receiving £10, at Hir null oTmiftVjji -JV-.-’ 8 - PattersoiL taW A,d f0 “ '“M ^•rtofB.Wrjr “Ill take a not of ‘‘Splendidly,” said * D m W » Dt Mr. Psttorson then ov«r and thought end whoa tka nvi ming hiai that tba willing to “take Mai kim” rosqhsd Mm, .to •od portatoutsaj^il * nd "“"tolyto iton As for tbe.wj aul tic m je it might [cautiously. said Mr. Pat. r a bachelor >of servants if A gentleman i wants a lady for him— refinement i people don’t sod mer depend- Mrs. Mun- alone ef” said tor knew him. He’s go* joat M to Mid be would ii** said tbe lady to answared: ;y free, It m ton ora married oooa. “Niee “®n®y; thinks Ptopared Canties' wontd to no ob Mr. Patterson mgh. Bat ill was iatl hated boarding- [anted a home,! think Ive pity oh me. PI bendiful hoase, and yon bare] complete control o ’ iugt i»nly to make my straw ‘ - / Tto tor me all mj at tto Ie4n, the waic towels immaculate. “My room mate and I once smug ged iuto tbe barracks a basket of ruit which a friend bad sent to ns. We placed tbe basket upon a board wedged far op the chimney, where it was to remain until we had a chance to invite a few friends to the east My chum was at the section room and I working at my mathe matics, when a little flaxen haired leutenant of cavalry came in and 1 stood at attention during his in spection. He found nothing out of the way and started to leave, when suddenly he stopped, sniffed a little and raid: “There is frnit in this room, is there not?” “‘I decline to answer, sir,’ said I. My reinsal to criminate myself, a right that I was at perfect liberty to exercise, made him angry* He turned everything in the room up side down, nnlil bis attention waa directed to the chimney where tbe fruit was found. He ordered it turned iuto the gnardbonss, and the next day, being called to the com- mandant’a office on baainesa, I saw the last ot the fruit disappear- iug down tbe throat ot the officer iu charga.”—3T. Y. Sun. Aotsc Into Battle. Said Captain George W. Stone yeeterday t “I don’t believe any man ever went into a bottle with out feeling frightened. I know I never did. I*tl tell yon when a man feels real badly. It’s when he is forming hia men iuto line for a big battle while a little skirmishing fire ie kept np all the time, Every min ute or ao some one, maybe yonr beat frit-ad. standing right oast to yoa will ahriek out “Oh, my God F and fall took dead, yet jea eonaot let roar men lice, for the army moat BrtSMatorto ky toe- A man who bad rested in tbe county hospital for two years made his appearance on the streets oue day this week. The town waa strange to him and be to the town. Old friends gazed at hia bearded, cadaverioos face, but, they knew him not. He looked tbe old famil iar barkeeper in tbe eye, but the barman silently mixed his drink and gave no sign of recognition. Tbe waiter at the restnrant where he bad dined for years set a plate before him hot spoke no word of greeting. Sadly tbe invalid ate tbe meal, lit hia cigar and wandered among the faces that were familiar I gerly inquired, to him, bat which had no smile of “And sure,” replied welcome for tbe man rescued, as it | uiau virgin, “it’s only were, from the grave. “Alas,” said he, “is there no one in oil this great city that knows me!” Jnst then be felt a tap on tbe shoulder, and a d« ep, and not un friendly voice whispered in bis ear: other ma.. • luitoo, ,** •* * A false hope is but dreaming while you're awake. A penny saved is twice earned. At a great bargain, pause awhile. —Siyisiiiund in Catholic Home. He DM Rot Walt. A wor by sea-captuiu entertained a fancy to become a Freemason, aud was accordingly proposed aud elected. A friend accompanied him to tbe place of meeting, which was iu a building, the lower [tart of which was used as a place of enter- taiumeut. The neophyte was left iu an apartment next to the ser vant's r.arm. while his friend went upstairs to assist iu the opening ceremonies. A Celtic maiden, who caught a glimpse of the stranger, resolved to take part iu his iuitia tiou, and procuring a gridiron, pla ced it over the fire. It was not long before the captain, looking iuquisi lively through the door, saw the utensil reddening iu the heat. The recollection flashed through his mind of masonic candidates, aud uom peculiar ordeals which they were made to encounter. “What is that, Bridget!” he ea 0 a year for his works; but one cannot form any estimate of his to tal “gaius” from literature by the amount of his possessions when he ilied. It must be remembered that* '•'ckens himself made every shilling wiiicu he ever possessed, and V, not only lived in a very liberal style for thirty \ears, keeping np a considerable establishment, ami of ten traveling without much regard brought up a family,—/iu/r- ■its aaS TMMti. Au exchange asks why so many editors are bow-legged* Itfs the weight or their brain.-',—Bur/fncfoa Free ft ess. * t^.iiu Jones three Gs “grace grit sod greenbacks”—will run a country in-wspaperas well as a camp meeting. _2A.>/««o4 ((^1 Jour nal. Beecher say s there are times when a man must either swear or burs', There has never been a welluuthen- ticated case of an editor bursting. FhilaJelfthia Call. An editor whose three months’ imprisonment for libel will expire jn two days, |H*ers through the bars of his cell and writes of “The Hopeful In n Uutlook,”—Aormfotfrt Her. aid. Tigers will He for hours In a sin gle spot without j.ttracting attem tion. And so will a large perceii tage of the reportorial staff of the average Chicago newspaper.—Mp capo Telegram. if poets were as solid with the editors as advertise!* are, the muse would be roosting in the sanctum with h.-r feet on the etag* re and her pockets loaded w itb fifteen cent; cigars —Merchant ‘traveler. The skeleton of a man nine feet one inch in height has been found in a cave jn Mmaonri, An ex change thinks it is the remains of an editor, but editors in that State are generally a “little short.”— ristmen Herald. We don’t mind taking country produce occasionally in payment t«>i subscription, but we do object to having oqr subscribers send in eight or ten-y ear old roosters with q mue attached to credit them with a pair of chickens. — Kinston (N. C,) eiHiztr. to cost, hut he also large am) exiiensive df! storms bees, otherwise gentle and o-vear old hit.' three y ear old harm ess, become imtab’e, aud wtlj ~ .. . I a. .... I* . Cl t I ft 4* i r« the Uiber the gridiron that 1 was tould to place over the | coals.” “Who told you?” asked the eager | captain. “A'd wasn’t it the gentleman who came with your “What could he want with it!” demanded the captain. “Aud sure I can’t tell,” replied ! «fter"she had'matured, 'aud, after I storm occurred ; or the instruments Bridget. “They are often usmg it | lwe , ve yearg ot strugg s for the | gave'no intimation ot^a storm, but trotters, and even of yearlings, has attracted wide attention lately. But it may be doubted whether these precious youngsters wnlt ever be able to show sach a record fcs i Goldsmith Maid, who began to tram at ouce attack any one, even their usual attendant, approaching their hives. A succession of instances are given in which the barometer and hydrometer foretell a storm, the bees remaining quiet, aud no “Don’t yoa tink it vssh time dot leatia bill vansattledr .,—„— —„ — - - , , ... , It was bis tailor, who trot saw —it beh ngs lo the people up stairs. lfad ail(l living vanqnished every the bees tor hours before were ffn- light under the shadow of Mount 11 always heat it when they want to 1 0 p p0lle „t retired at twenty with | table, and it came^ Olivet. Tbe loot ono grasped him | make a Mason.” . | her w ind as sound as a fox bound’s, | —, ^ by the baud aud led biai to seerest saloon. Such is life, bTdrawu uplr^ ThsroTs plenty | bretoroo. # The frieod of thy bosom of ttoe to tbisk. Yoa don’t date “ “ to retaliate in ooy way. Tto next ballet may ftod your heart, aud { our children will be left fetfeerleas. tie a moment tbattriae the brat be boa to steed | may iu a few years forget thee, but thy oreditors, never. Oh, man, if I you would retain a place in the] effeotioDsef your kind, if you woukl build tor yourself a monument in tto human heart, buy something, | This was too much for tbe exci ted oaptaiu, aud taking to bis heels he sdou put a safe distance between I himself and the lodge. If K!ftiS&3; smtssii. bat tfcta JJfckttlmorriidats VFJL'ZP Wfootthsto; KrJ Eft?** * ■ W* •arrlsd off aud looked dulicatsly pat,* to t you hire out to • render.” Me, though* told ‘ t ettil «b ain’t s, tod it geta to P*\he moat aaotl- Md pleaded Mr. fear tbe order eomea to fight aud the ex I down her wil her limbs as cloin aa a gazebo’s, | and her body without spot or blem I isb. It was when she was nineteen years old that she downed Smng I gler, who beat her two heats, tied her one, and then bad to yield to tbe stamina of the Jersey mare, who outstripped him iu tbe fourth, filth and sixth heats successively—tl e very last of which wa» won ifi 2,19. ettemeetot the battle *to 11 wood,* o* um wee lately tried la Bug to Blftad • five-weekawid four drofm of laudanum, there- _ iu death. Tha exam iuatten of witneaoes showed that toST Whafoudu^to. at asy ooeu Ballou drive Into the t yoar fret, aeuding Up the ids of dust; they whistle andtohrop^ I tto admlnlbtretlon of nareoticeto kill your tod leeve infaoU ore dangerously hazy. • Oae VL liiiog^ totoOmro eomee a womsa tbomJrt the doee el laodau- {Slug that some good tortuoepre- «m * 1 ^ —* toothing lathe k Orest SlMvverr Mr. Wm. Thomas, of Newton, la., soys; “My wife has been seriously affected with a cough for twenty five years, and this spriog more severely thou ever before. She bad used many remedies without relief,, , , . aud being urged to try Dr. King’s *■««.■• flrates flslre New Discovery, did so, with most The ue.* tofilYtk ti*» v ' u, ul tor gratifying reaults. The first bottle Guts, Bruises, IJloere,%d* l *B*® um retieved her very much, aud the so-1 fever Sores, Tetter, eoud bottle has absolutely cured her,' She has not bad so good health for thirty years.” Trial But flies Free at Willcox 4 Go’s drug store. JLaige size •1.00. ^ When a country editor who ft straggling along, trying to build up a tows and rear jhajtped Bores, Hands, Chilblains, Corns, Skin Kruptious, aud positl Pfles, or no pay required, la guaranteed to give perfeut satis- fuctiou.or money rounded. Vrice 25 ofluts per bo«, For sale by Will- oox ft Go’s. Drag Store. A singular decision is credited to the supreme court of Indiana. It is that au owner of property des- trowed by fire from sparks negli- ( pnfly permitted to escape from a ocoinotive ma\ recover Its full val ue from the railway company, oot- withstaoding tbe fact tt at the pro- jwrty was hilly insured and the in. surance company has paid the It**, lu other words, If ajiersoo liajt|M-ns ro be luckv enough to have a lug burned by a cbauoe spark and also has it insured in a s Ivcuj company, he may get twjce jts \>}r ue in solid cash, , St. Mary’s City, where, tbe first v* fe Maryland was h«iB, any age undsr urpase, no ci without feuyi .T$r* jb know tb hre bbth bur Branch Store, on the Square, we are offering 1 Goods, ••fi « Wft I oi General Groceries, Caaned ractioiiTw^v^^,^ ||| |, r j UWJ that defy otsipetition 25 cents per bot. . A HAUSM ANN. Manager. Go’a I’rtig SlolTi,'