Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-09-20
A GOOD Hfr

Selling on at cost We we're very much
amused a few days since, by observing lit
lie urchin In one of orr streets, having
smallwugon drawn by dog, containing va
RIOTS fruits, books, pamphlets, sc. for sale,
and on ora side of the wagon was painted
label. on which was printed in large letters
"selug off at cost On enqulriDg of him the
intention or me aning of the label, the little
fellow very good naturally re marked that he
bad seen such hbets at many OF tie stUres,
and that his ma had told him that a, The
stores shere these labels tcere, they were in the
habil Of obtaining from country folks, greater
prices for their goods than were asked al
other stores. and be supposed there could be
no harm in his trying tie experiment on his
little s}ock Of commodities. hoping that he
might profit by it Uica LatelIigencer.
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On the morning Of the 2ist Mrs Mllliken
had boiled a common bake kettle or dutch
oven faii OF brine, or strong pickle, and nav
ing sent her cly,ltlren TO neightJor and in or
der that II miGht-soon cool, left II uncovered,
nor do she think airy more about il unia she
from Within. herd the piercing ~shrieks of
her suffering babe. so4ne 30 or so minutes
after sire hard set il there She hastily flew 10
lis relief, when lol to her surprise, she behed
II imersed into the vessel, and thus r. manned
shreking ard wrilhing in agony The acct
dent happened about ten O'Clock A. Nj and
its snflerings which we're most heart rending
were terminated 10 minutes before next
morning Ind Statesmen.
Catching a 7hit- Many years ago as the
story is told, a farmer in an in land town of
Massachusetts, killed some geese at night,
intending to carry them TO market next NOR
| ong--hut found TO HE susorse when NOR
| ning came, that i,'s geese were gone HIS ses-
plcions fell IN neighbour a few houses dis
tant-but wisely keeping his own counsel, he
did not even name his loss 10 any one. A
lieut. two weeks aiters the thief met the loser,
and snpposing O!couree tina. the theft had be-
come generals, known. thus addressed him -
''N ell, Mr. + have you found cut who stole
your geessP -
Yes. sir, ! have-you are the very man.
rephe1 slr II, at the same time Selling the
cnlprit by the collar, who in amazement at
the discovery, acknowledged the theft.
u small Rat The following is an extract
OF letter from respectable citizen Of Win
Ton, IN. c to the editor of the Norfolk
Herald, and it published as warning TO
/ the public:
WINroN, Sept Sd, 1882.
80 Our Post Master Doctor $50 called,
| George !. Bason, was caught pt roniug
money from my money drawer-and has
"decamped" in the Northern Stage last
Sunday morning for Norfolk My cash ac-
count bad been falling short for the last - or
Is months. We kept watch and caught
the little william. lie may attempt TO pass
himself of upon some other innocent neigh
hurhoed as gentleman, and Doctor.
Nca may insert much Of this letter as YOU
may think the public good requires, upon
| my spoasihIlty-as the proof is abundant
We learn from the New York Journal Of
Commerce that malignant disease exists
among cattle in the nefghborhood of kipps
Daytime COWS having died on one farm.
One of them had been examined, y a large
quantity Of blood found upon tie heat, the
,tagDat,on of which appears TO have been the
cause oi lts death.
The New Jersey Stale Gazette says that
IN that part of the State, and generally
throughout New Jersey. at present, the pros
pect OF an abundant crop OF Indian Com is
very aattering. Fhe appearance of Buck
wheat is uncoHmonly fine, but tins vert
precarious crop; a little too much hot sun
may blast it, or an early frost cut il OF. Pc
tA;oes look well, and il the autumual trusts
keep oil few weeks longer ae doobt there
will be IN abundant yield.
The whole number of public schools IN
Rhode Island is 325, and of pupil, II ,034
No state tax is levied for The purposes oil cd
lcal0n,