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Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18
DIR Pierce's Favorise prescription

is very strongly recommended by
the Medical Faculty and is largely
prescribed among their female pa
tients. 1t is worthy of all conf.
dence, as may DO seen from the
following testimonial:
ATLANTA, i'll, July IA, 1873.
Or. Il. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, N Y.
Dear Sir.--I have not words to
express my gratitude to you for
your advice and assistance In my
case. There Is not one who has
used your medicines since they
have been brought here but that
can say with me they have been
greatly benefited. Since | nave
been so helped by its use, xix or
seven around me left off all doctors
and other medicines, and now use
1t in their families, after being
cured ofthe same disease as mine.
You do not know whata wonder 1t
created In our city by restoring my
sister | wrote you about, for she
had been under the care of three
of our best doctors, but could not
sit up but for q few minutes at a
time. I begged of her totry your
medicines, and before she had
used half of the bottles she could
go all around the yard, and has
just now come home frosn
visit FIVE miles away.
MRS. THos. MCFARLAND.
e0d0w.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
Uas a circulation more than DOUBLE
that ofany otherpaperpublishedin
the county.

The weather hardly just4fiesgar-
dening.
The man with the straw hat has
not yet arrived.
The County Court viii probably
adjourn to-day.
Spring chickens-two years old
are in the market.
The grain fields in this county,
as a general thing, look well.
Too many persons pray for pelf
and preach for popularity.
Now FURNISH up your soda foun-
tains. The season draweth nigh.
!, :. The ShepherdstoWA girls are
an fait in the waving of cambria.
Milk dealers who water~ their
stock are opposed to cream-ation.
"Put me in my little bed," is
the piaintive APPEAL of the garden
seed.
Much sickness prevails among
the children Of Washington coun-
ty, Md.
Prophets, weatherwise and o h
erwise, are pefplexed by the pres
ent state Of the weather. :
The maple sugar supply is re-
ported larger this year than has
been known for years.
Maj Bristor is absent from town
for day or two as Delegate to the
Grand Lodge Sons Of Temperance.
A new fence has been recently
placed in frontnf the residence of
Charles Bentz Esq, North Queen
street.
Strawberries have not yet APP.
peared in our market, and had
better not at present prices-a dol
lar apiece.
Court is over in Chambersburg,
and the flying hotel brigade have
turned their faces homeward.--
"Homeward the wallo ws,ers
fly"
The Standard says Wheel
ing is Weakening up to home
improvements. Martinsburg has
been wide awake for year or two
past.
Seventy six in the shade, is
what the thermometer indicated
in Wheeling on Wednesday. That
savors somewhat of.'etherial mild
ness"
A Granger desires us to make
note of the fact that the members
of the fraternity in this county
have made arrangements 10 get
their plaster at $3.50 per ton
The corporation election in
HedgesviIle takes place next Sat-
urday A Temperance ticket and
a Citizens ticket is in the field, and
the excitement runs high.
The Wheeling Intelligencer
says rural staticians claim that
more people are talked to death
by peddlers of lightning rods than
are killed by lightning" The
same which looks quite reasona-
BILE.
Two or three cars broke away
from the hind end of a freight
train near the Hannisvllle Distil-
lery, yesterday morning, and the
brakes being up, ran back with con-
siderable force, striking and com
pletely dismantling an engine
which was standing on the track
just below the ticket Office.
BIG BASS. We received pos
tai card yesterday evening, informs
ing us that B. Ii. Kaufman, law
student of Hon. a. K. Syester,
Of Hagerstown, caught a bass at
Falling Waters on Wednesday,
which weighed four pounds and
ten ounces. Martinsburg fishermen
can now get their tackle ready.
A dangerous counterfeit is ont.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

Eminent men of science have
discovered that electricity and
magnetism are developed from
the iron in the blood. This ac-
counts for the debility, low 81
anu lack Of energy a person is
when this vital element beeo ies
reduced. The Peruvian Syrus,, a
protoxide Of iron, supplies he
blood with its iron element, aud Il
the only form in which 1t Is posi-
bic for IL to enter the circulation.
ILW
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

IL. a. Riddle has just receiv-
eel full supply Of Country
Hammered Iron Wings and Land
sides and Double and Single
Shovels. This IL the smoothest
iron he has ever Ind and cheapest
Apl 1o:'fm NY Hs>.A. RIDDLE.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

The Baltimore Sun announces
that the difficulty between the
Pennsylvania and the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Companies in
regard to the transportation of the
cars of the latter company over the
lines ofthe former between Phil
adelphia and New York is about
settled. The Sun does not state
whether an adjustment of the
train difficulties involves a return
TO old rates Of fare.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

AT CosT. From this dato wo
will sell our entire stock of dress
goods at cost, to make room for
Spring goods, at
jan23w DEArRIcK II.
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CAssIMEREs at rednced prices
for cash, to close out our Winter
stock. Call and see them at
.jang3w DEATRIcKs
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

An umbrella dealer thinks trade
prospects are Frightening.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-04-18

We learn from Maj. T.. S. Tro <
ell, Clerk of the Circuit Court, that
in arranging the docket for the
coming May term, State cases,
motions, Garnishee summons, and
Appeal cases wsnsbe set for the
first week of thseTsCourt, and that
all other cases at law, such as is
sues end Office judgements will be
set for the second week of the
Court. Suitors and persons inter
ested will be governed according
IL,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-08-14
Geo. Il. AnrhOnY

Wa understand Z movement is on
foot III various quarters of the State
TO make Geo. L. Anthony candidate
for Governor before the Republican
convention that meets on the 2Gth,
Weyknow that Mr., Anthony Is In no
way responsible for this movement,
and Is doing nothing whatever to aid
it. We believe there il no man in the
State who would give the Republican
state ticket more strength than Gee
T.. Anthony. lie is not only popular
with the people, but he Is man of
brains. He has convictions and the
ability TO advocate and defend them.
lie would he Governor the
people would delight Ia hon
or. He Is not n "ring" man. He has
the capacity, independence and homes
ty TO stand on his own merits. 1t is
true he has held federal office. But
he has not truckled. lie has filled the
place with honor, and we could stand
up and say for him that not q cent of
all the government funds he has hand
led has been Incorporated. There
is not n revenue officer in the country
chat stands higher at Washington to-
day than does Anthony. With the
Captain at the head Of the ticket we
could make an enthusiastic light and
win a Victory the magnitude OF which
would astonIsh those who are railing
against the Republican party. One
reason why we like him particularly
just now Is that there Is not q drop OF
''demagoSue'' or policy" blood in his
veins. In the great scrabble for Office
by the army OF Roa-oiIiee seeking shys-
tiers, it would be refreshing to support
sueh n man.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-08-14

our sympathy To the Gage lands |
and homestead settlers, whose |
titles are COZ: este, BY rail |
rostd companies. and wr hereby de- |
clare that the Refnrm Party Of |
Kansas will use every honest
means to aid these people in their
struggle for their homes.
Ninth-That the railroad com
panies shall he made suhservient
to the public good, ami that while
We shall discountenance any action
calculated TO retard the progress of
any railroad enterprises, or work
injury or injustice to these auxit
laries to commerce and civilization
yet we demand such constitutions
al legislation upon this subject,
both State and national, as will
effectually secure the industrial
and producing interests OF the
country against all forms Of cor
porate monopoly and extortien:
Tenth-That we denounce the
passage of the act of the last Con-
gress, Yosting certain powers
in the courts of the Dis
trict of Columbia. as an
outrage tending 10 destroy the
freedom or the press, the liberty
of the citizen and the sovereignty
ofthe States, and we demand that
; our Senators and Representatives
. in Congress, ut the next session.
vote for its unconditional repeal.
Eleventh-That in view of the
) widespread corruption THAT has
, permeated Kansas in every depart
F ment of its government since its
organization as a State, we viii
: support no man for office merely
because he is the nominee of s
party, but to obtain our votes il
every instance, he must posses:
the Jeffersonian standard of fitness
I honesty, capacity and fidelity t6
! the constitution.
! Twelfth-That the frequency o
. malfeasance in office which have
been developed within the las
4 four years upon the part of STATE
and county officials, the losses sus
tanned by the people through thu
D imperatively demand such legisla
: ton as will give to the taxpayer
r security for all funds paiC
; into the State and coun
! ty treasures and all in
; terest accruing thereon, and W,
q denounce it an act OF criminal neg
lect in the Legislature having fail
ed to provide for the speedy re
, moval of defaulting treasurers from
! Office and their punishment 70
I malfeasance therein.
i Thirteenth-That we enter on
protest against the Indian polio,
! as now administered, subjecting
as it does, our citizens to butcher
and all the horrors of savage war
= fare.
q FOurteenth-That we are III fa
vor of the election of President an,
4 Vice President, and United State
). Senators, by q direct vote of til
people.
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EMPORIA NEWS.
FRIDAY. AUGUST Il, 1874.
Republican state Convention

hePuDitcan state Convention
A delegate convention or the Republl-
cans OF the State OF Kansas will be held
in Representative Hall, in the city OF To-
pska, on Wednesday. the sGth day of
August, A. ID. 1874. at the hour OF 10 n.
M, for the purpose Of nominating candi-
dates for the following offices. to-wit:
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary Of State.
Auditor of State.
Treasurer of State.
Attorney General.
superintendent OF Public Instruction.
One Associate Justice OF the supreme
Court.
All Of the counties legally organized at
the sitting OF the last Legislature, and
none others, shall be entitled to repre-.
sentation as follows. to.wit: Two dele.
gates from each representative district.
1t Is recommended that the primary
meetings for the purpose or eIeciins del
esates 10 the state convention herein call
ed, be held on Saturday, the 18th day o
August, 1874, at such hours as may bt
designated by the central committee O
each representative district. or In In
event that there be no such committee
by the central committee OF the county.
II Is recommended that in addition Z
the delegates herein provided for, one al
ternate be elected for each delegate. n
person will be entitled to seat in tn
convention by virtue OF holding the prox
lee Of any OF the delegates elected.
JOHN GUTHRIE, Chm.
II. Is. EMAIERr, Secretary.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-08-14
THAT s.EsxPOsE.-

The public cannot resist the strong
impression that the so. called In
gals expose OF the Kansas City
Times was made just at the time of
the lndependent-Reiorm conyen-
ilon TO create political capital for
mat show. If those charges are
Irue' and the authors seek the wei.
rare OF Kansas, whose self-appoint-
ed guardians they seem 10 be. whv
don't they put them in shape aud
go TO the proper tribunal with them.
Why further parade them in a pa.
per in which the public has not a
particle of confidence paper that
is Reform in Kansas and Rebel in
Missouri. The public have got tired
and disguised with such stuff in sncb
newspapers as the Times, aud the
wonderful "expose" is as fiat as a
hoecake. 1t scarcely created a rip
pie III political circles. If these fell
lows have case, and the proof, as
they claim, why don't they bring
Senator Ingalls, before tie bar of
the Senate, the proper tribunal to
try him. Wo can most assuredly
inform them that the power of their
journal to beat the Republican par
ty In Kansas, which we more than
suspect is all they are after, does
not amount to more than one of our
southern breezes. They can ''tear
their hair" till the ides of Novem-
Der, and Kansas and Republicanism
will march right along just as though
there were no Kansas City Times in
existence. When this state wants
its political affairs run by a rebel
sheet printed in another state, whose
Z only Characteristic Ia the utter lack
= of decent character, it will doubt
, less "enact" 10 that end. The time
was when the sort of gentry who own
and edit the Times cut a figure in
Kansas affairs. That time is
e past. We will merely remark, in
: closing, that if half or a quarter of
= the charges they make are true it ia
a duty the editors owe the country
TO substantiate them before the
c proper tribunal. If they can't do
: this they better save their labor and
; trouble, because the unproYen as
. sertions of their paper are not worth
the Faber pencils consumed in writ.
ing them.
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Letter to Covernor- Osborn
The following letter has been adj
dressed 10 Governor Osborn ny
Hon. G. Y. Eskridge of this city

The following letter has been adj
dressed 10 Governor Osborn ny
Hon. G. V. Eskridge OF this city
EMP0RIA, KaBs., Aug 10, 1874.
Gov. Il. A. OSBORN The destrne.
ton of crops in many Of the frontier
counties of the state by grasshop-
pers must occasion great suffering
among the people, especially during
the coming winter, unless relief in
some way shall be afforded. Many
will leave the state and some NAV
not return. VI it'll a view OF reliey-
ing the actually destitute aud en-
couraging others TO patiently re-
main for the almost certain abund-
auce of another season, / would sug-
gest whether it would not be we'll
for you to select three discreet per.
sons in each county, (say the county
cOmmissioners), to collect and for
ward TO you such information touch
ing the real condition of the people
as will enable you TO take proper
and timely action in their behalf
should ii be necessary. 1t will cost
nothing to collect this information
which should be had preparatory to
active measures for relief. I leave
the suggestion with You, trusting
that If destitution shall prevail a
apprehended, you viii find some
| way by which means of relief NAV
be assured.
Respectfully yours,
G.. V. EsKRIDGE.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-08-14

MIR. EDITOR Il notice in the call
for the second annual cooperative
| meeting of Lyon County Associa.
ton as published in TIE NEWS OF
last week, our worthy secretary
Mr.. S. M. Wheeler, suggests that
| delegates to the Assoc iation be
chosen at the time and place desie-
mated by the county Republican
central committee, for election of
delegates to the Republican conven-
ton. Now, Mr.. editor, as a casual
observer, l would like to know
what Mr.. Wheeler means. Does he
want to convert the cooperative as
ISOLATION into a political organize
tlonP Or does he want to convert a
Republican organization into q CO.
operative association? Taking Mr..
Wheeler's known political views
and desires into consideration II
would seem as though another at
tempt was being made to add re-
speetability TO the office holders,
party. We do not object to Mr..
Wheeler's going with the Repnbli-
cans If he so desires. But we do
object to any individual TRANSFERRING
us as an association into any party.
it would seem that we have already
had enough of such triekery, and
the time is not far distant when
even Mr.. Wheeler will realize that
fact: He is following a prece dent
established at the last Reform meet
ing, l suppose, as the party with
which he acts cannot hold a respect
able meeting without hooking on
to some other party's call.
AN OBSERVER.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-08-14
Letter from N1r. Owens.
Z


EDITOR NEWS With your permits
sion, l would like to say a word
or two in reply to an article in TIE
NEWS of last week signed by "J. V.
Randolph" in which i, among others,
am arralgned as participant in a
''vile and disreputable act" namely
signing that "secret circular" 10
make plain the facts in the case, will
state what had to do with this "pusil-
Luminous outrage" on the Patrons oil
Lyon county.
The circular was presented to nae by
w. S. Hanna, and 1oGs not headed
confidential" I read the preamble,
and believing that Mr.. Maxson would
make an able and honest representa-
tive Was willing to sign it. 1 did not
sign it as Patron, but as citizen,
and did not consider that 1t was address
ed to Patrons only, but to every voter in
the Third Congressional District, who
thinks that the Republican party is a
proper medium through which to eff
feet 4 reform in our politics. Now
this selt-constituted guardian of the
order says it is treason to the order and
destructive to its best interests for me
to do so. l claim the right either to
Patron or a citizen, to ask in any way
any man to run for an office If have
good reason to think he is proper
person for the position aud when Joe
Randolph says have not, he shows
an amount of ignorance or Implicitly
which is simply astonishing.
In one sentence he states that this is
thing with which the Grange has
nothing to do. Pl wager o yearling
calf that it took surgical operation to
get that idea inside his Uranium. AT
the same operation should have enter
ed the fact that the Grange has had
nothing to do with it, which would
have been equally true. In the second
sentence after this he makes an asser-
ton of what he does not know and ii
will be seen by reading his effusion
carefully that it is composed of a few
such assertions and Is then filled up
with insinuations of what he dare not
assert. Now any dullard may make
assertions and it is equally true that
they have but little weight unless sab
Stimulated in some way by evidence.
In regard to what appears in the cir
cular after the SIGMA lures, rs printed
in THE NEWS, can say that never
saw it nor knew of it's being there till
/ saw it in THE NEws, and that is
what the other signers say As far as
have talked with them, no copy of the
circular having been sent To the Neo-
sho Rapids Grange.
On the whole think J. VS. criticism
unfair. unfriendly, and bungIing. l
hear j. v. is good at raising peanuts.
by his attempt as a critic,
should infer that raising peanuts was
better suited to his abilities. Calm
yourself, Randolph, you're spelling to
fight; be . good Granger and try to
do right; over those peanuts a loving
watch keep; wipe off your pen, Joe,
we'll sing you to sleep.
NJ. j. OWENS.
NeOsho Rapids, Aug. 10, 1874.
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We want to see clean handed and
Independent men sent to the Republi-
can state cCnvention-men who will
go there to deliberate FOR the good OF che
country mot for the benefit of certain
candidates. Those men who want to
go to the convention ''fixed," had bet
ter stay at ZONE. Let us haYe q free
and iair convention. and fairly NOM
mated ticket. We have no fight what
ever on any of the candidates in the
field, They may be the best men.
But we are down on the policy of can
didates running.oyer the State and fix
ing up delegates who will go there Ia
beled. There has been too much of
that sort OF thing in the Republican
party of Kansas. Send independent
men as delegates who will go there to
give us good, clean aud brainy tick
ct. That's what we want, and that's
the only Kind the Republicans of Kan
sas will support.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-08-14

We are informed that the name OF
Hon. o. j. Grover, OF Patawattomie
county, will be presented to the forth
coming Republican State convention
M candidate for Secretary of State .
Mr.. Grover has served in the legisla-
ture once as Senator and twice, we be-
lieve, as Representative. lie acquit-
tel himself hOnorably, and has AN I'M
furnished record. lie is ia rmer, an
honorable and upright man, and has
good capacities for the position OF Sec
rotary. His name, we believe, would
add strength to the ticket, and the in
terest which Mr.. Grover represents
the observation-disclosures have a show
Ing on our ticket, not because it Is a
class, but to give fair play to all.
Those especially who know the gentle
man personally, and his acquaint-
ance is extensive all over Kansas,
would hail his nomination with delight.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-08-14

I'VE believe the Independent
movement processes great friend
ship for the farmers and laboring
men. Their ticket nominated at
Topeka last week shows how hol-
low these professions are. The
nominee for governor is a farmer,
and when you have said this you
have said all that ticket can claim
in behalf of agriculture and labor.
There are on il three lawyers, two
editors, ono merchant, one teacher,
and a gentleman OF leisure. This is
strictly true of the farmers and Ia
borers' state ticket. Stick q pin
here, ana then listen To tho siren
songs OF the Independent orators
and newspapers this fall in behali
of the farmers and mechanics. 40,
consistency, thou art a jewel" that
shines brightly In the crowns of the
Reformers.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-08-14

We understand that Superintend-
ent Settlet0n, and The A. Il. Il. S.
+. authorities have made arrange
ments to fiiEnish seed wheat TO the
Southwestern counties on the most
liberal terms. They will carry the
seed To them free OF cost. They
propose, also, to furnish seed and
for every bushel furnished they will
take ia pay q bushel and half of
wheat wheR the settlers raise = crop.
We are also informed that they pro-
pose immediately 10 commence
work on their road ia Colorado
giving TO settlers on their lands ia
Kansas Ihe preference 10 work on
the construction. This will furnish
great relief 10 that quarter of the
State, aud the coAPaay should have
due credit for their liberaiiiy
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-08-14

We have a sad item for Reformers
The party has only been organized
about two years, and already 1t is be-
ginning to bear fruit. AT that time
Sam. Manlove, the treasurer OF Bour-
bon county, left the Republican party
because 1t was so corrupt, and its Off.
GERS were so unfalthlul to their trusts
and obligations that he could not bear
10 stay with the party. lie is now
$4,000 short in his accounts with the
county, Next