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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-09

the distinguished American tragedian, his ut
terly failed and passed into bankruptcy VIII be
received BY lovers Of the drama with genuine
feelings Of sympathy. The enterprise Of Mr..
Booth gave to the drama the finest temple on
the American continent, and his enthusiasm
for his profession, and desire to lift the stage
from the vapidity and meretriciousness that
has of late years possessed It, induced him to
furnish his theatre with the most appro-
pirate, expensive and attractive properties.
He established, in every way, the finest
theatre known to this country, and one that Is
surpassed by very few in any other country.
Had he considered mere personal success he
would have devoted his means, his great
energy and his large theatrical experience to
the spectacular, and gathered figs rather than
thistles. His efforts were devoted to elevating
the stage and making It what II should always
be. He aimed to hold true mirror up to ma
ture, and not the convex glass that shows
distorted shapes and exaggerated features, and
too often exhibits pernicious figures that ap-
peal to the baser feelings Of humanity. He
was actuated by high principles and pure motives
In his managerial efforts, and while Mr.. Booths
enterprising endeavors have brought pecuniary
disaster to HIMSELF the loss to the public IL one
that cannot Be estimated in dollars and cents.
His property has dwindled to tho jewelry worn
on his person, his books, pictures, and few
gathered during his long professional
career. His reputation, great histrionic and
energy remain, and We hope to zee him yet rise
to the success which he has deserved.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-09

fRH RKPuBLICAE HAS A LARGER cIRcV-
IATTON fHANAET OTHER A0RFIS8 FArAA
IN TIE DISTRICT OF c0LUXBIA.
MONDAY NG::;:::::::FRBRUAhfs' i0'.
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rHHRHy1sHp PRAYERpooK on 17ss.

ussl blythe Reformed Episcopal Church, lots.
Aueoh6oqraPAy ard 4es.otf Of Dr.. Grthrie. e.
Tho Ancien1 City. study on the religion, laws
md lnstitati0us Of 0fecee and Rome. ra&
fhe Word Of LIE. Selections from the work Of .
The Christ Of 9ed. By Hoesstra BoasE. t.A
WM. BALLANTYNE,
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FEDERAL BUILDING, I"

R~ y. n. WARNEB,
S Real Estate Broker and AlcttonoeI,
No. - seventh street,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-09

A CORRESPONDENT in the New York Err
press, bitter Democratic organ, writes rs fol-
lows in regard to Washington: 1.-THE number
Of really splendid mansions recently erected
would adon New York, while the blocks of
less imposing residences compare with those of
other cities. Probably nowhere, with the OK
ceptioul Of burned Chicago and Boston, has
the hand of the builder been more busy within
tho last two years. A. result real estate
has advanced all the way from 80 and 50 cents
. foot Is high - g, %, and even a for build
ing lots. The owner Of the twc-story frame,
who cured the Board Of Public Works and its
former energetic head, Boss Shepherd until
his teeth chartered, suddenly finds his street
improvements have enriched him in the value
of his lot more than he ever dreamed Of" No
city in the Union has made the progress that
Washington has during the last.two years. In
improving the city some errors have, of course,
been made, but in>ho portion Of the world has
90 much been accomplished for the same
amount Of money.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-09
APPLETON'S
AMERICAN CYCLoPEDIA.
New Revised Edition.

ENTIRELY rewritten BY the shicst writer's On every
subject. Printed from new type, and Illustrated
with several thousand Eagravinss and Maps.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-09

corner Of and Seventh streets northwest, ON
February 10 to facilitate business during the coming
season and locate himself In central position
for the accommodation of the public. jan24-tf
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-09

tai daily at one per cent net profit II Yields
him three hundred per cent per annum;
whereas If he makes but twelve. turnss ..
year. he must net twenty Ave plfcent. ca
time to get histhree hundred - cent. r.
[snnun z - IA 81 Il 81
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116HASsaiWsy5sfonss 6eE Of I'll goods
tsssissH pss IAst stsSnsr mon Hsys>s = LARGE
ASSDRTNENT or THE FINEST
HuAypE4eIASQ GxOTx,
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06
ABOUT ROADS.
monument

Complaint on complaint comes
up from the people of every por-
ton of the State about the present
road laws. We hardly know what
to propose as remedy, but certain
it is that no people have a better
right to complain than the citizens
of Berkeley. The roads, everywhere
in the county ,are in bad condition,
and under the present system there
can be little or no improvement.
We are not disposed to blame the
Road Supervisors for neglect of
duty, because in most instances,a lat
least, they have exhausted their
powers, and yet the roads are in
many places almost impossible.
We want a different system-some-
thing like the Ohio law which
compels every man to McAdmize
or grade the road running along or
tuIOuS III Iilo ill III ilC lCtoo ul q
in a wretched and disgraceful con-
dition. The present road law is
unacceptable and worthless. The
complaint of the people upon the
present road law is general. We
want better roads if we want i'm
migration. An immigration agent
might induce countless farmers to
visit our State in pursuit of future
homes, but that would not make
them purchase of our soil and be
come permanent citizens. If it
costs two dollars to get one dollars
worth of wheat, or corn or butter to
the city or village store, it will
not pay the producer. Where these
difficulties are to be faced no meri-
torious farmer will settle. Good
roads throughout the county will
tend to enhance the value of land
more than any other one thing
Let us have them.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06

John Ball, having thought the
matter over for some time, now
demands reparation for the execu.
ton of British subjects at Santiago
de Cuba, said reparation to take
the shape Of the acknowledgement
of the wrong done, and compensa-
ton to the relatives of the victims.
BY the way, how about the COM
pensation due to the relatives of
the American victims? Isn't it
about time our little bill was liqui-
dated ?
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06
CANNING STRAWBERRIES.

"Daisy Eyebright," in the Coun
try Gentleman, gives the follow
ing directions Tor canning straw
berries, and making strawberry
jelly:
AT the commencement of the
strawberry season make two or
three quarts of white sugar into
thick syrup by dissolving it in hot
water, two large coffee cupfulls to
a quart. Boil and skim this, and
put into a jug or bottles for future
use. Put your ripe, fresh straw
berries into glass cans, and fill up
with the cold syrup nearly to the
brim, as the strawberries shrink
somewhat. Place in a kettle of
cold water, putting the lids on the
tops of the cans first. but not screw
ing them down. Let them come
to boil slowly +; boil for five
minutes; then screw down the
covers tightly, and set away in a
dark, cool place.
Srdacberry Jelly.-Squeeze out
the juice of the strawberries, and
to each pint of juice add three
quarters of a pound of lump sugar.
Boil for twenty minutes; turn in
to cups which have been previous
ly dipped in cold water and Sc it
in the sun for few hours.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06

BURIAL PLACE FOR JOURNAL
Ts.-The trustees of Cypress Hill
Cemetery in New York are salts
fled that newspaper men deserve
something better than cremation
after death. They have set apart
an attractive spot in that nocropo-
lis as burial place for journalists
a place where wearied brains may
rest secure after the goodnight"
of earthly work is announced. The
plot is 96 by 100 feet in area, and
sufficiently large to contain nearly
400 graves. A committee Of New
York journalists, on behalf of the
profession, have accepted the gift,
and the lot will be formally dedi-
Gated and marked by a suitable
monument.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06

William Lloyd Garrison has
written letter to the Committee
on the Anti-Slavery Jubilee to be
held at Chicago next month, say
ing that it is doubtful if he can
be present, and giving these par
ticulars about his health: "For
more than year | have been suf-
fering from a very painful rheu-
matte affection of the right knee,
which has caused me a good deal
of misery, and made all locomo-
ton extremely annoying-and
which now involves the left knee
--for which thus far | have not
oeen able to find a remedy. To
be thus crippled makes the long
journey to Chicago look rather
for midable, Notwithstanding the
facility and conveniences of trans
portation; though my health is,
in other respects, better than it
was a year ago.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06

A good story, and all the bette,
in being true, is told of one of on,
citizens who let a piece of ground
to man on shares. The man WOulf
hire the lot, but the owner, doubt.
full of getting any money of the
tenant, proposed to let it upon tild
promise of receiving half the pro-
ducts. Occasionally during thu
summer he passed the spot, and
was pleased with the cultivation
it was receiving, and with its
goodly show of vegetables. HaF.
vest time came and passed, and lie
heard nothing from his tenant, till
in response to a hint, the latter
sent to him one water melon and
three shriveled cucumbers. IndigI
nant at this shabby treatment, he
called upon the man, and asked
him what it meant. why, you see
squire, replied the tenant, "ths
pesky boys stole all ofyour hal
but the melon and cucumbers. I" 1
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06
NE w HAMPSHIRE.
INAUGURATION OF GOV RNOR
WESTON.

CONCORD, June 4.-GOvernor
Weston was inaugurated to day
with the usual formalities, and
more than the usual display. He
read his message TO branches. The
finances of the State are in a sound
condition, showing the revenue
for the year ending May 31st, 1874,
to be $740,062 %; State expenses,
ordinary and extraordinary, $114.
693 06 interest, $259,79S II /; total
expenses for the year $434 ,491 80;
excess of revenue, 1906, $40 AZ. This
sum is represented by cash on hand
and by the reduction of the State
debt. The governor discusses at
some length the subject of temper
ance, and intimates his belief that
the entire prohibition is against
public sentiment in New Hamp-
shire, and favors a pernissive or
licen-e law Of some form.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06
In one of the eastern ltowns I

In one of the eastern etowns d
Massachusetts, lived, some veal,
ago, Uncle Bill--,a hard workiLI
stone mason, man of ready WI
but, unfortunately, too much aG
dicted to drink. Regularly, eac'
morning,at an early hour, he mad
a visit to the grocery store to la!
in a stock of the ardent for the day
consumption. With the same reg.
ularity the Rev. DIR. c., q kind
ly natured orthodox clergyman,
quest of his morning chop 4
mid day roast sought the vilIadI
butchers shop. After meetinI
often in their morning walks, D4
c. at last felt it his duty to rd
prove Uncle Bill for his easily bd
setting sin. So, one morning, afte|
their usual hearty salutations, thu
good dominic began. "You and
walk out early, Uncle Bill butGl
you ever reflect how different ar|
our errands ?" "Well, for thd
matter, said Uncle Bill, eff wi
bring the thing down to scriptm|
test, my errand will come on
ahead.n elbow so ?' asked DIR. q
"Why, you walk after the fies
but / walk after tie spirit. lid
per's Drd,cer
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06

Rumor has it that the will of the
late j. Edgar Thompson, presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, provides that after the death
Of his wife, the estate is to be sold
and the proceeds be devoted to the
erection and maintenance of an in
stitution in which children of en-
ployees Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, killed in the discharge of
their duty, MAY have home. Mr..
Thompson could not have made q
more honorable or more charitable
bequest, and an institution of that
character would be lasting mon
ument to his memory.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06

Clifton, Mason county, is sool
to take vote on the proposition
to incorporate itself.
We see by our exchanges tina,
the potato-bug has made his ap
pearance in neariy-every part q
the State
Five quarries of excellent mar
BILE have been discovered in Jeffe]
son county and will be opened d
once.
There are two hundred and thi
ty-five insane persons in the Yves
Virginia Hospital for the insanl
at Weston.
AT the municipal election rel
Gently held at Weston, the tend
perance ticket was carried by thiI
ty votes, after a very hot contest
The business on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad has been ind
mense of late, and the friends d
sthe roadaare much encouraged.
A son Of Thomas Williams, i
Harrison county, accidentali
shot himself in the eye with gu
and died from the effects. Sti
people allow small boys to rang
around the country with guns.
. West Virginia Wool is quote|
in the Philadelphia market 4
the following figures. Double ed
ira and above, 56a573c., extra, 81
a565c.; medium, 55a571c.; coarsd
45a50c.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06

A plan for the proposed Sumner
monument in Washington, which
has been submitted to the Commit
tee on the subject, 10 described as
follows: The monument in to con-
sist OF one large central statue of
Charles Sumner, and foar life size
statues AZ follows: 1. FYeeaoM-A
serai-nude statue Of a female slave,
to whom emancipation has just
dawned, sad who casts fron her
wrists the broken shackles ofservi-
tude 2. War-Statue of a colored
soldier in the uniform of the
United States army. 8. Peace
Statue of a colored farmer leaning
On a pillow. A. Debate-Statue OF
a colOred citizen as an orator and
statesman.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06
How He saved the Obituaries

How He Saved the Obituaries
Max Adeler tells the foil wing in the
Danburv News:
Some years ago | was attached to the
Morning Argus, the only paper published
in our village, and during my engage
ment we employed as All as slant editor
a young man named Driuker. When
Drinker began bis duties tb manager
said to him:
"See here, Drinker, among other things
| want you, whenever you see in the ex
changes or anywheres,a good biograph-
ical sketch of any prominent man, to clip
it out and put it away, SOS when be dies
you understand, you can rush it out as
an obituary article, as it were.'
Drinker went to work, and about two
months afterward some well-known
man died, and examined the obituary
bureau for the purpose Of Obtaining his
history 1t was not there; but / discov-
cred that the assiduous Drinker had
stored away in that ;nortuary recepta-
Gle one biographical sketch of John
Wesley, collection Of anecdotes about
Gen. Putnam, and an essay upon "The
Life and Service Of John Hancock"
/ communed with Drinker upon the
subject:
"Mr. Drinker," | said after calling at
tention to the article about the father of
Methodism, "you certainly must be
aware that John Wesley died long before
you came to this Office"
"N-n-op exclaimed Drinker with a
look of panied surprise upon his face.
"Wh-wh- what John Wesley dead -
That great and good man gone Thun-
derl It's too bad. No, | hadn't heard
word about it / had no idea of such
a thing. What shock it must have
been to his family"
land as for Gen. Putnam, Drinker, it
is perfectly absurd for you to pretend
that you thought HE was alive, you
know. Come now, that's too much"
SIS he dead too? Well, well, the fact
is I've been living down in the country
for two or three years, and | haven't
kept the run of things. And so old
Putnam's dead That noble old man.
Strangel strange! how we are passing
away"
"And, Drinker,you certainly can't be
such on idiot as to put away this article,
about Hancock, with the expectation
that he would die again. You know he
DID die once. Why, Drinker he died
ten thousand years ago.
"Come, now," exclaimed Drinker ex-
ultantly, Owe got you there. All, hal
died ten thousand years ago, did he,
smarty? You know too much. You
think everybody's fool but yourself!
Dead, is he7 Now what's the use of
your trying to stuff that down me, when
/ know well enough the Democrats
talked about running Hancock for the
Presidency at the last election O,psbawl
you amt fit to write for any newspaper
that's got sense"
Then Drinker was discharged, and
didn't enlighten him. He will proba-
bly, go down to the grave with the firm
conviction that General Hancock is the
man who set the copy for the miserable
penman who signed the Declaration of
Independence.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06
CIRCULAR.
CIV. Il. r., GENERAL TICK
EFT OFFICE, CHAMBERSBURG,
DrNN Nav % 1874

EFT OFFICE, CHAMBERSBURG
PENN, May 80, 1874.
Arrangements have been made
by which persons living along the
line of the. Cumberland Valley
Railroad can have an opportunity
of visiting Watkins Glen, New
York. From there, if they desire
it, they can be conveyed over Sen
eca lake by steamboat, visit Cliff
ton Springs and Niagara Falls,
aud make use of their return Ex-
cursion ticket from Watkins Glen.
Should a sufficient number express
desite to make this tip to war
rant it, a special excursion train
will be run, leaving stations on the
Cumberland Valley Railroad in
the morning, and reaching Wat
kins' Glen an early hour the
same evening, on some day in the
latter part of June, of which pub
lie notice will be given. Watkins
Glen Is situated in Schuyler coun-
ty, State of New York, on the Cam
andiagua division Of the Northern
Central Railway, 800 miles distant
from Harrisburg, on the shores of
Seneca lake.
Excursion tickets will have all
the privileges of first-class tickets,
thus enabling excursionists to stop
off at any place ofinterest between
Harrisburg and the Glen, and re-
sumo their journey at pleasure.
The following ;ceedingly low
rates will be charged for the round
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06

When landlords come to con-
slider the intellects of their custo-
mers in providing food for them,
it does seem that the keeping of
We hostelrie" has become a fine
art. 1t is reported that the In
diana editorial excursion was at
one point maddened by having a
well-read, scientific landlord feed
it principally upon fish. 1t is too
bad that this frantic effort to recog-
nize the claims of talent was not
appreciated it must be that the
editorial intellect gets such an ich-
thylogical discipline at home that
it considered this implied neces-
sity of the same a prodigious in
sult.-E,Echange.
That landlords head was level.
He believes in the Darwinian the
Dry that fish contain to a greater
extent than other food, brain
making properties. He, no doubt,
gave them fish, not because he
supposed it their favorite diet, but
because he thought most of them
would be benefited by little
more PHOSPHORUS.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06

NJ. Quiet recently sold 70
$24 600 Murillo's "Infant Shep
herd, (" which he had received as
present from the Queen of Spai
at the marriage of the Duke d
Montpcnsier. The venerable ex
minister disposed of the pictur
in order that he might be able t
refund to the Ex-Empress Eu
gene the $4,000 his son accepted
without his knowledge from MAJ
oleOn Ill.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06

Justice has beencheated out of q
victim in the escape of County
Commissioner Robinson, of South
Carolina, who was sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary for THEW
ing in office. A kind hearted
sheriff who had him in charge suf-
fered him to escape from the cars,
and another scoundrel goes un-
whipt of justice. 1t would be
really refreshing TO hear of the in
generation of some of the public
plunderers of South Carolina.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06

Russia produces most of TN
platinum which finds its way in
to the market. The production
small, however, that of Russia !
1871 being only 400 pounog
The metal sells in Englnd fl
about SO per pound. 1t is an
most indestructible metal, an
is therefore very useful in the-cJ.
struction of various stan dards d
measurement, and ms trumen..
for scientific purposes requiring
great exactness in the parts.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06
HEALTH HINTS.

Warm bread "packs" the stOm-
CHI. Don't eat it.
Warmth, abstinence and repose
are three excellent medicines.
In sleeping don't "curl" the body.
Sleep as straight as possible
Avoid high pillows.
Never sit or sleep with cold feet.
A mixed diet of animal and veg
etable food is the best 4; the vegeta-
BILE portion should predominant.
Regularity of the time in eat
ing has much to do with the pres
ervation Of health. Do not eat
late supper.
Water standing for some time in
a room becomes impure, by alb
sorbing noxious vapors from the
air.
All sleeping rooms should be
thoroughly ventilated. The bed
ding should be often changed and
kept we'll aired.
"Hay fever" may he instantly
relieved by bathing the nostrils
and closed eyelids with spirits of
camphor and warm water.
Whoever eats "heavy pie crust
or "soggy" breads commits q crime
against his physical well being
and must pay the penalty.
Thoroughly cleanse the cellar.
Ventilate it from without, sum-
mer and winter. Suffer no decayed
vegetables to remain in it.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06

Miss E. Thompson, an Englishwomar
of 23, has picture in the Royal Acads
my Exhibition Of this spring, entitled
Calling the Roll after an Engagement
in the Crimea, which has had the singular
fortune of being praised in public
speech by the Prince Of Wales and to
another by the Duke of Cambridge.
Florida has harvestedher straw
berries and is gathering in the
watermelons.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06

Rochefort, the French commu-
mist and refugee, gave Chicago the
go-by on mis- way to New York
and Geneva, whereupon the Tri-
duae is moved to say that he is the
French edition of George Francis
Train, and not desirable compan-
ionship.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06

The convention which met at
Grafton on Wednesday last, the
proceedings of which we pub
lished yesterday, acted in wise
and becoming manner. We never
thought they would not do enough
but were afraid they would at
tempt too much. In this we have
been agreeably disappointed, and
though no delegates from the Eas-
tern Pan Handle attended, still we
think it can confidently be claimed
that the people of Morgan, Berke-
ley and Jefferson counties endorse
the movement. OF course there
are a few politicians who favor
Charleston, but every one knows
that it is self interest, either pres
ent or in expectancy, that actuates
them. These gentlemen will not
have an opportunity of returning
to Charleston as representatives Of
the people.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06
PENNSYLVANIA.
FIRE.

SUsQUEHANNA DEPoT, Pa, June
A fire broke out in the Union
store in this place this morning
and destroyed twenty wooden
buildings, mostly stores. The to-
tai loss is estimated at from $40,
900 to $4,000.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-06

The defeat of the strike of the
New York omnibus drivers seems
to have been, not because their
cause was unjust, but because, from
the dizziness of the times, there were
thousands of unemployed men
ready to take their place.