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Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09
EXCELLENT ADVICE.

Whea the recent Virginia Leg
islature adjourned the colored
members called upon Gov. KEN
per to pay their respects to him
before leaving for their homes. lii
a short speech the Governor gave
them some very practical and ex-
cellent advice: They were to de-
eide great experiment in gov
eminent, and the result depended
entirely upon themselves. The
National Government could not
make the experiment success,
neither could the efforts of other
people make them worthy of lib
erty. The only way to success was
for them to lead lives of sobriety,
honesty, industry, frugality and
Christian courtesy. The men who
fiattered them were no more their
friends than the men who hated
them The best thing they could
do would be to cease thinking of
the past--thinking that they must
strive after one party and against
another because of the past. Ano-
ther ne gsary thing for them to
do was to acquire knowledge in
all possible directions, and thus
to be worthy of the government
they aspire to. What benefited
one race benefited the other, and
one could not be injured save to
the detriment Of the other. There
is not a particle of this advice
which is not eminently true, and
there is much in il which could be
followed with profit by the whites,
as well as the blacks.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09
GENERAL NOTES.

A Biblical student has discov-
cred that Moses was the only man
who broke all the ten command
nents at once.
An old statue in Maine provides
that a hushcl ofapples must weigh
forty four pounds.
There is laughter in Chicago be-
cause a ST. Louis detective went
there and had his pocket picked in
horse car.
London is beginning TO feel un-
comfortable about the inefficiency
of her waters for extingushing
great fires.
The practice of medicine by la
dies, in Chicago. has recently been
supplemented By female sexton
and undertaken
Augustus Harris. a physician in
Colebrook, N. H., was a victim
of his own medical carelessness.
He took aconite ny mistake and
died III an hour.
The Rev. Mr.. Bates, of Chelsea.
meant to advertise that he would
preach about ''Rock, Rod, and
Water for All,o but twas printed
Rock Cod and Water for ALL"
An Iowa Judge has decided that
it Is more of sin to- steal horse,
than 10 elope with another's wife.
because there are 5000, 900 women
III the United States and only g..
000,0 horses.
Peace hath her victories not
less renowned than war. The
British authorities are destroying
cannon captured at Sebastopol and
other relics of that war, which
have been kept in public places as
trophies. Alexandrowna
Scott county, Iowa, claims the
most extensive Limburger cheese
factory in the West. One hun.
dred and twenty cows contribute
to the formation of the article.
The cheese is declared to be ''ripen
when piece the size of bean will
drive dog out of a lanyard.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09
PERSONAL.

The carriage owned by Lewis
Cass. fifty years ago is in use as a
baggage wagon, in Bay City, Mich
igan.
Minister Motley has written a
book entitled "John OF Barneveld"
which will shortly be issued by
the Harpers.
The ladies of CT iselhurst intend
presenting Prince Louis Napoleon
with a magnificent inkstand in the
form of a beehive, as birthday
memento.
Mr.. George William Curtis has
accepted the invitation to deliver
a eulogy on Senator Sumner before
the Massachusetts LEGISLATURE
The time has not been decided up
on, but will probably be in June.
Don Manuel Concha, who is said
to have assumed the command of
the Spanish Republican troops, is
nearly eighty years old ; his broth
err, Don .Jose, who has been lately
named Governor of Cuba, is over
seventy-four
Herr Herman Linde processes
the extraordinary requirement of
being able TO recite all Shake
speare's plays from memory. He
commenced lately series of recit-
ais at Cologne, with the Midsum-
mer Nights Dream"
Mrs. Anna NJ Fitzhugh. who
died at her home near Alexandria,
Va, a few days ago, and bestows
the bulk of her property upon the
children of the late Gen. r.. e.
Lee, relatives of her husband, by
whom it was hequeathed to her.
She was worth $1,000 in bonds,
stocks, and money, in addition TO
large landed estates.
James L. Field says that when
Charles Sumner visited Sidney
Smith, at the age Of twenty-six,
that worthy presented him, as he
left, an italian work entitled "A
Plea for Humanity, a Word for the
Unfortunate, an Appeal for the
Destitute and Dow Mt 70 q d G n
Everywheren-a plea, in short, for
righteous government.
London society is considerably
excited by the announcement that
Holman Hunt, the eminent artist,
is about to marry the sister of his
deceased wife. AS the laws of
England forbid such a marriage
the ceremony will be performed in
some other country. 1t is under
stood that they intend to make
Jerusalem their future residence
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09
WEST VIRGINIA POLITICS.

1t is questionable whether there
are a dozen men in our State who
have any we'll defined and fixed
political opinions. Recent events
in political affairs have been of
such an anomalous and peculiar
character, as to render it difficult
for any one to say whether he
agrees or disagrees with any ofthe
parties. OF course, every sensible
man has SEINE political opinions,
in which he has great faith, and
by which he is willing to swear.
Nevertheless it would be difficult
for the advocate of such opinions,
to state specifically, whether these
opinions are Conservative or Rad.
ical. AS both parties have, a: one
time or another, claimed the pa
ternity of everything which was
beneficial to the State, and rejected
the sponsorship for everything
which was injurious. All this is
proven TO be true by the converse
ton of individuals on political af-
fairs, who are with one accord
hazy, and by The tone of the pub
lie press, which has "sIunk its
pitch nightly" Partisan papers
of the flercest kind have assumed
quasi attitude of independence,
and call lovingly for the election
Of honest men to official position
regardless Of politics. Well,
this Is a a good sign, and gives a
pretty broad intimation that rings
and cliques, in the coming election,
will have but little to do in making
official servants for the people.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

PARTY Politics. National pol
itics will have but little to do i'm
the canvass in this State this year.
1T will be contest between those
who desire the State government
conducted on fair and economical
principles, and corrupting hat
has obtained possession ofthe State
government and which is using it
in the interest of its own members
and to the undoing of the people.
In our estimation it will not be
essential to the Republican party
To adhere strictly to party lines in
selecting candidates for the Octo-
Der election, but when TREY find an
Independent democrat who agrees
with them in regard to reforming
the abuses in the State govern
ment, and i'm whose ability and in
tegrity they have confidence, I lect
him 10 the Legislature. The con-
test will not be between II publ
cans and Democrats, but between
the honest masses of the people
and the members Of corrupt ring.
- Cldrksburg telegraph.
The Clarksburg telegraph is
known as the most rabid partizan
paper in the State and its will
lingness now, even at this late
hour, TO unload party dogmas and
join the independent masses in
Letting honest men, without re-
arr 10 party, is another evidence
ofthe tendency ofthe times to des-
troy party rings and to tnrn the
tide OF legislation, and of official
management and patronage, to-
ward the best interests of all the
people. With a party in power
the sole question with executive
aud Legislators, is not as to wheth-
er meR or measures will benefit
the people, but how will they effect
oar party. They make The people
secondary in point Of interest. In
dependence in politics will remedy
this evil. We predict there will
be many politicians seeking the in
dependent camp before the coming
campaign is over.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09
THE COMING GIRL.

Lord Lytton, a few years ago,
wrote very brilliant essay upon
the "Coming race" 1t was mar
ve'ous production, and aroused a
large amount Of philosophical
speculation in regard to human
destiny. The brochure of Lord
Lytton was eminently successful,
and excited wonderfully the inn
aginations and fancy Of a great
many poetasters and idylists, who
since that time have been perpetra-
tinga great many kinds ofstrange-
ly-moulded Utopias. Not the
seast strange,i is the Utopia ycleped
the Coming girl !" who, accord
ing to the latter day prophets, is
to be very great improvement
on our grandmas Is to be Of very
great use in the world will earn
her own living, cook her own
"wittles,n and not die an old mai /:
will not wear low-necked dresses
nor dance "round dances - will
not wear the Grecian bend nor
Uicttmize unsophisticated bachel-
ors; she will learn TO speak and
spell the English language with
correctness before she begins to
'pdter" French; will govern and
preside over the "kitchen depart
ment" with as much dignity and
gr ce as she does over the parlOr
department; she will not truckle
and bend the pregnant hinges of
the knee to her erich relations"
nor despise and contemn her "poor
relations;n will know all about the
mysteries Of the culinary depart
ment, and enjoy with hearty
good appetite, the products of her
own handiwork. The Coming
girlo will have a sound body in a
sound lady, and will wear "such
garments Sin such a manner" as
will be conducive to the preserva-
ton of both. She will be fraak
and generous, without gushing;
will be easy in her manners and
polite, without being hypocritical
will not think it the first object in
life to have a beau, but will accept
only such as are both useful and
ornamental; will respect and honor
her father, love and revere her
mother, and behave under all cir
cumstances, like rationa
being. OF course, all of this
is just as it should be, and
very wise, but we opine
that just before the. arrival of the
Coming girl" the golden age
will be upon us, the lion and lamb
will lie down together, and the
morning stars will shout for joy.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

srRrLus RkvENuKs. Il EngIand

SURPLUS REVENUE. - England
IL the only country among the ma
tion- Just now that shows any an
1t surplus o. revenue, aud hers
amounts to some e5.00o,000. Aus
tFIA and Italy ARE unable 10 bal.
anee their yearly accounts. France
exhibits a financial value rivaling
even that 81 England, though she
has no gold ~ silver mine~to draw
from. Her annual receipts are
kept steadily ~ the snm ~ 81. 500,-
600 francs. While her debt Il less
thmu THAT of 0nast Britain her rev.
enue j. The largest ofany nation,
Great Britain ding second,
Russia ihird. - lla about $4,000,
COO. aud the uuiiea 5 aie@ fourth.
with between eco q oo00 and
COZ .0a 600 England manages her
revenues rklilfully. annaally light
ening tie hufdfns ~ taxation, and
this Is tie reason why her people
are content and her securities
stand 80 much higher than those
of any other nation.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09
FREE BANKING.

The Senate Finance Committee
held a long session on Saturday
and virtually completed the new
currency bill. Its provisions are
understood TO be so per cent. re-
tirement of greenbacks retire
ment to begin at present volume
of currency, five per cent. of re-
serve to be kept in the treasury for
the purpose of redemption; pay
ment to be resumed In 1879.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

BE POLITE AT HOME.--If peo-
Pile would only keep little of the
suavity which they waste on stran
gers for the home circle, how much
more charming life would be /!
When among our acquaintance
many of us are always agreeable
and ohliging, while we are grun-
Ply and grum to those who are the
nearest to us. 1t doesn't seem worth
while to converse around the fam
lily table. There the b,ief"if you
please" and 81 thank YOU" are
dropped. If only our own folks
are present, we are apt to forget
the tumbled hair and soiled collar,
and to drop our good breeding for
the time. This is all wrong. A
certain pleasant freedom from res
traint makes home happier but
carelessness, and lazy indulgence
in untidy ways, will break the
charm entirely, and make home a
place to eat and sleep in, but moth
ing else.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

The Supreme Lodge of the
Knights of Pythias was in session
last week i'm PitIsburg, Supreme
Chancellor Berry presiding. The
morning session or Thursday last
was occupied chiefly by the cleo
ton of officers, which resulted as
follows:
Supreme Chancellor: Represen-
tative Davis, of New Hampshire.
Supreme Vice Chancellor: Rep
resentative Woodruff. of Georgia.
Supreme Recording Scribe: Jo-
seph Dowdall, of Ohio.
Supreme Banker: Representa-
tive Stump, of Iowa.
Supreme Guide : Hugh Latham,
Of Virginia
Supreme Inner Steward: Repre-
sentative Hodgson, Of West Vir-
ginia.
Supreme Outer Steward: Rep
resentative Moyston. of Tennessee.
Thursday night grand banquet
was given by the representatives
of the Supreme Lodge at the Cen
trail Hotel. About Two hundred
guests were present, and the affair
passed off most agreeably, being
distinguished by a more than
usually extended and felicitious
feast OF reason and flow of soul.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

a careful estimate gives the ex-
tent of IA 900 square miles of terri
tory in Louisiana, Mississippi and
Arkansas as icing submerged by
the foundations, embracing some
of the best cotton land. In Ala
bama the water has covered a
large cotton crop, doing great in
jury. The last reports state that
the waters are slowly sui siding.
The subscriptions to the Louisiana
fund relief still continues, and
amounts are being raised in va.
rious cities.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

At recent meeting OF farmers at
New Market, England,io consider
the present dinicultir with their
laborers concerning incT, ID
wages, a Mr.. Wood, native OF
England, but now resident OF
Ohio, was present and made "A
speech, In which he offered TO
supply The English farmers with
any number of Ohio farm laborers
who were willing to work Tor four
teen shillings per week. Mr.
Wood may be able to get few
unmarried men TO go to England
and work for So 30 a week, and
pay their own hoard and lodging,
but IL Is doubtful. The farm la
borers of England now receive So
30 per week, out OF which they
pay one dollar per week for rent.
and the remainder is required to
clothe and feed their families.
They have asked their employers
10 reduce their rents or increase
their pay, and the latter have re-
fused either. The whole trouble
rests with the landed proPrietors,
who exact every shilling they can
from their tenants, and the latter
in turn grind down their laborers.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

The debate in the House of Rep
resentatives on Saturday, ON a
private bill, involving q patent,
showed that the temper of that
body is strongly adverse to ex-
tending patents applying to sew
ing machines, ard supposed to be
owned by any Of the sewing ma
chine companies.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

THE railroad companies in Wis
consin refuse tocomply with laws
regulating rates of transportation.
The managers of the two great
roads, the Chicago aud North
western and Milwaukee and st.
Pauls, state that it would amount
to confiscation TO compel them to
observe the provisions of the law.
as they would be unable to pay
running Expenses. Under this
state of affairs the companies are
operating their roads without ref
erence to the law, and il Is stated
that they will, very likely, be per-
mitted to do so without being sub
jected to prosecutions.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

Andy Johnson is on the war
path. He says he will not be a can
didate for the lower House of Con-
gress, from Tennessee, but does not
deny that he has his eye fixed on
a seat in the Senate. Out of office
Andy is as unhappy as a fish out
of water.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09


NEATNEss.-A girls every day
toilet is a part of her character
The maiden who is slovenly in
the morning is not to be trusted,
however fine she may look in the
evening. No matter how hum
BILE your room, there are eight
things it should contain a mirror
wash-stand, water, soap, hair
nail and tooth brushes. These are
just as essential as your break fas'
before which you should make
good use of them. Parents who
fail to provide their children with
such appliances not only make a
great mistake but commit a sin of
omission. Look tidy In the morn
ing and after dinner work is over
improve your toilet.-Make it a
rule OF yeur life 10 "dress up" for
the afternoon. Your dress may,
or need not. be, anything better
than cotton; but with a ribbon, or
flower, or some bit of ornament,
you can have AN air of self-respect
and satisfaction, that invariably
comes with being well dressed. A
girl with fine sensibilties eanot
help feeling embarrassed and awk
ward In a ragged, dirty dress,
with her hair unkempt, ifa stran-
ger or neighbor should come in.
Moreover your self-respect should
demand decent apparrelling for
your body. You should make it
point TO look as well as you can,
even If you know no body will
see you but yourself.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

The wholesale liquor dealers of
San Francisco have perfected an
organization for the purpose of
protecting their customers from
annoyance by the crusaders, and
to defeat, if possible, the elections
held under the local option law.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

Three requests were made in the
House Friday from gentlemen
whose names had been used with
out authority that they might be
stricken from the list of incorpO-
rators of the International Immi-
grafton and land Company.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

THE first opinion delivered {
the bench of the Uni'ed StsteS S
preme Court by Chief Justi
Waite was concerning tn. pow
of q State TO tax at the location
a national bank the shares
non resident STOCKHOLDERS. Il
case was Tappan, tax collector
Chicago, as. Merchants Nati0,
Bank of that city, and resen
the question whether theLegis
ture could provide fof tax
bank shares at the place where |
bank was located without
gard TO the place OF residence
the owner, The court lelow
cided against the collectorthat
tax could not be thus lad. TIL
decree is reversed by the decisil
under mention, the cour holdii
that shares of stock innatioh
banks are personal priority Il
der the National Banning a
They are as pecies of persnaI DR.
erty, say the court, wIch is
one sense intangible andincorf
raj; but the law whit crea'
them may seperate from le pers
Of the owner for the prpose
taxation and glue them status
their own. This has bn dor
it's held, by the bankingct sin
the decree below was nile. n
Supreme Court ofiIllinoihas hi
the State law Of 1867, uRr viii
the tax was laid, valid nd III
decision is held to be bnng.
They say that the "gangoOti
is spreading i'm Illinois.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

A collector in Paris recently
gave ST. 1000 for what he believed
to be genuine pictue by Rem
brandt, but which afterward turn.
ed ont to be only a copy.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

b R!T II AND ID EAT H.-How
quickly one generation of men
follows another to the grave! We
come like the ocean waves to the
shore, and scarcely strike the strand
before we roll back into the forget
fulness whence we came "There
is skeleton in every house" Aye
in some, many. We can stand up
on the corner of any street and
looking back, we shall see that all
the houses have changed occupants
in few years. The old men hav-
gone, and generation that knew
them not has taken their places -
Yes while we look, we our
selves grow old and pass on
to join the caravan whose tents
are almost in sight on the other
side. In youth the other world
seems great way off, but later
we feel and realize that it is close
at hand; and what is better, ma
ture does the preparatory work
for passing into it, so, that easily
we grow into it-are born into it.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

A strike among the boatmen at
one Of the Turkish ports is an
nounced. Not many years ago
the baStinado would have settled
the difficulty, but Turkey is pro-
crossing
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

1t is affirmed that gocd mechan
les in New York are becoming
very scarce on account of intern
perance on the one hand, and on
the other the limited number of
apprentices allowed by trades
unions, and the only incessant
transportation from E0!ope or
from the country districts keeps
up the supply, appropos Of which
subject, ii may be observed that
the need of technical schools was
never more imperative than it is
now. The average youth nova
days. rather than apply himself
to trade-learning, aims to get his
living by his wits, and oftener
fails than succeeds. Learn a trade
boys; learn trao
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09
HOW TO SUCCEED ~

The young man who thinks he
can carry his boyish prapks into
serious business of life is not q
man, and defrauds himself and
his employer. After work. play.n
That shruld satisfy the most
sanguine. Business before plea
sure" is the motto of the prudent
man. whose guide is experience
AID it is sufficient for the nov
itiate IN active life
But it IS desplicable to see the
young man starting in life sd
welded to his former enjoymenta
as to place them above PRESENT.
duties. Yet this is often tho
case. The young man. who to steeh
his own bark. launches forth OF
the sen Of life, too often look
back on the pleasures he leave
behind, and forgetful of preser
duties, steers back to past enjoys
ments. There is no royal road
success any more than to know
ledge. He who would succee
must work; and, after all, there
more real enjoyment in wor
which has worthy object ths
in play or pleasure intended
kill time. We remarked fe
days ago, to a business man who
present means are amply sufficien
but who worked really hard
than any of numerous employe
that he thought to take it easy
co i'll ha ct q ~, nax,ur ca harx.
as when | have more than cd
do l may wear out in working
but / dread to wear out idlings
He was right. His work was
part of himself, part of his goos
part of his life, and it was alwa
faithfully done. 10 apprentice
especially, this earnestness al
interest in their work is neessai
if success is ever to be attaile d.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

The Brooks and Baxter war in
Arkansas Eas not yet ended. At
present Brooks seems to have the
best Of the situation
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

Three pounds Of pork win buy on
mule at Atlanta.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

a General saloon keeper in Mil
lersburg says: "Oen | goes to bet
| sleeps not goot. | dreams in
mine head dat | hears dem We
mems brayin' and singing in mine
ears dot Jesus loves ne. Dot
bothers me so | got right straight
up and walk on de floor and take
anudder glass Of beer"
Ii IS rathe cool In Sar Fran
cisco pa-er 70 udvisca young man
to Ego West"
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-09

They say that the "gangootf
is spreading in Illinois.