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Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10
MIsCHIEvoUs DAISY
By JOANNA II. MATHEWS.


Deres deaf, bid bIat bump on my
follid;
/ dot it a lallin' down tairs;
An IDLY wed staeh On my elbow,
But seems to me nobody tares.
Mamma has DON out il de taIidge,
An wouldn't let Daisy do too.
] tored my new d'ess in my tumble:
De button tame off Of my soc.
Ny bid dolly's head is all b'oten.
Dere's holes where Sc had her two
eyes;
wanted to see what's inside her
70 mate Ill dat noise when Sc twies.
Ar pow all de ivy is don out her
I'm sur | don't know where its don
1t didn't fall out in de nurse'y
'Tause loot'd for it ever 50 lon
Nurse says dat ny own darlin' papa
viii stold me. an say. Naughty
drl r
'Tause foot up de scissors an tut off
Best me little mite ot rurl
Dere's one sing / did mus teli him
Ole mammy don't know about dat
] poured all de tweam out he pitser
Wight into his s'iny new hat.
Dat tweam havei itse'f welly badly.
| wanted to pour it q u bat,
But Tore tould put down dc ptser
Ii wan away ont Of de hat;
Wan down On de table an tarpet.
Alt over my mammals nice boots,
An made SUITS defful bid deasepot
o. don't know how hollid it loots.
De baby was 'seep in the table.
Sc loot SUITS a welly lon nap
When wanted 10 hold her an tiss her
An tuddIe her up on my lap;
Sol toot little slit an did pote her,
An den Sc wat'd up wis ivy;
Den Nanny did lose all her pasencc
An here IN de torncr am l.
! wonner will papa loot sicily,
| wonEef il mamma viii, too,
An safe DER dear heads, an say Daisy
What is to be done now wis 90 p
| did do deaf deal Of misfit.
An twoubled my nurse an was bad,
| wis / toad be dood dirty,
An mate my dear mamma be dad
| tell her mos evely mornin',
"Oor Daisy II ave pity to-day
An den | fordet an am naughty,
An have in wely sad way;
wis | TODD fin ont de weason
Dat mates me so naughty an wild;
I'd lite my dear mamma to tall me
Her own darlin', dood little child
| dess | will tell "dentle Desps,"
An asst Him to help me be dood
He'll hear me wight out of his heaven.
For mamma did say dat he tould.
Sc says dat he loves little chillen,
An tares for dem all de day lon,
Please, Desus, to help little Daisy,
Don't let her do sings dat are wron'.
Don't let her dis'bey her dear mamma,
Nor tease her old nanny no more;
Don't let her waite up little sister;
Nor flow all de pins on de Poor.
Don't let her say words dat are saucy
Don't let her be naughty aden;
But mate her doud little Daisy.
Dear Desus, OATS all now. Amen.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

Two coal oil lamp explosions
occurred in Baltimore on Saturday
night. In one case three persons
two ladies and gentleman were
severely burned; in the other the
furniture in the room was dam
aged to the amount of $50, but the
inmates fortunately escaped in
jury.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10
OF Course He Would.

A little bic Of a woman was on the
platform Of the Central depot yesterday,
and wanted her trunk carried down to
the baggage masters office She appeal
ed to burly big fellow to carry it, when
he replied, "Bless me bat III take both
of you" He picked up the trunk in
one hand, siezed the woman under the
other, and despite her screams and
kicks, carried her the whole length OF
the depot.-Detroit Free Press.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

The Berkeley Saving Bank
maks~ a good showing ~ its
annuu statement. which il to sbe
founi - another column. Its SUR
piu- Awnings SHOW that things
are sln aaicky around there.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

The 3. & o. II. Il. Go. have
made a reduction in their freight
tariff from Baltimore to this point.
Tie scale Of prices is now Is, 20,
% and "A cents per hundred.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

0prqaoll Tribe NJ. !, Imp. O. Il.
nj ha~ eiee,eti he ioIiog ing ofiieers
for the ensuing efm: II. ). Rich
ard-op, s.rhpn,; c. w Mcclure,
s. :. j. 3. Cline, j. s.; G. 4.
Evans, of r.; w Gard, X. Of w.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

The county highways are In an
almost impossible condition IA
ttrong argument In favor Of IA few
more nacaflaHaized roads.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

phe First National Bank Of
Martin4hurg declares Il dividend
of FIVE per cent. On its last six
months earnings. M effect Of
the pafie in that showing.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

9tc Register says Shepherds
town aa- brilliantly illuminated
oy . rtsl-ar which passed over
that piare on Christmas Eve We
rathei suspect little had on too
muell Christmas, ran against a
hitcliins -lo-t, and saw an unusual
nuuiler ii stars.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

The fellow was pulled bald
headed by his wife who said "Dry
goods are worshipped more in this
world than the Lord.u
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

The gamblers of Carlo, Ill. have
bought new bell for the church.
There is no such thing as an in
significant enemy.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

Ice four inches thick has beer
gathered here during the past few
days several persons have sue
ceeded in having their ice-houses
filled.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

The Cabell county Press and the
Huntington Argus have both sus-
pended
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

Passenger travel IN the 3 81 O.
Railroad has increased largely
under the recent redS,ctinn of fare.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

A rabbit chase" was the prin-
cipal amusement in Hagerstowf
on New Years day. The Dali.
Ne,cs men We're too 'tiyet" 10 par
aicipate
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

Mr.. Amer Bait, Of Morgan
county, died suddenly last week
while sitting in his chair.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

A Dubuque paper says boy in
that city is lying very i'll from hav-
ing drank about a pint of lye.
There is about as much lye in that
story as there was in the pint
measure.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

Time for the Board Of Directors
Of the Agricultural Association to
be thinking about another meet.
ing.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

The editor of the Martinsburg
Independent wants to know where
ne can get turkey. 1t is a great
pity we have moonlight nights. 1t
will undoubtedly spoil the editors
New Year dinner.--Hdgerstolc7a
Nea0s.
We have not yet been long
enough in the company of
the editor of the Meas to learn
such tricks.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

Coffee has gone up about two
cents pound.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

In Western Texas when a man iselect-
ed sheriff be either gets out Of the coun-
ty or makes his will.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

Laughing shakes out the kinks
in the chain Of life.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

Almanacs and diaries are popu-
Iar-both are to be had at the In-
dependent book store.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

We understand MIR. Samuel
Fitz intends 10 increase his manu-
featuring facilities in the Spring,
and viii manufacture largely all
kinds of agricultural implements.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

II Diaries for 1874 can now be pur-
chased at 20 per cent. discount on
regular retail price NJ The indie
pendent Book store. Many Of
these diarie will answer as pocket
books, note books, &C., and are
now offered Al prices cheaper by
far than the. an be had elsewhere
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

Froni tite Komney Iateiigencer
we learn that the Bloomery fur
mace i again ia blast. 1t only
turns OUT, however, thirty tons
per week. The quality is car
wheeI iron All additional fur
mace & talked Of by the oAners.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10
LOG AL NEWS.

Thos. Paxton, of Piedmont, and
well-known in this place, died on
Wednesday.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10


New Years day passed off very
quietly in Martinsburg all our
business houses were open, though
we believe but little work was
done. In the social as in the bust
ness world the day was but
slightly observed. The fact is,
society in Martinsburg is some.
thing like politics in the State,
terribly disorganized. 1t would
be better for our people if they
saw more 0feach other at one an
others houses, and an Independent
movement in that particular is
surely needed. The only noticea-
BILE event of the day in the social
line was a very pleasant party in
the evening at Boydville, given
by Hon. G. J. Faulkner and his
estimable lady, and which was
very largely attended. We
haven't added a society depart
ment to our daily yet or we would
give rein TO our pen and describe
the liberal and pleasant entertain
ment, as well as the fine and fash
ionable toilettes observable.
Should the editors and the indie
pendent live to see another New
Year, it will be our aim to aid
in these social matters by offering
to those who propose to receive on
New Years day a free notice Of
the fact, so that the day may be
more generally observed.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

The war be- ween the Baltimore
& Ohio and Pennsylvania Rail
ads still goes on, much to the
ratification Of the travelling pub
!. Tickets from Baltimore to
+. ncinnati can now be bought for
I sht dollars If this thing goes on
.uch longef it will soon be
cheaper to travel than to stay at
home.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

70 show the amount of business
transacted in one department of
business in Martinsburg, we in
CURED of Mr.. Anders, the gentle.
manly agent Of the Express Com
pany how much money he
handled in one year, and he re-
piled that in forwarding and re-
ceiving money he handled in
twelve months over one million
dollars.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

The Independent editor was
watching gas light in Il store
window the other night and fell
into cellar. It was gas that made
that lump on his head. 1t wasn't
Martinsburg whisky. - HdqerS-
tolC3 Ne,cs.
Nary pop! Neither gas or Mar
dnsburg whisky acts that way. 1t
was the fumes of the fearful Ha-
gere'own bug juice that got in our
head from a copy of the Hagers-
town Ne,rS which we had in our
over-coat pocket, that played
havoc with us.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10

The.following officers have been
elected for Horeb Encampment
No. II, |. Q. @. f., for the ensuing
year: Ct. l.. Hensel. Chief Patri-
arch; z. L. Brantner, High Priest,
5. l.. Bratt, Senior Warden; III.
Couchman, Scribe; c. Hill, Treas
urer; ] b. Mullen, Junior Warden.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-01-10


Washington Lodge No. l.,
Knights OF Pythias, of this place,
has elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Fl. S. Rob
Inson, Chancellor Commander;
w, Ii. Brantner, Vice Chancellor;
G. A. Anders. Keeper of Records
and Seals; Howard Keedy, Master
of Finance; d. Darby, Master Of
EXchequer; II. $. RE ardson,
Prelate. Charles Amey was elected
Representative to the Grand
Lodge which meets at Grafton on
the third Tuesday in this month.
The children of the Baptist Sun
day School held a sociable in the
Church ON New Years night. A
large table, handsomely decorated
and laden with candies, outs &c,
was spread out in front of the
altar, and after singing and
prayer, the contents of the table
were distributed among the child
rem Of the school, much to their de-
light and qualification. The pastor
made short and appropriate adj
dress to the children, which was
received with marked attention.
Before the close of the exercises,
the children presented the pas
tor, Rev. Mr.. Penick, with a
handsome and serviceable over
coat. The Superintendent of the
school was also presented with a
handsome book. All were highly
pleased with the evenings enter
tainment.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-18
The french Shrug.

An emissary of the indianapolis
Herald writes from France of the
French shrug "Now, Frenchman
can, under some circumstances, convey
to closer certainty the idea he wishes
to express, by simply Struggling his
shoulders, than could possibly be done
through the medium of words and
Americans. seeing this, and feeling the
force of the practice, attempt to imi-
tate it. This is about the way the av-
erage American shrugs it > If he is
asked simple question, which could
be answered by plain yes or mo,
he finds it an opportune moment to
make an exhibition of himself, and be-
gins by drawing up his shoulders as
If he wished to rub his cars with his
collar-bone, throws his head and neck
forward-not unlike crane looking af-
ter log-stretches his arms out from
his body at about an angle of forty-fve
degrees, in a position apparently to
pronounce a benediction, elevates his
eyebrows upward, and presents to the
observer the appearance of a man in
the last agonies of swallowing fish
bone, and, with all this exertion, about
the only impression he creates is that
he is an ass, or that the fool-killer has
outrageously slghted his work"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-18
The Grave of s.. Patrick.

Mr.. Berry Fennell, writing in Land
and Water, says One matter which
think will impress most strangers with
feeling of disappointed surprise is a
visit to the Cathedral City of Down
patrick. It is neither the city itself
nor the fine substantial cathedral on the
hill that evoke this feeling. They are
well enough, trim, thriving, comfort
ab1e-looking on the whole, and need
not fear comparison with other cathe-
drals or cathedral cities of Ireland.
But something more than disappoint-
ment, something like indignant sur
prise, takes possession of one on being
led up to what is said to be held sacred
as the grave of st. Patrick, and which
as such is visited, I am told, by multi
tudes of American strangers every year.
It lies in the highest and most central
position in the otherwise decently kept
churchyard surrounding Downpatrick
Cathedral, and is the one spot of earth
in the whole place that appears given
up to complete neglect and desecration.
Around are graves and gravestones, an
cient and modern, all wellordered and
| neatly kept, some showing the recent
touch of hands directed by loving care,
while the one which strangers would
have expected to find most honored and
revered is the only dishonored grave
among them all.
.''The,unsightly-looking hole, unmarked
by cross or slab, now half filed with
loose rubble of broken bricks, stones
and earth, is disgrace to the people
of Down, who, be they Protestants or
Papists, in that they claim to be Chris
tians, have an equal right to honor the
resting place of this faithful, fearless
preacher of Christianity, who was the
first to bring the gospel of truth into
Ireland, the first to introduce the dawn
of civilization among her then wholly
barbarous princes and people, and
whose feet first touched the Irish soil
upon the shores of the County Down.
shall feel proud indeed if these OBJ
servations viii lead any one belonging
to the neighborhood, or the county, to
take some interest in the matter"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-18
The Outrigger
The PaU Afau Gaeetfe eays

The P0L M0U Gazette Gays:
"The Castalia, and vessels of her
class, point in their mechanical struc-
ture to remarkable fact well known to
that it is incorrect to term the Castalia
twin vessel. It has been urged that
she is rather one large ship, partially
divided in such way that while her
lateral motion in a rough sea shall be
slight, yet her progress forward shall
not be seriously i1npeded. Yet, when
we look at the mechanical principle on
which she is constructed, we find
that not o2ly is she to all intents and
purposes double ship, but also that in
her build she is but the exemplifcation
on a large scale of that one outrigger
system which is so universally adopted
between Ceylon ana the Pacific Islands
and which has, strange to say, never
been elsewhere largely adopted. Here
we come to a veritable historical puzzle.
From Ceylon to the west, and the
islands of the Pacific, closest to the
American shore line, to the east. we
meet everywhere with small sailing
craft carrying the one-outrigger. No
where else in the whole seagirt world
is this the case, and nowhere, as far as
history tells US, has it ever been. These
crafts not only sail very rapidly, but in
accordance with certain principles yet
unaseertained, we believe, are wonder
fully steady in the roughest sea. Along
the coast of Northern India, as well as
along that of Java and Sumatra, the
outrigger itself is frequently fitted with
small sails, but this is not the case near
Ceylon. Cross over from Ceylon west
ward-only few miles-to the coast of
Southern India, and not glimpse is to
be obtained of the ingenious one-ont-
rigger system"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-18
Rubber Oversize es for Horses.

Rubber overshoes for horses are a
recent invention, which promises to be
boon to the equine inhabitants of
paved cities. The shoes are made and
lined in precisely similar manner to the
article of apparel worn by the human
race, and, IN fact, presents no points,
of difference save in its shape and its
manufacture of the best quality of India
rubber. 1t is designed as substitute
for the iron shoe, and as a means of
preventing the many maladies to which
horses feet are subject. Horses suffer
ing with cracked or contracted hoofs
and similar painful hurts, it is said, are
quickly cured by the substitution of
the rubber covering for the unyielding
metal shoe. The elasticity of the
former allows the hoof to remain in its
natural shape, while protected from
abrasion against pavements by the
heavy rubber sole beneath. The de-
vice is easily removed from, or put on
the hoof, and hence while standing in
the stall or turned out to pasture, the
horse may be left barefooted. In win
ter time, the covering serves as pro-
lection against illness, due to the COM
mon practice of mingling salt with the
Ice and snow in city streets, while the
roughened surface of the rubber be-
meath serves to give the animal a foot
hold IN slippery weather. AS compared
with iron shoes, the cost of the rubber
ones is about one-third more, and their
weight is some 40 per cent. less, while
they are very durable. Sixteen sizes
are manufactured, SO that accurate fits
may be obtained.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-18
The Human Pulse.

The human pulse, in all ages of the
world, has been consulted as an index
of health or disease. It is a kind of dial
within us which gives us both the meas
ure of time and of health.
The pulse of person in health beats
about seventy strokes in a minute, and
the ordinary time of life is about sew
enty years. In these seventy years the
pulse of a temperate person beats 2, $40.
40, 600 times; Il no actual d1sorgamza-
ton should happen, q drunken person
might live until his pulse beat this num-
Der of times but by the constant stim-
ulus of ardent spirits or by pulse-quick-
ening food the pulse becomes greatly
accelerated, and the two billion five
hundred and seventy million four hun
dred and forty thousand pulsations are
performed in little more than the ordin-
ary term of human life, and ife' goes
out in forty or forty-fve years instead
of seventy.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-18
THE EArAL ARROW.

My father had a fair-haired harvester;
CLEANED behind him in the barley land;
And there he put red rose in my hand
Y, cruel, killing leaves those rose leaves werei
He sung to little lovelorn lay,
Learned of some bird; and while his sickle
swept
AthWart the shining stalks, my wild heart kept
Beating the tune up with him all the way.
One time rested by the limpid stream,
Ger which the loose-tongued willows whispered
low;
All, blessed hour SO long and long ago,
1t cometh back unto me like dream,
And there he told me, b1ushing soft-ah me!
OF one that he could love-so young and fair,
Like mine the color of her eyes and hair;
o foolish heart {! thought that was she
Full flowed his manly beard his eyes SO brown
Made sweet confession with their tender look,
thousand times kissed him in the brook
Across the howers-with bashful eyelids down.
And even yet cannot hear the stir
OF willows by the water but stop,
And down the warm waves all their length /
drop
My empty arms to find my harvester. !
In all his speech there no word to mend;
whate'er he said, or right wrong was best,
Until last arrow pierced my breast.
Tipt with a fatal point-he called me friend
Still next my heart the fading rose wore
But all SO sad full well know, God wot,
That had been in love and he had not.
And in the barley field cleaned no more.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-18

Ia n purely Vegetable Preparation, composed of
CaIisaya Bark. Roots, Herbs and Fruits, among
rbich will be found Sarsaparillian Dandelion, Wild
Cherry Sassafras Tansy, Gentian Sweet Flag, ETC.;
also Tamarinds, Dates, Prunes and Juniper Berries
eseryed in sufficient quantity tonly) of the spirit
IF sugar Cane keep in any climate. They invari-
ably relieve and cure the following complaints
Dyspepsia Jaundee, Liver Complaints, Loss of
Annette, Headache, Bilious Attacks, Fever and
Ague Summer Complaints, Sour Stomach, Palpita-
ton Of the Heart, General Debility, etc. They are
which
w @ NH e M
Are subjected; and as a tonic for the Aged. Feeble
and Debiltated, have equal They strictly in
tended Temperance Tonic or Bitters, to be
used as medicine only, and always according to
directions.
SOLD BY ALL FIRsT-CLAss DRUGdIsTs.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-18

AN ADMIRER OF PAPER MONEY
The King of Burmah is said to have
taken the exceptional position of adj
miring the American system of finance.
He approves of our plan of making
money, and proposes to have q paper
currency issued as soon as possible for
his own subjects. I
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-18

AN excited railway man, who shouts
into the car the names of the stations,
and who hears great deal of complaint
because the names are called indistinctly,
wants to know if the public expect
tenors at $40 month.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-18

"How MUCH did he leave ?" inquired
a gentleman of wag, on learning the
death of wealthy citizen. Every
thing" responded the wag, "he didn't
take dollar with him.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-18
HumlOr.

A YANKEE critic, speaking of a very
tall actor, said, He's tall enough to
act in two parts