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Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28
Centaur Imminent.

There IS no pain which the Centaur Linimen
will not relieve, no swelling it win subdue, and
no lameness which it viii not cure This is strong
language, but it is true. Where the parts are not
gone. IT'S effects are marvellous. 1t has produced
more cures of rheumatism, neuralgia lock jaw palsy
sprans, swellings caked-breasts, scalds burns salt
strains, SPAWN, gals, &C., upon animals in one year
than have all other pretended remedies since the
world began It is a counter-irritant. an allhealnc
pain relieyer crpples throw away their crutches
the lame walk, poisonous bites are rendered harm
less, and the wounded are healed without a scay
1t is no humbug. The recipe is published around
each bottle. It is selling as no article ever before
Land oidits sells because II does just what pretends
TO do Those who now suffer from rheumatism pain
swelling, deserve TO suffer ifthey will not use
Centaur Imminent. More than 1870 certificates.
OF remarkable cures including frozeu limbs chronic
rheumatism, govt, running tumors &c, have been
received We win send circular containing esrtif-
Gates the recipe, &c. gratis, to any requesting
One bottle of the yellow wrapper centaur Liniment
is worth hundred dollars for spawned or sweenied
orses and mules. or for screw-worm in sheep
Stock -ownersthis lniment is worth Your attention
No family should be without CentauT Llniment
Price, SOC. bottle, large bottles slOO.
j. B. Ross Co,
SO Broadway, New York.
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THE GREAT FAMINE IN
INDIA.
100000 People FsE Dis
fress for Want of R0af.

New YORK, February IA
London special says an eminent
correspondent of the London News
III letter to that paper descs5e-
tive of the Indian famine saws.
"The scarcity spreads over wide
tract along the foot of the J. mi
laya boundaries of N,laul,
stretching from Onde to near OAR
Telling, remote districts rel wed
from the railroads and other means
of communication and difficnlt to
approach. Lord Northbrooke in
forms me that most serious dis
tress is threatened i'm fifteen dis
tricts, in addition to Texas, com
prising a total population of 90
000,0 These are not all. Twelve
other districts 1900 people, are
threatened, and are described as
almost entirely without food and
water. The Coolies feel the pinch
most, owing to a total suspension
of work in the rice fields. The
government contemplated. prior
to the outbreak of the distress,
certain public works: First, irri-
eating of canals; secondly, the
Northern Bengal railroad, and
lastly, the embankment Of the
Gunduck river. In the first
named $4,000 laborers have been
employed. Their wages were
paid and the money exchanged
for food at an adjacent govern
ment store.
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LABOR.

How few realize what a good
thing work is--how much better
it is, as Mrs. Browning has said or
sung, than anything we work to
get! There is no more unhappy
man than your retired merchant
the man who ha4 always been ac-
tive in business, quick to see and
take his chances, interested the
world over in a thousand out
goings and incoming Of nations,
ships and men. To have this all
once cut off, to sfind himself
stranded, as it were, high and dry
to be sure, but out of sight and
out of hearing of all that had
made up existence only q brief
while before-it is not pleas
ureable; it lis not the enjoyment
he looked forward to.
He is, like Rip Van Wrinkle, in
strange, new land, with
strange, new people, whose hab-
it's he is not accustomed to and
which do not agree with him. He
has no one to talk TO, no one to
agree or disagree with him; every
body is busy but himself, and he
must fall back on kettle-drums,
sewing circles, or some chronic
idler, for society.
His womenkind are astonished f;
the bright, genial, pleasant, good
natured husband and father, who
was to have been always ready to
take them to ride, visit, or attend
places of public entertainment,
has become the grabbed, morose
old curmudgeon, or a swapping.
snarling animal whom they are
glad to let alone or get out of the
way from.
Instead of going to bed with
regularity and enjoyinga sleep
broken only by his own sonorous
breathings, he takes maps in the
middle of the day and kicks
around all night His wife be-
gins to doubt his sanity, and his
relatives tell of some mysterious
and hitherto unknown progeni-
tor, who fell heir to fortune and
committed suicide Immediately
afterwards. Steady, exacting
work is the moral security of
most men, and idleness, just as
surely, physical, mental and NOR
al deterioration.
Nor can men be trusted to de-
termine when and how they shall
bestow their labor. 1t is among
the infinite blessings that
circumstances decide this for
us. and exact, patient, steady, I'M
remitting toll and routine at the
price of success. Nor is there
much reason to anticipate long
and compulsory inactivity as the
close of an active and we'll spent
life. Where all the facultives have
been kept in exercise, yet none
subject to violent abuse, the close
of life usually comes with the ces-
sation of work; the human life
going out like the sun after hav-
ing run its course, and its last
efforts being not nfrequently its
brightest and best.
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The choir sang

The Red River sa 10 pn. New Mexico,
is an exciting place for lunch A rut-
fan known as Chunk amused himself
in shooting the eyes ont of a picture
and opening .cha,npagnt bottles with
pistol bullets His eye b,yame fixed on
u Stuckmau named 4 iisou At the
supper table they SAT Opposite each
with his pistol IN his lap. Allison
d"dged Chunks bali, al.d shut Chunk
through the right eve before h. bad
time to eniey hs coffee The Sheriff
arrived He wanted Chunk i,ramur-
der ia Texas
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

A TEMPERANCE orator over at
Warfordsburg, thus delivered himself
recently;
Now. fellows. you want to be ge-
nerous and treat each other when you
60 to Hammock or any other wide-a-
wake town, why not select some other
place beside the liquor saloon? Suppose
as you 90 by the post-offce you say,
L say, old chum, come in and take
some stamps These stamps will cost
you no more than drinks all round; or
80 to your tailor's and say, boys, come
in and take box Of collars Walk up
to a grocery, free and generous and say,
what kind of coffee will you have?'-
Why not treat to groceries by the
pound as well as liquor by the slsss? Or
take your comrades to cutters, and
say, IN stand pocketknife all around.
Boys, this is very forcibly put and
all should read it again, and again and
profit by the lesson it teaches.
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DOES "DRUMMING" Pay There is
lust now a warm discussion, especially
among dry goods jobbers, relative to the
value of"drummers," and looking tow
ard breaking up the drumming system
altogether Several Of our largest
houses will send no statesmen out this
season. They propose to make prices low
send out occasional samples, and make
the buyer feel the necessity Of coming
himself to market and canvassing the
trade. The present condition
of the trade shows too plainly the evils
of buying wholly from road samples
Many who have been wholly dependent
on drnmmers for goods are now asking
for extensions, and in two many Cases,
have in stock goods difficult to move
The salesman drumming through the
country is often too apt to consider the
customer and not his employer. Anxiety
to send some important fact that might
curtail his patren' S. credit it because it
would reduce the sum total of sales and
might displease the customer. Thus the
customer gets over oaded. and at settling
day falls back IN the selling firm for
special favors. -Ciucinnat Commercial
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A Paris journal tells the follow
ing story ofthe pickpockets in that
city: A physician, officially con-
nected with the prison of La Force
and much beloved by his light-fin-
gered patients, perceived on leav-
ing the Varieties one evening,
that his pocket had been picked,
and that his opera glass was gone.
Next day, on meeting the deni-
zens of La Force, he expressed his
displeasure at the occurrence. 1T
is all very WE'LL" said he, "for you
to say / am treated just as others
are. Some of your friends con-
trived to relieve me of my opera
glass ut the Varieties last night"
THAT was only because they did
not know you, DOCTOR" replied a
prisoner. "Who was on duty at
the Varieties last night % he in.
quired turning to IA comrade. The
answer was given i'm whisper.
"You shall have your glass to-
morrow" he added. Next day a
person called on the physicians
wife. Here" said he, care the
opera glasses stolen two nights
ago AT the Varieties please point
out the Doctors" The lady hav-
ing done 80, the obIiging pick
pocket handed ii To her, restored
the others to their cases, and dis
appeared.
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The new fence law in Virginia

The new fence law in Virginia
imposes % fine of from one TO five
dollars Tor pulling dow ii other PEG
pies feilvt'- or leaving gates open.
Railroati accidents in the United
states average one person Killed
and four injured every working
day in the year.
1t is said that $50 persons have
been adiudged insane by the courts
of Illinois, who were made SO by
the Chicago fire.
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KENTUCKY.

NOT DEAD BUT PLAYING POSTUM
LOUISVILLE, February 24.-Geo.
Play, of this city, who disappeared
in New York fifteen months ago
with about $4,000 belonging to a
merchant doing business here and
who was supposed to have been
murdered, has turned up in Mon
treal, where he has since been liv-
ing under an assumed name with
another woman. Plays wife and
children are still living in this
city and had mourned him as
dead.
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humbly recommend the petition
er to your imperial majesty, be-
lieving him in every way worthy
of the favor he solicits."
1t is only necessary to add that,
after some short delay, I was for
tunate enough in procuring the
post I so anxiously sought.
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A MAN HANGED BY WOMEN.
HOW MURDER WAS AVENGED
IN COL ORADO.
A Double Tragedy - A Woman
Murdered for One dollar - The
Murderer Lynched-Then Stran-
gled by Infuriated Women

TRINIDAD, Colorado, Feb. O.
About ten days ago a woman by
the name of Molly Howard came
here from Las Animas and took
up her residence in small hut
within sight ofour post Office. At
the same time man arrived, who
claimed to have come from Cali
fornla. This man was an Ameri
can. He was lame in the foot,
having had his toes frozen, and
was able to wear a boot on one of
his feet. He was of sandy COM
complexion, medium height, heavy
set, with very bad face He
lived in small hut with four or
five Mexican men.
On Saturday morning last, the
town was thrown into a state of
great excitement by the report of
the murder of Molly Howard. On
entering the cabin in which the
crime was committed, a sickening
sight was presented. The poor
woman lay across her bed, dead,
with the left side of her head
mashed to ajeIly; on the forehead
was cash two inches in length,
on her chin two ugly bruises, and
on her throat the imprints OF finger
nails were visible.
The opinion was that the deed
was done by the Mexicans. The
coroner took charge of the body,
and impanelled jury. The
stranger referred to was arrested
on suspicion, as well as big Mex
lean named Pedro Lueero. This
man Lucero is desperate charac-
ter. The Californian, Lucero, and
a negro were all held to await the
decision of the coroner's jury.
The coroner gave permission to
bury the remains, and yesterday
Sunday the late Molly Howard
was taken to her last resting place.
About 8 o'clock Monday morn
ing groups of men with revolvers
gathered together. At about IL
the groups collected into one large
crowd and proceeded to the coro-
ner's office. Finding that the in
quest was over, they entered the
building, and Selling the Ameri-
can, they once more made their
way down the street toward the
river, followed by at least one hun
dred and fifty persons of both
sexes.
At the river side large cotton
wood tree was sought and found,
a. rope thrown over projecting
limb and fastened around the cul-
Prit's neck. He was then asked
if he had anything to say, when
he confessed to having killed Mol
ly Howard because she owed him
one dollar. He was then told he
would he given ten minutes to
make his peace with his Creator.
He replied that he did not want
TO pray.
A woman by the name Of Mo
line then fastened another knot on
the rope around his neck, the
word was given, and she, with
three other disreputable women,
and in the presence of at least two
hundred and fifty persons, Next
can and American, launched the
murderer into eternity. He died
in about fifteen minutes.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-28

Castoria is more than a substitute for CASTOR Oil. It
the only safe article in existence which certain to
aSsmilnte the food, regulate the bowels cure wind
collie and produce natural sleep 1t contains neithe
minerals. morphine or alcohol, and is pleasant
take. Children need not cry and mothers may res
HttH 6m.Wy
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Here is the opipi"r - Detroit Court
Law is law,r unused his Honor. as he
adroitly removed the coat from man
moth uubaked peanut, aud dropped he
Kernel where il would do the most good
A man may he a murderer, aud You
may h I'VE thnuSan witnesses that he
Is a murderer. but yet Won can't convict
him - stealing wond-scow heeaSue he
is murderer.
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Great excitement was created in
the Methodist Episcopal church, in
Leesburg, yesterday morning.
Rev. Mr.. Forsythe had announced
his text and had preached about
five minutes, when he suddenly
paused, and then crying out, Pm
dying! Oh! I'm dying" fell back
into Il seat. The greatest confu-
sion at once ensued among the
congregation, some going into the
pulpit to the preachers assistance,
and others running after physi-
clans. DR.. Mott, who was found
in the Episcopal church, soon ar
arrived, however, and having pre-
scribed the proper restoratives, his
patient was taken home, and this
morning was repor ed to be in a
greatly improved condition.-Ai-
e.cundria Gazette, 1911.
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GENERAL CHIPNAN, the delegate rep
re8entiug the District Of Colum bia in Con-
gress, has called upon the government Of
lhe Washington monument fuRd to show
how much they have received in doua-
tions from the American people. 1t is
Thought that more thar sufficient has
been contributed Is finish IL. H.
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REV. DR.. WEST, of New Bedford
once heard that bis choir would refuse
to sing on the next Sunday When the
day came. he Z We ~ut the hymn: Come
we who love the Lord" After reading it
through, he looked up very empnatical-
ly ut the ch ir, and said" You will be-
gin at the second verse
let those refuse TO sing
Who never knew our God.
The choir sang
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-09-21

Gs- A cARD.-Nr. Editor.-I desire 10
return the sincere thanks ofmy wife and sell
to each and all the iilends who took part In
tic liberal contribution OF 500 10 cash, and
other Substaniials OF life, to nearlyR hum
dred dollars; all ofwhieh was outside o. my
own church, with one exception. This pco
pie have endeared themselves TO Us by many
tokens and acts Of kindness; but this mu-
nifeent gin has embalmed them In our hearts,
and endeared them TO US by those sacred
links Of gratitude and love. While the
Cash 10 u green oasis, /" still above its in.
trinsic value does this act speak In words oil
encouragement; and when the itinerate
wheel shall turn, gwhereTer iall our distant
lot our hearts will linger around this people.
And as you have so nobly looked after my
temporalitieS, such as have give Il unto
you; and II shall be my highest ambition
In the future, as in the past, TO preach 10
you the word as find II and BELIEVE It.
an fraternally yours,
Ut. MCCARTNEY, Pastor N. E. Church.
Reton, Sept. II.
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tons Of mans nature are ever held in
allegiance in tho the presence of pure
and refined women.
Most peculiarly should this feature
Of the Order commend the Patrons to
the Southern farmer, for where on
earth do women neod the active coop.
Grafton and assistance Of man more
than in the Southern States, where
thousands Of widows are living upon
farms managed BY agents or middle
men. many Of whom are working assid-
uosly to accumulate for themselves at
the expense Of their employers?
The Patrons Of Husbandry inculcato
charity, SObriety. energy, industry,
economy, and honesty. Hence, any
farmer becoming a Patron cannot be
injured in person or estate, but may,
BY cooperation with bis fellows,
greatly benefit himself, and extend
his benefeient influence 10 those around
him. D. WYA11 AIKEN.
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- FROM WEBSTER. Editors.-l
concluded this evening 10 let your readers
hear from the Independent State. Al pres-
ent We are having some Gue dry weather,
which will prove blessing 10 farmers hay.
Ing late crops Enthusiastically see
crowd oil strange men from other counties
with sang.hoes and knapsaeks on their
backs, 10 search Of ginseng on the inoun-
tains o. iIebSter aud Pocahontas counties.
As the weed Is very scarce, II iS.ditheult for
man to earn bis grub. Our citizens are
not iuuch engaged 10 II, and II would 10 q
blessing II theie were less engaged Ia this
occupation than what there ate.--The po-
litical affairs Of our county are very quiet.
I seen Dyer Dicks, oil Nicholas county, Deni-
ocfatie nominee 10 represent Webster, Nich-
olRs aud Clay ID the next Legislature, here
To-day, on tour OF elettioneering. Our
good old friend Joseph A. thompson Is q
candidate for Prosecuting Attorney for this
county. Mr. Thompsonis The only resident
lawyer III the county, and has many warm
friends hefc.--Work on the new jail Is
progressing. an exciting time oc-
CURED some time ago in what isknown as
nthe Glades,h In this county. itappears
that a bear had been committing depreda-
tious ia the ndghborllood, killing sheep,
DC. Btuin came on The premises Of Mr..
Myers, aud be hearing II, set llt dogs on IL
and they came near killing q hog before Mr..
". discove ed the mistake. The dogs also
70, after a COW, and Myers, thinking II was
surely the bear this time, sent and got q gun
before he discovered the mistake. Dogs are
afraid Of bear, and will run almost anything
else, before they will attack bruin.
Yours Be-, D NottoHHS,
Surveyor independent State.
Addition, StR.s 8.
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IA TnE PRorosEn RAitaoAp.-It begins
TO leok as though other counties adjoining
this on the line Of the proposed Weston &
Grafton Railroad, intend 10 do their part,
whe her we come to iime or not The fol-
lowing, taken from the Grafton Sentinel,
10 an evidence ofthe spirit manifested in
Taylor: II has been suggested that a public
meeting be called OF the citizens OF Grafton
and vicinity 10 take into consideration the
propsiety Of a subscription to the capital
stock OF the proposed new Railroad from
Grafton 10 Weston. AS there ha been
nothing definite suggestel |, We take the
privilege ofnaming The goth day Of Septem-
Der as the time for holding 4, and would
further propose that a call be Issued, inviting
all who are interested In the Road from all
the counties along the line to attend. This
" ould bring the question properly before the
people, and would obtain discussion ofthe
feasibility OF the Road. We submit the
proposition for the consideration Of all In.
t.rested.
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sec'y Lewis Co. Teachers Aslociation.

Ea- TAKE CARR or Tnx GnispsroSE.-A
good grinistone Is worth saving. II you
leave Il In the sun the top gets hard and
CLASSY. lfthe lower part Is kept In trough
.ofwnter, the portion so saturated will wear
fast, and consequently wear fat. II you
have the stone hung true and keep II urdcr
cover, It will remain as sound as II came
from the quarry that Is, lflt was uniform
In quality then, It will remain s.. II you
have watertight vessel suspended over the
stone, with q faucet or other arrangement
for latting the water on the stone regularly,
to be graduated at pleasure, twill DC found
not only economical but very much more
pleasant for grinding than on the stones
as usually kept.
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70 A CORRESPONDENT Of the Wheeling
Register from this county, pays the follow
ing compliment 10 Nj. ChideSter; ~ can't
tell you how many candidates NC will have,
but we have one OF whom | am proud 10
speak, aud that Is W v. Chidester, and ]
think he will be the universal choice Of our
people for the Legislature, 90 general is the
call upon him, that neither party will hold
u nominating Convention, aud think hc
will run over the track without serious OPP
position. lie u very worthy and iutelii-
gent gentleman, and notwithstanding he Is
sound Democrat, believe be will get a
large vote among the Republican friends"
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tep2l4w

20 On. GEo. b. SINrsos 4 Co., hare
lust received full aud complete stock Of
Sunday School and Miscellaneous Books.
Persons wishing to purchase libraries for
Sunday Schools will do well to call. They
will be supplied In large quantities very
cheap. Family Bibles Of oil styles and
prices. Theie goods have been purchased
cheap, and will be sold low enough 10 suit
the times.
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sa. RENARKAnLw Cow.-The Old Com
monw valth says that Mr.. Rober, Gibbons, Of
Rockingham county, Virginia, has COW
which gives from four and a half TO FIVE gal
Ions Of milk per day. About one hour AFTER
milking-the milk being allowed to remain
qllet-ihe dairy maid proceeds to gather
tho butter In the same manner as Tilt had
been churned. The yield Of bn,tcr at pres
en-, Is Aboat three pounds per day, and II Is
Of most excellent quality.
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S&AEGV sGAooAn.


The undersigned desire to inform the eiti.
Eens Of Weston and the public generally that
they will, on Monday, September I, open q
SELECT SCHOOL, to continue for ten
months.
The LANGUAGES will be taught by Father
Burke, and students who desire 10 study
them will receive the utmost care and at
tention.
The Higher Mathematics will be
taught by Prof. Murray, and persons who
are anxious 10 become proficient ia them
would do well to attend the school.
Ample provision has been made for the
seating and repairing OF the sehool-room,
and no pains will be spared to render the
school as commodious and orderly as posi-,
bic. The Church and basement are perfect
y safe, being thus pronounced by eminent
mechanics OF this town.
REy. P. F. BURKE,
PRoF. MURRAY.
Weston, Sept. Am
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M. GRRGr MATING or EHE GRLS6ml.-
We have received Dust too late for publiea.
tien In this issue) the proceedings OF the
gathering Of the GrangOra at Peek's Run,
on the i2th inst. Over THEE TnousAsD
persons were prOsent-the greatest assembly
OF people ever known In that region. 4
very able address was delivered by Hon. B.
N. Kitchen, Master Of the State Grange,
which we shall take pleasure in presenting
to our readers with the prOeeedingsl in our
next issue,