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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1875-04-20
II E 4.
Wette: gutdneisr S6trj ,ismst lem Gbrifsn.
ertciiert ee Stelt une ~bsfereert ielbh
lie @efunskett ees Qsibes.

"a ~ " ~ w
Der Wseiiter ausuitin.
Iaaelncues QieS nad Der Welobie: &c
bin Der Doctor giisnbart", umsearbeits
fir am.rifa unter'm Sitel &esierunssrat
Nuguftin Seller, woblseboren, Wise
bismard IN Der Sdweis, sewibnet BON lei
mem Qanbsmanne y en- q IN.
SD bin Der Meiitsr 4usuitin,
Gar uilo uno srimmis lit msin Sinn;
SD bin Ser 6Ioiterrdubermann,
Der arsau fablt es, mas id fam.
SictOria arsouia!
Als ib Elm frommer Sun9e mar,
Oa uolt-es feblte i6ier fein !Saar,
Gin 8%uttenbruber werben i'd;
Oob balb nabm id ben 6intenitri6.
Sictoria 9lrgouia!
Der &l6iter 8e0sr rpar mir redt,
Qu9 lire Stride nidt su idledt,-
Drum iasts i'd bic Monds aus,
Ssbielt fur mid aaein ben S9mars. .
Sictoria ar9ouia!
S9ulmsiiterei par msin 0eminn;
Gum Meiiteru sielte tets ntein Sinn,
llno id erities BEN boben Stubl,
Msin Ssepter berri6t in ieoer Sbul'.
Sictoria arsouia!
SD meiit're aud ben Bii9of germ,
Grtennen ioq ct MIDI ais Serrn!
Sd bin Der Sii9of an Der @ar',
Der &nutenitefen seist es flar.
Gietoria Nrsouial
@cil @urp lsbrt in Der Moral:
yGs lit elm Sieb, ruer einmal itabl!"
MuB fortbas Bud nit Stumpf unb Stiel,-
Die Mittet bsilisen bas i3iel.
SictOria arsouia!
llno fort muB aub oas Seminar,
OeB' Gegens mir Dor einem Sabr
Die lansen Sbrsn Dor Der 8elt
go idmmsrlid our Sdau seitellt.
@ictoria 9lrsouiu!
Son,il uno Yapit unb vunfeblbar"-
Sast mid in belle Wutb fiiripabr!
Den Ool9 su ieb'n In ieiner 8ruit,
Gnt,ifet mid nit bodfter Cuff.
@ictoria Grsouia!
@dr i6 Ser S6nis Gbreni6naut,
SD mare nod elm idlimm'rer 6aut.
i3eritarpfen moQte i'd III Gom
CAN'T Seters Stubl uno YeterS Dom.
Gictoria Nrgopia.
llno no ein Irieiter treii Der Gfliht,-
Den buloe i'd int Qaar9au ni6t;
Oils 6dter Oiofletian
Sing i'd suerit nit Gbriiten an.
Sietoria 9lr9Ouia!
gisniart lit mir Der wa6re loelc,
Sein YiaifenbaB min wobl gefdlt.
Sir BiafieubIut rnO Suoaslobn,
Grlparb CT Ii6 Die 6iiritenfron.
8ictoria Nr9ouia!
9(ls G6teS 2osenbriiOerpaa,
8erbanuen mir Die YiaHenl6aar.
8ismard aus 9ans @ermania,
llnb i6 aus sans @r9opia.
Sictoria 9lrsouia.
Drum Sell Dir Sell 9lrsouia
On biit befreit pom rYfafien" ia!
limb ar bein Slid, es i6aut beraus-
CUNT 9r0Sten i3u6ts uno N~arrenbaus!
8ietoria Nr1opia!
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-08-21

Treat scarcity OF women 1t Havana.
There are at least three times moro males
than fsgRsses l Hsfsd q ..y other women
Dss- ..,sa ~ u Rretecntion to youth and
mass; and so uncommon is the sight Of
decent women unattended In the street
that foreign ladies, nnacquainted with
the custom, and sauntering from shop
to shop, become the objects Of a curiosi-
ty not unirequently degenerating into
impertinence. The cause Of this is that,
besides the priests and soldiers and sail
ors, the crowds Of Spanish immigrants
are attracted there by high wages and
do not of course tako their families.
Among the upper classes an exclusive
male society is cultivated. The charms
Of cafe and club life, such as they are,
wean the Havana husbands from a
home where real feminine accomplish
ments are as unknown as hearth-rugs
and frc-irons. Housekeeping in the
town, and still more in the suburbs, is
terribly up hill work. Mans life in
Havann is wholly out-of-doors, while
| for women there is no life within them
In no town in France or Italy are there
SO many, or, propotionately, such sumpt-
uous and constantly crowded cafes and
restaurants The Havana merchant is
as eager to make money as he is ready
to squander it. But the town supplies
little besides gross material enjoyment
| for his money. A box il his third-rate
opera, drive in his drearyprado. arc all
the amusements he eau have in common
with his wife and daughter. For the
rest the women are left to nope at home,
playing bo-peep with the passer by from
their window-gratings. or pacing the
fiat roofs oftheir houses, like SO many
sister Annes waiting for those who are
never coming.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-08-21
THE LAST LOOK.

They say the years since last we met
Have wrought sad change in thee;
That it were better to forget
Our youths fond history.
And yet fain would clasp that hand,
Would meet those eyes once more,
One moment by thy side would stand,
As ! have stood of yore.
They say the very tones that thril'd
My heart, and dimmd my eyes,
Now, by the cold worlds blighting chill'd
scarce might recognize.
And yet long to hear thee speak,
Repeat some bygone strain,
Although the charm there should seek
Were listened for 10 vain.
would not wish the years rolled back,
Could such a choice be mine,
Nor falter n the onward track,
Though severed far from thine.
But pilgrims may from hard won heights
Receding homes survey.
And give sigh to past delights,
Yet, sighing-turn away.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-08-21
Getting Teutonic Learning.

Fourteen hundred young Americans
are prosecuting their studies at the uni
vsrsity and colleges, music schools and
conservatories Of Germany, and recent
criticisms and reports testify to their be-
ing very apt scholars. and moreover,
these reports proceed from German au-
thorities extremely exactiDg and not
over addicted to eulogizing the foreign
ers. Americas young crowd OF students
co through all the long series Of classes,
learn German we'll, and play Beethoven
and MozartIon the piano with elegance,
lightness, and correctness. The more
they stay in Deutchland, too, the more
:hey like German ways, knowledge and
art These extraordinary specimens Of
our country folks are said not to be hur-
rying and buzzing around like mad flies
hopping here and there, or taking VI
| this and that, and then dropping thu
same to 60 TO something else in . jiffy
no, they are learning stiffness, solidity
and stolidity, the beauties Of system ant
advantages Of thoroughness. - eHcin
nnti Commercial.
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Too Much Money in London.

The anomalous condition 81 the Lon
don money market may we'll aerve u
point the moral Of havineItoo much even
Ola good thing. Money, IL seems Il %
excessively cheap and plentiful that he
because Il is not worth while to take
any risk. Thus to the small trader
and to merchants Of limited means gem
orally the very abundance Of money Is q
serious disadvantage, and many will in
consequence be compelled to succumb.
Our paper currency is just now and has
been for some time quoted "easy" in the
moneymarkets. How it would be with
one or two hundred millions more
thrown upon the country, even II II
could maintain itself as English curren-
cy on par with gold, is suggested BY
the present aspect of the London mar
ket? The men who could furnish the
chest paper" would inevitably get il all,
II they wanted II, while the mass Of &C.
tive workers and traders struggling up
in the world upon small means might
whistle for 1t.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-08-21


At Rome, GA. recently -four young
lawyers, who had just passed an exam
ination, were addressed as follows by
Judge Underwood:
young gentlemen, want to say a
thing or two to you. You have passed
a. good an examination as usual. per-
haps better; but you don't know any,
thing. Like those young fellows just back
from their graduation college, you thiuk
you know . great deal. That Is . great
mistake. If you ever get to be Of any
account. you will Be surprised at your
present Ignorance. Don't be too big for
your breeches. Go round to the Justice
court. Try to learn something. Don't
Dc afraid. Set off upon high key.
You will, no doubt, speak great deal
Of nonsense, but you will have one con-
ISOLATION - nobody will know It The
great mass Of minkind take sound for
sense. Never mind about your CASE
pitch 10. You are about as apt TO win
Is lose. Don't be ashamed Of the wise
looking justice He don't know thing.
He Is dead beat on knowledge. Stand
to your rack, fodder or no fodder, and
you will see daylight after . while.
The community generally suppose that
you will be rascals. There Il no abso-
lutte necessity that You should. You
may be smart without being tricky.
Lawyers ought to be gentleman. Some
Of them don't come up to the standard,
and are disgrace to the fraternity.
They know more than any other race
generally, and not much 10 particular.
They don't know anything about sand
stones, carboniferous periods, and ancient
land animals known as fossils. Men that
make out they know great deal on
these subjects don't know much. They
are humbugs--superb humbugs. They
are ancient land animals themselves, and
will ultimately be fossils. You are dis
missed with the sincere hope Of the
court that you will not make asses Of
yourselves.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-08-21

Don't you take but one city paper,
Mr.. Dolt?' he asked: "No, sir. I'M too
poor wasthe reply. You see, Jones, !
have to spend about fifty cents day for
juleps and beer, and = quarter for cigars,
aud then, you know, rents are high
business is dull, and besides, / can rsad
my neighbours paper" Jones had no
interest ia newspapers, but this was
more than be could stand, and boldly
exclaimed: bolt, You are . mean, miss
cradle wretch. Good morning, 4
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-08-21
Made Mad by a Writ Of Exc
cutiOn.

The Springfield, Massachusetts
Republican says: WadSwOrth
Drake, a well-do-do farmer Of Will
liamsburg, went crazy, Friday,
from the ignominy Of being served
with a writ of execution for the
first time in his life. Mr.. Brakes
wife has been an invalid for a year
or so, and this and other troubles
had made him down hearted, and
for some little while he has been
acting queerly. On Friday Sheriff
Ansel Wright called on him with
writ for a note of a dozen or so
dollars due the Cummington hotel
keeper. He suggested that Drake
go up to Levi Bradford's near by,
and get the property receipted for.
but refused, saying that the Sheriff
might take anything-take every
thing he didn't know but he
might as well die now as any time
&C.; in the midst of which talk he
seized strap and rushed into a
beer and grocery shop in his house
locking the door behind him. Mr..
Wright broke open the door and
seized him, but had II hard strug-
gle to subdue him, ev with as
sistance All Friday night fouI
or five stout men had all they
could do to ma lage the mailman,
who is of slight build and easily
handled by any one Of them when
sane. He was handcuffed, but
| even in that condition made il
| very lively for his friends, kicking
one OF them across the room. Or
Saturday, DIR. Streeter, OF Chester
! field, attended him, and he was
trifie calmer. The case is an ode
one he is the last man who wouit
have been expected to go crazy
AT present he imagines that NJ
owes unlimited sums and tina
everybody is going to sue him
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-08-21
His Children.

VIM. B. Astor had a superior
wife, and she strove to do good
among the poor, but there were
difficulties in the way, as the pub
lie generally understood. They
have two daughters, married to
men of character, the names being
Cary and Delano, and they live up
town in handsome ityle. There
are three sons. Henry, weak
minded man who has been kept
carefully out of the public gaze;
William, and John Jacob. The
latter is portly man of large
build and has passed his 10th year.
He is heir apparent to the largest
part of the estate, il being the in
tention of the old man to keep I'M
broken as long as possible. or Will
liam, the second son, so little has
been heard that were IL not for is
expected wealth he would merely
be one out of our million of inhab-
itants. Henry was kept for many
years at the farm in BarrytowH,
between New York and Albany,
and, as he is mentally deficient, it
was Intended to make that an asy-
lum for him. He defeated thes.
plans, however, by making
match with country girl, who had
no objection to hitch on to an opu-
lent family, and the latter was ta-
ken by surprise at an event which
shows how love laughs at capital
lists.
John Jacob married about twen-
ty-five years ago, and his oldest
son has just graduated at the law
school. The object no doubt was
to give him such an acquaintance
with this profession as will enable
Instead of setting up his sio.,
waiting for clients, he will have
enough to do In that Office which
contains the deeds to 40 acres in
the most important city in Amer
lea.
To 20 back to the idea of the
centennial, what a difference be-
tween the young Aston of the pre-
sent day and his ancestor who 100
years ago was helping his father
draw pork on the banks of the
Rhine!
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-08-21
POLITICAL NOTES.

I
The Cincinnati "Commercial'
makes a very clever reply to tn,
assertion that "the moneyed pow
er and the monopolists are wha
the Infiationists are fighting," b,
the Tiffin Advertiser. The Com
mescidl says:
ut would be interesting, If an,
who use the phrase are able to ex
plain it to their own satisfaction
to know what is meant by the
.moneyed power" or the money
power. The spectators and sharp.
ers in finance want imitation, and
the more of it the better, for they
profit by the change in values,
while the people at large lose. BY
the moneyed power perhaps the
Advertiser means the sbondhold-
ers,' which has become a term OF
reproacli among BLACKBOARD dem
agogues. If any one has saved a
little money and bought national
securities, it Is to be regarded by
the politicians of the gutter as an
improperly. Tho.e who trust
their country's credit are reproach-
ed as unfaithful to the people. But
the bondholders are not disturbed
by inf1ationists. They are secure.
They are sure of their gold inter-
est. The laborers, who do not hold
bonds, are selected by the infla-
ti0nisis to be RECALLED on rags, and
they are expected to rejoice in
their rags, while the bondholders
jingle their gold"
Judge Kelley is not making a
success ul tour of the West with
his imitation speech. Els audience
at Chicago on Friday evening only
numbered about 300, and the ma
jority were there rather from Gu
riosity than sympathy. Mr.. Kel-
ley makes the point that the
tramps now infesting the country
ore mostly homes men driven out
of employment by the money
power" The Chicago Tribune
fastens the question on him thus:
w. d. X. said, in his patent in
convertible Ynnn-x~A Aao UIitLIeQ
y, mention 1t last night, that the
tramps engaged in begging, rob-
bing, raping and numbering thro'
the East, are mostly industrious
and Well-meaning mechanics, rob-
bed of their employment by VIC
ious legislation, and forced from
shame to beg or starve.' A New
York paper unkindly points out
the fact that there is great scar
city of farm-hands throughout the
East, West, and South, and that
these industrious and well-mean-
ing mechanics could get work
anywhere at 81 so to ~ a day and
ssfound." They are dishonest as
their eulogist, however, and the
last thing they want is work
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-08-21

"Wanderer," in the KiLgw0od
Journal, writing from Richie
Court House, says:
I'VE called OH resident Of this
county, formerly of Pennsylvania,
who emigrated here two years ago
last Spring. Since that time he
has cleared fifty acres, made TO-
900 slaves, and has raised enough
wheat this year to supply the fam
ily, and has planted about twenty
acres of corn this year. He moved
on the place without any being
cleared. paid $40 per acre for his
land. 5000 down, and the balance
in four years, without interest. =
Now he could sell it for $1,000 per
acre, and has the prospect of rails
ing ono thousand bushels OF corn
this year. To show the profitS:--
One hundred acres cost 81 900, now
worth $4,000; seventy-ive thou
sand slaves are worth 81, 200. Corn
and wheat this year will be worth
about $500. (He raised enough
tast year to supply his wants.) To-
tai income, counting increase In
value Of land, is alone $4,000 Ye
Benedicts! why drag your fami-
lies sout Vest to shake with fe.
yer and ague, when such opportu'
mites are near at hand to secure
yourselves a home, where you Car
enjoy the advantages Of good wa
ter, healthy climate and good mar
kets?
How many will initiate till thu
wooden hills of West Virginia vii
be covered with beautiful homes?
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The Tomb Of Cain, and where
the Devil Fell.

A late number Of Black woods Maya
zine contains an interesting article en-
titled ssThe Abode or snow. The Al
CHAN Border" The following extract
will not convey pleasant impression Of
the character Of the Afghans. The
writer says: Afghan history Is dread
full story Of cruelty, faithI essness, 'periidy
and treachery. Though they may I'M
derstand tho matter among themselves.
yet it Is impossible for the European 70
draw any line within which TIE Path
ans may be trusted. The Tolnb Of Cain
i said to b in Kaubul, ard the popular
belief Is that the devil fell there when
he was thrown out Of Heaven. Thee
are the views ofthe Afghars themselves.
and double portion Of tho spirit 81
Cain seems 10 have denoDnded upon
Thorn. In one small village through
which I passed there had been twelve
secret assassinations within q inc months.
Among these people you have perpetu-
ally recurring reasons, III the shape of
doad bodies, for putting the question,
"Who Il shc?' and Chow much VA it?'i
for the murders proceed usually from
quarrels as to women, at land. 81 cattle.
a good many Of our officers on the fron-
tier have been assassinated. sometimes
out Of mere wantonness, and they have
to 60 about armed or guarded. The Az
CHAN monarch, Shah Mahwood. owned
his throne to his wuzeer, Futteh Kahn.
lBarukzai,) and the latter was always
m raful ~ - e6nxw 49, s.>~x - .v1Ss
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-08-21

Bill King, Of Minnesota, ono Of the
most prominent members Of the Radical
party, and Radical member Of Con-
cress. is getting liberal. He offers to
assign portion Of his Lyndale farm to
the devotees Of base ball, and promises
to lay off the urounds handsomely at bis
own expense. This is an exemplifica-
ton Of the old saying that money when
it comes easy, goes cas-, "bilH' re-
ceived good deal Pacific Mail money,
and can afford now TO put some Of It
where it is likely to do him the most
good.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-08-21

thirty miles--a short run in more
senses than one. / say this while
not forgetting that there was talk
of extension up the valley while
the road was still run by the origi-
nal independent company. But
we have seen how slowly this pro-
ject is being carried out, even I'm
der the powerful and competent
new management. j. +. s.
WASHINGTON, ID. c..
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seeking Education Under Difficulties

seeking EducatlOn Under DtincultleSs
While residing in New York,
accompanied my only son to the
pier OF one of the Albany lines of
steamers. and put him aboard, en-
route to Balston Spa, the seat of an
academy for boys at that time. at
which it was desirable to enter
him. The steamer was one of
those gorgeously furnished s'fioat-
ing palaces of the Hudson of
which SO much was said when
they were first introduced. Hav-
ing purchased ticket and secured
a berth for him, L handed him suf-
ficient money to pay his fare
from Albany to the place of desti-
nation, together with liberal sup
ply Of pocket money and bank
check to cover the advance for
board and tuition required by the
rules of the school.
Having done this, tuoK TIE uc-
casion, while waiting for the start
ing hell, to describe to him the
great contrast between the circum-
stances under which l left the
home of my widowed mother, on
the West side of Back Creek, OPP
posite Parks Gap, to which she
mad retired after the death of my
father, to seek classical school
What said 10 him / propose to
record now, thinking it may help
other boys to an appreciation OF
the advantages of the change
which has taken place since my
schoOl-boy days, as touching the
accessibility of scholastic institu-
items, to say nothing of the Won
derful Improvements that have ia
ken place in schools, whether as to
qualifications of teachers or facili-
ties for acquiring an education.
The academy to which / went
was one that had never seen, al
though only thirty miles from my
home which circumstance was
the only point of resemblance, as
I told my son, between his case
and mine.
In order to reach the stage a,
Martinsburg, wherefrom / could
be carried to Winchester over the
old dirt road--for that was my
point of Ge-tination-I had to re
sort 10 an expedient which will
seem primitive enough at this day
ofcarriages, spring wagons, graded
roads, turnpikes and railroads
&c. There was no North Noun
tain station whereat / could TAX
the train to Martinsburg with tn
outlay of twenty-five cents, a
now, for the best reason imag
Unable, there being no such station
then.
From my starting point to. tn
stage Office the distance was Onl,
seven miles. But / had the Mort
Mountain to cross at Parks Gap
instead of running around it as.
were on the railroad. The exped
lent referred to may be describe
;hus: / cut a couple of pine saI
plings, sloped off their butt end
and nailed across them couple
strips of boards. Between thes
with rope, / dashed my hal
trunk, which was the height
boyish ambition at that day. Bt
tween the smaller ends of the saI
plings / placed horse. with
couple of ten-penny nails, drive
through these extemporized shat
to hold back by. A colored bo
mounted thath while noun
ed another, and thus we made OF
way across the creek and tn
mountain to Martinsburg, dras
cling the trunk through one an
over the other obstacle to q
stage There the drag was left
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-08-21

The New York Journal Of Commerce,
an acknowledge authority On such sub
jects, thinks that the speculation in
bread stuffs will not result In mnch sue
cess in advancing prices. Il advises
the farmer ito dispose Of his surplus as
soon as he has fair opportunity" and
not to wait Tin the divulsive hope Of
famine rates"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-08-21

The South WATERFORD, Me-, gold
mines aren't worked--for want of funds.
A Worcester man has invented q
combined step ladder and wash bench,
The Pennsylvania and Erie ooal and
railway company holds SO. 10S acres.
it is strange there not more rheuma.
tism Of the knees among Highlandcrs.
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It would be oddif the Pittsburg Com
mercial should be Democratic organ.
A Wilmington, Del, firm has made a
chamber suite for an English gentleman.
Many New York real estate specula-
tors are just changing by the eyebrows
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There are times when all Of woman =
self possession and dignity are required.
That Is when she shows her first baby,
a hair Tipped one, to an old beau whom
she has Tilted for her present husband !
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REMIN ISCENCES.

WRITTEN FOE THE xARTrSsBuRe rSpEPESpESr
BY A BERKELEY BOY.
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Beauregard is al Virginia Springs