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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-01

WHAT DOES IT PoRTEND ?-Not
long since Disraeli announced his
belief that a crisis in the affairs of
Europe was not far distant, con-
fict between the Papacy and the
spirit of progress and popular
rights, more important, perhaps,
than any in the past history of
Christendom. A similar express
sion of opinion is attributed to
Father Hyacinthe. A recent Incl
dent at the close of the "Associa-
ton for the Reform and Codifica-
ton of the Law of Nations" at
Geneva, indicates that this opinion
is shared by many observers of
European politics. The audience
of three thousand comprised dis
tinguished statesmen from most of
the countries of Europe, and Of all
shades of religious belief-Ration-
alistic, Protestant, Romish and
Jewish. The speaker was Prof.
Holzendortf, of Munich. His dec
laration that the great peril of Eu
rope now is civil war instigated by
The church, that the last war of
Switzerland was brought on her by
the Jesuits, and that society must
teach the church the lesson of
peace on earth and good will to
men, struck note that reused the
assembly to an almost frantic burst
of braves. On both sides there is
"gathering of hosts for the bat
tie" Italy feels the irksomeness
and even danger of having a pope
within her territory who does not
acknowledge allegiance to- her
laws, and is recognized by foreign
powers as an Independent poten-
tate; and it is reported that she is
preparing to represent these dan
gers to other powers, and to ask
them to discontinue the practice OF
maintaining ambassadors at the
Holy See. On the other hand, a
great International Congress is to
be held, it is said under direct III
structions from the Vatican, in
London, for the purpose of main
tanning the doctrine of Papal lnfal-
ibility, reasserting the temporal
power of the Pope, and proclaim
ing the duty of supreme allegiance
to him. And in connection with
the call for this congress Arch
bishop Manning declares that there
is undoubtedly approaching one OF
the mightiest contests the religious
world will have ever experienced.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02

marshaIling his regiment for a
drill parade 4 heavy rain storm
came up. While the rest of the
officers along with the rank and
file, sought shelter, he remained
on his charger, expo.ed to the rain,
assuming the most comical air of
defiance imaginable. This was a
theme which the mise of the
Yankee poet, mentioned in for
mer chapter Robert Josselyn) did
not fail TO turn TO account: The
next issue Of the Republican after
that which published his order to
parade, contained poem describing
the vain and pompous Colonel as
Drawing the storm with the ut
most composure,o
col. JOHN b. ID. Smith never got
over the popular effect of the sa-
tire to which his mock courage
him at the hand of the
well-nigh inimitable Yankee bard
named, who rarely let pass unused
any occasion suggestive ofridicule.
j. F.. s.
WASHINGTON, u. c.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02

An indignant farmer recently en-
tered the Office of the Eliza beth
News, aud ordered his pap ,r stop
ped because he differed from the
editor in his views regarding the
advantage Of subsoiling fence rails
the editor, of course, conceded
the mans right to stop his paper,
but he remarked, coolly looking
over his list:
DO youknow Jim Sowders down
at ScrabbleY
'Vey well, said the man.
We'll, he stopped his paper las,
week because / thought a farmer
was blamed fool who didn't know
that timothy was a good thing to
graft on hackleberry bushes, and
he died In four hours
Lord, is that SOP said the aston
ished granger.
Yes; and you know old George
Erickson, down on Eagle Creek I?
We'll. I've heard of him.
WELL said the editor graveiy,
he stopped his paper because 1 said
he Was the happy father OF twins,
and congratulated him on his sue
cess so late in life. he fell dead in
less than twenty minutes. There
are lots of similar cases, but it
don't matter. I'll just cross off your
name, though you don't look very
strong, and there's bad color on
your n0se.'
See here,' Mr.. Editor said the
frightened subscriber, looking
somewhat alarmed, Il believe I'll
keep on another year, cause | al
ways did like your paper;and cCme
to think about 1t, you're a young
man, and some allowance orter he
made and he departed, satisfied
that he had made "a narrow escape
from death.
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NOTES AND NEWS

A light apple crop is reported from
nearly all sections Of New York State.
Brooklyn has vt the present time
about four thousand unoccupied houses.
A funeral in Nebraska was postponed
the other day on account Of the circus.
A new style of kid gloves is striped
from the ends Of tie fingers to the wrist.
The French people consumed over
1850 pounds Of horse and mule meat
last year.
1t is estimated that 200,O 900 reams OF
sand paper are annually consumed in
the United Statc5.
The crockery combination, which has
existed since 1868, among the dealers OF
Boston has been dissolved.
The present supply Of white pine in
this country is estimated at three hum
dred and twenty billion feet.
The benefactions to colleges and pro-
fessional schools last year amount / to
over eleven million dollars.
A navy report published recently
shows that out of 1916 officers in the
service, only 712 are on duty at sea.
By the new State census Of South
Carolina it is shown that Charleston has
population of about $4,000 inhabi-
tants.
There are ITO silk manufacturing es-
Establishments ia the Uuited States, As OF
which are located in New Jersey.
A resident Of Hartford few days ago
dug up potato in which pair Of spec
tacles were firmly imbedded, and which
proved to be a pair he lest four years
ago.
The celebrated boiling springs OF Pa
gosa, at Del Norte, Rio Grande county,
Colorado, is probably the largest springs
in the world. tits an immense cauldron
of water, sixty by eighty feet. The
water is remarkably clear and of I'M
known depth.
The Mayor of Wilmington, N. c., has
hit upon novel method Of Kidding the
city Of thieves. He has notified the
police that ifrobberies, that are Of fire.
quent occurrence there, are not abated
by the LIST Of October he will discharge
every man on the force.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02
A FREQ Press.

The Graphic very pertinently
remarks: The newspaper which
is servile to the diclation of party,
which has no Judgment ofits own,
and is ready to nod, II Caesar only
winks, has no proper place in jour
nalism except at the foot of the
back stairs, down which its orders
come. To follow party as a be-
lever in the Grand Lama follows
his dictates in Thibet, to have no
independent criticism and no sug-
gestion. invariably dooms a jour.
nal to loss of influence as we'll as
loss of self-respect. No Journal that
does so can live, excspt under a
government where the press re-
ceives all its income, as well as its
impulse, from the party in power.
The right and only legitimate way
is to uphold the party in the gem
eral interests of which a newspa-
per works, when il II right, and
oppose it when wrong.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02

Alta camp-moeiing not long ago 3
man clad ia thin linen suit seated
himself on one OF tho rickety benches
beside fat man, whs occupied fully
one-third Of the concern.
When the services were ended the fat
man arose, and the gentleman in thin
linen suddenly began twisting about In
a surprising manner, while his counte-
nance was significant Of moral disgust
His actions attracted the attention Of
some Of the brethren, and one Of them,
a soemn-v isaged individual, who look
ed as though he had just swallowed
pill. approaching the writhing body and
laid bis hand on the mans shoulder and
said:
Brother, If you are resisting the
promptings Of the Evil One, strive man
fully, and you will triumph at last.
Remember, jacob wrestled with the
angel, and"
II dunno but he did" interrupted
the agonized man: "but If Jacob had
the seat of his trowsers and a little Of
bis meat caught 10 condemned crack,
he wouldn't feel like raslin' with an
angel or any other critter.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02

Beautiful faces are those that wear
Il matters little if dark or fair
Whoie-soued honesty printed there.
Beautiful eyes are those that show,
Like crystal panes where heart-6res glow
Beautiful thoughts that burn below.
beautiful lips are those whose words
Leap from the heart like songs OF birds,
Yet whose utterauce prudence girdS
Beautiful hands are those that do
Work that is earnest and brave and true,
Moment by moment, the long day
through.
Beautiful feet are those that go
On kindly ministries to and fro
Down lowIiest ways, if God will it so.
Beautiful shoulders are those that lear
Ceaseless burdens of homely care
With patient grace and daily prayer.
Beautiful lives are these that bless
Silent rivers of happiness,
Whose hidden fountains but few may
gness, Fl.
Beautiful twilight, at set of sun,
Beautiful goal, with race well won,
Beautiful rest, with work well done.
Beautiful graves, where grasses creep,
Where brown leaves fall, where drifts
lie deep
Over worn-out hands--Oh, beautiful
sleepl
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02

Poverty and whiskey are inev-
liable concommitants. They at
tend each other with unchanging
fidelity, and in thousands of in-
stances the poverty in the South
is the legitimate result oftoo much
whiskey. Many Of our people con-
clude that they cannot get along
without it-that 1t is indispensable
to their health and energy But
the idea is a fatal one 1t may
strengthen for time, but like a
deadly narcotic, leaves the system
weaker after each dose, Till finally
it has undermined the constitution
of the man and made q total wreck
Of his moral and physical strength.
Poverty, then, stares him in the
face. but he is powerless to Crap
pie with it, and life becomes lin
gering experienceof W int, sorrow
and Improbable drudgf rs.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02
The True Cause of the Pres
emit Business Depression.

The New York Herald states the case
correctly when II says: "Tle railroad
projectors were using not capital en- ned,
but borrowed money. When at last
they could borrow no more they sud-
denly stopped. What was the re: III?
First, the thousands Of men who had
been used IN building the railroeis wore
discharged. and the other thousands OF
farmers. manufacturers and shopkeep-
crs who had supplied these with the
necessarics aud luxnries Of life ia turn
lost the market for their products. Then
secondly the demand for railroad iron
mot track bars alone, but whole mes
Of ironmoDgery needed by railroads
was seriously checked; and. again, other
thousands Of families were thrown out Of
employment by the stoppaye Of mills.
foundries and machine shops; and, again,
still other thousands farmers, manu-
features, merchants and sh,pkeepers--
found heavily diminished market for
their products. But with the stoppage
Of iron mills came the stoppage OF coal
mining; with the stoppage Of railroad
building came check to the lumber
business. and in every case loss and d.
minished trade fell uron the numerous
population who live by supplying coal
miners, lumbermen, carpenters, car
makers, &c. Between September, 1873,
and September 1875 in less than two
years, over one thousand millions Of
railroad bonds in the U. s. have been
declared "failed," which means that the
Interest due to their owners has not
been paid. How much Of this great
sum is held here is not known --proba-
bly, not less than half. This, again,
represents great loss Of income, much
Of which would have been expended;
and here. again, is loss Of market to
producers Of all kinds. Consumption
being thus checked by general ess,
poverty and prostration, con. quent
upon wasteful railroad construction, il
is natural that we should have period
Of stagnation aud hard fimes.'
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02

Joseph Wharton, Henry G, Lea and
William Sellers, Of the Philadelphia In
dustrial League. have published card
protesting against Judge Kelley's finan-
cial projects, which they pronounce un~
sound and revolutionary. They declare
that "sooner Or later the couufry spuot
necessarily return to the standard of
value which no legislation can change,
and that all schemes which promise re-
by postponing the inevitable are
worse than futile, and must render the
restoration destructive, which other
wise should be financial" This is
blow from the right quarter at judge
Kelley, coming asst does from repre-
sentatives Of the class which be expec..-
ed to chime in with his initiation theo-
rieg
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02
A Handy Conseiencc.

M son WOULDN'T steal peaches from
Mr.. Gammon's orchard, | HOPPER
"No, ma, wasn't in the crowd the
other night"
THAT'S right my boN Keep out Of
bad company and you'll never do wrong.
Let your conscience be your guide in all
things" and the fond mother patted her
son approvingy on the head, and went
about her duties with light heart.
Left to himself tho boy soliIoquized;
"You don't catch me foolin' around
old Gammon's. My Conscience can
guide me to lots Of better orchards than
his where there amt 20 dog, nuther. ~
Missouri Ry,ltnSMicker.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02
The .sSlave Instruction" ut
Winchester.

continue my recollections of
my school boy days at Winches-
ter. In 1882, a startling and hor-
rifying event, which preceded that
date, had thrown the people of
Virginia, and to greater or less
degree the people of all the slave
holding States, into a condition
of the most feverish excitement
The feeling everywhere within the
borders of the Old Dominion, and
emphatically in those portions of
the State where the slave pOpula-
ton was considerable, was as that
of earthquakes or volcanoes.
[ will be anticipated by readers
of my own generation, among the
sons and daughters of the mother
of States and of statesmen" as al
luding to the slave insurrection,
headed by Nat. Turner, at South
Hampton, whose horrors have fur
nished some of the darker shades
Of Southern history.
Although Frederick county was
really more Western Virginian
than Virginian in the mat
ter of black population and gen.
eral popular habits, and was rea-
sonably expected to cast her lot
with her sisters West of the Blue
Ridge when the separation took
place, which the writer of this
has always regretted she did not
do, still her proportion of slaves
was considerable enough to make
her white population apprehen-
sive of a probable REPETITION of
the South Hampton horror with
in her own borders. Winchester,
being the largest town, then, in
the Shenandoah Valley, felt the
shock of that event more than the
inhabitants of smaller places, and
dreaded the imitation by her black
population of the attempt at self
liberation of Nat Turner and his
miscalculating associates.
AT length, on a calm summer
night, while all Winchestrians,
who had no immediate interest in
or connection with slavery, slept
tolerably soundly, swift messen-
ger came dashing into town Oh a
foaming steed, after the manner
of Sheridan's ride as described by
Whittier. He had not started,
however, from point twenty
miles away, but only from one,
Eve or six miles distant, perhaps
less, from the venerable town
whereof | write. He brought the
unwelcome news that the negroes
had commenced an instruction
on'Apple Pie Ridge.
1t occurred to some one more
level-headed than the average citi-
zen, that to say nothing of the I'M
usual brightness of the moon
light, the neighborhood referred to
was rather singular place for the
headquarters of such an attempt,
it being rather Quakerly in its
population. | am, indeed, not
sure that the owner of the farm
wherein the uprising was said to
have become a verify, was not
himself member of the non
slaveholding society of friends
But suggestions OF false alarm
had no weight, for fear had got
the mastery over the popular
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02

An improving tone is observed 10
nearly all general lines Of trade. The
New York World takes very compla-
cent and satisfactory view OF the situa-
ton. 1t says:
"Upon the whole the outlook is most
gratifying for healthy revival Of trade
throughout the country--not such Fore
ed activity as would lead to wild specu-
lation, over-tradidg and extravagance
but regular, steady, legitimate and
growing business, based on the actual
wants OF the community, betrayed by
the products Of the soil, the work and
labor Of the people and the income from
accumulated capital. Such business
is the first step, and very long one. In
the new road toward material prosperi-
" aud national wealth"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02
Sleep FOR Children.

There is no danger that children can
sleep too much. The old proverb,
"who sleeps. eats" ia illustrated in those
childeen who sleep most. Wakeful
children are almost always peevish, ir-
ritable and lean. If they can be iu-
duced to sleep abundantly, they are
quite likely to become good natured
and plump. Their sleep should DO as
much during the hours OF darkness as
possible, therefore it is better that they
should go to bed before sunset to have
their sleep out, than to lie long after
SUNRISE in the morning. 1t is well to
let any healthful growing child or young
person sleep till he awakens himself.
and then give him such variety and
amount Of outdoor exercise as shall
make him glad when be,ltime comes
again.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02
A Forest Forty Feet Deep.
[ From the EIdoro, Ia, Ledqer. j

From he Eldord, a., Ledger.)
Between thirty and forty feet below
the surface of most of Eldora township
once grew great forest Of trees not
now indigenous to this section. Yester-
day, John Dinnsl and Hank Dresser had
q log five feet long and twelve inches
thick, which they had to chop through
with an axe to finish digging the we'll
they were working ill., The tree was
complete, branches and bark, fresh as If
just buried, though it must have rested
in the grave, thirty feet below the sur
face, for many year. The timber is
tamarack, something not seen in the
woods about here,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02

About one mile from Fredonia, KY,
is a spot Of ground eight or ten feet
square, where nothing will grow, and
where salt can be scraped up by the tea
cupful at almost any time. Ifa stick
is laid down there at nightfall, next
morning II will be covered with thick
coating Of salt; cattle turned into the
field will go to this spot and lick the
dirt for the salt as they would a salt
barrel. There il doubtless stream Of
stroug salt water Immediately under the
spot and not very lar undcr thu snifscs.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02
Painful surprise to a Sister.

Inc Milford Dell news says. nurs-
day, 10Th instant, Mary Gray, Of West
Chester, was found dead in her house
10 West Chester. Her sister, the only
companion Of the household. left on the
preceding Tuesday to visit some friends,
and in spite Of every exertion to asccr-
tain her whereabouts, the effort proved
unavailing, ard in the absence of all re-
latiobs the body was Inferred on Satur-
day afternoon. On Saturday evening,
a few hours after the funeral, the sister
returned, aud upon entering the house
was surprised at finding everything SO
quiet and cherries, and not until the
intelligence was then impaired to her
was she made acquainted with the truth.
She subsequently, informed her friends
that she was only about one and half
miles from West Chester all the while,
hut the family were not subscribers to
the newspaper AMI hence she failed to
learn Of the Sudden death OF her sister.
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REMINISCENC ES.

WRITTEN FOR THE xARTIssBcRe ISpEPESDEST
BY A BERKELEY BOY.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-02

Thomas r. Sharp, ESQ.,, Master of
Transportation of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, recently purchased at
public sale, for $25. 900. the fine estate
Of the late Colonel G. III. Lynch, situa-
ted on the Dan river, in Rockinham
county, North Carolina, twenty miles
west Of Danville, Va, and containing
i,4lo acres, iocludipg over 5000 acres
Of river bottoms u inexhaustible fertili-
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-10
Post Office.

MAILS CLOSE.
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Eastern way, l1.d0 a. IN -.
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Woodstock way, (Stage) 1.B0 p. III. .
Chittenden, (Tuesdays and Saturdays) BOO PM
Stockbrldge (stage), 1880 y. IN.
Bennington, IL IS. 1.50 and $50 p. m.
MAILS ARRIVE.
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Eastern way, lbs p. IN.
Troy way, 900 p. IN.
Troy, 1900 q. M, 900 and lao y. IN.
Albany. 1900 a. IN. and $40 p. IN.
Boston, Las II. N. ard LOS p. III.
Canadas, 1882 q N.
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Burlington, li.40 and 1898 II. IN.
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New York, 1900 a. M, 4.l0 p. IN. and Lao ". m.
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Bennington, il.40 am. and d.40p. IN.
Woodstock way, (stage) 1900 10.
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boxes will be collected at VIC and lilo a. hi.
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NAILS at q. 90 p. IN. All letters deposited in the
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DEL. & HUDSON CANAL co.

On and after Monday, Sept 9th, trains Will
run as follows Sundays excepted):
LEAVE WHITEHALL
700 Il. m. EXPRESS, Tor Schenectady, Troy,
Albany and way stations Con
meets at schenectady with N. &c.
& H. X. r., for the West, and at
Troy and Albany with Express for
GOING SOUTH FROM RUTLAND VIA
SARATOGA,
$50 a. m. NEW YORK EXPRESS, arrives at
Troy 40 p. M, Albany 1.56 p. m,
New York 81 p. m. Connects for
West at Schenectady.
800 p. IN. MAIL for all stations south. Con-
meets at Troy and Albany with
sleeping car train for New York.
SOUTH, VIA RUTLAND & WASHINGTON
DIVISION.
LAO a. m. NEW YORK EXPRESS, arrives at
Troy $40, New York ll.2S a. IN.
Connects at Troy with through
train for Carbonate and Scranton
100 p. M. SPECIAL NEW YORK EXPRESS,
stops at all stations on X. d W.
Division, arrives at Troy 44O New
600 d, m, SALEM ACCOMMODATION, ar
rives Salem 7.5O p. m.
FOR PORT HENRY VIA WHITEHALL.
$50 u. m. EXPRESS. arrives Whitehall 1920
am, Port Henry l2.45p m.
800 p, m. EXPRESS, arrives Whitehall 400
I'm. Leaves Whitehall $50 p M.
arrives Port Henry TO- 10 D. IN. Tie
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RETURNING LEAVE PORT HENRY
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