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caught by tho first conner, whether
expert or not.
Bass may be an improvement on
the old-time species of fish-doubt-
less they are in size. But they are
too smart for me, and it requires
more patience than / have, / con-
fess, to catch them.
/ cannot contentedly close this
chapter without mentioning an in
cident over which / have laughed
heartily more than once, although
it was in the nature of a rig on my
self. As we left the falls, on our
return to the mouth of Back Creek,
the point of debarkation, aware
that | had my shotgun in the
boat, and was anxious to have 3
shot at something, unable to resist
the temptation for practical jokes,
my friend and pilot, G w. r., sung
out:
"See that old duck with her
young ones ~
he being in front of me so as to.in-
tercept the view more or less, / cock
cd my gun and was Just about TO
shoot, when chuckie, excited by
the click of the lock caused me to
suspect instantly that / had been
badly sold. And so / was, as /
could see the next moment. IAN
old duck and her young ones had
been well assimulated to my excl
ted imaginations, by a dusk-shap-
ed weed-a bullrush, or something
of the sort, with smaller weeds ar
rayed on either side oft.
:" Wait,o said the mischievous
wag, !" till you get a better range
of the flock.'
AS | dropped the gun from my
shoulder, loud burst of laughter
told the whole truth, at which /
could not help laughing myself.
j. e. S.
WASHINGTON, March 8. 1875.
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Result of Examination for
West Point.

The examination of candidates
for West Point was held at the
University on Wednesday last,
commencing at 8 am, and lasting
seven hours. Six young men from
various points of the District con
tended for the honor. The test, by
written questions 3 n answers, was
unusually severe, the examination
in arithmetic alone occupying
three hours.
TO secure an unbiased choice,
each contestant was required to en-
close his papers, unsigned, in a
large envelope in company with
his full name under seal in a small
er envelope
No knowledge was, therefore,
had of the name of the successful
party until the decision had been
reached.
The unanimous choice Tell upon
John Hopkins Woods, son of Sam
uel Woods, Esq of Phillippi,
Barbour county, whose name was
accordingly presented to our Rep
resentative, Hon. J. M HagAus. -
MOrgdntOlOn Post.
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a Model Composition.

In a dingy room sat an old man
writing with a Roman nose and a
tall hat. Not far from him,a brok-
en-back chair supported his daugh-
ter with rickety legs, and cracked
rings. In the same room was an old
woman blowing the fire with a
lean cat uuder an old stove, being
the wife of the old man writing
with the Roman nose. In corner
might be seen hungry boy eating
onions with bowlegs and red hair
from table which he swallowed
without chewing. The whole scene
was overlooked by an old clock,
ornamented with Pocahontas saw
ing John Smith, three legs cover
ed with cobwebs and wound up
every eight days by the old man
with a brass key. Ever anon and
the door was ratified by cold dog
without any hinges nor knob.
Through the broken window
might be seen a woman cutting
cabbage with a baby on her arm
through the shattered panes of
which daylight feebly shone.
Another window looked out upon
the street where stood a little man
wiping the sweat from his face
with hand organ, carrying a mon
key on top, by grinding which he
had thought, in vain, 10 get a few
cents from the old man writing
with tall hat. Such were the
lodgings of the miser, being the
old man writing with the Roman
nose so squalid and miserable that
it seemed as if no thrifty broom
had ever entered there.
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State News.
PETER.

Two children of widow Burns
came near being scalded to death
by pot of coffee, near Weston,
last week.
Col. Woodford, of Lewis county.
has brought suit against a school
teacher for SANDER.
Forage is about exhausted in
Lincoln county, and many cattle
are for sale cheap. Sheriff's sales
will be extensive at the March
term of court.
A mad dog roamed through
Jackson county recently, creating
considerable excitement. A num-
Der of hogs and other animals were
hitten before the rabid animal was
dispatched.
A Taylor countylGranger fell in
love with a bouncing piece of
country calico ard proposed mar
riage. The day was set, the mar
riage feast prepared and the guests
had all arrived, but the bridegroom
came not. They all waited until
they could wait no longer, when
messenger was sent for him. He
said that SO far as he was concern
ed, he was only in fun, and utterly
refused to. become Benedict. So
the affair was postponed. The
young lady does not give any evil
dence of being broken-h hearted.
She has neither big brothers nor
shot guns at her fathers house.
but she proposes to show the young
Granger that shell hath no fury
like woman scofned.v You bet
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A bill was reported from the
Judiciary general committee in the
Pennsylvania State Senate on the
18th of February entitled can
act to protect the children of this
commonwealth in their right to
acquire useful trades This bill
passed to it's third reading one day
last week. 1t declares unlawful
all combinations and associations
having for their purpose the pre-
vention or Encouragement of the
apprenticing of minors to trades.
1t also provides that fine of not
exceeding two hundred dollars, or
Imprisonment not exceeding six
months, or both, shall be imposed
upon any person who shall attempt
by any unlawful means whatever
to prevent an employer from tax
ing as an apprentice any minor
whose parents are desirious Of APP
prenticing him.
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Am Offer.

We are willing to put up one hun
drcd dollars against a like amount
The money to be given to the
Martinsburg Relief Association
that the INDEPENDENT has lar
ger number of bona fide subscribers
than any paper published in this
county. The list of subscribers to
be sworn to and submitted to a
disinterested committee of three
gentlemen to be chosen by the Re-
lief Committee. That's business.
Will any one take the offer?
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LEGISLATION.

Only one of the very few bills
which became laws at the recent
session of the Legislature is of in
terest to our immediate section. A
bin introduced by Mr.. Gettinger to
relieve our people in measure
from the heavy school tax now
levied, was passed in the last mo-
ments Of the session. 1t was a
very important measure, and some
of the desired features had to be
stricken out to secure it.
Mr.. Gettinger, as well as
our other Representative and
the Senator from this county la
bored hard in behalf Of the legis-
lation desired by their constituents,
but it was absolutely impossible to
accomplish anything. They are to
be congratulated that they secured
the passage of the school bill even.
Most other counties Jared much
worse. We may take the occasion
to remark that if majority of the
Legislature had been made up Of
such men as this county sent, there
would have been no cause for COM
plant about lack of intelligent
labor
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EXPLANATION Wanted.

FROM tNt CNNTtCStUH tOuTteT
After it was ascertained that the
Governor would not veto the Capt.
tai removal bill, a wine supper was
given at the Hale House and q
portion of the removalists, men,
bers of the house and members of
the lobby, became jolly drunk ,and
told a portion of their little secrets.
Among other things, they stated
that at the announcement of the
next session the friends of Charles
ton had majority in the House,
but that the removalist made q lit
tie arrangement with Hon. G.. j..
Faulkner, by which they promis-
ed to make Faulkner United States
Senator in 1877, if he would give
them for removal a portion of the
votes from the Eastern Panhandle.
Faulkner accepted the proposition
and furnished the votes, and it be-
came a0le .tdH dccomDti, as they say
at st. Cloud. Now this little ar
rangement may have been effect
ed, or it may never have been
made, and it is important that the
Third Congressional District
should know whether il is true or
false. Will Mr.. Faulkner be kind
enough to rise and explain
His explanation, if he makes it,
will be very entertaining reading ;
his silence and refusal to explain
will be very significant.
Martinsburg independent and all
papers in the Third District please
copy. y KANAwHA.
An explanation is now in order
Who will crafty the inquirer
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Governor Jacobs aud members
of the council and citizens commit
tee on capital buildings, have been
prospecting around Wheeling for
a building for use as capitol
They finally agreed upon the Lind
sley institute, which is the same
building occupied by the State of
ficers during the former temporary
visit of the capitol. Some OF the
citizens, however, want to erect a
fine building for permanent use.
We take it, however, that those in
favor of that project, know but lit
lie of the sentiment of the Legisla :
ure.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13

TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE
CIVIL Observation-Disclosures Yves
colt, hotel-keeper of Richmond,
Va, on Monday, hung out sign
on which was painted: Drinks
five dollars, subject to a discount"
The theatres also issued tickets at
three dollars, under the same con-
ditions.
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The Result Ina New EFanap-
shire.

CONCORD, NH, March IT, Dis
patches received at the republican
headquarters this morning in-
dictate that the House is republican
by more than ten of a majority.
The Senate stands five TO five, no
choice being made, in two dis
tricts Blair republican, and
Jones, democrat, are elected to
Congress.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13

The latest returns from the
New Hampshire election do not
show such a sweeping Republican
victory as atfirstsupposed, though
the struggle was a well fought one,
and the Republicans have
made considerable gains. There
is no election of Governor by the
people, but Cheney, the Republi-
can candidate has plurality, and
will doubtless be chosen by the
legislature, which is now claimed
to be Republican. Two Demo
cract and one Republican have
have been elected to Congress. -
The delegation in the last Con-
gross stood two Republicans and
one Democrat.
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Mr.. Beecher seems to be getting
unfortunate. At the outstart the
defence has begun stumbling and
bungling and losing the very best
effects within their reach. Tracy
read his great speech 10 the jury
in such manner as to waste its in
fiuence on the desert air; by lu-
dicrous mistake large part of his
manuscript was published in an
enterprising evening paper day
before it was read to the jury, and
though he started out very brilli-
antly he completely fizzled before
he was done.
The first witness in Mr.. Beech
er's behalf was so tangled up in the
cross-examination that he denied,
or rendered suspicious, every ma
terial statement of his direct testi-
mony. The second witness, who
impeached Tilton's evidence in re-
gard to the Winstead scandal, mod
flied under cross-examination the
most damaging part of the testi-
mony and thereby broke to great
extent the force of what he had
already sworn to.
In a trial where SO much atten-
ton has been given to effects this
is rather unfortunate to begin with,
The plaintiff and defendant have
both been astudinizing from the
start;lparading their friends before
the jury; seeking to impress that
body with the affection, esteem
and sympathy they are enjoying
without by setting up floral trib-
utes in full view, and doing all
manner of things never before at
tempted in court flaw, with a
view to influencing the minds OF
the jury. Since the defense began,
however, it seems to have lost its
spirit, and that, too, at the very
critical time when it was necessary
to undo all that the plaintiff has
done. This is blue beginning for
Mr.. Beecher, and he and his coun-
sci had better improve their tao
tics if they would improve their
prospects.
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The indications are reported to be
somewhat brighter for an early re-
sumption Of work in the mining re-
gions of Pennsylvania.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13

A bill has been introduced in the
Virginia legislature to punish par
ties creating disturbances in hotels,
theatres and other places ofamuse-
ment. 1t is intended as a protec-
ton against the Civil Rights Bill.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13

The Newbury silver mines in
Massachusetts,is creating great ex-
element, and operations for devel-
oping the hidden treasures are
quite extensive.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13

The Ohio State Grange met In
Columbus on Monday. The report
of the Secretary shows that there
are JAG oranges in the State,
with 5000 members. Every coun-
ty in the State was represented.
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James Burlington, representative
in Congress from the First Massa-
chusetts District, died at home in
Fall River, on Sunday.
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BY an act of Congress approved
March Srd inst, the postage on all
mail matter, except letters and
newspapers from an Office of pub
LEGATION to regular subscribers, is
increased from one cent for every
two ounces, or fraction thereof, to
one cent for every one ounce, or
fraction thereof, in other words,
the postage on third-class matter
is doubled.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13

A convention to organize in
dependent "Greenback" politi-
cal party is in ression in
Cleveland, Ohio. The con-
vention is under the immediate
auspices of the Workingmen's As
ISOLATION, and the movement seems
to be particularly in the interest
of the laboring classes.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13

The Republican Stat Contra
Committee of Pennsylvania have
resolved to hold the next State
Convention at Lancaster, May 20.
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The railroad war goes on with
increased energy. Passenger rates
west have been cut to such an ex-
tent that it is now cheaper to trav-
ell than to stay at home.
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Hon. A. III, Stephens has left
Washington for his home. His
health is feeble, and it is thought
he cannot live many months lon
ger.
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A bill has been introduced in the
New York Legislature to enable
Mrs. Tilton to testify in the scam
dial suit.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13

The Worcester Press says an
Amsterdam fool has just started to
walk around the world.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13

The appropriations made at the
ate session of Congress aggregate
$152,7S4,000.
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The railroad war seems to be
drifting farther from a settlement
each day that it continues. Presi-
dent Garrett has declined to sub
init tho questions in dispute to a
Board of Arbitration, and Presi-
dent Scott says he will continue
the war until the stock holders of
the Baltimore Company ask for
quarter. In this war of the giants
it is hard to tell who will win. In
the meantime the general public,
outside of the stockholders Of the
two roads, are reaping the benefits
of cheap travel and freight rates.
1t, however, brings Western grain
more directly in competition with
ours.
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<suibbling About the Capital.

The Wheeling mledigencer of Sat
urday contains a long editorial in
reply to our friend Buzfuz's consti-
tutional reasons for non-removal of
the Capital. We beg to assure the
hatelhgeRcer that when the question
0fpermanent location comes up for
settlement, Martinsburg proposes
to take hand in it. We trust the
people Of the Kanawha Valley ana
the people of Wheeling will recog-
nize the availability of Martins
burg on account of its accessibility
to all the people of the State, and
the great commercial cities of the
East. What we do not want is the
H1telligencer to endeavor to work
up feeling in Wheeling that the
people of this section opposed
temporary removal by using the
silly remarks of" Pa and his son.
They do not represent any person
here, and have not been able to
WELD any influence with the rep
resentatives of this county ON the
capital question, or upon any
other question. We hope there
fore the HateUigencer will not try
to arouse the people of Wheeling
against us by any such process
The Wheeling representatives
know Messrs. Grantham, Gettin-
ger & Small, and are therefore bet
ter posted as to the sentiment of
this community than they can be
through anything that may ap-
pear in the columns of the organ.
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A SCENE roR A STUDY.

BIT JEAN NoLow.
White lay the snow over roof, over wold-
White hung the moon in the frosty sky;
And huddled aheep, that crouched in the fold,
Wore the white rs,ment dropped from on high
But little window, rustic and old,
Cleaned cheerily red on the wanderers nigh.
A painter passed on his way, that night;
What . scene for . study I" the painter said;
"FAiriy CLEANS that ruby light,
Icicles fringe IL from overhead;
Oh, moon, thon art ghostly, Oh! world thou art
white!
IA look in the window all warm and red"
b he looked-but whatever his eyes might
His pencil told me, HIS lips were dumb,
I might guess. but who weuid listen to me!
And the days Of the painter have told their sum,
Would you know, you must wait till your soul lis
free,
And you two meet in the world to come.
Here is the study the painter wrought;
little way on that window glows,
And the prints Of the children's feet brought,
Up to the doorway, sthwart the SHOWS,
And the moon beams fell like afterthoueht
And silver. their pathway who now repose.
Cold shows the world and the sky round about,
And WARM brean that rudy light between;
OF the painters thought need not doubt,
For long Ike his study his life has been;
All. long time his lot wss to walk without,
From the one light apart in . wintry scene
But 1 hope, where the white flakes freeze no
more,
hope. where winter is and gone,
For the cold Of the night that went before
he almost forRets how he made his moan;
Aud almost forgets how they closed the door,
And doomed him to work in the world-alone.
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Glass.

Probably the Romans were the first
to employ glass for windows. Some
remnants of glass panes are to be found
to- day, in their frames, in the buried
houses of Herculaneum and Pompeii.
They substituted glass as material for
bottles, in place of the leather which is
still in vogue among thespoorer classes
in the Orient. Epicuresns in wine
then, as now, determined the age of
their article by the seal upon the cork,
and the label impressed upon the glass.
Glass goblets were less popular. Gold
and silver reluctantly yielded the palm
to their new tangled rival, which sought
popularity by appealing, not to the
poverty of the poor, but to the desire
of novelty among the rich. Even arti-
fcial stones and pearls Of glass were
not unknown. Whether mirrors of
glass were known to the Romans, or
whether they depended exclusively, as
they certainly did chiefly, upon the re-
sources of the Jews-polished metals
is question of grave dispute among
the learned in such matters-a dispat5
into which We shall not venture to en-
ter. 1t is safe, however, to say that
the only use of glass which modern art
CAP claim with assurance, as exclusively
its own, is the employment of it in
those optical instruments which re atl
once the children and the psrep..
much of modern science.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-01-09

The plants of Europe have in many
cases driven off the vegetable tribes of
America and Australia, and occupied
their sites and while the footsteps of
the white man are sounding the DEATH
knell of the aboriginal people, his
plants are destroying those of the poor
savage. There is no kingdom on earth
SO revolutionary as the vegetable king
dom. Plants may be said to live amidst
strife and constant struggles, and to
slay each other mercilessly, though
without bloodshed or cruelty. The
larger trees of the tropical forests are
eutwined and throttled by trailers, and
Rugged by linas till they die; smaller
plants seem to wait for the places filed
by their stronger neighbors. There is
less rivalry in European forests, only
because few sovereign species of tim
Der tress, like the Scotch and spruce
frs of Scandinavia, hold possession of
the soil and do not allow the approach
of rivals. The plants that feed the
populations of the world have prevailed
in the fields of nature and of cultivation
by virtue of conquest, effected with or
without the aid of man and it is re-
markable that the most useful plants
are the most robust and elastic, such as
the hardy grasses and those great wan
derers, wheat, rice, maize, and millet,
which have followed man in all his mi
orations. What a determination of
physical character wheat, maize, the
banana-tree cassava, and others must
possess, since they have pushed their
way among their compeers, till they
each dominate over wide surfaces Of the
globe, and their true or native country
cannot now be determined lz-Macmit
Tos,,o Hfuou
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---S1ts1..--s. s..-.gll
The agent of the asspoiatioo his been
assured thst the governor Of Aabama
will recommend to his LEGISLATURE the
funding OF tie debt on these terms at
per cent. Sswill the, new gorrnor of
South Caroliia. The governorof Mis-
sissippi, Gen. Ames, will urge ne fund
ing CT the old epudiated bone issued
by the plantersbank Georgia, being
easily able to pa what she ows herself,
declines to makeany terms aiall. Gov.
Kemper, of this site. after scne delay,
agreed to recommpd to the legislature
then about to asseAble here the fund
ing of the debt of Virginia into
four per cent. i1rling bonds, I'M
der the plan of thu ASSOCIATION. He
urged it on the Legislature with great
earnestness, and Mr.. !. M. T. Hunter,
the treasurer, also preses for adop-
tion Kemper and Antr combine
can carry this finaacia measure
through the general asseh Hy, and they
are sanguine of success, yith it in con-
verting the whole deh Ito four per
cent. sterling bonds.
Mr.. McCulloch, late of Jaw Cooke,
McCulloch & Co., of Londo WAS here
at the bondholders' confe,nce. He
examined the plan for tuning these
debts and was entirely statistic with it's
feasibility. He will probabl co-ope-
rate in London and become OF Of the
parties managing the enterprise There
has ben great mystery kept NJ about
all this matter, and it has been tficuIt
to get at the facts but the abovetate-
ment will be found to be cCect.
though probably it will astound ome
persons mere 10 see IL III Prih''-t ch-
,,,ond Cor. ~. Y Herald.
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