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Papeteries.

The a ntion of the ladies is in
vited new stock of latest styles of
Papeteries just received at the indie
pendent Book Store. The list en-
braces the following popular b,a ads:
The "Florence"-two sizes of fine
paper and envelopes, one bott,s fine
violet ink, and pen, and pen-holder
in each box. The "Rob Roy" the
"Corinthian',very fine; the ''Golden
STAR Observation-Disclosures and fine;
the Lancaster" "Oriental," "Vic-
toria, "Hyacinth," "Longfellow,"
Hawthorne" persian, Mag
nolia," MERIDIAN ''Court," "Al-
pine,n Alexandria. "'Fireside,"
"Belmont," and several other
brands, making complete stock of
the latest styles of box papers in the
market, and which will be sold at
low figures.
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Incorporated.

The Secretary of State Tuesday
issued Certificate of incorporation
to the Merchants Board of Trade of
this city, ''for the purpose of promot-
ing the interests Of trade by every
legal and honorable means-to pro-
mote and protect the mutual inter-
ests of the members by prudent and
confidential interchange of opinion
concerning all matters directly per-
tanning to trade, and especially of es-
tablishing fair discrimination be-
tween the honest patron and nom
paying purchaser. The Board is to
keep its principal Office at this place,
and expire Nov. 1, 1895. Capital
subscribed, $500, paid in $50 !; with
privilege of increasing said capt. al
stock to $4,000. The shares are $40
each.
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LOCAL SPLINTERS.

School teachers should read more
newspapers and less text books.
Young ladies contemplating mar
riage are learning to split kindling
wood.
Almanacs and diaries of 1876 re-
mind one of the approach of the new
year.
The bed of Queen street now pre-
presents comedy and improved APP
pearance.
A young lady in a new pair of
striped stockings always prefers to
kick a gate open.
Tie spalrows will need your care
during the winter. Don'tneglect to
feed them,
Rabbits are reported more plentiful
this season than for several years
past. Good news for the boys.
Gad-a-bout wives can never keep
secrets entirely to themselves. Their
husbands on coming home are pretty
generally sure to find them out.
Our fishist and the New American
Base Burner man drew blanks at Fall
ing Waters on Saturday. The bass
have gone into winter quarters.
The fall grain is growing finely un-
der the influence of the warm sur
shine and the recent rains, and the
fields present an unbroken emerald
green.
"The weather prophet who recent
ly predicted three weeks of pleasant
Indian Summer = weather, has ia
ken in his sign and gone out of the
business.
The holiday season is approaching
when 1t will be in order to present i
bald-headed man with a hair-brush,
and a poor man with an expensive
pocket-book.
If the ladies of the period are as
just as they are beautiful, they will
contribute something toward a statue
for King Canute. He was the person
who originally ordered the tide back.
Coal stealing haze become SO prev
alent along the line of the G. v. r.
r.. that that the Company have
PidCCu lilSiit Wdbtiuidli db CfCiy ILL
portant station along the line Of the
road.
The trees are bare but what need
we care Hot buckwheat cakes
warmly furnished for the breakfast
table, mince pies are ripening, celery
is crisp, and turkeys are fattening
for Thanksgiving.
The Council ought to have CON-
Portable place to hold their meetings
curing the cold weather. The taxes
are high, we know, but all charita-
bic people would stand an additional
mill or two to see them comfortable
housed.
A lady put her watch under her
pillow the other hight, bub couldn't
keep it there because it disturbed her
sleep. And there, all the time was
Ter bed ticking right underneath
her, and she never thorght of that
at all.
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The Potato Cure.

A gentleman of this place inform
ed us recently that he had tried the
potato cure for rheumatism and
found great relief. The remedy is
simply to carry a potato in the
breeches pocket. He showed us the
potato which he had carried in his
pocket for several months, and it
had become completely petrifed.-
We have not much faith in the rem
edy, but is so simple and harmless
that any one afflicted with rheuma-
tism might try it ''just for fun" We
notice in an exchange that a Della
ware man announces that he cured
himself of rheumatism by carrying
a raw potato in his pocket three or
four weeks, and says he has recon-
mended the remedy to his friends
with similar effect. No one, there
fore, should suffer with rheumatism
as long as the potato crop is not a
total failure. And one potato will
cure a case of rheumatism in three
weeks, of course twenty-one potatoes
ought to cure the same case in one
day-though not many pockets are
large enough to carry that many po-
| tatOeS.
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From the Deer Hunters.
YELLOW SPRING HOTEL,
Mountains of Hampshire,
November IA, 1916.
arsenic.

NoNChOCA III -otcs
To the Editors Of the Independent:
Your correspondent, in company
with several gentlemen, le.s your
beautiful city on the morning of
the 18th on a trip to the noun
tains in quest of deer, bears, wolves,
&c. After a pleasant drive through
the Valley and over the noun
tains, at this season of the year
beautiful beyond description, we
arrived at the hospitable mansion
of our host, Mr.. Asa Cline. This
is truly the land of "buckwheat
cakes and honey" and If you could
see our friends G. r s., and the
DIR. eat, you would think they
were hollow from the boots up.
We have enioyed the hunt thro'
the mount ins for deer, but as yea
have not succeeded in capturing
any. In view of our i'll luck we
have appointed committee
to inquire into the expe-
diency of searching for a '.live
box" which might be found some
where in the mountains. That, as
you know, is an old trick of un-
successful fishermen. Your &C :
respondent spent quiet Sabt tn
with the family of our host. Gu,
friend McGinsley "pulled out over
the mountains and far away" and
missed his dinner.
The Doctor and A. HI. went on
"still" hunt, and are enthusia- C
in their description of the advan-
tages attending a ."still" hui -
They were only partially success
full, owing to the fact that the ap-
pie crop in this section is little
short this season.
George is a little "blue' to-day
He allowed a large five-prong
buck to scare him yesterday. The
buck came up to within ten yards
of him and stopped, and George
got the "ague" and let him pass
on unmolested. His experience
was akin to that of friend Kyne,
over in Meadow Branch short
time since. George says there is
mo use talking the Sudden and
unexpected sight Of a deer does
"turn a fellows heaG' and so con-
fuse and mix him up that he don't
know what to do" and IN nine
cases out Of ten he will stand still
and do nothing, as In his case.
We have four wild turkeys and
a catamount as the result o. our
hunt thus far, and are now anx-
iously waiting tomorrow to go af-
ter that "five prong" chap which
gave George the ''ague."
More anon,
BERKELEY.
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The Danger Wet Coal.

People who prefer wetting the win
ter's store of coal to lay the dust on
putting in their cellars do not gener-
ally know that they are laying up for
themselves a store of sore threats
and other evils consequent upon the
practice. But so it is said to be.
Even the fire damp which escapes
from coal mines arises from the
slow decomposition of coal at a tenn
perature but little above that of the
atmosphere, but under augmented
pressure. By wetting mass of fresh
ly broken coal and putting in a
warm cellar the mass is heated to
such degree that carbureted and
sulphureted hydrogen are given off
long period of time, and prevade
the whole house. The liability of
wet coal to mischievous results un-
der such circumstances may be APP
preciated from the circumstance that
there are several instances on record
of spontaneous combustion of wet
coal when slowed in the bunkers or
holds of vessels. And from this
cause doubtless many missing coal
vessels have persisted.
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Grand Jury.

The following list comprises the
Grand Jurors summoned for the No
vember term of the Circuit Court,
which commences on Tuesday:
Daniel LaFevre, James Criswell,
Benz. G. Speck, Daniel Sutton, j. b.
A. Nadenbousch, Edmund Mckown
b. NJ. Kitchen, Hiram McKown,
Thornton Henshaw, G.. W. Hoke, j.
w. Pitzer, Jeptha Hensel, J. L. w.
Baker, Jacob Miller, Levi Tabler,
George S. Pitzer.
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The base ball season is over, and
our Modocs have gone into winter
quarters. We suggest that they
keep up their muscular development
by taking charge of a wood saw dur
ing the winter:
Lay aside his base ball trowsers,
In the closet put his ball,
Hand aloft his hat and shoeSes,
He'll need them nevermore this fall.
Gone to meet the ''fiies.n
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A Live Alligator.

Our fellow townsman, A. s. Cham
bers, Jr., who attended the Brother
hood of Railroad Conductors Con-
vention, at Atlanta Georgia, brought
home with him young alligator,
which he presented to &c. Williams
Jr., at whose Drug Store the ''scaly
varmint" can be seen by all who may
have any curiosity in that direction.
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Positively THE BEST.

DIR. Morris Syrup of TAR, Wild
CHeRRY and HoREHoUND is the very
best compound ever prepared, advertis-
ed or sold by any person or under any
name wha.eye for the immstlis,e re-
lief and permanent cure of ca his,
Colds, Group, Whooping Cough Broa-
chitis. Asthma, and all disca s Of q
Consumptive type. will thorougl u
eradicate these alarm ag symptoms il
one-half the time req iired to do so BY
any othcF medicine. II is purely veg
table aud contains not a particle Of
opium or othor dangerous drug. Ply
sicians all over the country endorse Il
as the most etficacions antidote known
for ali disorders OF the throat and lur "a.
1t never fails Every bottle gualse 4
to perform rxactly as represented. Be
sire to obtain DR.. Morris Syrup Of
Tar, Wild Cherry and Horehound.
Trial size, 10 cents.
For sac by d. j. BRIDGE, next
door to Post Office.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

E. Boyd Martin is Book-Keeper
and Collector for the Independent
Printing Company. All mopeys due
the Company must be paid to him and
he is authorized to receipt for same.
In order to keep the books and ac-
counts correct, mo one connected with
the office will receive or receipt for
money except the regular bookkeeper.
INDEPENDENT PRINTING 60.
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List Of Dead Letters.

The following is list of letters re-
naming in the Post-Office Nov. Is,
and will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office Nov. "a, if not called for.
Ellen Banks, Annie w. Baynard,
Berkeley Insurance Co., j w Beane,
Foreign John Briscow, VIM Bow
ers, Elisabeth Collins, Katie Curtis,
John Hawn, VIM Fisher, w Lucas,
VIM Norwood, Wm Roaby, Eliza B
Sechrish, Harry Turner, George w
Weisenburg, Marry Wood.
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Thanksgiving Services.

In pursuance Of Of Proclamation
by the President of the United States
and the Governor of the State OF
West Virginia, designating Thurs
day, Nov. 20, as day of Thanksgiv-
ing and Prayer, to be observed by
all christian people, the Ministers
Association of Martinsburg, a their
last meeting, agreed to hold a Union
Service on that day in the Lutheran
church, commencing at 104 O'Clock
A. NJ. Appropriate addresses may be
expected from Revs. DR.. Riddle Cor
nelius and Evers. The public are
cordially invited to attend.
l.. G.. MILLER,
Sec. Ministerial Association.
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N carly Finished.

The painters have nearly finished
painting and identifying the vesti-
bule and Clerk s Office. Things look
good deal handsomer, and if the
offices had nice walnut furniture we
would let up a while in improve
ments then.
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Sheep Butchcred.

Messrs. VIM. Henshaw and Boze
Snodgrass, adjoining farmers on the
Winchester pike, were visited by
some slaughterers on last Saturday
night. Strange to say, the villains
who butchered left the hide. The
owners would sooner have the hides
ofthe depredators.
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The popular and reliable firm of
Gettinger & Hoke have just received
another large addition to their stock
of MEMS and BOYS WINTER BOOTS.
Dealing exclusively in these goods for
many years, and having arrangements
with some of the best Factories in the
country, it is fair to infer that they are
enabled to do certainly as we'll both in
variety and prices as any house In the
country.
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baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, November

FLoUR-Howard st. and Western
Super $4.5Oa5., Extra $500a5. so, Fa-
mily $5.75a7 rs, City Mills Super SO
25a4.50, Extra $4.75a5. 25; Rio brands
$8.75a7 100, family $6.25.
WHEAT-Southern Red 81 05a1 Az
Southern Amber, 81 42a1 As; White,
81 15a1 40; Pennsylvania red 81 30&
] 33; Western red 81 32a0 OO. Ma
ket active.
CoRN--southern white, 70a72; yel
low 10 cts. western mixed 724 cents
steamer 66a67 cents.
OATs-southern new 40a41, wes-
tern white 37a40; mixed 43a4S. Mar
ket firm.
RYE. Prime Southern 50 cents;
western IS cents; dull.
HAY Maryland and Pennsylva-
MIA new $4,000; market very dull
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Thanksgiving.

Governor Jacob has issued his
proclamation, designating Thursday,
November 25th as day of Thanks
giving and prayer to be observed by
the people of the State. The day
fixed upon is the same as that disig-
mated by the President Of tie United
States, as a day of National Thanks
giving.
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We notice that our neighbors, Messrs.
Gettinger & Hoke, are just opening a
large and pretty assortment of LADIES
FURs. From their long experience in
these goods, we doubt not they are able to
give good choice in variety and at as
moderate prices as they can be bought
in any ofthe large cities. They deal in
no other than perfect goods and warrant
them to be such.
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Caught Fire.

A passenger car on the G. V. r. R..
caught fire in the roof from the stove
pipe yesterday while standing at the
depot in this place. 1t was discov-
cred and put out before any consid-
cradle damage was done.
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Under direction Of Rev. J. p. Hyde,
A. NJ, located in Martinsbufg, will
be ready for the reception of Pupils
on the First Monday, l6th) Of Sep
TENDER.
The Presid, mt will be assisted by
a full corps of experienced Teachers
The instrumental and Vocal Music
Departments offer superior advant-
ages, first-class instruments and COM
petent Teachers.
The College will be supplied with
tho nanessarv Chemical and Philoso-
phfcal Apparatus f0r illustrating thu
various subjects.
Aug. I7--d&wtf
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A Good Yield.

Mr.. Jacob Ropp is now gathering
field of corn on his farm at Little
Georgetown which will yield an av-
erage of sixty bushels to the re-
Hard to beat.
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Ladies, misses and childrens shoes
and CATERS, manufactured expressly
for our trade, and will be sold for
cash at lowest living profit by
sep18wtf. DEATRICK.
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Go to Frazer, Bishop a. Co. for any
kind of Coal, at lowest figures also,
cut and split wood.
If you want Red Ash Coal that will
not clinkeT, guaranteed, Frazer,
Bishop & Co. has it. Call and see.
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HagerSt0wn Academy

A SELECT English, Classical, Math-
Aematical and Commercial School
Aor young men and bows.
Now open for admission Of students.
D8- Board and Tuition ut reasonal
rates.
For terms, fc., address,
JAS. T. CARLISLE, A. NJ,
Principal.
Sept. 18,1wd-3mw.
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Postal

Thomas Rectar is appointed post
master at Leachtown, Wood county,
West Virginia, vice James Wadling,
resigned.
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We are receiving our fall stock of
mems, boys youths and children's
boots, which we are prepared to sell
at lowest prices, buying direct from
manufacturers for cash. Call in and
examine our prices. No. IL Queen
Street. DEATRICK.
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Recollect, Frazer, Bishop q Co. not
only advertise screened hard coal but
they screen it. Hard and soft Coal
lower than it can be bought elsewhere
in the town, and always full weight.
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The boy who will howl like a fog
horn If he hits his shins with a little
piece of kin6ling, will fall thirty-one
feet out Of a chestnut tree and say
nothing about it, If his neck amt
broke, for fear he won't get to &c
again.
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J.L.W.BAKER. DRUGGIST.
No. I2 NORTH QUEEN ST.,
having Cat great cost and expense) fitted
up a frst-class Drug Store, Is ow furn-
ishing
DRUGS,
MEDICINES,
FANCY ARTICLES,
AND NOTIONS
at the lowest prices for cash.
With his present increased facilities he
is prepared to dispense Prescriptions &C.
cording to the latest and strictest rules Of
Pharmacy to his customers and ell who
may favor him with their support and con-
fidence, at as low prices as any drug store
in any city.
A full supply Of the celebrated Shakers
Garden Seeds on hand.
no For medicines at night, pull the
bell.
Feb 90 1a1k---i fdaw
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A full and complete line of Gum
and Arctic over shoes, at lower prices
than evca known, at the BOOT and SHOE
Emporium Of GETTINeER & HoKE.
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A Hancock woman paid a large
sum to have wart removed FROM
her nose by the cauterization process
There isn't any wart there now. on
nose either.
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Ladies Kid Gauntlets, black and
colored, direct from the manufac-
turers, at very low prices for cash at
seplo,wtr. DEATRICK's.
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All kinds of Anthracite and Btu
Coal, at lowest prices. Shut
the Coal dealer. July30-tf.d&w
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Something Nice.

Ladies' Cloaks and Waterproof
Suits, ready-made, at
ltdawl TIMBERLAKE'S.
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The Latest Styles.

Nine. Demorest's fashions just in.
Cali and get a cat; lgue at
1tdaWf1 TIMBERLAKE'S.
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SPECIAL LOCALS.
EVERY FARMER

in Berkeley county is requested to see our
Country Hammered PIOw
Iron before purchasing. We only ask
you to see them, and we are sure OF sell
ing. H. A. RIDDLE
K,g Street Hall.
March 6, lST5--wtf.
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MARTINSBURG HARRIET.

Sept. 18,1wd-3mw.
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THE FEMALE COLLEGE.

Feb. 20. 1871 Fdaw.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-06-19
TERRIBLE DISASTERS.
Great Calamity in Iceland.
VILLAGES DESTROYED, THOUSANDS MADE HONE.
LESS, AND MANY PERSONS KILLED.

LoNpoN, June l2-About six weeks ago
there was heavy rain Of ashes and cinders
along the northern coast of Norway, covering
the ground several inches deep. lnyestiga.
ton revealed the fact that these strange ma.
terials, coming from an0rthwesterly direction
like immense clouds through the air, were Of
volcanic origin II was at once thought that
there must have been an eruption OF Mount
Hecla in Iceland. steamer was despatched
from Copenhagen, and that vessel has return.
ed from Rejkjayik, with news of an unparal-
leled disaster. II seems that the outbreak
began ON Christmas, and has continued ever
since with scarce any interruption. For seven
weeks before Christmas the inhabitants were
terrified by subterranean noises like thunder,
which extended through nearly two.thirds Of
the island. Early in January followed earth
ouakes in all directions, and at last, an old
extinct volcano near NatrayskGd, opened
and for four weeks continued TO eject i'm.
mense quantities of liquid fire, lava, ashes,
and muddy fluid mass at boiling heat. The
village, and some smaller hamlets aud farms
within a radius of twenty miles, were destroy.
ed, and over a thousand people had to Zee
for their lives.
After four weeks this volcano ceased, but
at that moment another extinct volcano, nearly
hundred miles away, near Myyatu, sent its
burning mass upon the peaceful habitatons
around. This eruption lasted for several
weeks, the village OF Myvatu became prey
to the fiery elements, aud the whole country
for more than fifty miles around was devasta.
ted. More than eight hundred Of the people
are reported as having been rendered home.
less. Early in March there seemed to be
general upheayal Of the earth in the whole
central portion Of the island new mounds, as
il were, rose to the surface, some to n height
of several hundred feet and over thousand
feet in diametqrat the base, amid tremendous
shocks Of laundering beneath. They split
open at the top and vomited forth their burn
ing contents upon the surface around them,
covering distance Of 200 miles. Ten thou.
sand people are said TO have lost nearly all
their possessions, and the remainder, who live
nearer to and along the coasts, some 40, 0O0in
number, are themselves too poor to support
such a vast number of needypeople. Several
hundred persons are also reported to have
persisted. The world renowned Geysers have
dried up since the terrible eruption began,
and instead OF water, these mysterious fun.
nels emit immense quantities of hot smoke
and ashes, which, during the night, rising
several thousand feet into the air, appear like
gigantic columns Of hameless fire, visible for
hundreds of miles. Ii is said that no historic
record Of any volcanic eruption anywhere in
the world compares with this, either in terri
tory over which il extends, the number of
newly opened craters, or the time OF its dura.
ton. The Copenhagen Government has is.
sued an appeal for aid to the sufferers.