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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-06-19

II A pious young widow in Mil
waukee, speaking of handsome young
fellow who lives in her neighborhood,
says: 81 feel set back year in my re-
igion every time I meet him." sl..
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-06-19

S An aristocratic New Yorker. on
being requested by rich and vulgar
young fellow for permission to marry
"one of his girls gave this rather
crushing reply: Certainly; which
would you prefer, the housemaid or
the cook /"
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pT A knowing girl says she would
rather be a dozen widows than one ole
maid. M. - -. IL -.
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@ A failure in good cause is bet
ter than a triumph in bad one.
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"Pasu go noe re dit ath isof
fee, is line " to fill out" in the Hay-
ilah, CAL, Mner.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-06-19

N A good cause is more injured by
q weak defense than bya strong attack.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-06-19

SE A Western paper speaks OK
new paper mill which will be made "a
brick one hundred and seventy-iive teet
long"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-06-19

DJ To be angry with weak man is
proof that you are not very strong
yourself.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-06-19

~ DIR. Cunningham, of this city,
received box marked: Product
of Missouri; one hundred and fifty
bushels to the acre; can California
beat it?" The doctor was anxious to
see what would grow in Missouri at
the rate of one hundred and fifty bush
els to the acre, and FASTENED to open
the box, which he was astonished to
find filled with emaciated grasshoppers.
California Gannot +" beEt ~, Lgs 40
geles Herald
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ndS- The trunks of some California
rose trees are six inches in diameter.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-06-19

s Five years hence all vegetable
will probably be cooked by steam.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-06-19

" "They put him in a shog case
was the remark Of 10 rural lady who re-
Gently attended acisy funeral y
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-06-19

= SE We let our blessings grow moul-
.dy and then call them curses.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-06-19

IS ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING By
JOHN MILLER MURPHY,
soiToP AND PROPRIETOR.
Subscription Rates
Advertising Rates

DyA liberal deduction will be made in IA
vor of those who advertise four squares, or
upwards, by the year.
~ Legal notices will be charged to the at"
torney or officer authorizing their insertion.
y Advertisements sent from distance
and transient nC.ices, must be accompanied
by the cash.
70 Announcements of births, marriages
and deaths, inserted free of charge.
UT Obituary notices, or "poetry" append
ed to marriages or deaths, will be charged
one-half our regular advertising rates. We
will not hereafter deviate from this rule.
Oy Blanks, Billheads, Cards, Catalogues.
Circulars, Bills Of Fare, Posters, Pamphlets
Programmes, &C., printed at reasonable rates
OFFrcE-Corner of Second and Washington
Streets
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s@ 1t is motive alone that gives real
value to the actions of men, and disin-
terestedness puts cap to it.
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sar Boston expected to have the big
gest kind of Il centennial time on the
17th.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-06-19

E Jones gave lawyer bill to be
collected to the amount of $50. Call
ing for it, after awhile, he inquired if
it had been collected. "Oh, yes" said
the lawyer, ct have it all for you"
What charge for collecting?" "Oh,'
said the lawyer laughing, "I'm not go
ing to charge you-why have known
you ever since you were baby. and
your father before you; $50 will be
about right" handing over ten dollars.
WELL" said Jones, as he meditated
upon the transaction, "it's darned
lucky he didn't know my grandfather,
or shouldn't have got anythingw
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-23
A Too Gallant Condu ctor

Conductor b is always very pc
lite to the ladies. All conductors are
polite to ladies, particularly so provid-
ed they are young and handsome. Miss
G was handed on board at the
station as carefully as though she was
"glass--to be handled with care" An
extra seat was turned over on the sha-
dy side Of the car, and the conductor
took seat by her side to do the agree
able, having met Miss c. on the
train before. Presently as matters were
going along nicely, an old man in his
shirt-sleevcs half throw himself into the
seat in front, which the conductor had
unlocked to turn over for the benefit Of
the parties more Immediately concerned.
Mr.. b spoke up sharply: go
away from here.' But the old man
didn't go. Conductor says, still more
shardly, "Go away or I'll make you."
But still no so, while vacant, prevok-
ing smile sat upon the face Of the in
truder. Whereupon Conductor B
grasped the old farmer by the nape of
the neck. At the same time the young
lady grasped the arm Of the conductor,
exclaiming, please don't Mr.. B.
This is my father"
Ever since Conductor B al
ways asks young ladies if they are trav-
cling alone.
rHarner
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-23
An English Decision About
Cock Growing.

From the Albany Lor Jolrndl.)
A recent decision Of the Brompton
county Court in England ought to be
widely promulgated in this country, and
it ought not be safe for even Mr.. 0'Con-
or to challenge it's correctness. The
plaintiff brought an action.to recover
damages for nuisance caused by the
growing Of cock on the defendants
premises. II appears that the plain
tiff and defendant occupy adjoining
houses In Kensington.
The defendant has fowl-heuse in his
garden where he kept number OF fowls
and among them bantam cock which,
by its Growing at 4 or O'Clock in the
morning, disturbing the plaintiffs wife,
who was i'll, to such an extent that ii
hindered her recovery, To keep fowls
is in itself harmless enough certainly,
but, as the judge pointed cut, legal
rights may under some circumstances
be pushed to excess, and such is the
case when they interfere with another's
enjoyment Of his or her rights.
The principle is perfectly clear, "Sic-
uterc tue ut alienum non ladas,' (so
use your own as not to injure another
We may mention also in this connection
another decision of an English county
court, whereby an action of trespass
was sustained against an nronaut whose
balloon had alighted on the plaintiffs
corn-field, and the defendant was made
to pay not only for damage done di-
rectly by the balloon, but also for that
done by the rabble following the balloon.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-23
Advancing Civilization.

MusKoGEs, October 21.--Enoch
Hoag, ofthe Central supcrintendency,
left hero this morning on . visitto the
western tribes. He was accompanied
by an escort Of three, connected with
the Indian Service. He will make the
annual payment to tho Sac and Fox
tribes while absent. Mr.. Hoag states
that his report for 1876 to the Depart
ment will show greater advance in civ
ilization aud wealth by the Indians Of
the territory than in any previous year,
better crops than ever before and near-
ly'double the acreage. It is more than
ten fold greater than ia 1869. A gon-
eral state of good feeling prevails among
all tho tribes and satisfaction is felt BY al
that they are progressing finely and
desire to continue tho experiments to-
wards becoming self-sustaining without
molestation. Maj. Knox, Of the Inter-
Tor Department. is at present in Patio
wattomie Nation allotting their land to
individuals, they having decided TO
take them in severality. This tribe aro
mere largely mixed with the white ele-
ment than any other tribe Many Of
them have good farms, farming imple
ments and stock, and are building
Sc, 900 school house out of the tribal
fund.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-23
Game Vanishing from Alex
3ndFla va.

The Washington Star has this Alex
andria item:
Wild ducks, cartridges. rabbits and
squirrels are beginning to make their ap-
pearanee in market. but sell at high
prices. The numbers killed in this
neighborhood are diminishing yearly, in
consequence Of the gradually decreacing
stock; and in few years all the game
that reaches here will come from dis
lance. II has been but comparative
ly few years since that the flocks Of
wild ducks in the river, near this city,
were large enough to almost hide the
sun when they were flushed, and to
make noise resembling distant thunder
and that deer and wild turkeys were
plentiful within five miles Of this city,
but since then the gunners have beco me
so numerous that oil the game have been
SCARED away, and not 30 much as
snow bird can be seen in miles walk
in the country.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-23
who Can Count the stars.

Did you ever try to count the starsl
nsed to try to do so myself but some
how always fell asleep before I could
get through, and when woke up I
could not tell where left of. I'm told.
Though, that it has been done, and
that there are only about eight thous-
and visible to the naked eye. Don't
they make great show for number
no greater than that2 But the Raven
tells me that his master, the Astrono-
mcr, says that those we can see with
our eyes alone are but a very trifle COM
pared with the number that he can see
through his telescope. Flo says for in
stance, that there are eighteen millions
Of stars in the Milky Way. Now it's
OF no use | can't even think OF such
number as that. My head isn't big
enough to hold them. T"Jack-in-
the-Pulpit," st Nicholas for Oct.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-23

The Roanoke Valley, published at
Boydtan, Va, says: Especial Constable
r. d. Puryear, brought to Jail in this
place last Wednesday evening Jick Will
kinson. (coloredl, charged with the rape
of young white girl above Cla-ksviIle.
The circumstances are singular to say
the least. 1t seems that on last Thurs
day week the girl was sent by her faith
err TO drive some hogs ont Of the corn
field and while out of hearing, Jick
came up aud told her that she had to 60
with him or die, and she went. They
roamed together for twelve days, and on
last Thursday night they were overhaul
ed in negro cabin and Jick arrested.
Jick says that she went on her own freq
will. IF it is case OF rape it is the
most protracted one on record"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-23
The Freemasons and tine
Pope.

The success Of thee recent Frsemason's
Congress at Lausanne, in Switzerland,
has been so decided that sirailar meet
ing in 1877 is already talked of, to take
place in Rome or in London. If in
Rome, its president would probably BE-
King Victor Emanuel; ifin London, the
Prince Of Wales. 1t is said thar as a
body, the Freemasons would prefer
London. A meeting al Rome would
appear to be direct antagonism to the
Pope, which Victor Mmanuel weuld
probably not desire to appear to en-
courage, particularly II, As rumor states.
his Majesty has not given over the hope
Of reconciliation with bis Holiness
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-23

The wonder that more serious
consequences were not common
was natural, however, to any one
who was aware of one of the Gus
toms introduced among the canal
hands. / was reminded Of this
custom which was giving whisky
freely 10 the canawiers, as / look
ed across the Potomac toward the
former site of "Shanty Town at
Dam No. 5, during my recent visit
to Berkeley, as one of fishing
party made up by my Old friend,
George w. Robbins. The number
of '.jiggers' of whisky, offered in
competition by constructors, had
been as high as sixteen day
there. Remembering that the
small tin cup, so-call6d, hooked to
the bale of the whisky bucket
for that beverage was thus carried
to the works, that number of
times a day, as if water--held
about gill, one not acquainted
with the practical workings of
this custom would have anticipat-
ed such an inflamed condition of
the brain as made conflicts very
frequent and homicides inevitable
But such was not the case. There
being only those of particular
clan on each job of work, the men
seldom came to blows. Their
heads were oftener broken by the
bosses than each other Accidents
were of frequent occurrence be-
cause of their drinking ha pits.
But they worked off the whisky
to such degree, that it did not
seem to effect them as it would
have effected an equal number of
Americans. Hence homicide was
a thing of rare occurrence. / ne
ticed, however, that their hurts
generally healed more slowly
than those of patients of more alb
stemious habits, as was to be ex-
pected, rejecting how much alco-
hol was mixed with their Celtic
blood. j. T.. S.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-23
Where IL Came From.

A Detroit girl picked upa new beau
the other evening at church, and when
they reached her fathers gate he accept
ed her invitation to go in. He was per-
fumed to kill, and it wasn't long before
his musk reached the back room in
which the old folks sat. The old man
was heard stubbing around, muttering
and growing, and presently he opened
the door aud passed out and walked
around the house. He came back after
shutting around for a few minutes, and
pounding on the parlor door he inquir-
ed:
"Evangeline, where's that piece of
candle ?"
81 don't know father; why?" she in-
quired in return.
"There,s skunk or something or
other under the addition, and I've got
to hunt him out or we can't live here
over night
The young man didn't stay long after
that. - Detroit Free Press.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-23

Time is money, but health is hap
piness. If you have a bad cold or
cough, use DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup,
it will cure you. Price, p cents.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-23
The Location Of the Capital.

From the Greefl0Taer Independent.
The question of the permanent
location of the Capitol isone which
should be settled at the earliest mo-
ment, and should not longer be an
element to disturb either the har-
mony of political party or the
harmony of section of the State.
1t should be determined i'm some
mode which will be just and fair
to all portions of the State. The
people of the State demand q set
Element of this question, and we
trust the Legislature in its wisdom
will devise some means of accom-
plishing this desire.
We are not welded to any par
ticular plan OF locating the Capt.
tol, but the following occurs to US
just and reasonable, and we sug-
gest for consideration, hoping the
press throughout the State will
discuss the matter with the view
to having it promptly disposed of:
On day to be fixed by the leg
islature, the sense of the people Of
the State shall be taken by vote,
whether the Capitol shall be To-
Gated at -, or -, Or.
These blanks to be filled by vote
of the Legislature. One of them
by some town on or near
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
west of the Allegheny, on or near
the Parkersburg road, one by the
name of some town on or near the
Chesapeake and Ohio road.
The ballots shall be printed bal
lots, furnished by the public prin-
ter in this form:
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-23
THE LAND OF DREAMS.

Across Lethean seas.
1t is a region over whose existence
The shades of doubt and disbelief
are cast.
Realm that lies, obscure by night
and distance,
Vague, visionary, vast.
Whereof haste to bring, O friends and
strangersl
Some brief account for l am travel
worn;
Bat lately reaching, after many dangers,
The margins of the morn.
The mountains left their SUBMITS, dim
and hoary,
In melancholy grandeur far away;
And all things wear pale and languid
glory.
Unknown to brazen day.
There ancient Night, her starry rule
sustaining,
>ways her mild scepter over sea and
land;
Amid her royal court serenely reigning,
With Peace at her right haud;
And Sleep, her slave, dusky and huge
as Dagen,
Before her, prone and powerless as
the dead
One arm still round his purple stained
fagon,
And one beneath his head,
There all strange beauties that rapt
Fancy renders,
Enchant the sense: from cliffs that
ned around,
White cataracts, moonstruck with gold
en- splendors,
Drop down without sound.
Still meadows, where nocturnal blooms
are growing,
Languid with leve, lie rapt in SUM
berous calm,
Woeed by enamored winds so family
blowing
From groves of dropping palm.
BY winding creek and sedgy-margined
The heavy-headed peoples dose and
doze;
Narcotic sweetness fills the air forever,
And all things love repose.
And round the land a mighty wall
arises,
Upon whose gates eternal starlight
CLEANS,
Showing a legend with antique devices
Inwrought: The Land of Dreams.
And by the portals wait a motley le-
gion,
Who lead you onward through de-
lightful bowers,
Into the fair recesses of the region,
To beds of lotus flowers.
Then music rises, r-cadenced, holy:
What time on elm Instruments they
play;
Some low and Lydiau melody, that
slowly
Steals Sorrows sowl away.
Or else you skim lone lakes in wizard
barges,
By slow and measured motion borne
alosg,
And hear at intervals, blown from the
marges,
The Fairies, choral song.
There all night long, upon the purple
highlands,
The drowsy sentinels of ghostly tow
Call to each other, in the starry silence,
The measure Of the hours.
But by no swing of rhyme may en-
deavor
The music of those mellow bells to
show,
Which to these sleepy sounding voices
ever
Did chime responses low;
Most like that delicate and airy ringing,
OF which the bulbul-hearted Hsiz
tells,
When. with the zephyr's fiuctuation
swinging,
The lilies shake their bells.
There clear reflections of the days de-
parted,
Like weired aurora, flush the silent
sky, A,
And phantoms of the lost, the tender
hearted,
Embrace us lovingly.
There haggard Anguish peacefully re-
poses,
And darling arms unhappy Love en-
fold,
Despair lies down upon bed Of roses,
And Perjury wadss in gold.
Heaven opens awful on the Christian
vision,
He fears, and sees, with half-suspend-
ed breath,
The white-robed Elders. and the palms
Elysian,
And Jesus conqueriug Death |
-DR. CosNELL.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-23

West Virginia's share of the
Peabody school fund this year IA
81. 100.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-23
First Choice, -
Second Choice,

Each voter shall fill up each of
the blanks with his first and Sec
and choice of places respectively,
but not inserting the same name as
his first and second choice. No
ballot shall be counted which is
not so filed up. Ifany one of said
towns Is thus determined to be the
first choice of the people of the
State, the Capitol shall be located
there permanently. If neither
town is the first choice ola major
ity of all the voters actually vot-
ing, The second choice of a MAORI.
ty of all the voters shall be the To-
cation. If neither is the second
choice of all the voters, then the
location of the Capitol shall be de-
termined thus: 1t shall be located
at the place which has plurality
of votes. The votes for each place,
whether as first or second choice,
shall be added together and con-
sidered as the vote in favor of each
town.
The Legislature should, at its
next session, order this vote to be
taken, and make, at once, q suf-
ficient appropriation to build the
Capitol and other necessary build
ings, to be expended as soon as the
Governor shall proclaim the result
of the election.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-23

One Of the frankest comments made
by disguised Democratic journal tho
morning after the Ohio election was
the following from the Mecon Teie-
graph and Messenger: Gas we have
been fearing for some days, Democracy
has gore to the devil with a rush, and
Radicslism is more alive right low than
it has been any day in eighteen months
The defeat Of the Democracy has
brought the White House once more 10
sight of the Jacebins. For this result
the Ohio Democrats are sorely respon-
sible. They threw away or ignored
issues that gave them thirteen ont OF
twenty Congressman, and majority Of
nearly $1,000 last year, and took mp
one that placed them On the defensive
from the jump. Instead Of fighting
Grant and the corruptions and villain
les OF his infamous administration, they
set up howl for moro currency. or
all the imbecile, jaskassical, fat-witted
performances this heads the procession T"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-09-01

Two BOYS SHoT-THE OLD STORY
Yesterday morning boy named Fitz
gerald, son of Michael Fitzgerald, wal
carelessly handling pistol, and fired
it, the ball going through the flesh,
part of his left hand, blowing fur.
row in the end OF his third finger, and
taking effect in the bowels of q com.
panion named Eisiminger, son of 4. j
Eisiminger, who was standing near
Drs. Gruwell and Owen dressed the
wounds, but have not been able al
this writing to find the bali in young
Eisiminger, as it glanced. It is not
thought that he is dangerous, how
ever.-OskaloOsa Herald.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-09-01

ARTISAN WELL.--In boring for
coal, about four years ago, on what is
known Is the Roos place, now owned
by L Il. Stilee, one mile cast of town,
svein of water was struck, in white
sand stone,f SO feet below the surface,
which raised in jet 10 feet above the
mouth of the bore.
Recently this well has been enlarged,
under the supervision of Col. Vernon,
to four inch bore, tubed and other.
wise improved, and now flows l35
barrels of pure, soft water per day. II
still flows with the same force that II
originally did, and it il proposed to
erect reservoir to contain the water
Such we'll would be q very handy
thing to have in the city for fire pur'
poses.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-09-01

The net earnings were sufficient to
pay tho interest on tho outstanding
bonded debt (s2, POI, 3OO and leaves q
balance OF $l26,234 %, equal to s.2S
per cent on the preferred stock. Il
The road bed is reported in good
condition, except the eleven miles
which is to be replaced by tho new
line. Many Of the culverts need re-
placing, and one truss bridge must DO
rebuilt. Since the present company
took tho road, 521s miles of il have
been laid with new and 81 miles with
repaired rails. The old rails have
boon in use, many of them, for eight
or ten years. Very near all the sid
ings, of which there are l7.76 miles,
have bcep relaid with repaired rails.
OF new fence 3S miles have been built.
Several new depots have been built ;
others need repairs. The machine
shops also need repairs.
The new line from Buena Vista to
Sand Prairie, II miles, will, It 10 be.
lieved, fully repay its cost in the d.
minishcl expense Of working, owing
to the lowering of the grades. II is to
be finished this fall, and will cost
about $780, exclusive Of tho rails.
Contracts have been made for 1900
tons of rails and $4,000 ties to be used
during the current year. Gate City.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-09-01

SERIOUS ACCIDENT. - Mr.. Lewis
Barkheimcr,a Brother to Joseph Bark
heimer Of this city, met with q serious
accident on last Saturday, at EldoD
where he has been for some time en-
gagged in selling sowing machines and
organs. While driving his team il
became frightened and unmanag cable
and ran away, throwing him out and
breaking his leg below the knee, the
bones passing out through the flesh
and stockings. lie was somewba,
otherwise injured. - E,idyriYe al.
aDDce,