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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-19

The Reading (Pennsylvania) Times
says that tho annual love feast Of the Dun
kers Is in progress on the farm Of Mr..
johnson Miller, neal Litiz, on the line
Of the Reading and Columbia Railroad.
The exercises are held in a barn, tho
northern side Of which is occupied by
the women and children, aud on the
south side the men sit, entirely separated
from their wives, sisters and sweethearts
by a stout plank platform five feet high.
their hats laid on an extension Of boards,
which serve as Q very convenien that,
rack. Bishop David Garlick, Of Noun
Joy, directs the religious services, assist
Cd by three or four preachers from other
countries. The services are conducted
in the English and German language,
sermons, singing and prayers alternating
in the two languages. No hymn books
are used, the words being lined out by
the preacher in the singing tone Of the
olden time, and the congregation hearth
y responding. There are five meeting
houses in the district, one near Litiz tone
near Mannheim, one at Petersburg, one
Mount Hope, and the other at Graybill's,
near Pcnnville. A large concourse Of
people are in attendance. The general
expenses are paid by voluntary contri-
button, and the provisions are furnished
by the members according to their means.
None Of the clerical order receive any
salary. The place Of worship is delight
fully cool, and its rude and novel APP
pearance In no wise detracts from the
fervor or effectiveness Of the services.
The practice of the men kissing each
other is one of the striking features Of
heir salutatiops.
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NO. IL


lkrom the Rocky Mountain Ns,rs.l
In September, 1850, the first babe
saw the blue Idaho armament and
breathed the crisp mountain at
mosphere under circumstances lit
tie less primitive than those which
attended its Savior's birth. David
Cartwright and wife were parents
who were rendered happy by the
little fellows appearance, and the
boy was horn under the spreading
branches Of a pine tree, which Is
still standing near the centre of the
village. This specimen nugget
seon became the pet--and, IL Is
said, the somewhat d~emoralized
pet--of the rough miners, ard, In
catching their rowing disposition,
he rambled around the confines Of
the camp at the rather youthful
age of two years with the apparent
ease of an Arab. He was called
Rock on account of his wonder
full hardness, and often showed his
appreciation or the honor confer
red upon him. The browning act
of Rock life, SO far as Is known,
was accomplished just before he
discarded his swaddling garments,
at the age oil two and q half. While
on his way to superintend the
working Of some extensive gulch-
diggings one day, he tumbled
headforemost into q well, where
the bottom could only be found At
a depth OF 80 feet. Upon striking
he only found six inches of water,
and didn't propose to be worried
much by such a fall so Immediate
ly commenced calling for help. 1t
was his sad fate, however. to re-
main in there six long hours be-
fore being discovered, but when
men finally come to the rescue his
pent-up wrath knew no bounds
There was no crying about it, but
such q volley Of invectives upon
the heads of neglected. parents ne
yer before fell from childish lips.
Here Is a sample: "YOu 1nk I kin
tay in a well all day wifout muffin
tie eat like a Fog? Fly wasn't no
better fodder'n mudder'n '0u I'd
do wifout chillenl"
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A Bank TeIIer's Ruin.
WASHINGTON, d. G.
From the Neu York Sun.

NItOFt tftC AfNW ~"
Ella Katen alias Ella Shaw, was
held in $4,000 bail to answer a
charge of completely in the defal-
cation committed by VIM. III. Les
lie, late receiving teller for Dun
can, Sherman &Co. VIM. H. Les
lie testified
st was employed by Duncan,
Sherman & Co. for 16 years, latter
Nv as receiving teller / took in all
So, 900. l gave Ella Shaw, of III
West Eleventh street, $4,000, and
spent as much as 500 a night in
houses of i'll fame. | have been
stealing from this firm for 3 years
and more. 1 told my wife that /
had stolen $4,000, also Mr.. Moss,
of Wailack's theatre, but not from
when / had taken the money. |
sent Ella SIS, 900 in gold certificates
by a messenger boy. She was to
exchange them for bills on Lon
don. When walking from my
house, 10 East Twenty-second st.,
to the Grand Central Depot, to
catch the s p. NJ. train, / was met
on Broadway by two men, who
asked me to take a drink. / refus-
ed, and they told me they were de-
tectives. They walked with me to
Forty-third street, where they hail
ed a coach, and thence we rode to
the Central Park. They took, un-
! der the plea of settling with me all
nv money, drove to Washington
Square. ana there left me One Of
them said he would see the Chief.
He came back and said the Chief
would not believe him. He gave
me back a sovereign and $40. l
( took the Central railway and went
to London, (Canada.) Ella Shaw
sent me $500. Macintosh, Chief
Clerk of the firm, met me and beg
ged of me, as a personal favor, to
tell him when the wrong was COM
mitted. / told him how / was
robbed, but he would not believe
me. Ithen volunteered to return
to New York and try to hunt up
the money for his sake. / was ar
rested by the police of Canada,and
came to this city with Ar. MacIn-
tosh I stopped at the house Of
Mr.. Bangs. a private detective, In
Lexington avenue. / have lived
with Ella Shaw for over two years
and a-half.o
Judge Kilbreth held Ella Shaw
alias Ella King alias Frenchy, in
So, 600 bail to answer the charge OF
receiving stolen goods, and James
Barclay, of 90 Macdougal street.
became her bondSman.
Leslie was sent to the T0mbs on
a charge of grand larceny.
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MART1NsBURG, WEST VIRGINIA. SATURDAY. il

and cared for in other respects
Some writers insist that only one
thing should be allowed 10 grow
in a field at a time. 1 do not urge
that extreme view. But ! do in
sist that to a field which grows APP
PIES as it ought to do, the farmer
can afford Il little more rest from
the growth Of the cereals than he
gives to fields whose soil ia net con-
stantly drawn upon by hundreds
of fruit-bearing trees.
Then, again, new orchards should
be planted to take the place OF the
old ones. When they come into
bearing the old one, should be re-
moved as 'incumberers OF the
ground" and the field wherein
they grew should be, practically,
known no longer as the old Or
ciiard." The old orchards which
dot Berkeley county all over. are
e~ve-sores, and marks of d.scredit.
Full of dead limbs, and nearly or
quite le~afiess, their tops serve a
observations for BIRDS of prey such
as hawks and bee-birds, while the
only conceivable use of their rot
fen trunks il to furnish nest-holes
for feckers and wood-peckers, and
insects whereoH to feed their cal
low young. Those who relish the
~ceaseless din of the w0od-pecker's
hoarse notes-if there be SUI h--of
course will differ from me and let
the unsightly old trees remain a
year or two longer. But | trust
the Patrons will shame them out
of ii through their discussions on
fruit-culture, to the consideration
of which they ought to be-, and
probably are, largely devoted.
J. +. s.
WASHINGTON, ID. c..
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Eckskurshuns Is maid on a bote.
Sumtimes they birst, not the eek
skurshuns, but the bote-but some
times the people on a eckskurshun
60 on a birst. A bote is big a5 q
house, an has a pump In the mid
die Wen you go on eckskurshun
in the da time, the men t0rk pol
lyticks, and the girls tork about
eche luther, and rufies and hats,
but a moon lite wun, they sit round
In groops, with only 2 In a groop,
1 man and | girl-he forks ekon0-
my ? guess, cos he SCENT to study
the waste that is near him-and
then they cum pair chekes, an see
who has the most.
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The Old Watch Dog.

Gen. Spinner's approaching re-
tirement from the T~reasurer's of
flee is calling out the tributes his
long and faithful service deserved.
The st. Louis Republican says:-
FRANCIS Il. Spinner has now been
treasurer Of the United States for
IA years. In that capacity he has
been the guardian and distributor
of more money than probably ever
passed through the hands Of a sin
gle man. and not cent ever stuck
to his fingers. So faithful has he
been to his trust, that not even in
the hottest periods Of political an.
tagonism, or the darkest periods
OF popular suspicion, has a breath
of SANDER sul'ied the fair mirror %
his fame.
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"No," / don't want none of your
lightning rods, said a Kentucky
farmer last week, to a man who
had stopped at his house to put up
patent lightning conductors. II
amt afraid of lightning, it's the
thunder / believes going to knock
us all endwise, some day" "You
don't seem TO comprehend" said
the pedlar ''these ere ~silver-tip-
ped rods are lightning rods. and
the gold-tipped ones are thunder
rods-just what you want" and
he persuaded tie old man in Or
dering up the gold-tippcd rods.
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Els.
WRITTEN roR THE mARTrssBuRe INDEPENDENT
BY A BERKELEY BOY.
what old-Time Changers Grew, &c

What Old-T1me 0ranScTs Dic" ~e'
While on a visit to Berkeley, i
was surprised to observe how little
attention is paid nowadays to the
cultivation OF that Lalatable and
nutritious fruit, the Peach.
Twas informed that there was but
one man in the entire county who
had shown enterprise enough in
that line, to supply the Martins
burg market with peaches, even
partially. l think the name OF
Thatcher was mentioned as that
borne by this exemplary Granger
JASON or descendant, | take 1t, OF
Jonathan Thatcher Of an earlier
day, and, if so, of the industrious,
forelhoughtful stock of the Qua
kers. AT least, there is some asso-
eiation in my mind of that family
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When a Denver man misses the
wife of his bosom at meal time
nowadays, he don't yell for the
pelice and rush around the neigh
borhood and ask everybody il they
have seen Mary Jane. He walks
down TO the auction reom, puts
his head into the auction door and
sings out: "Mary Jane them beans
is biled," and she lifts up her
whole soul and comes waiting to-
wards him.
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Marriage superstitions.

80
All nations have added their
quantum of superstition OF mar
riage. That this particular event
in mans life should be thus favor
ed above the rest may be account
ed for by its immense importance,
and by the fact that all other events
in the life of man are more or less
connected with it. In the middle
ages it was firmly believed in Eng
land that there were lucky and I'M
lucky days for a wedding. He who
married on Wednesday, ran the
risk of being deceived by his wife;
while he who married on a Friday
would be certain to die a poor
man. A journal in Paris actually
published the dates of these un-
lucky days. which were AZ In num-
Der.
Many old country folks will, to
this day, tell you that when two
betrothed give each other their
hands before the altar, the one
whose hand is the coolest will die
first-especially IL the same
should be the first to fall asleep on
the bridal night. Another curious
belief is that often expressed at
English weddings: All the bride
shall weep, for the rain doth fall
In the Vosges it is still believed
that when two marriages take
place on the same day, and in the
same church, the bride who first
steps out of the church porch will
have boy for her first-born child.
SO strong does that belief exist
that it gives rise to terrible quar-
rels, and ever f%ghts--the friends
Of the respective parties doing all
in their power to aid their own
bride to leave tho church first, to
the detriment OF the other.
Only a few years ago, q Mayor
of q certain village in the Vosges
had the following luminous idea.
and thus prevented a most serious
riot on the occasion of q double
marriage. He offered his two hands
to the rival brides, aud thus tri-
umphantly led them out of the
church door at the same mo-
ment. If, while going to church,
the bridal party should meet a fu-
neral, 1t is supposed that, accord
ing to the sex of the dead, either
the bride or her husband will die
the first. Should two persons of
the same family intermarry with
two members of !another family,
one of the four is certain to die
within the year. In Brittany, II
the contracting parties would not
have their. children mutes, they
must fast during the ceremony, -
while in the provinces of Arragon
couple become man and wife by
simply drinking together from the
same glass.
In another province The newly
welded pair must be struck sharp
ly between the shoulders TO pre-
serve them from the Evil Eye; or,
with the same idea, some
ornament of their dress is stolen
from them the moment after the
Huptial blessing has been given
manner Of securing the
happiness of the bride was to cause
her to pass over naked swords az
ranged in the form of a cross, and
called tho Cross of ST. Andrew
In the Province of Arragon, in Or
der to insure a large family, the
entering her house for the
first time, was bound either to
an egg by kicking 1t, or
to have some wheat thrown over
her. These are but a few of the
superstitiors still believed in some
parts of Europe.
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Its TerminatiOm-AcfiOn of
the Authorities.

- VAOG
The respective boards of direc
tors Of the Baltimore and Ohie
and Pennsylvania railroads me-
yesterday to take action upon Tho
basis OF agreement reached by
Vice President King on the par
of the Pennsylvania and Presiden
Scott of the latter, in New York
on the 18th instant. The Pennsyl,
vania railroad directors approved
of the agreement, aud telegraphed
their action to the Baltimore and
Ohio Company, whose directors
were then in session at Camden
station. The Baltimore and Ohio
directors confirmed and ratified
the basis of agreement, making q
single amendment. The telegraph
was availed of for the purpose of
negotiating further, and it is learn
ed that a satisfactory understand
ing was reached between the two
companies relative tothe proposed
amendment, so that the whole
agreement, with the amendment,
may be regarded IS practically
adopted.
1t is understood that the agree
ment Is for a period of ten years,
the companies to agree upon mod
crate rates between all competing
points, which will be maintained
by both. The contract can only be
terminated by resolution of the re-
spective boards. A special commit
tee Is to be appointed by each
board TO whom shall be re.erred all
matters of difference, If any, that
may arise relative to the practical
working of the arrangement, and
with power to adjust all complaints
between the two companies.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany opens its lines between Phil
adelphia and New York to the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
the same terms that they give 9TH
err connecting roads at Philadel-
phia. This agreement,it is believ-
ed, will be of permanent charac-
ter.
Further information as to details
of the agreement was not made
public. 1t was stated that they
met the approval of all the direc-
tors of the Baltimore and Ohio
Company. The amendment refer
red TO was in regard to a matter
which had been omitted from the
original paper, but on a subjecs
which had been verbally consider
ed, so far as to lead to the belief
that the views of the negotiatOrs
were not at variance in reference
to the arranging of schedules of
rates under the discretion of the
Companies, is with the freight and
ticket agents as usual.
The speculative rush fer tickets
in anticipation is about over. The
sale of Baltimore and Ohio tickets
at Camden station was light yes
terday. The sales on Wednesday
were considerably below those of
Monday. About one hundred and
fifty tickets were sold at the Bal
timore and Ohio Offices at New
York and Philadelphia yesterday.
The rates of fare, under the set
dement, between the rival lines, will
probably be about the same as have
usually been maintained in sum-
mer.
The regular schedule rate to st.
Louis was 1923, cut rate SIS /; Gin
cinnati $40, cut rate $40; Chicago
$40, cut rate $40; Louisville $40,
cut rate $40; indianapolis SIT, cut
rate Sill; P~ittsburg $3.50, cut rate
Sc for unlimited and $3.50 for linn
tied ticket, Columbus $3.50, cut
rate 50; Kansas City $34, cut rate
$40 Memphis, $54.25, cut rate rs.
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For the Weekly Independent.
On the Closing of School No.
Arden District.

IT'S the last day of school,
And we will have little rule:
AS the Teacher knows her Pupils love
her,
And will not try TO get above her
And when their pieces have all been
said,
Some se~rious-and some from merry
Each little Pupil will then be fed,
BY their Teacher, with oranges and
candy.
But the Teachers ~piece-what will she
select2
She would rather take a retrospect;
She would think of the County Super
intendent, so kind,
Who encouraged her to teach, in this
part of her country;
Though to her a stranger Cline
And Of her Trustee, so kind and good,
Who always provided her coal and
wood
And at the end of each month when he
ordered her pay,
1t was al ways done in q pleasant smile.
And when her orders to the Board
were sent,
They put on their names with q kindly
intent;
s.And send me your papers, the kind
Secretary said,
"If making out reports should puzzle
your head :"
And such kindness from these did
much to appease,
Some moments when the Teacher
might feel at ease.
Then the kind Sheriffs, who had the
Teacher to pay,
Sometimes took their own money, ra-
Their than send her away
But, sometimes, disconsolate away she
must 60,
For a Sheriff's pockets are not always
full of money, you know
As some neglect to pay the taxes they
owe,
Thus keeping from Caesar what is
Caesars due.
And now, my kind patrons,I will think
patrons of Husbandry," patrons of
schools
Sush a people as these can never be
tools.
Your children at home, you teach he
good rule, 80.
That they must respect and obey their
Teacher at school:
I would that all parents might ponder
this rule.
And this l can say, for Old Tuscarora,
Tho savage in name, Ler people are
kind, civil and clever,
And on each family, as the good Father
knows,
The Teacher does ask that much bless
ing flow;
All have been her friends, and if any
her foes.
The Teacher is sorry, would ask par
don of those.
And now, my dear Pupils, a few words
for you, !,
How the large boys were quiet, good
and true;
And the smaller pupils did as they
were bid to do,
And many time rs the Summer wears
win the Teacher wish to see each little
one,
TO hear them say their lessons, or to
hear them say:
Come, Miss Sue, we want you 10
playp
And of good Uncle Harcy's. where the
Teacher boards,
[ cannot refrain from saying a lew
words
No kindlier family and no better board
Can a Teacher find anywhere IN the
ward -,
A modest farmer-merry, but not with
wine,
His kind wife and family ever dwell il
sunshine.
And now,m my dear pupils, kind patrons
and friends,
| bid you adieu-and thus the Tern
ends.
JUNE 3, 1876. >. >. w.
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DIR. Henderson thus addressed a
little girl How do you do, my
little dear ~
Very we'll, / thank you," she
replied. The visitor then added !:
"Now, my dear, you must ask
me how / DO"
The child honestly replied, 81
don't want to know"
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A 'scullud" chap was hugging q
salmon colered maid one night,
when she whispered sweetly in his
ear:
Il don't mind yer huggin' me,
Jim, but, TO- the Lords sake'dOn't
touch dat bite on de back oh my
neck.n
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The worst case of seifishness that
ever has been presented to the
public, emenated from a youth
who complained because his mo-
ther put a bigger mustard plaster
on his younger brother than she
did on him.
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Temperance sermon-A Georgian
held a strawberry in his teeth for q
young lady to bite at, and she bit half
his nose of.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-12-15

! The WEEK OF PRAYERt-=-T he first week
in January has been observed by Protestant
churches generally as a week Of special prayer.
The following is a list of the special objects,
as arranged by the Evangelical Alliance
| Sunday, JAM 2, Sermous--The love of God
perfected in him who "keepeth His word -
l. John, ii, s.
Monday, Jan. 8, Thanksgiving and confess
sion-A retrospect of the past year.
Tuesday, Jan. 4, Prayer for the Church Of
ChristFor the members recently added to
the church for the union of true believers in
fraternal fellowship and active cooperation !;
for the removal of error, the increase Of god
illness and clearer testimony among believ-
ers to the doctrines and the power of the
Gospel of the grace Of God
Wednesday, Jan. 5, Prayer for Families
For goddess parents /; for prodigal sons for
children at school for those entering upon
professional and commercial life for widows
and orphans; for sons and daughters in for
eign lands and for all who are mentally or
otherwise afflicted.
Thursday, Jan. @, Prayer for Rulers, Mag
istrates and statesmen-For soldiers and sail
ors; for national institutions for philan-
thropic and charitable societies for prisoners
and captives, and for the prosecuted and OPP
pressed.
Friday, Jan. 7, Prayer for Christian Mis-.
sions. And for the conversion of the world
to Christ.
Saturday, Jan. 8, Prayer for all Nations
For the maintenance of peace for the ces-
sation of tumults, wars and. civil strife, and
for the removal of incompetence, immortality
and infidelity from the land.
Sunday, Jan. Q, Sermons-T The ultimate
triumph. Paslms, Xxi, II.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-12-15

FIRST SPELLING BEE OF THE SEASON.
The first Spelling Bee reported in this section,
was held in the Aquetong School House, near
the Beaumont Deer Park, in Solebnry, on Sat
urday last. The teacher of the school above
referred to, Miss Agnes Michiner, adopted
this novel means of interesting the people,
and by charging small admission fee, to
increase the schools finances the benefit
of the library thereof-the sole object of the
Bee. Four schools participated Highland,
Stony Hill, Chestnut Grove and Aquetong.--
The first trial of spelling was contes. for the
championship of the schools. which, however,
was awarded tho Chestnut Grove School the
victor being found in the person of Frank
lin Ely. The three persons last upon the
floor in behalf of the other schools were as
follows Anna Belts, Stony Hill Lizzie
Bryan, Aquetong and Rufus Naylor High
land. The four above named persons next
contested for the prize, handsome book, tie
only prize offered. After very creditable
contest, they succumbed in the following Or
der Anna Belts, first Lizzie Bryan, Sec
ond ; and Rufus Naylor, third. Franklin
Ely, having withstood the fiery ordeal with
unwavering persistency, having vanquished
his third and last opponent, was given one
more word, which he spelled correctly, and re-
tired with the honorable title of I" boss 4" SPELL
or of the occasion.
There was very good attendance. We
are OF informed as to the amount realized,
but are informed, that to all appearances, it
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1B- A Christmas Tree Entertainment and
amerry time in general, is now being arrang-
ed for by the New Hope M. Z. Sunday School,
to be held in the lecture room of the Church,
on Christmas Eve. 1t is designed to be even
superior, if possible, to the pleasant time en-
joyed there at the gathering on last Chiist
mas Eve. Presents will be presented to the
scholars-both small and great--from the
Tree" Other interesting exercises, especi-
ally singing, are receiving considerable atten-
ton, and the occasion will be one of interest
to the school, as well as to its many friends.