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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17

We clip the following card from one
of our exchanges. As we published
the remarks of the Etelligencer in
full, we deem it due to Mr.. Faulkner
to publish his card in full. We have
always regarded the Iatelligeacer as
a very reliable authority and as its re-
marks seemed to be an editorial, we
gave it the fullest belief. We did not
expect any editorial untruths and
cannot account for the misrepresen-
tation:
MARTINsBURG, April 8, 1875.
Hon. Samuel A. Miller
DEAR SIR returned from the JEFF
ferson court this evening, and re-
ceived your kind favor calling my at
sention to an article in the Charles
ton Courier quoting some remarks as
cribed to me by the Wheeling Intelli-
gencer, and said to have been made at
a recent supper in that city. 1t is true
/ was, as one of the counsel, an inyi-
| ted guest and present at a supper at
the Mcclure House i'll the city OF
Wheeling on the night Of the Esd of
March. 1T was an entertainment
having no connection with politics,
National or State, and no connection
with the question of Capital removal.
1T was a supper given by ex-Mayor
Jeffers Immediately after the final
settlement and arrangement of the
long protracted legal controversy be-
tween the Wheeling Gas Company
and the City Of Wheeling. None were
present except those who as counsel,
arbitratiors or officers were directly
connected with the cotroveasy and
it's sole purpose so far as understood
it. was too smooth over the asperities
growing out of that lawsuit, and to
restore kind friendly relations among
the principal actors concerned. The
number present did not exceed ten :
no speeches We're made no sentiment
announced; and it was in every re-
spect a private social reunion of a
small party of gentleman, You may
therefore judge OF my surprise when
/ read the article to which you refer,
putting the speech into my month
which it processes to report. | can
only say that the remarks and opini-
ons SO gratuitously ascribed to me
were not uttered by me on that occa-
sion, and | am sure that the gentle
men present, and especially eX-Mayor
Jeffers and Mr.. Lamb who sat near
me and heard every word that even
ing, must have been quite as much
surprised as | was, when they read
that extraordinary report of remarks
which / had never made, and which
had their origin only in the prurient
imagination of some sensational in
formant of the hatelligencer.
| am, very truly yours,
CHARLES j. FAULKNER.
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From Little Georgetown.
LITTLE GEORGETOWN,
April IL, 1875.

April Il, 1910.
To The Editors Of The Endependent:
am sorry that / drew the writer
Il will not say correspondent, as
he seems to dislike the title) ofthe
article signed g." from Little
Georgetown, into anything like
debate and / should not have
deemed his studied article Of
March 21st, necessary Of notice If
he had not have asked me plain,
straightforward question, and as
he appeared so sensitive, / ask bis
pardon, and will hereafter "leave
him alone in his glory"
There has been new play start
ed in this neighborhoed called
"Love in the dark" they set the
the lamp on the stair steps and
turn it down, but when the head
of the house comes in and turns
up the light with these remarks:
~ furnish this light" it is anus
ing to see how soon the play ends,
and some of the party start for
home sadder and perhaps wiser
persons.
Among the improvements of
last week in our village, was the
erection of a new bridge over the
Tataloulus Creek, by our new aud
enterprising citizen. But ere it was
finished his son fell from the struc-
ture, but fortunately sustained no
serious injuries. The bridge con-
sists of narrow plank supported
by trestling and has fine railing
made OF green willow limbs, pas
sengers cross daily free of toll, and
our fishites consider it quite an
advantage, as they can reach the
wharf quicker and easier than by
the old method.
There are great many ducks on
the river here, and some parties
have been wasting powder and
shot on them with no great success
so far as heard from. S.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17

The work Of Withdrawing the frac-
tional currency has been commenced,
and already one hundred thousand
dollars Of it has been cancelled. This
withdrawal WILDE continued until it
will cease to circulate, and silver
coin win take the place Of the filthy
rags. The coinage Of silver money is
now going ON at the Philadelphia
mint, with view to it's substitution
for the currency.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17

Vice President Wilson, who was to
have sailed to Europe ON the 18th
instant, has changed his mind. He
has concluded that he will not be the
first to establish the precedent of a
Vice President leaving his country
during the term of his office, Hewill
soon go to Massachusetts, and viii
probably visit the Pacific coast dur
ing the vacation.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17
The Ethics of Literature

To the Editors Of the independent,
No rule of literary ethics or of
etiquette, is better understood
than that which comedies to writ
ers for the public press the sole con-
troll of their personal Identity to
avow it by signing their full names
to give more or less of a clue to it
by signing one or more of their in
itials, or to cover it up with a non
de plume.
This rule regret to observe, you
have suffered your correspondent
&c. S." to violate. Although his
initials have served as clue to his
personal identity, / shall take care
not to follow his example by pa
rading his supposed mothers
name, recognizing his right to
avow his personally or not, as he
sees fit, and as | had vainly hoped
| myself would be permitted to do.
had not failed to recall the Pin
kerton anecdote, and it would have
been pleasant, perhaps,to give it at
the proper time and in the proper
connection. But, as as a good story
has been spoiled by one who got it
second hand. shall lett pass, sim
ply asking" S." whether he does
not think there will be danger, (if
he carries out his limited purpose
and deprives me OF the poor privi-
lege of writing undisturbed the in
cidents of my own birthplace of
the realization Of the saying about
too many cooks spelling the broth
am frank to say that, If he
should carry out that purpose and
mix in" further his reminiscent
ces' with mine, | should be inclined
to leave the Back Creek field to
him. There is danger of your read
ers being inflicted with too much
of a good thing if we both con-
tinue therein"
Now bear in mind that | do not
deny the abstract right of &c. So
to pursue this course, although 1t
would seem a little like p0aching
on the maH0y Of another. But ,af-
ter all, this is perhaps only mat
ter of Taste, concern ing which the
Latin maxim, de guStibuS," etc ;.
assures Us there is 10 roam for dis
pute.
have The interesting Hunter
Alburtis editorial anocdote writ
ten. But withheld it to avoid the
risk of two "reminiscences" again
croWding your columns at once in
your weekly edition. j. e. S.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17

One member Of the New York Leg
islature at least don't want to be
cheated out Of reading the proceed
ings Of the Tilton-Beecher trial. Yes
terday i'm the assembly "a bill toamend
an act for the suppression Of obscene
literature came up, when Mr.. Hess
moved to insert a provision that no
thing in the act shall apply to the
publication Of the testimony in the
Tilton-B eecher trialnowinpogress !;
his motion causing much "lafture. =
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17

Chief Judge Church, of New York
is credited with saying that Governor
Tilden is grayitating towards repub-
licanism. He probably bases his
opinion on Tilden's prosecution of
the democratic canal thieves. Is it,
then, utterly impossible for politi-
clan to be an honest man at the same
time ? Gov. Tilden can well afford
to forfeit the esteem Of few parti
sans in winning the commentator
Of honest men Of all parties.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17
For the Ladies.

White Swiss neckties are again
worn.
All imported collars now have the
necktie to match.
Both cameo and chins chine stripes
and plaids are revived.
The fashionable bonnet trimming
is cream white silk, yellow and poppy
red.
Jet black silks are preferred to blue
black this season, and the fine
reps are in greater favor than the
heavy cords.
Soft aIl-wool de bege is still in fa-
vor, and is shown i'll rough surfaces
like camel's hair goods. Price from
rs cts. to $1.25.
A leading style of walking boots dis
plays q neat kid top, with fine foxing
of French kid, broad French toe and
low heel.
New wells are of black thread net,
dotted with the tiniest buttons, and
wrought in scollops and vines ON the
lower edge.
| Irish lace made of pure linen thread
| is imported for trimming summer
dresses of linen, batiste, &c. There
are insertions to match.
One way of wearing the hair is to
wave the front, draw it back to the
nape of your neck, and let it hang in
four or five curls.
Beaded grenadines are found zen
suite" with flounces, cuirasS and ia
blier embroidered in fine cut braids,
for trimming.
Jet fringes are still shown in great
variety, and will be used on goods to
which they are appropriate, both with
and without the passementrie to
match.
Another design for wearing the hair
is the Grecian couture with loose
waves III front, strapped with narrow
velvet, and a small knot low behind.
Embroidered buttons and fancy
crochet styles are used on silk and
similar goods, and smoked pearl met
tai, horn, wood and tortoise shell are
used on costume material.
Dark blue percales with handsome
white lace borders, will be again worn
this summer, some are buying them
in preference to the lace covered and
other designs.
For summer travelling, cork-soled
boots will be shown, the advantage
being that the cork soles are non-con-
ductors of heat, and thus are cooler
for the feet,
A novelty just introduced is the neck
tie of black or of white tulle, with
square OF with pointed ends, embroi-
dered with floss and dotted with tiny
white silk buttons.
English thread gloves are finished
in precisely the same way as kid land
have the same number of buttons,
from two to five. They fit neat and
smooth. Price IS cts. to $1.25.
Street costumes for the present sea-
son are always composed of either
two colors, OF shades of colos. The
favorite fabrics for spring wear are
undoubtedly silk and cashmere.
One of the new shapes of bonnets
that promises to secure favor is that
with a wide halo brim and large crown
The brim is turned up broadly above
the forehead, and slopes narrower on
the sides and back.
Fringe will be a leading style Of
trimming this season, and is shown
in everp grade of quality and an end
less variety of styles. Novelties are
numerous, among which the silk
braid fringes are worthy Of special
mention.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17

Brooklyn cannot only boast of the
greatest trial that has ever taken
place in this country, but the trial
has demonstrated that she can also
boast of the greatest liars. But we
don't believe she wants to.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17

Some Of the statisticians who are
investigating negro life have found
that that race above all others abhors
suicide. Only two cases have been
recorded on the police books of Rich
mond, Va, for several years.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17

Postmaster-General Jewell recent
ly lectured on st. Petersburg, and
wound up by assuring his audience
that Washington was the most moral
capital in the universe. He hasn't
lived in Washington long.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17

Governor Hendricks, our Indi-
annapolis dispatch says, is in train
ing for the Presidency. 1t will he
hard to preserve the peace with
the sovereign State of Ohio - Gin
l.ilan0ti Gazette.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17


In one Of Mr.. Beecher's letters to
Moulton he says, concerning Theo-
dore Tilton, " With strong theatric
nature, he is constantly imposed upon
with the idea that a position, a great
stroke, a coup d etat is theway to sue
cess. This is by no means an I'M
common illusion, and hundreds, have
been beguiled 10y it not only to bank
ruptcy but even to crime. Young men
hunger to be rich as Stewart or Van
derbilt without taking into account
the lifelong devotion Of exceptional
~ great business faculties which has
generally preceded the acquisition of
wealth. They aspire to be orators,
thinkers, authors, without measuring
the loyal toll that is the condition of
any excellence in any science or art.
What numbers of them chiefly fail to
appreciate is the inherent meritof con-
scientious work for its own sake. To
do that you have to do faithfully and
not in grudging or sloyenly fashion,
and patiently wait. for the recognition
of your work is the test of strongest
manhood and is the guaranty of solid
achievement. The Impotence which
somewhat characterizes the Ameri-
can mind and its outgiyings is the one
weak spot in our national character.
In mechanical departments the Won
derful native genius of our people has
undoubtedly produced some capital
inventions, but in other departments
of intellectual activity we are too
much given, as Beecher says of Til
ton, to be aiming after some coup d.
etdt instead of soberly, slowly and ma
turely building for centuries. The very
ambition of people leads to plenty of
hasty and badly executed work. The
passion for notoriety spurs people to
the front who have no fitness for lead
ership save inordinate self confidence.
People won't wait. They must rush
into print. They must hurry on the
stage. Some catastrophe would hap
pen unless they let the world know at
the earliest moment what they have
to say or do. 1t is the curse of the
country, this contempt for slow and
deliberate preparation and painstak-
Ing execution and this mania for
'.great strokes" and startling feats in
financial, political, social, moral and
literary circles. Great strokes indeed
Consider the men and thought and
experiments and accomplished facts
which lead the way up to the ocean
cables. Do the work assigned you
strongly, perseveringly, silently, and
keep yourself free from vain imagin-
ings and puerile regrets. How often
must it be said that it is not even
what a man does, however well lac
does it, but what he as, that fixes his
place in the scale of genuine manhood
Is is a gratifying fact, though, that
when a man is true, his work viii
bear that stamp, and, even if he miss
popular rewards, he must inevitably
find, in a well-grounded self-respect
an absolute treasure houseof deepand
rich compensation. Poor, vain Til
ton, stripped Of all his gaudy plum
age, and become the mock and jest of
the times, points a moral that might
be proftably apprehended by hun
dreds Of people who have no idea that
they are just as shallow and theatre
cal at bottom as this sentimental har-
lequin OF the Brooklyn comedy.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17

There are some things which cam
not be easily gainsayed and among
them, perhaps, is the remark that
Brooklyn provides the strongest kind
of hemlock and the weakest kind of
wedlOck.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17

Poetic license" may be INDUCED
i'll to am almost unlimited extent,
but when our baIds represent an ele-
plant as climbing a tree common
sense Indignantly rebels at the wild
fight Of the poets fancy. A lady
from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, oon-
tributs timely effusion, entitled
april" to the New York Ereniag
Post, and in the first verse repre-
sents the robins as preparing their
summer homes "'neath the barn
caves low" Her rhyme is good, but
her statement in regard to the habits
of the robin is slightly inaccurate.
Lancasterian robins may build their
nests under the caves Of barns, but in
any other parts of the country bird
of this species found trying to pre-
pare its summer home i'll such To-
cality would be regarded as non COM
pos mentis. But perhaps the poet
meant swallows instead of robins.
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Jos Kitchen, A Rooney.
] w Robinson, p Hess,
A Horner, Geo Candy.
N Everhart, w T Hedges,
II Sharff, Mrs j Keesecker,
G Butts. Martin III Jay
w w Ambrester A Myers,
Samuel Stuckey, w Parkinson,
G Kitchen, T Parsen,
David Candy, M S Grantham,
Thos l. Harper, b M Kitchen,
j Newton Hall, A Kettering,
Bennett IL Siler,T Harley
r r Coffenberger Geo Fuss,
Martin Hess, Levi Henshaw,
Jno NJ Waigle, Jas w Duvall,
CT Weaver Jno w Miller,
Dir WmLemen Jane Cunningham,
E G Hedges David Heller,
Gar'tt. Wynkooprhos G Harper,
David. AndersonJ f Harrison,
q T Kreglow Hiram Hedges,
r Wood bouschDr l. G Buckles,
Moses G. MAIDEN Richard Bodine,
Mrs K A Collier Daniel Ropp,
M r Peragory Jas Crisswell,
Sidney Il Ronk w Wolferd,
j N Cunningham Lingamfeiter,
j. l. Payne Jacob Ropp, ir,
CHI Hodgson G w Robins,
Miss Lima Hull G A Chrisman,
Luther + SeibertW Kiimer.
Jno O Henson, w ii Right,
A j CrIsswell, T. Ellis,
II Price.
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THE POOR SHALL HAVE
THE MONEY.
Give them the Other $40. No
DOdging.
a CLEAR BACK DOWN.

We got tired Of the weekly asser-
ton made by Buzfuz that he had the
largest circulation of any paper pub
lished in Berkeley county. We offer
ed one hundred dollars to any person
who could prove they had a larger
circulation than the INDEPENDENT
Of bona tide subscribers. Buzzy re-
piled by Offering to stake ten dollars
for the poor that we didn't have $50
subscribers in Morgan, Berkeley and
Jefferson counties. We accepted the
offer and agreed to confine ourselves
to Berkeley county alone, and thus
give BuZzy the advantage of two
counties. We also demanded that
the several lists be published to show
who had the largest circulation. The
ten dollars were put up on the first
proposition and we captured it for
the poor last week by publishing the
names of 287 bona Jfde subscribers.
We now claim for the poor the
additional ten dollars which Buzz
fuZ is hereby notified to give to the
Treasurer of the Relief Association,
because we hereby publish the names
of 50 additional subscribers, which,
added to the 2S7, makes 1856, being
four more than necessary to get the
additional ten dollars. If in either
list we have published the name of a
subscriber to the daily let it be shown
and we will add two for every dis
crepancy. Now come ON with the gen.
eral list. Chin-music won't win
Come to time or shut up. We also
give advertisers the benefit of one
free insertion in the Daily.
Pay that ten dollars now or the
people will say you are cheating the
poor. Publish your general list now
or the people will say you have been
maliciously attempting to injure
vO,lr naiubhor'Q blicinncc
National Republican., 1875-06-09

AOI buO ~
right angles with said
avenue fftS feet six ip.I
ches, thence north for
ty-three feet nine In
ohes to south 4 street,
thence west Wlth-ssid
street seventy = feet,
thence south forty
two feet, thence south
easterly to PennsylTA-
MIA aVenue twentyfeet,
thence eastWardly.
along said avenue to
the place Of beginning.
(IStO..ssss ....ss.ss..sss
All instaIlments Of tax
for constructing sewer,
on interest from JAN
uAry 20, 1870, assessed
In the name OF OhaS.H.
Holden.... ......S55.90
3utlRF .Inhn A
National Republican., 1875-06-09
Brooks, Judson. 49,.
Bradburn, John D.

Brsdburn, John D..
Beginning at q point
on ThiTteenth-and-aI
half street distant sew
Gnty II. from the south
west corner Of said
square, and running
north with the line oil
said street hftseD feet,
thence east hfty six
feet three inches,
thence south nfteenl
feet, thence west nfty-l
SIX feet three inches tOl
the place of beginning
Barnes, James J........l
Tar for the year end
ing June 80, 1873, as-l
seseed in name OF,
Joshua Pierce. .S20.9s
B BjschOf, Joseph. ...
Second, third and
fourth instsllments OIL
tax for paving Hlley.
on interest from
AuRuBs 7. .ISIIs59
National Republican., 1875-06-09
81 art Of {
hnk iLLIL

al va z
and iuis.
Ipirt Of :.
National Republican., 1875-06-09

rBraNton. Jo1u C-.......
Be- ginning on f eve nth
street west tWsuty-
three feet four inches
| nOrth from the sOutt-.
west corner OF said lot
and running north
twenty-five feet,
| thence east ninety
nine feet tea and oneI
halt inches, thence
south twenty-five frei,
| thence west niuety-l
| nine feet ten arI cnel
half inches to thel
place Of beginning.
Ditto. ..............
Tax for year 1855, Rs-
EeSSed in name Of Ed
ward s. Allen. .S9.2Jl
Being the south ftteenl
feet front of said lott
by the depth thereof.
BaltZer, John L........
DlttO. O......sss' ....s.....
l.. UA-
National Republican., 1875-06-09
Erent. Jane R.


Fourth insts!lmerrt OF
tax Tor constructing
sewer un interest from
November :, 1870, as
sesHed Frederick y.
Jones. $40 90
SsiTr, JvhH............
AISstSllmeLiS OF tax
for repairing fOOtWay.
on interest from Frb-
rUaTy 13, 1861, ass sS.i
In name OF W. L.
Spslding.........S2T.lU.
Tax for Lighting : rect, i,
IsG7, sssesssd il name
OF W. E.Spalding,Sl.l4.
Beginning at the north
east corner OF said
square, thsDce west
twenty-three feet four
and O1e-rOurth inches,
thence FOuth thirty
FIVE feet eight irches,
thence west three feet
fye and three-tOurths
inches, thence south
eighteen feet three it,
Ches, thence east three
feet I'VE and three
fOuTths inches, thence
south FIX feet ons inch /
thence easL tSeutJ- =
three feet four and one.
fourth in shes, thence
north along line of
Twelfth street SIXTY
feet to place OF b0glE-I
National Republican., 1875-06-09

Tax for lighting street
1858 ....". ...:....S3.O2
/ DlttO .......-.......
Having Il trOat OF thIr-
ty-tWO feet on Eley-
enth street west lying
nsXt ana adjoining the
nor.h four feet tGOI
inches front Of said LOT
by tae depth thoroOi.
IDitlo.......s.... .s...-..i
For tax fOT yeaI 1873
assessed in naIre OIL
LeWls Johusou trnS. |
tee for A. MEH1nni- !
! gle..............elsl2 2 I
lDltlO.............-..
Tax for year 1873, n
Esssediu name OF Lem
job usOn, trustee for a
MCGonnigle -. $50 ~
Being the souJh eight
feet utus ineaes rrJnu
National Republican., 1875-06-09

Tax for year 1870, as
sesSed in nams Of AnnI
Z. Boyle. ........$3J OUI
Beginning At the north
east cUTner OF said
square and lot, aud |
running west with X
street north seventy
five feet four RDLl
{ ee fourths IN |
chrs, thence sOnfh ont
hundred and twenty
two feet, thence eas
I've feet four and three
fOurths inches, thenccl
north ifty feet, thencs
east seventy feet tDl
TwSnty-nrst st. west
thence north with "a ID
street sc Venty-twO fee {
TO the place Of bsgin-
Mug.
National Republican., 1875-06-09

east oUIner ui s4lQ 10 (,
thence north twentV-
six IT., thence west nf '.
feet, thence sou I h.
tBenty-six feet, thence.
esst hfty feet TO ths
beginning.
Brooks, John F ........
Tax for year ending
June 80, 1873, Assessed
in name OF SllAs i
IOomls. trustee . q 81
All instAllmsntS OF tar
for curbiDg and paving
Nootway, on interest,"
from August 3, lS7b,
Ia name OF SilAs L
LOOMS trustee, sl2EsS
Beginning at the north
ern point Of sluzrs
Gixty-nTe (65,l thsolssl
south in the west hneI
of TWenty-first street.
thirty. Eve fest, thence
west fifteen feet to
Boundary ST., thence
northeRstWATdly with
said Boundary street
TO the beginning.
B BorlSnd, John A , and
AlCxaucer, T, IN trust
Ditto. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Ditto. ....... -........-
National Republican., 1875-06-09
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, WASHINGTON, D. Co. 1875
To whom assessed.

Blauknlsn, j ohm D..
trustee.
Barr, Irene B .........
Being the south twelve
feet front Of said lot
by The depth thereof.
Barr, Irene B ...,......
Being the north foul
feet front OF said lot
by the depth thereof.