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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-12-11
War with Mexico.
{ Frona the Detroit Free Press

From the Detroit Free Press.
The boys on the street made a good
deal Of sport of the old man as he walk
ed up Woodward avenue yesterday, an
old musket with bayonet on his Shout
der, red comforter tied around his
waist and a ROSTERS tail-feather in his
old hat He marched along like SOL
disr, giving no heed to any one. and
finally called into store in charge of a
young man with emaciated side-whis-
kers and pale blue eyes.
"War agin Mexicov' exclaimed the
old man as be brought the, butt of his
vnusket down with great jar and stood
at attention.
.Something 10 our line to-day ~ in
quired the young man as he came for
ward.
II want some powder and shot, Pre-
piled the old man as he shouldered
arms. SIN off for Mexico this after
noon -
"We don't keep such things here"
replied the young man.
Powder and shot p exclaimed the
warrior, as he brought his gun to a
''right-shoulder shift" and nearly knock
ed the stove-pipe down with his rusty
bayonet.
81 say we don't keep EN-" called the
young man, in louder tones,
"Shoulder arms, AID
Well march upon the Mexicans
And pile 'em in heap.
and as we 90 the blood shall flow
In rivers wide and deep.
Hurrah for me and General TAYLOR
Order arms Shoulder arms Forward
march :"
please don't make so much noise y
said the young man, when he could get
in word.
"Noise! Noise, you young calfn'
cried the old man. Dye think can
whip Mexico without making any
noise about it =? I'm going to clean 'em
out in thirty days, and ! want powder
and shot!'
We don't keep such goods" was the
reply.
LET 'em come for me-right-face--
left-face--'beut face-'tention, and
"When Buena Vista hove in sight,
Each man his gun did load,
Each one prepared to shed his blood
Along the dusty road"
please 90 out !" entreated the young
man, who was kept lodging to avoid
the old bayonet.
"Powder and shot!', yelled the old
man.
I'VE haven't any
t'For 'ard-gin 'em some more grape
down with the greasers 70 shouted the
veteran as be drove the young man out
from behind the stove and into cor
ner.
'-G'way-police-get out p
Powder and shot !" cried the old
man, "for-
I'll meet old Santa Anna,
And all his greaser crew
Around my brow I'll wrap the flag
And my very best I'll do.
Powder aud shot, or I'll let you have
the bayonet."
A crowd had been gathering, and al
this critical moment an officer entered
the store and collared the old fighter
and marched him off.
Surrounded and token prisoner 7
exclaimed the old man rs he went dowr
the street, "but rah for me p
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-12-11

Among the best men are diver
stiles of opinions, which are no
more, in true reason, to breed
hatred than one that loves black
should be angry with him that is
clothed in white, for thoughts are
the very apparel Of the mind.-
Sir p. Sidney.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-12-11

"John Henry" said his wife
with stony severity" l saw You
coming out OF saloon this after
noon,o "well madam" replied
the obdurate John, lyon wouldn't
have me stay in there, " ould you!n
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-12-11

MATT CARPENTER seems to have
Numbered again in notifying the ed
itors of the Chicago Tribune and the
Chicago Journal that he proposes to
bring against them an action for Ii
bel for charging 'that while a Sena-
tor he was a sharer in the fruit of
frauds upon the Internal Revenue
laws of the United States.n Both pa
pers deny using any such language
or words that could be construed
into any such sentence. They call
upon Carpenter to come ON with his
suit.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-12-11

A plaster cast was taken of the
face Of the late Senator Ferry after
death. 1t is the intention of his
friends TO erect a statue to his
memory in Hartford, Connecti-
cut.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-12-11
THE MESSAGE.
what IL Printed About It
Third Term Aspirations
The Religious and School
Questions.

I0HEO Term ASRAr0ttOmB-
The Religions and School
Questions.
NEW York, Dec. S.--The Her
aid, commenting on the Presi-
dents message, says: Its views
| In the main are sound or defensi-
bic. The President Is sound on
the Cuban question, on finances,
on questions affecting cable mo-
nopolies, and on the american
questions, but on the combined
religious and school question he IL
wild, quixotic and utterly absurd.
This attempt to introduce religion
as controlling element in our
national politics Is the most mis-
chic vious and monstrous violation
of fitness and propriety ever per-
petrated by President of the
United States
The Herald further considers
his statement that the pres mt will
be his last message to Congress,
&c., although savoring Of renunci-
alton of third term aspirations
does not bind him In any form.
The Tribune considers that he
has not made any withdrawal from
The third term candidature.
The World, Democrat, believes
the school question as brought up
simply to secure third term.
The Times approves the message,
and considers il sound on the
school question, although the
propositions made in that connec-
ton are not within the province
of congressional legislation.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 8.-The Re-
publican says the message is a
document worthy Of the man as
well as characteristic Of him. 1t
betrays throughout q depth Of
study which his enemies DO not
give him credit of being capable
Of, and a capacity for close analy-
sis OF which his friends and sup
porters may well feel proud. He
could ct, constituted as he Is, have
said more or less regarding the
subjects treated than he has said;
and IL In. some future cQmmuni.
cation 10 Congress regarding the
affairs of the Southern States he
speaks as plainly and to the point,
as re undoubtedly will, the Amer
lean people will give him credit
for having laid down the law and
gospel OF true Republicanisms and
having given shape of the politi-
cal contest in this country for the
Centennial year.
The Chronicle says: The annual
and Centennial message Of the
President is equal to the occasion.
1t Is the longest, and will. we
think, be accepted as one OF the
best Of the seven annual messages
he has sent to Congress. Though
long, there does not appear to be
an unnecessary paragraph in the
entire paper.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 8.--The
Presidents message is generally
received with approval here. The
portion relating to the Cuban ques-
lion Is pronounced sound. The
public school question is general
~ admitted to be an issue which
must be soon met.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-12-11

The business that goes altogeth.
er on tick 1elegraphing.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-08

A distinguished old whig and repub-
lican" of New York State, recommends
Horatio Seymour TO the Democracy as
the most popular of living Americans,
and the strongest of available presi-
Dental candidates.
The spirit of rs emerges free, its
malice and hatred broken, and bids us
come to Philadelphia, and as one free
and equal and independent people, unite
in the grand celebration. We are, from
the lights now before US, heartily in ia
vOr of accepting the invitation and cor
daily participating. - Selma (AJd.)
Times.
OF course Robert Toombs will have
nothing to do with Centennial demon
strations. He says: 81 am ashamed to
sing paens to the lion hearted heroes of
that grand epoch in the worlds history
until we regain those eternal principles
of self-gOvernment which we have both
lost and betrayed" The trouble is,
there is no music in his soul, and there
fore, as the poet says, he is ''only fit
for treason, stratagems and spoils. -
bOStOH OOuT'IIdG
The New York F0enjng Post says
that Gen. Sherman's little speech in
Boston 'exactly represents the nature
of the sincere desire which sensible
Northern men have to be the best of
friends with the southern people. We
do not want all the treasure which was
spent, and all the blood which was shed
during the war, to be wasted. We are
too 'utilitarian' to submit to pay the cost
of such struggle for nothing. South
f6g with Us. 0~''01 -77'7-' -'-> ''''@ Fool
We don't propose to shut the door in
the face of the Liberal leaders, even If
they have a desire to come back to
the Republican fold, but we don't mean
to run after them, or coax them, or
promise them office, or walk arm in arm
with them in a sort of Philadelphia con-
ventiOn march. In fact there are some
of them we would rather not see in the
party at all but if they do come back
we propose that they shall take rear
seat and keep it all the rest of their DAYS.
Troy Times.
The currency question as a national
issue looms into prominence more and
more each day. The absurd excuse
which men and journals troubled with
weak backbone make, that is not of suf-
ficient importance to rally party around
does not find favor in thoughtful quar-
ters. 1t is ridiculous to say that ques-
tion which is to decide not only the
country's well being in the future, but
also whether its plighted faith is good
for anything, is minor one. Journals
of the Republican party, which are anx-
ious tor its success in the future, see
this, and demand that honest money be
made the corner stone of party creed. -
Tribune.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-08
True to the Character.

Il say girls, said little, blue eyed,
haxen haired boy on Second street, yes
terday, 'Iet me take your candy and
well all play chicken"
'Is it nice ?" inquired half dozen six
year olds in chorus.
"Nice you bet it is. Let me show
you. Now, I'll lay the candy down
here on the step, and you all go down
there and come up when you hear me
call like a rooster"
The girls retreated aud gathered in
group about fifteen feet off, while the
boy got on his knees, with his head over
the candy, and began to call and strut
and flap his arms like rOOster's wings
'Cluck, cluck, rat, tap, rap, cluck,"
and all the girls came running up and
bent to pick up the candy, when the lit
tie fellow opened his mouth and took it
in at one gulp.
"Oh, you mean boy, they cried, ''you
have taken all our candy"
That's cause / played rooster" said
the boy; "a rooster always calls the
hens up when he finds grain of corn
and then picks it up himself. st.
Joseph Mo- Gazette.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-08
Castronony of Creat Men
Stomach and Brain.

'Great men are great eaters" would
probably be the first exclamation of one
who was given to over -hasty generaliza-
ton. There would, indeed, be many
examples to support such arule. Charles
", for instance, was an enormous eater.
We are told that che breakfasted at five
on a fowl seethed in milk and dressed
with sugar and spices. After this he
went TO sleep again. He dined at
twelve, partaking always of twenty
dishes lie supped twice; at first soon
after vespers, and the second time
at midnight or one o'clock, which meal
was, perhaps, the most solid of the
four. After meat he ate great guam
tity of pastry and sweatmeats, and he
irrigated every repast by vast droughts
of beer and wine His stomach, orig
inally a wonderful one, succumbed after
forty years of such iabors. Motley's
("Rise of the Dutch Republic"
After all Charles died at an age
about fifty eight-at which we are ac-
customed, in these days, to consider
statesman as still in the prime of life.
The love of pastry appears to have been
hereditary in the house of Hapsburg.
Phillip Ii, the same historian tells us,
looked habitually on the ground when
he conyersed, was chary in speech,
embarrassed and even suffering in man
ner. This was ascribed partly to habit
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-08

and rich thing will be opened. The
great drawback will be the shortness of
the season. The mines are so high up that
transportation on account of deep SHOWS
will be impeded for go0dly portion of
the year. A great many are going TO
prospect, and are fitting ont exhibitions
daily. The tide seems to be turning now
from the Black Hills, to San Juan. The
times are SO hard and employment 50
difficult toget that there are more men in
the mountains prospecting, this year,
than last. Most all go to the mountains
that can get away, to spend the hot
months. 1t is delightful place TO spend
a vacation. Middle Park is quite sum-
mer resort. The hot Sulphur Springs
draw many there. Hotels are being
erected and together with the splendid
hunting and fishing, make this new
country high up in the mountains love-
ly place, There are several lakes in
these parks, swarming with trout, and
king might envy the enjoyment of a
weeks fishing and hunting, participated
ia only by the mountaineers and eastern
tourists, who annually pay their visits
there. The Adirondacks of New York
would pale beside the mountain parks of
Colorado.
Dear readers, don't let me get you
uneasy TO throw aside for time the
cares of business and roam for awhile
in the wilds of the Rocky's. The snowy
range these hot days looks beautiful and
one can hardly believe himself as he
languishes in the heats of the valley and
turns his eyes to the mountains, white.
with crystal snow, and all the year
around snow is in sight, and of course is
what makes the mountain retreats SO
delightful ia summer. The day is not
far distant when Colorado will be the
great summer resort of the American
continent, and instead of going to Eu-
rope people win turn their faces west
and examine the wonders Of their own
dear land Colorado Springs is full ana
The hotels there are doing a good busi-
ness. Grace Greenwood's cottage has
been sold to pay taxes, and as poor
Greenwood roams in foreign lands her
lovely home on the Fountain has been
sold under the sheriff's hammer for the
small sum of seventy five dollars. Alas
for all things human. w. p. &.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-08
Cos sip.

Sixteen sea-lions were caught on the
southern coast of California, the other
day, and sent East.
A Louisville, Ky, man ate II saucers
of ice cream at one sitting, the other
day, and isn't dead yet.
Frank Bettang, of Cincinnati, seven
teen years old, was frightened to death
by a flash of lightning few nights ago.
Over 1000 houses are vacant in Brook
lyn.-Neao York Mall
And more ought to be.-Bost0n Meas.
Harrodsburg, Ky, celebrates, this
year, the honor of being the town where
the first horse race was ever run and the
first Baptist sermon was ever preached
in the state.
One of the most inconvenient labor
strikes on record occurred, the other
day, at the Sydenham, England, crystal
palace. About 270O licensed victualers
had set down to special dinner, and
just as they were waiting, knife and
fork in hand, to fall upon the good
things, the whole body of hired walters
''struck" for higher wages. The en-
pleyors ''caved."
A curious story of poetic justice comes
from Delaware. Daniel McConaughy,
who has been confined in the state in
sane asylum for six years, is now found
by a jury not to have been insane, but
to have been confined by his two broth
ers, William and Thomas, who owed
him money. Now the brothers are vio-
lently insane and have been removed to
the asylum in irons.
A Des Moines CTa.) man, who had
been introduced to Olive Logan when
she was arrayed for the stage, met her
after the performance, but, as she was
then dressed in plain alpaca, he failed
to recognize her. She knew him, how
ever, and bashfully asked him, ''Well,
how do you like Olive p 81 thought
she was first-class fraud" replied the
gentleman.
Feathers are shooting out all over the
toiettes, the fashion gossips say. Feath-
er fans, feather parasols and feather
hats are all the go. Feather trimmings
are now arranged with so much light
ness and beauty that they are considered
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-08
Correspondence of the Herald
Letter from Colorado.

DENVER, Col, June IS, 1875.
Editor Rutland Herald Last even
ing the Yankees of this city partook of
grand supper at the Inter-Ocean
Hotel, in commemoration of the battle
of Bunker Hill, they being too far distant
to join their brethren at the Hub in this
centennial celebration of one of the most
important battles recorded in our ma
tons history As distance lends en-
chantment to the view it none the less
lends the same feeling of patriotism and
reverence which thrills the breast of
every New Englander, though he be far
from his native hills. All persons of
New England descent were invited to
the banquet last night which was a
pleasurable affair, and all seemed proud
that they were the sons and daughters
of New England, that it was there that
they drew their first breath and took
their first steps on its honOred soil.
Governor Routh presided, and toasts,
speeches and music were the order of the
evening.
This meeting is the germ from which
springs the first New England society of
this territory. All persons of New
England descent are invited to send in
their names and become members, and
if all do so throughout the territory, the
society bids fair to become large one.
Business is very dull here now, and all
give in to the opinion that this is the
worst year Colorado has ever seen. The
emigration here this spriug has been
large, but they do not all stay. Many
come here expecting to get job as
soon as they arrive, but they find them
selves greatly disappointed. They lie
around awhile, eulogize the East, curse
Colorado, and either go back or drift on
to the Pacific Many of them have left
good positions East, but this magnetic
current, which is constantly plying on
Eastern minds, they could not with
stand, and so they fall into the path of
the star of empire and westward take
their way. When will men learn TO let
well enough alone? This Western life
is one constant move. Men are never
settled-constantly changing. You
know not where to find one to morrow,
and this perpetual changing from one
place TO another is what causes the ruin
of 50 many. Could more Eastern prin-
ciples be impregnated into this Western
life, and could the people be made to
adopt the ways, and practice the
economy that New Englanders have
to, to get along and make the ends
meet, there would not be so much CON-
plant of hard times. There is great
rush to the San Juan mining region this
summer, situated in the southwestern
part of the territory, near the head wa
ters of the Rio Grande. This is new
mining region, and has only been dis
covered about year. The prospects
are very flattering, and capital is only
wanting to erect mills and open mines,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-08

''No, | wont. We're bored to death
with cards and handbills and circulars.
. Come, | can't stand here all day
you know that | was minis
ter 2 he asked as he backed off.
'SNo, nor / don't know it now YOU
look Ike the man who sold the woman
next door dollar chrome for eighteen
shilGngs ~ .a'..
"But here is my card.
Il don't care for cards, I tell you! If
you leave that gate open l'II heaye a
flower pot at yon - .....,
81 viii call again, he said,as be went
through the gate.
1t wont do you any good p she
shouted after him we don't want
no prepared food for infants - no
piano music-no stuffed birds l know
the policeman on this beat, and if you
come around here again he'll soon find
out whether you are a confidence man
or avagrant ~
And she took unusual care to. lock the
door. r.--DetroGE Free Press.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-08
of the Herald !
FROM QUEBEC.
A Few words of Gossip from the
Queer old City--its sAttractions.

l-- -..... JUNE, 2G, 1875.
The tourist may go the whole length
| and breadth of the wide, wide world but
he will not find another city like Quebec.
There is no city in the world to be com
pared to it, Before it all American cit,
les are common and jejune, and even
the cities OF the old world, Chesters and
TURNS are not be mentioned the same
day TO the American particularly is
Quebec an object of profound and curl
Gus interest, for much of the history of
this ancient city is made up of events in
which the brave men Of old colony times
were engaged. The history Of Quebec
at certain periods is made up of little
else than the storms of struggles between
French, English and Americans, and
anybody who loves his country's history
must needs come to Quebec to fully ap-
preciate and enjoy it, But to others
than historians, the city offers rare at
fractions. The antiquarian, the COM
mon sight seer, the artist, the literary
man, the clergyman, the merchant, the
soldier, the architect, and everybody
else, can find in QIebec pleasure such
as is afforded nowhere else. AS a con-
sequence Quebec is crowded with Amer
leans the whole summer long. People
come into Canada from Niagara Falls
and make trip through to Quebec, and
in many cases to the Saguenay river and |
the watering places of the lower st. |
Lawrence. The route is by steamboat |
from Toronto all the way, and from |
Toronto TO Quebec there is a single line |
of boats formed by the consolidation of |
the Lake Ontario and Richilieu steam
boat companies. There is no other reli |
able line OF boats between these places
and none between Quebec and Montreal |
Tourists will bear this in mind and pat
ronize this line If they care anything for [
the st. Louis Hotel is, as usual, the |
American stopping place. 1t is the only |
good hotel in the city, and the daily ar |
rival of our people last summer aver |
aged between $50 and 300. This season |
| think will be a great one for travel. |
1t is so much cheaper to journey from |
place To place than TO board all summer |
at fashionable hotels that | think Amer |
leans, in the hard times of the present /
season. will take to travel as they never
have done before. OF course we have
some of your Vermont people here most
every day, and from them occasionally
borrow a copy of the HERALD. 1t
seems like an old friend, and l am only
sorry that my peripatetic manner of liv-
ing precludes my receiving it regularly.
TIBRR
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-08
the LIABILITIES OF LIQUOR
AGENTS.

A law was passed by the legislature
in 1869, which is known as the personal
liability section in the prohibitory law.
1t reads as follows:
"Whenever any person in state OF
INJURY upon lne'' pcfs6n oI proPef " Jf9H
any other individual, any person who,
by himself, his clerk or servant, shall
have unlawfully sold or furnished any
part of the liquor causing such intoxica-
ton, shall be liable to the party injured
for all damage occasioned by the injury
SO done, to be recovered in the same
form of action as such intoxicated per-
son would be liable to; and both such
parties may be Joined in the same action,
etc."
Although six years have passed since
this law was enacted, only two suits
have been brought under it. One was
brought in Windham county against a
saloon keeper, and damages were recov-
cred by the plaintiff. This case was
carried to the Supreme court, and the
constitutionality of the law there affirm
ed. The second case was tried in the
Orange county court last week before
Judge Redficld. AS this case involved
many interesting points, we give an ac-
count of it which we condense from the
Waterman and State Journal
The suit was brought by Margaret
Stanton of Wells River against David
Simpson of Greensboro. The plaintiff
came to this county from England with
her husband and son John about eight
years ago, and has been resident of
Newbury for the last five years Dur
ing this time until his death John sup
ported the family by peddling dry and
fancy goods around the country. He
was very we'll liked on his routes
through Caledonia and Orange counties,
especially by the women, for whom he
always had pleasant word and some