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Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13
ALL SORTS.


Circus poles-Polish acrobats.
Music by hande--a street organ.
Ida Clareis married. declare, who
to?
Rolling in wealth. Trundling in the
specie k g.
Wasted sweet mesa healthy girl in
light corset.
Ladies Of stay belle mind Fashiona-
bic old maid.
Scutchneu love the reel, but euchre
players love the ideal.
When q man comes home corned, he
must look out for the crib.
A Baltimore woman MAS delivered Of
All address.
lie was Warm Spring Indian the
moment he sat dawa on Il red het stove
The dog who leads the blind man to
the different free lunches is bar pilot
A drrssnaker's apprentice speaks OF
look are cut has.
The sentinel who did not sleep on his
watch had lett it at the pawnUrakers.
The spaniards bel eve that Jack the
Giant Killer was a real person ,ge.
Mark Twain sa,s the Sandswich Is
landers are generally as unletteied as the
other side uf a tombstone.
Little Rhody proposes to have the
census taken. That's easy enoush--let
the people stand up and be counted
The lady who advertised lecture on
the subject Of Moods" was disguised at
uot having the "irst person present"
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Useful Information.

iCtioieuui Will piCrcivu SuiuSteo
Parsnips are called valuable food in
disease Of the kidneys.
A strong solution Of sulphate Of mag
nesia gives beautiful quality to white
wash.
Rancid butter, pork, and lard casks
may be purified by burning straw or
shavings in them.
The parings Of a bushel Of apples are
said to yield quart Of cider, by the aid
of hand press.
A French meter is about fifty times
the diameter Of FIVE cent piece. The
same coin weighs exactly five grainmes.
The length Of the double whiffletres
and the neck yoke for sleigh should be
just as long AS the sleigh is wide from the
center Of one runner to the other.
Adding to the width Of belt and OF
the faces Of pulleys increases inn
mensely the power Of conveying force.
A wide belt is always better than mar
row one strained to its utmost capacity.
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Inst rance that Is Sure
- AT'N A"
.NJCRANCE CO.. OF HA RTF0RD
CONNECTICUT.

This old and reliable company has
opened an office in this city.
This Company appears to be removed
beyond the contingency of real disas-
ter. 1t may suffer lcssess, it may. en-
counter misfortune against which no
hunan foresight could provide; ssus,,
picions may be engendered by rival
companies, but she goes calmly on In a
lire of duty laid down by itself, and
will never abandon it if it takes the
last dollar.
Its losses by the Chicago fire were
about S4, 600. 600, every dollar Of which
was paid before maturity. Hard upon
this, was the great Boston fire, bring
ing loss of 81 ,G0Oa0C0; no man had to
wait an hour for his money. Every
one who wants insurance is concerned
to know where to look for that whic is
sAFE-whieh after all is the cheapest
insurance. We feel perfectly safe in
saving that for insurance that is safe,
there is no company ahead of the Act
ma, of Hartford.
VIM II. MATHEWS. Agent.
Sept. /. d 6m
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Consulting u Cow Doctor.

A man living in the country, far from
any physician, was taken suddenly i'll.
His family, in great alarm, not knowing
what else to DO sent for neighbor who
had a reputation for dectoring cows.
Cant you give father something Il
help him?' asked one Of the sons.
"Wa'al, don't know nothin' about
doctorin people,
You know more than We Go, you
can doctor cows Now what do you
give them when they're sick?'
"Wa'al, ! all RS gives cows salts-Ep-
som salts. You might try tina. on him.
Glow mnch shall we give him?' in
quired the son,
"Wa'al, give cows jest pound.
suppose man is quarter AS BIZ as a
cow--give him quarter ola pound'
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From the Nee York Erpress. J

II you have any business with bank
put it off until two o'clock, or a litllt
later, as it looks more business-like tC
rush in just as the bank is closing.
Never put stamps on checks before
yon get to the bank, but give the teller
two cents and ask him to cancel for you
the teller expects to lick all the stamps
and IL is source Of disappointment t
him when people insist on doing IT them.
selves.
In depositing money, try and get il
upside down aud wrong end foremost, sc
that the teller may have little exercise
in straigtening it up before counting
Il. 1t is best not to take your bank
books with you. but call at another time
TO have It entered you can thus take
two trips to the bank where one would
answer.
II a check is made payable to your
order, be careful not to endorse it before
handing it to the teller, but let him re-
turn it to you and wait while you en-
lorse il; this helps TO pass away the
time, and is a pleasure and relief to the
teller.
You can generally save time when
making deposit by counting your
money down to the teller, as you can
nearly always count more speedily and
correctly than he can.
II you make deposit OF a hundred
dollars and give check for fifty, it is a
a good thing to call frcqne.....y at the
bank and ask how your accouns stands,
as it impresses the officers iavorably with
your business qualifications.
Never keep any record when your
notes fall due, and If they are protested
censurc the bank for not giving you no.
tice.
Always date your checks nhoad, 1t is
never-failing sign that you keep good
balance in hand, or If you do not wish
it generally known that you are doing a
good business, dc not deposit your
money until about the time you expect
yunr check will be in.
A strict observance Of the foregoing
rules will make your account desirable
for any bank, snd make you general
favcrite with all bank officers.
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Fruge.. EATERS

Garlbaldi's routine bill Of fare is
the following: Breakfast, coffee
and bread dinner, soup, one plate
of meat or fish, fruit; supper, none-
Plus *. is similarly a frugal cat
err, differing only f ON the first in
being a wine-bibber, (don't cali
him a drunkard.I Victor Einanu-
eI Is a neavy lover Of food ana
wine, eating indifferently of most
things, from the tripc and gailic OF
Piedmont to fhe snakes and mus
cles (LucuIlian styiel Of Rome, In
elusive. All these are at present
happily living in the latter city
after much hurry burly and battles
fought and won, a ID the cariccat-
urls ) depict them tagcther,arm ia
arm sauntcring through the Corso,
with toothpicks in their mouths.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13
CNE HUNDRED DOLLARS
I'm GOLD.
FOR THE MAN WHO WILL DUPLI
CATE OUR PRICES.

Determined TO keep up with the times,
and wishing to save the people of Martins
burg and vicinity the trouble and expense
of running or sending 10 Baltimore and
elsewhere for their goods, we have pur-
chased one Of .he largest and best assorted
stocks that we have ever offered in Mar
tinsburg, and we confidently assert that
we will sell at less than city retail prices
1t is hardly necessary to call attention to
our Domestic Department, as the enor-
nous business we do in that line attests
the fact that we must SELL CHEAPER
than any o.her house in town; and when
we come to FINE GOODS, the difference
is far greater. We will therefore call at
tention TO our LARGE ASSORTMENT of
CARPETS and 0iL-CLOTHS, which we
are selling at RuIN0US PRICES. Beau
tiful Ingrains at so, 60, 20, 80, 80 and
100 per yard; Rag Carpets as low as 80
cents per yard; Floor and Table Oil
Cloths in almost every width. quality and
price. A splendid line of DRESS GOODS,
all the latest styles. Silks from ST up a
heavy Gros Grain for 81, as good as you
can get for 50 SO; in Black Alpacas we
defy competition; we have them from 25
cents up 10 beautiful Silk Warp for ST.
We have added fine and complete line
Of MOURNING GOODS to our stock !:
Australian Grapes, yard Wide, so cts; all
wool Delaines, single width, 373 cents /;
do. yards wide, 81, worth ST.. so; Blk.
Cashmeres 81 to 81 so; Honey Comb Bed
Spreads at 81 and up. In Cotton and
LineE y b,e Damasks, Napkins, Towels,
Ha Aerchiefs. Hosiery, Ribbons, En-
,,deries, Laces. Edgings, Rulings,
Scarfs and Pins, WECLAlM THE FIELD.
Our stock ofCassimers, Jeans, Cottonades
and Linen Drills. is large and under the
market. Notwithstanding the hard times
we propose to PUT DOWN PRICES to
suit the times, and sustain our rcputtion
for selling cheaper than any other house
in Martinsburg. No trouble TO show
goods. d. w. TlMBERLAkE.
April ll--w
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{ Schenectady Star. February 20M ]


A sad case OF suffering was
brought to notice in clear way at
Albany Thursday morning, when
Henry Wentworth was found ~
ing dead in room, with il bottle
Of laudanum beside him. He had
been employed by Littleiield &Co :.
as teanisier, but had been out OF
work recently. Grieving Ia see his
horses starve, he ordered IS worth
OF oats and had them charged TO.
Littlcfield e Co. He was threaten
ell with prosecution TO save him
self and family from impending
disgrace, he determined upon de-
stroyIng his own life. Before lpav--
ing home on Wednesday, he gave
his wife five cent nickel with
which to purchase milk for their
youngest child, and as he did SO he
remarked: This is the las. cent 1
have in the world" He did not re-
turn homeland his wifekncw no h.
ing OF him until his cold, Iii'eIess
body was brought 10 her Thursday
morning. And the worst Of al Is
that the wife and three small chill
dren are left in destitute cireunl-
stances.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13
MASSACHUSETTS, SILVER
MINES.
The Excitement Increasing
Four Companies i'm Active
Operation, and Others Pre-.
pairing to Sink Shafts.

The excitement in the Newbury
Mines increases instead of diinin-
ishing, and new arrivals OF mem
and machinery are noted every
day. AS each new lode Is opened.
and the same metalliferous lepOs-
its are found, the excitement gains
in strength. The Duty Advertise.
says that the main shaft Is that
first discovered (tFe.Chfpinan lode
has already reached a depth Of
nearly fifty feet, one-half Of lis in
tended depth. AS the miners 80
down the ore grows richer, with
occasionally small nugget ofpure
silver. As soon as the shaft shall
have reached the depth Of $50 feet,
about the middle of April 1. large
body of men will be put To work
10 drift in on the vein and make
crosscuts. The ore At present is
better than any ofa previous yield,
containing about 200 ounces of sill
yer TO the ton, and bears great
resemblance in appearance and
Color to the product Of the famous
Legal Tender mine In Silver City,
Grant county, New Mexico. An
average specimen assayed 1922 to
the ton. A sale was consummated
on Tuesday between the owner Of
the mine, Messrs. Kelly, Chapman
and Shaw, and New York parties.
by which tive-eights Of the Adams
lot and five-sixteenth OF the B0yn-
ton lot are transferred to the New
York people for S625, 900. This
purchase is at Il valuation ~ the
mine at 81, 100000 Mes-r p
man and Shaw would not ! ,se
of their interests even for this very
large sum Ii they did rot own
600 feet adjoining, running along
the vein.
The Kent farm, which was bon
ded by Messrs. Kelley, Shaw, and
G.. ipman, and lies southwest of the
Chapman lode, has been sold to
Providence men for $50 900. 1t will
be prospected, and work will be ba-
CUR rs soon rs the snow has neit-
ed. The new owners are Mr.. Baan-
ding and Messrs. Peareeand Sails
bury, bankers Ct Providence. The
deed was given on Tuesday last,
and SIG, 900 wero paid over,a mort
gage of $14, 900 being taken for the
balance. On the land of II. Smith
another shaft will soon be sunk
Just back of the Bartlett kNnr,.
Messrs. Couch, OF Providence and.
Springfield, and j. w. Bartlett, OF
this city, have bonded twenty five
acres for $4,000. The same c0npa-
ny has also bonded laud Of James
Emery in East Salisbury. Eight
acres adjoining the Boynton lode
have been sold to Mpssrs. George
+. Bailey and George /, Hodgdon
of Portland, or $1,000 Land in
this vicinity has also been bonded
TO the amount ofhundreds Of thou
sands.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13
Group Mixture.

In cases Of Group the first thing
to do is 10 get hot water ready,
and place the feet Of the child in 1t
as soon as possible, and give a
dose Of any enletic to cause vom-
iting. A good emetic is made by
taking equal parts Of tincturo Of
lobelia and blood root; or take
anything which will cause the child
to vomit freely, such AS mustard
water made weak and warm, or
even goose grease and chamber
iye mixed III equal proportion.
Then hay cloths wrung out Of hot
water upon the chest and throa !,
changing sufficient to keep them
hot. The bowels should be kept
free.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13

A watch-word-Tick

.
/ Hush money-The money paid ba
by's nurse.
Whatsoever man seweth, that shall
he also rip.
A good butcher is the carver az his
own fortune
Lament of the sidewalk Everybody
is down on me.
Miners search for gold in vein, but Of
ten get quartz Of il.
A marriage on railway train may
properly be called railway tie.
In cullng the powers of poetry, no
en- should miss Cullen Bryant.
Why is beefstake like locomotive !?
It's not of muck account without it's
| tender.
| Brigham Young has sufficiently re-
covered to sit up and be married occa-
| sionally.
| The best way for man to Acquire a
fine flow OF language is to stump his toe
| against raised brick
A man named Todd publishes tenn
perance paper, and sued contemporary
for calling him Teddy.
Mr.. Summerset is bachelor. He
couldn't persuade any Of bis female ac-
quaintances to tnrn sumerset.
The Empress Of China committed sui
eide because her husband died. That's the
kind Of wife for man to have.
To be conte. is q great art:
To seem content mere dust and smoke !;
To grow content is great good luck
To stay content the master stroke.
A bullock killed in New York had a
lot of hair pins in his stomach. He had
apparently digested the rest Of his victim
without inconvenience.
Never trust with secret married
man who loves his wife, for he will tell
her, and she will tell her sister, and her
sister will tell everybody.
A thickness Of newspaper between
the bed-quilts will help wonderfully to
keep you warm these cold nights. "Now
is the time to subscribe.
A Newburg barber claims to have
shaved 1852, Ala ,628 customers during
the last fourteen years. AT that rate he
soon ought to razor fortune.
Say not wealth, or rank or power,
or crowns confer true glory;
Ills goodness that survives the hour,
Aud reads the best in story;
And though obscure the good mans
name,
'Tis glorious still, though lost to fame.
Whatever your profession is. endeavor
to acquire merit in IT.; for merit Is
esteemed by every body. aud is so pre-
cious thing that no person can pur-
chase it.
The English are making little progress
in base ball. Whenever one of them hits
ball he runs away with the bat, and
they all keep on smoking while they are
| playing
The eccentric Indianapolis Herald
scouts at the man who named his daugh.
ter Maud, but it seems TO think nothing
Of printing original poetry written by
Gwendoine.
II boy can be taught to handle a
musket in our schools, why should there
be any difficulty in teaching him to use
"a saw, plane, or other mechanical tool in
a workmanllke manner.
A widow being cautioned by her min
lister about flirting, said that she knew it
was wrong for maidens aud wives to fiirt,
but the Bidde was her authority. Itsaid
widows mite"
No mans life is free from struggles
| and notifications, not even the happiesi;
but every one may build uD his own hap
piness by seeking mental pleasure, and
thus make himself independent Of out
ward fortune.
All. SORT6.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13

Seventeen years ago Louisville
young woman was told by clair
voyant that she Was destined TO
marry an auburn-haired young
man with blue eyes and a heavy
moustacht: that he would soon be
rich and that they would have two
children-a boy and girl. She did
marry the authenticated man.
They have five children now, the
auburn hair has DISAPPEARED + ON
the top of the husbands head, and
he is getting fifteen dollars y eek :.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13

Colonel Prall, Of Lexington, n.y.,
says nm old lady on Lls pension.
roll, now living in that city, was
one hundred aud one years old last
October. But the old lady is kill
ing herself smoking pipe. She
has been at it now for the last ksslff
century, and he thinks she eaei {
stand it many years longer
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13
HIDES AND LEATHER.
r HUBER
TANNER AND CURRIER
MARTINSBURG.

Having leased the Tuscaror Tame
~ for number of years, wish to in
form the public that ! will pay the
highest market price in cash for HIDES
and SKINS, delivered Mt my Currying
Shop and Leather Store. on
QUEEN STREET,
near the B. & o. Roilroad, where l will
constantly keep on hand, for wholesale
OF retail, Oak and Hemlock
SOLE LEATHER, Birdie, NETT
HARNESS, COLLAR AND
BETTING LEATHER,
Buff Upper, Wax Upper, Kipp, Calf
Skin, Morocco, and Topping of all de-
scriptions, Innings, &c. Also, q com
plete stock of SHOE FINDINGS,
SHOE LASTS, BOOT TREES of la
Test styles, Nails, Pegs, Thread, Web
ing, Eyelets, Sand Paper, Avis, HATS,
Hammers, Pincers, Knives, Rasps, 8c.
/ can supply boot and shoemakers with
every article in their line ON terms that
will defy competition.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13

Avid annoyance he cautious aud
kindly. IL Is not sale 10 trample upon
30 humble thing AS small piece Of Or
ange peel.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13

FOR the best and cheapest and most
complete stock Of solid Silver, and sill
yer plated ware. Clocks &C, to be found
in the city go 10 s. HUTCHINSON.
Oct. 10th, Inv
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13

n B t. cheapest cattle feel Grains
always 10 lie had at the Brewery
Nov 2lst NV
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Ut. u. walkers CALIFORNIA
Via-gar BitterS a:e purely Veg
{ ahler. 1Tfatior. n;.,,.; chiefly from
lie native herbs found N the a,wer
ICES Of The Sierra Nevada mlg1
"r> of California. the mc'licinal
properties of which arc extracted
lilcreirom without the use OF .ilcohol.
The question s almost daily asked,
Whit s.thc cause Of the unpar-
allclcd lcccss of VINEGAR BIT-
rEIs p Our answer is. that they
remove the c;',iss Of '.iSeasc, and
the patient r.,cov as fis health They
are the I ear blood purifier and
lifcgivinc J mciple perfect Reno
vator and I.vigor,.tor of the system.
Never bclure in the history nf the world
has IA ;iic S;nc been compounded pos
seSSing til. remarkable qualities Of VIM
BGAR BiTTERs in healing the sick OF
every disease man is heir TO. They are
gentle Purgative as we'll az Tonic,
relieving Con- ,sstion or Inflammation Of
inc =. md v4SCcsal Ora" y in Bilious
Discs. -
ps-r ~ycftieS or DIR. " Xix.
KRIS V, '~-k sBIrTRRs are Aperient Dia.
pho-ctic, Carlninative, Nutritious, l.axa-
tive, Diuretic, SsdatiYa, Counter Irritant.
SadOrif1. Alternative. and Apt-Rliogs.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-13

Prompt after ton paid to filing orders,
especially those ;oi txIOriaiicn.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-04-28

boats. The Sherman, Capt. John
Stewart, as all Of our readers are
aware, Is one Of the fastest boats
afoat, and in the past has been
quite q fayorite. She starts out
this season fully repaired and over
hauled, and will do duty equal to
the best going. The Dunlap, with
Capt. A. g. Ripley as master, has
been thoroughly overhauled, and
considerable change made, 80 that
she Is now very staunch and fast
sailing craft. Her power has been
greatly enlarged, the two smoke
stacks removed and a single stack
takes their place, and she will soon
appear on the line and commence
duties.
On the Cleveland, Detroit, AL
pena and Mackinaw line, we have
the propeller Wenona, Capt. L. Il.
Boynton, everybody's favorite, and
the steamer Marine City, Capt. A.
Keith, another staunch vessel, well
and favorably known to travellers
who visit.th shore towns.
The propeller st. Joseph, of the
Cleveland, Saginaw, Detroit and
Mackinaw line, is a well built, COM
modious and fast sailing craft, and
will, as last year, run regularly on
the above line, stopping at Alpena
Taking the boats as whole, we
have some Of the best, and our peo-
pie may feel assured that they will
do their best to accommodate all.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-04-28
Assessments.

The law governing the taking OF
assessments requires that ever,
person, firm or corporation, shall
make full and true statement, II
writing, and deliver the same tc
the Comptroller. Said Statement,
shall contain a correct description
of the real estate, personal proper
ty, moneys and credits owned or
held by such person, firm or cor
poration. liable to be assessed. The
law also requires that the Comp
troller shall call upon each taxable
person and furnish them with a
blank for making the statement
required. Therefore, in order to
give all plenty of time to Gil up the
blanks, shall send to each one
whose name appears upon the last
assessment roll, one or more Of
said blanks, which they will please
I'll out, and either hand them to
me or leave them at II cir houses,
so that l can get them when / call.
1t Is my duty to examine each
parcel Of real estate In the city
liable to he assessed, and In order
to complete the assessment roll in
time, I shall commence that duty
on Monday, the 3rd OF May, and
l hope that all vii have said blanks
filed out and ready for me by that
time. I desire to make as just,
equal and complete assessment
as possible, and trust that all will
lend ne what assistance they can
In taking IL.
J. b. TURSBtLt,
Comptroller.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-04-28

The Detroit Post has the follow
ing: 1--WE learn that an arrange
ment has been arrived at by all the
rail and water lines running be.
tween this city and Alpena where
by passenger rates will he advan.
ced about 10 per cent. The price
for a nrst-class passage between
the two points is to be increased
from $3.50 to IS. It is also under-
stood that the boats running be-
tween Bay City and Alpena will
charge extra for meals this season.
Freight rates are to remain I'M
changed"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-04-28
g, CHURCH ,j. DIREcroar.

Trinity Church, on First street, every Sunday
morning and evening.
BAPTIsr-Bcv. W. c. Learned. SERVICES In
soeiety's Church, on Third street, every Sabbath
morning and evening.
CArHoLIC-father Van Chimp. Services Ia
the Catholic Church, on Chisholm street. every
Sundays at $50 A. NJ, 1880 A. NJ, aud at y. N.
Vsspcfs--svening service. Sermon In English ct
1910, in French Mt 1850.
coN9REdATIoNAL-Rev. A. n. Allen. Ser
vices IN the society's Church, on Second street,
every Sabbath morning and evening.
MErHoDIsT-Rey. I. c. Higgins Services in
society's Church, ON Dock street, every Sabbath
morning and evening.