Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-03
Facts and Fancies.

| III
Centennial May 10. /.
The hand-organists appear to
have survived the winter.
| The law is not cheap, although
it is always had at cost.
/ Why must logic have legs =? Be-
cause it stands 10 reason.
| The BARRIERS consider the civil
rights bill sheer nonsense.
Nine county superintendent of
schools in Ohio are women.
Toledo has a lady for the deputy
clerk ofthe Court of Common Pleas
Program" is correct spelling !;
the longer way is merely French.
| A Cleveland baby has drank
quart of hard cider, bess lis little
heart.
1 Wilkie Collins is resting from
.novel-building. his brain must
ache. sac =.
North Carolina wants to make
her special Centennial a" rousifi-
cationN eatU 81 a
More dusky royalty coming. The
Emperor Of Brazil is to visit the
| Centennial
Louisiana invites industrious
workingmen, not Wire-pullers, to
her soil. f3 ga
A national temperance conven-
ton meets in Chicago IA good place
in.J ~
AT a Wheeling wv. Va bee"
Mr.. Day spelt pasnip" and was
,hooted out.
A young lady in Montreal refus-
es to marry until her twin sister
has It chance.
California has picnics already,
but it must envy Eastern people
their sleighing parties.
Chicago is a very enterprising
city. 1t had four well-defined cas-
es of murder last week.
Measles and missionaries have
made their appearance slmultane-
ously among the Fiji Islanders.
1t is said the great scandal trial
will give rise to half dozen libel
suits " Insatiate archer" etc.
Muskingham county, Ohio, pro-
duces last year 701, 1888 pounds of
butter and 1927 pounds of wool.
A woman in Pennsylvania cele-
brated her Tooth birthday on We'd
nesday by dancing with her grand
son.
Senator Ferry, of Michigan, is |
As years old, and by profession, a
lumber merchant. Senator Conk- |
ling found him a tough steak.
Three hundred cargoes of sugar
and two hundred of molasses are
expected to arrive at Boston this |
year, according to the Boston Ad-
VertiSer.
The compulsory education bill |
proposed in the State of Maine pro-
vides for clothing destitute child
rem, as we'll as educating them.
"Mr. Beecher Is going to Europe |
after the trial" Quilp says he |
will be lucky ifhe doesn't go to a
worse place.
Des Moines, Iowa, has killed |
during the past season 74,017 hogs,
nearly 10000 more than during
the previous season. The average |
weight has been 257 pounds.
Two Italian physicians are said
to have discovered a liquid which |
Instantly stops the flowing ofbl0od |
from any kind of wound.
Higher, higher will.we climb"
says Theodore, standing on the |
step-ladder. " Hand us up anoth
er picture there, Bessie"
, Colorado steps into the Union
with more than one hundred |
mountain peaks over 1900 feet
high. faa s-.
In Louisville they cheek The gar
rulity of bore by telling HIM to
write tie rest on piece of paper,
and we'll read ii Sunday"
The ST. Louis Times says the art
of flirting is in its infancy. 1t will
be a sad day when the thing grows
up.
Barnum for Mayo of Bridge,
port and old John Robinson for
Mayor of Cincinnati. The ele-
plant now goes around.
1t is easy enough to make the
acquaintance Of apple dealers. =
Buy their fruits-ye shall know
them"
A ballett girl fell from a horizon
tai bar in n German theater. The
musician. whose fiddle she smash
ed, threw her on the stage, shout
ing: " Whatis this nonsense, any
hover