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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-12-11
The RlOtted Page.

A sublime illustration of the power
e the blood of Jesus, is found in the
unique language of "Jack," deaf mute,
a. gwen by charlotte Elizabeth"
Speaking by signs of the day of
Judgment he said: God would open the
hook in which he had written all Jacks
"bads." God would find the page
tall, would not be able to read it He
would see nothing, for when he had
first prayed, Jesus Christ had taken the
book and opening the wound in his
hand he had let it bleed all down the
page so that God could see none Of
Jacks sins, only Jesus blood. Find
ing nothing against him, God would
close the book and Jesus would say,
MY Jack. put his arm around him
and bid him stand with the angels.
There is power in Jesus blood
10 wash away my sin
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Pork-Inaking <Berks~hire

A Black Hawk county cores
pendent of An Iowa paper gives
his experience in winter feeding
of pork, and we condense the arti-
Gle as follows
He has demonstrated to his own
entire satisfaction, that after his
spsing pigs had reached about 500
pounds they ceased to grow with
any profit. His pigs on the first
of January weighed as much
they on the first of February, not
withslanding he had kept up the
feeding. He is great advocate
of taking good care of hogs. He
would never shut hogs more than
FIVE weeks before he wanted to
market them. His food early in
the fall was pumpkins. steamed
and mixed with middliDgs, the
proportion being about one-half a
bushel of middlings to forty gall
Ions steamed pumpkins. His OBJ
ject was to develop the bone ana
muscle of the hog without add
ing fat. This he centinued 'hree
months and then put them in a
close pen aud fed them meal and
middli ,gs steamed. After shut
ting them up far five weeks they
gained two pounds day until
they reached 800 pound-,and then
ceased to grow to any extent.
A correspondent of the st. Louis
| Rural World gives the following
reasons why he prefers the Berk-
Shlres.
While in ST. LouiS,I took good
deal of pains to study the tastes cf
the packers as TO the breed Of hogs.
/ could plainly see that they pre-
ferred those that had strong
dash Of the Berkshire blood.
Mine were all half and some Of
them nearly full Berkshire, and
they suited they buyers. The Po-
land Chinas that were young, and
| not of the coarser strains OF that
| breed. were also in demand, and
pleased the packers very much.
| Both breeds furnish good hams
and have but little offal.
From long experience, am
satisfied that ! can tatten the
Berkshire in one half the time and
with one half the corn required by
the scrub breeds. / wish that ac-
cu.ate expert s.ents for farm pur-
poses could be made with this
breed in comparison with the
Chester White, Poland China, Es-
sex, or any other breed. feel
certain that the Berkshire would
bear off the palm. Was here
ever harder. healthier breed :?
Mine have never Ii d All hour of
sickness, nor mange,nor any skin
disease. Do you see any compar-
ing with them as breeders ? Other
breeds may have as many pigs, but
will they raise as many nice, sala-
BILE ones? The Berkshires are SO
thoroughly established that they
| reproduce themselves in their off
spring. And their pigs are fine
They require no wedding out.
They are nicely turned, square
built, plump fellows that please
the eye of ALL Their color is good.
They are sufficiently active and in
dustrious, are good cleaners and
grazers, are just the right size for
the packers, and furnish the finest
hams to be found anywhere. They
have less offal, are not coarse, have
small bones and are perfect.
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Rag Money and its Value.

ASt1@ AtA 0IA&y aekeeh 100 - 49,
Well, bub, replied Bijah, as he
finished hanging up his broom,
this currency question bothers
many besides you, though it clear
enough to me. You see that TWEEN
ty-five cent scrip, don't you /?
The boy remarked that he did,
and Bijal placed 1t on the window
sill, weighed 1t down with peach
stone and continued
That bit of paper is marked %
cents. but is it twenty-five cents !?
Is il anything more than a piece
Of paner p
Il Dunno solemnly replied he
boy
Has that bit of paper any real
value beyond its being a promise
to pay p demanded Bijah.
What paper?'
THAT ERE Twenty-Five
He stopped there. Some one had
sneaked up the alley and slyly
stolen both scrip and peach lstone.
Never mind condoled the boy,
sit hadn't any intrincis vaiue.'
1T hadn't eh 4 growled the jan
itor; Il just want to catch the wolf
who absorbed it,
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When the boys come into my
yard for leave 10 gather horse
che.tnut-, | own i enter into ma
lures game, and affect to grant
the permission reluctantly, fear
ing that at any moment they will
find ont the imposture of that
snowy CHI Fl. But this tenderness
is quite unnecessary ; the enchant-
men!s are laid on very thick.
Their young life is matched with
them. Bare and grim to tears is
the lot of the children In the how
FL | saw yesterday yet not the
less they cast 1t round with "trip
perry romance, like The children of
The happirst snrlu"e. Emerson.
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One county in tie mountains of

One county in the mountains of
West Vir.inia, Wyoming by
name lose COS SIS acres of land
by the recent asses-ment,an $685.
53S in valuation. We like big
figures like that, halfa million of
acres ola mistake. more or less. in
a county being calcu lated Ia
give outsiders IN idea o cur mag
niticent way of doing things in
Wrss V'rg nia.- lIi7is6grg Her
aid.
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What are the flats of a thea
ire ?" asked a little girl who had
been reading about the scenery of
new piece. Her sister did not
quite understand the technical
'erm, but supposed the flats are
the young men who arrange
Themselves in two files 40 stare
and oSlc a. thr .au'i;rnce whrn it
CONES nuI sc ~ -,trA alter the
CLOSE ,'f IHtiprHi irs,~..
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CarbOIic Acid for Poultry
Houses.

A writer in the London Field
strongly recommends the use of
carbolic acid for destroying insects
in pigeon and poultry houses, as
serting that it neither Injuries the
birds or tends to drive them from
their nests. He uses it in the form
ola solution Of two ounces Of COM
mon carbolic acid to three quarts
of water, applying this once week
with a watering pot, after the
house has been carefully swept
out. Besides the lice and ascarides
that it destroys, it is also eff
cient in driving out fleas. For the
purpose of expelling lice from the
bottles of pigeons, the proposed
method IS said to be to mix one
part of Calverts liquid carbolic
acid with thirty parts of water,
and shaking well before use.
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Going up Detroit street man
saw boy about eeven wears of
age, bareheaded, exposed to the
full power Of of the sun and wind.
'Bub,you ought not to sit there
said tho man.
why :? said The hoy.
Because sou will get all tanned
up
Makes no difference to ne
whether / cit in the sur or the
shade, sadly rejoined the boy, for
mother tans me up three or four
times a dav anyhow.
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SHEPHERD COLLEGE,,
ShepIlerdstown, w. Va.

TIME next annual session Of this school
Il will begin SEPTEMBER 9th. 1878
under full corps Of instructors.
The Trustees most fully recommend it
to the public as an institution, in which
both sexes are efficiently taught and
thoroughly instructed in English bran
ches, Mathematics, Ancient and Mod
ern Languages. The most improved
text books and methods of instruction
are adopted, and the students are train
ed to make use of and put into practice
the knowledge they acquire as they adj
vance in their course.
TIE students are divided into classes,
and every facility afforded for obtaining
a good education.
The State Normal Department VIII be
continued as heretofore.
TERMS-Very moderate
All enquiries and communications
should be addressed to Prof Joseph Nc
Murran, Principal.
G. M. BELTZHOOVER,
Sec'y. Board ofTrustees.
July 16, 2mw
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-07
HEAVY SEIZURE OF LACEs.


Captain Brackett has just made a seizure OF nne
lace goods, valued as $4,000. which, after a long
chase-lolowing them from this city to Pniladel-
pnia and Washington and thence back again 10
this city-he mas last secured anu deposited In
the seizure Department OF the Custom House. In
the last days OF May this oflcer learned that
German named Hooricns had been for several
months engaged with his wife peddling through
the upper part or the city nne faces, which 1t was
suspected had paid no duties. by diligent exami-
nation Of the manilests OF steamers when had
arrived mere, 1t ascertained that
the persons sought came by. the Scotia
IN October, 1913, under tie name
Cendrier ana vile. fheir residence In Nineteenth
street was examined under search warrant
wlrnOnt discovering the goods. Tue supposed
smngglee informed the oflicer that the laces had
been sent 10 Brussels on cOnstgnment to one Paul
Perriere. on being told tnat that assertion would
be tested by cable message TO the American
Consul at Brussels he made Il contradictory state
ment that instead or having sen I tnem 70 Europe
ne had trusted them 10 a trend wao had gone 10
Philadelphia and perhaps 10 Washington to sell
theU. FOll0wln 10 these cities the oliicsr ur-
rested at the FEDERAL capital one De Lannon's anu
has wife, anu ELECTED from them the information
that the laces mad been returned to thls city,
where they were finally seized. ihey are OIL tine
quality and were PROBABLY contained IN several
trunks received by various steamers from 1879 10
uate.
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cracks or tine New York Yacht Club. what foun-
dalton there may be Tor this report no one mere
appears 70 know; but the general impression
seems TO be that the idea originated after dinner.
been once. anu good vessel as she Is ia IA iresn
breeze, the Fiona cannot now be considered AS
representative OF the national rgu aud IL Is
quite certain mat few English yaehtsmen would
recognize her as SUCH
THE NEW THAMES YACHT CLUB sQUABBLE.
We are all here wondering what will he the end
or The s'dilhcultyn when has wrought such ter
rlble disunion In the council OF the New Thames
CLUB. Last year, IL Will be remembered IL was re-
solved Dy an overwhelming majority TO Introduce
q new system or measure uent, based on the
American principle or taxing depth, well
beam and length as q factor IN the calculation OF
tonnage. The yacht owners. or AT any rate
great majority vi them, took umbrage at this
Innovation. ana on one OCCASION alter they had
taken up their moorlngs Tor race, Hauled down
their racing 1aRs by one consent and refused TO
start. The matter was discussed at several meet
fnRs OF the ciuO during the winter, and finally at
mously TO adhere 10 the new system OF measure
ment Upon inns requlaiton originated by the
Marquis OF Alsa. and signed by nearly all the
owners OF racing yachts In the clubs was for
warded 10 the committee, announcing that they
would positively refuse to sail under the new regu
latlonS. And thus the matter now stands Inc
Commodore, Mr.. j. ID. Lee, u thorough Yachtsman,
u Is SAID, Is not wiling 10 abandon the new code,
out large majority OF the members stick 20 their
coorS anu decline TO DC dictated To by small
majority OF yacht owners scarcely one OF whom,
thei allege, attended the meeting wnen the new
scale OF measurement was discussed. Thus there Is
a DEADLOCK ana now the complication VIII end n o
one knows. One thing Is certain, however, there
can be no match sailing without the co-opera ton
ol the owners OF racing vessels though IL is really
dlficut 10 understand why the latter should be 40
strongly opposed TO the new scale. which does not
differ rom the old measurement more than TWO
per cent.
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These measurements were given me by Mr. n.
W. Lister, superintendent OF the college gymna-
uum. and, beng made Dy him less than one week
ago, can be considered near the marx 1T this time.
since the men stepped INTO the practising barge
at the very late date OF the middle OF Arm. tue
coaching Of the crew has been LETT to Mr.. Richard
d. Dana, Jr., stroke of last years boat, and from
nrst 10 last his management mas been most Judi
cious and consistent, though he has elt dscour-
aged at times That there should not have Deen
served The crew nave met with brilliant stroke
Of fortune In securing tue services OF such ex-
Lerenced oar as Mr.. Dana as coach, anu. win or
loose, lie viii throughout have done all that man
Ia ms position could 90.
MEN.
At noon ana every evening the crew practice
on Charles River, winch, o. the way, about the
boat houses IS having built on It's banks additional
coal whAryes and steam saw mills. making the
scenery less inviting tnan ever. lney use their
last years. shell Tor the MONDAY work and their
Old barge ior the evening practice. Three or iour
miles is the limit OF the former and a squirt OF ten
miles the closing performance | saw them ont
yesterday ON oot1 OCCASIONS. and tf the men we're
not playing on" the appearance OF the rowing
was little more ragged than Harvardis best
svenno "ov WEE my me men nos 11s mon ana
given. Tnayer, at the bow, is from the
sc,ens,inc scnooi ana can DC termed a
tho youngest oar OF the boat he mas a place which
requires great coolness ana confidence 10 thor
10 him. lie Is strong, well developed ana is cap
able OF hard work. HIS ldea or the latter, and
that OF far form, Is no doubt excellent. he VIII
thus more RAPIDLY improve. His previous rowing
career has oeen confined to class contests in
which he mas good record. mayer will nave 10
remember that ne eau never get asleep ia the
Coming race u Harvard wants 10 accomplish any
devote some " his spare time 70 the act Of
Ing. principles OF Rowing at haryardn says
upon this point
The qualities required for good bow oar are b. no
tn the choice q ne man u y better = have good
pf the crew an DC spoiled ~ baa steering lie must
and that understandable faculty called delicate touch
Vow AIR. Thayer undoubtedly possesses all these
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YACHTING NOTES.

handsome new race boat. chrIstened John M.
Sawyer, has been built for the Williamsburg iacht
Club, and they intend to go for the Brooklyn or
any other craft that thinks sne can sail last.
Inc Seawanhaka Yacht club offer prizes for two
classes or schooners for twenty
miles 10 windward and return, starting from
sandy Hook nghtship. The race Is open 10
schooner yachts OF all recognized yacht clubs.
The Corintnlan sioop race given by the Seawan-
haka Yacht Club Will DC sailed on June ii over the
New YORK Yacht Club course. A close contest is
looked for between MI. AeXandre's sloop yacht
Vision AMI Mr.. Rooseveits sioop yacht Adde.
The members OF the Old Harlem Yacht ClaD now
known as the knckerbocker Cluo have Just CON-
pleted arrangements for the preliminary race or
the season. The yachts Sophia Anna, owned by
General Varian; the George "; Potter owned by
William Potter, and tue A. Varian. owned by
George Potter, are entered Tor the event. which
Will take place early this month. The course is
from me CLUB house, at Port Morris TO
Fort Schuyler Buoy and return. Tine officers OF
tue club are :-Commodore, Edgar Williams Vice
Commodore. John Potter; secretary and Treas
urer, .. W. Ridley
rne sloop yacht Bunsby, Boston Yacht Club,
Mr.. Il. NJ. COOK, from New York. was at anchor
yesterday OF HERALD Telegraph station, White
stone.
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SUNDAYS TONES.

A RICH BATCH OF cAsEs-BELLA, THE POST
MASTERS wHE-THE OLD orFExDER-THE
YOUTHFUL BATHERs-AN AFFECTING REUNION.
1t was nazy, May, lazy morning yesterday,
when Judge Otterbourg mounted his bench In the
Tombs, and IL Is safe TO say that His honor vas
almost an hour behind his regularly appointed
time.
The riefinterval between his arrival and the
moment he opened the Court, whle anordlng him
sell hne opportunity OF sweeping the benches
and gazing upon the faces Of the prisoners in the
dock. also gave those lew newspaper reporters
who felt ike 1t and who we're planted behind his
chair the best possible facilities for
WRITING HIM UP.u
The Judge, in this respect Is deserving Of tas
haartiest praise. Tor there Ia no attacns OF th.
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QUARTERS II SARATOGA.
Should everything progfs ss satisfactorily. the
Harvard crew Will leave Tor Saratoga in the week
preceding July 1. Conckling's new hotel has been
selected as their training quarters the same place
hit upon by Yale. Queer, ISN'T Ir2 The ''cushionu
between these college crews, by the withdrawal or
Trinity, has been removed and now they select
the same training quarters at the Lake, and
the students at large the same hotel IN the village.
Perhaps these are the signs OF the "good time
comng.n
Frederick Jackson Wiley, TT, OF Detroit, Mich,
II Is likely Will De the Harvard representative sim
gle sculler at Saratoga.
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Brown Will also send the following Freshman

Two or three OF the above are studying for the
ministry There are TWO substitutes also In train
lug these being Richard Case, Canton, conn, and
Frank Harris, Wrentnam, Mass. | do not believe
tne last named Will do anything else but tram.
SARATOGA QUARTERS.
The crews Will leave for Saratoga about the 1st
OF July. They have selected Holmes as their
training quarters,
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Biakoy Is also building the racing shell for this
crew, which Will be OF the same dimensions as that
OF the University boat.
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best this. He has given much attention 10 the
Instructions received ana used extra diligence In
trying to conform 10 them. Taylor rs the oldest IN
the boat OF the same height 70 hair as James,
and the heaviest OF Inc crew. From being
his work, and no doubt before the race will add
finish and style 10 his manner OF pulling.
Captain Bacon comes next, and sits where
Goodwin did IN last years snell-at the port waist
oar. here but lew men better developed
than This quiet collegIan. lie LACKS inst half
incn 81 six feet. weighs ITO pounds, ana Is just
past twenty. Like Mr.. Taylor, MS arst essay In
the uhyerAty ooat was 10 ms ireshman year.
rests upon his shoulders. lie pulls an honest oar
ana rows nard a. well az neatly Captain Bacoa
other chance next year 70 help Harvard along, as
he Is 4 junior.
O. ". Wetmore, starboard stroke, is stlll another
new university oar, though Tor TWO years ne
Jailed, AFTER nard work, TO be put IN the boat ne
has at last reached. Tnls gentleman Is a senior
and IL decidedly big man In every particular.
u tue coach can cure some Of his faults this oar
wal oe very useful There can be out little doubt
about his staying qualities.
Walter Joseph OTIS who pulls stroke in the shell,
was the bow oar last year IL takes a very good
man 10 credltaDy I'll the place vacated by Dana,
VINO SAID TO me Yesterday, II would like 10 be
rowing again this year and win the race" but Mr..
OTIS i6 well thought OF ana has boln GOODNESS ana
pluck. lie Ii another OF the Scientific school IN
the boat and viii materially aid his fellows III the
race TO come OTIS Is not giant, but IS com
pacty built though weighing the highest in the
sneil. His stroke u neat.
This sums up the lot, ana II downright improve
ment occurs in form, style ana time before long
aud the crew come 10 the post ut and WELL they
VIII not DC likely 70 ulsRFace themselves. harvard
has not as much reserve material as Yale IN case
Ell preakdowns. as she has no substitutes as yet
selected Rowing Ii the only exercise taken by
the crew.
THE RACING SHELL.
John BlaFey, OF Cambridge, Is building Har-
vara's racing smell, when will be OF the following
dimensions Length, so feet; width. from 20la 10
20A4 inches; ueptn. bow, inches; amidsnlps, ga
incnes, and stern, inches. Its weight, II the
builders advice be taken, VIII be about $50 lbs.
last years BOAT weighed between 1876 and l40 lbs.
Euglish oars, II leet inches long, ana weighing
90 los. each, Will be used.
THE FRESHMAN CREW.
Harvard counts much this year on her freshman
crew, and there IL good reason To pin some faith
upon tnem rney are all pig, strong men, much
older than freshmen crews generally, and In their
work have pretty Well lallen together. Augustus
=. Lorng, OF Beverly Farms this state the stroke
and captain mes from rowing family, his
brother having sat IN winning Harvard shells IN
years gone py. Inc following are the freshman
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While in the act OF rounding the Fiona gave the
steamboat too wide berth, and the Neva, very
smartly hanuied, tlpped IN between her and the
track ana fairly cut her out Ali now made a short
leg or tile north snUre, ana when close in found
a nice breeze OIL tue land, winch gradually IN
creased IN strength and fortunately held true IN al
rectiOn, aud the yachts were just able TO Lay the
course, close naulea Tor home, with tile exception
OF the Bloodhound aud Britannia, who, not hav-
lug stood so Tar In shore as the rest. were COM
PEELED 10 tack about hair mile below the Chap
man Light. The Neva anu FiOaA--twO vessels
from the same yard-sailed very pretty match
all the way home but the former always had a Int.
tie the best OF A., besides which she had 10 re-
ultimately reached BY the leaders ol the 1rst
class, ana the matcn concluded at
Yeva.".... a. 50 Cuckoo...... - s.
Flona,....... ~ %
The Veronica was fourth, the kreimhda 1ith,
aud the Hypatla and Iona wnippcd Ia tae neet.
Inc Neva then non the prize OF fl00 $500 tue
nrst she mas ever taken on tue Iaames, and the
Fiona mad 10 put up with the barren honor Of
secOnu place. Tue prize Of $50 $500 Tor the 40
tonners was won by the Norman VINO showed her
speed on wind Uy oyerhauling all her opponents
wnile on tue reach home. IL would, however,
have been a very close ussle between her aud the
Bloodhound mad not tue latter mad the mis- ortune
10 carry away ner topmast on tho Lower Hope.
THE vOL-AU-vENT.
Inc only deadlock 10 tue complete success ofthe
Marknahl's new cutter Nol.au-Neut wnicl I'M
fortunately, could not be got feauy 10 time TO
take part ia tue race. The Nol-au-Nent - one OF
tue largest o. her rig, measuring los TONS and IL
Is no secret that she was UuIl win the object or
father the nope, OF lowering the hiiemnlldai5
colors, VINO IS JUS tue same tonnage Wnetner sue
wll be iuunu capable On iulnlling THIS OBJECT or
reahzln4 TINS nope Win probauy 50 q ue seen, as
the PAIR IN all likelihood, WIN meet IN the cutter
match OF the Royal Thames Yacht CluD, 10 be
sailed on the Slst Of TINS month. Hitherto now
ever, Colonel Markham mas LOT been fortunate
VITA MS vessels. tie owned tue Pantomlme Tor
years and scarcely Won prllc wtth yer, though
the very next season after he mad sold ner TO Cap
taln Starxey she cal rled all before ner, beating all
the best scnouners Of the day. subsequently he
0uilt the Harlequin 100-ton scnoOner; but
though constructed DY one OF TIE most "fAshlon-
abeN builders Uf the Gay sne proved most
e-feRlOus failure as a racer, ana nade l1eWay IKE
haystac&. Let US trust that the Colonel Will DE
more lucky with his latest venture.
THE FIoNAis VISIT TO AMERICA
Tnefe has been q rumUr Anoat mere for some
time past that Mr.. Boucher intenas TO take his
cutter Fiona TO your SIDE " the Atlantic. with the
onIoct Of trylag her speed aGalost somo OF tae