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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-22

Mr.. Fernando Woods slightly
fident assertion that nothing can
beat the Democratic party in 1876, y
was little too windy to meet with
much approval anywhere. The st.
Louis Republican, 1.-THE leading Con-
sentative journal III the West, re-
marks that Mr.. Woods sort of talk
is exactly the thing which can defeat
the party, and then asks him to con-
template these cold facts:
He ought to know, does know,
that the Republican party is thoro'-
ly organized and equipped, and that
nothing can defeat it, but the most
brilliant generalship and the best of
luck on the part of its adversary. -
Why, then, does he indulge in such
childish chatter, which will not
brighten our enemy, and will, if be-
lieved, demoralize our friends The
Presidential race will be no "walk
over''--rest assured of that. Polit-
ical walls cemented by sixteen years
of unbroken power will not tumble
down at the blast of Democratic
rams horns. They must be judici-
ously mined first and bravely assault
ed afterwards. If we carry them af-
ter the hardest kind Of fighting we
shall be fortunate, and anything
which tends to delude Democrats
with the idea that the task before
them is an easy one, is nothing less
than criminal folly. MIR. Wood
would be much better employed in
impressing upon his followers the me-
cessity of winning and holding the
independent vote. In that vote lies
the balance of power. With it the
Democracy is tolerably sure OF victo-
ry; without it the Democracy is alb
solutely certain Of defeat"
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An Immense IHenncry.

Two brothers named Gaff have
established mammoth hennery
in Colorado, ten miles from Dem
yer. 1t covers about four acres,
which Is laid out l.ko a village,
with streets and avenues, along
which ar9 built long rows OF
houses of various designs. Regu-
lar families Of hens are attached to
these houses, and it is found that
they quickly domesticate them
selves without troubling their
neighbors. The population of the
village is about 1000, divided clo-
sely into social cliques Of brahmas,
Cochins, shaughaes and Dorkings,
and the chief products are eggs,
spring chickens;Sundays included
the industrious matrons Of the
village turn out daily from forty
to fifty dozens of eggs, which are
sold in Denver for from thirty to
hfty cents dozen.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-22
STATE NEWS.


The Supreme Court of Appeals
meets in Wheeling on June End.
They are trying to start q new
banking house in Moundsville.
The next meeting of the Grand
Lodge ofGood Templars of this State
will be held at Ellenboro, on the
third Wednesday of November, 1875.
The Preston County Journal asks
why it is that churches take up col
lections whilesinging2n Perhaps he
would like them postponed indefinite
ly.
The Mountain Herald says that
Judge Ward of Magic Relief and In
junction notoriety, while at Raleigh
Court was robbed by servant boy of
about sixty dollars. Isaac Green was
the boys name.
The Morgantown Post editor OPP
poses the penmng UP OF cows in his
locality. He says: LET the cows
alone. Give them access to our kitch-
EN- doors where we can reach out and
milk them handy, and then we will
be happy
The Richie Gazette announces the
extraordinary fact in his county that
man was seen coming out of u law
yer's Office with a roll of greenbacks
in his hand. How he escaped the
clutches of the limb of the law is not
related. First case on record Of the
kind.
The Greenbrier Independent says:
The wheat prospects in this section
is not as bad as it was at first feared,
after all. Within the past week it
has put forth surprisingly, and reas-
enable hopes are entertained now that
fair crop viii be realized. Ona re-
cent trip from Lewisburg to Hunt
ersville, we were surprised as well as
gratitied to observe SO many luxrri-
RANT and promising fields of wheat
on our route. 1t is also stated that
much of the fruit has escaped
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-22

A son of Andrew Johnson has be-
come an editor in Greenville, Tenn.
The condition of John G. Breckin-
ridge remains unchanged, and tho
somewhat easier, there is no hope for
his recovery.
A clerk in the Lynchburg Nation
al Bank, named Arthur G.. Gait, has
absconded with $4,000 belonging to
that institution.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
issued call for the redemption Of
ST., GOO, 900 coupon bonds. upon which
interest will cease the 18th of August
next.
Missouri sold, on Monday Of last
week, very near one million of six
per cent. currency State bonds for
ninety-nine cents on the dollar. That
speaks well for the administration of
the State.
AS all the Congressman whose
terms expire at the last session can
not be awarded a government Office,
we direct their attention to q Detroit
mans challenge to wrestle any man
III the country for $4,000
Military training is about to be in
tr0duced in the Public Schools Of
England, the object being that in the
event of war large number of drill
ed recruits may be ready to take
their places in the ranks.
The Democrats of st. Louis are
running Rainwater for Mayor. They
claim that he has considerable
strength, and will unite the Bourbon
elements without antagonizing the
straight-out temperance people.
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CNE HUNDRED DOLLARS
i'm GOLD.
FOR THE MAN WHO WILL D'UPLI
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 to Baltimore and
elsewhere for their goods, we have pur-
chased one of the 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
II is hardly necessary to call attention IN
our Domestic Department, as the enor-
nous business we do in that line attes;s
the fact that we must SELL CHEAPER
than any other 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 OfL-CL0THS, which we
are selling at RUINOUS PRICES. Beau
tiful Ingrains at so, go, 10, 80, 80 and
100 per yard; Rag Carpets as low as so
cents per yard Floor and Table Oil
Cloths in almost every width. quality and
price. Asplendid line Of DRESS GOODS,
all the latest styles. Silks from ST. up ;
heavy Gros Grain for 50, as good as you
can get for So So in Black Alpacas we
defy competition; we have them from 25
cents up to q beautiful Silk Warp for 81.
We have added a fine and complete line
of MOURNING GOODS to our stock
Australian Grapes, yard Wide, so cts all
wool Delaines, single width, 372 cents
do. Q yards wide, 81. worth 81 so; Blk
Cashmeres 81 to 81 so; Honey Comb Bed
Spreads al 81 and up. In Cotton and
Liner y ose Damasks, Napkins, Towels,
Hs Aerchiefs. Hosiery, Ribbons, EN-
Jideries Laces. Edgings, Rulings,
5carfs and Pins, WECLAIM 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 reputtion
for selling cheaper than anv other house
in Martinsburg. No trouble to show
goods. d. w. TIMBERLAKE.
April ll--w
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s. HALL'S
mnsys NM va HAZE
80 REVIEWER.
HALL,S

Every year increases the popu-
lafity of this valuable Hair Prep
aration, which is due to merit
alone. We can assure our old
patrons that it is kept fully up to
its high standard; and it is the on
" reliable and perfected prepare
ton for restoring GRAY OR FADED
HAIR to its youthful color, making
it soft, lustrous, and silken. The
scalp, by It's use, becomes white and
clean. 1t removes all eruptions and
dandruf, and, by its tonic proper
ties, prevents the hair from falling
out, as it stimulates and nourishes
the hair-glands. BY its use, the
hair grows thicker and stronger.
In badness, it restores the capillary
glands to their normal vigor, and
will create new growth, except in
extreme old age. 1t is the most
economical HAIR DRESSING ever
used, as it requires fewer applica-
tions, and gives the hair splendid,
glossy appearance. A. A. Hayes,
Md, State Assayer of Massachu-
sets, says, "The constituents are
pure, and carefully selected for ex-
cellent quality; and consider it
the BEST PREPARATION for its
intended purposes"
Sold 5yau Druggists and Dealers IN Medicines.
Price One Dollar.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-22
The Potato Esug In Mary
land.

We were very much disguised q lew
days ago whilst digging ap square ID
our garden, wherein we bud potatoes
last year, TO find that with nearly every
spadeful OF earth there came up one o.
more OF genuine Colorado beetIes.
There they were with their ten stripes
and no mistake. AS soon as exposed to
he surface they gave signs of being IN
Toll life and vigor. This is the more
remarkable as we were troubled last
year with very few Of them, and took
particular pairs in having our garden
examined every morning and every bug,
grub and egg eIfvctnaliy killed. This
looks gloomy for any prospects Of
potatoes. Port Tobacco lJfd) 7gmes.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-22
The Government has II ca,t;v;,v !,

The Government has in captivity as
Fort Leayen worth number Oh the worst-
disposed Of the Indian chiefs Of the west
and Southwest who have been prominent
in hostiIitcs during the past few years.
Capturing them just as spring was
opening, and they were making ready,
az usual, to go On the war-path, was q
stroke ofstraiegy never before attempted.
but which, nevertheless, will probably
do more to preserve peace on the border
this summer than the presence Of
dozen regiments. The peaceful redskins
in the Indian Territory have made
request through their Council that these
fighting savages should be placed on
trial for their crimes, but it seems from
despatch to General Sherman that they
are to be confined at st Augustine, Fla,
until further orders.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-22

There is probability that the nations
Of Europe have been periously near war,
and that a diplomatic turn in favor Of
continued peace dates from tho Cars
visit to his Imperial cousin Of Germany.
At any rate, II has been thought worth
while 10 send an official telegram to the
Russian legation at Washington ANNOUNCE
ing that the Gar leaves Berlin satiised
on this point, which indicates that his
mind was not SO tranquil when he went
there. The London Post reitcSates that
Germany had made preparations for
sudden march OF q vast army upon
France.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-22

ln keeping with the dAv ii tie story.
80 often told. q Ethan Alien. He l,:.d
tire reputation Of being an open anbe-
lever 10 Chrivtiauity. He published the
6rst formal attack onths Christian raIt-
gion ever written Ia America. IA ipclin-
ed 10 the doetFine ef pythaansas and ha-
lleved To the sransmigration az souls. His
vile was woman ii exemplary niatv.
aud his children, witt tho exception al
one daughter. shared With tGo masher
~ her religions belief This laughter
inclined % the strange upinigus III The
father. When about ID slic, Shc sent ri
him. The rongh-spekan mas. whose
hears was rs tender d claila's came e
the bedside Of The diving pirI -
"Faiher, am about to die. sald she:
sshall believe IN TIE principles YOU
l,asc taught me, or shall believe il
what my mother has Taught fne7' The
father became agitated, bis lips quivetod.
tears ran down his checks, and bcndinr
over his dying child. he esid, with !
voice chekad with emotion believe what
your mother has taughs you'll
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-22
Bucking CHAINS Dye
FOR THE WHISPERS.

As our Remover in many cases
requires too long time, and too
much care, to restore gray or faded
Whiskers, we have prepared this
dye, in one preparation, which will
quickly and effectually accomplish
this result. II is easily applied,
and produces q color which will
neither rub nor wash off. Sold by
all Druggists. Price Fifty Cents.
Manufactured by r. P. HALL & co.,
NASHUA, NH.
Fob IA MN lvu
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-22
The Invesfiture of Arch
bishop Henni.

MILWAUKEE, MAY 15.--The
Catholic Associations will be out
in full force on the occasion Of the
investiture Of Archbishop Henni.
A torchlight procession, consist
ing of 200 torches, will take place,
and the societies Of other cities
will participate. Six bands of music
are engaged TO lead the singing,
all the Catholic houses will he illu-
minated; bells will DO rung and
the artillery fired. The Papal En- =
voys are expected next week.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-22

No NEED TO POLL THE BELL.
AS one Of the cars Of the DE Kalb
Avenue line was passing down
Washington street, Brooklyn, yes
terday mornig, q lady said 20 The
conductor:
'sPut me out as near Orauge
street as hossible, please
Conduc Orange street; Orange
street; we don't cross no ~uch
street as that.
LADY, wish to 60 to Mr.. Bee
cher's church.
c. Beecher's church !! Oh the
horses will stop there, marin. N
Y. World.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-22
A Question for the E.esfsla-
ture-
IFrons TIC Wheeling Register.l

From Tic Wheeling Reqister.l
Tie unfortunate aud sad occur
renee Of the death OF Judge Paul
involves the Governor and the Le-
glslature in very interesting
question. It is this: Whether az
not the latter body will not have
70 make special provision Tor an
election 70 Fill the Y fancy thus oc-
casioned I According 10 the Con-
stitution, (Art. 4, Sec m ii il pro-
viueu ii Il vacancy shalt occur la
the Supreme Court of Appeals,
from any cause, ''tsie Governor
hall Issue Il writ 0f election 10 iii
such vacancy for the residue Of the
term provided THAT II the unex-
PRED term be less ,han two years,
the Gov'r. shall appoint Judge
TO fill such vacancy"
Again IL is provided ia the a.
menilnents to the general election
law, tChap. III, Deer. 30th, 1873,
Sec 40 that .all vacancies shat
be filed at the general election next
ensuing after vacancy shall 0c-
cur
ErOm this ii pppara that since
the term OF Judge PAUL. doet noi
expire until Jan. ist, 1881, tnore
than five years from nuwl the Gov
has noaashority To fiji! the vacan-
cy By appointment
Aud further, tappears thatsince
'all vacancies must be flied at the
general election next ensuing afles
4 vacancy shall occur ana since
such e.ection does not take place
until October 1876, this presen' va
cancy cannol be filled Tor nearly Il
year and a half from tile present
Il sc.
Now, IL requires all four of the
Judges 10 assent toa decision TO
make IL precedent, and it re-
4uires thitt three Shall at any time
constitute a quorum So il there
y not a Jujge elected TO fill this
vacancy, thereean be no legal pre-
cedent established by tho decision
OF the Court; and If one OF the re-
manning Judges should be COM
PEELED by III health Tor any other
causc,) from appearing on the
Bencu, there eau 20 no quorum
present, and consequently no court.
Eence, 1t is plain that very en-
barrassing circumstances may a.
rise, and, unless special provision
Is made 10 meet the case, there
may not only Dp no decision rem
dered for about seventeen months
By which presidents may be es-
tablished, bur even ii may happen
that no term of the Court can be
held, and intolerance OF legal bu-
siness must necessarily follow -
Ibis Is a question which IL Of in
terest to the public, and which
commends itself to the careful con-
sideration Of the legislature which
assemblies IN this city on the 10th
Of November.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-22

God never forgets any ofhis creaturss=
no matter how far d man wauders 10 sin
and shame, he can never reach point
where the love Of God will not surround
him, aud where omaipotenis will not Be
erected osayc. Though we siolato every
law Of God, and bury ourselves ID the
very he'll, there is one without charge
OF yariableness whose laws are infinite
and perpetual and whose life flows down
into everything that exists.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-22

Russia has under arms 700, 900 of the
active force ready for the field, 100, 600
men classed as garrison troops. SO COO
ofthe local force, 2oC, 900 Of tho the
reserve. $4,000 men in depots, and 4.
finally, 10000 Cossacks enrolled FOR the
active contingent, or total Of !, AGA, 00os
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No comments can render this para
graph, from al Iowa paper, more thrilI-
Ing: IA couple IN Pottawatomie county
we're married al Few days ago, but when
night came the happy groom absolutely
refused 70 retire, and actually sat up
The entire night
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-22

Mr.. Carruth, the Vineland editor.
who was shot In tie head, the bullet
lodging in his brain, still lives and is
able to walk out. The case is one Of
the most curious on record, rendered
no less so by the fact that no treat
ment one strictly homeopathic has
been reSorted to.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-22
HIDES AND LEATHER.
R BUBER
TANNER AND CURRIER
MARTINSBURG.
MARTINSBURG.

Having leased the Tuscarorl 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 at my Currying
Shop and Leather Store. on
QUEEN STREET,
near the B. s. o. Roilroad, where / will
constantly keep on hand, for wholesale
or retail. Oak and Hemlock
SOLE LEATHER, Birdie, NETT
HARM ESS, 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, DC.
/ can supply boot and shoemakers with
every article in their line on terms thot
will defy competition.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-22

The saying Excuse haste aud 4. bad
pen has been attributed to pig Who.
ran away from home.
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NE w GOODS.
New Goods viii be received aud opened
weekly. All the
Latest Styles and Novelties

will be added to my stock from time to
time Attention is called to my stock
of carpets. oil cloths and mating. My
stock of cal pets, oil cloths and mating
My stock has been purchased with
great care at cash prices, and am pre-
pared to sell good goods at great bar
gains. All ask is a call and examina-
ton of my stock and prices, feeling as
sursd that can give entire satisfaction.
aprd24;tfd
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ERRORS OF YOUTH

A GETLEMAN WHO SUFFERED
"A years from Nervous Debility
Premature Decay, and all the
effects ofyouthful indiscretion, will, for
the sake Of suferining humanity, send
free to all who need it, the recipe and
direction for making the simple remedy
by which he was cured Sufferers wish
ing to profit by the advertiser expert
enoe can do SO by Addressing in perfect
confidence,
JOHN E. OGDEN,
~ Cedar st.. New Y ork
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Protect the Honest Citizen

The following named persons
have gone into bankruptcy, the
names of other applicants viii be
added to this list as soon as their
creditors receive notice to that ef
feet, and will continue to be pub
lished until settlement is NJ de.
All creditors should come forward
at once and prove their accounts.
which viii enable them to recover
at least so per cent. OF their claims
if not the whole amount. It is
impossible for them to get then
discharge until at least so per
cent. Is maid.
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TO CONSERVATIVES.

THE ADVERTISER HAVING been
4 permanently cured ofthat dread di-
sease, Consumption, by a simple RENEE
dy, is anxious TO make known to his
fellow sufferers the means Of cure. To
all who desire it, he will send copy of
the prescription used, free Of charge,
with the directions for preparing and
using the same. which they will ind a
sure cure tor Consumption, Asthma,
Bronchitis, DC. Parties wishing the
prescription will please address
REV. Il. "A. WILSON,
1874 Penn St. williamsburg, N. Y.
Noy. 24-emdaw-- Abbott.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-12
WHOLE NO. l710

All, Mark, you thought | spent it ?"
"Alice MARK took the little
shivering form in his arms-"you are
worth your weight in gold !"
81 know it," slyly retorted Alice
"but it has taken you five years to find
it out. And, Mark, if you cannot
cancel the rest of your debts, we'll
sell the house and furniture and live
in room or two until the panic is
over for you shall not fail.
Mark sent for q carriage, and they
went home through the white, noise
less streets, Alice recounting, as she
went, the story she heard in Mr..
Austin's pertumed nUrary. AT 40
conclusion she said:
at was cruel Of you to keep me in
the dark so long, Mark. And never,
never treat me like a fool or child
again, For if | am a soap-chandler's
daughter, have sense, and feeling
and judgment and discretion enough
to save something for rainy days"
1t is needless to say that Mark re'
deemed his note, to the chagrin Of
some of his business rivals, who had
secretly gloated over his difficulties /;
and, although his affection for his
wife was never demoDstrative, the
care he took Of her was wondertuj
for he has found that the price CT a
good wife is ''above rubies."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-12
big w WOraas.

a citizen of Baltimore has been
hunting up some big words, and pub
fishes them in the 1merlcan for the
benefit Of the getter-up Of spelling-
matches. The first word offered is
said to be the longest word in the En-
glish language, used often in old plays
and placed in the mouth Of Costard,
he clown in 'Love's- Labor Lost"
Act 5, Scene l Observation-Disclosures
tatibus.
The next in 'Pilgrims of the
Rhine" by Bulwer "Amorontholo,
gosphorus."
The next from Rabelais, 'Antiperi-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tionestoordecantium."
The next is the name of an officer
now in Madrid, Don Juan Nepomu-
ceno de Burionagonatorecagagcazoe.
cha
The next is a town in the Isle of
Null, Observation-Disclosures
The next ''Jungtrauenzimmerdurch-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"
"Nitrophenyienediamine" and "Pol-
Observation-Disclosures are
two words that recently appeared in
the London Times and STAR
Observation-Disclosures"
"Swanpanchakshar arimanamantcasto-
ra."
The names of two productions of
Sanscrit literature.
"Lepadotemachoselach elachogaleokrani-
cleiphanodrimup upotrimmatokich
attoperiserrtlsktruonoptegkep-
hlokigklopeleiolag lagoossiraiobap
anopterugon.
This last word is the longest in any
language. Itmay be found in the
"Ekklesiazousai' of Aristophanes, q
very excellent comedy, and placed in
the mouth of one of the actors. 1t
consists Of 169 letters, and makes sew
enty seven syllabes, and must have
created some laughter when spoken.
Some actors Of the present day would
hardly risk it.