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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-19
Forty-fourth Congress adjourned
without a day.
Food, Work and Sleep.

From the Providence Jouraat.l
The things that a man most
needs in this world are food, work
and sleep: He doesn't need riches
honors, or Office to live. He needs
society because he is made for it.
He must love aud be loved, his
life and happiness are promoted by
companionship; mutual depend
ence and counsel enlarge hope and
stimulate courage, Yet after all
he lives if his friends die. There
is nc grief, no form Of bereave-
ment, but has its consolation. The
best preserver of a mans life is
contentment. Nor is work des-
tructive of strength. Men look
forward to rest, to a life of ease,
which to them means cessation
from toll and from tie cares Of
business. They mistake the cause
of WEAKNESS. 1t is not work; tits
care, it is over-exertion, it is am
bition and desire after gain that
bring worn and weary feelings.All
we possess We possess j i life. The
sooner we get through with life
the sooner we relinquisn our pos
sessions. Tha fastera man lives
the quicker he reaches the end of
life. There are three ends to life,
death is the last and the least de-
sirable OF them. One end is to
live. That is why we were crea-
ted-to live, and live as long and
we'll as we can, Some go MUIR
muring and groaning on their way
Us though life was burden, and
that it is piety TO put a low esti-
mate on it. The opposite is true.
A man should seek to live out all
his days, and hecannot accomplish
it in a better way than by using
every means to promote life.
Among these means are three
things mentioned at the head of
this article. When a man denies
himself sleep, and the exercise
work gives, brain and body work,
he robs his life of its full term.
Let him be cheerful also. he is
like an engine-it will run we'll
and long il it is well oiled. Con-
tentment and cheerfulress are the
oil which keeps the nerves from
wearing out. Busy men and .wo-
men think that time taken from
toll for sleep and recreation is time
lost. 1t is really the cement put
in to fill up the joints, to keep out
the weather, and preserve the
building.
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The following is an extract from a
letter received by Mr.. A. Calder. of Sea-
forth, from Mr.. A. b. Campbell: "About
the 1st Of June l started for the Black
Hills, but did not get there, as you will
see by the papers, and there is poor
chance OF going there now. We were
attacked by the Sioux, and our party
we're about 0 ne-third killed. Your
hnmble servant had the pleasure Of a
bullet through the leg. and another in
the side, with a Ratchet cut on the
shoulder. 1t was terrible for about ten
minutes. On the first rush we lost III
mules and wagons, and eight men out
Of the nineteen. I began to think my
time had come. | am now about healed
of my wounds, and entirely so of the
Black Hills fever. The party attacking
rs were between fifty and one hun
dred. After we left our mules we kept
behind trees and rocks, and had a
chance to revenge a little. ! have suf-
fered fearfully with the side wound, but
the others were not very bad. / will
be able to be about again in a month or
SO, although I have to lay pretty low
now. We were within forty miles of
Custer City. am now on the line be-
tween Minnesota and Dakota, and ex-
pect to stay a while. '-[Toronto Globe.
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A Cure for Drunkenness

There is a prescription in use in Eng
land for the cure of drunkenness, by
which thousands are said to have been
assisted in recovering themselves. The
receipt came in to notoriety through
the efforts OF John Vine Hall, COM
mander of the Great Eastern steamer.
He had fallen into such habitual drunk
enness that his most earnest efforts to
reclaim himself proved unavailing. At
length he sought the advice Of an emf
nent physician, who gave him a pre-
scription, which he followed faithfully
for seven months, and at the end OF that
time had lost all desire for liquor, all
though he had for many years been led
captive, which he afterwards publish
ed, and by which 50 many drunkards
have been assisted to reform, as fol-
lows: "Snlphate Of iron, five grains;
magnesia, ten grains; peppermint water,
eleven drachms; spirit of nutmeg. one
drachm, twice a day." This preparation
acts as a s.inulant and tonic, and part
ly supplies the place Of the accustomed
liquor, and prevents that absolute phys
ical and moral p~rostration that follows
a sudden breaking from the use Of slim
ulating drinks. American.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-19

There have been plenty Of Indian
braves at the Exhibition, but the frs,
genuine feathered, moccasin, deer skin
ned squaw made her appearance only
yesterday. That she was a thorough
bred member of Sitting Bulls family
was put beyond dorbt when she yelled
at an urchin who stealthily pulled a
feather from her headdress. "Bad luck
to ye, We pale-faccd spalpeen-." Here
she recovered her native tongue. "Ughl''
she exclaimed, clenching a ponderous
fist, "bad little brave.'
A young man having preached for
his bishop, was anxious to get word OF
applause for his labor of love. The
bishop, however, did not introduce the
subject, and his younger brother was
obliged to bate the hook for him. Il
hope, sir, | did not worry your people
by the length of my sermon to-day?'
NO, sir, not at all, nor by the depth
either"
Mr.. Bulger bought his first thermom-
eter last week, and having read that
when q thermometer was under 20 the
weather was very pleasant for comfort,
he pasted a big "75" on the wall, and
hung his weather indicator under it.
But it didn't do a bit of good, he says.
The First Lord Of the Admiralty on
his first voyage down the Thames, 10
rather a leaky vessel, observed the men
working the pumps. "Dear me!' he
said, II did not know you had a well
on board, captain, but / am really very
glad, as ! detest river WATER
In a suburban school q teacher gave
out the word "psalter' to a class In
spelling. 1t was a poser to all till
it reached the foot OF the class, when a
curlyheaded little fellow spelt it correct
ly. and, on being asked to define it,
shouted ont, More salt !"
This is the way a citizen of Denver
advertises for a lost calf: "Rund away
II Red and vite CAT. His tn DO hint
leg vas a she calf. Enipotti vat prings
him pack pairs 8 %tollars. Jacob zud-
derinc. Clear Creek. three miles behind
the FRIDGE"
A brave young man in a neighboring
town got periodically intoxicated the
other night, and while in that conditions
resolved to avengs Casters death-and
next morning not one sound wooden In
dian could be found in the place.
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How Drinking causes Apo
Dl0XV.

1t is the essential nature Of all wines
and spirits to send an increased amount
Of blood to the brain. The FIRST effect
of taking a glass of wine or stronger
form of alcohol is to send the blood there
faster than common; hence the circula-
ton that gives the red face. 1t increases
the activity Of the brain, and it works
faster, and so does the tongue. But as the
blood goes to the brain faster than COM
mon, it returns faster, and no special
harm results. But suppose a man keeps
on drinking, the blood is sent to the
brain so fast 10: such large quantities,
that, in order to make room for it, the
arteries have to enlarge themselves: they
increase in size, and, in doing so, they
press against the more yielding, flaccid
veins which carry the blood out of the
brain, and thus diminish their size,
their pores, the result being that the
blood is not only carried to the arteries
of the brain faster than is natural or
healthful, but is prevented from leaving
it as fast as usual; hence a double set
of causes of death are set In motion.
Hence, a man may drink enough Of
brandy or other spirits in a few hours,
or even minutes, to bring on a fatal at
tack Of apopplexy. This is literally,
being dead drunk.-lDr. Hall.
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Test of Affection.
~

The is a young lady in yorktown
who has been engaged five times
since New Years, but who is now
free once more. She is an heiress
in a small way, her father having
a snug sum and owning consider
able property in the eighth ward.
Her suitors have always been pros
porous young men, as she will not
have any other wOoers save those
who can show signs of capability
and worldly wealth. But she has
an ambition to be loved herself
alone, and puts all her intended
husbands to the test in this wise:
She takes an opportunity of con-
iding to them, with injunctions of
perfect secrecy, that her father has
lost a great deal of money. and has
been obliged to mortgage his dwell
ling-house and furniture. The lat
ter, however, she represents, is not
mortgaged for more than one-half
its worth, SO she asks, as a favor,
that her intended advance a sum
of money on a second chattel mort
grge. The effect of this ruse, so
far, has been that each young man
has promised to advance the mon-
ey and afterwards has broken his
promise and acted in SUCH.
manner that the engagement is
broken also.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-19

Don't let your wealth initiate you.
Rich men sometimes die of the small
pox.
Don't spend your days in vain re-
grets. Tbs deepest wound will leave
the faintess scar, if from this hour you
do your life work well.
Don't expect your pastor TO be per-
feet. Charcoal will mar the beauty of
the lily.
Don't eat fish for brain food. A hen
never scratches for chickens until they
are hatched.
Don't make a great noise in the World.
A train is not moved by the sound of the
whistle.
Don't spend too much time adjoining
your person. A wax figure can't recite
the multiplication table.
Don't dream that your child was born
to adorn a profession. You can't make
a fence post out Of a shoe peg.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-19
A Happy Couple

A man should always be a little older
a little Drawer, and q little stronger, and
a little wiser, and a little more in love
with her than she is with him. A wo-
mar should always be a little younger,
and a little prettier, and q little more
c~onsiderate than her husband. He
should bestow upon her his worldly
goods; and she should take COED care Of
them. He may owe her every care and
tenderness that affections can prompt;
but pecuniary Indebtedness to her will
become a burden. Better live on a
crust that. no earns, than a fortune she
has brought him. Neither must be
jealous, o give the other cause for
jealousy-neither must encourage senti-
mental friendships with the opposite
sex. Perfect confidence in each other,
and reticence concerning their mutual
affairs, yer to members Of their own
families, is a first necessity. A wife
should dress herself becoming whenever
she expects to meet her husbands eye
The man should not grow slovenly, even
at home. Fault-indings, long argu-
ments or ~scolding, ends the happiness
that begins in kisses and love-making.
Lovers are lovers DC longer after dis
turbances occur, and married people
who are not lovers are bound by red hot
chains. II a man admires his wife
most in striped calico, she is silly not to
wear il.
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Don't Worry About Yourself
[Jonrpal of Health.

To regain or recover health, per
sons should be relieved from all
anxiety concerning diseases. The
mind has power over the body
For a person to thinkhe has a dis
ease will often produce that dis
ease. This we see when the mind
is intensely concentrated upon the
disease of another. 1t is in the
hospitals that surgeons and physi-
clans who make a speciality of cer-
tain diseases are liable to die of
it themselves, and the mental pow
er is SO great that sometimes pe0-
pie die Of diseases they have only
in Imagination. We have seen q
person sea-sick in anticipation of a
voyage before reaching the vessel.
We have known q person to die of
~cancerin the stomach when he had
no cancer or any other mental dis
ease. A blindfOlded man slightly
pricked in the arm, has tainted
and died from believing that he
was bleeding to death. Therefore,
well persons, to remain well,
should be cheerful and happy,and
sick persons should have their at
tention drawn as much as possible
from themselves. 1t is by their
faith men are saved, and it is by
their faith that men die. If he
will not die he can often live on
in spite of disease !; and if he has
little or no attachment 10 life, he
will slip away as easily as a child
to sleep. Men live by their souls
and not by their bodies Their
bodies have no life of themselves ;
they n only resources of life
tenements of their souls. The will
has much to do in continuing the
physical occupancy or in giving it
up.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-19
What he Said to the Bar.
keeper.

ATLANTA (Ga.) Constitution
He ran his rubicund nose into
the door of the saloon and remark
ed
"The campane committy hasn't
been aroun' to grange fur the
boys, jist yit, l reckon?'
"NoI YETI answered the keeper.
II spose old Sam Tilden hasn't
knocked in the head o. that ar
barrel o. scads-yit ?"
Hardly !" was the reply.
eyes; well we might gimme a
return check, .er a kind o. cue
pond, we know, ter show I've bin
roun' ter STAN by the nommyna-
shuns!"
"Oh, bite it off right there ="
yelled the mixologist.
"All right, then; ta-ta! But l
warn we that henceforud I'm far
prey for the inemy !" and he slid
out into the street again.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-19
The Three Drivers.

The owner of a stage coach,
wishing to employ a driver, three
persons applied for the place. The
proprietor put their trustworthi-
ness to the test in q somewhat
newell way. He..asked them Row
near they could venture to drive
along q dangerous Precipice. The
first one answered that he could
pass within one or two yards. The
second one declared he could 90
along with the outside wheels Just
on the very edge without falling
over. The third one, thinking
that he stood moor chance among
men so wonderfully skilled in
their business, took! up his hat
to leave. But the gentleman,
requested him to wait a mo-
ment, and give his reply to the
question. The poor coachman an
swered, "Why, sir, | would not
60 any way near the precipice,
but would drive alongon the other
side of the road, as far away from
the danger as l could get.v
"You are the very man I want,
was the unexpected response. I
want q man who is afraid of dam
ger, and will shun it.
That Is the right course, precise.
ly, my young friends, in regard to
all kinds Of dangers. Keep away
from them as far rs you possibly
can, Avoid all bad company.
Never use bad or silly words. Do
not let your mind dwell on sinful
or'impure thoughts. Commit no
evil deed. Neglect no duty. Be
afraid of all wrong ways as you
would be afraid to touch fire; for
If you have anything to do with
them, they will leave a sad mark
upon you. Please learn the first
Psalm: blessed is the man that
walketh not In the counsel Of the
ungodly, nor standeth In thu way
of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat
of the scornful. 1t Is by trihing
with sin that SO many fall into
shame and ruin. Remember the
stage-drivers.- Lutheran s. s.
Herald,
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Iowa has been tickled nearly to death
to think that an ear of Iowa corn had
been carried to Brazil by Dom Pedro,
because the Emperor pretended to be
amazed and delighted with the remark
able size and appearance OF the Iowa
corn. begged an ear at Que of the stations
on the Burlington & Missouri river rail-
way while passing through the state. It
has since been transpired that the i'm
perial party were learning the American
game Of poker, and only wanted that
corn for checks. Why should the spirit
of mortal be proud, anyhow?
James Parton has written a paper on
"How to deal with Indians He
doesn't appear to understand his sub
ject very thoroughly, for anyone knows
that about the safest way to deal with
Indians, or any other people, Is to keep
a cold deck conveniently in ambush to
pick your own hand out oft, aud then
let 'cm run.
On the base ball grounds yesterday,
a red hot ball struck the batter just
where his mother used to feel for him
with her slipper, and the umpire shout
ed "dead ball." "Dead balll' retorted
the striker struck, "if there's a live ball
on the ground that's it,"
An English lord recently received a
conclusion of the brain while playing
polo. 1t is for this reason that men who
have any brains to be concussed never
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-19
Anew York

Last Friday a rare but not unparal-
leIcd scene occurred at the new fashion,
able Broadway hotel Ia New York-the
Rossmore. Early ia the afternoon q
handsomely-dressed lady called to see
Mrs Huntoon, well known as agent Of
the Cleveland (Ohio) Lightning rod
company. The two women met. in the
public parlor, when the stranger asked
the other how long she had been mar
riea. The answer was "two weeks"
The strange lady then informed the
bride Of a fortnight that she had been
married to Mr.. Huntoon for twelve
years, and had five children by him; a
bit Of information which quite discon-
certed the protested wife, but she hasti-
ly withdrew ner claim. Learning that
her unfaithful spouse would return in
an hour, the real wife proposed to wait
for him, and persuaded the false wife to
take her to her room and wait there.
The two repaired to luxurious apart
ment on the parlor floor, and in a little
while Mr.. Huntoon returned. The
proverbial brass Of the lightning-rod
professors did not desert him on this
occasion. He greeted his true wife
cordially, asked after the children and
then ceolly proceeded to bis toilet. He
invited his wife to dine with himself
and his mistress flor such she was, and
knew it all the time), which was indig-
nantly declined. She asked him for
$500 and the diamond pin he wore IA
birthday gift from herseif) and the man
complied with these requests as COM
placently as if he were swindling a Gus
toner. The sequel will be a divorce
suit. 1t seems that the frail creature
made the acquaintance Of the wicked
husband in Boston, and he at once be-
came infatuated with her. He sent rs
wife to the old home in bennington,
VT, a short time ago, and has been
lavishing silks, laces and diamonds on
his mistress SO e~xtravagantly that it
reached his wife's ears. On her arrival
in this city she tracked the guilty pair
to the Rossmore hotel, with the above
result.
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Daniel Webster's Pillow.
PHILADELPHIA Times.1


In section E 20 of Agricultural
Hall is an a~ge-cracked plow made,
the label says, in 1887, by Daniel
Webster. 1t is exhibited by the
College of Agriculture, and is
known as the webster Plow."
There is peculiar interest in a relic
to which the Demosthenes of
America referred in saying /:
''When / have hold of the handles
of my big pillow, with foar yokes
of oxen to pull it through, ana
hear the roots crack and see the
stumps all go under the furr0w out
of sight, and observe the clean,
mellow surface of the plowed land,
/ feel more enthusiasm over my
achievement than comes from my
encounters in public life at Wash
ington." 1t is, indeed, a "big
plow," and Daniels muscle must
have been as big as lis brain to
manage it. Its extreme length is
13 feet ; length of beam, 8 feet 1
inch; length of landslide,24 feet 2
inches; width of mold board, 20
inches; width of share, I6 inches,
and length from point of share to
farther point of mold-board, 5 feet
4 inches. The mold board, unlike
that of more modem plows, is
formed of over half a dozen sepa-
rate pieces of iron.
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Explosion.

BosToN, August lin the ket-
tle-room of the Merrimac print
mills, at Lowell, this afternoon, a
lime kettle exploded with great force,
going through the roof and blowing
timbers in Ill directions. Only four
persons were in the room at the
time. All but one, Thomas Camp
bell, escaped injury. Campbell was
badly scalded. The explosion will
cause 4 temporary suspension or the
print works.
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If you are troubled with Dyspep-
STA, pain in the region of the Heart,
Liver or Kidneys, or any other pain
fui symptoms do not wait to confirm
the disease, but break it up at once
by using DR.. Bulls Vegetable Pills.
You will thank US for advice.
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A Missouri editor write,

A Missouri editor writes to ask
the Sun whether he should say "edi-
tori or 'editress''i in speaking of a
lady journalist. We hope that he
will invariably use the former. Ed
itress is an abominable word.
There is no more occasion for it than
for d~octress, compositress or profess
soress.-N. Y. Sun.
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Timely Question.
philadelphia Enquirer.

Pbalddetphaa Enqulrer.I
Professor looking at his watchl
GAS we have a few minutes, | should
like to have any one ask questions if
so disposed Student-ssWhat time
is it, please ?"
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A shoemaker's son has secnred the
naval cadetship in Fernando Woods
district, and it is hoped it is not the
last of him, but that he will tee the
mark, welt the enemy if ho ever gets a
chance, and get his share Of the booty
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Speaker Kerr.

RocKBRIDaE ALUM VA,
Aug. 1910 P.M.-Speaker Kerr can
not live much longer, If he survives
through the next "a hours.
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Tho piano business is very dull. Peo-
pie just now are given more to wire
pulling than to wire-pounding.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-31

OF water was thrown several feet above
the surface Of the current. Another ez-
plCsion followed, and another, until five
had occurred, and the boiler was blown
to pieces. Mr.. Jones also lost large
bara, which was crushed like an egg
shell.
At Stoneville the dam gave way and
the fOCd passed over q small dam and
struck the Boston asd Albany railroad
above GAINESVILLE depot, opening gap
five or six hundred feet wide and
carrying coalsheds and railroad with 1t.
The water then found its way into
Custis's pond, and the devastation at
this point will be as costly as any slOng
the entire route. The satinet mill OF
Albert Curtis was crushed like an egg.
shell. Three hours after the
dam broke away, the effect was felt at
New Worcester. The course Of the
stream from the reservoir through the
other villages Is nine miles, showing
that the water advanced az the rate OF
three miles an hO1r. The first mile,
however, was made in about three min
utes.
The water is rapidly subsidlng, and
no further damage is feared. The BOs-
ton and Albany railroad will not be
open for travel for several days, but
their trains will run IS usual by way of
the Ware River and Boston, Barre and
Gardner roads. 1t is impossible to esti-
mate the loss tonight,