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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-09-02

There Is no rule which philos-
ophers can devise for choosing
either husbands or wives wisely
that has very much effect, for the
young do not trnst the old on that
subject, and choice, for women es-
pecially. Is by nc means so free as
we all affect to believe. Mo- one
woman in fifty, unless she is for
some reason-such as fortune, rank
or beauty-a great catch has any
thing like a real power ofselection
among admirers; anti even when
she has, she often gives it away in
obedience to q passing possibly
sensible, laundering fancy that she
had found an ideal. But we
should have said there were two
broad rules still worth teaching,
because they had some chance of
being believed, and they were
these: Let the woman's first re-
quiSite be q man whose home will
be to him a rest, and the mans
first object be a woman who can
make home restful. 1t is the man
with many interests, with engros-
sing occupations, with plenty of
people to fight, with q struggle to
maintain against the world, who
is the really domestic man, in the
wife's sense, who enjoys home,
who is tempted to make a friend
of his wife. who relishes prattle,
who feels In the small circle where
nobody Is above him and nobody
unsympathetic with him, as If he
were in a heaven of ease and repa-
ration -London Spectator.
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POLITICAL NOTES.

Hon VIM d Kelly has gone to
Indiana, and will open his cam
paign in favor of Gen. Harrison,
republican candidate for Governor,
this week.
A Tilden club, said to be COM
posed entirely Of Union soldiers,
has been formed at Springfield,
Ill. A number of them were for
merly republicans.
Candidate Wheeler says the
church is one of the cardinal
principles of the republican party,
and BObIngersoll says it is a fraud,
which shows there are little differ
ence of opinion in some parties as
we'll as others.
Ex-C congressman j. M. Ashly,
of Ohio, knows as the 'sgreat inn
peacher' in the days of President
Johnson, announces that he sup
ports Tilden and Hendricks.
Which is bad for Il. and HI. we
should say.
The New York Evening Post
says: "Politics are apt to furnish
surprises, but who would have
thought of Jno Kelly's being call
ed on to give a character" to G.
Francis Adams!o
The political canvass in Penn
sylnania will not be actively open
ed before the middle of September
all the strong speakers being en-
gagged in Maine, Vermont and
New Hampshire. Ohio and Indi-
ana. The campaign will open
with a meeting in Philadelphia on
the 10Th.
The nomination of Judge Ran
ney for Congress by the democrats
in the Goth Ohio district, In lieu Of
H B Payne, who declined, is a
strong one in every sense. AL.
though an intense partisan, Judge
r.. is a gentleman of great ability
and he will be very apt to make
his mark in the house if elected.
The Clevelan nd Leader holds
itself responsible for and challen-
ges contradiction of the statement
that at a meeting of the Ohio state
democratic committee and a few
lerding politicians, held at Putin
bay at 1890 last Friday morning
a proposition to furnish $500
from New York and Philadelphia
for the purpose of buying votes in
the cities of Cleveland, Toledo and
Cincinnati was considered, and af-
ter a short discussion accepted by
a formal vote. The story is a pref
ty large one. so far as the fgurers
go, but there is probably some
foundation for il.
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Nominate the Old Ticket.

New HAVEN, Aug. 30-The re-
publican state convention met to-
day, Hon. John f Wait acting as
temporary chairman. Ex-Gov Jew
ell was chosen permanent chairman.
He spoke at considerable length,
touching upon the issues of the cam
paign, including the financial ques-
ton, the protection of citizens
rights and civil cervice reform. The
convention nominated the following
electoral ticket at large: Ex-Presi-
dent Theo ID Woolsey, Of Yale Col
iege, and Hon Marshall Jewell. Dis
trict electors were also chosen. The
old state ticket was then renominat-
ed with only one dissenting vote. 1t
is as follows: Governor, Henry C
Robinson; Lieutenant Governor, #
J Kingsbury; Secretary of State,
Gen f A Walker; Treasurer, Jere-
miah Olney; Controller, Eli Curtis.
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[Proyidence Journal.l

Agentleman of an autobiograph-
ical turn relates how he was In
structed in the custom of taking
toll, by a sprightly widow, during
a moonlight sleigh ride with a
merry party, He says:
1.-THE lovely widow l.. sat In the
same sleigh, under the same buff
falo robe, with me-
cob oh! don't!o she exclaim-
ed, as we came to the first bridge,
at the same time catching me by
the arm, and turning her yelled
face toward me while her little
eyes twinkled through the moon
light.
"Don't what?" 1 asked, II am
not doing anything"
swell, but I thought you was
going to take toll,' replied the
widow.
"Tollv 1 rejoined; "what's
that?
"Well, / declare !" cried the
widow, her clear laugh ringing out
above the music of the bells; "you
pretend you don't know what toll
isl"
"Indeed I don't, then.' / said,
laughing; "explain, ifyou please"
"You never heard, then,' said
the widow most provokingly-
"you never heard that when we
are on a sleigh-ride the gentleman
always-that Is sometimes-when
the cross a bridge Gull a kiss and
claim it toll? Butt never pay it,"
I said I never heard of 1t before,
but when we came to the next
bridge / claimed the toll, and the
widows struggles to hold the veil
were not enough to tear 1t. AT
last the veil was removed, he
round rosy face was turned direct
" towards mine, and in the clear
light ofa frosty moon the toll wa
taken for the first time in my ex
perience. Soon we came to a long
bridge with several arches; the
widow said it was no use to resist
a man who would have his own
way. 80 she paid the toll without
q murmur.
"But you won't take toll atevery
arch, will your" she said, SO arch
ly that / could not fail to exact all
dues ; and that was the beginning
of my ~courtship.
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Women.

The Japanese are becoming SO
familiar TO US by their manufac-
lures and by male representatives
of the people, who come to this
country either for education or out
of curiosity, or for the purpose OF
trade, that some information in re-
gard to their women will be inter-
esting,
The Japrnese women are said to
be usually small and dumpy, but
often exceedingly beautiful, even
in the eyes of the Europeans edu-
Gated to q different standard of
taste. They have exceedingly
small hands and feet, the latter
being of the natural form and not
cramped, as In the case Of their
Chinese neighbors.
Cleanliness is a marked trait of
Japanese habits, both sexes bath
ing daily in hot water: a pu bile
bath costing only half a cent.
Promiscuous bathing of both sexes
formerly common, was prohibited
in 1868, and no longer prevails,
The women above twenty years
of age have for centuries blacken-
ed their teeth with q mixture of
nutgalls and powdered iron; but it
is said that this custom is discoun-
teranced by the present Empress,
and that many ladies are now fol-
lowing her example. TO the care
of the hair great attention is given,
a different style of couture distin-
gushing q maid, wife, and widow,
and even marking social distinc-
tiOns.
A curious feature of b educa-
ton is the fact that no distinction
is made between ~politeness and
morals, q large part Of their in
struction being derived from books
OF etiquette, in which all the vices
are characterized and treated as
vulgar, and not permissible'in POI
lite society. This affords q sugges-
ton OF how fashion might be made
useful to society in more civilized
lands. If for instance, the vicious
customs Of our own social life could
only be made questionable the
gain would be simply incaIculable.
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Death by

JEFFERSONvILLE, August 81
John Sheldon, wife and little boy,
five years old, from Maysville, KY,
accompanied by John Burke, of Gin
cinnati, ON their way to Cairo in a
skiff, attempted a passage of the
falls, this morning. Just below the
bridge the skiff is supposed to have
struck a rock and capsized. The boy
was drowned. BY the timely aid of
James Brown, a fisherman close by,
Sheldon, his wife and Burke were
saved.
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STATE NE WS.

HarriSville has a Hayes and
Wheeler club Of ladies and gentle
man.
Bro. Drahosh, of the Parkers-
burg Times, wants a Cooper candi-
date for Congress.
Coles circus will soon favor
Parkersburg. Sam Cary has been
seen, and conquered.
Lowell Protzman, was bitten by
a ~copperhead in the foot very seri-
ously while walking in his garden
at Morgantown. .~sas -. --
Judge Cyrus Hall a prophet Of
the Parkersburg Cooperites has
been string up the Doddridge
County voters,
Vaughn is on deck again, with
his account of stewardship, sab, in
the Legislature sab.
The Parkersburg Peter Cooper
ties having found Wilson satisfac-
tory, now want TO know how Scott
stands on the money question.
Judge Redmond, who is running
against John Kenna for Congress-
manin the Sd District, is a son-in-
law IF John Hall, of Pt. Pleasant.
The Cooperites of Wood Co.
claim to have 1000 voters.
Klngwood's corporation levy is
ten cents.
There are six lawyers on the
Democratic State ticket.
The Kanawha county poor farm
is being supplied with new build-
ings.
Senator Wileyspoke at a Repub-
lican pole raising at Morgantown
last Saturday.
An aggregate reduction of forty
| dollars per month has been made
In the teachers salaries by the
Grafton board of education.
Within two years past Judge
Brown of Jackson County has sold
100 farmes to citizens of other
States and the population of the
county has thus been increased by
500.
The Judiciary system under the
new Constitution is said to be very
obnoxious to the taxpayers of
Tyler county generally. Under
the old Constitution and superyis.
ing system, the levy in that county
was 33 cents on the 500, the levy
for the present year under the new
Constitution and county court is 80
cents on the 500, and it should be
remembered that the county was
not in debt in 1872, but notwith-
standing the 80 cents levy for 1876,
the county will still be largely in
debt.
1t is said of the manufacturing
enterprise in Keyser, that ii APP
pearing that the arrangement pro-
posed by the Waynesborough par
ties, could not be carried into effect
at this time, owing to their failure
to carry out the original plan as
designed, it was resolved by the
people of Keyser 10 take the mat
ter in their own hands and appoint
a committee to confer with any
parties desiring to locate a manu-
featuring establishment at this
| point, and to utilize, if practical,
the money already subscribed,
| with the assent of the subscribers.
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Novelty i'm Crime.
From the Carthage mo. Banner

.
In Fridays Daily Banner ap-
peared short account of a tragi-
cal affair some twenty miles east
of this city, which resulted in the
suicide Of young man and the
dangerous wounding OF a young
lady. The full particulars we learn
from the Pierce City Record. The
occurrenceltook place at Round
Grove, in Lawrence county, and,
for popularity of arrangement, has
no parallel in all the murders and
suicides ever committed. Two
young men residents of Rouud
Grove, both loved the same lady,
a Miss Henderson. For reasons
best known to herself, she had en-
couraged neither of them, and her
friends say that on all occasions
she avoided!their society as much
as possible. Yet it seems both
young men were infatuated with
her-earnestly in love-but, for a
wonder, were not in the slightest
degreejealous of each other. A
short time ago both young men
proposed to Miss Henderson, and
were rejected. Then the blind
passions of their love we're stirred
up, and they determined to COM
nit a crime. We are informed
that the young men made their
arrangements and carried them
out to the letter, according to the
following particulars: On We'd
nesday morning, armed and pre-
pared, they went to Mr.. Hender-
sons house. Mr. Poland went in
to the honse and told Mr.. Hender-
son that MI Morris wanted to see
him at the gate. AS Henderson
reached the gate he heard a pistol
| fred in the house and q scream .
He rushed back, and as he neared
| the door he heard another shot,
and when he entered the honse he
beheld bis daughter on the feor,
near the middle door, unable to
rise, while Poland lay in the mid
die Of the room dead. The lady
says that when her father went
out she arose to leave the room, as
! she feared Poland had a knife and
would hurt her, as he kept his
hand in his breast all the time.
When she got to the door Poland
drew his pistol and fired, the ball
entering the back on the right
side, below the shoulder blade,and
passing through the body, came
out on the left side just beneath
the ribs. The lady is in o danger
GUS condition, but at last accounts
still alive. When the girl fell Po-
land placed the pistol to his breast
and fired, the ball entering near
the center, in line with the nip
Piles. He fell and Immediately
expired. Morris filled his part Of
the arrangement by engaging Mr..
Henderson outside while Poland
committed the murder. We think
this is certainly the first case that
ever occurred where two young
men agree to murder the girl they
both loved. The thing to be re-
GREETED most is that the other lu-
matte, Morris, did not get a chance
to shoot himself.
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Destructive Flood.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 31-St. Louis ad-
vices from Hayes City, Kansas, say
that a water spout bnrsted in Kill
Creek Valley, Osborne county, last
Saturday night flooding the entire
bottom in about fifteen minutes.
Horses and cattle, corps, &C., were
swept away, and Mrs. Brington and
her two children and Mrs. Green
were drowned.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug 80
Hon Jere N Williams has been n0m-
mated for Congress by the Sd district
Of Alabama by the democrats.
Hon David p Lewis, last republic
can governor Of Alabama, is out in
a letter declaring for Tilden and re-
form.
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The Peace Commission.

CHEYENNE, Aug 31.-The peace
commission arrived to-day and go to
Rel Cloud tomorrow. They will
arrive just after the ensus now be-
ing taken is completed. The Chey-
ennes, first counted, showed only 230
in camp.
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MAUCH CHUNK, PA, August 20.
The democracy Of Carbon county,
Pa, unanimously decide upon Major
Robert K1otz as a candidate for Con-
gress in the nth district. Munroe
and Pike will concur, and the ball
ance Of the district is likely to follow
the lead.
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The bellies of Seville keep long
rubber tubes in their rooms and
drop them to their lovers, who are
thus enabled on the lower level OF
the street to feel their DANES
breath on their cheeks and to
whisper soft nothings into the fair
ones ear.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 30-A Wilkes
barre dispatch says: Crosby Brady,
aged 25, was murdered Monday night
at Avondale by MOllie Maguires.
Dominick McGraw and Ned White
have been arrested and confess the
murder, but claim that Brady was
stealing their geese at the time.
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Fire.

SANDUsKY, o., August 31.-The
steamer Gazella, which has just ar
rived from Put-in-Bay, reports that
the cellars of the Kelly Island Wine
Company, of Kelly Island, were de-
stroyed by fire tonight. No partic-
ularS.
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Hon. Hester Clymer NOmi-
mated,

READING, Pa, August 29.-The
democrats of Berks county to-day re-
nominated Hon. Hester Clymer for
Congress.
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New York, Aug. M.-The great
auction coal sale took place today
at noon, at Hanover square, which
was completely blocked with coal
SPECTATORS. Buyers from all parts Of
the country were present. Intense
excitement reigned in the neighbour
hood, and windows, wagons and
trucks were filed with spectators,
while actual buyers were congregat-
ed in a dense mass around the auc-
tioneer's stand. The auctioneer read
the conditions of the sale, and an
nounced that it was perfectly bona
hide, and that no reservation was to
be put on the goods offered for sale.
He said there were four companies
represented in the sale, but they
were not combined in any away. and
the effort would be put forth by them
to keep the market up. Buyers could
bid, and rest assured that their own
judgment was all they had to contend
with. The four companies selling
coal were the Delaware and Hudson
Coal company, Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad oln
pany, Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
road company, and Pennsylvania
Coal company.
The Prices Away Down.
New YORK, Aug 3O.-Delaware
and Lackawanna first offered 10000
tons Of coal; 5000 tons steamer coal
was put up, and 1000 tons of it sold
for So per ton. The price fell to ST.
IS, and then to $2.75, at which the
balance was bought. Forty thous-
and tons was then put up, and the
first price offered was $3.50,at which
over $4,000 tons were sold. There
was a decided manifestation ON the
part of buyers to wait until some one
made q purchase, and then beat the
price down. Purchasers were evil
IDENTIFY uncertain OF how far the mar
ket might break and many Held back
expecting they would get good bar
gains. In many instances they were
successful, as prices tumbled during
the sale and then recovered to beyond
starting point as the supply became
exhausted. 10000 tons Of stove start
Ut 500, at which price 10000 tons
went off. 1t then advanced at a
jump to $500, and was rapidly dis
posed of. This finished the Delaware
and Lackawanna company's stock.
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Reduction In Coal.

New YORK, August 30.-The Of
icers Of the Lehigh coal company say
they do not propose to sell any OF
their stock Of coal at auction. Retail
dealers to-day reduced the prices Of
coal one dollar per ton below the
previous prices.
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A water-spout burst over the Hu

name Establishment at st. Paul's
Island, Nova Scotia ON the 18th inst
Five buildings were destroyed and
one man killed. Only two store
houses and a dwelling house were
left standing, and they were shatter-
ed.
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KEYSER.
UBLICAN CONTENTION
Lamon For Congress.

Especial to Independent.]
KEYsEE, August 3O.-The Repub-
lican Congressional Convention met
here to-day. and Col. Ward II. Lam
on, of Martinsburg, was nominated
by reclamation. The nomination
gives general satisfaction. N.
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The "Woman's friend" is what
DR.. Bulbs Vegetable Pills may be
termed. tor every woman that has
once used them will not do with
out them.
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Rev. p II Miller, lately pastor
of the Grafton lutheran Church
has reuiGved T., tie Old Dominion.
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A revival among the Piedmont Meth
odists is reaping a rich harvest.
, 1876-08-28

BY the usc Of patronage; shss tht, cannot 5si, r..
ihe e1csatton ot out politics. Already i. benea.
sn s 'e sesn aa s II e9e
aud othe, high os'leal stations. This = especially
true 10 unv. layes own staie. where he u Sao"n
which he dots moi enrnsst]y believe Iha nUmns.
as Il .se sn 5d:. fc9ee sn
tse thas the Republicans Of Ohio earnestly safpolt
t;ov tIayn.' .ie~t on this impnrtant aablese sna
nex departure with Cav. Iiayes y r eon.l,scnt
with biz whole public career. j "a IN harmony
r D.. rssc,ses da,n y. & tTo e. so'sb e ::
Hnccs before fIis name was mentioned n coh1sc-
lion with the nomnattoN for the Presidency I'm
tIon Of the General Government wo may confident:
y expect reform In fatsonsl slate. and Municipal
a President Of carncat convlc.ions and inhe1ibte
correct mi aDy abnsc. esrn though ii be raetleed
rive thelf o:cts and tic poves- inet.lena thereto
from the people, and when they become thorhuvti.
y In earnest, no department Of the Gosenmsns T.
danbtcd tha, clear and DECIDED expression Of the
Will Of The people on ,s subject would bs fesset.
psrtS tSo th9SSs aexss Il pneps; nd
letter Of ITS candidate, stanfs pledged before r.
country to ths reform md e's,.ton o, tss c
cumpicte." No great RETURN was eser accomplish"
who did not enter upon lie war with -plEt snd
encrgy, In sHch movements tic astsantace ts a..
ways With Tie party which. Under Intelligent lead
crshIu uHsliteh The aggressive aud psceHcs for.
| ward with determination To yin tile light
| Tilf DETERMINATION or TIE KErurnLtcANs.
In this conflict VIZ battle for what We know 10 be
| right. and have enlisted under true and nuhle
leader, who in accustomed ~ victory. We have
| the cooperation und support Of ntn who hase
seen nnc drputcd The growth OF the system wbieh
| wc suck " destroy. Our rAnkn are crowded with
arc tsu.ly resolved to proseel and peErttrate tho
blesslnss Ut clst! liberty aud good government.
! The cause We hase e.pousrd affects not only me
prc.clt. hut fulite generations. 4 SYSTEM which
lends to Gbuuc OF constitutional powce and to oil
cial incapneity hnd the corrupt uhe Of patronage
lends u the decay Of government. This Is the ca
| iami;y which We pt0pose to avert by osesthfoTlnG
| thH sYstem itsrlf,
, 1876-08-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
NB0AuNRE, MlCu.


NroAuaE1, hlcl., Aug. B-Tho second CAM
paign meeting of tho Republicans Of this place
was held It Wcntor's Hall lust night, tho Hon.
Edward Brttung acting u Chairman. Great To-
teress and enthusiasm was manifested. At
about 80 in tAe evening latee procession
from Happening, headed By band and carryinl<
Ilsyes aud Wheeler banners, iuined their Ne
gaunee friends IN front Of tho hall. 1t Wal
thels intention to hold thu meeting IN the opei!
Ut eu s. 4ngR%gG RaG,ea.s. snsi1 e By
Marquette. Capt. Dickinson, ot lshpc.ning, anil
J. z. Adams, Of Negaunee; The speakMsrs IT were
frequently apPlana; Tns sns si.s,e. .. te 6siaqa sa.
1 very attentive audience. ME. Adams, IN Tbs
course oi Ills remarks, IN showing up the tueoll-
ststcncy OF the ". Louis platform oa tha mpney
question said; Consistency, tnoa ~ 'e"'
Fhs best 3 of feeling prevailed. Thla seetloDot
the Upper PeuluaIla never has seen sutl.
characterization and real work In TUG causa BE-
, tSs, tste.. ss 'Sfst; sy vii IL .Aos wv ills y y
S.el Whselsr ae1s ta III. T;laens rcco! il 9ho ;ta
region, In connection with tho Michigan Iron
Company, - 80 many Know TO ther s9sfo" anu
Ishpelniug, Ia having its effect.
Tfe 1ucet!a4 passed on pleasantly b7 ,giYll'Y
three rousIng cheers for Hayes snd Wheeler.
spee. vain so 1.hp:1nS and N9Esunss tSs ass1 W5
10 atteul iika meeting at Marquette.
WAukKsHA.
snsa' Mis Mitp44es A. e =: MmA ,sasH6 Hsyss no
Wheeler club was organized Ut tho Town Hall
Saturday evening. PTeaIdent, Mr. E. Bssmont'
vite prssIdeut, A.V. D. Dsy; Secretary, +; 81.
Youugmaus: Treasurer, George Spoil; There
it, 4. II. Bodkin, editor ot the M!lwaukea S7s..
tutkl. fIo was followed by W. K. Sullivan, "