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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-11
DeImonico slewed Oysters.

Take one quart of liquid oysters,
put the liquor Ia teasp0onful for
three) in stew pan, and add half as
much more water; salt; a good bit OF
pepper; teaspoonful of butter for
each person. and a teaspoonfnl Of
rolled cracker for each. Put on the
stoye and let it boil; have your oys-
tiers ready in a bowl. The moment
the liquor begins to boil pour in all
your oysters, say ten for each person,
or six will do. Now, watch careful
ly, and as soon it begins to boil take
out your watch, count just thirty
seconds, and take your oysters from
the stove. You will have your big
dish ready with one and a half Ia
blespoonfuls of cold milk for each
person. Pour your stew on this
milk and serve Immediately. Never
boil an oyster i'll milk If you wish it
to lie good.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-11
STATE NEWS.

Diphtheria seems to be upon the
increase In some sections Of tho
State.
George Hardman, prosperous
ROane county farmer, recently went
East with $50 hogs to sell.
An Elizabeth paper says the peo-
pie Of that place will no longer buy
a thousand pounds for ton. New
town scales have been set.
Lafayette I4ockhart, OF Writ
county has been arrested on charge
of violating the person Of Alice
Geer, ten-year old slep-tlanghterof
Eli Robinson of the same county.
A heavy fall Of roof rock in the
Big Bend Tunnel on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad, makes trans
fer Of freight and passengers over
the mountain necessary.
James Hill, contractor Oh the new
railroad to connect Weston with the
b. Il y. r.. r., commenced work at
Fishers hill 1t is reported that he
intends to place large force Of men
along the line and put the work
through rapidly.
Monsieur Gascon made Il balloon
ascension at Keyser, last week. The
local editor Of the Mountain Echo
had arranged TO make the ascent
with him but when tho time come
to 20 up he became paler and paler
about the gills' till he finally became
so badly scared that he backed out.
The ascension was a success, and
was witnessed by a large crowd Of
people.
A couple living In arural district
in Mineral, had been domiciling un-
der the same roof these many years.
Recently they resolved to link for
life. Procuring the license and sum-
moning minister, the joy WAS con-
bummated in the presence of a heal
thy assembly Of sons and daughters
who witnessed the marriage OF their
parents. Perseverance will conquer
1t is said.-Keyser Tribune.
Dowell, the escaped Lewis county
murderer created a sensation out in
Gilmer county, where he has been
pursued by parties who are stimula-
ted by the rewards offered for his
capture and return. He is reported
to have been shot ut several times by
q Lewis county party near Stout's
Mills, but saved himself by plunging
into and swimming the Little Kama
wha and taking advantage of APP
pioaching darkr ess in adjacent tim
bef. 1t Is also reported that another
party pursued and fired upon him
near Dusk Camp. He Is a brave and
muscular man, and will be likely to
do same ugly work IL closely corner
ed by his pnrsuers.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-11
Gospel According TO John.

Seine years ago being in Phila-
delphia, John COckerill, of OhiO,no
of the Cincinnati Enquirer, received
an introduction to a prominent di-
vine i'm that city. The reverend
gentleman invited him to attend his
church on certain Sunday, which
invitation was accepted. They en-
tered the sacred edifce together. 1t
was one of the first churches in the
city, and its members were fashiona-
BILE and aristocratic in the extreme.
The minister put john in an elabor-
ately furnished pew, well to the
front. John nestled comfortably
down into one corner of the same,
and looked about as interested and
contented as q toad under cab
bage leaf.
After awhile the owner Of the pew
arrived, and at once gave signs of
intense disgust and Indignation at
the presence of the interloper, He
looked at John looked at the pew,
and scowled magnifcently; and final
ly, after fumbling through his pock-
ct some time, drew forth card and
wrote on it with pencil: ''This is
my seat. sirl" and with an air of
loftiest contempt, tossed it to John.
The latter took it up and read it,
withIthat lamblike meekness peculiar
to himself, and then, with the most
delightful GOODNESS, wrote in reply:
::'It'5 devilish good seat. What rent
do you pay?7 aud he tossed the card
to the owner.
The latter took it, looked at it
with the most profound astonish-
ment minute or two, and then a
broad grin overspread his counte-
nance. He evidently enjoyed the
GOODNESS and brass Of his new oc-
quaintance, and when service was
over he approached John, apologized
for his rudeness, invited him to his
house, gave him the best he had and
treated him with the greatest re-
spect and considerat ion during his
sojourn in this city.-Ne,r Hdreu
ReqiSter.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-11
An Old Engineer.

There Is an engineer running now
daily, except sunday, from Cham
bersburg to Martinsburg and re
turn, on the Cumberland Valley
Railroad. lie commenced in March,
1889, as fireman and after the ex-
piration OF two years was appointed
an engineer, which latter position he
has occupied ever since. a period Of
80 years, altogether fireman and en-
gineer 81 years, giving entire salts
faction to the company. He is in
the Goth year of his age, and his
name is James Adams. He is q
brother of Peter Adams Of Buchan.
an Valley, Adams county.--Com-
piier.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-11

Forty y eRrs Between Drinks
Keokuk Constitution,

A Keokuk tourist, who was wait
ing at st. Joseph for tha train for
Quincy the other day, while pacing
the platform, was accosted by an old
gentleman, aud the two entered into
conversation. In the course of the
pow-wow, our Keokuk man ascer-
tanned that the stranger was 4 min
lister OF the gospel, and, like himself,
was bound for Quincy. They sat in
the same seat in the ear, and after
they had travelled some distance the
Keokuk tourist pulled flask from
his pocket. held it up in the light,
pulled the cork, and turning to his
companion, remarked:
never drink when I am at home,
but when am on the road constant
ly drinking all kinds of water take
a little for the stomach IS sake" and ,
taking a moderate drink, he politely
offered the flask to the sanity min
lister.
"My FRIEND" said the preacher, ~
am minister of the gospel and have
been for forty years. In that time a
drop of liquor has not touched my
lips, Uut-dS you StcIl W Uc q SeHbit-
man, and considering the surround
ings-I Will take a drop or two, and
placing the flask to his mouth, he
swallowed about half the contents.
They had proceeded but a few miles,
and the reverend gentleman was
warming up.
"My brother, / am preacher, and
haven't drank a drop of liquor for
forty years, but 1 have a pain, ard if
you will let me have a drink from
your flask l think it will do me some
good.o
The flask was passed and about
half Of the remaining contents was
taken. The divine began to feel
good. He was laxative and exhilir-
ated. As the train pulled up at the
station he reached over, and taking
the flask from the seat he remarked :
''Shee, my fren, forty ministry. -
Never drunker-hic-drop. Washer
bad. Makes me-hic-sick, and take a
little for stomach-hic-sake," and he
keeled over and slept until the train
reached Quincy.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-11

There was little gathering the
other evening, and lady, with
desire to chasten the conversation.
asked a young man if he had
never felt deep and subtle thrill,
a fullness of feeling, so to speak
that reminded him of another
life. He said he had once. 1t was
when he was in the country, and
the doctor called 1t cholera NOR
bus, and charged him "a visit.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-11
BE EARN EST.


Be earnest in thy calling,
Whatever it may be;
Times sands are ever falling.
And will not wait for thee,
With zeal and vigor labor.
And thou wilt surely rise;
Oh! suffer not thy neighbor
To bear away the prize.
Be earnest in devotion,
Old age is drawing near;
A bubble in life s ocean
Thou soon wilt disappear.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-11
A Toothpick Venture.
Mac Adeler.

went down to Smyrna last
week to look at a horse. AS Was
riding along the road with Major
Barry, we passed couple Of feds
that were filed with such q wild,
tangled CONFUSION OF bushes that
they resembled a jungle.
"ThBt," said the Major, sis Mer-
ihew's toothpick plantalation''
II don't understand"
"You see, Merrihew owned tina t
farm, and he got along very Well
until one day an idea struck him.
He came to me and he said, BAR
nv, I've Just got the biggest idea
you ever heard of. Barry" says
he, "there are about eight million
men in this country, amt there?
Well, how many tOOthpickS does
each man use in a year? Say, four
q month on an average; that s
about fifty a year apiece, or four
hundred millions a year for the
whole nation. Nov, what is the
best toothpick in the world? Its a
thorn-sas two inches long. hard,
smooth, with a sharp point and
not likely to break. I've got a
bushfull of them on my place, and
Pm going to grow 'em, ill the
whole farm with EN-, intt0duce
'em to the trade and make my for
tune"
$50, sure enough Merrihew went
10 work and soWed about one hum
dred and twenty-five acres in those
thorn bushes, and the next Sum
mer he had the awfullest crop of
lem you ever saw. Filled the
whole place. When the thorns
were grown Merrihew employed
twenty men to pick them. 1t took
'em about u month at two dollars
day fer each man. That was one
thousand dollars.
Then he got the toothpicks tied
up in bundles, and sent 'em up to
the city. After SHINING around
for five or six weeks trying in vail
to sell 'em, a man offered him for
ty dollars for the lot, and he ac-
cepted the bid.
The forty dollars just paid his
NOdlu uftI Qhu S0ltiC0 hAtA AOLics
Two days afterward the man had
him arrested for fraud, because
the toothpicks poisoned the mouth
of his customers and the court
made him refund the money and
pay the costs By the time the
case was settled the thorn bush es
had grown so fast that an elephant
clad in sheet iron couldn't make
his way through one of the fields
and when Merrihew got some of
his friends to come out and adj
wise him what to do, they decided
that I. would cost more to clear of
the land than the property was
worth, and they cOunseled him t.
let it alone. SO he did, and he is
now driving q mule team for a
man in Smyrna at dollar and a
half a day and the toothpick plan
tstion is going to seed. The very
sight of toolhpick sets Merrihew
crazy, and it's no wonder. now, Is
H?"
Any man who feels an interest
in toothPick culture can find a
good opening down near Smyrna.
Merrihew wants to sell out.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-11
HON E.

Ks the Preside still the Zig Mt Is shin
ing,
The children's arms round the parents
twining,
From sweet, sweet love, oh, who coul
roam?
Be it ever so homely, home is no ne.
should we fall out, let us mend Ill
doing,
Aad begin anew second woo'ng;
From sweet, sweet love, oh, who could
roam?
Be it ever so homely, home is home.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-11

The strongest argument which
Darwin advances to q confiding
public that he is derived from an
ape, is his endeavor to prove that
the rest of mankind are in the SAM
boat with him as regards their dis
binguished family dead.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-11

1t is stated that Mr.. George d.
Horn er, of Appomattox county, Va,
has effected the sale of one of his
gold mines embedded in that county
to northern firm for $780, 900. He
owns three other mines in the same
county, each of them supposed to be
OF equal value to the one disposed of,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-11

Gate hinges are in great demand in
some Of the Pennsylvania towns and
villages owing to the fact that so
many Of them are worn out by young
men and young ladies swinging on
badly balanced gates during moon
light evenings.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-11

"a Pullet Fuller Pulled" is the
caption Of an item published in a
Washington paper, setting forth how
a colored republican was discovered
in too close intimacy with q we'll
filled chicken coop in that city.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-11

A little boy, aged seven years,
named Herbert Booth, of Milwau-
kee, was retained by his teacher iii q
public school last week, for a trivial
offence. While undergoing the pun
ishment he fell in q fit and died.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-11

Though the weather is still pleas
ant, many of the young people are
commenting on what'll be the thing
for skating costumes,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-11

All mispent time will one day be
regretted.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-24

THE ORMSBY HOUSE,
Corner Of
Carson and Second streets
Carson City. Nevsds.
GEO. o. FRYER . PROP.
This we'll known hotel has been enlarged and
reconstructed until In capacity and appearance
It Is. .unqusstionAbly the
BEST PUBLIC HOUSE IN NEVADA
sarpssses anything OF the kindn this State:
SPACIOUS DINING NALL
Magnificent Parlors and splendid
suites or Rooms
Combine TO make Il supply a want long felt
here and Throughout; the state. No pains or
expense will be spared In the CULINARY
DEPARTMENT. and nothing tnst the markets
OF the Pacific Coas. Afford will be omitted from
the table.
To correspond with the general elegance OF
the house THE BAR Will be kept on Q plan
second to nothing in San Francisco: and the
BILLIARD ROOM will always be frst-clsss In
all ts appointments.
the WESTERN UNION rElEsRAPH COMPANY
Have an office in the house: and all possible
facilities will be Afforded to
o 0ussts, Families and the Travelling
Public.
4 share Of public patronage is solicited.
GEO. D. FRYER,
|anl Proprietor. |
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-04-06

Go to the "spell' Friday evening.
A WEEK from Sunday is Easter
THE snow is fast disappearing
BtCKwiIEAT cakes arc out of scasor.
BUSINESS was very brisk in Ridg-
way while the slcighing continued.
j. II. HAGERrY is alternate delegate
to Cincinnati
THE old red house has been torn
down.
AFTER this week we will be able to
givemorc reading matter
CoNNECTICUT has gone Democratic,
The Democrats now take nutmCps i'll
theirs.
TUE attention of our rCadcris called
to the advertisement headed Life
Growth Beauty in another column.
CAPTAIN a. }. Davis, of Company +
Perry Infantry has been elected ma
ior of the Seventeenth Regiment n. G.
p. in place Of Charles d. Sweeney, re.
signed.
MIR. j. NEWSON will start on \ pril
3d from the City Hall in Titusvillc to the
City Han Philadelphia, distance Of
800 miles in y days, on wager OF
5000.
'HllE oil excitement has reached
Ridgway. \ meeting will be held i'll
the Court House on Saturday evening,
next, for TIE purpose Of organizing a
company and raising money to put
down test well. 1t is expected that
the meeting will be largely attended.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-04-06
Spelling Contest.

We are informed that a spelling
contest" will take place on Friday
evening of this week at the public
school building. 1t promises to be an
exciting and an interesting affair.
The contestants will be twenty Sc
lected "speliists" from the Ridgway
schools, Including the teachers, and
twenty "spellists" chosen from other
ranks than pupils and teachers. The
former will represent the school
and contend against the latter who
will represent the village. Hon. Jno.
G. Hall will select the words for the
occasion and pronounce them, and we
have every reason to believe that pro-
per words will be elected and that they
will be pronounced with the utmost
accuracy and distinctnrss. Three
judges or referees, namely: II. NJ.
Powers, Jerome Powell and e. X.
Gresh will each be ready with IFcb-
ster's Unabridged to decide disputed
points of pronunciation and spelling.
The names of the contestants would
here be given but tie list of those who
are to represent the village is not quite
complete Suffice it to say that the
pupils are very sanguine, and they
have shouted defeat already in the
startled ears of their foes. The room
will be well lighted and perfect order
kept. Further arrangements for con-
ducting the exercise will be made ON
the evening of the contest. The pri-
mary object of this spelling contest is
to raise money with which to buy Il
large, well mounted, picture If our
school building to be sent to the ccn-
tennial exhibition. Pennsylvania has
erected & Building, at Philadelphia, for
the display of our own educational
matters and in It is q space diOttcd to
edch county. The Rjdgway school
board has already contributed five dol
lars toward the erection of the build
ing, (Which example ought TO he fol-
lowed by other school boards in the
county, but this will not fill the space
set apart for Elk in the display. Elk
must not be blank. Certainly the
money will be raised; the picture pur-
chased and sent with other things,
and to this end ten cents admission
fee Will be charged at the spelling con-
test. We hear that Wilcox, Centre
vile and st. Maly's also think of send
ing the picture of their school build
ing, all or any of which would make
a fine display. Let us look for Elk at
the centennial.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-04-06

THE above elegant and lifelike engraving
Is correct copy ofa photograph of Bantam
Mille'-the mild and punny youth who at
tempts 10 edit the Dishwatcr Democrat
after he had swallowed the Khciiye oyster
and found it rotten; he was wei pleased with
our former pOrtrGit (or else he lies as usuan
and We hope be will like this cguu5yy ns
"eH. "A fricad at our elbow suggests he
looks as though he had just come cut ofa
base ball match, and another friends thinks
he las been jiltel. We slowly asked the
latter If ne knew anything about he "runc.
tions of the human Heart" and if he knew
there were some strings that should not be
yibrated; he replied his parents were poor
and he didn't know much about such
things-we pitticd his ignorance. bantam, :,
little pop gun filed with dishwstcris Il in tla
picture but we can't see ii, because it is ont
of sight. Owing to the great expense If
procuring the above engraving we are
obliged TO sell lAcm at 81 57k each.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-04-06
SPRING now approaches.

SPRING now approaches.
SICKNESS is very common here ut
present.
HEAVY Thunder in this section on
Monday morning.
If YOU want pack of envelopes,
white or colored, give the ADVOCATE
Office Il call, and see how chcaply we
can furnish them.
MISS ALICE SIMoNDs, niece of J. .
w. Bailey, of this village, misspelled
ten words out of list of fifteen hun
dred words pronounced to her.
JoIiS STONE, of Manor Station, Craw-
ford county, committed suicide by
shooting himself though the lead Il
few days ago hecaiisc the girl lie was
III love with was only thirteen years
old, and-alas too young to marry.
HoUNDING forcs is practiccd to Il
certain extent here on sunday. The
practice is no credit to those engaged
of the law is an outrage on common
deccncy.
"BANTIE" Miller will please take
notice that although we lost MONEY in
the hutchering business we paid one
hmdrcd and not .tOrty-thrCc cents on n
dollar as did the immaculate "Bantic." "
Now please tell us about the billiard
club shares.
WISHING CARDS.-A good a-sort-
mcnt at the ADVOCATE office, and
printed in black "armine, purple,
greelt or gold. Our cards are put VI
in neat cases, making very pretty
and convenient card case, containing
| fifty white OF tinted cards. Call and
see our new faces of visiting card tyl G
JAMES BUCHANAN lived and died &
bachelor. Henever knew what it wa,
to have beautiful wife rush into tn,
presence of a Congressional inyestigat
ingCommittee, with her hair disheVelCt
and her pull-back at half-mast, cryins
bitterly: "Oh, gentlemen, whateVcl
you do, don't hurt MY Jimmy"
TIE Detroit Post (Rcp.J draws thi
unique parallel: "Thc people Of th'
United States are paying interest to
day on bonds stolen by Buchanan
Secretary of the Interior, amounting
in value to 6ter $4,000. Yet tn,
Democrats III Congress and on tn,
press declare with ridiculous solcmnity
that BeEnap's crime is unprecedente'
in This OF any othcrcOlmtry."
DWELLING BTRNED The dwelling
house of James r. Taylor, in Fox town
ship, was burned about half-past nine
O'CLOCK on the evening 6f March 30th
Hczikiali Meyer 6nd family also live,
in the house with Mr.. Taylor. Mrs
Moycr awoke just i'm time to escap
from the burning building with he
child. A sewing machine and tW
sacks of -four was all that was saved
The fire is supposed to have originate
IN the displacement of the stove pipe
caused by the pipe settling, which al
lowed the sparks to escape into tn
room. Loss about $1,000. No insul
! ance.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-04-06

bantam" again fills his little popgul
with dishwater and points it in our direction
his water is dlrtier than usual this time and
we fail to perceive The point ofmuch hesays.
We can devote but little space to him this
week, as we have sick chicken, one Of the
dunghill breed, tha, we consider of far more
importance than he is, and takes US much
ofCur leisure time to attend toit. ''Hantie"
publishes a reflection he caught Of himself
in glass, and calls it our picture, however,
as the elitlc cuss is so generous he can fur
nish rs with 500 0)J copies.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-04-06
BIED.

FLYNN.-In this place on Friday,
March oath, 1876, Mrs. Julia Flynn,
aged about 90 years.
Mrs. Flynn was well known to our
citizens, and respected by all with
whom she came in contact.
THOMPSON In Fox township,
this county, March 3Oth, 1876, of
diphtheria, Manfred, youngest son of
Peter and Hannah Thompson, aged 0
years, 4 months and day.
The subject of this notice was an
unusually bright and interesting little
fellow, and his death is sad blow to
his parents and friends.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-04-06

AZ exchange has the following The
truth ofwhich is very apparent: The
man Who, whom he can get nothing bet
ter to do, saws cord Of wood and de
votes at least a portion of the proceeds
toward paying his honest debts, Is
worth more to any community than IL
regiment of luungcrs about -a'oon5
moaning about the hard times.
The following belong with the 'Nreusurcr's
Sac ofunseatcd lande.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-04-06

THEiiouse ofRcpresentativcs on Fri
day passed the Silver Currency bill,
which declares that fifty silver dollars,
ortwenty-five dollars in fractiona'coin
shall be legal tender for any one pay
mcnt. II IS believed that the Senate
will amend the measure so as to reduce
the legal tcndcrlimit TO five or ten do
lars,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-04-06
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary on the estate of Francis
Tegeler, late of st, Mary's borough,
deceased have been granted to the un-
dersigned. All persons knowing
themselves indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment
and all persons having claims will pre-
sent them properly authenticated for
settlement.
ADOLPH FOCHTMAN | Ex,rs
n6l-6t CHAS LUHR