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Daily Republican., 1880-02-07
MULES MULES /! MULES

WIN he sod ut public sale, ut the stables
X. M. Gibson, on French street below SecOn
on Saturday morning, February ,th, at "
O'CLOCK, 20 head OF Kentucky mules, v
broken, from to years old. They are y
TO 1914 hands high, and weigh from w
ll50 pounds. Also four head OF young hOtes
good drivers and workers. The stock will
on examination at the stable from MONDAY
Saturday. Terms at sais.
II. SHARPLESS;
l. W. StIdham & Son, Aucts. l.29.1twdl
Daily Republican., 1880-02-07
A NNUAL STATEMENT OF THE
"FARMERS' MUTUAL FIRE INSUR,
ANCE COM rANY,
OFTHE STATE OF DELAWARE. >


Value Of Live Policies held
hy THIS Company ..... $40, ,65s, ,4Ss 90
Nniuc Of Deposit Notes on
appSe, subject to assesF.
ment. ......."........... 76s,O21 90
STATEMENT OF YEARS BUSINESS.
Amount received from
Members for annual pay
ments s,................. 3S,335 4S
Amount received from In
terest on Loans and In.
Vestments ............. 9,9599 81
Amount received from
Pol cics. s.................. 3O7Oo
- As sO2 "a
DEDUCTIONS.
Amount paid for Losses by
Fire e.................. l3,42ssl
Amount paid Tor Salaries
to Officers, Commissions
to Agents Taxes License
for State Ol Maryland,
Managers for attend
ance at Meetings and
Mileage, Repairs TO
Real state, Stationery,
Postage, Coal, Ice, &c. 5go3 90
-- 10 422 Il |
Daily Republican., 1880-02-07

DUBLIC SALES OF DWELLINGs|
l. Lots aud Farms. with % Jeaij
experience. IheO outlook ts verY
encOuraRi Ing for better prices III
1850. 24wdAs J.T. HEALD
Daily Republican., 1880-02-07
sBUBLIC SALE.

sbUBLIC SALE.
VIII be sold to the highest bidder, on
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25ru la
at o'clock, p. NJ,
at the auction rooms OF Thos. M. Cps IA
800 Market street, Wilmington, Del, mat u
Slrable country seat and productive farm
Daily Republican., 1880-02-07

TOR SALE OR IExCHANGE-sIx
"a h0r' % at Western Hotel stables,
zoot JESSE TYSON. Art.
Daily Republican., 1880-02-07
BitssRG EhN,

ELLIOTT, JOHNSON d co.
BANKERS AND BROKERS',
CORNER SIXTH AND MARKET STS.
Daily Republican., 1880-02-07
100 W, FRONT STREET.

Corrected daily IVA. II. Tatnall,)
Prime Timothy, per ton. n..........SlSO OO1 Is. OF
Daily Republican., 1880-02-07
sALlCYLlU MEDICINE CoMpAN
OF PARIS AND LEIPZIG.

Immediate Relief warp ntsd. Perna1t|
cure guaranteed. Now exclusively ussa
all celebrated Physicians of Europe
America, becoming Staple, Harmless y
Reliable Remedy on both continents.
highest Medical Academy of Paris repOnisu,
cures out of one hundred cases within pl
days. Secret.-The only discover o.
poisonous Uric Acid which exists In
Blood Of Rheumatic and Gouty Patients. y
00x; o'b0xes for $b. Sent to any address
receipt of price. Indorsed by PhyscspI
Sold BY all druggists. Address
WASHBURNE 4 CO..
WAsHBURNE l. 90,
Only Importers, Depot, No. 212 BR0Ai
WAY, N. Y.
~For Sale BY N. b. DANFoh.,
q. JAMES BELT. Druggists. o+iVeA'
Daily Republican., 1880-02-07

The reli
going on (
L. Church
a grand oil
tween 70 a
AMI heads
verted, an,
ted in chuI
has b.en
butler, pas
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-23

"Umph !-umph I" grunted Un-
Gle Barney. "Love-love How
these young people talk! And
what. may / venture to ask, do
you expect to live on ?"
II can work, Uncle Barney, for
her sake" said Allan, bravely.
Every WE'LL" said Uncle Bar
ney. Let's go and tell her So"
Adrienne was looking lovlier
than ever, with flushed cheeks.
eyes glitterlng with excitement
and rose lips.
"How is this, young woman ?''
demanded Uncle Barnabas. Eve
~ one at Atlantic City told me
you were a fortune-hunter. And
yet l have offered you a fortune,
and you have up and down de-
clined 1t !"
because / love Allan better
than all the gold of California !"
said Adrienne, with droopin g
eye-lashes.
"Come here and kiss me, my
DEAR" said Uncle Barnabas. mo,
you needn't be afraid shall not
make love to you any more. l
have lived to be sixty years old
without marrying, and / wouldn't
marry the finest woman alive. If
you had not refused me, / should
have run off to the Sandwich Is
lands to escape matrimony."
Adrienne opened her lovely
eyes very wide.
"Then Why do you ask me?'
she said.
"Simply my dear to make GER
tain that you loved Allan for him
self alone, not because he was the
nephew of his rich uncle. And
I'm satisfied now"
II do love him." said Adrienne
with tears in her eyes. "And |
love you too, Uncle Burnabas-
only in different sort of way"
pm quite satisfied, my dear
said Uncle Barnabas. land / shall
take it upon myself to see that
neither OF you perish of want"
So Adrienne Vail married rich
after all. Rich, not only in money
and sugar plantations, but rich in
love and true affection. Happy
little Adrienne.
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"In the Bottom Drawer"

saw my wife pull out the bot
tom drawer of the old family bu-
reau this evening, and.went softly
out, and wandered up and down,
until | knew that she had shut it
up and gone to her sewing. We
have some things laid away in
that drawer. which 1.-The gold of
kings could not buy, yet they are
relics which grieves us until both
our hearts are sore. I haven't
dared look at them for year, but
rememberievery article.
There are two worn shoes, lit
tie chip hat, with part of it gone,
some stockings, pants, a coat, two
or three spool,, bite of broken
crockery, whip and several toys.
Wife, poor thing, goes to the draw
er every day of her life and prays
over it, and lets her tears fall upon
the precious articles, but dare
not go.
Sometimes we speak of little
Jack, but not often. 1t has been
long time but somehow we can't
get over grieving. He was such a
burst of sunshine into our lives
that his going away has been like
covering our every day existence
with a pail. Sometimes, when we
sit alone Of an evening, l writing
and she sewing, child on the
street will call out as our boy used
to, and we will both start up with
beating hearts and wild hope,
only to find the darkness more of
a burden than ever.
1t is so still and quiet now. /
look up at the window where his
blue eyes used to sparkle at my
coming, but he is not there. /
listen for his prattling feet, his
merry shout and his ringing laugh,
but there is no sound. There is
on one to climb over my knees, no
one to search my pockets and
tease for presents, and / never find
the chairs turned over, the broom
down or ropes tied to the door
knobs.
/ want some one to tease me for
my knife; to ride on my shoulder;
to lose my axe; to follow me to
the gate when l go, and be there
to meet me when / come; to call
"good night from the little bed,
now empty. And wife she misses
him still more; there are no little
feet to wash, no prayers to say, no
voice teasing for Jumps of sugar
or sobbing with the pain of hurt;
and she would give her own life
almost, to wake at midnight and
look across TO the crib and see our
boy there as he used to be.
So, we preserve our relics, and
when we are dead we hope that
strangers will handle them tender
ly, even If they shed no tears over
them.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-23
BUSINESS LOCALS.
GLOWING BARGAINS!
During the Next 60 Days.
at the Reliable boot and
Shoe Store of John Lyons,
East Burke Street, Mar
tinsburg, w. Va.

WILL BE SOLD CHEAP FORECAST.
AS my place of business is small, I
want to make room for Fall and Win
ter Goods, i have for sale Ladies and
Misses Fine French Kid and Goat
Shoes, Ties and Slippers, Mons Calf
Caters and Low Shoes of different
Styles, all of which are brand new,
having been purchased the present
season. / give the best goods for the
money, and that they satisfy my GUS
toners, is evidenced by the liberal pa.
tronage ] re ceive. When in need of
Boots or Shoes, they come from the
West End of town to East Burke ST.,
opposite Wysong Hall. Boots and
Shoes made to order. Repairing neat
ly done at she rt notice. Give mo a
call. JOHN LYONS.
aug7.3m.
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Proper Names.
From The Globe.

4
How to pronounce proper
name is often matter of difficult
ty. 1t might be presumed that
the way in which man pro-
nounces his own name, or the
people of a place pronounce the
name of their town, ought to be
our guide. But there is, in the
first place the difficulty of ascer-
tanning what that Is. 1t is not ev-
erybody who knows that the name
OF Lord Cowper Is pronounced
Cooper, that Marjoribanks is
MarchDanks, thatCholmondeley Is
Chumley, that Belvoir Castle is
Beever, that Bicester is Blister. =
Everybody, however, acquainted
with the local or personal usage
would conform with it. With an
cient or foreign names the case Is
different. A discussion Ia now
progressing in contemporary as
to how Indian names. for instance,
should be spelled. One party is
in favor of retaining the form
which has obtained European cur
rency. Another advocates a trans
liberation or conversion of the ma
tive symbols into English equiva-
Tents, and would spell Lucknow
"Lakhnan :" Cawnpore, Kama
pur;' and Poonah, puma" And
what is now taking place with re-
spect to Indian proper names has
long since occurred In the case of
classical and early English. Mr..
+. A. Freeman and his philoloei-
cal friends would call Edward the
Confessor "Eadward,' just as a
Greek purist would speak OF Her
cules as "Heracles," and Plato as
"Platon." The question to be de-
cided is this: Ought we to be gov
erned by usage or by the decisions
ofabstract scholarship? The French
do not wait to discuss the SUBJ
jcct. They pronounce every name
as they would do If it were French.
Thus, with them, Titus Livius,
whom we name "Livy," becom es
"Tite-Live," and Goethe, even in
an official document issued by the
French Academy, appears as IN.
Cote" We suppose no hard-and-
fast line can be laid down on the
subject. Caprice has had much to
do in the pronunciation OF proper
names. An educated Englishman
would, for examination, pro-
nounce Rouen or Versailles as
much as possible az Frenchmap
would but he would consider
himself pedantic were he to pro-
nounce Paris in the same way
The truth is certain forms have
crystallized and been consecrated
by history, and, whatever may be
the case with new words seeking
admission to the language, il
would be as well that these forms
should be retained.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-23
rye BEEN THINKING.

I've been thinking, I've been thing,
What glorious world were this,
Did folks mind their own business more
And mind their neighbors' less.
For instance, you ana | my friend
Are sadly prone to talk
OF matters that concern US nct
And others follies mock.
I've been thinking if we'd begin
To mend our own affairs,
That possibly our neighbors might
Contriye to manage theirs.
We've faults enough at home to mend
1t must be SO with others;
II would seem strange if it were not,
Since all mankind are brothers.
Oh, would that we had charity
For every man and woman;
Forgiveness is the mark of those
Who know, ITO err is human"
Then let US Danish jealousy
Let US lift our fallen brother;
And as we journey down life's road,
"Do good to one another.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-23
Origin of the Nrerino sheen.

AS ancient Greeks had no cot
ton nor silk and very little linen,
and sleeps wool was the princi-
pal texture from which their
clothes were made, they took par
ticular care to cultivate with es-
pecial care such breeds of sheep as
produced very fine wool. Such
breeds were those of the Greek
city of Tarentum, situated on the
Tarentine Gulf. In order to i'm
prove the fine quantity of the wool
still more, the sheep were covered
with clothes in cold weather, as 1t
was found by experience that ex-
posture to cold made the wool
coarser. Thus clothing these sheep
from generation to generation re-
suited in very delicate breed
with exceedingly fine wool, ac-
coding to the law established by
Darwin in regard to selection and
adaptation to exterior conditions.
This product of Greek industry
was transmitted by them to the
Romans, whose great agricultural
author, Colunella, states that his
uncle in Spain crossed the fine
Tarentine sheep with rams impor-
ted form Africa, and obtained
stronger breed, combining the
whiteness of fleece of the father
with the fineness of the fleece of
the mother, and having obtained
such results the race was perpetu-
ated. The absence of other fine
textures made these Spanish sheep
so valuable that in the beginning
of our era they were sold in Rome
for 81 900 in gold head, an enor-
nous price for those times, when
money had much more value than
now.
When the Barbarians invaded
Italy these sheep were all exter-
minated, while the greater portion
of the noman possessions were
laid waste. But in the less Access
sible mountains of Spain the
Moors preserved the breed, and it
is to them that modern Spain
owes the merino sheep, which are
the direct descendants of this cross
breed of the Greek and ancestors
referred to. 1t is a valuable in
heritance, too, which that country
owes TO the combined Greek, Ro-
man, aud Moorish civilization, and
of which our California wool-grow-
ers also earn the advantages, by
the prosperity of this breed of
sheep which was there a few years
ago Scientific american.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-23

bob Brown, did you say that
my father had not as much sense
as Billy Smiths little yellow dog ?"
mo, l never said any such
thing. L never said that your ia
Their had not as much sense as Bill
ly Smiths little yellow dog. All
| said was that Billy's little yell
low dog bad more sense then your
father. That's all / ever said."--
We'll, it's we'll you didn't say the
other, / tell you |"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-23

Il wish / could settle this con-
founded Coffee said an impatient
traveller at railway restaurant
TRY broom stick said a noby
man with scratched nose. Thai il
what everything is settled with at
our house,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-23

The BLUE FRONT is the place to
buy all kinds OF Gents, Ladies, Misses
and Childrens boots and shoes, best
quality and make at lowest prices.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-23

DIR. Tanners experiment. says
the Taunton Gdzett, is not new.
1t has been tried Hundreds of
times by the gullible editor who
wishes to publish a four. page paper
in a one-page town.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-23

"How's the baby ?" "His'croup
Is better this morning, thank you,
we gave him some Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil as you advised, doctor and
shall give him some more in an
hour or So" Next day the doctor
pronounced the youngster cured. -
For sale by L. G. Williams & Bro,
druggists.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-23

HEADACHE, Dyspepsia, Bilious
ness and Constipation, cured at
once by DR.. MErTAUR's HEAD
ACHE AND DYSPEPSIA PILLS. -
Price 25 cents.
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Have you read about the celebrated
Deep Rock Water, of Oswego, New York?
If not, get circular, which will tell you
of its wonderful medicinal virtues, and
then try it at JLW BAKERS.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-23

Do not throw away your hard
earned money for every new cough
syrup advertised +; when you can
procure that standard remedy for
coughs, DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup
Price, % cents q bottle.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-23

Mems fine CATERS, the best quality
and make in town, at the BLUE
FRONT.
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The vOlfaic Belt Co, Mar
shall. Mich.

Will send their celebrated Electro
Voltaic Belts to the afflicted upon 30
days trial. Speedy cures guaranteed,
They mean what they say. Write to
them without delay. nov22J79.1y.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-23

Nothing so good to cure weak
ness, nervousness and breaking
down of the life forces, as IRON
BITTERs cures all these diseases.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-23

Harvest shoes, in large variety, and
cheap. at the BLUE FRONT.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-23

THE Best Assortment of Springfield
Watches in town, at w. L. JONES.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-23

New fall prints and Ginghams, also
blesched and unbleached muslins,
many of them cheaper they Fave ever
been, at G. w. HOKE.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-10-23

which is now complete in every depart
ment, and comprises an assortment of
VALUABLE AND ELEGANT GOODS
not to be found elsewhere in Martinsburg.
We desire TO call special attention to our
stock of BLACK AND C0LORED CASH
MERES, BUNTINGS, and Low-priced
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-28

A GOOD HoUsEwIFE.-The good house
wife, when she is giving her house its
spring renoyating, shold bear in mind that
the dear inmates Of her house are more
precious than many houses, and that their
system needs cleansing by purifying the
blood regulating the stomach and bowels
to prevent and cure the diseases arising
from spring malaria and miasma, and she
must know that there is nothing thar will
do it so perfectly and surely as Hop Bitters,
the purest and best Of medicines. Concord
N. II. Patriot.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-28

MY BACK ACHES So, and feel misera-
bly," said hardworklng man. The doc
tor questioned him and found that he had
been habitually costive for years, that now
his kidneys were disordercd and his whole
system deranged. Kidney-Wort was rec
commended and faithfully taken and in a
short time every trouble was removed. The
cleansing and tonic power Of this medicine
on the bowels and kidneys is wonderful.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-28

who would doubt eny statement might
make. have been a terrible sufferer Of
catarrh OF the bladder for years. Hearing
Of number Of cue, from the use of your
remedy, and after taking few bottles Of
your Safe Kidney and Liver cure, was not
only relieved, but found myself cured,
Thomas Owens
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-28

CATARRn OF THE BLADDER CURED
Henrietta, Monroe Co, N. Y, Jan. 8, 1880.
IL. II. WARNER n Co. - GENTLEMEN -
am man 81 years Of age, have lived in
Monroe county, N. Y, most Of my life, and
believe there 10 no man of my acquaintance
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-28

S7T7 A YEAR and expenses to agents. 0ut1t free
W Address, p. o. VlCKERY, Augusta, Maine,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-28
Sl.OO Per Set Of Three Sizes,

This pen viii make beautiful shaded stroke
from bar line 10 onequsr'er Of an inch In width.
never blols, and is acknowledged by all who have
USED IL 10 be ahead OF any Pen in the market Tor
plain and fancy lettering OF all kinds II makes
the finest kind of Ledger Headings, and is specially
adapted for nice work Of any kind. Send for circr.
.sr and sample writing, to j, ", STOAKES, 3 Trl.
hume Building, Chicago. his
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-28

tar marx, decline Of inches since yester-
day.
-- The Golden Rule will be here Tuesday
for New Orleans.
The Belle Memphis had not arrived
late .ast night, probably wind bound.
The Guiding Star got away late last
night fully loaded She added 800 tons
here.
The John b. Maude was wind bound
here, until early noon. She added literally
for Vicksburg and got of at p, m,
The packets will be late probably TO-
day, by reason Of the high wind which pre-
vailied yerterday.
The Naudcs anchor, which so grace
fully bangles between her chmneys was
considerably mixed up with the winds,
guys etc, and bore but little evidence Of
being hopeful institution.
Commodore Rollingpin says; "Since
| Wait Mckee, OF Cairo, has become the pro.
p'ietor OF daily newspaper, he has taken
TO wearing standing collar and plug
| hat, and has his boots backed Waits re-
ports, however, are as full and reliable as
ever"
Capt. John Jones, clerk on the steam
er Guiding Star has been appointed general
agent of the celebrated Rafting cook
stove, manufactured in Evansville. The
beauty of the stove consist in certain at
tachments with under" which gives
universal satisfaction. Geo. Williams,
OF Owcnsboro, formerly Of the Pargons,
and other lower coasts, but now whartboat-
ing al Greensboro, is the patentee.
Through certain nice adjustments of
drain tile, and other simple appliances,
Captain Moore has been enabled to render
the carrying OF all kind: Of stock possible
without annoyance TO passengers. He is
warranted in announcing that the Robert
| Mitchell desires cargo exclusively of the
genus bovine, feline canine, quinine and
ninety-nine if possible. Other treights
will be entertained, in case the desired
quality is not offered She will be down
tomorrow night.
An unfortunate movement Of the en-
| giue,ycsterdvy, on the Guiding Star, result
ed in the death OF two colored men, and the
seriously wounding of one white. 1t seems
line became entangled in the journal of
one Of the wheels, and the these men were
sent into the wheel house 10 extricate it.
| Willie AZ work and without the slightest
warning the engines were started. The two
negroes were thrown INTO the river and
drowned and the white man was 50 terribly
crushed that he died in short time after,
| Il was distressing affair, and shows very
bad management upon the part Of some one
and should be investigated.
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-28
MEDICAL.

THE CELEBRATED GLYCERINE LOTION
gives Immediate relief, and radical cure for
rheumatism, Neuralgia, Malaria.
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Lame. Back, Inflammation OF the Kidneys. Back.
ache, Piles, Bunons, or Soreness Of the feet from
whatever cause. Burns or ScslG- and all Inhamma
tory Diseases. "Sapanule' will rave life DO not
neglect 10 buy bottle.
Our illuminated circulars sent free on application
by letter
Price, SOC, and 81 per bottle.
Trial bottles &c
SAMUEL GERRY * COMPANY,
Proprietors. 231 Broadway. New York
Trade supplied by Morrison, PlDmmer 4 Co.
Chicago
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

SEND name and address witha aceut stamp an
- get 1t. c. LESTER % hey Street, New York
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-24

"Whose roomw
"My husbands"
"Whatl Is he herer'
Certainly. Where else should he
bew
'I am in for It," thought Julien,
dumbfounded by this exorbitant reply.
"You must hide yourself" continued
the lady.
II would sooner go away, it would be
safer for you."
Impossible! You can not 60 out be
fore morning. You must hide yourself;
give me your hand-come, 60 in there.
You must, absolutely"
With these words the unknown lady
had dragged him along, door had closed
upon him, and he found himself locked
up in closet dark as Erebus. His posi-
tion was critical. What would happen
to him? If the husband discovered him
it might be death, or, at any rate, duel
and scandal which he could not con-
ceal from Blanche. Julien felt in his
pockets and found matchbox, but it
was empty. He felt his way in the dark
ness; to the right there was wall, in
front of him wall, to the left a wall
and behind him a double locked door.
How he despised himself for having
abandoned his charming wife on that ia
tai night.
TTo BE Continued