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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-05-22

4 the effect Of this new departure
upon the households. When Wn-
men become philosophers, en-
gros-pa in the abstru.e problems
/ Of natural sc euce, will they find
time or taste for such pueriie mat
tiers as knitting children's socks
or cmbroIderiug bsby clothes +?
I When Women necome lawyers,
who will marry them 1t Is to
be f AIRED that if the fever Of fe-
male aspiration be not early
checked, the statistical reports OF
the next census will show"
"ding a ling, ding, ding"
There's the door-bell, fur,es take
II; and here comes Jane again. A
rap at my door, and | turn around
to find James head protrudIDg,
and asking me to the pdrlor to see
gentleman from the country.
Its no USE" cry.
What's the matter ?" says Jane.
"Oh, nothing"
Down to the parlor / go, in no
humor to meet anybody but st.
Nick, and there / find don't care
fellow from Shenandoah, wiping
the perspiration from his face with
red cotton pocket -handkerchief.
Hot day. says Shaw, II wish
/ could take it rs easy as you do;
stay in the house and do MOTH
ing"
"Do nothing" / cried, "do you
mean to tell me | have been do
ing nothing?" | could have poked
the fellows head for his impu-
dence.
"Well," says Shaw, rolling his
tobacco from one cheek to the
other. "You haven't done much,
I reckon. Look how we poor
Jacks in the country have to work
from morning to night"
"Yes," / shouted, "the Jacks
ought TO till the groundi its all
they are fit for" The fellow red
dened little at this, and soon
turned TO business, after which he
departed, and | went to dinner.
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The Duke Of HamilfOn:s
FrOIic.
W hitehall Review.

Speaking OF the Duke of Hamil-
ton, no man for years past has left
reputation for greater eccentric
ity at Oxford than his grace. The
following anecdote, however, will
prove that the frolics were none of
them malicious, merely the results
of the hot blood of the youth. One
evening the Duke went to STAN
den's and bought the best hat he
could find. Ornamented with this
brand new head covering, he
lounged into a grocery shop at st.
Aldate's and quietly remarked to
the astonished assistant, IL
want some treacle-about a big
jug full, and l will take it with
me! The man recognizing his
customer and remembering the
well-known eccentricity of the
Duke, contented himself with ask
ing "Does your grace want it in a
pitcher ?" mo-" replied the Duke
carelessly, 81 don't care to be seen
walking about with a pitcher: rut
it in my hat" and with this he
ittiN thO hO w PohShoCC Ou VIC SOuu-
ter. ] ne man gravely filled the
Lincoln & Bennett with treacle,
and, when it was nearly brimful,
the Duke told him to stop. How
much do owe you? ' inquired the
Premier Duke of Scotland. The
man mentioned the price; the
Duke threw a five-pound note on
the table, and as the shopman was
STOPPING over his drawer looking
for change, clapped the hat. trea-
Gle and all, on the mans head and
left the shop with his boon COM
panions, who all heartily enjoyed
the joke, and thought the man
well paid for his discontinue and
temporary annoyance by the pres
ent of new hat only partially
damaged and a flyer. If the shop
keepers of Oxford are to-day as
they were then, / think many
would willingly undergo a similar
ordeal for the sake of a like
reward,
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Expression in the Eyebrows.

The eyebrows are part of the
face comparatively little noticed,
though in disclosing the real SEN
timents of the mind scarcely any
other features of the face can come
into competition. In vain the
most prudent female imposes ST.
lence on her tongue; in vain she
tries to compose her face and eyes;
single movement of the eye
brows instantly discloses what Is
passing in her soul. Placed. upon
the skin, and attached to muscles
which move them in every direc-
ton, the eyebrows are obedient,
in consequence of their extreme
mobility, to the slightest internal
impulse. Their majesty, pride,
vanity, severity, kindness, the
dull and gloomy passions, and the
passions soft and gay, are alter
nately depicted. 1.-THE eyebrow
alone," said Lavater, the prince
of physiogomists, "often gives the
positive expression of the charac-
ter" part OF the SOUL" says
Pliney the elder. "resides in the
eyebrows, which move at the COM
mand of the will" LIE Brun, in
his treaties on the passions, says,
"that the eyebrows are the least
equivocal interpreters of the emo
tions of the heart, and Of the affec-
tons of the soul"
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Detroit Free Press.


1t is doubtless due to the glori-
Gus climate of California, of which
we have heard so much, that even
the emotions and affections are
more intense and lively than they
are on this side of the ROCKY
Mountains. California love and
California marriage are believed
to be far more romantic and deli
cious than the same sentiments
and relations under less favorable
skies; while even the tanner quail
tiles and traits of our human ma.
ture are poetized and localized
there. The domestic affections are
more tender and sentimental. and
the feeling the late proprietor of
the San Francisco Chronicle, shot
by young Kalloch, had toward his
mother Is said to have been ex-
ceptionally devout and chivalric.
An illustration of the maternal
love which ripens under the sun
and the breezes OF the Pacific coast,
Is furnished us in a recent tear
compelling incident which took
place in a public school. A boy,
the only son of a widow who cher
ished him with the kindness OF
her memory for his lost father,
and a hopeful pride in his future,
disobeyed rule of his school and
was summoned to the bar of judg-
ment where with sobs and tears
he confessed his guilt. Tell your
mother to come tomorrow" was
the stern answer. In vain the
youth begged that he might be
spared the pain of wounding and
affrighting her. The disciplinari-
nm of the school would show no
mercy.
Next day the trembling widow
arrived. Her boys fault was des-
cribed to her with all the empha-
sis and exaggeration in which
teachers are inclined to indulge
when setting forth the sins OF
their pupils. Then the cruel alter
native was given her, of either
furnishing the boy herself or OF
delegating the necessary and vica-
rious authority to the teacher.
She was distracted by the in
genious torture. She had never
raised her hand. save in the way
of kindness, against her fatherless
child. She dreaded still more thai
pitiless, unsympathet;c man
should infiict pain upon an
offspring so delicately reared. She
stood silent; but, at last, with the
courage of Roman matron
Strengthening herself up, she gave
her consent that the teacher should
execute his own laws. And, hav'
ing thus wrought herself up to the
high plane of duty, she urged him
to inflict the penalty with such
! thoroughness that its repetition
would forever after be unnecessa'
ry.
The following day was appoint.
ed for the dread ceremony, and
the youth was summoned TO the
} front. After suitable admonitior
he was ordered to hold out hi:
} hand beneath the appraised ruler
He refused; obstinately, persis
. tently refused. The teacher re-
, sorted to the primitive process Of
chrstisement chiefly observed in
the seclusion of the family circle
Blow followed blow as he lay
} across the didactic knee. No cry
or sob or sigh of pain was uttered
! by the heroic boy. He did not
, vince or shrink from the strokes
which came "as fast as mill wheels
smite." The teachers were aston
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The Eureka New Leader of
April 18th relates another miners
experience, showing that earth
quake shocks are not felt very far
below the surface of the ground.
The minor said that on the occa-
sion of the las: shake at Secret
Canon he was at work in a mine
on Prospect mountains, and al
though the tremor was plainly
felt by his partners on the surface,
he, at depth of eighty feet, no.
ticed nothing unusual. He also
said that through an experience of
fifteen years underground, he had
observed one very peculiar fact,
that between the hours of ~ and
2 O'Clock at night, fthere was a
loose stone or bit of earth in the
lnine it was sure TO fall. Said he:
about this time it seems that
everything begins to stir, and i'm
mediately after II, although the
mine has been as still as the tomb
before, you will hear little parti-
cles of rock and earth come tum-
bling down, and if there is a cav
ing piece OF ground in the mine it
is sure to give way.
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Edwin AIden's Advertisements

A GENTS WANTED for the best and
N fast-selling pictorial Books and BIZ
bles Prices reduced 20 per cent. National
Publishing Co, Philadelphia, Pa.
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A man without enemies is like
bread without yeast, he never
rises.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-05-29

The announcement that the Hotel North
In this city, is to be furnished throughout oy
the proprietors, is creating quite stir among
motel men in various places who desire ~"
eligible opening for business. journal re-
porter visited the house yesterday, and thor
oughly inspected it. The office Is to be n''eo
up with black walnut counter, with . mar
bic top. An electric enunciator, on the wall
near the desk, connects with every room' 50
that guests by simply pressing knob on the
wall, can communicate with the once al
once, and with no confusion. On this moor are
situated the reading room, the gentlemens par
ior, ladies' parlor, dining room, etc. Inc rear
entrance is nearly opposite the depot. Below
is well-ventilated and spacious kitchen. An
eight-feet range is to be put into the kitchen,
which will do the cooking for one hundred
and fifty persons. Underneath the hotei Is .
ten-feet cellar. The hotel is to be lighted oy
sas. and heated throughout by steam. In
the cellar is twenty-foar horse power en-
CINE, which is guaranteed to generate neat
enough to keep the whole house at a temPerA-
ture Of seventy degrees in the coolest
weather. There are sixty-eight single sleep
ing rooms, and six suites consisting OF parior
and sleeping rooms. These are to be farnisneu
with nice new furniture and carpets. IN
each door are water closets and bath rooms.
Il would take column to describe this mooel
hotsl completely. We hope before long tnas
eone enterprisine man will lease The house.
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Nineteen democrats gathered at Dirigo
Hall last evening to choose eleven delegates
to the democratic State convention at Bangor,
and eleven delegates to choose two delegates
to the National democratic convention at
Cincinnati. The following gentlemen were
elected delegates to Bangor:
J. w. Bradbury. Geo. w. Martin, Joseph
E. Badger, VIM. r. Smith, b. F. Parrott,
Oscar Holway. f. c. Allen, G. c. Flagg,
Darius Alden, Thomas J. Lynch, VIM. p.
Hanks and the following to choose two dele
gates to Cincinnati Harvey Chisam, Thos.
F. Murphy. w. A. Warehouse, John II.
Potter, G. A. Cony, Geo. w. Pillsbury, w.
f. Potter, f. A. Getchell, Bion Wilson,
Arthur Libbey, John +. Pinkham.
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w nhVaACIs
WEST PoINr. May %. In the Whitaker
case to-day evidence was submitted showing
the unreliability of Whittaker's statements.
Whittaker's counsel had no testimony to offer
and the case was closed as regards further
testimony.
Recorder Sears summed up the case at
great length. He ridiculed the idea of con-
spiracy among the cadets to outrage the ne
gro. He commented severely upon remarks
made about the affair, said the reporter of
the Times had printed lies, that Martin l.
Townsend was prejudiced, and that all the
testimony went to show that Whitaker was
the author of his own assault.
He considered Whittakers motive to be
that he could not graduate, and being re-
jected by a girl, he thought to win her affec
tons by showing himself to be prosecuted.
He concocted this scheme believing he would
be sent to the hospital and failing to pass
would go out to the world with host of
friends to receive him as a martyr. The
recorder closed by demanding that Whitaker
be tiled by court martial.
Lieut. knight said there was nothing in the
evidence to show Whttaker's story to be un-
true. He regretted the isolated position Of
his client and said his friends had made it
more so by taking up the time of the court
with motions in general. He ridiculed the
idea that Whitaker wanted sympathy. No
evidence had reflected on Whitaker from
boyhood up to the time he was found bound.
He demanded court of inquiry, which was
more severe than court martial lie showed
sarcastically how experts in writing had con-
tradicted themselves and claimed the note Of
warning vast forgery of Whittaker's writing,
and that the paper was stolen from Whittaker's
room with the object Of fastening suspicion
on him.
The court adjourned sine die. Tonight
the court will give its opinion to Gen. Scho-
field, who will forward it to the war depart
mpnt
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Council.

Killea by Lightning.
Yesterday morning we published brief
associated press telegram in relation to the
death of Fred Langley at Athens, by lightning.
A friend sends us the following additional
particulars Fred Langley, boy OF about
sixteen years of age, was killed by ightnihg
.t Athens. on the Goth inst. He was son OF
u. r.. Langley of Harmony, and was stopping
with Mr.. Joseph Barker, in Athens. Mr.
Rarker. with the deceased and Willie Cooiey'
n lad of thirteen from Norridgewock' were j"
the field after dinner. A shower coming up
.,,ov ,tarted for the house. Mr.. Barker was
.bead. Willie little behind, and then Fred.
II sprinkled some, but did no. rain SUDDEN
" bright fash was seen. and instantly
sharp and crashing peal. Mr.. B. was felied
almost to the ground, only saving himself oy
hi. hoe. When he looked back both boys
were living upon the ground. With diinc"..y
bo and Willie reached the house. his ~He
~ort N the field and rubbed Fred, and tried
To bring him back to consciousness; ou' sue
cou,d not. Leaving her cloak over him sne
returned to the house, and physician was
.ent for in post haste. DIR. NJ. l.. MATT eA-
.m;ned the body, but life had entirely ned'
The lightning struck the left side of the head
hnrn;nc a hole in the hat as big as man
hand coursing along it entered the body oy 'ne
o,.v;c,e hone. passing out by the ins'de OF
,he RIGHT foot, leaving great hole in the boot
and making one in the great toe about .he
.;,e Of a pea. Mr.. Barker and Willie Coof.
-ars vreatlv prostrated, and complained Of
strange sensations which they could not ae.
.cr;be 1t is hoped they are not seriously
injured. In consequence of decompo;l.losn' u y
w.s deemed necessary to bury the oody VI
.hs load how on the eth inst.
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xLvI CONGRESS - FIRST SESSION.
Sen ate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, May %.
On motion of MIR. Burnside, the Senate
adjourned until Monday, tomorrow being
Decoration day.
Bill granting pensions to certain soldiers Of
the Mexican and other wars, was calen-
dered.
Mr.. Blair presented the views of the mi
nority of the committee to enquire into alleged
fraud in elections, upon the question of denial
of suffrage to certain citizens Of Rhode
Island. Tabled and printed.
resolution to open negotiations with
France. Spain, Austria and Italy, to remove
restriction on importation of tobacco, was
calendered.
Resolution calling for all correspondence
relating to overdue claims of the United
States against the New York Central railroad
for tax on scrip dividend, was submitted.
Mr.. Edmunds objected and the resolution
laid over.
The joint resolution for settlement of ac-
counts between the United States and FlOri-
da, was taken up. The resolution was
agreed to.
Bill to authorize the bonds of manufac-
turers of tobacco, SNUFF and cigars, to be
cancelled at the port Of clearance, was
passed.
Mr.. Cameron moved to take up the bill for
relief of Ben Holiday.
| Mr.. Bayard objected.
| The motion was lost.
The conference report on bill supplement
tary to the revised statutes, was adopted.
The river and harbor bill was reported
and placed on the calendar, to be called up
Monday.
| Mr. Eaton's tariff commission bill vas
taken up.
| Mr.. Bayard advocated the bill.
Without action on the bill. the Senate went
into executive session, and afterwards ad-
journed to Monday.
A resolution was adopted for adjournment
from to-day until Monday.
Senate bill authorizing settlement Of the
accounts of Col. Thomas WOrthington Of
Ohio, was passed.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the civil appropriation bill.
The appropriation for survey of public
lands was increased to S4O0, 900.
Amendment increasing the appropriation
for geological survey, was rejected.
The committee rose and the House con
Cured in the Senate amendments to the
pension deficiency bill.
The House again went into committee.
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PANAMA, May -. Operations q
Callao are apparently susPendee'
Admiral Riveros will await the ~
suit of the impending battle between the
Gillian forces and allies at or near Tacns.
Should the Chilians be victorious, Riveroe
will offer terms Of peace to the alice. Shouio
the Chilians be defeated, or in the event OF
refusal Of the terms offered the Chilians, The
admiral 10 directed to destroy Callao and e.
fectually blockade all adjacent ports through
which Lima may be easily reached nom shs
sea.
Heavy weather on May sth caused hoas-
ing block At Calloa to break adrift and 60
ashore, where it is probably total loss.
A fight near Tacna is reported. in which
the Peruvians lost 100 killed and several pris-
oncrs. The Peruvians retreated on Tacna-
Several buildings were destroyed and 10 or
IL lives lost At Ancon, Peru, May l, BY acci-
dental explosion Of torpedoes.
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HEADQUARTERS SETH WILLIAMS POST,
No. Is, DEBT OF MAINE &. A. r.,
AUGUSTA, May -, 1880

AUGUSTA, May D. 1850.
GENERAL ORDERS
No. 1.
Memorial Day. with its tender memories and its
touching services of decoration, Is close upon u.s.
Time instead of dimming the fame Of our departed
heroes of the war, should only serve to deepen our
reverence for the they ulheld so faithfully,
only add to the depth Of gratitude that so many
brave men dared to die in the sacred cause OF the
Union As our ranks grow thinner and our steps
become feeber with every passing year. let MS close
mn the gaps keeping the old touch Of the elbow, as
ve were wont to do sterner fields in by-gone
days Let the bonds which unite ms grow stronger
and we ourselves become knit more closely together
As comrades. Let us dedicate ourselves anew to
fatherland in the spirit Of true Loyalty-ioyalty to
country loyalty to tnion loyalty to God to freedom
and the right. ~.
Members Of the Post. with such honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors rs may desire to parci-
nate arr requested TO meet at q. n. Il Hall. AT 10
O'Clock A. NJ, Monday, May 3lst. for the purpose Of
decorating the graves in the cemeteries on the east
side of the river. They wiil re-assembe nj r. NJ.
At G. A. Il. Hall, and proceed to Forest Grove,
Mt Vernon Mt. Pleasant and Catholic Cemeteries,
Where the ceremonies Of decoration will be per
formed. - nm
APP NJ Grafton by Herbert n. Heath.
Memorial Sermon BY Rev. +. Z. Clark OF Portland,
viii BE- delivered In Granite Church, ON Sunday
evening, May Goth.
Nem6-rs Of the Post will meet at g. A. X Hall 1t
O'Clock in full uniform, and thence proceed to the
church By command Of
JOHN d. NYRICk.
Post Commander.
Adjutant. mayes-t3t
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OHIO.
Methodist Conference.

CINCINNATI, May %. In the general con-
ference, the report Of the committee on the
book concern, recommending discontinuance
of the National Repository and Golden Hours
at the end of the current year, was adopted
Report sustaining the ruling of Bishop An
drews, in the annual conference, that Miss
Anna Oliver was not entitled to license to
preach. was adopted. Bishop Simpson pre-
sided to day. The committee on episcopacy
reported, approving the conduct Of the
bishops and declaring Bishop Scott not effec-
tive. The committee did not present q re-
port in favor of the election Of African
bishops.
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Condensed TELEGRAMs.


: An apartment is engaged for General Grant
at Manitou Springs, Col, for short summer
season.
The President has committed to ;mprison-
ment for life the death sentence q Silas +.
Beebee, Who murdered George Landphere, At
Grow Greek, Da., last summer.
No meeting Of the Chicago Board of Trade
to-day.
Gum, the Bridgewater murderer. has ar
rived at the Massachusetts, State prison.
The Quebec legislature opened yesterday.
Charles Boiling, colored, was hung for
rape At Hanover, Va, yesterday.
j. Warren Mayor. of Mass. 10 elected Z
vice president of the Baptist Publication So
ciety.
The Rhode Island legislature has adjournet
to June 9Th, when = United States senator
will be elected.
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POLITICAL.


S.xC,x.,.,., ~ u.,oa n.
A. dsmocr.,;c S,.,a corv.n;;or mo, :, WI
nemucc. re.,s,,,.v .nd slsctea asls..,s. e.
C;rc;nn.,; Th.:n go. T;IS.n 5 Th
n,.n 81 :, r;.IS f.nS.:
a.. ~ ~.
of the Marty Ceorv. w C.s.;ax n. nom.
mated for member Of Conore.. and q n
Belkn.p for sunrsme ;ndcs Pre.;aert;.i
electors we're also chosen.
Noainatiou.
New YoRx. Nav as T. e Hopck "a. -.
nominated for Congress IN the .econa Ten.
nessee district. Yesterday nv The r.nnhl;.
can.
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Words OF Great Men.

Words OF Great Men.
short time since Brother Seitz of the
''New Religion" newspaper Norway pub
lished what purported to be the utter
ances of distinguished citizens of the country.
The list seemed fragmentary and incomplete,
and we append a few additional ''golden
words -
'Let us count the votes of the people, and
we care not who cast them."-The Seren
Tabuiators.
Honesty is the best policy. Nose Har-
yiD,an.
II think l shall give that thousand dollars
to some charitable object. IT. B. Sran.
II thought about thousand dollars apiece
would buy Swan and Hartman. - o.
White.
81 never saw anything take the starch out
of man as the Auburn Convention took il
out of Uncle Scion Chase. He looked like a
paper collar that had been worn three weeks
and then soaked a week in a canal. "-SeTeA
Golf.
"Be modest and gentlemanly; but --
that high toned Lewiston Gazette.
-"Hon" F. NJ Fogg.
81 shall oppose jineing drives-in horn
-Solon Chase.
81. Joseph L. Smith, governor of the State
of Maine. Joe. Smith Of Oldtown.
sI confess that my rule seemed to invari
ably count IN democrats, and count out repub'
licans; but you know that it is a poor rule
that won't work both ways. '-Doetor Gar
celon.
'He done it."-Docfor Garcefon ana
Council.
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Daniel Webster once said that there was
plenty of room at the top; and we suppose
that Smith & Hunt, the young men who open
gents furnishing store and tailor shop
opposite the post Office, to-day, had that SEN
tentious remark in their minds when they de-
cided to go into business on Water street.
They have taken the store recently occupied
BY VIM. b. Hunt, boots and shoes, fitted 1t
up so that one would hardly recognize the
place, tinted the walls, laid new floor, and
made lots Of other Improvements.
As both members of the firm are young
and enterprising men we have no fears as to
their success.