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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-02-21

BERKELEY SPRINGS, Feb no

Eds. Independent
There has been q quite excited
contest at Berkeley Springs be-
tween the temperance men and
the imbibers of lager beer. The
latter are so numerous In and
around the village as to have In
duced Lewis Allen, who holds the
Office OF Circuit Court clert, to
open beer shop--for which, a.
was to be expected, the opposers
of his movement against their
principles are vowing vengeance
If ever he comes up for their suf-
frages again. 1t Is understood that
while Lewis stands sponsor for the
beer shop, his brother. Thomas
Allen, Is to run the establishment.
lie has lived in a quiet way so
long on the very bank OF Sleepy
Creek. that he Is supposed to have
got tired Of the very sight of
water.
Mayor Hovermale, of Berke-
ley Springs, who Is understood to
give the preference personally to
malt liquors, IL charged by some
of the temperance party with hnv-
ing unduly used his official posi-
ton TO defeat their opposition to
the beer shop OF the facts the
writer of this knows nothing per-
sonalIy. He merely records what
comes to his ears.
A lodge Of Good Templars was
recently formed BY q number 81
the best ciiiz ms and they say II
they had been granted an oppur-
tunity for fair contest BY the
City Council (which Ii composed,
by the way, of only five members)
a lager beer saloon would not have
been one OF the attractions Of
Berkeley Springs.
A good ,ieal of sympathy Is felt
for that very useful resident OF the
Springs, James Jack, the con-
tractor for carrying the mail TO
and from Sir Johns Run, at the loss
of his wife, who died one day last
week. Her worth was youched
for by o very large attendance at
her funeral. She was a member OF
the M. E Church, and her pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Cook, 0fficiated on the
solemn occasion. She will be
missed by a large circle OF rela-
tives and personal friends.
The proceedings OF the Febru-
airy term Of the County Court IL
dictate great freedom from crime,
and well nigh a sinecure for j.
Rufus Smith, Esq /, the Prescott
ing Attorney for Morgan county.
There was only one indictment
found by the Grand Jury although
John Buzzard, the worthy super
intendent Of the bathing arrange
ments, was foreman. As buzzards
are known 10 have q keen scent,
no doubt more indictments would |
have been found, Ii there had been |
grounds for them. The one found
was against some youths for dis
turbing religious worship. They |
we've found guilty and fined in
small amount.
In the encouraging direction to
which the fact stated in the last
paragraph points, / think / am
correct In saying that the county |
Jail has not single occupant ut
present. giving our worthy sheriff.
Mr.. Willard, to that extent, an
actual sinecur3. But he has plenty
to do outside his hotel. collecting |
the taxes from multitudes of slow
payers, administering on estates
assigned him by the County Court,
etc. Nor does he neglect those |
multifarious public duties. He
looks worn and weak from over
work In their performance.
EUsTICE.
|
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-02-21

To those who are so unfortunate
as to become prematurely gray, or
whose hair exhibits tendency to
fall off, we recommend a trial of DIR.
Halls Hair Remover. We do so
with the utmost confidence because
it Is everywhere received with mark
ed favor, and has built upon its own
merits such a sure foundation that
it is known and used in all civilized
countries. Addison, IN. ~ AdUer-
tiser'
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scription (amount not namely for
the construction Of the Winchester
and Martinsburg extension, and for
connection with the Shenandoah
Valley railroad, in Clarke county.
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Three Girls and Two Boys
at One Birth.

HALIFAX, N. s., February TO-
The wife of Adam Murray, living
near New Glasgow, yesterday gave
birth to five children-three girls
and two boys. They are finely de-
veloped, and at latest accounts were
doing we'll.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-02-21
NEWS JOTTINGS.

Thurman is the choice Of West
Virginia Democrats for President.
F. w. Bennett, a well-known auc-
tioneer of Baltimore, died Friday
night of last week.
Mr.. Parnell has consented to be-
come a member of the HeraId's
Irish Relief distributing committee.
Fifteen thousand dollars have
been subscribed by the citizens of
Memphis for the relief of suffering
Ireland.
The Senate has confirmed the APP
pointment Of Col. Latham, to be one
Of the Supervisors OF Census for
West Virginia.
The indications are that the bill
providing for the issue of three and
a half per cent. bonds, By the gov
eminent, will become a law.
The expenses connected with the
recent action OF the late governor
and council of Maine in seating and
unseating members, amounts to the
sum Of $40, 900. ss
Last week Mrs. VIM. Maxwell, of
Grafton, gave her infant child a dose
of latldanum by mistake and killed
it. Only few years ago her little
son killed himself with a revolver.
The friends of Mr.. Blaine have
formally began the fight for his nom-
nation, and the National Blaine
Club" has swung out transparency
at the Blaine headquarters in Wash
ington.
Superintendent Walker will allow
women to be appointed as census
enumerators. The sight of one wo-
man getting at the age of all the 9TH
ers In her district will be one to- make
the gods weep.
The latest temperance move has
been made in the Iowa legislature,
where bill has been introduced to
forbid one man paying for another's
drinks. But "Dutch treat has
ceased to be novelty in this country.
=
Assistant Solicitor Of the Treasury
Robinson has been to Harper's Fer
ry to make preliminary arrange
ments for the sale of the govern
ment property at that point. The
sale will take place on the 10th of
May next. M
Senator Lamar returned to Wash.
ington from Mississippi on Saturday.
He is still obliged to use a crutch,
but otherwise appears to be in ex-
cellent physical and mental condi-
ton, and is in good spirits. He will
resume his seat in the Senate at
oncce.
The missing county returns of the
last September election in Maine
were found in the chamber recently
occupied by Governor Garcelon,
with other papers duplicating sever
al persons in Kennebec, Androscog-
gin, Oxford, Franklin and Washing
ton counties in changing and SUBJ
shutting returns.
Alta ball in Chicago the other night
a visiting miner threw off his coat
that he might put more of the old
John Barleycorn enthusiasm into his
arms when whirling his girl around.
An officer who, an hour later, picked
up the forgotten coat, fonnd in its
pockets $1Z, 900 In money but the
officer knew better than to keep any
Of the money.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-02-21

Don't forget the only place to buy
the Virginia stitch-dOwn shoe for
ST. so per pair, Is at Deatrick's.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-02-21

For the best and cheapest calicos
in town, call at III. N. Deatrick's.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-30

to the number OF about thirty, con-
gregated and drank their fill, and
before any person about the place
was aware as to what had happen
ed, all the porkers were drunk and
going through the queerest antics
imaginable. Some were frlsky and
full of play, others bellgerent and
staggering around hunting up
fights; some meandering around in
an imbecile way, walking in cork
screw style and tumbling over the
least obstruction that lay In their
path, while several of the large
hogs that had managed to get on
the heaviest loads were drunk and
incapable of motion. Those vino
saw this queer performance say
that it was the most apt illustration
of the saying "drunk as a hog,
that they ever witnessed, while the
inebriates acted wonderfully like
humans in a similar state of de
bauch. The hogs were all "bllnd
drunk" before they could drink up
all the wine, and the balance of the
grape juice it was turned into
temperance beverage by turning a
stream of water on 1T. The hogs
were all blear eyed and stupid on
the following day, and from their
actions seemed to say that their
chair pulled dreadfully. - Gross
Valley (Col. Union.
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Water for Babies,

l was one day called upon to visit
q sick little one in family residing
near my office. The babe l found
10 apparent good health, but crying
and st juggling in its mothers arms
as though suffering excruciating
pains.
The mother informed me that the
child seemed DESTROYS of nursing
continually; and that, to quiet it,
she-had given 10 the breast as often
as the crying commenced. When
this did not soothe the little one. q
dose of Mother Somebody's cordial
was administered.
MY good woman" l inquired,
when did you last give you babe a
drink of water?"
81 don't remember" replied the
LADY," 81 seldom let him drink wa
ter. Does he need it?''
NEED it? Why should he not
need it as much as you? This
child is suffering from thirst-noth-
ing more"
l called for cold water, gave the
/ infant lew teaspooniulS, and II
was relieved of all its troubles,
stopped crying, and sank peaceful
ly to sleep in it's mothers arms.
Let this be a reminder to mothers
and nurses. Infants who nurse at
the breast, may often suffer as much
from want of water as adults who
eat more solid food. Often when a
child cries, il is only thirst which
causes it.
Do not, then, dose it with the
/ poisonous soothing syrup" or
nursing corulals, or press it to the
breast, which it will eagerly grasp,
expecting to satiste its burning
thirst; but, filed to the brim with
its natural food, it cries on harder
than ever.
Use a little discretion. The
poor little one cannot tell its
wants; if it could, it would often
cry: water! Waterr'
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of garments. A simpler style of
living and house furnishing would
set many a bonded slave at liberty,
and add vastly to the comfort of all
the house.
Hospitality rarely prevails in
these spotless, line-and- letter hous
es. Company disarrange the books,
and disorder the house, which had
work enough in it before. The
mother cannot throw off her work
ing cares and sit down for a real
heart-to heart converse with the old
friend of her childhood. Still less
can she enter into the joys and
pleasures right and delightful to her
own children because of the extra
work of clearing away it will be
likely to make.
With all your tolls to make a
house beautiful, do not neglect the
first element of all to beautify your
self, body and soul. 4 sweet, low
ing word, and a warm clasp of the
hand, are far more to a guest than
the most deliberately embroidered
lambrequins at your window, or the
most exquisite damask on your ia
BILE. There are bare cabin homes
that have been remembered ever
with pleasure, because of the beau
tiful, loving presence there; and
stately palaces, which leave the i'm
pressions of an iceberg on the mind
and spirit Selected.
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Vinegar.

A method employed in France,
which converts cider or other liquid
into vinegar much more expedi-
tiously than do ordinary practices,
prefaces the process with preparing
the barrels or casks by first scald
ing with water and next pouring in
to them boiling vinegar, rolling the
barrels and allowing them to stand
on their sides two or three days,
until they become thoroughly satu
urated with the vinegar. This pre-
paration over, the barrels are filled
about one third full with strong,
pure cider-vinegar and two gallons
of cider. Every eighth day there
after two gsllons of cider are added
until the barrel is Two Jnirds full.
In IA days after the last two gallons
are added the whole will have been
converted into vinegar, one-half OF
which is now drawn off and the
process of filling with cider begun
again In summer the barrels dur
Ing the process of conversion are
exposed 10 The ray S OF The sun, and
in cold weather are stored where a
uniform temperature of about 80
degrees car be maintained.
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A Word 10 the Girls.

Now that you are being courted,
you think, Of course, it is all very
well, and it will be nicer when you
get married. But it won't. He
thinks he's going to keep on this
high pitch Of love all the time. But
he won't. He doesn't know him
self, and you don't know him.
When he secs you as many times a
day as he wants to, may be more,
when he sees your head done up
regularly every morning in curl pa
pers and the bloom is all off the rye;
when your home contains a good
deal of wash-tub, cradle and cook
stove, he won't stand in front of the
house for one hour out in the cold,
watching your light in the window.
He'll be thinking rather of getting
out of the house. Young woman,
protract this courtship as long as
you can. Let we'll enough alone.
A cOurtship in hand is worth two in
the bush. Don't marry till Christ
N as after next.
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Kitty and almost. -


Kitty had a birthday present
which pleased her very much in
deed. What do you think it was
A sandal-wood orkbasket from
Uncle Curtis, with scissors, thin
ble. needles, and every thing it was
proper for complete work box 10
have 1t gave a great spur to Kit
tvs love Of sewing. She did not
like needle and thread before; now
she did. And Kitty undertook 10
hem a dozen towels A great doz-
en- towels was pile. to be sure; but
she knew it was only a stitch at a
time, and stitch at a time is per
fectly within the compass of small
child to do. Kitty was on the first
towel, doing it all herself, even TO
turning down the hem, and had
hemmed hs.f of one end, when she
TOOK it to her papa
Papa" she asked, sis not that
hem evenY
Papa took his eyes from his
newspaper, put them on the hem,
then looked At his little Kitty, as
much as to say "Do you think it is,
Kitty?"
I'd mt you thing it is almost
evenf" asked Kitty, guessing his
meaning, and blushing:
"What is almost event. asked
papa, stroking his lutte girls
hair.
"What is almost evenT' re-
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A Contrast Between the Widows Of
Lincoln and Polk.

Washington cor. Courier Journal:
There has been a great deal of
newspaper comment upon the fact
that Mrs. Lincoln arrived in New
York alone, and some of the writer's
assumed that Mrs. Lincoln Is in des-
titute. circumstances. This is in
correct, as Mrs. Lincoln receives
from the government an annual
pension of $4,000. She has also
absolute control of this sum, and
no one to share it with her. Posi-
bly, she did not write to her son,
Robert, or any one to inform them
that she intended returning TO this
country. IL was certainly strange
illustration OF the ups and downs of
Lille, that she, who had shared with
her husband such a brilliant posi-
tion, should have been pushed aside
by a theater manager in his eager
ness to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for
eigH woman, devoid of morals, but
who represented to him just SO
many dollars and cents. The con
trast, however, is more striking be-
tween her, the widowed wife of an
illustrious president, and the re-
spect which has always been shown
to Mrs. Polk, in her dignified retire
ment from the wo;ll, after leaving
her exalted position. Mrs. Polk
commands the same respect today
which she enjoyed when she was
the mistress of the White House.
She lives among friends who have
always known her so that we must
not altogether reflect upon the
heartlessness of the world, or the
ungratefulness of a republic, be-
cause Mrs. Lincoln arrives on her
native shores as an alien, or one un
known. Every body must feel pity
that 1t is so, but Mrs. Lincoln de-
creed it herself and is alone respon-
sible.
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a Eorgish Jamboree,

All the hogs and pigs on Joseph
PERKINS, ranch, four miles below
town went on a big bender Wednes-
day, which happened in this wise
Several casks of native wine had
been placed outside of the house
and facing the barnyard, and it is
supposed that some of the hogs in
rubbing against one of the casks,
knocked out the spigot and caused
the coatents to run out. The wine
formed a pool in depression in the
ground, and around it all the hogs,
little and big, about the premises,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-30
Wisdom Of Science.

A courtier of Alexander the
Great paid a visit to the studio of
Apelles, the celebrated painter. and
was received with the considera-
ton due to his rank. This excited
his vanity, and unhapplly he talked
about the art of painting, exposing
his ignorance in a variety of ques-
tions and criticisms. Apelles in
terrupted him at length in a low
voice: do you see those boys
that are grinding my colors? While
you were silent, they admired you,
dszzled with the splendor of the
purple and gold with which your
habit glitters; but ever since you
began to talk about what you do
not understand, they have done
nothing but laugh at you.
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YOUNG MEN

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peated Kitty, with little look OF
surprise in her blue eyes.
"Yes," answered he
"Kitty thought a moment, AMI
her father waited for the thought.
cit is uneven" replied Kitty.
"Yes," said papa; "almost even
is uneven. The hem is uneven.
"Then it must be picked out and
done over" said Kitty, with a
disappointed hitch. 81 want to do
it right"
"Of course" replied her father.
Papa is setting himself up to
be a great judge of HENS" thought
Kitty inside. She did not believe
her mother would be so exact.
However, since she asked him, she
could not do less than act on his
Judgment. Kitty went to her
window-seat, picked out her stitch
es, which nobody allows to be
pleasant work, and carefully began
the second time. She aid not dare
to go beyond two inches before
coming to show it. Her father
took the towel in his hand and ex-
amIned the hem.
This is even," he said; "the
Stitches are in straight line; the
work is done right"
And Kitty, l am sure, was more
pleased than if she had succeeded
at first, and much more than if her
father had thoughtlessly said,
every WE'LL" when 1T was done
badly.
Kitty said papa. taking her
small hand in his, "there is q
straight line running through
life. and on one side of it is the
wrong side, and on the other is the
right side, and everything is on one
side or the other. There is no
such thing as almost right. Al
most right is always wrong; almost
good is bad; almost true is an un
truth, a lie; as almost even is un
even.
'::Yes, papa," added Kitty quick
ly, land an almost perfect lesson Is
an imperfect lesson. 1 told the
girls so. Because if YOU miss
once you lose you place.
Exactly so." said papa, "and as
God is a truth-loving God, he likes
to have things called by their
right names. He wants US to see
the truth, ami To speak the truth /;
and in order I" do SO we must be
exact in our words and expressions
-TCong. Jour.
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AND USEFUL INFORMATION.
THE LUCKY HORSESHOE.

A farmer travelling with his load
Picked up q horseshoe in the road,
And nailed 1t fast to his barn door,
That Luck might down upon him pour,
That every blessing known in life
Might crown his homestead and his wife,
And never any kind of harm
Descend upon his growing farm.
But dire i'll fortune soon began
To visit the astounded man.
His hens declined to lay their eggs;
His bacon tumbled from the pegs,
And rats devoured the fallen legs;
His corn that never failed before,
widowed and rotted on the floor;
His grass refused to end in hay;
His cattle died, or went astrayi
In short, all moved the crooked way.
Next spring great drought baked the sod
And roasted every pea in pod;
The beans declared they could not grow
So long as nature acted so;
Redundant insects reared their brood
To starve for lack of juicy food;
The slaves from barrel sides went on
AS if they had the hopping cough,
And nothing of the useful kind
To hold together felt inclined;
In short, il was no use to try
While all the land was in q fry.
One morn, demoralized with grief,
The farmer clsmored tor relief;
And prayed right hard TO understand
What witchcraft now possessed his land. !.
Why house and farm in misery grew
Since he nailed mp that "luckyn shoe.
While thus dismayed DER matters wrong
An old man CHANGED to trudge along,
To whom he told, with wormwood tears,
How his affairs were in arrears,
And what desperate state IF things
A picked-up horseshoe sometimes brings.
The stranger asked to see the shoe,
The farmer brought it into view;
But when the old man raised his head,
He laughed outright, and quickly said,
"No wonder skies up0n you frown-
You've nailed the horseshoe upside down.
just turn it round and soon you'll see
How you and Fortune will agree"
The farmer turned the horseshoe round,
And showers began to swell the ground;
The sunshine laughed among the grain,
And heaps on heaps piled up the vain
The loft his hay could barely hold,
His cattle did as they were told;
His fruit trees needed sturdy props
To hold the gathering apple crops;
His turnip and potato fields
Astonlsned all men Oy their yleldsi
Folks never saw such ears of corn
AS in his smiling hills were born;
His barn vas full of bursting bins
His wife presented him with twins;
His neighbors marveled more and nore
To see the increase in his store.
And now the merry farmer sings
"There are two ways of doing things;
And when for good luck you would pray,
Nail up your horseshoe the right way"
JAMES T. FIELDS, in Harper's Magazine
December.
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To RENovATE GILT Frames
Take sufficient -four of sulphur to
give a golden tinge to about a piut
and half of water, and in this boil
four or five bruised onions; strain
of the liquor and, with it when cold.
wash with soft brush any gliding
which requires restoring.
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Columbia District, Tennessee
Conference.
First ROUND OF QUARTERLY MEETINGS.

FIRsT hoUND OF QUABTEKL4- MEETINGS..
Lynnville ct, at New Lynnville. Oct 80, 81;
Olivet sta, Nov. g., Z; Culleoka sta, at Guile
Okla, Nov Is, IA; Mt Pleasant sta, at Mt
Pleasant, Nov 20, 81; Bigbyville ct, at Big
byville, Nov q, 2e; Giles ct, at Phelps's
Chapel, Dec 4, 5; Trinity ct, at Cedar Grove,
Dec IL, IL; Pleasant Valley ct, at Hebron,
Dec Is, 10; Prospect ct, at Prospect, Dec rs;
%; Rich Valley ct, at Midbridge, Jan 1, q,
Pulaski sta, Jan s, 8; Bee Spring and Shiloh
sta, at Shiloh, Jan l5, 16; Elkton sta, Jan %,
%; Mt Pisgah ct, at Blooming Grove, Jan
20, 80.
The district stewards will meet at the
Methodist Church in Pulaski at IL O'Clock
Nov 10, 1880.
JAMES A. ORMAN.