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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-02-05
A State Fair.
Clarkesbu re- News

Steps have been taken among
the active business men and'a pre-
liminary organization effected, of
Wheeling, in the establishment of
State Fair Association. A State
Fair of permanent exhibition at
the Capitol Of every State or the
largest city therein, has become a
general thing in the past few
years. West Virginia should not
be in rear. Her manufactures,
merchants, live stock and agricult-
ural mon could make as handsome
a display, as ut any other such ex-
hibition in proportion to the re-
sources of the State. The matter
seems to have been given good
start, and we are sanguine that
the farmers and mechanics Of Har-
rison will lend helping hand to
such an enterprise.
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The Difference.
Richmond State.

Tennyson can take a worthless
sheet of paper, and, by writing q
poem on it, make it worth So, 900.
That's Genius. Mr.. Vanderbilt
can write fewer words on q simi-
lar sheet and make it worth
$50,000,000 That's Capital. And
the United States can take an
ounce and quarter of gold and
stamp upon it. AN "Esglebird"
and Twenty Dollars" That's
Money. The mechanic can take
the material worth fifty dollars
and make it into watch worth
800. That's Skill. The merchant
can take an article worth twenty
five cents and sell it to you for
800. That's Business. A lady
can purchase comfortable bonnet
for ten dollars, but prefers to pay
800 for one, because it is more
stylish. That's Foolishness The
ditch-digger works ten hours a
day, and shovels out three or four
tons of earth for one dollar. That's
Labor.
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fore the fire, suddenly died and fell
from the chair, striking his forehead
and slightly bruising it. He was a
man about Sc years old and leaves a
wife and twelve year old daughter
to mourn his loss, in addition to q
large circle of friends. He was a
physician of the school of allopathy
and 1t is said, graduated in Cincin-
natl. He was country doctor, and
in addition, ran a small farm !; at one
time he taught school; he was also
an earnest worker in the Disciples
Church, and was regarded with great
respect by his neighbors. The Leg
islature was informed Of his death
and, after taking appropriate action,
adjourned and attended the funeral
in body, and escorted the remains
to the O'Clock b. q O. train at the
depot, where the committee appoint
ed embarked. The ceremonies were
conducted at the residence of Mrs.
Oldham, by Revs. Thompson and
BarnitZ, and were quite affecting.
At the conclusion last look was ia
ken by the members at their late fell
low worker, and the coffin was seal
ed. There are one or two peculiar
points connected with the death, the
first being that it is the second death
that has occurred among the mem
bers since the election, Mr.. Meadows
having died on the oath of last
month, never having been able to
reach the capitol, and the second
point is, that since the formation of
the State. the Legislature has never
performed a duty like the one of
yesterday. The pall-bearcrs were
Delegates Moffett, Lurty, Fulker-
son, Riley, Wilson (Barbour), Bell
(MineraD, Floyd and Holt.
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A SUGGESTION.

In view Of the shortness of the
time for the filling of the vacancy in
the legislature, caused by the death
of DIR. Terrell, a number of Demo-
Gratis have suggested that the Demo-
cratic County Executive Committee
be called together and recommend a
candidate to be voted for. We pre-
sumo the Republicans would pursue
a like course, if they propose to run
a candidate. 1t would save the time
and trouble of district and county
conventions.
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HON. E. BOYD FAULKNER.

1t would be hard to guess what
the Wheeling papers will have next
to say about our eloquent, and gift
ed Senator-one speaks Of him "as
the handsomest man in the Senate -
another ''as having the incest man
ners," another ''as being one of the
best speakers in the body. When he
rises to speak, everybody pays atten-
tion," and in a number of the Wheel
ing Register now before us, in refer
ring to a discussion in the Senate
"on the bill recognizing revolution
izing and otherwising" the State
University, and making an extract
from speech delivered by Mr..
Faulkner, it says:
"This brought Messrs. Brown,
Faulkner and Dennis to their feet,
Mr.. Faulkner in particular, he MAX
ing his speech in his usual forcible
and elegant style, against the bill as
containing nothing good and max
ing the University political ma
chine"
And we might add no one labors
more faithfully for his constituents
and for the good and welfare of the
whole State. His future is indeed a
bright one and his reaching any pc.
sition that he may desire in the poll.
tics of West Virginia is certain and
beyond question.
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Our Corporation Law.
Kanawha Gazette.

The freq and easy corporation
law of West Virginia is bringing
ridicule upon the State, and it will
be we'll il it does not bring grave
approach in the near future. a
short time since some five or six
msn, out West somewhere, club
bed together and raised six or Sow
en- dollars, and sent on petition
to Secretary Brady, and received
q charter as railroad company,
with . paid up capital of forty dol
lars, and are now ready to face a
frowning world as first-class
West Virginia Joint Stock Corpor-
alton, responsible for nothing and
ready 10 sell stock to the amount
of . million dollars to any and ev-
cry body that will bite. In fact,
we need not 60 outside of the State
to find parallel and ssveral of
them to the one referred to. The
law should impose an individual,
personal liability on the owner or
claimants Of stock in such con
Germs, equal to the stock claimed
or owned. AS it is, the system is
becoming as ridiculous, and far
more dangerous in its results than
the old Virginia Land-oflioe nui-
sance.
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The oldest Frce-Mas0n
Alive.

Mr.. Parkinson, of Brockwsy, st.
Claire county, Mich, and q native
of County Down. Ireland, in a let
ter to a brother Mason writes: II
am the oldest Mason in America.
| was initiated on the 9th of De-
cember, 1918, in Lodge 1909,
which met in Clough, County
Down, in those days. The Lord
has blessed me with long life,
good health, and comfort in my
old age. We have five sons and
five daughters. / have seen them
all married, most of them very
comfortably, with thirty grand
children living and five or six
dead.n
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-02-05

THE ''lordly Roscoe" is said to be
sharpening his cimetar for vigorous
attack on President Hayes appoint
ments in New York, and will also,
as a diversion, throw a few hot shot
in the line of defeating the conGr-
nation of Stanley Mathews. The
President has fully aroused the ire
of Conkling, and he will fight his adj
ministration hence to its close.
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vided for in the resolution, Messrs
Brady. Davis and Orr.
SENATE.

Brady. Davis and Orr.
SENATE.
Resolutions of respect on the
death of Delegate Ferret, of Berk-
eley county. passed by the Heuse
were communicated to the Senate
by Mr.. Brady Whereupon Sena-
tor Faulkner, of Berkeley, offered
the following:
Resolred, That the Senate has
heard with profound sorrow the
announcement just made of the
death Of the Hon. George Ferret,
late member OF the House OF
Delegates from The county Of Bor-
kelley.
Resolved, That as q mark NJ re-
spect to the memory of the de-
ceased, the Senate do now sd-
journ.i
After the reading of the resolu-
tons, Mr.. Faulkner arose and
said that he regretted that he felt
SO unwell as not to be able 10
speak upon the death Of his friend
as he would like. He spoke feel
ingiy of the deceased and paid &
high tribune to his character AS a
citizen and legislator.
In accordance with the second
resolution, the President appoint
ed Senators Newman and Davis
son to accompany the remains
home.
The Senate then adjourned.
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CLAIMS ALLoWED.-We give
below the final claims allowed by
the Government to citizens, of this
and adjoining counties, for proper
| ty taken and destroyed during the
war:
Samuel w. Strider, Jefferson
County, five hundred and twelve
dollars and eighty cents.
s. A. Bates, Jefferson County,
two thousand sTour hundred and
ninety dollars and fifty cents.
Thomas II. Wysong, Jefferson
County, two hundred dollars.
Ann G. Blackboard, Jefferson
County, one hundred and forty
five dollars.
John w. Hendricks, Jefferson
County, one hundred and sixty
dollars.
John w. Roberts, administra-
tor of w. FL. Myers, deceased, JEFF
ferson County, one hundred and
seven dollars and seventy-tive
cents.
Bettey Sheaffer, executrix of
William Sheaffer, deceased, Jeffer-
son County, one thousand four
hundred and eighty dollars.
Isaac Hutton, surviving partner
of j. w. Hutton and Brother,
Hardy County, seven hundred
and sixty five dollars.
Robert Hook. Hampshire Coun-
ty, one hundred and thirty-fve
dollars.
Jonathan Heath, Hardy Coun-
ty, one hundred and thirty-SiX
dollars.
Adam Michael, Grant County,
six hundred and eighty-three dol
lars and twenty-nins cents.
Benjamin S. Mcneil, Hardy
County, one thousand nine hun
bred and seventy -four dollars.
w. III. Violet, Hardy County,
one hundred and twenty-five dol
lars.
Ann and Rebecca Van Meter,
Hardy County, three hundred and
twelve dollars.
William w. Walker. Berkeley
County, two hundred and forty
five dollars and sixty-seven cents.
J. FL. Clendenins, administrator
of A. G. Clendening, deceased.
Berkeley County, five hundred
and seventy dollars.
Frank d. Staley, administrator
of d. Doll, deceased, Berkeley
County, five hundred and twenty
dollars.
Levi Henshaw, Berkeley Coun-
ty, two hundred and ninety dol
lars.
David Hess. Berkeley County,
nine hundred and seven dollars
and fifty cents.
Mrs. Mary A. Hill, Berkeley
County, five hundred and forty
dollars
SGuair III. Martin, Berkeley
County, two hundred and fifty-one
dollars and twenty five cents.
John ID. Turner, administrators
of j. Turner, deceased, Berkeley
County, one hundred and ninety
five dollars.
Solomon Thornburg. Berkeley
County, ninety-tive dollars.
John w. Lamon, Berkeley Coun-
ty, five hundred and forty-three
dollars.
Charles d. S. Lsmon, Berkeley
County, one thousand and eighty
6,o d0lJars and fiftv cants
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-02-05

WE clip from the Senate Journal
of Tuesday last, the following i'm
portant resolution introduced into
that body by Senator Faulkner-at
the same time that he is performing
the laborious duties Of Chairman of
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Hon. B. +. MARTIN is named for
the position of President of the West
Virginia University. No better Sc
lection could be made.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-02-05

A VACANCY will soon occur in the
Supreme Court of Appeals of this
State. Judge G. p. L. Moore has
announced his intention Of resigning
within few months.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-02-05

ARCHBISHOP PURCELL has been
stricken with paralysis. His right
side is affected, but he is in full pos
session of his mental faculties.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-02-05

THE dead lock in the Pennsylva-
MIA legislature on the election of a
u. S. Senator continues without
change.
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Jacob Smith, Clinton St., Buffalo
says he has used Spring Blossom
in his family as gen cal medicine
for cases of Indigestion, Bilious
mess, Bowels and Kidney COM
plants, aud disorders arising from
impurities of the blood, he speaks
highly Of its efficacy. Price, 80
cents, trial bottles 10 cents. For
sale by E. G. Williams & Bro,
druggists.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-02-05

Governor st. John predicts that
within month there will not be
a distillery or an open saloon in
Kansas.
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THIS PAPER

May be found on file at Gro. P. RowELL
4 Co.'S NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING Bureau
(1e Spruce st J where advertising con-
tracts may be made for it in New York.
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Solomon had 700 wives. That's
why the wisest men of his time
Utahlized women.-Boston Globe.
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-03-09
Gen. GarfieId's Sunday,

Every Sunday morning, at few minutes
past ten O'Clock, General Garfield's team of
black colts is brought out, and the Gen.
eral takes the lines himself, drives with his
family to the little country church where
they worship. 1t is about one mile east OF
the Garfield residence and is plain wood
en- building, neatly finished within and
without. 1t has seats for about two hun
dred persons. Arriving at the church door,
General Garfield alights and tenderly lifts
his mother and his wife from the wagon.
or sleigh, and then drives TO q friends
place near by, where he unhitches his
horses and leaves them in the barn until
after the services. Returning to the church,
he walks up the aisle with bowed head.
and takes his accustomed seat near the
front and only few feet from the preach
er's desk. He joins heartily and unafect-
edly In the service of praise, and listens
attentively to the sermon, whether it be
good, bad or indifferent. After the sermon,
according to the custom of the disciples,
the Lords supper is observed in the sim-
plest and most informal manner. After
the congr cation is dismissed General Gar.
field warmly clasps the pastor hand, speaks
kind and encouraging words in his ear,
and as he goes down the aisle toward the
door gives hearty greeting to such of the
congregation as lInger a moment ''to be
soclable." Then he hitches his team, and
with his family drives homeward. He
pays little attention to religious forms and
ceremonies beyond the few and simple rites
of his church. He encourages the largest
freedom of opinion in his own household,
and never obuudes his own religious views
upon his guests.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-03-09
stitching on q Button.

He had never tired it before, but he was
naturally a self-reliant man, and felt con-
fident OF his ability to do it. Moreover,
his wife had gone to the country. There
fore, carefully selecting from that lady's
W rk-basket the thickest needle and
stoulest thread, he resolutely set himself TO
the task. Splitting upon his fingers, he
carefully rolled The end OF the thread into
a point, and then, closing one of his own
optics, he attempts to fill up the needles
soli ,ary eye; but the thread eiiher passed by
one side or the other of the needle, or
worked itself against the glittering steel,
ana refused to be persuaded. However,
the thread suddenly bolted through the
eve, TO the extent of an inch, and, fearing
10 lose this advantage, he quickly drew the
ends together and united them with knot
about the size of buckshot.
The button was a trousers one, but be
liked the dinenlions of its holes, and it
was only going on the back OF his Shirt
anyhow. As he passed the needle gently
upward through the linen he felt q mngie
piry and disdaln for men bungling over
such easy jobs; and as he let the button
gracefully glide down the thread to Its ap-
pointed place, he said to himself that II
ever he married a second time it should be
for some nobler reason than dread OF
sewing on his own buttons. The frst
downward thrust had the same happy re-
suit, and holding the button down flfmiy
with his thumb, he came up again with all
that confidence which Uniform success In
yires. Perhaps the point OF the needle
did not enter to the bone, but 1t seemed TO
him that it did, and his comment upon the
circumstance was emphatic But he was
very ingenious, and next time hewould hold
the button by one edge, and come up
through the hole nearest the other. VI
course he would. But the needle had an
independent way of suiting itself as 10 the
holes and it chose the one where the thumb
was. Then the ne, die got sulky. 1t didn't
care about holes, anyhow, if il was going
to he abused for fnalng them, and the but
ton Mi ieht have been an unperforated disk
for all the aperatures which that needle
could thenceforward be made to discover,
without infinite pokiDg and prodding. 1t
always came through when least expected,
and never when il was wanted. SUI he
nersevered. and it was not until he finally
a;scoyered that he had stitched over the
edge of the button, and had sewed il on the
wrong side of the shirt that he utterly
broke down.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-03-09
LOVE, REPENTANCE

,D,t;pg, gently knocking
Love .ss Ss.Ts portals Of my hs'rt,
A; ins ppcbsd me there unlocking
AID T,,, .ecrs, he'd impsrt' ..,.u
ius -, ! --.s,et'sd ! not the fes'ins
AhI :. slsl steps retreating
On the!r way
r,... , ain -ss,se brought he
IIs- r-o,klpg gently IS before
hn0aA-e a,r,,,v tones besOught me
A1a Ts' 'i'r opened not the door
,,is'r cb,diug nv denying
= II. w. With low and mystic s. hing
Turned sway
s. ,bs Little tyrsnt shyly-
SUTI w,top; warning as before
va ,Ss l,tch-string and then slyly
FG.sa n'ssi a. 5. de the loosened door,
ms heart wss near re enhng'
zTt.t tS uld bring repenuns'
H.Trou,d not by cOnsenung,
Love to-day.
c.,,,r,.tch HIN AMI securely
Tie his LILLE wicked WINS,
roull kaeel to him demureiy'
Tho know they ssy he st'ngs-
beIknow his knocking.
will hasten the unlocking
A. ,5e Ii .le trifer, mockIng
Flies away.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-03-09
A Fossil Rhfnoceros.

In Siberia, country so rich in gigantic
fossils, the body of colossal rhinoceros
has been discovered in the Werohojanski
district. 1t was found on the bank of a
small tributary to the Jana river, and was
laid bare by the action of the water. Sum-
liar to the mamm 9th washed ashore by the
Lena river in 1899, it Is remarkably well
preserved, the skin being unbroken and
covered with long hair. Unfortunately
only the skull of this rare fossil has reached
st. Petersburg, and foot is said to be at
Irkutsk, while the remainder was allowed
to be washed away by the river soon after
it had been discovered The investigation
of the skull gave the interesting result that
this rhinoceros Or. Mercki) is connecting
form between the species now existing and
the so-called rhinoceros tIchorrhinus, re-
mains of which are not unfrequenily found
In the gravel strata of eastern Prussia. II
is supposed that X. Merckii is the now ex-
tinct inhabitaLt of the eastern part of 81
peria.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-03-09
Novel sport

The Cavalry Company at Fort McDer
n ott, Nevada, have lately been indulging in
novel sport. Snow fell not long since TO
denth OF about ten inches. Jackrabbits in
the sage brush about the pCst were numer-
Gus and Colonel Bernard, First Cavalry.
took out the company, mounted, and, fol-
lowed by legion of dogs belonging to the
post, for chase. The company was de-
ployed in line of skirmishers at intervals of
ABOUT thirty yards, making an extended
hne-one flank directed by the Colonel. the
other by Lieutenant Prtcher. The post
surgeon, DIR. Todd, appropriately brought
up the rear, prepared To slay anything that
escaped destruction in front. As the line
moved forward over the hunting ground
the rabbits would jump up at different por-
tions of the line and run Tor dear life, in
stantly followed by from six TO dozen
troopers, sounding the war-whoop. The
horses eagerly entered into the spirit of the
fray anu easily outTan the rabbits. The
rabbits, terrified at tine unusual noise and
turned by the horsemen in every direction.
fell an easy prey to the dogs or the long
sticks with which each trooper was armed.
A hunt of couple of hours resulted In the
capture of from forty to nifty rabbits, or, as
they call them over In England, ''narrow-
gauge mules" and it has since been repeat
ed two or three times with great success.
On the second hunt a wildcat Of large size
was ''treed" up sage bush as there were
no shooting irons along, his capture was
somewhat difficult, but was finally effected
by dextrous cavalryman, who .assoed the
"varmint" round the neck and then Sue
ceeded in reaching round the sGgebrush and
getting the Cat by the hind legs. 1t may
be remarked that this scheme of hunting
and catching the rabbits can be practiced
with success with the aid of snow; horse
can outrun a rabbit anywhere. Within
sixty miles of the post, northeast aud west,
deer and antelope are numerous and scout
ing parties have killed and brought into
The post during the present winter almos;
fifty deer
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-03-09
A Hor " atsr Column.

One of the singular natural phenomena
known in North Montana is the formation
Of two geyses in the stripof country known
as the Sag" about mule and half from
Mr.. Patterson's ranch, on the ShonkIn. 1t
was first seen recently. but not until lately
has it assumed proportions which consti-
tute its wonderful formation. 1t is situ-
ated IN small canyon running out from
the wall of rocks ON the east of Alkali lake.
Two geysers have appeared, one of t'em
being OF monster proportions, throwing up
a column of hot water and steam over one
hundred feet high, the other spouting
about fifty feet, but with larger proper
tion of water; diameter, about four inches.
They are intermittent in character and are
active during the morning hours, about
eight or nine O'Clock. The formation Of
the country is sandstone and gneiss and
has all the appearance of being an ancient
river bed. What has produced this curious
phenomenon it is Of course, only useless TO
speculate, as there is no evidence OF ancient
volcanic activity and no hypothesis can be
formed which will account for it,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-03-09
A Monument IN Danger.

The brunswick monument, built In Ge-
neva switzerland, at 30 great a cost, Is
showing ominous signs of giving way. 1t
;c buiIt on land which not many years ago
was reclaimed from the lake. such land
is VIGOROUSLY Ireacherous, for often beneath
il and only specifically covered, there are
enormous holes followed out by the ice ac-
,;on when the Rhone glacier swept over
the nresent site of Geneva In the case OF
,he Rrunswick monument every precaution
,rss ~ taken TO assure its integrity by placing
il on an exceedingly thick and seemingly
solid foundation OF concrete, put IL ap-
pears only too probable from present inal- ,
cations that the ground undernea,n ls SUP,
siding and that the structure Is 'nres'eneo a
with serious danger, if not win compie'e
destruction.