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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-19
South OpequOn.

Winter has broke and now we
have the pieces. Between Vennor
and the ground hog, there is no
telling what kind of weather we
may yet have.
The growing wheat looks fine
since the snow has left; the pros
poets so far are very good for a
good crop.
The bear excitement has not yet
fully subsidized, several thrilling
incidents have occurred. MIR. e.,
who lives on the Sulphur Spring
road, heard something very unus-
ual in his yard one night lately,
and thinking that Mr.. Bruin was
about. got up and looked out of
the window, and seen something
very large and black in his yard.
He soon planted his artillery and
fired, being doubtful about what
it was; he waited until morning
before he went out, when 10, and
behold, he found that he had shot
his old turkey gobbler. Mr.. N.
G., was walking home after dark,
when be happened to look around
and saw something dark follow
ing him; he took to his heels and
made 2:40 time for home, when he
got there he found that it was his
faithful dog following him. He is
now in favor of the dog law.
Prof B., heard some hing unus-
ual around his house one night
lately, he got up and not taking
time to dress himself, put on his
wife's bonnet and went out he
soon got a. little scared, and run for
the house looking like white
ghost with bonnet on, but failed
to scare any one but himself.
The county roads are very soft
and in many places impossible.
G. w. North ia now daily re-
ceiving new goods. 1t 10 hard for
him to keep up regular supply.
His store is constantly crowded
and many times his customers
have to wait a long time before
they can be waited upon. We
would advise him to employ a few
more clerks.
That man, pluto" must be q
long headed chap; not being salts
fed with his game cock" being
froZe all winter, 40 now has him
on six weeks lent preparatory to
having his Pulto taken to tender
to the Democratic party to head
their ticket with, since they have
lost their backbone by, wedding
out the traitors.
The fishing season has now COM
menced in the Opequon and many
very fine suckers have been caught.
Rev. L. O. Grouse will preach at
the Three Run School House on
Sunday Goth, at 3 o'clock.
LITTLE SHAVER.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-19

THAT commercial traveller who
had his hand trunk of samples
wrenched from his.grasp by a gentle
men of polite manners on his arrival
at the depot, must think that he was
a confidence man; but he should
remember that we have a conference
going on, and that he should feel
honored at being mistaken for a
member by one Of the reception CON-
mittee.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-19

A turkeys claw is one Of the
new hat ornam ents.
The Montpensier hat will be q
favorite shape this spring,
Thin ladies, we are informed,
are rapidly going out OF fashion,
A decided change in grenadines
will be made this coming season
Insect jswelry ia just at the mo-
ment little in advance of the
quadruped style in popularity.
A novel scarf-pin represents a
tiny silver mouse standing upon
the edge of the good things aside
Little soft loose rings of hair
falling over the fore head are
taking the place Of the long favor
ed bangs.
A great deal of style and self
assurance will enable lady to go
in society with an expenditure of
only $500 yearly for dress.
Princess Marie Julie Memsm-
scha, of the Blackfoot tribe of In
dianS, has been travelling in Eur
ope. She has just returned 20 this
country.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-19

THERE are various opinions ex-
pressed in regard to the peach crop.
Some contend that the cold winter
has killed the buds, while others say
that they have not been materially
injured, and that there is a good
prospect for an abundant crop.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-19

A CoRoNER's inquest was held
yesterday over the body OF Jerry
Green, who was shot and killed by
Charles Douglas, Thursday even
ing. The verdict of the jury WIS,
that the deceased came to his
death by q pistol shot wound,
caused by pistol in the hands
of and fred by Charles Douglas.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-19

a young lady was caressing a
pretty spaniel and murmuring, Il
do Ioye nice doSw "Ah," said
a dandy standing near, II would
! were dog" Never mind, re.
toried the young lady, sharply,
you'll grow"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-19
THE real business of the wear wi

THE real business of the year will
commence within the next two
months. Now is the time to ad.
vertise, cut down prices, put off the
old stock at reduced rates, and get
room to replace it in the early
spring.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-19

WE are anxiously looking for the
appearance of the first straw hat
There is no surer harbinger of
Spring, unless it be barefoot boy
with a pocket full of marbles.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-19

THE Spring work will come upon
the farmers all in heap, as it were.
The winter was such that no out
door work at all could be done.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-19

FRESH Potomac shad and her
ring are in the Baltimore market,
and will be brought here as soon as
prices will admit.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-19

FARMERS report that their sheep
are doing much better since the
snow is off and they are able to get
to the ground.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-19

THE personal property OF the late
DIR. George Terrell is advertised by
the administrator to be sold on the
3lst day of March.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-19

Ladies, and all who lead seden-
airy lives should use DIR. NET
TAUR's HEADACHE AND DYsPET-
STA PILLS. Price % cents. For
sale at all Drug Stores.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-19

EAa EF9 Outfit seat free to those who wish to en-
In 81 Sgage in the NEST pleasant and profitable
Va business known. Everything new. Capital
w VI not required. We wwll furnish you every
nk Nthing sic a day and upwards is easily
N# ~ made without staying frsm hsme over night.
No risk whatever. Many new workers wanted at
snce Many making fortunes at the Business.
Ladies make rs nuch men, and young boys and
girls make great pay. Ne whs is willing to work
hils to make mere money every day than esn be
Eaads in a week At any ordinary employment. Those
whs sagass at sncs Will find shart read fortsRe.
Address n. EALLkI Co,
sss2s 'N-lyr. Portland Maize.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-19
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1881.

The moon gives better light than
streets lamps, and costs less.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-08-27
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

TIE condition of the President was
considered critical on the 21st.
THE dwelling of VIM. Cole, farmer
living near Garettsburg, Mo-, burned on the
10Th. An infant persisted in the flames, and
its mother became frantic with grief and was
not expected TO live.
A DESPERATE character named Muir
ply was killed by bullet from police
mans revolver at Lawrence, Kans., on the
Goth. He had wounded one officer and fred
at several others in trying to escape after an
attempt at burglary.
WILLIAM MIRANDA, freight conduc-
tor on the Cincinnati & Marietta Railroad,
was run over by his train and instantly
killed, near Lancaster, o., on the Goth.
THE boiler of the tug A. B. Ward ex-
ploded on the Goth while towing schooner
through Clark Street bridge, Chicago Three
men were killed and several others badly
wounded.
AN engine on the old Dubuque &
Southwestern Road exploded near Du-
buque, Iowa, on the Dist, killing Engineer
John James and injuring several others, in
Guiding Dick Lyman-the latter very seri-
ousy. In all ten persons were injured,
and most Of them very badly.
A DISPATCH from Canyon City,
Colo, says: A terrible waterspout burst
on Grape Creek on the Goth, and whole Sec
tions Of railroad ties with iron attached were
running in the Arkansas River, together
with bridge timber, huge pine trees, cattle
and horses.
ADyICEs received at Las Cruces, N.
NJ, state that Lieut.. Smith, OF the 9th United
States Cavalry, with twenty soldiers and a
number Of citizens, had fight with Indians
on the Goodman Trail, leading from Lake
Valley to Georgetown, Grant County, New
Mexico. The soldiers and citizens were
completely routed, with quite a number
killed. Lieut.. Smith is among the killed.
JAMES G. SLoCUM, aged forty-nine,
II prominent railroad conductor, died very
suddenly at Bradford, Pa, on the 21st. II
| is supposed that while laboring under a iii
Of delirium tremens he took an overdose OF
morphine. lie leaves 4 wife and four chill
dren.
NEAR New York City, on the DIST,
Mrs. Bridget Mansfield, aged twenty -four,
was found lying in the yard Of her home in
sensible and evidently was suffering from
internal injuries. The police were informed
that Thomas Mansfield, the woman's hus-
band, had been quarreling with her, and
had thrown her out Of a thirdstory window
Of the building.
GEORGE SEERs, In fit of jealousy, a
St. Louis, on the 2lst, nearly severed Sallio
Freeman's head from her body with razor
! Both colored,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-08-27
Another Death from HydrOphObla,

Peter Dahl, the unfortunate who was
taken to the County Hospital Wednesday
noon suffering from hydrophobia, died at
7:10 last evening, after suffering great agony.
From nine O'Clock on the evening OF the
day on which he was brought to the hOspi-
tai he grew perceptibly worse, and at three
O'Clock yesterday morning had become so
violent that three able-bodied men had to
stand guard over him. By ten O'Clock in
the forenoon he had become almost unman-
ageable, and straight jacket was brought
into requisition. He resented this indignity,
as he chose to call 1t, and threatened to kill
whoever should attempt to fit it to his
person. He would not hesitate to become a
murderer, he said. il any one ever attempted
to put him into bag like that. His cOnvul-
sionS were so frequent and so violent that
the jacket had finally to be forcibly applied
to him, in order to prevent him from de-
stroying himself. The case was typical
one of its kind. There were all
the horrible manifestations Of the
dread disease, and the patient remained
almost perfectly obstinate to all treatment.
Finally, in the afternoon, the doctors con-
cluded to try an experiment with curare, or
wourali-the arrow poison Of the natives Of
Borneo and other islands OF the Pacific.
Three hypodermic injections Of the deadly
drug were given the patient. The first was
light one Of only one-tenth OF grain, and
the two subsequent doses contained one
sixth Of a grain each. Care was taken to
note the effect of each dose, but the result
was entirely unsatisfactory, and the symp-
toms all the way to the death Of the patient
continued Enthusiastically those Of hydropho'
bia. The eurare poison-symptoms at nc
time were made manifest, but II was plainly
apparent to every one present that the
curare had soothing, quieting effect upor
the convulsive movements of the sufferer.
This effect was so marked that it was con-
cluded that the curare treatment would bC
attempted from the beginning upon the very
next hydrophObia victim brought to the
hospital. Chicago Tribune, August y.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-08-27
PITH AND POINT.


Mrs. Homespun, who had heard
somebody remark upon the hunting in
the English preserves, said that was JUST
what her little Johnny did in herssr-
Boston transcript. I
1t is said that kerosene will remove
stains from furniture. 1t has also been
known to remove the furniture, stains
and all, with the stove and red-headed
servant girl thrown in ofttimes,-7r Ifel1
Ster Times.
-"What is your businessp" asked a
Harvard student of an old printer as the7
two stood at the Parker House bar visit
ing for cocktail that the bartender was
preparing. The printer looked The
young man straight in the eye andsaidat
with great solemnity, 81 am an erector
of metallic messengers Of thought, or as
[ am sometimes known, journgymana
printer. "--BoSton Post. Is 4it. sl,td uu
The most eminent physicians, Of
Europe unite in declaring that early
rising is the great and prevailing cause
of nervous disease, spinal curvature and
paralysis. Git may, perhaps, be neees-
sary, or, at least, proper, to explain to
our readers that we print this outrage
Gus and glaring campaign document for
che purpose of influencing q family in
the country whom we are going to visit,
and with whom tho appalling insanity
of five o'clock breakfast Is hereditary.l
Huntington HaWheye ~
Young man be happy-hoot, hoier,
skip, gambol and snap your fingers at
the nightmare of ., new overcoat for
next winter. Last fall o Canadian gem
JUS shivered awhile, and then reflected
awhile, and the result was the purchase
of box of mustard plasters, these We're
distributed around on his frame whete
they would do the most good, and while
men in beaver overcoats shivered with
cold he was warm and happy in his siifth
sleeves. One dollar takesiyou through
hard winter, and you come out IN
spring fat,-DetroH Free Press.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-08-27
A Fatal Electric Shock.

A strange and terrible accident occurred
last evening at the generating of the
Brush Electric Light Company on Ganson
street. About nine O'Clock last evening two
young men named George Leonard Smith
and Henry Kimball, in company with an
other Young man and two girls, stepped in
to the station and stood looking at the ma
chinery in motion. Smith was very inquis-
tive and wanted to experiment The man
ager, Mr.. q. Chaffe, allowed him to try
harmless experiment, which consisted in
taking hold OF one Of the brushes attached
to the generator, In which the electricity
is held until carried away over the wires,
and then, taking hold of the hands of his
companions, gentle current Of electricity
was passed through their bodies. Smith
wanted to take hold Of two Of the brush
es, but Mr.. Chaffe grabbed his arm
and held him back, telling him 1t was sure
death TO touch them. The party shortly
afterward left, Mr.. Chaffe telling them to
get out. About quarter past ten O'Clock
Smith suddenly came into the building,
seemingly under the influence Of liquor. he
leaned over the railing which keeps outsid-
ers at q distance from the machinery, and
before warning word could be said he had
grabbed the first and third brushes. Mr..
Chaffe saw what he was about to do and
made jump for him. His hand stuck fast
to the brushes, and giving the engineer the
word 10 stop the engine he took hold Of
Smith and endeayored to pull him from his
hold. This he was unable to do, but as soon
as the engine stopped Smith raised himself
to his feet, and, throwing up his arms, gave
loud gasp and expired instantly.
The thing was done SO quickly that those
who witnessed it could scarcely believe their
eyes. Smiths face had a pale blush tint
and was drawn out of shape. His hands
were badly burned, and on several Of the
fingers the flesh was burned to the bone.
or the unfortunate man but little could be
learned, save that he was formerly scooper
at the Wheeler elevator, but for the past
week had been handling lumber in various
yards on the island He was about twenty
eight years of age, and in the neighborhood
OF five feet eight inches in height. 1t was
stated that he has wife and child living in
the city, but where the writer was unable
to ascertain. Mr.. Chaffe says the generator
is one OF tremendous power, and would kill
fifty thousand men as easily as one.--Bu6dlO
Courier.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-08-27
" Prussian Ledder."

If there is q merchant in New Orleans
who can sell goods at any price he
chooses to fix on them, RUDE Hoffen-
stein, who keeps q clothing and shoe
store on Poydras Street, is the man,
A few days ago q customer entered
his establishment and inquired:
"Have you any low-quarter gaitersP"
"Certainly, my trent. l hat any sdyle
you wish, und someding dot vas neat.
Now, here vas pair uf CATERS vat is
made uf Prussian ledder, de pest kind
dat vas known, und / dinks dey viii suit
you. Suppose you dry dem on.''
GAN right" replied the customer.
swat, my trent, and III put a leedle
powder in. Now dry dem. All! vat
peter shoe you want dan datp 1t Wits
shust is if somepody takes your meas
ure."
"It's too tight across tina instep, "
said the customer, rubbing the spot with
his fingers.
alt will sdretch, my dear sir,'' re-
piled Hoffenstein, persuasively, "dat
ledder vas made expressly for stredtcb-
ing" -..I.
"But the shoe pinches my toes, also"
"Dot is nothing; it will go way de
first time it gets vet. You don't want
to buy pair uf shoes more as dree sizes
too big, und 60 around de ladies init
your feet looking like couple of rail
road scrapers. 1t would be shame,
you know
"What do you ask for the shoes?"
"Only seek dollars"
Jerusalem! That's too much"
"Vell, my dear sir, you must recol'
lect dat dem shos vas made of Prussiar
ledder, and ledder dere vas scarce. My
uncle vas Ifs dere write me last week
und said dat ledder vas so scarce dey
don't make harness NIT it any longer
All de harness dere is now made Of
wool" a .r... OIL.
81 tell you what I'll do,'' said the
customer, examining the shoe closely
"rll give you four dollars"
"My g-r-r-acious! A Prussian leddel
shoe for four dollars, ven it costs MI
more as five dollars and fifty cents lai(
at the depot down, und de profit OF
dem don't pay for the gas. M.
g-r-r-acious, watts de matter NIT de PEG
ple?"
"Well, I'm not going to give six dol
lars for those shoes" said the customer
moving toward the door, "they are no
worth it."
"Vell, my trent, take them along TO
four dollars, und call around again SOM
oder day."
The customer paid for the shoes anc
taking his parcel left the store.
Herman" inquired Hoffenstein o
his clerk, swat vas the cost brice of den
split householder shoes l shust sold d
shentlemanpn
"Von dollar und half, sir"
MY g-r-r-acious, Herman, dink hov
small de profit vas. If pisness, yol
know, Herman, don't get peter it vii
preak all de store up.-N. o. Times
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-08-27
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Professor Bell says: 81 intend tON
give my new invention of the induction ~,
balance to the world. do not think
there should be s. patent upon device
that promises to be so beneficial to sur
gical SCIENCE .n y hrr qr,nf IN inl
-" The gutter mud of to-day" says, no
medical writer, 'with its deadly septic
organisms, becomes the dust Of to-mor- ii
row, and in respiration is deposited up-i =,
on the mucous membrane of the re-
spiratory passages of those who breathe
it,"
NM. DIES Cloizeaux and Damour de-
scribe in the Complies Rendsts a -newuli
miReral, to which they give the name, of
Chalcomenite. 1t IS found in small
green crystals in the Argentine Repub- ''
lie, associated with selenite of lead. 1t
appears to be new selenide Of copper.
There are $4,000 persons engaged ~
in the manufacture Of pottery in EEsn;gs,-,, i,
land and Wales. The death rate among
the males is SO per cent. higher than
among the male element at large. In
the lungs of potter who recently died
of consumption were found AZ per cent. 'Ni
of silica, Is of alumina, and If oxide
of iron-aIticles of constant use In his
business. '.,.c 40 rFnr. aB ~ '9on
The Scientific american says that h
by far the largest masonry arch in, this
country and in the world is that which 81
carries the Washington AqHeductl overyB
Cabin John Creek. 1t has a span of 220
feet; it is 101 feet high, and twenty feet
wide, and it forms an arc of circle,
having radius of 1874 1852 feet The
engineer in charge of the aqueduet was 70
Gen. M. G. Meigs. The work was begun
in 1853 and finished in 1868. 'i'''' I '''' u
Prof. Ennis, of the Naval 0bserva- ''
tory at Washington, believes that the
tails of comets are electric light. III (
these tails had any Substance" he ar
CUES, "the laws Of motion are constant 4
ly violated by them. The great comet
of 1843 went SO near the sun that it
passed from one side to the other in 81
few hours. Its immense tail, 100000;
600 miles long, was shifted completely
so that it pointed directly in an oppositel1l
direction. Could that be so if it were
composed of any substancep Could &
comet swing 100,000,000 miles of tail pa
around so quick as that? The eloctri-, A
city is generated by evaporation. As
the comets approach the sun, the heat
becomes more intense, the evaporation o.
and accumulation of electricity more,
rapid, the repulsive force greater, and
the tails longer. Sometimes the mater,
ial becomes completely evaporatedIi
Then the comet has no tail.n boz .ylnuU
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-08-27
A Lecture on Astronomy.


The Limekiln Club having been duly
called to order, Brother Gardner an
nounced that the Hon. William Johnson,
of Port Huron, was waiting III the ante
room for admission, and on motion of
Assassination Smith the Committee on
Reception were instructed to bring him
In. When the duty had been performed
the President introduced the visitor,
made him welcome, and Mr.. johnson
led off as follows: fbc j..
"What am de cometP Who is shep
Which is itP What am he heah furp
How many of you kin answer desc
queshunp My frens, de study of astron-
omy am full of interes' an pleasure.
But fur astronomy how could we hev
known dat de moon am peopled by a
race of one-eyed giants, an dat de dis,
lance to de sun am so great dat if we
was to sot out an trabble on hoss-kyar
it would take us 10 weeks to git dare
Astronomy teaches us dat de atmos-
phere in de planet Jupiter am so cl'ar
an transparent dat you kin see a hoss-
fly six miles away. In de planet Mars
de air is SO cool dat dead dog kin be
left in front of first class hotel fur nine
weeks. In de planet Venus it am allus
good weather fur goin' a-fishin, an de
air am so bracin' dat de women allus
split DER own wood. De planet Saturn
furnishes its inhabitants strawberries
an cream de hull var round, an de
VERY bes' kind o. lager beer kin be had
fur sixty eight cents keg. Way back
in de dark aiges nobody knew wheder
de sun was ten miles or ten millyon
miles off. De sight of q eclipse skeered
chill'en into fits an made strong men
crawl under de bed fur safety. De stars
war; supposed to be pieces of tin nailed
to de midnight air, an men would no
mo- believe dat de airth turned round
dan you now believe dat de day will
soon come when men will 90 sailin' frew
de air at de rate of two miles a minute.
But doan' wish to take up de valuable
time or dis meetin', an l will close by
deservin' dat all occashuns seem sup.
Elementary to de gineral debility of the
furlong. Oar am no mo- reason why all
Of you shouldn't agitate generosity of de
sincerity dan dar am fur de elocution Ia
operate disastrusly against de terrible,
ness of de octave"
Elder Toots cheered.
Giveadam Jones doubled up into q
hard knot. ...
Pickles Smith tainted dead away, and
he did not regain consciousness until
Waydown Bebee ran the cold handle o.
the water-dipper down his back.
Mr.. Johnson was taken out in such Q
weak and exhausted condition that the
Janitor had to fan him with lump Of
coal and run around the corner after q
whisky straight. 1t has been long weeks
since Paradise Hall was favored with
such tremendous oratorical effort
! Detroit Free Press.