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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-12-24
PATE NTS

Inventors will advance their interests by
employing an experienced attorney resi-
dent in Washington. +. A. Lehman,
Solicitor of American and Foreign Pat
ents, Washington, D. c., has had years
of successful practice, and was formerly
an examiner of patents in the Patent
Office. All business before the Courts or
the Departments promptly attended to.
Fee contingent upon success. Send for
Circular. (apr23-tf
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LYDIA T.. PlNKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND
Is q Positive Cure

Is q Positive Cure

For all those Painful Complaints and
Weaknesses so Common to our
Female Population.
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INVENTORS

Should address EDISON BROS, Attor-
neys.at.Law and Patent Solicitors, GIT
Seventh Street, Washington, d. c., for
circulars CONSTRUCTION. Reasonable terms
References and advice sent FREE. We at
tend exclusively to patent business. Re-
issues, Interferences, and cases rejected in
other hands a speciality. rade-Marks and
Caveats solicited. Upon receipt of model
or sketch and description we give our
opinion ms to patentability, FREE OF
CHARGE. We refer to the Commissioners
of Patents, also to ex-Commissioners. Es-
tablished 1866. (ocl-tf.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-12-24

Eyes, my child, - says the mother,
having concluded her fairy tale,
there are people in the noon just
as there are on the earth" "But
that can't be ma 2" "Indeed, and
pray why can't there be, Miss Lily ?"
because, where would they go to
when the moon gets so small you
can hardly see it ?"
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1t will cure entirely the worst form of
Female Complaints, all ovarian troubles,
inflammation and liberation, Falling and
Displacements, and the consequent Spinal
Weakness, and is particularly adapted to
the Change of Lite.
1t will dissolve and expel tumors from
the uterus in an early stage of develop
ment. The tendency to cancerous humors
there is checked very speedily by its use.
1t emoves faintness, fatulency, de-
stroys all craving for ~stimulants, and re-
lieves weakness of the stomach. 1t cures
Bloating, Headaches Nervous Prostra-
ton, General Debility, Sleeplessness, De-
preston and Indigestion.
That feeling OF bearing down, causing
pain, weight and backache, is always per-
manently cured by its use.
1t will at all times and under all cir
cumstances act in harmony with the laws
that govern the female system.
For the cure of Kidney Complaints OF
either sex this compound is unsurpassed
LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE
COMPOUND is prepared at 233 and 235
Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass. Price 81.
Six bottles for So. Sent by mail in the
form of pills, also in the form of lozengers,
on receipt of price, 81 per box for either,
Mrs. Pinkham freely W all letters OF
inquiry. Send for pamphlet, Address as
above. Mention this paper.
No family should be without LYDIA
e. PINKHAM'S LIVER PILLS. They
cure constipation, biliousness, and tor
pidity of the liver. 25 cents per box.
EarSOld by All Druggists, 20
no26-ly.
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st. Louis Chronicle.
Trial BY Jury.

Some believe that even this
form of trial is not perfectly free
from prejudice, But in our Sec
ton, st. Jacobs Oil has been tried
by that great jury-the public
and been judged the infallible cure
for Rheumatism and all painful
diseases.
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ANSWER THIs.-Is there q per-
son living who ever saw a case of
ague, b%iliousness, nervousness, or
neuralgia, or any disease of the
stomach, liver, or kidneys that
Hop Bitters will not cure?
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Skinny Men.

Wells Health Renewer. Abso-
lutte cur for nervous debility and
weakness of the generative func-
tions. 81 at druggists. w. Va.
Depot, McLAIN BROS, Wheel
ing, w. Va.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-12-24

Women that have been bedridden
for years have been entirely cured of
female weakness by the use of Lydia
E.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Send to Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham,
2S3 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass,
for pamphlets.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21
A Tramp's Letter.

Verify the ways Of the tramp are peculiar
ard unfathomable. His movements are
mysterious and beyond comprehension.
While wandering through the streets of East
Dallas yesterday HERALD reporter picked
up in the streets the following letter, which
was written from this point by one Tom
Kester to Alex. Edwards, of Fort Worth,
Texas:
DALLAS, April 18th.
FRIEND ALBX.-It is with pleasure that
write you. have struck very soft thing
here at this place which will average me $50
a month and board. You will wonder
what on earth my racket" is. When l
see you l will tell you and when you come
over will teach you the art of living with
out working.
Why just think of it. have two solid
sweethearts here and nary lick of work do
l strike. This is the lovelest place you ever
saw. The only trouble is the loops" will
make fellow shift around little now and
then, but that is all. They call us tramps,
and they may call us anything they please,
but l was never born to work
while there is 60 many granies
in the land. / went to party last night,
and Just sailed in on my shape and you bet
it won. What would old Bill think of that
Come over as soon as you can and 1 will
give you few lessons and start you in
business. Yours b. I.
Tom HESTER.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21
Sun day in New England.


In Maine, whoever keeps open his place Of
business on Sunday, travels or does any
work, labor or business, except works OF
charity or necessity, uses any sport game OF
recreation; or is present at any dancing oil
public diversion, show or entertainment, j;
punished by fine not exceeding $40. Sab
batarians are allowed to work on Sunday
1t has been held in Maine that travelling to
visit sick mother is lawful. Under the laws
of New Hampshire no person can do any
work on Sunday "to the disturbance Of oths
ers," works of necessity and charity excepted.
Gaming and recreation are also prohibited,
the penalty being fine of six dollars
Shops and stores must not be open even "for
the reception of company" but the sale Of
bread from bakeries, and drugs and medicines
is permitted. The courts of New Hamp,
shire have held that "any business tends
to the disturbance of others, and is conse-
quently prohibited, which withdraws the
attention from the appropriate duties of the
Sabbath and turns it to other things
Travelling on Sunday sin decent and or
Derby manner" is held to be not within the
meaning of the statute. In Vermont the
exercise of-.any secular labor, business OF
employment, except works Of necessity and
CT srity, is forbidden under the penalty of a
fin not exceeding two dollars for each Of
Tense Persons must not "visit from house
to hous except it be from motives of hui
nsnityo 'harity, or for moral or religious
edfcstion. Travel on the Sabbath
is prohibite and Sabbatarians are moi
recognized. It has been held, however
that travelling to visit children Is lawful
The statute which prohibits visiting from
house to house is practically dead letter
Whoever keeps open his place of business,
or "does any manner of labor, business or
work Except works of charity and necessity
on Sunday in the Bay state, shall be punished
by fine not exceeding fifty dollars FIR every
offense. Ticking part in any sport or game
is prohibited, aud the penalty for travelling
on Sunday, except from necessity or charity
is q fine not exceeding $40. Sabbsta ial'
are allowed to work. 1t has been held 10
Massachusetts that travelling to supply fresh
meat to markelmen is lawful. and thst walk
ing simply for exercise and air is not travelling
within the meaning of the statute. The Sun
day laws Of Rhode Island are about the same
as those of Massachusetts,, except that there
Is no provision against travelling on Sunday
The Connecticut statute prohibits any perst I
from engaging in any business or recreation
on Sunday, and provides that 'every pro-
prietor or driver of any vehicle, not en-
ployed in carrying the United States mails
who shall allow any person to travel therein
on Sunday, except from necessity or mercy
shall be find twenty dollars" The provis,
ions against travelling on Sunday are MOI
strictly enforced In any part OF New England
Sunday excursions are common, except II
Vermont. where such thing has never been
knoun- The running of cars for the pur'
pose Of conveying people 10 and from church
is everywhere permitted on the ground ma
such travel is = necessity.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21
AWARD or CTS.
The Blds for Trading ana Ties for the
Chicago, Texas a. Mexican Central
Railroad Opened.

The BIds for Trading ana Ties for the
Chicago, Texas a. Mexican Central
Railroad opened.
Yesterday the management OF this impor-
tsnt projected road let the contract for
grading and tleing the first twentyseven
mics Of this road to the Chicago 81 Texas
construction company which was sub let to
John Caldwell, Of Shreveport and George
Nicely, of this city, for grading, and to Will
liam II. Chamberlain and John s. Milligan,
Of this city, for tieing. These two firms
take the construction of the entire fret d.
vision or twenty. seven miles of the road and
calculate TO have this much of the road
finished, ready for operation within the next
sixty days. Messrs. Caldwell 81 Nicely mean to
put large grading force on the work, and will
break ground next Monday on Mr.. Richards
sons place, midway between the Texas
Trunk road and the Trinity river. The road
will intersect the Texas Trunk just east of
that roads present temporary depot, directly
in the direction of the lines extension to-
wards Paris, and will run east of and close
to tie fair grounds President Hale says
that he expects to have fifty miles of the
road in operation by the first of September,
and expects to handle this seasons crop OF
johnson county and that of the adjacent
country. The management propose pushing
the work forward as rapidly as possible.
Chief Engineer Waite has labored most zeal
2asly in perfecting the survey, and the man
cement are highly grati6ed at the result of
Lis labors.
A number of the stock holders of the road
from Chicago, are expected to arrive here
tomorrow,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21
Tho Texas pacific Extension.

The track of this road is now laid 10 the
Colorado river, 262 miles west of Dallas,
and will soon reach the staked plains, the
Llano Estacado of the Spanisrd. The new
towns west of Abilene are as follows Tebo
on section 1873; Merkle, on section 147
Trent, on section 1853; E:chots, on section
16l; Sweetwster, on section III; Katula, on
section 1870; Louraine, on section 100, and
Colorado City, on section 1893, these sections
naming mile-posts from Weatherford, to
which SO miles must be added to get the dis.
t.nce from Dalla.. Tebo, MeIkle and Tron,
are in Taylor county; Eschota, Sweetwster
and Kstula are in Nolan county; Louraine
AID Colorado City in Mitchell county. The
next town west ofthe Colorado river will be
on section 2l0, and will be called Westbrook
At Colorado City, Coleman 81 Dunn, OF
Coleman City, have a store with stock OF
general merchandise, valued at $4,000 and
Lawson 81 Smith carry about $1,000, Beeler
& o Vens nave drugs, and there are several
small grocery stores as well as NIP and
Tnck," the Terminal saloon.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21
sreaking OF Dirt on the Mexican

At q called meeting of the Board of Trade
at the room last evening the members met
the officers of the Chicago, Texas 81 Mexi-
can Central railroad the following invitation
.ss extended 10 the citizens Of Dallas.
On behalf Of the Board OF Directors Of the
@. I. & NJ. Ry. Co., and feeling desire that
the services Of the breaking Of the first dirt
msy be witnessed by all who are interested in
the success Of the enterprise we have laborec
10 carry out for the bsniat Of Dallas and the
state 4. large, we extend q hearty invita-
ii n 10 "His Honor the mayor" Commerce
council, and he Board of Trade Of the city OF
Daiiss. and all citizens 10 be present at the
Inaugural services u O'Clock on Monday the
lsth ipstant-oD Miler's Ferry road. one
half mile south Of the terminus Of the ErvAy
street railway. ID. ID HALE.
Ssid invitstion was accepted By the Board
II trade, who in return extend an invitation
I, ne officers Of the road and their friends 70
rneet 81 their room ct p. m, Monday night.
which was accepted by the President OF the
road. ID. r. THROoPE,
Secretary pro tenn
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21
Tor Medical Purpose.

W. II. Patterson & %. bsvs just re-
ceived a consignment Of Old Cabinet Rye
Whisky, eight years old. OF The purest qusl-
IN ard finest favor. Having felt thst The
necessities Of Dallas require - article d
zaisky for medical purposes that The p uDlic
CO. RELY upon for iis eTcsllsncy and purs
D-.ni,es, wines and liquors that are
II BE most cslsbratsd brands, this firm hss
!. hen upon itself 70 supply these vsuts, aod
~ guarsutse every article as hey repre-.
IN They also keep cheaper graoss o.
/, s.ssiss and liquors, but vii make spec
ia.ir 4 only pure gooda
Ard rernsrnber they sstil sci Pst,E-
sons Psachsi0ns Lininsnt TIE best eyef
invented and vhict has never failed re
properly us-s . cure al psins, sens
bruisss &c
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21

WE are ready and willing to throw up gu
hat and give three cheers for Miss Jennie
Bronson, because of the following item o
news, now going the rounds of the papers
"Miss Jennie Bronson, the fearless nurse, who
exposed herself in Grenada at the bedside OF
the dying inhabitants, and then in Memphis
and New Orleans, has Just been left FORTUNE
by the death of her father, an eccentric old
man who boarded bis gold and refused to liv'
in any kind of habitation except an old cana
hoatn
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21
Attainment of Gases

The folio wing are the assignment OF cases IN
the district court, for the week beginning
Monday, the 18TH
1902 w Wrede VS. Jones.
1859 Smith, Murphy & Peak vs. A. Worthing'
ton ct al.
1880 Smith, Murphy & Peak VS. Thomas
2s6l Smith, Murphy & Peak VS. McElhare
ct al.
1854 Smith, Murphy & Peak VS. r. F. Isenlohr
1926 Smith, Murphy & Peak VS. City of Dallas
$3.50 A NJ Friend vs. Il Barley ct al.
1881 w A Jones vs. City of Dallas.
1858 X j Waldren VS. W Keller.
3)A j Belt VS. Charles Sealy.
1926 Il j KeatOn VS. j w Davis ct al.
1851 Daugherty VS. q Petrie ct al.
1862 I j Brown, administrator, vs. Anderson
Pollard.
1907 II Cockrell d Co. vs Pennymon ct al.
37l2 Amelia COIN vs. Richard Cohn.
377I James Reeks VS. ID w Cand Hannah o.
Smith.
1858 j a Hurt VS. W E & W Hamilton.
3SOS w CPutty va W Il Williams ct al.
3Sl7 w E& w b Hamilton vs. NJ Hurt.
1928 Mary A Roe ct ri vs. Newton Griffin
ct al.
1929 Tennyson ct al vs. Tennyson.
1919 Cockron vs. James r Shepherd.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21
A SUIT has been entered by w. y. We

A SUIT has been entered by w. Y. Webb
of Indianapolis, Indiana, against the st;
Louis Republican for damages in the sum O.
$4,000, for the publication of telegram
from its Dallas reporter, charging him,
Webb, with being one of the Texas land
forgers. The Republican is wealthy and Mr.
Webb seems determined to protect himself
from such charges, as we'll as to teach the
Republican to be sure of what it is saying
when it publishes kilograms making such
grave charles,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21

THE Duke of Argyll, father we believe
the marquis of Lorne, son.in-lsw Of the queen
of EDgland and governor-general of Canada
resigned few days ago his position as lord
privy sesl in the English cabinet, because be
could not endorse the land bill and admins
tration measure. Have we an American
cabinet minister with 60 delicate and pure .
sense Of honor as 10 resign for thing Of
this kind?
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21
Did.

LEWIS : In Il uston Friday morning, Mr..
Milton l.. Lewis
M deceased VS. q brofhsr-in-lav Of NJ.
Johu worIey. forsrnsn Of ne Herald job once.
ne body fs bsing brDughi Up from Houston y
NJ. wo-lsy ard. WI rsaeh hsrs this morning.
NJ I<vfs vss an exemplary younE 1nsr and MS
u-sfpsly taklnE OF is . ssu bereavement 70 his
r-t.,ss a. whom ne HrnsID t-sdsrs its syn
r..ftl-- 40 es.doIsrcs IN thslr Erisf. Ihs -
r.irssr. % b. e.rr1ss 70 Altoouas PsnnsJlva-
ma, fos frtsrnent.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21
A FranhfortlKy) Physician writes,

Some months ago the daughter Of one o
our prominent citizens was pronounced
hopeless consumptive. She was very much
reduced in hssb, terrible cough, her life grad
ually washing sway. recommended her 70
use "Dr. SEayne's Compound. syrup Of
Wild Cherry,r which she did. In . shori
time she was free from all cough and Other
symptoms, and Il nov rosy and healthy.
Price 25 cents and S1.0O Q bottle, or sir bot
lies for IS. The large size IL the more
economical Prepared only BY Dr. swsyne
& Son, Philadelphia Sold By druggists
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21

In the frst quarter in 1880, ending March
slst, there we're !, 1924 business failures in The
United States. For the first quarter this
rear there were / 1856 failures, an increase Of
592. Why was this the cassi L. the cOun-
try not as prosperous now % it was year
ago, or hiss speculation 20 increased as 10
make This great diffsrsncsi
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21

SIxTY-FoUR witnesses and eleven experts
are to be examined in the trial of the assas-
sins of the the cz,r of Russia. Is not this
great waste of time? Who doubts that
every poor devil of them will be executed
Then why 90 through the farce of trial
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21

THE street railway strike over in Chicago
The West Division company agreed TO an
advance of twenty per cent on wages TO
conductors and drivers, and re-instated thos
employees who had been discharged for join
ing in the demand, and the men went at
once TO work. The people along the line'
cheered heartily the hrst cars that went over
oaoh routa
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21

THE residents of Paso dol Norto have
presented to Colonel Terrazas, of the Mexi-
can army, for killing the Apache chief
Victoria and dispensing his band of murder
ers, a handsome and elegant gold watch
which that gentleman will wear with pride.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21

IT is believed that Mrs. Wesley, of Evans
ton, Illinois, who something more than two
weeks ago left her home suddenly, was
deranged. She has not been heard of since
she left, nor has any trace of her beer
ound
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21

MEXICO only owes .$65,OOO,OOO, merf
bagatelle, which taxation she will be justly
entitled to or her mines will pay, when
they become fully developed under
American energy, skill and enterprise.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21

THE police committee of Chicago has
demanded of the chief Of police of that city
to know if the ordinance against gambling is
enforced, and if not, why not The election
i, over, and moral spasm has seized TIE
authorities
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21
Rerni.te the seeretIons.

In our endcavors 10 preserve health, Il J.
Of the utmost importance tnat se yep - ~.
...~-efrrr svsfam IN perfect condition. The
vreII-fn1ur remedy, Kidney ~ ort, has spe-
Fl NJ srffon on the kidnsys, liver and bowels
Use IL Instead 81 dosing with VIE bitteIs ~
drastic pills. It's purely Fegetaolei Ana II
prompt but mild IN action
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21

THERE is woman in New Hampshire
who has a piece of her wedding cake in a
good state of preservation and she was
married forty-nine years ago.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21

THE Mexican government is prompt in its
payment of subsidies to railroads being
built in that country, and has already paid
out ST. 100000 to roads that have earned that
amnunt.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21

DISABLED members Of the police and fire
departments In Chicago hsye reason 70 be
ersssful 70 the dogs Of that city. The
legislature Of the state has just in dogmsii-
cal way sst SPAR the tar paid On dogs for
thsir use. This il cur-tiOus sct 70 which
they were doubtless bounded BY The Bsces-
sstias If fhe cssa
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21

Thoy will receive II from Gslyoton, thou
sand tonsa month, commencing with the
ars, Of May until they got IL all, and will 90
ahead with their building without let'up.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21

THEY have the plague in Mesopotamia
and four hundred and seven persons, at las
accounts, had died with it.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21

THE number of deaths in Chicago during
the month of March was 874, or % and a
fraction per day.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21

THE Tsras Trunk line railroad nov hss
Al Galveston iron enough 70 lay her trsek
sfsv miles, including vhsi they hsvs down.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21

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