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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-12-03

SOME thirty or forty so-called re-
spectacle and intelligent citizens of
Brooklyn converted themselves into
asses the other night, for the pur-
pose of drawing the carriage of
Patti, the singer, from the concert
room to the hotel.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-12-03
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1881.

ALL the aspirants for the House
~Speakership are now in Washington,
and working like beavers. All are
confident of being elected.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-12-03

THE contest for the S~peakership
of the House, and the subordinate
positions, promises the liveliest re-
organization the House has ever
known.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-12-03

Lovers of honey will be gratiied
to learn that DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup is a much sWeeter article in
winter and much better for a
cough.
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Berkeley Academy

THE Filth Annual Session Of this
4 school will begin on
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1881,
at the buildings known for the past
several years as "Lonoak Female Col
lege."
The academic course will be the same
as heretofore for advanced pupils, but
an addition to the primary department
will include girls. Apply for circulars
to j. Nj. DIEFFENDERFER,
aug20 3m Principal.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-12-03

RETAIL MARKETING following
prices prevailed this week in the re-
tail market !:
Butter, 80 cents per pound eggs,
80 cents per dozen potatoes, 35 cts.
per peck; sweet potatoes, so cents
per peck; onions, so cents per peck j;
cabbage, Is to 20 cents per head APP.
pies, Is to 20 cents per peck hams,
Is cents per pound ; sides, II to IA
cents ; shoulders 10 to II cts. lard.
12t cents per pound sausage, Is cts;
pudding, II cts. per pound. Corn IS
cts. per bushel. Turkeys, 7 and s
cents, gross.
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET
The market on Friday was firm for
all kinds of grain. Wheat, Southern
Fultz, vas quoted at 1876 to las cts;
longberry; 140 to las cents !; corn,
Southern white, 81 cents oats, 81
to 90 cents; rye, ITO cents.
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times been treated at the White
House. To his credit, be it said,
he has not thus far dealt cut any
taffy.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-12-03
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
EXACTLY!

Chicago Times, Ind.
IF Godlove S. Orth can be elect
ed Speaker of the National House,
why may not anyone aspire with
reasonable hopes OF success to a
seat i'm Congress
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-12-03

Boston Herald.
President Arthur has shown
commendable sense and firmness
in refusing to allow an irresponsi-
BILE delegation" of professional
Republicans from the South to in
trude upon him their alleged
claims to a Cabinet position. 1t
is a piece of impertinence for any,
body to thrust his advice upon the
President %unasked, in regard to
the formation of his official fami-
~. 1t is Cheek" brazen.""and
triple-plated, for the relics of car
pet-bagism at the South to under
take to dictate to the President
VINO the representative of their
section in the Cabinet shall be.
The frank and dignified notifica-
ton of the President to the
spokesman of these unsavory rem
iniscences was in much better
taste than the nOn-committal pal
aver TO which they have some
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-07-21
The Modern Base Burner.

"Bill Nye," one OF the new humorists,
has written the following:
In view OF the new and apparently com.
plex improvements in heating stoves, and
the difficulty of raidly operating them sue
cessfully, word or two as to their correct
management may not be out Of place.
Some time since, having worn out my
old stove aud thrown it aside, purchased
new one called the "Fearfully and Won
derfully Maid" II had been highly spok-
en- Of by friend so set it up in the par
lor, turned on steam, threw the throttle
wide open, and waited to see how it would
operate. AT the first stroke of the piston
saw that something was wrong with the
reversible turbine wheel, and / heard a
kind Of grating sound, no doubt caused by
tho rubbing Of the northeast trunnon on
the face plate of the ratchet slide. Being
utterly ignorant Of the working Of the
stove, / attempted to remedy this trouble
without first reversing the boomerang,
and in few days the gas accumulated so
rapidly that the cross head gave way, aud
the right yentricle Of the buffer beam was
blown higher than Gilroy's kite, carrying
with il the saddle plate, bull wheel and
monkey wrench. OF course it was very
careless to overlook what the merest
school boy ought TO know, for not only
were all these parts OF the stove totsi
wreck, but the crank arbor, walking beam
and throat latch were twisted out Of shape
and so mixed up with the feed cam, tum
bling rod, thumb screw, dial plate and
bilious indicator, that was obliged TO
send for a practical engineer at an expense
Of $50, with board and travelling ex-
penses, to come and fix ii up.
Now there is nothing more simple than
the operation Of one Of these stoves. with
the most ordinary common sense. At first,
before starting your fire, see that oblique
diaphragm and eccentric shaft are in their
true position; then step to the rear Of the
stove and reverse the guide plate, say
three-q quarters OF an inch, force the stretch
er bar forward and loosen the gang plank.
After this, start your fire, throw open the
lemon sqeezer aud right oblique hydraulic,
see that the angle worm pinion and Aurora
Borealis are well oiled. bring the rotary |
pitman forward until ii corresponds with
the maintop mizzen, let go the smoke
stack, medulla oblongata, throroughbrace
aud breeeh pin, and as the stove begins TO
get under way you can slide forward the
camera; unscrew the eerebellum. allow the
water gauge TO run up 10 about 10 degrees
in the shade, keep your eye on the usu'
fruct, and the stove cannot fail 10 give sat
isiaction. The "Fearfully and Wonder.
fully Maid" may not be cheap or durable
stove, but for simplicity and beauty oier.
ecuiion, she seems to excel and lay over.
aud ever lastingly get away With all other
stoves by large majority. /
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-07-21
Negotiating for Oranges.

In his "reminiscences Of foreign trayel
Charles d. Warner relates the following:
An experience illustrates the Italian love
Of bargaining and their notion Of sliding
scale Of prices. One Of our expeditions tc
the hills was one day making its long,
struggling way through the narrow street
Of little village Of the Piano, when ! lin.
gered behind my companions, attracted
by o hand-cart with several large baskets
Of oranges. The cart stood unattended in
the street, and selecting large orange,
which would measure IL inches in circum-
ference, | turned TO look for the owner.
After some time fellow got up from the
neighboring cobbler's shop, where he sat
with his lazy cfonies, listening to the
honest gossip OF the follower Of ST. Girls
pin, and sauntered toward me.
How much for thisi" / ask.
zone franc, signor, says the proprietor,
with polite bow, holding up one finger.
shake my head and intimate that that
is altogether too much, in fact, preposter-
Gus.
The proprietor is very indifferent, and
shrugs his shoulders in an amiable man
ner. He picks up fair, handsome
orange, weighs il in his hand, and holds
il up temptingly That also is one franc
] suggest one sou as a fair price, a sng-
gestion which be only receives with a
smile Of pity, and, | fancy, little disdain.
A woman joins him, and also holds up
this and that gold-skinned one for my ad-
miraiion.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-07-21

| Miss Barton related an interview she
had recently had with Secretary Lincoln.
II wished to see him because ho was Abra.
ham Lincon's son., she said, slowly aud
softly, "andI went to his Office desk,
handing him my card as | approached
him. i have no favor to ask of you Mr.
Secretary, said when he had risen, and
the conversation had opened, except that
you will take from me little burden
have carried about with me for many years.
knew President Lincoln we'll. He was
good and kind and helpful to me in what.
ever / tried to do for our soldiers. lie
recognized and cared for the little things
had succeeded in doing; and when there
came one great undertaking referring to
her making record of the missingl so
great as to appal a woman with its seem
ing possibility, yet which the entroaties oil
many survivors forced me TO accept when
other oiiioilas said 1T cannot be done,
he, the head and heart Of 1t all, said, j
will help you. And he smoothered my
way, and made it all possible and plain.
When the task was ended, and camo
back to Washington feeling deeply the
obligation owed to him, he was not here
to receive my grateful thanks. He had
gone beyond oil that. II was sad little
burden to carry around with me uputterod
and unshared, but have carried it, At
home and beyond the sea, wherever have
come to-day, to ask you, as
his representative, to accept that burden
Of thanks for him."
II felt my tears flowing before had
finished, and was ashamed that had failed
to control them, but when ] glanced up at
the Secretary saw he was weeping too.
He reached ont his hand and said i do
accept your tribute Of thanks for my
father, and then came away"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-07-21

PEcuLIAHiTIEs OF GREAT MEN. Aaron
Burr always forgot to return borrowed
umbrella.
Byron never found button of bis shirt
without raising row about it,
Homer was extremely fond OF bold cab
bage, which he invariably ate with fork.
Napoleon could never think TO shut n
door after him, unless he was mad about
something
Pliny could never write with lead pen.
Gil without first wetting it on the end OF
his tongue,
Socrates was exceedingly fond Of pea
nuts, quantities Of which he always car.
ried in his pocket.
The Duke Of Wellington could never
think to wipe his feet on the door mat,
unless his wife reminded Of it.
George Washington was so fond OF eats
that he would get up in the middle OF tho
night 70 throw bootjack at them.
Shakespeare, when carrying a Goldfish
homo from the village grocery, would in
yariably try TO conceal 1t underneath his
coat.
Charlemagne always pared his corns In
the dark Of the moon.
When the wife Of Gallileo gave him a
letter to,mail he always carried II around
in his pocket three weeks before he ever
thought oft again.
Christopher Columbus always paid for
his local paper promptly, and being an at
tentiye reader be always found out when
new worlds were ripe.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-07-21
VOLUME XXI.

series OF post .mor,em examinations in
An Edinburgh hospital disclosed Tho fact
that the lungs Of onc.ihiri ot the patients
who died after forty years Of ago bor
marks Of tuhcrclos whose growth had
been checked, and ia many eases The
disease wholly cured. Parts of tho
lungs had been destroyed. and the cavities
filed by contraction and adhesion az tho
walls In some cases fibrous tissues haG
completely enclosed the parts inicgralcd
by disease Not only NJ in Edinburgh
and elsewhere. but new lungs grow. or
parts Of lungs DO grow, in ami.
mails, And II In animals Why
not In menY George Reed u Boston, Ma,
had two hogs which went into consuul
tion, as every decent hog oueht to whom
kept penned up in filthy quarters one
died, and the other was just about follow
ing his example. As an experiment the
hog was presented with his freedom. lIo
started for thistle patch, and began to
root, feebly at first, but soon with return
ing strength. There he rooted aud
munched and gruntcd. day after day, and
recovered his health. Mr. Reed could
make ont nothing that the hog procured
there but thistle roots. That hog, fat aud
good, was killed in the fall; and from an
old, half-destroyed lung had grown a new
one, This Mr.. H. told, and TO il his wife
testified. Similar statements have been
related by other truthful persons. The
best way to bring on! consumption il TO
live much on pork poor bread made out
OF fine flour, or everlasting pie, buekwheat
cakes and grease and potatoes To work
all the time, TO wear insufficient clothes,
over vitals, to sleep in cold
rooms seldom aired, and TO sit in hot
rooms, in close air oh, you can do IL in
a short time. Thousands are doing il now.
II never mind air, said woman. / al.
ways shut myself up close in my bod.
room, and cover up my head in bed.
There Of course she is pale and sallow
md never well, But how can she live2
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-07-21

As stand, sorting over th,
fruit, trying to please myself with size
color aud texture, little crowd has
gathered round; and see, by glance. that
all the occupations in that neighborhcod,
including loahng. are temporarily sus.
pended 90 witness the trade The interest
Of the eirelo visihly increases; aud others
take such part in the transaction that
begin TO doubt il the iint mas is, after all,
the proprietor
/ At lougth ! select two oranges and again
demand the price. There is a little CON
sultation and iabber when am told !
can have both for a franc. !, in turn,
sigh, shrug my shoulders, and put down
the oranges, amid chorus Of ordinations
over my graspingness. My offer Of two
sous is met with ridicule, but not with in.
difference | can see that il has made n
sensation. These simple, idle children Of
the sun begin to show little excitement.
! at length determine upon bold stroke,
ard resolve TO show my self the Napoleon
Of oranges, or TO meet my Waterloo. !
pick out -four Of the largest oranges in the
basket, while all eyes are fixed on me in.
tently, and, for the first time, pull out
piece Of money. II is a two-sous piece,
! offer for the four oranges.
"No, no, no, no. signor All, signorl
all, signorw in chorus from tho whole
crowd.
have struck bottom at last, and
perhaps got somewhere near the value;
and all calmness gone. Such protesta.
tions, such Indignation, such sorrow, ]
have never seen before from so small a
cause. 1t cannot be thought of, it is mere
rcinl am, in turn, MS firm. and nearly
as excited in seeming. i hold up the
fruit, and tender the money.
"No, never, never! The signor cannot
be in earest :"
Looking round me for moment, and
theatrical manner, beiitting
the gestures of those about me, fling the
fruit down, and, with sublime renuncia.
tion, stalk away
There is instantly buzz and hum
that rises almost TO clamor. / have not |
proceeded far when skinny, old woman
runs after me, and begs me to return.
90 back, and the crowd parts to receive
me-
The proprietor has new proposition,
he effect of which upon me is intently
Watched. He proposes to give me five big
for four sous. / receive it with
litter scorn and laugh of derision. |
will give two sous for the original four,
md not a centesimo more. That solemn.
y say and am ready to depart. Hesitation
md renewed conference; but at last the
proprietor relents; and, with the look of
me who is ruined for life and who is will
ng to sacrifice himself, he hands me the
ranges Instantly the excitement is
lead, the crowd disperses, and the street
$ AS quiet as ever, when / walk away,
rearing my hard-won treasures.
A little while after, as Isat upon the
utter wall Of the terrace of the Camaldoli,
With my feet hanging over, these same
ranges were taken from.meb y Americans;
o that am prevented from making any
moral reflections upon the honesty of the
Italians.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-07-21

Pea Blossom, diminutiye African. was
up yesterday for stealing box Of sardines.
Don't you know, said the recorder, that il
!. wrong for you to steal as small thing
as ajcan Of sardines, and be caught at I'll
'Tain't my fault boss-foah God il amt,
and the young culprit began to blubber
Whose fault was it. then' De storekeeper
sab. FL be hadn', come in and cotched
me when he did I would have got off wild
q whole dozen boxes.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-07-21

Some time ago the Paris municipal
council founded laboratory where arti.
cles OF food could be sent for analysis.
The idea has been caught up, and pro-
visions Of every kind are tested daily.
The iiay report is most instructive. Oi
23l samples Of wine, lSl we're ruthlessly
condemned, only being returned as good
aud Of milk, - out Of l0j samples proved
worthless On the other hand, 0 out OF
specimens Of coffee snd the tea wcreap
proved, and out Of 2g samples Of bread
aud pastry, 10 bore the test. a further
examination Of painted toys shows tbs
branch Of commerce 10 be lameniably
wanting wholesomenesa. unless, indeed,
the specimens offered we're the worst oi
their kind, a. ont Of 81 as pany as - wCre
registered as bad
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-07-21


L. II. HEMENwAY, NJ. D.,
MANCHESTER, VERMONT.
Office at Residence on North Main Street.
II Z EQ UIN0X HOUSE,
JUNE TO OCTOBER,
Manchester, Vermont.
THE WINDSOR HOTEL,
DECEMBER TO MAY,
Jacksonville, Florida.
THE PUTNAM HOUSE,
DECEMBER TO MAY,
PAlktkR, Ilefld9
P.H. oRvIs, Proprietor.
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A gushing Young lady who purchased |

A gushing young lady who purchased a
bottle OF Dr. Quaque's health bitters-
none genuine unless the doctor name is
blown on the wrarper-sent him the fol-
lowing testim onial: Dear doctor, 1 think
your bi.ters are so awfully lovely After
taking half 3 bottle could sleep till nine
o'clock iu the morning, while ma was get.
ting breakfast ready. Ny health is just
too nice for anything. and your delight
full medicines are just too supremely nice. I"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-07-21
-ss Doses.

edy for slcepless and irritable Child
zen. Tne Recipe Of Old DR.. Pitcher.
Tree from Morphine, and not Mar
sotic. Formula published with each
bottle. For Flatulency. assiiaila,ing
the food, Sour Stomach, Feverishness
Worms, and Disordered Bowels.
Castoria has the largest sale Of any
article dispensed by Druggists.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-07-21

Iinir1ent

The most Powerful,
Penetrating and Pain-relieving
remedy ever devised by man. 1t
sooihes Pain, it allays inflammation, it
heals Wounds, and it cures
RHEUMATISM,
Sciatica, Lumbago, Scalds, Burns,
Stin Joints, Cuts, Swellings, Frost
bites. Quinsey, Salt Rheum, Itch,
sprains, Calls, and Lameness from
any cause. Sufferers from
PAIN IN THE BACK,
Fever Sores, Eruptions, Broken
Breasts, contracted Cords, Neu-
ralgia, Palsy or dislOcated limbs;
and owners Of horses, planters, me-
ehanics, merchants and professional
men everywhere, unite in saying, that
CENTAUR LINIMENT
brings relief when all other Lini-
ments, Oils, Extracts and Embroca-
tions have failed.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-07-21

To carry an umbrella from home in the
morning means "It will clear off
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Impure and impoverished BLOOD. and
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the weak, Ash-Tonic is doubtless the
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Six Bottles, s.. Accredited Physi-
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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-30
PASSENGER LISTS.

CARLIN, June 29th.-Passed here to-day,
to arrive in Sacramento to. morrow j. A.
Payne, Miss M. Sherkley, Mrs. Sherkley. j.
Bisaipger, New York; Robert Turner, Oak
land; J. A. Collins, San Leandro; A. G..
Campbell, Ogden Carrie d. Marmedel, B.
O'Oonnor, Loronzo Sawyer, Prescott Sawyer,
Houghton Sawyer, DIR. Henry j. Smith. San
Francisco G. Friedlander. Georgia James
Larkin, st. Paul; A. p Goodwin, Boston /;
N. Salisbury, Chicago G. w. Cole, Denver I;
DR.. Payne. Berkeley F. F. Street, London /;
Mrs. M. HI. Booth and child, Omaha; s. f.
Heidelburgh, Richmond, Va; j. B. Moore,
Ruby Valley 105 emigrant passengers, to
arrive in Sacramento July 1st.
OMAHA. june 29th.-Passed here to-day, to
arrive in Sacramento July Sd: b. NJ. Bryan,
New Orleans; Mrs. M. A. Bryan, Shreve-
port; Henry Doyle, Mrs J. G. Rodgers, San
Francisco; d. N. Brown, Chicago; Mrs.
Weller, Leo Weller, Lemars. Ia; ID. Bres.
lauer and wife, Redding; r. P Logton, San
Francisco; S. q. Kennedy, Omaha.
Thirty.eight through emisrants left on last
nights emigrant train, to arrive in Sacra-
mento July 9th.
NEwHALL, June 29sh.-Passed here to-day,
to arrive in San Francisco tomorrow: F. w.
Dankbar, w. Forbes. LIS Angeles; A. w.
Poole. San Francisco; Mrs. j. Gilso-, Ben
son G. S. Smith, Mojave VIM. Hardy.
San Francisco w. 8. Hollenbeck. Los An
geles j. Ewing. Arizona; 7. L. Green,
Deming; Theo. J. Pomeroy, j. A. Van
Suven, Trinidad, Col.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-30

win, alias 'sPinkey," the Ksarney street
statue, who was arrested Saturday for
grand larceny, taking young wonsn's purse
and jewelry from her, was discharged by the
Police Judge this morning, the Prosecuting At
tcrney saying the evidence would not sustain
the charge. There seems to be no way of
getting at these fellows by law. Several
times the police have arrested specimens Of
the statue tribe on charges of vagrancy, but
in every case they have managed to evade the
law by showing they had some visible means
of support. In one instance the fellow on
trial proved that he washed the clothes of the
woman upon whom he lived.
A. Z. Head. prominent mining operator of
this city, has returned from Sonora, Mexico,
where he purchased some mines. Speaking
of the grant by the Mexican Government to
Sam. Brannan, Mr.. Head says the natives
are willing and anxious to receive settlers !;
but, he says, it will require 1.500 men to take
care OF the colony against the Yaqui Indians,
who are the occupiers Of the land.
The nominations for the Board OF Educa-
ton by the Republican Convention last night
are accepted as of the right kind, and if the
remainder of the ticket is made up of the
same sort of material the success of the party
is considered certain by Republicans. None
of the old Board were nominated, though
several were put forward for the place.