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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-01-22
Diving tor Fresh Water.

They have no fresh water on The
shore of the Persian Gulf at Bah
rim, but copious springs close by
at the bottom of the sea. The
fresh water is got by diving. The
diver, sitting in his boat, winds a
big goat-skin bag around his left
arm, the hand grasping its mouth,
then.takes in his right hand a
heavy stone, to which is attached
a strong line, and thus equipped,
he plunges in and quickly reaches
the bottom. Instantly opening
the bag over the strong jet of fresh
water, he springs up the ascend
ing current, at the same time clos
ing the bag, and is helped aboard.
The stone is then hauled up, and
the diver, after taking breath,
plunges again; and the queerest
thing about it is that the sources
of the copious submarine springs
is thought to be in the green hills
of Osman, some five or six hun
Oh ed miles distant.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-01-22
How Horace Greeley Help
ed His Brother.

Barnes Greeley, a brother of
Horace, relatesl the following in
cidsnt:
when Lincoln was elected !
took a notion that / would like to
ha We the appointment of mail
agent on one of our local roads.
The salary was ST. 900 a year, which
was a big thing for me. l knew
Horace could get me the appoint
ment. l spent some money trav-
cling around and getting recon-
mendations, and / succeeded in
getting what / thought was suffi-
Gent. had letters from num-
Der of leading business men along
the route, as well as from the par
ty men, and these l forwarded to
Horace, with a letter asking him
to help me. What do you sup
pose he did? He wrote back, re-
turning my recommendations,
with the information, penned in
his own hand, that he could get
the appointment for me without
the slightest trouble, but that he
did not want to do it. He wanted
me to stick to the farm. He said
| was the only boy at home, and
he thought it best that l should
stay there. l wrote back and ex-
planned to him that l could be at
home quite frequently; that at that
time the salary of $1,000 a year
would help me out very consider
ably; that another party had
offered to take the position for
$500. l wound up by urging him
to help me to the appointment.
His reply was this: IF another
man offers to do this service for
$500, and you expect $1,000, that
is an excellent reason why you
should not have it. If you had it
the Government would be losing
$500 a year" In the same letter
he made me this proposition
"Stay on the old farm, and if do
not raise more corn this year on
two acres than you Go on ten acrss
l will give you $780, Not being
in a position to better myself, l
stayed on the farm and accepted
his proposition. / picked out ten
acres of as good ground as l had
and planted it in corn. He plant
ed two acres. When We measured
up in the fall l had beaten him
just twenty-five bushels of ears,
and he sent me his check for $780,
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pulls him out by the leg and OBJ
serves him? He don't do anything
Of the sort. He has 'em in to spend
The evening with him, and gets
'em drunk aud finds out what
they're UP to. Understand 1t now?
All you want is to whirl around
twice and squeak OF nights to be a
weather vane"
II didn't know how they did
it, quoth Mrs. Spoopendyke,
complacently, "but see now. Ii
the Prohibitionists had been elect
ed he couldn't have done that and
we would have been in bad way,
Now that / understand it, Phi
learn the indications every morn
ing. How does q barometer rise
and fall?'
"With jack screws, dod CAST III"
Numbered Mr.. Spoopendyke.-
"Some times they haul it up with
a stump machine then they drop
a carpenters shop on it. When it
gets very low they blow it up
with gun cotton. Once in Dakota
it got so high they had to dig a
hole and ram it down with a spile-
driver. Got it now! Begin to
see through it, What you need Is
a box of pills and a conundrum to
be ans almanac !" and Mr.. Spoop-
endyke jumped out of the house
like q conical shot, and banged
the door after him.
II never quite understood 1t be-
FORE" soliloquized Mrs. Spoopen-
dyke, specializing whether she'd
put the plume on the side or back
part of her hat, "but now that he's
made 1t plain to me, l wonder they
don't observe by steam. 1t must
be awful hard on the poor men,"
and having decided about the
plume, Mrs. Spoopendkye filled
her mouth with pins and crawled
under the bed in search Of her
thimble.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-01-22

IF. BOYD, Superintendent
CHAS. FELDMAN, Agent.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-01-22

Ben. Brust, Horseheads, Chem
ung Co., N. Y, writes: have
been a victim to Dyspepsia, in the
worst shape it could attack an En-
glishman. / would sit down to
enjoy a meal, of something l like;
after taking few mouthsful, l
would be overcome with a fullness
of the stomach, and have to stop.
l instantly procured me bottle
of Spring Blossom it cured me; |
can eat a square meal and enjoy it.
/ never felt better in my life.-
Price, so cents trial size 10 cents.
For sale by Z. G. Williams & Bro ,
druggists.
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Eminent Physicians.

Are prescribing that tried and
true remedy Kidney Wort for the
worst cases of biliousness and con-
stipation as well as for kidney com
plants There il scarcely person
to be found that will notbe great
ly benefited by thorough course
of Kidney Wort every spring.
fyou feel out of sorts, and don't
know why, try a package of Kid
ney- Wort and you will feel like a
new creature Indianapolis Senti-
mel.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-01-22

A young lady once limited to a
gentleman that her thimble was
worn out, and asked what reward
she merited tor her industry. He
sent her answer in the shape of q
thimble, on which the following
lines were engraved:
81 send you thimble, for fingers MIN
BILE.
Which hope will ct when you try it ;
1t will last you long, if it's half as strong,
As the hintyou gave me to buy it,"
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COAL AND WOND OFFICE
AND
Flour and Feed Store
No. CO Queen ST., Staley's Block


o
TINE undersigned respectfully informs
l. the citizens of Martinsburg and Berk-
eley county that he has opened Coal and
Wood Office and Flour and Feed Store at
CO Queen Street, where all orders in my
line will receive prompt attention. have
put in pair of Fairbanks new scales and
all coal sold by me will be weighed and
full weight guaranteed. Piedmont and
Cumberland run of mine, Fine and Lump
Coal; also best quality Nut and Egg an
thracite coal always on hand.
Farmers having Corn, Oats and Hay to
sell are solicited TO see me before selling.
Thanking the public for the liberal pat
ronage extended me, and soliciting your
further favors,
| am respectfully yours,
jy24-iy. j. w, ROBERTS.
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PATENTS

F. A Lehman, Solicito of American andr
Foreign patents. Washington, D. G All
business connected with Patents, whether
before the Patent Office or the Courts,
promptly attended to. No charge made
unless patent is secured. Send for cir
cular. (novl3-n.
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Sound Talk.

Speaking by signs is never
(aloud) allowed +; neither are any
Impurities of the Blood allowed
to speak in the shape of Pimples
or Blotches when Spring Blossom
is taken. Price, so cents; trial
bottles 10 cents. For sale by +.
G. Williams & Bro, druggists.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-01-22

Truth is stranger than fiction.
A man may know that he is liar
and yet he feels decidedly strange
when called one.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-11-01

A special to the Bulletin of Oct.
%, says; "The Tribune reviews
Mark Twain's new book, 'rhe
Prince and Pauper,' to be publish
ed in December, by subscription,
and says: The romance asks US to
believe that by a series of accidents
the son of Henry the Eighth and a
stout boy, whom he miracuously
resembles, change places. The
young Prince, who afterwards be-
comes Edward the Seventh, is
thrust out Of the Palace Gate, and
falling into the hands OF pauper's
family is accepted as their own,
while the psuper begins life as the
Kings son, amid obsequious COM
planes of the courtiers, among
whom his freakish exchange of
clothes with the Prince has left him.
The fascination of the narrative
and the strength Of the unapplied
moral are felt at once, and increase
together to the end. The work will
be a surprise to those who have
found nothing but dollery in Mark
Twain's books and have not per-
ceived the artistic sense and strain
of deep earneslness underlying his
humor. The romance is mingled
with poetic delicacy. 1t has scenes
and episodes tonched with the ten
derest, sweetest feeling. 1t Rs full
OF action, and the interest holds to
end, and on its artistic side has
nothing more remarkable than the
conscientious realism of its treat
ment.n
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-11-01
LEGAL.
NOTICE OF iNTENTION,

NJ Office is hereby given that it Ia the
IN intention OF the Council OF the city of
Los Angeles to improve and grade Charity
street, between Temple and Court House
ers, in the following manner:
The roadbed shall be graded and covered
with eight inches of gravel. The
crown of the street shall be nine inches
above the grade, with such slope
OF the cutters 1t shall be eight inches below
the curb. After being gravelled it shall
be thoroughly wet and then rolled. Provi.
ded, that there shall be no stones in said
gravel larger than two inches in diameter.
me cutters shall be 81 feet wide, con-
cave at the bottom, and paved with granite
cobble stones not less than eight inches
long, thoroughly SGT in the SAND and then
rammed. The center OF the gutter shall be
twelve inches, and the inside adjoining the
euro six inches below the grade.
The curb shall be OF redwood 3x12 inches.
placed with the top to the established
grade, spiked to posts of redwood AKA inches.
three feet long, set into the ground full
length below the top of the curb and inside
of the same. and not more than four feet
apart, with one to each joint in the curbing
The sidewalks shall be twelve feet wide,
graded and covered with three inches Of fine
gravel smoothly laid, and raked tree from
coarse stones of moro than one inch in di-
ameter. The slope TO the sidewalks shall
be three inches towards the curb.
All persons interested are hereby notified
to file their objections. if any they have,
with the Clerk of the Council. within ten
days alter the date OF the first publication
of this notice.
By order of the Council of tho city of Los
Angeles, at its meeting of october 22d. 1881
W. W. ROBINSON,
CLERK of the Council of the City of Los An.
geles.
Los Angeles, October oath. A. D. 1881.
o25 iUJ
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-11-01
NOTICE OF INTENTION.

ri OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that it il
IN the intention of the Council of the
city of Los Angeles to improve and grada
CHARITY street. between Second and Third
streets, at the expense of the property own.
ers, inthe following manner:
The roadbed shall ba graded aud covered
with eight inches of gravel. The crown
OF the street shall be nine inches above the
grade, with such slope towards the curb
that at the outside of the cutters it shall
be eight inches below the curb. After being
gravelled, it shall be thoroughly wet and
than rolled. Provided, that there shall be
no stones in said gravel larger than two
inches in diameter.
The cutters shall be 81 feet wide, con.
cave at the bottom. and paved with granite
cobble stones not less than eight inches
long, thoroughly set in the sand and then
rammed. The center of the gutter shall be
twelve inches. and the inside adjoining the
curb six inches below the grade.
The curb ehall be of redwood 3xl2 inches,
placed with the top to tie established
grade, spiked to posts of redwood AKA inch.
es and three feet long, set into tho ground
full length below the top of the curb and
inside OF the same, and not more than four
feet apart, with one to each joint ia the
curbing.
Tns sidewalks shall be twelve feet wide,
graded and covered with three inches of
fine gravel, smoothly laid, and raked free
from COARSE stones of more than one inch in
diameter. The slope to the sidewalks shall
be three inches towards the curb.
All persons interested are hereby notified
to die their objections, if any they have,
with the CLERK of the Council within ten
days after the date of the first publication
Of this notice.
By order of the Council OF the city of Los
Angeles. at its meeting of october 22d
A. d. 1881.
W. W. ROBINSON,
Clerk OF the Council Of the City Of Los An
geles.
Los Angeles, DC tober Gath, A. D. 1881.
o25iOt
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-11-01
81 M M ON 8.

In the Superior Court of the State of
California, IN and for the county of Los
Angeles.
Josephine Jaussaud, Plaintiff, VS.. Ar.
noux Jassaud, Defendant.
Action brought IN the Superior Court
of the State of California, in and for the
County OF Los Angeles, and the Com.
plant filed In said county of Los Angeles,
In the office of the Clerk OF said Superior
Court.
The People OF the State of California
send greeting to Arnoux Jaussaud, de.
PENDANT.
an action brought against you by this
above named plaintiff in the Superior
Court of the state OF California, in and fol
the county of Los Angeles, and to answer
the complaint hled therein, within ten
after the service on you of this summons
-ifserved within this county; or, If served
elsewhere, within thirty days-or judg.
ment by default will be taken against
piaint. VI VI '' 0oin'
The said action is brought TO obtain n
Judgment OF this Court that the bonds OF
matrimony now existing between plaintiff
and defendant be dissolved, and that the
custody of the minor child be awarded
to plaintiff, and for such urther relief as
she may be entitled to, and for costs of
suit.
Reference is had to Complaint for par
tculars.
And ysu are hereby notified that IL Won
fail to appear and answer the said com.
plant as above required, the said plain.
tiff will cause your default 10 be entered
aud apply to the court for the relief de-
manded In the complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal Of
the Superior Court of the State of calf
fornia, in and for the county OF Los
Angeles. this 18th day of September, in
the year oil our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-one.
(Seal.) A. W. POTTS, Clerk.
BY A. RIMPAU, Deputy,
SMITH, BROWN u HUTTON,
B2Q;2m Attorneys for Plaintiff,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-11-01
SUM MONS.
In the Superior Court
or the State of Californis, In auu
for the County of Los Angeles.

Francisco Grazide, plaintiff, VS.. Oliver
Devillers, defendant.
Action brought in the Superior Court
OF the State of California, in ana for the
county of Los Angeles, and the COM
plant filed in said county of Los Ange-
les, in the office of the Clerk of said SUI
perior Court.
The People OF the State of California
send greeting to Oliver Devillers, de-
PENDANT.
You are hereby required to appear in
an action brought against you by the
above named plaintiff in the Superior
Court of the State OF California, in and
for the county of Los Angeles, and to an
swer the complaint filed therein, within
ten days exclusive of the day OF service)
after the service on you of this summons
if served within this county; or, IL
| served elsewhere, within thirty days-or
Judgment by default will be taken against
you according to the prayer Of said COM
plant.
The said action is brought to obtain a
decree of this Court for the foreclosure OF
a certain mortgage described in the said
omplaint, and executed by the said o.
| Devillers TO O. Grazide, on the Sd day OF
| October, 1875, to secure the payment of
certain promissOry note, made on the Sd
day of October, 1875, by o. Devillers, for
| the sum of $500 gold coin, with interest
| at the rate of "a per cent per month from
date until paid, and payable to the said
| c. Grazide; that the premises conveyed
4
proceeds applied to the payment OF $500
gold coin, with interest at the rate OF N
| per cent per month from October 3, 1876,
| and for IL per cent as attorneys fees, as
provided for in said mortgage, and costs
OF suit; and in case such proceeds are
not sufficient 10 pay the same, then to OBJ
| tain an execution against said defendant
| for the balance remaining due; and also
| that the defendant and all persons claim
| ing by, through or under him, may be
barred aad foreclosed of all right, title,
claim, lien, equity OF redemption and in
| terest in and TO said mortgaged premises
and for other and further relief.
Reference is had to complaint for par
| ticulars.
| And you are hereby notified that If you
| fail to appear and answer the said com.
plant, as above required. the said plain.
| tiff will apply to the Court for the RELIEF
demanded in the said complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal Of
| the Superior Court of the State of Cali.
for mia, in and for the county of Los Ange
les, this 4th day of March, in the
year of our Lord ,one thousand eight hun.
dred and eighty-ohe.
BY A. RiMPAU. Deputy.
Endorsed:
| WALTER d. STEPHENSON,
mS-2m Attorney for Plaintiff
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-11-01
LEGAL.

Rimpau; thence north 4S degrees west 10
feet along the south line OF said Rim .
pau's land: thence south 344 degrees
west 46O feet to poin6 in the south wall
of an adobe building owned by IL. New
mark, situate at the southeast corner of
the plaza, and from which point the
southwest corner of the said adobe build
Ing bears north go degrees west 81 feet:
thence south BAN degrees west 1856 feet
along the east line of Los Angeles street,
formerly known as Negro Alley, to u
point from which the southeast corner
of an adobe building owned by A. F..
Goronel, bears north 5654 degrees west
81 feet; thence across Los Angeles street
and along the south wall of the building
Of said Coronel north 56s4 degrees west
1853 feet to the point OF beginning.
Reference for all further particulars is
hereby made to the said petition now on
file in the office of said Superior Court.
Respectfully,
II. T. HAZARD,
City Attorney for Los Angeles City and
Attorney for said Petitioner.
Los Angeles, October 9th, 1884,.
ocl6-law-3w
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-11-01
MONDAY, THE oath DAY OF
OCTOBER, A. d. 1881,

At II O'Clock NJ. of said day, proceed to
sell. at the Court House door, in the city
aud county of Los Angeles, State OF Cal
ifornia, at public auction, to the highest
and best bidder, for cash in u. s.. gold
coin, to satisfy said judgment, with in
| terest, costs. and all accruing costs, all
| the right and interest which said defend
ant n Wilson had on the 2Sth day of
October, 1879, 1.-THE day ON which said
Judgment was docketed) or at any time
thereafter, in and to the following de-
scribed real estate, to wit:
Situate in Los Angeles county, State of
California, and described as follows:
South half OF northwest quarter of Sc
a Section 10, L $, II IL w, b NJ, con-
| tanning % acres.
Also. lots and 2, Sec "a, IT'S, Rl3W,
SBM.
Also, Sc u Sec l6, T2s, RIsW, SBM.
Also. lots 1, 10, IL and II, block y, Mott
tract, Los Angeles city.
Also, lots 7 and 8, block Il, on Fort
bill, Los Angeles city.
Also, lots and g. block l., Mott tract,
Los Angeles city.
Also, Il y lot 10, block SO, Ord's survey,
Los Angeles city.
Also, lot IA, block G, Mott tract, Los
Angeles city.
Attested under my hand, this LIST day
of October, A ID 1881.
w. r. ROWLAND,
Sheriff.
By j. @. KAYS, Under Sheriff.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-11-01

Some steps should be taken to
have these children placed under
the influence of the school room.
INCREASE OF DISTRICTS AND
SCHOOL HOUSES.
During the past year the railroad
companies had failed to pay their
portion of the county tax. The
suits had happily been decided in
favor of the county, SO the S., 900 de-
felt in last years. apportionmene
would be paid into the school fund.
Three new districts-Rosedale,
Mountain View and Silverado had
been formed, and. four new school
houses had been built. Thirteen
other districts had also voted to
build new eohool houses.
EDUCATIONAL AWAKENING.
The speaker said an awakening
on educational questions through
out the county was manifest.
There was more school-teaching
and less school-keeping. Intelli-
gent trustees were beginning to see
a difference between good and in
different teaching. There was a
disposition to no longer select
teachers who knew the least about
| the profession because they could
be employed for a small salary. He
could look ahead and see the great
law Of natural selection-the sur
vival of the fittcst, play the one
important part in the school of the
Ifuture-the selection OF the best
teacher. There were, however, a
few faults noticeable which it
would be proper to mention at this
time. In reading there was ten.
depoy to push classes into reading
matter that was entirely too diff
cult and to omit the proper Guilt
walton of the voice. In grammar
it was suggested that much of the
technical matter might give place
to actual composition, letter writ
ing, etc. In arithmetic, too little
attention was given to the rapid
combination of mum bers and BUSH
ness accounts. Principals should
also have more authority in the
supervision of graded schools.
| The Superintendent. in copclu-
sion, complimented the corps of
teachers for the manifest improve
ment made during tho year.
COMMITTEES.
| The Executive Com mittee report
ed on the following organization:
j. H. Hinton, ex-officio Chair.
man; State Superintendent f. M
Campbell, w. NJ, McFadden, T. A.
Saxon. w. P Mcdonald, J. M.
Quinn, Vice-Pfesiden,s; J. Il. S
Bell, Secretary; Miss Maggie Des'
mond, d. n. Burritt, Assistant
Secretaries; Committees ON Music
and Resolutions (appointed by the
Chair)-R. b. Warren Chairman,
w. s. Reavis, Mrs. Averili.