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PROPOSALS

WILL BE RECEIVED by the Board
wv of Overseers of the Poor of Berkeley
County at their room in the Continental
Hotel, Martinsburg, ON the FIRST SAT-
URDAY IN FEBRUARY, for a proper
pei son to take charge of the Almshouse
and County Farm. Said person will be
required to take charge of all the paupers
in the house, or that may be sent to the
house during the year; to keep the farm
and stock in proper condition, and be at
the whole expense for all labor required
in the house and on the farm. making all
clothing for the paupers; to do the entire
work on the farm, keep up the fences,
haul the wood and coal required on the
place; haul out and spread one kid of lime;
farm from 10 to Is acres of corn, 10 of
oats and 30 of wheat; cut and and make
what hay will be necessary for the stock;
hire and pay all hands to cut and put up
the harvest and thresh. The Directors
wish TO have the House and Farm carried
on as heretofore, but to have it done for
special sum Their aim is to have the
work well done and cheap as possible.
Parties desiring furtl er information will
apply to VIM Smith or ID. NJ. Shaffer.
The proposal to state the amount the
person ia willing to do it for, and the
lowest and bet bidder will be appointed.
Term to commence April l, 1881, ending
April l, 1882. Bond and security will be
required for the performance Of the duties.
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THE LEGISLATURE.

The Solons Of the State are in
council. They are supposed to re-
present the culture, intelligence, en-
lightenment and enterprise of the
citizens of the commonwealth. 1t
is their duty to repeal all unjust and
pernicious laws and by wise and ju-
dicious enactments directly to adj
vance all public interests. We trust
they will not fall short Of their duty.
We hope they will forget personal
advancement and selfish ambition to
the end that our entire State may be
benefited rather than prepare states
for the next Congress or for the next
election.
They can do, or omit doing, much
good, and we trust the record may
be one Of many good acts performed,
rather than host of excellent inten-
tons, Intentionally overlooked
States can be demolished by the peo-
pie, unwise legislation reacts on the
enactors, expense reaches the pock-
cts of the taxpayers, and whilst it is
poor economy to do things hurriedly
and unsatisfactory, still it is poorer
economy to fritter away time and
uselessly expend the peoples money.
We urge, therefore, careful delibera-
tion and energetic work upon the
legislators. Let their aim be to &C
complish as much work and the most
possible good at the least expense
and In the shortest time possible. Our
people have varied interests, each
dependent on the other, interchange
able and mutual. Labor, capital,
corporations, agriculture, education,
mechanics and mining, meet and are
so interviewer as to require keen
craftsmanship to so legislate as not
to interfere with the rights OF each
other. All must be fostered, none
retarded. The subject of immigra-
tion should also receive careful at
tention. We have plenty of room
and splendid opportunities for those
who will come in and become citi-
zens. Let the laws that may be en-
acted, therefore, be not only to keep
what citizens we have, but to bring
in others. The growth and develop
ment of our State depends very
much upon the present legislature,
and it is our earnest hope that seed
may be sown from which an abun-
dant harvest of good results may be
speedily reaped.
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Teach them that true lady
may be found in calico quite as
frequently as in velvet.
Teach them that common
school education with common
sense, is better than college edu-
cation without it.
Teach them that one good hon.
est trade, we'll mastered, is worth
a dozen heggarly professions.
Teach them that honesty is the
best policy that it is better to be
poor than TO be rich on the profits
of crooked whiskey, and point
your precept by the examples of
those who are now suffering the
torments of the damned.
Teach them to respect their ell
ders and themselves.
Teach them that, as they expect
to be men some day, they cannot
too soon learn to protect the weak
ones.
Teach them by your own exam
pie that smoking in moderatiors
though the least Of vices to which
men are heirs, is disgusting to 9TH
ers and hurtful to themselves.
Teach them that TO wear patched
clothes is no disgrace, but to wear
u black eye il.
Teach them that God is no re-
specter of the eek, and that when
he gave the seventh command
menl he meant IL for them as wei
as their sisters.
Teach them that ny indulging
their depraved appetites in the
worst form of dissipation they are
not fitting themselves 10 become
the husbands Of pure girls.-Bat-
timOredn
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THE PENSION BUSINESS.

Sixteen years ago the war which
made cripples and invalids ceased.
In the natural order of things after
such a lapse of time the number
should be shrinking. Instead of
diminishing the number is rapidly
and constantly increasing. Why is
it? Can it be that the war is still
going on, or is there an unwarrant-
able laxity either in the examination
OF the surgeons, or in the construc-
lion OF the law by the Pension Blu
reau? Said physician to us
recently: 1T would pay the Gov
eminent to detail regular army sur
geons to go over every part of the
Union and re-examine all pension.
ers. These surgeons are paid for
their time, and why not require this
duty of them. 1t is not that the
mcritorious should be cut off, but
that the frauds should be Topped off,
The pension business, like the banks
IS very likely to have plenty of spu
rious and undeserying resemblance
to the genuine article: The deserv-
and meritorious pensioners should
be protected against the tricks and
devices of the unmeritorious, other
wise the whole system will fall into
disrepute and money be filched from
the Government that should 60 to
paying OF the national debt.
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AND now the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad comes in for its usual share
of editorial and legislative castiga-
ton. 1t is a huge concern-does a
little more business than any one
man in our State, and we presume,
if its officials lack business capacity,
the road must be turned over to the
wise men of the legislature, with the
sole privilege of changing masters
bi-ennially. When the legislature
orders that survey so much talked
of, it should be careful to insert the
biennial privilege. 1t is blessed
thing. 1t entices capital, builds STA
tions, buys locomotives, gives an i'm
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cit is gratifying to learn that the
attempt to discipline Col. Forney on
account of his independent editorial
utterances in Progress has come to
naught. For every subscriber he
lost because he dared to speak the
truth he has gained hundred of new
patrons, and Progress Is ten times
more flourishing to-day than it ever
was before. The time for blind, un-
reasoning party organs has passed
away forever, and the only newspa-
pers that now meet with public favor
are those that form the independent
press of the country. "-Bdltimore
Gazette.
Every day is more fully demon
strating the facts as set forth in the
above, that the party 'organ" has
had its day, and its power for good
or evil has passed away forever. 1t
has been supplanted in public favor
by the independent press. The in
dependent journal is in position to
state the truth, regardless of who is
hurt. 1t can give the good and bad
of both sides, and allow its readers
to form their own opinions from the
facts placed before them. 1t may
have its political leanings, but it is
not biased, and not compelled to say
that every act of the party it favors
is right, when the facts do not war
rant the assertion. 1t is in posi-
tion to oppose unfit and unworthy
candidates for places Of public trust,
no matter by what party presented.
Like the ''unreasoning organ,' it is
not bound to sustain ''the ticket"
no matter how unworthy, put for
ward by a party convention. 1t
looks to the interests of the people,
more than to the success of party.
In short, it is free to exercise its own
judgment, and does it.
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Items of Interest.

About two O'Clock on Wednes.
day of last week, policeman in
the upper part of Richmond. Va,
encountered deer strolling along
very cautiously, as if aware that
he had got into a strange place. A
chase ensued, but the fleet footed
animal succeeded in making his
escape.
The largest consignment of
blooded stock ever exported to A
msrica, comprising five stations
and thilty-five brood mares and
foals, will be shipped on board the
National line steamer France,
which sails from London on the
18th inst. for New York, where
they will be sold at public auction.
There is great scarcity of water
in New Jersey, the brooks, rivers
and canals being frozen solid, and
nearly all the wells have gone dry.
In many towns water is being
supplied to families the same as
milk, ale or beer, only in larger
quantities. Many regard the super
abundance of the apple crop last
fall as q fortunate circumstance, as
cider can be used instead Of water.
Numerous families melt the snow
for household purposes.
Mr.. Arthemus Hale, of Bridge
water, Mass, is, In point OF age,
the Oldest living man who has
been in either of the houses of
Congress. He 10 ninety-seven
years old. He voted for Jefferson
in 1904 and seventy-six years af-
terward for Garfield. He was
member of Congress in 1916.
Mr.. George Parrish, a wealthy
American gentleman who former
ly lived in New York, is said to
be about to mary Mrs. Henry
Duncan. OF late years he has re-
sided on handsome estate in b.
hemia, where he has kept an or
chestra of sixty musicians for his
own amusement.
Shelk Mograbin, an Egyptian
dignitary, has been condemned to
death for numbering and plumber
ing rich ladies whom he enticed
by pretending to cure the most
difficult disease. Poor patients he
sent away unframed with some
specific, while those wearing jew
elry and costly dresses he made
away with. He confessed to eigh-
teen murders.
Seven Italian immigrants were
recently landed in New Orleans
whose disreputable appearance
would have given rise to snspic-
ions of smugglers to no one except
a custom house officer. A strict
search brought forth no less than
50 600 worth of jewely. An old
stocking bulged out with watch
chains and rings; the base OF an
old harp contained similar artil | IS.
and dirty mattress prove gold
mine of small articles.
Near Bay City Michigan, 10
freezing weather ice road. are
constructed to facilitate the haul
ing of heavy loads by single team s
1t Is quite novelty tos e a long
white road of ice winding through
the woods, over and around hills
and across the plains on either
side of which there is not a parti-
Gle of snow to be seen. These
roads are renewed daily, the
sprinKling cart being put on at
night after the days hauling has
been finished.
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A most extraordinary murder
trial Is about to take place at
Machias, Maine. The prisoner.
Warren Longmore, Of Pembroke,
IL only nine years of age, and his
victim, Freeman Wright, was one
year his junior. The two boys
were schoolmates, and on the 9Th
day Of October, after school was
out they went to LODgmore's,
whose parents being absent left
them at liberty to do as they
pleased. In their wanderings they
found q gun, and Longmore says
that as'he was about to shoot a
cat the gun went off accidentally.
A neighbor hearing the discharge
of the gun traced the marks of
blood from the house to place
behind the barn, where she found
Longmore digging hols in the
ground and the still-breatbing
Wright lying beside it. Thus dis
turbed In his work, L0ngmore ex-
claimed that he was going TO bury
him 1t was at first supposed that
the death was accidental, and the
young cuIprit was discharged. A
further examination of the body
disclosed the awful fact that in adj
dition TO the gun-shot wounds,
which were fatal, the skull was
fractured by two blows with a
spade inflicted by Longmore after
he had dragged his dying school
mate from the house across the
yard and 10 the spot selected for
the burial. An indictment for
murder followed, and the trial will
be a novel event in criminal an-
nails. The criminal does not seem
to comprehend the enormity of
the crime, but the parents of
Wright are doing all in their pow
er to have Longmore punished
They maintain that their boy was
coaxed TO the spot for the purpose
of numbering him. No child un-
der ten years Of age has ever been
convicted Of capital crime in this
country, and the tender age of the
accused may plead for an acqui.-
tai.
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petus TO enterprise of all kinds-and
yet, strange to say, if the locomo-
tives of the B. & o. r. r. Co. should
happen to become dumb and silent
for fortnight, there would be more
of prayers and pleadings for reviving
motion and activity within our bor-
ders than there would be over an ex-
traordinary amount of financial
failures.
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THE Republicans of Wheeling
have nominated John Frew, of the
Wheeling IntelIigencer, for Mayor.
All we have to say is, the Republic
cans are sharp and shrewd in going
to a printing office for honesty and
brains, and they will probably there
fore, elect their man.
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Clipped.

One trial bottle of Spring Bios
som can be procured from your
Druggists for 10 cents. To those
tIoubled with Indigestion and
Dyspepsia we recommend an i'm
mediate trial. Price 80 cents, trial
bottle 10 cents. For sale by +. G..
Williams * Bro, Druggists.
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You CAN BUY offs. Il. BOYD
Wheeling. W. Va.

The Favorlte Corn Shelter, with fan and
late improvements found on no other
Shelter, for S. The Improved Baldwin
Hay, Straw and Fodder Cutter, S22 size,
for SIS; $40 size, $2l; $32 size, $25; S3s
size, $50; Power size, $45; with Safety
Fly Wheel, for $35 Moons Lever Cutter
Sc. Giant Corn and Cob Mill, $50. Cash
with order. Hardware, Farming Tools,
Farm and Spring Wagons Lined Cylinder
Pumps; Reliable Seeds for the Garden,
pure and true to name; Grass Seeds for
the Farm, clean and free from weeds.
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1873 ACRES.

more or less, 81 miles from said town,
running along Opequon Creek, adjoining
Sprinkle's Mill. The improvements con-
sist of a fine large
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-20

THE COMET AS SEEN FROM BALLOON
NJ. de eFonvielle has described the appearance
of the great comet as seen from a balloon
on the occasion of his recent ascent at mid.
night. The brightness of the comet in
creased asthe balloon assembled, this increase
of brilliancy being very marked. The tail
appeared little longer than when seen
from the earth's surface, but most remark
able was the manner in which it termi-
mated, for it was cut off straight, as If
line was drawn over it horizontally with a
ruler. The appearance of the tail was as
if produced by myriads of large stones
travelling in planetary space Independently
of the comet, and having no other connec-
ton with it than that of being temporarily
lighted by the rays which it's atmosphere
had caused to deviate, more or less, from
their natural course. This multitude of
fragments of worlds would, therefore, pro-
duoe the same effect as dust lighted by
ray of sunlight admitted into dark room
through crevice. M. de Fonvielle ex-
pounds this theory at some length. He
also insists upon the Importance of balloon
ing in astronomical investigations.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-20

THF ELECTRICAL ExHIBITIoN.-At the
international Electrical Exhibition at PARIS,
opened by President Grevy, an electrical
railroad, boat and balloon are in view,
which ought to call the attention of our
inventors to the fact that they are being
beaten by foreigners in the practical ap-
plication OF electricity to modern life.
The telegraph is an old story now; the
telephone has ceased to be wonder and
become necessity but both London and
Paris excel us in electric lights, and the
French system of timing all the clocks by
electricity is a notion which ought to have
been invented by the Yankees. Brother
Jonathan has whitfield out so many clever
things that he can afford to allow Europe to
get a little way ahead of him in electricity !;
but it is about time now for Edison to bring
out an American miracle that shall re.
establish our former supremacy, and startle
the world ike lightning from red, white
and blue sky.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-20
DRY GOODS.

The White HOuse--The Oldest Dry Goods House
in San Francisco. We import direct from the
principal marts in Europe, consequently can sell
lower than any other house in the trade Country
orders attended to. J. W. Davidson & Co., Nos
I01 and 103 kearnY street, San Francisco
Keene Bros, Nos 107 to I15 Kearny street. are
now holding their regular Semi-Annual Sale I'm
mense reductions in Silks, Cloaks, Dress Goods,
Mourning, Domestics, Hosiery, Parasos, Laces
and Notions. Samples application
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-20
WEEKLY UNION.
WEEKLY UNION.
TIE CHEAPEST AND BEST WEEKLY PUBLISHED
ON THE PACIFIC COAST

The Weekes issued from the Offices of Daily carry
News Correspondence Miscellany
the Daily They hold this until the day the
The WEEKLY UNION
mailed to its readers TUESDAY and FRIDAY
therefore the best medium of of
advantages reading $
PAPER Unlike
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-20
DEMTiSTRY,

T. II. Ferguson, ID. ID. s.-Operatiye and Me-
ehanical Dentist graduate of Baltimore College Of
Dental Surgery, 81 Kearny street, near Post
The only place In this State where the
making and giving of pure gas is made a speciality
of from the formula OF the Celebrated COTTON
DENTAL ASSOCIATION, New York, orieinators
OF the use OF gas for POSITIVELY Extracting
Teeth without pain, is at Nos 925 and e27 Market
street, above Fifth, opposite Mason
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-20

No False Pride-First news boy "Ov
are yer gettin' on, Billy Nigh sold out
yeti" Second N. B.-WLat business is
that O. yourn ?" First N. Bob, L
amt above takin' interest in the snsak-
inest an dirtiest O. critters"
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-20

Campi's Original Haitian Restaurant has
reopened under the management Of N Giamboni
Campis former partner Nos 53l and 533 Clay
St., near Montgomery. a. P. Sartori, Proprietor
swain's Family Bakery and Dining
Saloon-No. 6s6 Market street. Wedding cakes,
ice cream oysters, jellies etc. constantly on hand
Families supplied.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-20

Assessment Notice OF the Great Crcyice
Mining Company.-Location Of principal place Of
business. Sacramento, California Notice is hereby
given that at meeting Of the Directors held on the
9Th day Of SEPTEMBER, 1881, an assessment
Of Ten Cents per share was levied upon the
capital stock Of the corporation, payable i'm
mediaseIg TO the Secretary at Sacramento:
ANY stock upon which the assessment shall
remain unpaid on the Sth day Of OCTOBER, 1881,
will be delinquent and advertised for sale at public
auction, and ualess payment is made before, will
be sold on the 2ath day q OCTOBER, 1881, to pay
the delinquent assessment together with costs of
advertising and expense of sale
NELSON WILCOX. Secretary.
Once, e2s II street s7-2awwstd
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-20
BUSINESS COLLEGES.

Heald's Business College (or the Bryant a
Stratton Chain OF Colleges. E. p HEILD and
+. @. WOODBURY., proprietors. No. p Post
street, near .Kearny. :. <, Cal. Terms-si0 Der
quarter, payable in so days
Pacific BRssness College and TeieSraphic
instituted Life Scholarship, FOR full business
Course 500 w. E. Chamberlain Jr, and T A
Robinson, ProPrietors No. 800 Pest street. oupo.
site Union Square, S. F., Cal. Send for Circulars.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-20
CLQTHTERs. Err

j. w. Carmany (successorto 10 Carnany & Crosette).
Dealer in Shirts and Mems Furnishing Goods
Shirts made TO order specially. No. rs Kearny
street, between Market and Post
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-20
MILLINERy.
TEA IMPORTERS

The Bandbox-The popular Millinery Establish.
ment. B. S. Hirsch 3 Co., No. 74S Market street
Strict attention to orders from the interior
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-20
DRUGS. cHHMIcAr.s

Justin Gates.-Pioneer Druggist. removed to 722
Montgomery street. Country orders solicited
Langley Il iEichaels- Wholesale Druggists, I'M
porters OF pure French, English and German drugs
Northeast corner Front and Pine streets.
A. f. Downing q SON Wholesale Dealers
in Druggists and Proprietary Specialties, No. IA
Second street. Grand Hotel Building.