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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-04-16

doubt not many of them are like the
Admiral in "Pinafore," who says:
when the winds begin to blow
generally go below"
Yet better than this is remaining on
shore in such marble halls and cosy
apartments, as those now occupied
by that hearty old salt who CON-
mands our immense Navy. Polish
ed marble and rosewood, rich car
pets and glowing CRATES have an at
traction that is irresistible, eSpeci-
ally in such weather as Venor has
inflicted on us of late.
This new building which is now
completed, is the most elegant and
luxurious of all the Department
buildings. One of the most beauti-
full rooms in it is the library, which
is said to exceed in splendor any
thing of the kind in this country.
The reception room is thirty by for
ty feet, and is inlaid with the finest
English thing. The centre piece is
very imposing, and represents blaz-
ing star. The walls are ornamented
with panels of malachite, with a
narrow border Of Sienna marble and
a wider border of red griotte from
France. The whole is encased in a
massive iron frame richly bronzed.
The panels are separated by piliasters
of the Corinthian order of architect
ure. The second story is open to
the room, and is guarded with a
handsome bronze balustrade, oIna-
mented with NEUROLOGICAL figures
and inlaid with sixteen circular
pieces Of onyx from Mexico. The
panels in the second story are the
same as the first, excpet the centre
piece, which is marble from Lake
Champlain, and is the only native
marble used in the room. In each
of the four corners Of the reception
room are handsome bronze figures
supporting the gas lights; these fig
ures are allegorical, and represent
respectively ''war and peace" Sin
dustry," goddess of liberty" and
the "arts and sciences" The chan
deliers in the second story rest upon
an Egyptian barge, supposed to be
Cleopatra's barge. Ga one side
stands female figure, clad in the
Egyptian costume, and on the other
are some Nile ferns and bulrushes.
Over the entrance of the reception
room is large block of marble
which was taken from the Temple
at Pompeii, and which was present
ed by resident of New York.
The word elderly" is cut in this
stone and the letters are richly
guided. The view from the wind
ows of this room is very fine, taking
In the Presidents house and grounds,
the capitol and nearly the whole ci-
ty.
Don PEDRO.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-04-16

SHREVEPORT, La. April H.
Samuel M. Thomas, of this city,
shot and killed Hugh M. Dickn
son yesterday morning at his PLAN
tation, sixteen miles up the riyre,-
in his parish. Dickson was
Thomas broth-in=law and his
confidential friend, and had chic
reformed and assaulted his daugh-
ter. She married four months ago
and became a mother last week,
when she made an affidavit charg-
ing her uncle with the crime. All
the parties concerned are members
of prominent families. Thomas
has surrendered himself. but his
course Is too strongly endorsed to
give him any trouble.
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.Vanclevesville.

One Of our young merchants
Mr.. w. Mckee is on a visit to
Front Royal. 1t is reported that
he will bring along home his par
ticular STAR He has rented the
large and commodious mansion
opposite his establishment on
Railroad street.
1t is reported that Forepaugh.
the Snowman, has chosen from
am Ongst several thousand photo
graphs of beautiful American wo-
men that of Miss Annie Paulin Q
Scott, of Monougahela City Pa.
One of our girls sent her photo
graph to Forepaugh, but | am sor-
ry to say did not receive in return
very fiattering words ia regard to
her beatty, L will not give her
away / am certain if our Mar
tinsburg girls would have turned
out, w. Va, would have had the
honor of producing the beauty in
stead of Pa.
Country man Mag what's them
there two loves of brad cut fur.
an that ham of meat, an them
dozen mackurI an that there
plate o. taters. What's them on
the table this time o. day? why
Bill didn't eat yit.
The Sunday school at Friend
ship church was organized last
Sunday, with Rev. Mr.. Evers as
Superintendent. This 10 its sew
enteenth organization; Mr. James
Vanmetre. Sr., has presided over
the school for the last sixteen
years. and has done much toward
the advancement of the young In
this vicinity. He has not spared
time nor money in promoting the
general welfare of the people of
this community. We hope that
the school will continue to pros
per in the future as 10 the past.
We hear persons speaking of the
most disastrous dog raids among
fiocks OF sheep. Some fiocks in
our.neighborhoOd has been visit
ed by these destructive species of
the brute creation and in a single
night, killed and crippled a good
number Of sheep. Many persons
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Spring-time has come at last,
but no telling how long 1t will
last. Af#
Garden making,and whitewash-
Ing Is now In order.
The recent cold weathar has In
iured some fields of wheat very
iLuch, but there are many fields
that are looking well within the
last few days.
The farmers of this section are
taking advantage of all good
weather, to push forwaed their
spring work.
The Assessor has been up here,
taking list of all kinds OF proper
ty. including the dorg, which he
keeps a sharp lookout for.
The legislature has conferred
the old time honored title of I'D.
p" the Constables, which means
dog pelter.
Wild ducks are very plentiful
on the Opequon, and many are be-
ing killed.
Rev. Mr.. Livington, of the NJ.
T. Church will preach at Three
Runs,on Sunday next, at 8 o'clock.
Our schools In this section will
close in about two weeks.
The hen strike in ever, and the
hens have. gone to work In earn
est.
Mr.. Thumb took from the head
quarters of Geo. North, over six
hundred dozen eggs during last
week, besides large amount of
chickens, dried fruit, 200 pounds
of butter, &c.
LITTLE SHAVER.
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ReguIafe cine Secretions.

In our endeavOr to preserve health
it is Of the utmost Importance that
we keep the secretory system in per-
feet condition. The .well-known
remedy Kidney-Wo has specific
action on the Kidneys, liver and bow
els. Use it instead of dosing with
vile bitter or drastic pills. 1t is pur-
ely vegetable, and is prompt but
mild in action. 1t is prepared in
both dry and liquid form and sold by
Druggists everywhere. - Reading
Eagle. . olI-Al M
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church in Frederick, Md. was offered
granting the female members of the
congregation the right of suffrage. -
On Sunday last, at the congregation.
al meeting, the amendment was act
ed upon, and sad to relate, for the
ladies, adversely. It is presumab!e
that the managers of the church in
question are all married men.
The Morgan Mercury says, Cir
cult Court convened Tuesday with
Judge G. j. Faulkner, Jr., in the
chair, who after making to the
grand jury a very instructive AMI.
comprehensive lecture, proceeded to
business. Wherever Judge Faulk-
ner has held court we hear him very
highly spoken of. For natural en-
dowments and acquired ability he
stands equal to any of his predc ces-
sors. His decisions are able and
right and he has great faculty for
expediting business. He is an ex.
cellent man for the position and we
know that our people will be pleased
with him.
The Charlestown Free Press says,
Mr.. Samuel Boyd (brothsr-in-law of
Col. A. Boyd, of PHILADELPHIA, who
recently purchased the fine farm of
5. Howell Brown, near Charlestown)
has taken up his residence upon said
farm, and has already made many
improvements and projected others,
and the place is destined to be very
valuable.
The Winchester News SAYS -
Thursday night of last week the
residence of Mr.. S. j. w. Gordon,
several miles from Winchester, on
the Martinsburg turnpike, was en-
tered by tramps, through window,
and lot of provisions carried off.
On the same night the house of Mr..
William Grove, in the same neigh
borhood, was entered in the same
manner, and eatables stolen. They
shot and killed Mr.. Groves dog.
The same party entered the Valley
School House, near LewiS's, broke
open the desks, rifled them of their
contents, upset the benches, and
otherwise detiled the house in a
shameful manner.
Mrs. Mary Nyswanger. Of New
town, Frederick county, Va, a lady
well known throughout the Valley,
and other portions of the South as a
great friend OF the Confederate sold
iers, died last Saturday morning.
She was a good woman and had
reached very advanced age. Her
remains were buried in Mt. Hebron
Cemetery, Winchester, last Monday.
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ii. +. Carthy, Wholesale and Re-
tail Druggist, Ottawa, Ontario,
writes: Il was afflicted with Chronic
Bronchitis for some years, but have
been completely cured by the use Of
DR.. Thomas Electric Oil, in doses
OF 5 drops on sugar. | have also
pleasure in recommending it as an
embrocation for external use." For
sale by e. G. Williams, Jr., Il Bro.
Druggists.
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Over the Hills to the Bone.
yard.

Straight to the boneyard people 60
who neglect too long the danger sig
nal of approaching consumption, a
hacking couch. But with DIR.
Thomas Electric Oil for a safe
guard the peril is averted. 1t is a
surperlativeiy fine remedy also for
rheumatism, piles, soreness, hurts,
etc. For sale by E. G. Williams,
Jr., & Bro, Druggists.
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Another Of the aged residents of
our village has been called hence.
Miss Nancy Parks died at her resi-
dence in this place on Thursday
night of last week, after lingering
illness. She was a consistent mem
Der of the Presbyterian Church for
many years and enjoyed the highest
respect of all who knew her. She
was in the SD year of her age.-Ge-
7.nrdsfO,rn Times.
Connecticut western news., 1881-06-15
School Meeting.

ED. NEws:-In your remarks upon the an nual school meeting of district No. 3, publish ed last week. in'the NEWS, you did not pub fish the resolution or motion brought before the meeting for the maintaining of the school of higher grade, and, you say that I ex- pressed my objections to the plan. s'and de- cidedly warm and interesting debate ensued, which resulted in vote to continue after the old plan."f Now Sir, I think that this rather gives an impression that my objections were unreasonable and groundless, but permit me to say, that think that any thoughtful man could not fail to perceive that there is danger in any and every plan which does injustice be- tween man and man, and tends to overthrow law, justice, right and truth. The plan for maintaining the school of high grade does all this, hence my objections to it First, It robs the scholars of this district of any and all of their school rights in that school; Second, It gives the whole town the same privileges, the same rates of tuition in that school that this district has and it is left optional with the whole town to pay tuition or not, just as they please, but if they do not pay, then this district is made responsible for the full amount of all the town. This thought wss notright, not honorable; 1t looked to ms very much like selfish expediepcy. It means, in it's re- suit. the ovsrlhrew Of Justice, law, and order
 You sAy'fe decidedly warm and interesting debate ensued." You are mistaken about that {; there was not one word spoken in vindication of the plan proposed, but two gentlemen, ex- school committee men, indulged in personali- ties which were groundless and untrue, as an effort to make it appear that had some years past published what was not the truth. While going to the meeting, gentleman said to me-
 'it's all cut and dried, and this appeared very much like it. Their talk was mere assertions
 which must be taken as mere assertions, un- less they can be substantiated. Now I chal- lenge them to show that have ever publish ed any unIruth. P. c. CUMMINGS.
Connecticut western news., 1881-06-15
IT. B. Strong i'm Iowa.


 The city of Vail, as it is called, is on the Northwestern x Chicago Railroad, v miles east of Omaha. Ten years ago there was a small station house and depot built, as the be ginning of thls now fourshing and wide awake place. Now there are four general dry good stores, carrying from $1OOOO to Sl5 900 in stock each, two drug stores, two banks, two hotels, two livery stables, three hardware, stove and tinware dealers, one un. dertaker and furniture dealer, one machine shop, and saloons, barber shop, milliners shoe maker, harness makers, lumber and brick yards, three steam grain elevators, one steam Touring mill, two handsome churches, one large school building, which can accom- modate l5O scholars. Stepping into the city scale house at p. m. yesterday, I asked the weigh master how many loads of grain, (mostly corn and wheat) he had weighed that day. He replied ''This is the 10th load" and string of teams were still in lIne wait. for their turn to to be weighed. Some days he weighs l5O loads; he thinks the average 100. The farmers come, some of them, as far as l 5 miles, They drive into the public square and stop, and Tn five minutes there will be from to grain buyers looking over their load, and telling what they will give, and a bargain Is soon made load weighed and dumped into the steam elevator in less than ten minutes, and the seller has his check on the bank; (no trust, all cash.) The grain is nearly all brought in the bulk, their wagon boxes being tight enough to hold flax seed, and they have an arrangement to drop the back end of the wagon 80 that the grain runs out into the vault below. I saw men picking corn, blowing and planting, all in thirty min utes' ride. Thousands ot bushels of corn were picked in May, which is generally pick. ed in December and January, but there was 50 much snow and extreme cold weather that the corn was Lot picked. Fat cattle and porkers is another branch of trade. A car load was shipped from here yesterday. s.
 Vail. Iowa, June II, 1881.
Connecticut western news., 1881-06-15
At special communication of Housaton.

At special communication of Housaton- ic Lodge No. 6l, held as lodge of mourning, on occasion of the death of brother Whiting H. Knickerbocker, on tho 26th day of May, 1884, the following testimonial to the memory of our deceased brother was adopted, and or dered entered on the record of the Lodge, to wit:
 Resog0ed That in the death of Brother Knickerbocker the Lodge has lost not only one of it's oldest, but one of it's most respect ed members, whose daily life and conversa- ton exemplifed his profession. Like a sheaf of wheat fully ripe, he has been gathered to the land of his fathers. Through a long pe- riod of physical infirmities and sufferings he bore himself with that meekness and fortitude which are born aof true masonry, and when at last the final summons came, he was ready to submit his trestle board to the inspection of the Supreme Grand Master, and to enter into rest
 Resot0ed. That blank page in the record of the Lodge be dedicated to his memory and that the lodge room be draped in mourn ing for the space of thirty days
 Res0loed. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEWS for publication. H. J. MEAD, w. M
 R. VANDEUSEN, Sec.
 - Of all the remedies against the attacks of the potato beetle nothing has been found so effective as Paris green, or the arsenite ot copper. It is 8 mineral, rank poison, and many farmers are afraid to use it. They do not like to handle it, but so far as we know there is not an instance of any disastrous ef- fects that can be traced to the judicious ap- plication to the potato crop or to any other plant. If any i'll results have followed from it. they arise from carelessness and want Of reasonable and proper precautions Owing to the extensive sale this article has att ined, many adulterations occur, which to the ordna- ry observer are not perceptible. W. H. Camp, the druggist, of Canaan, has purchased large quantity, which he guarantees to be pure, and is selling at a price to defy compe- titon. A satisfactory result is guaranteed from it's use.. 4W
Connecticut western news., 1881-06-15
BERKSHIRE COUNTl.

" P. Burbank of Pittsfeld is not guilty
 of selling liquor to minors.
 The Congregational church iu Ct. Barring
 ton was old enough to vote last Sunday. .-
 Four Lee fisherman caught l52 trout. if
 Austeritz the other day, weighing 40 pounds.
 Daniel Warner < Son of Ct. Burlington vii
 cultivate an acre and a half ot tobacco this 1 year.
 They have put 2lO loads of gravel on the ! roads in Pitsheld, lo cover up the dead cats 1 old bo >ts and banana peei. The Ct Burlington Epscopalians are to have festival in Town Hall next week.
 The Cong society have one tonight
 Richard Dooey of the Cottage Hotel in Pittstield is in insolvency, and wants his creditors to take 20 cents on the dollar. The Methodist strawberry festival in Lee realized $50, It requires lots of short cake ice cream and kisses 10 bring that amount. The Terry Clock company of Fitrsfeld are to open branch office in New York. in order to give New Workers pure unadu terated Pitts field time
 A Dalton hostler was arrested for rape on a IA years old girl whom he enticed to ride with him, through lonesome piece of woods last Sunday.
 he PittsfeId prison contractors average ten cases ot seWcd shoes a day The con vlct, shocmatlers are not ruined by Chinese cheap labor.
 Two men were arrested for intoxcation and cruelty to animals in Ct Burlington the oth CT day They got beastly drunk, and then got into a fight
 There are about 329 base ball hines in Pittsfed, but we can pick up a nine in the street down here that will Wallop the ''hulI kaboodIe" Of 'em, and not half try.
 Pittsfeld indulged in a base ball match last Saturday. between the Terry Clock Co club and the shoe factory nine. The former make the best time, but the latter are the best lasters.
 Rev Rufus B. Hubbard of Brooklyn, son of the well remembered Rev. 'BiIly Hubbard" who years ago preached in barns. halls. woods, | etc, occupied the Methodist pulpit in Ct Bar rington last Sunday.
 s. A. Reynolds was fined $!. in Pittsfeld ast Friday, for ''simple drunk" Now will he Journal please figure out the pro rata cost 'f a complex drunk with broken crockery and black eye accompaniment.
 A young man was walking home with his ister in Pittstield tue other night, when some oalerS threw stones at them. The young nan immediately pulled out his revolver and hot one of the assailants. the ball passing trough the ear and lodging in the skull, vhere it whispered to the brain that stone hrowng isn't polite. The injured loater will ecover,
 A dove was perched upon one of the chan eliers in Pittsfeld church last Sunday. where It remained all through the service. II 7as probably a delegate, sent to see if the eW version had changed the injunction, to (
Connecticut western news., 1881-06-15

HARPERs MAGAZINE FOR JULY, contains A Neglected Corner of Europe. IA Class ot
 Port. by Lizzie W. Champney, With Thirteen Illustrations. Old Dutch Masters.-E; Mason,
 Miss B. D, Fowlkes. The White Mountains
 H.-Samuel Adams Drake. With Fifteen
 Illustrations. Life at Rideau Hall.-Annie
 howells Frechette. With Ten Illustrations
 Anne. A Noyel.-Constance Fenimore Wool
 son; With One Illustration. That Faded
 Braid. A Story.-Arthur Hastings. Day in
 Africa. IT, B. Aldrich. With Six Illustra-
 tions The Parsons Daughter. Poem.-
 Bracelet to Julia.-R.. herrick. With full
 page Illustration by Abbey; Thomas Bl.nch-
 ard, the Inventor.-Ass M. Waters. With
 Portrait: Hawthorne among his Friends
 George Holden: Lew and Gospel. A Story
 st the odeon. A Poem.-James f. Field.. Railroads in Mexico.-F. E. Prendergast
 With Map. A Bicycle Era.-Edward Rowland
 With Five Illustrations. ''The Music of the Novel--Thomas Hardy. With One Illus tration. My June Boy. Poem.-Christine Chaplin Brush. Editors's Easy Chair The Mendelssohn Glee Club.-The late James T Musical Festival A Parody of Popular Government.+Th late Lord Beaconstfeld. Editors Literary Record Recluss History of Il Mountaln.-Mivart's The Cat.-New Vol nmes of the Series of Englise Philosophers, Epochs of Ancient History, and International Biography | Handbook of Plants.-New Volumes of Rolte's Plays of Shakespeare. Fiction. Editor 8 | Historical Record Political lntelligence.- fsasters.-Obituary. Editors Drawer All | Episcopal Classifcation.-A difficult Church, A Story from Barbadoes, s,-Juvenile Frankness | Some Epitaphs.-A dangerous Amusement | A Turkish Governor in Search of a Victim.- Anecdote of Colonel Miles, Marriage Price | new Version of the Gloria.-The l Jnco Guid.-A Postmaster's keport.-A jud- 1 cal Decision la Solomon.-Our Cat eats Rat 'olson a Tragedy in five Acts and one Tab eau (Six Illustrations '' ''t
Connecticut western news., 1881-06-15

carried bible to read while twatching the sheep, and one day happened to be near field where young man was at work. He asked what book had, and I told him I said, 'I find some great old stories in it." He took it from that that had never seen the book be- fore, and circulated story to the effect that had never seen bible until came to Texas This, added to the fact of my being Yankee, produced sensation among the good pious people of this locality, and consequently have been looked upon with mingled pity, curiosity and horror. But the climax was reached, when a merchant in Blanco asked nav employer if the story was true. The gentleman is schooi commissioner, superintendent of Sunday school, and "hioookalorum" of a mason lodge.
 Yeu can form some thing of an idea from the above little story, of the opinion held by the people ot she South. of those at the North, and how well they are informed about the North. and it's schools and social life TEXAN
 Blanco, May 18th. 1S81
Connecticut western news., 1881-06-15
Haunted Me.

A Workingman says: "Debt poverty and suffering haunted me for years, caused by a sick family and large bills for doctoring, which did no good I was completely dis couraged, until one year ago. by the advice of m, pastor, I procured Hop Bltters and com menced thelr use, and in one month we were all well, and none of us have been sick day since and I want to say to all poor men, you can keep your families well year with tIop Bitters tor less than one doctors visit will cost "- ChrSstdSn Ad0ocate.
Connecticut western news., 1881-06-15

STATE OF oFCoNNECTIoUT, Litcbtield Coun, O ty, ss. Litchfield, May 34th. IeSi. JOHN 0. CUMMINGS JULIA q. 'ounnr1Nes. Upon the petition and complaint of John Cummings of Salisbury, Conn.,, praying for I'd divorce from the above named respondent. Julia c. Cummings, upon the charge of adultery with one Jons than. Quamaroy. and divers other persons, as by his petition and complaint made returnable to the Superior Court next to be held at Litohfeld, within and of June, 1881. x S'
 It appearing to, and being found by, the subscribing authority, that the said reSJ ihdeist was last residing in said Town of Salisbury, but is now residing in parts unknown to the petitioner and is absent from this State. sAs, s
 Therefore, Ordered That notice of the pen- dency of said petition be given the said respondent, by the petitioner causing said po- ltion and complaint and this order of notice to be published in the Conn. Western News. d newspaper published in North Canaan, in Lltchield County. four weeks succepGyely, commencing op or before the 31St day t6hA6aS, A.. D. 1881, and due return make herSon. "
 By order of
 4w49 VIM, l.. RANSOM, Clerk
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