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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-09-02
BedingtOn.

Canal boats are carrying large
quantities of wheat to George
town.
Peaches are plenty at 81 per
bushel.
Squirrels will soon hear omi-
nous reports rom the sportsnan's
gun.
The farmers are busily blowing
for fall seeding, aud the recent
rains have put the ground in good
order.
The new barn on the old Rey-
nolds' place at Berkeley Station is
about completed.
Large quantities OF wheat are
shipped from this point by Messrs.
Daily & Lemen.
The long hoped for rain has
come at last aud the farmers are
rpjoicCd at the renewed prospect
for a iair r0p OF corn, potatoes, etc.
This is not an apple year This
fruit crop is short, and our people
will have TO look for their win
ter lpplies from other sections.
Political talk is now the order
Of the day and night, where two
or three are assembled together.
Candidate are discussed pro and
con.
The INDEPENDENT grows in
favor with the people, and is ac-
knowledged to be by all odds the
best and leading paper in the
county. Its subscription increases
with its popularity. FARMER.
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Shanghai.

Although contrary TO our nature,
we have kept quiet for some time.
However we have good reasons TO
offer having done SO. First, a lam;
hand prevented us from scribblinge
and secondly, we had nothing To
serihble about. There Is now no
neighborhood news worth report
ing. Politics appear to be the
leading topic at this time. some
of our Democratic friends are say
ing cuss words, and some OF the
Republicans think that political
matters are in state OF general
cussedness, while the Greenbaek-
ers. poor devils, are clinging to the
constitution as me mariner cllngs
to the last plank when night and
tempest close around him. They
intend TO stand by their colors,
sink or swim, live or die, etc. It
is generally supposed here that the
Democrats will hold a love-teast
at an early day. when antagonists
VIII confess to one another, am the
party will place them on the sts'
pended list to give their heated
ambition an opportunity to Sim
mer down to zero. Another con-
vention will then nominate a man
who has not been troubled with
"Paynes,n and whose political
record is without q spot or blem-
ish, (of course such an one can be
found Just after love feasU. Thus
endeth the Congressional muddle,
but the devil has crept into the
county camp and a whole camp
meeting of loge-feasts wouldn't
drive him out. Some Of their
nominees will be showed under so
deep that they will have 20 visit
the torid zone to get thawed out
within the next two years. 1t Is
generally conceded, however, that
all parties have some good men in
the field, whilst there are others
who, intellectually, are not much
in advance of Clay or Webster.
Our old friend Rooney declines
being q candidate. He thinks
there is too much cussed internal
in politics for him. Jim
Jack thinks he Is going TO travel
as colporteur.
DIR. N. ID. Baker, Of your city,
was ia our villageon Monday. lie
came over to consult with DR.. M.
III. Carter in the case of Benjamin
Parkinson, who has been suffering
for some time from sore eyes. 9.
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NO. %.

Hedgesville cemetery, in order
that the remains of friends and
relatives may not be disturbed in
making new graves.
DIR. G, S. Hanna. a short time
since, sustained what might have
been a very serious injury from
the kick of his horse, and while
considerably bruised, we are glad
to learn he will soon be about
again.
Madame Rumor intimates that
we are to have large cabinet and
undertaking Establishment in our
midst, controlled by city firm,
" here the best of workmanship
and material can be procured, at
the lowest rates. REPORTERS.
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Central OpequOn

The recent abundance Of rain
has nourished vegetation greatly
and the farmers along the creek,
think they will raise q pretty fair
crop Of corn yet.
There were a number OF friends
from Marlboro Va visiting at
Mrs. Beeson's, last Sunday.
The members Of the S. S. Sab
bath School, are making ample
preparations for a picnic, which
will be held in the grove near the
schoo! house. The Middleway
Cornet Band will be present and
favor US with their most excellent
music, which is everywhere spok-
en- of with praise and admiration.
The little ones will also be abun-
dainty rewarded for their constant
and punclual attendance. The
public are cordially invited to join
in the amusement5, and make the
occasion both pleasant and benfi-
cial
Owing 10 the continuation Of
iaihB Ah1 fllbSASSS Va AalD 0itV
Spring Camp meeting was some
what limited, but since fair wealth
er began, masses Of people have
thronged together, and il will no
doubt be a production of good re-
suits.
The people along The creek pre-
fer waiting until the adjournment
Of feas before they enter into q
through discussion of political af-
fairs. MINOR.
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ber-minded man who would study
the interests Of his home, would
wish TO impose upon us a man
who has not even made our ac-
quaintance, much less Identified
himself with our interests who
is here in the interest of the Uni
ted States as a government agent,
and not as a recognized citizen OF
Berkeley county. Who Is this
nau. has he got a vote. Ii he
has, It Is by the skin Of his teeth.
III venture to say that II Mr..
Rohrbaugh will resign his posi-
ton as guager or stOrekeeper, or
whatever position be holds, and
is defeated next October, he will
not stay in Berkeley county a
hours. He don't intend to stay
either. | don't know him, aud |
don't pretend to assail his private
character as a gentleman, but on
ly speak of his aspirations for our
local offices. / fully intended to
give my views upon Judge Hoges
= respects, but time and space will
forbi1 It at present. will mere
" say that our people will expect
the Judge to ho!'d fast; lie was wa,
fairly nominated; now let him % ne
fairly defeated, or electeC w
never have been ruled by a VI
nority, and we never will be. A
tair defeat is not half so bad as a
scare off the track. He is not a
party tool, but he is a man to rep
resent the interest of his constilu
ency, and he will do it without
fear or favor. More anon concern
ing him. Recruit of Darkes
vile gives cheering words to the
"old boyn The ordeal spoken of,
Gid rather cool my ardor for high
er aspirations. Victory or defeat
always awaits US, and | am often
puzzled to know which is the
better for man to do, run for Office
or die. When we die our virtues
are eXtolded; when we seek posi-
ton, our characters are DETAINED.
Query, which would you rather do
"Recruitp G. f. l..
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Democratic Senatorial Com
yenti0m.

The Democratic Senatorial Con-
vention for this District met in
Charlestown on Thursday. The
three counties, Berkeley, Morgan
and Jefferson composing the dis
trict, were pretty fully represented.
Philip Showers, Chairman of SEN
atorial Executive Committee, called
the Convention to order, and Capt.
h. il. Hoffman, Of Berkeley was
elected temporary chairman, and j.
w. Deem, Garrett Moore and G.. NJ.
Pendlet0n, chosen secretaries.
The counties appointed members
of the several committees, and the
Convention took recess for dinner.
The body reassembled at O'Clock.
Committee on permanent organiza.
tion reported in favor OF temporary
officers, and the report was adopted.
Reports OF Committees on Creden-
tials and Basis Of Representation
received and adopted without dis
cussion.
The Chair announced that nomi-
nations were in order. Mr.. A. Oden,
in very pertinent and happy little
speech, nominated Capt. j. T.. Mel
vim. Mr.: John Knott nominated
George Beltzhoover. There being
no other nominations, a ballot was
taken, resulting in the nomination
of Capt. Melvin, by large majority,
Berkeley county giving him a solid
vote, with the exception of a small
fraction from Opequon district.
Capt. George Baylor and Philip
Showers, Esq, were appointed a
committee to go out and escort the
nominee into the Convention. Cap
tain Melvin returned with the COM
mittee, and made a short speech,
thanking the Convention for the
honor conferred, and pledging him
self to represent the people of the
District, and their every interest, to
the best of his ability.
The Convention was very harmo-
NOUS. The nomination was made
unanimous, and all were perfectly
satisfied with the result.
The old Senatorial Committee was
re-appointed with Capt. George Bay
Tor as chairman, and the Convention
adjourned.
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Vegetation has been revived
considerably since the recent
rains.
Business on the canal seems to
be quite brisk since the miners
have gone to work.
Prof Harbaugn, who was de-
feated In obtaining school nere::
Is to move to Pa, where the corn
was not too badly hurt by the
drouth. 1t has put forth new
shoots and in all probabilities an
average crop will DO realized.
The school at this place will
commence Monday next 1t will
be operated by the teacher who
has been here teaching for 5 years.
Mr., j. M Ripple has left
many warm friends at this place,
aud moved to Wanesboro. Pa,
where he will make his future
home.
Miss Valley Malotte is to start
for Kansas to day Saturday.
May joy and felicity accompany
her.
Mr.. William Cole, who is under
DIR. Lamaster's care, is still very
poorly.
We wish the contributors Of the
Herald to know that we can SUBJ
stantiate every word that we have
written for the INDEPENDENT.
We will say for "B. p" that If
his brains We're as heavy as his
nustache, he would certainly not
have tried to make the people be-
lieve that he had a No. | certifi-
cate, when he il armed with a
No. 2-thus causing us to err.
Some unknown dogs invaded
the sheep fold Of Mr.. Nicholas
Lemen las, week and killed six
very fine sneep and wounded sew
eTal others.
The writing OF Haibaugh and
Pitsnogle seems to be dlarrho9a
Of words and a constipation of
thought. ARCTURUs.
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EEedgesVilIe.

Among arrivals, we observe
Rev. Scott Lingamfelter, Of Pools
vile, Md, formerly a resident of
this county.
Quite a number Of visitors, over
taxed by the rounds of gayety
which this inland resort affords,
have departed for their different
homes.
Mr.. Cyrus H. Wayble, a gentle
man of considerable notoriety as q
pedagogue, after a sojourn with
his father in Ohio, returned, fully
prepared toresume his duties with
renewed vigor.
We would suggest that all inter-
es,ed persons take some action in
regard to the enlargement Of
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Falling Waters.

The public schools will open
shortly.
The corn crop will be a good
one.
Transportation has opened up
lively on the raging "canaWl."
A large acreage of wheat will be
put out this fall, and a great deal
of fertilizer soWn.
The Republican county ticket,
like the old lady'5 yarn is slightly
mixed--as to political complexion
Of candidates, mean.
The Democrats will rally to the
support OF their ticket, and make
an active canvass.
The potato crop promises TO be
large since the recent rains, and
the prices will go down. PAT.
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An indianapolis girl forbidden by
her parents to marry the man of her
choice, pretended to be abundantly
consoled by the promise of grand
birth day party. When all the guests
where assembled on that occasion,
she walked in on the arm Of her lover,
who had within the hour been made
her husband by a clergyman round
the corner.
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Tradition says that beer was first
made at Potassium, on the Nile, 400
b. G., but nowadays only a crude kind
of barley beer is made by the natives
in Egypt. There is, however, a
brewery in Cairo owned by Geneva
company, and worked on the Ger
man system, which can turn out 400
barrels a week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-04-14
VOLUME 45---NUMBER 1888.

some fruit-bearing tree, mark them,
and after II solemn prayer. shake them
together and throw them into a white
garment spread for the purpose. The
number or marks lying uppermost de
cided the greater or less degree of for
tune to come.
The great fan which has been con-
structing at st. Louis for some time to
clear the railroad tunnel between the
bridge and union depot of smoke, is
now in operation and works with great
satisfaction. Tho entire tunnel can be
cleared of smoke from the heaviest
freight train in three minutes, and
when no trains are in it the air is as
clear and fresh as that outside.
A man named Baker was killed in
PittSburg the other day by an electric
light current. He worked in an iron
mill which was lighted by electricity
and was leaning against an iron fence
put up to keep boys away from the
generator. 1t happened that the fence
had been connected with the battery
i'll some experiments, and it is sup
posed that Baker touched it with both
hands at once. He turned suddenly
around, smiled, exclaimed "Oh ~ and
dropped dead into the arms of Il
fellow workman who stood near him.
There was Il livid mark around his
neck and II fIIrrow from thigh to ankle
on one leg.
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GIeaningS.

Nearly 5000 tons of wrapping paper
were made in one month, by fifty
mills, in the United States.
In Egypt there are hospitals for su-
perannuated eats, while human suffer
ing scarcely elicits care.
The vineyards of the Napa Valley,
California, averaged, i'll 1880, about
eight tons of grapes to the acre.
There have been more earthquakes
in Spain than in all the other parts of
Europe taken together, Italy excepted.
The elevated roads in New York
now operate $3.50 trains per day, run
ming only one minute apart during the
busiest hours.
In 1896, David Black, a Protestant
minister in Scotland, delivered ser
mon in which he said that, as to the
queen of Scotland, they might as well
pray for her because it was the fashion
to do so, but no good would ever come
of it. As IA consequence he was thrown
into prison.
In Peru, as soon as death occurs,
ashes are strewn on the floor of the
room and the door fastened. Next
morning the ashes are carefully exam.
ined for footprints and the soul of tn,
dead is said to have passed into the
body of whatever animal the imagina-
ton traces in the marks on the ashes.
One method used by the Anglo-Sax.
Ons for ascertaining the intentions ol
fate was to take slips of wood from
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he looked up into them. And his
smile, mother. is like the smile of the
int in your favorite picture. They
look well together, he and Pauline,
but it would be better, think, if she
were not quite so fair"
'EIhat objection could not apply to
you, Tina" said her mother, mischiev-
ously, as she gave the big loaf a last
poke or two, and dropped it into the
baking-pan.
''To me, mother ~ laughed the girl.
"Ah, no! But there are many much
more serious objections to me: | am
poor; | am not pretty; | am not ac
cOmplished. SO fine ii gentleman
would never give me thought, nor
should he bold enough to think of
him except as of anything else beauti-
full the good God hath made. | view
him with my fathers eyes-the eyes of
an artist. Did the apple blossoms ever
prove false, mother? 1t seems hard
to believe that such innocent, lovely
things could. But in my case fear
A sharp rap at the door broke in up
on her speech, and stepping to it, with
the flask holding the apple bOugh still
i'll her hand, she opened it wide. In
one instant her whole face glowed with
the crimson of her cheeks and lips, for
there stood he of the ''lOvely eyes" and
''the smile of Il saint
81 beg your pardon" he said, ''but
| have been knocking for some ten
minutes at the front door, and because
of the wind, | suppOse-which sounds
more like il March than an April wind
a ha.,,.l .,
ventured around this way. You are
Mrs. Odea ~ addressing the widow,
who was vainly trying to brush the
flour from her hands with her gingham
apron.
II am. Won't You come in, sir ?''
she answered.
''NO, thank you, not now. | have
called to request your presence ut Mr..
StahIS tomorrow morning at ten. You
will be needed as witness in his suit
against his neighbor, Abel Stowe, in
which | am retained And replacing
his hat, he handed her a card, and dis
appeared almost as suddenly as he
came.
'Sylvester Parmenter, Counsellor
atLaw," read Celestine. "Perhaps
he's not her lover, after all. But oh,
mother, how long do you suppose he
had been at that door?"
But that she never found out until
the morning of her wedding day, when
Sylvester said to her: 'The apple
blossoms did not prove false, darling ;
but they might have done so, if i'll my
case the old adage, Listeners hear no
good of themselves had proved true"
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The Editor.

The editor, children, is II member of
that race of animals called mankind.
He is invariably kind man.
He is perfectly harmless. You may
90 into his den without fear. But he
has peculiarities. The sight of il poet
makes him wild. He is then very dan
gerous, and is apt to do bodily harm to
all within reach. He is also much
wrought up when a man comes in with
little trifle he has Just dashed of
There is one thing that must be said
in the editors dispraise. His mind is
SO biased by long thinking in certain
direction, that he dislikes very much
to look upon both sides of question.
Therefore if yOu value your safety,
never approach him with manuscript
written on both sides of the paper.
The editor usually writes with il pen,
but his most cutting articles are the
product of his shears.
And let me say right here, children,
that Il good deal of sheer nonsense has
been printed about the editor He
uses his shears only when composing
an entirely original article.
The editor would make Il good pub
lie speaker but for his propensity for
clipping words.
The editors hardest task is to dis
pose of his time. His would be mo-
notOnOus life indeed, were it not for
the kindness of the few hundred people
who call upon him every day, to en-
liven his dull life with stories of their
grievances, of their brand new enter
prises and with antediluvian anecdotes.
When you grow up to be men and wO-
men, children. remember this, and
spend all the time you can in the sane
tum of the editor. He loves company
so much, you know, and sometimes he
has to sit silent and alone for whole
half minute. Is it not too bad
The business of the editor is to en-
tertain itinerant lecturers, book can
vassers, exchange fiends and philan-
thropists. He gives his whole day to
these. He writes his editorials at
night after he has gone to bed.
The editor is never so happy as when
he is writing complimentary notices.
For ten cents worth of presents he
will gladly give ten dollars worth of
advertising on account of the
pleasure it gives him to write, you
know, children.
lie loves also to write neat little
speeches and bright witty poems for
people without brains who wish to
speak in public. 1t is so easy for him
to do this, that he is quite miserable
when an hour or two passes without
an opportunity to do something of the
kind.
The editor dimes at all the hotels
free, he travels free, theatres open wide
their doors to him, his tailor clothes
him gratis, his butcher and grocer
furnish him with food without money
and without price. In short his every
want is provided for. He spends his
princely salary i'll building churches
and school houses in foreign lands.
BY all means, children, be editors.
OF course it would he better if you
could be hod carriers or dray horses,
but as that is impossible, by all means
be editors. - Boston Transcript.
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Charity makes no mistaiks that she
kan be charEe with.
Thare iz CRATE art in knowing how
to Civ without creating an Obligashun.
Good breeding IL the only thing that
kan make phoOl endurable.
Servitude iz SO unnatural that an
honest servant il the rarist NV things.
LATTER proves nuthing. Wize men
latf, and ideats grin all the time.
HerOizm IL simple, and yet it il rare.
Every one who duZ the best they kan
IL a hero.
Graverty IL becumming to phOOl at
all time, but only to Il wiZe man on
state OckashunZ.
Very menny seak nOledge, not so
mutch for the truth az for the specker-
lashun thare IL in it.
Cunning il week imitashun of wiz
dunn, and az liable at emmy time to
merge into fraud.
Buty is a dangerus gift. The vanity
it inspires, and the base fiattery it at
traks its pOssessors, are certainly not
to be envied
All NV natur's works are part nv a
perteckshun NV plan. She makes no
mistake, creates no vacancys, and
gesses at nuthing.
Idears ar what winz, but if a man
haint got but one, he il very apt to run
that one into the ground, and talk him
self along with it.
Happiness haz no abiding place, but
often IL very neer at hand, like the old
wOman's spektakles. After hunting
for them hi and 10, she found them at
last safe on her nOze.
If yu will sit down and waite, yung
man, at least one hatf NV the good
things NV life will at sum time eddy
around neer you, while the moar yu
chase them the moar they will brake
into a rum Josh Billings.
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SQGilS.

Don't cry over spilled milk up and
catch the cow Unpublished Pro
verbs.
A Missouri servant girl who didn't
get her wages carried of her mistress
store hair-went off with bang, as it
were.
Men may come and men may 90
but the Oil City Derrick has discover
ed that Lydia f. Pinkham goes on for
ever.
There is no disgrace in being poor.
The thing is to keep quiet and not let
your neighbors know anything about
it Boston Star.
History tells us that George Wash
ington never told lie; so it is very
plain that George didn't learn to smoke
while his parents were alive Lowell
Citizen.
Musical criticism.-An Indian chief
in Washington went to see the Ideal
Opera company. When NJ. w. Whit
ney gave IA particularly low note the
chief said: ''Ugh him heap dug out"
-- The Score.
A lady in town painted a plaque in
pressed it to "A friend. Soon after a
note of acknowledgement came, in
which the lady stated that, ''It is alto
gether too nice to use every day, so /
only use it for a bread plate when we
have company."-l Rochester Express.
A charming instance of ladies' board
ing school superficial education occur
red recently. A gentleman introduced
friend, born in Athens, to a lady,
mentioning the strangers nationality.
! After a time, the lady, who had natur-
ally heard good deal of the Greeks of
late, inquired: care you really Il
Creek ?" "Certainly am" he replied.
"Ah, yes but are you modern
Greek ?'' she asked.
| Spring is the time for sowing. In
| the city women sew shirts at fOrty-iive
cents per dozen. In the city also the
women SOW tares and reap tears. And
everywhere i'll the spring time men
SOW the wind and reap the whirlwind.
| Spring is a season much sung about by
poets. II is "A season that moves peO-
pIe-especially about the first of May.
1t is the season for raising things. The
first thing generally raised in the
| spring is-the rent. After that come
spring radishes and green's Graphic.