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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21
A Story for Small Boys.

An anecdole in connection with
the Lord Mayor of London, is cur
rent in that city. Alderman Mus
grove, who Was Macy years ago
the head OF the WelI-knoWn firm
of auciioneers, wanted a large par
Gel TO be sent out 10 him, left word
that the porter was to deliver it;
but the man being out Of way,
one OF the senior clerks carried it
TO lis destination. The Alderman
was SO struck with the good na-
ture Of the act, aud the absence Of
pride or preteDsion Of his clerk,
who stood high in his estimation
for ability and attention, that he
at once took him into partnership.
He Is now at the head of the firm,
and Lord Mayor.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21

HAVE NOW OPENED a full and COM
Il plete assortment of Dry Goods and
Notions, bought tor cash. and which will
be sold at the very lowest prices.
Special bargains in every department.
In Plain and Fancy Dress Goods.
In Silks and Satins.
In Calicos. Ginghams and Shirtings.
In Table Linens, Muslins, Towels and
Towlings.
In Flannels, Blankets, Cassimeres and
Jeans
In Hosiery, Underwear aad Gents Fur
nishing Goods.
In Notions, Trimmings and Fancy
Goods.
In Dolmans, Cloaks and Cloakings.
Prices down lower than ever before.
Don't fail TO call aud examine my stock.
No trouble TO show goods.
JOHN HOMRICH,
oct29 81 QUEEN STREET.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21
FALL AND WINTER GOODS,

embracing Fine Cloths, Cassimeres, Vest
ings, Overcoatings, Pants Goods, the
Latest and Most Fashionable styles of
Suitings. All goods made up according
to the latest fashions, and in the best style
of workmanship. Give me a call.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21

A. tourist in Switzerland, finding a
charge in his bill for stationery, and
selng sure that he had ordered none,
Investigated the matter, and learned
that the stationery" was the ink
and paper used in making out his
Bill.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21

That poor bedridden. invalid
wife. sister, mother, or daughter,
can be made The p ca + of health
by a few bottles of Hop Bitters
va you let them suffer? When so
easily cured.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21

&They were out walking; it was
COLI, and he was coughing. She
handed him a bottle of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup and said: "Here's
a little thing that | think will
help you" His cough was cured
in a short time.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21
JOS. E. ERR g. SON,
Merchant TaiIors.
Martinsburg, w. Va.

\A1E take pleasure in being able to
w publish to the public at large that
we have the largest and best stock of
goods, selected with great care, t at has
been our privilege to offer in this market,
consisting Of
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21

Singing, smarting, irritation of
the urinary passages, diseased dis
charges cured by Buchupabia,. 81.
at druggists. w. Va. Depot,
LAUGHLIN BROS & co,
Wheeling, W, V.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21
Don't Die i'm the House

Ask druggists for Rough on
Rats" 1t clears out ral~. mice,
bed-bugs, rOachos, vermir, flies
ants, insects. l5c. per hox.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21
FINE CLOTHS.
CASSIM
VESTINGS,
OVERCDATINGS

IHC WUUI dNU UTE DlUCk
SUITlNGS in great variety, splendid
quality and beautiful styles; PANTS
GOODS, elegant, and just in keeping
with the New York and London fashion,
in which We keep thoroughly posted, re-
ceiviug them regularly every month. All
goods made up by ourselves. By con.
slant effort will ever aim to give entire
satisfaction, as our goods and work must
adyertire US. The best always the cheap
est. Don't fail to call.
oct 22-3m
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-21
LYDIA r.. PINK HAMS
VEGETABLE COMPOUND
I5 a Positive Cure
For al those Painful Complaints and
Weaknesses so Common to our
Female Population.

Ii will cure e~ntirely. the worst form of
Female Con plants, all ovarian troubles,
inflammation and liberation, Falling and
Displacements, and the consequent Spinal
Weakness, and is particularly adapted to
the Change Of Lie.
1t will dissolve and txpel tumors from
The uterus il an early stage of develop
ment. The tendency to generous humors
there is checked yer, speedily by its use.
II removes ftintness, hatulency, de-
stroys all craving for stimulants, aud re-
lieves weakness OF the stomach. 1t cures
Bloating, Headaches Nervous Prostra-
ton, General Debility, Sleeplessness, De-
preston and Indigestion.
That feeling OF barring down, causing
pain, weight and backache, is always per-
manently cured by its use
1t will at all times and under all cir
cumstances act in harmony with the laws
that govern the female system.
For the cure of Kidney Complaints of
either sex this compound is unsurpassed .
LYDIA f. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE
COMPOUND is prepared at 233 and 235
Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass. Price 81.
Six bottles for SIS. Sent by mail in the
form of pills, also in the form of lozengers,
on receipt Of price, ST. per box for either.
Mrs. Pinkham freely answer all letters of
inquiry. Send for pamphlet. Address as
above. Mention this paper.
No family should be without LYDIA
K. PINKHAM'S LIVER PILLS. They
cure constipation, biliousness, and tor
pidity of the liver. 25 cents per box.
ESSOId by all Druggists. 80
no26-ly,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-11-29

The man. who thinks himself
great gun is always big bore.
With some men the penny's nigh
tier than the sword, sure enough.
Why are seeds, when Sown, like,
gate posts? They are planted in the
earth to propagate.
People learn wisdom by experience
A man never wakes up his second
baby to see it laugh.
Leisure is sweet to those who have
earned it, but burdensome to those
who get it for nothing.
Be deaf to the quarrelsome, blind
to the scorner, and dumb to those
who are mischievously inquisitive.
The excesses of youth are drafts
upon our old age, payable with inter-
est, abont thirty years after date.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-11-04
Imprisonment for Debt.

imprisonment for debt is still not
uncommon il England, though
man cannot be locked up for not
paying his bills so easily as he might
have been some years ago. Judges
frequently order debtors, against
whom their creditors make out cases,
to pay in monthly instailments, and
one who fails to do so regularly,
month by month, until he has made
good the uttermost farthing, may be
committed for contempt of Court. No
one owing less than $3.50 can take adj
vantage Of the bankrupt laws, so that
small debtors frequently have a hard
time of it. Men have sometimes been
sent to Jail for contempt in not max
ing the decreed monthly payments.
who not only had and could earn
nothing. but were actually receiving
parish relief. Some members of par
lament nave set about instituting
reform in this business.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-11-04
Gossip.

He said her hair was dyed, and
when she Indignantly exclaimed,
"'Tis false!' he said he presumed so.
Madame Albani has recently re-
ceived from King KslAkaua, of the
Sandwich Islands, the jewel OF the
royal order OF merit, rs token of his
Majesty's appreciation of her musical
talent.
The Prip cess of Wales is anxious TO
preserve her children from snobbish
notions, and will not permit them to
wear the numerous decorations usually
bestowed on juvenile royalty.
Three quite young girls boarded at
the National Hotel, in Washington,
seventeen years ago. They were all
daughters of United States Senators,
and were Mary Harlan, Lucy Hale
and Minnie Chandler. They are now
respectively Mrs. Robert Lincoln
(wife Of the Secretary of War; Mrs
William E. Chandler (wife of the
Secretary of the Navy, and Mrs. Eu
gene Hale (wife of the Senator frem
Maine)
Miss Jean Armour Burns, great
grand daughter of the Scotch ,oet. il
sixteen or seventeen years old and
bears striking resem blance to her
great ancestor. She and her mother
earn scanty living oy busting the
pews OF Dumfries church.
London Truth: IT is now fashion
able to have small children for brides.
maids. The older the bride the
younger, [ observe, are the child
bridesm aids.
Gall young girl witch and she is
pleased call an elderly woman q
bounds. ~
LII was Longfellow who slyly de-
scrloed the lady as wearing flowers on
ne congregation side of her bonnet
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-11-04

were unfortunate enough to be sons of
drunken parents or members Of famI-
lies too poor to buy sufficient food and
clothing. Many of them had been
picking up their own living and not
succeeding very well, and some were
irredeemable little vagabonds who had
run away from home and added to the
careless habits of rowing animals the
vices of men. Very few appointees to
the academies at Annapolis and
West Point are rejected On physical
grounds, although the requirements at
these institutions are higher than those
of the naval apprentice system. Ac-
cording to men who were in the peanut
and short jacket state twenty or
thirty years ago there has been mark
ed Improvement in the physical condi-
ton OF American boys; it may not be
noticeable in large cities, where the
young have little or no opportunity for
the exercise that is necessary to proper
development even here, however, boy
invalids are rare in respectable circles
such as contained many of them a
quarter of a century ago. Food and
clothing are better and more appropri-
ate than they were in olden times, and
the change is working wonders ia boys
as well as men.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-11-04
The Field of Science,

The Scientific american says that
the pref adlce against American hem
lock-tanned leather has disappeared,
and English tanners now appreciate
its excellent qualities. It's capabilities
for resisting water and withstanding
wear by attritiOn in the soles are said
to be quite equal to those of the best
English sole leather, and greatly su-
perio7 to the leather of English
''mixed' tannages or the generally
p0Os sole leather made on the CONT
nent of Europe.
An artist of Florence several years
ago introduced a method of painting
on silk or other fabrics in such way
that the surfaces of the colors were not
damaged when folded or rubbed, but
remained as bright and as smooth as
when first laid on by the brush. The
medium of the Adolf process is no
longer kept secret, as it is protected by
patent. 1t is manufactured for the
use of amateurs and others. Some
Italian artists, it is said, have tried
the medium for ordinary oil painting
on canvas.
The British were not the first to
bring balloons with them to Egypt
for purpe ses of war. They were GER
tainly taken cut by the French army
in 1874. Bonaparte was unable to use
them, however, as the apparatus for
the preparation of the hydrogen gas
was destroyed when Nelson annihlla-
ted the French fleet at Aboukir. These
balloons were very small, having a
capacity of only $50 cubic metres.
They were made of silk, and were
inflated with hydrogen made by
causing steam to act on iron filings.
From paper read before the Royal
Society of Tasmania, by the Rev. ].
Il. Tension Wood, it appears that the
sweetbriar has become rampant and
formidable weed, and so have the
cochin cal ca ,tus and one or two of its
kindred developed into similar nui-
sances in Australia and Tasmania.
The European furze has also grown
very abundant in Tasmania, but as vet
1t does not flourish ON the mainland
of Australia. The American butterfly.
Danais crippus, occurs all over Aus.
tralia, and has oeen seen far out at sea
in enormous flights. OIL
To copper or brass objects with silver
without difficulty or loss of time, the
following process is given:l Mix two
parts Of chloride of silver with twenty
parts OF powdered cream of tartar and
fifteen parts of powdered common
salt. Moisten a suitable quantity of
the mixture with water, and rub it
with piece of blotting paper upon
the metallic object, which must be
thoroughly clean. The latter is after.
ward rubbed with piece of cotton
upon which precipitated chalk is
busted, then washed vito water, and
polished with dry cloth.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-11-04
Congressional Paw.

housing among the records of the
past some enterprising seeker after
lacts has learned what pay the men,
oers OF the First Congress received
Each colony paid its own delegation
New Hampshire allowed to each all
expenses, servant, two horses and .
guinea day; Massachusetts,, ex.
penses and % day, Rhode Island and
Maryland, 40 shillings day and ex.
penses; Virginia, a half johannes No,
day; North Carolina, ESQ per annum
south Carolina, s30O per annum
Georgia, 9lOO per month while in
sessi on.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-11-04
An Important Discovery.

A most important discovery has
just been made in the neighbOrhOod
of Poitlers, in France, where an entire
Gallo Roman town has been I'M
earthed. II contains temple ia
yards in length by 20 yards in breadth,
baths occupying two hectares thea
tire, the stage of which alone measures
80 yards, streets, houses, and other
buildings covering space of nearly
seven hectares, or about IL acres. The
excavations are being continued with
further success, disclosing more edi-
fees, sculpture in very best style and
in good preservation-dating, it is
thought, fron the second century
and quantity of iron, bronze, and
earthen articles. M. Lisch, the in
spector of historic monumen Is, Is en-
thusiastic over this discovery, and de-
clares that the town is little Pompeii
inthe centre of France.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-11-04
What Made the Other Passen-
gers Glad.

The seventh passenger was a lady,
There was an abundance of room in
the car, but as she entered an elderly
man rose with a great flourish and
called out "Take my seat, Madame,
lam not the kind of a man to keep
seat in the street car and oblige lady
to stand up" She sank down with q
half bow in acknowledgment and he
held out his hand for her fare with
the remark: "Some men are brutal
enough to permit lady to stumble to
the fare-box and back, but that isn't
me-" He took her ticket and deposi-
ted it, and then hung to the strap and
continued "And I know men who
think that passing lady's fare to the
box gives them the privilege of enter
ing into conversation with her about
the weather, crops, rate of mortality,
politics, and so forth. That isn't me,
however" The speech had its due
effect upon all the other passengers,
out another link by remarking: "Giv-
ing up my seat in the car to lady
does not entitle me to offer to assist
her off the car, or ask if she is married
or single, or in any manner to break
down the stern barriers of social for
mality. 1t is simply an act of cour-
tesy and l shall so consider it.n There
was something painful in the situation
to the other six, but relief came by the
man. reaching the end of his journey.
AS he was ready to get off he looked
back and said: II have seen men
whose conceit obliged them to lift
their hats and bow to everybody in
the car before stepping off, but that
isn't me. shall step off without any
formality, and without hoping that
will be missed" When the six looked
back and saw him sprawled in the
dust they were clad of it.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-11-04

Damascus, OF textile marvels FROM the
looms of Tor, we are reduced to
anxious searching ia our discarded
baversacks for fragments of Huntley
and Palmer, scraps of Peak & FreaD,
half-gnawed knobs of chocolate-we
will tenderly draw the veil, for the
subject is unspeakably painful. The
feshpots are decisions and snares :;
the smiler, though he processes to be 8
German, must be in secret league with
Arab. -Loadou TeleQraph.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-11-04
Rapid Growth and Quality.

AS general rule, the 'soft woods
(poplars, willows, etc. are rapid in
their growth, and in many other
kinds, the rapidity of growth bears an
inverse proportion to the solidity of
he timber. There may be real or ap-
parent exceptions to this statement,
but the general fact however remains
true. Mr.. Shuttleworth, Conservation
of Forests, in reporting from the North
ern Division of the Bombay Presi.
dency for 1912, in reference to ex-
perience upon this subject, says:
SIN reports on Teak Plantations we
frequently read, that the plantation OF
those seedlings have attained the
greatest height in the shortest period
of time is considered the most flourish
ing and satisfactory. This is mis-
take. 1t is very pleasing to the eye to
see teak-plants growing tall with gaint
strides. but when they come under the
axe, the result will not be considered
satisfactory :-instead of q close, even
grain, the heart of the sapling will be
found full of pitchy matter. Three or
four years ago, I was called in to sur
vey some teak rafters from the Madras
plantations, supplied to her Majesty's
Dock Yard, Bombay. These rafters
were to IL inches in giIth, about 30
feet long, and remarkably straight,
bearing outward evidence of rapid
growth. l found them quite sofr, full
of pitch inside, and broke several of
them across, by hitting one end on
the ground. 1t is needless to say thai
they were utterly worthless for roofing
purposes, and for use where strength
and toughness are required"
AS an exception to the above rule,
we find white-ash, elm, hickory and
some other trees, when grown in the
open fields as second growth, very
solid and firm; although the amount
OF yearly gain is large. Although
rapidly grown woods in all climates,
may lack that solidity, strength, and
durability, which are acquired by age,
there are processes of impregnation
that will in partial degree supply
these defects, as we have elsewhere
noticed, in the preparation of the
Maritime Pine
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-11-04
The Health of American Boys.

There has been some alarm M nifest.
ed by the press over the statement that
nearly nine-tenths of the boys who
recently endeavored to enlist as ap
prentices in the navy were rejected on
the ground that they were physically
unfit for the service. From this it is
argued that the American physique
is degenerating. Our contemporaries
could not have made this mistake had
they seen the boys who applied, for
the youngsters were not, as rule, chill
dren who had been reared with or
binary care. The majority of them
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-11-04

The sailors life is said to be a dogs
life. We know he must go before the
mastlff he goes to see, and then he be-
comes y sail setter.
When new conner Is about to settle
in tornado ossed Iowa, he doesn't in
-quire If there's well on the premises !;
he merely asks: "How deep Is the
cellar ?o
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-11-04

Wherever there Is power there is
age. Don't be deceived by dimples
and curls. 1 tell you that babe is a
thousand years old.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-03-11
work stopped on the Madre.

Inc Reflex says Supt. Robert Briggs. of
the Madre Mining Company, received a tele-
gram from New York Wednesday to stop
work on the Madre temporarily. Tho stop
page Of work Mt this time is particularly IN
fortunate. as the ground lately penetrated by
the tannel is docid dly bettor than any yet
pissed through, the latest assays going $50,
500 and sl20. Work has been stopped at the
very time whom it should DO pushed ahead,
and it is to be hoped that tho Directors wi |
soon reverse their d cision and resume work.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-03-11

In REFUSING to commute the SEN
tence of a st. Louis murderer, the
Governor of Missouri says: ~ have
not one particle of sympathy for the
murderers Of women, who, after the
cowardly deed, shrink behind the
towards plea of insanity and plead
for mercy. They should remember
that the law was not made for mercy,
but punishment, and THAT, having had
no mercy toward their victims, they
have no right to ask such from the
executors of the law.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-03-11
Miners for Mexico.

Gold Hill News: Philip Deideshei-
mer, superintendent OF the Hale K
Norcross, telegraphed to The secretary
Of that mine in Virginia a day or two
since to hire from 80 to 10 miners to
go to Sonora, Mexico. No particulars
were received further than the men
would be expected to go to some min
ing camp in Sonora about $50 miles
from Benson, Arizona. and that their
wages would be 81 80 a day and ex-
penses. Mr.. Angus, the secretary,
savst that 200 applications have already
been made. Mr.. Deideslreimer Will
arrive in Virginia tomorrow morning
to see the men, and, it is understood,
have them sign n contract to work for
one year in ease the company which
he represents pays their fare to the
mines.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-03-11
STATE AND COAST NEWS.

1t is estimated that during the COM
ing season fully $40, 900 will be washed
from gulches in the Black Hills.
L. S. Marshal A>h committed sui
eide in Virginia City last week by
shooting himself through the heart.
One hundred miners, doing tribute
work in the Richmond, at Eureka,
have quit work on account ola reduce
ton from 10 to 10 per cent. on $50
ore.
o. X. Stampley, formerly Senator
from Humboldt county, and who has
occupied various other places of pub
lie trust, has been appointed day
watchman al the Nevada Insane Asy-
lum.
Mining operations on Prospect
Mountain have been greatly retarded
of late by the heavy SNOW fall.
If the Sentinel's reports are not
colored, County Clerk Buttlar must
be becoming cranky. Charley didn't
used to act that way when we knew
him.
Jimmy Fair, Jr., and Emma Nevada,
the Austin Nightingale, now starring
abroad, are said to he a%fiianced.
Music and coin galore ought to make
them start off happy on the honey
moon.
1t is stated that the Senate Commit
tee on Public lands will report favor
ably on the nomination OF Samuel {.
n#...Vt ia. Du.,f.~a. pf DnIlia Man
eys At Eureka.
The philosopher of the Bod'e Press
has struck il. lie says: QUIT the
use OF drink and tobacco, and you will
save s. a week-S5 a week Tor one
thousand years is $3.50, 900. This Is
worth rejecting on.
The Times-Review takes n cheerful
! view OF the situation Of things in TnS-
carora. Ii says: Although none of
our mills are running at present, work
in the mines progresses rs usual, and
considerable ore has accumulated In
a number of our mines leases have
been taken by miners who do not care
to fool away their time idling about
town. Some are taking ont rich ore,
and all appear to have excellent pros
| poets ahead.
At Elko, Sunday evening some
thief or thieves broke into Walter
Chase's bed room in the second story
OF his building and stole a stocking
containing $500, that was concealed in
the ROOM. Walter says that if the
person who stole his old stocking will
return the county script he may keep
the cash for his trouble, and no ques-
tons will be asked.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-03-11
The World Moves.

The Elko Grand Jury, which has
made its final report last Saturday,
resolved that the County Commission
ers be requested to instruct the As
SCISSOR to assess the railroad at the rate
of 80, 900 per mile. 1t was only a year
or two ago that the Elko Grand Jury
petitioned the Legislature against the
passage of All Act to reduce freight
rates on the Central Pacific and Eu-
reka and Palisade roads.