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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-12-02

all this broad land has sent me his
card to dinner. Hence my poor
duck, friend of my youth, mustgo
our town has been rather dull
Tor several weeks past, owing, /
suppose, to the farmers and hands
being busily engaged in husking
corn. The corn, think, Is full
green yet to crib. but If the wealth
or continues cold, no danger vii!
follow. Not half the crop il gath
cred yet, and should winter set In
now, a large portion Oft will stand
Out until spring.
The stock trade has not been
very active at this point during
the past fall. Col. Nadenbousch
has weighed several lots of hogs.
Mr. A j. Ridgeway, our principal
cattle dealer, has weighed few
csttle. His princiaal shipping
point being at Stephenson's Sta
ton. / am told he will feed q fine
lot this winter. He IL an old hand
at the business, and understands
what he is about.
The team Of one OF our good cit
liens created a little excitement
here this moring, by having a lit
tie tournament all to itself, down
the Smithfield Grade, all resulting
from the carelessness ofthe driver.
No other damage than the break
Ing OF one wheel was done. The
horses OF course will not forget 1t
very soon.
Oar little friend, Bessie Lamon,
who had her arm broken few
weeks ago, is doing well, and /
hope 10 see her resume her place
in school shortly.
i is rumored that we will have
a grand display OF fireworks some
time during the holidays. If any-
thing Of the kind Is started, 1t is
bound to go through, for our peo-
pie hardly ever fail when they
once start, q. Il. L..
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GaHOtOWn

The snow fall on last Sunday,
gave us slight foretaste Of win
ter.
Mr.. Irwin Hill, formerly black
smith at Shanghai, has now open
ed business on a large scale at JAS.
B. Shippe's old stand, near his old
home, at Shanghai. Mr.. II. is no
doubt the right man in the right
place. Success to him.
Mr.. George w. Parsons is talk
ing of moving bis steam saw mill
on the lands of Mr. VIM Barney,
where he will, no doubt, do an ex-
tensive business.
The Sabbath school at this place
will no doubt close soon, as the
winter is now at hand, aud it will
be difficult for children to attend.
Mr.. John l.. Debtor, of Gerards-
town, has grown an unusually
large radiSh. We would be glad
to ascertain the weight of this phe-
nomenon, as there are some right
nice ones over here on what they
call the poverty stricken hill. Mrs
N. w. Gain has a volunteer rad
ish, grown without planting the
seed,) which measures Is inches in
length, II inches 10 circumference,
and weighs 4 pounds. This was
grown without cultivation, and
can be seen by any one, at this
place
is rumored that Miss MOlliA
Dunham will soon engage ia mat
rimony with Mr. l.. JACKSON, the
former being a resident Of BerGe-
ley and The latter resident o.
Frederick county. The boys will
be undoubtedly glad 10 salute the
newly married couple as soon as
they have time to stu ly over the
matter little.
Your correspond nt, "Mr. C, is
teaching school at this place, and
is getting along very well. lie is
also, when at his leisure, engaged
in organizing lodges OfGood Tenn
plars He has organized two Tod.
ges in the last few days, and will
organize another at this place soon
Mr. G. seems so be very active In
the discharge of his duty
The Sabbath school at New
Hope has closed for the season, but
the meetings at Buck Ridge are
still progressing, conducted by
Rev. A Negly, pastor, and assist
ed by j. b. Mason and N. II
Crawford. Their next appoint.
ment is at John w. Mason's, two
weeks from Sunday.
Our village butcher, Mr.. A. Bar
ney, has done quite thriving
business. He has slaughtered
quite a number Of sheep and cat
tie, for which he found a ready
sale.
Our village blacksmith, Mr. j.
Hays, is kept very busy mailing
on shoes, and doing other work.
Massey.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-12-02

one could have bought half dozen
beautifully trimmed pokes, much
larger and picturesque than these,
which were fashionable last summer,
for the price asked for one of these
dainty little apologies for headgear.
The leading colors of velvet used for
these hats, are crushed strawberry,
shrimp pink, simla or cadet blue.
Plenty of liberty is allowed to in
dividual taste this winter in the
matter of wraps. Anything from a
Prince Albert coat or an English
Newmarket coat, to the dainty and
elaborate French styles may be
worn. A charming French mantle,
copied after creation of Worth's,
is destined to become popular. 1t is
moderately short and is finished
with Oriental sleeves, ruching of
pink cloth, and fine band of velvet
or down. 1t may also be made plain
on the edge and finished with a full
garniture of soutache braid.
The newest polonaises are very
bouffant at the back and are fitted
like Jersey at the waist and hips.
The front breadths are clinging and
are usually closed to form wrin-
killed. apron. The polonaise is used
for cloth and camel's hair and cash
mere dresses, and is considered too
ordinary a style for handsome call
ing or reception dresses. Plain vel
vet dresses made in tailor finish, are
growing very popular with people OF
quiet tastes. Mrs. Langtry is cred~
tied with the setting of this fashion.
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News Topics.

Within two years twenty-five
British officers have entered the
wine trade.
An old woman in Louisiana adj
ministered, in the absence Of the
| doctor, a compound OF brandy,
water, sugar and cockroaches to q
patient, and, to his surprise, cured
the malady. The doctor asks a
Philadelphia medical journal
what virtue there can be in such o
dose
The engineer of a train on tho
Auburn, N. Y, Road ran into an
open drawbridge at Cayuga Tues
day. The engine fell through
upon the deck OF canal boat in
the draw at the time. No one
was hurt, but the accident has put
a stop TO the passage oftrains eth
err way.
The failure Of NeWbower & Son,
manufacturing clothing house. in
Milwaukee, is said to have been
caused by trusted employe who
recently absconded, after having
been engaged for years in robbing
the firm. This throws five hum
dred hands out of employment.
Work on the tunnel between
New York and jersey City Is at a
standstill on account of lack of
funds. Already some $780, 900
has been expended on the enter
prise, and IL is estimated that the
cost Of completing it will be ST.
500, 000-makiEg the total cost of
the work nearly $780, 900
The case Of the government
claim of $4,000 for a deficiency in
the pawn, mt OF the tax on net
earnings against the Philadelphia
and Reading railroad Company
was called in Philadelphia yester-
day in the United States District
Court, and. on application of the
company's counsel, IL was post
poned until the next term Of the
court.
A curious canoe adventure is
reported from Frankfort on-the-
Main. Some members of the boat
club in that city resolved to row
to Mayence by night. They start
ed at II o'clock and pulled away
vigorously all night, enjoying the
trip exceedingly. At sunrise it
was discovered, to their great
chagrin, that the anchor had not
been weighed and that they had
remained at the same spot where
they had taken leave Of their
friends, by whom they are now
known as "the explorers.
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foreign powers are eager to subscribe,
almost tumbling over each other in
their desire to hurl their money into
it, while the patriotic Eads sternly
refuses to let them have dollars
worth of the stock, because he wants
the United States TO have the honor
aud glory of it. But General Sher-
man speaks good word for Mr..
Eads. lie says, in his opinion, the
st. Louis bridge is the finest in the
world; that he made it stronger than
the strongest bridge in existence,
and spent hundreds of thousands of
dollars on it out of his own pocket.
Mr.. Eads is credited with lobby in
Washington, but no doubt the wor-
thy man is maligned.
And now they say Mat Carpenters
old house is haunted. 1t is certain
ly not his ghost that is raising the
alleged racket, for if he returns at
all it would be to some banquet
where his old friends gather around
the festive board, or if the ghost
wanted to appear in unpleasing guise
it might perambulate the Treasury,
"the Department of delay" as he
used to call it, and scare some of the
Auditors into expediting claims
against the Government. That was
Carpeneer'S pet hobby, and had he
lived a few years longer he would
have accomplished much to facili-
tate the settlement with those of the
country's creditors who are not at
the same time bondholders.
Dom PEDRO.
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Morgan County
From last weeks Mercury.

Fishermen along the Potomac
river are now catching large guam
titles of bass, and packing them
away for winter use
Several of our citizens butchered
their porkers this week. Pork is
still up in figures-the price is now
81 cents per pound.
Sheriff B1zzard has a black eye =
it was not man that gave ii TO
him though. when feeding his
cow she struck him with her horn
and he il very fortunate that his
eye was not more seriously in
jured.
We are sorry TO learn that Mr.
j. j. Heiz4l, the newly elected
member Of the legislature from
this county, is seriously ill at his
residence at Paw Paw, this coun-
~. We hope he may soon be re-
stored to good health again
The children Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Bechtol last week had q
very pretty monument erected
over their parents graves. The
work was executed by Mr.. ID. b.
Stouffer, of Hagerslown, Md, and
Is a very handsome piece of work.
The new cemetery, near town,
We are pleased p state, is now APP
proved by the greater portion of
orr cJtjZaDS. The fence il being
built as rapidly as possible, the
drives graded, and a number of
the lots have been sold. This is q
very commendable undertaking
on the part Of the town council,
and we are glad to see that the
majority Of our citizens are en-
dorsing the same. A few kicked
against the Cemetery ia tie start.
bat since then we learn many have
seen their folly and now say let
the good work go on.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-12-02

Tie Cincinnati Laacet and Gin
ic draws a gloomy picture OF the
unWhOles0me condition of that
city, which, il thinks, "has not in
the memory Of man been worse"
Certain local nuisances, it adds,
coupled with the vile sanitary
condition in which we live, pre-
sent a broad invitation to the
cholera germ 10 come and hold
high carnival in Cincinnati"
The following is the mode of
administering sulphur in case Of
diphtheria practiced by an En-
glish doctor, who claims TO have
never lost a case under such treat
ment: Oue teaspoonful of pow
dered sulphur in a wineglassful OF
water; stir with a stick, not with
metal use as a gargle, allowing
some TO pass down the throat.
When not possible TO use as a gar
gle, blow a little powdered sui
phur through a quill into the
throat.
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That Would be Going 90 the
Bottom of HG,
From the Baltimore Ameriean

The only way to settle the true
cost of the manufacture of BESSIE
mer steel rails in this country is
for Congress to take the duty en-
tirely of. and see what our man
uiacturers can do in the face of
foreign competition
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From the New York Times.

KUHl tIIU wv 2 U4lN A1E1tN0'
The first chance for the Demo-
cratic party to commit the fatal
blunder which its enemies are
confidently expecting will be pre-
sented when 1t undertakes the
task of revising the revenue sys-
tenn of the Government.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-12-02

AN AGE OF SUsPICIoN.-Truly,
this is an age of suspicion. Never
theless, Capt. +. NJ. Howes, of the
steamer William Crane, Merchants
d Miners Transportation Line be-
tween Boston and Baltimore, who
suffered severely from rheumatism,
caused by the exposure incident TO
his profession, was cured by st. Ja-
cobs Oil. This is no suspicion
Boston Globe.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-03

| boarding -bcuses. ono blacksmith shop, ono harl
store dry goods store, four grocery stores
three drug stores, one liquor store, five saloons two
meat shops, two papers-the lineup Recor,i AMI the
lineup BaRBer-one assay Office, art gallery.
one livery stable one paint shop; doctors and law
yers not numerous; but the people seldom get
sick, when man is shot, clean work il made Of
il, have bnt little for doctors. Some
have dirty work to do, and do like do it them
solves, hence a few lawyers get employment. We
have two banks. The town il Incorporated. and has
population of about three hundred peOpe--besides
the usual number Of dogs. lineup mining district.
including the town. hns population Of about one
thousand people. We have built good school
house. and have school Taught regularly We have
no preachers, as yet One Csmpbellite, Mctho-
dist. and one Catholic priest Il believe some called
him Father came in here, and eacl, held pow
WOW and left, and. il is hoped, never to rrturn.
few months ago, a shot Each InYn
ehipped in dollar, enough TO give him u decent
burial His goods and chattels were taken charge
Of. and worl sent east to his friends, to know what
should bc done with them. Word came to Pny of
the funeral charges and il they hal any little keep
sake left to send il to them As there were no ia.
neral expenses to pay. his little all sent to his
friends. But where preachers and priests abound.
funeral expenses follow Men here are liberal and
generous, even to dividing the last crust.
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-03

The OLD, OLD SroRY.-We have learned some
thing Of the operations Of a couple Of confidence
men through Union Township, land probably over q
larger extent Of country,l in the last few weeks.
One evening. little before night, couple Of men
stopped at the house Of Squire Gillen, in Union
Township, and called him to the door. The one at
the door informed him that they taking orders
for dry goods, which they selling much cheap
er than they could be bought anywhere clse. Now,
Gillen reads the Chief. and remembers what he
reads so he Mt put himself on his guard.
"Iave you got the goods in the buggy, ont there T.
NO. replied the stranger Eve arc only taking Or
ders for them, and they will be shipped in few
days" 81 presume I shall have to sign my name to
your order r. suggested Gillen 'Oh, of course; it
would be no order, otherwise" 'Well," replied
GiIen. az shall sign nothing. You look like rogues,
and III have nothing to do with you why" pro-
tested the stranger, 1--WE travelling for Montgom
cry Ward & Co, of Chicago. You certainly know
them 'No, don't know them !" replied Gillen.
al don't care if you come from on high, and travel
for the Almighty himself shall sign none Of your
papers, for believe you swindlers You may as
well travel on" They did travel on, and struck 9th
err farmers in the Township. But having had bad
luck with dry goods they changed their line to gro
ceries. They took orders from George NJ. Glenn,
John Small, Mr.. Curtis, and We don't know how
many more, for groceries, which were to be at Sew
GRANGE July 18th. These farmers thought they had
struck n bonanza and bOasted to their neighbors
how eheaply they had contracted for coffee, and su
gar and rice, and other goods. They went to Sever
ance, on the 18th, but found groceries. They
concluded the men had tricked them about sending
them, but congratulated themselves that it was i'm
possible for the rogues to mako anything of their
signatures However, before leaving town, Mr.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-03
Walhenn Items.


X. J. Powers, baggaseman on the St Joe 81 West
ern Railroad, was in town, one day last week, shak
| ing hands with his old friends.
Craig & hcCahon are very busy buying and ship
ping potatoes and apples They arc shipping tho
potatoes to Denver and the apples along the line
the st. Joe & Western.
Miss Emma Vcgely has been sick, with chils and
| fever. We can sympathizo with Miss Emma, and
hope that she will soon recover.
J. II. Schell, travelling salesman for the Wyeth
| Hardware and Manufacturing Company, was in the
city, last Thursday, on business.
Frank Clifford has bought the Fred. Heckel place.
He is repairing and painting it up with the
ton of moving into it, before long We will be glad
to have Mr.. Clifford as a citizen of wathena
The German NJ E. Sunday School had o pic mic,
last Thursday, in the grove near Fred DuLach's
place, but did not have as good time Us they an
ticipatod, on account of the rain
II. S. Bcarisly, an old citizen Of wathena, and
travelling salesman for Skies & Co.'S boot and shoe
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-03
Hop BIsters arc the Purexs and best Dilsers
Ever Made.

They compounded from Hops, Malt, Buchu.
Mandrake and Dandelion-thc oldest, best and most
valuable medicines in the world and contain NIL the
best and most curative properties Of all other
dies. being the greatest blood Purifier, Liver Regu
lstor and Life and Health Restoring Agent on earth
No disease i'll health possibly long exist where
these Bitters used varied and perfect their
operntons-
They give new life and vgor to the aged and infirm.
To all whose enployments irregulArity of the
bowels or urinary organs, or who require Appetite
or, Tonic and mild Stmulant, Hop Bitters arc inval-
usble, being highly curative, tonic and stimulating,
without Intoxicating.
No matter what your feelings or symptoms arc,
what the disease ailment ia, use Hop Bitters.
Don't wait until you sck, but if you only feel
bal or miserable, use Hop Bitters at once. Ii may
save your life. Hundreds have been saved by so
doing. $500 will be paid for they will not
or help.
Do no; suffer let your friends suffer- but use and
urge them to Hop Bitters.
Remember Hop Bittcrs lie no vile, drugged, drunk
nostrum, but the Purest and Best Medicine ever
made; the "Invslid's Friend and Hope and no
person or family should be without them. Try the
Bitters to-day.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-03
Pleasant Ridge Item.

Corn locks well, in this vicinity.
Another glorious rain is falling, at the present
writing, to which the farmers bid welcome.
VIM ID. Frakes is again in midst, threshing at
the rate Of one hundred and fifty bushels per hour,
which looks like business
En- Glenn, Bill Glen, and W. b. Fenton have pur-
chased q new threshing machine II was put in mo-
ton, on Tuesday last.
Tony Brox threshed piece OF wheat, whieh aver
aged forty bushels per acre. Hurrah for Tony.
great many Of our citizens attended the show at
Atchison, Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Britain, Of Fanning. were visiting
at Joseph Brittain's last Sunday.
Blsekberries are riPe, but very scarce
We learn that Milton Curtis Is bet to get married
We guess he wants to take advantage Of the good
erops. Oh u,rKogr
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CORRESPONDENCE,
(Fr'nen for shs Cbi,f.)
0LDEN MEMORIES.
Ut VIOLA X. SMITH.

The years with rapid trsad arc passing by.
And one by ono our dearrs: joys depart:
Carc's hand is Laid upon Us heavily.
leaving lasting imprcss on tho heart
Yet, ~ the sun, long aftcr IL Is sci.
Unfurls its crimson hammer in the sky.
And n the amber light that fingers yet
Each object bathes, and seems 10 giorify:
-, ncnry Of the Joys which would not STAY.
Acruss cur path shall cast mellow light.
And b-antefy with sunset glow n way
Wiki else were shrvndicd in the gloom Of sight
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Over Four Hundred Caves OF Fever I'm Mat
nmoras, Mexico.

NATAsoKAs, NIX. Aug. 1.-The Legislature has
given 500 per month 10 the poor fund Of the city
fD5 per month has been raised among the citzrns,
and SlO0 il given by the city doctor. lilo gets 50,
per month, and every poor family Is given or
reals with each prescription sent to the drug
The medicine il being furnished free.
There arc now about 400 eases Of fsYer in i5gn.
Dr. Svearingen, State Health Officer, IL on bic way
here to investigate the disease Drs. uapPersttt.
Melon and Wolfe doing all in their Powcr to
prevent Brownsville from being further quarintined
No mail NJ yet has left MatAnOras for Brownsville
Two judge Of the Supreme Court sick, the
Attorney General has left and the functions of that
Court suspended. Yesterday there were three
deaths in this city, all from FOYER. One old
man 20 years Of age, and the other two chi
dren. To-day there have been no deaths as far ~
eertaiued
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-03
MONEY To LOAN.

IF. Hnmpson IL prepared 10 loan
msney 10 the Farmers of Doniphnn
County. on long time, at per cent. In.
terest, and n reasonable commission.
Money may be paid before due, and
stop Interest, II the borrower chooses.
No delays i'm furnishing the money. No
sworn appraisement or application
required. Call on him ut the Office of
Register of Deeds, mt the Court House.
22Gprly. u. F. HAMt'SON.
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North Side Uferus

The late rains caught few fellows with open
stacks.
Berry pickers are quite numerous
A few days ago VIM. Trants two smallest children
were playing together, and the largest of them
whaoked half inch of Of the others middle finger
with a Ratchet.
w. c. Gibson sold his match mules in st. Joe last
week. Mr.. Gibson purchased forty acres of land
adjoining his place, of II. C. wykert.
Mrs. L. l.. johnson, of st. Joe, is spending souie
weeks with friends and relatives in this County,
some Of whom live in this locality.
Miss Eva Fleming is over on her annual vacation
visit. Miss Eva WIS Junior in the St Joseph High
School, the past year
There is to be lot Of baskets, filled with good
grub, on the Mosquito Greek road, at tho picnic
ground, next Sunday. Also, lots of pretty girls
Come, one and all bring all the girls aud grub you
can.
jarrett Miller returned from Fails City, last week,
and broughts young, good looking wife with him.
At present they make their home with the old folks
We wish them a happy and prosperous trip down
lfc's journey Vi