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Something in the Bed.

Judge Pitinan has a habit of slipping his
watch under his pillow when he goes to bed.
One night, somehow, il slipped down, and as
the Judge was restless. il worked its way down
toward the foot of he bed. After a bit, while
lac was lying awake, his foot touched it it felt
very cold he was surprised. scared, and Jump
ing from the bed, he said:
My gracious Maria. there is u toad or some
thing under the covers. / touched it with my
foot"
Mrs. Pitman gave II loud scream. and was on
The floor in an instant.
Now, don't go to hollering and waking up
the Trighhors," said the Judge .'You get a
broom or something, aud we'll fix the thing,
mighty quick
Mrs. PitmRn got the broom aud gave il to the
Judge. with the remark that she felt though
snakes were creeping mp aud down her legs and
hack.
'-Oh, nonsense, Maria. Now, turn down the
covers slowly, while hold the broom aud bang
it. Pit bucket of water alongside of the bed,
"a that We shove it in aud drown it,
Mis-. Pitman fixed the bucket, and gently re-
moved the covers. The Judge held the broom
unified and as the black ribbon of the silver
four times with the broom: then he pushed
the thing off into a bucket. Then he took the
light 10 investigate the matter. When the
Judge saw what il was. he said
II might have known; it's inst like you NO
men Ia go scrceching and tnssing about nothing.
lis utterly ruined
1T was you that made the fuss. not me-" said
Mrs. Pitman. ''You etn't try to put the
blame ON me.
Then the Judge turned in. and growled at
Maria until be fell asleep.
III WOULDN'T Do.-A hunter fired at a bird as
il few over the harnyaed Of an Arkansas resi-
dfncr. i hoy that WAS playing around. was
sitEck lay n couple uf shot, aud his loud cries
baugiu The farmer Ia he scene.
What Lave Nnu dnnr ?" he demanded of thu
huLirT. craving u Revolver.
+ leg ten thousHnd par,!ous, exclaimed the
hunter. In my ragerurSs to secure the bird.
fired thouGhtlossly. aud fear have seriously
wunutlrd your son."
SON" sad The old man, II Thought that
Won lad hit my deg. Mind how Nnu shout
nicund hrr' l,r If yuH put a shut into that dog
III cut OF both wear raT>.--.ITL. Tdr.
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Cows should be MIXED regularly and clean.
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gestion, heartburn, sleep
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Use only Browns Iron Bi;ters made by
Brown Chemical Co, Baltimore. Crossed
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WANTED.

g1WO FARM HANDS, one for one
year, commencing at any time, other
commencing May /, 1883, and work SIX
months. Good wages to good hands.
Address with recommendations
J W EVERHART,
Lock Box rs, Urbana,
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STATEOF WEST VIRGINIA

At Rules held in the Clerks Office of
Circuit Court Of Berkeley county, on the
lst day of January, 1888:
j. J. Jobe vs.. r. r. BeesOn and Lydia
Beeson.
The object of the above suit is to atlacn
and subject to the payment of a note of
$500 dated May oath, 1882. and payable
sixty days after date, negotiable aud pay
able at the Bank of Charlestown, West
Virginia, made by r. R Beeson, and en-
dOrsed by Lydia Beesen. the interest of
said r r. Beeson in tract OF land of
which his father, Lewis r. Beeson, died
seized, containing l0S acres. lying in
Berkeley county, West Virginia, and ad-
joining the lands of Joseph Grantham,
David Mcdonald and others.
And it appearing on affidavit filed in
this suit, that the said defendant, R. r..
Beeson is a non-residents Of this State, he
is hereby required to appear at the said
Clerk 5 Office, within one month from the
9th day of January, 1883. the date of
the first publication hereof and do what
is necessary to protect his interests in
this matter
S. H. MARTIN, Clerk.
FLICK & RoHRBAuGH AND PENDLEToN
Attys for Pitts. Jan 9-4t)
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Sincerity.
Eds. Independent +:


HEDGEsvILLE, Jan Sth 1883. -
Give me sincere friends or none.
This hollow glitters Of smiles and
wordy compliments that mean
nothing ,protestations ofaffections,
which mean nothing, and are as
solid as froth on champagne. lnvi-
cations that are pretty sentences,
uttered because such things are
Customary,-are worthless To me
There is no need of item. Ii is
proper to be civil and courteous
TO the most Indifferent strangers,
but why assume friendships out
ward show when no r. atty under
lies il. When one feels friend
ship the object Of that sentiment
cannot suffer and leave our hearts
untrou bled, cannot b. slandered,
leaving us unframed. 70 see our
friend successful beyond cur pow
or Of success i, a great joy to us:
10 hear him applauded Is "A pleas
ure. Yet everyday men who fan
cy themselves fiiends show mean
envy Of each others lucky hits
and women who kiss on both
cheeks when they meet will Uhis.
per treacherOus little stories of
each other F; yes, anu whisper
them to men, SO that when most
women say to me We were talking
Of you just now | wonder only for
one is not sincere enough to say it
onD whether it has been possible
20 squeeze one drop Of scandal in
TO the hundrum story Of my life,
or falling in this, how many times
they have been multiplying my
age by ten TO prove me Older than
I confess myself to be. Sill IL is
MOI sincere 10 pr Use everybody.
1t sounds Arniabie, but men can
not all be charming and women
all 20 sweet. | like 10 know from
the speech of a man or woman
that this one IL friend /; that a
mere acquaintance, think warm
hearted people are never general
admirers. All cannot really be
even pleasant. Constant laude-
ton Of everybody may be pleas
ant form Of insincerity. but it is
insincerity after all. If heaven
will hel nae, | will be sincere.
wi not abuse my intimate friends
when their backs are turned.
will not praise anyone | do not
like; will not bi.s women | hate,
nor give men loving looks and
women smiles when | do not lik.
them. As | do unto others may
they do unto me, for I deserve 40
better than | give them.
FINEM.
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Morgan County

Mr.. George w. Sherrard, residing
near Unger's store, is seriously i'll.
He is an active business man, and
we hope he may soon recover.
The Mercury brags that not a sin
gle indictment was found by the
grand jury of the circuit court last
week, and that there is not prisoner
in the Morgan JUL.
Senator Dawson has gone to
Wheeling to attend to his official
duties.
Some of our people are excited
over a report that a railroad is com
ing through this county. The report
is that it is to cross the river at Han
cock and pass through Berkeley
Springs. A survey of road to tap
the B. & o. has been made to Han
cock, but it will be sometime before
it will be built.
Mr.. Gus Johnston's barn and
farming implements were entirely
consumed by fire last week. He
tooses about $500.
The Mercury says Judge Faulkner
is becoming more and more popular
every time he holds court in Morgan.
We give few of the quotations
in the Berkeley Springs market;
Butter, IS cts: eggs, Is cents :
green apples, Sl00; potatoes, 80
cents; wild turkey, 7 cents per
pound. MAC.
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State Of W. "a, County Of Berkeley IS;
|, Jno B. Wilson, Cashier of the above
named Bank do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best Of my
knowledge and belief.
JNO. B. WILSON, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
9th day of Jan 1883.
j. 7. YOUNG, Notary Public.
CoRREcT-Attest.
A. j THOMAS,
JOHN rITz, jan.l2,2t
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0TATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

At Rules held in the Clerks Office Of
the Circuit Court Of Berkeley County on
the LIST day of January, 1888.
J. J Jobe VS. J. f, Beeson and r. Z.
Beeson.
The object of the above suit is to at
tach and subject to the payment of note
for $500 dated the oath day of May,
1882, and payable sixty days after date,
negotiable and payable at the Bank of
Charlesiown, West Virginia, made by
r r. Beeson, and endorsed by J 4 Bee
son, the interest of said j E Beesson in
the lands of which his father, Lewis r.
Beeson, died seized, being one tract con :
tanning 20 acres, lying partly in the
county of Jefferson and partly in the
county Of Berkeley, adjoining the lands of
Martin Payne and others, and called the
"Home Farm" and one tract lying
wholly in Berkeley county. aud adjoining
the lands of Joseph Grantham, David
Mcdonald and others.
And it appearing on affidavit filed in
this suit, that the id defendant R. r.
Beeson is a nonresident of this State, he
is hereby required to appear at the said
Clerks Office, within one month from the
9th day OF January, 1888, (the date of
the FIST publication hereof, aud do what
is necessary TO protect her interests in this
matter.
s. Fl. ARTIN, Clerk.
FLICK u RoHRBAUGH, Att ys for PPf.
(Jan Cat.
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Administrators Notice.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ have qualified as administrator Of
George d. Blocher, decd, and oil persons
knowing themselves to be indebted TO
decedent are requested to make prompt
settlement, and all persons having Claims
against his estate are requested to lille the
same properly vouched for settlement. In
formation touching settlement OF estate
can be obtained in my absence at law
Office of ] NELSON WIsNER
P. S. MINSHALL,
d30-3t Admir- Geo. y. Blocher, dec d.
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GPEOIAL COMMISSIONERS SALE
~ or A.
10 ER M.

L
BY virtue OF decree of the Circuit
Court Of Berkeley county, Vest Virginia,
rendered on the first day OF November,
1882, in o cause therein pending Of Henry
j ELsminger, &c. vs. Meredith Ensming-
er, &c, the undersigned Special Commits.
sioners will offer at public sale on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1882,
at O'Clock ~, In front Of the Court
house in Martinsburg, ~. Va, that we'll
located and desirable ia N, known Us the
"Ensminger Farm, containing l0l
ACRES, FOOD and 81 POLES. more
Or less, lying in Berkeley county, West
Virginia about miles from Williams
port Nd. and about ! mile from NJ and
w. Turnpike, adjoining lands OF Dugan,
Ward, &c The land is equally of river
stone and slate Some prime oak timber
upon it LOG HOUSE, stable, &C., and
is well supplied with water. Any infor-
nation desired by parties wishing to pur-
chase can be obtained from either of the
undersigned special commissioners.
TERMS OF SALE One third cash,
one-third in six months, and the remain
ing third in twelve months, with interest
from the day OF sale, taking the notes and
bonds of the purchaser for the deferred
payments and retaining a lien on the
property sold to secure the same.
L. BOYD FAULKNER,
NJ T. INGLES,
Special Commissioners.
hereby certify that E, Boyd Faulkner,
Special Commissioner in the above emit.
ted cause, has given bond with sufficient
security, as required by law.
S. H. MARTIN,
decl6 Clerk Circuit Court.
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LIABILITIES.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, County of
Berkeley, IS l. Geo S. Hill, Cashier of
the above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
GEO. s. HILL, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of January, 1888.
j. It. YOUNG, Notary Public.
CoRRECT-Attest:
JOHN N. ABELL,
II, N DEATRICK, Directors
A. R. MCQUHKIN,
ian. 10 1t
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
GPGCGAL COMMISSIONERS SALE
Valuable Town Property,
~ MARTIESTURG, " VA

By yirtte of deetee Of lhe Circuit
Court Of Berkeley County West Virginia,
-endet "a 90 tue Z6h day of October.
s83 in the char cery cause therein pead-
ing. Of Jacob b McInlire, &c VS. Lydia
Murphy, &c, The undersigned Special
Commissioners will offer { public sale on
SATURDAY, JANUARY Is. 1882.
II llo'cl X B NJ n front Of The Court
house in atrlinsburg, w Va that very
VALUABLh LOT fronting about 80 feet
on MariiM stcti add running back oout
$50 t, ait, BRICK HOUSE upon it.
ID said town, kuo3a as the Michael MUIR
ply . operty Any one wishing put.
chase real e5;Ate void do well to look at
Ibis proc g'y, as its location re, makes
Il ver~ desiiabe ANY inf rmaiion in
-eg4rd to same by persons wanting to
purchase viii be cheerfu,ly given by either
Of the undersigned special commissioners
TERMS OF SALE -D1e-thrd cash on
day Of oaie, onethird il six and the re-
mai lag aird ia twelve mouths, with ia
tere-t rom he day o. sale, the deferred
paymeats TO be evidenced Nv the notes or
5oaGs OF the purchaser, and secured hy Il
lien upon the property sold
e. BOYD FAULKNER,
NJ 7. INGLEs,
Special Commissioners.
hereby certify that g Boyd Faulkner,
special con missioner In the above entitled
cause has given ond with sufficient Sc
curity, as required by law.
s. Ii. MARTIN,
oecl6 Clerk Of Circuit Court
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The snow has afforded the first
aleighing Of the season.
There are no spelling schools or
singing schools in this part Of he
country any more. These pleas
ant gatherings were quite fashion,
able several years ago but seem to
be out OF date "a pr ii AT.
The weather eas bad on the
wheat prior 10 The present snow
fall. However, We think the roots
of the wheat plant ere all right
and that Che blade will revive
when we have favorable weather.
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NEW 1DVERIISEM ENTS.
REPORT OF The CONDITION.

nF TIE PEOPLES NATIONAL
OBANA al MarIinsburg. in The State Of
W,st VirginiI, at the close Of busin IS,
Dec 30, 1882;
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HALL.
Monday, Jan. Is, 1888.
The Eichberg Quaraftte
GOOncsrt Company
of EsO~fOn.

Miss LILLIAN SHATTUCK.. ....... violin
" LETTiE LAUNDER ......... Violin
NINA CREPE ....... Viola
+" LAURA WEBSTER ....... Cello
F" VILLA Whitney WHITE, Pos-
tons FaVorite Soprano
Mr.. Ed. J. MAHONtN, Bagao Of | allan
Opera Company, London
Mr. LOUIS y EATON, Pianist Of Royal
Conservatory, Berlin.
Reserved Seats ut Gerbardls Book
Store, price 10 cents.
TIE regular prices here Will ae obser7-
ed Notwithstanding the heavy expense Of
the compaay
J N NICHOLSON, Manager.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION

(NF THE NATIONAL BANK at Mar
~ tinsburg in the State OF West Vir.
ginia at tie close OF business Dec. 80,
1882:
RESOURCES.
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Live Agents Wanteo

TO sell DR.. Chase's Recipes; or In
formation for Everybody, H. every
count in the United States and Cana
das Enlarged by the publisher to 648
pages. 1t contains over 2, eco house
hold recipes and is suited TO all classes
and conditions of society. A wonder
full book and household necessity. 1t
sells at sight. Greatest Inducements
ever offered to book agents. Sample
copies sent by mail, postpaid for $40
Exclusive territory given Agents
more than double their money. Ad-
dress DR.. Chsse's Steam Printing
House, Ann Arbor, Michigan. o2l 3m
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NEW AD REFRESHMENTS.
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Neighboring News.
Huntington County,

There was a light frost on the
morning of June LIST.
There are % inmates in the Or
phans' Home in Huntingdon.
A couple of foot races came off Oh
the base ball ground on Monday.
The wheat crop promises to be
the largest that has been reaped here
for years.
Additional work was put upon the
farmers by the necessity of replant-
ing corn.
A blowing viper was killed on one
OF the principal streets in Hunting
don on Sunday week.
Master Jesse Davis landed 9 fall
fish, On Wednesday morning, that
measured respectively 15 and 16
inches.
The 18th annual reunion of the
Society of the 9th Pennsylvania
Veteran Volunteer Cavalry will be
held in Huntingdon on Thursday,
June 18th 1883.
A Hollidaysburg man, who has a
private carp pond, two years ago
placed some carp in it that measur-
ed 3 inches, and the other day he
dipped from it one that measured
21 inches.
That annoying and destructive
pest of the farmers-the potato
bmg-is again making its appear
ance in countless numbers, the earth
in many localities literally swarming
with these hideous insects.
The plan of narrowing potatoes
after planting and before they are
far advanced, is growing in favor in
parts of Trough Greek. This allows
the crop to have a good start of the
weeds and the potatoes are not in
the least injured bv the narrowing.
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A Dentist For Horses,

From the Philadelphia Sunday
Times of May 9th 1888. Sensation
had raging, nerveharrowing, tenn
per-destroying tooth ache. Were he
an ordinry equine it is more than prob
able that he would have gone groan-
and kicking and feeding unsatisfactory
on warm bran mashes until the dissas-
ed molar either stopped aching of its
own accord or was clurnsily knocked
out with chisel and hammer. Sensa-
ton, however, has an unbeaten record
as race horse Flying Sensation they
called him them-and as the bluest OF
thorough bred blood courses through
his veins his owner, A. j. Cassatt,
values him at $4,000. An hour af-
ter it was discovered that the pride OF
the stud had the pain a telegram cali
ed DR.. r. F. Clark, the horse dentist,
from New York to Philadelphia. The
doctor brought with hun a bloodcurd-
ling collection of glIttering foreeps,
with arms 2 feet long; oddIy-shaped
shears, stout enough to clip the
crown of a tooth of as easily as ordi-
nary scissors will cut paper keen look
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were sentenced to 8 years at hard la
Dor and solitary confinement in the
penitentiary These same prisoners
made second attempt to escape on
Sunday a week, one of them nearly
saving the head off of one of the
rivets ON his shackles with q case
knife when the mischief was discov-
cred by jailor Reninger, who remov-
ed the implement and put in a new
rivet, and again when the Sheriff was
taking them to the penitentiary one
of them got out of the car below
Lancaster when the train was run
ming at the rate of 80 miles. The
cars was stopped and after a short
run he was captured He was a
good deal bruised by the fall that he
got when he jumped off the train.
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Perry County,

Mrs. Duncan, of Duncannon, WAS
bitten by vicious dog the other
day.
Farmers complain of tho destruct
i've work of the cut-worms on the
corn.
Mr.. Geo. G. Steiger, Of MERGERS
burg, Pa, has o steer that weighs
2100 pounds,
Some farmers are complaining of
the destructive ravages of the fly IL
the growing wheat.
On the 5th inst, Rev. VIM. B
Glanding and Miss Annie E. Howe
were married in the Lutheran
church at Newport.
The Democrat says, large quanti-
ties of wheat still pass through this
place to be shipped to eastern mar
kets.
Mrs. Jones, an invalid lady o.
Pfoutz's Valley, aged about IS years
fell the other day and broke both
bones in one of her legs above the
ankle.
Mr.. ]. L. Evinger has made {
present of a good carpet and also {
large lamp Ito hang from the cell
ing) to the NJ. T. Parsonage al
Blain.
The Sun says. the hay crop will bt
large this year. There are pros
poets that some wheat will be good
but the early-sown is much injured
by the fly, and the yield OF that will
be small.
The franc OF the new church nov
in course OF erection near Centre
school house, in Toboyne twp, has
been raised, The Church of God de
nomination are putting up this place
of worship.
DR.. Elizabeth Reifsnyder, OF Liv
erpool, intends to leave in coupl,
of weeks for China, to engage il
missionary work and the practice o
medicine. She is daughter of the
late Judge Reifsnyder.
The Freeman says, valentine Clark
of Centre township, was struck il
the face by a rail which a horse he
was driving out of the field kicked
off the fence as he jumped over. Mr.
C.'s face was severely cut.
The Advocate of June says OF
Monday night thief entered the
barn of Charles Zimmerman il
Penn twp, hitched a large blacl
draft horse to a buggy and drove
off The horse has white spot or
his forehead. The direction taken
by the thief was not known Oh
Tuesday morning.
We have numerous reports of the
destruction being wrought by the fly
in wheat sowed early last fall A
gentleman from Pfoutz's Valley in,
formed rs that there are many acres
that will not pay for the cutting.
Nearer home in Oliver township
corresponding statements are made
and among the sufferers may be
mentioned commissioner James b
Black and Josiah Flckes. A field OF
wheat sown Sept. 10, 1882, near this
place, has been SO badly eaten by
the fly that the proprietor does not
expect to get as much wheat as be
sOWed.
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On the night of the 18th inst, at
Herman, Mo. a mob of 200 men, many
of them unmasked, everpowered the
jailor and dragged one Whitney from
bis cell and hanged him in neighbor-
ing wood. The cu.prit, in connection
with one Collier, attempted to rob the
store of Burchard Il Lukes, in Besn,
Gasconade county, on May 10, when
they shot and killed Buehard's son.
Before being hanged Whitney said his
real name was Fisher and that bis par
ents lived in Virginia.
/ limped about for years With cane and
could not bend down without excruciating
pain. Parker's Ginger Tonic effected an
astonishing cure and keeps me well. Ii is
infalliblc. N. Guilfoyle, Binghamton,
n. Y.
Many Iowa houses now have a storm
cave connect with the cellar.