Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-07-21
NOTES AND COMMENT.

Mis LAsthi 10 iiuftofiuB tdpiuis ,
and it is thought that he will be
soon at his post again.
No one has jumped over Niagara
Falls so far this season. Either
money is plentier or the hackmen
are more easily satisfied.
When a telegraph operator is ask.
ed about the strike, he will, strange
ly enough, refuse to give either a
negative" or positive
General Tom Thumb is dead. He
made more money by being looked
down upon than nineteenth of the
ablest men do who are above re-
preach.
Postmaster General Gresham has
ordered that no registered letters or
money orders be delivered to the lot
terry companies at New Orleans or
New York. The lotteries will fight
the case through the courts.
The first clause of the telegraph
operators declaration insists that
"man's religious and moral welfare"
demands rest on Sunday, except
when extra pay is allowed. This is
putting religion and morality on
strictly financial basis.
Astronomers must be right when
they trace "a connection between the
suns spots and electrical out
bursts" There are five groups of
solar spots visible now, and 1000
telegraph operators declare they will
strike this week.
Tears, bitter tears, are now the
bitters mems portion. Bitters Is
not medicine, but spirits, and
must pay revenue tax as such.
What with higher duty on spirits,
and committee AT work investi-
eating Spiritualism, the country Of
fers no inducements to well regulated
ghosts.
Elk Surgeon General Hammond is
to grapple with the Woman Question
in the next number of the North
american Review. He will under
take to show that womenis untitled
for equal participation with men in
public affairs not only by her smaller
Grain capacity, but also by the pecul-
iarities of her nervous organization.
An Ohio minister has invented a
car coupler. Any man who can re-
alize from two to ten dollars for
saying the words: II now pro-
nounce you man and wife," and
have a kiss thrown in for nothing,
simply stultifies himself by trying to
get up better paying device in the
coupling line. mllln6 au3
Snakes that firmly grasp their tails
in their mouths and hoop it through
Southern forests and along South
western lanes, are now making their
regular midsummer tour, if exchan,
yes can be believed. A snake who
can convert himself into q uni.cycle
would make the fortune of a muse
lm manager. ets4 4
Those awful scientific men are
getting worse every year. Not sat-
isfied with discovering bactria In
The human blood, lively and numer.
JUS, they now announce that bricks
are full of microscopic animals. Is,
here nothing uninfested ? Will
The day come when these men shall
declare there are microscopic Jum-
Dos in whisky, and wriggling mon
,ters in ones very bitters ?
Charles Haywood Stratten, better
known as General Tom Thumb, died |
1t his residence at Middleburg Mass,
On Saturday of apoplexy. lie had |
)een indesposed for few days, but |
serious was anticipated. |
The diseased was born in Bridge
,ort, Ct, January 4, 1888, and was |
consequently As years old. AT the
age of fourteen he entered the serv-
ce Of p. r. Barnum, and has been
before the public ever since. He
caves widow (nee Minnie Warren)
vhe has been on the stage with him
since their marriage ia 1868.