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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-11-03
SATURDAY, NOV. 8, 1888.

ROBERT EVANS was arrested at
Ganotown, this county, on Thurs
day, by Deputy Sheriffs Creque and
Pauling, and lodged in jail at this
place. In 1865, during Mr.. John w.
Pitzer's term as sheriff, Evans was
convicted of horse stealing, and sen.
fenced to three years in the peniten-
tiaIy, and while on his way to
Moundsville, during q stop of the
train at or near Cumberland, he es-
capped from his guards and located,
we understand, in Ohio, where he
married and gathered around him a
family. Some time during the pres
emit year he returned to this county,
with the above results. 1t is hard
to fathom the object he had in COM
ing back here to settle down again,
after so long a time, with the sen.
tence of three years still against him
and a certainty Of discovery. He
stated, however, that he was under
the impression the sentence had, by
virtue of age, lost its force, but the
statute of limitation does not apply
in such cases, and the infatuation
that impelled him to return has
brought the wife and seven children
to a knowledge OF the crime of the
husband and father, committed
eighteen years ago, which up to the
time of his arrest, we understand,
they were in entire ignorance of.
There is much in the case that will
appeal to the sympathy of the public.
Since writing the above, a petition
to the Governor for Evans pardon,
has been put in circulation and is
being generally signed
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For Sale.

For Sale.
A good two story frame dwelling
and a. No. location for coal and
wood yard. Price $1,000. see J II.
RRlSTOk. Q. 2i.4s
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a small lot Misses pebble ana1 ~
SIDE LACE boots win be sold verys
GETTINGER j H0KB,s
Boot and Shoe Headqss & e1s.-
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Always ahead. A full line OF Hats
for Fall, beautiful goods and .N0bbvy
styles just received at.
GETTINGER x HOKE..
Hat and Shoe Emporium,
Queen ST., Blondels Building-
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-11-03

Blue Front-Blue Frons.
Ten moro cases Of Boots 3 Shoes
just received.
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NObLE Keeps u splendid lire Of
dress shirts for men and Dsys-under.
VICAR Ter al! ages and sizes. Gum goods
for men and boy !.
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a iot q sun aoa e.,tt trts very yhenp
81 IA N DEA RICK.
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TONS ND ALL MA ALTERS OFLO
CAL INTEREST ARE CORDIALLY INVI-
TED TO THESE COL UMNS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-03-30
A Curious Experiment.

The ease with which persons fall un-
der Authorizations of special sense is il
lustrated by M. Yung, in a recent COM
munication to the Helvetic society of
sciences The operator places eight
cards upon a table in positions cores
ponding to forehead, eyes, ears, nose,
mouth and chin he pretends TO "mag-
netize' them and also some persons in
the company, and then goes out, while
the magnetized person IS required to
touch any one card. The operator,
having returned, noteu the action of a
confederate, who scratches part of
his head corresponding to the card
touched. Then he cammences an limo,
cent comedy, passing his hand carefully
over the cards and or reaching the
touched card seeming to experience 8
strong shock. The observers are sur
prised, of course. One of them is ask
ed to 60 out and repeat the experiment
1t is assumed that certain card ha,
been touched. Passing his hand ovel
the cards, he indicates, in nine casei
out of ten, particular card as giving
him a shock and if the company b,
instructed to support his idea of that be
ing the "correct card" he is confirmed
in his illusion, which may be successful
ly repeated, Of eighty-five person
tried, M. Yung found only nine wh'
refused to indicated card, not having
experienced any sensation announced
and twenty.three described some differ
| ent sensation.
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The appropriation for public printing
and binding for the next fiscal year is
$2,500,000 This sum is nearly $780,
900 less than was asked for by the pub
lie printer. The amount provided to
pay the cost Of congressional printing
and binding alone $l,402,000. The
necessity for a revision of the Govern
ment printing system and the curiail-
ment by Congress of the enormous
mass of stuff that is yearly published at
the public expense is imperative.
In the last ten days of the session
Congress directed the publication of
matter which will cost, for printing
and binding alone, $4,000, and an
additional appropriation was made
therefor. A few day before the ad'
iournment the Commissioner of Pen.
sions sent Congress, in response to a
Senate resolution, list of all the pen
sioners in the United States, with ac-
comany,ng dates. 1t was ordered
printed Mr.. Taylor, the Chief Clerk
of the Government Printing Office, says
that this report, when printed, will
make eight volumes of $50 pages each
that the services of fifty men for seven
months will be required 10 print it, and
the cost will be 100000.
This sum, however, will only cover
the cost of publishing 1900 copies, the
number ordered printed. The purpose
| of the compilation of this matter was tc
circulate the pension list in every com
munity, so that fraudulent cases NIGH
be detected. If this is done seyera
hundred thousand copies must be prin
ted at an enormous expense next ses
sion.
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Home Sweet Home"

After lying in foreign grave for
thirty-one years, the dust of the auther
of Home; Sweet Home" is brought
home at last, and the feeling with
which the incident is regarded is well
expressed by poet of kindred impulse
in a recent number of the Weekly.
Mr. Ducykiuck gives very interesting
sketch of Payne in the Cyclop@dia of|
american Literature, taken a great
part from paper of his friend Tneo-
dore S. Fay.
Payne was born in New York IN
1892, but his father went Immediately
afteward to Boston, where at very
early age the boys taste and talent for
literature and the theatre appeared.
Returning to New York, he was clerk
in a counting room and a student al
Union College, always with the same
tastes, until in his sixteenth year, in
1909, he appeared at the old Park
Theatre in New York as young Norval
He was a successful actor, and by the
advice of Cooke, Payne went to Lon
don in 1918, In England and France,
with varying fortune, as actor, mana
ger, and playwright, he remained for
nearly twenty years. His Brutus was
brought out by Kean with great success
in 1918. And whom Charles Kemble
became manager of Convent Garden,
and applied to Payne for aid, Payne
offered him a collection of MSS. for
f230. The $50 was the sum asked
for Clari or the Maid of Milan.
Kemble bought them all. Payne turn
ed Clari into an opera. Miss Nj. Tree,
the older sister of Ellen Tree, took the
chief part, and sang, for the first time,
"Home, Sweet Home" The play was
enormously successful. Miss Tree made
"a great MATCH and every body made
money except Payne, who lost not only
the f25 which was to have been paid
for copywright on the twentieth night,
but he was not even complimented
with copy of his favorite song. He
wrote Charles H., another very sue
cessful play. But still fortune refused
to smile, and in 1882 he came home.
Here he had various projects, but
nothing prospered. He went as consul
to Tunis, then returned, and vainly
sought more congenial place, finally
going back to Tunis as consul, where
he died and was buried in April, 1852
There his body rested quietly, not in q
neglected spot" but in a garden OF
roses and carnations and heliotrope and
violets. There, too, he was kindly re-
garded by the Europeans and the ma
tive inhabitants On the 9TH of Janu
airy his coffin was disiaterred, and, as {
letter in the Tribune states, it was car
ried, attended by his old Arab drago
man and few personal friends, to The
little Protestant church where the chan
Gel window is inscribed with his name
AS the coffin was brought in an En-
glishman at the organ softly played
"Sweet Home which an American
lady sweetly sang, and then it was lef
alone through the night, watched b.
the dragoman, and in the morning i
was placed upon a French steamer
which sailed for Marseilles. AT Mar
seilles it was transferred to steame
for New York. The name of Payn
will live in the heart of every genela
ton by the pathetic tenderness of sin
gle song.
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Potatoes for Planting.

Few operations on the farm receive so
little attention as the selection and
keeping of potatoes for planting, yet
the success of the crop depends very
much on the condition of the potatoes
planted. How often we hear farmers
complain that their potatoes do not
come up well, or that they fail to make
a vigorous growth, usually attributing
it to the state of the weather, when in
many cases the trouble is with the po-
tatoes planted.
In selecting and keeping potatoes one
important fact is usually entirely over
looked, which is, that the potato is not
the seed, therefore is more liable to be
injured by keeping. Most of seeds are
covered with hard substance which
protects them from the light,
and the sudden changes of the
temperature, if kept in a dry place but
the potato being simply a tuber, has no
such protection, therefore is very sensi.
tive to light and variations of tcmpera
ture, even though kept in a dry place.
The potato is injured by being kept
where it is too hot, too cold, or too dry.
If it is kept too hot it sprouts badly, and
thus loses its vitality, never again pro
ducing such vigorous stalks as come
from the first sprouts. If kept where
it is so cold as to chill it, it is worse
than keepingit whereiC is too warm, as it
does not take much of chill to prevent
it from growing at all. The farmer in
selecting potatoes for planting should
ever keep in mind that he is dealing
with tubers, and not with seed, there
fore size and form is not so important
ashealth.
As the potato when planted is simply
the renewal of the old life, it carries
with it many of the diseases which it
may have gathered up, while seed
only carries with it the constitutional
weaknesses of the parent. Thus the
Importance of selecting potatoes as free
as possible from disease, and of keep
ing them where they will lose none of
their vitality. Plouhman.
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TWENTY NINE HENs.-Mr. Gerry Val
entine, Hammonton, N. j., forwarded
the following figures regarding his poul.
try experience for the year ending Nov.
l, to the American Institute Farmers
Club: 81 have twenty nine hens which
have laid 1864 eggs, and if my arith-
metic is right, they averaged twenty
four cents dozen, making SS7. .2S for
eggs. Add $50 for chickens and you
have Sl17.5S. The cost of keeping !
am not sure of, as the count has not
been kept so exact, but 1t was about
$55. The hens are mixture of several
breeds, but none pure. The White Leg
horn and Brahma predominant. The
feed has been corn and wheat screen
ings, with some hog cheese and wheat
middlings, pounded oyster shells, ETC.
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SgSsn @sNs5- !::!::.:1
Are the Purest and Best
Bitters ever made.

They are compounded from
Hops, Malt, Buchu, Mandrake
and Dandelion, tho oldest, best
and most valuable medicines in
the world and contain all the best
and most curative properties of all
other remedies, being the greatest
Blood Purifier, Liver Regulator,
and Life and Health Restoring
Agent on earth. No disease or
ill health can possibly long exist
where Hop Bitters are used, SO
varied and perfect their operations.
They give new life and vigor to
the aged and infirm. To all
whose employments cause irregu-
larity of the bowels or urinary
organs, or who require an Appeti-
zer, Tonic and mild Stimulant,
HOP Bitters are invaluable, being
highly curative, tonic and stimu-
lating, without intoxicating.
No matter what your feelings or
symptoms are, what the disease or
ailments, use HOP Bitters. Don't
wait until you are sick, but if you
only feel bad or miserable, use
Hop Bitters at once. 1t may save
your life. Hundreds have been
saved by so doing. $500 will be
paid for case they will not cure
or help.
Remember, HOP Bitters is no
vile, drugged, drunken nostrum,
but the Purest and Best Medicine
ever made; the "Invalid's Friend
and hope" and no person or
family should be without it. t0
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She Couldn't Ory.

IL saw you at the funeral the other
day" said one lady to another yester-
day.
"Yes. saw you too"
"IIow natural the corpse looked|
'Just like marble.
81 never heard more affecting flu
neral sermon, did you 7"
"Never And just think of it, when
everybody was crying / reached for
my handkerchief and found TO my
horror, that it was red one had in
my pocket
"Goodness! What did you do 7"
"Why, didn't cry. How could |
when everyone else in the church was
using white !"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-03-30
Restoring Faded Ink.

A valuable discovery has been recent
ly made, whereby the faded ink on old
parchments may be so restored as to rem
der the writing perfectly legible. The
process consists in moistening the pa
per with water and then passing over
the lines in writing, brush which has
been wet in a solution of sulphide of
ammonia. The writing will appear
quite dark in color, and this color, in
case of parchment, it will preserve.
Records which were treated in this way
in the Germanic Museum in Nurem-
burg, ten years ago, are still in the same
condition as Immediately after the ap-
plication of the process. On paper,
however, the color gradually fades
again but it may be restored at pleas
ure by the application of the sulphide
The iron which enters into the compo
siton of the ink is transformed by the
reaction into the black sulphide.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-03-30

FRE-FANGED MANURE.--A writer 10
the Country Gentleman says that
fire-fanging is caused by the heat of
fermentation driving off the moisture
of the manure, and much of its value
in other matters, 1t is always greatly
injured in value and sometimes nearly
worthless 1t is prevented by keeping
the manure trodden solid with the
feet of horses and cattle, by keeping it
moist enough, or by supplying it with
absorbents, such as turf or loan placed
in alternate layers with the manure
A good way IS to draw it out and
spread it on the the land as fast as it
accumulates.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-03-30

The eruption of Mount Ktna is in
creasing in violence. A new crater has
opened. The lava from the volcano
threatens to overwhelm Nicolosi and
other villages. The people living in the
threatened places are fleeing from their
homes. Troops are assisting them
There are eleven fissures IN the noun
tain. The central opening is active, but
there is no discharge of lava.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-03-30

Thomas Stewart, of Philadelphia,
backed by New York capitalists, pro-
poses to start a manuiactury of fibre
lined paper at York.
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MAKE HENS LAY

An English Veterinary Surgeon and Chemist,
now travelling In this country, says that most OF
the Horse and Cattle Powders sold here are worth
less trash. He says that Sherid ans Condition
Powders are absolutely pure and Immensely vilu-
aNle Notn ng on earth will make h MS lay like
Sheridan's Condition Powders. Dose, teaspoon
full to pint food. Sold everywhere. or sent by
mall for letter-stamps. j. $. JOHNSON & Co..
BOSTON, MASS. ALI Jan 26 'S3-ly.
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nIvJRUES.-No publicity; residents OF any
DState, Non.support. Advice and
applications for stamp. W. II. LEE, Atty 2S9
Bway, n. Y. Mar 9-4w
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I0C OuN LIKES TT.

THE SUNS first aim is TO ne truthful and use
ful; It's second, TO write an entertaining history
Of the times In which we live. IL prints, on an
average, more than million copies week Its
circulation is n larger than ever before. sub
sjrlptlon: Daily q pages), by mail. h5c. month
or $3.50 year; sunday & pages, sl2l per year ;
Weekly e pages) 81 per year.
!. W. ENGLAND. Publisher, New York CITY.
MARROW r
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TIME TABLE.

TIME TABLE.
In eject January 18th, 1888. Trains leave Sun.
bury.
EASTWARD,
e.sb a. m-Lock Haven Express for Harrisburg
and intermediate stations, Lancaster, philadei,
riving R at Phllsdepha $40 p. m. New York, sqo
p. M. Baltimore, sos p. m.; Washington 64O p.
i.5o p. m.-Day express for Harrisburg and In
termedate stations, Lancaster, Philadelphia, New
FORK, Baltimore ana Washington, arriving at
baltimore, T.io .. m.; Washington, sac D. m, pull
man Parlor car through 10 Philadelphia and pas
seDger coaches through to Philadelphia and Balt-
more.
$50 p. m.--willlamsport Accommodation for
Harrisburg and all intermediate stations, Lam
PhIeaelpbIa g5b a. n m New YORK pVns a an az
Sleeping car accommodations can be secured at
Harrisburg for Philadelphia and New York. Pha-
dephia passengers can remain In sleeper undis-
los a. m.-Erie Mail for Harrisburg and inter-
YoTR edatf ana P9adeh New
Philadelphia Z 55 a. IN. 4; New York, 20 a. m.
baltimore I;4O a. M; Washington, 9.1O a. m.
train to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington,
and through passenger coaches to Philadelphia
and Baltimore.
WESTWARD,
625 a. m.-Erie Mail for Erie and all intermediate
stations with through Pullman Palace car and
through passenger coaches TO Erie.
For Canandaigua and intermediate stations,
Rochester, Buffalo and Niagara Falls, with Pull
man Palace car and passenger coaches through TO
Rochester
i.2O p. m.--Niagara Express for Kane and inter-
mediate stations with through passenger coaches
TO Kane. For Canandaigua and principal inter
mediate stations, Rochester, Buffalo and Niagara
Falls with through paror car to Watkins and
through passenger coaches to Rochester.
b.25 p. ia., Fast line for Lock Haven and interme-
diate stations, and Elmira watkins and interme-
diate stations, with through passenger coaches to
Lock Haven and Watkins.
THROUGH TRAINS FOR SUNBURY FROM THE
EAST AND SOUTH.
Niagara Express leaves New York, 5.i5 a. M !;
phlladelDha, a, so a. m; Baltimore 7.s0 a. M, ar
man PSrlor car from M PhiIadelphia lad % and through
passenger coaches from Philadelphia and Baiti-
more.
Fast Line leaves New York 500 a. m. Philadel-
phia II .O5 a. m; Washington, $50 a. m; Balti-
more 10 As a. m., arriving at Sunbury, $50 p. M,
with through passenger coaches from Philadel-
phla and Baltimore
Erie wall leaves New York 500 p. M; Phlladel-
phia l1.20 p. m; Washington, $3.50 p. M; Balti-
more, 1ll5 p. m arriving at Sunbury, q 20 q. M,
with through Pullman Palace sleeping cars from
Philadelphia, Washington and Baltimore and
through passenger coaches from Philadelphia.
SUNBURY. HAzLEToN a. WILKEs-BARRE RAILRoAD
AND NORTH & WEST BRANCH RAILWAY
Mall East leaves Sunbury 6.45 a. M, arriving at
Bloom Ferry 7.41 a. M. Wilkes barre 20 a. m.
Express East leaves sunbury 5.s5 p. m, arriving
Mail West leaves Wilkes. barre 1890 a. m, arriv.
ing at Bloom Ferry 10 cs p. m. Sunbury Los p. IN.
Express West leaves wikes-barre 80 p. m. ar.
irving at Bloom Ferry 7 OF p. m, Sunbury sos p
Gen. Manager Gen. Passenger Agent.
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PHILADELPHIA AND READING ROAD
OF PASSENGER
TRAINS.

June 20, 1882
TRAINS LEAVE RUPERT AS FoLLowslsUNDAY
ExCBPTkp.
For New York, Philadelphia, Reading, ,Pottsville
Tamaqua, &C., II As am
For Catawissa, II As a. m. Sc and I, 30 p. m.
For Williamsport, 6,l5 $50 a. m. and 4,06 p. m.
TRAINS Fos RUPERT LEAVE As FoLLows tsUKDAY
BxCEPTED)
Leave New York, via Tamanend 900 q. ~. and
via Bound Brook Route las a. In.
Leave Philadelphia, 9,45 q. m.
Leave Reading, il,5 a. M, Pottsville, 1880 p. m
and Tamaqua, 1886 p. m.
Leave Catawissa, 6,10 $40 a. m. and 400 p. m.
Leave Willismsport, o As am 90 p. m. and 80 p. m
Passengers to and from New York, via. Tama-
mend and to and from Philadelphia go through
without change OF cars.
j. K. WOOTTEN,
- General Manager,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
Jan. 10, lSSl-tf.
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Free! Cards and ChromOs.

We Will send free by mail sample set OF our
Cards. on tinted aud gold grounds, with price
list OF over 2Ol different designs, on receipt OF
stamp for postage, We will also send free by
on receipt OF ten cents TO pay for packing and post
age also enclose confidential p Ice list OF our
large oil chromos. Agents wanted. Address H.
GLEASON & CO., 40 sum ner Street, Boston Mass.
Feb esd, 4w. d.
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ISARMS-B locating, consult our cata-
II logue and map, sent free. Isler & Meekins,
Md. Mar. 9-4w
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. PHIL.
ADELPuIA q ERIE r. r. DIVISION AND
CENTRAL RAILWAY.
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nHNHN not, life Is sweeping Dy, go
and dare before You die,
HnN something mighty ana SUB,
- - lime leave behind to conquer
time t6d week you own town. s. Outnt free.
No risk. Everything new. Capll al not required.
We viii furnish you everything. Many are making
fortunes. Ladies' make as much as men, and boys
ana girls mlke great pay. Reader, II you want
business ~ which you can make great pay all the
time, writ for particulars TO IL. HlLiRrr Co.,
Portland, Maine Dec. s, 's2-lY.
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In enect January 18th, 1883. Trains leave Sun
bury.
tr,onNvAt,r
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-02
Locking the Stable.

New York, 1.-The police com
missioners, to-day, at the request of
the Brooklyn Bridge trustees, di-
rected that eight men be detailed
for duty on the bridge from the New
York end to the centre of the main
span from noon to midnight daily.
Three victims of the disaster
were buried to-day.
A special meeting Of the trus-
tees was held. They referred the
matter of the disaster to a COM
mittee to report. The mayors of
New York and Brooklyn were ap-
pointed on this committee. Chief
Engineer Martin made q report of
the accident and said centre rail
would be put up Immediately, in
The middle of the walk up stairs.
This, he said, would be simply an
experiment.. AS the accident was
the result of a panic the trustees
decided to increase the police force
and have made a requisition on the
two cities for aids from the regular
force in special hours, when there
was likely to be a crowd. They
woulG have about twenty men on
dnty at one time. The question
of the inclined plane was dis
cussed but no action was taken and
the matter was referred to q special
committee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-02
Mexican Matters

Mexico, 1.-the CoglimG paper
states that work is suspended on the
Mexican National Railroad on the
Pacific Coast.
The congressional committee re-
ported a bill authorizing the exec,
utive to liquidate the national debt
excepting only the debts OF the En-
pire, those of the Miramon and
Zulosga governments and claims
already rejected. The claims ad-
.mitted by the Mexican and Ameri.
can mixed commission and those
for railroad subVentions are not
affected by the proposed settlement.
The executive is authorized to issue
bonds bearing per cent. interest
to be receivable for government
lands, adjudicated property and let
tiers patent. the debt to remain
national. The details of the settle
ment involving the amount to be
recognized are left entirely to the
executive. The bill passed its first
reading and its decision begins i'm
mediately.