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National Republican., 1883-03-06
Me.lcans and MusIsrat Misery.

Albuquerque IN. NJ ReriGU.
A little episode occurred this morning
which was full of humorous and pathetic
elements, and it was almost impossible
for the spectators to decide which predom-
mated in the course of the event. But If,
in strict parlancc, the willful and cold
booded slaughter of ono muskrat can
ever be entitled to the dreadful name
murder" then the final result of the event
which the ReUieD now chronicles was n
most solemn and impressive tragedy. A
Mexican by some peculiar slight of
hand, in conjunction with rare courage
only known to the initiated, captured
q muskrat, aud, more wonderful still,
succeeded in keeping the dangerous an
imal alive and in state of captivity. This
morning he brought her (for il was lady
muskrat). into town, aud exhibited her to
Front street and near Copper avenue. He
offered her for sale at the price of
81, which was considered very cheap
by all present; yet all wished some.
body else to make the first bid, and hence
there were no takers. This cast n veil of sad
ness over the bright sky of expectation which
had before llumincd the heart of the swarthy
son of the soil. But he was downcast only
for moment; look of intensity came into
his countcnanco, and he began to strain him
self in a.manner dreadful to witness, as
though bringing forth the one brilliant
thought of lifetime. Action soon followed,
as thunder follows the lightning. He gave
one searching look all around and then
placed the muskrat on the sidewalk, and,
by gesture and articulation, directed the at
tenton of the bystanders to her long, beauti-
ful tail, her splendid fur, pearly teeth, and
soft trustful eyes. Alas! how quick the
color of events may change from health to
sickness. from hope to despair, fro m love to
hate! As he ceased for moment affection
atoly stroking her back, two large, fierce
dogs pounced upon her and killed her. The
Mexican wept bitterly, and the spectators
were divided between tears and laughter.
National Republican., 1883-03-06

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We euumerate q few books which may (or may not
be useful to those around the house;
SpOfOrds Amprtrnn Almanac pannr - s0 Q
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-12
General Lew wallace

balh III Ltm OTk lIlDuut.J
Speaking of Gen. Lew Wallace, minister
to Turkey, Gen. Brady said yesterday: HE
is an able man, though a dramatic one. His
appearance and manners are as ramati as
his mind. His style of writing is also lofty,
and for that reason l can't enjoy his novels.
They seem so much stilted 10 me. He is a
first-rate soldier. Indeed, he was the military
genius of Indiana at the beginning of the war.
He ran away as a boy to the Mexican war,
and after that his whole soul was on sol
diering and he always had a military
company. Being the brother-in-law of
Henry S. Lane, Morton summoned Wallace
to indianapolis and made him adjutant gen.
eral- 1 was about the first to come forward
with a company from Muncie, and Morton
took me right in to see Wallace. / shall
never forget his expression and G stures.
They were those of a born tragedian. He
said he wanted my company Immediately,
and to go right back and get it, as it must go
to the defense of the national capital l hur-
ried back to Muncie and had the
town bell rung, and when the orders
were given about one-half the company
backed out, the captain included,
by which means l became the captain and
went to the war. When Wallace started
with his men, the Eleventh regiment, for the
field, he made a magnificent speech to them
before the state house ON how jeff Davis had
traduced the Indiana regiment in the Mexican
war, and called them to swear with him to
avenge the honor of the state against JEFF
Davis and his cause. He drew his sword; all
the officers drew their swords; the whole
regiment kneeled with uplifted hands, and it
was "a thrilling sight, though a little funny to
think of after this interval
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-12
WE ARE ASHAMED OF THEM.
A Cnustie Criticism of the "seIf-Re-
LIANT ~Coiiegiates Who Hang
Around for GratuitIes.


New York SUM-
We are told that in departing from a hotel
in the White mountains, Mr.. William II.
Vanderbilt left $1,000 to be dis
tributed among the walters 1t is custom
airy for very grand royal personages to scat
ter their gifts freely among those who attend
on them when they travel, and there are few
kings who have at their command SO much
money for their personal use as Mr.. Wander
bilt; but we never heard before of his tipping
servants so heavily as that, especially after a
very brief visit to a hotel.
Mr.. Vanderbilt made an exception in the
case Of the White mountain walters, it
seems, because they are not regular waters
but college students, who take up the
business in summer only, and only
while, they arc students. These young
men hire themselves out as walters for
small wages, and yet expect to lay by enough
during II few weeks service to pay their ex-
penses at college throughout the autumn, the
winter, and the spring. They cannot earn
the money in that short time, and they have
no intention of stealing it. No., they Will
beg it.
That is what it amounts to. though they dc
not actually go around soliciting aims from
the boarders at the hotel. They only mako it
understood that they are there to get gratu-
titles, and, being what they are, they know
that the tips given them will be larger than
those handed to ordinary walters, who attend
on table as a regular business and to make
their living. OF course, that is substantially
begging. The money is given them by the
boarders, not because they hive earned it,
not because of their exceptional abilities and
assiduity as walters, but because they are
poor young men trying to get through col
lege.
1t is not at all probable, it is hardly pos
sible, that they are as expert at the business
as men who give their whole time to it; and
yet they know that people will fee them
better than the others in order to help them
along as poor students, or because men and
women would feel hesitation about giving
them an ordinary tip only. But whatever is
offered these young men take. Their hands
are always bent to receive the fee. Mr.. Van
derbilt's aims were therefore eargerly await
ed, doubtless. They must have expected
something handsome from so rich a man.
And these are sons of New England, born
and reared among the hills where manly self
reliance was once supposed to havo its es-
pecial abode.
Great men are not made out of the
sort of material which enters into the
composition of lackeys. They are proud
and self-reliant in youth, not ready to hang
about waiting for gratuities. What they
get they want to earn,
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-12

Is ever retrospective-upon a lifetime spent
In undertaking work; a lifetime that has in
troduced to the world some of the most re-
markable implements of peaceful progress
and bloody strife; a career that has twice put
out of joint the existing methods of naval
warfare, and that is yet undimmed by the
~fullness of years.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-12
Two Amusing acknowledgements.
TCatskil Mountains Letter.1

The other fellow-traveler who amused me
was a man who had lost one of the four bun
dies which his rather severe wife had intrusted
to his charge
How'd you come to do itT' she asked.
81 lost my %reckonin', Nancy" he meekly
replied; and then, seeing that sho was not in
a mood to consider excuses, he turned to me
with tho rest of the explanation. "I alters
keep count OH my fingers, ye see, but my
hands amt reliable no longer He held up
a hand from which a finger was missing. al
chopped off that finger last spring, and that's
what upsets my calculations. There wus just
ez many bundles ez I had fingers on the haud
that 1 told 'em off on-but it must o. been
tothsr hand.
Solomon said go to the anti but the per.
verse youth Of to-day goes to his ~"uncle.n
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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-01-20

FOUND DEAD.-A man by the
name of J. r. Yates was found dead
Wednesday morning, at the board
ing house of Mr.. Eugene Newton's
on east Martin street. 1t appears
that Yates was on the street all day
Tuesday, that he had been drinking
some and was in very lively humor.
Tuesday evening he called at Mr..
Newton's and engaged lodging.
After supper he left the house for a
short time and went up street. On
his return he went to his room. Not
appearing at breakfast next morning
some one was sent to call him, and
found him dead. He had only
removed his shoes and thrown him.
self across the bed, not even distur-
bling the covering.
Coroner f. d. Staley empaneled a
jury who after an investigation of
the circumstances, returned the
following verdict, "That J. r..
Yates, place of residence unknown
came to his death from an over dose
of laudanum, administered by his
own hand"
The deceased was about SO years
OF ge,had sandy hair and mustache
fair complexion and we'll dressed
He had been in the city for several
days, and on first coming here regis
tered at the st. Clair Hotel, with
Baltimore, Nd, as his residence.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-01-20

AS announced in our issue of last
week the Duprez 81 Benedict min.
strels will play in Feller's Hall next
Friday evening, January 26. AS an
nounced in another column in this
issue, the entertainment given by
this troupe comprise new and brill
liant features, and is the largest
ever on the road, embracing forty
stars. Remember the grand parade
of the Military Uniformed Brass
Band during the day. The New.
ark IN. J.l Daily Register thus
speaks in praise of the troupe:
"Duprez & Benedict's New Gil
gantic Ministries gave fine concert
last night. The Grand Opera house
was crowded last evening to enjoy
the clever performance of this popu,
lar company. Nothing can be said
of the performance but in praise, as
not one act was performed that was
not frst,class. To particularize will
be superfluous, as all were equally
good. They may well claim to be
the best on the road.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-01-20

DEAD LETTERS The following
is list of letters remaining in the
Post-Ofiice at Martinsburg, w. Va,
Jan. 18th, and will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office, January q if not
called for. Persons calling for these
letters will please say advertised.
G. L. Ambrose, Miss Jennie Bar
ritter, VIM. w. w. Baler, Wilson
Beams, Green Fletcher, Samuel
Freed, Henson & Kilmer, Mrs. Kit
tie Mixclous, Mr.. John Reader, Mr..
John Riner, ~, Miss Mary Wood,
Mrs. Mary Wood also the follow
ing letters held for postage Mr.. K.
G.. Brown, Harrisburg, Pa. Rich
ardson, Boyton d Co., New York.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-01-20

Lent this year will commence on
the 18th of February.
Support every home enterprise.
That is the way to build up town.
Mr.. Thos. Barney has been reap.
pointed stewart at aims house farm.
Jim Johnson, who was sent to the
penitentiary two years ago, is back
again.
The daylight has heightened about
twenty minutes since the shortest
day.
Large quantities of pork are now
coming into this market. The price
is from SIS to 50 per hundred.
The streets and pavements have
been very icy this week, and many
persons have had severe falls. We
heard of no broken limbs, however.
In view of the Milwaukee horror
the ministers remind us once again
that there is ne fire-escape like re-
ligion and good life.
Names seem to be out of place
when, at Summerdale station, on a
Pennsylvania railroad, the snow
drifts are thirty feet deep.
The men, boys and girls are en-
joying the snow. If they can't take
sleigh ride, they can take slide.
Mr.. John S. Vermilyea will sell at
public sale in Hedgesville, on Satur-
day, February Sd, 1888, house and
lot, located just outside the corpor-
ate limits of Hedgesville.
The Spirit Of Jefferson has appear
edin complete new outfit, which
has greatly improved its appearance.
We are glad to note this evidence of
prosperity on the part of our neigh
Dor.
Prof. Ben Bushnell has started
singing class numbering over seven
ty members, in the U. B. church of
this place. The class meets twice a
week. If there is any music in them
Prof. Ben will bring it out.
1t is said that "Fultz wheat" of
which considerable is grown in
Berkeley county, sprung from three
beautiful heads of wheat, which at
tracted the attention of Abraham
Fultz, of Allensvilie, Pennsylvania,
about twenty-five years ago. The
three heads the first year produced a
half pint, the second a gallon, the
third half bushel.
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which ladies become subject fr,m ex-
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back, as they invariably do, in lacing
the ordinary corset.
The Triple Back supplies cover
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Personal.

| Miss Ella Fayman, of Shepherds
town, Miss Katie Westenbacher, O
Hagerstown, Mr.. and Mrs. ODER
lander and Henry Oberlander, o
Baltimore, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Delhi, and Mrs. Joseph Goldsmith
of Charlestown, were here at the
marriage OF Miss Emma Kogleschatz
to Mr.. VIM. Oberlander, OF Balti-
more on Wednesday evening last.
Mrs. Helen Fox and daughter,
Ida, and Mrs. Laura Michigan, of
York, Pa, were here this week at
tending the marriage of their sister,
Miss Dora Gerhardt, of this place to
Mr.. Robert Gibson, Of Palestine,
Texas.
Mr.. II. n. Gallaher, Esq, senior
editor of the Free Press, entered
upon the 10th year of his age on
Tueiday last. He is confined to bed
10y sickness, yet he Is cheerful and
happy.
Mr.. Silas Martin, son of s. II.
Martin of this place, is home from
Louisville, on a visit.
Mr.. Harry Kratz, of Circleville,
Ohio,is here on visit to his parents.
Mr.. w. G. Haldeman, of William
sport, Pa, is here visiting his father.
Mr.. j. Smith, Of this place, left
for Connelsville, on Tuesday last.
Mr.. Il. p. II. Harrison is here on
a visit.
Mr.. John g. Lysth, of Kansas, is
here visiting his parents.
Mr.. Lewis Gerhardt was home
this week.
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Since our last communication
there has been quite a change in
the weather; the biuebird has alb
seconded, the snowbird has return
cd and the scar wheat fields are
carpeted with snow, which, we
have reason to believe, will add
greatly to the growth and devel-
opment of the wheat. Sleighing
is at its height. Every one who
can raise a horse and sleigh seem
to be enjoying themselves in Gid
ing over the fleecy snow, with un-
remitting energy, amid the CHM
ing of bells and the mirthful and
happy laughter Of their jew-larks.
The day school at this place is
in prosperous condition, with 62
pupils on the roll, and from 45 to
So in attendance.
We heartily coincide with your
Hedgesville correspondent on the
Use of an Enemy It's a stubborn
fact that a worthless person has no
enemies and those who have ene-
mics should feel dignified and ele-
waited to know that people think
enough of them to even speak evil
aud falsely of them. 1.-THE great
er the cross, the brighter the
crown" We should treat all men
with courtesy and civility, and
pray that we may be delivered
from the sneaking enemy.
Our Board of Education met on
last Saturday, but as the Secretary
was absent they did no Official
business. The house was crowd
ed by people who came. expecting
to hear the trial Of teacher for
padding boy for misdemeanor,
but the case was left to the trus.
tees to decide next Saturday. So
after long Chit.chat, Mr.. George
Davis rose and read with much
emphasis, this motto, on the wall
"Wise parents teach their children
o obey and respect their teacher
eff you will observe this" said
he, "you will not have this trou-
BILE hereafter. All then returned
to their homes, thinking of the
grand lesson they had leaned
Butter and eggs seems to be
more plentiful at this season of the
year than for many years, espec-
i lily the latter. According to the
report of the village grocery, eggs
are nearly as plentiful as they
were any time during the sum
mer.
The Potomac is now fordable,
the ice having cleared away.
On last Saturday a bank of coal
owned by Mr.. Cush wa, of Will
Transport was found to be on fire,
near the middls of the immense
pile. Many hands were employ
ed to remove the coal. The fire
was caused by spontaneous COM
bustiOn. as no person could have
ignited the coal in the bottom of
the heap and near the middle.
Rev. Brindle is to preach for us
US tomorrow, at 10 o'clock, If the
weather is favorable. Fox.