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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-10-18

dear face from one to another
Even as she entered the river she
said the sun was shining on it.
She did not shrink. The waters
were not so cold or SO bitter. She
had no fear, for she relied on the
strong right arm of the Right
eous.
"Moved by sudden impulse
about an hour before she passed
away, Robby rushed to her side,
threw his arms about her, and,
holding her close, kissed her. She
kissed her boy and tenderly said:
"God bless my babyl"
at was her last blessing on
earth. Lord she said, in brok-
en- accents, checked by her troub-
led breathing, into Thy hands |
commend my spirit. Still she
looked at us, smiling, until few
moments before the end. She ask
ed for a drink of orangeade, but
could not swallow. Even so, ;
she whispered; come quickly,
Lord Jesus Her head fell back
in my arms. Like a flash of sun
light the bright white light swept
across her face, carrying away
every line and mark of pain, every
stain and cloud of disease; her
face turned upward, and her eyes
grew strangely radiant. Moth
en- she called joyously as a tired
child springing into q mothers
arms: Mother! mother |" and
she was folded in the arms Of the
angel mother who passed away
when she was child. Her face
was as white as the starlight, her
radiant eyes were not dimmed
when we closed them, and, for the
first time in many years she slept
without pain.
"Velvet MOSES cover the little
mound where she sleeps and
graceful ferns fringe it round.
She rest in the beautiful church.
yard of quaint old-fashioned Low
er Merton Church. 1t is her own
wish, nearly or quite year ago.
II think the angels must have
been glad to see her come. So
many of them had ministered un-
to her and strengthened her in
her pilgrimage of suffering, and /
know they rejoiced when she
came to be with them. There was
never SO brave, SO patient a life
among men; there could be no
life drawer among women. Boz
mans Weekly Chronicle.
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Important.

When you vie, or leave New York
City, save baggak expressage and car
riage hire and stop at the Grand Union
Hotel, opposite Grand Central Depot. FL
egant rooms fitted up at cost of one
million dollars, reduced to 81 and up
wards Per day. European plan. Eleva-
tor Restaurant supplied with the best
Horse cars, stages and elevated railroad
to all depots Families can live for less
money at the Grand Hotel than at any
other 6rst-class hotel in the city.
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A Touching Recital.

A NOTED HUMORIST'S RECITAL OF
HIS wIFE's DYING MOMENTS.
Robert Burdett, the noted hui
morist, editor Of the Burlington
Haackeye, in private letter gives
the following touching account Of
the dying hour of his late deceas-
ed wife. The tender, soul subdu-
ing pathos of the sketch shows
how nearly allied, in the same
mind, is the element of brilliant
wit to the melancholy sadness of
the deepest pathetic sentiment.
The death-bed scene of this beau
tiful, long-suffering, faithful wife
and mother was radiant with the
hope of a joyous future, in reun-
ion with the loved of earth and
mingling in the society of the
angelic spirits. Who can gaze
upon this pen panoramic depic-
ture of the surroundings of a de-
parting soul without tear? The
lbereaved husband writes:
1.-THE gray light of early morn
! ing was creeping in through the
open window, and on her patient
face, glorified by suffering, was
shining another, fairer light, that
know was streaming from celes-
tial portals opening for her. She
Smiled sweetly as l crossed the
room and stopped to kiss her, and
said:
"The chill before the dawning,
Between the night and morning."
cit was the hour at which she
had expressed a wish that she
might pass away, and / know that
she referred to favorite verse Of
a poem that she loved. / said:
eyes, my dear; / think the sun
will come very soon now"
"Her face grew radiant as she
smiled again and said
"'Yes, He will come for me
this morning !'n
"Dora was quickly at her side,
md we knew there were watch
ers whom we could not see stand
ng in the room. She was nearly
past all suffering, was solicitous
or our comfort, and in quiet and
owing tones gave some little in
tructions. You must keep well, +"
he said; for Robbie's sake you
Qust keep well and strong"
"The nurse entered the room,
ut Carrie could take neither
punishment nor medicine. Il
liant nothing, now,' she said.
Ter breathing became more labo-
Nous. The doctor arrived, but
be could not swallow the medi-
inc, and he held her hand, babe
err good-by and went away prom
ing to come in again during the
corning. About six o'clock Rob-
lie came into the room, kissed
is ''little Mammal" and stood by
pr side.
"There was no fear, no dread,
all the scene. She could speak
bly, in short, broken sentences.
$ / repeated the beautiful prom
Ps to her how her face kindled
she smiled upon us,turning her
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

GINGER COOKIES. One cup of
sugar, one cup of butter or lard,
one cup of molasses, one egg, one
teaspoonful of soda, one table
spoonful of ginger, one tablespoon
full Of vinegar, and seven cups of
-four.
VEAL CAKES, - Three fourths
pounds of lean veal, one-half
pound suet, half the rine of a lem
on grated, mace, pepper and salt
and a small white onion chop the
suet and onion fine; mix we'll to-
gether make into small cakes and
fry.
PRUNE PUDDING Stew pound
until they are soft, remove the
stones and add the whipped whites
Of three eggs, beating them to-
gether until they are thoroughly
mixed. Pour into a dish lined
with pug paste and bake half an
hour.
GINGcR BREAD. -One-half cup
shortening, one half cup Of sugar,
one half cup of molasses, one-half
cup of hot water, one half tea
spoonful of ginger, one teaspoon
full of saleratus. Stir not very
thick, and bake in a dripping-pan.
WALNUT CAKEs.-One coffee
cupful Of sugar, one cupful and a
half Of -four, two cupfuls Of raj
sins, one cupful of walnut meats, |
half q cupful Of butter, half a cup
full of sweet milk, three eggs, half |
a nutmeg, half teaspoonful of |
soda or two teaspoonsful of bak- |
ing powder; favor with lemon or |
vanilla.
Take as much hops as you can
put into coffee cup without
pressing them down: pour over
them a pint of boiling water,
and set on the back Of the stove
while you CRATE into stone jar
or a porcelain kettle containing
half a teacup, half pint of warm
water, one pound Of pared pota-
toes; add half teacupful of
salt and the same quantity of
sugar: strain the hop water over
the mixture and set the vessel
on the stove and pour in one
quart of boiling water stirring all
the time. Let it remain on the
stove for five minutes, or until |
the mixture gets quite thick, then |
remove, and when milk-warm, |
add a cupful of good yeast. When |
light, which may be known by |
its light, foamy appearance, put
it in the coolest place at your
command. 1t will keep good for
six weeks in the hottest weather
1t is not necessary to cork this
yeast up in jug in order to have
it keep good; it may be put in
stone jar with a cover over it |
and dipped out as needed. Always |
stir the yeast before taking any |
from the jar. Do not use salt
with this yeast. For a large fam |
H. Ale L.~- 4
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He Was Justified.

AS the lynchers placed the rope
around his neck the trembling vic
tim said:
Gentlemen, if you will allow
me one word of explanation, I am
sure you would spare my life."
"You tried to wreck a train,
didn't your
eyes, but
Ripped up whole length of
track, didn't you?"
II did, but
"Knew there were people on the
train who might be killed, didn't
you ?"
eyes, but
"Well, but what 2"
"Why, you see there was one of
those fellows that go through
trains taking presidential votes
and"
"Nyhy in thunder didn'tyou say
SO? Boys, take off the rope and
give him a drink out of our bottle. !"
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The appropriations made by
Congress from 1900 to date for
the erection and remodeling of
the Capitol amount to over $751;
100000.
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Fast Mail and N. " Express run daily
from Hagerstown 10 Harrisburg, and
Southern Mail from Harrisburg to Hag~
erstown.
J. r. BOYD, Superintendes,
Il. 3. GERnARDT, Agent.
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A Mississippi farmer has l60
acres plated in peppermint.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-06-05
Opposite Natures.

There seems to be popular belief in
the law of attraction of opposites as
applying in the matter of love and
friendship law supposed to be based
on induction, according to the true
simply one of those formula which is
true when it is true, and no oftener?
Opposite natures do attract each other,
there is no doubt; a man of phlegmatic
temper sometimes finds an irresistible
fascination in woman whose gay vi
vacity cheers and stimulates him like
sunshine and the birds song; or, again.
it is the sanguine, buoyant-natured man
who is mated happily with a wife whose
serious and discreet mind is the balance
wheel insuring the safe running of the
household machine.
Indisputably, there is an attraction,
sometimes difficult to account for, be-
tween persons of contrasted natures
nevertheless, nice observation will
often show, think, that dissimilarities
between husbands and wives, or be-
tween intimate friends, are superficial,
while the strength of the mutual at
traction resides in an underlying like
ness. A marriage which is truly such,
or serious friendship, involves very
close intercourse, which TO be sustained
must rest on certain deep moral aflini-
ties, the union of communion will be
stronger still; but such are not neces-
sary, as the former are. Circumstances
may play their part, and an important
one, in the formation of our friend
ships or the selection of our life-mates
but among persons OF any depth OF
character. choice as well as chance has
to do with the matter, although the
choice be often rather instructive than
deliberate. --4tlantic Contributors
Club"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-06-05

the Divine Majesty and to invoke the
influence of His Holy Spirit to subdue
the anger which has produced and so
long sustained needless and cruel re-
bellion." On another occasion, recount
ing the blessings which had come to the
Union, he said: mo human counsel
hath devised, nor hath any mortal hand
worked out, these great things, They
are the gracious gifts of the Most High
God, who, while dealing with us in an
ger for our sins, hath nevertheless re-
membered mercy" Throughout his
entire official career-attended at all
times with exacting duty and painful
responsibility-he never forgot his own
dependence, or the dependence of the
people, upon Higher Power. In his
last public address, delivered to an i'm
mense crowd assembled at the White
House the 18th of April to congratulate
him on the victories of the Union, the
President, standing, as he unconscious
ly was, in the very shadow of death,
said, reverently, to his hearers: I'm the
midst of your Joyous expressions He,
from whom all blessings flow must first
be remembered "-Blaine'S Ii0enty
Years I'M Congress.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-06-05
THE SONG OF THE WORKERS.
BY EDWARD wu.1rrr.

sing the song of the workers, the men Of the
brawny arm.
Who give us our daily bread and keep us from
hunger's harm;
Who labor afar In the forest, who leaven the
fields with toll;
Who take no heed OF the sunshine, and mind
not sweat or toll.
sing the song of the walkers. who harvest the
golden grain,
And bind 1t, and thrash 1t, and sift it, nor care
for the sting and stain;
Who load IL in creaking wagons, and stoutly
their oxen drive,
And bid them good-by as they go, like the bees
flying home to the hive.
/ sing the song of the workers, the men who
struggle and strain,
Who give us their muscle and nerve rs they
guard the loaded train;
Who give Us their sinew and brain as they watch
the prisoned steam,
And run the risk OF their lives as they pass the
peri Gus stream.
sing the song OF the workers, the men who
labor and strive,
Who handle for us the honey that comes to the
The patient and tireless workers, with muscles
tough as steel,
Who carry the heaviest burdens, and lift, and
trundle, and wheel.
sing the song of the workers. demanding for
every one
His just and ughttul due for all the work he has
done:
For all the work of the workers, no matter
whom or where,
To each from the grand result his honest, pro-
portiOnate share.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-06-05
lmpecuniOus Great Men.

A considerable number of public men
have received testimonials from their
friends. Daniel Webster was rendered
and received for many years the earn
ings of 100000, which was put at in
terest for his benefit by his friends in
and about Boston. Had not this pro-
vision of $6, 900 year been made Web
ster would have retired from the
Senate, for he declared he would not
give his life to his country for So per
day. "Tom" Corwin had his debts paid
once at least by his friends. He never
laid up anything while holding Federal
Offices. He ret red from the office of
Secretary of the Treasury compar-
atively poor. The mortgage on Cor
wins homestead was once taken up by
his political friends. Henry Clay had
the same service rendered him on the
part of his political friends. He had
been for whole generation in Con-
gress. He sometimes lived beyond his
means. He was hospitable and even
generous. He had little tact in manag-
ing his private affairs. His homestead
at Ashland was mortgaged, and would
probably have been foreclosed had not
his Wing friends, just after his defeat
for the Presidency in 1S45, stepped in
and privately cancelled the mortgage.
Congress. Yet in all that time he
never became rich, nor did he improve
any of the opportunities for making
money while holding a Federal Office =
San Francisco Bulletin.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-06-05
BroadclOth an Enemy OF Health.

Professor Hamilton, in an address on
hygiene, denounced broadcloth as an
enemy to exercise, and therefore to
health. He says:
American gentlemen have adopted,
as a national costume, a thin, tight
fitting black suit of broadcloth. To
foreigners we seem always to be in
mourning; we travel in black. The
priest, the lawyer, the doctor, the liter
airy man, the mechanic, and even the
day-laborer, choose always the same
Black broadcloth, "a style that never
ought to have been adopted out of the
drawing room or the pulpit, because it
is feeble and expensive fabric, and be-
cause it is at the North no protection
against the cold, nor is it any more
suitable at the South. 1t is too thin to
be warm in winter, and too black to be
cool in summer; but especially do We
object to it because the wearer Is al
ways soiling it by exposure. Young
gentlemen will not play ball, pitch
quoits, or wrestle, or tumble, or any
other similar thing, lest their broadcloth
should be offended. They will not go
out into the storm, because the broad
cloth will lose it's luster if rain falls
upon it, they will not run, because they
have no confidence in the strength of
their broadcloth; they dare not mount
horse or leap fence, because broad
cloth, as everybody knows, is so faith
less. So these young men and these
older men, these merchants, mechanics,
and all, learn to walk, talk, and think
soberly and carefully; they seldom ven
ture even to laugh to the full extent of
their sides, because of their broadcloth. Z"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-06-05
Mr.. Lincoln's Religious Belief.

There has been discussion as to Mr.
Lincolns religious belief. He was ST.
lent as to his own preference among
creeds. Prejudice against any particu-
lar denomination he did not entertain.
Allied all his life with Protestant
Christianity, he thankfully availed him
self of the services of an eminent Cath
Ollie prelate-Archb's shop Hughes, of
New York-in personal mission to En-
gland, of great Importance, at crisis
when the relations between the two
countries were disturbed and threaten
ing. Throughout the whole period of
she.war he constantly directed the at
tention of the nation to dependence on
God. 1t may, indeed, be doubted
whether he omitted this in. q single
state paper. In every message to Con-
gress, in every proclamation to the peo-
pie. he made it prominent. In July,
1863, after the battle of Gettysburg, he
called upon the reoplc to give thanks
lecausc lit has pleased Almighty God
to hearken to the suppl cations and
prayers of an afflicted people, and to
vouchsafe signal victories to the Army
and Iavy of the United States" and he
asked the people ito render homage to
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-06-05
A Live Commercial Traveller.

Sheriff Virgins, of Dallas, Tex,
made 1T prominent part of his BUSH
ness to ferret out and punish CONNER
cial travellers who travelled in Texas
without license; but one morning he
met his match, a genuine Yankee drum
mer.
What have you got to sell? Any
thing?" asked the Sheriff, as he met
the Connecticut man on the streets.
"Oh, YES, I'm selling medicine-pat-
ent medicine. Selling Rattail's Ready
Relief, and it's the best thing in the
world. You ought to try bottle. 1t
will cure your ague, cure rheumatism,
cure anything
"And you will sell me case?'
"Sartinly, sir; glad to-"
Then the Sheriff bought case
Anything more?" asked the drum
mer.
"Yes, sir; want to see your license
for selling goods in Texas. That is my
duty as the High Sheriff of Dallas
County,"
The drummer showed him a docu-
inert, fixed up good and strong, in
black and white. The Sheriff looked ut
it and pronounced it "all right" Then,
turning to the commercial traveller, he
said
Il don't know, now that I've bought
this stuff, that j shall ever want it. /
reckon that may as we'll sell it to you
again. What will you give for it?
sob. / don't know that the darned
stuff is any use to me, but seeing it's
you, Sheriff, I'll give you dollar for
the lot, if you really don't want it,"
The Sheriff delivered back the medi-
cine at "a discount from his own pur-
chase and received his change.
Now" said the drummer, I've got
question or two to ask you. Hev you
got drummer's license about your
trousers anywhere?'
"No; haven't any use for the article
myself" replied the Sheriff
"Hain't, Ell? Wal, L guess we'll see
about that pretty darn soon. If L un-
derstand the law, it's a.clean case that
you've been tradin' with me, and hawk
IN and peddlin' Rattails Ready Relief
on the highway, and L shall inform on
you--darn'd eff 1 don't neow!"
When the Yankee reached the Court
House he made bis complaint, and the
Sheriff was fined IS for selling goods
without license.
The Sheriff was heard afterward to
say that you might as we'll try to hold
a creased eel as live Yankee. Ell
Perkins.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-06-05
Padding the Well-water.

A neighbor returning from the sum-
mer vacation found the water in his we'll
had become putrid. Of course it was a
dead cat. John was sent down to ex-
anime. He reported bad smell, but
no cat. Another descent, this time a
good light. He bawled up,"I can see
every part of the bottom, and all round,
and 1 tell you there amt no cat nor
nothin' down here!"
A consultation among the neighbors
was now held. Two rheumatic old men,
leaning on canes and squirting tobacco
juice, enlarged luminously. The uni
verse seemed to be rather their pet
theme, but finally they got down to
plain work, and explained very clearly
how things went on under the ground.
They showed by various gestures and
illustrations, how the gases and the
substances worked upon each other all
up and down and through the various
passages and crevices and caverns of
the earth, and how sometimes, in spite
of everything you could do, the water
would turn bad, and then no power on
earth could turn it back again. Each
voted that this very thing had happened
to the neighbours well, and that moth
ing could be done but to fill it up and
dig another. When this conclusion
had been emphasized by various punch
ings with their canes in the ground,
our blind neighbor, having felt his way
to the spot where the committee had
just pronounced it's verdict, and having
only heard the dead-cat theory, enun-
ciated as follows: "The water has
turned putrid from stagnation; that's
the dead cat. You stir it up well for
two hours, and the water will be just as
sweet as ever.
John was sent down to try it, though
the old men advised that he should first
look up putrid carcass of some kind,
and stir that awhile, to see whether
stirring such things would sweeten
them. But the man took his paddle
down and began. At the end of hall
an hour, he bawled up, shes all right
now. Send down your bucket and try
it."
The water was little stale, but not
bad. Another good stir, and the water
was sweet. Since then we have advised
the Movement Cure" in number oil
sick or putrid wells and cisterns, and
with success DR.. Dio LeDtS.
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A tablespoonful Of sulphur taken
every other morning for week, then
omitted three mornings and taken again,
will clear the complexion in a couple of
months, but will probably make the
black specks more numerous for a week
or two A mixture of powdered brim-
stone or sulphur in diluted glycerine,
rubbed on at night, in connection with
the other treatment, will soon cause
them to disappear. Wash off carefully
in the morning with soap and water in
which there is little ammonia. After
this, if the face seems oily, wash it
of night with spirits of camphor, re-
duced with half as much glycerine
and few drops of ammonia. In the
morning battle the face as before with
a little ammonia in it, and after wiping
it carefully, sponge it over with cam
phor and water, and in short time the
fairness of your skin will delight your
self and surprise your friends. -Lilly
LQn0trU.
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Pugs Which Are Pampered.

"Have you a silver dog collar?' in
CURED fashionab'y dressed young
lady as she entered Washington street
store. She bore in her arms q black
nosed pug dog of good proportions,
which she deposited carefully on the
floor as though he were in danger of
breaking.
Would you like q collar or har-
ness? Harnesses are very fashionable
aud they cannot slip over the head as
collars are apt to do in the case of pug
dogs. You see tie neck is as large
around as the head, and it is almost
impossible to keep collar on"
ooh, that is delightful exclaimed
the young lady as the straps were adj
justed. What is the price? Only 500.
How cheap"
The money was paid and girl and dog
went their way rejo eng.
DO You haze many such customers
as that?" inquired the repor er.
"We have them constantly" was the
reply. Frequently we sell collars for
dogs that are not themselves worth
half the price of the collar. We have
fifteen hundred patterns of dog collars,
but even at that we frequently have
customers who are too fastidious to be
suited from the stock, and we have to
make something TO order. The other
day lady came in and showed silver
bangle bracelet and wanted q collar
made for her just Ike it. There is no
knowing what woman will do when
she fairly gets the dog fever. Why,
young woman came in here the other
day lugging dog in her arms. and the
animal had around his neck collar of
satin, ornamented with yiolets and
primroseS, hand-painted. One woman
has bought at least 500 worth of dog
collars with year past. On the
other hand a sporting man came in the
ether day w tn fine bird dog, worth
at least 81, coo, but his collar was not
worth 81. 1t is the same principle as
man carrying watch worth $500 with
a shoestring for chain. Collars are
no protection AGAINST dog-thieves.
They rather increase the liability of
theft, especially when the collar is
worth $40 and the dog 20 cents. -
Boston Globe.