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WHAT THEY WANT.
An Exposition of The Needs of
The CattIemen.
How to Prevent Clashes Between
St0ckmen and Settlers.
The Casa Clearly Stated by Secre-
tary ThOs. Sturgis.

From the New York Times. tr
Mr.. Thomas Sturgis, of Cheyenne,
Wyo., was seen at the Union League
Club recently by a Times reporter, who
made inquiries of him as to the intentions
Of the cattle raisers Of the plains in con
nection with their new project of leasing
the grazing lands of the public domain.
Mr.. Sturgis is probably better qualified
than other man to give information on the
subject, as the plan in its origin is mainly
his own, and his interests in plains cattle
are second to those of hardly any man in
the West. He is the President Of the
Union Cattle Company, which owns 3d.
600, 900 worth of cattle; President of the
Stockgrowers' Bank of Cheyenne; Secre-
tary of the Wyoming Stoekgrowen' Asso-
citation, which has 1000, 900 head Of cat
tie. representing 800. 100000, and Secre-
tary of the National Stockgrowers' Asso-.
citation.
Mr.. Sturgis said that public attention
in the East had been directed to the fact
that there is what is termed another
scheme afoot by which vast tracts of pub
lie land may be stolen. On a patient
hearing of the merits of the proposal of
the Western live stock ~raisers, however,
the public may deem it a fair solution of
the problem as to what ought to be done
with those parts of our public lands which
in the existing state of agricultural meth
DDS, can be used for stock grazing only
the uplands and plateaus lying remote
from streams and the arid districts in
which farmers cannot raise crops. Mon
tana has much farming land, but a great
deal of the Territory is fitted only for
grazing purposes. Colonies of farmers
whose lands will be supplied with water
by irrigation companies will no doubt be
established in Wyoming; yet the area so
occupied will be small, for years to come,
the remainder of the country being given
over to stockmen. More than one-half of
Colorado is stock grazing land, while
Arizona is almost entirely so, and New
Mexico, Utah and Idaho do not offer to
the farmer, except in comparatively small
tracts, good farming land. The public
land of the States and Territories men
toned is stocked with cattle. This occu-
pancy of the Government land by stock
men is, in one sense, unlawful, though
not made in defiance Of law. 1t has been
done without the protection of law; yet it
is a fact of general knowledge, and has
been permitted by the United States au-
thorities.
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Don't forget the Conductors Ball New
Years Eve, at Literary Hall,
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Manicure sets at Rhodes 4 TrO1elrs.
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Boys clothing at Polack =.

The best line of shoes made of the kind
For sale by jenkins * Ross.
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MoEPrIoN oF rnE BusINEss.

VT I'M D1'ANfh'os
THE grazing business of the plains had
its inception about 1870, and the men
who first undertook the enterprise did SO
at the emminent risk of their lives and
property. which were in danger of depre-
dations from the savage Indian tribes and
also from the unknown and untried effects
Of the severity of the winters. The effect
Of their enterprise has been first TO create
a valuable industry represented by a large
amount of taxable property, and, second,
to prevent by the production of vast herds
Of cattle in 4 manner previously unknown
the rise in the price of beef which would
otherwise assuredly have taken place ow-
ing to the very rapid increase of our popu-
lation. The suits brought against some
cattlemen for fencing in public lands have
created an impression in the East that
ranchmen generally fence in their ranges
with a desire to exclude settlers engaged
in taking up public land under the home
stead laws. The truth is that by far the
largest number of ranches are not enclosed
by fences, and ranchmen generally prefer
an open range-a region without a fence.
In a majority of instances where large
tracts of grazing lands have been fenced
the losses of cattle have been such and
public opinion so strong in their con-
demnation that the owners are voluntarily
taking down the fences, and a large num-
Der have already been removed. The
ranch owners of the plains desire to pur-
sue their. vocation in accordance with
law. They are not DESTROYS Of using the
grazing facilities without cost, and, as a
body, they are %unqualifedly in favor of.
iome legal method by which they can pay
an equivalent for what they receive.
THE present action of the stock
growers is not a movement of the rich
against the poor, nor is it one to prevent
the settlers from pre- empting farming
land. By the plan we intend submitting
to the Government stockmen now occupy
ing ranges may retain legal possession Of
them during the existence of a lease, but
under restrictions which will permit the
taking up of the same land by farmers at
any time under the homestead laws, lands
so taken being Withdrawn from the rental.
The motive in the desire of the men now
grazing cattle on the plains to be recog-
nized by law lies in the fact that there is
danger of their ranges being overstocked
by newcomers. These are often men not
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Fry mud Loaf. Glitch
REYNOLDS BROS.

Writing desks at Rhodes & Troxell's
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Death atSea.
OVER A HUNDRED LIVES LOST

ON Ek III u n DRIED LIVES LUST.
LONDON, July 2Sth. The surviv-
ors of the British steamboat Lax
ham, which collided last Monday
night with the Spanish steamer Gil
jon, not far from Corunna, report
that on the evening of the collision
there was a thick fog. The Laxham
was going slow, and both steamers
were sounding their whistles. The
Gljon struck the Laxham amidships
and the latter was nearly cut assun-
der. 1t was not long before the Gil
jon began to settle. Terrible confus-
ion prevailed on board. The captain
stood with revolver in his hand,
but was unable to keep order. The
passengers and crew were fighting
for their lives. The boats were low
cred and filed to the gunwaies, but
they could not accommodate half
the people. Those who were SO for
tunate as to secure places in them
were obliged to keep off others with
knives. The Gijon sank bow first.
The quarter deck was crowded with
men aud women, the captain stand
ing on the bridge 1t is estimated
that one hundred and thirty persons
persisted.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
COMMISSIONERS S OFFICE,
MARrINsBURG, W. Va, July 10, 1884. !

COMMISSIONERS S OFFICE,
MARTINsBURG, W. Va, July 10, 1884. +
To William E. Roach, Prf.
and
Thomas o. Brien, as Agent of Patrick
o. Brien, Mary Ellen o. Brien, Rich
ard o. Brien, John O. Brien and An
mic " Brien, Defts.
You are hereby notified that I have
fixed upon the 10th day of August,
next, at my office in Martin sburg, w.
Va, to ascertain how much has been
paid on certain contract for the sale
of a parcel of land by Tho. OBJ len,
agent for Patrick O. Brien, during his
life time, to William +. Roach, to
whom paid, and how much, if any,
remains unpaid, and any other matter
deemed pertinent, or that may be re-
quired by the parties to this proce ed
ing. Required to be taken by the de-
cree of the Circuit Court of Berkeley
County, rendered on the 18th day of
May, 1884, in suit in chancery de.
pending in said Court, in which you
are parties, plaintiffs and defendants;
at which time and place you are re-
quired to attend.
Given under my hand, as Commits
sioner of the said Court, the day and
year first aforesaid.
w. B. COLSTON, Com'r
j. N. WIsNER, Atty. Jy l9-zt
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July 18th, 1881, on East Martin St.,
this city, CHARLES HENRY, son of Mar
tin II. and Rachael Hansrote, aged one
month and twenty days.
AT his residence in Martinsburg, of
paralysis, Mr.. PATRICK MOORE, aged
about 40years. He left wife and two
children to mourn his loss.
OF paralysis, at Shippensburg, Pa,
where she had gone for the benefit of
her health, Mrs. ELLEN SELLARs, of
this place, in the 5Sth year of her age.
Her remains were inferred in the
beautiful cemetery of shippensburg, in
alovely spot where tall and stately
tree casts its graceful shade over her
grave. She had been residing in the
same neighborhood before, where she
had formed many pleasant friendships
and agreeable associations. During
her illness the family where she resided
did all that kindness and affection could
c0ntriye too alleviate and soften the
uneasiness and suffering, inseperable
from sickness ard approaching death.
Her funeral was large although the
weather was wet and unpleasant, and
was attended by number of the
most influential and respectable people
of that community.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
MT. PARvo INSTITUTE.

CHARLEsTowN, JEFF. COUNTY, W Va.
A BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL
IA FOR YOUNG LADIES, will be
opened September 18th, 1884, under the
management OF
MRS, BELLE W GALLAHER
AND
MISS AUGUSTA V. WILSON
A thorough course of instruction in the
usual branches of an English education
will be given; and comp etent teachers
will prepare students in Ancient and
Modern Languages for admission into
any Collegiate Institution.
No requisite ola first.class school will
be omitted.
TERMS Board per Scholastic year,
SLIGO; Tuition $50 to $40; board from
Monday morning to Friday evening,
$3.50 per year; Music, $50, use of piano,
$50.
REFERENCES.
Bishop A. w. Wilson Baltimore, Md.
Rev. Samuel Rodgers, D D., Leesburg,
Va.
Rev q. P. Fitzger Id, d. D.. editor Of
the Chris tidn Ad0ocate, Nashville, Tenn.
Rev. W. P. Harrison, D. D Nashville
Tenn
Hon. f NJ. Wilson, Minneapolis Mimi
Rev. P H. Whisner, D. D., Winches-
ter, Va.
Rev. ]. L, Shipley, Charlest own, W
Va
Rev. J. Watts Shoaf. Baltimore, Md.
Rev j. E. Armstrong, Shepherdstown,
" Va.
An announcement of curriculum, ad :.
ditional references, &c, will soon be is
sued. Address either of the Principals at
Charlestown, Jefferson County, w. Va.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
DURLEC SALE
Il OF
Valuable Real Estate

THE UNDERSIGNED offers for sale
l. l743 acres OF BLACK SLATE
LAND, situated two and ahalf miles east
of Darksyille adjoining lands of Col. John
e. Boyd and George Sincindiver, Esq.
This farm is well-#atered, and improved
by a good log house, weather. boarded
and plastered, good stabling and other
out buildings fruit, etc.. 65 acres of
woodland, consisting Of white oak and
hickory. VIII be sold at a great bar
gain. TERMS -One-third cash, residue
in two equal pay ments, with interest from
date. J S. HALDEMAN,
Atty for heirs OF Abram G. Vanmetre,
decd. jy 26-tf
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CTATE OF WEST VIRGINIA

At Rules held in the Clerks office of
Circuit Court of Berkeley County, on
the It'll day of July. 1884:
Margaret White
vs. In Chancery.
William A White.
The object of the above suit is to OBJ
tain decree of divorce a vinculo matri-
moni, and it appt airing on affidavit filed
in this suit, that the said defendant, W il
liam A. White is nonresident of this
State, he is hereby required to appear at
the said Clerks Office, within one month
from the 18th day of July, 1884, 1.-THE date
of the first publication hereof and do
what is necessary to protect his int rest
in this matter. S. H. MARTIN,
J. NELSON WIsNER, Clerk,
jy l2-4e Atty for Pltff.
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Information Wanted.

OXFORD, o., June l6, 1884.
IF there are any descendants of George
l. Bizeler, who married Susannah Rife,
in Berkeley county in 1915, now living,
they VIII hear something 10 their advan-
tage by communicating with
EDWARD RIGGS, Oxford,
Butler Co., Ohio.
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MARGARET WHITE, Plaintiff,
h vs..
VIM. A. WHITE. Defendant.

VIM. A. WHITE, Defendant.
Cause pending in the Circuit Court of
Berkeley County W. Va.
The defendant In the above cause is
hereby notified that the dispositions of
witnesses will be taken ON the 18th day
of August, 1884, between the hours of A.
NJ, and P. NJ, at the office of John T.
Picking, at Martinsbnrg, in the County
of Berkeley and State of West Virginia,
to be read in evidence on behalf OF the
said Margaret White, at the trial of said
cause in said Court. And if from any
cause the taking of said dispositions
should not be commenced on that day, or
being commenced should not be complet-
ed, the taking of the same will be con.
tinued from time to time, al the same
place and between the same hours, till
said dispositions shall be fully completed.
J. NELSON WISNER,
July IL t-d.] Atty for Plaintiff.
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MARRIED..

July Goth, 1854, in this city, by Rev.
II. C. Holland, Wan. +. ORRIsoN, of
Martinsburg, and Miss ROSE HENS
RoTE, of Morgan county, w. Va.
July 10Th, 1884, in this city, by Rev.
Il. c. Holland, Mr.. WIN. Il. GRIFFITH
and Miss KATIE BLOOM, both of Berke-
lev county
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n active, Industrious man to sell the
"A genuine Singer Sewing Machine.
The right man will be paid literally and
permanently employed. Previous knowl
edge of the business not essential Call
on or address
THE SINGER MAFG co.
Winchester Va
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There were twenty-four deaths
from cholera at Marseilles and eight
at Aries during the twenty-four
hours ending at 9 P. NJ. Wednesday
night,
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LAW SCHOOL
WASHINGTON and LEE UNIVERSITY

GEN. G. w. G. LEE, President
Instruction by textbooks and printed
lectures, with courses oflectures on spe-
cial subjects by eminent jurists. Tuition
and fees $50 for session of nine months,
beginning Sept. IS. For catalogue and
full information, address Chas. A..
Graves, Prof. of Law, Lexington, Va.
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To Our Friends and Patrons

TNHE BEDlNGTON MILL is fully
l. equipped and prepared to manufac-
ture flour by the new roller process and
is now ready TO supply the demand of its
customers and exchange trade.
JOHN KENNEDY.
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To the Ladies-Rare Bar
gains.

A nice line of G. G. Burts' and Couins'
n celebrated dress shoes, which we
will sell for next thir " days at reduc-
ton of 20 to 25 per cent on regular prices
at GETTINGER & HOKE'S.
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Wood for Sale.

DERSONS wishing cord wood, either
l. Oak or Hickory, seasoned, can be
supplied by applying to d. H. BOWERS
or j. W. ROBERTS, Martinsburg, W.
Va. jy l9.4t.
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Milk For Tea And Coffee,

That there is Nh appreciable differ.
ence between raw and boiled milk may
be proved by taking equal quantities. Of
each (the boiled sample having been al
lowedto cool down, adding them to
equal quantities of the same infusion Of
coffee, then critically tasting the mix
lures. The difference. is sufficient to
have long since established the practice
among all skillful cooks Of scrupulousIyi
using boiled milk for making cafe au
lait. I have tried a similar experiment.
on tea, and find that IN this case the
cold milk is preferable Why this
should be, why boiled milk should be
better for coffee and raw milk for tea,
1 cannot tell. If any of my readers
have not done so already, let them try
similar experiments with condensed!
milk, and 1 have no doubt that the YER
dict Of the majority will be that it is
passable with coffee, but very objections,
able in tea. This is milk that has been
very much cooked. The chief defnable
alteration effected by the boiling Of
milk is the coagulation of the small
quantity of albumen which it contains.
This rises as it becomes solidifed, and
forms o skin like scam on the surface,
which may be lifted with q spoon and
eaten, as it is perfectly wholesome and
very nutritious.-Popnlar Science
Monthly.
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Eisusea Words.

A writer in MacmiIlan's Magazine,
anxious to preserve the well of Eng
lish uubsfyled," calls attention to the
wrong use of such words as "fain,"
greet" circumstance" incident"
numerous" and Witness"
"Fain" signifies Joyful" or glad
Yet there are writer's who strangely mis-
use this good old Saxon word. If any
man has failed in m effort to get some
thing, and is driven to put up with
something else instead, these writer's
say that the defeated person was 'fain"
to accept the disagreeable alternative.
When we salute a person with some
demonstration OF personal feeling, such.
for instance, as a smile, ora hearty
shake OF the hand, we greet him. Yet
in the English OF journalists an unpopu-
lar speaker alta caucus is said to have
been greeted" with a shower of mud,
or with cries OF turn him out"
Circumstance is derived from Il La
tin word which means to stand around.
In good old English the word is used to
indicate the condition Of things sur
rounding EN- event. But in modern
English the word is frequently, though
improperly used to signify u fact. A
quarrel in the street is not "a circum-
stance" even though it is reported as
such. It may, however, be explained,
or excused, or accounted for, by circum-
stances
An incident" Grom the Latin Incl
dere, to fall nponji is something that hap
pens upon another thing. though not
necessarily connected with it. If for in
stance, a rainbow should break forth
while a man was being murdered, that
appearance would be an incident of the
murder, but it would have no essential
connection with it.
Should a fire burn a huilding to the
ground. that would be & fact, though the
morning papers might speak of Is as an
incident" Ii, however, "a woman
should jump from the burning building,
the reporter might properly describe
that rs ~ incident" of the fire.
Numerous" is often substituted for
many" He who uses the common
phrase. "our e friends" would
have it understood that he has "many
friends" though to a precision he sug-
gests that each friend is numerous
which, to say the least, is an awkward
idea. The word will always be used
correctly if it is remembered that .tnu-
merons" is an adjective properly quail
flying snch nouns as 'scrowd," Family"
"class, Crew." assembly" troops
"herd," "iock,' etc.
The witness is he who knows from
personal perception, and ''to witness
means to testify. 1t is therefore I'M
proper to say that n person went ''to
witness an exhibition of paintings,
when we mean that he went ''to sea" it.
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A Curious Incident.

A9eurions incident is related in regard
to the recent death of DIR. Yandell in
Louisville, Ky. On the day of his death
he called on a physician, and, the sub
iect of choral being mentioned, he told
his friend a case that had come under
hi, notice. A patient suffered much
from trouble with his heart, and while
suffering severely summoned DIR. Yam
dell. DR., Iandeil administered a dose
of chloral. which he assured his patient
would relieve him. It did some good
for a few moments, butthen the patient
fell back in his chair and died. It was,
said DR. Yandell in speaking Of the case,
too sudden for the choral to have pro-
dnceds the death, and the man had SIM
" died of angina pectoras, or paralysis
Of the heart. In describing this case TO
his friend DIR. Yandell initiated the ac-
tons of the dying mau, falling back in
his chair and throwing his arms about.
A few hours later and under Just the
same circumstances he himself breathed
Ills last.
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TIE Z Ell DaRADo

Something About tho Gold Fields il raaho.
Here 1 am in the snow, with the ther-
mometer at twenty below this morning.
Pack trains are moving right along tow
ard the mines oil the same, and moro
are coming in from the railroad every
lay. When men start for goldit mat
ters very little how many other mo- adj
wise them to wait. Thenuggets brought
out are tempting looking pieces of met
al, whose glitter is well adapted to turn
ones head from tho usual way Of plod-
ding and to turn ones feet toward the
mines. OF course it would be better
Tor these men to wait awhile; and to
wait here is not very expensive, com-
paredto living UP at the mines. AT Ii no.
tel the charges are 50 q day, with some-
thing knocked off" for longtime bar
gains; and there is about everything
here that ono need have in fact, tho
supplies are coming In and the stores
are going up at n rate calculated to
make this the Quitting point for those
going into the minos this summer.
The merchants, traders and hotel mon
have settled down to the expectation
that there will be no less than so, 600
men here during the next six months,
and the going back and forth Of this
number will make a city of this quiet
spot down by the lake-where Cen.
Sherman located tho fort with much
pride of selection.
The officers hero ct the fort-many,
Of whom have been here ever since the
fort was builtAare as credulous as
The miners. They seem to think that
the rest Of the world has been Iret-
|ty much all prospectcd aud prodded,
and that they must rush i ii and get
some. gold out of the Occur dsAlene
mountains, ifgthey ever expect to- have
that great fortune which has lnred
them on from hardship to disappoint-
ment through California, Nevada, Col
orado and Montana. Some Of them
will "strike it," and many Of them will
not. One need not be prophet to-
know this.
The new gold fields Of Caur d AIene
may be reached within forty miles BY
taking the Northern Pacific to Rath-
drum, q town of some 800 population.
Thence there is n direct road to Eagle
City, the center Of the mines, only forty
miles distant. ggs
Large numbers of men are going into
the mines with the expectation Of going
TO work at nee upon their arrival.
Iheyare sure to be disappointed. Theirs
are thousands Of men out of employment
and a good many on the verge Of starvi
alton. A man. is foolish to go, there az
this time of year unless he has plenty
to keep him until the mines are ready
to be open uis.s / write this for the
benefit of men who contemplate coming
out to these mines. Theproper time to
start is about the LIST of April-and no
sooner-and then you will be at least q
couple of weeks too early. Everything
is held at three times its value, and I
would advise anyone from the States to
come well provided with blankets and
plenty of proyisions.-Cnur d,Alene
Correspondence Pioneer Press.