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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-05
1 Beg your Pardon.

A civil word is the cheapest thing
in the world, and yet it is a thing
which the young and happy rarely
give to their interiors. See the eff
feet Of civility on a rough little
street boy:
The other evening a young lady
abruptly turned the corner, and very
rudely ran against boy who was
small and ragged and freckled.
Stopping as soon as she could, she
turned to him and said:
II beg your pardon, indeed l am
very sorry"
The small, very ragged and freck-
led boy looked up in blank amaze
ment for an instant; then, taking off
about three-forth of cap, he bow
ed very low, smiled until his face
became lost in smile, and answer
ed:
"You can have my parding, and
welcome, Miss, and you may run
agin me and knock me clean down,
an l won't say a world"
After the young lady passed on he
turned to comrade and said half
alphabetically:
II never had anyone to ask my
parding, and it kind o. took me off
nv feet ~
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-05
London World.

All Australia was amazed when
nine years ago ram was sold at
auction for the then unheard of
price of ETA. Since then figures ex-
ceeding this have not been rare, and
the maximum price until the sales
of the present year was 1,4OO gum
cas-, which was paid by Mr.. Philip
Russell, of Carngham, two or three
seasons ago. But this price wanes
into comparative paltriness before
the sensational sale this year, of Mr..
John Cummings ram by Lustre,
which was knocked down to the
Honorable Thomas F. Cumming at
the stupendous figure of $3.50 gum
cas-.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-05
Fits Of Fun.

Every father should paddle his
own; can you?
1t Is the sausage manufactures
who makes both ends meat.
Rock Of Ages Grandpa and
grandma trying the new hammock.
Secular music cannot be played on
Sunday upon an upright plane.
The Barber 's--Never say dye.
The Pawnbroker s. Never too late
to lend.
You'll have to take the will for
the deed, = is what the heir said to
the lawyer when the latter present
ed his bill.
1t is said that it is unhealthy 10
sleepin feathers We don't believe
it; for look at the spring chicken,
and see how tough he is.
"Please, l want to buy a shilling's
worth of hay" us it for your
father?' "Oh, no, it's for the
horse; father doesn't eat hay!"
"How.s business 20 asked aspirit-
ualist of the cas- conductor. "Fair, ?
replied the bell-puncher. And how
isit with youp" Medium, as us.
ual."
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-05
A letter Carriers story
Cineinnsti Nes Lion mai

A rather good looking, intelligent
man related the following true story.
II deliver In the Clinton District,
and some of our best and wealthiest
people are Oh my route. Two years
ago delivered letter at a certain
residence to beautiful young lady,
who went into raptures on recogniz-
Ing the writing and thanked me so
ly that it far outweighed all the in
ciyility | met that day. 1t was
some months ere | called again, and
then with a mourning envelope, ad-
dressed to the mother of the young
lady. Several months passed, each
day of which | saw my young lady
friend standing at the door at the
end of the approach looking for my
appearance. 1t was so regular and
continuous that it began to work on
my mind, and / wondered what was
the cause. Shortly after / had let
tiers for the mother, and on going up
to the door was met by both, and,
boys, the change in the poor child's
looks went through me like a knife.
Sunken eyes, with an empty express
sion, wasted flesh and color, and an
expression Of woe which troubles me
every moment / am disengaged. /
delivered some mail to a grocer's
place in the square, and could not
belp asking about this poor young
man who went to India as mis-.
sionary, but soon fell prey to the
deadly cholera of that pestilential
country, and that his death was hid
den from his affianced wife in the
hope that she would ultimately for
get him; but l tell you, boys, Moore
was right when he wrote
"The heart that has truly loved never
forgets,
But as truly loves on to the close,
AS the suntlower who turns on her God
when he sets
The same look which she turned when
he rose.'
And so it proved in this case.
With tho kind-hearted grocer as
middle man, regularly delivered a
letter twice a month, purporting to
come from India, and written by her
mother. and l received in due time
the answer, which / leave with the
grocer, who privately sends it to the
mother. 1t is by the advice of the
family physician, who fears for my
young friends reason"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-05
The Lost Rivers Of Idaho.

One of the most singular features
in the scenery Of the Territory Of
Idaho is the occurrence of dark,
rocky chasms, into which large
streams and creeks suddenly disap-
pear and are never more seen. These
assures are old lava channels proiuc-
ed by the outside Of the molten mass
cooling and forming tube, which,
on the fiery stream becoming ex.
hausted, has been left empty, while
the roof of the lava duct, having at
some point fallen in, presents there
the opening into which the river
plunges and is lost. At one place
along the banks of the Snake, one of
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-05

l could scarcely speak: it was al.
most impossible to breathe through
my nostrils. Using Ely's Cream
Balm short time l was entirely
relieved. My head has not been so
clear nor voice so strong in years. /
recommend this admirable remedy
to all ffiicted with Catarrh or Colds
In the head. j. o. Tichenor, Shoe
Merchant, Elizabeth N. j. price
80 cts,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-05

an sign II, uncle, but / am so
afraid it will make me unhappy"
why, Ada, thought it was the
very thing to ma Ike you happy"
Yes, Uncle ADAM" said /, hay
ing to recourse to my handkerchief,
but then I don't want to live sin
gle.n
"Oho !" said he. "You've chang
ed your mind. You don't want the
money ~
Eyes, I do,"I exclaimed, with a
hysterical little sob. 81 love him
but | won't marry him without any
thing of my own. / am ashamed. 2
ada he said, severely, "tell
me straight up and down-whom do
you love ?"
"Mr. Rounsayille," said l sol
EMMY.
"You are a foolish child" said
Uncle Adam, gently patting my
head. 81 knew Rounsaville was
coming to-day. Ii you marry him
I'll give you SO, 900.
Twill you, uncle 2" l cried in &c
stasy.
Don't cry any more, them" he
said, almost tenderly. "Kiss me,
my dear, and go tell your mother"
And Uncle Adam gave me, on my
wedding day, the ten thousand dol.
lar check with which originally he
had bribed me to be an old maid.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-05

am cured of Catarrh and deaf
ness by Ely's Cream Balm. My
aunt was deafin one ear. After us-
ing the Balm few times her hear
ing was restored. +. ID. Morse, In
snrance Broker, Elizabeth, N. J..
Not a liquid or snuff.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-05

Professor of Chemistry. "The
substance you see in this vial is the
most deadly poison of all poisons.
A single drop placed on the togue of
cat is enough to kill the strongest
man."
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-05

'Do you know, my dear" said a
fond mother to her son at an uptown
table d. hote, shat the word menu
means bill of fare in French 20
"Oh, yes, mamma" was the mis-
chievous reply, 'smenu it,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-05

I'D like to give you piece of my
mind, Mrs. Smiggs." 81 wouldn't
talk Of impossibilities, Mr.. Smiggs.
The article you speak Of is too small
to be divided"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-05

A western editor has spent six
years writing q book entitled. "How
to test glue" An easy subject to
stick to; but in the preface he says
however he knows no better remedy
for coughs and colds produced BY
sedentary habits, than DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-05

A man always looks through his
pockets four times before handing
his coat to his wife to have a button
sewed on, and even then he is filed
with a nameless fear until the job is
completed.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-05
FOR THE FALL AND WINTER TRs D

FOR THE FALL AND WINTER TRIP DE
The stock is as large as that found any
where, the variety OF goods as grea., and
was selected especially to suit and please
the fancy of the citizens of the city and
vicinity. Everybody is invited to call.
Z4- All goods and work guaranteed
Cleaning and repairing neatly done. Cut
ting a speciality.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-05

III. N. DEATRICK has the best Be ,
for men in Berkc 81 county, for $2oJ.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-05

BURKHART 8 co. are xst.jnR
ready for the Fall trade. New g0ad
all the time: au 1Sthr-3t
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-04
Modern Champagne Dangerous.

EAttd0eIl2Htd ItNl6S.
. champagne is not what it used to be-"
said a wine merchant yesterday. "The
old process produced pure, wholesome
wine, but the new process does not. BY
the old process the juice of the grapes is
allowed to ferment in the casks first. Fer
mentatiOn, you know, is an action of ma
ture that throws off impurities, and the
more of it you have the better. After the
cask fermentation the wine is bottled,
with a little syrup or perhaps a few
raisins added to produce second fer
mentatiOn.
"The bottles are then put on racks in
the vault with the necks down so that the
sediment falls upon the cork. Men 90
through the vaults every day for three
years and take up the bottles and shake
them, so that each bottle is handled about
twelve hundred times before it is put on
the market. During that time the corks
are changed three times. Now, that is
the way true champagne is made. The
new process turns out an inferior article,
containing nitrogen, and sometimes albu-
minOus matter as well. 1t is the second
or bottle fermentation that permits the
nitrogen to escape and completes the work
of good wine making. The new process
Omits this second fermentation, and puts
the wine on the market in two months
from the time they begin to make it. If a
man UIlHkS 100 muCu CudmpdguG uOWd-
days he has the most beastly headache to
which the flesh is heir, and it generally
lasts two or three days. That is caused by
the nitrogen in the champagne, left there
! by the new process.
"SOme of the best known brands are
now produced by the new process. You
see, the demand IS so great that the old
process is too slow to supply it, and it
will be a cold day when French wine
makers get left in matter Of that kind.
They not only rush the champagne into
the market in two months, but make it
now very largely Of green, scrubby grapes,
and even of 'milk-sour' wines-anything
to swell the profits.
"When the Germans captured Alsace
and Lorraine, which were the garden
spots Of France, they went through every
chateau old and cellar, and drank all the
champagne they contained. I've heard
that in a few months the stock was as
large as ever"
''You think, then, that pure champagne
is pretty hard to get now p
az do, and unless you are very particu-
lar in your search the less wine of that
name you drink the better for YOU"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-04
Shallow Land

The depth of the fertile soil is entirely
dependent upon the depth to which the
plOwshare is driven and the quantity of
manure used. By manure the stimulating
deceptive guanOs are not meant, but the
stable manure, compOsts and all vegetable
matter. There is no soil so thin that it
cannot, within few seasons, be given a
depth of eight or ten inches if a large,
deeply cutting plow is freely used and
plenty of cowpea vines and other manures
are turned under. The erroneous impress
sion Is far more general than it should be,
that to be effective manure should be con-
densed and placed directly contiguous to
the plants. However scattered it may be
the roots of the crops will find all of it,
for they peTforate every cubic inch Of soil
in search of nOurishment, and if the ma
nure is well mixed with the soil. however
deeply it may be turned, the roots will
find and appropriate every particle of it.
Shallow culture is the bane of the South
and renders the crops liable to be affected
by all the Vicissitudes of weather. One of
the secrets of the success of Dickson as a
cotton and corn planter was the depth to
which he broke his land-frOm twelve to
sixteen inches-and he held the opinion
that security against drouth was in exact
proportion to the depth of the prepare
tiOn. Home and Farm.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-04
Anecdotes of Agassiz.

remember him when thirty years and
more ago he was rendered a government
vessel to make coral and sponge investi-
cations off the Florida coast, said a gen.
tleman in Hartford, Conn.,, the other day,
speaking Of Agassiz. For six weeks was
associated with HIM. When the govern
ment was about to tender the vessel to
him, the Secretary of the Navy told Com
modore ROgers-JOhn Rogers, but recent
ly dead-nOt on any account to point out
to the naturalist anything strange in the
ocean. eff you dO,' he added, che will
jump overheard after it; you can't stop
him." The Commodore took great care to
obey the injunction. When the vessel
reached the Florida coast, AgassiZ was
placed in the cutter and rowed toward
the shore. The water was as clear as
crystal; you could see every
pebble on the bottom. This was about
the first Cs AgassiZ's acquaintance with
cOrals, and as he observed the delicate
grOwths he exclaimed in rapt admiration,
"Oh, what beautiful specimensp When
the boat was in about Il feet of water he
saw a fine lot Of coral, and Immediately
sprang overheard, clothes and all. OF
course he went down, having miscalcula-
ted the depth, but he soon came up puff
ing and grasped the gun'ls. He wouldn't
re-enter the boat, but retained his hold
until his feet touched bottom: then he
Immediately made for some specimens. ]
remember he was stung in the palm 81
the hand by some unknown specimen OF
insect that had been liberated from :, large
mass. He had finished his superficial
examination, and was about to throw il
into the alcohol when it turned upon him
He fell instantly to the fioor, When h,
recovered he said: 81 wouldn't take s., OO'
for that experience" lie was lIkeWis,
highly elated when stung By a cora
! insect.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-04

SPARTANBURG, S. c., March il. 1884.
have for il years been a sufferer from
running sore on my face that everybody called
a Cancer. / have used over $500 worth of
medicine and found no relief. About four
months ago / bought one bottle of Swift's Spe-
cific from DR.. II. e. Heinitsh, and since have
bought FIVE others, have taken it, and they
have CURED NE sound and WE'LL My face is
free from a sore as anybOdy's. and my
health rs perfectly restored. / feel like forty
years had been lifted OF my head Yours
thankfully, ELIZA TINSLEY.
Mr.. 3. f. Burns, Hope, Ark, says. under
date of Jan. p, 1884: Il have taken five bot
ties of Swifts Specific for a sore on my temple
said to be a cancer. l have been wonder
fully benefited and will soon be a well man."
Mr.. w. r. RObisOns DavisbOrO, Ca, writes,
under date Jan. 3, 1884: Il am getting on
finely, the ulcer is gradually healing. feel
that Swift's Specific will cure the horrible
cancer which has been feeding on me for over
20 years"
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free. TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
n. Y. Office, l59 W. 23d St., bet. 9Th & eth Avs.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-04
The Artlchokc and Hogs

1t is we'll to say word about this vege-
table occasionally to keep farmers re-
minded that there is such a vegetable:
for when stock raising shall have become
a decided feature Of our Southern farming
the artichoke will come to the front as one
of the good things of the farm. So long
as we are not engaged in the raising of
hogs and cattle we have very little use
for it. Though it makes an excellent
pickle it cannot meet with very general
recognition simply on that score. 1t is
prominently a vegetable for the hog
farm, and it is only there that it can de-
mOnstrate its value as a vegetable made
for good purpose, and when filing the
place that was designed for it, it is I'M
doubtedlY a good thing. Farmers Of the
Northwest, who depend more upon the
hog crop than anything else, value the
artichOke primarily as a good article of
food, that can be cheaply raised; and
secOndarily, as a preventive Of cholera.
1t is claimed by many, and doubtless it IS
true, that where they are used freely as
food, cholera Is not apt to appear among
the hogs. On good land three to four
hundred bushels can be easily raised. In
one instance it was said fifteen hundred
bushels had been raised on one acre. Ii
this be true, il is a result not likely to be
repeated often even on the best of land.
With fair treatment on good land it is GER
tainly one of the most productive plants
to be found, and to the hog farmers is very
valuable, with yield of two to four hun
dred bushels per acre. No farmer is
likely to depend upon any one thing as a
hog food, but he viii aim to have variety
of good things. The artichOke is one of
these, and along with the chufa, the am
Der sorghum, and Bermuda grass and
field peas, will some day develope the hog
industry of the South to something like
the proportions it ought to be-as favora-
bly, situated as we are for raising hogs.
On our low priced lands, and yet much of
them as good as the fifty-dollar lands of
the West, why can't we enter into sue
cessful competition with any section of
this country when we can have hog pas
ture the year round. Isn't it subject
worth thinking about? 5. A. G.
NldlCdB
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-04

WINGED me of that fact. The more I
thought, the deeper grew the mystery.
And Lois was right-''mystery is always
annoying"
Suddenly Miss Douglas even tones
aroused me, and l raised my eyes to see
her standing directly before me, under the
vines of the arbOr
do pardon me-" she exclaimed, Il had
no idea anyone but myself sought out this
arbOr for thinking place. 1 am sorry l
broke into your thoughts
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-04

'Your book must have cost you thor
ough wetting. 1t poured in torrents very
soon after you left u.s.
"You reached the Castle safely, BERTHE
told me-" / answered. Il am glad of
that, for | really felt uneasy about you.
sought refuge in the pavilion, and enjoyed
the storm greatly"
Enjoyed the storm" Ruth repeated, IN
dismay. The idea Of enjoying anything
so terrible''
but the clouds were, indeed, grand to
see" Lesley answered. Il watched them
from the library windows"
And were not afraid ?" Charley Dudley
asked incredulously.
Il am not easily frightened" she an
swered, in the selfcOntained voice which
l could not decide whether to like or feel
afraid.Of
The pavilion!' BERTHE cried; sPd en-
tirely forgotten its existence. Lois
hasn't used that pretty studio for several
years. What made you desert it, Lois -
ooh, l hardly know she answered,
lightly. ''The cares of a housewife, |
guess. And besides, Robert has had so
much done to my studio in the house to
make it almost perfect in the way of
light and beauty, that have become more
attached to it,
"Were you in the pavilion throughout
the stOrm?' McRhea asked, in his custo-
mary slow way.
Eyes. | remained in the front room I'M
til the cloud had quite passed over"
''It is strange that l did not see YOU" he
remarked, carelessly. "Bob and l were
also driven there for SHELTER"
at is almost impossible 20 see through
the lattice" LOIS said, coming over to
Bob. IF you and Robert We're in the
studio you could hardly have seen Mr..
Maxwell. Robert, will you get your
violin? Maj. Walton has asked for De
BeriOGs Norma"
"Oh, get Ohn," he answered, impa-
tiently. Il can't muster up sufficient
musical courage. Here, BERTHE, 20 into
the MUSHROOM and bring out my violin.
will you? Olin and Lois are going to give
us De Berlot's Norma"
When the music was fully under way,
Bob came up to me as ! stood behind one
of the heavy window curtains.
"YOu overheard Olin and me?'
s'Yes.'
''Can | trust you to keep silent, MAXI"
Eyes. But wish you would tell me
the whole thing. This is the second talk
have overheard"
81 wish [ could. But it can't be done
just now. You are an honorable man,
and / can trust yOu.v
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-04
PiIesi PiIes,i PiIesl,,

Suse cure for Blind, Bleeding and Etch-
ing Piles. One box has cured the worst
cases of 20 years standing. No ole need
suffer five minutes after using Williams
Indian Pile Ointment. 1t absorbs tumors,
allays itching, acts as poultice, gives in
slant relief. Prepared only foT Piles, itch
ing ofthe private parts, nothing else. Hon.
]. NJ. Coffenbury, of Cleveland, says: Il
have used scores of Pile cures, and it
affords me pleasure to say that l have
never found anything which gives such
immediate and permanent relief as DR..
Williams Indian Pile Ointment. Sold
by druggists and mailed on receipt Of
price, 81. Sold by D. Butler, Savannah.
! Lippman Bros, wholesale agents.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-04
Physical and Mental strength.
San Francisco Oceident

Some men have powerful physical ma
ture and weak intellectual nature. Some
have a small and feeble physical nature
and powerful intellectual nature. While
some have large and powerful physical
nature and a powerful intellect, others
have small and feeble physical nature
and feeble intellect. Daniel Webster was
a large and powerful man physically.
Alexander Ii. Stephens was very small
and feeble man physically. Both were
intellectual giants. When student in
the Theological Seminary cur President
was a body of divinity weighing 800
pounds. The pastor of the Presbyterian
Church weighed 100 pounds. 1t was
quite a spectacle to see the two together
in the pulpit, for intellectually they were
directly reversed. The theological Presi-
dent had large intellect and learning, but
was pigmy intellectually by the side of
the pastor, who was a pigmy physically
by the side Of the President.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-04
THE GODMOTHER's GIFT.

Beside the baby's cradle
She sat the whole night long,
To lay upon his little lips
The kisses SIX OF song.
"This Is the kiss shall make him long
To drink she softly sighed,
t'The f0uut Of Beauty with the thirst
That ne'er Is satisfied.
'.This the kiss shall ope the eye
And stimulate the brain
To see what others never saw.
And Dee can nc'er attain.
s.ThI. Is The Kiss shall charm his lips
SO that bis whole life long
There huncy-bees ol thought shall hive
The singing sweets of song.
..And here the kiss OF Wandering
print ou feet and breast
That Doe may for possession have
Desire and unrest.
s.Anl this shall be the kiss Of Love,
His life to c0nsecrate
To her that shall be lost too soon,
or be found out too late.
'.Tlese are the kisses five 1 give
Ny baby IN his sleep;
The sixth. and sacredest Of all.
A Little while I keep.
"And he shall never know, or, known.
To never shall be told.
Which sweeter is-thc kiss I give,
OR the Kiss that I withhold"
-VlrDe7-'7