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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-06-14

The Lutheran.

A century ago an infidel German
countess dying ordered that her
grave be covered with solid
granite slab; that around it Should
be placed solid blocks OF stone, and
the whole be fastened together by
strong iron clamps, and that on the
stone be cut these words This
burial place, purchased to all etern
ity, must never be opened" Thus
she defied the Almighty. But a lit
tie seed sprouted under the covering,
ard the tiny shoot found its way
through between two of the slabs,
and grew there slowly and surely
until it burst the clamps asunder
and, lifting the immense blocks tie
structure, ere longl became a con
fused mass OF rock, among which in
verd ure and beauty grew the great
oak which bad caused the detruction.
Thus truth dislodges error; thus her
branches spread in splendor above
the ruins OF the false, aud thus she
that exalteth himself shall be abas-
ed. !"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-06-14

Very thin delaine or wool muslin
Is liked for young ladies dresses foI
the country.
The etamine or canvas fabrics in
PRODUCED last year are very largely
used this season with colored EN-
broidery in small flower sprays all
over them.
One OF Worti's new fancies is to
cut the Medicis standing collar in
one piece with the dress waist, and
to fill up the front space Of the cor
sage with u piastron or chemisptte
OF gathered lace, either white or
black, as best suits the fabric.
A novelty in gentlemen's hats this
season is the introduction Of the
real natural Indian -sewed Mackinaw
very expensive hat, as soft almost
as silk, done by the Canadian half
breeds around the straits of Mack
inaw. These will be much worn by
those who can afford them.
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HERO, JR..

will stand the present season, as follows !:
At Charles Euizy,s yard In Martins
burg, commencing Tuesday, March 25tt,
uatil the following Monday at noon. p /
Robert Lannon's stables one mile south Of
Bunker Hill. on Tuesday April LIST u til
following Saturday at noon; then at
Eutzy's yard the following Monday, and
alternately from said yard and Lamon' 8
stables every other week during the sea-
son. TERMS. - Season Sic. Single
leap SIS. insurance SIS, s. to be paid
in advance to the groom, for insurance
or season Single service cash Parties
parting with mare before she is known
to be with foal forfeits and is liable 70.
insurance money Will not be RESPONSE
bic for accidents, and parties failing to
return mare for service according to in (.
structions from groom, will be heli liza
bic for charges herein. Lo al an TX.
anime HERO, J.R., and you aie surs to
admire him
HERO. JR is BY imported Norfolk
Hero, b. Prince Of Wales, by Prince Al.
bert, dam thoroughbred mare By Cost.el
dam by Cossack, ont Of 8 brown mare oy
LAnercost, cut Of Queen Nab, by Warls-
by aylock, his dam fine brown MARE
HERO, JR. is OF rich dark brown color
stands fully l6 hands high, weighs 1850
pounds has heavy name and tail, dia-
nond star In forehead, handsome head
neck and fine shout ers, free action and
remarkably good tempered Took pre-
rsium a. last fair, for general purposes
as 3m D. L. EUBANKS.
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The Silver Lining.

There's never day 80 sunny
But lite cloud appea,s;
There Is never Il life so happy
But has It's time OF tears;
Yet the sun shines out the bris hter
Whenever the tempest clears.
There never garden growing
With roses in every plot;
There's never heart so hardened
But il has one tender spot:
We have only to prune the boz der
To nd the forget.me not.
There's never a sun that rises
But we know twill set a night;
The tints that CLEAN in the morning
AT evening are just AS bright;
And the hour that is the sweetest
Is between the dark and light.
But there's never dream so happy
But the waking makes us sad;
There's never a dream OF sorrow
But the waking makes us glad;
We shall look some day with wonder
At the troubles we have had
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Clippings for the Curious.

Affected simplicity is refined inn
posture.
According to the sec urity you Of
fer to her, fortune makes her loans
easy or ruinous.
Vice stings us even in our pleas
ures, but virtue cosoles us even in our
pains.
A scheme is on foot for establish
ing turtle parks on the coasts of
Providence, Algeria, and Corsica.
He who does his best, however lit
tie, always to be distinguished from
him who does nothing.
The Spanish gypsies assert that
they know the dance which Herod-
lass daughter performed before
Herod.
In the middle ages, women were
not physicians, but sometimes sur
geons of more than ordinary ability.
He who receives good turn
should never forget it; he who does
one should never remember it.
There are no persons more solicit
tous about the preservation of rank
than those who have no rank at all.
Excess of ceremony was always
the companion of weak minds; it is
plant that will never grow in a
soil.
Misfortune has in it at least this
good, that it corrects all those little
passions which agitate the idle and
corrupted.
Courage is evidenced in words as
much as in deeds, and in acts OF
omission pot less than in those oil
commission.
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DATENTS. Anderson u Smith,
i Solicitors of q S. and Foreign Pat
cuts No 100 Seventh street. cor e. opp.
.. $ Patent Office, Washington, D. g.
Correspondence soliciied. No charge for
advice No fee charged unless patent is
allowed. References Lewis johnson 4
Co Bankers and Postmaster, Washing
ton, d. c. Pamphlets of Instructions
free
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For HALF A LIFETIME. Mrs.
John Gemmell, Milroy. Miffin Co.
Pa, in the spring of 1864, injured
her spine and partial paralysis ensu-
ed. For nearly twenty years she was
unable to walk. In the spring of
1888, she was advised to use st. JAG
obs Oil, the great conqueror of pain.
The first application gave instanta.
neous relief. Before the second bot
tie was exhausted she was able 10
walk and is cured.
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Reading an Hour Each Day

There was lad who, at Ia, was
an apprentice to soap boiler. One
of his resolutions was to read an
hour a day, or at least at that rate,
and he timed himself by an old silver
watch, left him by his uncle. He
stayed seven years with his master,
and when he was 81 he knew as
much as the young squire. Now let
us zee how much time he had to read
III seven years, at the rate of one
hour each day. 1t would be 1855
hours, which at the rate of read
ing hours per day, would be equal to
80 days; equal TO eleven months
nearly a years reading. That time
spent in treasurifg up very large
store. | am sure it is worth trying
for. Begin now. Do whaty you can.
In after years you will look back on
the task as the most pleasant and
profitable you ever performed.
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WARD s. LOTHROP,
s2i Penn. Ave and sl2 St. Washington D {.
|, pring Goods Lower Than Ever.
s, s;ss | HsT
Prints and Ginghanls.
ds Prints light coo only &c Or I'd
sB'a s SYKES 1 Variance. ss 8ss yf s, or only
Gnghas 27inc staple color guaranteed fast onv Sc
yards Paids coh seersuckers &c. designs
and Stripe s seeadks s ony TDs worth
Hosiery.
One Misses Ribbed including quality
Hose ors regular msds s9la sizes only CSC
100 s., s 5s sgss s
Ladies' naossaa Hoe regular made French toes sus extra
Two ass 2 '1 only sss. s as full fashioned
as, i sssIy
E: ss 90 s regular mad. !.
ONE ONE Bale Bale a a Brown Brown Gotten Cotton e 9o &C g yard :,
ONE ONE Case Brown Brown sssss ss il s Is e:
Cases , lo & . price, guaraa
Housekeeping Goods.
500 yards Scotch Crash all linen "A wide yad; price,
s s4 4 o d as. as only s s.s;s ss CHEAP
Table Damaslxs.
s Cream Loom loom bsns go S linen o.
90 inch Genuine barny
Towels.
100 d0 ss Hs, Genuine sg ya Hom Towels aos4a border
s !sss s
Extraordinary Bargains in Our Dress Goods Department
e s s:s
81 sea zs a Fop . m r s' c.ra. and on %,
" PIECES tin 1 ss Sss s per s s oo full line Of only
s'ss T 'ss I'ss s'a a"
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A shirt is very humble gar
ment, but after all it has a great
deal to do with a mans happiness.
What misery arises from an i'll.
setting bosom, a bad-ftting neck
band, an uncomfortable yoke, or
sleeves too short or too long.
But now / will be comfortable
and happy, I have found the shirt
that always hts-"The DIAMOND. /"
The tangled thread of life's ex-
istence henceforth will be smooth.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-06-14

Fan-shaped tabliers are much used
both for overskirts that are part of
the lower skirt and also for polon
aises.
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lob PRINTING
DONE AT THE
L.vDEPRN.DE.vT
STR.a.H
y0R R00.NS.
mo- So QUEEN ST.
fOnnoaita e q EYnress

-O
Every description of Plain and
Colored Printing, done in the very
BEST STYLE of workmanship, and
at prices that defy competition,
when weight of paper and charac-
ter of work is taken into consider
alton.
We make specially of all kinds
of FANCY and coLoRED PRINTING.
We have chromatic press, which
prints from one to six colors at
one impression-the only press of
the kind in this end of the State.
We have all the facilities of
steam power, fast presses, large
fonts of new types, borders, etc,
experienced workmen, and with
large stocks of paper, bought from
the manufacturers, always on hand,
we can and do defy all competition
in JOB PRINTING, both as to the
manner of execution and price.
Call and get samples, and when
you ask for prices, name weight
and quality of paper you wish.
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Dx1SE COOP STOCK-JUST AS
Ii CHEAP AS INFERIOR ONES Al
Tborong Inbred Horse--for general pur-
poses. The fine young horse,
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Never TOO Late to Learn.

Socrates learned to play on must
cal Instruments at All extreme old
age.
Cato. at eighty Yeas Of age, learn
ed to speak the Greek language.
Plutarch, when between seventy
and eighty, commenced the study Of
Latin.
Bocaccio was thirty-fye years of
age when he commenced his studies
la light literature yet he became
one of the greatest masters Of the
Tuscan dialect, Dante and Piutarch
being the other two
Doctor Johnson applied himself to
the Dutch language but a few years
before his death,
Sir Henry Spelman neglected the
sciences In his youth, but commence
ed the study of them when he was
between fifty and sixty years Of age.
After this lie became Il learned anti
qnarian aud lawyer.
Ludoyico ~Moenaldsco, at the age
of 1l5,wrote the memoirs of his own
times.
Ogilby, the translator of Homer
aud Virgil, was uuaequain,ed with
Latin aud Greek until he was past
fifty.
Franklin did not fully commence
his philosophical pursuits till he had
reached his fiftieth year,
Dryden, in his sixty-eighth year,
commenced the translation of the
Iliad, his most pleasing production.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-04
PORSONAI.

Mr.. and Mrs. Trezevant still soiourn
at Lampasas.
MIR. and Mrs, u. II. Morrow have re-
turned from II trip To Lampasas.
Mr.. FraUk Parks leaves this morning
via. the Tc0as n Pacific for Nashville.
Mr.. #. A. Mcdowell left yesterday
morning ior n tour of North and South
Carolina.
MIR. Franz; Ridgegrove left last night
via. the Missouri Pacific Railway for
baltimore
MIR, and Mrs. T.. Bauman, who have
been North for two months, reached
home yesterday.
Mrs, j. j. Levy, Mrs. Aug. Calm and
Mrs. Il. NJ. Kahn have returned from n
visit to lampasas Springs.
Mrs. Kneplly, mother of Mr. l.. NJ.
knoptly, lett last night via. the Missouri
Paclhclor New Albany, Indiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Bauman have re-
turned from trip to New York, where
they have spent month, purchasing
the latest styles Of goods Tor their fan
trade.
His many friends will regret to learn
that Mr.. Frank kantZ received a tel, =
gram yesterday morning announcin.
the death of his father. ut Tippecmoe
City, Ohio. lie left via the Missouri Pa.
cilic last night for his former home.
Prof. +. z. 81. Clair left last night via.
! the Missouri Pacific In charge OF the fol-
lowing young ladies for Hamilton FL.
male Seminary, Lexington, kentucky;
Miss Block, Miss McClennan, Miss Ford
Miss Buntie Stevenson, Miss Blanch
and Miss Ida Potts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fowler. Jr., ne,
| Miss Minna Wolf, returned yesterda,
from their travels in Europe, having
spent four months abroad. They vii
remain for few days at the HON,
of the mother and brother, in til,
Cedars, and will leave fer Calves
ton, their future home.
Mr.. J. c. Patton leaves this morning
via. the Texas & Pacific Railway II
charge of the following young ladies 70
DIR. Prices College for Young Ladies'
at Nashville, Tennessee; Miss Minnie
Beard, Miss Belle Chambers, Miss Liz
zie Poole, Miss Ona Brown, Miss Matti,
Files, Miss Minnie White, Miss Mami
Bryan, Miss Mamie Armstrong, Mis-
Lula Jones, Miss Ellie Bond.
Capt. Blankenship, Of Blankenship I
Blake, has returned from an oxtende,
trip g. New York. lie says that IL M
pears certain, that Cleveland will carr.
New York. The business element q
New York City, is largely in his favor
and rs an indication oi this, SAYS tina
Clailn aud nearly his whole force of n
men, Will support Cleveland aud lIoI
bricks, ny will more than two-thirds {
the employees of the large firm of Bate,
Reed y Cooley, who employ over d
1 1911.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-04
OUR CITY ENGINEER ON THE
BLAINE SCANDAL

MIR. WM. NJ. JOHNSON, Democrat
and City Engineer of Dallas, goes into
the public prints in a letter in defence of
his friend BLAINE, touching the inter
esting scandal about the Pmmed knight
now before the public. If Mr.. BLAINE
is Mr.. JouNsoS's friend, the course of
the latter Is commendable, but in al
dressing the public over his own sigma
ture he subjects his communication and
its author to the just and proper crlti-
cism of those who differ with him in his
views of the scandal and the deductions
drawn from the story. His letter to the
Indianapolis Times we publish in an
other column.
After carefully reading his letter we
we fail to see where Mr.. JoHNsoN's
exculpation of BLAINE comes In. Ho
admits that such scandal did exist
thirty years ago in kentucky. lie us.
sumes that the man whom he says start
ed IL, had sinister motive in the mat
ter, petty spite or q desire to feed the
pruient curiosity of lot of cadets, but
he does not say in emphatic terms that
the man had no basis for the story. 1t
is very abandoned wretch who would
deliberately, without some basis, set
such n story TO going. Even the most
hardened dare not do it, Did Ms.
BLAINE resent the accusation then, or
even attempt tos Mr.. JOHNSON is silent
on this point.
Agal.., ~ sl.so. ask. Z ..ay maa
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supposes that his father would permit
MIR. BLAINE and Miss STANwooD to re-
main mt his house such story
having any foundation in fact? We
presume not, of course, but this is mega
tive reasoning. The story goes that
Col. THORNTON JOHNSON did not per-
init them to remain after the promulga-
ton OF this scandal. Is that so or not?
Is it fact as is charged that shortly
after this story became town talk Mr..
BLAINE and Miss SrANwooD, not only
left Col. JoHNsoN's, but that neighbor.
hood? Mr.. WILLIAM NJ. JOHNSON fails
to address himself explicitly to this
much-mOoted point. What was the
exact date of the scandal and also of
their departure?
His statement that he found Mr.. and
Mrs. BLAINE elegant company, cul-
tured associates, and saw nothing, and,
of his own knowledge, knew nothing
out of the way between them in four
years acquaintance, may be all true.
From Mr.. JoHNsoN's character we in.
Ter 1t all to be true, but how does that
throw any light on the real truth of the
scandal?
Mr.. JOHNSON could easily have said
that he was an intimate associate of MR.
BLAINE and Miss SrANwooD, that he
knew from daily contact with them up
TO the time they left Kentucky that
there was not a syllable of truth in the
scandal, that his father did not believe
ii, the community did not believe it,
that his father never intimated to them
TO leave, that the school was not affected
by the scandal and that no attention or
credence whatever was given the story
in that section and that it was a false
malicious accusation. That would h
been more satisfactory to the "N AZ.
seeking light on this subject, a. fuo''
more unequiyocally a def .ra wen a.
friends,
Instead Of this he sip,nlv sovs
although the story is an old one nm
travelled to the four winds of heaven.
knows nothing of its truth Of his m
knowledge, and firmly be ,iovos it ,,,o,
malicious and basele' iryor
somebody with aaa ''io'
C,pr Io,,,.o, ,uld like to have SCI
phatic. more sP''' TIC anu u
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-04
WACO NEWS NOTES.
coNvlcTs BETRAY EACH OTHER.
The Coryen County Fake Exnlainod-The
Young Democracy After Governor
lreland-The Ladies and New
ans-MiscellaneOus.

WACO, Sept. Especial. &c. c. Cox,
white man, who has been here two or
three weeks, went to Sheriff Harris this
morning and denounced a young man
named John Dupree, also white, as an
escaped convict from the Rusk peniten-
tiary. \ deputy Sheriff found DuIree
and jailed him. He confessed to having
been sent from Fannin county a wear
ago Tor four years term, and made his
escape IN Cherokee county last
April. lie asked TO be showr
the man who informed hio,
The Sheriff succeeded i'm finding I,"x
ana carried him to the jail. Dupr,.e de.
h0unced Cox as an escaped conyi 81 also
alleging that he made his es 80 ~.
from Rusk, in March, a mon III ,,ior to
his (Dupree'S) escape. Cox odn,t,s ~
he was in the prison at IT, At ti,mn '' . .rl"
ing term from Grays' IN comnty Int
completed his sentence a m"mtI agH
and was discharged SboriG ii,, 81.
open a, ''In UNI 1.-THE prison Superi-
Tahiv rro cti card from. Cox was
tI1' -, ~, ,n 49,, N, when confronted with
viii r r% nom he had informed.
ro,,ort to drence to the talsity Of the
TX Il, " %;oSraphad you last week about
am, 60 ilul W Oh NcSoIS, .NIblldlll
:, I 80, ,,i'GH, at tBA Grove, ICryell county,
ha "'"y De Stated that sucr telegram wa,
h,, y" statements ~ de i'm this city
CG9ry ,nroe Gnge, constable at Usage
me- ell county, |,ho was believed (anC
doubt beloved himsclfj to be cor
fectly informed. 1t is now generally
; concede'. that the men are alive.
, The Secretary of the Young Mem
, Democratic club to-day telegrapheC
Gov. Ireland an invitation to come nert
to morrow and speak tomorrow night
he fire department Of Temple will b
! here tomorrow evening, and it is Pre-
posed that the Governor shall review
the procession combining the depart
d mcnts Of the two cities. No answer la
e been received from the Governor yet.
- The Ladies' Exposition Associatio
q" held very interesting meeting thi
afternoon. Many articles are hein
If contributed for the Waco exhibit {
p New Orleans and the interest is grow
ing. The ladies are working very il
II dustriously.
Il Two more insurance adiusters arrive
to-day and are figuring on their loss,
by the late fire.
Cotton receipts to day eighty bale
prices ranging from 9lsW9A.
The scenery for the new opera hou
= arrived to-day. 1t cost S2,lOO in ;
,. Louis.
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CHIcAGo, Sept, 3.-The Daily News
Springfield, Illinois, special says; Gov.
Hamilton to-day issued proclamation,
based upon the report of the State Neter-
mary upon the existence of plcuro pnou-
monia The proclamation includes the
county of Fairfield, in Connecticut, the
counties Of Putnam, Wcstchester,
Kings and Queens, 81, in New
York. The counties of Lehigh,
Bucks, Berks, Montgomery, Philadel-
phia, Delaware, Chester, Lancaster,
York, Adams and Cumberland, in Penn.
sylvania; all the counties IN the States
OF New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland
and the District of Columbia, and Miami
county in Ohio, and prohibiting the i'm.
portation into this State of any cattle
from these States. Gov. Hamilton Is
also Ia correspondence with Gov. Porter
of Indiana, regarding the appearance Of
pleuro-pneunOnia among certain short
horn herds In that State.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-04

finished job of the kind for Waco, AMI
until his record on that contract was
beaten he would rest on his laures Our
city is now in correspondence with the
Fort Worth. Statistical man, and we
have still some hopes Of making good
showing,
uur amusement season will open on
the 18th of this month with Fulton's
Juvenile Minstrels.
Col. X. q. Mills, Congressman for this
District, opens the campaign at WoOten
Wells tomorrow, with the following
points TO speak: McGregor, September
9Th; Moflatt, September Sth; Salado,
September 10th; Falls county, Septem-
Der 18th, 18th and 18th. Places to be
set: Kosse, September 18th; MeXia,
September 18th.
Our public schools open on the 18th
instant
The City Council decided to allow no
corner stands after the LIST of January.