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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-09
The Cloud on the Brow.
The sky may be clear
And the landscapa look hrinh .

The sky may be clear
And the landscape look bright,
And full of good cheer
In the suns golden light,
When over the scene comes an ominous
cloud
The prospect serene in deep darkness
TO shroud.
But the clouds that appear
In the world out-of-doors,
Though the storm be severe
And tempest down pours,
VIII do us less harm, every heart will
allow,
And cause less alarm than cloud on
the brow.
A cloud on the face
OF "a friend that we love
Will hide every trace
OF the sunshine above,
Fill the heart with it's gloom, and the
atmosphere chill,
Like shadow Of doom. the foreboding
of i'll.
The infant will smile
In the fond nurses arms,
Who strives to beguile
And to sooth its alarms,
But soon i'll at ease, it's distress twill
ayoW.
Whenever it sees there's cloud on her
brow.
All, many will roam,
Seeking places more fair,
When the gardens at home
Need their culture and care;
And many bright flowers briefcourse
have run
Because for long hours kept out of the
sun.
Let the sunshine come in,
1t will do us all good;
It's way let it win
Where the shadows now brood.
And once in the heart, it will manage
somehow
TO dispel with weird art every cloud
from the brow.
Josephine Pollard.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-09

CONFERENCE.-THE proof of the
pudding is not in chewing the
string, but in having an oppor-
tunity to test the article direct, e.
G. Williams & Bro, the Druggists,
has free trial bottle of DIR. Bo.
sanko's Cough and Lung Syrup
for each and every one who is at.
fiicted with Coughs. Colds, Asth-
ma, Consumption or any Lung AT
fiction.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-09

A new style of stockings is called
V0ltaire. Sockrates would have
been a better name, and we never
did admire stocking with taire at
the end of it.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-09

A patent iron coffin dealer adver-
tises that any one who uses his in
vention once will never use any
other.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-09

"Love," says writer, sis an in
ternal transport" A contempor-
airy remarks: 1.-THE same might be
said of canal boat"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-09

II know it, doctor, but my hus
band is away so much that / don't
get a chance to talk to him half as
much as he deserves.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-09

In SOLID GOLD WATCH, aside from the
necessary thickness for engraving and
polishing, large proportion Of metal is
needed only to stiffen and hold the en-
grayed portions in place, and supply
strength. The surplus gold is actually
needless. In James Boss Patent Gold
Watch Gases this waste is saved, and
solidity and strength increased by SIM
pie process, at one-half the cost. A plate
ofsclid gold ia soldered on each side of a
plate of hard nickel composition metal,
and the three are then passed between poll
ished steel rollers. From this the casos,
backs, centers, bezels, ETC., are cut and
shaped by dies and formers. The gold is
thick enough 10 admit of all kinss Of
chasing, engraving and engine turning.
These cases have been worn perfectly
smooth by use without rem loving the
gold. This is the only case made under
this process. Each case is accompanied
with a valid guarantee signed by the
manufacturers warranting it to ruu 20
yeers. $50, 600 of these cases now carried
in the United States and Canada. Largest
and Oldest factory. Established 1854.
Ask your Jeweler myl2-ly.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-09

DATENTS.-No Patent no pay
l. is our motto. We have had Ia years
experience in procuring Patents, Caveats,
Trade Marks, Copyrights, etc, in this
and other countries. Our Hand Books
giving full instructions. in Patents free
Address R. S 4 S A. P. LACEY, Patent
Atty's, 6o4 +. St., Washington, D
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-09
COrsefs, COrsets.

II always buy my corsets at @. r,
HERRINGS. He has the largest line
and sells the cheapest Corner Queen
and Martins streets"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-09

Three degrees of mining specula-
tion-Positive-mine; comparative
miner; superlative-minus.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-09

T AND CLAIMS speciality,
IL and Warrants. additional Homestead
Certificates and all kinds of Land Scrip
bought and sold. Large Stock, and High
est Prices Paid. Do you want to sell or
buy? If 80, write to A A. THOMAS,
Attorney Law. Washington. d. G.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-09

mi ~ for the working class. Send 10 certs
UauuU for postage, and will mail ybu
W. free royal, valuable box of sarnye
goods that will put you in the way
Of making more money in few days than You ever
thought possible at any business. Capital not je-
quired, We will start you Iou can work all me
time or in spare time only. The work is UNIVERSAL
adapted to both sexes, young and old. You a
easily earn from 81 cents to S. every evening Thai
this unparalleled offer; to all who are not wen sans
fed we viii send 81 pay for the trouble of wrtae
Fall particulars directions, etc. sent free Err
tunes will be made by those who give their whah
time TO the work. Great success absolut " IA
Don't delay. Start now Address STlNSoN l. O.
Portland, Maine. decl-lv
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30
Athletics i'm Colleges.

Expressions of opinion on athletics in
colleges have been elected by The In
dependent from some college officials
and others. Bishop F. D. Huntington
says that nothing can prevent these
matches from being an enormous school
of bad morals in betting and gambling,
and that they cause disorder, waste,
prodigality, carnival of animalism or
any of the vulgarities of vice. The Rev.
DIR. Howard Crosby says there is nei-
Their dignity nor sense in Identifying a
college faculty with students games
The moment there are rival clubs in
different colleges to contend for mastery
the mind is diverted from intellectual
study, the classes think more of their
boat race than of their mathematics, and
the muscular man under training is the
hero of the college. 1t debases the
morals of collegians. Let the games
and sports of collegians be confined to
the college campus among themselves
in simple and impromptu style. Rev.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30
Wonderful Skill and Industry.

A special Washington dispatch to the
Boston Herald says: "One of the most
interesting of the specimens of counter
felt notes in possession of the chief of
the secret service division is a 800 bill
of good appearance, accurate in size and
perfect in general effect when viewed at
short distance. A very close inspee-
ton of the note reveals the fact that
every line in vignette, in lathe work,
seal lettering and border is the stroke Of
a pen or paint brush, and the note is en-
tirely produced by hand. Speaking of
it Chief Brooks said: we know less
about it than we should like to. But
we have given the subject much thought
and Investigation, and have discovered
one 800 bill and seven $50 bills. and
have heard of $40 certificate, each of
which was produced separately at the
hand of some interchangeable workman
with pen and ink and paint brush, and
each of which had become old and worn
with service before it was detected. :"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30

he did not know what he was saying,
and that the only real prayer uttered
ali that time was silent one and COM
pesed of four words: God hasten Rolf's
footsteps.
"Whenever see the flag of Damon
and Pythias / am reminded of that fear
full scene," continued DIR. CLARK. "At
the end of an hour and half there was
quite an uproar, and the discomfort had
almost become riot when voice cried
Here comes DR., Rolf My uncle did
not hear or heed the new tumult that
now arose, but prayed on, becoming
weaker each minute. Soon the horse
man approached near enough to be rec.
ognized, and the doctor dashed up to the
very foot of the scaffold, scattering peo-
pie right and left. He was too weak to
speak or move, but man III the crowd
snatched the document from his hand,
and mounting on the back of the horse
shouted 'Reprieve! Reprieve! 1t was SO,
and that is how Carr aud Smith were
saved " ~
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30

Dr. john Hall thinks that no great evil
mas yet been done, and in many in
stances the best students have been the
best men on boats and bars. But the
chief end of colleges is not in this direc.
ton. Rev. DR.. Newman Smvth writes
that the effect of athletics nnon tbe
standing of physical virtue in orr col
leges should not be underestimated.
bishop Thomas M. Clark saws that
while young men are not sent to COL
lege In order to become athletes. veE II
is well on all accounts that they become
athletic. President Samuel @. Bartlett
sees one undesirable outgrowth of the
present state of the case in a tendency
to substitute for the healthy sports of
the many an excessive strain upon the
very few. Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler
protests against the increasing Juror for
intercollegiate pitched battles, whether
with oars, fists, or footballs. "There
Is not good thing in the world that the
devil will let alone; and just now he is
trying to get the upper hand in the i'm.
portant matter OF physical exercise for
college Students" The Rev. Or. Geo.
d. Hepworth has very decided opin-
ION That a college without gymnasium
could hardly commend itself to sensible
parents. Henry @. Potter, assistant
bishop, observes that the present drift
In the direction of recreation and amuse-
ment appears to be so strong as to need
very little encouragement on the part of
college authorities, and a good deal Of
wise guidance, If not restraint. 70 get
healthy exercise in the ways that are
popular at college has come to be, in
many cases, an expensive luxury, cost
ing good deal more time, money, and
strength than the end seems to him to
warrant. President William W. Patton
holds that within the bounds of modera
ton as to time and expense there is un-
doubtedly a field for athletic exercise:
but field with the bars down is usually
q bad thing. Bishop A. Cleveland Coke
counsels the virtue Of moderation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30
The Queer Cathedral of Rimini.
from the Manhattan.1

IRON Ln6 MannaCCan.I
Nowhere over this extraordinary edi-
fee, reared professedly to the glory of
God, but in reality reared to the glory
of the Malatestas, is there a sign thai il
IL the house of the God of the Christians.
Everywhere it is marked by the char
acterstics of that pagan sentiment which
seems oddly to have moved it's foun-
der. In place of the emblems of Chris
tianity there are in all directions the
cipher of Sigismondo's mistress inter-
twined with his own, NEUROLOGICAL al
legories representing the projections and
talents of this same Isotta, and the
sarcophagi of certain forgotten person
ages, which Sigismondo intended to be
the nucleus of pantheon in which the
most illustrious corpses of Italy would
repose in circle around himself. st.
Michael crushing the dragon wears the
face of Isotta under his helmet on one
bass-relief; on another Sigismondo him.
self appears in a triumphal car as a
pagan divinity; the goddess Diana leads
her train over the altrr of chapel of
the holy sacrament, while the signs of
the zodiac, the seven planets and their
divinities, and force, prudence, science,
music, astronomy, and even grammar,
are allegorically represented, Sigis-
monde having composed poem in early
life in honor of Isotta, in which he in
voked all the heather gods and god
desses, the planets, tie zodiac, the
heroes of antiquity. all living things.
down to the very beasts of the field, to
plead his cause and win her to yield to
his passion, and desiring thus to per-
petuate in marble and terra Gotta the
prevailing sentiment of that poem.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30
They Had Met at Last.
(From the Buffalo Tines.l


"There," she said, as she raised til
window in a Pullman cal, the other day:
snow [ can breathe. The air in the car
is sitting. Why don't they have better
ventilation? Ii couldn't sit near an
open window believe 7 should die"
Presently slender female sitting d.
rectly back leaned over and asked her If
she wouldn't just as lieve close the
window now, as the draft was more than
she could stand.
''No, madam, I shall not close this
window. I could not live with it down,
[ was just thinking how delightful it was
with 1t open, now you want it shut, but
l shall not shut it; so ther,."
''Then you are selfish thing, and I
shall have to change my seat"
Just then a gentleman sitting close by
reached over and said: s'Ladies, that
window being raised makes no difference,
as this car has double windows and not
a breath of air can possibly get throug
the one that is still down."
Then the one that had raised the win
dow turned to the other and with a
crushed look on her face, said: MADAM,
L beg your pardon, but think two fools
have met at last"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30
Frightened by a Rabbit.
(From the Altoona Tribune.l


A certain young gay sporter, who
spends his evenings at farm house in
the Loop, was frightened out of years
growth on last Saturday night. He was
seated at the big open kitchen fire
watching the sparks as they went up the
chimney, while making love to his af-
fnity. The fire had burned low, and as
the mercury was at zero it became nee
essary to add fuel to the embers, and
the young man, as he had often done
before, went out to the wood pile and
brought in billet of wood, which was
deposited where it would do the most
good. It CHANGED to be a hollow shell,
and no sooner had the young man sat
down than rabbit that was in the log
Jumped out. The first impression of
both was that wild cat had come down
the big chimney, and the concert of
whoops that followed alarmed the old
folks,,who,. flew to the rescue in their night
caps. When the cause of the alarm was
discovered the old farmer advised his
prospective son-in-law to join the reg
ular army ~ -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30
How Thieves Make Use of News.
fFrom the New York SUM-


"Why is it," an cid detective was
asked, that the police appear to be
disappointed when, as is most frequently
the case, they cannot keep from the
public tie news that robbery has been
committed? The thieves are well aware
they have stolen the goods, and the
publication of the robbery can't give
them any information.
SIT hurries the goods to the melting
pot when gold or silver is stolen, and
often causes the thieves to destroy other
kinds of plumber.
Chow does that happen?"
t'Just suppose a lot of jewelry was
stolen, and it came out In the papers
that some of the the watches had jew
eler's private mark on the inside cases,
and that the pawnbrowkers had been
notified to look out for them. Just
about fifteen minutes after the crook
got sight of the paper he would calmly
remove the works from the watch
cases, and would make bee line for the
most convenient fence. Not more than
half an hour after the fence man got
hold of the cases they would be melted
up"
"Would they not have done that any
way?"
sit is doubtful. Crooks look upon
robbery as business, just as an honest
man looks on ordinary trade. The
crooks want to make as big profit out
of their robbe1ies as he can. A $500
watch he can readily dispose of for $75
or SO, while he can't get more than $25
if he breaks it up. Ii he thinks there
are no identifying marks on the watches,
or such marks escape him. he will run
the risk of pawning them. The pawn
shops are the friends of the detectives. !"
'tHow is that2"
'sThe police know the pawn shops to
which thieves are likely to go, and after
a robbery the pawn shops are watched.
When man goes there to pawn stolen
article, he is nabbed by the detectives
at the door"
care there any other reasons why
the police try SO hard. though so vainly,
to keep robberies quiet?"
ssLots of them. The chief and lead
ing one is that large robbery always
reflects upon the police. Whether
there is or not any reason to blame the
police, it is generally said that there is.
Now, you know as we'll as do that no.
body likes to be blamed if he can help
it. If the police can manage to keep it
quiet until they have arrested the
thieves, they come in for praise, and no
one says word against them for the
robbery. There is another reason. If
| the crook thinks that he has left no
tracks by which he can be traced, he
| does not take as much care of his &C
tions as he would if he thought it was
known that he had committed rob-
| berv''
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30
Amending the Lords Prayer.
from the Arkansaw Trayeler.l

from the Arkansaw Traveler.1
Old man Sam KalletOn was doubtless
one of the most ardent legislators known
tot he history of Arkansaw. Every billin-
troduced by well-dressed man he
looked on with suspicion, and never
failed to suggest an amendment. One
morning, aftersa nights carousal, he en-
tered the legislative hall just as the
chaplain was asking divire aid. The old
man took chew of tobacco and listened
attentively until the chaplain closed his
petition with an effective recitation of
the Lords prayer.
'sMr Speaker" said the old man,
arising, ST move to strike out the words
daily Bread and insert, 'as much bread
as may be found necessary for twenty
days. We have already done enough
for the food sufferers"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30
Irish Magistrates.
rFrom the London Times

From the London Times.
A return has been made for each
county and borough in Ireland of the
names of the justices of the peace, with
a statement of the aggregate numbers
that are Protestants and Roman Cath
olics respectively. Broadly stated, the
result OF the figures given shows the
great numerical preponderarce of Prot
estant over Roman Catholic magis-
trates, especially in the province of I'll
ster, where the Protestant magistrates
exceed the Roman Catholics by about
twelve to one. Thus, in Antrim the
Protestant magistrates number 1856, and
the Roman Catholic only eight; but this
is an extreme instance, and the proper
ton for the rest of Ulster is less remark
able. Thisnumerical superiority, which
is most striking in Ulster, is maintain
ed In every irish county without excep-
ton; but the numbers are most nearly
equalized ia Galway, where the Protes-
tant magistrates Ill and the Roman
Catholics 81. In the cities and bor-
oughs the disproportion is less consider
able, though there is large majority
of Protestants in the magistracy. In
Cork, however, and in Limerick, Water.
ford, and Kilkenny boroughs, the Ro-
man Catholics are in the majority.
KEROSENE oil is solidated in Russis
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30
HARBINGERs OF SUMMER.
By G. L. ERICSSON.

The loud and cheerful tones in which
The cock proclaims the day;
The brushing-up of overcoats
And putting them away.
The chirping of the myriads
Of birds of every kind;
The wonderful increasing of
Street beggars, halt and blind;
The wretched and crestfallen air
Of those who deal in coal;
The freshly Weakened longing for
The patent fishing-pole;
The many loads of furniture
That rumble through the streets;
The sad, note-paper vender, too,
Whom everybody meets;
The rafting of the marbles in
The pockets of the boys;
The little German band around
The cerner-and their noise
The Growing of the children as
They play upon the stoop;
The vim with which the weary tramp
Attacks the bar-ro "soup."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30
Giving Him information.

GFrom the Pittsburg Chroniclel
A negro was recently seated on rail
fence in Arkansas intently looking at
the telegraph wires. A gentleman pass
ing said: .. rs
"Watching the wires?"
''Yes, sah."
waiting to see message go by,
hey?"
The negro smiled and said, eyes
sab"
The gentleman kindly told him that
messages were invisible, and explained
the working of the electric current to
him at length. Concluding he said:
s'Now you know something about it. "
eyes, sab"
''What do you work at?"
ssI'm telegraph operates at the
Halle Switch Station, sah."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30
Studying Astronomy.
From the Yonkers Gazette. ]

s'There, Frances, you've caught an
other cold, and I'll warrant you caught
it when you were out walking with Joe
last night" ,e7 RS
'Oh, no, mother! I couldn't have
caught it then, cause we Didn't go far
enough to catch anything in fact; we
just sat down on the stile and studied
astronomy"
Sand did you have anything around
you, my dear?"
sob, yes. indeed 7 did! Joe's always
particular about that; he won't allow
me to sit down anywhere in the evening
without putting something around me"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30
The March of Education.

From the Oil City Derrick
ssYes, indeed" said the high-school
girl to her brother Jim, Gin this affair I
obtained the gibbosity on Amy"
"You did what?" inquired the boy.
"Obtained the gibbosity-the protub-
erancy, you know"
SIS it anything to eat?'' was the nest
question.
son dear, no; you stupid boy-merely
figure of speech-what you call got
the bulge only that is horrid slang"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30
The Tariff Question in Texas.
lFrom the Texas Siftings

GFrom the Texas Siftings.J
s'I'm free trader!' exclaimed a fash
ionable Austin youth.
"What makes you free trader?"
'Pll tell you what does it. See this
suit of clothes. It cost me 1915. If it
was not protection wool, it would only
cost me SIG. That's what have to pay
for protection.
"Humbug! Nose Schaumburg charges
you $26 because he has to wait four
years for his money. You are paying
interest on the capital he has invested in
his business. You plank down $40 il
cash, and see what becomes of your pro
lection theory
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30

CHARLES READE's "p's," Skis" and
"g's" were identical in his copy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30

KEROSENE oil is solidated in Russia
and made into candles.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-09-18
Mortgage Sale.

Notice is hereby given, that / will
on the 18th day OF Oct. 1891, sell at
public cutlery to the highest bidder,
between the hours prescribed by law
for judicial sales, at the public we'll,
In the town of Russellville, Pope Co.,
Ark, for cash in hand, the following
described land: Commencing at the
southwest corner Of the southeast u OF
the n w a of sec. 4, 1'p. z II 20 west,
running east 5 rods, thence north 10
rods, thence west rods, thence south
10 rods to place Of beginning, contain
lug 3 acre more or less. Said sale be-
ing made by virtue of a certain Mort
gage deed with power OF sale executed
and delivered to the undersigned, by
John Bratton and Bette Bratton, wife
Of John Bratton, on the 18th day Of
June 1889, upon said land to secure the
payment of q certain promissory note
Of even date with said mortgage
ecuted and delivered to the undersIgn-
ed by said John Bratton. Said note
being for tile sum OF One Hundred and
seventy-one dollars and fifty cents,
($l7l SOY, due Nov. 10Th 1888, bearing
interest at ten per cent per annunl from
date TIL paid, and In the payment Of
which default has been made.
j. NJ. HARKEy,
Sept. 18th 1884. Mortgages.