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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-05-13


Thinks L "Aha!
When can talk I'll tell mamma
And that's my earliest recollection.
%
They were expecting the minis er to din
ner. SIS everything all ready, my dear ?'
asked the head of the house eyes, ne can
come now as soon as he likes" ''Have
you busted the family Bible ?" Goodness
gracious! forgot that. Nee York San.
"No," said a young man who Was asked
to sing, 81 have not attempted to sing for
many years. My voice got away from me
when | was very young aud when | caught
it it squealed SO that it frightened me, and
let it SO again."
A clergyman asked some children: 'Why
do we say in the Lords Prayer, who art
in Heaven since God is everywhere" A
little drummer boy answered, ''Bec euse it's
headquarters.
ono, sir" said Fogg, 81 never knew
Brown to mislead or deceive anybody in
his life. No, sir; fact is, he couldn't.
Nobody would believe anything he said.''
A German farmer disputed his tax bill.
He said: 81 pays the State tax, the county
tax and the school tax; but by tam l pays
no total and never had any,"
Lord Chesterfield remarked that even
Adam, the first man, knew the value of
politeness, and allowed Eve to have the
first bite Of the apple.
''The way to sleep" says scientist, sis
to think of nothing" but this is a mistake.
The way to sleep is to think it is time to
get up.
Some one who has been there remarks
that a young author lives in an attic be-
cause one is rarely able to live on his first
story.
An Arkansas editor says that the stingi-
est man in his town talks through his nose
to save the wear and tear on his false
teeth.
Mrs Pratt says in poem that the only
happy woman is a dead woman. Don't
see how that can be-dead women can't
talk.
An Irshman drinks whisky; Frenchman
wine; an Engishman ale; Dntchman
beer; an American anything he can get.
An exchange says clergymen would make
good brakemen ON our railroads because
they have done good deal of coupling.
81 know many distinguished persons"
says facetious business man; ''nearly
all my debtors are men of note"
A girl has been arrested while disguised
as an old woman. The old woman dis
guised as girl is still at large.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-21
vANCLEVESVILLE.

There will be but few changes in
our neighborhoOd this spring.
Those who attended the party given
by Lee Flagg last Friday night, had q
splendid time.
Mr.. Brown Morrow informs us that
he killed an eagle last week that meas
ured 6 feet and 5 inches from tip to
tip. This eagle had destroyed several
fine lambs for Mr.. Morrow.
THE HERALD has very large cir
culation at this point and is read by
both Democrats and Republicans. II
is good paper.
Miss Rosa Flagg, of Baltic, is visit
ing friends and relatives in our neigh.
bOrhood.
Miss Virginia Morrow spent sever.
al days this week with her sister, Mrs
ID. r. Hudgel.
The sleighing party at Mr.. George
Cross's was pleasant affair.
The B. & o. r. r. Co. are repairing
the bridge over the Opequon.
Mr.. John w. Baker, foreman on the
B. & o. r.. r. between this point and
Martinsburg, has received a" Diplo-
ma" signed by the officers of the road
as an evidence of his ability as rail-
road man and for having the best
section between Sleepy Creek and
Harper's Ferry.
Capt. ID. S. Cunningham has been
confined to his house from sickness
for several days.
Licklider & Mckee advertise great
reduction in prices of their goods and
are now selling at bottom prices.
ALPHA %.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-21
KEARNEYSVILLE.

The ladies of Grace Reformed
Church, will begin Fair and Festi-
val, in their new building, on Thurs
day, 10Th. Oysters, ice cream and
other luKuries will be supplied in
abundance. It will continue for sew
eral nights.
d. Getzendanner; l.. ID. Getzendan-
ner and A. Trump are in Baltimore
on business.
Mrs. j. G. Britner has been quite
sick for several weeks past. Also
Mrs. j. Ell. Strider.
Whooping cough and mumps are
quite prevalent.
Anderson's Coach Factory, near
Middleway, is an industry that our
county may be proud of. Mr.. A.
keeps constantly on hand all kinds of
vehicles and is prepared to make to
order all styles of carriages, &c.
Mr.. Samuel Rutherford has of late
years made the subject of Bee culture
quite study. He has very large
number of stands" and annually
sells great quantities of honey. He
can tell you tall there is in bee."
What is peculiar, he says he knows
his bees and often sees them two or
three miles from home in summer.
The best looking man in Kearneys-
vile is to be married shortly.
Feb. 18th, 1885. MARY BEAU.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-21
sM0KET0WE ITEMS.
Every misery missed is new mis-

Every misery missed is new mis-
cry.
Rev. J. E. Holt will preach at
Greensburg chapel tomorrow, Feb.
I'D; also, there will be communion
services held in the morning. All are
cordially invited.
Mr.. James Callahan had a severe
fall last Wednesday night. He has
not been able to go about since.
Mr.. Coibin Tabler has purchased
the property known as the Jones
property, where he will move to on
lst of April.
Miss Ella Busey, who has been
spending some time visiting Miss
Ella Noll, returned very much pleas
ed with her visit.
One of Mr.. Shively Lemaster's
horses fell and broke its leg; it was
a very valuable animal and will be
quite a loss for the young farmer.
Mrs. Sprinkle, who has been i'll fol-
some time, we are glad to say, is get
ting better.
This is rather bad time for sales,
owing to the snow on the ground
and persons who attend sales during
such weather should be very careful
or they will lay the foundation for a
lifelong disease.
Parties have been numerous this
week in this section. One of the most
! pleasant was held at the residence OF
Mr.. Geo. Cross, Monday eve. ORION
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-21

SERIOUS RESULT OF A SLIGHT
HURT months ago Mr.. Logan
Osborne, one of the wealthiest farmers
ofJefferson county, undertook to drive
some chickens from his courthouse.
AS he entered the fowls took fright,
and in their efforts to escape rooster
that was among them struck him on
the hand with his gait, infiicting a
slight wound, to which but little at
tention was at the time paid. In the
course of a few days, however, the
hand began to swell and became in
famed to such an extent that a ply
stefan was called in. The hand grew
gradually worse until Mr.. Osborne
went to Washington a few weeks ago
to be treated by an eminent surgeon.
1t was decided that amputation near
the shoulder was necessary, and this
YVES successfully performed last week.
AT last accounts Mr.. Osborne, who is
20 years of age, was getting along
very we'll.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-21
GANOT0WN ITEMS.

Those who helieya in the nroonost;.
cations of the festive ground-hoo now
have very solid grounds On Whit 70
base their faith in that animaps ah;i;,
ty as a prophet.
Ten inches of snow and all the loo
YOU are looking for. can he fonnd in
this vicinity at this date -
Vet this rouob weather hoe NOT do
pressed the matrimonial market Of
all.
Three weddings in three weeks fo,
a small section Of Back Creek is not
so slow.
Charles Stuckev. ESQ. and Hon
Marion Henshaw. of Bunker Hill
took in Ganotown on TUESDAY, IF last
week. and gave Tsmrio,. a fnu mo
ments of their time.
On "Wednesday o,r u,or+,,,, and
courteous County Sunerintandant 81
Schools. visited tbe Ganotown MI +
Carmel and New Hone schools and
left a good impression At each nlaea
"He came and went like y nleasant
thougbt.D Mr.. ID was accn,nnan;a
by n Mr.. Sperow who Seams =, ha !
very affabIe vonnr oantIaman 9
The Ganotown School for the fourth
montb Of tha tar,,, ror,on+ o. wy .oui y,
and 81 ner cant Of afton .J ~ @'i o,.Su
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-21

Exhibit of Earnings and Expendi-
lures of the CIV. r. Co. for 1884. Gross
Earnings-From Freight S443, 391 .63,
Passenger 273, 381.17, Express 1921
30, Maili3, 450.48, Miscellaneous "a, 867.-
33. Total S,331.9 Operating Ex-
pensive-For Conducting Transp. 100,
1925, Motive Power A ,2S8.S0, Main
tenance of Cars 65,6S5.65, Mantle
nance of Way 167, 023.3S, General Ex-
penses 17,S74.04. Total 5o4, 994.10. Net
Earnings 213,334.S5. Appropriated as
follows: State Tax 10,513.37, Interest
%, $4,000, Dividends 16S, 895.75. Total
202, 276.12. Balance II, 061.71. Real
Estate Purchased 9475.24. Net Bal
ance ,5S6. Al.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-21

The latest exemption trick in the
Legislature is a resolution to allow
the County Courts to exempt from
taxation for county purposes, agricul-
tural products, increase of live stock,
&c. A Democratic Legislature
wants to throw the blame on the
County Courts, and still derive for
state purpose all the taxes assessed
before. The farmers will get no ex-
emption, the prohibitionists no
amendment to vote on. but the liquor
licenses will be increased, and the
scope Of the license and tao lists en-
tdfged until it takes in everything
that the law can get hold of. Put
that down, farmers and taxpayers,
and don't forget it two years and
four years after this. If the Legisla-
ture and the State Government
would make half as much effort to
reduce expenses as they do to increase
the license and tao lists, the State
debt would not be increasing as it
has been.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-21
For THE HERALD.
GOING BACK TO GEORGIA"

Since the election of Mr.. Cleveland.
much big or little talk has been INDUCED
in regarding the colored peoples future
citizenship. Some say thst after the 4th
OF March, 'S5, the colored man must go
back to Georgia. We only can say Amen |!
to.this derisive thought. We accept it
for all it's woodworking. Be not alarm
ed all We people we are not scared, for
we have been out of the wilderness a
little too long. We left Georgia never
to return, and we are now rapidly Gull
tivating the faculties that God has given
US. AS to servitude, let every colored
man remember with an undaunted pride
that he is an American citizen, and that
the change can not worse the condition
OF our people. As citizens of this Repub-
lie, the colored man is under the wing
OF her protection as much so as other cit
liens. Fidelity to ourselves is the duty
OF the day, the watch-word upon which
depends our veal or woe, no matter per-
haps what party is in the ascendency.
What we SOW will certainly grow. and
the harvest of success will be proportion
ate to our exertion. There may be a few
sinners in this country unheard of who,
if they had the power, would reduce
this people Tor tdTafdUm, but their power
is too limited, SO they must sink below.
In this land of free and home of the
brave, I" right and justice demand the
first seat in the heart of the people
Hence, we do not entertain the 1.-THE of
an idea that the truly American people
desire it (even If possible) in this most
favored country for 1t is more prosper
GUS with out it. Moreover this is an en-
terprising people, in country now bless
ed with diversified advantages. A coun-
try in which every village, city and
town. the wayfarer beholds steeples
pointing heavenward, telling him that
this magnanimous people worship the
genuine divinity. Amy institution in
this century must be more inviting and
amiable than servitude for this people to
foster. Such thing is contrary to
reason, and we ought to look upon it as
an open shame on all the people. The
heart of every man should fame with
manly indignation against such pseudo
philosophy. Our condition is imrnutable
as regards slavery. Let us 60 on as in
the past, endeavoring to save more
money, buy more property, toraise more
corn and pork, educate our children. out
of these do our best to make them true
members of society. will only say to
some of the Bunker Hill correspondents
who are laboring under the false idea
that the colored man is about to 8. nick
up his bed and walk forbear. ease
your troubled minds.
THE HERALD comes every week $ briu
full of news-sometimes running over.
Enclosed you will find my subscription
to THE HERALD.
Bunker Hill. J. w. CoRsEy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-21
NORTH MOUNTAIN.

Five inches of snow fell within one
hour, Monday morning.
Mr.. John O'Leary, Waterman at
Paxton Cut, is erecting a house there.
The cotillion party at Mr.. Jacob
French's last Friday night afforded
young and old chance to trip the
flight fantastic"
Miss Della Coval, of Williamsport,
is visiting friends in neighborhoOd OF
Spring Mills.
County Supt. S. l.. Dodd visited
the schools of this section last week.
The pupils of No. Mountain school
were much pleased with the visit and
hope he may come again before long.
Mr.. John Shields, our enterprising
young carpenter, is erecting Mr.. John
lO'Leary's house, and would be pleased
to serve his other friends in like
manner.
/ The current talk among boatmen, is
the reduction of freight on coal, de-
cided upon by the Board of Directors
OF the G. e. o. Canal, at their meeting
in Baltimore last week. The reduc-
ton is rs cents per ton against SO cents
last season, making the total expen-
ses of shipping about 126 cents or 1913
cents per ton, which Is claimed to be
2 to 6 cts. lower than what the B. &
o. charges. Last year the boatmen
asked the Go. to reduce the freight to
70 cents per ton, which it refused to
do, on the grounds that the expenses
were too large to safely to dose. Some
think the present reduction to be a
political move with something unseen
behind it; while others, considering
this to be a move in the right Clirec-
ton, are satisfied to accept it as such
and predict that this season will be
more prosperous than for number of
years and will bring at least share
OF prosperity to those who depend on
the canal for subsistence.
The deep snow has reduced the at
tendance of the public schools to
minimum.
The first robins of the season put in
appearance last Thursday, Feb. 10Th.
They certainly didn't have a acay7,,
reception.
The Little Georgetown school, ]. E..
Dyche, teacher, reports: No. enrolled
As; per cent. of attendance IS; No.
present % days, Earnest Perrel, Chas.
Ellis, Thomas Perrel, and Charles
Tabler.
1.-The best thing to give your enc.
my is forgiveness to an opponent.
tolerance; to friend, your heart; to
child, good example; to father.
Difference; to your mother, conduct
that will make her proud of you: to
yourself, respect; to all men, chart
ty." ALpHA
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-21
STATE NEWS.

David Crockett, of the West Vir.
g;nia House of Delegates, is grand
son of the famous Dayy
| Peter Bosley, Jr., of Cedar Greek,
Barbour county, was found dead IN
bed one day last week. It's thought
by some friends of the deceased
that there was foul play, as he was
in perfect health when he retired
for the night, and the corpse rapid
ly discolored after death.
The Fayette Enterprise says: The
old forts constructed here during the
first of the late unpleasantness, are
still commanding the attention ofthe
passer-by. Although most Of the
wood work has rOtted, yet the works
generally are pretty well preserved.
We have been informed that it took
three regiments nearly one year to
build the Notifications. viz: the
Twelfth Ohio, Ninety first Ohio and
Ninth Virginia, under command Of
Colonel White. These regiments
were here from the fall of '62 till the
Both of May, '64. Not only do these
Notifications present grand scene
to those who have never seen such
earth works, but they are harb0rs for
game, and much sport is often bad
killing rabbits, etc, which hide be-
hind the broomsage and underbrush
that has grown up about them.
A dispatch from Romney, w. Va,
to the New York Tribune says: 9
Okonoko, east of this place on the
Little Capon river, some days agoa
Miss Cox became i'll. A physician
administered dose of morphine,
leaving another to be taken dag
later. By mistake it was gwen ID
an hour or two. The girl apparent
ly died and was prepared for burial
One woman protested, but was NOT
needed. The night after the Young
woman was buried, dogs 10 tbe
vicinity visited the graveyard ana
made so much noise that the grave
was opened. A sickeniDg sDectaele
was revealed. The girl had died ID
her coffin. She had torn her clothes
from her body and ripped them 70
shreds. The flesh hung in strips
from her arms. A lip was nearly
bitten of, and nearly all the na"
had been pulled from the head.
A man from that region stopping
at the Continental this week, pro
nounces the whole thing without
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-21

A bill was presented in the Senate
last week, to prevent electioneering,
ballot inspecting or other annoyan-
ces of voters, within one hundred
feet of the polls, and to make it a
misdemeanor to promise an appoint
ment to office as an inducement to
voters. That bill should be passed.
Election polls are beginning to be Il
shame and disgrace to the freedom
of a people. Civilized, christian
gentlemen, on such days and at such
places, are carried away by party
passion that they are a disgrace to
their usual selves, to say nothing
about the actions of the usually
rough element.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-21
THE TROUBLE WITH THE MAHDI.

We have no sympathy with the
Egyptian tribes at war under the
False Prophet Ell Mahdi, though it
is hard to see by what right England
calls them "rebels," except on the
general assumption that England's
sun does not yet go down there,
whereas it ought to, which includes
America also-all but the free trad
ers and the English subjects in the
U. S. Congress. When the Beacons-
field ministry pushed the war in
Turkey, Gladstone said it was against
"patriots fighting for freedom" now
Gladstone himself is forced to raise
all the troops he can to "snppress
the rebels" Although warlike, these
African races have always had some
government of their own, and most
of them are subject to the Khedive
of Turkey. There lies the first cause
of this Soudan war. England forced
her diplomatic and financial aid upon
the Khedive until a justifiable oppor-
tunity was afforded to interfere with
her troops, and after sending Arab
Pasha into exile England now runs
the Khedive government. The Cry
of a religious war and the invasion
of the east by the false prophet was
all for purpose-to enlist the senti
ment of the christian countries OF
Europe. The Mahdi could not harm
religion much more than Europe is
doing,-infidelity in France, perse
cution of the Jews in Austria and Of
the Poles and all opposed to the
Greek church in Russia. There are
some pretty ugly religious skeletons
at the christian doors of Europe
1t is more of war of conquest, OF
Russia and Italy would not be NOV
ing in the same direction. That has
always been the policy in Europe.
England first gained leading con
troll in the Suez canal, then estab
lished trading posts on the line tt
Cairo, after that garrisOns for the
protection of her interests, and final
ly war; The Mahdi, who claims to
be the son of Fatima the daughter
of MOhammed, raised the revolt in
the Soudan in 1881. His revolt
against the authority of the Khedive
was not in matters of religion alone
The country was badly governed
taxes were high, and the popular
feeling was with him. In Jnne, IS
80, 5000 Egyptians sent against him
were killed. In September he lost
10000 men at Ell Obeid. In Octo
Der he defeated the Egyptians and
Bashi Bazouks in Kardofan, and lat
er 1000 more Egyptians were de
feated at Bara. In April, 1883, he
was defeated by Gen. Hicks and also
at Khartoum, but in November the
Mahdi destroyed Gen. Hicks army
of 1000 men. His last success has
been the defeat and death of Gen
Gordon. England is now putting
forward all her force and power to
defeat "the rebels" Even victory
may be bought too dearly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-21
THE wheeling schools cot up some.

The Wheeling schools got up some
thing new last week. Friday was
called Potato Day." as each pupil
was requested to bring potato to
school, which we're to be given to
the Benevolent Society, and distrib-
uted among the poor. Over 200
bushels Of potatoes were sent in,
some of the finest that could be
found in the market, and many other
things, all of which made many "a
poor family happy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-21
HERALD, SATURDAY, FEB q, 1885
GENERAL NEWS.

&
The local elections were held IN
Pennsylvania, Tuesday.
The Oriole pageantfy was sold at'
Baltimore, Tuesday, for $500. it|
cost over $50, 900.
Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, has 9
baby camel that attracts q good
deal of attention.
Sundays snow was the deepest
known on the Eastern Shore OF
Maryland in ten years.
Mr.. w. w. Aston, American minis
ter 10 Italy, will resign his position
at the end Of February.
Francis A. Drexel, the well-known
banker, died at his home in Phila-
delphia, Sunday.
The Exchange bank Of Belleville,
Ohio, has failed, and it is reported
that the cashier has absc0nded with
$4,000.
Miss Althea Hill has been award
ed $4,000 a month alimony and $50, !
900 counsel fees, which Senator Shar-
on must pay.
1t is stated that the recent storm
cost the roads centreing at Chicago
an amount equal to all their profits
since January /.
An east bound train on the Penn.
sylvania Road was wrecked between
Spruce creek and Birmingham, Pa,
Friday night, and two hundred sheep,
eighty hogs and several horses we're
killed.
The charred remains of another
body were found among the ruins of
the insane department. OF the Phila-
delphia almhouse Sunday, making
the number of victims by the recent
fire twenty.
In the House Monday motion
to suspend the rules and pass the
Senate bill for the retirement of
General Grant was defeated, yeas,
1853; nays, 1903; not the necessary
twO-thirds in the affirmative.
A procession of workingmen in
London invaded the government
offices Monday and demanded pub
lie work. The mob whipped the
police and frightened the cabinet at
MIR. Gladstcne's house, but was SUBJ
sequently dispersed.
KEEDYsvILLE, Md, Feb. 16.-Dr.
G. Ell. Hoffman, a physician of
Keedysville, Washington county,
Nd, aged about 81, formerly OF
Harper's Ferry, was found dead in
bed this afternoon. AS he had been
quite melancholy for some time past,
rumOr has it that he committed sui
eide.
The time is fast approaching when
his troubles will begin,
Already they declare that Mr.. C.eye-
lands growing thin.
Few people have a notion Of the
misery that awaits
The man elected President of these
United States.
Boston Courier.
i
B. Is. HOtchkiss, of Connecticut,
inventor OF the Hotchkiss machine
shell gun, died Saturday in Paris Of
a paralytic stroke. He was owner
Of the gun and gave personal atten.
ton to it's manufacture in st. Denis,
near Paris, where nearly 5000 men
were employed. He was mem ber
of the French Legion of Honor, and
left a fortune of S5,000,00O. His
father and brother live in Connectl
cut.
Another blizzard swept through
the West and North Tuesday. Sew.
eral inches more of snow fell through.
out Iowa and Illinois. Railroad tray.
ell was seriously impeded. Many
trains in the North are snow-bound.
The wind blew sixty miles an hour
in Colorado. Houses were blown
down and freight cars thrown from
the track. The new cold wave
checked the floods in the Middle
States before they had done much
damage. The Susquehanna river
near Lancaster, Pa, is frozen to the
bottom.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-21

The United States Senate We'd.
nesday, by vote of 80 to 9, passed
the anti-foreign contract labor bill.
Mr.. James Heburn, pioneer win
dow glass manufacturer at Wheel.
ing, w. Vaa died at Belair, Ohio,
Wednesday. He was born in Frost.
burg, Nd, and was 70 years of age.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-21

Three ballots for United States
Senator in the joint session of the
Illinois Legislature Thursday result
ed, John A. Logan, rep, 100; VIM,
r. Morrison, dem, "a; e. M. Haines,
dem., 4; scattering, 6. The House
then took ballot, in the course OF
which Representative O'Shea, dem.,
said he would not vote for Morrison
on account of his free-trade princi-
pies.
The bill to punish wife-beaters by
whipping was defeated in the Penn
sylvania Senate Thursday.