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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-11-28

q mark Of wealth and power Then,
why may not this old, degraded
looking woman, be transformed BY
grace into child Of God, and rise
through all the scales Of being to the
dignity, power and beauty Of the an
gels Of glory2 God loves men not
for what they are, but for what they
may be. just As . parent loves his
ignorant, helpless babe, 50 God loves
all his ignorant, helpless children
He will not forget them. This poor
old woman loves God and man, al
though we can see bus little reason
Why she should love either. Ali it.
is love that constitutes the wealth Of
the soul. Glove never faileth; but
whether there be prophecies, they
shall cease, whether there be knowl-
edge it shall vanish away With
out love the millionaire is more to
be pitied than the poor old heggar,
with all her ignorance, stupidity,
poverty and degradation.
EDUCATIONAL.
When and by whom was printing
inventede
Who was the first profane histor-
liant
Who was the first Negro President
Of Dominicoi
From whom did the spaniards learn
the science Of chemistryf
Who founded Carthage OF old
Who introduced the sciences ineD
Greece
What il the zodiacal light 7
What 10 = terrestrial meridian I
Why do the tides rise on opposite
sides Of the earth at the same time3
How does the oonalways present
the same face to the earth I
Suppose tho earth's inclination 20
the plane Of It's orbit to be 100, what
would b The effect On climatel -
What il the length Of the st. Law.
rence river to the head OF the 81
Louis
What could ! afford to pay for
bonds yielding an income Of Z per
cent to invest my money so a. -
realize 8 per cent
What is annual interest!
What il the interest due on q note
OF $500, interest payable annually,
on which no payments have been
made ct the end Of 2 years, 6 months
and 8 daysf
What is the surface Of cannon
ball whose diameter is 8 inches
When is q used Is q proposition I
What are up, of, at" etc, in such
forms as Cast up, Throw off
'oneereu At, etc
Parse italicised words in following
sentences |:
The s'cdn on still st. Mary's Lake
floats double saoGn and shadosc.
He made that log boat.
The boy laughing ran away.
/ commanded him to saddle the
pony. JG.T.
II the earth's axis were inclined 800
to the plane Of it's orbit, what would
be the width Of each Zone
What do We mean by the terms
zenith, horizon, tropics, polar circles
solstice and ecliptici
Parse the italicized words in the.
following sentence:
The longer ! teach the better l in
struct.
Analyzs and parse italicized words
in the following sentence
A many a. came were baptised.
II my retail gain be 80 per cent
and my Wholesale gain 10 per cent
less than my retail gain, what Il my
gain whom sell at Wholesale I
Find tho area Of : ring 8 inches in
and 2 inches wide.
A father dying leaves an estate Of
$4,000 to his three sons whose ages
are 10, Is and Is years. How must
this Be divided among them 50 that
they will receive equal shares at u
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-11-28

Though in Sing Sing, Financier
Ward continues to1smoke forty cent
cigars.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-11-28

TINE undersigned respectfully informs the
j. citizens of Martinsburg and Berkeley
county that he has opened Coal and Wood
Office and Flour and Feed Store at So Queen
Street, where all orders in my line will re-
ceive prompt attention. | have put in pair
of Fairbanks new scales and all coal sold by
me will be weighed and full weight guar
anteed. Piedmont and Cumberland run of
mine, Fine and Lump Coal; also best quail.
ty Nut and Egg anthracite coal always on
hand.
farmers having Corn, Oats and Hay to sell
are solicited to see me before selling Thank
ing the public for the liberal patronage ex-
tended me, and collecting your further favors,
am respectfully yours,
jy24-ly. J. w. ROE ERTS.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-11-28
A Clear Skin

is only a part Of beauty;
but it is a part. Every lady
may have it; at least, what
looks like it. Magnolia
Balm both freshens and
beauties.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18

Reform begins at the top. It is
understood that the members Of the
new Cabinet will dispense with the
custom inaugurated by Cabinet off,
GERS under President Grant Of using
departmental carriages for their pri-
vate purposes or for their families.
Secretary Bayard has always kept a
private turnout, but Secretary Lamar
has used the street cars exclusively
in travelling from one place to another
In the city. So has Attorney-Gen-
eral Garland. This thing of having
government carriages for private use
has cost many thousand dollars per
year. Besides paying for and keep
ing up the team, the government is
required to pay for the carriages used
~ well as the drivers and hostlers
necessary. Ex- Attorney General
Brewster paid for the livery that his
coachmen and footme1 Veed out of
the public funds appropriated to
maintain the department Of justice,
a. also the hats Of his lackeys. It is
fair to estimate that this reform
alone will save the government at
least $50, 600 year.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18

A Cincinnati young man oftwen
ty-seven, named Will D,herty, has
been for the last six years indulglng
IN venturesome Oriental explorations
some of which ale said to rival the
daring Burnaby's ride to Khiya and
the most startling exploits of Stan
ley: He went on foot through Bull
gar'a and Greece, traversed the Lib.
yam Desert On camelbeck, rode
through Persia from Tehelan to Bu.
s9lre on an Arab horse and jonrneyed
through India on an elephant
When in need of money he sold let
ters to correspondents descriptive of
places which they could not pene-
trate, and realized large snms by sell.
ing triplicates of his collections Of
rare insects to scientific institutes,
ne has been the guest of Raiahs and
shared the hospitality OF BedouiDs,
and writes graphically of his romantic
experiences.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18

Nsw YohK, March II. = To Ed
IrnRs al report bss just reached the
maasociated = press Office that 0eneral
Grant u dead. We are endeavoring
10 verify the report.
New York, March II = a. no.
The rewspaper world is in commc-
tion this morning over the report OF
the death Of General Grant. Ne
norters ere flying in all directions
rnshinp to the residence. of GenerAl
Grant and his several physicians,
while the telegraph is busy BEARING
messages to the same place and peo-
ole. General Grants home IL fully
half s n hours quick drive from the
nearest newspaper Office, and the
yerification is necessarily slow.
DR.. Fordyce Barker telepraphs az
follows:
MARCH II, 4 A. NJ.
To William Henry Smith, General
MANAGER associated Press.
I have not heard anything Of the
kind (rum0r Of the death Of General
Grant). I saw the General at 2
o'clock yesterday.
f. tSigned) FORDYCE BARKER.
All New York papers are ready to
issue an extra edition should The re-
tort prove true.
~. LATER.
New YORK, 4.2s q. m.-The report
OF the death of Gen Grant is without
foundation.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18
Fast Freight Line.

The Herald some days ago gave the
particulars Of the Organization Of ~ a
1ast transcontinental freight line to
meet the "California' run Of fhe ~
13h9'fago, 39cS;gsH., Burlington Burlington 4 Quincy, and
msIdn'son; roods 10 =: Lopeka d Santa Fe. The
and Union Pacific, Rock Island u.rSi .nd
milwaukee, 4 st. Paul. Each rcsI aI
ls 70 furnish = given number Of csrs 49,
supplied with air brakes and oths.: Ss:
improvements. oHS, Everything is now now
start n t[1tAho'11ess' tha 1est' and 1t Is proposed to
on the 18th instant. Samna, nnap,esgo napgo
Of Montana, is superintendent oP1m, Of tn.,
new line, and states his intention snS ne
maxim making the best "across hSn the cSnt9 q
nens time u on record. It nav % b.
no chicfeny. hifRsay ss%da5ksd snd =. =. that DeBow i
I'D, 10th: -N1nana Her.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18
Mo gements OF Russion Troops

TEH HEHAN, March Is. "A letter from
Askaban dated Feb. Oath says: Com-
munication between strangers and
people in the outer world Is closely
supervised. Troops and stores are
going forward daily en- route to Merv
The soldiers are previously blessed
BY priests who tell them to fight val
iantly against the Czar's enemies.
Civilians aud military men openly
discuss the likelihood of declaration
Of war against England and great ex-
citement prevails. 1t is stated that
l6, 600 troops have been ordered to
Merv. Work on the railway from
Kizil-Arvat to Merv is being pushed
with the utmost rapidity. Great
difficulty inexperienced is In inducing
workn1en to 60 to Merv as they fear
they will be killed by the British or
Afghans.
A Letter from Sarakach, dated
March 2, states that three battaiions
of Russian infantry and three batter
les Of artillery are en- ronte from Box
ahata to Merv, and small party of
Coss acks recently attempted to trav-
erse the Zulflkir defile but were pre-
vented by force.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18

Hannibal Hamlin tells that
when he was Speaker of the Lower
House Of the Maine Legislature,
there was Q dandified old fellow
whose chief weakness was in trying
to conceal the badness which was
rapidly stealing over his head. He
came Into the House each morning
with his hair SO carefully combed
thas 1t looked as if each particular
hair had been pastsd In Its place.
Even as 1t was. there was scarcely
enough to cover the bald spot. One
morning Speaker Hamlin, thinking
to have some fun, called this gentle
man to him and said: my dear
Blank, I beg your pardon. but one
Of your hairs ls crossed over the
others" The member grew angry
at once and replied: "You insult me
sir you insult me !" and walked
stimy back tO his seat. He refused
to be reconciled. and he became
Hamlin's lifelong enemy. A few
yeers later, when Hamlin was . can
didate for the United States Senate,
this man was again In the Legisla-
ture. and his vote decsded the con-
test in favor of Hamlin's opponent
N. 7. Tribune.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18

Special kilograms to Brddstresfs
from leading trade centres give q
brighter look to the general trade
situation than has been reported for
some months. The raising Of the
freight blockade at Chicago and st.
Louis has not only been completed,
but there has been gain in the
movement Of merchandise in the
west and northwest, which, with q
continuance of pleasant weather,
promises to be prolonged. Not only
has the accumulated freight at CHI
cago and elsewhere at the west been
cared for, but there is demand at
shipping points west and northwest
for cars. Live stock shipments east
have been increasing as well as those
of gram. At New York the move
ment of merchandise has increased
somewhat; the dry goods jobbers re-
port larger business, but the com
mission houses are doing little or
nothing. Groceries are moderately
active only. Boston jobbers In dry
goods say trade has improved, but
houses report the reverse.
The explanation is that jobbers pur-
chased heavily some months ago,
md have had to carry their stocks
ever since. The arst ldemand from
the interior affects them favorably,
but naturally the commission houses
are waiting for buyers. Philadelphia.
Chicago, Cincinnati, st. Louis and
other leading distributing poi nts an.
better inquiry for dry goods.
The east-bound business Of the trunk
line railroads increased some II, 900
tons, thus marking the removal Of
the distractions to railway traffic.
There were 222 failures In the United
States during the past week reported
to Bradstreet's, as compared with 254
in the preceding week, and with 2lI,
2OS and 1T respectively in the corre-
spending weeks of 1884, 1888 and
1882. About 50 per cent. were those
Of small traders whose capital was
less than $1,000. Cauada had SO,
decrease offs.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18

Brick Pomeroy is starting out In .
kind Of ancienthistory, back-nun-
ber Journalism. In tho salutatory OF
the lirst issue Of tho United States
Democrat, which was published
March 9th, he makes use of the fol-
lowing pointed and rather intense
sentence, saying that the aim of the
management Of the paper will be ito
ferret out the frauds and corrup5ions
Of the past twenty-four years. and to
exhibit them over the grave OF that
which, all in all, has been the worst,
weakest, most corrupt. sectional and
devastating party In the world dur
Ing its entire life."
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18

Territ ortal Delegates Visit the Presiden
WASHINGTON, March 15.---A del:
egation of gentlemen representing all
the territories except New Mexico
visited the: White house yesterday to
lay before the President their views
Ia regard to Territorial government
There were in tho delegation John
Mead Of Arizona, M. H. Day of Da-
kota. Jogn HALEY of Idaho, Judge j.
A. Kuhn, Of Washington Territory,
Delegate foole of Montana, Judge
hewitt of Utah and J. w. McCor-
mick of Montana. all members Of
the national committee. Mr.. HALEY
acted as spokesman for the party and
said they had come TO learn what the
administration was going to do in
territorial affairs. Mr.. Cleveland said
briefly but clearly that he should ap-
point to territorial offices men from
the territories. He also clearly
pledg ed himself to listen to recon-
mendations of Democrats within the
territories and not to be decided In
his choice Of men for governors by
outside pressure.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18
Coyotes Catching Fish.

It ia asserted on the authority of
persons who have recently visited
Marletta lake that the prcdigieus in
crease of trout in its waters has over
stocked the lake. At times they can
be seen massing themselves In the
small streams which are tributary to
the lake, and on these occasions they
have been crowded out on the grass
growing on the borders of the streams.
Thousands could be thrown out with
u pitchfork. A piece of bark thrown
into the lake will cause dozen or
more trout to leap for it.
The coyotes have caught the
knack of fishing, and st by the
shore watching for leaves to fall into
the water. The instant the leaf
touches the water the fish rise, aud
like . fash the coyote bounds into
the thick of the fish, and is certain
to bring out one or two in his
mouth. The coyotes are shot when
ever any of the lumbermen see
them, but by stealing up in the uE-
derbrush they manage to escape OBJ
servatiou.-Carson (Nev.) appeal.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18

WASHINGTON. March l5--Norman
p. Eaton, president ofthe civil ses-
vioe commission, In response % an
inQniry today . to the enforcement
of the civil service rules By, the new
administration, said TO aH associated
press reporter /: Vacancies are being
regularly filled under the rules and
there is not the loAst sign OF examin-
atoms being arrested or the rules De-'
Ing disregarded. When c0uQftss NJ
the session just closed made an In
creased appropriation for carrying on
tue work 81 the commission It knew
the policy Of the incoming Presi tent
and must have expected tue work
of the commission to 60 on. That
work does 60 on regularly ana
feel sure 1t will 60 on. Very many
Office seekers who fingered. here some
time after the 4th of March seem to
have reached the same conclusion,
and have gone home. Since that
date examinations have been held at
Cincinnati, NAshville, Memphis,
Brooklyn, New York and Washing
ton. Applicants have been notified
that examinations will soon be helu In
the southern and western states. Ex-
amlnations and appointments go on
a. heretofore in the customs service
aud for clerical poeiti0nsstn the post
offices. Excessive numbers 1re apply
ing to be examiners. especially for the
service at Washington, under the be-
lief that arbitrary and partisan re-
movals are being made or are soon to
be made. I have heard of no case of
snch removals and do not think any
sach removals will be made. There
doubtless will be some removals for
good cause, bat not enough to give
places to half those seeking to be ex-
amined. The old time partisan pres.
cript,on is not, in my opinion, to be
renewed. Our politics are now more
civilized and sound and public opin-
lon more formidable. Within the
last ten days the commission has
made certificate for filling eleven va
cancies in the departments at WASH
ington, which is atout the usual rate;
four promo tions and four permanent
appointments after probationa have
been made from among tho q selected
under the rules Several of these
cases were in the treasury depart
ment. : :.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18
FOREIGN.

BERLIN, March 16.-It is stated
Bismarck, since the amicable settle
ment of the recent troubles with
England is using his whole influence
with Russia to avert var.
CAIRO, March 16.-Suakim advjces
do not confirm the rumor of the fall
OF Kassala and Massacre of the
garrison.
LONDON, March 16.-Advices from
Calcutta report the tea and indigo
districts In India suffering severely
from drouth.
Hone KONG, March 16.--A Fren ch
man Of war stopped and searched the
British steamer Surat. The squad
ron Of the British navy stationed
In Chinese service have been ordered
to rendezvous at Hong Kong.
PARIS, March 16.---A despatch
from Shanghai Gays Admiral Courbet
intends abandoning his position at
the Island of Formosa and operate
on the coast of northern China,
PARIS, March l8.-.-Bakers have al
ready taken advantage of the recent
passage of the bill increasing duties
on cereals and 1t is stated that the
price of bread is now such that peo-
pie are complaining savagely against
the increased cost Of living.
DUBLIN, March 16.-The CORPORA.
ton OF Dublin to-day by a vote of Al
to 7S rejected the motion to present
On address to the Prince of Wales on
the occasion of his visit here April 8.
ALEXANDRIA,, March 16.-Four
more persons were arrested as ac-
complies of Zeber Pasha in his trea.
son against the Khedive.
LONDON, March l6.-In the Com.
mons this. afternoon Gladstone. in
answer to questions regarding the
settlement Of the Russian-Afehan
lrontier, officially said the only foun-
datien he had for the announcements
mat an amicable agreement was ar
nsG G1sea az w9s the promise wired by
De(t!ers. Russian minister to 81
Petersburg, March 5th. Nv
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18

The loss of property from fire dur
ing February Is astounding, and
shows q universal prevalence Of care
lessness and crime during that month.
A possible solution Of the unpar-
alelled loss for one month may be
found in the hard times. A good
many generally honest men may
have become 80 financially embsr-
assed that they have not considered
it particularly wrong to collect in
surance on some Of their property
and have taken particular pains to
make the insurance collectable. In
cendiarism 10 . crime more frequently
committed for the purpose above
stated than is generally supposed and
insurance companies, the ones most
concerned, should devise a remedy.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18

Some weeks ago accounts of mirac-
ulous cures effected by the use Of
mortar from the cahpel of KNOCK,
Ireland, in the possession of Martin
Thornton, were telegraphed. Thorn
ton has received hundreds of requests
for mortar from all parts Of North
America. SO long as the mortar
lasted he sent 1t as requested. He is
daily receiving letters containing ac-
counts Of miraculous cures. Mrs.
Clark, Of Buffalo, says she has been
cured of rheumatism of long stand
Ing, and Mrs. Rafferty,, of Terra
Alta. in Virginia, says she was cured
Of dropsy. A dozen similar cases
are reported. The latest one Is from
Minga, Ohio. Mary McAndrews,
who was almost totally blind, and
was wholly restored, solely by the
use of the mortar.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18

The flrst citizen OF Boston. Pro-
fessor John L. Sullivan, is liable to
lose his reputation and bring dis
credit to the Hub II he indulges In
the fist,c contest with Paddy Ryan.
a. reported. suliivan's gall 10 the
larger part of him and that must
have been growing immensely OF
late for him to decide to meet . man
who has been in protracted training
for the purpose of laying the cham
pioh low, while John L. has been
sapping his strength and losing his
science by continued dissipation.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18
Panama Attacked.

PANAMA (via Galveston,) March
16.-The City of Panama was at
tackled at 4 O'CLOCK to-day by party
OF revo!utionists, commanded by
General Atzpura, numbering 25O
men. The government is defending
the city. Firing is going on inces-
ssntly.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18
4 Prize Fight.

PITTsBURG, Pa, ,Maroh 16 "A bare
knuokle prize fight between Jas. Nc
Douald and Joseph Davis, local pugi-
lists, for purse Of $500, took p. ace in
. room on Penn avenue tonight,
Six desperate rounds were fought
when Mcdonald struck Davis after
the latter bad fallen, and the fight
was awarded to Davis on q claim of
foul.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18

A strike of 5000 miners is one of
the pleasant little diversions which
England Is promised. A reduction
in wages has been threatened and
the miners seem to have serious OBJ
jectiOns. About the time the strike
occurs will be the period for the
dynamiters to assert themselves, for
Ell Mahdi to search for British gore,
and for Russia to become offensive.
What harvest there will be for the
European newspapers.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18
A Disagreable Runaor.

LONDON, March 16 Several news
papers published to-day announce on
the authority Of q private telegram
from 6uakim that Kassala has fallen
and the garrison had been massacred.
The report is not believed in official
clrcles, as government dispatches
from Huakim received to-day make
no mention of such an occu rrence
Massowah advices to March 10th say
that no news has been received from
Kassala since March 4:h.
CAIRO, March =l6 -3uakim advices
do not confirm the rumor of the fall
of Kassala a.d massacre Of the Gov
ernor.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-18
The London League.

= MONTREAL, March 16.-At meet
ing to promote the United Kingdom
Federation, it was resolved to call a
mass meeting early next month to
ratify the organization Of the branch
association Of the London League
here. Letters were read from prom
inent men from all parts Of the Do
minian approving the movement
and Offering to attend and to take,
part in any conference that may be
projected. Influential bankers, mer-
chants and professional men were
enthusiastic in support of the pro-
ject.