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The sun., 1885-02-08
ROETEY or THE PkRIOh


Ve~ Ns oboTu'oW.
Ths pure, the bright. the beautiful
That stirred our hsxrts In youth,
The impulse II = worldess prayer.
This dream ot low. aud Truth,
The longing AFTER somethina lost
The 'pitits vearhing cry.
IN. striving after bsttsr h0pss--
These tliings shsll never die.
The timid hand stretched forth 10 aid
a bro her ~ hia ueed,
fhs study word In Rri-fs dark hour,
That ptavss = tr,snd ,udssdi
The plea for mercy, softly brsathsd,
When Justice threatens uish;
The sorrow ings of . contrit. hsart-
These thinss shall never die.
Let nothlns pass. for every hand
Mutt hnd some work to do.
Lose not . chance to wANen love,
BE nrm uui lust and true;
30 shall . liRht that cannot fade
Beam on thee froiI On high,
And snael roicrr say to thee,
These things osn never die"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-05

The weather is getting winterish,
and the mountains west of us are
white with snow.
The cool weather has started the
folks of this vicinity to butchering,
and "yours truly has been remem-
bered with some very nice sausage.
Thanks, friends, we are willing to re-
ceive more.
On Sunday morning, Nov 22nd,
Mrs. J. D Barney quietly fell asleep
She had been slowly sinking for
months, before the insidious advances
of an incurable disease located in her
right cheek-bone, from which she
suffered but very little pain. 1t was
just wasting away of the vital forces.
She made profession of faith in
Christ, during her illness, and was
buried according to the forms Of the
Presbyterian Church, Rev. r. r. Will
son, of Gerardstown, officiating. She
was inferred at this place on Monday.
She was sc years of age, and will be
missed in the community where she
had so long resided. Ahusband and
six children are left to mourn her de-
parture, and we would mingle our
tears with theirs. SoUINT.
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NV just reward or punisnment; out
in hiz hart he fels i'll at ese. If Their
il to be no redevivus Nv the body,
no hereafter in which the soul IL to
account for its stewardship, why IL
Natur continually reserreckting her
self? In the winter atmosphere, veg
etashun rots, the leavs forsake the
tres, and the flowers bow Their beds
and di. But do they die forever?
With the lst ehirp NV the bluebird,
vegetashun shows sines NV life, the
leaves peep out in the sunshine, the
roze and the huny-suckle and the
appul blossum spring forth in the
yard and wudland. Can it be that a
kind God haz planned the reserreck-
shun NV these small creashuns and
destined the human rase to ever
lasting slumber? Can it be that the
wrong NV the wurl shall never be
righted or the right rewarded !?
"The fule hath sed in hiz hart Their
il no God" The gray stops hiz
blaspheemy. Here the muther slum-
bers in the silent graveyard there,
her son lies fathums beneth the roll
ing waves; here, wife sleeps under
the waving gras there, the young
and the old ly side by side in the
sepulchre NV the ded. Their il sum-
thing in the clammy, featurles white
Ease NV the ded that humans the in
fide!. The closed eys and stilled hart
speke volumes NV hope to friends.
The silent drifting NV soul to its
Maker; the severing Nv bonds NV luv
and hapines means NOR than mere
parting. Tel us not that deth ends
al and that the brite hopes which we
hav cherished u, blessed hereafter
are false and deceptive. Robt. g..
Ingersoll, who SEEKS to rob the Bible
Nv it's derest truths and to dispell
the joy and pease NV it's teaching,
stud dumb beside the gray NV hiz
brother, flu yers ago, and with
bowed he'd almost admitted the falls
mes NV hiz life's teachings. With
tiers corsing down hiz cheeks and hiz
frame shaking with CRATE sobs, he
sed: ether must be sum place wher
we shall mete, dere brother"
The wurl herd those words in
wonder, and they gladdened the big
hart NV Christianity. Their IL a
phase wher we will meteloved ones.
Thank God! deth has lost its sting
and the grave it's victoryl O man
who denies the existence NV God
why viii you encourage your own de-
struckshun | "The fule hath said
in hiz hart Their il no God" Sum
day, the hand NV deth will clutch
the winpipe Nv Ingersoll and squeeze
the last breth from hiz body. Grim
and silent, the monster will claim
him. Unles he changes hiz life, the
chain forged in hell viii bind and
hold him fast, and the flames he de
fed, scorch and hiss through biz
body. "The .fule hath sed in hiz
hart there liz no God"
JEEMS HAIRY.
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Selling q Wife for Two Dollars
and q Half.

TRoY, N. Y, Dec. Geo. Wolf,
an easy going farmer, who for many
years has worked q farm on shares
in Melrose, was the subject ofoonsid
cradle comment in the latter village.
He is about forty years old, and has
wife who weighs over two hundred
pounds. About twelve months ago
Wolf hired Augustus Ham to work
for him. Ham soon evinced kindly
feeling for Mrs. Wolff. Wolf finally
struck bargain to sell her to Ham
for $3.50. The necessary papers were
drawn up and Wolf surrendered the
woman. He has also decided to quit
farming and will dispose Of his chat
tells at auction, while Ham and Mrs.
Wolf are enjoying wedding trip.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-05

The Methodist Church Greenfield,
Ohio, was the scene Of an interesting
marriage, which took place at lao
Wednesday afternoon. The contract
ing parties we're Mr.. John Kelly and
Miss Anuie Dufiield, aged about
twenty-three, and measuring not ov-
err forty-two inches in height The
marriage ceremony was performed
by Rev. George w Kelly; and the
church was crowded with invited
guests and hundreds OF the curious
One beautiful feature OF the marriage
services was the six bridesmaids, all
not over eight years Of age, and yet
each and every one greater in stature
than the blooming bride. Chambers
burg Repository.
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BID. Independent :

Bd. Independent:
Through your courtesy / will en-
brace the opportunity offered me to
say few words in reply to the
mighty "burlesque" on noble and
historic name, "Patrick Henry" l
feel sense of shame, that we have
in our midst man, or whatever it is,
who comes croaking before an intel
ligent community with an imaginary
offense-quarrels with himself and
then goes to work, blacks his own
eye and kicks himself all over the
Pine Hills, and in imitation OF Alex
ander the Great, sits down on q
stump and cries like baby because
there is no one else to kick. In
my last communication / made all
the explanation that was necessary
for me to make. But it seems that
in his perverted wisdom he has seen
fit to misconstrue my honest inten
tions, and by his pernicious insinu-
atoms tries to impress upon the
minds of your readers that 1 aim to
cast slur at their Organization"
If I made any Misrepresentation;
they are attributable solely TO the in
formation / received, not from any
self instituted insult as he is guilty
of, when he refers to me as keeping
peanut stand or little country
Post-ofice;v either of which occupa-
ton I should not be ashamed of, had
it fallen to my lot, but whilst I am
not loyal enough to the powers that
be- to be a Postmaster, could with
IMMUNITY draw molasses or sell pea
nuts and maintain my dignity.
1t is very strange that he seems to
be SO well acquainted with my bust
ness, and yet so entirely ignorant Of
my identity. That's little too thin,
Pat. However, it makes no differ
ence, we are now about as we'll &C
quainted as we ever will be through
the columns of this paper.
Thanking you, Mr.. Editor, for the
space You have given me, I remain
Yours Respectfully,
PETE,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-05

A serious accident on the b. q o..
h. r., near John Curtis, occurred
on Monday last, the helper. with En-
Rineer Enos Mcdonald, cclliding
With IN engine and sabooso in charge
Of Engineer Butler, Of the 8rd Divi-
sion. Both engines were thrown
down an embankment, and Brakes
man Dooley killed.
Among recent arrivals we observe
Mrs. Jane Wilson and daughter, Mrs
Eliza Snyder, of Bloomville, Ohio !:
Mr.. Lewis Dugan, Of Martinsburg,.
and Sheriff Noll, Of Tuscarora.
Mr.. Morgan ShAiIsr, after pro-
traetcd absence in search of game,
returned to his home a short time
since, as far as known, gameless.
Messrs. G. A. Miller, H. Noll aad
jos. Cairo have gone to the noun
tains Of Hampshire county in search
Of dcers, wild turkies, and for gene
raj recuperation from their arduous
labors at home.
It is rumorsd that the ladies of
the Protestant Episcopal Church will
hold Fair and Oyster Supper in,
this place 1t an early day.
The several Sabbath Schools Of
the village are already making pre-
paration for Christmas festivities.
The slaughter Of swine Is now
largely engaging the time and atten-
ton OF residents. DR.. Geo. 8. Han.
mas jumbo tipped the beam at 42z
pounds.
Preaching in various churches on
Sunday last; well attended, and the
several texts were appropriate for
the occasion.
Morgan Runkles, Of Frederick
county, Va, IL in our midst, visiting
friends. REPoRTERs.
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In Honor or fsobert taarrett.

New YORK, Dec. 3.---Most elabo-
rate preparations are in progress on
Staten Island for a public banquet to
Mr.. Robert Garrett and the Executive
Committee OF the Baltimore and Ohia
Railroad Company by Erastus Wiman
and his associates in the Staten
Island project. The dinner is to be
given st the Pavilion Hotel, New
Brighton, on Thursday night, the
18th inst. Covers will be laid for $50
guests, who will comprise the COVER
nors OF several States, the Mayors Of
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York
and Brooklyn. Special words of
welcome will be spoken by Mr.. Geo.
William Curtis, who is q resident Of
Staten Island. The floral decora-
tions, music, etc, are to be unusually
fine. The Governor Of New Jersey
has been specially invited.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-05

Peter Mueller, of San Juan, dream
ed of being guided to rich mine by
light that fell from Heaven. He
thought no more about it until last
Wednesday, when, in coming home
from prospecting trip late at night
he observed q brilliant meteoric dis
play, and his dream REQUIRED to him
He was gazing in aweat the phenom-
enon, when a fierce whistling noise
was heard near him, and with aloud
report meteor buried itself in the
earth not many rods away He hast
ened to the spot, dug away the soil
and by the light of torch beheld
glittering grains of metal even at the
grass roots. The mine is thought to
be rich
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Al, There. CoIstoni
Ed. Independent:

Ed. Independent:
Absence from town prevented us
answering the Statesman's reply to
"An Invincible" last week. We
would not incringe upon your valua-
BILE space, but the INDEPENDENT is the
peoples paper and one Of the PEG
pie, we trust, may be allowed space
for the following reply to the flimsy
and misleading argument of the or
CAMS editor.
Here is paragraph:
ssrhe Democratic party has one high
and mighty purpose and that .is TO rescue
lican party, and substitute an honest gov
eminent for disgracefully corrupt one,
and it IL in mighty fair way to succeed"
can honest governmentw If
there is any thing in this world that
you oppose it is an honest govern
ment." 100000 of school funds
disappeared right in this State by
your base substitute for an honest
government. In Virginia it is worse.
BY manipulating "Solid South"
and using the money Of Free Trade
England, the old party pulled
through last fall Its days are num-
bered, and the next time you will
call upon the mountains to fall upon
you and hide your shame. An hon.
est government! Why in the next
breath you tell how you expect to
maintain your victory.
sin speaking of knocking the stufling
out of John sherman" we, of course spoke
metaphorcally. We meant that we would
knock the .sstuffne" out of the ballot box
es, that the Republican party have always
relied on so implicitly"
The Republicans do rely implicitly
upon the ballot boxes. But they are
not able to fight the pYejudices, fast
counters and "stuffers" of Solid
South. Shame on you to admit
your rascality in such plain language.
Not satisfied with despoiling the
sanctity of free ballot and an hon
est count in the South, you attempt
ed to "stuff" the Northern ballot
boxes. In two instances the peni-
Tertiary doors closed on your party
tricksters and the Circuit Court OF
Cincinnati declared last week you
must elect your men before You seat
them ina Northern Senate. Some
times the "Stufing" is not SO agree
able! The impudence of your ad.
mission is without parallel.
"We have no idea that anybody will
| think it at all necessary to fight the
fisherman Invincibles," for If let alone
they will knock their own little brains
| out"
If their brains are little they are
sound and loyal, and seek better
timber than you to run against. Il
not necessary, why devote so much
space to such cranky ideas as mark
ed your last reply? All, there thou
of the organ gang, talk sense.
AN INvINcIBLE.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-05

Nov. Gath, 1885.
Any wood butcher can nail up =
counter but il takes detective 10
nail counterfeit
The farmers around our village are
gathering their corn and say there il
generally good yield. considering
the drought, and the fAct that We are
under the new administration. The
wheat looks good ct present, and il
continues a. nicely until June, there
viii be good harvest.
News is scarce this week, but /
will endeaver to tell some Of the
friends Of the INDErzNDEET what to
do or what atleast they ought to do !:
Every young man should take .
newspaper or two, and . magazine, II
he can possibly afford it There are
but few who cannot invest SO or $12
in papers and books each year. II
: young man wishes to keep up with
the times, and to know al the impor-
tant events transpiring daily through
out the world, he must take the In
DEPENDENT. Newspapers are being
rightly introduced into public schools
and instead Of reading what happen
cd : thousand years ago the pupils
read what happened yesterday and
last night, received By telegraph,
from all the principal points, conn
tries and cities in the world. They
are reading history page by page,
day by days the event transpires.
A lively newspaper 10 the best Of his
tories. Ono need not wait until be
Is ten or twelve years older to learn
what happened yesterday, last week
or . month ago. There are people
who isolate themselves from oil socie-
ty, live in the woods and think they
are very wise. They look at . paper
as they would at a mad-dog, ~ some
thing terrible handle it AZ they
would . rsttissnake, with tongs. We
meet such persons sometimes. We
laugh TO hear them talk; we cannot
help but pity them. A man who
thinks he can keep up with tho times
without newspaper is simply fool
We pity the children brought up in
such homes. Don't fail to read the
papers. They are the best educators
tho expense is q nero tribe.
There 10 no family but wastes ten
times the cost Of good weekly pa
per every year. Thousands OF families
spend foolishly more than the cost Of
hall . dozen papers. II they used
ono thousandth part OF the financial
ability q man We know Of did to take
his family to the circus, they could
be we'll supplied with choice reading
material I will relate you the story
Of the circus man. A man once want
ed to 60 to q circus. He had no
money. He went to town, however,
and the menagerie seemed so pleas
ant TO him that he ran down to a
pawnbroker and said: II want $3.50
to take my family to the circus.
Take anything have for security
The pawnbroker selected his boots.
Off they came, and away he ran to
the show II some Of our people
would be half SO persevering they
could take the INDEPENDENT for it's
terms only So per year. XXX.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-05

Thomas Stevens, who started from
San Francisco to ride upon bicycle
round the world, has arrived at
Teheran, the capitol Of Persia. His
is the most noteworthy cycling tour
of this first century Of cycles.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-05

The Republicans win their case il
the Circuit Court at Cincinnati. On
Wednesday, in the mandamus case
brought BY the Republican candi
dates for Senator from Hamilton Co.,
to compel the canvassing board to
issue to them certificates Of election,
Judge Cox delivered the opinion Of
the majority Of the court, The re-
cult was that the court grants the
prayer and directs the clerk to issue
certificates Of election to four Re-
publican candidates.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-05

General Roseorans is catching itv
on account Of his article, 1.-THE Mis-
takes Of Grant, in the November.
North american Revie,o. Somes
gaod souls regard it as national
affront that anybody dares to criti.
else the military career Of General
Grant This is little more compli
mentary to the Old Commander than
Rosecrans is himself, for it sounds as
though there might be something in
his career that would upset the
worlds estimate Of Grants soldierly
qualities.
Grants fame does not hang by "a
slender q thread that the breath Of
adverse criticism must not be breath
ed upon it. Nor was he q god, that
mortals must bow down and worship
him. It is because u. s. Grant was
q man, did manly part and served
his country, as most Of his country
men believe, with splendid ability,
that he Was honored in life and ID,
death as few men have been in any
land.
General Rosecrans has never been
fair to Grant, has always looked on
him through green goggles and with
his field glasses reversed; but let
him write. Let everybody write and
talk. And after all the writing and
the talking Grants fame as a soldier
will remain untarnished, if it de
serves to be. IF Grant was not 9
great soldier, then the world has
gone wrong with its eyes open and
all the evidence before ii. Ex.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-05

CHICAGO, H., Dec. 1.--One hum.
dred and fifty members Of ChevaIier
Bayard Commandsry Of Knights
Templar with other prominent Ma
son Of this city, held : banquet To-
night at tho Southern Hotel ii hon
or 81 The initiation 81 Senator John
A. Logan into the order Of Knights
Templar.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-05

Purge out the lurking distemper that
undermines health, and the constitu-
ti0nal vigor will return. Those who
suffer from an enfesbled and disordered
state OF the system. should take Ayers
Sarsapariila to cleanse the blood, and
restore vitality.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-05

Arew rose, pink in tint and Of ex 4
quisite fragrance, is known as the
American Beauty, though, no doubt,
'twould smell as sweet under any
other name.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-10
SWEET CHARITY.
The WOman's Christian Home-.
Larger Quarters Needed.

Larger Quarters Needed.
The board of managers of the Woman's
Christian home held their monthly meeting
at the home, corner of Saltwater and Ohm
sted streets, yesterday afternoon. There
were present the president. Mrs. H. D.
Gates, and Mesdames Sawyer, p. S. Taylor,
f. W. ii. PREM, E. J. Hudson, Hillman,
Norwood, A. B. Stickney, Burr. w. F.
Davidson and C. W. Smith. The matron,
Mrs. Rogers, submitted her report, show
ing the condition of the home and the work
accomplished since the last meeting. The
size of the family at present at the home is
twenty persons. including eight children.
A very interesting letter was read from one
of the girls. who had been found home in
the Northwestern part of the state by the
institution. The letter was full of thanks
to the ladies for their kindness to the
writer, and spoke of the pleasant surround
ings of her new home.
There was quite discussion in regard to
work for the coming winter, and an effort
will be made to raise the 1000 that is still
due on the property occupied as the
home. The present quarters, however, it
was said, are inadequate for the purpose
and many applications for admission are
necessarily refused on account of lack OF
room. The donations received Thanks
giving day were very opportune and many
thanks were expressed to the donors. The
list included large variety of edibles and
table delicacies, and also considerable cash,
and was much appreciated by the inmates.
The board decided to distribute bags for
Christmas donations, and then adjourned
until the next monthly meeting.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-10
GLORULES.

Prof. Kiehle lectures next Friday evening
at Mankato on How to Make Life Worth
Living.
Before Judge Brill the case of Mary A.
Ringwald against Christine Koch was tried
and submitted.
Ed Warner, who cut Fred Querrin in liv-
ery-stable row several weeks ago, was held to
the grand jury in $1,000 bail.
Henry G. Mcdowell was admitted yes
terday to practice by the supreme court on
a certificate from Kentucky.
A very small blaze at $50 North Oak
street last evening was extinguished before
the arrival of the fire department.
Mary Davenport asks the district court
to give her divorce from her husband.
George Davenport, on the ground of cruelty.
Mr.. Riland, the bridge builder, arrived in
the city yesterday and work on the Robert
street bridge will be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible.
The case of Signor A. Jannotta against
W. r. Merriam and Conrad GOtzian was
given to the jury about o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
The court house commission finally settled
upon and closed up yesterday afternoon the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-10

by. A few weeks ago Officer Schaeffer
in running down a burglar on the hill,
chased him to the vicinity of the house and
he suddenly disappeared. Thinking that
perhaps he had secreted himself in the cell
lar of the building he made his way in and
tried to get Into the rooms above but failed.
In leaving the house he noticed light flick
ering on the walls through the blinds. and
peering in saw fire in the fireplace, a
thing which seemed very strange, inasmuch
as the house had been vacant for some time,
but being unable to gain an entrance he was
obliged to leave without investigating. 1t
is reported that several families have es-
sayed to live in the house. but afer few
weeks trial have left it. The only plausi-
bic explanation of the mystery seems
to be that the house has been or is at
times occupied by crooks. who have taken
advantage of the superstitiousness with
which the people look upon the building to
shield them from suspicion and detection.
The location of the house for such pur-
pose is admirable, for unless it was COM
pletely surrounded by police criminal
could easily make his escape over the face
of the bluff and elude his DursuerS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-10
One Editor who Works.

Stoughton (Wis.) Hub.
Here is what we have done all the sea-
son and expect to do hereafter: Break one
colt every month, feed one pig, curry and
care for one span of horses, saw cord of
wood per month, hoe our garden, cut the
weeds around our house, be carpenter and
joiner, run errands. and act the part of gen.
eral chore boy. In the Office we run the
job press and steam engine ten hours every
day. Between o'clock p. m. and midnight
we read proof, which includes proof for
jobs as well as paper, furnish twenty-four
columns of reading matter every week for
the Hub, and what few moments we find
occasionally we put it on the study of short
hand. We are willing to make affidavit as
to the correctness of the above, in case you
don't believe it. We put in the longest
hours and do as much work as any farmer
In Dane county, besides having to appear
bright and pleasant to at least 5000 of our
readers every week.