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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05
Miscellaneous.
America Ahead. -PecuIfar
Characteristics Of Ameri-
cans The Evils and How
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CRIBS - nc EVILS ANA HOW
Restored.
In this age of hustle and hurry, an age
devoted to great projects and enterprises,
the American people are taking the lead
in the furtherance of noble works, and in
the advancement of the sciences and arts.
In these they deserve to take high rank,
and through the united works of millions,
the American continent is fast being
transformed from its untamed state and
being placed on an equality with the older
continents beyond the ocean. The Amer.
lean people are fast, under these influences,
developing into nervous, energetic race,
remarkable for its vim and business quail
fications; yet there is danger that in the
course of years these very elements may
combine to the ruination of the physical
character of the people, and leave them
feeble and altogether different from their
forefathers. General debility is now much
more common than formerly, and seems
to be on the increase among the masses.
Many remedies have been extensively
advertised for this widespread complaint
but none of these have been SO successful
or met with such general favor as the
remedy manufactured by DIR. S. B. Hart
man, and named by him PERUNA.
Mr.. S S. Goudy, of Massillon, Stark
county, Ohio, writes: That he has been
troubled with general debility and dyspep-
STA for several years that he was induced
to try PERUNA for his complaints, and
that after using three bottles of the medi-
cine he was greatly relieved. 1t braced
him right up and gave him energy, and
restored him to his youthful vigor. He
ascribes his cure to PERUNA, and says ii
is a wonderful remedy.
Adolph Bakhaus s. Co., Springfield, O..
writes " We are having good sale for
PERUNA. 1t sells as well as any medicine
we have, and gives the very best satisfac.
ton"
Mrs. G. w. Ncedham, Newtonville,
Clermont County, Ohio, says: have
been great sufferer for the last six or
seven years, with general debility and
change of life. | was very much reduced.
Ihave taken four bottles of PERUNA, which
has restored me to perfect health and
strength. We think PERUNA safe and
grand medicine"
PE-RU-NA is sold by all druggists. Price 81
per bottle, six bottles So. If You cannot get it
from your druggist, we will send it on receipt
of regular price. S. Il. HARTMAN & Co.,
Columbus, o.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05
Farm sGARDED
Another Barn.

Last week we gave sketch of sirta..
sided barn, built by a live farmer in Dl,ro,a
Improved out-buildings is a subject ;,,-Sus
ant enough to fill considerable snaco t pore-
time to time. Therefore, this weeL vvo '. .''u
nish an illustration Of another barn 1 1ai-
just being completed on the farm ., n N. :
Rural New Yorker and is intended to ba - :
model or something approaching il Th :
description in The Rural New Yorker sou. ne
''The main barn standing north and so Sya
on the west side is 5Ox9O feet eOfoot r rou'n
The L, an old barn sOz42, with ls foot p poSss
was turned around against the ot NM p Ss
and recovered. The whole is on bssan ~,a,n
wall Of stone, two feet thick and nine ri saat
high.n Nv ''''
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05
HANOVER AND BALTIMORE R. R.

III " = =
On and after May %, 1891. trains will runand
connect as follows:
WESTWARD.
Leave Hillen Station, BALTIC. 9 IS q m, m.
through cars for Hanover, New oxford, Geftys-
burg, Harrisburg. York, Philadelphia, New
York. Connect at Emory Grove with trains
ON w. M. r. X. for Hagerstown and Frederick
Sunday at 2 p m for Hanover.
EASTWARD.
Leave Gettysburg q m. 2 25 p m, through
cars for Baltic, connect at Emory Grove with
trains for Frederick and Hagerstown, at
BALTIC. with trains for Washington, Pittsburg,
Phila, New York. A. II. Eiehelberger, Pres
Hanover, Pa.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05
w EsTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.

BIZ o r R-Trains for Cumberland. Wheel
ing. Pittsburg and west leave Martinsburg at
~ q, IL OF, 10 SO and SO a M and 10 % and 40
p M. Trains for Washington and Baltimore
leave at 80 a m. 5 0S, pick up II 10, IL 81 m,
and Oh p m, accommodations 5 %.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05

My wife, Clara Virginia Emerson, hav-
ing left my home against my wishes, l
hereby notify the public that / will not
be responsible for any debts contracted
by her. W. w. EMERSON.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05
Railroads.
CUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD.


CUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD.
On and after Monday. May .. 1855. trains
will run as follows: STANDARD Time.l
EASTWARD.
Fast Mail leaves Martinsburg nt % q m
Bedington 5 0i Failing waters ~ wiii .sas
burg 49, Carlisle 10 50, arrive at Harrisg II Is,
Phila. Is pm.
Mail Express Train Leaves AYE, Martins soa Sat 81
Transport Station 10, Hagerstown 80 CHAM
bersburg 80, Carlisle As arrive at Harrisburg
at 40. Phira. 2, q m;
Accommodation leaves Harrisburg at 40 q
m, Carlisle %, Chambersburg y, arrives AZ
s. Eaos Waters "a Il a. Bednpson II o. Mar
Mail leaves Harrisburg at IL IS M. Carlisle
Il Is, Chambersburg IS. arrive at Hagerstown
at 2 IS, Williamsport Station o.. Falling Wa
tiers %, Bedington 50. Martinsburg s..
Day express leaves Harrisburg at 90. Car
Williamsport Station so, Falling Waters 81,
Bedington IL, arrives at Martinsburg7 50 p. m.
w. A. GARD, Agt. j. F. BOYD Supt.
M EsTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.
lime Table in effect Aug. 50, 1856. Daily ex-
cept Sunday. EASTWARD.
Leave Martinsburg, &C. v. r. R.,) 50 q N,
Hagerstown S. M, ar Mechanistown o.
Frederick ii 50. York IL IS, Westminster 10 o.,
Baltimore IL 10 q m.
Leave Hagerstown for baltimore 55am-2
% p m, Tor ChaHlbersburg, WaynesDOrO, ana
Shippensburg 45-ll 90 m and 7 90 pm.
WESTWARD.
Leave Baltimore 4 10 m, Westminster 50,
fredericksburg 81 a m, arrive Hagerstown J.
IS, Martinsburg IL Is m.
Leave Baltimore s 90 a m and 90 p m. arrive
Hagerstown u 10 and 10 p m. Leave Ship
6 As a MI 4S and 3 25 p m, Waynesb0ro .
m, 2 q and Of p m, arrive Hagerstown $50 a
m, 3 25 and 90 pm.
b. H. GRISW0LD, j. NJ. HOOD,
General Ticket Agent. Genl Manager.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05

For sale by Becker & Trimble, opposite
Hyde's jewelry store, dealers in harness, sad
dies, whips, collars, hynets, &c. Repairing
town. deco
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26

WE notice the introduction Of Q bill by the Hon. Brown of Yavapai proposing to saddle debt of len thousand dollars on Maricopa and Yavapai counties for the building of a wagon road through the Black Canyon. That road needs repairing badly enough but it strikes us that each county should be required to keep in repair the portion lying within it's borders, lsao ten thou sand dollars IS pretty large sum to put into the control of two commis- sioners who are only obliged to give bonds in the sum of 5000 each. ~
 Yavapai is much more interested in ihe building of that road than MaIicopa; most of 1t lies Tn the former county; it opens up large tract of the former county and gives its access to Prescott markets, hence it scarcely IS just the thing to saddle half the expense on Maficopa, and moreover appoint both commission CTS from Yavapai county.
 Again, there is no doubt that the bonds of the two counties can be negotiated at six or seven per cent. in San Francisco and probably at lower rates in the east, hence there seems no necessity for paying SC high rates as named in the bill.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26

INDIAN AGENT Roswell G. Wheeler came in from Sacaton Agency last evening He brings most interesting intelligence concerning the Pima and Papagoes to the effect that he has succeeded in inducing them to begin the erection of regular adobe houses for residences and to aban
 don the wickups of their forefathers, Agent Wheeler has been at work on this proposition for a number ~of years, and since his recent return to the agency again began upon it and presented the matter to the Indians in every possible light. It is not an easy matter to induce so very igno- rant and superstitIous a race of people as the Indians are to bans don customs that have prevailed in their tribes for ages; but one after another of their objections were met and finally overcome in various ways, though taxing the resources of Mir. Wheeler to the extreme. Their last stand was on the proposition that there was but very little wood to be had, that they would be obliged to carry it great way and that It would take great amount to warm the "big houses, '' while the wickups were small and easily warmed with small quantity This was really somewhat serious matter, but MT. Wheeler finally hit upon the expediency of offering a new wagon to each one who would build house to haul his wood. The ] proposition took and some twenty of the young married men, all of whom have attended the school con. siderably, began the erection of adobe houses, and since then several of the "old bucks" who were harder to work upon, have of their own accord made application for a wagon under the conditions offered. Under written obligations the Indians agree to wear clothing,sSo use nc paint on their faces, to wear short hair and to drink no whisky. MT Wheeler has secured the assent of the Department to this practical effort to elevate these Indians.
 These Indians are raising grain in large quantities and Agent Wheeler now proposes to have those who build these permanent residences set out fruit trees, and one can im> agine that at no distant day these Indians are likely to become expert fruit growers and their endeavors could be turned Tn no better direc- tion, in none more profitable.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26

THE Tucson Star, in an attempt to destroy the chances of this valley for securing the Insane Asylum, ,con- cocts a silly, even imbecil le sort of of cock and bull story in which It attempts also to lay an excuse for urging the removal of Gov. Tritle by the new administration, if it can thereby only work up a feeling against him. The Star is one Of those Democratic sheets that are Democratic because there IS money in it. No respectable Democratic paper in the Territory has yet att tackled Gov. Tritle or attempted to 1; even the Royal Nonesuch', pubs lished at Prescott, with all it's big blow of seIvile islander, has not at tempted to besmirk the record of Gov. Tritle. Of course the Star has neither the manhood nor the integ~ rity to stand up and say that what it publishes are it's sentiments CT that it believes what It publishes :, but, Old~Mether- -Grundy-like, it says "the report is in circulation, a." and sets about it's weak gossip forth with. If the Stdr thinks It can make winning thing of 1t to slan> der the Salt River Valley to the de- struction of its interests by such attacks upon its property holders, let it sail in. Marlcopa county will not forget the compliment which that paper IS now extending us.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26
CROOK. AND THE INDIANS.

General Crook, who is known as valiant Indian fighter, with large experience in hIs dealings with the Apaches, favors giving the ballot to the Indian, with the qualification that before he is allowed to use it he shall learn to read and write. The General has written a letter urging the enfranchisement of 10000 red men. He finds that the census of 1880 makes the number of Indians subject to taxation 66 ,4O7, and the number untaxed 216,416, so that there must be at least 10000 male Indians of voting age.
 Gen. Crook thinks that the condi- tion of the Indians, morally and in- dustrially, would be greatly improved by conferring upon them the frans chise. If the Government carries out 10 it's logical conclusion the poli- cy of Indian treatment which has been officially proposed, but not as yet completely inaugurated, the ballot to the Indian will follow as one of the rights to which he will be entitled under the law The first and most important movement will be to break up his tribal relations :; the next to give him farm in sev- crafty; the next to provide him with seeds and implements for cultivsting the soil; next to educate him-and the fnality to he hls adoption as a citizen, with all the privileges, pres negatives and responsibilities which that relation imposes. The time Is coming when all this will be done, and it should be the object of all well>wishers of the aborigines to hasten it.-CGU.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26

WE to-day publish "An Act to Provide a Sinking Fund for the Payment of the Debt of Maricopa
 County" and tc repeal the present Sinking Fund Act of 1881. The bill IS short and to the point, and pro> vides that twenty-five cents shall be levied each year for the payment of the old outstanding warrants, instead of fifty cents on the hundred dollars as is now the case. The bill relieves the taxpayers of twenty-five cents on the $100, at once, while it $ per- fectly just and fair to the holders of the warrants, as the twenty-five cents on the $100 of our present val- uatlon of the property Tn the county will bring to the sinking fund annu- ally more than the fifty cents on the $100 did when that bill was passed. The bill is a good one and Tn case the six per cent. funding bill should not pass we hope to see this bill be- come a law
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26

IF the laws of the Territory are not such now as to give Boards of Supervisors and Sheriffs power to make prisoners, lodged in county jails, work on courthouse grounds or on streets, or wherever there may be county work to be done, which in the discretion of officers could be done by prisoners, then our present legislature should see that bill is passed giving them that authority |. There is scarcely a county in Cali~ fornia that does not work it's pris, oners, making them keep up public grounds, chop. all wood for use of county, work on streets of town, and whatever presents itself to be done.
 In Arizona, these great hulks of law breakers are kept up, even furnished with tobacco in this county to within the past two months, and their board bills paid. The fact is, such course is simply an outrage on the community. Those fellows should be kept at good hard work and thus made to in some small degree pay for the expense to which they put the people of the county. Put balls
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26

THE people of the valley will back Messrs. Armstrong, Porter and Todd in putting through the legislature such a railroad bill as in their good judgment will be to the best interest of the valley. Now that the South- ern Pacific people have given sub stantial assurance of their aid in building up the commercial interest of the valley the people are ready to give good strong assistance for the construction of the road. It is to our advantage that the road should be built, and at once. This Mir Salisbury proposes to dc if he is given the franchise and assistance, and through him must come our re- lief from the discrimination of the $. P. R. R. if we are to have such relief. If we deny MT. Salisbury assistance and the road is not built, we simply stand ID our own light and elect to remain in our present situation till such time as the wheel of events may turn us another favor> able opportunity.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26

THE matter of irrigation will sooner or later become a matter of legislation in this Territory. The subject IS most difficult to approach and yet more difficult to legislate upon with successful results to those concerned. In this matter il might be well to appoint commas sion whose business it shall be to thoroughly study the subject of irri- gation as it presents itself in the Territory and make recommends tons for legislative action.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26

ARIZONA wants an Insane Asylum, but apparently because Judge Porter introduced the bill and located the asylum in the Salt River Valley those who acknowledge the necessity and econ omy of the institution to the Territory are unwilling to lend the bill haLd. Now, If the Salt River Valley should not have the Insane Asylum let some one intIo- duce a bill to locate it elsewhere There remains no shadow of doubi that the Territory needs the Asylum Locate It at Prescott if such a bill can be pulled through, but give tho Territory the benefit of the institu.
 ion,
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26

THE possible repeal of the pre- emption, timber and desert land laws after July next should caus e every settler on the public lands to make his entrance as soon as possi> ble In case these laws are repealed the only method left whereby title can be secured from the government will be through a compliance with the homestead law. There is a con- paratively recent ruling of the In> terior Department which declares that settlers shall file upon thelr land within three months after their first settlement upon the same, other wIse the land will be subject to re- location. It would be well for all who have not IS yet made their
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26

THERE are always chronic croaks CTS Tn every community, and nine times out of ten, when the matter is sifted down, it will be found that they have not cents worth of props erty Ill the community and most probably are engaged in some black mailing scheme against the people. They invariably stand in against anything that may lead to pros- perlty, against every move likely to benefit the people at large {; nothing but croak, croak; they pay no taxes, they lerd nothing to the community, they are worth nothing to it, they curse it with their pres ence.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26
CABINET GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21-A cores =
 pendent writes: 1 asked this gentle
 man to tell me what else he knew
 about the Cabinet, and he replied
 that Bayard had been offered the
 State Department; that Garland had
 been offered the Attorney General>
 ship; that Whitney could be Secre- tary of the Interior; McClelland
 Secretary of the Navy; Villas Seores | tary of War; Lamar Postmaster Gen.
 eral, and that Randall was now pretty sure to be Secretary of the
 Treasury. He said that both Bay
 ard and Randall had been reconsid> ering a determination Rot to go into
 the Cabinet, and that the friends of both have assured them they could
 be of more service 10 the country and the Democratic party in the
 Cabinet than out of it. In the event of Bayard's yet declining, Senator Lamar would be chosen for the State Department.
 A very silly story has just been put in circulation by some one inim~ ical 10 MT. Whitney for a place in MT Cleveland's Cabinet, in which it is said with degree of circum- stnntialIty, that Mir. Randall and his friends are very much averse to MT. Whitney. The story says that MT. Randall is so desirous of being the Presidential candidate in 1888 that he feaIs Mir. Whitney's elevatinn to Cabinet piace-especially the TrcaSurs will result in the latter's being a strong competitor for the place four years hence. It then goes on to say that with this fear in his heart MT. Randall has consulted MT. | Tilden about MT. Whitney. urging him to use his influence on MT. | Cleveland 10 prevent his offering 6 portfolio to MT. Whitney, and that MT. Tilden has consented to use hls | personal influence over MT. Dan | Manning with the hore that the lat- ter can convince MT. Cleveland of | the trouble he will inflict by such an It is perhaps needless to say that the story does rot bear scrutiny. MT. Randall denounces it in the most emphatic terms and says that he could not and would not be guilty of doing anything that would injure in any manner the very un> pleasant relations existing between Mr. WhItney's friends and himself.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26

OUR legislators at Prescott have received a contract, or rather an agreement, signed by A. N. Towne, general manager of the Southern Pacific road and made to NJ. NJ. Salisbury to the effect that should he build g road from their line to Phoenix the Southern Pacific road will in no way discriminate in freight agaInst the people of this valley but will give pro rata rates with all other shippers over their line We have always coniended that MT. Salisbury would not build the line unless he were secured in this manner, and now having this assurance, we fail to see what more our valley can ask by way of assurance for their future trade. Now is the time to strike out hot for the road if we want it, and if we do not get it now we can rest assured that we are likely to wait for it for at least two more years.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26

YAvAPAI is getting entirely off her egg when she supposes that Mari> copa is goIng to build her roads for her and keep them in repair. If Maricopa is to keep up the Black Canyon road, just turn over slice of Yavapai to Maiicopa, say as far north as to Big Bug, and that will put most of the road into a county that will take care of it.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26
syrup of, Figs,

Natures own true laxative. Pleas ant to the Palate, acceptable to the Stomach, harmless in it's nature, painless in its action. Cures habit ual Constipation, Biliousness, Indi> gestion, and kindred ills. Cleanses the system. purifies the blood, regu- lates the Liver and acts on the Bow els. Breaks up Colds, Chills, Fevers, etc. Strengthens the organs oE which it acis. Better than bitter, nauseous Liver medicines, pills, salts, and draughts. Sample bottles free, and large hotties for sale by O. J. Thib> odo, Phoenix. A. T.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26

HOUSE BILL No. e1, to prohibit the use of obscene and abusive lan> guage, has psssed both houses of the legislature and been approved by the Governor. This makes the
 obscene and abusive talker liable to an action and punishment to the ex- tent of a fine of $50 and imprison- ment for fifty days. Wash out your mouths boys and bridle your tongues.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26

MARICoPA CoUNTY's representa- tives have proved to be superior men in the Legislature. They may not be able to pass bill, owing to the hord of croakers on their heels, but they have shown the metal of men who have honestly endeavored to do their very best for the county and they will not be forgotten by their progressive constituents.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26

THE Texas Pacific land grant has at last been ruled out by the Senate,
 but there will needs be some con- siderable time intervene before these lands are opened up to public settle ment. In the first place the Oill must be approved by the President, and there may be such thing as that i-e will veto it. fine does ap~ prove It, then the matter goes into the hands of the Interior Department and the lands must be declared open to settlement before steps can be taken to secure title.
Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-26

THERE is no mistaking the fact that the bill proposing to reduce the salaries of county officers uniformly throughout the Territory is unjust to the officials of m any of our coun- tics. While we are not in favor of county officials recelvIng exorbitant
 salaries or such salaries as lets them out of an office in one or two terms as wealthy men while they went in without a dollar, yet we think it would be as good political and finan- cial economy for the legislature to pass bill make a four year-old steer out of spring calf in Q minute as to attempt justly to apply the so>called salary bill, as it now stands. to each county of the Territory. There may be counties that need such bill, and for those that need the thing is all well enough, but it is assuming a little too much to suppose that all counties will be be nefitted by it. If such bill IS to be passed let it be made to fit each case 10 which it is to apply, and to that end let the sworn statement of the several coun, ty officials, as to the receipts and expenditures of their several offices, be filled with legislative commits tee whose special business it sh all be to adjust salaries of county officers of the various counties and present a bill that will be just to all. While the people want careful economy in
 the use of their money, they also want efficient officers and are wills Ing to pay them reasonable wages.