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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1886-02-18
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S6riTs SfHrs, Scranton, pa., S6friT
10. 6fbruar 1886.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1886-02-18
Bon 1ctersbure.

- George Srss unb Scnrs @enSeI
baben ibre GiSbauier nit feinem Sis
aus 9ouiS GnSeIs g9eiber BEL 9lp. 7
sefiiIIt.
-SriB Sittcr unS unicr SrcbeIbdder
pur6sn fiirsli6 bon ibren beiieren SdIfs
ten nit iun9en S0bnen beihentt.
= Gen 8eterSburSern ipirb ndditen
SamItag abeno cine Sneifa6e 9eIeSens
belt sebpten, ben Barren berausSutebs
rem, bemn 8eorse Sarbcr bait einen
RaStsnbaa in ieiner SalIe ab, uno bic
Bittipe gBehbuuicr iuirb itren idbrIiden
RastenbaG in @ubIerS' Saae bonn
StapeI laiien.
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Sds Sbat abtpdrts.

SameS g9ebsr un6 Sarab SuI6eI
iuurOen am Dpnnerita9 gbeno in 4Isas
iant Bailey astraut.
- Serr u. Butler. 81 9eppnIbire.
Serruie, opSe 9ari, 2onNOn, ensIanO,
bate 8eIe9cnbeit, bic ipunberbaren Isl.
senidaftsn bon st. Safobs Del" bel
rbeumatii6en 2eioen su erproben: glud
riele bon Ieinsn Sstannten beuubter
bisieS berrIite SsiImittsI nit eenIei6sr
Suten GrfoIsen.
H@- InnOneirt i'm ,,DoHenbIatt".
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Bon Der Snefeite.

SrBsnb elm S6uft bon Der Sotumutipe
SalIteao feuerte am Samitag 9a6mits
tag einen Sdub in baS @obnbauS bon
Gcparo 8rabp, nabe ben Scranton
SiabIperfsn, unb bic SussI itreifte teis
nabe cine 5rau Nteab. IS ipIte bod
mDsli6 fein, ben SerI ;u entesden uno
sur Strafe Su brinaen.
8erseBt nibt ben Mastenbaa in Der
@ermania SaIIe AM ua6itsn Samitae
9IbsnS, bem ct beripridt srpBuriiS su
iperoen,
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Sbas. &amtpel,
gambler in -
Groceries, SrObiiiOnen
ETC., ETC.,
427 Nittifpn 9lDenue.

pat aIles borritbs mas an 9ebrnsmittcln
uuo epeereieu in elmer 6nmIie gsbrau6t
piro, 1T ourh praftiide 8sHntnib ots @eihGf
tes bsfabilt, biIlieer uuo bsfsr sin,ntaufcn
als Diele aHoers. bsoient reel uno liefert
Buarsn uah iscsm Staonbtile. Or IaSet bic
9eutidlen ienes StaNttbsiIss freunolibt ,u
sintul Stiuds tin. A
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Stephan GutheinZ,
OcultImcrMe MeSNcr

,riI6su albn une Sidpry Straetn, smpftblt
siutm prtbrttn putIifum fsin gtl6Gft aufs
Btht. 6Irild jtbu slrt lisftrt Id ;um biIist
Zen prtils uns in beiirr GualitGi, un6 mad
i'd iittraus auf bic ron mir jubsrtiititH rrr-
,dsIittu @lTft aufmtTiiam.
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81. 6eiper,
SreteI= umb Safe Sdcfer
biutsr 327 8es6 Strabe, Sabieite.

Die Sbistn baben nabe Dem 9tpiune
Sprissnbauis cine SUDDEN. unO SrtssI 9ddersi
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tiiel Sn biIligftem 9rciie 81 liefsrn uno triuhen
Ole Seuiihen I'M gsueigte Suuoibatt,
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nabc Bird StraBe.

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Sorgialt. aIle WeOitnmente fino friit.
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9eutidJe Seiltrdutsr uno @urielr. 9ateni
@ls0biueu, Soilctte.artifel. II. I. 10.
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Sutt's iiber;nderte @ileu.

TuitS giasu Fnh NIT elmer VaniueH' Sudert
oede astttessn, rtiHs eisitlbtn &c dnssutbm ris
0oateet Jun GinntbEsu nHe itltf rem itIrAritsn
aRassn IutrAslit matt.
gfbraa ~ tnbsH. 25 gts., a RarTab Str., S.Ds
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-13
The Egg supply.

Some people do not believe that
eggs are imported into this country
every year by millions. The Treas
ury Department furnishes the state
ment, and that is all we have to 60
by. In 1876 the importation Of eggs
amounted to $630,00O in value.
-Four years later, in 1880, the num-
Der increased to 7,773,402 dozens,
and their value was placed at 1901,
900. Last year the figures swelled
to l6 ,098, 900, and their value to tho
vast sum of $2,476,000. In spite OF
these figures the cry often goes up
that "there are too many people
raising chickens" The importa-
tions for this year are far ahead Of
those Of last year, and it is quite
probable that this country will send
to foreign markets for eggs alone,
over three million dollars during the
present twelve months.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-13

Every frrrow Turned in autumn
on suitable land is valuable time
saved when it is worth so much
Some soils will pack under the in
fuence Of rains and frosts; light
soils will sometimes wash, but loamy
marty, level ground may well be
plowed. Ridge blowing Of clayety
lands turning two burrows together,
exposes the clods TO the ameliora-
ting influence of the frost, dries the
ground in spring, so that fortnight
is often saved in getting in oats, bar
ley, potatoes or flax.
Young trees in windy places may
have a mound of earth thrown up to
their trunks to stitfen them, or they
may be staked. A mound Of earth
a foot high will keep away mice.
Trap or shoot rabbits, they are fat
and good at this season.
Make cider in cool weather. Ewes
bred this month have lambs in April,
Cover strawberry beds with straw or
cornstalks.
Plants taken up from the beds and
borders, as well as those that have
been out ii pots all summer, when
taken indoors should not be at once
exposed to fire heat. Keep them in
a cool room for while, opening the
every mild day.--American
dqriculturist,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-13

The Pennsylvania Railroad has
been making experiments to ascer-
tain whether it will pay for big
railroad company to remember the
Sabbath day. Many excursion trains
and some regular passenger trains
have been discontinued. All freight
trains except those carrying live
and perishable goods have been or
dered off from o'clock Saturday
night till midnight Sunday, and all
repairing work on Sunday has been
stopped. To make the opportunity
still further beneficial, freight engi-
neers are allowed the use of their To-
comotives to take themselves home
for the day. The results have prov
ed satisfactory. The company has
also issued an order prohibiting
Sunday excursions on its branches,
which, it is stated, "has thereby nip
ped large number of projected ex-
cursions."
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-13

If manure at fifty cents ton is less
profitable than clover, what may
those farmers think who are paying
So TO So a ton for manure is ques-
ton propounded by Henry Stewart
The cheapness Of clover and its far
greater value as compared with ma
nure renders it especially beneficial
to farmers who grow grain, and for
them the practice of growing it to
plow under its most useful.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-13

"Something to eat ~ echoed the
woman as she faced the tramp on the
doorstep: Yes il you will earn it,
II shall be glad to, ma'am."
"Well, there's the wood pile, and
I'll bring out the saw and AK"
Exactly, ma'am, but perhaps
you'd prefer TO hear me play some
thing on the piano2 Really, ma am
while saving wood does not disa.
gree with me, the piano is more in
my line.n
30, well, come in, she said as she
held the door open. "There's so
very little difference that we won't
stop to argue. There's the piano,
and while you jingle I'll have the
girl set out luncheon. "-Detroil
Free Press.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-13

1
A thousand acres Of arabic land in
one body makes pretty large farm
in New England state, but that is
the size of the farm owned and man
aged by Mr.. I. II. Harris, OF Gale
donna county, Vt. He has put in as
high as sixty tons of hay in single
day. He begins, in that northern
section, the middle of June, and has
the first crop all in before the Ist of
July. The second crop is also cut
when very young and tender. He
buys little or no grain for his stock,
but raises oats, wheat and corn
to feed at home. He can grow oats
for twenty cents per bushel, and
thinks highly Of wheat as feeding
grain for cattle. Turnips are also
largely raised, and after filling all
available cellar room large quantities
are stored in pits in the field.
He has 100 breeding cows, Here
fords, Devons and Polled Angus, and
will begin herd of Shorthorns next
year. His cattle ON the state fair
grounds at Burlington we're valued
at 100000 for the herd. quite risk
for one man to take In carrying to
and from and showing at fair. His
sales are all in the state Of Oregon.
We asked him why he did not re-
move his large cattle raising business
TO tho west, where others claim to
be doing so well at the business. His
answer was, and it should encourage
eastern farmers, that il he were pre-
posing to do as large u business as
western ranchmen are doing he would
choose Vermont lands TO do it on.
Our best limestone lands are equal to
the best In Kentucky, while our eli
mate favors, or rather insures, better
constitutions.
He says one of hiYneighbors con-
tends that as many head Of cattle
should be wintered by every cattle
feeder as his farm produces Of half
tons of hay. Straw, turnips and grain
should be the calf forage, while the
halfton of hay should work in as
condiment or relish. New England
farmers, and American farmers gen.
orally, have much yet to learn re-
garding the possible uses aud value
of straw for feeding beef producing
cattle. Mr.. Harris is very systematic
in all his farming business, keeping
rs accurate set Of farm accounts as
If he were running q bank. His an
imals are fed and all the work about
the stables is done with the precision
of clock work. He loves farming,
believes in it rs business, and his
boys are growing up with similar
ideas and feelings.--Neac England
Farmer.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-13

A downtown druggist has par
rot which he has taught to say
"What q pretty grip whenever a
women, young or old, enters his
store, and they do say that a poor,
weak man can hardly get into the
store to buy a cigar on fine after
noon.
Farmer--Maria, there's tramp
sleeping in the woodpile, Farmers
wife-Well, let him alone, He won't
disturb anything Yes but he might
have a nightmare and get up and
split it all up. / couldn't stand the
shock, Maria. Guess I'd better
wake him.
"Ann," said a landlady to her new
girl, "when there's bad news, partic-
ularly private Affections, always let
the boarders know it before dinner.
1t may seem strange to you, Ann,
but such things make great differ
ence in the eating in the course ola
year."
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-13

Has attained standard of excellence which
admits Of no superior.
It contains every improvement that inventive
genius, skill and money can produce.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-13
AUTOMATIC SEWING MACHlNEC0
~ West 23d Street, New York.

We vite special at
tention to our new pat
entAuronArlcTESsIoN
MAouiSE. making pre-
cisely the same stitch
\ as the " ilcox h Gibbs
Y ard yet II not PREFER
ed 10 to the Wilcox h
Gibbs Automatic Ten.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-13
COAL AND WOOD OFFICE
ANE
Flour and Feed Store
No. So QuefA st., Staley's Block.

TyHE undersigned respectfully informs the
l. 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 ia 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.m and soliciting your further favors,
l am respectfully yours,
jY24-1y. J. w. ROE RRTG
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-13
PASTURE

'DRRSONS desiring to secure pasture for
l. cows, adjacent to town, from the lat Of
Nay, can do 80, BY calling on Mr.. Stat, 81
ROVdvills, and making arrangements with
him. m3l "
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-13

sion Machine, can be returned any time with
in thirty days and money refunded. But
what is more remarkable still, Oe never knew
a woman willing 10 do her o. n family sew-
ing on shuttle machine Tier having tried
our new Patent AUTOMATIC Truly, it is a
wonderful invention A fas friend at first
siphtl A companion for evry home Truth
is mighty and does prevail Shuttle machines
have seen their best days. Send for circular.
Correspon deuce solicited For manufactur-
ers' use we make and l2-s,itch Tension
Machines. myi5 3m
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-13
TIME SALES.
A Chance for Moderate Capital
and Earnest UOrherS

THAVE FOR SALE as Attorn, and as
l owner, one farm of BAL acres, part lime
stone, and all productive land large house,
outbuildings, fruit and ver-failiug spring;
200 acres tillable; five miles from town, and
convenieptto churches, schools aud mills.
Also, farm, productive slate land, and
in good state OF cultivation, l6 acres |; Eve
miles from town; good buildinp and plen
ty of fruit
Also 35 acres choice land, wo miles from
town, no mprovements--pleuty of land and
choice location for truck farm.
These properties will be sold on long time,
only requiring moderate cash payment and
lien upon property for deferred payments
For terms call on or address
j. NELSON WISNER,
j20 If Attorney
'sThe farm of 24l acres is susceptible of
division into two very desirable farms:"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
TELEGRAPHIC.
GENERAL NOTES,

PEACHBUDs in the HudsoR River Val
lev have been killed by the frosts, and
for the third successive years there
will be no crop.
In Washington county, Wisconsin, q
pebble was recently found, which a
Milwaukee expert has declared to be a
diamond and worth 1920. 1t weighs 90
carats.
RICHARD LOMBARD, an old NJ xic2n
war veteran, who is blind, and had
been reduced to penury, on Saturday
received from the government q draft
for $500 az arrears Of pensions, the
claim for which had been in die pute for
many yeare.
The agricultural department Of Hi.
nois " ill report a deficit of five million
bushels in the amount required for
home consumption "A state OF affairs
not known to exist for a quarter of a
century.
j. d. SPRECKLEs, President of the
Oceanic Steamship Company, will let a
contract for the building Of $500 900
steamship, to be used between San
Francisco and Australia.
Mr.. DoUDNA, of Lincoln, Neb.,
mad dog, is en-route to Paris TO be
treated by DR.. Pasteur. One of the
dogs bitten by the animal which lacer-
sted Doudna, died Friday of hydro
phobia.
THE State Board of Charities makes
public lengthy report to Gov. Oslesby
regarding the managent of the Cook
County Insane Asy YUM. The RESPONSE
bility for the abuses that exist is at
tributed to the system now in vogue.
THE California Supreme Court de.
cided Wednt lay, in favor of the City
of San Francisco @ againt Holiday, the
suit having been pending for several
years. Under thu decision, property
worth $4,000, 900 reverts to the city
under the Pueblo grant.
A PORTION of Stockton, Cal, was
flooded Sunday by an overflow of the
st. Joaquin river. The Moss wheat
tract, 1900 acres, was submerged, and
tbs breaking of levee placed $4,000
additional acres of wheat and orchards
under tho water, the loss being placed
at about $425, ,0t0. Other breaks in the
Roberts Islands Ievees are now threat
ened.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
GRIM e.

AN attempt TO destroy with dynamite
the residence OK Policeman Corner, of
Cleveland, is attributed to the friends
of George Foster, burglar whom the
officer shot dead week ago.
THE citizens of Susanville, California,
took from jail and hanged in the court
house yard two convicted murderers
an Indian and Mexican, named Dick
asd. olinas.
JOHNSTON MORRISON, aw-slthy con-
tractor of St Louis, disappeared Jan,
%, having in his possession a large
amount Of money. His friends fear
that ne has been murdered.
ALFRED SMITH, q lake ssilcr sojourn-
ing in CLEVELAND, killed his wife and her
female companion with . hammer be-
cause of suit for divorce, and then
made vain attempt to end his days
wita a razor.
ALEXANDER GRAY. who killed Zelman
Snyder AT McHenry, H., lest October,
WAS brought before the circuit court al
Woodstock Monday and pleaded not
guilty to an Indictment for manslaugh.
ter. The entire afternoon was devoted
to securing q jury, when the court ad-
journed. Judge Chas. Keilum, Of Syca-
more, is presiding.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
ACCIDENTS,

FIRE at Helena, Ark. destroyed seven
buildings and their contents. The loss
is SIT 1000, and the insurance is $lS 600.
THE school slate factory of Henry
Fulmer, at Slatington, Pa. was destroy
ed by fire Monday morning. Loss, $45,.
GOO; Insurance, $25, 900.
ONE of the largest business blocks in
Burlington, VT, was destroyed by fire
Wednesday morning. Loss, $50. coo.
PROPERTY TO the value of $400 00C
has been destroyed or damaged at
Stockton and vicinity, in California, sy
a recent flood.
JACOB HUTTLo, a miner, had an iron
bar driven through his body few days
ago while at work near 1shpemiDg,
Mich, but is improving rapidly, and
will probably recover.
THE Opera House Block, at Franklin.
Pa, includh & theater, u number OF
shops, offices. and dwelling rooms, was
| destoyed by fire Thursday morning., IL
voivins heavy loss.s.
PHILADELPHIA had disastrous con-
fagratien early Wednesday morning on
Arch street, consuming q six story bus
mess block, the st. Cloud hotel and sew
eral other buildings, occupied as stores
an@ shops. Loss, over $500,0
THE cross levee near Stockton, Cal,
gave way flooding S5 600 acres of land,
of which $4,000 was in wheat. The
loss by the inundation is estimated al
5000 900.
FIRE destroyed the entire L'ndermsn
block at Clarinda. Iowa. Loss, $50,
0Oe; insurance, $4,000. The losers are
Lindernan Hotel Company, $25 600: n.
l. Van z ,ndt, So 600; H Hiatt, IS, 900
Habison Brothers, $1,000 on building
and number of stocks were entirely
destroyed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
HUMAN MUSCLES.
The Theory Advanced That They
Have the Power of Memory.
Pittsburgh Telegraph.

Did it ever occur to you,' said a
well-known local pianist, who spends
considerable time In thougt, that
human muscles have a memory of
their own, and that they perform their
fun ctions without special orders from
the mind at times9'
'Weli, yes" replied TIE writer, as
he-sat down at the piano and ur c IN :
sciously began exercising his muscles
on the keys. II don't suppose Hun
garian working 10 de itch gives hi1
arms special orders how to manipulate
spade when he cuts out a lump of
terra frma."
That's a very primitive illustra-
tion," resumed the other, at the same
time closing the piano, locking it, and
putting the key In his pocket, "and if
you had trained your mind TO pick
out examples supporting arguments
in a discussion. you would have
dropped upon much better one. For
l assume that you are capable of un-
derstanding that when you follow
your calling you would make dis,
NAL failure If you had TO interrupt the
working Of your mind each moment
to tell your fingers how to make a let
ter. You must be aware of the fact
that all you have to do in writing an
article is to allow your thoughts full
scope, and your fingers will put down
the words, spelling and all correct,
without instructions from the brain.
when the human muscles perform
their functions independently of the
mind" he continued after pause,
scientists call the action 'Instiact.'
Whether that is proper or not, can't
say, but it gives us reason to believe
that man has more than one advant-
age above animals. Philosophers
hold that the only advantage is the
reasoning power, but here we see a
faculty of acquiring instinct which
no animal possesses.
But even writing is rot an illus
tratlon of the highest order in appli-
cation to this subject. Not only my
self, but every musician, can tell you
that in memorizlng pieces the fingers
do it all. 1t would be very difficult
thing to remember ali the notes In
piece of music, and some musical peo-
pie rely so certainly on their fih gers
for the mechanical part of their play
ing that when they happen to think
of the music in the midst of a per
formance they become nervous, and,
the chances are, break down. l will
20 still further than that. l learned
a difficult piece of music about eight
years ago, lost the music, and did not
see piece of music for two years. I
thea resumed playing, but had forgot
ten all about the piece, when one
evening, while I was amusing myself
at the piano in the dark, nv fingers
happened to strike the choId of that
piece. Tnen they started in. and
while [ was thinking of the scenes
that surrounded the spot where I had
learned that piece they played it, ex
preston and all. I can now pull
down the curtains of this room, blind
fold my eyes, carry on conversation
with you on any subject, and guaran-
tee that my fiogers will play that
piece with all the ex xpression impl.e d
IN its tones. This seems remarkable
fact, but there are few good musicians
who will not agree to do the same"