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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-10-30

Early marriages IS the rule among
French Canadians. Originating in
the early history ofthe country wien
women were few and government
and church alike encouraged girls
in their teens 10 become wives, the
practice has become permanent, and
for lads who have not reached their
majority to be fathers and girls Of
sixteen to become mothers is too
common to cause remark.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-10-30

4 feel as if were in heaven 7
said M ardent admirer, who was
slow in popping the question to n
young lady i wish you did, was
the rejoinder. Why, do yourdoubt
my word 2 he said reproachfully.
Nell-vell-they say marriages are
made IN heaven, she replied. She
wears an engagement ring now.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-10-30
N%Raise no more wheat

in the Middle and Eastern States, but make
your money out of the Barnyard, as Hirner's
Dairy and Doctor Book tells you.
England has now Sis, 900, 900 invested in
agricultural implement is and seeds in India.
Germany obtained the whole of the Congo
territory in West Africa equal to IA States
like Pennsylvania) for wheat-raising also,
and they calculate to raise all the wheat
they need themselves soon leaving the two
thirds of our whole wheat crop we used to
export, on our hands. which will make
wheat so low. that it will surely ruin the far
mer who persists in wheat raising. Change
your tactics thereto at once, before it is
too late and make your money out OF the
Barnyard rs the above book directs you.
Books and Ingredients at E. @. Williams
Jr. & Bro's and at Myers Bros. Martins
burg. ec.19, 6m.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-10-30

My OLD CUSTOMERS and the travelling
lVk public in general are informed that on
the FIRST DAY OF ArRi., 1877 will take
charge of the above-named Hote., where !
shall be glad to see all my old patrons. The
house is new, commodious, rooms pleasant
and airy, and eligibly situated.
January IL WIN. RUTLEDGE.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-10-30
RtAeFpuRs HueHps. ALKxAvDER 6. HUeHEs
HUGHES n HUGHES.
AttOrneys-at.LaW

Having entered into partnership in the
practice of law, we will attend regularly
all the courts of Berkeley and adjoining
counties.
ONCE on south Queen street, in the ID.
II. Conrad building, opposite Catholic
Church.
nas-This partnership does not extend
to County Court business.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-10-30

J.F. BOYD, Superintendent
w. A. GARD, Agent, Martinsr rg.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-10-30
TO WAYNEsBORO.

GEO. i. WRESTLING,
oct.9'S7 superintendent.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
The Carrollton Affair.

Tia Boston Herald, while denoun-
cling the Carrollton (Miss.) affair, in
which ten negroes were shot IN . court
Of justice, Gays, with its usual fairness
that politics seem to have had nothing
to do with it. ITO the credit Of the
South" it adds, sit can be said tna'
such deeds Of violence are now very
rare, and that public sentiment con-
demns them" Correct. Wehave not seen
a southern paper that does not condemn
the whole affair in almost unmeasureo
terms. Mississippi owes it to her good
name and to insulted justice that the
offenders be made to feel the full power
of the law. But when the organs Do
gin to howl that the " massacre Is An
evidence of the ineradicable hatred OIL
the negro entertained by the whites OIL
the South it is in order to remind them
that the first shot was fred by negro
and that "hatred and premeditatlon "
were no more prominent in it than they
were in the massacres Of Cinnamon in
the Northwest.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23

The storm which arrived here yes
terday will commonly be called the
Eouinoctial. That is as good name
as any other; but it is quite different
thing to insist that the suns crossing
the line really has any effect on the
weather. As . matter Of fact March
usually has three or four storms quite
equal in severity to that Of the so-called
Equinoctial.--New York Tribune.
The Tribune is poaching upon our
preserves. We have been teaching for
many years that the crossing Of an
imaginary line, or the imaginary cross
ing Of line, could not possibly have
any influence upon the weather.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
Local Option n Success

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
The question Of local option is now
being generally discussed, and will
doubtless be voted upon throughout the
State during the next twelve months.
The people, in order to vote intel
ligently, desire all the facts in REFER
ence to the operation of this law to be
presented calmly and dispassionately,
that their final decision may be based
upon reason and judgment and not
upon impracticable theories or wild
coniectures. Branding the temperance
element as fanatics and cranks or
using abusive epithets towards the
whiskey element will have no weight,
but rebound tenfold upon the
side that INDUCES in this line of pro-
cedure. We are in this contest to face
great principles, to be guided by rea-
son, 10 appeal to the conSciences and
intelligence Of thinking and unpreju-
diced people, and such being the case,
the right can only prevail. After care
full study, thought, personal observa-
ton, and experience, the writer of this
will unquestionably cast his vote
against license" The space in the
Dispatch is too valuable for lengthy
discussion upon all the points involved.
| simply call attention to how the law
has operated in a section Of Loudoun
county, the county lodge Of Good
Templars having adopted and placed
upon record the following:
THAT this county lodge enters its
| protest against erroneous statements
that have been made that in the three
districts in Loudoun where local option
prevails it has been a failure, these
statements not being borne out by the
facts, there being less violation OF this
law in these districts than Of the law
against larceny. Whilst it is true
there are men who will procure intoxi-
cants under any circumstances, and
whilst some liquor is brought
into these districts, the quantity is eX-
ceedipgly small in comparison to what
would be sold and drank were open and
licensed bar-rooms allowed. Therefore
decided majority Of the people are salts
fed with the workings Of the law. We
desire also to say that during the past
five years that these districts have
been under the operation of this
law taxes have not been in
creased, the county has gene.
rally improved, many new buildings
have been erected in our villages, new
enterprises have been inaugurated,
drunkenness has largely decreased, a
large portion of the money heretofore
squandered for intoxicants goes into the
legitimate channels Of trade, and should
vote be taken at any future time IN
these districts the law would be suS-
tanned and ratified by an increased ma
jority."
Further comment is unnecessary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
JOO-Weii Advertised.

huntsville, March 10, lSSG.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
In writing to the Dispatch some
weeks back | spoke of the prevalence
of the hog-cholera in this section AMI
mentioned Captain Kriete as being among
the greatest losers of his stock thereby.
Either my very plain and print-like chi
Biography or the "typOgrapher" by some
way substituted one Captain Brote for
Kriete, and a vast deal Of mail matter
has been and is still coming to this
office in search Of Captain Brote. We
had no conception there were as many
remedies for hog-cholera, seeing the
article and the inquiries made in it for
a remedy in the Dispatch. The re
sponses have been legion and the pre-
scriptions as varied, and some singular
One is a kind Of mineral-water, which
the party very kindly offers free-only
the expense Of transportation required.
We hope great good will be the result
Of the letter but as there is no Captain
Brote hsreabouts, your readers will &C
cept the thanks of Captain Z. W. Kr etc
and this vicinity generally, with theiI
blessing, if q cure for hog-cholera bt
the result Of their trouble and philan
thropy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23

Mrs. Maggie Van Colt, the New York
evangelist. is now conducting series
of meetings in Denver. To reporter OF
that city she recently said that during
the past seven years she has delivered
1918 sermons. conducted j,O94 meet
ings, spent S.44G hours in churches,
written 500 religious letters, brought
1866 seekers to the altar, travelled
Il, go miles, received 4,33O converts
on probation, and baptized lose per-
sons. She was born in New York city
in 1880.
Rufus Fillow, a wealthy Connecticut
farmer, resolved upon device which
would secure the hen-thieyes by whom
he had been robbed. On the ground,
near the front door of the hen-hOuse'
he set huge steel-trap secured by a
chain, the end made fast to an inner
joist, covering the open trap with a
covering Of straw. After waiting two
DAYS for results Mr.. Fillow essayed an
examination. While making it the
trap sprung, its teeth catching three
fingers and thumb Of the right hand
holding him a prisoner until neighors
came to his relief.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23

The Chicago NeTs says : 1.-THE
newspapers which are publishing por-
traits Of the candidates for the several
Offices in Chicago are furnishing to the
detective agencies Of this county some
valuable information for future use."
The presumption is that the papers are
publishing the portraits Of Republican
candidates only.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
80 o,cuuorn DrspATCH- TUESDAY. MARCH %. 1886.

hold IL head up proudly, to be consid.
sred moral Is we'll as beautiful and
healthy town. Why, / ask, should
We lady residents submit to this? We
viii not, and beg to mention that your
cjty,s Satanic emissaries, with their
filthy lucre, had better remain at home
and let our people alone.
A LADY RESIDENT.
West Point, March 90, 1886.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23

Mr. HEMPHILL, of South Carolina,
made a fine speech in the House OF
Representatives last Saturday on the
money question. lie presented the ar
guments Of the monometallists in IN
able and forcefal manner. Itmusthavs
been treat to hear the faequsnt col
loquiss between him and tn leader oil
the silver men, Mr.. WARNI Of Ohio.
One of the interruptions off pr. WAR.
NER was when Mr.. HE PHIL had
said that the silver dolla could not Dc
forced into circulation, Mr.. WAR
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
DEATHS.

UILTON.-Died. at the residence OF ner
husband. on PendietOn street. MONDAY
morning at 1870 O'Clock, NANNY, vile o'
Jesse Hilton.
The subject OF this notice for the pas,
twelve years was q faithful ana devoted
servant i'm the family OF Nh i. J. crew an
only left his service when compelled 10 uu
80 by her last sickness. ....-.,..,,,
Funeral at 3 T.. NJ WEDNESDA Az from
the Fourth Baptist church lco'ored. q
RANDOLPH WILLIAM ARMS TEN u
RANDOLPH. son Of Maria Randolph ue
parted this life at his residence. so III
north Buchanan street ln his thlriV-iphrtH
wear. leaving a wife. mother three OrDther'
and one sister To mourn ihelr .o,S.
The funeral will he Al Fifih-Sireet Bapus'
church. Friends and aclualniances are IN
Vited To attend
WILIIAMS.-Die i'm Cambridge. lot!
instant. JOHN NJ. IS. WILLIAMS; aged s.N
ty.seven years.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23

The scientists are discussing the
question why the Oregon sunk. The
unscientifc concluded long ago that she
sunk because she had hole in her
bottom that let in more water than she
could carry.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
An Indignant Lady.
To the Editor of the Dispdtch

10 INC EuHUT " VIC OtsPuto"
saw by your paper of the 18th in
slant an account Of . meeting Of the
Liquor. Dealers Protective Association,
at which meeting they appointed a
committee of three to go to West Point
before the election with fifty dollars to
try to defeat the local option. Why
should beautiful little town that has
long been crippled by the number of
bar.rooms and drunken men be forced
to submit to any such outrage, when it
Is trying its best to throw off the
weight that is dragging 1t down and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
Fducatlon-Sllyer.

The people may not understand the
silver question; but they do under
stand the education question. They
are of different minds as to whether
the country should have q single or a
double standard of values; but they
are of one mind in holding that the
nation should lend its aid to the States
in the matter Of educating, if nobody
else, at least "the nations wards"
They do not know whether the price of
commodities would 60 up or down as
the result of the free-coinage Of sill
YER but they do know that the con-
gresham who votes against the BLAIR
bill will be apt to go down." whether
he is a Republican or Democrat.
Therefore, it would be wise for the
House of Representatives to subordi-
nate the silver question to the educa-
ton question. That body has set aside
several days for the discussion of the
silver problem, but none for the discus
sion Of the education problem. Is it
possible that congressman can be so
blind to their own interests as aspirants
TO popular favor as not to see that their
constituents are more anxious to have
good schools than to have any sort of
legislation on currency questions?
We have exposed the absurdity of
the plea that the BLAIR bill is not
constitutional. 1t would seem as if
men had lost their judgments when they
car he misled by that plea. Look at
the vote in the Senate. More than
three to one Of the votes cast were
cast in favor Of the bill. Was not
that bid for the nomination for the
next Presidency? Did not the sena'
tors of both parties thus testify that
the bill was not only constitutional,
but one that the people intended to
follow up until it was enacted into a
law?
But it is urged that the money pro
posed to be disbursed under the BLAZE
bill must first be collected from thu
people. That is true; but it is no.
true in the sense in which the objection
is urged. The money which will b.
disbursed under the BLAIR bill will b,
collected largely from the rich North
but will be generously distributed oil
the basis Of illiteracy. The northern
people make this liberal offer to us o
the South, and we, as il dazed or inca
pable Of forming a correct judgment
refuse the proilered boon, and expec
. to satisfy the public by telling then
t that the money was paid into the Urea
! sury by taxpayers.
r All the pension money Tor so nearl
. all that it is not worth while to qualif
, the remark) is expended in the north
: elm States. More than three fourth
Of the money appropriated to other Oh
I jects is expended in the same section
The EADs ship.railway scheme and tn
BLAIR bill are the only two measure
before Congress calculated or intende
, to equalize tho money favors extende'
!, to the two sections, and yet southern
congressman are found ready and will
|: ing to oppose both these wise measures
Like Ireland, the South is Away
,, allowed to pay. Her own sons refus
again and again to allow her to becom
q beneficiary Of national legislation.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
DRoPoSALS FOR TOBACCO.

HrPFAr OF Provisions AND CLprHfNG.
WASHfNoTON. February IS 1856.
Tobacco" viii bee received az this Bureau
untu MARCH 80. 1856, al IL o clock \.
~. for one hundred thousand lloooOO.
mounds Of NAVY TOBACCO. 20 be delivered
at tie Navy-Nord Brooklyn. y. .. on on
before the first day uf November. 1855.
Specifications aud forms OF oucr VIII D.
furnished by this Bureau upon app i'tiOn
and ~ oposals must be made upou the torm-
80 furnished aud in accordance win TIE
notifications. W =. SCuLEG,
fe 2l-30t Acting thltt ot bufeHU
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
TTNING AND REPAIRING.
DIANOS AND REED ORGAN

DIANOS AND REED ORGANS
L TUNED AND REPAIRED by r.
RICHES. 40. west Clay street. have had
my yeats' eXperlcn e including seven
years practical apprenticeship IN making
tuning. and repairing; and also. the satls,
fact on Of tuning for many great art SIS ot
the age ard prominent families OF Hlch q
moud and Petersburg and at all the con-
certs aud festivals Of the Petersburg Musl-
cal Association.
particularly wish my friends 10 please
notice that ali orders for my services mus
be directed TO my residence ana SHOP. 10 l
west cay street. To insure prompt aiten-
ton. Tuning grand. square. ana upright
NH 13.Its l.. RICHES.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.
CONTIGUOUS
DISEASES ARE PREVALENT ALL
OVER THE WORLD.

/ am native OF England. and while was
In that country | contracted terrible
blood poison, and for two years was under
treatment as an outdoor patient at Not
tingham Hospital, England, but was not
cured. ] suffered the most agonZing pains
I'm my bones, and was covered with sores
all over my body aud limbs. had vertigo
and deafness, WIN partial loss OF sight,
severe pains I'm my head and eyes etc,
which nearly ran me crazy. ! lost al nope
I'm that country and sailed for America. and
WAS treated at Roosevelt, in this city. rs
well as by a prominent physician IN New
York having no connection with the nos
pitfalls. e-,,..c
/ saw the advertisement OF Swin's Spe-
cinc, and determined TO give II trlal as
last resort. had given up al hope OF Delny
cured. as | had gone through the hands OF
the best medical men I'm Nottingham ana
New York. / took six bottles OF >. \ y
cnred me entirely. lam as sound and well
as ! ever was my life. .o,D
l.. FRED. HALFORD.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23

rxR had rsssrtsd that hs sn0uso.
GREsHAx's law kept the cneap''
money in circulation, IN Mr.. HEM MI.
HILLbsgan to explain that ehEsHAA >
law was like the law Of grsvitation-
"subject to s1csptionss" asked Mr.
WARNER.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23

"But if a man owned twenty-five
square miles in Rhode Island, for ex-
ample" But could a man own twenty
five square miles in Rhode Island?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
ADVERTISING AGENCY.

NEWSPAPER ADVERTlSING.-A
~ book OfIO0 pages The bes, BOOK forai
advertiser To consult, be he experienced OF
Otherwise. IL contains lists OF newspapers
and estimates OF the cost OF advertising
The advertiser who wants tospend one dol
lar finds in IL the information he requires
willie for him who Will invest one hundred
thousand dollars IN advertising. schemcl'
Indicated which will meet his every require
ment. or can be made 10 DO so 10y slghl
changes easily arrived al by correspond
ence. one hundred and 1fty-tnree dtiOn'
have been issued. Sent. pOst-pa d. TO any
address for ten cents. Apply 10 GEOklh
p. ROWELL& CO.. EEWSPAPERADV
TISING BUREAU. 10 Spruce street print
ing House Square,, New YORK.
de 27-d swkwly
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23

Cincinnati has had water famine"
Now is the time for MURAT Hail.
STEAD to start another pyrotechnic dis.
Dlay
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
pROPOS tGs.

OFFICE LrGHT House ENGINEER,
FIFTH DISTRICT BALTIMORE. MD"
March %. ls-6.
CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE
y received AZ this Office until II o'clock
NJ. OF SATURDAY. the nth day 81 Aprii
1850 for furnishing the MACH NEil ,
LABOR. and MATERIAL~ or ALI
KINDS NECESSARY FOR TIE EkEO-
TI0N OF CAPE HATTERAS BEACON.
Plans specifications, forms OF pro-
IossI. and other Information may be OBJ
iaincd on application 10 this oilce. me
right Is reserved % reiec any or al blds'
and 10 waive any defrc ;. .
"''' JAMES +. GREGORY.
Captain Of Engineers, L. ). y. Light House
Lnointer ma Z}-eOi.1t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
~ p.o, Yr.t sctence mas Conferred

"a h.o, fro nrbt with greater blessings
~, that whici, has accrued 10 the iahabi-
,anis OF maIarlal. ridden portions OF tne
United STATES and the Tropics from the use
of Uoste,iers Stomach Bittes. The exps.
rience OF many years has pns 700 c,Hrw
and other drugs TO efieotuslly combat the
progress of Intermittent. congestive ana
bilious remittent fevers while on the other
hand IL has been no less clearly shown ,ua
IN the frailest constitution, and derived
rom puiely botanic sources; affords relia,
bic safeguard against malarial disease ana
arrests IL when developed. For disorders OF
the stomach. liver. and bowels ior genera
most efficient remedy. Appetite and sleep
are improved by It. 1t expels rheumatic
humors from the blood, and enriches CIR
culatlon Impoverished by malassimilation.
NH 20 Tu.Th(w)&Sa
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23

nEAFNESS, IT'S CAUSES AND
- CURE. los one VINO was deaf twenty.
eight years. Treated by most of the uo.'i
su-ctsIieis OF the day with no benefit. Ct'1
I,,o..If i'm titree months. and since turn
hundreds OF Others by same process. \
plain. simple and successful home Ir'ai'
ment. Address T. :. PAGE. lZs east Twen-
ty.slxth street, New YORK city
fe 28-Tu. ThNSal2w
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
BLOOD

ia the life. and he is wise who remembers
IL. But In March OF last year (lse4) con-
tracted blood poison, and being IN Sayan-
nah. g., ut the time went INTO tEe nos
pital there for treatment. suffered very
much from rheumatism AT the same u me
/ AID NOT get well under the treatment
there. nor was I cured by any OF the usual
means. / have now taken seven bottles Of
Swift's Specific and am sound and well. II
drove the poison out through bQlis on me
akin. DAN LEAHI.
Jersey CITY, y. j., August 7. 1855.