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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-10-16
-MARTMsBURG INDEPENDENT.
Saturday. Oct. 10. 1856.
Sunbeanis.

AtWdt . aihh :" AASpsc So - ~
mark, says an exchange, What
kiss a girl on the nose +? Neverl
Poe never sat on the balcony Of
seaside hotel in August, or he would
have written it, the chin-chin-abula
ton of the bellies.
Mr.. Plesnay--'Waiter, here is
button in the SOUP Waterfall
yes-the cooks Well. you car
have it. He'll never miss it,
China and Japan buy our dried
apples freely. Thus does American
industry help to swell the popula-
ton of the Orient.
'Oh, what birds that? have just
joined the Audubon Society, and am
SO interested in bird calls. That's
our goat
'Swooper,' asked Niggles, who are
these Knights of Malta we read about
occasionally Must be some or
ganization Of brewers, replied Swoop,
er.
Creditor-'Can you let me have
nv little billp Debtor-'Certainly,
but don't destroy it, | may want to
pay something on it in the future
Somebody asks: What is warmer
than women's loye?' Two women's
love. Get two women after you and
the heat will be found somewhat op
pressive
We don't wish to be understood
as finding fault with nature, but we
do wish, from the bottom of our
hearts, that the luminous end of the
freely had been hitched to the mos
quito.
Bookbinder: viii you have it
bound in Turkey or Morocco? Pur-
Mercy! Mol What's !
the use of sending it away off there?
Have it bound in Boston,
Telegraph operator( reading mes
sage)-'What's thisp viii marry
you whenever you wish Aged
Spinster--Yes, do you think it too
It's my first offer and I'm
afraid he'll get away
The best way to clean chrome,
Ethel, is to lay it to soak in turpen
tine over night, and then hang it be-
fore an open fire to dry. Hang it
close, Ethel: hang it close, Push
one corner under the CRATE few
inches.
Detective-'See here, you called
me lynx-eyed detective in your pa
per to. day Reportcr-'Yes | did,
etective-W Well l want you to take
that back. I'm no more lynx.eyed
than you are,
Husband (handing his wife some
money)-There dear, is $50, and it
has bothered me some to get it for
you, think I deserve little praise
Wife praise? You deserve an en-
core, my dear
Were you at the socioble last
mighty Yes, and | spent a very
pleasant evening" Il heard Miss X
was to sing there. suppose you
enioved that. Ever so much. She
had sore throat and couldn't sing
Biuks-.Did yon go 20 milwaukee
to attend the sangerfest" Jinks-
Yes was there Binks-'What
Impressed you most during your So
iourn in Milwaukee, Jinks-'The
numerous signs Of English Spoken
Here,
From the amount of seismic lore
being shot Off in the newspapers the
chances are that any man will now
know an earthquake when he meets
one. Heretofore there has been
some danger Of confounding the
blame thing with a passing ash cart.
Fogg-' heard apretty eompli-
ment for you the other day Mrs.
Passy-.Indeed MAY | ask what it
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-12
MONTANA MOSQUITOES.
How the Playful Little Insects Carried
or % Heavy Boiler.

How the Playful Little Insects Carried
on ~ Heavy Boiler.
"Mosquitoes are mighty bad in Mon
tana,n chimed in Wisconsin man.
''They are positive drawback to the
Territory. OF course the Montana
people don't say much about it, for
that's one marked popularity of these
Territorial people that they never adj
NIT to an outsider any of the bad fea-
lures of their particular locality. Now
California people never say boob about
earthquakes, although the shoe ks of
such disturbances are often felt there.
So it is with the Montana people. They
never let on there is such thing as a
mosquito, but the mosquito is there
just the same.
II was at Fort Keogh one summer
not long ago when an explosion oc-
Cured in the boiler, which blew it some
distance from the fort into a swamp.
The men started after it. When they
got there the mosquitoes were so thick
that it was found impossible to work.
The men got inside the boiler and the
mosquitoes punched their stingers
right through the plated iron. The
men clinchcd the bills on the in
side and kept on clinching them until
hundreds and hundreds of mosquitoes
were fastened to the boiler The men
built fire inside of the boiler to scare
off the other mosquitoes, ana the Latter
started TO fly away
''Of course those that were fastened
tried to fly with the rest, and actually
carried the heavy boiler and the men
out of'the swamp and on to the dry
land. After that it was no trick to
haul the boiler into the fort. How did
they get rid of Che mosquitoes bills?
Why, they just filed them off close and
left them there.-St. Paul Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-12
A Lively Old Lady.

The celebration of the one hundred
and seventeenth birthday of Mrs. Mary
Benneman, of Russiaville, Ind, re-
Gently, was unique affair. 1t was
likewise the birthday other oldest son,
Peter, with whom she lives, and who
is eighty-four years old. Three hun
bred citizens of the village marched to
the house, headed by a brass band,
and the old lady asked the band to
come in that she might see the instru-
ments. She.was particularly pleased
with the snah drum, and asked that it
be played. The drummer played, and
Mrs. Benneman laughed with delight,
forshe is very deaf, and rarely hears
such music. When her son, "Old
Uncle Peter asked her if she WASH I
getting tired, She scorned the insinua-
tion, saying that she could ''leok at
EN- a week without getting tired. :"
The celebration ended with d banquet
for the old folks in their house, and a
picnic for the villagers on neighbor-
ing green. N. Y. San.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-12
A LONDON TYPE.
Definition of the Typical Modern Conf
Dental Agent.

Oennltlon OF the typical Modern Conn.,
Dental Agent.
The confidential agent is Leporello
in nineteenth century dress; he is
Figaro with horseshoe pin and Mas
carille in paper collar. In a century
in which, half way through his career,
Gil Bias would have figured at the Old
Bailey, the Cheyalier DIES Grieux before
Mr.. Paget at Hammersmith, and Gel
LIMA danced his last dance upon
nothing one fine Monday morning at
Wandsworth; in century that at any
rate admits to so few weaknesses, the
confidential agent is all that is left to
us of those old rascally, laughing. ly-
ing Wallets of the old comedies of in
trigue, those shameless Toms of Eth
erege and the restoration, those active
Arlequins of Italy and lissom, bright
eyed Graciosos of Spain. If, then,
you can conceive Mascarille without
his ribbons, his ruff, hisroll his wig and
his high heels; a Mascarille in a
frayed frock coat, vaccinated and with
cork soles to his boots; a Mascarille
whose gay smile has yielded to fog and
business troubles, whose hearing is not
very good now for intervals on the
guitar, who is dull, decorous and at
tentive to your story as the commonest
of all common-law judges; if in your
Imagination you can build up such a
figure you will have some idea of the
confidential agent of to-day as he
moves along the Strand and backward
and forward through the law courts. -
CoyqahiU Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-12
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
JIM Y'S PLEA.

did not rise at the breakfast.bell,
: But was so sleepy, cant tell
meant to-"
The woods not carried in, know,
But there's the schoolbe must go
meant TO-"
My lesson forgot to write,
But nuts and apples were so nice
meant to-"
forgot to walk in on tiptoe;
Oh, how the baby cries, oh, obi
meant to-"
There, forgot to shut the gate
And put away my book and Slate
41 meant to-"
The cattle trampled down the corn;
My slate is broken, book is torn
meant to-"
Thus drawls poor idle Jimmy Hite
z From morn till noon; from noon till night
q meant to-"
And when he grows to be man,
He IL heedlessly mar every plan
3 With that poor plea, Il meant to-"
Chicago Sun
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-12
FOOLISH WOMEN.
The Morphine Habit Spreading Among the
Female Population of France.


The Morphine Habit Spreading Among tho
Female Population of France.
The deplorable habit of using NOR
phine, not to relieve pain, but for the
pleasurable sensation the narcotic pro-
duces, seems to be spreading in France.
in spite of the warning note uttered by
medical men, and the terrible conse-
quences that must follow upon the use,
or rather abuse, of the drug. During
the hearing of a case in Macon rece Mt
ly, the facts that transpired corrobor-
ated the assertion made by doctors as
to the alarming tendency which pre-
walls. A chemist residing in that town
was prosecuted for selling NOR
phine without medical authori-
ty to number of persons,
among them being the wife of a doctor,
who, quite unknown to her husband,
consumed it daily. and in large. quanti-
ties, by injecting it under the skin. In
the course of the trial several physicians
came forward to attest that the perni-
cious habit of morphine injections was
spreading greatly-especially among
women, to the destruction of their
moral and physical health. One of
those witnesses-attached to a large
hospital at Macon affirmed that more
than dozen of the day nurses were
regularly addicted to the use of NOR
phine, in one shape or another, and
habit with them had become second
nature. 1t is, however, in Paris-and
especially in the fashionable world of
Paris-that, if all we hear be true,
morphine causes the most serious havoc
to mind and body.-Lo'sdOn Telegraph.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-12
GRAVE-DlGGlNG.
An Expert Can Dig Place of Sepulture
in Two or Three Hours.

An Expert Can Dig Place of Sepulture
in Two Three Hours.
acknowledging is an art, said the
genius who attends to the sepulture of
bodies at Prospect Hill Cemetery the
other day. 'I'll admit it looks easy
enough to dig hole in the ground of
sufficient length and width and depth
to hold a coffin, but then, you know,
looks are sometimes deceptive. The
fact is that have been in the business
ten years, and lam learning something
more about it every day. There are
thousand ways in which grave-digger
can show his skill-he must be able to
work quickly and easily, must not
make the grave too long or too short,
too wide or too narrow. too deep or too
shallow. 1t must be exactly proper
tional and the sides must be clean
shaven and well trimmed. How long
does it take to dig a grave? That de.
ponds If man is an adept at ths
business and knows how to use his shov-
ell handily it ought not to take more
than two or three hours at the most
that is, for an ordinary size grave. Put
a greenhorn at the business and the
same job will take him all day. OF
courss, too the length of time required
depends greatly upon the condition of
the soil In winter time it takes much
longer than in summer. The size of tho
body also makes considerable diffeIs
ence in the work. The price for dig.
ging a grave is five dollars How deep
does it have to beP Not less than five
or six feet-between six and seven is
deep enough" And the grave-digger
turned to his work and commenced to
make the dirt fly vigorously. Omaha
Bee
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-12
To God be the glory,
Great things He hath done.
a footstone are these words:

On footstone are these words:
]. c. Burnley served Ave years in G Com
pany, Fifth Regiment and II Company,
Second Dragons, U. S Army; honorably dis
charged October 20, 1859.
Mr.. Burley takes great pleasure in
experimenting with his monument.
Not long ago he painted the base of
the monument bright blue, but this
did not please him exactly, and 80 he
changed it to light drab.-N Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-12
Experimenting With His Tombstone.

John C. Burley, of Rondout, N. Y,
has erected handsome marble monu-
ment to himself in the Montrepose Gem
etery. 1t bears this inscription
JOHN Z. Burnley,
Born
a...v june 10, 1882.
Died
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-12

The pathetic side of. far Western
journalism comes from the Wallowa
(W. To Chiet5aiB as follows: "For the
first time in the CtieftGig'S existence
its woodpile has got down to chips.
Any subscriber who is long on wood
and short on money can bring a load
of the first-named article to this office.
The wood should be dry and must ba
cut into two-feet lengths
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-12

The interior decorations of J. G..
Floods new house in San Francisco,
furnished by New York firm, are said
to have cost over $500, 900.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-12

She smiled and said that she was
still stirring. He turned and ran away.
That night his sleep was not sound.
He was in love. arkansas Traveller.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-12

The natives of Alaska believe in
witchcraft. and have horrible punish
ments for so-called sorcererS
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-09-04

PERSONAL. The Rev. Mr.. McAlpine
and wife, of Yorkville, are visiting
friends and relatives in town.
Col. James I'll. Rion returned from
Saratoga OH Tuesday, after very
pleasant month spent at that fashiona-
bic watering place. q,
* Mr.. G. I. Gooding left on Friday
for their homo III Florida.
Messrs. j.. 81. HARDEN and j. j..
Gerig, after pleasant visit to friends
and relatives in town, left on Friday
for their homes in Florida.
Messrs. Il. II. Ketchin and Il. Sam
uels have gone to New York to lay in
their fall stock of goods. Other of
onr merchants we learn will leave in a
7 few days.
Mr.. DuBose Egleston returned home
o few days ago, after q pleasant ram
BILE in the mountains of North Caro-
lima.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-09-04

OF my large assortment Of Spring and
Summer Stock of Clothr for men,
youths and boys. This Is tb best assorted
stock Of Clothing you will ind anywhere
In the State. Having pur chased from the
leading and most reliable manufactures Of
the country, enables me TO show the most
complete assortment in styles, designs in
patterns and first class In workmanship
that has ever been shown bofore. These
garments arc placed on tho counters and
really for your critical inspection. Tho
variety Of these garments are so great that
will only attempt to give yo9 an idea Of
Cutaway will be the leader in cutaway
frock suits. They are made from imported
Corkscrew, Whipcord, Cheviot and Broad
wall In all the prevailing shades; while
the Sacks are cut square, and round corn
ers are made Of the same goods as the
above Cutaways, including fancy patterns
In WOrsted and Cassimeres.
My Hat stock is filled with choice novel
ties In the light weight. Stiff Hats in
Pearl, Granite, Mixtures, Brown and
Black. See my Pearl Cashmere Beavers at
$3.50, made IN the latest spring Shapes.
Gents Furnishing Goods and Shoe De-
partment are complete with all the novel
ties of the season. When in the city call
and look through this eminent stock. 1t
VIII be pleasure to show, you through,
whether you purchase or not
Respectfully,
M. Il. KINARD,
COLUMBIA, s. @.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-09-04

tween so, 600, 900 and $40. 900, 900. Eye
witnesses say the scone beggars de-
scription. People rushed around
madly screaming and calling upon
God for mercy. The inhabitants left
their dwellings and sought safety in
parks and open places away from bnild'
ings. The strongest buildings shook like
leaves and crumbled to the ground.
Fires broke ont in various localities,
but no attention whatever was given
them except by the Fire Department.
The loss by fire is insignificant as COM
pared with the destruction wrought
by tho earthquake. Fissures were
made in tina earth at many places be-
tween Charleston and ,Summerville,
out Of which poured water, shells and
sand. The water was icy cold. Frame
buildings stood the shock better than
brick indeed 1t is said that no frame
building fell at all. This is sad blow
to Charleston and tho sympathies Of
the whole State and country arc with
her III her aftiictiOn.
There was no serious damage done
In any other section of the State OF
country, beyond the destruction of
crockery in houses, and tumbling of
chimneys and plastering.
Several light shocks were felt in this
place on Wednesday and Thursday
nights, but they caused little excite
ment.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-09-04
CHARLOTTE
FEMALE INSTITUTE.

T'IIE rumor that the Principal will re-
4 move to Columbia, S. c., is a mistake.
he has purchased the controlling Interest
TUTE; has spent 81, 900 in rcnoynting and
improving the buildings, and is now max
ing more valuable Improvement than ever.
The building is lighted with gas, warmed
with the best of wrought-iron furnaces,
has hot and cold water baths, and first-class
appointments as Boarding School in
every respect
No more experienced and accomplished
corps of Teachers is. to be found in the
South, and the Music and Art Depart
mcnts are unsurpassed.
Full session begins September /, 1886.
For Catalogue apply to the Principal,
REV. WM. r. ATKINSON,
Aug11L2m Charlotte, n. G..
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-09-04
Tho Earthqunke at 8 ther places.

Dispatches received from all over
tho country indicate that the earth-
quake shock was folt throughout the
Ameriman Continent. The centre Of
disturbance, however, seemed 10 be
at Charleston as that cityi is the only
place that suffered any considerable
loss Of life and property. Tho state Of
affairs there is indeed deplofable. The
number Of lives lost ID variously esti-
mated from aeventy.five to q hundred,
and the wounded at several hundred,
Propsrty was destroyed in value boz
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-09-04

The publisher Of the Madison County
Record writes from Huntsville, Ark, as to
the effects Of Browns Iron Bitters on his
wife. Mr.. Daughterty says: My wife has
been using the Bitters for some months;
the effect In her case is remarkable" He
limitations, It was difficult to get the gen.
uine article. That difficulty has now been
remedied; imitators have been exposed
and put to flight. There, as everywhere,
Brown g. Iron Bitters can be had Of oil the
respectable druggists at O dollar a bottle y
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-09-04
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
SATURDAY, sEPTEnti,ER 4,

8 yTERMs OF THE NEWS AND HERALD.-
.rri-weekly edition, four dollars per G1sfset''s,
in advance. Weekly edition, two dollars
iifty cents per anf,1taa, II not paid in adj
vance. s. n e. ti
q RATES FOR ADvERTrsINa.--.One dollar
per inch (solid lninion) for the first inser-
tiori, and fifty cents per inch for each. sub
iselucnt insertion. These rates apply to
PAYABLE strictly in advance. Obituaries
: and tributes Of respect are charged for as
advertisements. Marriage notices, and
slilple alinourc cenlents of deaths, are pub
slish0d free, and are solicited. Liberal terms
for contract advertisements.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-09-04
PEACE INSTITUTE
FOR YOUNG LADIES,
RALlEGM, NORTH CAROLINA.

rT,HE FALL TERM COMMENCES ON
i tho first Wednesday of Septcmber,
1886, and closes corresponding time In June
ali tic Branches, usually taught in first.
class Seminaries for Young Ladies, unsur-
passed Building heated by steam, and in
every way as to equipment, etc., equal to
any In tho South. A full corps of First
Glass Teachers engaged foi session COM
%'s;ncing IN StsptemnstrI Terms as reason
advantages. Correspondence solicited
For catalogue containing full particulars
as to terms, ETC., address
REV. 4. BURWELL & SON,
Aug11L2m Principals, Raleigh, N. G.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-09-04

I Local Briefs.
The candidates who were defeated
at the recent primary take their defeat
bravely.
The cool spell is upon us again,
and makes us feel that winter will soon
be upon us.
Now is the time to lay in your
winter supply Of wood. Don't let the
severe weather catch you without q
supply.
The supply Of Columbia Registers
was not sufficient to meet the demand
on Thursday, and many were turned
away without paper.
The Hon. w. III. Perry was nomi-
mated for Congress from this District,
by the Congressional Convention
which met in Spartanburg on Wednes-
/ day without dissenting voice.
Owing to the refusal of the COM
positors to work OH Wednesday, no
NeaOs and Courier was issued on
Thursday. They were certainly ex-
cusable, from the condition of affairs
in that city.
The Congressional Convention,
which met in Lancaster on Wedncs-
day, by vote Of 23 to 10, decided to
have primary election to nominate q
Congressman. Tho opinion prevails
that the present incumbent, the Hon.
J. y. Hemphill, will be nominated.
Tho Rev. r. G. Miller, who has
served the people Of tho New Hope
congregation in the northwestern Sec
ton Of the county as their pastor for
number Of years, has handed in his
resignation which was accepted by
his people. The Rev. B. II. Grier
will supply the church during the
present month.
THE SECOND PRIMARY. The follow
ing is the vote III the two Winnsboro
Clubs in the Democratic primary yes
tcrday, and shows much larger vote
than was expected:
Whole number of votes cast.... ..178
FOR JUDGE OF PRoBATE.
j. r. Boyles.. ,85
j. A. Hinnant.. ................ S4
s FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
w. w, Crosby.... ............. 21
j. r. Delleney.. .......... So
III. A. Glenn. .126
J. Il. Harvey. .................. go
j. A. Stewart .110
J. T. Stewart. 72
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-09-04

u s q a
DEArH--It is with pain that we are
called upon TO chronicle the death of
one of our brightest young ladies.
Miss Mamie White, daughter Of Mr..
g. A. White, passed quietly away at
eleven o'clock on Thursday night,
after on illness of about four months.
Up to within four months ago she was
one Of the Notwithstanding young
ladies of our town, but that awful
disease, consumption, made It's ap-
pcarance, and slowly but surely done
its work. She lacked only ten days
of being eighteen years of age. Her
noble qualities endeared her to all
with whom she came in contact. The
funeral services were conducted at the
residence at half-past two O'Clock on
Friday, and the remains were sent to
Columbia on tho four O'Clock train for
interment. The fawily have the SYM
apathy Of our entire community in their.
atfliction. Il J5t5
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-09-04
WANTED.

WE are always prepared to pay the
w highest cash prices for cattle Of all
kinds. Tho stock may be delivered to us
at the Bulow place, near Ridgeway, or we
will take charge Of them at any place in
hand, and will be sold, or exchanged for
beef cattle. II. w BOYLE & BRO,
July8tx6m Ridgcway, S. G.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-09-04
THE CELEBRATED STALLION
I'll T. R M 1T

WILL BE FOUND AT THEFOLLOW-
ing places on the following dates:
Gladden's Grove, June 28, 20, 80, and
July 1.
Winnsboro, July and 3.
VIII be found at Gladden's Grove on
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays Of each week for the next six
weeks. The remaining two days of each
week for same time at Winnsboro.
For terms apply to
June24txtf HALL & ELLIOTT.