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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-06

WEclIp the following from the New
York Clipper
The Agnes w. Villa Co., played "a
Wife's Sacrifice at Edensburg, Pa,
Sept. II. A correspondent relates the
following The Judge of the Court
there had front seat, and was noticed
by the audience that in the affecting
scenes of the play, tears constantly
trickled down his cheeks. A sensation
al trial had been in progress that week,
of which the following is the motive /:
A prominent citizen had BETRAYED
young girl of the village. The father
Ia married man), to hide the secret,
gave the child to farmers wife in the
country. She had no children. Four
years elapsed, and the wife of the be-
trayer died. Soon after, the husband
married the mother of the ckild, whose
whereabouts she did not know. The
couple were riding in the outskirts of
Edensburg, and met the farmer, his
wife and their adopted child. The
mother by intuition or instinct, cried /:
There's my child ~ and springing
from the buggy, attempted to take
the young one by force. The farmers
wife refused to part with it,saying Il
love it as well as if it were my
own, and you cannot have it," The
mother cried : ut is mine, and I will
have what my heart has hungered for
for years !" AT present the case is in
the courts here. The Judge, after see
ing Agnes Villas rendering of Coun-
tess De Moray in "A Wife's Sacrifice -
was heard to remark 81 have decided
the case that has troubled me so much
night and day. That child goes back
to its MOTHER
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-06
MARRIED..

At Hedgesyille, OH the 3rd inst, by Rev
w, I. Leayell, Mr. VIM. III. WRIGHT. for
merly of Jefferson county, to Miss KATE
A. SNYDER, of this county
Jefferson papers please copy
At the residence of VIM. J. Butler, near
Martinsburg, on Nov. 4th, 1886, by Rev.
w +. Roberts, Mr.. JACOB III KEESEcKER
and Miss VIRGINIA BUTLER, both of Berke
ley county.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-06

OF the 81 900 Hebrews who immi-
grated to this country last year on
ly twenty-five were 50 dependent as
to cause their being sent back to
their former home Very few other
races could make so good q show
ing.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-06
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1886.

Mason - Wilson, 1882. Flick
Wilson, 1886. Same game.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-06

John ser Prohibition candidate Congress- received one
in Marinshurg district
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-06

The postofIice at Mt. Vernon, o.,
was robbed early Saturday morning
of $4,000 in money and stamps.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-06

Save Your Money.
Save Your Money.
Having contracted
for a large line of
FRUITS.
Raisins,
Cocoanuts,
Oranges,
Lemons.
Candies,
Citron, &C.,
some sixty days be-
fore determining to
close Out my entlre
stock, willnow offer
them all to you at
Prime Cost.
rime Cost.
Blue Front.
Blue front.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14
CRUSHING A WOMAN.
How a Detroit Darby Carried His Point
with the Assistance of the Law

How Detroit Darby Carried His Point
with the Assistance of the Law"
If yur has got leetle time I'd like
to Ak yur a few queshuns." said col.
ored resident of Ohio street to patrol
man Sunday morning. Being told to
60 ahead he continued:
''Airly last summer l put up some
fy-screens to keep de flies out
$50 did l."
'.Did yur? 1 got dis stuff called
'skeeter-bar an tackled it ober de win
dows on de outside"
''Just what did
'.Did yur? De stuff what l bought
was blue--a very delicate shade of
blue"
Il bought the very same color"
odd yur? Wat was the gineral cf-
feck on de house?''
VERY rich. l used to stand across
the street and gaze at it by the hour"
''Well, sab, l want you to settle
anuder pint. Am de reg lar wire-cloth
screens dat fit into dc window any mo-
tony dan delicate shade of blue 'skee-
ter-bar stuff tackled on de outsider"
mo. Sir, and I'll arrest any person
who claims to the contrary
Good! DE fust time kin lay hans
on watermelyon I'll tote it ober to
your house. It's pint de ole woman
an me has bin disputin' all summer.
She stuck for wire-cloth of pale green
shade. an | dcsisted for delicate blue
'skeeter-bar, an we broke de stove,
two chars. half de crockery an de
baby's arm w'dout settlin' de queshun.
1t am now settled. De law SAYS l am
right. Say, come along around de
co'ner. She's hangin' ober de front
gate wild a pale green shade of w.re-
cloth in her eyes. an want you TO tell
her de same as YOU told me, an crush
her aspirashuns like a pile-driver comm
down on a baby -DetrOI Free Press.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14
THE FANCY SHOT.

~Rifieman shoot me fancy shot
Straight at the heart of yon proving
vidette:
Ring me a ball in the g.ittering spot
That shines on his breast like IAN amulet!'
~Ah captain, here goes for fine-drawn
There's music around when my barrers
in tune!"
Crack! went the rifle the messenger sped.
And dead from his horse fell the riding
dragoon.
sNow, riieman, steal through the bushes
and snatch
From your victim some trinket to handsel
first blood
A button. loop. or that luminous patch
That CLEANS in the moon like diamond
stud"
"Oh, captain. I staggered and sunk on my
When gazed on the face of that fallen
For he looked so like you as he lay on his
That my neart rose upon me. and masters
me yet
"But snatched off the trinket. this locket Of
An inch from the center my lead broke its
way,
Scarce grazing the pictures so fair to behold.
OF a beautiful lady in bridal array"
"Ha rifieman fling me the locket! it's she.
My brothers young bride; and the fallen
dragoOn
Was her husband. Hush, soldier, twas
Heavens decree;
We must bury him here. by the light of
the moon,
" But bark! the far bugles their warnings
unite;
War is virtue, weakness is sin;
There's lurking and Looping around us to-
night:
Load again, rifieman. keep your hand in"
Charles UdUsOn Stdnlu.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14
SAVING CORN FODDER.
Important Work Which Is Neglected b
Too Many Western Farmers

Important Work Which Is Neglected by
Too Many Western Farmers.
The number of farmers who Gu. their
corn. husk it in the fields and leave the
stalks and fodder remain on the land
through the winter. are legion. We
have often wondered how farmers could
work SO hard over corn crop and then
take such little care of one of the best
portions of the crop after it has been
made. 1t is an unsightly view to look
over a field in winter where hundreds
of stacks. or shocks, of fodder are top
ping over, spread out or decaving, los
ing its value. and comforting no service.
Some farmers turn in the cattle upon
the corn fodder, supposing they thus
save fodder and labor, but the cattle
simply pull down that which may be
standing. and ruin it with their feet.
Others carry it to the barnyard. throw
ing it in piles over the fence. where it is
picked over and the greater portion
trampled under foot. These practices
do not pay for the labor of shocking
the fodder. The farmers waste, not
only their labor. but the material also.
Corn fodder should be housed or placed
under some kind of a shelter 1t should
never be left in the fields. If it is worth
any thing it is worth saving properly
1t should be cut just as the leaves show
the first tinge of yellow, and the corn
should be husked off as soon as it is dry
enough. The fodder should then be
taken out of the fields and brought to
some convenient place for feeding. If
it has been passed through cutter, as
has been frequently suggested by us, so
much the better, but if it is to be fed in
bulk let it be done in racks, and keep it
as bright and clean as possible. SO the
stock will relish it the better. ANY kind
of material, whether hay or fodder, will
lose quality if exposed to all the ele-
ments of winter in the fields.-Farm,
Field and S.Ockman.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14
WIT AND WISDOM.

Wisdom is oftimes nearer when we
stOop than when we soar.
Women like 20 be looked up to-
That's why they wear such high hats
Who desires sympathy in adversely,
should exercise charity in prosperity
st. Louis Chronicle.
As the soil. however rich ia may be,
can not be productive without culture,
so the mind without cultivation can
never produce good fruit.-!Seneca.
The brave deserve the fair They
are something alike. One faces powder
in war, the other powders keS face in
peace.-Macon Telegraph.
Shaving Done Here was the
sign the barber put up, and when he
was succeeded by broker the sign was
not changed.-Dansrilie Brseze,
AT revival meeting i'm country
town, not long ago, a young convert,
who was by business milknian, arose
to speak. just at the moment one of
the brethren started in with. the hymn,
Puck.
Mamma. what does.i5 mean when
it saws: The shades of night are fall
ing fast?'" .'You should try and fig
ure out those things for yourself. John
ny" II know now. 1t means when
sister Jane pulls down the parlor
blinds, then Gus Smith comes IN to-
spend the evenings. eh ?"-Boston Globe.
-.'Suits pressed with neatness and
dispatch" is what the advertisement
read, and distracted young lover there
and then determined to give them
job, for, he said, Il have pressed nv
suit night and day for three long years..
and Susan is no nearer accepting me
now than when began. ~ Z. Led
ger.
Two things are necessary to great,
action in mantle seemingly contradic-
tory elements of passion and patience:
passion the stream which contains the.
elements of power: patience the dam,
which checks the descending flood. lifts
it to its fullest head. and directs it's
force to the proper point--Lnitod Pres
6yterian.
The joking at the expense of slow
travelling is now stock article, and Will
soon belong to the order q wormeaten
"chestnuts. Here is one of the latest
''Why. paid you when gse into the
tram!" where did you get on the
..At Fair Haven THAT.
won't do" said the conductor "When
left Fair Haven there was oAE little.
boy in the corner" Yes" answered
he old man, Il know it. I EaS THAR
little boy."-,N y Herald.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

The etiquette classes are an mr.
portant part OF the instruction in girls
schools in Japan.
Active preparations are being made
at kleff to celebrate the nine hundredth
anniversary of the introduction of Chris
! tianity into Russia
The State of California is printing
the new State school text books. which
Will cost fifty per cent. less than tho
books new in use.
The entire expenses of over one,
hundred students at Amherst College.
the past year averaged less than four
hundred dollars, vacation expenses in
cluded.
&C. P. Huntington, the millionaire,
is having built at the home of his child
hood, Litchfield, Conn, . Gothic.
chapel for the Unitarians of that place.
"A Warkworth (Ont.l minister
prayed one Sunday morning as follows
Lord bless our servant girls who are
detained from joining in the worship of
Thee by the sleeping of their masters.
and mistresses."
The Waldensians, at the general
conference at Florence. Italy, have de-
creed that hereafter female members
who have reached the age Of twenty-one
shall be allowed to vote, but not to-
speak, at church meetings.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union of Montreal, Can. has es-
tablished handsomely appointed read
ing room for young women who cam
spend the noon hour, read, eat their
lunch and rest therein. Women are al
ways in attendance to give the girls,
welcome.
AT a session of the teachers asSo-
citation recently held at Saratoga. a re-
port was read showing large percent
age of defect in sight among scholars,
which would seem very naturally to.
arise from the disorder of the pupils
Troy Times.
1t is becoming custom in Michi-
gan to present ''sweet girl graduates,
just after they finish reading their grad
uating exercises, with presents in as,
great variety as those given bride. The
Chicago 44dUance thinks that while this
custom may seem very pretty and pleas
ant III the beginning, there is great
danger of its degenerating into an oc-
casiOn for ostentation and display.
The New Hampshire Bible Society
during the past year canvassed one
hundred and one towns. visited 33, 657
families, and found PA Protestant FAM
lies without the Bible. In sill. 6.S4S
copies have been placed in circulation
-1,2SO being given away and 5,56S
copies sold. The receipts for the year
have been S7,21l.S9. and the expendi-
lures less than this by Sl,24S.SO.
I'm speaking of the progress of the
church in India, Church Bells says, "A
striking-though some fancy it small
token of religious improvement is the
establishment at Bombay of Mrs Rad
habai as BOOKSELLER and statiOner-
This is the first time that a respectable
Hindu widow has ventured to carry Oh
business in her own name since the,
laws of Manu- were written, three thou
sand years ago."
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14
Building a Cheap SiIo.

Experiments ut the Massachusetts
Agricultural College. in building silos,
show that the principal involved
i'll building ice-houses may be applied
to silOs. 1t is shown that hollow
frame of scantling. of suitable size.
covered on the outside with matched
boards. and lined on the inside with
two thicknesses of one inch matched
boards with a layer of tarred paper be-
tween them, thus securing partially
air-tight inclosure, surrounded by Il
dead space as protection against
frost. is the best and cheapest form of
construction. and that if the boards
and timbers are saturated with no:
coal-tar the duration of the silo will be
very much increased. One great OBJ
lection to the building of silos hereto
fore has been Eeir cost-Farm, Field
and Stocknaan.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14
SLY SKIPPER TOM.
How . Baltimore Mariner Took Two Prio.
Oners In the Port of Rio.

oners In the Port of Rio.
Captain Tom Kelly. now dead, was
one of the pioneers in the Rio trade and
a man full of Irish wit. The last boat
he commanded was the brig Lapwing.
The captains of other vessels used to
call her Tom Kelly's wooden shoe.
Captain Kelly got into a little difficulty
with the custom-house officials at Rio at
one time. He was hauled up for trial
and accused as Frenchman for viOlat-
ing the customs rules of Brazil. "a
Frenchman, did We soy?" said Captain
Kelly. ''Be jabers, did We liver see =
Frenchman with foot as big as that?"
and he held up his big feet. The Court
of Inquiry laughed and let Captain Tom
60. Captain Tom was annoyed, as the
other old pioneers were, by the Rio Gus
tOm-house officers, who in the olden
days persisted in even searching mans
pockets when he landed there.
While the Captain was loading in
Baltimore for Rio one day q colored
man with two snapping-turtles about .
third-grown boarded his brig and of
fered the turtles for sale. '.Phat We
want for emp asked the Captain.
'.Quarter-dollar apiece How long
will they live?' '.Live till dey die, boss,
EN- sometimes longer. Doan want ter
feed 'em, nuther.' ''Tll take 'em,"
says the Captain. He put the snappers
in a box and placed them in the cabin.
He nursed them carefully and watched
them closely until he got back to Rio.
When he got there he put on his over
coat, although it was warm. and put \
snapper in each pocket He landed at
the Palais steps and started up to tho
custom-house. An officer got on each
side of him. bowling and saying, "Bono
CdpitOnO. Bono AmericanO," and each
one slyly thrust hand in Captain
Kelly's overcoat pocket.
The snappers grabbed finger of
each of the hands and the air was blue
with Brazilian oath, but the turtles
wouldn't let 90. The officials begged
the captain to stop and release them,
but he pretended not to know what was
the matter, and, telling them he was in
a hurry, dragged them along to the
Custom-house. When he got there the
mems hands were taken from his pocket
with snapper clinging to each, and the
turtles heads had to be cut off before
they would release their hold. The
chief of the Custom-house was angry
and was about to reprimani Captain
Kelly, when hetold him that he had
brought the turtles as present to him,
and that he had no idea that his sUbord-
mates would attempt to rob him on the
way. Captain Kelly's pockets were
never searched after that-Baltimors
Herald.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14
Room VS.. Company.

Little Freddy Ito young Mr.. Poots.
who has come to call on his sister. Ju-
liza. that young lady not having yet APP
peared)-Have YOU a real nice room,
Mr.. Poots?
Poots-Oh, yes. stop at the Squire
House, and have one of the best rooms
in the hotel. What makes you curious
about my room?
Freddy-Your company isn't very
good at the hotel, is it?
Roafs-What funny question. The
company at that hotel is first class.
Why do you ask?
Freddy-Oh. nothing; only I heard
sister Julia say the other day that your
room was better than your company,
that's all.
Poets didn't stop to see the young
lady.-TeIds Sftings.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14
LANDSEER'S LIONS.
The Marvellous Skill in Drawing Exhibited
by the Great English Artist.


Landseer had an extreme fondness
for studying and making pictures of
lions. and from the time when, as a
boy. he dissected one, he tried TO OBJ
tain the body of every lion that died in
London. Dickens was in the habit of
relating that. on one occasion, when he
and others were dining with the artist,
a servant entered and asked: ibid YOU
order lion, STRIP as if it was the most
natural thing in the world. The guests
feared that living lion was about to
enter. but it turned out to be the body
of the dead Nero" of the Geological
Gardens. which had been sent as q Gift
to Sir Edwin.
His skill in drawing was marvellous,
and was once shown in rare way at
a large evening party. Facility in
drawing had been the theme of con-
versation, when lady declared that no
one had yet drawn two objects at the
same moment. Landseer would not
allow that this could not be done. and
Immediately took two pencils and drew
horses head with one hand, and al
the same time a stays head with the
other hand. He painted with great
rapidity: he once sent to the exhibition
picture of rabbits painted in three
quarters of an hour. Mr. Wells relates
that at one time when Landseer was
visiting him, ne left the house for
church just as his butler placed fresh
canvas on the easel before the painter;
on his return, three hours later, Land
seer had completed life-sized picture
of fallow-deer, and SO well was it done
that neither he nor the artist could see
that it required retouching. Clara Ess.
line Clement, in St Nicholas.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14
At The Right Shop.

u i think have stumbled into the.
wrong Office, explained a stranger who.
opened the door of a Cincinnati lawyers.
den.
well. that depends. If you are in
business and desire to fail and pay ten
certs on the dollar, this is the right
Office"
20. but I'm one of the creditors of
just such man, and wanted"
Certainly, come in. I'll either get
yo,lr claim in full or have the scoundrel
indicted for fraud. "-WdU Street News.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14

Stuffed Potatoes: Bake large pota-
toes until done; cut a leap" from the
top of each; scoop out the inside care
fully and mash softly with butter and
milk Mince the giblets of Your chick
en- fine. season with pepper and salt,
stir into the potatoes, add the beaten
yelk of an egg. beat in saucepan un-
I'll very hot, fill the skins. replace the
tops and set in an oven for three min
utes.-B0st0N Budget.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14

Boston conservatism occasionally
DER leaps itself. The Boston transcript
SAYS: Miss Bessy Hatton, daughter
of the London correspondent, is prepar-
ing for the dramatic stage. She is no
exception to the general rule, and is
characterized as "a lady of high artistic
attainments' In the name of the
prophet, Rats"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14

The busy season of farm labors ex-
tepds over all the year for the farmer
who employs all means to improve OPP
portunities and who uses all resources.
Troy Times
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-14

The loss among cows on .ie Wyo-
ming ranges has been unusually heavy
this year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-06-03
Circuit Court Matters.

The May term of the Circuit Court
Of Wood County, convened at the
court house last Monday, Judge Webb
presiding. The following cases have
Keen disposed of up to time of going
t. press:
State Of Wisconsin VS.. VIM. Buhl-
eeeen-embezzlement. Found guilty.
Motion made to set aside the verdict.
Jos. Bumenoff VS.. John Girk-
continued by stipulation.
Hiles & Ward VS.. 3. 7. Harmon,
continued
Ed. Huban VS.. city of Grand
Rapids continued by consent.
A Lindahl VS.. Jos. LamadeIine-
change of venue.
Michael Wittigen vs.. W, Wittigeo
settled.
j. W. Knapp VS.. johnson, Riet-
brock and Halsey-continued.
w. FL. Cochran VS. town Of Sigel-
continued by consent.
Edwin Barker VS.. Elmeda Barker
decree OF divorce signed.
Robt. Collier VS. Cathrene Collier
decree Of divorce signed.
Thomas Marsh VS.. Nellie Marsh
decree of divorce signed.
Chas. Leidglia ct al. VS.. A. Brick
Neutrality-suspicious. for plain
tiff.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Adam
neutrality-suspicious. guilty
Henry PalIersols VS. Fritz Weinberg
-default-judgment for plaintiff of
S309.90 and costs.
Foote, Schultz & Co., VS.. Henry
Gnewuch- default--iudgment for
plaintiff of S431 81 and costs.
Edward Lynch and Thos. McGrath
VS.. 0. Observation-Disclosures
for plaintiff of S24810 and costs,
johnson, Beitbrock and Halsey VS..
Carl Driese-default-land contract
judgement for plaintiff.
Emily Cardin VS.. John Cardin-
decree Of divorce signed.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Samuel
Wrapo-incest-verdic of guilty.
j. w. Hanna VS. Anna Terchescher
ct al.-forecIosure-judgment for
plaintiff Of S786.07 and costs.
N. L. Bensley VS.. Mack & Spencer
verdict for defendents-No cause of
action.
Gottlieb Jocks VS.. Winzerel Jarish
case now on trial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-06-03

DIED.-NIrs Maria Pratt, Wednes esday June
2nd, 1886 ut O'Clock P. NJ. OF Progressive
Muscular Atrophy, IN her 4lst year, after
an illness of Il months.
1t is with sadness Of heart that we
chronicle the death Of friends and
ne;ghbOrs, yet as time passes we are
otten called upon to do so. The lady
just departed from the trials and
herdships of this world, was a men,
Der of the Congregational church
since r. NJ. Webster's time. She was
faithful and arduous worker in that
society for many years and proved a
valuable member. {.
She was the mother of three chill
dren, all daughters, whom she
W3rshiped and labored for. The home
was a model one, where she loved to
dwell. She spent her time in beauti-
flying her home and educating her
daughters and had but little time for
what the world calls fashionable society.
Il er loss is keenly felt by her husband,
mother aud daughters who are left to
mourn her sad departure.
Fourteen months ago Mrs. Pratt,
vas taken with a disease which was
afterwards known as Progressive
Muscular Atrophy." She first lost the
use Of her fingers on the left hand,
then the whole arm, then the left limb,
until lately she had lost the use of her
entire body. She was attended and
waited upon just like child, perfectly
helpless. In her sickness she was
patient, faithful and longsufering.
The night before her death she was
feeling better than she had for some
time back, she slept at intervals during
the night and was up at one o'clock A
NJ, seated in a rocking chair and con-
versed with her husband nationally, but
at times was a little fighty. While
up, her bed was freshly made and she
vas returned to it. On her return she
remarked to Mr.. Pratt that she would
enjoy sleep now which were the last
words she said. and passed away in
sweet sleep without even a struggle or
grasp for breath.
The funeral ceremonies Will take
place Friday afternoon at 2 O'Clock at
the Cong'I church, Rev. Loomis
officiating.