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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-04-24

SHERWOOD. Notices are out for one
of the most delightful entertainments
that, perhaps, the sic-loving people
of Martinsburg have ever enjoyed. Sher-
wood the greatest American pianist has
hy special request, consented to give q
recital here Thursday night April Goth,
also a short lecture on the thought, po-
etry and sentiment found in the must
cal works of the worlds greatest mas
tiers. We have only to announce to our
cultivated community the coming of so
great an artist We simply take an ex-
tract from q leading Boston musical
Journal.
"Before reaching the age Of nineteen, SO
fayorablV had MIR. sherwood impressed the
musicians Of Berlin, he was invited TO per-
form the great Beethoven Emperor" con-
certO, under the direction Of the Royal
Kapell-Meister, Richard Wuerst; this he
did. aud at its conclusion was recalled by
such applause as seldom greets an artist.
The great audience ofnearly four thousand
people. carried away by the enthusiasm
and excitement of their feelings, called out
Young Sherwood again and again, COMPEL
ing him 10 acknowledge thelF plauuits
successive times before their feelings were
suffered to subside. Such triumphs as
these repeated in Berlin, Hamburg, Wei
mar. etc. before brilliant ard musical au-
dienees. won Tor Mr.. Sherwood a brilliant
reputation IN the art centres Of Germany
before his return to his native country.
"Shakespeare to the unlettered may Of.
ten prove difficult Of comprehension and
enjoyment, but when Interpreted by a
Booth, Forrestor Cushman, becomes
poetic and grand. So with the great must
clans: Bach, Handel, Hayden, Mozart
Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Mendel-
ssohn, Chopin. List, tobonsteiu, RAN
Grieg,s Moszkowslli, and others, when inter
preted by Sherwood, become realities; ano
listeners are thrilled with delight as they
feel the powers Of the tone-coloring,th the TO
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NEWS SUMMARY.

There are seven cases Of measles
in the family of the Grown Prince
of Germany
The survey of railway to connect
Washington and Mt. Vernon has
been completed
In Washington it is believed there
is some thing in the rumor of the APP
preaching marriage of President
Cleveland.
Col. Fred Grant says he may at
some future time publish a compilia-
ton Of his fathers letters and dis
patches.
The number of deaths by the cy-
clone at st, Cloud, Sank Rapids,
Mimi, and vicinity so far are "a.
The injured number 2l3.
Near Faulkner Gap, White county
Ark. Wednesday, "a negrowent to the
house Of Thomas Aldrich and took q
twelve year old son of that gentleman
into the kitchen and toasted the boy
over the fire.
| 1t has been ascertained at Wash
ington that the number of places sub
iect to,civil.service examination is Is,
600 out Of 10000 civil employees o
the govefnment. Ofthese only 5000
are under the departments OF Wasl
/ motion.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-04-24
Proceedings Of the Circuit
Court.

| Hon. G. J. Faulkner, Judge A. s
Hughes Esq, Prosecuting Attorney; Robt
Lamon, Esq, Sheriff; s. Fl. Martin, Esq.
Clerk
County Court vs.. Geo. w. Homer
bastardy defendant discharged. child
dead.
B. Lutz w. Z. B. McConaugby
| judgement for plaintiff, $40
/ State use Of Mrs. E. Il Stehley VS..
j. cob Seyster, demurrer to declaration.
WATSON VS.. Paulding, assumpsit, bill
Of particulars dled.
County Cours. vs.. John Bsmer, bas-
tardy, reeognizance forfeited and con
tinued.
Duplicate certificate TO s. II Light'
sor ~5.4O granted
order Of Henry j. Seibert to settle
accounts as general receiver.
Grand Jury commended that male
and female inmates Of the almshouse
be kept seperate, and {. Fa5 ald De with
held from immoral persons same was
certified to County Court.
Ellen Tebo VS.. D. G. Westenh. 'yer
Stuart Walker appointed trustee.
j. +. Suodgrass VS.. I, 3. Snodgrass,
assumpsit, dismissed.
S. N. Myers VS.. Mary Muth, contin-
ued'
Berkely Savings Band vs.. @. A.
Nadenbush, rule executed and contin.
ued until Saturday.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-04-24

Yes Mr.. Editor, we will tell you in
which element the ''selfsh and person
al considerations exist Our allu
sion was not to Democrats who want
to secure offices, nor to Republicans
who "won't get out" but to those
members of the Democratic party
who are unfortunately imbued with
the Republican fallacy of so-called
protective tariff Statesman
Protective tariff is not in any
sense a fallacy. 1t is the only thing
that will bring about better times
and resurrect the business interests
Of the country. The man who is
opposed to a protective tariff does
not thoroughly comprehend pohtical
economy nor any Of the details Of
the science Of government. If YOU
are drawing the line on such a ques
ton, then lookout for your foothold
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8lae s0mth Getting gfs Eyes
Open.

! The South was led to destruction
IN lS60-61 by ignorance more than
anything else, unless it vas blind
leadership. After the war one o. the
brayest Of the brave, a South
Carolina general went to New York
FOR the first time. He assembled to
the top of Trinity Church eteeple
and icoked around upon that mighty
spectacle Of Northern wealth and
power by sea and land. He said
tsHad T known of this a few wears
ago / would have either advised my
people against against lie .ao war or entered
the conflict with despair" Another
South Carolinian, in 1867, journeyed
to the West. He said: 81 saw mil
lions of acres of land as level as a
floor, as black as SCOT and as rich as
the Garden Of Eden. Alongside Of
this fertility I beheld vast cities,
teeming with population and throb-
hing with manufactures Had !
known in 1861 what we had 10 con
tend with, / should have felt the
doom of conquest in advance. We
were led to slaughter by Missionaries
and were punished for ignorance"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-04-24

DEAD LETTERS Following is a list
of letters remaining in the Post-otlice at
Martinsburg w. ", April 18th, 1886,
and will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office, May 1st if not delivered.
When calling say advertised.
Mrs. Ida Armstrong, Jas, A. Butt,
James r, Combs, Mrs. Julia Hall,
Thos Hall, Mrs. Jane NJ. jenkins,
Miss Fannie Nipe, Jacob NJ. Miller,
Alfred Miller, Jas. M Mosby, Miss
Olivia r. Peters, d. r.. Shriyer, Miss
Josia Strauther, t. j. Soldiers ~ Miss
Lizzie Thornend, j. w. Well, Miss
Charity Washington, Richard Walsh,
Mrs, Annie Miller, Nathan Vanmeter.
Cards-Mrs, Emma jones, Taylor Sa-
vile, John W. Saunders, j. A. Wheel
er, William Young. Held for postage
Mrs Rev. Hattie Gring, Toxic, ia
pau For Better Directions. Messrs.
Haeveler u Day 627 Liberty ST., Penn
Yaia.
W.-B. CoLsToN, p. NJ.
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in politics. 1t will slide from under
/ you.

The fact that q Republican editor
was converted by q Western evan
gelist several days ago, has created
q wide spread feeling in that section
of the country that the end Of the
world is near.-Er.
It viii be here il truth when the
idiot who wrote the above item is
converted.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-04-24

The battle ground of Missionary
Ridge has been converted into =
strawberry patch Yankee colonists
have climbed with hoes where Yam
kee soldiers rushed with bayonets
Land that went begging a few years
ago at 50 per acre now commands
$3.50, and natives who starved on
five hundred acres are crowded out
by New Englanders who grow rich
on ten essays a southern exchange.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-04-24

LIE Statesman does not seek to
hide, but to correcu '' :" 'V' o~h
party.-Statesman.
That is what we have been trying
to give you credit for, but you will
talk about faults yourself, and when
we say they are true, you say; "You
are another = Why is this thus
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-04-24

Tue speech of Senator Camden
on the Cullom Inter State Com
merce Bill, Fridaysslast, was but an
other evidence of the wisdom, hon
est conviction and purpose of our
senior Senator. 1t was full of abil-
lily, and will have a big influence to-
ward stopping the unwise railroad
discrimination which has borne so
heavily upon the people of the
State. Senator Camden speaks
from conviction, and the position he
has taken on this great question,
and the cogency and conclusiyeness
of his argument, reflects great cred
it upon him. The iron was struck
while yet hot.
The following is the text Of the
amendment so ably advocated by
him:
"SEC. 1. That it shall be unlaw-
full for any common carrier, as pro
vided in the first section of this act
to charge or receive any greater
compensation for a similar amour
and kind of property, for carrying
receiving. or handling the same fol
"a shorter than for longer distance
on any one lailroad; and the roa'
Of corporation shall include all tn
road IN use by such corporation
whether owned or operated under Z
contract, agreement, or lease, b.
such corporation.
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nance and wealth Of sentiment presented.
Snch recifals have been given in Boston,
New York, Cleveland. Chicago. Cincinnati
1t. Leuis, Philadelphia and other cities:
and at the latter city, In 1882, he gave
sreries Of five, covering a repertoire Of
nearly q hundred pieces, PLAYED entirely
from memory
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-04-24

BROTHER JIM MASON is warming
up the Democratic editors of the
State with hurrah ! He is a reg
ular Tartar. The whole political
cauldron is evidently prepared to
boil his bones and quite number
of the brethren of his own house
hold would stir the mass and laugh
gleefully over it. But Jimmie has
blood in his eye and logic in his
head, and these suffice to make him
terror to the divided household.
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AND now the President is report
ed to be engaged. Why, it seems
that we have seen it stated some
where that he is, and has been for
quite number Of years, married
man
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-04-24

THE editor Of the INDEPENDENT is
at his old tricks.-Statesman.
We have not been able to learn
any new ones. Give us a few Of
the new style that you are up to.
Cap, and we will endeavor to be an
apt student.
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NEW BAKER X.
-

CHAs. BANFF has opened large bak-
cry al No. 20 West Martin street, and will
deliver fresh bread every day. Only the
best and freshe It sold.
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NEAL BERRY, of the firm of II. c.
Berry 81 Co., leaves for New York
Monday, to lay in tremendous line of
spring and summer goods.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-04-24

The bodies of Mrs. Bridget Rowe,
aged IA, and her daughter, Lizzie
Reed, aged 20, were found Saturday
near Metuchen, N. j. 1t is supposed
they were frozen to death last Janua-
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-04-24

Little Willie screams and storms with
a burn upon his arm. To little Willie
Joy is sent, by using Salvation Oil the
great liniment.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-04-24
Additional Locals.

Measures taken and shoes made to or
der. Ladies' fine shoes, hand sewed.
Guarantee neat fit and comfort. JOHN
LYONS Shoe Store. N. Queen Street.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-04-24

Every glorious act of a great life starts
forward an eloquent fact Dr. Bulls
Cough Syrup is the glorious act of a
lice's study. and it is a positive Jdct
that it stands without rival
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-04-24
The great labor fight contlnu,~.

Our local contemporaries are de-
batting woody question, Bah bah !
black sheep, have you any wool?
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T4YLOR'S MACKINA US.
GETTINGER 81 HOKE have Just r,

GEIT1NGEh " hOhE nave just re
ceived full line OF these justly celebrate
goods, and sell them al city prices. The
are certainly, to those wantinga good ar
ticle, the CHEAPEST goods in the mai
ket.
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49, Door &C.. INild's lEeat Soc.

TRY FOUTS fine Cologne. Sold in
any quantity from one ounce to one pint.
tits at once pleasant and lasting. Pre-
pared and sold only at FOUTS Drug
Store, Bakers old stand FIJI
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GLoYEs.-We have just received our
full line OF spring and summer gloves IN
Kid, French Silk, Silk Taffety and Lisld
thread. Our kid gloves are the best We
have ever had and we guarantee them
Good kids are always cheap, Indifferent
ones are dear at any price.
EMMERT & FIERY.
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Hon. 9. ]. Faulkner, Judge A. s.
Hughes Esq, Prosecuting Attorney; Robt.
Lamon, Esq, Sheriff; s. Fl. Martin, Esq,
Clerk
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-04-24

50 BUSHELS choice Hungarian
Grass Seed, for sale by g.. CAMPBELL
JANNEY.
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FOR MAYOR.

Please announce c. O. Lambert, as {
candidate for reelection as Mayor.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-27
An Editors Passion for Poker.
Most journalists and professional men

Most journalists and professional men
will remember the Athenian Club which
tiourished in Boston ten years ago. It
was the only press club worthy the name
that ever existed in this city, and many a
jolly evening occurred in the club-rooms
in fremont house. 4 Unfortunately card
playing was the feature of the establish
ment, and the card-roon was throng ed
at nearly all hours Of the day and night.
Poker was INDUCED in wildly, and proved
the ruin of many a lucleless young man,
and finally WAS the cause ofathe death of
the club. Among the most enthusiastic
and most persistent poker players was
the editor of one Of. the leading local
dailies. The game engrossed his waking
moments to the exclusion of almost
everything else, and night after night
saw him at the card-table instead of at
the editorial desk. Zone evening a
messenger was sent from the office to
apprise him that the ,composing-room
was waiting for him, and that his. desk
was covered with copy that needed his
immediate attention. He paused long
enough to indite a note, saying: Copy
be -; I've four aces for jack pot
and [ won't throw up the hand if the
paper goes to press blank in the morn
ing" He stuck to the place and raked
in the pot. But by some accident the
note fell into the hands of one of the
proprietors of the paper. The paper did
not<go to press blank, but his four aces
cost him his STANDARDIZATION Post
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-27
A Fierce Fight in NIid-air.

A gentleman says he witnessed a
strange fight between cat and hawk
recently that interested him. The cat
had found warm nook on the sunny
side of the barn and gone to sleep. A
hawk came circling around in the air
q large red-tail, with fiery eyes that
cleaned in the sun like diamonds. 1t
Saw the cat and bounced down on her
Its cruel talons had taken good hold
before tabby knew what was up, and
the bird had risen ten feet in the air,
then there was howl from the cat and
the feathers began to fly. The bird and
cat had it, over and over, but still going
higher and higher. When about fifty
yards high the hawk dropped the cat,
but Immediately darted after, but tabby
got the upper hold and the hawk flew
around with one talon in the under
quarter of the cat, while its head and
front claws were on the back of its foe
The fur and feathers flew thick and fast
for a while, and at last both fell to the
ground where they expired.
(Gd.) Republican. -,
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-27
Characteristics of California o.
triches.

Silly fear and ferocitv are the charac-
teristics of ostriches everywhere. Some
are more ill-tempered, but all are dan
gerous if not approached with care. No
method has been discovered by which
they can be pluckcd except that of draw
ing stocking over their head, leaving
a hole for the bird 10 breathe. To ac-
complish this the bird is lured close to
the fence of the corral by Il delicacy like
corn, and is then seized by the neck.
just us soon a. it is hooded in this way
it is comparatively helpless, for it will
not kick unless il can see what it is
kicking at. One way to pluck them is
to have a small corral. the back of which
is movable BY pushing this up they
could be pinioned. The feathers are
taken from the breast, wings and tail,
all above the dreaded kicking apparatus.
AT present the ostrich keepers press up
on the bird from behind, and as long as
they keep behind they are safe. The
man who plucks proceeds with dispatch.
months, and yields about twenty-five
long feathers and several tips. The
tips are taken from the wings The
feathers on the back are left for the
protection of the bird. During this
plucking operation men have been kick
ed by the birds, but not hurt Had the
birds had fair forward kick, the result
Gould hardly have been other than fatal
to the person kicked. Unlike the emu,
which is exhibited often as an African
ostrich, they have but one toe on each
foot. This is terrible weapon. The
bird kicks forward. The force is shown
by the exploit of one bird, which kicked
stout board on the side of its corral
and broke it in two at one blow. The
toe is pointed and will cut like knife.
San francisco Chronicle.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-27
A Dead Black Paint.

The locomotive, issued monthly, by
the Hartford Steam Boiler and nspec-
ton Company. gives the following re-
ceipt for painting brass tubes, and such
articles as optical instrument makers
produce, a dead black The writer
says he has found all the fornulae and
recipes given in the books unsatisfactory
because of their ,vagueness, but that the
following can be relied upon to give a
first-rate dead black. and it is easily
made:
Take two grains of lampblack; put it
into any smooth, shallow dish, such as
a saucer or small butter plate, add
little gold size, and thoroughly mix the
two together. just enough gold size
should be used to hold the lampblack
together About three drops of such
size as may be had by dipping the point
of a lead pencil about half an inch into
the gold size win be found right for the
above quantity of lampblack;; it should
be added drop at adtime, however.
After the. lampblack and size are thor-
oughly mixed and worked, add twenty
four drops of turpentine. and again mix
and work. It is then ready for use.
Apply itthin with a camel hair brush ;
and when it is. thoroughly dry, the artii--
Giles will have as fine dead black as
they, did when they came from the opti-
clans hands.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-27
Railways i'm Georgia.

Some of the railways down this way
are still a little shaky. The old Jerk
water line is especially loose in the
joints. A commercial traveller who
came in yesterday relates little expert
ence while bounding over that road.
1--WE were whooping along" he said,
lat the rate of about seven miles an
hour and the old train was weaving ter
ribly. expected every minute to see
my bones protrudin1g through my skin.
the car to the other. / held on like
grim death to the arms of my seat.
Presently we settled down to quiet run
ning-at least could keep my hat on
and my teeth didn't chatter. The con-
ductor was in hailing distance / look
ed up with CHASTITY smile, wishing to
appear cheerful, and said we are go
ing little smoother, / see. Yes said
the conductor, we're off the track
now. "-Oglethorpe (Ga) Castamet.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-27


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The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-27

Ernst Curtius, who stands without a
peer as student of Greek history, is
the most robust of all the distinguished
German professors, though already past
the biblical limit of life. He is patri-
tcian Of the qauint old town of Lubbock.
MS clearly cut features and intellectual
forehead bearing testimony to this fact.
The document-room clerks at the
House receive some queer requests, says
a Washington letter. A constituent of
a Western member asks for the Congress
sioaadl Record from the date of its first
publication. Another would like to
have IL revolver, while a third desires
that a call be made at the census Office
TO obtain the residence of a certain
party.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-27

ed OH Saturday, and sill be torn asun-
der on Tuesday and Wednesday,. The
discoveries Little Mr. Dingley has
made during his quiet voyages to the
merchant marine, have turned the at
Iention of Congress to American COM
merce in particular and shipping i'll
terests in general. Little Mr.. Ding
ley's assertions were startling enough.
but Congress will yet come to the con-
clusion that America has. no COM
merce. Besides, if Little Mr.. Ding
ley's deep research prove Intellectual,
Winking stands ready to wink again.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
is being loaded with bullets of conten
ton. The Senate committee has ram
med, charge in until there is scarcely
room for finger load. Senator Ran
som insists on 100000 for the Potom-
&C flats This is well enough, but sew
eral other loads are too much. 1t is
feared the old thing will hang fire or
blow up when the House pulls the
trigger.
THE LABOR QUESTION.
is another overloaded gun. What has
been rammed into this old weather
beaten weapon, nobody on the face OF
the earth knows. 1t will explode one
of these days, when some Congressman
who want to return will be hurt The
Investigation Committee, for instance
has so much ammunition that it doesn't
know what to do. Worst of all theer
is no hope of it doing anything.
SHADOW.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-27

Mime. Nilsson has at last secured her
quarter of a million francs from the
Rouzaud estate to reimburse her for
money spent in her husbands industrial
enterprises.