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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-12-01
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The New York Central railroad
has discarded the passenger car
stove and adopted the steam heating
plan and has served notice that no
passenger cars of other roads will DE
hauled over it's line unless ey are
fitted TO use steam heat and to suple
with the Martin system.
The aggregate value of the pro-
duct of the mineral industries OF the
United States in 1887, was $25O,4l9,-
2s3 non-metallic minerals, includ-
ing bituminous coal, $2S7 ,63T,062.
Total $53S,056,345; which is $73,-
100000 more than the product of
1856, and over 100000, 900 in ex-
cess of that OF 1885.
Gen. Greedy, of the Signal Service,
predicts that the coolest day of this
winter will occur between January
90 and 80. So long as billiards. and
COLL waves ship themselves from the
Northwest without warning, neither
Greedy nor Virgins can predict their
arrival with any degree Of certainty
Eight years ago the manufacture
Of paper occupied the twenty-fourth
place in the manufactures Of the
country, and employed $4,000 per-
sons, whose average wages were $l.l3
per day. To-day it occupies four
teenth place, employs over 10000
persons, whose wages average $3.50
per day, and last year the product
was 100000 tons.
The largest steel plant in the
United States is to be erected at
Hartford, Ind, which lies within the
gas belt of that State, for the manu-
facture of steel rails and specialties
through secret processes patented by
Pittsburg inventor. Among other
things the company will use patent
process for the re rolling of old rails.
According to the Montreal Trade
Bulletin the outlook for the new sea-
son in raw furs is hopeful one. The
new skins that have already arrived
are fairly prime for early furs, and
have met with a good market all
round, with the exception Of mink
and marten. which manifest signs of
weakness, and lower prices are look
ed for. The autumn collections have
come in earlier than usual owing to
the late cold spell.
A new window glass factory Is now
course Of completion at Grapeville,
Pa, which is said to be the largest
in the world. 1t will employ l4S
blowers, IA for each turn. and will
use the tank furnaces in place Of pot
furnaces which will necessitate
greater care and the employment Of
a larger number of skilled men, for
when the glass is once melted in q
furnace of that kind, it has to be
either blowed or 90 to waste.
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MOUNT ZION.

Rev. Mr.. Stricken preached here
last Sabbath at eleven A. NJ and af-
ter services the minister and most of
the congregation, repaired to South
woods Ford, on the Opequon, where
the ordinance of baptism was admin
istered to two persons who had re-
Gently united with the church.
Rev. Mr.. Stricken is conducting a
protracted meeting at the Leetown
Baptist Church this week.
Little Nellie Evans, daughter of
ii. G. Evans, who had been sick for a
year, was inferred here on the 9Th
inst, the funeral services being con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Hodge, of the
M. p. Church, of Middleway.
Albert z. Barney, of Ganotown, is
stopping a while with his sister, Mrs.
III. G. Evans.
Charles G. Yeamans, OF H., who
is spending the winter at Horace's
Gap, put in last week with relatives
at Berlin, Nd, and Harper's Ferry,
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The San Francisco Daily News
states that the present wheat crop Of
California will yield 10000, 900 bush
els for export, while there were car
ried over from last year 100000
bushels, making q total surplus for
shipment of 100000 bushels.
The United States is perhaps the
greatest consumer of lemons in the
world. One hundred thousand box
es it is estimated are used every
week. Each box contains from 800
to 375 lemons. New York is the
principal point of distribution.
The visible copper supply is 1885,
533, 100 pounds. This is more than
q years annual consumption for the
whole world. It must take between
$3O,O0O,0 900 and $40,OO0,000 to Gerry
this load. The market is under the
control of a French syndicate.
The Bethlehem (Pa.) Steel Com
pany has the contract for supplying
the forgings for the s, 10 and l2-lnch
guns for the government navy, and
has recently erected steel plant
costing $l,000,000 for the prosecu-
ton OF the work.
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CORRESPONDENCE
SPRING VALLEY MILLS.

Would have written sooner but
was on my trip up Salt River, from
which / had almost if not entirely
recovered, but unfortunately for my
stoppage in your city on last Thurs
day at that immense parade. Well,
j calmly submit and await with pa
thence a revival of trade, so that /
can rake in enough shekels to be
thankful over good fat Thanks
giving turkey.
Our new railroad is being pushed
rapidly forward, and the numerous
blasts often reminds one of the days
when it was popular to say "Jackson
is coming"
Mr.. John M. Henshaw is contem-
plating improving his place with sew
eral new outbuildings, and Joseph
Nicklin is putting several nice rooms
in his fathers mill which he expects
to occupy temporarily to accommo-
date late and early customers by re-
siding therein, and be enabled to sup
ply their wants at short notice.
MoUNTAINEER.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung TO castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria

There is light at last on subject
of vast Importance to all vegetable
eaters. 1t seems that a green vege-
table is as surely injurious to health
as green fruit. But cooking will
generally render fruit harmless,
while it will not do SO for vegeta-
BILE. A recent case of wholesale poi
soning of French soldiers was traced
to the solanine in unripe potatoes.
This esculent is poisonous more Of
ten than is supposed. If dug before
maturity, the tuber is. by no means
safe. But far worse is it to use q
potato for food that has, after being
dug, been exposed to the light for
any length Of time. They should be
stored In the dark as soon as dug.
If bitter they should never be eaten.
The more discoveries are made as to
our health and our sanitary needs,
the less we seem near to true knowl-
edge of the best conditions for sus-
tanning health and life.
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w. Va.
Mrs. Joseph III. Wagely spent last
week at Cameron's, with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. James w. Willis.
Quad.
HEpGEsvILLE.

Owing to inclement weather on
Monday evening, the torchlight pro-
cession and illumination was post
poned until this Saturday evening.
Mrs. Mary Hill, relative of Mrs
Jane Wilson, and so odd years of
age, is visiting in this place.
Mrs. j. L. Harris, after pleasant
sojourn at her sisters in Charles
town, has returned to her home.
DIR. Smith, %. ID. S. of Baltimore,
is visiting his father, Rev. Smith, of
the M. Z. Church.
Many residents of this village and
vicinity have been slaughtering hogs
the past week.
Rev. LEVEL, owing to i'll health
and other urgent business, did not
hold Thanksgiving services, as am
nounced on Sunday last.
Chas. Colston, (col'd) is supplying
the citizens with very superior
quality of oysters.
Mr.. Hartman, representing q Ma
sonic insurance company, has been
in our midst taking policies.
We learn, with regret, of the con-
tinued feebleness of Mrs. Snodgrass,
an old landmark of this community.
1t is rumored that Mrs. Polly New
kirk, who has been i'll for several
days, is now convalescent.
REPORTER.
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BUCKINGHAM, N. Y.
MAY 81, 1886.

G. G. GREEN, Dear Sir 81 am FIRE .
quently troubled with severe colds,
and the only remedy that will relieve
me of them is your Boschee's Ger
man Syrup. / have used it for more
than twelve years. 1t is a constant
household companion with me. Our
merchant here procured it first at
my solicitation, and says he has sold
a great many bottles. 1t is very
popular remedy in this section.
Every person who has used it speaks
in the highest terms Of its merits. /
do not krow of single case it has
not cured. l first used it in Yer
mont, where ] lived before coming
here. l advise everyone to use it, as
it is certainly the best cough medi-
cine / have ever known. / have tried
nearly all of them at different times.
Yours respectfully,
MOSES GRAY,
Dl cow Proprietor Grist Mill.
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There is not doubt that our
weeds are our wealth. The new uses
to which the cotton plant has been
placed, as also the nettle, suggest
that there are other plants, both Gull
tivated and wild. capable of being
turned to the service Of man. The
time will come when not plant will
be useless and they will not invade
our field in vain. Not one of those
now most valuable, such as the pota
to and tomato, and carrot and pars-
nip, and even the cereals, wheat and
rye, and our Indian corn, in their
wild state were valueless, or nearly
so. Heretofore experiment has been
made mostly to determine the medi-
cinal value of vegetable growths !;
hereafter their textile value and eco
nomic uses will be most considered.
We should have experimental gar
dens to determine these unknown
values. Boston is doing a good thing
in this line in her new Franklin Park.
1t is to be used as an experimental
station for the study of both plants
and animals.
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NEW TOWN.

We are glad to know that the wor-
ry and anxiety are over, and that the
lots have been cast, and that the lines
have fallen in pleasant places--to at
least half of the office seekers-and
that everything has been amicably
and judiciously settled for the next
four years. We are also glad be-
cause now, we can read the newspa-
pers with impunity, for we are averse
to reading cutting retorts, especially
of political nature.
We heartily agree with South
Carolina Editor, who tried to console
the defeated people of his state when
he said, "the business interests of the
country will move on just the same
as ever. Just so the administration
is equal to that of Garfield or Hays,
the people of the South will be salts
fed" And so we can say, friend
Democrats, the officers that were
elected November 9Th, in old Berke
ley, are, so far as we know, safe and
trustworthy gentlemen.
Charley has shaved his rough face
and laid aside his corduroy and has
the appearance of being the coming
sheriff. One of the proposed depu-
ties would not leave the revival meet
ing and attend the torchlight parade,
so he is safe man.
Let everyone do the very best he
can to advance home industry, enter
prise, education, home comforts and
religion, and by all means subscribe
for the INDEPENDENT, which will con-
tinue to keep you posted on the gen.
eral news of the day and on chaste
and healthy reading matter for the
home circle. Send your name at
once with $500 before you forget it,
for one years subscription for the
best paper that is published in old
Berkeley county. Then you will en-
joy the long winter evenings much
better and will make your home more
cheerful.
The revival at Greensburg is still
In progress.
The S. S. has not yet frozen to
death.
Butchering seems to engage the
attention Of the people just now.
Miss Florence Jack, Of Broad
Lane, has been the guest of Mrs.
Foltz for the last week.
Business is good.
The northwestern snow surprised
many who were unprepared for it.
We should always be ready to endure
any kind of weather, and also ready
to die. ARcTURUs.
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3. T. Vandergrift, who is we'll
known in this city, made balloon
ascension: from the Exposition
grounds at Columbus, Ga, last We'd
nesday and when about three hun
dred feet above the ground the vessel
burst and began falling like a limp
wet rag. There was parachute at
tached to the bursted vessel and after
some time the unfortunate man sue
ceeded in getting it loose and when
it filled with air the large crowd which
witnessed the accident believed that
Vandergrift would land safely, but
instead he fell into the river and was
drowned.
Vandergrift was born at White Sui
phur Springs, this State, was twenty
five years old and unmarried. He
had been in the balloon business for
twelve years and made his first Jump
with a parachute in Greenfield, Ohio,
August 22nd, this year. He made a
leap Tuesday from an altitude of one
and one-quareter miles, and was I'M
hurt. The vessel was a hot-air bal
loon, sixty feet wide and one hundred
and forty in circumference.-Ob Charles
ton Gazette.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-12-01

The Supreme Court Of the United
States has decided that life insur-
ance policy is not part of the es-
tate of an insolvent debtor, and can
not be claimed by his creditors. In
other words, it is held that man
has legal right to provide for his
family by insuring his life, regard
less of his obligations to other peo-
pie. Such view is certainly in har-
mony with sound ideas of justice and
fairness, though in special instances
the rule may work an apparent wrong
to third parties.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-12-01

The STORM OF SUNDAY NIGHT was
an extraordinary one, and worthy of
place in the weather annals side by
side with the blizzard of last March.
1t originated off the coast of Florida,
and after lettering about that State
for O day or two moved North to en-
danger life and property from Georgia
to Nova Scotia. In New England it
was particularly severe. Telegraph
communication with that section was
suspended yesterday, and the Western
Union wires were down also between
New York and Philadelphia, so that
the South could not communicate
with the East only by way of Buffalo
Cleveland and Pittsburg. From Hat
teras northward the storm was violent
all along the coast. Incoming steam
ers report heavy weather at sea. In
Baltimore they had high wind and dis
agreeable weather, but nothing more.
The city may claim to be lucky as
compared with our other large cities
in the matter of destructive storms
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-12-01
SENATOR FAULKNER.
Reviews the Republican Campaign OF
Doodle.

WASHINGTON, November 2l.---Sen-
ator Faulkner arrived to-day from
West Virginia, and stated that there
is no doubt that Kenna will succeed
himself in the United States Senate.
In explaining the close call which
the Democracy had in carrying the
State, the Senator said:
I'm my own county the Republi-
can committee brought back more
than 500 votes, ll9 of them negroes,
who had gone away from the State
to live, but who had not up to cleo
ton day forfeited their technical
| right of suffrage at their old home.
Some of these had strayed as far
| away as Kansas and Nebraska, but
they all returned in time to do their
utmost for their party on the event.
| full 9th of November The sinews of
political warfare were not absent.
There was good deal of sinew and
it exerted itself nightly. Had it
been put into active operation few
days earlier, it would have carried
the electoral, State and Compression
al ticket for the party of high tariff.
The distribution did not commence
until the Saturday before the election
and nothing could be done with it,
save in the counties along the rail-
roads. Had the Republicans had
time to reach the back counties, we
would have been beaten out of our
boots. Comparatively we had no
funds.
"The result of this financial policy
was apparent when the returns came
in. The back counties, beyond the
reach of the Doodle, gave their old
fashioned Democratic majorities,
| while the counties along the railroads
showed such an extraordinary con-
version to Republicanism that it was
not hard to doubt the sincerity of
the converts. The Republicans spent
fully 100000 in the State. Matt
Quay sent $4,000 from the national
committee but he did not do SO until
Republicans in the State had raised
100000 to add to it. Then there
was not less than $40 900 more spent
in local fights
allow much money did the Demo-
Gratis put in 2"
Gas much as we could spare" was
the reply. But we didn't have any
thing like as much as our opponents.
If we had, you'd have heard the re-
turns from West Virginia long
enough ago."
"What effect did the tariff have ~
"A very encouraging one for us.
In the town OF Wheeling, where the
manufacturing interests Of the State
are all centered and represented, we
increased our majority, although five
prominent Democratic manufactur.
ers had deserted us. Organized la
Dor was with us all the time. The
tariff question had been discussed in
the unions and assemblies, and the
workingmen voted intelligently. The
old farmers jumped on us, though
They couldn't stand reduction on
wool, and we couldn't pound it into
their heads that the reduction, by
the cheapening of the manufactured
articles, would inure to their bene-
fit"
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COnsumptiOn Surely Cured.

To THE EDIToR.-Please inform your
readers that l have positive remedy for
the above named disease. BY its timely
use thousands Of hopeless cases have been
permanently erred. shall be glad TO send
two bottles of my remedy FREE to any Of
your readers who have consumption II
they will send me their express and post
office address. Respectfully,
II. A. SLOCUM. M. G. 1871 Pearl st. n Y
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while one is trying to remember the


A word with the girls. The matri-
monial market is dull. But there are
marriages and rumors of marriages
whispered into the ears of "The Man
About Town." constantly. We would
like to tell all we know, but that would
never do. This thing of marriage, is
not so serious as many suppose. AT
least there are plenty of young people
who are willing to undergo the serious
ness almost any time. Single life has
no charm for them. Ofcourse. no young
woman desires to remain unmarried for
there is something SO impressive in the
name, "Mrs. So and &c." 1t means a
nice little home, with Love an abiding
guest. 1t means the union of two souls;
sunshine and shadow; hope and despair
work, happiness. ownership, content
ment and rest. Itrepresents the begin
ming of the end-the mutual fulfllment
of Divine injunction. Ii reaches the
height of woman's ambition and devo-
tion-the perfection of mans design
and strength.
NJ ~
But, pshaw The Man About Town
must not grow pathetic. Marriage is
all right. Leap Year is near it's end.
The advice naturally follows Ladies
get married--or get left in the attempt
~ ~ ~
"You men have an idea that your
kisses are appreciated" said rosy
checked, blue-eyed lassie, with pretty
smile on her face, as we entered into a
pleasant conversation.
"They ought to be. That is, if ex-
tended to the right person.
"You are immensely mistaken. The
average man gives a kiss just as be
throws a -ball-with too much
force. 1t ought to be as delicate as a
rose leaf. Almost memory in asecond.
1t need not suggest postage stamp,
nor porous plaster"
~ ~
If these items are bit irregular,
please excuse them. Any one who has
had the extreme pleasure of attacking a
nicely Drowned turkey, stuffed with
oysters, can appreciate our condition
and overlook our confusion.
Nv ~ ~
Martinsburgers are death on oysters
ckn frfo
will soon be ready. The oyster is a
queer little creature, but great MAORI
ty of mankind live for no other reason
apparently than that he might die.
*x& ~ SO
There is too little care in distributing
letters at the post-office. No one wants
other people reading their private af-
fairs. In several cases letters have been
returned opened, when the directions
were so plain that school boy could
have made them out. Too much haste
The public demand more care and cor
rectness. Box rent is paid that these
mistakes may be prevented.
SIS ~ 49,
An immense crowd assembled at the
rink Saturday night. The amusement
reviving and the boys and girls are
oiling their skates. Tonight will bring
another large crowd. Some skate, 9TH
ers fall-and the balance enjoy the fun
as spectators. The last time we put on
the rollers, there seemed to be an unus-
ual number of splinters on the floor.
And they speedily attached themselves
to our person. We hope the manage
ment has had the floor sand papered.
SpIinters are to be despised any time ;
but are very disagreeable when they
stop person who has slid some ten feet
or more over the floor.
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THE rush for Ladies and Chill
dren's Wraps still continues at FL. C.
BERRY's.
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ANOTHER case of those 36-inch Tri-
cots for 25c. per yard, just opened
this week at H. G. Berry's.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-05-03
came that great military leader, the, EN-.
inent Marshal Macdonald.

came that great military leader, the EN-.
inent Marshal Macdonald.
Flora's completely in the escape Of the
Prince became known, and she was
taken to London with Macdonald, Of
Kingsburgh, ,andlothers and cast into the
Tower as q prisoner Of state, when
George II asked her sternly,
"How coHld yeu dare to succor the
enemy OF my crown and kingdom ?"
She replied with sweet simplicity,
"It was no more than l would have
done for your Majesty, had you been in
his place."
Her romantic story touched the best
hearts Of England with sympathy and
admiration. 1t was SO evident that
Flora was not a partisan of the Young
Pretender nor of his religious faith, and
that she had acted from the generous
and benevolent impulses of woman's
heart, that she and her kindred were
pardoned and released. The house
wherein she tarried few days afterward
was crowded with the nobility and gen.
try of both sexes, who congratulated her
upon her freedom and poured money into
her lap. Her extreme youth and radi.
ant beauty captured all hearts. A chaise
and four horses we're furnished by Lady
Primrose to convey her back to her home;
so the fair young girl who went to Lon
don to be hanged as a felon, returned
in state, followed by the blessings of
thousands.
Four years after her release Flora
married Allan Macdonald, the son of
the Laird of Kingsburgh, and not long
afterward she became the mistress of the
mansion wherein Prince Charles slept
in the Isle of Skye on the night before
his escape to sea. There in 1713 she
entertained DIR. johnson and his shadow,
Boswell, and allowed them to occupy
the bed in which the Prince slept. Al
though she had been wife more than
twenty years and the mother of several
children, DR.. johnson spoke of her as a
beautiful woman, of pleasing person and
elegant behavior. Her husband was
then in embarrassed circumstances, and
they contemplated going to join their
countrymen, who had emigrated in
large numbers to North Carolina.
Thither they went in IVA, but failed to
find the coveted repose, as we have OBJ.
served, and they returned to Scotland
and their beloved Skye.
BENSON j. LOSING, IL. d.
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passed by the law-makers at Columbus
empowering the issue of bonds to the
amount of 100000 for the purpose Of
erecting an armory to be used in common
by both arms of the service.
The Governor appointed three trustees
to look after and superintend its con.
struotion, These were william a. Smith,
Esq, e, Cort. Williams, Esq, and Mr..
Sol. p. Kineon.
The board set to work at once, and
their labors Of the past year have been
arduous in the extreme. In order to
have money sufficient to furnish the
armory (the appropriation was barely
sufficient to complete it, one Of the COM
missioners volunteered to do the work Of
a secretary, thus saving the salary Of
that official and devoting 1t to the com,
pletion Of the work.
Tho First Regiment consists of eight
companies, all but one of which are lor
Gated in the city, the other being at Hamil-
ton. The Battery is the finest in the
State service and the only one armed
with gattling guns.
Both organizations performed good
service at the Berner riot in 1884, and by
their soldierly qualities have gained the
confidence and respect of the better class
of citizens