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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-10-20

Our Politics--We established the
Kicker as an independent paper--in-
dependent in politics, religion, the
labor question and all else. We
haven't been running it on exactly a
Biblical foundation, but we have
kept pretty close to the chalk mark
as originally laid down. Colonel
Scruggs came in the ether day and
offered us So to print an article in
which Cleveland was called hypo-
crit and deceiver. He was followed
by Judge Shackem, offering the same
amount to print an article in which
Harrison w&s characterized as thief
and fraud.
Gentlemen, we have got our pro-
gramme laid out. We amt purity
and we amt none too good, but We
know a brick-back when we see it..
We stand on the middle ground. 1t
amt our fight. Durn your politics J
We've set out to get rich by print
ing patent medicine ads at 80 cents a
yard each insertion, and by making
family paper SO chuck full of horse
stealings, lynchings, Indian raids,
seasonable poetry, household hints
and farm experiments that every
body is bound to subscribe or burst
his biler. Every newspaper has its
way This is our way, and we shall
stick to it until we see something
better.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-10-20
Deoeivers Ever,
A Game Of Purposes

DOR Ethel Hildesmerel Her
dream of lite was broken.
Her old playmate, Percy
Crawford, had returned after
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-10-20

An Ingrate.-Mrs. Major Dubar
drove up in front Of the Kicker Of
fee in her dog-cart yesterday and
called us out and consigned US to
the place which is hotter than this
She talked so loud and so vigorous
" as to attract crowd, and it is
only due US that we explain. She
sent us q poem entitled when | Am
Dead" and expected us to print it.
We found it one of the --LATEST, sill
lest effusions ever written by mortal
hand, but desiring to please the lady
we wrote a beautiful poem ourself,
placed her title to it, and signed her
name as the author. That was why
she kicked. She had the nerve to
declare that she would hang herself
sooner than father our poem.
Great snakes and black bats but
the gall OF some persons 10 them
favor and they turn and sting you'll
Seek to help them up, and they want
to crush you down. Mrs. Major Da.
bar poetessl We win leave it to
an unbiased man or woman In Ari-
iona if she knows rhyme from jack
rabbits When we chucked hsg poe
try into the waste basket and sal
down and dashed of delicious lit
tie gem TO replace it, we expected a
word of gratitude. In its stead We
received insults and abuse, Such
are some Of the trials and Leartaches
incident to she publication IF great
journal in the Wild west.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

SOME months back there was an ac-
count in the Philadelphia papers Of
wealthy farmer Of Kennel
Square being swindled out Of large
sum of money by confidence men who
were pretending to purchase land for
some orphan children. An attempt
to duplicate the transaction on one Of
our citizens has met with the failure
such schemes deserve. not only from
their inherent criminality, but from
the fact that it seems silly to think
any one could be caught by such fool
ishness. The ouly regret is that the
professors of this fine art of money
getting were allowed to take even their
own bodies away with them, instead
Of making the acquaintance of the
inside of our county Jail.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06
Literary ana Journalistic.

The inforced absence of the Editor
of this paper from his desk by reason
OF sickness in his family, has necessi-
tated his REIMBURSEMENT Of one of the
pleasurable duties Of his position, 1, e.,
the devoting, twice each month, some
little space to passing notice of the
contents of some Of our leading period
icals. We trust that the time will soon
come when we have no further excuse
to offer in this line, since we believe
that one Of the best means of enlarging
the intelligence of any community is to
call direct attention to the best current
literature of the day. In connection
with this subject we desire to say that
we are making arrangements to issue
our clubbing rates for all the leading
journals of the United States, and hope
to be able to offer inducements that
will put such as are desired with
in the reach of all.
We note this week the presence on
our desk of the various monthlies for
September filed to everflowing with
pleasing and varied reading and appro-
plate illustrations. Harper's Weekly
especially is worthy Of mention from
their punishment Of a pictorial supple
ment which adds largely TO the value
of the already valu able paper.
With the September issue Book News
John Wanamaker, Philadelphia en-
ters on its seventh year. Book Nc.cs
has long passed the experimental stage
and now costly ranks as the foremost
publication Of its kind. The leading
article is by Julian Harthorne, who
describes with his usual felicity the
quality he calls +" Atmosphere, in the
literary art. The monthly chat with
the New Books y and the reviews are
fully up to the standard; the miscellany
is varied and interesting, and accom-
panyiDg the number is an excellent
woodcut of the late e. P. Roe.
The New York World, Star, Sun,
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06


The Independent voter loomed up
again in Kent aud Sussex countios
last week. Such is the power Of
the people. Parties must have leaders;
and properly too; but when those
leaders cease to be worthy Of the posi-
tion they assume to occupy when they
become demagogues, seeking only ad-
vancement for themselves and their
immediate followers, it is but ques-
tion of time when discontinue and
defeat are their portion. Will our
politicians never learn this lesson ?
If not, it is the pride and boast of our
great republic that the people at the
polls can never be quite robbed of their
ability to tell the "old, old story"
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

WE ARE minus our Delaware City
letter this week. Our correspondent
there from his connection with THE
TRANSCRIPT has become wealthy,
purchased a steam yacht and is pleas
antly occupied in exploring the beau
ties of the Delaware and Chesapeake
canal. We hope TO give another gen.
tleman the same chance for advance
ment by the date of our next issue.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

aud Post and the Philadelphia Times
and Press, still continue to furnish
mammoth Sunday editions of their indi.
vidual journals, in which, able editor
ials and brilliant arguments on the po'
li.ical situation, continue to be the
leading features.
In his Studies of the Great West
for the Harpers, Mr.. Chas. Dudley
Warner has swung around as far as
Memphis and Little Rock, and the re-
suit of his observation will be found
in Harper'e Magazine for September.
Mr.. Warner finds that both these town
are fairly well advanced on the road tc
prosperity, notwithstanding their run
down-at-the-heel- appearance, and
he prophesies well for their future.
Of Southern cities as they were before
the war we have a plenty Of informa-
tion, but what Mr.. Warner tells of
these places in this year of grace is
new and interesting. He takes a
gentle whack at Hot Springs, Arkan-
sas, and suggests few improvements
that every one who has visited there
will commend.
Mr.. George Kennan has contri,
buted to the September Century an
article on Exile by Administrative
process,'' in which he gives a great
number of instances on Punishment of
persons to Siberia, without the obser-
vance Of any Of the legal formalities
that in most countries precede or at
tend deprivation of rights. Mr..
Kennan also discusses, in an Open
Letter in this number of The Century,
the question. Is the Siberian Exile
System to be at Once Abolished p''
stating his reasons for believing that
the plan or reform now being discussed
in Russia, and which is said by the
London Spectator" to involve the
entire abolition of exile to Siberia as a
method of punishment, will not be put
into operation. Mr.. Kennan says that
the present plan is one proposed by
the chief of the Russia Prison Depart
ment, with whom he had a long and
interesting conversation just before
his departure from st. Petersburg. 1t
grew out Of the many complaints of
the respectable inhabitants of Siberia,
who demanded that the penal classes
of Russia should not be turned loose
upon them. The Russian official only
hoped to restrict and reform the sys-
tenn, SO as to make it more tolerable to
the Siberian people, by shutting up in
prisons in European Russia certain
proportion of prisoners who are now
sent to Siberia. The reform would
have affected in the year 1885 fewer
than three thousand exiles out of
total Of over ten thousand.
Before such a plan 60 to the
Council of State for discussion,
it is always submitted to the
ministers within whose jurisdic-
tion it falls,-in the present case, the
Minister of Finance, and the Minister
of the Interior. Two of these officers
Fave already disapproved Of the plan,
The Minister of Justice declaring that
: exile to Siberia for political and re-
Iigious offences must be preserved"
and it is Mr.. KennaD's belief that the
scheme will not even reach the Coun-
Gil of State.
This is by no means the first measure
Of reform which has been subm tilted
TO the Tsar's ministers, but every
effort has thus far been fruitless, and
the plans have been found " impracti-
.ahle.,,
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

In A paragraph referring to the defeat
of the Saulsburys in Kent county,
a Baltimore journal refers to New Cas-
tie county as being remarkable, this
inferentally) from the fact that Will
mington is contained therein. We
have been somehow afflicted lately
with the idea, that it is rather by rea-
son of the presence with n the limits
of st. Georges hundred.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06
THanamaker q.
O pen all day on Saturdays.

When you come to the city
bear in mind that Wanamal-er's
is a meeting and resting and
waiting place as well as the
biggest store in the world.
There are reading and sitting
and retiring rooms for you ;
telephone, telegraph, and mail
facilities. Your pc GELS will be
cared for withou:: charge. We
try to make you welcome
whether you care 20 buy OF not.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

KELLY AT THE BAT y created a
demand for The TRANSCRIPT in
Philadelphia. One of the leading law
offices of that city ordered six copies.
We regret TO say we cannot claim the
honor of its production. We found it in
box without knowing where it came
from, or should have credited it.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06
cHTRhu
SoUARf
;E;iT;16TsEHTER

You know that there is no
worthy hot weather (or any
weather) thing for wear or
home use but we have it. If
you can't come to the store,
write for whatever you want,
samples or goods Shopping
by mail has come to be simple
and certain. A few scratches
of a pen, and all the facilities
of the store are yours.
Ohm WANAMAKER.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

The EDITOR OF THE TRANSCRIPT
is thinking Of giving a banquet
to those Democrats who think Harri-
son will be our next President, and q
" Free Whisky"to Republicans who
think Cleveland will be elected.
Opinions must be stated before Nov.
9th, 1888, or no Bid.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

Mr.. FRANK HAYDEN, Of Beverly,
N. j., writes Il was treated for a
long time and spent large amounts of
money with varions doctors, but with
out benefit for Blood Poisoning, which
had progressed so as to threaten great
and lasting Disagreement Of the face,
when DR.. Theel, 53S North Fourth st.
Philadelphia, cured me. Thanks to
his wonderful ability, 1 am well
man.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

Judge Thurman will speak at the
monster ratification meeting, which is
to be held in this city on the 18th in
slant.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06
For CORONER,
NEVEN G. GAMBLE.

How MANY working men in our
town win give $500 per yard for
American cloth to protect American
labor, If they can buy English cloth
of better quality for $3.50.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

The Chesapeake Agricultural Fair Associa-
ton will hold their first exhibition on their
grounds at Cape Charles on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, October 3lst, Novem-
Der lst.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06
DRESS GOODS.

Crepeline, reduced from 15c.
to 9 and 10 cents.
Batistes, reduced from 13
and 15c. to 10 and IL cents.
Crinkle Seersuckers, reduc-
ed from l2a and Is to 5, 6
and 10 cents.
Lawns, reduced from 10 and
and l2ac. to 5 and 8 cents.
Challis. 10 and 12a to 9.
cents.
Wool Challis, reduced from
Zoe. to Is cents.
American Satins, reduced
from 12aa and l5c.to 10 and 12aa
cents.
Fast color prints, reduced
from s to 5 cents.
White P:;ques, reduced from
16 and Sic. to l2a and 25 cents.
Plaid Nainsooks, reduced
from l5 and 25c. to 12a and
20 cents.
India Linen, reduced from
10 and 25c. to s and 20 cents.
Victoria Lawn, reduced from
12a and SOC. to 10 and p cts.
Open worked cambric in
stripes and plaids reduced from
12d and 25c. to 8 and 18.
Swiss Flouncings, embroider-.
ed to the waist 45 inches wide
at $1.OO, $1.25, $3.50; re-
duced to Is, 80 and $l.25.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

Secretary Villas has gone West for a
vacation. He will speak at a Demo-
cratic meeting at Milwaukee Wednes-
day night.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

The Democrats in Congress propose
making it warm for the various trusts,
even if Mr.. Blaine does insist that
Congress has nothing whatever to do
with these "private" concerns. Mr..
Blaine has been out of this country 50
long that be his probably forgotten
some things.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

The House COMMITTEES on Manufac-
lures are engaged in making an lnves-
tigation into the cotton bagging trust.
They may decide in favor Of the bill
which Senator Reagen has introduced
in the Senate to break down this trust
by putting the bagging on the 1ree
list.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06
Shooting ARRAY.

Shooting ARRAY.
On Tuesday last in Wilmington young
man named Taylor shot his step-father,
Eli Dickerson while the latter was being
arrested at the instigation of Taylor.
Family troubles are said to have been the
cause of the affair. Dickerson had two bull
lets fired into him. Taylor was arrested.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06
FROM WASHINGTON. .

WASHINGTON. Sept. 3rd, 1885,
Speaker Carlisle has gone to Virginia
to make several speeches. Mr.. Blount
of Georgia, has been elected Speaker
pro tenn. to act during Mr.. Carlisle's
absence.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

Me. Cleveland returned Friday from
three days fishing trip.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

Since the report got out that Mr..
Cleveland had contributed $40, to
the Democratic campaign fund, it is
said that the Government officials
big and little-are sending checks by
the hundred to the National Commit
tee.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

The reduction Of the public debt
during August was 81, 1924, ,676.2s.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

Senetor Vest jumped on Senator
Cullom in manner that fairly stag
gered him, while he was prating about
civil servise reform, etc, by sending to
the clerks desk and having read sew
eral letters from Senator Cullon to the
late Commissioner of Pensions, Mr.,
Dudley, asking leave of absence, with
pay, for a pension examiner who he
wanted to come to Illinois and go on
the stump. To Mr.. Cullom's credit,
be it said, he did not attemp to deny
the letters, but owned right up.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

Representative McCreary, from the
committee of Foreign Affairs, has re-
ported to the House the bill comforting
upon the President the authority for
which he asked in his message on the
rejection Of The fisheries treaty, The
bill will be called up tomorrow, and
will be passed this week, as the Repub-
licans are afraid to oppose it.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

Chairman Barnum, of the National
Committee, was here two days last
week. he reports everything as NOV
smoothly at the committees headqu ar
ters, and says;" I'VE are bound TO WIN
this time.''
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06
UNDERWEA

Ladies; Gauze Underwear
reduced from 30, 40 and SOC.
to 25, 33 and 40c.
Misses and Children's Gauze
Underwear reduced from Is
and 35c. to 12a and 25.
Mems Gauze Underwear re-
duced from 80, 40 so and so
cents, to 25, 30, 40 and SOC.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

Representative s. S. Cox, who has
just returned to the city, is very san
guine Of victory for Cleveland, Thur
man, and tariff reform. He said :
"There will be no trouble about Cleve-
lands carrying New York. The out
lying states-New Jersey and Con-
necticut-must be looked after. / do
not know how it is there. People
have been talking about some antagon-
ism to Mr.. Clevelands among the New
York Democrats. Now, down In the
lower part Of the city, with which I
am associated, they are all right for
Cleveland, and they are straight on
tariff reform. 1 have not the least
doubt about Cleveland carrying the
state.n Mr.. Cox also believes that
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

Unofficial news has reached here OF
the rejection of the new Chinese treaty
by the Chinese Government. Perhaps
they expect a better one if Harrison
should be elected, and have concluded
to wait and see. Senator Coke express
sed the general opinion among the
Democrats in Congress when be said,
speaking of the matter, " Congress can
regulate this question of Chinese I'M
migration by legislation, which will
chop them right off short" No re-
grets are expressed over the rejection
of the treaty, because, it is believed,
legislation is after all the best remedy.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

Mr.. Blaine's speeches have made many
votes for Cleveland, and in this belief
he is by no means alone, many hepuD-
licans share it.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

~EA Log Cabins have become o
ENA thing of the past. From
EX AwAHA them have come great geDer-
AIals, statesmen, lawyers and
W. Wdivines, equals in every way
W. NV of those who were born in
%eseE% the purple Of the European
courts. No better remedy for purifying the
blood was ever made than Warmers Log
Cabin Sarsaparills. Try Warmers Tippe-
canoe" to-day.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

The Republican Senators have az
last reached an agreement. through
the action Of a slimly attended caucus,
on their tariff bill. They will leave
the lumber duty as it is, and also the
wool duty, except the addition OF one
cent per pound on the fine grades OF
wool /; sugar will be cut 30 per cent.
There are rumors to the effect that no
attemptIwill be madeto do more than re-
port this substitute for the Mills bill,
the and adjourn. The foundation for
these rlmors seems to be the absence OF
several Senators, who were in the CITY,
from the caucus. Chief among the
absentees were Senators ingalls, and
Plumb, both of whom are known 70
be bitterly opposed to any cut in the
sugar duty, and it is seid that their
Republican colleages know that these
men will never vote for bill reducing
the duty on sugar one-half, and there
fore they will not attempt to pass the
bill for fear of failnre. However, as
the bill will be reported on the 10th in
slant, if thecaucus programme is fol-
lowed, we shall have not long to wait
to find out what the Republicans pro.
pose to do.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS,
JOHN B. PENNINGTON.
Middletown transcript., 1888-09-06

FoR SHERIFF OF NEW CASTLE Co. !,
ALVAN ALLEN.
, 1888-02-02

Many gamekeepers are unspeakable
blackguards. In the village ale house
their language is q torrent of obscenity
and blasphemy. They are not fit company
for any but the lowest roughs. Yet they
hold n position of immense power. They
carry the little tattle of the hamlet to
their masters ears. They sneak into con-
idences, convey tales and ruin without
remorse the cottagers who offend them.
Men of this class are at once detested and
feared by everybody OF the estate, from
the steward downward. And yet they
are often arrant ours. 1t was the common
talk in a village with which l was we'll
acquainted that the head poacher of the
place, al understood and landy legged
fellow of about five feet four inches,
used to send n message to the game
keeper, a hulking giant of over six feet,
that he was coming out on n certain
night, and that it would therefore DO
prudent for the gamekeeper to stay ut
home. Such a message, the villagers
said, was never disregarded. - George
summer in Outing.
, 1888-02-02

Professor Drummond gave some
graphic pictures of Central Africa, in his
address before the American Association
for the Advancement of Science. He
was surprised at the utter lack of vcge-
table and animal life but q short remove
from the water courses. He says: mot
a tree, a shrub, or blade of grass relieves
the glares of the sunlight upon the white
and yellow sand. The unending silence
becomes solemnly, weirdly impressive,
especially at night, when n gazes upon
a boundless sea of san broken into bill
lows by occasional rocks. Possibly at
intervals, in the distance, may be heard
the yelp of the hyena or the far away
roar of the lion, but the rustic of a leaf
or the hum of an insect is an unknown
sound. Inland trips were terrible. To
move was pain and prostitution, and yet
to keep In motion was better than to
halt. Sleep was impossible, even under
canvas. Over the plains the quivering
heat rises in waves as from hot iron,
While the mirage mocks the sense with
ife like pictures of lakes and ripping
waters. The journey was day after day
through narrow, oven hot valleys, over
bald hilltops, with here and there n grove
or jungle scattered like islets amid the
waste. Magazine of American History.