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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-11-09

When the war of the rebellion
broke out, Gen. Robert G. Schenck
had been SO long in public life and
away from Ohio that he didn't know,
even by sight, half of the numerous
nephews who were the sons Of his
half-dozen brothers. He was appoint
ed brigadier-general, and it SO hap
pened that one of the regiments as
signed to his brigade over in Vir-
GINA was the Twenty Ohio,
commanded by Col. Alexander Nc
Dowell McCook.
Several of the companies of this
regiment were raised in and around
Dayton, where the Schencks lived in
swarms, and as the family was loyal
all through, there were a goodly
number of Schencks in Company B
and Company f of that regiment.
1t SO happened that the Schenck con-
tingent in the regiment was thor.
oughly imbued with a love of fun,
and when any mischief was afoot the
Schencks were sure to have hand
in tiff party was hauled up for
discipline one or more Schencks were
sure to be of the number. This fact
was very annoying to the General, as
might have been expected, and he
did not try to conceal his annoyance.
While the brigade lay near Fairfax
Ccurs House strict orders against
foraging were issued; / believe it
was even threatened to have foragers
shot. One morning party of five
foragers, captured the night before,
was brought before Gen. Schenck for
examination. The General looked
at the faces closely, but recognized
none, and then asked the first man !:
What is your name and regiment?'
"Peter Brown, Second Ohio, sir"
"Oh |" in relieved tone of voice j;
II was afraid you might be one of
those Schencks."
"What's your name 2" he inquired
of the next.
The youth looked the General
straight in the eye and answered
cheerily: "Why, General, I'm one OF
those blank Shencks."
The officers standing by did not
try to restrain their boisterous mirth;
while Gen. Schenck glared furiously
at the unabashed Buckeye young
ster. In a moment he shouted to
the officer of the guard
ssTake these scoundrels away l
will attend to them another time. "
The culprits were marched off, and
the General had time to just get into
his tent before he broke out into a
prolonged fit of laughter.-Tribune.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-11-09

The Summer girl-Ohi where Is she,
The sweet, the rare, the radiant maid:
Gone; but her form we'll shortly see
In glossy sealskin robes arrayed.
And when the snow begins TO whirl
And eddy in the ambient air,
She'll blossom out a Winter girl,
AS fascinating and as fair.
She draws us, sways us as she wills,
She smiles and to her side we fly;
Wen run up livery stable bills
To take her sleighing by and by.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-11-09

Senator Sherman, in a recent
speech, said that while "we boast in
America of the rapid progress we
have made in growth, population,
wealth and strength, yet it is equally
true that some of the oldest nations
in the world are keeping pace with
us in industry, progress and even in
liberal institutions
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-11-09

The deep-sea researches made by
the United States Commission with
view to discovering the tempera-
ture of the fishing grounds and thus
learn the causes that lead to the fish
migrations are attracting great in
terest, not only among scientific men
but among those interested practic-
ally in trade.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-11-09

Bishop Alphens w. Wilson, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
made the opening address Tuesday
afternoon before the convention, in
Mount Vernon Methodist Episcopal
Church, Baltimore, on the glorious
person and manifold ministry Of the
Holy Spirit. A large congregation
was present, says the Baltimore Sun.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-11-09
Force OF Habit.

Clerical-looking parsonage enters
the restaurant.
Waiter.-s'What will you have,
sir 2"
Rev.-"Steak, please"
Walter-"How will you have ity"
Rev., (absent-mindedly .)-"Well
done, thou good and faithful-ahem!"
From LIppINcoTT's MAGAZINE for
November.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-11-09

Through Tickets.and Baggage Checked
to all points.
For rates and other information, address
FRED. HUsEMAN, L. z. A., Wheeling.
W. j. ROBINSON, q. Z A.,
Parkersburg, w. Va
w. III. Osborn, Southern Tray. aAg't.,
Pomeroy, Ohio.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-11-09
nHIO RIVER RAILRODAD
" TIME TABLE $500

Taking effect Feb. 10, 1889. Passenger
trains will run as follows, Central Time.
All trains daily except those marked thus
which do not run on Sunday.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-11-09
Of Interest to Ladies

We viii send 4 FREE SAMPk OF our wonderful
upesic for female complaints 70 any lady who wsAe
pcataSs BAkER REMEDY Co.. Box 1oa, Buffalo. n. 2.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-01-17
Tricks OF Telegraphers.

''It takes quick eye to be adcptin our
business these days" said the telegraph
operator. Mere knowledge of the
mechanism of the Morse instrument is
not the only essential of the star
operator. Last year | was working for
the Western Union in Boston, and at
that time rival company held the
right to send messages from the ball
grounds. 1t was absolutely necessary
that we should supply our customers
with the score, however. At first the
chief hoisted me to the top of tele-
graph-polc, un which | worked an
instrument for awhile, but the other
fellows by various means made that
scheme impossible, and we had to try
something else. l got rOost on
another pole and by means of tapping
my check with a roll of paper sent
messages to another man across the
street in an office, and he wired the
news over the country.
ut was pretty hard work at first,
but in a week or two he had trained
his eye so thoroughly that he soon had
my dots and dashes as we'll as if q
noisy instrument ut his side were max.
elaboration of that by which the
United Press reported the international
yacht races, when Mr.. Phillips, the
manager, stationed men with tele-
scopes on the heights around New
York, and trained them to receive
kilograms from man in the press
boat, who gave the dots and dashes OF
tho alphabet by waving a flag"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-01-17
The Washington Monument
Great care is taken to note the NOV

Great care is taken to note the move
ments of the Washington Monument,
for it does move. The law of contrac-
ton and expansion of material by heat
and cold operates here as well as else
where. When the sun shines full on
the eastern face in the morning the
stones on that side expand and throw
the shaft slightly to the west. Then
the sun goes around to the south and
the apex of the monument makes q
corresponding swing to the north. As
the orb crceps about the sky to its fin
al setting in the evening the glittering
point on top of the monument makes
contra movement around half Il circle
gradually settling back to its normal
position after the rays of the sun have
lost their power. This movement has
never been calculated, but is undoubt-
cdlv very slight. The wind. too. has
an effect upon the structure. From
the centre of gravity of the shaft, locat-
ed 174 feet and 10 inches from the
floor, is cross beam from which is
suspended fine steel wire, protected
by galvanized iron tube about four
inches in diameter. This hangs to the
floor at the northwest corner of the
elevator well. At the bottom is a
plumb bob weighing twenty five
pounds, suspended by means of the
wire, aud hanging in water. An iron
| cylinder protects the instrument from
injury, and little iron house about
four feet high keeps off the draught.
Through the cylinder is tclescopic
eyepiecc, in one end of which are two
vertical wires about one-quarter of an
inch apart. When II candle is held
at an opening in the side of the box
and the eye is applied to the outside
end of the tube, tine plumb line can be
seen-a fine line between the vertical
marks. Any movement in the shaft is
recorded by IL corresponding move
ment in the line. When the structure
| is at rest, and i'll its normal position,
the line hangs still, midway between
the others, but when the shaft is dis
, turbed by the action of the wind it
sways back and forth like the pendul-
um of clock, always coming to rest
! in the centre. This is observed every
day, and if tho custodian should ever
notice the line hanging still at any
| point outside of the two cross lines he
| win then know that the monument has
been permanently moved from its level
position. Until then, however, no one
need be alarmed by the oscillations oi
the shaft from the action of the wind
or the influence of the SUM- Washing
| ton Star.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-01-17
Gambling In Italy.

The Italians arc naturally gamblers.
The national game of lotto, now under
the patronage and control of the
government, is patronized to an in
credible extent. The chances of WIN
ming are less than few and far be-
tween; but rich and poor, priest and
peasant, patronize it with persistent
regularity. The poor actually go with
out food and pawn the very beds they
lie ON in order to buy their weekly
tickets. The game itself is of simple
form. Numbers from to.90 inclusive
are placed in large revolving wheel,
and at noon on Saturday. in the
presence of the municipal officers and
government representatives, five num-
bers are drawn forth by five different
children gathered at random from the
waiting crowd. These numbers are
then publicly proclaimed us the win
ming numbers for the week and tele-
graphed far and near. Previous to the
Saturday drawing-that is TO say, from
Sunday morning till Friday night
tickets are sold. The purchaser
chooses his own numbers, and he may
buy two or three or four or five, Just us
he plcaSes. 1t is needless to say that
TO choose the five winning numbers
is akin to miracle. Two numbers
not unfrequently come out. and oc-
casionally IA lucky investor hits on
three; but these are rare rXcep-
tions, and, as ut Monaco anal other
public tables, the percentages is so
heavily in favor of the bank that the
people lose their money with delicious
regularity. To prevent cheating and
possible collnsion. the offices are closed
for the sale of tickets on Friday night
and remain unopened till the day after
the drn wing takes pincr. Tho prizes
vary IN proportion To the amount paid
for the ticket, and are tempting enough
to keep the poor still poorer, while the
government Golfers grow full aud over
fosf.-C Chambers Journal
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-01-17
LEGAL, NorICE.

DEFENDANTS, Elizt Slabaugh. Trrenia
- Letherman, Sarah Penrnse, laude Sla-
Hanre. Elkhxrt County. Indiana; Abraham
l.srdis, Laura 0'Neal. who reside at Ripley,
Brown County. Illinois; John Lardis, who re
ides at Moline. franklin County, Nebraska; !;
,amuel Laniis and Cyrus Iandis who reside
,t New Philadelphia. McDonough County. H.
.inois; Rerjamin Jandis and James Landis,
aOis; Sarah Jenes ami Mary koxroat. who re-
ide at Penrington's foint, Nc Mclicnough Coun-
y. Illinois. and A Abraham Lands, who resides
1t Grand View. Douglass County, Dakota will
axe notice that William Paulus and william
agner, MS adni'i traitors, with the will an
,exed. of John Bombarg. +. deceased filed
heir petition in the Court OF IommOn Pleas in
md for Portage ounty. ohio, on the 23rd day
f November. 1883. against them and 9TH
ers. setting forih their qualification rs such
administrators; that there is no persOnsl es
ate; that job n Bombarger died seized in fee
IF 20 acres OF land from the southwest part Of
!ot No. ss. Rootstown ToH nship; Portage
ountY, Ohio. bounded rorth by lands of Geo.
Beale and one Fleshman and East by said
Fleshman's land. That to pay expenses and
legacies. and TO distribute said estate accord
ing to will of said John Bombarger, it will be
necessary to sell said real estate. That by the
provisions Of said will, giving an equal share
20 each of the children of said tcstator. except
- 10 Eliza Slabaugh, her share to be invested
md go to her heirs at her death. interest to be
Daid TO her ifneeded tor support: and as to
Michael Bonn mbarger. he to have $500 less than
m equ / share and said $3U0 TO go to his son
larence s and the share of 5 muel Bombar-
10 DC pdlu Wlit' III consequence
f he deaths ol John and Michael Bcm6argNr
IL fore death of tes tStOr, and the deaths of
Harriet lands, intestate, Leaving children.
and Mary BombargLr, intestatP, without issue,
ince the death ri sand testator, it will he NJ c.
ssary to construe said will and direct the ad
illustrators in the discharge of their trust;
and pray ying that said will be construed by the
,ourt. the administrators he directed in the
ischarge of their trusts and in the distribu-
10, of said estate, that said lands be sold. and
or equitable r. lief
Said defendants are required to answer said
petition on or bC fore the 10Th day of January
1882:
ByI T. SIDDiLT.
lt57-6W ATTY. for Plaintiffs.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-01-17
Not That Kind of a Pot.

1t was at a church fair in a Mass
achusetts town which has given a
governor to the commonwealth, and
among the miscellaneous articles for
sale on one of the tables was n patent
hook for lifting kettles from the stove.
The clergyman of the parish stood ac-
cidentally beside this table, when he
was approached by n Harvard student
who was lending to the occasion the
hight of his countenance.
WHAT'S that thing forP" the student
asked, taking hold of the utensil men,
toned.
Il believe that is a pot-lifter," the
clegyman answered.
The youth regarded it curiously a
moment in silence.
"Will you kindly tell me-" he said
at length, show you lift a Jackpot
with it?"
The clerical gentleman blushed for
the want of reverence shown to his
cloth, and then, recollecting himself,
said that he did not understand the
question. Boston Courier.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-01-17
BREAD,
HOMEMADE 8 BAKERS

Having purchased the bread stand heretofore
conducted by Alvin Poe. and said Poe having
agreed not to peddle or sell bread from house
10 house. 1 invite all the former customers of
his establishment. as well as all others wish
ing any thing in the line of Bread, or Bakers
foods, to call at my place of business. next
ioor west of Wait Bros
bake my Home made Bread and my Bakers
Bread is the very best. Prices cheap.
Respectfully,
lO52-Sm ELIZABETH nINGES
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-01-17

One thing that seldom "gets in the
soup" is the oyster at the church festi-
val.-YQ YQakerS Statesman,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-01-17
Yale's Yell.

The freshman class in Yale university
have adopted new class cry, although
the cry itself is very ancient. Until
the present college year, '92, the
freshmen have used the old familiar
cry, 'Rah-rah-rah." and the numer-
ais of the class. Thus the freshman
class of last year, now the sophomore
class of this, if they wish to extol the
prowess of their baseball nine, their
football or class race, were wont to
shout in chorus, in loud and lusty
manner, "Rah-rah-rah-'91." The
sophOmores would shout, ''Rah-rah-
rah--'90, ,"and SO on.
How the present cry of '92 was
brought about and adopted is simply a
matter of theory. 1t is:
''Bric-a-kex-kcX, coax, coax, whuop,
whuop, parabaloo-'92."
The cry is taken from the Greek
play of Aristophanes, entitled 1.-The
Frogs" The cry itself is said to have
been used before rs special cry or
certain occasions, but not us the ex-
elusive cry of any class. Nor can it bC
ascertained how it was adopted by thu
present freshman class, further than il
was accidentally selected, and that its
euphony and peculiar musical tone
happened to strike the popular fresh
man fancy.
Some of the freshmen are so wei
pleased with it that they have care
fully written it down, withits hyphcns
commas, and dlslIcs in the proper
places. But who selected it is un
known. and the general freshman
opinion is that it was taken up in
formally.
The word coax has in this con
ncction two syllables, with the acccn
on the last, us also has the wOr,
'.whOup." The final word, "para
baloo," has four syllables. with the ac
cent on the last ON. And when th'
class cry, as now adopted, is given, i
is said To be an excellent imitation "
n batrachian chorus in thickly-popu
lated frog -pond.-NeU York. Herald.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-01-17
AGory Record.

In every well-regulated railroad
general office there is department
where an exhaustive record is kept OF
every accident, trivial or serious, that
occurs on the property oftho company.
The record is kept as a necessary pro-
teclion against unjust damage suits.
Experience has demonstrated that
quite often suit will be instituted
against the company several years
after the injury complained OF has
been received, says the st. Louis
Globe Democrat, aud at time when the
witnesses at its occurrence have either
been forgotten by the company or
have themselves forgotten the occur
rerre in its essential particulars. In
consequence. the defense of the COM
panv has been lame and halting, when
in the estimation of the company, it
might have been better. Now, when
ever an accident occurs, be it only the
MASKING of some poor brakeman's
thumb. the unbending rules and regu-
lations require that each employe give
a written statement of the affair, and
if the accident bo serious that the
names and statements of other wit
nesses also be procured. These are
filed for future reference, to be used
as circumstances may require. In
pondcrous folio are carefully indexed
the names of all persons injured or
killed, with their residence, the place
of accident, the nature and cause of
the accident, etc. This book on a
large railroad system is rapidly filled
with names, for each day brings a
number of casualties. 1t is CORY
record. Perhaps half the total
casualties occur to trainmen while
coupling cars, but there is plentiful
sprinkling through the list of tramps
falling beneath tho wheels, of passen-
gers injured while alighting from or
boarding q train in motion, and many
other varieties. Some are peculiar.
Hero is an Instances: Following the
address of country physician in the
record of local road is the single an
nouncement, .'Stood out in the rain aud
caught cold" etc, a curious entry in
deed. The history of the case is that
the country physician, one damp. raw
evening in last December, tramped
from patients residence to a lonely
railway station and arrived in a state
of profuse perspiration. The station
was locked and the passenger was
compelled to await his train by standing
out in drizzling rain. He caught u
severe cold from exposure, sued the
railroad company, and settled his case
for 81 800.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-01-17
Simian Cashiers.

The Siamese ape is stated to be in
great request among Siamese mer-
chants rs II cashier in their counting
houses. Vast quantities of base coin
obtain circulation in Slam and the fac
ulty of discriminating between good
money and bad would appear to be
possessed by these gifted monkeys in
such an extraordinary degree of de-
velopment that no human being, how
ever carefully trained, can compete
with them. The cashier ape medita-
lively puts into his mouth each coin
presented tB him in business payments
and tests it with grave dcliberation.
His method of testing is regarded in
commercial circles as infallible, and.
as n matter of fact, his decision is
uniformly accepted by all parties in
terested in the transaction.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-01-17

On Broadway. New York City, may
be seen wonderful block of agatized
wood. The block is an immense one,
weighing 1920 pounds and measuring
404 x33 inches and 81 inches high. 1t
came from the petriiied forests at
Chalcedouy Park. Arizona, near Cor
RIA, and twenty miles from the near
est railroad station. Other pieces OF
the pctritied wood have been brought
on from these forests, but none that
approach this specimen in size. The
wood is used to make up into table
tops and handsome wood ornamental
tion. The polished surface shows a
beautiful blending of yellow and black.
and in some respects resembles the
red wood of the big California trees.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-01-17
Horse ShOGing.
After this date will make the following prices
for shoeing:
New Shoes, 25 Cents Each.
Re-Setting. Is Cents Each.
Shop opposite Park-Corner Chestnut an
Spruce SITS. THOS. JENKINS.
knS- Shoes furnished nv me.
Teachers Examinations.

l. EXAMINATIONS will be held. commencing
IL at o OIL ok a. m. and closing at 4 p. m.
n the FIRST SATURDAY of each month: also,
the THIRD SATURDAY in October November.
February and March.
The examination on the THIRD SATURDAY in
February will be held>at G arretts Vile; that on
the THIRD SATURDAY in March. at Kent. All
others at the High School Building, Rayenna
No certificate will be ante-dated.
By order OF the Board.
Iva OF. HAYNAKER. Clerk.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-01-17
EASTWARD.

HDaily.
Connections at Gallery Junction with North
ern Division Trains:
No. / for Butler.
'' 5, for Butler and Foxburg.
., gets condection from foxburg and
Butler.
from Clarion. Foxburg and Butler.
Through Sleeping Car between Allegheny
and Chicago on Nos. i and 6, daily.
LAKE DIVESI- N.
Painesville and Youngstown Mail daily, ex-
c.pt SGndays, I-eares PaiDesville so a. N
CbarSon 66 East Claridon 50: Burton sse;
Mhtdlef, Id 46; West Farmington aIo; War
rem SO; Niles 10 Oh Girard 10 Is; arrives at
Youngstown so. Returning. leaves Ycungs-
town 36 p. m. Girard 50 NIles 2 Os; " arr.
as3; West Pennington "; BiddIefeld 81;
Burton 8 81; East Claridon g. IS; Chardon Ue;
arrives Painesville T. 20,
j, t. JOHNSON. sup't.
O, w. BAsSETT,
General Passenger Agents
Through Coaches from Bavenna to Pitts
burgh.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-01-17

The Russian Minister of Railways
has issued an order that in future all
passengers who play cards will be
'.judicially pursued"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-12-18
We've Always Been Provided For.

Good wife, wha, are you ging for you know
And what we'll do with tb horse and kye. is more
than can say;
lose both corn and wheat
She looked up with a pleasant face. and ans
wered low and sweet:
There il a Heart, there is a Hand, We feel.
but cannot see:
We've always been provided for, and We shall
always be-
He turned around with sudden gloom. She
said: Love, be at rest:
You cut the grass. worked soon and late, you
That was your work you've naught at all to do
And do not doubt but you will reap rich FIELDS
For there's Heart and there's Hand, we
feel but cannot see:
We've always been proyived for, and We shall
always be"
That's like a wOman's reasoning; we must
because mnsfi
She softly said: L reason not; 1 only work
and trust
The harvest may redeem the hay, keep heart,
When one door shuts I've always seen another
There is Heart there is Hand, we feel, but
We've always been provided for, and We shall
always be"
He kissed the calm and lrustful face: gone
was his restless pain!
She heard him with a cheerful step 90 whist
ling down the lane.
And went about her household tasks full of a
glad content.
Singing to time her busy hands, as two and fro
she went:
There is a Heart there is a Hand, we feel but
| cannot see:
We've always been provided for, and We shall
| always be"
| Days come and go twas Christmas-tide. anC
| the great fire burned clear,
| The farmer said: Dear wife, It's been good
and happy year;
| The fruit WAS gain. the surplus corn has bought
| the hay. you know"
She lifted then a smiling face, and said; Il told
| You so.
i For there's a Heart. and there's a Hand, ",
| feel. but cannot see:
We've always been provided for, and we shall
| always b..