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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-10-26

Paris seps its streets clean by not permit
ting then to 9st dirty An American UNI
a'lspiciously tore letter in two and dropped
the piece II the gutter recently, just as he
had doubtless done a hundred times at home.
a moment later policeman invited him to
gutrace bis teps and gather up the fragments
Of waste paper, on the penalty of being ar
rested. Tic American was a sensible man,
and, instead Of protesting that America was
the only free country on earth, he then and
there harmed valuable lesson, and subse-
gteotly pressed his admiration of a city
Tftch sh9Taa such respect for itself-San
4ranclscO ArgOnaut.
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Queer Winter Quarters.

Newton Keister, farmer who
lives on Gee Lick, three miles from
Weston, felled large oak tree last
week, and in cutting up the limbs he
cut into knot and found coiled up
in it very large copper-head snake,
which struck at him as he reached
down to remove the piece he was
working on. The limb in which this
reptile had taken up winter quarters
was nearly one hundred feet from
the ground.
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BUCKINGHAM, N. Y.
May 81, 1886.

G. G.. GREEN, Dear Sir Il 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 use it for more
than twelve years. 1t is constant
household companion with me. Our
merchant here procured it first at
my solicitation, aud says he has sold
q 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 I
do not know Of q single case it has
not cured ] first used it in Yer
mont, where ] lived before coming
here. / advise everyone to use It, as
it is certainly the best cough medi-
cine j have ever known ] have tried
nearly all of them at different times
Yours respectfully,
MOSES GRAY,
Dl cow Proprietor Grist Nil
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Rough on the Roof.

Builder want you to do some
thing for me.
Friend-What is it
"You see this house is almost fin
ished, except shingling the roof"
$50 l perceive"
"Well, | want you to look around
and see if you can't find thin car
penter who does not weigh more than
100 pounds. / must have a light
carpenter to put on those shingles.
II a heavy man goes up on that roof
the woole house will tumble NJ
Texas siftings.
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sETEa TIE Fam.


The sunset IN the waters breast
i cs sting down its mellowed light;
The clouds are floating into rest.
Before the night.
Now that the storm has passed away,
4 parable OF nature lies
On path and field, for those who say
That they are wise.
Beside the placid mere stand,
And watch the rainbow's wondrous stain;
4 fragraaca from the moistened land
Gives thanks for rain.
4 twnfa ,som numbered birds
Tilt aunt tie tangled 6owefy ways
What is it but the simple words
OF love and praise?
We thank our father for thea..yht
In which his tenderness ap1s,arS
For sunny joys--forgettlng quite
To thank for tears;
Forgetting that his testament
Is written on the rainy skies
That blessed comforters are sent
For fearful eyes;
Forgetting he that goes in tears
To SOW upon field Of pain,
Shall come when harvest season nears
To gather grain
Arthur L. Salmon in Good Words
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Pertinent Queries.

why Do we always talk of putting on
coat anl vest? Who puts on a coat before a
vestf We also say putting on shoes and
stockings VINO puts on the shoes before the
Stockings We also put up signs telling peo-
er feet when we mean their
boots or shoes. and a father tells boy he
viii va-- his jacket when he means to warm
ms pantaloons. We are a little eccentric in
aac .li1se amt we, at times?-Boston Cou-
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-10-26

DIR. Armour Hansen, a Norwegian
savant, recently visited Wisconsin
and Minnesota and examined a num-
Der of lepers who had emigrated
from Norway. He discovered that
of l6O of such emigrants the offspring
had remained free to the third gener-
alton, and concluded that leprosy
was not a hereditary disease.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-10-26

Success in life is the result OF
push and energy. If the blood is
impure and sluggish, both body and
mind lack vigor. To cleanse and
vitalize the blood and impart new
life to the system, nothing else has
such a marvellous effect as Ayers
Sarsaparilla.
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Elderly Gcntleman-I can manage this
matter Tor you, young man, but il win cost
TIA hul}rai n.''ee
Young Ohicer-All right; here's the half
+ q p Ec----l rl5-o bll tor you and as soon
ss you f Tire Sling doro you shall have the
other baU
L.dell5 Gentleman shocked --Good heav-
en- 50 Neung, and yet So artful -Harpers
Aagazine
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-10-26

A check for several thousand dol
lars sent to Pope Leo XIII. from
Newark, n. j., has been returned
through the regular channels to the
Newark bank on which it was drawn,
duly Endorsed by the Pope. The
handwriting is neat and even. The
check will be kept as q souvenir.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-10-26

Parlor cars, to run at intervals in
connection with the regular service
of important street car lines, are
under consideration in different parts
of the country. The necessity for
such accommodation has been ques.
toned, but it is patent that there is
as much reason in having paRlor
street cars as parlor railway cars.
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BuckIen's Arnica saIYe.

TIE BEsT SlLvE in the world for cuts Bruis-
es, Sores, Ulcer, Salt Rheum, Fever, Sores
letter Chspped Hands. Chiblains Conges-
tion Eruptions, and it positively cures ri %
Or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price % cent per box.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-10-26

Take two eggs OF equal size. Carefully dis
solve the Ell Of one with dilute hydrochloric
-Scid and immerse IL into pure water In the
course OF a day or two enough water will
ass through toe outside membrane 10 cause
3 70 nchsly double its volume as may be
sLoa2 ~ comparison with the second egg,
~btch is r-ed rs n standard New York Tel
s.grarn
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in the direction of the nearest drug
store, is not too fast for any person
to make who is troubled with con-
stipation, dyspepsia, liver complaint,
or sick headache, and is, therefore,
in need of DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pei
let's. Gentle and effective; one 8
dose.
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Sick Headache

rs a complaint from which many suffer
1 and few are entirely free. It's cause
is indigestion and a sluggish liver, the
cure for which is readily found in the
use of Ayers Pills.
~ have found that for sick headache,
caused by a disordered condition of the
stomach, Ayers Pills are the most re-
liable remedy - Samuel G. Bradburn,
Worthington, Mass.
after the use OF Ayers Pills for
many years, in my practice and family,
| am justified in saying that they are an
excellent cathartic and liver medicine
sustaining all the claims made for them"
w. A. Westfall, NJ. D., " p. Austin
& N. w. Railway Co, Burnett, Texas.
ayers Pills are the best medicine
known to me for regulating the bowels,
and for all diseases caused by dis
ordered stomach and liver. i suffered
for over three years from headache, in
digestion, and constipation. ! had no
appetite and was weak and nervous
most Of the time. BY using three boxes
of Ayers Pills, and at the same time
dieting myself, I was completely cured"
- Philip Lockwood, Topeka, Kansas.
l was troubled for years with indi-
gastion, constipation, and headache. A
few boxes of Ayers Pills, used in small
daily doses, restored me to health.
They are prompt and effective. w. III.
Strout, Meadville, Pa.
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Ms G .5Lll 30 Mr. SBriblarj-So this IS
.r Sl-rjbla~a How delighted l am to meet
rggl ! l-l be SO much more interested in
yuoc wcilugs after this Judge
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-10-26

II graAvn men only knew as much as their
mothers think they know when they are ba-
2es TIC orI3 woulI have no further use for
Gzel0pec is -s7aicrvina Journal
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A Warning.

Professor II. Umerous-I think have the
as-sls fCr q capital joke my dear
Experienced wife-Dont count your chest
aGts before they're shelled. -Detroit Free
Press.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-10-26

The undersigned having been engaged
in clock repairing and cleaning for many
years, is now prepared to renoyate all
manner of clocks-having material for the
purpose always ON hand. All work insur-
ed, with good usage. Cases dressed also,
if worth it. Moderate charges. ] also
keep on hand and for sale, the Golden Age
Pain Killer, also an Ointment for letter,
White Swelling, sure cure for any old
ulcers, fresh cuts, boils, pimples, and all
manner of sores. Come one come all.
a27,2m ROBERT THOMPSON.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-12
CLIPPINGS

OF 43, 900 Italians that landed in
Castle Garden last year "a, 900 were
males.
The school of medicine of Boston
University has graduated 47s physicians.
Nearly one hall of these are women.
A three penny postcard has been in
troduccd by the English postmaster gen.
eral. 1t is intended mainly for Austral-
ian service.
The So called Canadian thistle, which
is simply tho common English thistle,
has spread itself over the whole Of the
United States.
The Church of 1reland--Pr otestant
piscopal-numbers $50. 500 members.
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Numbers 470, 700,
Five men have bought $780, 900 acres
of spruce timber territory in the Ad-
irondack Mountains. They have 7O0,-
900, 900 feet, about all that Is left
standing.
The New Hampshire Legislature has
two very youthful pre'iding officers in
the President of the Senate and Speaker
of the House. Neither official is more
than thirty. one years oil
Statistics show that the number of
bicycles aud tricy cles has been centupled
in France during the past year. Even
the weaker sex is more and moro affect
ing this mode of locomotion.
The monument erected in Haymarket
Square, Chicago, to the memory of the
policemen who fell In the Anarchist riot,
is bronze statue of a policeman in uni
form on granite pedestal. The statue
and pedestal together cost $1,000.
Cyrus W. Field began his business
career at the age of fifteen, VIXEN New
York merchant engaged him as clerk,
paying him 50 week for his services.
One of his daily duties at that time
(fifty-four years ago) consisted in put
ting up and taking down the shutters Of
the store.
The latest marine internal machine Is
floating battering ram. 1t consists Of
a cigar shaped boat, made entirely OF
thick steel, and operated by the Captain
only, who is lodged in an invu nerable
turrct. Such a Continuance as this is
capable of mixing the largest ironclad
with the greatest ease.
The great bell of Hung-w WI, which
has long laid half buried in the ground,
has at length been lifted by foreign ma
chincry and hung in pagoda built OF
iron by foreign firm. According to
prophecy, this bell was rcver to be
lifted until China had entered upon a
new career of prosperity.
Egyptian cotton, which is one of the
great products of the country, got lis
start during our late civil war. The
price rose as high as forty.four cents
pound and millions of dollars worth OF
Egyptian cotton was raised and shipped
to England. At present the product OF
cotton is about 100000 bales pei
annum, which is little in comparison
with the great crop of America.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-12
A Collection of Rare watches.

!. B. Scott, of Rockford, ILL.,, has
collection Of more than thirty antiq"c
wa. ches. They are rare old specimen
being Of Swiss and London makes, ar
many of them having been entire
manufactured by hand. They are |
of old and odd patterns, Mr. Sc It
fondles them with parental affection,
and never tires of explaining their
intricacies.
"You have heard of Tobias watch,
he will remark, diving into the chest
containing them. ''Here is one; 1t wa'
made ninety years ago, Here's n'o
old watch, it is Jurgenson. tn
train wheels are of solid gold, and there
are twenty-one rubics in it,"
Mr.. Scott has a number of chronon.
eter movements and one old pcndulua
movement. He has several repeating
watches that strike hours, quarters AMI
minutes. One odd watch has figures on
the dial plate TO represent womOp
striking bell, and the hammer move
when the watch strikes. Altogether it
is rare collection.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-12
BOSTON MARKETS.

The -four market rules about the same, the
only change no.ed being a drop in spring
patents. In corn meal there is drop of 2
cents per bag; otherwise figures are the same
Trade is slow in rye -four but prices are
steady. The oatmeal market continues quiet
The demand for oats continues light, and
spot goods move slow Most of the business
on the new crop has been i'll lots to arrive
There is no noticeable change iu mill feed.
Butter-Choice creamerieS are still very
firm and in good demand at full and un
changed prices. The market is well sup
piled with such and prices are easy. Sp cial
brands of choice Western creamery butter
are very firm Low grades are in excessive
supply but there is no market to speak OF
for them. Diaries are in limited demand
and moderate supply. Imitation and ladlc
goods are quiet and unchanged.
Eggs The market continues very firm and
the situation is not materially changed. Re
C ipts and offerings are very light and there
Is God demand prevailing.
Potatoes-The tone of the market is
easier, owing to the comparatively large re-
ceipts which has rendered the supply offer
ing very large. There is fair demand,
but prices cannot be sustained. Sweets are
also easier, owing TO the lar e receipts, not
withstanding that there is very fair de-
mand.
HAY and Straw,-Hay is unchanged. Re-
ceipts are more liberal, but the market is
firm on choice The demand is fair, and
sales of fancy hay are being made above
quotations. Common grades are quiet Rye
straw is dull.
Pork and Lard.-Trade is picking up and
the market is firmer. Pork is selling better,
and cuts are higher. Lard is tirmer Hams
and smoked meats are in good demand ana
steady in price.
Reans-l ho market is barely steady only,
owing to the cont inued light demand. Re-
ceipts are moderate bus supplies are ample.
Pea beans have beea having steady though
moderate demand. Mediums are in light
supply and firm Yellow Eyes are scarce
and but little called fer, while prices are
nominaly unchanged, Foreign beans are
steady.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-12
POOR will

OWN, poor Win, what hast thou done
That, nightly with the set of sun,
Thy kith and kin, of ancient fame
Pass sentence booming thee 10 shameS
"Whip poor WIN whip poor WillP
Ere yet the first pale twilight stars
Peer through the gold and purple bars,
From yon tall cedar's dusky shade
The mandate sounds across the glade,
"Whip poor will whip poor Willw
And straightway comesin hooking tone
From dell and dingle wild and lone,
From tangled brush and boslSy glen,
From briery copsc and fcrn grown fen,
''Whip poor WIN whip poor WIN"
From distant woods across the cove,
From darkling depths of yonder grove,
From thickets where the brook runs by,
With malice keen they boot and cry,
"Whip poor VIM whip poor Will~
oh, heartless crew, too long, too long
Night hath been saddoned with thy song
The world is wiser now than when
You sang first to the sons of men,
"Whip poor Will!whip poor war;
And meath this new and kindlicr star
You'd suit your audience better far
If, changing tune to suit the hour,
You carolled in your leafy bower,
"Help poor viii! help poor VIII"
And better still for bird and man
Through weary ages under ban
If in your song you would repeat
The new ev0ngel glad and sweet,
"Love poor VIM love poor VIII"
--Morg b. Siejght, ia Ed-d,,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-12
One Dog Drowned by Another.

Timothy Nolan, an Ulster and
Delaware Railroad flagman, says that
two dogs, one large, the other small
the latter was owned by Isaac Gorta
were swimming in Browns pond.
They came together and began fighting.
Soon the little canine began to weaken,
when its antagonist grabbed it back OF
tie ears and held it under the water
until it was drowned. The victor swan
ashore and shook itself, Among the
witnesses Of the conflict were children
of Mr.. Gorta, who began crying at the
loss of their pet, and they implored
some one to "bring back their doggy
to them. The dog on the bank seemed
to understand. 1t Owed into the water
and when it appeared at the surface it
had in its mouth the dead body of its
victim, which 1t brought to where the
children stood, laid 1t at their feet and
then ran away.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-12
Terrible Death by Electricity.

Tortured to death by electricity, sixty feet
above the surface of the street was the hor-
rible ending of the life of lineman of thu
Brush Electric Light Company, of Buffalo,
N. Y. Hugh Ferry was sent up a pole to do
some work A few mimi es later he was
seen writing in agony on the network of
wires. A Hayes ladder was raised close to
the pole Ferry's hand was burned black
by the current Fireman Lawler h3d to
risk his life to get the man down. Bracing
himself on the supper rounds of the ladder, he
drew Ferry's twitching body towards him.
Shocks of electricity passed through his
arms while he did so. Once Lawler nearly
lost his hold. The wire which he had
to cut would let Ferry down to the
pavement. Lawler pulled him over,
got his head between his legs, and made
quick clip at the WIRE The lineman's body
swung down and was caught by another
fireman. 1t was so full of electricity that
the two men could hardly hold it until
rope was attached to Ferry and he was let
down. The doctors could do nothing, but
took him off to a hospital, where he died
forty minutes after he was discovered Such
excruciating torture as he suffered during
that time it is impossible to conceive. Law
ler who reached the victim about fifteen
minutes after he had begun to toss about on
his wire deathbed, says that Ferry was proba-
bly, conscious though speechless, but by the
time he got him to the ground he must have
been unconscious. THAT mans tortures,"
said Fireman Lawler, "were worse than
anything can imagine could be inflicted on
the damned. 1t is a horrible experience
that will never fade from my mind. got
pretty severe Shocks but was so Mortified
in watching him that l hardly noticed the
off
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-12
Living Cliff Dwellers In Arizona.

Frederick Shwatka, the explorer,
sends the I'll ng to the Chicago
Inter- Ocean fl n Flagstaff, Arizona:-
when the announcement of my dis
covery of eff dwellers in northern
Chifluahua was made some months ago
the question was raisel as to the rela-
ton these living cliff jewellers sustained
are found in Arizona. 1 have OK; m.
ined the cliff dwellings here and find
them the same as those of chihuahua.
This supports the theory that the cliff
dwellers driven out of Arizona by the
warlike tribes found refuge in the Sierra
Madres, where l found thousands of
them few months since
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-12
Suicide Over Niagara,

A BROOKLYN woman committed suicide at
Niagara Falls in the most sensational man.
ner. She regist red as Mrs. Lawrence,
Brooklyn, NY. She went down to Prospect
park, and was there some time before she
made her fatal venture. Finally she DELHI
erately walked to the little step-off place in
the park about $50 feet from the brink,
threw her parasol AMI pocketbook into the
rapids, and jumped in herself. There was
crowd around, and they helplessly watched
the woman as she foated to certain
death She laughed, but not in
sanely, so the eye-witnesses say. When al
most at the brink an eddy caught her,
twirlel her around, and she went over head
first into the abyss below. All the way
down she had smiled and laughed and waved
her hands and this she kept up even when
going head first over the falls A photog-
rapher tried to take view of the suicide,
but the torrent was too quick for him. In
less than five minutes the woGan's dress was
washed ashore not lar from the foot of the
falls. and ten minutes later her naked body
came I'D in the still water neir
the new suspension bridge and foated On its
dark green surface 1t was sight that will
never be forgotten. Her neck had evidently
been broken when she plunged head fore
most over the cataract. The corpse hoated
down few hundred feet and touched cur
rent which pulled it under the surface, and
it was not seen afierward. A most careful
search Of the room occupied by Mrs. Law
renee failed to reveal anything further about
her.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-12

ESDERS, PA, FEB. 10, 1879.
Pisos Cure for Consumption relieved the
cough, checked tho nisht-sweats and ernacia-
tion--in short gave q new lease OF life to a pa
tent of mine who was rapidly and surely ap-
preaching the final stage of this dreaded ds-
ease.
To-day she is in the enjoyment of fair
health, and this result Is due to the beneficial
affects of only few bottles OF Piso's Cure Tor
Consumption.
II we take into consideration the DURATION
of this patients sickness, the SEVERITY OF the
symptoms,the SMALL quantity of the remedial
agent and the BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME WITHIN
which CURE WAS BFFECTED,we cannot fail "
acknowledge the truly wonderful effects OF
Piso's Cure for Consumption.
LEVI JAY ENDERs, MD.
In every community there are living W.T.
nesses to testify that In naming our medicine
Pso's Cure for Consumption, we have not
claimed more than it can do. Its standing In
the market also proves its merit. We have
not published sensational notices; our advef-
tiscments have been mero signs to indicate the
existence of Piso's Cure for Consumption. In
stead Of endeavoring to excite fear our pu-
pose has been to encourage hope.
Yet Piso's Cure for Consumption stands To-.
day at the head OF all medicines of its claS
acquiring for its manufacture q factory full OIL
skilled workers and improved mach1nery-
whereas about twenty years ago all the WORK
was done in one little room by one man.
Price, 20 cents per bottle.
L. T. HAzLKrINE, Warren, Pa