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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-05-31
Killing Them Off.

When as ranger makes his app. mr.
nnce in the bnckwoods of Mniue he is
naturally presumed to he "n The look.
ont for game. Lust sumner dis
tinGushed prelate # the Episl ocal
Church found bimsrlf stranded in II
Sni"lI Vilnge in that region. mud was
compelled to put up ut fnrn house.
"Do yon hive many ELiSccpnlinns
down bere2" he inquired of his very
hospitabl" hostess.
"WeIl. realy now, don't know" she
answered. "Our hired nun shot some
sort OF a queer critter down back of the
barn the other day but he cIninsd tn at
IL was n woodchuck - Boston Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-05-31
state EniYersitY.

The Comm encement exercises of the
Normal and business departments of
the Stn,e University tuke place Mt the
Opera House in Reno June at 100
o'cl eek P. NJ. Following urc the names
Of graduating pupils:
Normal Clnss-Misses Maud Daugl =
erty aud Mary Louie Sherman If
Reno; Mis- Lillian May Werner OF
Empire, mud Clar ence Dunn Van DUE r
of Elko.
Business Cl ,ss-Miss Maud Dnugh-
e-ty and Frank Amos Rarnes of Reno;
George C'"rence Cue Of Vn City; Mis-
Lottie Josephine Mnyes of California
john b.. Wiufrey of Knrsas.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-05-31

G.-Did yon sac til 80 pedestrians
when they Wore trying t. .. ok the rec.
orr?
HI went to zee that liking match
in Madison Square Garden OF tie fifth
day. 1t was piuful sight to nee those
Pedestrian nil doubled up dragging
themselves along.
G.-That shows how man hns de
generated. According to the Bill,
Enoch walked nprightly beine men
three hundred years. Non" of them
Madiron Sqnare Garden fe lrws Will
over break Enoch's record Il rexa.
s .tings.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-05-31
Another CYCLONE.

A Kansas City dispatch OF tho 2Sth
instnnt pn!s:
The Twes' special from Empnria,
Kan reports that n di'astrun4 cyclone
pnHncd over Clemruts, Chaso {, unity.
during tho AFTERNOON. Captain J..
Brown md bis i,ush.er were kille,,
his wife hid her lsg almost tom off,
AMI his "on had IN arp'"nd leg broken.
II - rnmond that si1 or esvsn other
i"r""ns were killed., hnt the wire, ass
:" hrwn onh no rsli.bls inf ,r,n,tion
on 70 obi .oed.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-05-31
HUMOROUS


"A New Jersey man has made q
ballot-box which can not be stuffed.
Now all the country wants .is voter
built in the same way.-Yonkers
Statesman. ....-..
The girl who went to service for
the first time wrote to her mother
that her master and mistress were
worry dirty, for they washed their
hands ever 80 many times day.
We do not know very much about
the ancient Egyptians, perhaps, but
the grand old Sphinx with its silent
woman's head shows that they were q
very sarcastic people-Journal OF
Education.
Affidavit Editor-'Dearest Ma
thilde, can you doubt the strength
and sincerity OF my loveP" =. Mathilde
-''Swear it. Alonzo, swear it,"
Affidavit Editor Extraordinarily
IL swear-we have the largest circu-
lation in the West. and it is rapidly
increasing. "-America-
There is no excuse for the use of
profane language" says an exchange;
and this is no doubt correct, but if
there were any the drug clerk who is
aroused at three o clock IN the morn
ing by drunken man who wants to
look in the directory to find out where
he lives would seem to possess it.
"A gentleman said to one of his
friends that for some years his wife
had persisted in saying that she was
only twenty years old. "Mine ia
moro reasonable" replied his friend.
IL have succeeded in making her enter
her como out of them. IN. Y.
Ledger.
-Rooney-"Sure Oh can't see why I
mustn't be o mimber av yure Union if
Oi want to keep me job! It's only q
week I've been over here, but know
this is a free counthry.", Mooney
(walking delegate)-"But reminder
now, man, that yure an Amerikin, an
mustn't perfect yuresilf against i'm
ported pauper labor!"
In q Bookstore. -"Have you got
the Blue book?" Tho blue book?
We've got .Burton's Anatomy OF
Melancholy That ought to be blue
enough" mo, no. That isn't it. 1
meun the book with the list of offices "
1--WE haven't got it. But if you are
after an Office, you had better tako the
book On melancholy. "-Chicago Her.
aid.
"A Useful Instrument. Musical
Visitor-"What u handsome pianor
Mrs. Tiptop-''Yes, do not know of
q single piece of furniture l have that
l am more proud of than of my piano.
1t was made to order at cost Of
5000" "Oh, I must - why, it's
locked" Eyes; lost the koy some
months ago and have forgotten to get
another. Philadelphia Record.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-05-31

Samuel j. Tilden made his first consider
able money Us lawyer, but no was more
the forty years old before he put other
aspirations aside for the time and began
tn 1t devotion to his profession which was
81 ickiy distinguished by his connection
with the greatest law causes of the day.
He was forty-one when, in 1855, he was
defeated as q candidate for Attorney-Gen-
| cral of the State. After that camo his
greatest legal triumphs, and after them his
still greater financial operations.
Tho Standard Oil fortunes nearly all
prove the rule. Mr.. Rogers made his share
of that pile while younger than forty years
old, but Messrs. Rockefeller, Starbuck and
| Flagler were beyond that age when they
| grew rich. In Philadelphia, George w.
| Chids is probably an exception. He IS only
sixty years old, and has been rich more
than twenty years; but John Wanamalzer
only began the making of his fortune in
| 1876, when he was thirty-eight He was
nearer fifty than forty when he became real
! ly rich.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-05-31
DroyInE.

Nov th"t Spring bas opened md the
town needs cleaning up. the oil. pioneer
dra, mhu, George Dexter, ~ prepared TO
Is etn up and cart away all accumulated
tubnish vt reasonable prizes. Thofe
duniring my ss'vioes will please leave
orders ttbe Hpmboldt House.
j.. SEoEGR DkxTER,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-05-31

Almond Cheese Cakes. Line pat
ty pans with pastry, and drop in q
mixture Of the whites OF threo eggs.
one-fourth OF pound of powdered
sugar, juice of one-half OF lemon,
one-hali Of a pound Of blanched and
chopped almonds Bake in n mod
erutc oven. Good housekeeping.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-05-31

First Little 'GirlA"What does
your papa dop' Second Little Girl
"Eo's got a position under the city
gQVcfnment" 'Weli. but what does
hd doP" ~, don't know; he mover
said..i Guess he don't know hisseli."
--rhiladJlphia Record
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-09-14

pIuPLES, blackheads led rough, chapped 4
lMOily skin prevented by OUrIcuRA Soar.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-09-14
State lten,

Large shiy4ncn : OF cattle. a-a.1
and horses are being made fro.A tie
ntelior cCnnlie.
Charles Conl.lyn, OF JeiferSoq Co.,
threshed 1893 bushels of wheat from
10 acres of land.
A Preston county farmer raised
crop of oats This year, the stalks
of which we're nearly all six feet
long.
The county about Assurance
MoJrce county, was visited by a Sc,
rious cyclone few DAYS ago. Much
damage Was uone.
Mr.. Charles Dddlow, nf Bolivar,
Jeferso On county, us ouise Gu :os;
ty in the shape of u hel egg, rpor
the side Of the shell ofwhcn ZIP
neals, in relic; eud clearly defined, a
sunfower ABOUT AL iuch and half
i'll diame.e'. The large heart, t3e
petals and the SEN can all be seen
as plainly as one cold wish.
The Locuiel La,aper CompanJ's
big saw mills, wbic' hay. been il
operation near Pee uono for nu'n-
Der OF years, man. featuring boxes
for the STANDARD Oil Cou,pany, but
who lately booghS 100000 acres OF
timber land ia Upshur cour9y, a,e
moving their mills INC machinery to
the pew tract, ard WI opetaSe on a
larger scale thai heretofore. II is
one of the lsr.est concerns of the
kind in the State.
There was fun at a Weston ball
the other day. Some one threw u
pint of red pepper on the floor OF
the dancing hall, aud while the
dancers wee holciny ca 10 each
other and sneez'ng, end weeping
great scalding tears, the rascal fur
Their complicated ma.,ers by hiding
all the hats, hornets anu wraps.
Some of these articles were fopu'l up
the chimneys, and others were never
found at all.
John Dreppard, of Pocahontas
comfy, has discovered Lleans by
which the water once used in run
ming a wheel is not lost, but is re-
versed and used for the same purpose
again. In this way constant stream
is unnecessary. Mr.. Dreppard has
demonstrated the pr ctic | workings
of his discovery by applying it to a
churn and other light roaming me-
chinery, and thinks zen Or fifteen
gallons of water will be sufficient to
run o threshing machine.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-09-14
Home Place.

near Gerardstown, containing about l742
Acres of good farming land, and improved
by substantial Brick DWELLING HOUSE,
good large Barn, and other outbuildings
also fair orchard, with both spring and
well in the yard attached to the house. This
is very desirable place, on good road and
adjoins the fine fruit farm of w. 8. Miller.
Also. 20 Acres of Wood Land, near the
hone pl e.
The { mmissioner is also authorized to
sell The above property or any part thereof
privately.
TERMS UF SALE: One-third cash on
day of sole, and residue in equal instalments
OF one and two years, with interest from day
of sale. Title to be withheld until the last
payment is made.
]. NELSON wISNER,
Spell Commissioner.
hereby certify that J. Nelson Wisner.
Special Commissioner in the above entitled
cause, has executed bond with sufficient se-
curity. 8. Fl. MARTIN,
aug.24,4t Clerk.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-09-14
Grand Officers EIe cted,

The Grand lodge Of Good Temp
lats, in session at Ravenswood last
week, elected the following Office.
Will A. Stlic' =, sla ID G. T.; J.
6. Sinclair, grand counselor Miss
Title Carlton, vice tenplar; Mrs.
L. A. PrickeSO, sup.. juveaile teMp-
lars ; J. b. Morgan, grand secretary ;
Louis Lar2ent, grand treasurer; A.
W. Swisher, G. NJ; Miss Sallie
Loury, depuey; S. j. Reeler, gland
assistant secretary; DR.. Thomas II !.
Bach, G.. p. cliei tenplnr; Rev. j.
A. Simpson, chaplain. The repor.s
of the grand lodge officer shows q
decrease in tue membership Pnd he
number of TIE loGaes, BIT Coed
Templars are not discouraged.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-09-14
Notice to Nonresident Pupils.

All nonresident pupils are hereby noti-
fed that t,oy Haht PAY each months tut
tion in advance to the Sheriff of BE kelley
county and present the receipt to the Prin-
cipai before they Will be permitted to enter
any Of the public schools of Martinsburg.
Bv order Of the Board o Education.
alI,2t j. II. WHITSON, Pres.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-09-14
STARTLING EVIDENCE
OF the Cure OF Skin Diseases when all
other Methods Fail.

Psoriasis gears, covering face, head,
and entire body NTH scdbs. Skin red,
itchy, and bleeding. Hair all gone.
Spent hunoreds of dollars. PTon0u1sc-
ed tncH1Gbte. Cured by CuticurG REM
edieS.
Ny disease (psoriasisl H1st broke out on
my left cheek, spreading across my nose, and
almost covering my face. 1t ran into my
eyes, and the physician was afraid l would
loee my eyesight altogether. 1t spread all
over my head, and my hair all fell out, until
was entirely bald-headed; 1t then broke
OUT on my arms ana shoulders until my arms
were just one sore. 1t covered my entire
body, my face, head, and shoulders being
the worst. The white scabs fell constantly
from my head, shoulders, and arms; the
skin would thicken and be red and very
itchy, and would crack and bleed If scratch
ed. After spending many hundreds of dol
lars, | was pronounced incurable | heard
of the CUTICURA REMEDIES, and after using
two bottl CUTcURA RrsoLvENT, | could see
q change; and after had taken four bottles,
was almost cured and when | had used
six bottles of CuTIcURA REsoLvENT and one
box of CtTICURA, and one cake OF CUTICUEA
Soap, / was cured of the dreadful disease
from which / had suffered for five years.
thought the disease would leave very deep
scar, but the CUTIcURA RENEE rs cured it
without any scars. clnnot express with q
pen what suffered bef7re using the Curl
CURA REMEDIES. They saved my life, and
feel it my duty 70 recommend them. My
hair is restored as good as ever, and SO is my
eyesight. I know of a number of different
persons who have used the CUrrouRA RENE
DIES, ard all have received great benefit from
their use. Mas. ROSA KELLY,
Rockwell City, Calhoun Co., Iowa.
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E1cLrdion to Columbus o.

On account o. the meeting Of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge l. o. o. F.
TO be held at Columbus, Ohio, the
B. & o. r. T. Co., will sell excur.
siou ticke.s 10 Columbus at rae O,
one tilsi-class limited fare for the
roIod tip. Tickets will be sold Sep
tember 18th TO 10th, inelrs;ve, and
Will be valid for retnrn passage IN
I'll September Goth, inclusive.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-09-14
SCHOOL
s T I t s.

e%EE Ts9T'VE hustled to get our
TEHFS stock ofSchooi Suits ready
&KgN$ IS carly as possible, and
''''s''V''' acre they are A more
beautiful supply has never been ex-
hibited in tnis market. 1t is hard to
conceive anything more stylish or
becoming, and compared with last
season, TIE COST WILL BE
LESS. -Four or five dollars will buy
surprisingly handsome suits-just as
good as those you have in times past
paid seven or eight dollars for. OF
course, we've hundreds-yes, thous-
ands-o, suits over and under this !;
but we desire to direct special atten-
tion to our FOUR AND FIVE
DOLLAR GRADES as being our
big stronghold. All the new things
in cloth, color and loom-fancy find
expression in our school stock, and
he make, The fit and general tone OF
every suit bespeak the highest skill.
To detan INC numerous styles,
shades. colors and fanciful conceits
embodied in our present supply cf
school rigs would 81 q Whole pa
per. We deem it sufficient to assure
gov tha. we have fairly outdone our
selves ais season, and that it viii
become .lnost a necessity for you TO
make your selections Of us.
u. VID We'll
Opp. Valley Hotel
Martinsburg, w. Va.
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IEIEsT'VE hustled to get our
Tv%FiS took ofSchooi Suits ready
SsKSN IS early as possible, and
g6rocl5V-Ss nnrn fhnrr nrn mora
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Cuticura Remedies.

Sold everywhere Price, Cuticura. Doc :;
Soap, 25c.; Resolvent, 81. Prepared by the
Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation. Bos.
ton.
~- Send for How to Cure Skin Diseases,
"a pgs, 30 illustrations, and loo testimonials.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-09-14

Artists materials at our usual low
prices. Tube paints sets, Drying
oil 2oz for 10cts, other goods in
proportion M. S. BURDETTE
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NOTICE 70
TAXPAYERS!

All taxpayers are hereby notified that,
as required by law, or one of my Depu-
ties will Attend each NCCiu., place in each
district in Berkeley County. for the 1lr-
pose of receiving taxes due by the people
residing in or paying taxes IN each of So d
districts, and Chat pursuant tc icw, g c..s-
count of9'k ne" cent. VIII be allowed OIL
all taxes then paid. The places and time
of attendance are as follows:
At Gerards.own, ON .he 10Th and TIA OF
Ottober, 1890
At Shanghai, on the 10th and 18th OF Oc-
tober, 1889,
AT oionsary, on the 2-na and path Ct
October, 1850.
At Smiths School House, on the 25d and
10Th OF October, 1883.
At Grange Ial, D2rkasyiile, on the 18Th
and Goth OF October, 1880.
At Sutton's School House, on the Goth
and oist Of October, 1889.
AT Bunker Eli, on inc 10Th and 2ard Of
October, 1889
At Coiored School House, Darkosville,
on the 18th and 24th of October, 1882
AT Hedgesv'lle, on the 1854 and 9th Of
October, 1889
October, 1889.
Az Dry Run School House, on the pend
and 2tth OF October, 1899.
At Falling Waters, on the 18th and 25th
OF October, 1889.
At Swan Pond, on the 18th and 8lst Of
October, 1880
At Ridenour's, on the path and 3Oth Of
October, 1853.
AT Maytinsbc 8, On Che 18Th and 22nd Of
October, 1885.
&. Al. MILLER,
sl4,3t Sheriff Berkeley Co., w. Va.
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WANTED.

To buy, few hundred Cholera Hogs, ana
some Cows and Steers win pay the high
est cash price.
jy29,3t JAS. NJ. NAAMETER.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-07
THENRW BALLOT Law.

One of the most interesting features of the
elections Tuesday was the working Of the
Australian ballot law in Massachusetts,. The
people of the State are highly satisfied with
1t. It was thought that there would be great
delay both In casting and counting votes;
that great many. voters weuld either cast a
blank ballet or check the wrong nanes; but
in the main, none of these evils have been
realized. On the other hand, 1t was assumed
by some that there would be a large amount
of Independent voting, without regard to
party ties. But this does not seem to be the
case to any apprseiable extent; that is, the
changes from party lines were those which,
in the main, would have occurred under the
old msthed of balleting. But the gain Sc
cured, which all admit, has been found in
what had not been generally anticipated.
The polling places, particularly in the cities,
were transformed. Instead of room filed
with peisy and importunate solicitors Of
votes, the eleetor found the polling place as
quiet and orderly as a we'll regulated Office,
in which he could transact the business that
called him there without the least ineonven-
ience.
This is encouraging. Reform In election
methods has long been crying need, and
the test of the new Plan whioh has been
made In Conneeticut, Massachusetts and 9TH
or States indicates that It has been accom-
ulished
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-07
WHY Is THE STATION VACANT.
Because There Was a Great Skunh
Fight in II, In Which Man Finally
Triumphed.


Because There was a Great skunk
Fight in II, In Which Man Finally
Triumphed.
From the Boston Daily Globe.l
West Medford has one of the prettiest sta
tions on the line of the Boston and Lowell
Railroad. It has been the pride of the station
agent, the ticket seller, and the baggage mas
ter. But they have all moved out now. The
station agent is located in the freight house,
the ticket seller occupies big dry goods box,
and the baggage master stays out in the rain.
Travellers await the arrivals of trains in the
neighboring grocery stores.
The cause of all this upheaval is simply a
skunk. Nothing more nor less than black
and white skunk. Quietly he came in the
darkness and stiffness of the night and took
possession of the "ladies' room" When the
station agent arrived to "open up yesterday
morning he soon became aware Of the pres
ence of the intruder. Hastily he beat re-
treat from the dangerous locality where his
skunkship had established himself, and
then the fun began.
The baggage master, the ticket seller, and
the station agent combined forces and
seller said "You 80 in frst." "No, you,"
said the baggage master, and the station agent
got behind them. The skunk was in q corn
or beneath window, blsndly winking and
making faces at the trio, who held their nos-
ss 80 tightly and feared to advance.
Suddenly an idea struck the station agent
"Chloroform him, !" he ejacluted, and the bag
gage master was sent to the neighboring
drug store for pint Of chloroform, with
which he soon returned. The window under
which Mr.. Skunk was resting was raised eau
tiously, and then the ticket agent emptied
the contents of the bottle upon his skunk
ship. The unexpected bath rather disturbed
the intruder, and he made flying leap
across the room, and the odor grew strong
er.
"Yours was great scheme" said the bag
gage master to the station agent.
"Why didn't you fellows let me use it9"
was the retort.
And 1t cost them dollar.
"Throw rocks at him, !" suggested the tick
ct seller, and for the next ten minutes the
poor skunk was pelted from all windows
with coal, sticks, and other missiles, but he
was not subdued.
Another consultation followed.
The baggage master, somewhat familiar
with the characteristics of black and white
skunks, said it would be safe to approach
the animal If done cautiously. He hunted
up pitohfork the station agent got a crow
bar, and the ticket seller armed himself with
big stick of wood.
Together, at the word from the baggage
master, the trio precipitated themselves into
the room. A moment later the skank lay
bound and battered, and pierced to the
heart by the pitohfork. The battle was
over, the trio shook hands, and then the
ticket seller telephoned for the Board OF
Health and the disinfecting corps.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-07
STATESMEN WITH THICK NEgKS.
Phenomenally Largo Collars Worn by
Leading English Orators and Politi-
al0

STATESMEN WITH THICK NEgKS.
Leading English Orators and Politi-
clans.
The collars of leading Englishmen form
the subject of study chosen by a London
journalist, says a writer in the Boston Tran
script.
Mr.. Gladstone by common consent is adj
mitted to wear the grapdest old collar in
England. It Is "19", and has peaks so
pronounced, so high, rising three and one
half inches from the band, that the tradition
is that the great statesman let's himself down
behind them to enjoy nap undisturbed and
undetected, or to conceal his emotions when
attacked or preparing an attack.
No one ever dared draw Mr. Gladstone's
collars until a young man on Punoh's staff
depicted them in their true proportions and
Immediately found himself famous.
Prince Albert Victor, eldest son of the
Prince of Wales. goes by the sobriquet of
"collars and cuffs" He wears what is known
as Siam pot" collar, a funnel of stiff linen
with NO space, very suggestive of formal
sore throat.
Vernon Harcourt wears a turn down 10;
the Speaker. a II, and John Morley, q 16.
Lord Randy's collars give his face the ap-
pearancc of head borne on charger.
1t is noticeable that the leading English
public men take large collars. Perhaps this
is an indication of the large Physical consti-
tuition which keeps Euglishmen strong in
power long after the time when American
politicians have been placed per foroe on the
retired list.
The English leader are mostly of that big
necked, bulbous-headed type which, accord
ing to DR.. Holmes, ''steams" we'll.