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CORRESPONDENCE
HEDGEsvILLE.

Prof. Renner, on Monday evening
last gave a vocal concert under Ma
sonic Hall which was pronounced by
competent iudges-one of the finest
they had ever witnessed. Miss Phil
Iips. Mrs. Nj. A. Mitchell and Miss A.
Hanna, Sopranos. Mrs. Renner,
Sue Hanna, Altos. Mr.. Knott and
Jno. Harrison, Tenor's. Mr.. Munsen
Kneedler and Prof. Renner, Base.
All the audience claimed to be richly
repaid for any effort, they may have
made to attend and bespeak for the
Professor much larger class at this
place should he desire to reorganize.
The ministers of the M. E. Church
South and M. E. Church, both new
appointments will enter upon their
duties at this point at an early day.
Among arrivals the past week were
Prof. Renner and wife, Miss Mamie
Phillips, Berryville, Mr.. Munsen,
Knott, Lemons, Duffields.
Mrs. Maggie Eversoie is in the vii
lage making preparation to move.
Rev. level married on Thursday
last Mr.. Butt, of B. @. Valley and
Tyler Arnett-the former at his resi-
dence, the latter the colored church.
Among the invalids in this place
are Mrs. George Harris, Mrs. Collier,
Mrs. level and Miss Cummins.
It is rumored that J. A. Chapman
will discontinue merchandising and
enter upon drumming at an early
day.
Rollin Moler gave an entertainment
at his residence on Thursday evening
in which dancing was the prominent
amusement of the evening.
Mrs. Henry Vanmeter of Bunker
Hill, has been in the village, the
guest Of her father, A. Ell. Myers.
Mr.. George Harris is -isiting Mrs.
Bowen at White Hall, Q is report
ed dangerously i'll, EXPORTER.
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Reported Resignation of Prince Bismarck

ACCEPTED BY EMPEROR WILLIAM.
THE RUMoR WIDELY CURRENT IN BERLIN
AND OTHER EUROPEAN CAPITALS
COUNT HERBERT BISMARCK ALSO SAID
TO HAVE REsIGNED--A LENGTHY CAB
MET SESSION
BERLIN, March 17.-7:3O P. M
A report is widely current this even
ing that Prince Bismsrck has tender
ed his resignation to the Emperor.
The cabinet sat two hours.
COLOGNE, March 1.-THE GGzette's
correspondent in Berlin says he be-
lieves that Prince Bismarck will i'm
mediately retire from all the posts
now held by him. A meeting of the
cabinet, the correspondent says, was
held at three o'clock this afternoon,
at which Prince Bismarck presided,
to deliberate upon the position,
which would arise from the chancel-
lor's resignation.
LONDON, March IA dispatch
from Berlin SAYS it is stated that
both Prince Bismarck and Count
Herbert Bismarck have rendered
their designations, and that Emperor
William has accepted the resignation
Of the chancellor.
a Berlin dispatch to the DAILY
Nelgs, timed midnight, says that all
kilograms are vigorously inspected
by the authorities and are stopped if
they go be beyond announcing ru-
mors.
The immediately and ostensible
cause of the resignation of Prince
Bismarck is a divergence of opinion
between the chancellor and the EN-
peror concerning factory inspectors.
1t is reported that the Emperor has
refused to accept Count Herbert
Bismarck's resignation.
Gen. Won Caprivi is mentioned as
as the successor of the chancellor.
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WHAT rs he WoRTHs

You say the man sis worth n million,-
And think you've answered me-;
care not IL he own billion,
IT'S the man l want 80 see
And now III ask question or two
This manwhat IS he worth?
Is 1t cash, that came from the Lord know )
who.
And broad square miles of q nth?
Dare you assert, in broad daylight.
That thus, is the worth OF a MANI
IL takes indeed n sordid wight
With favor this to sean.
The treasures Of the brain and heart,
The mind and body's health.
Aud what turns men to the better part
These constitute true wealth.
If your friend has only what You said.
He Is worth just nothing at all;
Let his acres of earth cover him, dead
And buy him afuneral palli
Detroit Free Press.
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NEW TOWN.

Mr.. Joseph Strine has left this
neighborhood and now occupies the
farm near Eagle school house.
Rev. Hicks predictions concern
ing the storm of last Saturday, Sun.
day and Monday proved to be cor
rect.
Prof F. Stehley of Falling Waters
is home again from college. He has
rendered valuable services here in
the way Of dentistry.
Mr.. Thomas Sigler, who is at
present dealing in fine horses, has
rented Mrs. Mary E. Tabler's farm
at Rabbitsburg, where he will, no
doubt, do thriving business this
year, but if he would join the order
of benedicts, he would perhaps do
better.
We learn that Rev. G. p. Edwards
will preach en- the circuit that has
been in charge of Rev. Mcdaniel for
the last three years.
We feel conscious that the INDIE
PENDENT contains more news than
any other paper published in state,
east of the Alleghanies. Therefore
reader, if you are not a subscriber
send the Ed. 81 and secure the most
county news for the least money.
ARCTURUS.
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ton and Il. G. Hoffman on his left,
Capt. j. NJ. Billmyer and Col. j. @.
A. Nadenbousch on his right, and
the chaplain, Rev. Jno. Landstreet
at the foot. During the roll call by
Lieut.. Noll an amusing incident oc
Cured; when the name of VIM.
Jefferson was called, there being no
response, the speaker remarked "db-
sent aoithout leaue," to which Mr..
Combs instantly replied "put han, on
guard" The effect was magical.
So in the case of Jno. Stewart and
one or two others, when the speaker
suggested the same breach of disci-
pline, Mr.. G. as promptly rejoined
sine him. The Lieut.. then read
letters of regret from Ex-Gov. Fitz-
hugh Lee and Hon. Jno. Blair Hoge,
who had been invited to be present.
Ex-Gov. Lee added a postscript to
his letter which read "Give my love
to all the boys" IT'S needless to
indicate the applause which followed
this announcement.
The following gentlemen made
brief after-dinner speeches Col. j.
@. A. Nadenbousch, Capt. j. M.
Billmyer, Rev. Jno. M. Landstreet,
and Lieut.. VIM. L. Noll.
The speeches were all entertaining
and well received, but perhaps that
made by the Chaplain was the more
touching. He said in opening, Gel
low comrades, there are but few here
who have not heard my voice before,
and am just as firm in saying that
it will be but a few months more
until it shall be heard no more. He
spoke of the qualification he expert
enced in meeting them all again, of
the duty they owed each other, of
the thinning out of their ranks, and
concluded, Comrades, let US not
forget one another; if we can do
nothing more for each other, we can
bury each other. God bless and
prosper each of you"
Our friend Jack Freeze attracted
no little attention by the exhibition
Of his battered and rusty canteen !;
it had served him well in days past,
and Jack never forgets friend.
Among the visitors present not
above mentioned were, Mayor G. O..
Lambert IL Va. Cav. Co. d; VIM.
Burns Co. q I Va. Unfit; Jno. A..
Boyer and Jno. II. Weddell Co. b.
| Va. Artillery and j. Gassman
Co. + I Va. Cav; and G. w. Boyer
of the Statesman.
The management of the st. Clair
deserve great praise for the most
excellent manner in which they en-
tertained their guests. Bro. Kramer
was equal to the occasion, and says it
has just been 81 years since he fed
the "boys" before.
The company will meet again at
this place April 8, 1891.
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Ready for Census Work.

WASHINGTON, March l7.-Superin-
tendent Porter, of the census bureau,
left Washington Friday night for a
short vacation of week or ten days.
The census work is now well in hand,
every special inquiry being started.
All the schedules are in the hands of
the printers; nearly every supervis-
or has received his commission, and
in few weeks It's supervisors dis
tricts of the country will be sub
divided ready for the appointment
ment Of the enumerators for taking
the forthcoming census.
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A VIsIT FROM MEMBERS OF THE G..
A. Ron Saturday a Grand Army
delegation from Cumberland Valley,
Pa, covering an area of over 100
miles and consisting of the following
representatives arrived in our city;
VIM. Penn Lloyd, Johannesburg !;
Welton Crawford, Fayetteville Geo.
Il. Lloyd, Mechanicsburg; j. Weash,
MELVILLE ~. X. l.. Mackey, Ship
pensburg; t. r. Gilland, Chambers
burg, and j. L. Bundle, Carlisle.
This delegation came in the interest
of having Congress pass bill for an
appropriation for the enlargement
and Improvement of the National
Cemetery. They were received at
G. V. r. r. depot by His Honor
Mayor, VIM. M. Atkinson; Past Com
mander z. M. Houston, j. p. Siler,
S. p. Commander, and Capt. Donel-
son, Supt. of the National Cemetery,
all of Mulliean Post No. 20 OF this
city. They were driven out to the
CSIuGleTJ WucIS iSSbS VIC NSsAN "ho
wore the blue, and after looking over
the grounds were driven back to the
Taylor Hotel and entertained.
They called ON Jas. b. Russell,
Sec'y and Treas. of M. Il T. r. r.,
and after interchanging ideas with
him and others on the subject, they
unanimously agreed, that the object
should receive their hearty endorse
ment and recommendation, and felt
sure it would also receive the en-
dorsement of the 600 comrades they
represented and also the approval OF
the Pennsylvania State Department.
The delegation before leaving for
home called upon little Miss Carrie
Houston. daughter Of p. G., e. M.
Houston, and paid their respects,
and returned thanks for services rem
dered on National Memorial Days.
The whole party expressed them
selves as having had q pleasant visit
and one that will long be remember
ed Winchester Times.
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How 10 lei a Counterfeit Bill.

Take a United States bill of any
denomination and hold it to the
light, and you viii see two lines run
ming across it lengthwise. Upon
examination you win find these to
consist Of silk threads, a red one and
blue one. Every genuine bill has
this mark of genuineness. Without
those marks a bin may be put down
as counterfeit, no matter how good
the engraving on it. No paper mill
will dare make this sort of paper,
and this is the governments only
protection on its currency
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Old Gabriel Dead. The Oldest Man in the
World Dies.

SAN Francisco, March 1.-THE
Indian known as sold Gabriel" died
at the county hospital yesterday.
There is no record of his birth, but
when the franciscan missionaries
came to California more than a cen
fury ago, {" Old Gabriel" was then a
grandfather, and as far as can be
learned by tradition, it is believed he
was born about the Eyear TAO and
had reached the age of $50 years at
the time of his death.
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A Man With a Mighty Jaw.

The Attica Nelos says, William
Collins, blacksmith at Pike, per-
forms surprising feats of strength.
He can take three-eighth of an inch
bar of iron between his teeth, and
grasping both ends rend the bar. He
can drive nail in a horseshoe and
clinch it, and then pull it out with
his teeth. He can bite an iron bar
one-sixteenth of an inch thick like a
piece of pie, lift seventy-four pounds
of iron by his teeth to which is at
tached an iron ring which he holds
in his mouth, and three men cannot
pull it away from him.
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Ruralars Carried of His Savings.

BERKELEY SPRINGS. w. Va, March
l7.-Burglars last night entered the
house Of Alfred Smith, q b. Il 0.
employee, and secured 81, 900 in mon
ey. The family were absent from
the house at the time, and the rob
bers succeeded in getting Smiths
entire savings.
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Reduced Bates to Western Points.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
is now selling tickets to points in
Minnesota, the Dakotas, Nebraska,
Kansas and the Far West, at rates
much below former prices. If you
think of going West it will pay you
to communicate with the Ticket
Agents of the 3. & 0. before pur-
chasing your tickets
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A FAvoRITE.-"Little Nugget"
roaring comedy, was performed at
Central Opera House, Tuesday night,
was witnessed by large audience.
The play has always been fayorite
with our people, and is highly de-
serving of patronage. Billy Simp-
kins,n school-master O'Brady and
lawyer Sutton, we're character, inirth
provoking and well sustained. Mr.
Harry Sechrist, of Hagerstown, well
known here, was the efficient musical
director. We hope the company vii ]
soon come this way again.
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WASHINGTON, March l8.-The Presi-
dent has issued proclamation order
ing intruders on the Cherokee strip
to leave, as the lands still belong to
the Indians and not to the United
States. The Oklahoma bill, now
pending in Congress, does not affect
the status Of these lands.
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THEY'RE Well Armed.

Topeka, Kan, March 18.-Friday
night it was estimated. that 10000
people have entered the Cherokee
strip, and that all the troops can be
concentrated there, cannot drive
them out, as they have gone armed
with Winchesters, shotguns and re
volvers, and propose to stay.
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Sullivan Free.

JACKSON, Miss, March 1.-THE
Indictment against John L. Sullivan
has been quashcd by the Supreme
Court on the ground of being defec-
tive in its ayerment.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was Z Child, she cried for Castoria.,
When she became Miss, she chung TO Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
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CHrLDRENs Ties, Mitts & Leggans
Emmert & Fiery IS.
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Another lot of those 25 cts. Kid
Gloves, stitch back at FL. G. Berry's.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-01-11

The Advice Given by Greeley 10 .
Foolish Young Man.

Horace Greeley had TIE reputabon
Of being a practical philantropist and
his advice was sought by hundreds of
strangers, whose only excuse for in
truding upon him was that they need
ed counsel and that he had the brains
that could advise them.
One day, while he was writing an
important letter in his office, a boy Is
wears old entered the room, and,
standing near the door and behind the
editors chair, said: "Mr. Greeley, /
have come to ask your advice"
"Say on" answered the editor,
without stopping his pen or even
glancing at the boy.
"The only relative | have here"
continued the boy, :" is my sister. i
have been boarding with her, and she
let me have board so cheap that /
could earn money enough to pay her,
and have something left to buy my
clothes. Now | have quarreled with
her, and | am boarding at another
place, where they charge me all l can
earn for my board-not so good as /
had at my sister's-and have moth
ing left to pay for my clothes. What
shall | do2"
els your sister married?" asked
Mr.. Greeley, without looking up or
stopping his pen.
" Yes, sir"
I" Is she respectable woman?"
Certainly, SIR"
Go straight TO your sister and tell
her that you are ashamed OF yourself,
and ask forgiveness. II she will take
you, go back and live with her, and
after this remember that il your own
sister is not your friend you will not
be likely to find any friend in New
York City,"
The boy departed without, another
word, and Mr.. Greeley had not even
seen him, as engrossed was he with
his writing, This poor boy did not
personally know Mr.. Greeley, but.
being in distress, sought him out in
city OF several hundred thousand peo-
pie as the man to give him good ad-
vice.
II was a higher compliment than |
had ever before seen conferred upon
any one," writes the Hon. Eli
Thayer, who was present at the inter
view, and reports it in his " History OF
the Kansas Crusade. Youths Com
panion.
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when Crime ss Dull.

How long will de Gran Jury
set2" asked tall, woe-begone negro
OF Justice Chester in Camden.
Can't tell,' replied the Justice,
maybe two or three weeks yet."
~ guess I'll take de risk and lick
him anyhow" remarked the negro.
What's the matter?" asked the
Justice.
q De ole woman is gwine wild Sam
Johnsing again, an tho't / would
wait till de Gran Jury got done settin' +,
but dare will be a racket in my house
dis night, Gran Jury or no Gran
jury"
Justice Chester declared that while
the Grand Jury's sessions lasted the
negro quarter OF Camden was almost
as quiet as Buffers Cemetery. But
as soon as the Grand Jury's delibera-
lions ended petty crimes of all sorts
were rampant, and innumerable suits
followed. By the time another Grand
Jury is sworn in however half the cases
are forgotten. and most Of the other
hall are ignored for lack Of evidence.
Philadelphia Record.
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A JAPANESE TATTOOEK.
His Professional Talents Bring
Him an Income Of 1000 n Year.


A Japanese tattooer OF great skill
has recently opened studio in Hong
kong. He receives his visitors in
small office full Of fans, screens, top
sy-turvy pictures and sharp corners.
On big table in the middle OF the
room are pattern-books. The visitor
tells whether he wishes a humorous,
pathetic, sentimental or religious de-
sign for examination. Most persons
choose none Of these designs because
they are too expensive. The tattoo
ing with representations Of animals is
the cheapest and the most popular.
A butterfly costs but 81, three butter
flies 81 so, five butterflies $4. A
dragon, the most expensive animal,
costs $25.
After the customer has chosen his
design the tattooer leads him into an
operating room, over the door OF
which hangs this notice: 81 never
work while | am drunk" The GUS
toner lies on a couch and bares the
limb on which the design is to be
done. The operator then pricks in
the skin with fine needles the lines of
the animal or scene ordered. He ap-
plies little colored powder and a
pinch OF vaseline to the spot he has
pricked and the job is done. He can
prick three butterflies in about forty
minutes. The execution of big
dragon, however, occupies five hours.
A day or two after the operation the
skin about and above the design
comes off and all the lines become
clear.
The masterpiece Of the Japanese
tattooer is the representation OF a little
fan covered with human figures. This
bit OF tattooing adorns the forearm of
a young English woman in Hongkong.
The operator himself hasn't an un-
adorned square inch OF skin on his
body. Snakes, birds, cattle, women,
picnics, dinner parties and steam
ships in wild hodge-podge cover his
back, chest, legs and arms. His in
come from his business is about $6. 900
year.-New York Sun.
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A Precious Mine.

In mine at Cornwall, in England,
there has been discovered lode OF
the rare and precious metal uranium,
which has hitherto only been found in
small pockets or patches and in two or
three widely separated localities. So
rare is it that a century ago its exist
ence was unknown, and so valuable is
it that the market price is about $l2,-
900 ton. Two OF the most important
oxides of uranium are already used,
the one in the production OF costly
black porcelain and the dark tints OF
majolica ware, the other in glass and
porcelain manufacture to produce
beautiful golden and greenish colors,
and, in conjunction with other min
erals, opalescent hues. The chloride
of uranium is also coming into use as
substitute for gold in Photographic
work. With platinum and copper the
metal forms two fine alloys, each re-
sembling gold, and offers substitute
for gold in electro plated ware. On
account OF its high electrical resistance
it is also likely to be largely used in
electrical insulation. Its rarity and
high price have hitherto inteifered
with its use in these latter ways, but
the discovery in Cornwall will nc
doubt lead to its general introduction
for such purposes. York Sun.
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Handsome women who Were All
Raised in the Country.

Raised I'm the Country.
The great beauties who take the So
cial prizes in marriages are almost all
bred in the lesser towns, where less
conventional society gives women a
snatch at freedom in girlhood. You
don't find them growing up with calls
themes, health-lifts and a massage-use
to do their exercise for them.
You all remember the painful story
OF girl in city home, surrounded
by every care, who was strangled in
the cords of her "health pull one
evening little more than a year since.
Scarcely more pitiful is her fate than
that OF girls brought up to depend on
such substitutes for work and exercise
il they live. A sick, anemic woman,
unused, unable to care for herself and
all others, is the most pitiable, repug-
nant object in creation. You seldom
find lasting beauty which has not
had q semi-Greek education Of outdoor
life and exercise behind it.
Take the beautiful Cummings. who
ran wild in their Irish country home
till their calculating mamma had
raked and scraped enough to take
them to Dublin and thence to Lon
don. The Cummings were unlicensed
hoydens, but their races over the hills
gave them matchless compilations.
Later still Mrs. Langtry took her
beauty course, rowing the Jersey lanes
with her brothers in soft, pure sea air
living on peaches and coarse bread
with just as little OF lessons as sufficed
to fit her for London drawing rooms
Ladies' Home Journal.
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sMOKED RIgHT ALONG.
How ELY Goddard Reproved n
Couple Of Very Prfm Young
women.

Two young women and a man
climbed on top OF Fifth Avenue
stage one day last week and settled
down on one Of the back seats for a
pleasant ride up the avenue, says the
New York Times. The young women
were of the prim sort, and we're evi-
IDENTIFY not used to travelling on the
hurricane deck OF vehicle. On the
seat with the driver was a fashionably
dressed man smoking an excellent
cigar and enjoying himself to his
hearts content. The smoke was
waited back, but it was rather enjoyed
by all On the stage except .ie two
prim young ladies'. They didn't like
it, or at least pretended not to like il.
What a horrible cigar that is !"
said one.
He ought to know better than TO
smoke on the STAGE" said another.
Well, some people don't know
enough TO stop smoking when there
are ladies around"
OOiuc Oitc euOuiu COApidl1 W Tie
officers Of the company about it"
The gentleman sitting with the
driver heard all that was said, and it
was evidently said 80 that he should
hear it. But he smoked right on, and
didn't seem to care whether the Off
GERS Of the company were complained
to or not. The young women kept on
making remarks, and his position was
a little embarrassing. His cigar was
pretty well smoked down by the time
he got ready to get off.
As the stage halted he turned to the
young man who was with the prim
young ladies and said: al have
heard a good deal of what has been
said about smoking. Now, it might
as we'll be understood that all those
seats up here on top OF the stage are
for smokers and those who ride with
them"
"Who is that2" asked the young
man as the other got down.
"Oh, that's Ely Goddard" said the
driver.
"And who is he?"
He is the President OF this stage
company.r
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ES T RAY

nNE BUcKsKIN HORSE ABOUT FIF.
" teen and . half hands high, right hind
foot white up to the hook, small star In forehead
about years old. and weighs about ZOO
pounds. came to ranch about Oct. 2, isSs.
Branded and vented on shoulder and hfF
aud no other brands visible. The above de
scribed horse came to the old Dsnay ranch
Eureka county. New, about the time abov'
stated. J. 7. CRUAPACkEh.
Eureka, Nov, 5. 1859. na2m