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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-01
A MOVE TO DEFEND THE BaLL0T-B0x FROM CoRRUP
TI0M

AT meeting of the Spring Mills Farmers ALI.
ance held Oct. 10, $780, We the undersigned having
been appointed committee on purity Of ballot beg
leave to submit the following Resolutions
WHEREAS, 1t is well known that in the excite
ment OF elections and the rivalry for Office there is
encouraged and allowed to grow n great evil that
threatens the honesty and principles Of home and cti
zenship, evil recognized and egslated against in
the enactment OF strict laws and penalties and
evil which the principles OF order condemn as
injurious to moral and material welfare therefore
be it,
RESOLVED, That we the members of Spring Mills
Farmers Alliance, condemn the growing evil OF buy.
ing and selling votes by purchase, brbe gift prom
lse or in any way interfering with the expression OF
the free will OF the people, and hereby pledge and bind
ourselves to assist IN the enforcement of the law by
our determination to bring all offending parties to us
tice and prosecuting any that find violating our
election law. And it is furthermore resolved that
discourage the growing practice Of both political
parties of assessing candidates for Office and making
it look TO the public that money Is OF object to
the party than men or measures, and in furtherance
OF our desire that the work may be widespread
and eectaal, Be it resolved that Secretary he d-
rected to transmit copy Of these resolutions to each
Sub-Aiance Oh the County, asking their endorsements
and co operation, that copy be transmitted to our
fellow workers OF the Grange requesting that they add
the weight OF their efforts aud influence ours be
resolved that copy be sent to the Ex. Committee of
each of the political parties and that copy be sent
to County Alliance asking their endorsement, aud
il it becomes necessary that appropriation be made
from County Treasury to aid in the prosecution.
Endorsed by Spring Mills Alliance,
3. KLMER, Sec. pro TEN.
A. JANNEY, Pres.
Endorsed by County Alliance,
j. w. B. EVANS, Sec
q. p. CARTER, Pres.
Pomona Grange, A. CLoHAN, Master pro TEN,
NJ. V. SMALL, Sec.
q. w. MCDOWELL, }
j. III. LIGHT, Con-.
j. LUTHER ROPP. }
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-01

The efforts to hold the farmers and
wool growers in line for Mr.. Wilson
has proven a grand failure, and
after the 4th of March his seat in
Congress will be filed by a man
who will not vote to put wool on
the free list and thereby strike
down a great aud growing agricul-
tural industry. The Sheep,ralsers
and wool-growers have too much
sense to support man who has
shown himself to he their worst
enemy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-01
A Scrap of Paper Saves Her Life

1t was just an ordinary scrap of wrap
ping paper, but it saved her life. She
was in the last stages of consumption
told by physicians that she was incurable
and could live only short time she
weighed less than seventy pounds. On a
piece of wrapping paper she read of DR.
Kings New Discovery, and got sample
bottle it helped her, she bought large
bottle, it helped her more, bought anoth-
er and grew better fast, continued its use
and is now strong, healthy. rosy, plump,
weighing 140 pounds. For fuller parti-
culars send stamp to w. H. Cole. Drug
gist, Fort Smith. Trial bottles of this
wonderful Discovery free at E. G. Will.
liams, Jr., & Bro. g Drugstore.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-01
EupepsY.

This is what you ought to have, in fact,
you must have it, to fully enjoy life.
Thousands upon thousands of dollars are
spent annually by our people in the hope
that they may attain this boon. And yet
it may be had by all. Weguarantce that
Electric BItters, if used according to d.
rections and the use persisted in, will
bring you Good Digestion and GUST the
demon Dyspepsia and install instead
Eupepsy. We recommend Electric Bit
ters for Dyspepsia and all diseases of
Liver, Stomach and Kidneys. Sold at
SOC. per bottle by E. C. Williams, Jr., &
Bros, Druggists.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-01
SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF A VALUABLE
FARM AND TOWN
PROPERTY.
Property.


By virtue of DEGREES made by the Cir
cult court of Berkeley County. West Vir-
GINA. the one on the 9th day Of Septem-
Der. 1890 in chancery cause therein pend
ing of Nellie G. Bowers heirs VS.. Nellie
C. Bowers Admr., and heirs and the 9TH
er on the 18th day of September, 1890,
ing of Michael Sencindiver's heirs VS..
Michael Sencindiver's Admir-, and heirs,
the undersigned will offer at public auc-
ton in front of the Court House in said
county, in Martinsburg, w. Va, on
Saturday, November Goth, 1890.
commencing at 10 o'clock NJ, the follow
ing real estate:
FIRST PART OF LOT No. 1872 in the
City of Martinsburg, situated on John
Street, and known as the Drebbing Prop
erty. The house and improvement upon
said lot, together with its location, make
the property very desirable as residence.
SECOND THAT SPLENDID FARM of
which Michael Sencindiver died seized,
lying on Middle Creek, in said county,
with good Improvements thereon, con-
tanning 212 acres, 2 roods and 80 poles.
This property is convenient to market,
churches, schools, and the land itself is
of excellent quality. A right of way to.
and the use of the water from the spring
is reserved and granted to the owner of
what was formerly part of the original
Sencindiver tract, and lying east of Mid
die Creek. Any further information re-
speeding said tract of land, or said town
lot, can be had by addressing the under
signed commissioner at Martinsburg, w.
Va.
TERMS OF SALE One third cash, one
third in twelve and one third in twenty
four months, the deferred payments to
bear interest from the day of sale, the
purchaser executing bonds for same, and
the title to be retained until the further
order of the court.
E. BOYD FAULKNER, Spec. Com.
l hereby certify that E. Boyd Faulk.
ner, Special Commissioner in the above
entitled cause, has executed bond as re-
quired by law. S. H. MARTIN, Clerk.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-01

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. est
is asserted at Republican headquar
tiers that the Democratic Congress
slonal Committee has seut $4,000
into McKlnley's district, $4,000 each
into Gears, Flick's, Henderson's and
Laey's districts, in Iowa, $1,000 into
each of the four West Virginia dis.
tTlcts, $1,000 into each of the Con.
necticut districts and a similar
amount into each OF the eight New
York districts. They say that the
money was raised among New York
importers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-01

Is there anything in the history of
Ireland that should predispose
rish'Americans to sustain the policy
OF Free Trader Is it not true that
with the exception of the linen indus.
try in Ulster Irish manufactures
have been destroyed under free
trade and the people forced back up.
on scanty and uncertain soil 7 Irish
experience under English free trade
is the strongest possible argument
against the casting of the bulk of
the Irish American vote year after
year for the Free Trade Democracy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-01

10 thousands of people who have the
talnt OF scrofula in their blood. The
agonles caused by the dreadful running
sores and other manifestations of this
disease are beyond description. There is
no other remedy equal to Hood S Sarsa-
parllla for scrofula, salt rheum and
every form of blood disease. gives health
and perfect physical liberty.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-01

Mr.. Wilson made n very poor
speech here this week. and could
not show a single reason why the
farmers should not unanimously vote
for Geo. Hartman. Mr.. Wilson's re.
cord is clearly contrary to the FAR.
MER, WOOL GROWER, LUMBER AND
COAL INDUSTRIES, contrary to the
soldiers interests, contrary TO the
peoples interests in general. Try
FARMER HARTMAN.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-01

A vote for a Republican candidate
for Congress is vote for the Amer.
lean system of protection. A vote
for Democratic candidate for Con.
gress is a vote for English free
trade and pauper wages.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-01
SCHOOL ELECTION !

An election will be held at the Court
House. Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1890. te
elect TWO SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS, one
each from the First and Second Wards Of
Martinsburg Independent School District
to serve for two years from Jan, /, 1891
By order of the Board,
E. s. BARTON. Pres't.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-01
APPLICATION TO COURT.
( ---
TuHashssisl Sts,sznss and iHn, /, sts,Esnaa,

: You are hereby notified by the Board OF Ed
ucation of Falling Waters District, Berkeley
County. West Virginia. that they made appli-
cation on the Both day of September. 1890. to
the Circuit Court of Berkeley County. at Mar
tinsburg, West Virginia, to condemn small
portion or tract of land of about 81 acres, in
which each of you hold and undivided half in
terest, situated in Falling Waters District
Berkeley County, West Virginia, and particu-
larry described in plat and description filed
in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Berkeley to which reference may be had
for the purpose of erecting public School,
house. 1t appearing that the said Nathaniel
Startzman and VIM. H. Startzmanare non-res-
idents of the State of West Virginia, they are
hereby required to appear on the 9th day OF
Oct, 1890, and do what is necessary TO protect
their interests in this matter.
GEO. p. RINER,
Pres. BID. Ed. Failing Waters District,
aA <. F6RrnR PnlEO. Commissioners.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-01

On his return from Europe in
June, 1887, Cardinal Gibbons deliv.
cred a sermon in the Cathedral on
his observation in Europe, in which
he said: +" L beliere our men are bet
ter paid, better clothed, better housed
and hare fairer prospects, than those
of any other nation I pisited.n
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-01

The Meeting of the West Virginia
Press Association has been changed
from Nov. 18th to Nov. 25th, at
Huntington.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-01

News very scarce In this section
Jack Frost has made his appearance
In our midst.
Mr.. Brown Smaltz and wife, who
haYebeen visiting his brother In Hamp-
shire Co., returned home Sunday.
Miss Estella Tabler, Of your city,
spent a few days with her sister, Mrs.
Emerson, at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ream, Of your
city, Mr.. and Mrs. James Karicoffe,
Mrs. Strow, Mr.. Lyen Lands, and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Berringer, were
In our midst Sunday the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Joieph Lands.
Rumor says there are 10 be two
weddings in our vicinity soon.
wonder who they will be? Perhaps
our Cedar Grove correspondent will
be one of the number.
Rev. l.. X. Randall delivered a,
very able and entertaining sermon to
an attentive congregation at Broad
Lane Chapel on Sunday night last.
Mr.. Joseph Ripple passed through
our village on last Saturday eve.
Preaching at Harmony tomorrow
Sunday morning at 1890 O'Clock by
Rev. l.. II. Randall.
Sabbath school at Broad Lane at
the usual hour.
10, 3l,-'90. X. A. N.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-01
Bedington Correspondence
Weather fair.

weather falr.
Business flourishing.
Miss Emma Fuller, of Winchester,
Va, who for the past week has been
in the city, as the guest of Miss Lizzie
b. Pyne, returned to her home to-day.
Mrs. +. j. Isanogle,an energetic aud
successful business lady, of this city,
will leave Tuesday for Hagerstown,
Md, there to represent the publishing
house off w. Keller & Co., of Phila.
Messrs. q, s. Carney and Xenophen
Poole are off on an extended visit to
friends in Frederick county, Md.
Since our last letter to the HERALD
Mr.. ID. s. Nicely, another one of our
prominent citizens, has launched his
bark out upon the matrimonial waters.
His marriage to Miss Florence Jack
who resides near Broad Lane took
place in Hagerstown, Md, on We'd
nesday, Oct. 22d. Mr.. Nicely is a
reliable and active young business
man. and member of the firm of
Nicely Bros. coach-builders; our best
wishes are with them for their future
prosperity.
Rev. s. II. Snapp closed his series
of meetings on last Tuesday night.
Unfortunately for you, friend Rover,
you are laboring under another one
of those false impressions. We were
not In the vicinity of" Newtown on
Sunday evening, Oct. ~, hence we
know nothing about the affair of
which you spoke, and emphatically
answer that we are not the party TO
whom you referred. Pray tell ms what
you mean by sayiDg-Come now, my
Maurice, and be man, was there
anything unusually in my actions
upon the occasion that we last met.
Please explain yourself In the next
issue. From the tone Of your article
1t Is evident that you have been dcs-
perately 10 love, and that your lack
of experience in the Tart Of love
Making" Is a serious impediment to
your social enjoyment.
10, 1870. MAURICE.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-01
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOV. 4th, 1890,

For Congress, Second District,
GEORGE HARTMAN, of Grant Co,
For Judge Supreme Court of Appeals,
F. M. REYNOLDS, of Mineral Co.
For the State Senate, 18th District,
SAMUEL r. DAWSON,
OF Morgan County.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
For County Commissioner.
j. w. MCDONALD.
For House of Delegates,
CHAS. w. STUCKEY,
J. n. WISNER.
For CLERK Of the County Court,
w. NJ. BROWN.
For Clerk Of the Circuit Court,
S. Fl. MARTIN.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04
And Yet He Wept,

On the night of Jefferson's first ap-
pearance as Rip Van Wrinkle, in
Atlanta, Ca, De Gives Opera House
was packed from footings to ventila-
tors, by an audience that came from
all parts of the state, says the New
York Tribune. There wasn't squat
ting room in the lobby. Inever saw
an audience so attentive. They
drank in the play through their eyes
and ears as if they had been athirst
for six months.
Southeners are very emotional, and
there was much weeping in the house
during the scene where Rip and his
wife have their little set-to which
ends in his being driven out of the
back door into the dark night and
the storm. The lightning lightened
and the thunder thundered, and the
countrymen in the audience stood up
to watch it. Just as Rip opened the
door there was n binding flash, fol
lowed by deafening roll and rum
BILE, and he turned back for an in
slant in a last silent appeal to his
wife. That look was too much. for a
lank farmer in the balcony. Spring
ing up in his seat, high above the sea
OF heads around him, he shouted with
all his voice:
Don't go, Rip, don't gor
Jefferson must have heard that yell
and the blubbering that followed it,
for seemed to pause again before he
plunged into the bowling darkness.
the farmer took on terribly, attract
ing the attention and sympathy OF
the whole house. He refused to be
comforted, and finally got up and
lett the place crying like baby.
The man had ridden horseback
through the rain for ninety miles to
see that performance.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04
An Electric Pig,

In front OF a butchers shop in st.
Paul, n hall pig, nicely prepared and
of appetizing appearance, was hang
ing on an iron hook. A dog came
running up the street, and happened
to see the little pig, went up to it and
longingly snuffed around it. Hardly
had he put his nose on the pig when
he uttered n cry of pain and ran
bowling away.
A second cur appeared and Jared
no better; he ran away bowling as if
n ghost had laid it's hands on him.
Gradually as a third and q fourth
dog had shared the same fate crowd
gathered and everyone looked with
distrust at the porker.
One of the owners of the shop, who
wanted to find out the cause OF the
trouble, at last went up to the pig,
touched it, and also flew back as
though a tarantula had stung him;
he had received an electrical shock.
An investigation proved that an
electric light wire had come in con-
tact with the hook on which the
meat hung, and thus the pig was
completely filed with el4'tricity..-
Philadelphia Times.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04
How He Got Rid of a Creditor

"One of my creditors, a big fat,
strong shoemaker, was particularly
obnoxious when | was in an embar-
raised condition." said a Boston
merchant, ''for he was at my house
presenting his bill three or four times
day, and often the same number of
times during the evening. He made
me tired and l puzzled my brain for a
Scheme to get rid of him, and the op-
portunity to get with him came
Mt last.
81 knew that he was coward at
heart and resolved to make him SO
afraid that he would run out of my
house and never come in it again.
This morning that l referred to he
came as usual and presented his bill.
/ was busy in room l had fixed up
as a sort of 'den,' as it were, and the
landlady sent him in there to find
me.
"'Well. sir, what is it?' l asked as
he came in.
have come for the amount of
my bill, he replied.
And, said l calmly, 1 shall be
obliged to tell you that haven't the
necessary funds to liquidate that
BILL
Very well, sir he answered.
Then shall he obliged to inform
you that shall sit down and wait
until the bill is paid
Very good said quietly, but
to tell the truth l was highly elated.
for here was just the opportunity l
had been looking for.
"He sat down and placed his hat
on the table. When he had done this
| called to the landlady and said:
Mrs. Robbins, l am at home to no.
body to-day, and do not wish to be
disturbed under any circumstances.
You may come in tomorrow MORN
ing and mail what letters you find
here on my writing desk Then |
closed and locked the door, and strip
ping up some billiard cloth | had |
stuffed it into every crack, leaving no
place where air could get into ithe
room or out. Then l drew up o long le-
gal-looking document which labeled
My will which Itook good care that
the shoemaker should see, and after
writing few notes went to the
chandelier and turned on all four
burners. All the while previous to
this the big shoemaker had no doubt
thought | was blufiing him, but when
| turned on the gas l could see that
he was beginning to feel nervous.
81 arranged everything neatly in
the room and then sat down calmly
and waited for him to weaken. The
gas was escaping rapidly and the
room was fast becoming tillsd with
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04
Getting Into Print.

A New York publisher, or rather a
gentleman editorially connected with
publishing firm in New York, told
.ecently this story about now pop
liar contributor to the magazines
He, with his partners, was seated
n their private Office one day about
six years ago, when gentleman en-
sered. He was in great distress, and
after some hesitation, said in words
something like these: "Itis with much
Embarrassment that have an ex-
.use, however, that hope you will
accept, My daughter is young,
beautiful, and talented girl. She is
ny only child, and she is motherless,
have spoiled and petted her, and l
confess her violent temper has given
ne great unhappiness, since it great
v affects her health. She is now ~
ing desperately ill at my residence in
Brooklyn with fever that we fear
will terminate fatally. This fever was
brought on by excessive rage, grief,
and disappointment becarse you had
rejected her manuscript. She re-
used to eat when she received
The news of it's failure to please you,
ndulged in tears and cries, and final
worked herself into a delirium. 1t
impossible for me or her nurses or
Ter physicians to control her. She
,ays she will take neither food nor
medicine and will die if she can not
zee her story in print, and as The has
always done what she threate ned to
10, | believe that l shall lose my
laughter if you will not rele 1T and
accept it,"
The poor fellow was overw helmed
with modification after this Comics
zion, but managed to stismme out
that he was rich man and wOt Nd be
willing to pay the editors bands ONE
y If they would crafty the whun OF
lis spoiled child, and, producing the
manuscript, begged them to rera ad
t and see whether it did not have
sufficient merit to enable them to
print it without seriously rejecting
On their literary taste. The EDITORS,
Of course, rejected the bride, bnt, be-.
ng kind hearted men, valuing q life,
more than their readers approba-.
tion, consented after some discussion,
to take the story, my friend having
ascertained from the girl'sphysicians
that the fathers account was abso-
utely true. He also learned the re-
suit ofthe intelligence upon the young
woman, who at once took turn Tor
the better, rapidly recovered, and as
soon aspossible began to write again,
sending her next contribution TO the
same publishers, who found it SO good
that she is now one of their regrllar
:ontributors.-Har Courant.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04
A Busy Book Agent.

We were visiting at ranch about,
six miles out of Dennison, Tex, and
one day there were five or six people
on the veranda, when q man on
mule came along and halted and in
PRODUCED himself as book agent.
While his prospectus was being pass
ed around he took a chair, lifted his
feet to the railing and lighted cigar
for a smoke. He was quite a little
apart from the rest, and at the end
OF the veranda, the floor of which
was almost flush with the earth. At
his right hand, and only two feet
away, was O rose bush. Without
being observed by the man, the col
onel detached himselffrom the group
and entered the house. There was,
an open window right back of the.
agent, and the colonel appeared i'm
this and commanded: LET no one
move for his life until Iget u gunl A
rattlesnake has crept out of the rose
bush under the strangers chair and
is coiled to strikeW
We all looked that way and moth
ing was to be seen, but as each one
understood the colonel's game, we,
acted, so far as looks were concerned.
as if a serpent was in plain view.
The agent never finched in the
slightest. He was looking away
down the road, and he kept his eyes
there as he observed;
"Durn my luck, but I'm allus rum
ming up agin snaixl How big is this
feller?"
"He's q whopper, answered one of
us.
"And this is August, when they are
half blind and the most deadly?"
yes"
"Did the kernel say he was going
after his shooter?"
"Yes."
GLOW long will it take him?"
"About ten minutes, but may be
fifteen"
"Humphl Well, gents, Pm a busy
man, and 1 can't afford to lose no
fifteen minutes. You jess pass that
prospectus around and git ready to
give me your orders, and I'll try and
catch q little wink o. sleep while
waiting for the kernel to pop this
burned viperl"
And sure's Pm living man he set
tied down in his chair to WOO tho
drowsy god, and I'd bet thousand
to one that he felt quite sure the
snake was there, just as we pretend
ed.-New York Sun.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-04-04
WHY THEY TWINKLE.

When Eve had led her lord away,
Aud Cain had killed his brother,
The stars and flowers the poets say,
Agreed with one another.
To cheat the cunning tempter's art
And teach the race ite duty,
By keeping on it's wicked heart
Their eyes of light and beauty.
A million sheepless lids, they say,
Will be Mt least warning;
And so the flowers would watch by day,
The stars from eve to morning
On hill and prairie field and lawn,
Their dewy eyes upturning
The flowers still watch from reddeninR dawn
Till western skies are burning.
Alasl each hour OF daylight tells
A tale OF shame so crushing,
That some turn white as sea bleached shells
And some are always blushing.
But when the patient stars look down
On all their light discoveries,
The traitors smiles, the murderer's frown,
The lips OF lying lovers.
They try to shut their saddoning eyes,
And in the vain endeavor
We see them twinkling in the skies,
And 80 they wink forever.
%. W. Holmes.