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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-02-14
CUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD
TIME TABLE,
IN EFFECT MONDAY, DEC. lat, 1890
WEST BOUND.

w Ia oOONDs
No. 8. Harrisburg 4.l5a m, Mechanics
burg 35 a m, Carlisle 81 m, Neville
5 &c m, Shippensburg Sal m, Chambers
burg 6 10 m, Greencastle 6.32 a m, Hag.
erstown 7.30 m, Martinsburg 9 20, M,
Tablers 9.3s m, Dsrkesville 9.47 m,
Inwood 8 SO Bunker Hill 10 90, Clearbrook
10 %, arrives at Winchester 1880 m.
No. 9 leaves Phila 80 m, Harrisburg
o5, Meehanicsburg 1927, Carlisle 81,
MELVILLE 9.I5, Shippensburg 9.36, Cham.
bersburg 10 05, Greencastle 1923, Hagers-
town Il 90, Martinsburg lI.45, Tablers IL.
55, Darkesville 1913, I"wood IL 03, Bun
ker Hill 1907, Clearbrook 1920 p M ar
rives at Winchester 1875 p "a.
No. / leaves Philadelphia 1905 m, Bar
risburg as m, Mechanicsburg 4 08 Car
Isle a. MELVILLE sos, Shippensbnrg %,
Ch4mbersburg So Greeucastle 6.l3, Ha-
gerstown 6 As, Martinsburg 80, Tablers
Z 40, Darkesville 7.45, Inwood 4s. Bunker
Hill 1852, Clearbrook 500, arrives at Win
chester s.20p IN.
EAST BOUND.
No. IA leaves Winchester 7.30 M, Clear
brook As. Bun ker Hill 1853, Inwood s o.,
Darkesville O5 Tablers $40, Martinsburg
$40, Hagerstown 9.l5, Greencastle 9.37,
Chambersburg 1000, Shippensburg 10. 10,
MELVILLE 1881, Carlisle 10 So Mechanics
burg 10 Is, Harrisburg l1.35, arrives at
Philadelphia LIS P m.
No. leaves Winchester 200 m, Clelr-
brook 2.0s, Bunker Hill Q. %, Gerard 2.32.
Darkesville 2. So Tablers LAO, Ma tinsburg
so, Hagerstown 3.45, Greencastle Alb,
Chambersburg 4.45, Shippensburg sos,
Neville 80, Carlisle 5.55, Mechanicsburg
6.22, Harrisburg Gas, arrives at Philadel-
phia 10. SO pm.
No. 10 leaves Winchester A. AS m, Clear
brook 5.l2, Bunker Hill 5.25, Gerard 8. So,
DArkesville 5 AS, Tablers 5.55, Martinsburg
6.l5, Hagerstown 9.05, Greencastle 9.32.
Ohsmbersburg 1000 Shippensburg 1924,
MELVILLE 10 IA m, Carlisle IL re, Mechan-
icsburg ll.5O, Harrisburg 80, arrives at
Philadelphia 4.2b am.
J. F.B0YD, Superintendent
Il, A RIDDLE, Gen'l. Passeuper Agent,
W. A. GARD,
Agent at Martinsburg
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The daily surplus Of births over
deaths in the United Kingdom is
1900.
Love and Sunshine are the names
of Johnstown, Pa. firm.
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AnAMtuW Sore climb


AA0 GMkkCWKS I8OAAN&AAD1s
For three years was almost crippled
with an awful sore leg from my knee down
to my ankle; the skin was entirely gone,
and the flesh was one mass Of disease /.
Some physicians pronounced 1t incurable,
1t had diminished about one third the size
OF the other, and was in a hopeless con-
dition. After trying all kinds of reme-
from which / got no relief whatever. !
was persuaded to try your CUTICURA RE-.
NEEDLES, and the result was as follows
After three days / noticed decided
change for the better, and at the end OF
two months was completely cured. MY
flesh was purified, and the bone (Which
had been exposed for yearl got sound.
The flesh began to grow, and to-day, ana
for nearly two years, my leg is as well as
ever it was, sound in every respect, and
not O sign of disease to be seen.
REV. s. G. AHERM,
Doubois, Dodge Co., Ga.
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Through Tickets and Baggage Checked
to all points
For rates and other information, address
W. j ROBINSON, G. p A.,
Parkersburg. W. Va.
A. j. DANDY. Pal kersburg.
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SOUTHWARK.

Connection for all stations on CumDer-
land Valley and PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
system.
GEO. B. WRESTLING,
Mich. 3 'S7 Superintendent.
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The once mighty Indian popula
ton of the United States has dwin-
died to 244,075.
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nHIO RIVER RAILRODAD
" TIME TABLE,

Taking effect Aug. II, 1890. Passenger
trains will run as follows, Central Time.
All trains daily except those marked tnus
! which do not run ON Sunday.
, 1891-02-19

The United States Arctic discovery ship
Jeanette, better known as the Pandora OF
Sir Allen Young, from whom she was pur-
chased, was crushed by the ice In n dogs.
north latitude and 1855 dogs. east longitude.
and was p~erforce abandoned by her gal.
liant crew, but few of whom survived the
subsequent sufferings to which they were
exposed by the iBcienency OF the weather.
Her commander, Lieut.. De Long, United
States navy, before leaving her to lead the
retreat In which he persisted, carefully
sewed up IA record OF the events of the voy.
age within n piece OF black India rubber,
placed the package in an empty boa water
cask, and intrusted IL to the mercy Of the
waves, in the hope that, shoul all the de
voted band perish. their fate should not be
shrouded in uncertainty.
The cask messenger was faithless 10 its
trust. Several articles which had belonged
to this ship were found near ~JulianshRab,
on the Greenland coast, in june, 1884, Just
three years after her loss. 1t is supposed
that they were drifted thither on a mass OF
ice by way IF the north pole-Chambers'
journal.
, 1891-02-19

Sometimes we come upon "A family unique
as a bit Of genre painting. No need Of
family portraits or "A yellow title deed to
proclaim this "A house with traditions. The
walls breathe them, as old chests breathe
lavender. Chairs. tables and trumpery
knickknRcks upon the mantels and the
corner shelves take airs TO themselves as
having had their beauty at compound in
terest years and years, and all but join In
The conversation. Is a story tOld2 Age
has lent IL n bouquet fine as of wine In cob
webbed vaults. Is a song sungi Ten to
one 1t is a very silly old song. but II has the
charm OF an heirloom. And IA you watch
the family move and speak and smile, you
are dimly aware that It is In accordance
with laws and customs all their own.
They live in an atmosphere OF Indian
summer haze. Hence they 0re not ferret
eyed for flaws OF society or character, and
may never be heard of among the worlds
master minds, But they are very gentle
liyers, deeply human hearts. Their web Of
tradition Is as prophetic OF sunny weather
as are gossamer webs in autumn. Often
they are OF the stuff OF which martyrs are
made.-Harper's Bazaar.
, 1891-02-19

The implicit reliance placed upon the
word OF a shaman and his influence over a
fellow tribesman may be illustrated with
this anecdote. A Sioux Indian, who had
lost a relative by death, vowed 10 kill the
first living thing he met. This was once
not an uncommon practice among our In
dians.
Issuing from his lodge he CHANGED to meet
a ~missionary-a man much beloved by all,
from whom this indian had received many
fayors. Unwilling, but bound by his vow,
he shot his benefactor as he passed. Indi-
an usage did not sanction a bloody retribu-
ton on the murderer, since the obligation
Of his vow was recognized by all.
The shaman, however, upbraided him for
his act, and pronounced his doom, saying,
You will die within the year"
The Indian, though apparently a we'll
man at the time, was seized by a wasting
disease, and actually did die within the
specified time, a victim to his own supersti-
tious imagination.-Youth's Companion.
, 1891-02-19
pl.arreoabIs for H.wl and Mouse.

A sportsman was returning from quail
shooting. when he perceived a sparrow
hawk poise in the air a short distance from
hin and then dart fercely down into the
grass. In a IN the bird flew upward
with something in its talons and uttering
cries in which acute pain and the fierce JOY
of victory seemed somewhat queerly blend
ed. II kept screaming and pecking at a
small object in its claws.
The sportsman brought his gun to his
shoulder and killed the bird. The bird had
driven It's claws into the back of a mouse,
perforating the skin, passing beneath two
ribs Of the little animal and piercing the
skin again in such a that it could
not turn its catch loose. The tortured
mouse on his part had seized one leg of the
bird in his mouth and buried his teeth into
1t Just above h joint in the leg, cutting
the bone entirely in two. Both 10 and
bird had been killed outright by the hu.
man animal of prey, the mouse having re-
ceived a shot in the side and the bird one
in the head.-Waco Day.
, 1891-02-19
A FEW REASONS

Why you should try the celebrated Dr.. IL.
WRgner's methods OF cure:
1. "Dr. H Wagner Il q natural physician"
o. 8. FOWLER,
The Great P~hrenologist-
2 "You are wonderfully proficient In your
knowledge OF diseases and medicines"
DR. ].
8. "Few can excel you as a doctor"
l. "The afflicted ind ready relief in your
presence" DIR. ]. SIMMs.
9. "Dr. II. Wagner is a regular graduate
from Bellevue Hospital, New York City; has
had very extensive hospital practice and is
thoroughly posted on all branches OF his be-
loved science, especially on chronic diseases"
9. "Dr. II. Wagner has immortallzed himself
by his wonderful discovery OF specific RENE
dies for private and sexual diseases."-Vir
gtnlR city Chronicle.
z Thousands OF invalids mock 20 see him"
Francisco Chronicle.
s. 1.-THE doctors long experience as a spe-
ciallst should render him very successful -
Rocky Mountain News.
, 1891-02-19


The Eureka fiat country abounds in wild
geese, and the hunters in that section are
having fine sport hunting them. The
geese swarm in the stubble fields to eat
the scattered heads of wheat, and the
hunters dig pits in these fields and lie in
them, having first set out a number of tin
or p~asteboard decoys to attract the geese.
A hunter named Adkins, while sitting in
a pit near Fairfield waiting for geese, saw
a coyote sneaking down on his decoys. The
cunning brute crept along on his belly for
bOu fifty feet, and then made a spring of
about twenty feet, landing on top of one
OF the tin decoys. He was the most dis
Rusted looking coyote ever seen in that
section, and Adkins felt so sorry for him
that he shot him, breaking two OF his legs,
and then knocked him on the top OF the
head with the butt of his gun.-Portland
OreRonian.
, 1891-02-19
HUNTERS OF HUMAN HEADS.
C~AnnibalIsm sim Prevails Among Ma.
tivos of the Solomon Islands.

CAnnfbalIsm stnl Prevails Among Ma
tives of the Solomon IAlAnds-
Among the passengers that arrived by
the steamer Mariposa Saturday was a gen
tlemAn named Watson. Mr.. Watson has
been for many years engaged in trading
among the South Sea islands for copra,
pearl shells and other commodities. He
told some strange stories to a reporter
about head hunting and cannibalism that
still prevail in the Solomon Islands:
81 inst went to the Solomon group as a
trader for a Sydney firm, and having filed
the positions of storekeeper and land
owner for seven years, know these natives
well. My first visit was to the island of
Tango. Soon after we anchored some ma
tives came of and warned US that the peo-
pie on shore wanted to kill the first white
man they could. Upon being questioned
shey stated that some years ago q trader
bad been killed by them, and a man-of-war
had appeared, exacting a heavy fine of
pigs and other things. The war vessel had
been piloted by a white man, and the ma
tiyes had resolved to kill the pilot, and
failing to kill hin they intended to a
the life OF the first white man on whom
they could lay their hands. 1 found out
that the natives were well armed and left
the place.
AT the island of Rubiana similar con-
hAkAoAo eva We WSA0 ~ DNL
battan we had a narrow escape. Among
the natives who came on board were two
chiefs. They finished trading, n 1 no.
ticed that they kept close to the rudder
trunk of the vessel. / discovered a canoe
under the stern with natives passing up
axes, and as there were over seventy ma
tives on board the ship they fully intended
to capture us.
Our crew soon got out their arms, and
she raIa aaatn. shat ma dafar-
mined left the vessel. Treachery is rife,
and no white mans life is safe among
them. their utmost desire being to secure
heads. On BagRa island they killed, roast
ed and ate a man named Childe, who lived
there. / think he was a runaway from
some American whaler, and had lived on
the island for over twenty years"
At Banietta Mr.. Watson was present
when the captain of the war ship Diamond
visited the islands. Six persons landed,
and there were over fifty natives in am
bush, all armed with guns, ready to mas
sacre the white men II the opportunity Of
fered.
Relative to the practice of head hunting
he stated that the natives go from island
to island in search for the prizes, watching
their chances The heads are used at the
death Of a chief or at a canoe launching.
As many as five heads planted around the
grave Of a chief is supposed to appease the
evil spirit that caused the death, while at
a canoe launching the measure of luck that
is in store for the craft is according to the
number OF heads that adorn the vessel as
it enters the water.
Mr.. Watson is Of the opinion that no one
ought to land on these islands without be-
ing armed. The custom of the British
warships TO destroy villages, blow up Ca
noes and fire shells over the houses is of
against the whites.-San Francisco Chron-
icle-
, 1891-02-19

Turning to the prices paid for poetry by
periodicals, it may be stated that, at the
present time, half a rown a line is the rate
in the highest quarters; in others, two
guineas, one guinea, n even half a guinea
are the sums given for a short set Of verses.
A popular poet could of cours command
almost any price. Tennyson, for instance,
received from one magazine el00, or about
81 IS. a line for "T~ithonus," and did still
better with The Revenge" receiving for
it e3 a line; while Longfellow was paid by
the proprietor Of n weekly journal $500, or
"a a line for his Hanging Of the Cram"
London Tit-RtB.
, 1891-02-19

Ayouug person from Maine, whom the
exigencies Of II hurried journey had
brought to the city very early one morn
ing, boarded a train at Forty.second street,
and before she reached Harlem thus com.
mented on the people around her;
ID o remember" she asked, the
text painted over the cemetery at homer
He thought a moment THE rich and
the poor meet together, and the Lord is
the maker of them ALL Wasn't that i'll"
Shs looked around her again and said
with feminine emphasis, "Well, the first
half Of il applies TO this car, II the other
half doesn't. New York Times
, 1891-02-19
ARE you GOING EAsrt

II so you will ask for tickets via
WABASH LINE.
WHY Because in the fret place it is
to many Of the principal cities Of the East
the
SHORT LINE, and because on al
trains there are, free to all, new and ele'
giant
RECLINING CHAIRS and. from
pointl in the Rocky Mountain region, on
all through trains,
THROUGH PULLMANS, and, to cap
the climax OF luxury, all trains are fed on
DINING CARS.
G. NJ. HAsPsoE,
Commercial Agent, Denver, Col.
1921 Seventeenth Street
, 1891-02-19

When one notes the vigor and enthusiasm
of the Esquimau little folks at their play
the statement that they are never punished
by their parents seems almost incredible.
Such a superabundance of animal spirits
as they display would straightway get a
white boy across his mothers knee, while
an avenging shingle or slipper famed the
air and the boy. But Esquimau small boys
are never sent out after u willow switch to
torture them; neither are they scolded or
reviled by their parents until OF almost
mature years. On the other hand, the Es-
quimau baby, from the m it under
stands its mothers voice, yields unques-
tioning obedience to all its parents com
mands:-John D. Spears in New York
Evening Sun.
, 1891-02-19

The senior proprietor OF TINS paper La.
been subject to frequent colds for som.
years, which were sure II lay him IN if
not doctored at once. He finds that
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is reliable.
1t opens the sesretous, relieves the lungs
add restores the system to a healthy con-
dition. Ii freely used as soon as the colt
has been contractsd, aud before it has be
come settled in the system, 1t greatly
lessons the attack and often cures 10 b
single day what would otherwise have
been a severe old.-NorthtceItern Hotel
Reputer, Des Moiues, Iowa. 50 cent
bottles for sale by A. f. Roedel.
, 1891-02-19

wheu the water becomes warm in the
spring, myriads of embryo cells appear.
The water swarms with them. They are
not much larger than darning needles,
contain almost no solid matter, only a
lain thread in a hlament of jelly, but are
tremendously active. Before the discovery
of the utility of the clam worm as smelt
bait, eel was thought 10 be the only article
that smells would eat In the winter. 1t
has the merit of being tough. A small
fragment of eel fastened upon a hook and
soaked in water swells like a dried apple
and becomes a tough, white lump.-G. W.
Singer in Lewiston Journal.
, 1891-02-19

A Good Record. Il have sold Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy for ten years."
says druggist f. b. Legg, of Vail, Ia,
and ave always warranted il and never
had a bottle returned. During the past
ninety days | have sold twelve dozen and
it has gwen perfect satisfaction in every
instance" It does not dry up . cough,
but loosens and relieves it, It will cure a
severe cold in less time than any other
treatment. so cent and 81 bottles for
sale nv A. Y. Roedel.
, 1891-02-19
A Dogs Teeth Filled with Gold.

A travelling dentist that now and then
visits birmingham has a pet dog whose
aecayed front teeth are filed with gold.
The dog had the toothaehe some time ago,
and his master, after examining the de-
cayed teeth, filed out the cavities very
neatly and put several dollars worth Of
gold into them. The dog kicked vigorous
ly against the operation and howled too,
but some one held him in the chair, and the
dentist performed the job successfully.
When the dog grins the gold filling CLEANS
beautifully.-Cor. New York Sun.
, 1891-02-19

A correspondent asks, Has the disputed
question as to the exact source of the Mis-
sissippi river ever been settledt
The source has been Officially placed
by the Minnesota Historical society, we be-
lieve, at two small lakes west OF Itaska
lake, and on higher ground than that sheet
of water.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
, 1891-02-19

Upon what do you base your assertion
lat the Heslingburys are not people Of
refinementt"
"Why, we " just engaged a waitress
highly recommended by them, and she act
ually sets the table with teaspoons for the
peas. a Bazqr.
, 1891-02-19
A safe Investmrnt.

Is one which is guaranteed to bring
you satisfactory results. or in case of
failure a return of purchase price. On
this safe plan you can buy from our ad-
vertised druggist a bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. 1t is
guaranteed to bring relief in every case.
when used tor any affection of throat,
lungs or chest, such as consumption, in
Hammatiou Of lungs. bronchitis, asthma,
w~hooping cough, croup, etc, etc. 1t is
pleasant and agreeable to taste. perfectly
safe, and can be depended upon. Trial
hnttles free at b. b. David's drug stone
, 1891-02-19

A gentleman in Union county, Mo,
who is too modest a man to have his name
mentioned In the newspapers, was cured
of rheumatism by Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, after trying other medicines and
treatments for thirteen years. so cent
bottles for sale by A. L. Roedel.
, 1891-02-19

We have some very desirable lots in
all parts of the city that we will sell as
cheap as can be had and on the most fav-
orable terms, monthly payments il de-
sired. Call and get prices before buying
elsewhere. RISER & JOHNSON,
60I Ferguson at
, 1891-02-19
CHRONIC COMPLAINTS REQUIRE
TIME FOR CURE.

Persons at a distance who wish to be treated
by pr. Wagner need not feel be-
cause OF inability to visit him II they will
write TO the Doctor he will send them a list OF
questions which enables him to send medi-
cines, counsel and advice TO thousands he has
never seen. He has patients in every city,
town and station throughout Colorado, as well
as all over the United States. See his address
In his adYertlsement-DenYer Trlbune.
, 1891-02-19

Dignifsd Stranger (ou railway train
No, l am not travelling for my health. !
was a delegate to the Pan-American con-
gress.
Enterprising Drummer-That soi I'm
in the hardware line myself-New York
Weekly.
, 1891-02-19

4 hotel where you can get solid and
substantial value for the money expended
is the Occidental. Good table board 25
cents per meal, or 81 per week.
Board and room 81 per day.
The Occidental has good rooms and is
well and comfortably furnished through
out. Visitors to the city will find the
Occidental a good stopping place. 1909
Thomes street
, 1891-02-19

Mrs. Elihers-Your old friend has such
q sad face! Why is it,
Mr.. Blifers-Years ago he proposed to a
very beautiful girl, and
Mrs. Bliders-And she refused him.
Mr.. Differs - No; she married him
New York Weekly.
, 1891-02-19

Ed Knapp as recetciHg
fresh oysters and CLAIMS fH
the sheu direct from " eIU
York eUery other day. at
his resfnHraHt on Sta
teenth street. supplying
of families a specially.
, 1891-02-19

The use of holly, in particular, dates
a at least TO the founding of the Rr~
man Saturnalia, for the plant was dedl
Gated to Saturn and regarded as an EN-
blem Of peace and good will.
, 1891-02-19

Allowing for the lasting over" until an
other year of the plush cape, the white
dress, flannel skirt, and the tricot dress,
there is margin enough left TO pay the
dressmaker for one cutting and basting,
and TO buy dress Innings, elastic for hose
supporters. thread, sewing silk, darning
cotton and worsted for a small amount of
fancy work, as well as the half dozen
handkerchief and the few ribbons, which
exc out my friends successful dressing at
$40 a ~year.-Edith Miniter IN Rostsn Globe.
, 1891-02-19
TWENTY DOLLAR GOLD PIECES.

Mrs, John Curtis of Peoria, H., writes:
Used one box of Usage Pills previous to
my second confinement; they worked like
a charm. Would pay $40 for a box
rather than do without them, as they
have proved a Godsend to me-" Write
Usage Medicine company, Wichita, Kas.,
FOR particulars, and their book to wives
mailed free. Sold by druggists. Sold by
w. N. Hunt, Cheyenne.
, 1891-02-19
ARNICATEu EUREkA CREAM

Is the finest and most efectual lotion for
chapped hands. rough and sore skin, es.
p~eciAlly prepared for this climate and
pleascs everybody. Try it. Twenty five
cent bottles. Druggists.
, 1891-02-19

New mattresses. g.. so; new woven
wire springs, 81. rs; second hand heating
and cook stoves a. lowest prices. Every
thing delivered free. Corner T~wenty-first
and Themes. +. Bohnsted. Manager.
, 1891-02-19

lac largest stock of fine brAndies, old
whiskies. choice hqueurs and superhne
cigars at GEORGE Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
, 1891-02-19

Delivered to any part of the city
and in any quantity by the Cheyenne
Transfer Company. Sixteenth and Eddy
streeta.
, 1891-02-19

THAT senlskin sacque of your wife's is
stunning"
Yes. 1t knocked me ceptS-less."-
Epoch.