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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-11-28

Cherry Run will have quite g
boom when the Western Mary land
crosses the Potomac. A station will
be erected. engine, house, water tank,
turn-t table. and other fixtures, all OIL
which will be on the Manford tract
On adjoining properties, dwelling
houses viii be needed for conductors
enginemen, firemen, brakemen, and
others. These improvements will
be permanent, and will be of grea!
value to that section specially, and
to Morgan County generally.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-11-28

A decision has been rendered by
President D. B. Lucas, Of the Court
of Appeals of West Virginia, declar-
ing the law prohibiting the carrying
Of weapons, constitutional and not
in conflict with the constitution of
the United States.
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There is wire pulling and scalping
in Washington between the Demo-
cratic contestants for speakership Of
the House of Representatives. AS
they down one another, we quietly
add: May the best man win.
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1t is said that if Blaine should
want the Republican nomination for
president, he can get it, and if he
does not desire it, that Harrison
will be re-nomlnated. Blaine is much
the stronger man of the two.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-11-28

And low Russia proposea to fred
the suffering poor By iustitnting q
luxurious lottery. Why not give to
the poor the amount thus expanded
in folly?
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-11-28

In the great football match be-
tween the Yale and Pr nceton teams,
the former won alter hard strug-
gle, bat succeeded in whitewashing
their onnunlnts.
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Illness Of Rev. Or. Mosos D aoee.

RICHMOND, VA, November 24.-
Rev. Dir. Moses ID. Hooe, one of the
most eminent Presbyterian diyiaes
in this country, is quite i'll at his res
idence, IN this city.
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The storm that did damage here,
swept over the country demolishing
buildings in cities and towns, and in
some instances several parsons were
Killed.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-11-28
PUBLIC SALE
REAL ESTATE :

The following described property will
be offered at public sale on
Saturday. Dec. I2ih, 1891.
at Up. M. al Falling Waters, Berkeley
County. That certain lot which was
conveyed to the Board of Education of
Falling Waters District, by John L
Weaver by deed of June s, 1881. bound
ed as follows, beginning at a 81 axe l in a
line of j l.. CUNNINGHAM, thence with
his line N. $40 E. 1913 poles to stake
2, thence N $40 w. Is P to a stake 8.
on the east side of the road, thence
along the same $ $50 E. IS P to the
beginning containing acre of land, and
having a frame building erected there
on. Possession will be given April LIST,
1892.
TERMS:-will be announced on day
of sale
By order of Board Of Education of
Falling Waters District
F. M. DAVIS, Pres.
MORGAN CLARK, Sec'y
Nov. 81 ids.
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SATURDAY, NOV. 81. 1891.
A short thanksgiving sermon
"God bless our homes"

Chill has voted 100000 to make
her exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
This does not look much like war,
though it may show scare.
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FIDUCIARY NOTICE.

The following Fiduciary account is
before me the undersigned commission
er of accounts for settlement.
Mrs. M. E Grim, Administrative of
Aaron Grim deceased.
II q ct. L. Dew GERHARDT.
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will also sell at the same time and
place a very desirable lot of

PERSONAL PROPERTY,
consisting of good cook stove. good
feathsr-beds and many other household
articles; also about 200 bushels of corn
TERMS;-The real estate will be
cold upon the terms of one.tbird cash
in hand, and the residue in two equal
annual payments in one and two years
with interest from date, the purchaser
giving his bonds for the deferred pay
ments, and a lien on the property sold
as security. The personal property will
be sold for case. A. g. PAYNE.
Executor of Jesse Payne, deceased.
Nov % tds
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Published EVERY SATURDAY at Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, at Si.50pe7 annum in
advance.
TERMS FOR TRANSIENT ADVERTISING:
One inch (10 linesl one time, ...-... $1.00
Each subsequent insertion, 80
Standing advertisements, West Virginia
Press Association Rates, Glass e. on a
basis OF 50 cents per inch, per month.num-
Der Of inches and months, entitled TO rea-
sonable discount.
E~special positions 25 to 331s per cent
additional.
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HOTEL PROPERTY
FOR SALE.

Very Valuable and the best of Locations
and erected especially for Hotel purposes.
special Commissioners Sale OF Valuable
TOWN PROPERTY
By virtue of adecree of the Circuit Court
of Berkeley County. " Va, entered on
the 1st day of October, 1891. in the chan
Gerry cause there in pending in which w.
". Downey's administrator is plaintiff,
and Frank l.. Downey and others are de-
PENDANTS. The undersigned Special Com
missioners will offer at Public Sale, to the
highest bidder, on
Tuesday. Dec. 22nd, 1891,
at O'Clock, p M, in front Of the Court
House, in Martinsburg. Berkeley County,
W. Va, the valuable and desirable prop
erty, viz:
THE ST. CLAIR HOTEL PROPERTY
on W. King Street, in the town of Mar
tInsburg, w. va, fronting about 50 feet
on the said King street and adjacent to the
Court House, toge Their with the Two Lots
connected with and adjoining the Hotel
Property fronting on College Street. fhe
SAID Lots are about % feet front 80 feet
deep.
THE HOTEL is THREE STORIES above
ground and built of brick, and contains
sixty bedrooms, large dining-room, large
gentlemen's sitting-room and office, par
popular for business purposes, two base
ment-rooms. one of which is especially ar
ranged for bar; the house is lighted by
gas and electricity; water pipes TO the Ho-
tel from the Wager Works stables, and
all appliances needed for first-class Ho-
tel. Ii is one oil the iar-est and probably
the hest arranged hotel property III the
state, the lar4est in the tewn, W, tn u cd
ern accommodates S, telegraph in Office
and is Today doing iiay'ng business. and
i SOLD close up The interest of the
DOwncy esf:sts. therein.
Iiie undeiSi- ned t0miH5~-i lEt rs NIL #
fer first the indy DIES no fiiirresf ewned
by W. W. Dawuey's Ii .srs, a d iLea the
whole together Il sail properly. Atx IN
formation dessF II re- aid 70 sad prop
erty. eau b.. sisiaiaeu b., ctmnlunis aiing
with either OF the undersigned special
comm SIS nnels n MafginsIerg. w Va
TERMS or sAIE:--0He-lhird cash and
the res iduH la tas quai afrui Ifay-
ments with in4eret nam he day Of safe,
taking the hond- or nntss tf the purchaser
foe the deferred pa neHt-. and " ;thn0id-
ing from the purehas, thereof the title TO
the property usiii the purchase money
shall al be paid
J. J. N =: & xvi WnssER. Special j..
Il BoYD FAULKNER s"ni rs
hereby certify that E. Boyd Faulkner,
one Of the Special Commissioners TOR the
sale Of the aiCre described property, has
given bond with approved security, con
ditioned according TO law.
w B. CoLsToS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Berkesry Co.
Nov. q If.
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Nov. IA. e o W 10 times
TRUSTEES SALE
PERSONAL PROPERTY.

PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Pursuant to the authority vested in
him by a Deed of Trust. executed by q
A. Edmonds and Libbie M. his wife,
to the undersigned trustee forJ Nelson
Wisner of date the 3lst, day of March
1891 and recorded in the office Of the
Clerk of the County Court of Berkeley
County, W Va, in Deed Book, No 8S,
Pages 458 8, the said trustee will offer
for sale at the residence occupied by G.
A. Edmonds, on West Race street near
Maple avenue, on
TSaturday, Dec. 10th 1891.
at 2 p. M, the following personal prop
erty, viz:
One suit of bed room furniture and
bedding, two bedSteads, bed and bed
ding, stoves, one range and one a
double heater and one hard coal stove
one bureau, two Wristbands, one and
one half dozen chairs, five rocking
chairs, one buffet, one cupboard, one
refrigerator, tables, so yards ingram
carpet, 80 yards carpet, 40 yards rag
carpet settee, lot of cooking utensils,
knives. forks, dishes, tubs and other
household furniture. Terms cash.
FRANK EICHELBERGER,
II % ids, Trustee.
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To MY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS.

To MY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS.
Many of you | know have been
coaxed away for season by ExTRAv-
AaANr promises, but you will still find
me at the old stand ready to meet
any price given by others and then
do 5 to 80 per cent better. Don't
you know am going to do as well
by my customers as anybody else
can by theirs.
w. L. JONES.
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PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY.


The undersigned having rented his
farm and intending to discontinue farm
ing, will sell on his farm, one half mile
south of Bunker Hill. on the w inches
ter Pike, on
Thursday. Dec. 3rd. 1891.
commencing at 10 O'Clock, a. M, all his
stock and farming utensils, to- wit:
IA HEAD HORSES AND COLTS,
7of them good work horses; 2 mares
with foal, good driving mares, several
are good plow and wagon leaders. Z
colts; 2 one year old next spring. 2 two
years old, and three years old, all good
stock;
SIX HEAD OF CATTLE,
8 cows, one of which is fresh, 8 steers;
rs HEAD OF EWES, ONE SOUTH
DOWN BUCK;
FARMING IMPLEMENTS:
| good mower. GreencastIe drill,
horse-rake. 3 barrowS, one spring
tooth, one an A and one squal e; / wheat
fan, 2 wagons, one four horse and she
other two-h horse; buggy. set grain
ladders. 8 Oliver chilled plows double
shovel Malta plowS, 2 single shovel,
cutting box, 2 sets front gears, sets
breechings, sets plow gears. collars.
brides, halters. ETC., log breast and but
chains, double and single trees, 1 wagon
saddle, wagon line, and many other
articles not here mentioned
TERMS:-A credit of ten months
will be given on all sums of SO and
over; under that amount the cash will
be required. Persons buying the
amount of $40 or over, will be required
to give their bond with approved securi
ty, negotiable and payable at either of
the banks of Martinsburg, with interest
from date, but if paid when due. the in
terest will be RENTED No property to
be removed until terms are complied
with. ROBERT LAMON.
V QUINN, Auctioneer.
Nov q ids.
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Notice of Removal

I will move into the DeGrange
Building on West King street, OPP
posite the proposed site for the
United States Court House, on Sat-
urday, August 18th, where | will be
glad to serve my old customers and
friends. Special attention will be
paid to repairing fine watches and
clocks, and will keep on hand fine
assortment of Pianos and organs.
Stiff r. F. BARR.
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PLANNING MILL PROPERTY

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upon the terms of one-third cash, and
the residue in two equal annual pay
ments, with interest from day of sale,
taking the bonds or notes of the pur-
chaser for the deferred payments, and
withholding the title to the property
sold until all the purchase money shall
be paid.
The property consists of more than
an ACRE OF GROUND, a small and
very Large Building with Boiler,
Engine. Machinery, ETC. a siding from
the b. q 0. r. r which extends en-
tirely across the property and through
the large building; a large platform
scales, ETC., etc.; is situated on Tusca-
rora Creek. at EXCHANGE Place" near
the b. & o. Freight Depot ard between
it and the G. v. r. r. Freight Depot,
and is the best site fol manufacturing
in the city of Martinsburg.
Further information will be given on
application to either of the undersigned
or to the tenants. Swope & Frazer, at
the elevator, on the premises.
w. FL FL FLICK,
E. B. FAULKNER,
j. NELSON WIsNER,
Special Commissioners
l hereby certify that w. FL. III Flick,
one of the Special Commissioners in the
above entitled cause, has executed bond,
as required by law.
w. B CoLsToN, Clerk.
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Very Valuable and the best of Locations
and erected especially for Hotel purposes.
Special Commissioners Sale OF Valuable
TOWN PROP ERTY
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HEDGEsVILLE.
ARCTURUs.

D. R. Ross is on the invalid list
as also his mother. an aged lady of
this community.
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LAND FOR SALE!

have for sale about
90 Acres
Of splendid farming land about one mile
west ofcity.
Also about
80 Acres
north of, and adjoining city
TERMs.-0ne-third cash, balance in one
and two wears with interest. secured by
him on property.
Both are splendid for trucking and
money making. Call on or address
J.NELSON WISNER,
Attorney for Owners,
I0-a4tf. Martinsburg, West Va.
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Thk Snaependtnt,

J. N. WIsNER, Editor and Proprietor.
North Queen ST., Martinsbur, w. Va.
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SPECIAL COMMIssIoNERs'sALE
VALUABLE Al ESTATE
IN MARTINsBURG, W. VA.

Pursuant to a decree of the Circuit
Court of Berkeley County, W. Va, en-
tered at its Sep ember term, 1891, in the
chancery cause of W. W. Downey s
admir- VS.. Frank L. Downey ct al, the
undersigned, special commissioners, will
sell at public auction, at the front door
of the court house of said county, at l
O'Clock, p. M, on
Tuesday. December 10. 1891,
the property in the bill and proceedings
in said cause mentioned, and known
DC tho
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PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
AND PERSONALITY.

AS executor of Jesse Payne decd, l
will sell at public auction, on the farm,
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-10-24

creases, it follows that if the land
be ploughed deep and thoroughly
so as to turn the soil exactly bottom.
side up, coil comparatively free
from nematodes will be brought to
the surface, and the same time the
nematodes near the surface are
buried so deep that they can do
much less damage than they could
if at the surface. 3. From what
has been said the main difficulty
with these plants is thought to be
due to the attacks of the fungus, and
here the best remedy to recommend
is great care in setting the new
suckers, i. e., In making new planta-
tions. AS pointed out, the presence
of the fungus is indicated by dis
celebration in the root-stock. Now,
when suckers are cut off from the
old plant with a spade they should
be inspected, and all brown and rot
ting portions should be carefully re-
moved and all suckers from which
these brown and discolored portions
cannot be removed without destroy
ing the chances of growing should be
discarded. OF course, if the sucker
is set out with the diseased tissue at
tached to it, when it grows the dis.
eased tissue keeps pace with the
growth, and it will not be long before
the plant is seriously hindcred, and
perhaps altogether destroyed, by this
rot at the root.
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UNNECESSARY SUFfl.iNC.

There is little doubt but that many
persons suffer for years with ailments
that could easily be cured by the
use of some simple remedy. The
following incident is an illustration of
this fact: My wife was troubled with
pam in her side the greater part of
the time for three years, until cured
by Chamberlain Pain Balm. 1t
has, think, permanently cured her.
We also have used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy whenever needed and
believe it to be the best in the world.
p. M. BosToN, Pennville, Sullivan
Co., Missouri. For sale by all deal
ers. Benson, Smith & Co., agents.
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WANTED

$1,000 PERCENT Government
DCUUO Bonds at par. Apply
"P. 0. Box IT," 247 st
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TO LEI
liOmesteads For Sale /!

s&a. A 7 WILL sell on five or ten
Ags.fSsA L years time, Eight Choice
$2aa& Lots on King street, adjon-
ing my residence, Palama.
IA lw WILLIAM HAMMOND.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22
4 COFFEE.POT SAFE,
How Phil Armour Made Ills First II,
 dred Dol ars.

How Phil Armour Madc Ills First Hun.
 dred Dol ars.
 Phil Armour, the great beef king, of Chicago, is short, stoclsy, far from at- tractive in any sense, but singularly happy man who has managed to mako big fortune. He cares little for money now, but time was when the loss of $1OO nearly drove him mad. It was good many years ago, in tho days of gold on the Pacific slop,. Armour was one of the numberless throng there searching for fortune.
 Fortune paid no heed to him, however, but finally he managed to get some 'washings" that he sold for S1OO. This sum he carefully tied up in an old cot ton handkerchief for safe keeping. Then he hunted aroun1 for place to put it. His eye espicd an old and dilap- idated coffee-pot in a corner of the cabin he occupied with three other seekers for fortune. He put the Sl00 carefully in it and placed it lovingly oa convenient shelf; then he went about his daily toll. When he returned from work his eye in- stinctively searched for tho old pot. It was gone!
 One of his partners had tired of work and come home. He h~d nothing else to do, so he went to clean house. The old coffee-pot won't with tho other rub bish, and fire was made of it all in little clump of bushes near by. Great was the constcrnation when Armour told what the pot contained. And how carefully he worked over that fire to rescue the pot. Finally he reached it. blackened and bent, but the money was intact, and no happier man slept in the diggings that night. Thereafter he car ried it around with him in a belt.
 And that $100 was the foundation of the Armour millions.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22

One notable feature of this table is the scarcity of the signatures so well-nigh universal century ago, such as "Your obedient servant" of which found but two instances in 300 letters. "Your humble servant" seems to have departed this life. Can this be due to the dis. taste Americans have for even the sem- blance of servility?
 "Yours truly" trite, commonplace, as devoid of meaning as two words can be, yet holds the lead in favor to an extent not to be wondered at in business let ters. but something surprising in let ters of friendship, where an expression of feeling is not out of place. "Very respectfully" and "Yours respectfully" are suitable when the person to receive the letter is much older than the sender or by reason of his position deserves some marked expression of deference, but the phrases are too often used with out regard to their significance. There is also common habit of shortening the word respectfully" into ''resp.," or even ''res.," though it would seem that, if a man deserves respect, dignity would call for something more than bob tailed fashion of giving it.
 "Yours, etc.," seems a half-hearted, lazy sort of signature; a zigzag line would mean as much and be easier to make. It has not even the slight merit of "In haste" or "Hastily," which at least serve as an apology for bad writ ing. As far as simplicity goes "Yours" Is infinitely preferable. and, indeed, is the best way to say something without meaning any thing-best because the shorter the useless formula the better. Yet perhaps these and all the rest of the phrases cited convey impressions to other minds different from those they give me. Did you ever chance to try to prove philosophically or mathematical ly, or in any other way that any given word means exactly the same thing to anybody else that it means to you? Try it, and then you will, with me, cease to prescribe how others shall sign themselves and be content with follow ing your own fancy.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22
CONCERNING RAILROADS.

METAL ties for railroads ire proving very satisfactory.
 IT is reported in Germany that the Emperor is going to introdIce American cars for the passenger serv.ce.
 IT is figured that the United States has mile of railroad for sach 400 of population and each 22 miles of area. while the balance of the world has a mile for each 7,5O0 of popu lation and 237 miles of area.
 THERE are many indications that be- fore long the electric light will be the only luminant employed on railway trains. An important step has been taken by the Russian Government, which has decided that all tho carriages on the state railways shall be lighted by the electric light in the future.
 KANSAS has more miles of railroad than all the New England States put together. She has 1,159 more miles than New York, whose population and wealth surpass Kansas four to one. She has more than the great States of Pennsyl- vania, Iowa or Texas. Kansas to-day has S,754 miles of railroads. Illinois alone surpasses her with 5000 miles. Next comes Iowa with S,364 miles. Fol- lowing her is Pennsylvania with SPA; then comes Texas with s,210 miles.
 THE track mileage of street railways in the five leading ilies of the United States is: New York, 36s; Chicago, 365 Boston, 329; Brooklyn, 324; Philadel. phia, 324. The mileage of different motive powers is: For horses, 2,351; electric, city, 260; cable, 255; steam, ele. vated, fifty-one; surface, 221. Three cities have elevated roads: New York, thirty-two miles; Brooklyn, twenty-four miles, and Kansas City, five miles. Bal. timore uses nothing but horse power motors, and Scranton has none but electric roads.
 QUITE a change seems to be taking place in the general opinion as to the best arrangement of smoking-room ac- commodations on some classes of pas senger trains and it is quite possible that the common smoking-car will be- fore long cease to form a part of the better class of trains. Quite number of railroads have constructed their chair cars with smoking-rooms of suffl- cient capacity to provide accommoda- tions for the occupants of each car. The practice of thus furnishing smoking room for each car is rapidly extending to the common day coaches, and num- Der of very prominent roads are putting a smoking compartment in nearly every car they are building, some even fitting up the second-class day coaches in this manner.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-22
CEMENT AND SUCH STUFF.

FoR waterproof cement use mixture of Burgundy pitch or asphalt and gutta percha melted together.
 A PASTE made of plaster of Paris, mixed with water, is good for closing cracks in stove ovens, fire bricks, coal scuttles, water pots, etc.
 A CEMENT for mcnding glass that is not affected by hot water may be made with five parts of gelatine and one part of solution of acid chromate of lime. Cover edges with the cement, press to- gether and expose to sunlight.
 To PREPARE excellent glue which will hold in water, powder and dissolve one part of glue in one of thick linsccd oil varnish, boiling hot, and mix thorough ly. In using it heat the two planed sides of the wood, apply the glue warm and press the pieces together.
 VERY thick shellac varnish is an ex- cellent cement for broken plaster casts or impressions. Paint the broken edges over several times with the varnish, holding them over a flame to burn out the alcohol each time When the shel- lac is soft press the parts together and hold them tightly until cold. They will then adhere firmly.