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Competition With England.

Glib-tongued free trade orators
are in the habit Of going off into a
spread eagle declaration to the effect
that the American laborer can hold
his own against tie laborers of the
whole earth If you give them free
raw materials and an open field
This sounds well and is rather flatter-
ing to the skill and industry of the
working people of America. But is
it true? Yes,-on one condition -
they must be content with the same
wages that are Icing paid in England,
France and Germany. They must
live as cheaply as their competitors,
practice the same economies and
utilize the labor of their wives and
children in the same manner. If
they are prepared for this, they
should vote for free trade.
Women and girls will suffer most.
The English factory hand manages
to support his wife and children by
putting them all to work. When
ever competition becomes equal, the
American factory band will have to
do the same thing. When our
spread-eagle orators re telling us
that our weakling iG't,tries ought
to die, if they can not be sustained
except by the intery, ntion Of the
government, they neglect to explain
the sort of competition that must be
met.
Out of every 1000 female employees
in the nottingham lace mills All are
married; III he Lancashire cotton
mills 52S out of every 1000 female
workers are married. The percen.
tage of married women in the wooden
mills is still larger. Women are en-
gagged in all the manufacturing in
dustries at kind of work, which in
this country is done exclusively by
men; there is nothing to hard or
rough for wives and daughters to do.
Why are women employed? Because
they can work for less wages than
the men. More labor can be got out
of them for less money. For instance
the women employed in the Noting
ham hosiery and knitting mills get
from So cents to l,68 per week.
Compare the figures with the pay
roll of the knitting mills in this city
where girls get from 50 to S. per
week. The ''outworkers, those who
take stockings, and shirts, and draw
ers home to stitch at various points.
which the machine cannot reach,
earn about Is cents week, at Not
tlngham.
American laborers, who desire to
see their wives and daughters to
work at the rates paid in Noting
ham, Lancashire, Stafordshire and
other great manufacturing towns in
England will naturally vote for Mr..
Wilson those who desire to avoid
this competition will naturally vote
for Mr.. Dayton.
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The Way John Sherman Puts it-A Clear
Statement OF the Issues
MANSFIELD, O., Oct. Is,

MANSFIELD, o., Oct. Is, 1894.
Dear Sir:-Your letter of the 10th
inst. is received. The issues involv-
ed in the can, ass this fall have been
so clearly stated that no intelligent
man can doubt their Importance or
evade his duty. The Republican
party demands impartial protection
to American industries against for
eign productions by cheap labor, and
good money of gold and silver and
national paper money-all to be
equal purchasing power. The Demo
cratic party supports tariff de-
nounced by the President as party
perfdy and party dishonor, mon
eyed measure made up by local in
terests and corrupt bargaining, and
supplements this by money based
upon the single silver standard of
only half the purchasing power of
the money now in circulation. Upon
such issues the intelligent people of
Ohio ought not, and, trust wi /
not fail to pronounce with great
majority for r. publican policy. Very
truly yours, JOHN SHERMAN.
A STRIKE IN BoYD's MINSTREL
BANDA dozen japanese joined
Boyd's ALL United Monster Minstrels
lately. They not only give an ex-
traordinary exhibition of amazing
strength and agility, but they are a
magnificent parade feature. Now,
the arrival of the sons of the Orient
aroused the jealous feelings in the
heart of one of Boyd's men wbo
blowed brass in the band, and he
worked himself into estate of mnd'
because the Japs, 'the astounding
acrobats" rode, and "der bant went
afoot." The more the Dutchman
thought about it the more aggrieved
he became, until at last he sought
the manager and declared sinister
Boyer, man in der bant is just as
goot as Japs. Vot is id der Jap
rides nit der horses and der bant
rides NIT der feet ?" After a while
the minstrel manager came to under
stand what the Teuton was driving
at, and the musician was glad to
know that his employer sympathized
with him in his distress of mind.
GAN right" said Boyer, "I'll fix it,"
He did fix it. The next time the
company paraded the Dutchman was
mounted on a wild broncho, fresh
from the plains. The Teuton was
delighted, until the band struck up
and the Japs gave one wild yell and
dashed circling around. Up went the
broncho's ears up went his tail up
went his heels and then he shot in
to the air and came down clinging to
his neck. The mlnstrels laughed,
cried and screamed. The Japs
shrieked like Dervishes. The broncho
again left his feet and the musician
left his saddle. He will rejoin Boyd
as soon as he is able. The horn on
his face and the horn that he played
are both badly out Of repair.
This minstrel company will appear
at the New Opera House one night
only, Tuesday, Nov. 6. Don't fail
To see it,
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GERARDSTOWN.

From the Times:
A pear tree in the orchard of the
Times editor is in bloom.
The United Brethren have begun
the erection of a church at Inwood.
Mrs. C. E. Grim has been quite
iii for some time but is now improv-
ing.
The site of the Inwood post office
has teen removed to Staub's new
store short distance east of the de-
pot.
Revs. Fl. G. V. Campbell, of Ber-
kelley Springs, and R. A. White, of
this place, exchanged pulpits last
Sunday.
We are glad to see that our es-
teemed friend, Mrs. VIM. Barney, has
80 far recovered from the injuries
of her recent fall as to be able to
come to the village.
Our aged neighbor and friend,
Mrs. Isabella McKown accidently
fell as she was entering her HON
last Monday evening and received
a right bad cut on her forehead, but
we are glad she is getting along we'll.
Mrs. VIM. Morgan of Martinsburg
and Mrs. Lizzie Gold, of Bunker
Hill, enlivened the usually quiet
home of the Times editor several
days last week with their CHEEKY
presence.
Our fellow villager, DR.. Jas. P.
Carter, the Peoples Party candi-
date for the State Senate, is making
an active canvass, and speaks every
night or two at different points in
the district.
A man who digs an average OF
half peck o. tubers to the bill finds
his crop neither ''small potatoes nor
few in a hill" That's what Bro. A
M. Peery does. His potatoes arc
not only large In size but most pala-
teable, as the basketful, kindly pre-
sented to US last Monday, amply
proved.
A meeting in the interests Of the
Berkeley County Bible Society was
held in the Southern Methodist
Church of this place las. Friday
night. An attractive an approprl.
ate address was delivered bv Rev.
Mr.. Shields, pastor of the M. E
Church OF Martinsburg, and Rev.
DR.. Woods, president OF the society,
narrated interesting f.cts of its
work, prospects, etc.
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W, st Virginia Statistics.


WASHINGTON, DC, Oct.24-C n US
bulletins have been Issued showing
the ownership and debt of West
Virginia. 1t is showing that 70 PEI
cent. ofthe people own the farms cul
tivated by them AMI If these 81 per
Mt. own free oil in cumlrance. The
membranes on farms amounts to
$685. 1897 or 80 per cent. Of their
value, with an average interest
charge of 8 IL per cent. OF the
homes SO p cent. are owned, and
OF these 81 per cent. are owned free
Of incumbranre The deut on homes
is S2,788,623, or "a per CEN. of their
value, with interest at 6.34 per cent
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-11-03
ONLY THE BEGINNING.

The Cleveland, Wilson combine,
having failed to force the U. S. Sen
ate to bend to their wishes on the
Wilson bill now boldly assert, that
this crutch for the lame and the halt,
with its $50 punctures by way OF
amendment is only the beginning Of
what they mean to do in that time.
With two years of poverty, distress,
idleness, inaction, deception all tend
ing to beggary, paupsrism and ruin
they tell us this is only the begin
ming. For goodness sake, if so,what
will the end be? The only method
to bar the way of these ruinous con-
trivers is to place a Republican
House in the face of the President
and Senate. 1t is sad commentary
on two-term President and four
teen-year Congressman that the ter.
mination of their course is ruin to
the country, and that with their own
hands they have prepared their pol.
itical graves.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-11-03

While the poor man asks for en-
ployment and his children suffer for
bread the Democratic leaders coolly
propose to enact a law that will nee
essalily reduce both the amount and
the price of labor in this country and
bring the American workingman in
direct competition with the labor of
foreign nations, from which an army
of toilers flee every year TO the Unit
ed States. Hon. Jacob Fl. Calling
er, Of Nety Hampshire.
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The Gar Of Russia Dead.

LIvADIA. Nov. l.-Alexander III,
Gear of Russia, died at o'clock
this afternoon, from the malady,
generally supposed to be Bright
disease, with which he had heen af.
1icted for many months.
1t was only few weeks ago, how
ever, that the Cars condition as
sumed seriour phase, and the i'm
perial physicians and Professor Ley
den of Germany advised his remov.
al from St Petersburg to Yalta in
hopes that change of climate might
aid cure.
Later 1T WIS Intended to remove
His Majesty to the still more mild
climate of Corfu, Greece, but the
alarming development Of his illness
prevented,
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A Century Old.

OXFORD, Pa, Oct. 2l.-The fuuer-
al of Mrs. Nancy King, aged one
hundred years and three months,
took place to-day. She died Sstur-
day at her home, near Fulton House
the birthplace of Robert Fulton,
west of Oxford. Mrs. King was the
widow of John NJ. King and was
born near Lancaster on July 90,
1894. Her maiden name was Nancy
johnson, ofIrish extraction, and she
was small of statue and very active.
She was the last of family of ten
children, all of whom lived to an ad
vanced age. Mrs. King had never
travelled on a railroad.
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Correspondence.
HEDGEsVILLE.

Miss Daisy Naylor has been very
sick this week.
Mr.. Chas. Grabill has broken
ground for his new house.
Mr.. Frank Eicheberger was in
our town on Monday eve.
Rumor has it there will be several
weddings in our town this month.
Mr.. Mcdonald addressed the Dem
ocrats here on Saturday night last.
Mr.. VIM. Cunningham, of Clear
spring, visited Mt. Clifton this week.
Master Ray Means entertained
several of his friends on Halloween
Mrs. Pike and Miss Ora Viewer
Viewer are the guests of Mrs. Thorn
as.
Mr.. Avetill Millerand Mr.. George
Appleby and family spent Sunday
with j. FL. Miller.
Miss Laura Kreglow has opeLed
her store in the room formerly occu-
pied by Mrs. M. f. Poisal.
REPORTERS.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-11-03

For pain in the side or chest
there is nothing SO good as a piece
of flannel dampened with Chamber
lain's Pain Balm and bound on over
the seat of pain. 1t affords prompt
and permanent relief and if used In
time will often prevent cold from
resulting in pneumonia. This same
treatment is sure cure for lame
back. For sale by L. G.. Matthaei,
druggist, Martinsburg, W. Va.
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Stole all bit The Town.

FoRT SMITH, ARK, Oct. 23.-Four
men robbed every store and the post
office in the village Of Watova, l25
miles west of here last night. A
holdup on the Kansas and Arkan as
at Talala was anticipated, but did
not take place. A reign ofterror pre-
walls from Fort Gibson 20 Con-, v
vile, Kan. Clerks and merchants
go well armed in their places IT bus
mess.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-11-03

MIR. Wilson very foolisbly made q
statement in his speech here OF
Tuesday evening to the effect, that
their tariff reform policy would ena-
bic them to buy as much goods for
one dollar as under the Mckinley
bill would require two dollars. He
failed to show where the man pur-
chasing was to get work to earn the
dollar to pay the foreign manufae-
tlrer for making the two dollars
worth Of goods. Rather a dismal
proposition for a fellow looking for
work.
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1t is said that figures don't lie,b

1t is said that figures don't lie, but
then you must keep Imagination away
from them at times to tell the truth.
SINE visionary placed the attend
ance at the Wilson meeting at 1900.
Well, you could not sabine or sand.
witch that many people in the Opera
House. Truth is, the afternoon
meeting was not large and at night,
although there were contingents
from Jefferson and Hagerstown, the
attendance SO far as male voters
we're concerned was far below that of
Mr.. Elkins meeting. Mr.. Elkins and
Mr.. Wilson we're both favored with
large crowd of ladies listening to
their speeches and we are glad they
were thus honored.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-11-03
A Duel With Axes.

WAYCRoss. GA, Oct 30 William
Griffin and Leroy Moores, farmers
and neighbors, with large families, in
Perriel county, fought duel with
axes. The son of one and the daugh-
ter of the other have ben keeping
company. The fathers were mutual
ly incensed over the matter. They
met yesterday and selling axes en-
tered upon duel, both sinking their
weapons to the helves in each other
head, falling to the ground and dy.
inc together.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-11-03
CommissIoner's Notice.

COmmissioner's Notice.
COMMISSIONER OFFICE,
Martinsburg, w. Va, Oct %, 1894. !
In re.
j. w. DoDD
VS..
The TUsCARoRA MIRO Co.
IN CHANcERY.
10 Al Whom 1t May Concern:
Take notice, that, pursuant TO a de-
cree OF the Circuit Court OF Berkeley
County, W. Va, made on the - day
of -, 1894, in the above entitled
cause, directing the undersigned Mas
ter Commissioner to ascertain and re-
port what il any liens are upon the
property of the Tuscarora Manufacture
ing Co; to state and settle the accounts
of j. Nelson Wisner, trustee in deed
of trust made by said company dated
March II, 1887, and to make distribu-
tion OF the money which went into the
hands of said trustee among the parties
entitled thereto, and to make his re-
port to the next term Of said Court, /
have fixed upon the
26fh Day ofNOvemher
next, at my said Office, to take the ac-
count directed by said decree, at which
time and place all persons interested are
required to be present and do whats0-
ever may be necessary for the pr0tec-
ton of their in ereSfs and especially is
said trustee required 10 be present and
submit statement of his receipts with
the vouchers for any disbursements
made by him.
Given under my hand the day and
year FIRST above written.
ADRIAN q. NADENBoUscH,
I1-S-4t. Com'r. In Cbancery.
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An Academy Site Purchased.

WINCHESTER, VA, Oct. 30.-The
trustees appointed by Mr.. Richard
A. Robinson, of Lexington, KY, for
the endowment fund Of the Shenan.
doah Valley Academy, at this place,
have purchased the Sommerville
property, a beautiful location just
west of Winchester. This includes
large three STORY brick building and
19 acres of land adjoining. Mr. Rob-
inson has also added additional
$1,000 for building suitable school
rooms.
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Will the farmers of Berkeley coun-

Will the farmers of Berkeley coun-
ty support the party that has re-
duced wheat to less than half dol
lar bushel2 Will the old soldier
endorse the Democratic party's ac-
ton toward the pensioner Will
the mechanic and laborer stamp his
approval of the action of President
Cleveland and the entire Democratic
party in reducing his wages or throw
ing him out of employment altogeth-
er 2 These are questions demand
ing serious consideration and should
be carefully weighed before the bal
lot is cast.
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A Child Burned to Dsath.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, October 81.
Little 5-year-old Eddie Laughlin
was burned TO death here, at about
the same hour to-day that the awful
calamity at Krep's mill took place
yesterday. Tim Davis's home, just
across the river from the mill, was
burned, and Eddie Langhlln was
roasted to death. Davis was absent
and his domestic, Mary Laug him,
neither of the child, was up town
when the fire occurred, having left
him sleeping in his cradle.
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Miles Nerve q Liver Pills

Act on new principie--regulat-
ing the liver, stomach and bowels
through the nerves. A new dis
covery. DR.. Miles Pills speedily
cure biliousness, bad taste, torpid
liver, piles, constipation. Unequal
ed for men, women children Small
est, mildest, surestf so doses, 25
cts. Samples free at A NJ. Gilbert's
Drug Store. Jan 16 ly
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-11-03
meut. VIII Mr.. Wilson's theories
give them work ? Not by long
shot. On the contrary his theories
nave nearly beggared them and
starved their families.
VINO ENTITLED TO VoTE IND

WHO ENTITLED TO VOTE IND
WHERE.
Under the statute enacted by the
Legislature Feb 23d, 1898, every
voter is required to vote in the pre-
cinct in which he resides Many
questions are asked of lawyers and
oftimes of editors as to the time at
residence for legitimate vote and
therefore, for general information We
publish the section OF law as to who
are entitled to vote and where 1t will
be observed that no time limit is
placed upon removal from one pre-.
cinct to another in the same district.
We quote frome the acts of 1898 as
follows:
the male citizens of the state
shall be entitled to vote at all cleo
tions held within the precincts ofthe
counties in which they respectively
reside; but no person who is min
or, or of unsound mind, or a pauper,
or who is under conviction of trea-
son, felony or bribery in an election,
or who has not been a resident ofthe
State for one year, and of the county
in which be offers to vote for sixty
days next preceding such election,
and who is not at the time of the
election an actual and bona tide resi-
dent of the election precinct in which
he offers to vote, shall be permitted
to vote at such election, while such
disability continues and no person
in the military, marine or naval SER
vice of the United States shall be
deemed a resident of this state, by
reason of his being stationed therein;
nor shall any person in the employ
ment of any incorporated comany or
of this state, be deemed a resident OF
any county, or any election precinct
therein, by reason OF being employed
in said county or election precinct. !"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-11-03

You owe it to the country this
year to vote the Republican ticket.
See that you do it and thereby prove
your loyalty to the land we all love
but which has been plunged into de.
spair through Democratic misman-
agement.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-11-03

50,000,000 dollars has been added
t. the public debt by the Cleveland
Wilson combine. All other admin
i'trations reduced the great war
debt. Vote for Dayton and get to a
sound basis again.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-11-03

The Tyler Office Fixture Co., of St.
Louis. haye just issued their Mammoth
Desk and Bank Counter catalogue for
1894, showing new goods, new styles
complete in every detail, and at prices
far below all previous issues. Their
goods are well known and sold freely all
over the world. Bank Counters and
Government work speciality, Send
for catalogue, free postage cents.
July 21-1am-6m.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-11-03

1t is the Peoples train that is
rushing on to victory this year. If
you want to share in this victory get
on board and vote the Republican
ticket.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-11-03

Vote the whole Republican ticket.
Don't scratch a name on it. The
bigger the majority for ever man the
bigger the victory.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-11-03

Vote for Dayton for Congress, and
thereby send a man to Congress who
will repeal the English tariff bill and
support only American measures.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-11-03

Not an English Flag-but "the
Fig of the free and the home of the
brave" On this line vote for Day
ton.
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Gle gndependeat,
s. N. WlsNER, Editor and Proprietor.
North Queen ST., Martinsburg, w. Va.

Published EVERY SATURDAY at Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, at $l.5u per annum in
advance.
TERMS FOR TRANSMIT ADVERTISING:
One inch 40 linesl one time, .s.. $1.00
Each subsequent insertion, -. 80
Standing advertisements, West Virginia
Press ABSORPTION Rates, Glass "E,v on a
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GR-special POSITIONS % to 33S per cent
additional.
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Hoods s,ss:;ap Cures

and Camden. bought supply Of Hoods Sar.
saparilla, used four bottles and believe am
cure" W. J. LoEG, Lancaster, South Carolina.
Hoods pills cure Constipation by restor-
ing the peristatic action of the alimentary canal
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27

that ne has given up his ambition to
be The next Democratic candidate for
President. hence the interest in his
present views on the tariff
TOWNSEND.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-27

new building material, called COM
pObOard. is thus described by the
Northwestern Lumberman: Ii Is made
OF one-eighth-inch strips of wood,
from three-quarters to one and one
quarter inches wide, placed between
two sheets OF heavy strawboard. and
united under heavy pressure with a
strong cement. The process of manu-
facture is peculiar. Into the machine
that molds the board are run two
sheets of the strawboard from rolls
one from above and one from below Il
table onto which are fed from a feed
ing device the strips of wood. A roller
running in tank of the liquid cement
rolls upon the inner surface of the
sheets of strawboard, and the three
layers of material run together be-
tween rolls and into hydraulic press
capable of exerting pressure Of 120
tons 10 the square inch. Ten feet Of
the board is stopped automatically for
a few seconds in the press, then run
out upon a table fitted with cutoff
saws. where 1t Is sawed to the de-
sired length. 1t IL then run upon
trucks, placed in the dry kiln. and
when taken out is trimmed 10 forty
eight inches in width.
The strength Of the board as COM
pared with its weight is marvellous.
The end of an eighteen-foot board can
be brought together without breaking
or warping IT, No conditions can warp
it. The new Office building of the C.
A. Smith Lumber Company is sheeted
within with this material. Wall pa
per is put upon the board, and rhe
finish is as fine as upon any plastered
wall The strong points claimed for
the board are. IL Is not more expen-
sive than first class plastering. II
forms an absolutely alright wall Ii
stiffens building much more than
any coat of mortar and lath can. 1t is
quickly put on, and produces no damp
ness, thus causing no swelling and
shrinking Of floors and castings. 1t is
light thus avoiding the dragging down
of the house frame, the consequent
cracking of walls and the warping OF
door frames. 1t forms q solder, clean
er. warmer, drer wall at no more ex'
pense than is involved In the old way.