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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-26
THE CAPTAINS STORY.
BY ALBERT DELpIT.


club, and little group of US we're
talking IN very animated way of
the affair. Capt. Joubert did not
join in the conversation, and did not
even seem to be listening to us.
"What will you take for your
thoughts p / said to him at last.
ooh ! they are not worth much. l
was thinking just then of an incl
dent which occurred orce at club
in small provincial town where l
happened to be staying
"Tell us about it |" exclaimed one
of the other men, and the captain
lighted cigarette and, putting his
elbow on the mantel-shelf against
which he had been leaning, began
his story:
"Well, it was when l was in gar.
rison at NJ, one of the dullest
and most stupid of provincial towns.
There was nothing in the world for
a fellow to do with himself there, no
theatre even, only low music hall.
"When l was eff duty gradually
got into the habit of turning in to
the Union club, which, by-the-bye,
was the only one the town possess.
ed.
cit was called the Union l
should imagine, because there was
always a dispute of some kind or an
other going On there. There was
very little play at this club except
at the time of the three annual fairs,
each of which lasted a week. One
autumn afternoon, just at the open
ing of one of these fairs, happened
to go to the club rather early. There
were a fair number of men there that
day who were strangers to me,
wealthy farmers Of the neighbor-
hood, who rarely came into town,
and the various owners of the coun-
try houses round.
They are playing high to- day.
said one of the habitues of the club
to me. l turned round towards the
table to watch the game, and was so
surprised at the sight of one of the
players that | almost exclaimed.
SIT was young man of some %
or % years of age, whom / knew by
sight. l was very much interested
in him, for his father had fought
courageously at Magenta and had
been killed on the field of battle,
leaving his widow and son by no
means well provided for. The young
man came very rarely to the club,
and / had never seen him touch
card before. / was stupefied there
fore to see him holding the bank,
and good bank it was too, for
there were plenty of notes and gold
coin heaped up in front of him.
How much p called out one of
the players.
"'Oh = laughed wealthy farmer,
IN. de Mertens is in luck's way /; he
can safely keep his bank OPEN
81 noticed that the young mans
face was deadly pale, and there was
an excited look in his eyes.
"sOpen bank he said, and it
seemed as though the very words
had changed the luck.
"Ten times running Mertens lost,
and in quarter of an hour his bank
was cleared out. Another man took
his place and the play went on. 1t
got so exciting that I, too, was fas-
cinated, and joined in. There was
no room TO sit down at the Ia
BILE, SO i continued standing, hold
ing my hat in my hand and throw.
ing my winnings into it. / had Q
run of luck, and went on playing in
the most excited way until was
startled BY some one calling out !:
You are being robbed, captain I
| q started, and instinctively seizs
] ed d hand which had knocked against
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-26
MONT ALTO RAILROAD
IN TIME TABLE,
RAILROAD
JIG TUNE TABLE.

/
On and after May 20, 1895, trains will
leave Harrisburg =
| For PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK.
Express, Ito, els, 345, $40, 9.35,
| 11.40 a. M, lao (limited), $50, and $50
p. M, weekdays: ITO, 2.15, 3,45. 9.35
a. M, ] 40 Limited, 2 So and $50 pm.
Sundays Accommodation. " Is a. M,
4.50 aud 7.30 p. M, weekdays, and 7.30
p. M Sundays.
For PITTsBURG AND THE WEST.
I.20a. m daily Southwestern Express
for Cincinnati and st. Louis.
$40 a. NJ, daily, Pacific Express for
Chicago via Pan Handle Route anG
| Cleveland.
S.1sa M. daily, Way Passenger for
Pittsburg.
1l.2O a. M, daily, Mail train for Pitts
burg.
800 p. M, daily, Pennsylvania Limit
ed, for Chicago. Cincinnati and st.
Louis.
3.50p. M, daily, Fast Line for Cleve-
land and st. Louis.
500 p. m. daily, Altoona Accommo-
dalton.
7.3O p. M, daily Chicago and st. Louis
EApIc6S COuucCto lOI OlAAOluuabA'N
1920 p. H., weekdays, Express for
Pittsburg.
IL SO p. m. Western Express for Chi
cago and Cleveland.
For THE NORTH.
1901 a. M, Western Express for Will
Transport, Rochester and Buffalo.
$50 a. M, daily, Northern Express
for Williamsport, Erie, Rochester and
Buffalo.
SIS a. M, daily, News Express for
Lock Haven.
1210 p. M, weekdays, Niagara Elk
press for New York, Rochester and
Buffalo.
3.55, p. NJ, week days, Fast Line for
Williamsport, Remove and Elmira.
o. $50 p. M, weekdays Lykeus Valley
Accommodation.
7.55 p. M, daily, Williamsport Elk
press.
S. M. PROVOST, J. R. WOOD,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-26

Lakeside-sYon ought to have
heard the new pianist. The audience
was completely carried away
Wsbash-sLook here. We don't
want pian;sts carrying audiences
-aaz-ul;tl. them IL tisis tovn- f'he
place Is shrinking last enough now"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-26
April 4, 1896, / year.

Jakey-I vas goin' to tell you
shoke, ladder. Der vas
Mr. Ophenhimer-Don't you tell
no SMOKES here, Jakey. Der vas
customers in der store, and If dey
laugh the new suits Won't last Till
dey get to the door.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-26

HARpER's WEEKLY FOR SEPTEMBER.
-HarperS Weekly for September
10Th will contain an important arti-
Gle by Brigadier General A. w.
Greedy, U. S. A., on Nansen's Far.
thest North; Hon. Worthington G.
Ford will contribute a valuable ar
ticle on Washington's Farewell Adj
dress. There will be a double page
picture by the late @. s. Rcinhart.
entitled "High-tide at Gettysburg,
and the battle OF Lake Erie will be
commemorated in the "Naval Bat
tlesp series by James Barnes, with
an illustration by Carleton 7. Chap
man.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-26

Mr.. Sma,t Ito new man whom DO
bad tod to put Kidding saddle on
tie horse)-Pat, you have got the
saddle on backwards.
Patrick-Yez niyer tould me which
way yez was 'goin.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-26

No. 40. Express, daily, leaves Wheel
ng 11.20 a. M, Grafton 3.20p. M, arrives
at Martinsburg S.54 p. m, Wash. 11.25
BALTIC. 12.45 a. m.
G. o. SCULL, G. w. sANTMAN,
Gen. Pass'r Agent. Ticket Agent,
WIN. E. GREENE, General Manager.
Baltimore Md.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-26

It is fact that Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, the One True Blood Purifier.
has proved, over and over again,
that it has power to cure, even when
other medicines fail to do any good.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-26
OHIO RIVER RAILROAD
~ TIME TABLE

On and after Monday, December 10, 1870
passenger trains will run as follows:
NorICE-Please take notice that trains
of the ohio River r. K. run by Eastern
Standard Time.
*Daily tDaily except Sunday.
eastern TIME.)
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-26

UTESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD
wv TIME TABLE,
Connecting with P. & R. r. at Shippens
burg and Gettysburg n. & W. r. r. at
Hagerstown b. & 0. R. r. at Hagers-
town and Cherry Run; 2 r.. r. at Bruce
vile, and I. W. g. B., N. G. and B. & p.
Railroads at Union Station, Baltic, Md.
Schedule in effect June %, 1896.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-26

HooD's PILLS are purely ycgeta
bic and do not purge, pain or grippe.
All druggists. 25c.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-26

Wicker-They tell me, professor,
that you have mastered all the mod
ern tongues.
Prof. Polyglot-All but tso-my
wife's and her mothers.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-26

Daily.
Daily except Sunday.
Through coach from HagerstOwn Thiladei2hia on
krain No. L."
Through coach from Philadelphia to HAgerstown on
trains Nos and o."
Eo.skewest and and 10 runs daily between Hsr-
rsburg and HagerstowH.
Additional trains will leave Carlisle for harrisburg
daily except Sunday at As am, 90 a. M: 1880 M,
S45p m sos D. m and from Merchandising at 6lO, 10
snd6A a. m Y. S. 4l0 SIG and S.30p. m stopping at
Second street, Harrisburg to let of passengers.
Additional local trains will leave Harrisburg daily, ex-
ceptsunday for Carlisle and intermediate stations at 9So
a m 225 20 20 and 1855 p m. also for Mechanics
burg and intermediate stations at SIG a. an l24O M
All Of the above will stop at Second street, Har-
rispurg TO take on passengers.
HA. RIDDLE, J: F. BOYD,
Gent Pass. Agent, superintendent.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-26

W. J. ROBINSON, &. 2. A.,
Parkersburg, W. Va.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-26
HAnpER's WEEgLY FoR SEpTEMBER

saturday, sep!ember 10, 1855.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-26

No one suffers so much from
cheap money as the farmers and la
borers.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-07-03

A. j. Derby, DDS, Dental
Office Cottage No. 100, Alakea
street, telephone No. 615. Office
hours 9AM. to 4 Pm.
''The way of the transgressor
is hard" but the man who drinks
plenty of Seattle beer at the Critic
rion will lose all desire to trans
gress the laws.
Mechanics Home, corner Hotel
and Nuuanu streets, lodging by
day, week or month. Terms: rs
aud so cents per night 81, and
$l25 per week.
Sterling, the painter, is pre-
pared to quote prices on roof
painting. He uses composition of
coal tar and cement. Cheapest
and best roof preparation in Ho-
nolulu.
City Carriage Co.. j. S. And.
rade, manager. If you want a
hack with good horse and care
full driver ring up Telephone lib,
corner of Fort and Merchant
streets Hack at all hours.
j. w. Bergstrom is agent for
the celebrated Kroeger pianos, of
New York. He builds organs.
Second hand pianos taken as part
payment. Pianos sold on install
ments. Tuning and repairing.
2. o. Box 3S7. Tele. 347.
Singers lead the world. Over
100000 made and sold. High
est awards at the Worlds Colum-
bian Exposition for excellence of
construction, regularity of motion,
ease of motion, great speed, adj
Instability, durability, ease OF
learning and convenience of ar
rangement. b. Bergersen, agent,
King and Bethel streets. y
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-07-03

full, too, to see that the trees-ithe
palms especially were planted in
irregular lines. Straight lines OF
trees are too monotonous in this
respect. The side patches along
the beach could be left in great
measure to their pristine wildness,
after being cleansed of rubbish.
When all this has been done,
and should there be any funds
left, some attention could be given
to the st. Louis project of illumi-
nation, on limited scale. The
illuminations should take place at
such periods of the year when the
professional people, merchants,and
other folks of America take their
holidays. This would fit in with
the period when tourists travel
most freely. To ensure sslaues@
the st. Louis plan of advertising
widely would have to be resorted
to.
Once year no doubt the trades
could be induced to form process
sion, and march thorough the town,
with bands playing. In all pro-
liability the Freemasons, Foresters,
and obi fellows would join in,
wearing their regalia.
Then, later on, concerts, fire.
works, and banquets should be
the order of the night.
If there are sufficient public
spirited men on the island to
carry out some such plan as this
l feel confident that before very
long excursion steamers would
regularly run from the Coast,
bringing thousands of holiday
makers and tourists.
Another suggestion l may
make is the st. Louis idea Of ex.
tended illumination for the city.
To this end, if funds would per-
nit, the whole OF the beach road
could be lit with the electric light,
the light to be switched on, say,
during the carnival week, or on
special occasions. The effect of
the light amongst the trees along
the city roads is already very pref
ty and effective, especially so in
Nuuanu avenue. On long stretches
of road, such as the beach road,
the effect would be simply magni-
ficent. AS an additional attrac-
ton to the visitors in this direc-
ton fetes could be held at Wal
kiki.
L can well imagine some of our
hard headed, all too practical men
saying, "The whole thing is i'm.
possible under the circumstances
To such pessimists l may cite St
Louis as confutation complete
Impossible" is a word that should
be eliminated from Anglo Saxor
dictionaries. 1t has no meaning
to men of brains, resources anc
imagination. G. +. j.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-07-03

HOOPS PILLS are the best after-dinner pills
assist digestion, prevent constipation. 25c.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-07-03
TO My Patrons:

1t gives me much pleasure
to announce that MIR. NJ. r.
COUNTER, one of the most
skilled watchmakers ever in
these Islands, is now managing
my repairing department. No
watch is so complex in its
mechanism but we can give per-
feet satisfaction in correcting
the evils to which watches are
heir. Watches are delicate
things to handle. We guarantee
that they will receive no injury
at our hands and will leave
our store in perfect repair.
Respectfully,
E. A. JACOBSON.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-07-03

To all suffering with Throat Lung or Wasting Diseases
ty, etc, win be given sample bottle OF DIR. COR.
DTN'S. CHOCOLATE EMULSION for trial. Call az
store Of HOLLIsTRR Drug Co., Honolulu, III. i, "lth
guaranteed as Paatable as MIX or Honey.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-07-03
Hoods Is The Rest

Medicine all the year around, because 1t puri
fies, vitalizes and enriches the blood, and
therefore gives strength to resist bad effects
Colds, Catarrh, Rheumatism, etc. Serious
Illness has often been prevented when Hood
Sarsaparilla has been taken in time.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-07-03

E. A. JACOBSON.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-20
WHEAT JUMPED
OVER SIX CENTS.

San Francisco, October 10
Today's session of the San
Francisco Produce exchange
was the IiveEiest scene in many
a day. The greatest excitement
prevailed and the bidding was
exceedingly spirited, May and
December wheat each closing
6 8 8 points higher than yester.
day, reaching the highest fig
ures quoted for three years
The majority of The call board
men were long on wheat and
enthusiastically confident OF
continued advances IN prices.
Az fl,e close Of the noon session
December wheat vas 81 Ais and
and May 81 Al. At the after
moon session there vas drop
rbr market closing December
s. 10, Lay sfz2 rs.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-20
DUE To TERRELL.

Washington, Oct. 16.-Sec
rotary Olney is in receipt Of
telegrapeic dispatches from the
Quilted States minister at Con
stantinople to the effect that lie
has at last obtained telegraphic
orders from the Turkish gov
eminent to permit the depart
ure for the United States with
safe conduct to the seapurts OF
all the native Armenian women
and children whose husbands
aud fathers are in the United
States of America. The sub
feet is one lIl has been before
the porte and for which graft
fying result credit must be
given 10 Mr.. Terrell, WHO has
pushed the matter with cCu-
spicuous tact as well as in
defatigahle zeal.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-20
HARVEY
What It Is .,a a n usE

pounded with electricity. and copsti.
tuting the discovery of great and
new principle In medical scier ce. It
has been demonstrated that it will
destroy disease germs, therefore
making it Impossible for dis, ase to
remain. Endorsed by physicians and
scientists as true tonic of life, be-
cause it increases The vitality and
strength by clearing the system Of
poison and germs. which impair the
life fluid. We alb Know that electri.
city has a wonderful effect upon mat
ter. but not until after years of scien-
tifc experiment WAS it at last dlscov-
cred that electricity bad very mys-
terious effect upon certain herbs, and
producing new medicine, which,
when taken, has marvellous curative
results. particularly for Dyspepsia
aud @ er dibility.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-20
SAVE. THE WATER
YOU HAVE.

A form of irrigation too little
practiced is the utilization Of
the. water that falls on the land
to be irrigated. On many
farms there are facilities for the
construction Of reservoirs that
may be cheaply brought into
use. 1t is astonishing how
many such opportunities are
ignored. A farmer in Harris
county had a pond covering
about two acres, situated sew
eral feet higher than about flt-
ty acres Of his field. As it ex-
listed, the pond only dried up
during the dryest summers.
One of the first things the man
did was to dig a ditch three
hundred yards long and drain
the water off into a natural
deainway. With a little deep
ening, and few pillow burrows
designed to direct the surface
flow into it, the pond could
have been made to irrigate
quite a field, and thus insure
crops against drouth. Another
farmer in Navarro has a large
reservoir and sixty or more
acres which could be flooded
from it, but had never ever
thought of using it for any pur
pose except for watering stool
and bathing. He has made
four partial failures and on
complete failure in the last tel
years from -drouth. His losse
from drouth in any one of thes'
years would have Utherwls
been sufficient to pay all tn
work needed to put the waite
on the thirsty land. Anothe
o way to utilize the rainfall, an
that should never be neglected
lis deep blowing and frequen
I surface cultivation. This me
d thod has been thoroughly test
n ed and found to be equal to tn
t task of carrying cultivate
l. crops Salely tlHouSl oui lOIiS
-. est drouths. But this lnetho
is as much neglected as til
; other. These forms Of irrig;
e ton cost but little, and saddl
no debt nor perpetual oblig;
d ton upon the proprietor; the
are individual, not corporal
! enterprises, and hence cannc
y be successfully used by spec
=" lators to boom land values. b.
K when intelligently carried OF
e, they get there all tho same
Zen,
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-20
81 THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE

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The book fully describes a method by which
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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-20
BRITISH ALL
FOR MKINLEY.
They Believe That He Can
Best Advance Their Inter-
ests.

New York, Oct. o.-Benja-l
min Folsom, first cousin of
Mrs. Cleveland, was a passen-
ger on the Teutonic, which ar
rived today. He was United
States Consul at Sheffield,
England, for several years,
and he came out flatfooted- for
Bryan several months age.
His reports to the FEEDER;
Covenant from the greatest
English center of the steel in
dustry are most elaborate and
exhaustive. During his long
experience in England he be-
came well acquainted with the
steel manufacturers Of that
country. He said that, almost
to a man, the British people
are for M'kinley.
They seem to think, he
said, that the United States
is going to the dogs. They
are gold bugs, every one OF
them"
They are bowling all the
time about bad trade, but, as
one of them told Mr.. Folsom
last week, they are kicking al
the time, but manage to secure
good dividends. They do MOI
want to see Bryan elected, be
cause they think they will suf
fer by the adoption of th'
policy outlined by the Demo
cratic platform; They consid
: er Mckinley as good as elect
, ed.
They have no idea of tn
strong feeling among the mass
es in this country in favor O
Bryan, because the Englisl
papers publish only such new
, as suits their policy. BY thi
means thu. English masses ar
kept from learning the truth
Having only reports of affair
in this country from source
= that are not in a position t
get both sides of the que:
ton"
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-20

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Age no barrier. Failure impossible Two
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The book ia purely medical and scientific,
useless to curiosity seekers, invaluable to men
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HdS.pairing man, who had epplied to us,
soon after wrote: 80,
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never forget I just bubbled with Joy.
whntod TO hug everybody and toll them my
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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-20
Arthur Sewall,
OF MAINE.

EleetorS-at-Large
F,S. Smith of Hill County,
Winburn Pierce of Bell County.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ELECTORS.
First District-T. c. Burlington,
Second-W- NJ. Imboden,
Third-Ned Morris,
Eourth-Howard F. O'Neal,
Fifth-E. L. Agnew.
Sixih-F. P. Powell,
Seventh-D. H. Hardy.
Eighth-M. NJ. Scott,
Ninth-T. B. Cochran,
Tenth-S. II. Hopkins,
Eleventh "A. S. Thurmond,
Twelfth Milton Mays,
Thirteenth-S. B. Huff.
FOR CONGRESS. CIIth Cong. Dist
RUDOLPH ELEBERC,
OF DEWITT COUNTY.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-20

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Wosla's Fsir highest Awase.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-20
ELECTRO
What 1t Does HARVEY ELEC-

Trio COMPOUND corrects Indi.
gestlon. regulates the disordered liv-
er aud eurlcbes the thin and disor-
dered blood by cleansing the system
Of diseased matter, acting both as
cure and preventive, It's value can
be readily understood when we recall
the fact that most diseases and weak
nesses sre caused directly and ipdi-
rectly hy germs and poisons In the
system. ScieLce has demonstrated
this, End HARVEY ELECTRO
COMPOUND is the most advanced
and scientific cure known. By in
creasiug the vital force and freeing
the stomach from poisons which i'm
pair 1t, the Compound thus adds
flesh aud strength to the body.