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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-01-07
QUAKER MARRIAGES.
How Members OF til" Society of Friends
Wed Each other.

How Members Of til" Society of Friends
Wed Each other.
a young Iu;n ID woman in this
city belonging 10 the Society Of
Friends, who have certified their in
tention of marriage at the city hall,
are having to undergo the regular
form which the society imposes by
waiting for the approval of the
monthly meeting "fOre they can he
married. The first stage III the pro-
ceedings is for them both to appear
Mt the monthly meeting of the So
ciety, which is the only time that
any business IL done, and make
known their intention. They both
stand up before the meeting, and
the man says: with divine per
mission and Friends appreciation, l
declare my intention to take this
woman (and he calls her nume) to
be my wife" and then they sit
down. But the sanction of the So
ciety for the marriage requires more
than this formality. 1t is never
granted unless both parties are
Friends, and SO, if one of the young
people is out of the fold. they have
to be married without the formal
approval of the society.
When the approval Is secured, the
couple marry themselves. Tho cerc-
mony is appointed by the society to
take place at some regular meeting,
or else at one specially appointed.
In the latter case it may be at n
house where any one of the society
has the right to be present
But the most interesting ceremony
IL that which takes place in a regu-
larry assembly of the society at the
meeting house. Any ono who has
been to Quaker service knows the
fashion of the meeting house, with
its high seats in front, facing the
rest of the meeting The elders
usually sit there, but when II couple
Of young people are going to get
married they have to occupy this
conspicuous place. and have to stand
up hr;Iv"ly. without minister or eld-
cr, and marry themselves.
An old Quaker minister who said
he had seen six couples stand up in
this way before the congregation
was asked why the young people
had to do it alone, and he said it
was matter that did not concern
an intermediate person, but rested
between themselves and God. Then
he described how the young man
would stand up i'll that high pcrched
place III the meeting house alone
with his bride, and, taking her hand,
say, In the presence of God and
this assembly, | take thee, a. b., to
be my wife. promising to he unto
thee an atfeCtionate and loving nus
band until the hand of the Lord by
death shall separate us. The bride
then speaks in Il similar fashion.
AT the end of this ceremony n
minister prays on speaks, and then,
when there IL Il pause and the spirit
moves no one else. the meeting is
adjourned. At the close of the meet.
ing the n"rriagc certificate, which
Is made of parchment, is brought
forward, and amy one can sign it. A
special law sanctions this marriage
ceremony. This document, which
amounts to the legal sanction of the
marriage, is greatly priced among
the descendants of Friends, so much
30 that the children often have sim
liar marriage certificates made for
themselves though they may have
haan married outside of the society.
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gentleman would ask, he answered
hotly.
Still preserving my calm, in spite
of his language, replied, MIR. Sy-
mOnds, in the celebrated divorce
trial, in which you were counsel for
tho plaintiff, you asked infinitely
more impertinent questions In tho
discharge of your duties than l am
now asked in the discharge of
mine"
The ghost WINGED. l had known
nothing of this particular Mifflin-
trials i'll general knew enough to
make the assertion confidently. For
II minute the ghost sat silent, pom
dering, abashed.
Are all your questions as search
ingt' he asked at length, humbly.
"All, answered firmly, to dis
pei any lingering erroneous hopes
he might entertain. l smiled at his
dismay, smile perhaps as irritat-
ing TO him as his detached or dis
embodied smile had been to me. II
was my triumph, and l showed it,
perhaps too plainly, forgetting one
resource of ghost for extricating
himself from unpleasant predica.
mentS.
Not another word was spoken, but
all at once | found myself again
looking through the window, the
view, this time, not even INSTRUCTED
by smile.
Inevcr saw Mr.. Symonds again
Evidently the complications of oul
fin de steele civilization were too
much for him. Kenneth Brown il
Maggie.
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The Dozen.

In all the civilized countries Of the
world ID is referred to as being
somebody's dozen" In America,
Australia, Great Britain (present
day, and several other lands that
number is said to bakers dozen. "
In Italy it is referred to as the cob
hlcr's dozen, there being tradi-
ton that there was formerly law
which compelled cobblers to put ~
tacks or nails round the edge of u
boot heel. Finally, when the nails
became cheap, a center nail was
driven for luck.
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1t Wasn't Out.

Some one told the youngest the
other evening to go to the window
and see if the moon was out yet.
"Oh, no, indeed, replied the youn-
gest, whose notions of celestial illu-
mination are upon strictly terres-
trial principles. Its still lit -
PERSONS who are troubled with indi-
gcstion will lie interested in the expert
ence of VIM. ii. Penn, chief clerk in
the railway mail service ut Des MOines.
Iowa, who writes: " 1t gives me plea
sure to testify to the merits of Chamber
lains Collie, Colera and Diarrhna
Remedy. For two years had suffered
from Indigestion and am subject to fire..
quent severe attacks of pain in the stom.
ach and bowels. One or two doses of
this remedy never fails TO give perfect
relief. Price 25 and 50 cents sold bv
o. u. Sydenstricker & co.
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WARM YOURSELVES
BY
''KING HEATER"

Surpasses all other Stoves in economy
and comfort. Everlasting fire-kceper.
Alrtight. Orders left with
=. +. Littlepage.
Blue sulphur Springs, w. Va.
james Mccoy, Williamsburg, W. Va.
Stewart Knapp, Burgers, w. Va,
L. w. Shields, FrankfOrd. w. Va.
:. +. MNlcs, Falling Spring, w. Va,
Will receive prompt attention, and will
cost You just the same rs to order di-
rect from me. Take II look at the new
King lleatcr,' when YOU visit the
l.cwisburg District Parsonage, at Lew
iShurg.
Would like to arrange with other re.
spOnsihlc parties in Greenbrier and Po-
cah0ntas counties To solicit orders for
the king Heater and Favorite
Washer. A new Portable Corn Mill
and Crusher for sale, or will trade for a
good saddle or driving horse.
J. l.. Men FER,
lowry's Mill, reeubrler Co.,
Nov. l2-Sw. West Va,
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TRY This.

A good test of a mans symmetry
may be made if he stands with his
face to the wall. The chest of a per
fectly formed man will touch the
wall, his nose will be four inches
away, his thighs five and the tips
of his toes three En-
Quirer.
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Wonders OF the yoIco.

1t is not generally known that in
the human voice, though generally
but of nine perfect tones, there are
actually no less than II, 592, 1876, O44, =
515 different sounds. These effects
are produced by IA direct muscles,
which give about Is, 1888 different
sounds and 80 indirect muscles,
which produce 73, al, S23 sounds.
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A Cannon Balls Flight to the Moon.

Astronomers may use long strings
of figures, but there is nothing that
gives us more graphic idea of the
immense distances which separate
us from the celestial bodies than the
old illustration in which tho flight
Of the cannon ball is made the basis
Of calculation. 1t has been shown
by the mathematicians that ball
fired from modern great gun"
would, if it could keep up its initial
velocity, reach the moon, which is
240, 900 miles away, in - days. That
is long time, indeed, especially
when we consider the fact of the
wonderful rate Of speed with which
the iron messenger would travel.
But, when we come to make COM
parlSOn between the time which it
would take such a missile to cross
the space which separates us from
the goddess of night and the fixed
stars, or even the planets, we are
simply amazed. If it would take
such II missile II days to reach the
moon, it would take it GU years to
reach the planet Mars, and yet some
"spcculativc' astronomers talk
about communicating with that
planet. 1t would take 81 years for
the ball to travel to Jupiter, 1OS for
it to cover the distance between us
and Saturn, 800 Years would elapSe
before it would reach Neptune and
5000, 900 years w""ld go by before it
could reach Alpha Icnturi, the near
est fixed star-St Louis Republic.
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SHE-He's very tall and thin, be-
lieve?
He-I should say so! he never
owned an umbrella.
She-Never owned an umbrella?
He No he lodges between the
drops.
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European study For Nocalists.


For the average singer America
offers most ,.,ccllent teachers. She
can find all she needs at home, "
writes Mime. Melba in an article on
'Thc Vocal Student in The Ladies'
Home Journal. For operate sing
ers some foreign training is prac.
tically necessary SO long N impre-
sarios consider Europe their market
and retired artists make it their
home. But no girl. she adds.
unless she has MONEY to throw
away mean by this a large for
tune to spend should go abroad for
vocal instruction until she has been
passed upon unsteady by at least
two or three artists-people who
value the glory and fair name of
their art and the life and perhaps
the honor of the would be singer
too highly to advise her to enter
upon a career of privation and hard
ship where there Is for her by ma.
ture's decree no possibility of sue
cess. If possible, these artists should
be strangers to the sia%crs-people
who will not be moved nor swayed
by any personal interest and will
therefore speak only truth. But
only those SO passed upon and those
others who can afford to indulge a
hobby should ever go abroad for in
struction."
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j JUSTICES.

Lewisbur9 District--.IUhn Iippsand
VIM. a. Jeffrics; Fort SPRING.. +.
Brown andJ. W. Sampson Irish Cor
ner-M. n. Humphreys and \. T.. John
son White Sulphur-D. W. Ayrcs and
Ed. Hines; Anthony's Creek-R. W.
Ramsey Failing Spring ndrew Nc
Coy and Jesse Bright William sburo
j. II. Kincaid and ID. G.. Rife Meud.
our BluG-CliftOn i. Hill and VIM. II.
Burns Blue Sulphur-L. \. Mahan
and ThoS. J. Flint.
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BEFORE BUYING YOUR
FALL AND WINTER GOODS
CALL ON
S. F. MYLES.

Failing Spring, w. Va, and compare
his prices with what you have to nav
elsewhere. His spot cash buving, i'm ad
dlll0n to his being satisfied with a very
modest profit. enables him to offer Won
Goods III every department, at Prices
that DEFY Competition in any other Re-
'all store in the Country. New Goods
arriving every week. You will not he
nliered Shclf-worn Goods that have
been III hands, but bright, New Goods
fresh from the Northern aid Eastern
market. Highest Prices will be paid
Tor Produce. But special inducements
III all times will he given to cash BUYERS
AS he sells only for Cash or it's euiiya.
lent: You Will not have to pay a large
prollt on what You buy in order to pro.
tect him from losses incurred by the
credit system. Special bargains in
S0lld gold and plated Jewelry, Watches
clocks, Notions, Stationery, Razors
CUTLERY, Dry Goods, Clothing. Hats
and Caps, Boots and Shoes, Tinwarr
hardware, Family Medicine. A full
line OF Groceries. Watch ana Clock
hepalrlng specially at lowest prices.
NalcheS cleaned for 50 cts, and other
WORK III proportion. Watches sent NV
man VIII receive prompt attention.
tiOn. : + NVTES
'e"eiel ana dealer III General Mer-
chandiSe,
FAILING SPRING, w. VA
Oct. 10Th 1896
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GsEENsslEs OFFICIAL DIRECTORY,

Judge, a. n. Campbell States At.
torney, Henry Gilmcr ; County Com.
misSionerS, John &. Patterson, Prcs't
Henry a. Wallace and J g. ID. NrhuckIc
Clerk Circuit Court, Jonathan MAYS
Clerk County Court, ChaS. Il. Buster
Sheriff of the County, David a. Dwyer
Surveyor, j. Austin Burr.
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CON STABL ES.

LeWisburg District-Henry Holly {:
Wiiiiamsburg---J. ii. Egglcston and
W. +. johnson Blue Sulphur-John
II. Forren; Meddo,c BluG-S. G.. Mar
tin am .. ID. RuCkman Failing Sprino
j. F. McMillion and J. NJ. Hefner !:
Fort Spring.. E. Barker Irish Cor
ner- White Sulphur
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Creek-W. ii. Van Buren,.

Le,cisburg District-,Iohn Lipps; Fort
Spr1ny-Campbell NJ. Lips; Blue
Sulphur-A. ID. Hanna Irish Corner
j. NJ. Rodgers Meddop BluG-A.
II. McClung; Failing Spring. Ohm
Pickering; Anthony'S Creek--M. G..
Beard; White Sulphur-J. w. Harper :
and williamsburg. M. ThomaSSon.
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Ass SCISSORS


Lo,oer District-J. Michael Corrcu
Upper District-JOhn w. Legg.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
State Sendte-Wnliam Haynes and
Thos. Il. Davies.
House Of Delegdtes--R. ID. Erwin
and L. Hickman Jarrett.
County Supe rinte,ldent-Alcx.T homp-
son.
COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS.
John w. Arbuckle, Jas. Withrow and
j. NJ. McWhorter.
NoTARIEs PUBLIC.
VIC Walton, q. L. Sydenstrlcker,
James T.. Mcpherson, Samuel ii. Aus.
tin, 5. II. Turner, John NJ. Price,
Geo. III. Lewis, Henry A. Robinson,
Samuel r. Patton, John w. Arbuckle,
Perry w. Martin, Chas. l.. Davis, AL
bert q Williams, L. ii. Dennis, Jas.
Williams, Henry Gilmer, Il. y. San.
dige, Cyrus 5. Larew, JamesC. Mccoy,
Washington Wallace, VIM. III. Shields,
David a. Dwyer, f. p. Hurxthal, John
f. Caring, William f. Nelson, j. w.
Young, George Kirkpatrick, NJ. e..
Jamison, l.. j. Williams, a. }. With
row, Is. +. Harlow, James w Goodwin,
Mason Mathews, ID. G. Rifle, John y
Blaker, LualZo Rupert, A. G. Handy.
Quin Morton, VIM. ii. Burns, NJ. n,
Humphreys, &. II. Smith, John NJ.
Summons, J. :. Wilkinson, J. 4. Mil
Ter, j. NJ. Skaggs, Geo. NJ. llarrah and
Il. +. Burns.
TIME OF HOLDING COURTS.
Circuit Court cOnVenes as follows
Third Tuesday in April, fourth Tues
day in June, and the first Monday III
November.
The Commissioners Court Will bc
held four times IA year, viz: On the
first Monday in January, second Mon
day in April, first Monday III July, and
first Tuesday III October, rcspec.
lively. The Jaly Court will he the
fiscal term.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-03-26
TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
Awful Havoc Wrought By a Storm
IN Georgia and Alabama.
Twenty Children Killed In an Academy st
ArIingtOns Ga.-Eight People Drowned
Terrible Stories Of Death
and Destruction.

EUFALA, Ala, N ech 23.-This city
was swept by cyclone yesterday
morning, in which death and disaster
played a dreadful part Hourly the
record becomes more appalling. Men
we're almost caught up from the
streets before they could find shelter,
Shutters, roofs, etc, gave way and for
two hours there was terror and desc
lation, when the cyclone passed of to
the northwest, coursing along the
Chattahoochie valley.
The reports soon coming in told of
the terrible devastation. The town Of
Blakelet, in Georgia, was almost
lifted out of existence, and people
seeking refuge indoors were as badly
knocked around by cracking and fall
ing timbers as were those on the out
side, who were unable to dodge fence
rails and other flying missiles The
most shocking story of all, however,
was that which came from Arlington,
Early county, Ga. An awful cyclone
swept down Upou this place and ac-
compIished a work of horror that has
never been paralIeIed in this section of
the country. The bodies of eight chill
dren have been taken from the ruins
of the Arlington academy, and about a
dozen others will die. Thirty-fye
children and two teachers went down
in the wrec k Of the building, and the
work Of removing the dead and injured
is not yet completed. The Arlington
academy. a fine structure, lay directly
in the path Of the storm. 1t was
knocked into a great heap, and the
work of death was done even before
the danger was realized. The structure
was smashed into lindling wood and
the broken timbers and dead bodies
mixed together in sickening con-
fusion. The two teachers, Profs
Covington and Walker, were re-
moved from the ruins and
they were terribly injured. Walker,
it is thought, will die. People have
not recovered from the awful horror OF
the disaster. Nearly every home in
the community has been blighted by
the storms cruel work.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-03-26
RADICAL KANSAS PopUusTs.
They Start Movement to Control Future
PnrtH NnnInaLInna.

They Start Movement to Control Future
Party Nominations.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 1S.-There is a
movement to Organize the radical pop
ulists with a view to controlling the
future policy Of the nominations Of the
party. The radical populists are not
pleased with the work of the legisla-
ture and with MANY of Leedy's appoint
mcnts. They consider that there has
been too much surrender of principle to
the conservative element, and that
too many fat offices have been given to
free silver republicans and to demo
Gratis. The rebellion is headed by
James Butler, Of Topeka, who was
steward of the asylum for the insane
at Topeka under the Lewelling lmin'
istration; R. d. Galloway, of Fort &cott,
who was a Second district congress
sional aspirant a year ago; R. S. Pat
tison, of Dickinson county, and a
number of state senators and rep. e
sentatives. According to Butler, tile
elimination of this movement will be
& state council some time in May, and
an organization Of the radical element
to control the party. To this end, he
las issued a manifesto, calling upon
the radical reformers to send in theii
names.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-03-26
KANSAS NEWSPAPER WOMEN.
The State Press Association at Topeka
Elects Omoers and Has a Banquet,

The State Press Association at Topeka
Elects Omcers and Has a Banquet,
TOPEKA. Kan, March 1.-the Kan
sas Women's Press association held its
convention here yesterday. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, Mrs. Olive l.
Royce, PhilIipsburg Dispatch; vice
president, Mrs. Minnie H, Morgan,
Cottonwood Falls Republican; secTe-
tary, Mrs. Belle Z, Harbaugh, Erie Rec
ord; treasurer, Mrs. May 2. Rupe, Clyde
Herald. Papers were read by Mrs
Ella B. Newell of the Atchison Cham
pion, Mrs. Harbaugh, Mrs. S. A. Thurs
ton of Topeka, Miss Zu Adams of To
peka and Mrs, Rupe. The convention
concluded its work with banquet at
the Copeland hotel last night Covers
were laid for so. Mrs. Royce presided.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-03-26
.FITZ WHIPPED CORBETT.
The Worlds Pugilistic Champion
ship Settled in IA Rounds.
C0Fbstt Had the Best Of the Fight Until she
Last When Terrific Heart Blow
Brought Him 20 the
Ground.

CARSON, New, March 18-Robert
Fitzsimmons is the champion pugilist
OF the world. He has claimed the title
for over a year, but yesterday he
demonstrated his right to it in a
fair fight. He met his one great rival,
James J. Corbett, in the squared eir-
Gle, and in the 14th round he knocked
him out" It was a gallant battle,
and the best man won. The vic
tory was not gained without strug-
gle. In fact. victory did not seem
possible for Fitzsimmons until the last
moment Of the battle. Many had
thought he was slowly going to pieces,
but when the opportunity came he had
been watching for the end of the fight
came almost in single blow.
When Corbett finally arose with the
assistance of his attendants and recov.
cred sufficiently from his dazed condi-
ton to realize the calamity that had
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-03-26
AN OFFICE FOR eRIsrow

The Kansas Man said to BE slated for
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General.
WASHINGTON, March ia. L. Bris-
row, secretary Of the republican state
committee Of Kansas, is slated for the
position Of fourth assistant postmaster
general. This was the information
given out yesterday by a person close
to the president. BristOw was backed
by National Committeeman Cy Leland
and the Kansas congressional deleEa-
tion, and it is suspected that they won
over Senator Hanna to his support Ex-
Congressman Treloar, OF Missouri, is
Brist0w's most formidable opponent
for the place as far as is known. Ire
loar has the Endorsement Of over half
the republican congressman, and his
backing from his own state is strong.
He has not yet given up hope.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-03-26
CANADA WILL RETALIATE.

The Dominion Government Not Satisfied
With the Provisions OF the DingIey Bill.
MONTREAL, Que, March 23.-Since
the provisions of the Dingley tariff
bill were announced they have been
considerably eanYassed here and the
concensus of opinion seems to be that
the measure is hostile to the interests
Of Canada. The lumber trade has
been mostly to the front, and there
has been a general demand for an ex-
port duty on saw logs and all kinds of
pulp wood. The indications are that
the government will accedc to this de-
mand, and that the forthcoming revi-
sion of the tariff will not be so much
in the line Of lower duties as was
promised before the elections. Alder
man Prefontaine, NJ. P, who has just
returned from a conference with the
ministers at Ottawa, has intimated
pretty plainly that this will be the
case and that Fetaliatory duties will be
imposed against the United States all
along the line.