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Great Music Offer.

Send US the names and addresses
of three or moro performers on the
piano or organ together with ten
cents in silver or postage and we
will mail you ten pieces full sheet
music, consisting of popular songs,
waltzes, marches, ETC., arranged for
the piano and organ.
Address:
POPULAR Music PUB. Co.,
10-30-5t. Indianapolis, Ind.
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Deal. Of a Christian Woman.

We regret to note the death of
Mrs. KATE 4. Sherman, at her hus-
bands home in North Carolina, and
her burial at Berkeley Springs, the
home OF her youth. She was the
daughter of the late Hon. j. Rufus
Smith, esteemed for her many good
qualities and christian virtues. She
leaves a husband, sister and two
brothers to miss her presence and
mourn her departure.
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Among the Sick.
Mr.. J. F. Reed is very i'll.

Mr.. j. F. Reed is very i'll.
Mr.. Chas. Burns, of North Mar
tinsburg, was i'll this week.
Mr.. Bud Matthews was on the
sick list this week.
Mrs. John Marstella is very i'll at
her home on Burke street.
Shirley Roby, who was taken i'll
at school several weeks ago, is able
to be about.
Mr.. VIM. Phillips was quite i'll
this week with asthma. We are
glad to note he is better.
Mr.. VIM. Heiston, an employee of
the Crawford Wooden Millt, was TAX
eu sick while at work, on Friday.
I'VE regret to learn of the illness
of Mrs. John D. Small at her home
near this city. We hope she will
soon recover.
Mrs. Fred Eberle, of Liberty
street, who has been at the National
Homeopathic Hospital at Washing
ton for treatment, is reported to be
rapidly improving and will soon be
able to come home.
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City Ban1 Fair-Nov. 22d.
Gather and house the corn.
Skating is good-on rollers.
Fixed up to kill-cigarettes.
Porkers are coming into market.
Politics will now take u back seat
for awhile,
Wheat looks fine, and thus early
promises well.
Yes, Mary dear, it is an i'll wind
that blows no good.
Mr., Phil. Fl. Savles has opened a
tobacco store on Queen street.
Try the INDEPENDENT a year, 1t
give the news and all the news.
A load of wood will be taken in
exchange for subscription at this o.
fee.
A bucket ofcoal these days will
make many a poor housekeeper's
crate full.
Read in another column the per
cent of levy on 500 in each county
of the state.
The Crary Lectures--at the Cen
tral-neXt week-secure course
ticket-75 cents.
Christmas goods will soon be COM
ing in, and now is the time 10 think
about advertising them.
A new pavement has been put
down in front Of Mr.. d. w. Shaffer's
property on Liberty street.
Mr.. Guy Zimmerman has accept
ed a position on the Baltimore Tele.
gram, and is now working in that
city.
a bill has been passed in the
Georgia Legislature prohibiting foot
ball games, where an admission is
charged to see them.
One thousand sheets of good
music to be closed out at cents per
sheet, seven sheets for 25 cents, st
BURDETTE's Book Store.
Chatting dish sociables or clubs are
meeting with appreciation, and are
likely to be much in vogue in Mar
tinsburg during the winter.
Mr.. T. j. Lilly, local agent for the
Provident Lite Insurance Company,
of Wheeling, has moved his family
from Parkersburg to this city.
otis all right" says our philoso.
pher, "to try TO remember what
woman says, but nobody but fool
tries TO understand what she
means
Through the kindness of Mr.. Paul
Strausner, of the "Banquet Hall"
restaurant, we received and enjoyed
a lot of fine oysters on the shell. We
are very thankful.
Stereoscope Views at so cents per
dozen, same as you pay agents $500
for. Stereoscopes at As cents, same
as sold by agents for $I.00 at BUR-
DETTE's Book Store.
In these days of culture and prog
ress do not wear a grizzly beard or
mustache, when they can be colored
a natural brown or black at home
with Buckingham's Dye.
Mr. Newton Hedges has entered
the insurance business in the Metro
polition Insurance Company, of
New York. BE is under Mr.. S. S.
Stoufer, in the Little building.
TIE frat OF series of dances to
be given by the Assembly Dancing
Club was given in Feller's Dancing
Hall, on Thursday evening. Thomp-
son S Orchestra furnished the music.
A young mems literary club has
been organized in this city. Their
rooms are in the Blondel building, on
Queen street. A literary entertain
menl will be given every Wednesday
night.
The City Council has ordered sew
eral new crossings put down-and
in places where they were badly
needed. We are glad TO note it.
Let the good work go on and our
thorougbfares will soon he in tip-top
shape.
The international Bible studies
for next Sabbath are from Acts
xviii: 1882. Title: "Pauls Min.
istry in Rome" Golden text: 81
am not ashamed Of the gospel of
Christ for it is the power of God
unto salvation unto every one that
believeth."
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To Lecture in the First M. E. Church.


Howard Henderson, L. L. D., will
deliver his popular lecture entitled,
"Swords of Grant and Lee," in the
First M. E. Church, on Tuesday
evening, Nov. 23d. DR.. Henderson
was Brigadier General of the Con-
federacy, also Commissioner for ex-
change of prisoners. He won the
esteem of thousands of Union SOL
diers for his many acts of kindness.
He is one of the most brilliant lee
turers of the Lyceum Bureau. Un-
stinted praise of this lecture is given
by the many who have heard it. Our
citizens are offered a rare treat in the
visit of this able and attractive lee
turer to this city.
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Look / Look | Look |

Keep Ia mind the City Band Fair
to be he held in the Central Opera
House commencing Nov. 22d. En-
tertainments ola varied nature will
be given. An admission OF 5 cents
will be charged ladies and 10 cents
gentlemen, with chance on 9 fine
set OF Limogea China ware, contain
ing l3l pieces. Get ready to at
tend.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-11-13
An Indian Meets Death.

Victor Seneca, a pupil at the Car.
Isle Indian School, and brother of
Isaac Seneca, right tackle on the
Carlisle football eleven died Sunday
night. The Pennsylvania railroad
train which carried the redskins, full
of joy, because of their strong show
ing against Pennsylvania on Satur-
day, wss crossing Girard avenue
bridge, in Philadelphia, when Sene-
ca put his head out of a window
and was struck by a telegraph
pole. He was injured so badly that
death resulted the same day. He
was eighteen'years of age, belonged
to the Seneca tribe, and had been at
the school several years. His body
was removed to his former home at
Cataraugus, New York.
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West Virginia Masons.

At the session of the Masonic
Grand Lodge held at Charleston on
Wednesday last, the following Of
fcers were elected: S. N. Myers of
Martinsburg, Master Joseph Hall,
of Wheeling, Deputy Master Neil
Robinson,i of Charleston, Senior
Warden; A. D. W. Strickler, of
Phillippi, Junior Warden Hugh
Sterling, Treasurer; George w. At
kinson, Secretary.
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Relief In Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder
diseases relieved in six hours by the
"NEw GREAT SoUTH AMERICAN KID
NEY CURE 1t is a great surprise
on account of its exceeding prompt
ness in relieving pain in the bladder,
kidneys and back, in male or female.
Relieves retention of water almost
Immediately. Ifyou want quick re-
lief and cure this is the remedy.
Sold by L. G.. Matthaei, Druggist,
Martinsburg, w. Va.
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"The worse cold / ever had 10 my
life was cured by Chamberlain g
Cough Remedy writes w. II. Nor
ton, of SHUTTER Greek, Cal. "This
cold lett me with a cough and / was
all the time. The
Remedy cured me, and / want all OF
my friends when troubled with a
cough or cold to use it, for it will
do them good.' Sold by L. G..
Matthaei Druggist.
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Struck by a Train.

Mr.. J. P. Riner, President of the
Berkeley County Court, and his
wife had a narrow escape from death
on Thursday morning while crossing
the Cumberland Valley Railroad,
near the Williamsport pike, on the
outskirts of this city. They were
in the act of crossing the tracks
when the buggy IN which they were
riding was struck by a passenger
train and completely demolished
Mrs. Riner was badly injured, but
not fatally go. Mr.. Riner escaped
with a few bruises.
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Another Cave Explored.

Prof. Triplett's class in geology
went to Little Georgetown on Fri
day to explore a cave. The class
consists of about 25 High School
boys and girls. The cave was found
to be full of natural curiosities and
is about mile long. Besides hay
ing a good days sport, the class
gained great deal OF knowledge in
geology.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-11-13
Louisa Reilly Dead.

Louisa REILLY, an aged colored
woman, who was paralvzed on
Tuesday, passed away on Thursday
morning. She was aged 10 years
and was known as Aunt Louisa.
Rev. Kirk OBLIGATED at the funeral
services, and interment was made in
the colored cemetery, near Franken
berry. Town.
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Death Of Mr.. P. c. Pendleton.

Sunday night about midnight,
Mr.. P. Clayton Pendleton, aged
fifty eight years, died in Berkeley
Springs. He was q son of Col.
Philip Pendleton, direct descend
ant of the old Virginia Pendleton
family. He had been ill for nearly
two years.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-11-13

Don't fail 10 hear tie crary Lee
lures.
A piano tuner must be man of
sound judgment.
Snow--the first of the season ar
rived yesterday.
Thanksgiving is pushing Christ.
mas into the New Year Of 1898.
Mr.. Louis Wolfes has accepted a
position in the Kilbourn Knitting
Mill.
Mr.. George Smith has given bis
residence, on Maple avenue, new
coat of paint.
The merchants are getting ready
for good Christmas trade. Ad-
yertise and get in the lead.
Messrs. w. L. Jones & Co. have
placed several large new display
cases in their jewelry store.
Mr.. Adolph Kogleschatz is hav-
ing his livery stable repainted and
made ready for cold weather.
Messre. D. W. Roderick has i'm
proved the front of his business
place with new coat of paint.
Mr.. R. L. Snodgrass is improv-
ing his drug store on the inside by
coat OF paint of light oak color.
One hundred and thirty seven di-
vorce cases are pending in the court
at Wayne, this state, to be decided
st the January term.
Just received. A new lot of Pock-
ct Books, Purses and Bill Books, all
the latest styles at great bargains, at
BURDETTE's Book Store,
Paste this IN your hat. The City
Band will hold fair in the Central
Opera House, commencing Nov. %.
Get ready to help the boys.
One thousand people wanted-to
purchase a course ticket for the
Travel Talks" and enjoy them. at
tue Central Opera House next week.
By the Chesapeake & Ohio Ex.
press jumping the track near Char.
louisville, Va, on Thursday OF last
week, four persons were killed and a
number OF others injured.
For Five and 0ne-FOurth Bushels
of Wheat, l will give one Barrel of
Choice Patent Flour aud so Pounds
of Feed.
8-28-21t. j. W. BISHOP.
Messrs. Rothwell & Lovett have
purchased all the apples between
Martinsburg and Engles Switch.
The apples will be barreled and
placed in their cold storage plant.
This lot amounts to So 600 barrels.
Weinberg & Co., who have been
engaged in the merchant tailoring
business in the Lambert building,
opposite this Office, closed up on
Monday, on account of dull trade.
They have returned to Washington
from whence they came.
Three miles west of Camden on
Gauley, in West Virginia, cave
has been discovered extending into
a hill from one-halt to three quar-
tiers of mile, in which bones, stones
OF curious formation, inscriptions
and various relics have been found.
We are glad TO note merited hon.
ors bestowed upon citizens of Mar
tinsburg, as per the recent election
of Mr.. D. G. Westenhaver, President
of the W. Va. Bar Association, and
that Of DR.. S. N. Myers, Grand Mas
ter of the Grand Lodge of Masons
of West Virginia.
Among the large number who en-
ioyed the festivities of the annual
gathering of the Phoenix Club. at
its home in Baltimore, on last We'd
nesday evening, We noted the pres
ence of our friend and former towns
man, Mr.. L. G. Coblens. 1t was a
recherche affair, with tables and buff
fets we'll stocked with social lux
uries.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-11-13
Beware of Ointments for Ca
tarrh that Contain Mercury.

AS mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when enter
ing it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputa-
BILE physicians, as the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.,
contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine.
1t is taken internally and is made in
Toledo, Ohio, by F. j. Cheney &
Co. Testimonials free.
s Sold by Druggists, price IS
cents per bottle.
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How to Cure Bilious Collie.

| suffered for weeks with collie
and pains in my stomach caused by
biliousness and had to take medicine
all the while until I used Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy which cured me. / have
since recommended it to a good
many people. Mrs. f. BUTLER,
Fairhaven, Conn. Persons who are
subject to bilious collie can ward off
the attack by taking this remedy as
soon as the first symptoms appear.
Sold by L. G. Matthaei, Druggist.
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THANKSGIVING.

1t amt around the table ez supports the
biggest bird
Thet the smiles shine out the freest an'the
geutlest words are heard
Aa the plainest kind O. service makes the
merriment no less;
It's the people, not the turkey, ez perYides
the thankiulEess.
Washington Star.
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Children Cry for
Pitchers CastoPia.

We just put up 800 packages of
VOLTS Celebrated Horse and Cattle
Powder-the Best Powder. Made
for Horses, Cattle, Hogs and Sheep.
Largest and handsomest packages
on Earth AN. GILBERT, Druggists
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To Be Closed Out.

Special bargains for 10 days on
my library books. ! will close them
out at great sacrifice to make room
for Holiday goods. BuRDETTE's
Book Store.
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Itch on human, mango on horses
dogs and all stock cured in thirty
minutes by Woolford's Sanitary Lo-
ton. This never fails. Sold by L.
G.. Matthaei, druggist, Martinsburg,
w. Va. 5-8-Iyr.
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Antietam Cement for sale BY
J. 81. MILLER & SoNs.

Prescriptions carefully compound
ed day and night at A. M. Gilbert's
Drug Store, Queen and Race SITS.
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Children Cry for
Pitchers CasI0gias

Adamant and Calclned Plaster,
same as used on new Court house
for sale by J. Fl. MILLER 4 ScNs.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria-
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
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(1750-1Io.)
Cherubini 1861, ''sleep, Noble Child
Mrs. Harrison, Misses Flick and Leigh.
Mozart (1756), Andante.
Scarlatti 1649), Pastorale.
Miss Stewart.
Paper, Music of this Period,
Miss Leigh.
Beethoven (1s7O), Adagio, op. 10, G
Minor Sonata, (Pathetique) J,
Miss Wisner.
Mozart (1756), Lullaby.
Mrs. Harrison.
Himmel (l765l, Rondo Eepagnen,
Sonata, Op. 6,
Miss Leigh, Mrs. Melcher.
A committee was appointed to Sc
lect books with the money made at
the entertainment given On the I'd,
in the Continental Reading Room.
They hope soon to have them in the
Public Library for the use of the
public.
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Wednesday Afternoon Club.

The following program was given
by Section A, of the Wednesday At
ternoon Club, at the regular meet
ing of the club on tue 10th inst, at
the home OF Mrs. Walker:
SECOND HISTORICAL PROGRAM.
f1Tkn-1TT0
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a PLEASANT EVENING

Gives delightful finish to the day. Eoti
ing. is more agreeable than music when
eminates from the
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-08-13

If the novel car recently introduced
on big railroad line proves to be a
success, many hotels in the country
towns that have lived largely on the
patronage of commercial travellers
will lose this custom. The projectors
say it means the saving to wholesale
houses of thousands of dollars. The
car is home on wheels for travelling
men. One end is furnished with
lockers or shelves for the storage of
samples. The other is furnished on
the general plan Of houseboat. There
are several compartments. in each Of
which there is bed and other pieces
of furniture usually found in a small
room. At the extreme end is little
kitchen. There are accommodations
in this car for nine persons, and no
one is cramped. The car stops one or
two days in each town named in the
schedule, the length of the stay being
determined by the size of the place.
The car pulls in and the drummers
take the place by storm. II they can
not carry their samples to the stores,
patrons are asked to visit the home on
wheels. At noon the travellers meet
in the Car for dinner, and at night the
car is attached to an outgoing train
and pulled to the next station. There
it is side-tracked, and the occupants
have a comfortable nights rest before
another days work begins.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-08-13

In talking over the minute factors
that have meant profit or loss to man
ufacturers, some curious details were
given me by experts.
For instance, one clock manufac-
turer, of Waterbury, Conn.,, found
that certain rival was doing large
trade in cheap clocks sent out to the
wilds of Africa. He got hold of
sample clock, and finding that there
was heavy profit in the enterprise,
invested o large sum of money in
making still better clock, thousands
of which were shipped to the same
market. Strange to say, sales were
very slow, while his rival, turning
ont cheaper and far less accurate
timepiece, was selling all he could
make. Finally the explanation came.
Savages like noise. The clocks
made by the original exporter had a
particularly loud and aggressive tick;
his imitator made better clock, but
it was almost noiseless, and the saw
ages would have none of it. The rem
edy was simple. The next shipment
of clocks to the Guinea coast licked
louder than anything previously heard
there, and all went well.
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CCnpllcnted.

Many are the peculiar twists given
10 our complicated language by the
too liberal translator. An American
mad some business TO transact with
German whom he had never seen. 1t
was agreed by letter that the Ameri-
can should go to the town in Germany
where his correspondent lived and that
the German should meet him at the
railroad station. A telegram was to
be sent by the American notifying the
German as to the day and hour of his
coming and the train, and telling the
German how to recognize the Ameri-
can. The telegram was sent and re-
celved. The German got out his Eng
lish-German dictionary and carefully
translated the telegram, and then he
grew wild with despair. He rushed
out among his friends, exclaiming:
How am to recognize man who is
tall, and short, and fat, with money in
his hat?" No one could enlighten him,
though he went from one to another,
asking tie same question, until the
train was due. Chow shall / know
himY the German walled as he made
his way to the station. "Tall and
short and" he was repeating to
another friend in the station, when his
friend interrupted him. "Let me see
the telegram" he said. The German
produced it and the puzzling part
read: Look for a man, who is tall, a
little stout, with checked cap" The
friend translated it properly, and the
German had no difficulty in picking
out the American among the incoming
passengers.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-08-13

Great is the power Of She And yet,
the more we study her, the more we
don't understand how it is that Shs is
able to twist us around her little fin
ger whenever She feels like it. But
She lie. For whom is it that in child
hoods happy days we fight with boy
three sizes larger than ourselves, and
get SO severely punished that we can't
sit up for week Why, for She-and
She only laughs at us for our pains.
Who is it that devours all our spare
change in the shape Of costly sweets,
and calls for more-and gets them,
too? She. For whom do we linger at
stage doors with bouquets, to purchase
which we have to endure fortnight's
martyrdom at lunch time She. Who,
we ask, is it that, when we employ her
as typewriter, spells summer with one
m and February with only one T, and
yet escapes without censure ? 1t is
She. All, yes. 1t is She. Who is it
that accepts our theatre tickets, our
bouquets and our devotion, and then
goes off and marries another fellow
She ! And for this we ought to forgive
her a good deal.
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A Clever Elephant.

This story is related by Sir William
Gregory. Two Coburg princes visit
ing Ceylon, where Sir William was
governor, had expressed desire to
see elephants at work. "There were
no elephants, he says "belonging to
the department of public works at
Handy, where we were staying, but
the guardian of the tenn pie lent us o
couple. They did everything they
we're ordered to do with their usual
intelligence, carrying large stones
wherever they were told to place them,
fixing the chains to the stones and un-
fixing them. One of them, tusker
apparently Of his own accord, per-
formed an act which greatly struck all
of us. He was carrying a long and
very heavy stone down steep de-
clivity. The stone was suspended from
his neck by chain, and, the chain
Being too long, the stone struck re-
peatedly against his knee He stopped,
made what sailors call blight of the
chain, gave it roll around his tusk. /
and, having thus shortened it, carried
the stone to its destination without
further discomfort.
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Sweet-By-and-By.n

I'm quiet little town of some eight
hundred inhabitants, in Walworth
County, Wis, leading the quiet, mon
otonous life of Il country physician,
lives one of the post-wartimes poets,
Samuel Fillmore Bennett, who served
for three years of the war as Lieut.
enant Bennett, of the Fortieth Wis
consin Volunteers, whose name has
dropped almost into oblivion.
ale and a musical composer, J. p.
Webster, long since dead, were friends
inseparnble. Webster was OF a de-
spondent nature, while Bennett was
CHEEKY. Webster appeared before his
friend one day more than ordinarily
downcsst, when Bennett inquired !:
what is the trouble now /?
" 1T is no matter; it will all be
right by-and-by," he replied.
Like a voice from the unseen came
to Bennett the song, The Sweet-By-
and-By. Turning to his desk, writ
ing off hand with pencil, in less than
thirty minutes he handed Webster the
hymn, worded as it reads today"