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Choice Berkeley Farm.


The farm of Mr.. Robert Gold.
near Bunker Hill, is one of the best
in Berkeley county. It has been
well and skillfully titled, and kept
in a high state of cultivation
Buildings, fences and all aecommo-
dating conveniences have always re-
ceived prompt attention, and are in
excellent condition, and the weeds
have always been exterminated.
The location is desirable in every
particular, easy of access by railroad
or pike and surrounded by churches.
schools, stores, etc. 1t is advertised
in another column, and Mr.. Gold
will take pleasure in escorting visi-
tors over the premises.
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Sydney We'll.

A letter written by Mr.. Sidney
We'll to his mother in Baltimore,
from the front Of battle, is copied
from last Saturdays American, and
published in our outside columns.
1t is very interesting reading. Mr..
We'll is a son of Moses We'll, at one
time in the clothing business here,
and moved from here to Ironton,
o., where he died. He was a broth
er of Mr.. David We'll, which makes
this young warrior his nephew.
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Large Contract for Provender.

A St. Louis firm has secured the
largest contract for hay ever let by
the United States government. The
contract calls for 100000 pounds
of hay to be delivered at Chicka.
manga. Between $50 and 500 cars
will be required to transport it.
The contract for oats was awarded
to a Cincinnati firm straw to an
Evansville, Ind, firm, and bran to a
Chattanooga firm.
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DELIGHTFUL VACATION TRIP.
Tour to the North via Pennsylvania Rail
RnaA


Tour TO the North via Pennsylvania Rail-
road.
Visiting Watkins Glen, Niagara
falls, Thousand Islands, Quebec,
Montreal, Au Sable Chasm, Lake
Champiain and Lake George. Sara
toga, and the highlands of the Hud-
son. Leave Philadelphia by special
train August Is. The tour will be
in charge of ono of the company 3
tourist agents. An experienced
chaperon will also accompany the
party, having especial charge OF I'M
escorted ladies.
a The rate of 800 from New. York,
Brooklyn, Newark, Trenton, PhiIa-
delphia, Harrisburg, Baltimore and
Washington covers railroad and
boat fare for the entire round trip,
parlor-cars seats, meals en- route
hotel entertainment, transfer'charges
carriage hire-in fact, every item OF
necessary expense.
For detailed itinerary, tickets, or
any additional information, address
Tourist Agent, Pennsylvania Rail.
road Company, 1896 Broadway
New York; $50 Fulton Street,
Brooklyn; 7S9 Broad Street, New
ark, N. j.; or Geo. W. Boyd, As
sistant General Passenger Agent,
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
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Bitten by a Pet Coon.

Miss Lizzie Lewis, Of east Liberty
street, was pretty severely bitten on
Sunday morning by her pet coon.
It has been quite harmless until re-
Gently, and it was Miss Lewis GUS
tom to feed and exercise the little
animal every morning. On Sunday
she noticed it looked vicious and
when she offered it food it attacked
her, biting her hands in several
places, making very painful wounds.
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Shooting Scrape.

Winchester, July ga shooting
ARRAY occurred at Faulkner's Woods
near this city, in which Henry New
lin was shot twice by Edgar Smoke.
A country dance had been in prog
ress, and as the guests departed,
Newlin started to leave also, but
three Smoke brothers tried to per-
suade him to 60 to the stillhouse,
which Newlin refused to do. Smoke
then fired three shots at him with q
revolver, one taking effect in his
wrist, another in the forehead, and
and the third one went wild.
Smoke then jumped on Newlin and
beat him over the head with his re-
volver. Newlin's condition is not
serious. No arrests have yet been
made.
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A Valuable Picture.

On the Southern Railway passen-
ger train, No. 8, leaving this city
Wednesday there was special
freight car attached. This car con-
tanned an oil painting about ten by
fifteen feet. The painting was en-
route from Washington to General
j. G. Underwood, Atlanta, tGa.. 1t
was valued at $4,000. The portrait
is full length one of Gen. Robert
E. Lee, and was painted by Profess
sor E. F. Andrews, director of the
Corcoran school of art, Washington
at the Solicitation of General IN
derwood, and at Atlanta the picture
will be unveiled before the Coincide
rate veterans now attending the At
lanta reunion. The portrait is pre-
sented to the Confederate Memorial
Assoeiation.-Alex. Gazette.
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fyou desire a clean home
paper giving you all the news,
general and lccal, worth print
ing you must take the INDIE.
PENDENT. Its patrons are the
thrlftiest and most intelligent
people in the communities
where it circulates. Subscrip-
ton $3.50 in advance. Trial
subscription 10 cents per month
to January l, 1899. Try it.
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Injunction Perpetuated.

The U. S. Court 10 session at
Parkersburg has made the following
order:
b. & O. B. R. Co.. vs.. Martins
burg Street hallway Co., injunction
granted plaintiff prohibiting defen.
dants from constructing a street
railway across railroad company's
tracks perpetuated and defendants
ordered to pay costs in case.
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Burglarized.

The home of Mrs. Mary Leigh
was entered one day last week by a
man named Leslie Wright and robbed
of a silver watch, valued at fifteen
dollars. A warrant was issued and
Constable Russler soon arrested the
man. He was taken before Justice
Thos. B. Byers, found guilty of the
charge and was sent to the county
Jail to await the regular term OF the
Circuit Court.
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Picnics of Next Week.

The Mechanics Band will go to
Pen Mar Thursday, Aug. 4th.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
and congregation will picnic at Bed
ington next Friday, August 5.
The Presbyterian reunion will be
held at Mont Alto Park on Tuesday
August 2. The principal speakers
will be Rev. Henry M. White, D. D
OF Winchester, Rev. DR.. Moreross,
of Carlisle and Rev. DR.. Martin, of
Wilson College. A special feature
of the occasion will be the music
Thirty of Harrisburg's best singers
will have charge of the music for
the day.
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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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Killed.

Charles Houck, young man oil
near North Mountain, was killed by
the cars on Thursday of last week.
He boarded a freight train near
Boards to GO to Allenville and slip
ped and fell under the train. His
body was badly mangled and he only
lived about fifteen minutes after the
accident. His funeral took place on
Saturday.
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Reduced Rates to Saratoga

For the Young Peoples Christian
Union, United Presbyterian Church
to be held at Saratoga, August Sd
to 9th, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell excursion tickets
from points on its line to Saratoga
at rate Of single fare for the round
trip Tickets will be sold August
I'd and Sd, good to return August
Sd to 10th, or by depositing ticket
with Joint Agent, return limit may
be extended to August 31st, 1898.
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A Good Run.

Mr.. Edgar Pitzer, who has been
in training in physical culture under
Prof. A. j. Lee, took a run to
Hagerstown last Sunday. Without
walking step they covered the dis
lance going, in 2 hours and As min
utes and returning in hours and Is
minutes. They have frequently
made the run from here to Winches-
ter and return, a distance of A
miles, in one day.
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A New Railroad.

Petersburg, W. Va, July &c.
A new railroad is being considered
in Pocahontas county from Caldwell
Station, on the c. & o., up the
Greenbrier river, and Col. John T.
McGraw and a company of capital
lists were looking over the route for
the proposed line. The Davis-El-
kins railway, now being bnilt from
Beverly to Huttonsville, a distance
of twelve miles, is nearing a compile
ton, over two hundred men being at
work on the line.
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A Dance.

A very enjoyable dance was given
by Miss Pauline HeEshaw at her
home near Arden, on Tuesday night,
in honor of her guest, Miss Belle
Turpin, Of Kingston, Md. About
20 couples were present and spent
the evening in dancing. A fine or
chestra furnished music and delight.
full refreshments we're served during
the evening.
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{.
Fairmont, w. Va. July 26.--A a
Monongah last evening Geo. Martin
killed his father-in.!aw, Dave Ander.
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin had
some domestic trouble and mrs.
Martin went home. Martin went TO
the house last night and her, iather
met him at the door. They quar-
relied, and Martin shot five times.
Only one bullet struck Anderson
Marlin has not been arrested.
Lee Perkins, wooden legged cot
ored man, struck james Robertson,
also colored, with pick at the
same place, yesterday morning.
Robertson died last night.
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The Lash in Virginia.

So far as known Justice S. j..
Quinn, Of Fredericksburg, Va, is
entitled to the honor of having rem
dcred the first decision imposing
stripes under the new law providing
for corporal punishment in certain
cases, as passed by the Virginia Leg
islature at its last session. The Of
fender was Jake Clark, a colored
youth, charged with entering q
house with intent to steal. The
mother of the boy consented to the
punishment and officer Gore yester-
day administered the lashes in the
city jail.-Winchester Times.
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Gone Abroad.

DR.. A. S. Reynold and wife, of
Shepherdstown, have gone abroad
They sailed on Thursday from New
York on the Bismark, and their
many friends wish them a pleasant
trip and safe return. They were &C.
companied by Mrs. Annie Kendall,
of Washington, and Mr.. Frank
Blondes, of New York, sister and
brother of Mrs. Reynolds.
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Presbyterian Reunion.


All of the arrangements for the
Presbyterian reunion at Mont Alto
park, on Tuesday, August 2, have
been completed. This is the 250th
anniversary OF the adoption of the
Westminster standards, and this
event will be made one of the features
of the occasion. The principal
speaker will be Rev. Henry Nd.
White, D. D., of Winchester, Va,
a member of the Presbyterian church
in the w. S., and is admitted to be
one of the ablest men of that branch
of the Presbyterian church. Rev.
DR.. Norcross, of Carlisle, and Rev.
Dir. Martin, president OF Wilson col
lege, will deliver addresses.
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Useful Directory.


We have on our table Messrs'
Thompson Bros. Directory OF Mar
tinsburg. As compendium OF the
nance, residence and business Of
the people, it is very complete, and
will be found very useful for many
purposes, specially so to business
people. 1t also contains many we'll
displayed advertisements, and Its
typography make up binding and
creditable evidence of the skill OF
these job printers. The backing
and binding and printing OF name
in silver illustrates very high
grade of proficiency. The book
will be sold to subscribers at the
price of 1.50 per copy.
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Dewey Never Voted.

Admiral Dewey, it is said, has
never voted in a political election in
his life, holding, as so many OF the
older men in the army and navy do,
that an officer ought not to dabble
in politics, shut serve bis country,
no matter who is in power,' simply
unfolding the existing administra-
tion will" 1T comment or question
New Yrrk Herald.
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L. A. w. MEET.
Reduced Rates via Pennsyl-
Yania Railroad.

For the annual meet of the League
of American wheelmen at Indianap-
oils, August 8 to 13, the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad Company will sell
excursions tickets, from all points
on its line, to Indianapolis st rate OF
single fare for the round trip. Tick
cts viii be sold on August 7 and 5,
good to return until August Is when
properly executed before the agent
Of terminal line at indianapolis.
Bicycles carried free. Special or
engagements for clubs travelling in a
body.
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Profit In Peaches.

Elsewhere will be found clipping
showing the profit per acre in grow.
ing peaches, though we think there
is an error in the expense charge
that of Sc ON cleared land. The
profit is very large both in these
and grape culture. The large tract
Of land at Cherry Run, offered for
sale by commissioners, would prove
a first class location for this purpose
and the valuable timber would pay
profit on purchase. On the Mary
land side, right opposite are thrifty
paying peach orchards.
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Look Well to Your Stamps.

The Internal Revenue Depart
ment has decided that every order
drawn on any person for the pay
ment of money must have q two
cent stamp. affixed that a draft
drawn on any person must have a
two cent stamp affixed and when &C.
cepted another stamp must be plac-
ed on it, such draft having two
levies.
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Ran Down by colored Women.

Mr.. j. B. Gantz and Chas. Hunts.
berry, Of Boonsboro, started on a
trip to Winchester, by way of Mar.
tinsburg, Charles Town and Har.
per's Ferry, on their wheels. When
they left Martinsburg on their re-.
turn, they turned of the pike to 60
to Bedington Springs. While they
were riding slowly along buggy in
which we're seated two colored wo.
men, drove up behind them, aad
without making any effort to avoid
the cyclists or give them a chance
to get out of the way, they ran
them down. Both wheels were
broken and Mr.. Gantz was consider
ably bruised. The women did not
stop to see what injury was done,
and the gentlemen were compelled
to complete the trip on the train.
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Young Lady Injured.

Miss Celia Cockrell, OF Charles
Town, while returning home from
Middleway on Monday evening met
with serious accident. A young
man who was with her got out of the
buggy to open a gate, when the
horse ran away, breaking the buggy
to pieces and iDjuring the young
lady seriously. 1t is thought her
skull is fractured,
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Killed at Cumberland.

Mr.. Samuel Mouse, son OF Mr..
Peter Mouse, of Cumberland, was
killed in the B. & o. yard at that
place on Sunday morning about 9
o'clock. He was crossing the track
and stopped to let freight pass,
and in stepping from behind this
train he was struck by east bound
train No. 2. The young man was
about Is years of age and well
known in this city, having lived here
for number of years prior to moy-
ing to Cumberland.
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EIkins' Present.

A present OF $3.50 has been re-
ceived by the Colored Institute at
Farm, from Senator Elkins to pay
for the services of an assistance in
assistant in the mechanical depart
ment OF the school until an appro-
rriation from the State can be gotten.
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Cheap Excursion 70 Washington.

The B. & o. will run another of
those cheap excursions to Washing
ton, SUNDAY, July 3lst. Special
trains will leave Martinsburg at 9.l3
a. M, returning, leave Washington
at 90 p. m. Only one dollar for
the round trip.
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Union Picnic.

The union picnic of the Lutheran,
United Brethren, and two Methodist
Sunday Schools, at Mont Alto Park,
on Tuesday, took the largest crowd
that ever went out OF this city or an
excursion. Between eleven and
twelve hundred people took advan.
tage OF the reduced rates. The
weather was delightful and we have
not heard of single unpleasant in
cident happening to mar the pleas
ure of the crowd.
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State Court Reports.

"Volume 43 of the Supreme
Court Reports will be ready for de-
livery August Let. The price is
$3.50, or 1896 by mail, postpaid.
The books will be for sale by Secre-
tary of State VIM. M. o. Dawson.
In view of the large amount due the
state for books sold previous to the
4th of March, 1897, the Board OF
Public Works has passed an order
prohibiting the Secretary OF State
from selling books except for pay
ment in advance,
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AntietHih Cement for sale BIZ
O. FL. MitfER & Sous.

Adamant and CalcIned Plaster,
same as used OH new Court. house
for sale by J. FL. MILLER 4 Sens.
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Read from the treasured volume
The poem Of thy choice.
hIlu ItHu 20 the rhyme OF pOetT'
The bpauty 0f fhy vaiea

The beauty of thy voice.
Which you cannot do when Won
suffer with Cough or Cold. Rid
yourself OF the discomfort by buying
a bottle of Pan Tina, the best remdey
for Hoarseness and Influenza. Pan
Tina costs rs cents at L. Matthaei's
Drug Store.
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For Rent.

The store room, stable and other
buildings now occupied by A.
Kogleschatz & Son, on East Martin
street, for rent.
Apply to
18-tf. j. N. THATCHER.
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Men said il was a humble life,
UnEuown to him were books and art;
His work was rough, and coarse his hands
But honesty was in mis- heart.
With patience toiled he day by day,
AID never stopped 10 selfish greed;
Men saw a plain, unpublished life,
God saw that kindness was his creed.
Miss Reid, in N. Y. Tribune.
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Like Golden Sunshine
OUR PRICES FALL
Their Golden Rays Shed
DOLLARS FOR YOU ALL.

Our me stock OF Summer Clothing
SOD True everyday brings its crowds satisfied buyers but while
Things are going fast they faster still When
muss DC us no IDLE tak-no advertising catch phrase Of
our would be merchants doing Some people
Inc days OF their life and still
nuye have had enough of cptap Advertising They will
sana The entire stock must and the prices going
You take them away Dr. Lucas of Kearneysvl, Jefferson Co.,
w was 30 well pleased with weather suit bought
Two instead OF one lie only sample of what others doing
all day long.
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COMM UNLC4dEI0NS IND ALL MAT
TIERS or LOCAL INTEREST COR
DTALEY INVITED TO THESE
C0LUMRS.
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Genuine BARGAINS in every
thing in the line l keep. When / say
bargains / mean it. Come and see.
W. L. JONES, Jeweler.
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fHE TNDEPBNDENT HAS 4 CIR0U-
EATEON MORE THAN DOUBLE
THGT or Any PAPER PUBLISH
ED IN BERKELEY COUNTY.
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-IhE-
National bank
NARTINsBURG. W. VA.
ORGANIZED 1865.

Capital paid in ......,..........$ l00, 000.0O
Surplus fund. .,.................. .3O,OOo.OO
This bank has one of the best and most
conveniently arranged banking rooms in
the State, with new steel vault and the
Corliss Safe.
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SATURDAY, JULY 80, 1898.
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A GENERAL BANKING BUS.
lNESS TRANSACTED.
DISCOUNT Dav Tuesdav.
Relief I'm six Hours.

Feb, 18th, 1888.
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-13
A GENERAL FINANCIAL REVIEW
STOCKS ON SOMETHING OF A HOoM
AND PRICES HIGHER.
Immensc Demand for Bonds, Trans
actions Exceeding &s,OOO,OOO-
Industrin1s but sugar Higher.

New York. December IL = Stocks made very
material Roadway today on the upward move
n,ent and left off Buoyant with advances IN
standard stocks. ranging from l 10 poihtA
while this rise was caceeGeu In many ICES
prominent stocks. rhe transactions Tor me
ily in stocks and bonds %ere on an enormous
scale. immense blocks OF securities changing
hands at rising figures
Early quotations were In strong sympathy
with London, where there waB ecraiuDic
for stocks even after the closing there, Coip-
misa:on houses were In receipt OF MANY ord/fs
IN boy on this market and the volume OF th's
Offset frequent offers to oeprcss values.
Receipts for traffic earnings for the flrst
week in December were almost uniformly
favor able as were also belated November
statements of gross carnings An incident
okertng favorable influence was the receipt
OF over S3,Ouo.00O IN golu from frhhch M"
LeEdon.
The immense demand for bonds. In which
the transactions today exceeded $4,000 tx.
eried favorable influence in stocks, as DAD
the tendency TO discount January dividend
disbursements. Atchison preferred. on the
transactions Of 10000 shares. went UP ~
The heavy purchases made by brokers identi.
fled with prominent interests active ~ other
Lttrerties, and the drift OF speculative ac-
tiyiiv In grangers. was interpreted fayorabiy.
High priced investment stotks, Ike the
lrangefs. rose sharply
Excepting Sugar the indnstrials tended up
ward. The PacificB were strong with the rest
Of the market Northern Pacific overcoming
the early heavine8s due To the reports that
ths company favored extensions into Oregon
Navigation company's territory
The market for bonds was one Of the strong,
est and most active OF the year. there being
nan, advances OF point or more. hscniaJB
issues expanded and general gain WINS
Of foreign buying on large scale was no
tirenble Total sales, $s.4yV,pO0