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Liquor Association.

The Liquor Association of W. Va.
convened in Wheeling on the goth
inst. Messrs. Paul Strausner and
e. A. Hobbs represented the Mart
insburg dealers. Mr.. Strausner was
on the Committee on Resolutions,
and Mr.. Hobbs on the Committee
on Constitution, and is member OF
the Executive Committee The
following resolutions were adopted:
First-The protection of its mem
bers against the attacks of the enc
mics of the trade.
Second-To protect ourselves
against the enactment of unjust, op.
pressive and fanatical laws, to Sc
cure the repeal of such laws now on
the statute books of this state, and
to procure such legislation to which
We, as good citizens and honest
merchants, are entitled.
Third-To secure a reduction oil
the present high license fee, to pre-.
vent an abnormal increase iu the
number of licensed stores.
Fourth-To prevent the granting
of licenses to dive keepers and other
disreputable persons.
Fiith-To obtain the greatest per.
sonal liberty consistent with the
laws of the land for those engag,
in the trade, and thus secure that
recognition in the eommercia
world to which the liquor traffic il
rightly entitled, and to demand oul
rights as heavy tax payers and
American citizens.
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Insane Man Starts An Engine and
Damages Machinery.

Charles-Town, W. Va, Dec. 3d.
Philip Frederick Eichelberger, a
man OF unsound mind claiming to
be the son of the late Frederick, of
Hampshire county, West Virginia,
wandered to this place early this
morning and went into the engine
house OF the Jefferson Milling
company to warm himself While
standing by the engine, which was
raining he conceived the idea that
he would stop it, as he said "the
Lord had ordered all things to
cease.'
He raised the heavy weight on the
lever of the steam chest while the
engineers back was turned, and let
on full head of steam, which made
the large engine shake and tremble,
and started the machinery running
at a terrible rate. He let 60 of the
ball in moment, but not until sew.
eral parts of the machinery we're
broked and damaged to the extent
of $500.
Eichelberger was taken 10 charge
and placed in Jail, and the authori-
ties of Hampshire county commune
Gated with. He said he was once
confined in the asylum at Weston,
and was discharged as cured, and
left home because his family were
going to return him to the asylum
He says he is sane, but DR.. Neil,
who examined him, says otherwise
He will be held until sent for.
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CONSULTING,

A number of Republicans from
various parts of the State, have been
In Washington, during the week,
consulting with Senator Elkins as
to the condition, or rather political
complexion Of affairs, with special
reference to the election of a sue
cessor to Senator Faulkner, by the
next Legislature. OF course, no
definite result could be ascertained
upon the such administration of pos
sible Legislative action. These
matters will not be settled, the tur-
MOL subside, and the unrest become
quiet, until the call of the roll in
January next. Until then, there
will continue uncertainty, and even
after that, much contention. For
the good of the State, it is to be
hoped, that aspiration for robes of
high office, will not lead to either
acts or methods, injurious to the
welfare of the people, the proper rec
ognition of their sovereignty and
the onward development of State
resources and prosperity. Be eau
tious and very prudent, for here
after looms up in the vista.
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Regardless Of Age.

The kidneys are responsible for
more sickness, suffering, and deaths
than any other organs of the body:
A majority of the ills affecting
people today is. traceable to kidney
trouble. 1t prevades all classes OF
society, in all climates, regardless OF
age, sex or condition.
The symptoms of kidney trouble
are unmistakeable, such as rheuma.
tism, neuralgia, sleeplessness, pain
or dull ache in the back, desire to
urinate often day or night, profuse
or scant supply.
Uric acid, or brick dust deposit
in urine are signs of clogged kidney
causing poisoned and germ-filled
blood Sometimes the heart acts
badly, and tube casts (wasting oil
kidneys) are found in the urine,
which if neglected will result in
Bright's Disease, the most danger
Gus form of kidney trouble.
All the symptoms and conditions
are promptly removed unQers the
influence of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root. 1t has world wide reputa-
ton for its wonderful cures of the
most distressing cases.
No one need be long without il
is SO easy to get at any drug store
at fifty cents or one dollar. You
can have sample bottle Of this
wonderful discovery, Swamp-Root
and book telling all about it: both
sent to you absolutely FREQ by mai
Send your address to DIR. Kilmer &
Co, Binghamton, N. Y. and kind
ly mention that you read this liberia
offer in the Martinsburg Iudepen-
dent.
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state Gleanings.

The West Union Record wants to
know why that city cannot get rid
OF the SLOT machin,s as Parkersburg
has done.
Mrs Della Evans, Of Morgantown
who died recently, leaving an estate
worth 100000, disinheirited hcr
only son.
Marcellus Albright, OF Terra A lta
took the prize for big lambs at re-
cent contest
An fort is being made to have
Congress make survt y of the Ohio
River from Marietta down, the part
above Marietta having beea survey
ed, for Improvement.
Tue city library of Parkersburg
has an appropriation of 5000 from
the city to defray the expenses OF
keeping it open at night.
The @leeitimate" gamblers OF
Sistersville are crying for protection
against the other kind-the Cheap
Johns that have drifted in from
other places recently.
AT Parsons receiver has been APP.
pointed to settle up the business OF
tue Hendricks company, doing
wholesale and retail business, but
owning about $4,000 worth of real
estate.
G. P. Jack, brother OF Andrew
Jack, the Huntington dry good man
has recently visited his brother. He
is forming q syndicate TO build q
mammoth hotel at Berkeley Springs
where it is the intention to make q
big summer resort.
Mrs. May Pfeifenberger, who was
with Robinson's circus under the
name of May Castle, committed sui
eide by shooting herself at Cincin'
natti Friday. She left note to her
husband saying he had broken her
heart. She was Parkersburg wom-
an.
A joint committee of the Hunting
ton chamber of commerce and Libra
ry association will make q house
canvass in that city the day
after Christmas for books, hoping tc
get as loans or donations at least {
thousand volumes for the new Hun
tington library.
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Order of Publication.

The State of Vest Virginia.
At rules held In the Clerks office of
the Circuit Court of Berkeley county,
the 5th day of December. 1898.
Eliza Payne and Mollie
b. Paine, plaintiffs,
VS.. 3IN CLANCY
M. E. Payne, VIM. d.
Payne and M. E. Trus.
sell, defendants.
The object of the above suit is. to es-
tablish liability and payment to the
plaintiffs of an equitable proportion in
favor of plaintiffs of a judgment against
the defendants as co-judgment debtors,
with the plaintiffs, obtained by Eli w.
Payne, against said plaintiffs and de-
PENDANTS, jointly in the Circuit Court
of Berkeley county, W. Va, the whole
amount of which has been collected
from the plaintiffs. and to obtain de-
cree for the payments of the same and
such other relieEas the Court may
deem proper in settlement of said judg-
ment as between the Judgment debtors
and it appearing on affidavit fled in
this suit, that the said defendant NJ. E.
Payne, Is non resident of this State
he is hereby required to appear at the
said Clerks office, within one month
from the 10th day of December, 1898,
| 1.-THE date Of the first publication here
| Of and do what is necessary to protect
| his interests In this matter.
| L. Dew. GERHARDT, Clerk,
j. n. WIsNER, Atty for Plaintiff
12-lO-4t.
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Order of Publication.

The State Of West Virgiaia.
At rules held in the Clerks office oil
the Circuit Court of Berkeley county
the 5th day of December, 1893.
James Fl. Smith Sheriff, 4
Committee Admir- OF
Christopher Allings-
worth. decd, plt'f
VS..
Henry Allingsworth and
Lucy Allingsworth, I'm CLANCY.
his wife; Catharine
McFee, nee Allings-
worth and Henry Nc
Fee. her husband; w.
III. Wien and A. III.
Sprinkle.
The object Of said suit is to ascer-
tain the liens and debts existing
against the real estate of which Christ.
opher Allingsworth, died seized and
possessed; TO state and settle the &C
counts of the Admir- Of said decedent
to convene the creditors of said dece'
dent and sell the said land, paying
from the proceeds all debts against the
same and distributing the remainder OF
the proceeds OF sale amongst the heirs
at-law Of said Christopher Allings
worth, deceased, az their rights may
be ascertained By the court, and it ap.
pearing on affidavit filed in this suit
that the said defendants Catharine
McFee and Henry Melee are non
residents of this State, they are hereby
required to appear at the said Clerk I
office, within one month from the 10th
day OF December. 1898, (the date Of the
first publication hereof, and do what
is necessary to protect their interests
In this matter.
L. Dew. GERHARDT, Clerk.
@. s. G. PITzER, Atty for Plaintiff
12-10-4t.
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Geological Survey Of the state.

Morgantown, W. Va, Dec 20.-
Professor I. G. White, state geolo-
gist and director OF the State Ge.
illogical Survey authorized by the
last Legislature, is preparing for the
coming Legislature his report ofthe
work done since the passage OF the
act Of the last session. The act
contemplates the establishment Of
true meridians in all of the coun-
ties, an examination of the geologi-
cal formations, an examination and
classification Of the soils, an exami-
nation of the forest and timber
lands with reference &c their preser-
walton from waste, the preparation
of special geological and economic
maps to illustrate the resources of
the state and the preparation of
special detsiled reports upon them.
These reports and maps sre TO be
distributed with a view to bringing
in capital for the development of
the resources.
He has data for the maps showing
the geological formations with ref
erence to coal aad oil; but has
no money available for their publi-
cation. He estimates that it will
take twelve years to complete the
work begun and that it will cost
$36O,000. This he will recommend.
He will recommend that the state
unite with the United States Geo
logical Survey in making a tyo-
graphical man of the state. This
work, be estimates. will cost about
$250,000, but by uniting with the
United States Survey the cost to
West Virginia will be only half that
sum.
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LETTER FROM SANTA CLAUS.
NORM POLE, Dec. 5, 1898:
DEAR INDEPENDENT !:

NORTH PoLE Dec 5, 1898
DEAR INDEPENDENT
1t was a great pleasure TO by your
valuable paper that old friend H. c. BERRY again opened
up Dry Goods Notion your city. few
evenings when Billy Housewohs lights
passing through city and took peep the
full OF upoda;e goods
your city, met Capt Freeze the policeman night
he reported that Berry doing good
will please your people, old young little big
especially the little folks that happy that have APP
pointed H. c. Berry agent again for CITY, have not had
good live agent Neal quit business but be will things
glad that his goods simply
great time have time to tell all about Meals immense
stock but invite and all call this great
play novelties. lie and Dorothy spent
selecting Christmas goods must that FL. @. Berry has
large Ladies' Misses which CO.
your bargains Goats nd Jackets Don't forget where
H. c. errys Dry Notion store No. 100 s. Queen street,
GetDger building where Frank Doll Co. had shoe
store Nickas carpet Mag Snodgra the
Merchants Bank Snyder tin Bells barber shop
boarding Quenzels book store and Kogehatz y
cry stable Wishing Berry and all Merry Christmas,
your friend and schoolmate. SANTA CLAUS.
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ANOTHER INTERPRETATION.

Senator Elkins, after consider
able research and thorough study,
has come to the conclusion, that
certain State officials, after election
and qualification, are not barred
from accepting appointive positions
TO military position, either in State
or National service. The Indepen-
dent has always so held, and would
so hold, though having to submit,
in the face of a judicial decision.
Any theory that would prevent q
citizen from doing duty as soldier
in maintaining proper law, even
though as an official, be may help
make law, cannot be rightfully
maintained.
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The Successful Remedy for
NASAL CATARRH

must be non-irritating, easy of APP.
plication, and one that will by its
own action reach the infiamed and
diseased surfaces.
ELY'S CREAM BALM combines
the important requisites of quick
action and specific curative powers
with perfect safety to the patient.
This agreeable remedy has mastered
catarrh as nothing else has, and both
physicians and patients freely con-
cede this fact. All druggists cheer.
fully acknowledge that in it the
acme of Pharmaceutical skill has
been reached. The most distress.
ing symptoms quickly yield to it.
In acute cases the Balm imparts
almost instant relief.
TT Absorption.
Catar,l sufferers should remem.
Der thai Ely's Cream Balm is the
only catarrh remedy which is quick
~ and thoroughly absorbed by the
diseased membrane. 1t does not
dry up the discretions, but changes
them to llmpid and oderless con-
dition, and finally to natural and
..ealthy character.
The Balm can be found at any
drug store, or by sending so cents
to Ely Brothers, Sc Warren St.,
New York, it will be mailed.
Full directions with each package.
Cream Balm opens and cleanses the
nasal passages, allays inflammation
thereby stopping pain in the head
heals and protects the membrane
and restores the senses of taste and
smell. The Balm is applied directly
into the nostrils.
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Mr.. Herrihgs Will.

The will of Mr.. Ezra Herring has
been probated, is very brief and con-
densed and is as follows: LIST. Pay
ment of all his debts. End A piano
to his daughter, Laura Flagg. 3rd.
To Rev. DR.. F. M. Woods the sum
of $500, requesting that he contri-
butte it to aid in the erection of a
larger house of worship for the Pres
byterian church, or in the repair of
the old church. 4th. Balance, both
real and personal to his children:
Chas. W. Herring, Ezra Herring,
Annie Tabb, Jane T. Walters and
Laura V. Flagg. He appointed his
son Ezra Herring and M. T. Ingles
executors
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THE SnuL,S RELEASE.

Fer Ann0 Domlnl was written.
way back in medieval ages, when
time was reckoned by mystic signs,
and recorded in the name Of heather
rulers, when the sun of the morning
and the spangling star Of the night
shed the light to the Shepherds and
the tented people on the plains, up,
until that time, when the blazing
disdem of the morning led the wise
men, not TO the palace, but to the
manger, souls were in ihraldom,
servitude, utter, absolute darkness.
Think of it: The struggle of a
soul,-the struggle of your soul for
release. The reckoning changed
from the year before Christ, to Anno
DCmiai, the year of our Lord, the
birth of the Saviour. The release
through Christ of the soul, our souls;
Do you grasp the great love, thus
exomplifed by the Christ Child,
BON of woman, through Divine con.
ception? Plodders, searchers for
Christian lore, differ as to the month
and day of this wondrous birth,
but by acquiescence the celebration,
the great glee, the paens of praise,
the worship by mankind for the re-
lease OF the soul, from death through
sin to endless immortality, occurs,
each year, "AnnO Dominl," on De-
cember 25th, which will be with the
living tomorrow. From the manger
to the cross, it is the recognition,
properly so, "of the old, old story,
of Jesus and His lcve.o There is
naught more tender, surrounded by
more temptation, frcighted with
sweeter hope by triumph over death,
through Christ, than the soul-the
soul released. Hark, friend to the
poets strengthening strain.
SO. listen, man!
voice within us speaks the startling
Man thou shalt never dieg Celestial
voices
Hymn it around our souls according
BBFps,
BY angel fingers touched, when The mild
stars
OF morning sang together. sonnd forth stiu
The song OF our great Immortality"
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Lecture Course.

The Martinsburg Public Library
Association has arranged a lecture
course for the first few months OF
the coming year, and has secured
men of a very high order of talent,
to deliver five lectures in Martins
burg. This course, we are told, will
not be delivered unless enough sea-
son tickets are sold to insure an au-
dience, as the directors would not
like to embarass such eminent men
with small houses. The lectures are
all of popular character, and would
be exceedingly entertaining as well
us instructive.
Season tickets for the course of
five lectures are sold at dollar q
piece, and the dates for the lectures
are arranged at intervals of about
two weeks, so that everybody could
in this way provide for themselves a
continuing and instructive source OF
pleasure. Indeed, one of these sea-
son tickets, it seems to us, would
make a most desirable Christmas
present, Under the circumstances
we request that our people will Sc.
cure tickets for these lectures in the
interest of public Improvement and
entertainment. The tickets we are
told, are on sale both at the Pubic
Library, and in the hands of solicit
tors, and unless 200 can be sold, the
course will not be given.
The following are the names OF
the lecturers who have kindly prom
ised TO lecture for US:
Prof. Currell, of Washington Lee
University, Lexington, Va; Prof.
Armstrong, of W. Va. University,
Morgantown, W. Va; DR.. Guy Lee,
of Johns Hopkins University, Balti
more, Nd; DR.. Martin, of Wilson
College, Chambersburg, Ps.; DR..
Schaefer, of Lancaster, Pa.
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Honey to Lend Russia.

St. Petersburg, Dec. l9.-The Of.
fetal agency here issues the follow.
ing announcement: "The United
States Charge d. Affaires Pierce
communicated to the ministry OF
haanee proposal by Mr.. WINS, the
representative of a group of financier
OF w va. u make large loan to
Russia. The decision of De Witte.
the finance minister, is not yet
known
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Biz E0ffers to the Readers 0
this Pannr.

The publishers of THE HOME, being
desirious of further introducing their
journal, make the following offers;
OFFER NO. 1.-I5 Complete
NOvelettes by such authors as Mrs.
Southworth, Charlotte M. Braeme,
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TAKE NOTTCE.-A choice of
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Fancy Work and Domestic Topics.
sent for only 10 cents. All three offers
and The HOME months sent for Is
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al Milk St., Boston, Mass.
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Fiendish Assault.

Parkersburg, w. Va. Dec. 49,
A brutal assault, which will prob
ably end in murder, occurred, near
here Friday night. W. A. Miller
an old soldier, while on his way
home from neighbours, accompanied
by his daughter, was struck or
the head by an unknown party, who
emerged from a dark place in an
alley, and the blow rendered him
unconscious.
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Bailey, from down in Texas, may
be very good fellow, but his shots
at old Joe Wheeler are about as
useless as were the Spanish smoke
less rain of HI at San Juan and FL
Caney, Until satan gets successor,
he might have Bail-ee from Texas,
but he'll never get away with the
Wheeler,
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the peopl,

Oh! good, broad, generous, kind,
useful, solid, substantial Christmas
time to all you readers. Stick to
tie teachings of the Child of Beth
lehern and, ye Independent readers,
stick to the manhood born in you
and under God, be faithful to your
best interests. Bow to the Great
God-never to solar bosses.
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us. G. Pitzer, Exc'rl
OF Elizabeth A. r.
DALEY, decd,
VS..
J.H. C, Daley. John
j. DALEY and Sophia
Daley, his wife, C.
C. DALEY. J. 81. C. }IN CLANCY.
Daley, Jr., and Ger
trude Daley, his
wife; T. +. Daley
and Lottie Daley,
his wife; Maggie Belle
Russler and SamIH.
Rnssler, her husband.
defendants. !
The object of the above suit is to
have the Court judicially construe the
last will and testament Of Elizabeth A.
e. Daley, decd, and it appearing on
affidavit fled in this suit, that the said
defendants, Maggie Belle Russler and
SamI FL. Russler, are non-feSidents OF
this State, they are hAreby required to
appear at the said Clerks office, within
one month from the 10th day of De-
cember, 1898 1.-THE date of the first pub
LEGATION hereof. and do what is neces-
sary to protect their interests in this
matter.
i. Dew. GERHARDT, Clerk.
q. ). G. PITzER, Atty for Plaintiff.
12-10.4t.
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Apropos; of Lincoln's sententious
saying: "You may fool all of the
people some Of the time, but you
cannot fool all the people all the
times" Let it now be written, these
Christmas times: That the people
can do without party and bosses,
but t'other side cannot do without
the mamie
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do you court an investigation?'
inquired the interviewer.
"Well,' said. Senator Sorghum
slowly, II don't exactly like the
phrase. I'm willin to meet an in.
yestigation il circumstances make it
necessary. But l amt maxim love
to .'-Washington Star.
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SATURDAY, DEC. "a, 1898.

Talk about Hobson sinking the
Merrimac, and the Open Door" of
the Philippines, is not the merry
smacks OF an osculatory open mouth
becoming somewhat disgusting, for
hero.
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Gerhardt's Book, Stationery and
Picture Emporium, No. l2s N:
Queen street. Come, see and be
suited. Books, Stationery and Va
riety at cost.
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Quebec, with population Of TO-
600, has six daily newspapers, fou
OF which sre in the French language
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Order of Publication.

The State Of West Virginia.
At rules held in the Clerks Office OF
the Circuit Court of Berkeley county,
the 5th day of December, 1898.
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WEEKLY MARKET, REPORT.

Baltimore and Martinsburg markets
compared and corrected eyery Friday
unrnfuO
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Special Commissioners Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE.

By virtue of authority vested in the
undersigned Special Commissioners by
Q decree of the Circuit Court of Berke-
ley County, West Virginia. entered on
the 9th day Of September, 1898, in the
chancery cause of Jas. ii. Smith, Ad-
ministrator. etc., VS.. Pleasant johnson,
Ell al, therein pending, they will offer
for sale at the front door Of the Court
House, in Martinsburg, West Virginia,
on