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The Democrats of New York
haw nominated Samuel J. Tilth n
for Governor.
General J. S. Wheat.an influen
tiol and prominent member of the
Wheeling bar died in that city on
Thursday.
Prof N. C. Brackett, of Harpers
Ferry, is announced in the Shop
herdstown Register as a candidate
for the Legislature.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, the
leading Democratic organ in Ohio,
says:
“Nothing is lacking to the com
pletion of the folly of the Democ
racy South but a speech from Jef
ferson Davis.”
Why is it that Messrs. Faulkner
and Boteler who are having joint
discussions in other portions of the
district, do not air their rhet
oric in Martinsburg. Everyone
here would like to hear them.—
Give us the chance, gentleman.
In the Oregon Legislature the
‘independents” hold the balance
of power between the Democrats
and Republicans in each House.
The three parties are nearly equal
ly divided.
Now that Faulkner and Boteler
seem to have the fight to
themselves for Congress, many
our people are inquiring if a joint
discussion will be held during the
campaign at this place. It would
really be a revival of old times, if
these old stagers thus again enter
the arena.
HON, A. R. HOTELER.
We print in another column the
nnouncement of Hon, A B Bote,
ler as an independent candidate
forCongress in this Congressional
District, in opposition to Hon. C.
J. Faulkner, the Democratic nom
dee. We presume that since the
declination of Senator Willey, the
contest will be fought
out between Messrs. Faulkner and
Boteler.
The frightful disaster at Fall
River on Saturday,resulting in the
loss of seventy-five lives, serves to
show that the legislation and al
the thought given to the matter
have failed to provide a means to
prevent a great destruction of life
from tire in cotton mills or other
manufacturing establ ighments
when largo numbers of helpless
women and children ate gathered
in the upper rooms.
It le conceded that Tennessee
will be carrtc largely by theDem
ocrats at the ensuing election, and
that a Democrat will be chosen to
succeed Parson Brownlow in the
United States Senate. Andrew
Johnson is woiking with all his
energy for the vacancy, but is op
posed by many of the old rebel lead
ers|who cannot forgive theex-Pres
ident for his part ia the events of*
61, and the succeeding years hence
a strong combination is at work to
defeat him. The friends of Gov
ernor Brown, who is a candidate
argue that Johnson should be de
feated for the reason that b> his
action in the canvass two years
ago the State was carried for the
Republicans. General Cheatam
and other Democrats, whoso as
pirations were defeated by John
son’s friends, however, are mak
ing a vigorous cauvass in his be
half, and they assert that they wil
be supported by the majority o
Democrats in the Legislature. Mr
Johnson ia making a tour of the
State for the purpose of personal
ly visiting all the members of the
Legislature and presenting his
olaims. It is stated that the Re
publican members, for the sake of
worrying the Democrats, will
throw their vote for Johnson in
case he is an independent candi
date.
Button has nine hundred offices to let,
and jet ruoio office buildings aie in
course of erection.
Tee Louisiana troubles do not
appear to be entirely settled. The
failure of the Conference Commit
tee to agree upon a plan of com
promise, has discouraged those
who are most desirous for peace.
Kellogg is anxious to have Attor
ney General Field return from
the North to his post of duty and
danger Kellogg evidently does
not want to die alone. Threats of
assassinating him are openly
made, and his position is anything
but comfortable.
The sehool-bof k fiends have gone
West, bless them; and have turn
ed up in B.oomington, Illinois, to
ihe discomfiture of tlie people of
that community, who find thein
s Ives involved in a big row about
the suppiatelng of the McGuffy
hooks by the Independent series.
The Board of Education sought to
gel out of the difficulty by under
talcing to purchase the books at
first hands and retail them at cost
to the students. But now the
Bloomington booksellers have ap
plied to the courts‘for an injunc
tion to prohibit the Board of Edu
cation from the traffic in books,sel
ling forth that said traffic is con
trary to law.
tv,,I AT WESHAtiLDO,
Experiment lias at various times
within our political history, been
tried to determine how far party
lines could be loosened, and yet a
sort of union of sentiment be kept
up for political aftion. The results
of such experiments have been va
rious and dissimilar, but we are
forced to admit, without citing
instances in support ef the declara
tion, that they have ulways been
freighted with much good to our
political condition. The creation
of a feeling among the people that
hears its fruits in independent po
litical thought and action, rather
than a blind adherence te the
efforts ef a combination of politi
cal agents, too often swayed by un
due and illegitimate influence, is
the only safe and practical ground
we have against political corrup
tion.
We are aware that we may be
accused of heresy in couuciling in
telligent, individval action upon
political nominations, a scrutiny of
character and fitness for position
before endorsing the some at the
ballot box, hut wo are perfectly
willing to he rated with those who
believe a* d teach that it is the
highest right, yea, the stern duty
of every citizen, to be his own con
vention, and pass upon the right to
his suffrages of each individual
candidate, regardles of the action
of the agents who placed him be
fore the public.^We'do not mean
to be understood as declaring that
independent candidates are any
iworo entitled to the confidence of
the people than those who are
placed in nomination by conven
tions, except in so far that in these
days the tricky, scheming politi
cian who seeks prominence, gen
erally manipulates the action of
the delegates, so as to stifle the
fair expression of the musses whose
agents they are ; therefore the only
difference in position before the
public between the “independent
candidate” and the “ regular nom
inee,” is, that one submits his
claims for individual action; th#
other, by a political combination,
whose fitnefs may be denied, and
whose action may be impeached.
In either case the voter is the court
of final resort, and it Is his solemn
duty to weigh the opposing candi
dates carefully, and decide between
them with judicial flrmneM. In
this off year of political life we are
glad to note the change that is
taking place in political action.—
The experiment is being tried
again as to how far wo may oblit
erate party lines and still keep up
a semblance ef union belweou ele
ments—and the farther the hotter
we say. It all argues wall for our
future, and as we have so often
been interrogated as to what wo
would do, and whom this paper
would supbort. we will answer the
question by saying that we shall
use our own judgment, and advise
all our readers to do the same —
Another day we may give more
particulars.
Vienna hats decided to adopt crema
tion. It is Ihu first capital city which
hue taken this step.
FAULKNER AND BOTELER.
SHaciiMMiou at P r 11 n y t o w n.
[Special to the Wheeling Register ]
Grafton, Sept 21.
Messrs. Faulkner and Boteler
met at Prunytown, according
to appointment, to-day. The
Court-house was well filled. Mr.
I'aulkner opened the discussion
in one of the most powerful speech
es ever listened to. He reviewed
the acts and policy of the Republi
can party, and while he accorded
entire honesty to the Republican
ma*ses, he bore down with over
whelming severity upon their
leaders. He appealed to the Re- s
publicans in the present condition
of the nation to forget party and
look to their country. The speakers
were rot timed
Mr. Boteler followed, but took
no issue with Mr. Faulkner upon
any of bis facts or arguments, and
the Republican party was left un
defended. He (Boteler) declared j
lie was neither a Democrat nor a
Republican. He then went into
an examination of his own politi
cal record and the pastrecord of
Mr. Faulkner.
Mr. Faulkntr replied,expressing
his regret that he could find no one
to meet him on the living political
issues of th® day. lie could not
see haw (ke Republicans could
gain anything by voting fora man
who refused all support to their
party and principles, and theu
pitched into Boteler’a record as a
Know Nothing and his record
when formerly in Congress.
Mr. Boteler r joined with spirit
and pleasantry aed so the discus
sion ended. 1 have my opinion of
the result of this discussion on the
minds of the people, but do net
feel it necessary now te state it. It
is sufficient t® say.that Mr. Faulk
ner’s efforts to-day, gave unquali
fied sati.faction to hi* friends.
L.
FROM ARDEN.
Auden, Sept. 22, 1871 ZZ
rlo the Eds. Independent'.
There Is not much news in our
neighborhood at this time A
little eon of Mr. James F. Linton
was kicked by a horse in the stom
ach, on last Thursday, and it was
thought that it would prove fatal
at first, but he is now slowly re
covering. This is another warning
to parents who send their child
ren to drive horses when they are
pot large enough.
That other correspondent from
Arden seems terribly put out be
cause I date my communications
from Arhea. Well, now, I sup
pose a person can head his articles
from where he pleases, provided
he puts nothing but the truth in
them. He claims that I misrepre
sented the people of Arden in my
last letter. I deny the assertion.
Again, he boasts that “Arden will
roll up a majority for Faulkner
that will astonish the natives.”
Well, lie can muster but about
eight votes, all told, four for Ar
den and four for Qerardstowu Dis
trict, and those eight votes divided
between Democrats and Republi
cans. 1 fancy that that rolling
majority will astonish even Faulk
ner himself.
I was conversing with one of the
Arden citizens the other day, and
he said that be did not know' who
t lie solid men of Arden were. lie
further said “Fun” would be very
much mistaken about all the Dem
ocrats voting for Mr. Faulkner.
More anon,
Tracey.
[Communicated].
Martinhburg, Sept, 19th.
Eds. *f the Register.
My attention hus been called to a
communication, signed X, in the
Wheeling Intelligencer, iu which
my name is most indecently and
improperly brought before the pub
lie. A question is propounded te
the Hon. C. J, Faultier,Democrat
ic nominee" for Congress, marked
No 7, in these werde. “How uinch
money did yen furnish Phil Shew
era of Berkeley te take to the ceua
ties of Hampshire and Hardy,with
which te pay the expenses efdele
gates t« thejPiedrnent Connvetlon?’
Aa I think it probable that Mr.
Faulkner will not himself answer
such an impertinent and contempti
ble interrogatory, I feel it te be my
duty to answer for him, as w«-l as
for usyself, and in reply to that
question, I state, that Mr Jiaulk
ner never directly, er indirectly,
through himself or another, before
the convention or since, furnished
or promised to furnish to mo one
cent of money for any purpose
whatever. The imputation cast
upon Mr. Faulkner iu that inter
rogatory is false malicious and
without auy foundation in truth.
Yours, Ac.,
Philip, Showmr*.
ENGLISH GIRLS.
How They Compare with the Greek
Maidens.
Canon Kingley’s new hook on
“Health aid Education” is out.
Its views and statements bear
mainly on the training of girls,and
are likely to be read with in
terest. Mr Kingsley acknowledges
that there is in England what he
calls a period of exhaustion a fall
ing-off in health and vigor, for
which he seeks the causes. He
finds them first in the wars which
raged from 1739 till 1815, and which
carried ofT “the stoutest, ablest
healthiest, youug men, each of
whom represented, alas ! a inad
en left unmarried at home, or
married, in default, to a leasable
man. The strongest went to the
war; each who fell, left a weaklier
man to continue the race; while of
those who did not fall, too many
returned with tainted and weak
ened constitutions to injure, it
may he, generations yet unborn.”
The second and third causes of the
evil are the unwholesome lives
that people live, in bad air, with
Insufficient exercise; and the urog
ress of civilization and science
which keeps alive the class that
used to die, keeps them alive in
their weakness—“preserves them
to produce in time a still less pow
erful progeny.”
Mr. Kingsley believes that not
among invalids only hut in a great
majority of cases in all classes, the
children are not equal to their par
ents; and that this degrading pro-1
cess goes on most surely and most
rapidly in the large towns, and in
proportion te the antiquity of
these towns, and the time during
which the degrading influences
have been at work. The first step
toward the cure of the increasing
evil is, he thinks, to establish pub
lic schools of health, where every
girl, boy, woman and man shall
be taught physiological laws, bow
to take care of himself and guard
against the dangers which press
upou him; and where, ieo, a
knowledge of drainage, of the val
ue of pure water and air, shall be
given to all young men and wo
men. In these schools the sexes
shall be separated and the girls
taught fcy a thoroughly educated
and practical woman, the boys by
a man. He maintains, too, ana
thinks he finds his proof in the his
tory of Home, Alexandria, Byzan
tium and Paris, that tiie mental
work done by clever people with,
out health is not good or trustwor
thy work. Tiie type of brain that
belongs to a weak, scrofulous
stunted body “may he very activ®
very quick at catching at new and
grand ideas ; but it will he apt to
mistake capacity of talk for capac
ity of action, excitement for ear
nestness, virulence for force, and
too often, cruelty for justice.
With reference to the health and
hardiness of our ancestors, Mr.
Kingsley reiterates that only the
strong and active lived. Popula
tion increased very slowly in the
old time; and the devastation by
epidemics was terrible. The aver
age of human lif« in England has
increased 25 per cent, since the
reign of George I., owing to th®
more rational and cleanly habits
of life. So it seems that lifeis sav
ed by civilization and science, but
saved in a miserable condition;
and now tiie study of political
economists and philanthropists is
to improve that condition. Be
sides the plan of health schools,
Mr. Kingsley proposes some im
provements in the English melli
ds of teaching children. He says
they are kept too still and too sil
ent; they need move about a great
deal, to shout, sing and laugh
loud, and every teacher who en
forces silence commits an offense
against reason, as well as against
her or his pupils. Of course there
is vehement denunciation of th®
usual dress of women and of the
drunkenness of both sexes, which
they ewe to “this present barbar
ism and anarchy oi covetousness,
miscalled modern civilzation.”
Ball-playing is especially recoin*
useaded for girls, and tiie account
of the game ns played by the Greek
girls, with accompaniment efsong
sounds like the report of a kinder
garten. S^a-bathing does not meet
with lik® approval, and the pic
ture giv®* «*' it is not attractive.
In comparing thb modern English
girl, whom ii® calls Nausicaa,
with his favorite Greek maiden,
Mr. Kingsley says:
“She goes to the sea-side, not to
wash tiie clothes in fresh water,
but herself in salt —the very salt
water, laden with decaying organ
isms, from which, though not pol
luted with a dozen sewers, Ulysses
hud to cleanse himself,annotating,
too, with oil, ore he was tit to ap
pear in the company of Nausicaa
of Greece. She dirties herself with
dirty salt water, and probably
chills and tires herself >y walking
thither and back, and staying ia
too long, and then flaunts ou the
pier bedizened in garments which
for monstrosity ot form aad die
harmony of colors would harvest
that Greek Kausicaa’s teeth on
edge, or thospof any average Hin
doo woman now. It is not old for
whom wise men are sad, but for
you. Where is your vitality your
enjoyment of superfluous life and
power, why can you not even dance
and sing, till now and then, at
night, perhaps, when vou ought to
bo safe in tied ? Poor Nausica t—
old some men think, before you
have ever been young.” The
reader must remember that all
this is written, not by a critic and
satirist of the follies of American
girls, but by an English clergy
man about the girls of England
who are held up tn other countries
as models of simplicity, freshness
good sense and health Mr. Kings
ley gives at length his reason for
advising out of door games, and a
training in natural science for
young women; and he seems to
think, if his advice is largely fol- j
lowed, that at least one Christa n
nation may approach his idolized
Greeks, in the strength, beauty,
grace, courage, intellect, purity |
and character, which makes that!
pagan people the greatest and best
the world lias ever seen; for if we
read Mr. Kingsley rightly, the an
cient Greeks, are the highest type !
of humanity, and Christian na
tions have been drif ing farther
and farther from this typeiuto weak
ness and sin.
OAED Of’tHANKS,
In t e name of and on behalf of
the Berkeley County Agricultural
and Mechanical Association I de
sir® to return hearty thauks, to all
whs aided us in making our re
cent exhibition such a grand and
decided success. First, the Com
rnittees having charge of tlia ar
rangements, to the Exhibitors, to
th® Marshals of the different de
partments, to the various Award
ing Committees—and to the own
ers aad Exhibitors of thorough
bred fast stock, both at home and
abroad, that contributed so much
to the zest and amusement of all
throughout the continuance of the
Fair, and to all who in anywise
aided in making the exhibition
the success it was, to those who so
liberally patronized it and for
marked good eider apparent
among so large a concourse of peo
pie—our thanks are and are hereby
tendered, on the part of the Asso’n
hoping that our next and Fourth
AnuualExhibition will bring into
social re union again those who
participated with us in the pleas
urea of the one just closed.
J. Q. A N A PE n to Use u,
Marshal.
Sept. 12, >74.
ABOUT SCHOOLS.
Eds Independent:
A» there appears to be consider
able controversy going on in re
gard to the schools in our city,
would it not be advisable to call a
meeting of the citizens and hare
an expression of the views of the
pe .plain regard to tho enormous
school tax now imposed upon us ;
also in reference to tho manner In
which our schools are being con- I
ducted. It smacks to" much of
the “ring,4’ or of President Grant’s
styt« ofdoing business. We ought
to have a school hoard composed
of educated men who are capable
of educating teachers, and who
will cot use their influence iu
giving their favorites positions as
teachers where they receive the
highest salary, regardless of merit
or competency, to fill such posl- \
tions. 1 think the time lias corns
when tire people will no longer ba
duped by a few who appear to
have other motives aside from Ihs
success of the schools, and no other
interests to subserve than the pro
motion of their own friends.
Tax Paybr.
Sep. 22, 1874.
Connn unicated.)
THE NUMBER WANTED.
Eds. Independent:
[ noticed iu to-dar’sissue a com
munication signed “Observer,”
which gave us some needed infor
mation about the taxes, and as he
seems to jiossess considerable Infbr
mation upon this topic, we would
be obliged if he would let usknow
how many children attend the
public schools of Martiusburg, and
the number of teachers, together
with their pay.
Respectfully, Ac.,
Railroad Shops.
Sept. 22nd, 1874.
Ik is asserted that 500 pound* of frogs
are consumed daily iu New York. They
are caught chief]r iu Canada, and are
sent here in s.lt »ack* laid flat ou the
floors ef freight cars, and containing
each about s huudred frag*. An ave
rage of five per cent, die iu the traia.—
Each female frog is said to spawn over
a thousand at a time, but not more than
fifty of that number live to attain full
growth. They are eften eaten by their
own species or by birds and snakes,—
They are usually taken with the hook,
but bite at itouly when their heads are
above water. A bait is often unneces
sary. Tho frog catcher frequently brings
his hook under the jaw of the frog with
out creating alarm, and jerks its point
into the flesh. He is then easily lifted
into the boat.
AN ANSWEt.
" —
Eds. Independent:
It gives me great pleasure to see
the “ Railroad shops ” take an in
terest in the school tax question,
and the very strict economy prac
ticed by the School Board. I in
tend to keep them posted, and U
shall first give them the names of
the teachers with their salaries:
per month.
D. Speer, Superintendent.$85.c#
Tegethofl'.. 85.00
Diffenderfer. 60.00
Long. 60.00 i
Hayden. 60.00 j
Gerhard'. 60.00 j
* 1.411) ES. ]
Mis3 Winn.$5o.oo I
Miss Riddle. 4o.oo
Miss Hill. 37.5o
Mi3S Cuttings. 37.5o
Miss Colston. 35.oo
Miss Wilson. 4o oo
Miss Ahern.. 4o.oo
Miss Emme't. 37.5o
Miss Madera.$ 37.5o
Miss Embeg. 4o.oo
Miss Alburtis. 35.00
COLOBED
Kees..$60,00
I have ascertained as nearly as
possible the above figures, but
making due allowance for mistakes
you can see,gentlemen,that it costs
about $850 dollars a month, or $8,
500 a year to pay the teachers. In
my article on School Tax Question,
I should iiave made the amount
for improvements this year $23,000
instead of $22,000, in order to al
low a margin for furnishing the
new school houses in addition to
the desks, which are to be used
frem the oid school heuse.
I an informed that the number
ef pupils in Martinshurg District
is about 1500. Of this number
800 attend regularly. If we add
to the teachers yearly salaries the
item of fuel, repairs and contin
gent expenses, our tuition bill will
ameunt to $9,000 per anuum. Add
this amount to the improvements,
sed we have the nice little sum of
$32,008 Allow an average attend*
aace of 1000 scholars, arid we have
the nretty little bill of $3z a piece
' .■ each scholar.
Between you and nue, gentlemen
I should think this a pretty high
figure for the English branches,
enly, when we consider that we
give the teachers first rate school j
houses, first rale furniture, any
amount of stoves and fuel, a
very good janitor with a pretty
good salary—all free gratis.
Observer.
FEOM LITTLE GEORGETOWN.
—
Little Georgetown, Sep. 22.
Messrs. Editors:
Since th* loss of your correspon
dent (I lurk sway) from this place
during th* la t flood, w» have
barn *ng*g*d In searching for his /
whereabouts, consequently there
has been so news from this part of
th* county But as there is a great
excit*mwut hero this weak I will
malt** feeble effort to give you
th* items.
Sunday night several boys were
amusing themselves by "tying a
tia buck*t to tbc tail of ,
a bovine of tho mal* *pecies,vvh«n >
said Bovin* becoming excited, he
precipitated himself unceremo
uiously into the garden of our vil
lage doctors causing his anger to
rls* abov* Hornest Heat, and also
* display of his prowess on Mon
day morning, whe* he attacked
our young clerk for having a hand
iu th* proceedings of the night be
fore, la making a past for said
clerk’s c*at collar he Made a se
rious mistake, and got hold of the
se*4 *f kis uanaeutionables, aud
whe* th* clerk retreated into the
stronghold (the store) closely fol
lowed by the Doctor,w« saw some
thing like a flag of true* flying,but
it was disregarded by the Doctor.
Bu<.*uce within hisstronghold.the
retreating fo* turned on his pur
suer, and we soon saw the D**fc>r
ceasing out, followed by tw* ten
pouad weights, two yard sticks,
and several pairs of shears. After
his ignimouious exit, still vowing
vengeance, h* mounted his fiery
steed and rode off, (carrying a sack
on his arm,to get the warrants for
th* arrest of 4‘ail who had a part
iu plauning.or a hand in executing
that deed of midnight” amusement.
But when he returned as empty
handed as he went, and was inter
viewed as to his success, he said
there was no warrants on the mar
ket, consequently he would have
to wait for the next consignment
from tho war department.
Bass fishing is very p<K>r, though
we saw a gentleman from your
city here yesterday, carry five in
fant bass that he bad taken from
Hreir mother; as lie had no more,
we conclude the slats are are off all
the live boxes.
More anon,
Phoenix.
A workingmen's mass meeting was jl i
held in Philadelphia, Saturday night at ^
which the eight hour movement was ad-*B
vocatod, the limited issue of gresubackslM
favored, and all engaged in the construe jfl
tion of the Centennial buildings deuor.ucBH
cd for their treat nrnut of mechanics. fl