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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-08
ST. NICHOLAS
YOUNG FOLKS.
ATTRACTIONS FOR 1885

No printed periodical can take the place OF
parent, pastor. or school-teacher; but a good
magazine can supplement their work and in
nuence TO wonderful degree. In view of this.
IL IL not extravagant to say that-instead oil
Can we AFFORD to take ST. NIcHoLAsf'-the
disappearing countries, to-day, should be
Can We afford mos to take ST. NicHoLAsfp
The magazine, during Its eleven happy years
OF existence, under the editorial charge OF
MARY MAPES DODGE,
has grown familiar to hundreds OF Thousands
OF young readers; and their interest and in
telligent enjoyment have constantly inspired
the editor and pub to fresh effort. To-
day, its strength is in its wholesome growth
its sympathy with young life. Its hearty re-
eosnition of the movement OF events, and Its
steadily increasing literary and pictorial re-
sources. The following are some of the good
things already secured for future numbers OF
ST. NICHOLAS
His One Fault" serial story for boys. by
the popular author, ]. I. Trowbridge
Personally Conducted" illustrated papers
on famous places In Europe. By Frank X.
Stockton.
Historic Girls" companion series to "His-
toric Boys" BY +. 8. Brooks
Ready for Business: suggestions 10 bows
ABOUT 10 choose an occupation,--based on per-
sonal interviews with prominent representa-
yves OF various trades and professions. BY @.
Driven Back to Eden," serial. By E.P.
"TaIks for Young Folks a series Of ponn,a,
papers. by ii. IL. fHelen Jackson).
Among the Law-makers": recoilectiOnso OF
boy page In the q. >. Senate,-cOntalninR
much political information. both Instructive
and amusing. BY Edmund Alton.
Davy and the Goblins.": very funny serial
sf s5or y sso nsw s sy chas Carry
The Progress Of Invention :" From PaIau-
gum to Parlor-Car."" From Cross bow to 100
Ton Gun.' etc. Descriptive papers, by Chas.
Art Work for Young Folks -; papers on
decorative handicraft. By chas. g. Leland.
sheep or Sifver?" n story OF Texan life Ry
the late Rev. William NJ. Baker.
Garden OF Girls" being six short stories
TOT girls. by six leading writer's.
tales Of Two Continents: stories of ad-
venture, by IL. II. Boyesen.
Cartoons for Boys and Girls" funny pict-
ures, by ST. NICHOLAS Artists.
From Back TO Wagner: BRIEF pointed BIZ
ographies of great musicians. By Agatha
Tunfs
Special Papers by chosen writer's, including
Mary Haliock Foote. Joaquin Miller, Alice
Wellington Rollins, @. b. Bartlett Harriet
Prescott Sponord. Rev. Washington GLADDEN..
Julia Schayer, Anna Lea Merritt, W. o. Stool
dard. ID. Ker, Earnest Ingersoll, Clara Il Glenn
ent. Lieutenant schwatka-
The Illustrations will be the work OF the
very best artists and engravsrs.-and there
VIII be plenty Of them. In the November and
december numbers are beautiful
COLoRED FRoNTisPIECEs.
Buy the November number for the children.
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dealers sell It. The subscription price n 500
year, and now Is just the time to subscribe
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be sent on request. Mention this paper.
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LIVERY 2

] would respectfully announce to the
public generally that always keep on
hand full line of
Horses, B,ggies, PhGtons d; Vehicles
of every kind to hire at moderate prices.
"a Special arrangements for funerals,
weddings, picnIcs, &c. Buggies and We
hicles for sale and exchange.
JAS. p. GEYER,
In rear Emmert & Fiery's store,
MARErsaURa
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Letters of administration having been
granted to the undersigned. as admins
tratrix of the estate of Jacob Kerns,
decd late of Mart;nsburg, oil persons
having claims against the estate are here
by notified to present the same, properly
authenticated for payment, and those
knowing themselves to be indebted to
make payment within thirty days.
EMILY M. KERNS, Adm'x.
At MARTINsBuRG. w. VA.
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THE HERALD CIRCULATION.

Mmth,sbug, ". Va, Nov. 9Th, 1884.
The undersigned personally appeared be-
fore me, GEORGE KNAPP, a Notary Pub
lie in and for the County Of Berkeley and
State of West Virginia, and being duly
s,corn says that the bona Jide Circulation,
of THE MARTINsBURG HERALD is 1898.
JOHN 7. RELY, Editor.
Besides the regular subscription list, the
number of extra papers runs from Is to
80, making the circulation tcithin frac-
ton of 1900.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-08

Tuesday night there were severe
snow storms in Canada; 8 inches of
snow fell at Quebec. There was
great destruction along the coast.
People left their houses in boats.
aud the cattle were turned loose
into the interior Of the country.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-08
SATURDAY, NOV. 9th, 1884.

THE HERALD has the largest bona
fide circulation Of any paper published
in the eastern end Of this State, and .
town circulation equal to that OF the
other tive papers combined. Printed
lists nlwnye ouen TO the public.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-08

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. BINDER
instructions from the Mayor to-day
the police made a raid on the negro
quarter of the city, arresting 500
negroes and locking them up in
Jail on various pretexts. 1t is under.
stood that the raid will be continued,
and the Democrats boast that by
election morning they will have
1000 negroes locked up and conse-
quently unable to vote. The New
Orleans Picayuse, Democratic
journal, is very indignant over the
arrests. 1t declares that many OF
the negroes arrested were we'll
known residents of this city, and
some of them owners OF real estate.
1t says that a negro spy has been
employed by the police, who ques-
tions the colored men, asking them
how they are going to vote.
Their freedom from arrest de-
ponds on their answer, aud the
spotter points out those who are
guilty Of announcing their intention
of voting the Independent, Labor or
Republican ticket to the police, who
forthwith arrests them.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-08

LATEST.-The New York Tribune
says Blaine is elected, and it ought to
know.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-08

Mrs. J. c. KunkIe and son, OF Pied.
mont, are visiting Mr.. VIM. TanQy
this city.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-08


WEEK OF PRAYER.-1st. The
ton of the American Young Mems
Christian Association at Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, 1883, following the action
of each previous convention since
1866, appointed the second Sunday in
November of each year, with the
week following, as season of special
prayer for young men, and Young
Mems Christian Associations. TIE
Tenth Worlds Conference of the as
ISOLATION at Berlin, Germany, in
August last, following the action OF
previous conferences, made a like
appointment.
In compliance with the above ap-
pOintment, and under its authority,
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton of Martinsburg will observe the
week of prayer according to the fol-
lowing programme, commencing on
Sunday, Nov. 9th.
Sunday evening Nov. 9th, Baptist
Church, P. M. Topic" Gods APP
peal to me-"
Monday night, Nov. 10, NJ. E.
Church, $50 P. M. Topic" The
fatal choice"
Tuesday night, Nov. IL, M. E.
Church South, 7:30 P. M. Topic
The Divine choice which has in it
my salvation"
Thursday night, Baptist Church,
1880 P. NJ. Topic" Two choices
which is mine?"
Friday night, Presbyterian Church,
1880 p. NJ. Topic" The Apostles
choice and the Lords promise"
Saturday night, U. B. Church, 1870
P. NJ. Topic" Choose life."
2nd. Let us remember that this is
not the work of the Y. NJ. C. A., alone,
it is a subject that comes home to
every family and fireside, and appeals
at once to every christian heart; and
the earnest prayer of the association
is, that the ministers and people of
every denomination will cheerfully
cooperate with them in this great
and glorious enterprise, which has
for its only object the salvation of
the young men ofour land and nation.
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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-03-08
The Man Who Swears.

And just one word more, says Bur
dette: Suppose you are given toahaD-
if of profanity. You enter into con-
versation with a man who never swears;
in other words, agentleman. BY an by
YOU begin to preceive that he is the
superior man. Your remarks have a
tame, fiat, feeble sound to your own
ear. Your cheeks begin to burn with
a sense of your friends excellence;
Your pert little damns sound rough and
coarse and vulgar as they are. They
begin to drop out of your sentences,
ashamed to remain in the company OF
honest English words, until, as you dis
cover, that you are carrying on your
part of the conversation without swear
ing Won feel easier, and your intellectu-
al stature is increased by foot. uSt
observe this, my boy, and see if | am
not right. But you will rip out some
time. Oh, yes, in some way you will.
know some good men-some OF the
best in the worldwide will confound
it, even dog-gone it, and in New Eng
land even a deacon has been known,
under a terrible strain, to condemn it.
Don't swear. 1t isn't any evidence OF
smartness or worldly wisdom. Any
fool can swear And great many fools
do. 1, my boy2 All, if could only
gather up all the useless, uncalled for,
ineffective swears l have dropped along
the pathway of life, I know would re-
move stumbling blocks from many in
experienced feet, and my own heart
would be lighter by ton than it is to,
day. But if you are going to be foo
just because other men have been, on
my son, what an awful, what an colos-
sal, what hopeless fool you will be
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-03-08
RiIl ARD ON the Comforts ofaorne.

Now am home again and having
good time telling my wife and children
all about my journey, and what good
time had among those noble people,
and how met old schoolmates and old
army friends, and | feel better and
Younger, and now I going to get Mrs.
ARD off to Florida, where she can renew
her youth like the eagle, and just as soon
as getrich I'm going to buy her awln-
ter home down there with orange groves,
and pineapples, and bananas, and CO.
l-.o.nnts- lemons, and guayas, and a
summer home away up here among the
mountains, and railroad and palace
cars between the two, and free pass
over the line and plenty of money at
both ends of it. Think she would like
that, and with half dozen or a dozen
of her numerous and lovely poster
ity to travel with her think she would be
happy. 1t is good for man or woman
to leave home occasionally and be petted
and muched up abroad among kindred
and friends, and it is good for them to
come back again and rest and enjoy the
quiet and peace of the family fireside,
and back in the sunshine and smiles OF
the loved ones at home. like to go,
but l love to return. God bless our
homes-and protect them from envy
and discomfort, and from fire and sword.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-03-08
For "THE UNION"
Missing Links.

held chain in my hand to-day,
And its shining links counted DER,
While some were broken in twain, I found,
And some were lost to be found no more.
I chsped together the severed parts,
Hemaining links, as they'd been Of yore,
And thought ere while, how pleased I'd be
To wear my beautiful chain once more.
Fora careless eye would never note
The changes wrought in the golden chain,
Ami smiled to think that none would miss
The links that would ne'er be there again.
Blu could not drive away the thought
That the small deceit was all in vain,
Sone links were missing, nor would they be
leplaced again in the golden chain.
AMI our lives, methinks, are like this chain,
Cur joys as its golden links so bright,
Tint drop from their places, whilst no one know
Ct the sweetness gone,-the lost delight.
Fo. we subtly veil each trace of grief
For the joys missed, or the friendships lost,
And turn to the world smiling face,
While the heart within is tempest-tossed.
1.., .pur cuain VI Uv-ipA..v
& AS we gayly go our onward way,
But our secret hearts the while will grieye
Ger the missing links that are lost for aye.
ELLINGTON, Nd, Feb. 81, 1884.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-03-08

as-ssThe best suit l ever MADE, re-
r,a v the tailor, after proposing mar
rage and being accepted by MS laay
love- love-. dyes" replied she, 81 am your
maid to order" After they were MAJ
RED RED, however, he always declared that
she was ready maid.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-03-08

ssgThe girl who, at New Lisbon, o.,
announced herself as aprize ina rattle
a hundred chances at 81 apiece-was
taken at first as joker, but she aftlrms
her sincere willingness to marry the Win
ner provided Sd b that he iaEader t4FtxEfaEs
Che e described as pretty, intelhgent,
and heretofore unassailed by adverse
| criticism.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-03-08
Established 1880

Seth Green claims that next season
they will produce fish seven -eighths
brook trout. Both Seth and Monroe
have grown gray in the service, and what
they do not know about the fnny tribes
is not worthy of mention. If they are
spared a few years longer the world
may expect to hear of several new varie-
ties of food fish,
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-03-08

ssrCare will kill a cat, saysthe pro
verb We think the proverb lies. Inc !';
World is full of care, but the cats stlil
hang on.
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nsg-..Wbat am to say of old Plum

as he was an honest and clever old chap
a giv e, him good send off. When tel-
I low goes to a new country nothing
t;ckles him more than to have paper
nnhl;shed at the place of his former
res;dence with an item in it speaking
we'll of him to show around.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-03-08

81 am best by myself" he writes.
ssWhen I die you will find that l have
not forgotten you. Until then let me
live on like the solitary old oyster l
have taught myself to be.
And the rag carpet covers the floor
of our second guest chamber, which is
furnished after substantial style, and
the diamonds are the envy and admira-
ton of all my female friends.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-03-08

m-"Where shall we find our teach
ers7 ;" asks an educational exchange
Well. many of our sweet girl teachers
NAV he found sitting on sofas with NICE
Young men, any time after 8 O'Clock
p NJ
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-01-02
MISCELLANY.
SCIENCE IN FARMING.

We have much poor land in the United
States, and an immense area of good land.
The poor land will be used to grow timber,
or be improved by converting more or less
of it gradually, into pasture and stocking it
with sheep and cattle. The mair point is
to feed the sheep or cattle with some rich
heterogeneous food, such as cotton-seed cake,
malt sprouts, bran, shorts, mill feed, refuse
beans, or bean meal made from beans in.
jured by the weeyil, or bug. In short, the
owner of such land must buy such food as
will furnish the most nutriment and make
the richest manure at least cost taking
both of these objects into consideration.
He will also buy more or less artificial ma
nures, to be used for the production of fod.
der crops, such rs corn, millet, Hungarian
grass, &c. And as soon as portion of the
land can be made rich enough, he will grow
turnips, and other root crops. Super-phos-
phate will be found admirably adapted for
this purpose, and two, three or four hum
dred pounds of cheap potash salts, per acre,
can frequently be used ON fodder crops, in
connection with two or three hundred
pounds of super-phosphate, with consider
able profit The whole subject is well worthy
of careful study. Never, in the history of
the world, has there been grander oppor-
tunity for the application of science to the
improvement of agriculture than now.
On the rich lands, the aim of the farmer
will be to convert the plant food lying DOR
mant in the soil into profitable crops. The
main point is good tillage. In many cases
weeds now run away with half our crops
and all our profits. The weeds which spring
up after the grain crops are harvested are
not an unrnixed evil. They retain The nj.
trogen and other plant food, and when turn
cd under make manure for the succeeding
crops. The weeds among the growing crops
are evil, and only evil Thorough blowing
is the remedy, with drainage where needed.
American Agricultu,fst 5-Ilr
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-01-02
NEW USES FOR THE THERMOMETER.


Being called to prescribe for a patient
living in the hills above Keyport, who had
long been afflicted with epilepsy, and whose
mind is now somewhat impaired, / noticed
remarkable pallor of countenance, and
that the surface of the body was very cold
10 the touch; so produced clinical Their
mometer to ascertain the temperature. The
young man evidently looked upon it as O
part of the treatment, and further impressed
by the admiring awe Of his relatives, closed
his lips upon it with as pious care as
though it had been Tyndall's prayergauge,
and speedily seemed oblivious of all earthly
things. So rapt was se that when 1 went
to withdraw the Thermometer he gave o
start like one rudely assailed. How did
it affect you ?" queried I. Every well ia
deed" he replied; 81 think it has made
me feel much better And then raising
his hand with an air of benediction, he adj
ded; at had such quieting influence.
An hour afterward visited young domes
tic in another family, who was conyalescin9
from mild attack of typhoid fever, where
the temperature had ranged from 100 to 102
degrees for several days. While here l re
lated the above incident to her employers,
who laughed heartily, but the girl, with
look Of scornful superiority, cried out
"Poohl he mustn't have seen one before !
Why, have had two at q time in my
mouth, and thought nothing of it."
where was that?" asked. "When l
was on Randall's Island" Yes, but why?
what were two used for2" Because-be-
cause" blurted she, in confusion, "my
fever was SO high that they couldn't tell it
all on one ln--Medical Record.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-01-02


We're to reside in the house of the Messrs.
Ross, subject to tAe latters' constant care
and watchful guidance
John G. Ross read the WILL and when he
finally reached its close, his partner jumped
to his feet with an ejaculation of astonish
ment,
=" A most extraordinary request, John
6. !" he cried.
g Most extraordinary I" echoed John @.
g Preposterous I' cried John NJ.
absurd - chimed John G.
Impossible !" cried both, in the same
breath.
And then they stared very hard at each
othor in silence for at least FIVE minutes.
John M. spoke first.
I" John O." he said, g this request of our
late clerk, who certainly served us faithful
~, amazes me; but we accepted the trust
when he was on his death-bed, and we musi
Faithfully perform il at any COST
| " Yes, John NJ, agreed the California
Ross, we promised, and Ross & Ross
never break their promises. 4
This acknowledg settled the matter,
| and two weeks after the conyersat; on detail
ed above. Iily and Rose Strothers took up
their residence at the Ross mansion, and
Ehe firm quietly accepted their self-imposed
nartyrdom.
The girls were very quiet young ladies,
and gave their guardians but little trouble.
They were well-bred and intelligent, had
refined tastes, and the Messrs Ross treated
them very kindly.
Two years passed away, and one Deem
Der night John M. Ross was seated before
the library fire, in dressing-gown and slip
pers, with very deep frown corrugating
his not bad-looking face.
"rll do it !" he cried OF last, humping to
his feet and walking up and down the floor
T" I'll make full confession. He'll think
I'm fool, of course, but I'll consider my
self greater fool if / do not follow the die
tates Of my heart"
Just as he finished speaking, the library.
door opened, and in walked John c..
AT sight of his partner, the Califcrnis
Ross suddenly halted, his face, flushed guilt
ly, and he dropped his eyes.
:" He knows it ALL" thought John NJ,
"and has come to upbraid me- What shall
| say2 How shall begin ~
He coughed nervously, took step to-
ward his partner, and the latter raised his
| head.
"John NJ" he said, 81 have something
to say to something very important"
e Yes, yes" stammered John NJ, apollo
setically g meant to speak to you my
self"
It's D strange move" said the other.
Yes, it is strange but / have been
blind oil these years, and have just awaken
cd to full knowledge of my hearts desire"
g You? p cried John c.
And he took q step forward.
eyes, answered John NJ. And no drop
ped his eyes. am certain That 1 cannot
be hnppy without Rose strothers as my
wife,"
And l am equally certain, cried John
o., TINT cannot be hnf by without he
sister Lily as my wife just came IN t
toll you about II !"
" And T'tas just going 10 confess to NO,
NV 1--we f6s 4snse exulaine
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-01-02
MIND IN WORK,

Medical men see great deal of life, and
nothing strikes the observant family practi-
Homer more than the number of feeble
sauntering, and lettering minds with which
he is brought into contact. No inconsid.
cradle proportion of the common and some
of the special ailments by which the multi.
tude are affected may be traced to the wan.
of vigor in their way of living. The human
organism is piece of physico-mental ma.
chinery which can only be successfully
worked ct fairly high pressure. 1t will
almost inevitably get out of gear if the pro-
polling force is allowed to fall below a
moderately high standard of pressure OIL
tension, and that degree of tension cannot
be maintained without so much interest as
will secure that the mind of the workers
shall be in his work 1t is curious TO oh.
serve the way in which particular tempera-
ments and types of mental constitution are,
so to say, gifted With special afinities, OF
predictions for particular classes of work.
The men who work in hard material are
men of iron will, which is equivalent to say
ing tnht tne meH vi WHub IN culieu Htru-
headed earnestness find natural vent for
their energy in work that requires and con-
sumes active power. On the other hand.
the worker in soft material is commonly
either theoretical or dreamy. There is
special type of mental constitution connect
ed with almost every distinct branch o
industry, at least with those branches which
have existed long enough to exercise suffi-
Gent amount of influence on successive gen.
erations of workers. We are all familiar
with what are called the racial types of
character. 1t would be well if some atten-
hon could be bestowed on the industrial
types, both in relation to educational policy
and the study of mental and physical habit
in health and disease. Lancet.