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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1885-04-03

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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1885-04-03
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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1885-04-03

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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1885-04-03

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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1885-04-03

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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1885-04-03

am convinced, after testing its
virtue in ex ceedingly severe and
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-28

The gibes and jests at the expense
of Vassar College and Vassar College
girls which thoughtless photographers
and would be humorists produce with
tiresome redundance, while not es-
tablishing the reputation of the au-
thors as wits, are said to be having
a disastrous effect upon the college
itself. One OF the Vassar professors
is quoted by a New York paper as
saying that the college has not more
than half the students it had ten
years ago, and the cause of the fall
ing off he ascribes to the fact that
the college and its students have be-
come a standing target for the small
wits of the country. Vassar," says
this professor, " has become thing
to poke fun at. Half the new Jokes
about girls are put upon Vassar
students. Their doings are ridlcul-
ed, exaggerated, falsifed, and the
very name of Vassar is q synonym
for feminine foolishness. The con-
sequence is that girls are beginning
to dislike to go there. | wouldn't
be surprised to see the doors of the
college shut in five years more. The
newspaper photographers will have
done it.n
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-28
BROAD LANE.

Wine is a mocker; strong drink is
raging; and whosoever is deceived
thereby is not wise-Solomon.
We have heard several speak of the
star of Bethlehem recently, but no
one has given us any definite descrip-
ton of its location, color or magni-
tude. If the Ed. or some of the cor
respondents will be SO kind as to III
form the readers of THE HERALD in
what constellation it may be found
we shall be very thankful for the in
formation.
May persons in this moral vineyard,
in consequence of the protracted frig-
id breeze, longed and looked with a
sweet anticipation to the advent of
Matthias" which according to the
old adage "He will either make ice
or break ice," but to their surprise he
did neither, but brought snow.
st. Valentine day has past and gone
into Oblivion-to your correspondent.
No one seemed to favor him with at
least a comicdl valentine.
Mr.. John Davis, the orator of our
village, delivered quite an animated
and instructive speech before the
Cedar Grove school on last Friday.
At this writing he is suffering from
sore throat.
The ice on the river affords safe
passage for horse and sleigh.
Business seems to be looming up
somewhat In the way of credit.
The Literary is plodding along nice
~, being well attended.
n.,., ratrs,les Iex ek.~xx.l r..
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-28

denounced as a humbug, and that
vaccination caused more sickness
and deaths than it cured or prevent
ed. The virus distributed By the
State was declared poisonous by
some physicians and several deaths
resulted from vaccination. The APP
preparation for this purpose was
stricken out.
a motion to strike out the appro-
priation for the State Fish Commits
sioners caused considerable debate.
Mr.. Hovermale opposed the motion,
because he hoped that fish, being a
brain food, might be cultivated until
| a Legislature could be secured that
would have more brains and less
tongue. The motion was lost.
When the item of 81 ,650.69 inter
est on the boyroaced school fund money
came up, there was a motion made
| to insert the amount of money so
Observation-Disclosures. 1t was hot
coal that had gotten out OF the fire
and it was quickly scratched back
again by a party vote. That was a
case of a suppression of an irredu.
chile y oppression.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-28

A resolution was offered in the
House of Delegates last week, to ex-
tend the present session of the Leg
islature beyond the constitutional
limit Of forty-tive days. Don't do it,
for goodness sake. Have a little
compassion for the honest taxpay-
ers, and some regard for the good
name of the State. OF the several
hundred bills so far offered, not
twenty-five have been acted upon
and only very few passed. The
most useful legislation is killed by
party jealousy. Hours and hours
have been wasted wrangling over
co-education, when the University
is an admitted failure. Taxes will
increase for every day the Legisla-
ture is in session. The widest leg
islative schemes are just coming in
now, and they bear the ear-marks
of the governor. elect demagogue
Wilson. The day he was elected
will be black-letter day in the an
nails of this State. Either of the
Faulkners, or the old farmer Van
metre from Hardy, would have been
a Main-stay for the sound and
healthy growth of West Virginia,
instead of which we have fine
handed ring schemer and loud
mouthed political jobber. 1t serves
those citizens right who boast of
rather seeing the sheriff sell them
out Of house and home for taxes,
than change theiryote. Happy fate
that reduces their number every
year, and fortunate the day when
every taxpayer will vote for men and
not for party, and tree this country
from the curse of political traitors,
demagogues and chronic office-seek-
prS.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-28
STATE NEWS.

There are several cases of small
pox in Wheeling.
In the q. s. Senate, Tuesday, on
motion of Mr.. Kenna, the Senate bill
authorizing the construction of a
bridge across the Great Kanawha
river was taken up and passed.
WASHINGTON, d. G. Feb. 2O.-In
the House to-day ON the motion of
Mr.. Golf, the bill appropriating $780,
900 for the erection of public build
ing at Clarksburg, w. Va, was
taken up and passed.
There was terrible explosion of
natural gas at Wellsburg Sunday
morning. Three lives were lost and
several persons injured. Houses
were shaken and shattered and a
good deal of damage done.
GRAFTON, w. VA, Feb. 2I.-On
Friday night at halfpast nine the
second section Of freight No. 1873,
west-bound, came into collision with
No. 191, going east, at Tollgate,
three miles east of Pennsboro, on the
Parkersbnrg branch, killing three
men, viz: Lloyd L. Barron, engineer,
John Wanstreet, fireman, and j. N.
Nc. Inturf, brakeman, and seriously
injuring j. J. Bartlett, fireman, and
Anthony Cannon, engineer. Eight
cars containing merchandise were
wrecked.
WHEELING, w. VA, Feb. D.
There have been reports for some
time past of great distress in DOR
tions OF the counties of Lewis, Brax.
ton, Calhoun, Gilmer, this State.
The distress has been caused by
crops being ruined last summer by
drought and unusual severity this
winter. Whole neighborhoods of
people are actually famished for
want of food, and a large amount of
stock fall kinds have died. Today
the Legislature took measures to re.
lieye the sufferers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-28

We notice from an article in the
Hampshire Reoieao, that Prof. o. w.
Shaffer, of the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Asylum of this State, propo
SEES to publish soon musical book
for Sabbath School Song to be emit
tied The Golden Sheaf No. 1. Prof.
Shaffer was raised in Grafton, w.
Va, and very early in life exhibited
abundant musical talent. He was a
pupil of Prof. Carroll, well known in
our midst. His peculiar gift in mu-
sic Is that of knowing how to impart
instruction, which he does upon a
system purely of his own invention
He has been wonderfully successful
in teaching the deaf, dumb and blind
of our Statc-a task of no mean
character. Knowing what we do OF
Prot. Shaffer's ability, we predict fol
his work of song bright and happy
reception with the public, as most Of
the words and all of the music will
be his own production.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-28

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The Ma
tional Theatre, on Il street, just of
Pennsylvania avenue, was discover
ed to be on fire at half past one
O'Clock this morning, and is now
burning fiercely, lighting up all the
central and western part of the city.
On account of its proximity to the
Harris House and other important
buildings the progress of the fire is
watched with anxiety. A general
alarm has been sounded. The walls
alone remain.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-28
NOVEL MISSIONARY WORK.

Human nature is many-sided, and
no matter how low, degraded and
criminal man may be, he is not
wholly without some redeeming
quality or good feeling. DR.. Goer-
sen, the Pennsylvania wife muir
derer, now in Moyamensing prison,
Philadelphia, sentenced to death,
was dissipated man and to get
the means his wife possessed he
slowly poisoned her to death. He
was well educated, and after his
hard prison fare had restored his
mental faculties, he was moved by
religious fervor and desired to COM
municate his feelings to his fellow
prisoners. The prison rules did not
permit, so he bethought himself OF
plan. He was an expert penman.
The prison cells were infested by
hundreds of large black reaches,
called English beetles. He caught
the reaches by the dozens, wrote
scriptural passages on small slips Of
paper, prepared paste from crumbs
of his daily bread, and parting the
wings of the reaches pasted the
slips on their backs and set them
free. He was very eager to see the
results, and is said to have actually
shed tears when he captured a
roach soon after which still contain
ed his own quotation" Be not de-
ceiyed; evil communications corrupt
good manners, land added to it
the words " i no yure rite.-Sined,
62.n He became so adept in his
work, that he could write the Ten
Commandments on a slip tina. would
go on the back of a two inch roach.
He was discovered at last; one day
while one of the officials of the prison
was walking through the corridors
his attention was attracted by a |
peculiar looking insect. Itappeared |
to have "spasm," and was evident
~ trying to relieve itself of the in
cubus of a strip of paper that trailed
from its back. The insect was cap
tured without trouble, and then the
astoniShed official was COMPOUNDED
with amazement to find on the paper
the following text, clearly and dis
tinctly written: Look not upon the
wine when it is red, for at last it |
biteth like a serpent and stingeth
like an adder" 1t had been written |
by Goersen. The darkness that had
Swallowed his own life through his
weakness and dissipation had sug-
gested a text that, in the execution
of his peculiar mania, found express
sion as a message to his equally I'M
fortunate and equally Swallowed fell
low beings.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-28

We ought TO produce and send to
market five times as much coal as
we do. 1t viii be seen from the
above figures that West Virginia has
more square miles underlaid with
coal than either Pennsylvania or
Great Britain, yet the latter produ-
ces annually more than fifty times
as much as West Virginia.
OF timber West Virginia has a
vast amount-perhaps more than any
State east of the Mississippi, and
that Of the best quality. There is q
good demand in the East, yet we get
but little to market for want oftrans-
portation. The good timber near
the roads now in operation Is gener-
ally cut. West Virginia has an
abundance of iron ore waiting for
railroads and cheap transportation
to take it to market.
Our increase in population is
greater than in wealth. Between
the census of 1870 and that of 1880,
West Vlrginia's population incrcas-
ed from 442, 900 to 618, 900, equal to
about 40 per cent. which is greater
than the most of the States and
more than the United States gener.
ally, which was 80 per cent.
According to the q. s. census OF
1870 and 1880, taxable value of pro-
perty in West Virginia was: In
1870 taxable property Of all kinds,
14O,53S,273; in 1880, S139, 622, 705 ;
a decrease in ten years Of $915, 568.
The true value according to the
U. s. census was, in 1880, $780,, 000,.
900; in 1870, S190,651, 491: an in.
crease in true value, of S106, 34S, 500.
The West Virginia State assessment
in 1884, was S165,11S,928, showing
an increase over 1880, according to
the census report, of about s25,00O,-
600. According to the q. s. census
of 1880, West Virginia's taxes were
for schools. 1852, 1853; for State, coun.
ty, &C., 81, 304,216 total for all pur.
poses. $2,056,979.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-28
THE PIG AND ROOSTER MAN.

Z. y. Lespinasse, of Spring Valley
hockiand county, New York, arrived
IN Baltimore Tuesday on his way "a
washington. He carried in hia
arms bristling little white pic and
q big rooster, both OF which he n.
tends to present to Mr.. CLEVELAND
on March 4, provided the noliee
dont interfere. His object in maE.
ing the trip, he says, Is to redeem =
BET Of u 900, which he made with )
hockland county farmer on tire -.
suit Of the presidential election Tha
farmer consented to cancel the debt
= Lespinasse would walk from mai
son Square, New York city. to wash n 81,
lngton, carrying pig and 4 roos as
he LETT Madison SQUARE Esh
ruary 2, and stopped over so mew
days N Philadelphia. he sass -
Ieels all right. The pig and roo Z ar
seem very fond Of each other r.
me rooster is taken ont Of sicht -
zee plg the latter win soueej :, rnt i,
n's companion il brought back. $500
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-28
Wheeling is agitated over a NOV

Wheeling is agitated over move
ment to sell and transfer the West
ern Panhandle of this State to Penn
sylvania. Strong speeches were
made in the Council, showing that
Wheeling and her enterprises are
taxed to death and ruined by shabby
legislation, and that her condition
in some other State would be more
encouraging. Taxpayers, of what
ever party, stop one moment and
think of such thing being circulat-
ed all over the country! How dis
creditable! Was the political pic.
ture of affairs in this State misrep-
resented during the campaign? 1t
was on one side; on the other the
half was not told.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-28
PUBLIC SALE
Of Valuable Personal Propertg.


Ol Mohuay, marcn lOtn, IooOs
The undersigned, intending to quit
farming. will sell at public sale at biz
residence, ! mile west of Stokes School
House, and miles east of Darkesyille
Berkeley Co., commencing at 10 O'Clock
9. M, on Monday, March 10Th. 1885, the
following property, to witt
TWO good brood mares, one with foai
2 good milk cows, 2 good brood soTs
and pigs. / good 3-horse wagon. two
horse wagon and bed, / good spring
wagon, grain drill, wheat fan, horse
rake, reaper and mower combined, gooo
sled, with steel soles, pair of hay ladders
harrow, 2 barshear plows, cultiyasof'
roller, single and double shovel plows.
wheel barrow, Q set wagon gears, sss
buggy harness, brides, collars. haltefs'
good pair of check lines, good wagon
saddle, good cross cut saw, Q grain era
dies, 2 moving scythes, grind stone,
good barrel churn and stand, ~
chains, pair Of spreaders, single, douDle'
and triple trees, maui and wedges,
shovels, forks, rakes, digging iron, wofs
bench, double bi. axe, parlor stove ano
pipe, safe, kitchen table, lot OF crocAs
and jars, and many other things t0o
numerous to mention. -.
TERMS. "A credit Of ten month VIII p
given on all sums of SO and upwaras,
the purchaser giving note with approve.
security, negotiable and payable q y.
Peoples National Bank Of MartinsDuIs
interest RENTED If paid at maturity
under 80, cash. No property 70 Ds "
moved until terms are complied with;
SAMUEL FREEl'
J.w. Dopp. Amer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-28

The bill to change the day of as
sessment came up on its second read
ing in the Senate Wednesday. Mr..
Morris made a telling speech, every
word Of which went directly home.
This was the bill to which the Dem
ocrats are trying to attach the anti
exemption clause. He charged the
majority with the introduction of a
vast amount of lengthy legislative
enactments and with taking mp time
in prolonged speeches. The idea of
the minority obstructing legislation
was ridiculous. He said the major
ity was troubled with a superabnn-
dance of great men, but was wanting
in practical leadership. The Legis-
lature of 1885 will be forever famous,
as one which accomplished literally
nothing of Importance.
Much of the trouble arises from
that iniquitous measure known as
Senate Bill No. 119. This is the
Pandora box, from which have sprung
most of our evils. This, a Demo
cratic measure, conceived in Dem
ocratic committee, with the extraor-
binary assistance of nMr. My Bill
Tax Commission Mason,'' has been
the thing which has INSTRUCTED leg
islation here. Day after day meas
ures of Importance have been de-
layed, to wait for it to drag its slow
and disastrous length before us.
Senators have been saturated with
the ideas contained in that bill. No
table among these is the Senator
from Kanawha, who, unconsci0usly.
probably, has imbibed its improper
features and become it's special cham
pion. Time after time, has he made
the appeal for this Senate to wait
until the Finance Committee should
bring in its report before acting on
important measures. We waited.
What was the result? The mountain
labored and brought forth a mouse,
for Senate Bill No. 119 was strangled
in its birth. 1t is dead, and it left
nothing good behind it. A measure
that was designed to be means of
oppression, the main object of which
according to the purpose of the cum
ming hand behind the scenes-and
frequently not thus concealed-was
to obtain funds to fill the nav of
syndicate; measure that was
blow at the farming interests OF the
State, that was intended to strike
down manufactures and blight pros
perity, never had any other destiny,
than to obstruct legislation. / am
glad it accomplished no greater evil;
but propose to hold those who
have fostered it and warmed it in
their bosoms responsible to the full"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-28
GENERAL NEWS.

A $4,000 fire occurred at Altoona,
Pa, Sunday.
Turkey is deeply agitated over the
actions of England and Italy, ana
proposes sending an expedition to
the Red Sea.
The Lord Mayor of London has is
sued an appeal for aid for the desti-
tute who have been thrown out of
work by the depression in trade.
The Texas Pacific forfeiture bill,
which has now passed both houses
Of congress, win restore to the pub
lie domain 100000 acres of land
valued at S40, 100000.
The court-martial of General
Swain has resulted in his suspension
from rank and duty for twelve years
on half pay, for irregularities in his
pay accounts.
Three bungling and unsuccessful
attempts were made in London Mon
day to execute John Lee, a convicted
murderer. The drop Of the gallows
failed to work, and Lee was finally
respited by order of the home office,
and his sentence changed to impris-
onment for life.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25.-The
striking Kensington weavers this
afternoon, to the number of 1000,
gathered around LeedOm's min, and
when the mill closed attacked Walter
Cameron, a loom fixer, who had in
Cured their displeasnre by going to
work in the mill.
WINCHEsTEs, VA, Feb. 24.-The
trial of Wesley Honesty, colored, for
the murder of Jos. McFaul, a young
white man, on the night Of Nov. Ia,
was concluded this afternoon by a
verdict by the jury, after one hours
deliberation, Of murder in the first
degree. The Judge sentenced him
to be hung on May Is.
GALLON, O., Feb. 22.-On a farm
near here yesterday a large partially
hollow tree was being converted into
firewood when the sawyers were
Mortified, Upon saving through the
hollow within the solid part, to find
q mans head cleft from the body by
the saw. A search revealed in the
interior of the log the body of man,
$500 in money, pair of pistols and
a kit of burglars tools.
Thursday of last week there was a
terrible wreck on the Alexandria
and Fredericksburg railroad. Two
men were killed and ten seriously
injured. Twenty-seven freight cars
we're destroyed by fire, also the bag
gage car, postal and smoking cars.
Two engines were ruiaed. The safe
in the express car with 5000, 900 was
destroyed. A large amount of mail
matter and valuables was lost.
The Oregon Legislature has adj.
l0urned without electing a United
States Senator. On the last ballot
Hersch, the Republican candidate
received 81 votes. The Republicans
claim that the Governor has the
right to appoint a United States
Senator, the Legislature having al.
lourned without action, but the Dem.
ocrats deny his right to do SO.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-28

At Coal Valley, Fayette county,
W. Va, "Wednesday night, Charles
Jones, a clerk in the Montgomery
House, fatally shot John Lennahan.
a young miner, who was drunk and
attempted to take possession Of the
hotel.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-28

George Hahn and Augustus Stra-
gle were thrown from sleigh near
Columbia, Pa, Thursday, and their
feet being entangled in the lines
were dragged to death. Stragle had
his head torn off and Hahn's neck
was broken.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-28

The Governor of West Virginia
does not have more than a thousand
offices to distribute, but he will,
probably, have more trouble in dis.
trlbutlng them than Cleveland will
have with an hundred thousand
Nesc Dominion, Dem.
Is it possible! What hard work
it does take to " reform.r But, then.
the taxpayers must be kept down
and "the rascals must be turned
out.''
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-28

HAGERsTowN, MD, Feb. 26.-In
the case ofGeorge F. Winter, indict-
ed for the murder of Albert Fair
ney ON Jonathan street, Hagers-
town, in October last, the jury came
into court this evening, after being
out thifty-one hours, with verdict
of guilty of manslaughter and a let.
ter to the court, signed by the jurors,
asking the imposition of as light a
sentence as the law would permit.