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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-14
IMPROVE THE STORMY DAYS.

There is an old saying" How does
the little busy bee improve each
shining hOur.o In this article |
will try to tell you rmany readers how
the farmers can improve each rainy
hour, and also wlnn it SHOWS
and blows. | always have my thresh-
ing done in September or October,
so | have my barn floor all clean and
nice before cold weather sets in.
This last fall had a lot of rails put
on my barn floor, also some hickory
logs. Now, when it is raining or
showing, / can go into my barn and
saw logs for fire-wood or point rails.
l generally point rails for an hour,
then l saw logs for an hour, then |
go and split up the logs. BY work
ing in this way l never get tired
much, and have always the women
folk on good terms because they
have always plenty of good firewoOd.
Two years ago / had lot of logs
taken in my barn. i squared and
framed them during the winter,
and in the spring | had them
ready for use in a new building. !
also had some pump logs bored aud
fitted up. ! know some farmers Who
loaf about on every rainy day as if
there was no work that could be
done on wet days. ] know some
farmers go about as idle nearly all
winter; il they feed the cattle and
horses that is all. Some have cheap
hired help, then all they do is eat,
sleep and sit at the village store or
hotel and talk foolishness or play
checkers for the drinks.
The winter months are also the
proper time, l think, to grease the
harness, put your harrows, plcws,
wagons, etc, in good order, so yon
can go to work at once when fine
weather comes in the spring. Then
You are ready to push the work, and
need not have any fear that the
work pushes you.
| have been working a iifty-acIe
farm for the last sixteen years, and
never had hired man. Through
the busy time in haying and harvest
/ have man that works by the day.
BY systematizing my work and util.
izing stormy days in winter, as !
have described, ] not only lind time
to accomplish my farm work, but 10
send ain occasional letter to thenews'
papers. During the last ten years
| have written about seven hundred
articles for agricultural, poultry ana
bee Journals.-D. n. KERN, Sinners
vile, Penn.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-14
AGRICULTURAL.
ANIMALS AS BAROMETrps

\ writer in the Ciacinnnh P,.
er says he does not know If t p,
surer way of predicting the ehan":s
in the weather than By obserrs;Ses
the habits OF the snail. They do ~,
drink, but imbibe moisture dnr;n'u. o'
rain and exude it afterwards NJ; =
animal is never seen abroad eyea "s
before rain, when You will sso P.
climbing the bark of trees and ~.
ting on the leaves. The tree sn SG,
as it is called, two days before = r";,
will climb up the stems Of nantn
and if the rain is going to be ha,,,,
and long one, then they get on tho
sheltered side OF a leaf, but il sbnss
rain on the outside. Then there sre
other species that before a rain sro
yellow; after it, blue. Others ind;
cate rain by holes and Drotnhea
ances, which before a RAIN riSe ~
large tubercles. These will BEGIN ~
show themselves ten DAYS before
rain. At the end of each tubercl.
is a pore, which opens when the rain
comes, to absorb and draw in the
moisture. In other Snails deem in
dentaflons, beginning at the head
between the horns, and ending wifi
the jointure ofthe tail, appear few
days before a storm. Every farmer
knows when swallows fly low that
rain is coming; sailors, when the
sea gulls fly toward the land-whep
the stormy petrol appears, or Mother
Carey's chickens, as they are called
predict foul weather. Take the ants.
have you never noticed the activity
they display before a storm-hurry
scurry, rushing hither and yon, as if
they were letter carriers making six
trips a Gay, or expressmen behind
time3 Dogs grow sleepy and dull
and like to lie before fire as rain
approaches; chickens pick up peb.
bles, fowls roll in the dust, flies sting
and bite more viciously, frogs croak
more DANGEROUSLY, gnats assemble
under trees, and horses display resi-.
lessness. When you see swan fly.
ing against the wind, spiders crowd.
ing on a wall, toads coming out of
their holes in unusual numbers of an
evening, worms, Sings, and snailsap.
pearing ,robin readbreasts peckinga t
our windows, pigeons coming to the
doveco. earlier than usual, peacockS
squalling at night, mice squeaking,
or geese washing, you can put them
down as rain signs. Nearly all the
animals have some way of telling
the weather in advance. 1t may be
that the altered condition of the at
mosphere with regard to electricity.
which generally accompanies chang,
es of weather, makes them feel dis.
agreeable or pleasant. The fact that
the cat ticks herself before a storm
is urged by some naturalists as proof
of the special influence of electricity.
Man is not so sesitive. Yet many
people feel listless before storm, to
say nothing of aggravated head.
aches, toothaches, rheumatic pains,
and last, but not least, corns.-C Chris.
tan at Work.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-14

asked two Prussian officers,
whom met i'm the summer of 1871
at Portresina, how the German
troops behaved when going into
attle,-did they cheer and encour-
age each 0thers The reply Ireceiv-
ed was: :. Never in our experience
has the cry, Wiz muSsen seisen,'-
we must conquer,-been heard from
German soldiers; but in hundred
instances we have heard them res0
lutely exclaim, Wiz mussem unser
PficM thun,-we must do our duty
Ii was sense of duty rather than
love of glory that strengthened
those men and filed them with an
heroism.-Professor 1ya-
dali.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-14

Honesty sometimes keeps a man
from becoming rich, and civility from
being witty Chesterfield.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-14

Diabetes Cured.
W Orleans Picayune, Ian. 20, 1884.

New Orleans f1Cayune. Ian. ~, 1881
Mr.. Matthias Doll, business place No.
a North Peters street. residence Royal
street, between Jeanne and Bartholomew,
New Orleans, has been most intense
sufferer from kidney trouble (diabetes) for
the last six long and weary years. He
said to us: "Even earlier than that / fire.
ouently suffered from pain in the back.
and frequent making OF water, but gave it
no thought until about the time stated,
when the almost constant desire to make
water became uncomfortable. The pain in
the back, and sometimes in the legs. made
me so lame at times that | could scarcely
walk. | consulted one Of the best doctors
in this city, and was under his constant
treatment for one entire year without de-
irving the least benefit. then consulted
from time to time, during the last five or
six years, six other physicians, each one
standing in the front rank Of the medical
profession in New Orleans. and though
sometimes was little relieved of some
excruciating suffering, yctupon the whole
I was not only no better. but in MANY re-
snects much worse. Mylir1bs became so
swollen and sore that 1 could not cross
INV leos when sitting on a chair-all of
which thew said. was caused by diabetes.
T then tried some highly lauded patent
medicine. But they ali turned out TO be
h,mbugs. / had given up all hopes of
ever Getting relief. much less being cured.
when 7 noticed in the paners some won.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-14

Cheerfulness is the best promoter
of health, and as friendly to the
mind as to the body.-Addisoa.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-14
HANOVER AND BALTIMORE R. r.

ON and after May 25, 1881, trains will runand
connect as follows:
WESTWARD.
Leave Hilen Station, BALTIC. 8 IS O m d M
through ears for Hanover, New Oxford, Gettys-
burg, Harrisburg, York, Philadelphia, New
York. Connect at Emory Grove with trains
on W. NJ. r. r. for Hagerstown and Frederick.
Sunday at IN for Hanover.
EASTWARD.
Leave Gettysburg a M 2 % m, through
cars for Balto connect at Emory Grove with
trains for Frederick and Hagerstown, at
BALTIC. with trains for Washington, Pittsburg,
Phla, New York. A. II. Eichelberger Pres.
Hanover, Pa.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-14

A good school-teacher, not good
schoolhouse, makes good and eff
cient school. The question of ques-
tions for your consideration is, how
to secure q good school-teacher for
every school. L. Robert ID. Allen, Ken
flcLa
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-14
A memher of A school committee

A member of a school committee
in New Hampshire was examining a
class when he happened to ask "Can
any scholar give the definition of
the word average 2"
A little girl replied :" 1t is a thing
hen lays an egg on, SIR"
"No, that's not right"
"Yes sir; my book says So" And
she trotted up to her questioner, and
pointed to this sentence in her read
ing-book: GA hen lays an egg
every day on an GUerage.'
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-14

Tourist say, boy, what's the
name of that hill yonderg" Boy
"Dunno.n Tourist-"Don't know {?
What lived here all your life, and
don't know the name oft ?" Boy
" No; the hill was here afore / com
ed.''
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-14
Railroads.
AND oHIo@RAILRoAD.


RALTIMoRE AND oHIo@RAILRoAD.
on and aftersunday Nov. I'd. 1854. trains run
as follows: TRAINS GOING EAST.
No. leaves Wheeling 740a N, ar Martinsburg
- m, Wash 30, BALTIC 30pm.
MOB leaves Wheeling 5 80 p m. ar Martins
burg 90 m. Wash 20. BALTIC 30 m.
No. 3 leaves Wheeling 80 m, ar Martins
burg y l6 p m, Wash 80, BALTIC IS pm.
: No. leaves Martnsburg m. ar Wash 10,
No. l0ieaves Wheeling so a m. ar Martins
burg II Is m, Wash 2 30, Baltic IS pm.
ar Wash 20, BALTIC 8 80 ~.
No. 13-except Sunday-leaves Piedmont q a
m, ar Martnsburg 10 05, BALTIC IS pm.
No. 10 leaves Harper's Ferry 55a M, ar BALTIC
10 l5am.
TRAINS GOING WEST.
No. 2 leaves Camden Station p m, Martins
burg IL "a a m, Grafton "a breakfast, ar Wheel
No 4 leaves BALTIC IN, Wash 90, Martins
burg IL OF a m, ar Wheeling 10 p m.
No. leaves BALTIC IL noon, Wash 05. Mar
No. 10 leaves Bato Z: m ar iarner s Fer
No. IL leaves BALTIC 80 m, Wash 49, Mar
tinsburg IL So p m, ar Cumberland 05.
No. H-except Sunday-leayes BALTIC IS M
No. 20 leaves BALTIC 20 p m, ar Harpers Fer
No 81 leaves BALTIC II Is m, ar Martinsburg
Trains leave Grafton for Parkersburg at 55
! % a m; 5 90 and 10 90 p m. Trains leave Par
m.
w ESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.
ON and after Sunday. Oct. - tn, 1881. trains
will run as follows:
EASTWARD.
THROUGH PASSENGER leaves Williamsport
at 7O5 a m. Martinsburg IS, Hagerstown o.
Waynesboro 55. Mechanicstown 81 En-
mittsburg 8 Is, Frederick Junction 9 o. West
minister IS, Fulton Station IL 0S, arrive at
Hillen Station, Baltimore, IL 20.
MAIL leaves Williamsport IS M Martins
burg IS p m, Hagerstown l5 p m, Waynes-
boro q, Mechanicstown 3 81 Emmittsburg
5 05 Frederick junction II, Westminster 81
Hanover 81, arrive Fulton Station, Bait, 6 2s
Hillen Station 40.
WESTWARD,
MAIL leaves Hillen Station, Bait, s 90 a m,
Westminster 43, Fred. june 10 IS, Emmitts-
burg lar) II 10, Mechancstown 10 81, Waynes-
boro Y Hagerstown IL 10, Martinsburg (ar)
95 p m, Williamsport (ar) II 80 noon.
MARTINsBURG EXPRESS leaves Hillen Sta
ton, Bait, at 90 M, Fred. Jane. q, Hagers-
town 10, arrive at Williamsport s 30.
Il. Ii. GRISWOLD, j. M. HOOD,
General Ticket Agent. Gen'l Manager
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-14
HOUSE AND LOT
)AT(-
PRIVATE SALE!

The undersigned wishes to sell his
house and lot lying ON the road from
Martinsburg to Falling Waters Mill, one
mile from Tabb's Station, B. & o. R. R.
The lot contains over one acre of land, on
which there is a good weather boarded
dwelling house. two good cisterns, black
smith shop, No. /, stand stabling and
hog pen. Also, an abundance of fruit of
every variety. Any one wishing to pur-
chase, will find me at my residence 81
miles south of Martinshurg at Snodgrass'
Big Spring. Terms made to suit pur-
chaser. BARTHOLOMEW HIRSCH,
ap1 Martinsburg, w. Va.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-14

William Cowper says that the
value of life is commonly determin-
ed by the first FIVE years in which
Young men are their own masters.
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EDUCATIONAL.

[This column is in charge Of County Supt. s.
l.. Dodd Reports of schools, educational arti-
Giles. queries, &C., thankfully received.l
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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-18

my chamber without being absolutely
| rude was passed there till my strange
unusual appearance was noticed by
my father and mother, and my mood
| commented freely upon before our
guest.
"You appear so strange, Phebe,"
said my mother one morning. II
really do not know how to understand
you. I'm afraid that Mr.. Haynes,
will think you are not pleased to see.
him. Every chance that occurs you
resolutely avoid him, as though he
were the ver1est monster, instead of B.
dear friend. What is the matter?'
Nothing. The strangeness of my
appearance is but reflection, can
| not help it, Mr.. Haynes hates and de-
spises me now" said, burying my
fearful eyes in my hands.
'tPhebe!''
My mothers voice was stern and;
reproachful, but did not heed it.
"He does hate me, mother! hates me
with a.
"Your pardon, little Phebe-Miss
Lester-but he does not!" broke in
the clear, rich voice OF Mr.. Haynes
''Of all persons in the world-'' He
paused, and in a moment more i
heard my mother step lightly from
the room.
Iam not cold, naughty land proud" )"
I said, excitedly, looking up into his.
face, "and do like you just as we'll
as WE'LL
"What, little Phebe?" he asked,
eagerly, a quick expression of Joy
lighting up his blue eyes,
GAS well as ever did," I faltered.
"And how we'll is that? Sowell that
during all these weary years you have
not cherished O. dream of the future
that did not encircle me? So we'll
that every strong, passionate hope of
your womanly nature has reached
out constantly to me? AS well as
have liked, ay, loved you-till every
pulse of your heart beats for me? As.
well as this, Phebe?"
Icovered my face that he might not
read the whole expression of my love
in my tell-tale eyes. and be shocked
that it had grown to beso near a wild,
passionate idolatry.
"Will you become Mrs. Haynes I'D
truth, in earnest, Phebe?" he asked,
drawing me to- my old seat upon his
knee.
eyes"
"And will at last wear the ring?''
held up my finger before his eyes,
'My own darling little wife; at last
my little Mrs. Haynes, In good faithl''
he exclaimed, covering my lips with
kisses.
That night there were sly looks and
glances cast toward me at every turn,
and at the supper table my father quite
forgot himself, ands called me 'little
Mrs. Haynes" again.
Reader, have been happy wife for
some three blessed, ,sunshiny years, and.
as you may have already conjectured,.
my name is Haynesl'
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-18
ACCEPTEu.

How many years it's lain away,
Unknown, unread, unseen,
The little song sent one day
To that great magazine!
For was very young, indeed,
With hopes of rosy tint
thought cen might live to see
Ny little song in print.
But only now, when am gray,
And life is fleeting fast,
The longed-for-after long delay
"Accepted'' comes at last.
And in the joy it brings to me
There turks mournful doubt
If shall ever live to see
That little song "come out"
For magazines are fresh and strong,
They grow not old and gray;
And though it's true that cart is Long,"
IT'S not so long as they.
But we-ge fade! With bitter pain
learn that well-worn truth.
Alas! l shall not live to gain
The cherished hope of youth.
shall not hear my little song
By others read or sung;
feel can notIive SO long
am no longer young!
The Century Ndgazi,te.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-18
MRS. BROWN.
PUCK.
She is pretty as a fairy,

PUCK.
She is pretty as fairy,
And her voice is soft and low,
And her chatter, light and airy,
Like babblins stream doth flow.
As she walks the long verandas
OF our watering place hotel,
All the rustic Jane Amandas
Wish that they could be SO swell,
And her presence is SO sunny,
AS she fits about the place,
You'd suppose the bees for honey =
Would 60 hunting on her face.
And you'd think, if she'd d invite you
just to call on her in town,
How immensely 'tw ould delight you
That's
Mrs. Brown.
AS your eyes in admiration
Trace her fitting here and there,
You are lost in admiration
Not unmingled with despair
Ger the happiness unbounded
That the lucky Brown has got,
And you wish the chap confounded
When you think what you have not
Oh, she's very, very pretty
Yet, my friend, there's not case
OF scandal, gossip witty
Or the like, around the place,
Not a case of wicked chatter,
When you come to slit it down,
But you'll find that she's the matter
It's
Mrs. Brown.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-18
The Difference.

s'What becomes of men who deceive
their fellow menP' asked a Sunday
school teacher of her class.
'.They lose the confidence of good
people, was the prompt answer.
..Very well. indeed. Now what be.
comes of women who do the game
thingP"
The question stumped the class for a
minute and then little girl piped out:
'rhey usually catches the man fol-
q husband. ~ Omaha Herald.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-18
Skeptical About the Telegraph

A Government surveyor engaged In
exploring some portions of the public,
domain had for his guide an Indian,
named Black Beaver. Beaver had visit
ed st. Louis and the small towns on ths
Missouri frontier, and he prided himself
no less upon his acquaintance with the
customs of the whites than upon his
knowledge of the country then being
traversed. He never seemed more
happy than when an opportunity was
offered for him to show his superior
/ knowledge in presence of his own peo-
pie. The following, from the journal
of the official, shows varying degrees
of credulity among the natives:
1t so happened, upon one occasion,
that had a aComanche guide who biv-
ouacked at the same fire with Bea-
yer. On visiting them one evening, /
found them engaged in a very earnest,
and apparently not very amiable,
conversation. On inquiring the cause
Of this, Beaver answered.
"I've been telling this Comanche,
what seen 'mong the white folks"
"Well, Beaver, what did you tell
him?"
II tell him bout the steamboats,,
and the railroads, and the heap O.
houses [ seen in St. Louis"
"Well, what does he think of that?''
"He says TIE heap fool"
''What else did you tell him about?''
II tell him the world is round, but
he keep all e time say, Hush, you
fool! Do you s'pose I'ze child2
Haven't I got eyes? Can't see the
prairie? You call him round? He
say, too, Maybe so tell you some
think you do not know before. One
time my grandfather he make long
journey that way (pointing to the
west). When he get on big mountain,
he seen heap water on t'other side,
just as fiat he can be, and he seen the
sun go straight down on t'other side
/ then tell him all these rivers he seen,
all e time the water he run; s'pose the
world fiat, the water he stand still
Maybe so he not believe me?''
I told Beaver it certainly looked
very much like that. [ then asked
him to explain to the Comanche the
telegraph. He looked at me
earnestly, and said,-
"What you call that magnetic tele-
graph?,
1 said, "You have heard of New
York and New Orleans?"
ooh yes" he replied.
every WE'LL. we have a wire connect
ing these two cities, which are about
a thousand miles apart, and it would
take man thirty days to ride it upon
O. good horse. Now man stands at
one end of this wire in New York, and
by touching it a few times he inquiries
Of his friend in New Orleans what he,
had for breakfast, His friend at New
Orleans touches the other end of the
wire, and in ten minutes the answer
comes back-ham and eggs. Tell him,
that, Beaver"
His countenance assumed @ most.
comical expression, but he made no
remark until again requested him to
repeat what [ had said to the COM
anche, when he observed,-
No, captain, not tell him that, for
I don't b'lieve that myself"
Upon my assuring him that such
was the fact, and that l had seen it,
he said,-
"Injun not very smart; sometimes
he's big fool, but he holler pretty loud;
you hear him maybe half a mile. You1
say 'Merican man he talk thousand
miles. 'spect you try to fool ms
now, captain; maybe SO you lie"