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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03
"a LITTLE NONSENSE

"A Georgia man has paid for farm
with the melons of it, to say nothing
of the struggling young doctors he
has firmly established in business
LosoeU Citizen.
The difference between the poet
and the train dispatcher, dearP Why.
the other times for ''all right Say
this to yourself after you get on the
cars. Burdette.
-Mamma--'.What do you say to the
gentleman, Johnny, for that nice
candyp" Johnny-''Dunno; candy's
awful good" Mamma What does
mamma say when papa gives me lot
of money to go shoppingp" Johnny
"Morer'
Heard in Boston school, Teacher
Explain the meaning of the metaphor
painting the town red. " First class
in detnition-'It means terminating
the municipality with aninvisible brush
impregnated with imperceptibles spirit. ~
Detroit Free Press.
-Smillkins is the meanest man in
town, and when baby was left in a
basket on Johnling's steps the other
night he said: THAT Johnling is an
awfully lucky fellow" .'Luckyl' eiac-
ulatcd Mr.. Greatheart. whom he was
addressing; "what do you meanP"
why" said Smillkins, THAT basket
was worth forty cents. ~ Washington
Ratchet
"A gentleman who was going TO
take his family to see a dramatic per-
formance the other day was surprised
to see his wife packing a large trunk
and filling two large baskets with eat
ables just before starting. what on
earth are you doing that forp" in
quired the husband. why" returned
his wife, it says on the play bill that
six weeks elapse between the first and
second acts.
Miss Daisy Greene Ito Jones. who
has just been introduced): "What
funny looking people one meets out,
MIR. Jones; only look at that frightfuI
girl in the doorway" Jones-''I can't
help thinking she is not so bad looking
as the awkward stick who is talking to
her, Miss G.-''The awkward stick
is my BROTHER Jones-"The fright
full girl is my sister" Tableau-Co-
ilDlbia Spectator
-Irate Prohibitionist-'sSe here, sir,
that stuff is fraud and / want nv
money back" Stationer-"Do YOU
refer to that bottle of rnucilage sold
you?" II certainly do. 1t is regular
humbug-no use at ALL" why, my
dear sir. thought that was just what
You wanted. 1t is called Temperance
Mucilage. ~ Temperance Mucilages"
Yes; mucilage without any stick init"
--Ftiladelplaia Call.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03
A wOMAN's HAIR.
Why Woman "Finds Fixing Her Hair" o
Refreshing Process.

Refreshing Process.
Mrs. Baden, writing in Taqgart's
Sunday Times, says that when woman
is oyerheated and tired, fixing her
hair, which means letting it fall loose,
combing and re-arranging it, is more
refreshing process than even bathing
the face. When the hair is let down.
some sort of interior weight seems to
pass off from the head. What is
strange, however, is that when made
smooth and twisted, and again fastened
tightly, there is still greater sensation
of clearness and freedom inside the
brain. 1t is an illustration of blowing
hot and cold with the same breath
that is to say, two opposite processes
produce similar result. Here is an
experiment the fair reader may try for
herself. If she takes down her hair
and lets it fall about her shoulders, the
first sensation is that of GOODNESS, but
if allowed to hang loose the heat of the
head increases very rapidly, and the
tighter the hair is twisted or plated,
the sooner this heat is relieved. If a
woman's hair is free from oils or
pomades. and she combs it on winter
night with rubber comb, electric
sparks will fly out, and a cracking
sound be emitted. If, with the hair
hanging in this condition. she stands
on chair, the four legs of which are
placed in ordinary glass tumblers, and
points her finger at gas burner, she
can light the gas with her touch. There
will be slight report and a sharp,
tingling sensation in the end of the
finger from which the electric spark
passes. Now, if her hair is dressed
that is TO say, smoothed with oils or
pomades and tightly twisted she can
not light the gas by pointing the tip of
her finger at it unless the electricity of
her system is excited by friction. III
she wears a silk dress, and has it
rubbed with fur muff, she can ac-
complish the feat, which would be 8
great saving of matches, but at the ex-
pense of a great deal of trouble.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03

AS sample of good guessing,
Congressman-elect Gibson, of Mary
land, said he would get two thousand
one hundred majority. He got two
thousand one hundred and two.
Asa B. Hutchinson. the once noted
composer and singer. and the founder
of the old original Hutchinson family
concert troupe, died at the residence
of his SON in Hutchinson. Mimi, re-
Gently.
Walter Young, = Scotchman. to-
tally blind, works daily digging coal in
mine near Pittsburgh. He fought in
the battle of Balaklava. and witnessed
the charge of the Six Hundred. Pits
bErgh Post.
The Georgia Legislature has ac-
cepted Mrs. J. NJ Gregory's painting
of the late Alexander II. Stevens. rep
resenting that statesman in his famous
roller chair. looking as he looked dur
ing the closing years of his life.
The American violinist. Anna
Hardness, now so successfully per-
forming in Germany, couldn't make
an anagram of Anna, since it spells
both ways just the same. but succeeds
with her last name and is starring as
Anna Senkrah.
A quiet, reserved gentleman of
seventy-three years is Admiral Porter.
His eyes are still bright, his voice is
soft and entirely destitute of the husky,
foggy character popularity supposed to
attach to jolly old sea dogs. His face
is bronzed, and his hands large and
knotty, but soft in texture.
The tithes of some of the richest
English Bishops are: London, $50, 900;
Durham, $S5, 900; Winchester. $35, 500;
Ely, 1850, and Bath, Lincoln, Ok
ford. Salisbury, Liverpool and Worces-
ter, $25, 900 each. The Bishop of Sodor
and Man, who has neither cathedral
nor dean. gets $4,000 year for doing
nothing.
The cane. which President Lincoln
carried on the night of his assassina-
ton is,now the property of Colonel w.
III. Harris. of Cleveland, who was with
the President on that fateful night.
The cane has bent top. dogs head
of ivory, and a narrow gold band ON
which is engraved: abraham Lincoln
1865. Cleveland Leader.
james Lawrenson. of Maryland, is
the oldest employee in the service. He
began work in the Post-office at Balti-
more more than sixty years ago. Ten
or fifteen years later he entered tha
Post.office Department in Washington.
That was when William L. Barry, Of
Kentucky, was Postmaster General, and
when but seventy clerks were employed
to do the work of the Department.
Chicago Herald.
-"Old Rex" Of Canada. Is dead.
Rex was the favorite nickname OF
Thomas d. King, an official of the
Dominion who had wide reputation
as a scientific man. He was literary
student also, and among his published
works was a small volume entitled
Bacon versus Shakespeare. So wen
known was he that letters addressed
''Old Rex, Canada" often reached him
from England.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03
HE FOUND HIS EMILY.

Separated From His wife After the War,
. Boston BootbIack Finds Her Again
The Thoughtful land Kind Interven-
tfon of Newspaper Man.
s.Oh! sab, wouldn't it make dis ole
heart joyful to hear of dem agin. !
reckon shud mos die frum joy"
The speaker was an aged colored
man, bootblack, well known in the
vicinity of the newspaper Offices, and
he addressed member of the news
paper fraternity.
..What is that, unclea'' asked the
latter.
"Didn yer hear what / was sayin'
to that gemman l Skinned fore you,
bossP 1t was bout my family. Dey
lef' Miss fore de war an went to
Texas. Dere was my wife, Emily, an
free chil'en, de younges' bout five
year ole. / amt never heard from
'em since, ceptin one OBJ de boys sot out
ter fin me on a mule, an was took
sick an he'd ter glib it up. / recon dat
was pooty nigh twenty-five years ago,
boss. Use tried an tried ter fin some
thin bout 'em a heap er times, an
ev'ral has tried fur me, but / couldn't
nebber get track of 'em."
do you have any idea where they
went?"
'.Sabine County, boss, dat's all
know. Der massa was named Strother,
Tom Strother, bin man."
The newspaper man was interested.
II will do what can for you.'' he said
''it is barely possible may find some
clew to Them He took down all the
particulars the old man could give in
regard to his family-the names and
ages of the children, etc.-and, with
his boots shining like the old mans
eyeballs, took his departure. He con-
suited a newspaper directory. and
found there was newspaper published
in Sabine County, Texas, the Hemphill
Reporter. He wrote to the editor of it,
embodying all the information he had
obtained from the old man, and anx-
iously awaited the result.
II kinder feel. boss, s if somethin'
was comm of it; somethin' tells me
Their is said the old man, when in
formed what had been done; and his
aged face lighted up into a smile of
gratitude and expectation.
''Somethin' told him right! With
in month of the time the letter was
sent, a reply was received from the
editor of the Reporter, Mr.. J. M.
Strickland. That gentleman had kind
ly taken the trouble to make inquiries
in his county; and wrote that he be-
lieved the old mans wife, Emily
Strother, was living at a little place
called Milan, at the house of son of
her former master. The delight of the
old man upon learning of this can bet
ter be imagined than described.
Boss" he said, ''if I'd a hundred
thousand dollars, shud feel like givin'
of 'em to yer"
A letter was sent to Emily con-
tanning numerous particulars in regard
to the old mans history and family,
and reply was soon received an
nouncing that she was the long-lost
wife, and that certainly two of the
children were living, the whereabouts
OF the third being unknown. A letter
from one of the children was also re-
ceiyed at the same time.
The above story is related, not from
desire on the part of the newspaper
men to receive credit for what they
have done, but in the hope that it may
suggest the means of re-uniting the
other similarly broken families in differ.
ent parts of the country. Boston Globe.
Q
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03
suppl { NJ ET!.
THROUGH TIE CLOUD.

sAa rrorr;rr wa. oh,u aYd ,riatv
Ana q Whi5a and siriftinc veil
And the elm-fringed intervale.
We gazed in q puzzled wonder.
And hooked to the left and the right,
world
Ana had changed 1t during the night.
was there ever mountain ycnder?
VI reo-goid trees IN the hoiiowf
VI were All tnese tnlngs oreamf
A ~ Suuuenly ~ we questioneu
mnmntain a,,tii nsn ar nuason
oo sAo"
vure a vision - r,.o,,.a ON, von;shad
R1t ;ts hentons ,y UaA Soa o q nd ca..rht
And one DoaL ne+nr rs aD noth o,'u o"1eAs
Flashed ont with the snaad of tbouobt.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03
SHADOW AND SUNSHINE.
"A Story Of Old Year Sorrows and
New Year Rejoicings.

In the city the long streets were
ablaze with yellow gaslight, and the
silver glow of the electric lights,
swung outward into the night, drove
the shadows far away. But into the
still white country they crept, and the
tall trees of the forest held out ghostly
arms to greet them. 1t was a weird
night-a fitting time for the Old Year
to die--with only the wind to wall his
requiem, and only the stars to watch
over bis white grave.
In her fathers lonely country home
the daughter of farmer Matthews is
watching. Her face is pale and worn,
and her dark eyes are heavy with long
WEAKNESS and watching.
On the bed little child sleeps, one
white arm thrown up restlessly against
the pillow. The flush of fever is upon
her white face and its hot breath upon
her parted lips.
Nora Wade presses her lips upon the
tangled mass of golden hair that
sweeps the pillow and cries softly. For
fortnight those baby arms have chung
to her neck ceaselessly, the sweet voice
sobbing Mamma! mammal until her
heart is almost broken. For days she
has fought the cruel fever, but still it
saps up the life-blood of her darling.
Into fitful slumber she has fallen, and
for the first time in many days Nora is
free from the care of those clinging
arms.
For long time she sits there motion
less, scarcely breathing lest she should
disturb the child's slumber; and then,
as she sees how quiet the sleep has
grown, her heart gains hope, and she
steals away to the window, where the
curtain half drawn reveals the beauti-
full world without.
No words comes from her lips as
she sees that white-robed, silent world;
yet her silence is a prayer, voiceless
offering to the white, invisible throne
in the star-jeweled world above.
just then soft football is heard
upon the stairs, and Mrs. Matthews
enters.
els she still sleeping" she asks,
looking toward the child
Eyes, Nora answered, in whisper;
and then, as her mothers arms are
folded about her, she bows her head
and weeps bitterly.
''Don't cry. Nora; be brave woman.
These sorrows come to all of us, and
we must bear them"
.'but can not. Mine is greater than
/ can bear,'' she cries, lifting up her
head. eff Alice must die, then l have
no wish to live. ~
mo, Nora, don't say such words as
those. You are tired and worn. When
the morning comes you will have re-
newed hope and strength. Alice is
sleeping the first quiet sleep she has
had for many nights, and her quiet
slumber brings with it a fresh hope.
But you must rest, dear; lie down here
beside her and l will keep watch"
mo, no. Nora shakes her head
slowly. Il could not sleep; it would
be torture. You need it more than !
do; go. entreat you"
After much persuasion her mother
leaves the room, and she sinks once
more into the chair by the bed. She is
tired of the old year, and she has nc
sorrow to know that it is diving. II
has brought her only shame and misery,
On the small writing-desk at her
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03
"A New York letter describes a SUI

"A New York letter describes a su-
perb winter costume composed OF
brown fox, sealskin velvet and cache
mire DIES Indies. A very wide band OF
fox was on the first skirt, second
band of velvet falling plain over the
band of fur in deep cut Van Dyke fes-
toons, which partially covered the fur.
Over the whole, in irregular draperies.
fell sealskin-colored tunic of cache
mires des Indies. All loopings in the
back are made shorter than those
of last season. Over the jacket corsage
was attached the old-fashioned tippet
of fox fur, ending in tails of the animal,
On the first tail of each side was fast
enedA very small muff Of the same fur,
with cunning fox's head upon it.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03

The theory that flies adhere to
smooth surfaces by atmospheric pres
sure is now abandoned. The fly has, in
addition to joints and claws, two or
three pads between the claws. These
pads bear hairs which secrete a sticky
fluid, by means of which the fly adj
heres to surface Boston Globe.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03

Beers in Alaska have eaten three
native Indians this winter. An Alaska
bear is hideous animal; can't be
taught any sort of self respect; he'll
eat anything Burdette-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03

Maud Messenger was sold as a
Yearling for $3.50. She now has a
record Of ZIG I'm Y. Herald.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-08
An Extra Session.

The regular session of the presen,
legislature will close on the 18Th, and
already we hear whispers of continuing
IL to the 9Th and even longer, but we
can hardly imagine anything more
stupid than such policy, II the
nineteenth legislature had adjourned
the moment after il had passed its APP
preparation bills, and that had been
offered the next day after it assembled
there would have been no Jumping Of
eogs or upsetting of affairs in the
least. Nearly two months have been
consumed, aud the practical legislation
completed could have been had In two
weeks, and yet this is called great
economical body. They have shaved
down and attempted to shave down
everything but their own expenses,
and yet nothing worthy OF the name
ofretrenchment has been done. They
nave struck at minnows when whales
we're swimming in countless numbers
within reach. Now-.w are of those !
no fail to see the.very crying neces-
'iiy of the retrenchment so clGmor-
ously demanded by the people and 80
grotesquely attempted by the legisla.
.iiTe, But If they place prompt ad-
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-08
TEXAS NEWS NOTES.

A Weatherlord jury let Anderson,
the raplst, oil with ten years.
EX Assistant Postmaster Rhode
hanel ~ ON trial at Dallas charged
with emJczLlement. The evidence
goes to show the shortage has been
made up.
NJ. Salvador was arrested at San AM
tonic Friday afternoon charged with
rObbing Henry Nillarier of $3.50, of
which SlO6,5O has been recovered.
Mrs. Mary Adair, of Houston.
brought suit against the street rail
way company, Friday, for $1,000
damages, Tor putting her OFF the car
two blocks away from home at night.
A man named Morris, recently from
Parsons, Kansas attempted suicide
Friday at fort Worth by trying to
cut his throat with razor, but was
too drunk 10 make Il perfect job
City Marshal Sam Walker, of Tenn
pie, arrested four tramps Friday on a
telegram from BRENNAN, charging
them with theft of jewelry. They
were taken to BRENNAN in irons for
trial
a. d. Crozier, editor and proprie-
tor of the Burnet Once Week, died
suddenly Thursday night OF heart
disease.
A large gambling establishment at
Marshall has concluded to close up
and go west.
Mr.. S. \. Sample, of Dallas, hired
young man by the name of Thomas
Goggs, Friday morning. and left
home, leaving the premises in his
charge. When he returned he found
that 6oggs, a small sum of money
OF money aud lot of jewelry were
missing. The police are looking for
HIM.
The railroad strike may be summa-
rlzed as follows: 1t is understood tt
Denison no passenger trains will BIZ
allowed to leave that station. At Mar
shall, the strikers hold o. "A. Haynes,
chief Of motive power and car shops,
ms the instigator and author of all
their troubles, and intimate unless the
matter is settled very shortly they
viii hold him personally responsible
ilaggerty, the master mechanic, has
LETT; he was very obnoxious to the
men. At Longview the strikers
watch the company's property day
and night, and say they will not per-
nit any injury to it. The strike has
not yet reached sherman or Green
vile, The car, round-house and sec
lion men AT Baird went Out yesterday.
Dallas will follow suit, and san An
ionic sympathizes deeply. At Fort
Worth the companies have invoked
-he protection OF state and city offic-
ais. 1t is said they contemplate put-
ing in new force of men all round. |
The business men of the Fort are ag- |
tating the advisability Of calling a
Meeting to take action in the prem. |
ses.
a man named Kearns, foreman of
spiking gang, was run over and
,illed by the north-bound expires. ON.
he Santa Fe Friday night at kopper.
lie was sitting on the track. aud was
probably in drunken condition. as
'roken whisky bottle wa. found In his
'ockct.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-08

THE great wholesale dry goods
house of Leasing, Solomon ~ ROsen-
thai is represented in our columns.
Its operations are very extended, and
Its style of doing business admirable.
Waco is very proud of this house. and
its utility to the general trade of the
city is very great. With houses Ike
this, Sanger's, b. Haber's, Lewine's.
Jordan's, Sturgis 4 Co.'S, Sleeper,
Clifton Il Co., Cameron, Castles &
Storey, Kellum 4 Rotan, and others.
Waco's commercial interests are
bound TO prosper.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-08

A Doctors wife.


Dr. W. J. Gibbon. of Clarendon, Ark, doe,
quite large practice and stands high rs a medl.
cal gentleman. His wIis's lingering condition
became so well kniwn, that a reporter aceos,ed
him on the streets Of Memphis, one day, when
the following dialogue was had
"Doctor, am glad to learn that your wife
has reGained her health after several years Of
misery and suffering"
"Yes sir, she is now quite restored to D. allli
to the great ai;oni4hmsnt OF myself and who
knew her"
Have You any objection TO telling ne her
complaint and the remcdy'"
None in the least. She laborcd under an
affection peculiar to the seq, attended with less
ofarpelilg, eml,atian, rrlsaat,uu, impaired Sc.
errtons, cold cRuemiuts, Mysteries, constant
headache, extreme rcrv1J. u,as, and was bed.
rdden over thee years. Nv sii' and that Of
Other physicians was crhauf'cs and she was
given UP 10 die. Some oa-irl .I1d me the Furuuir
for Dr.. Dromso.ie's English Feurle Differs.
Ip-5cufcd few bottles aud placed her upon its
use, and II cared her like magic. It Is won.
deridl medicine, and t,he pleasure IN recon.
msndiHg 1t to al wotne9 who need tonic or
female regulator"
Sold by ali dealers at sr.oo. Il SICK, stnl for
IS cent boek FEEE.
J. r. DRoMGooLE & CO..
Louisville, Ky.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-08
CLIPPINGS AM COMMENTS.


ARE there no vacations in the schoo
of politics? The Alvarado Bulletin i,
tired of all work and no play:
1t is rather early to build fir,
under the pot that is not TO boi
for two years. It is waste OF
fuel.
Besides it blsckeus the pot use,
lessly.
THE Gazette pants for knowledge
which it shall have at all hazards;
Who wrote Gov. lreland's speech
for the corner stone blowout?
John ireland.
The cabinet is passing uudcr tho
awful glass Of the Dallas Times. and
part of it, at least, is pronounced
good !"
The south is satisfied. Lamar aud
Garland are of the south, and Bayard
is not so far north that his hats Gov
cred with snow during the whole
year.
THE Fort Worth Democrat believes
in reciprocal action between the PEG.
pie and the chief magistrate:
Some Of the big raseals went out at
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-08

journment ON the 18th ON the score of
economy, then to that extent we are
an economist ON the plan of the nine
teenth legislature. The nineteenth will
| be known in the future
history of the state as
! the negative legislature. They will be
known rather for what they did not
do than for what they actually accom-
| plished. There is some merit in this
after all, on the plan that the physi-
clan who gives little medicine, while
he may not benefit the patient does
! little or no harm, and the other idea
that "hc who governs least governs
best"
Notwithstanding our members get
but small pay. yet it costs good deal
to run the legislature for week.
We are in favor of saving that
be ii much or little, and in
saving the chagrin which fol-
lows the acts Of body of men, who,
while they are excellent farmers,
lawyers aud doctors, are but indifler-
ent Statesmen. We do not mean this
as detracIlng from their manhood or
importance in any way, because we
regard a good lawyer, good doctor,
a good farmer or good mechanic as
infinitely higher in the scale than an
indifferent legislator. Perhaps if they
would go home now, read up and
study the present situation in all of its
lights and shadows, in the light of the
experience they have had this winter
and then come back in extra session
this fall, they would come much near
or the mark, and they would certainly
be in much better shape to meet pub
lie expectation.