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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20

tAEe OF STEEL L.
A contemporary wants TO know, on behalf
Of the. railroads, whether we are to have
amy more granger legislation For our
part, we prefer little more granger and
little less monopoly legislation.
That bugaboo Of the railroads the grange
Is neither the fool NOR the mailman be has %
often been represented to be- His ideas
about railroads may be little crude, and
under some circumstances mischisvouA
but Is rule they are more nearly u
accord with right and strict business
honesty than those Of such men a.
Gould, Huntington, and score Of other no
torious people. For instance, the granger
could never bring himself to believe that ~
selling a bushel Of corn he Is entitled to sell
four bushels. But q railroad or telegraph
company Of the modern type has no hss'-
fancy IN asking the public 10 pay diyiden@
on capital four times Ia excess Of the ID
vestment In plant. OF course the granssi
doesn't know much about such things Du'
despite his ignorance he is able TO grasp iiS
idea that 1t Is not q fair dealing
To Illustrate In single instance bow 'Ds
public are made to suffer by the rapaei'y u
large corporations, we need only refer 70
the case of the Western Union Telegraph
company. Here Is a corporation eaPila
lied at $50, 000, 900, or four times what
ought to be capitalized at. For the guar
ter ending December 81 1t VIII pay dnr
dend Of III per cent, and add t1b6, vo 70 ~
surplus Of "a, 159, CO., This is equal to NOR
than per cent. quarterly on Legitimate "
vestments in the. dullest times, and mus.
make the poor operators whose wages as
being reduced from $40 to goo month 100
that the Western Union Is 8 great and goo'
and humanixing sgency. ~,
On the whole we do not think II hkeiy III -,
hose journals friendly TO the RAILROADS w
make much out Of their war on the grange.
The granger has too many friends snOus
the manufacturers, merchants and snippss
In the large itie5, who In common W.
himself are plagued with high transpol's
ton rates And while no particular einsG
interest Is likely to turn against tne IL, IT,
roads, hard times and high and unyie'oImis s
freight rates are liable TO stimulate unir'el4 ~
legislative interest, especially In the no''D
Wanf
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20
TIE MARTTNSBURG HERALD, SATURDAY, JUNE 2
Miscellaneous.


ToLLEsBoRo, KY.
DR.. S. B. HARTMAN s. Co., Columbus
Ohio.-I keep the largest stock of medi.
cines of any store in Lewis county, with
the exception of a drug store at Vance
burg, our county seat, and am selling
great deal of your PERUNA and MANA
LIN. It is giving the best satisfaction OF
any medicine that ever handled. In one
case the constable for thegprecinct, has
been very sick and low spirited for long
time. For several years he Mas tried all
the doctors here, and we have some good
ones, and they did him no good. After
much persuasion l sold him two bottles
of PERUNA and MANALIN. He took hall,
of the medicine. / could see great
change in him, and now he is as sound
man apparently as there is in this vicinity,
and he says he is entirely well. He ia
a number one man and is highly re-
spected He is satisfied that your medi-
cine saved his life, after all the doctors and
all medicines had failed. Being unac-
quainted with you, | refer you to John
and other business houses of Cincinnati.
RI. GILLESPIE, P. M.
Messrs. Adamson & Shipley, OF
WdyneSDurg, "a, WRITE : fledSe Seflu US
some Ills of Life Immediately. We
are having big run on your medicine,
PERUNA. Instead of dying out, like most
medicines, in course of time, it seems to
be growing in favor. We sell lots of it.
Please send the books soon"
Messrs. Wirthorn & Urban, of Allie
gheny City, Pa, write: Having large
sale for your PERUNA and MANALIN, we
have also many calls for your book, Ills
of Life" Please send us supply ofthem
German and English, and oblige."
S. Wolf s. Son, Wilmot, O., write
Gentlemen We handle your goods, and
they give good satisfaction"
A. 6. Sellards, Greenup, KY, says
Gentlemen am handling your medi-
cines, and having good trade on them
]. c. Saunders, Martinsburg, w Va.
writes Gentlemen = Your PERUNA
sells fast and gives good satisfaction here
We sell more PERUNA than any Other
preparation we handle"
w. Bauer, ST. Mary's, Pa, writes:
"My son is still improving in health
Your PERUNA is just the thing for him.
H. L. Day g. Co., New Vienna, Ohio
write: rs. B. HARTMAN & Co., Column,
bus, Ohio.-Gentlemen Your PERUNA
sells as we'll as any medicine with us
Quite number have told us that PERUNA
is the best thing they ever used"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20

MONTREAL.
NETTEp GEN

MONTREAL NETTED GEN.
The cuts are reproduced, by permission
from Peter Hendefson's catalogue. He sEts
Of the Moptrssl market melon, the one on
the left: 'Ths frpit is Of the largest sine
specimens often weighing twenty pcuiids and
upward. The shape Of this pAloiifk almo,t
round, Hattensd at both epds, and deeply
ribbed, skin green and Melted, fah very
thick and Of flpest flavor"
On the right Is very small melon, the
Melted Gem. 1t is a globe, weighltr no
more than pound and half, I'D II ths
finest, sweetest HaYor The assh is a uals
green and very telder. The Gem Is highly
productive. It is so firm 10 texture TIT il
viii keep nearly week after 1t haa been
picked. THIS mikes IT one Of the best kids
For maFkstng.
Asids ffom the question Of profit in dol,
lars and cents, however, every farmers
table should Be plentiftlly provided with
both musk and watermelons. For brsak.
fast In The hot SUMMER mornings, 1t Is the
custom In cities to eat first of all O dice or
two Of muskmslol 1t Is cooling aid tobips
to thb stomach afa starts It gently hwofk
after its long fast of the night. Honor
bright, is not beginning with this Juicy shd
mstBstic dish an Improvement Cd 'plhe IN
fried pork and greasy p6tatoesl rn'this @ss
it weiild be very good thing for farm pO.
pie to follow city fashions. Therefore have
melon petcR; do, And tend 1t, end eat Of
the fruits thereof.
mIpsect pests are great drawback to melon
raising. Shields and screens have been
Recommended till the plants have grown
strepg. But pyrethrum, or Persian insect
powder, Is d Valuable remedy. II Il The
Persian camomile, and comes In fine yel
low powder, which costs frop IS cents Q
pound UP, according to where it Is bought
It is deedly to small insect life, and no
hurtfpl 70 anything else. Busted over fur
and wo6.ehs, it keeps moths out ef&tually
II keeps bpgs out Of beds, and vernfin frou
destroying plants. A small Bellows can b
purohased BY which this Valuable p6wde
can betblown and sprinkled wB5rev6r 1t
wanted ~
Another excellent muskmelQp is The Gree
Citrop. The Ispahan Is flTst1clksE for u
southern states. Wards Nectar Is high
esteemed for the family garden.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20
BOYS GIRLS

$50, that's one way of catching monkey"
said Mamma Hanley, shutting her book
"They haven't got much sense, then, said
Hsrbie "If they had, they'd pull their
paws out and turn the bottle downside up
and get the corn that way. guess that's
6sh story about monkey, mamma Idon't
believe they'd be so foolish. don't believe
anything would
For answer, Mamma Hanley did a funny
thing. She took china vase off the mantle
piece and dropped piece of candy in it, and
set 1t where the 16-months- old baby, May,
would see it,
Then they all watched her-Mamma Han
ley and Bee and Lulu and Herbie
Baby Mays bright eyes soon spied the
vase, in minute the candy. She put in her
wee hand, but when it was doubled into
wee Est with the candy in it, she couldn't
get 1t out And she wouldn't, no she would
not let go the candy.
How about the monkey story, HerbieY
asked Mamma Hanley, and they all began
to laugh. Come, baby, open your hand
now"
But baby wouldn't open her hand; she
wanted the candy. The poor little wrist
got red, and pretty soon the baby began
to cry, and still she kept her fist doubled
tight up.
II believe I'll have to break the vase"
said Mamma Hanley; and really think she
would II the baby hadn't just then thumped
1t against the table leg, and shivered it in
pieces herself.
"Darep said she; and SO she got her
candy.
We'll, monkeys and babies are all the
some" said Herbie
But Mamma Hanley doesn't think so.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20
BOTTLE TREES.

A gentleman travelling in New South
Wales discovered one of the most curious of
natures freaks in vegetation. 1t was a
group Of bottle trees. Do they not look like
it in shapel 1t might be round bottle with
bunch of lilacs stuck into it. Australia is
country full Of strange things, but here is
certainly one of the oldest of them all.
There were nine trees in the group. They
were from thirty-ave TO sixty feet high
They are Of immense bulk around, too. DR.
Bennett measured one that was thirty-fivs
feet in circumference. The trees are COW
cred with long, sharp leaves
These strange growths were never known
until about 1872. When the bark is tapped
a sweet sap flows from it, something like
sugar water, only more gummy. 1t is re-
freshing drink. The bottle trees are old,
very old They are believed to have been
growing there just as they are, for thou
sands of years Before there were any human
beings at all in those regions it is thought
they were there, looking down upon the
strange monsters that peopled the earth and
waters in those ayes
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20
Small Farm Crops.

The most intelligent writers and agricul-
turists In the south are cesselessly urging
planters there to raise less cotton and more
stock, and hay, OATS fruits and general farm
and garden products. They declare the old
system has passed away, never to return,
and If the agricultural south would be pros
porous and Independent it must recognize
the new order of things. This advice is
quite as sound for the north as for the south
STOCK fed on the farm enriches the land
constantly. A recent writer tells us how
an old mare paid off the mortgage on a farm
IL was done largely by the sale of colts The
STOCK and dairy farmer often grows rich
where the grain farmer fails in the older
states. Many agriculturists, too, have no
idea OF the money there is in fruits and gar
den vegetables
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20
OLD FAMILY GROCERY,
STILL AHEAD!

Having enlarged my storeroom, have
concluded to keep in addition to groceries,
a stock of
DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS,
such as Muslins, Ginghams, Flannels, &c.
FAMILY GROCERIES of all kinds, Sugar,
Coffee, Tea, Flour, Hams, Molasses, Coal
Oil, Tobacco, Cigars, at lowest prices. !
call especial attention to my swine Bit
tiers " and Elderberry Tonics," both
homemade and used as appetizers in sick
ness. Keep also large stock of
OLD HOMEMADE WINES,
Grape, Blackberry, Currant, Wild Cher
ry, &c. Also Coal and Wood.
"a Pure Grape Juice for Communion
purposes. With thanks for past patron
age, Isolicit share in the future.
JOHN sSNODEAL,
Winchester Pike, Martinsburg.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20

Put muIching around the roots Of smap
fruit bushes this month
Wheat reports grow worse and worse. y
Is hoped, however, that the wheat states 9.
the Pacific slope may yet make up 'ns
shortage.
The seventeen year locusts are coming =
predicted by Prof Riley, Of the On,ieo
States chronological department Ine5
have already appeared near Bridgeport, LAs =
renee Co., Ills, and no doubt VIII soon =
heard from all over the country lney o.
great injury to tho trees sometimes py ~
stroying the limbs In which they dsposA
their eggs
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20
M EsTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD,

Time Table in effect May 81, 1885. Daily ex-
cept Sunday. EASTWARD.
Leave Martinsburg, &C. V. r. R.,) 50 a m,
Hagerstown % a m, ar Mechanistown s 81,
Frederick IL 30, York II IS, Westminster 10 3S,
Baltimore ii 20 m.
Leave Hagerstown for Baltimore % q Mp
Is M, for Chambersburg, Waynesboro, and
Shippensburg 45-1l 90 nj and 90 IN.
WESTWARD.
Leave Baltimore 4 40 q IN, Westminster 5 So,
Mechanicsburg 40 a IN, arrive Hagerstown 4
Is, MartinsburgIl 25 m.
Leave Baltimore 90 m and 90 p m. arrive
Hagerstown IL 10 and 8 10 pm. Leave Ship
pensburg 6 10 a MI Is and 2 50 pm, Chambers
As a MI 48 and3 % p m, Waynesboro : 25 "a
m, q and 81 p m, arrive Hagerstown 800 a
m, 3 25 and 5 90 p m.
b. H. GRISWOLD, J. M. HOOD,
General Ticket Agent. Gen1 Manager
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20
Railroads.
CUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD.


On and after Monday, May %, 1885, trains
will run as follows STANDARD Time.)
EASTWARD.
Fast Mail leaves Martinsburg at $50 m.
Bedington Oh, Falling Waters 10, Williams
port station %, Hagerstown 8 SO, Chambers
burg 80, Carlisle 10 49, arrive at Harrisg II Is,
Phila. Is pm.
Mail Express Train leaves Martinsburg at
Opm Bedington 8 81, Failing Waters 400. VIII
Transport Station Is, Hagerstown IS Cham
bersburg 80, Carlisle 6 IS arrive at Harrisburg
at 40, PhiPa. % a. m.
WESTWARD.
Accommodation leaves Harrisburg at 40 q
m, Carlisle 25 Chambersburg 8 50, arrives at
Hagerstown at 10 %, Williamsport Station To-
50, Falling Waters II o., Bedington IL 90, Mar
tinsburg IL 25.
Mail leaves Harrisburg at II 50 p M, Carlisle
IL Is, Chambersburg l As. arrive at Hagerstown
at 2 IS, Williamsport Station 5 Of, Falling Wa
tiers %, Bedington 80, Martinsburg SIS.
Day express leaves Harrisburg at 90, Car
Isle 50, Chambersburg %, Hagerstown 10,
Witlamsport Station 30, Falling Waters z 81,
Bedington A.. arrives at Martinsburg so p. M
w. A. GARD, Agt. j. +, BOYD, Supt,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20

The illustration shows field view Of q
new Watermelon that Is meeting with extra
ordinary favor. The flesh is light crimson
and very tender. The average weight Of
this melon Is thifty-dve pounds. ItEan en-
cellent variety for marketing. 0tber stan
dard yerieties Of waterpelon are the Noun
tain Sprout and the Zee Cream. The Ice
Cream is a white-heshed kind, rich wd
sweet, one Of the best for planting IN The
northern states of the Union Plant water
meloh seeds in large hills, eight feet apart
each way. They win only thrive well on
light, sandy soils.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20

Here is the best riddle that we have s.slI
in some time: Ny second took my first, ar r
using my whole at dinner What is it. At
Is q napkin.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20

& o r R-Trains for Cumberland, Wheel
ing. Pittsburg and west leave Martinsburg at
IL %, II OIL, 10 81 and SO m and II % and 40
m. Trains for Washington and Baltimore
leave at 80 m, SOB, 6pick up. IL 49, II a a m,
and Oh p m, accommodation 5 90.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20
AND BALTIMORE R. R

HANOVER AND BALTIMORE r. R.
On and after May 25, 1884, trains win run and
connect as follows:
WESTWARD.
Leave Hillen Station, BALTIC. 8 s. q m, p M.
through cars 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 m for Hanover.
EASTWARD.
Leave Gettysburg s m. 2 25 m, through
cars for Baltic, connect at Emory Grove with
trains for Frederick and Hagerstown, at
BALTIC. with trains for Washington, Pittsburg,
Phila, New York. A. II. Eiehelberger, Pres.
Hanover, Pa.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20
EAEEMisGARDEN
The Melon Pateb.

In soma localities it Is not vet too ,.,. .
plant melons. The spring has been So ,'e oo, e
and wet that they are late eyervvha.s u
There are seasons, too, which seem II ~ !.
late that the farmer is blue beyond measn. -
He thinks he sees starvation before ~
Yet, when the season does open, our Arr..s
can sun streams down with all penetrs ~
warmth, and forces vegetation from sa.s
to maturity apparently in a few 49, 49,
Thus things are evened up and late ssssoa.
occasionally turn out remarkably frui,tS
Let us hope it win be so this year.
To raise melons most successfully IN a.
family garden it is best to sprout The s.s W
in hot-bed or cold frame early IN ~
season, say-two to three weeks befora A. ne
danger from frost is over. Cut sods sho .us
three by four inches in size. turn A.u'
wrong side up, lay them upon the soil n aa
hot-bed, drop three to four seeds upou ss.S
and cover by sprinkling soil over thsra
They will sprout and grow. and have r..
second leaves by the time 1t is safe to nlsn,
them in the open ground.
MUsK,fELoNs.
A light sandy soil should be chosen ~.
melons. When the time comes for sa,,;r.
out, lift the sods containing the plants 49,
fully. and put them in the places dSirsS
The hills for muskmelons should h. =,
about three feet apart The cut show.
two popular varieties of muskmelon.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20

Here are some exquisite verses by an au-
thor whom we do not know II the boys and
girls do not apprec. ate them now, they will
when they are Il few years olders. And when
they are men All | women, tired of work and
lonely, perhap #ith gray hairs beginning
to come in their heads, they Will know ali
that these We; mean. Some parents make
their chill. think they are nothing but a
bother, c<pels. and vexation, and the
tender little hearts are saddened and made
heavy daily by being made to believe they
are in the way and are not wanted. Such
cruel parents do not deserve to have any
childr n. One of the purest, sweetest en-
joymsnts in life is romping and playing
s.l.I II house full Of merry young ones 1t
Il ives away for the time the heaviest care
al the blacklist gloom. 1t makes the old
nlan and woman young again. Sad, in
deed, however stately, however splendid, is
the house, without any babies. And this
the author Of the poem knew well:
DREAM CHILDREN.
boston Transcript
thrust in the dear Lords wisdom,
lido not question His will;
But oft as l sit In my chamber,
In the twilight, calm and STILL
long for the children's voices,
Ilong for the clinging arms,
As unto my ear they whisper
Their tiny griefs and alarms
And my silent room is peopled
With forms l can almost see,
The forms of the dear dream children
Who cluster about my knee.
II can hear their merry prattle
feel their breath on my cheek,
And my fancy again makes real
The dear ones my heart would See.
And so sport with my children,
And watch their sweet, quaint way,
Till my heart grows heavy with longing
And my eye; are dim as l gaze.
For alas they are but shadows
That out of the darkness grows;
Only the frail dream children
That the heart alone can know
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20
DISSOLUTION Of PARTNERSHIP

The partnership formerly existing between
W. IL: zimmerman and r. F. McCarroll, is this
day dissolved by mutual consent. w. II. Zim-
norman will wind up the affairs of the firm
and assume all debts contracted in the name
oil the firm. June LIST, 1885.
w. H. ZIMMERMAN,
June 6-it. II. f. McCARROLL.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20

mn m 00fAin presents gipen aacdy. Send us
X1IlI UU0vI5 cents postage and by mail you
OLUU, W get re- , package ,s9 Of goods
You in work that will at once bring you in mon
ey faster than anything else in America. All
| about the $500, 900 in presents with each box
Agents wanted everywhere, of either sex, of
all ages, for all the time, or spare time only, to
work for us at their own homes. Fortunes for
all workers absolutely assured. Don't delay.
nv29 II. HALLETT & Co., Portland, Maine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-12-16
Bonaparte Park.

A correspondent, in description of
the present condition of Point Breeze,
the estate Of Joseph Bonaparte at Bor-
dentown, n. j., says:
Born Of an obscure family in Corsica,
he rose with his immortal brother, de.
Tended him with energy and talent as a
member of the Council of Five Hun
dred, became a senator, invaded and
conquered the kingdom of Naples, be-
came Its ruler, and was made tie king
though lever master-of Spain. As
such lie was the peer of such marshals
of France, as Soult Ney, Massena, Jor-
dan, Bessieres, Lannes, Mortier, Vic
tor, MarmOnt, and with France,
''fought all the people of Europe" The
wearing of two crowns had not worn
him out. While at Madrid he studied
the landscape gardening about that sep
ulchral pile Of Philip II, that stands
about thirty miles to the northwest of
the capital and is called the Escurial.
These effects he set out to reproduce at
Point Breeze after the sun of Napoleon
went down forever amid the defeat
and carnage of Waterloo. All, yesi one
thing he did. He declined the crown
of Mexico. He was visited at this very
place by a commission from our neigh
borIy peninsula and rendered it. The
memorable words of his declination are
honey to every lover of this country.
Here they are: Every day pass IN
this hospitable land proves more clearly
TO me the excellence of Republican IN
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-12-16
He Knew the Story.

4 business man on the third floor of
a building on Griswold street, Detroit,
bought ton of coal the other day, and
when boy came up to ask him for the
job of elevating the chestnut he asked
the youth to take a chair, and then
said:
My boy, you should start right in
entering upon the path of life."
Yes, sir-that's what NAV says"
Il was poor boy-a very poor boy
myself at your age"
''Yes, sir-I don't doubt it; you wore
ragged clothes and didn't have half
erough to eat"
Ahem-y-e-s. 1 felt that L would
have to make my own future, and de-
cided to start out right. In the town
where L lived there was a five story
building"
"Yes, sir, and there were offices way
up on the top floor, and no elevator"
"Just so, my boy"
And a man who had an Cflice on the
top floor bought ton of coal, and You
asked him for the job of backing il
up"
LAdClll.
''It was worth fifty cents, but he Of
fered you a quarter, and rather than
lose the job you accepted it. The nlan
took notion to you, secured you Il
place il the Office. and you are to-day
rich, respected, and likely TO be sent 10
" aShington as United States Sena-
tor. know the story like book"
You do! Why, where did you e,sr
lear 1t before?"
Twenty times over right on this very
street, l tumbled to it after carrying
up two tons, and you fellers can't wal
lop me againl''
why, my son, /"
'''S all right, mister; but my terms
are fifty cents spot cash or no Juggling.
Powerful thing that all you chaps who
have been poor and worked up to riches
want penniless cub to work for half
cash and half taffy!"
The occupant Of the office said that
he would reserve the job for some boy
with a meek and humble disposition.