Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-08-08
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS
SHANGHAI NEWS.

The recent rains have caused our peopleto be
more hopeful.
bark mill, with capacity OF one ton per hour.
The business men of our village are preparing
to set up pair of FaiIbank five ton scales ,ior
the accommodation of themselves ana Inc
neighborhood generally.
The picnic. held at Granthams ford, on last
Saturday, was quite pleasant affair during
the early part of the day. In the AFTERNOON
one of our old citizens who is on his first pins
for the second time, announced thAt ne mao
neverbeen whipped or thrown down ana would
therefore declare war against one Of his tribe.
which he claimed had revolted. He at once
marshalled his forces and went into the tray,
which resulted in nothing more than Dadlem-
per, bad language and bad conduct generally.
Perhaps it would be better If our old widoWers
would do their sparkling at home and let young
America run the picnic.
time since as experimenting in the culture OF
silk, informs me that considering the disad-
vantages under which she labored her success
and the food (black mulberry0 was not OF SUI
ficient quantity nor of the best quality. The
white mulberry and Usage orange, which are
the best for their food, is not to be had in this
section. Mrs. X. has planted large NUMBER
of the former, which will be in use in o year or
two She gave me the following particulars
i'll regard to Matching, &C.: The eggs were put
in position for Matching on May 18th. In room
in which the temperature was from 70 to SOo--
They Matched in four days. The SILK worm ex-
lists in four states-eggs larva, chrysays and
adult or image. The worm goes through from
three to four nolts or sickneSSes, the latter be-
ing the normal number. The periods between
these different moltS are called ages. There
being five ofthese ages, including the first from
Matching and the last from the fourth mott to
the spinn ing period. The time between each
of these molts is usually divided as follows
The first period occupies from five to six days
the second four five, the third five, the fourth
from five to six, and the fifth from eight ten.
The time from the Matching and the spinning OF
the Cocoons vary from 80 to 40 days. depending
upon the race of the worm, the quality of the
food, mode of feeding, temperature,&c. All OF
these changes were made and % lbs. of cocoons
manufactured in fifty days from the time the
eggs were put in position TO hatch. Mrs. *.
took great pains to explain all of the workings
to the very many persons who called to see
the new enterprise.
on last Saturday, Aug. LIST, little Meredith.
son of r. A. and Sallie Hiett, aged 2years,
mo- and days, crossed the dark river from
this world to that Home not made with hands
eternal in the Heaven. The word death fills
the heart with pain, but upon the same page
we find the word Heaven-HOme. We know
that the little gems that have grown and flour
ished here for awhile and then pass away, have
only gone to take their places in the great
throng, of which it is written of such is the
kingdom of Heaven.
For our dear one we should not mourn
Angels his spirit to Heaven have borne:
And there round the throne of the glorified One
Is the spirit of him who on earth was our son.