Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-06-01
NO. SO.
ODDS AND ENDS.

During the first quarter of this year
40, 6S5 ernigrants arrived at the port OF
New York
g Justice Day never said one single
word in court during fifty-eight sit
tings Of the Parneu commission.
Some one recently told Henry 1rv-
ing, Jr., that he wonderfully resem-
bled his illustrious father. "Yes, !"
was the reply. I'VE go to the same
tailor"
The government of Chill has for
mally sfgnifed its intention to partici-
pate in the congress of American ma
tons to be held in Washington this
year.
A burglar, arrested in Boston, had
on his breast an India ink picture of a
gravestons, on which was marked
I'm memory of my dear father and
mother"
Despite the talk about Smith being
such common name, those of Green,
White, Brown and Davis beat it in the
United States by is per cent. Even
John is not as common as zoe.
Services for the deaf are held in the
church institute at Sheffield The
preacher speaks into bell shaped re-
ceptacle, from which tubes convey
the sound of his voice to the ear of
each person present.
The system to relieve street traffic
in Paris as proposed by NJ. Berlier con
sists substantially of a system of sub
terranean cast iron tubes, 1S.4 feet in
diameter and about ten miles in total
length.
Not long ago up in Buffalo John
Grabenstetter and wife celebrated the
twenty fifth anniversary of their mar
riage by walking to the church in
which they were married at the head
of a procession of twelve children and
one grandchild.
The second period of the earth's ex-
istence, which is to end with the going
out of the suns light, will terminate
in about thirteen million years. We
speak Of this matter in time, so that
our friends may get in their hay
Martha's Vineyard Herald. ,r,....
In the first two months of this year
the Pennsylvania railroad earned
nearly $4,000, 900, and spent nearly
Sc, 500, 600 in operating the road. That
is pretty large business. Itindicates
the immense Importance and power OF
great railway corporation from a
commercial view. M .-.
A Maine pine tree recently felled at
Bullen's mills was 105 feet long, 3 feet
II inches on the stump, and the first
three outs OF 10 feet each made ], 22e
feet of sawed boards. The top of the
sixth cut, ~ feet from the stump, was
Is inches through.
The speech from the throne" in
Sweden is the genuine article; far diff.
ferent from those at other capitals. II
I is delivered by stalwart King Oscar
himself, clad in white ermine trimmed
with red and gold. wearing a crown
Of gold upon his head and bearing a
jeweled scepter in his hand. He has
a fine voice and lisa graceful and clio
quent orator. ......
The 200 religious denominations Of
England and Wales have now about
$1,000 places OF worship, OF which
rs, S57 have been certified and recorded
by the registrar general. The sitting
accommodation is for between 10, 600
600 and III, 600, 900 persons. The min
istcrs number $4,000, church ant
chapel officials, 1870, 900, and commu
nicants rather moro than 5000, 600
The annual cost of the various efforts
for the reformation of the people il
f16, 00O,000
W. NJ Hyde, of near Sand Hill
Carroll county, Ga, gives tho particu
lars OF rat massacre which occurred
ut his house The rats were grinding
his corn without toll, and, us he wa.
fully able to keep up with his ow!
grinding, he concluded TO Dust III,
tlcspassers He surrounded his crib
building about eight by twelv,
and ten deep, in which was storel
about one hundred bushels of corn
Well equipped with dogs, children ant
clubs, he proceeded TO wake up thi
natives. After the first onslaught thu
corpses OF 2l6 rats were weighed ant
tipped the beam at forty-five pounds.