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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10

An incident in the life of the gift
ed, warm-hearted and lamented
Carlotta Patti, says writer in the
Boston transcript, is well worth re-
cording, although to few persons it
may prove twice.told tale. When
Miss Kellogg's ability was to be
tested many years ago in New York,
a large number of cards was issued
to the musical critics, amateurs and
professionals, to the literary and
theatrical world and to many high in
the social scale, making a formidable
audience for the introduction of the
charming young girl. The tenor
with whom the debutante was intro.
duced was ungenerOus on the occa-
sion, for instead of singing his part,
be merely hummed so much of the air
as was necessary to serve as cue to
the orchestral accompaniment.
Weak and faint were the first notes
of the young novice; weaker and
more trembling they seemed to grow,
as if genuine stage fright had
taken possession of her. Her voice
fiuttered for moment, as if about to
desert her, when, distinct and clear
as Il bell, from the center of the
house, the air was taken up and
carried along until the debatante
gathered courage and heart to show
the high quality she possessed, when
gradually the beautiful voice in the
audience fell away and the difficult
aria was flushed in triumph amid
thunderous applause. The fate of the
future American prima donna was
that morning decided, through the
ready tact and unselfishness of the
little woman in the audience, who
proved to be no other than Carlotta
Patti! "And a charming picture
she made, " says one who saw her,
+" marking the time with her tiny
hand, in her anxiety to help woman
and stranger, placing the very
crown of success on the otherwise
defeated aspiration by the .encour-
agement Of her own exquisite voice;
and never" he adds, "until l hear
the wondrous voice of the angels will
| hear any thing SO sweet as her love.
~ voice at the morning rehearsal SO
many years ago. = n I /. N.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10
SENATOR INGALLS, ON PROHIBITION
In KANSAS.

Kansas has abolished the saloon.
The open dram,shop traffic is as ex-
tinct as the sale of indulgence. A
drunkard is a phenomenon. The
barkeeper has joined the trabadour,
the crusader and the moundbuilder.
The brewry, the distillery, and the
bonded warehouse are known only
to the psychologists. 1t seems in.
credible that among population of
100000 people, extending from the
Missouri River to Colorado, and
from Nebraska to Oklahoma, there
is not place which the thirsty or
hilarious wayfayer can enter, and
laying down his coin demand his
glass of beer. This does not imply
that absolute drough prevails every
where, or that "social irrigation )"
has entirely disappeared. But the
habit of drinking is, dying out.
Temptation being removed from the
young and the lnfirm, they have
been fortified and redeemed. The
liquor-seller, being prescribed an out
law, and his vocation disreptable,
drinking being stigmated, is out of
fashion, and the consumption of in.
toxicants has enormously decreased.
Intelligent and conservative obsery-
ers estimate the reduction at ninety
per cent; it cannot be less than sew.
enty.fiye.
Prohibition prohibits. The pre-
diction of its opponents has not been
verified; immigration has not been
repealed, nor has capital been divert
ed from the State. The period has
been one of unexampled growth and
development.-The Forum for An-
aust.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10

A st. Louis Pawnbroler with Conscience.
~ have had occasion to call on my uuclSP
IN almost every large city In the country
said the drummer, land I'm telling you St
Louis is the hardest place / ever struck.
About six months ago brought up there
dead broke, and, while waiting to hear from
the firm, took dress coat over to pawn
shop to get loan of three or four dollars It
cost me $50 and was almost new.
"How much do ycu want on dotIn asked
the broker, who was an old man.
ssOh, about four dollars" He stepped back,
and held up his hands In amazement and
gasped
my frendt, would you be 50 VERY kind
ash to walk oudti I know yur doan' wish me
no harm, und treatyur ash shentlemanaS
sWhy should go outT'
because my brudder win be in hero FERRY
soon, und doan, like him to find you He
yill look upon you ash crazy, und he may
proceed to fiolence."
'What makes you think I'm crazyr I
asked.
dot coat. Maybe you YES only 70 dish,
but my brudder doan' stop for dot -Four
dollars On dot coat--a-h-hn
ut cost $50" 4
'sWhereP'
SIN Boston,
"Ahl Dot accounts for him. Ny frspdt,
do you know what mako sooch coat fort
Three dollar, sir"
SIS it poSsiblein
dot tailor mako SCI out OF you stick ash
grease. It vas poor cloth, poor make, und
one shoulder vas Topped"
"Well. how much viii you advance ON itf'
"Feefty cent"
'sWhatl That's an INSULT"
please doan' shpoak 50 loud. My bruddSr
may come in any time, und he vas ferry 20
lent If you shpeak lout."
"But don't want to DO insulted Givems
that coatn
"Of course; but please doan' go away mat
l like to please all customers. Dot vas my
way of advertising my peesneSs. Maybe Twas
mistaken, und I ask you question
what is itf'
please doan' be mad, for l vas your
frendt like to ask II you want dot money
to run away ont Maybe you vas going to
abscont"
And maybe you was an internal old liarl"
"Den you doan' run avayl My frendt, dot
lifts great burden Off my back. Twas afraid
of you. vas afraid might help you on der
road to ruin, und mako low oifor. You
yhas all right, und now take dot coat und
gn you one dollar. If my brudder como IN,
doan' tell him how mooch gif. He vas 10
lent II l let sentiment influence mo IN PEGS
ness. Now York Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10

Two years ago Mt. Holly lad
who had saved $500 and whose
heart was fixed on business career,
took a business course, and then be-
came a store clerk; he loaned his
money to his employer, who failed
shortly afterward, and his poor clerk
lost all he had. The blow affected
his brain, and he has been crazy
since, the other day he wandered
off from his boarding place near
Carlisle, and after being missed for
sometime was recognized and recov-
cred at Harrisburg.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10

AN UNHEALTHFUL AUGUsT.-It
will be wise if people living in the
neighborhoods visited by the copious
rainfalls Of July take precautions to
guard themselves against the diseases
which must almost necessarily result
from the recent unusual precipitation.
Should August prove to be hot
month it will probably be marked by
more than its share of sickness. This
applies to both town and country, and
care will be as necessary in one as
in the other locality. The phenom-
email rainfall of July, following, as it
did, a wet June, has thoroughly sat-
urated the ground and the walls of
buildings with moisture. Many eel
lars have also been flooded, and even
where such an inconvenience has not
resulted Easements must for some
time to come be damp and musty I'M
less they are located on very dry soil
and are well ventilated. Where the
most favorable conditions do not ex-
ist every effort should be made to
keep the air in cellars dry and pure.
If this is done the foul atmosphere
will permeate the whole house and
be inhaled by every occupant. In the
country extra precautions will have
to be taken about exposure to the
night air by lingering on porches and
sitting by open windows. The turf
and the dense foliage of the trees are
completely saturated with moisture,
which as soon as the sun sets give off
damp and unwholesome exhalations.
Another danger to be guarded
against is the drinking of water. The
violent raiGfalls have swept an unus-
ual extent of country and washed the
surface drainage into the large
streams with out the usual time for
the water to deposit the sediment.
Cities which draw their water supply
from the rivers are now feeling the
effects IN being compelled to use
muddy, forbidding beverage. But as
the supply is constantly renewed, the
result will hardly be as deleterious in
town as in the country, where the
Summer clearinghouse drinking
water is often taken from springs
and shallow wells. The condition of
provisions ought also to be carefully
inspected and as small supply as
possible kept on hand. Ice chests, in
the damp, humid atmosphere which
is almost certaian to prevail this
month, are more likely to be a source
of disease than of sweetness and
health.
There is one class that will have to
be guarded with unusual care if it is
to be carried safely through the next
four or five weeks, and that is very
young children. No part of the popti-
lation is so susceptible to the condi-
ton of the atmosphre, and as they are
confined largely to the house, they
are particularly liable to diseases re-
sulting from bad ventilation.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10
A PROTECTIVE TARIFF VS.. M0N0P'
OILY.

Among the efforts to popnlarize
the policy of free foreign trade is the
charge that Protection encourages
monopoly" the absorption under
one control of some entire line of
business, and resultant advance in
price of the product thus controlled.
Such tactics may be ingenious, and
not without influence with the
unwary, but upon examination the
charge will be found defective IN
lacking facts for it's support. Com
binations there are plenty, and when
these get matters in hand they are
quite certain to turn their advantage
to personal gain, without fear OF law,
or sympathy for purchasers of pro.
ducts. But they are IN no wise
chargeable to our protective policy,
nor confined to the United States,
Ii there be any truth in the conten-
tion of free trade advocates that
Protection enhances prices, its effect
must be to render combinations more
difficult, by requiring larger sums of
money for maintaining control of the
markets.
The fact is that one of the first
combinations for forcing up prices
was formed in Great Britain shortly
after Richard Golden and other free
trade statesmen had secured changes
in the British fiscal policy. This was
among the tin.plate manufacturers,
and the " trust then organized has
been pretty solidly preserved to the
present time-so we'll in fact that
every effort to encourage the manu-,
facture of tin.plates in this country
at once encounters the vigorous
opposition Of those who reflect Eu
glish opinion this side the Atlantic.
The fallacy of charging trade con-
binations TO Protection becomes
apparent by glance at two just now
especially prominent-the Standard
Oil Company and the Coffee Corner.
No tariff is laid on either crude
petroleum or coffee. and the fact is
the latter is not produced IN this
country at all. The case with sugar,
just now forced to an Unfortunately
high figure, differs only in so far as
but tlthe of the quantity involved
is of domestic production. The in
tluences operating to- corner" these
and other products are found just as
potent in England as here; in fact
effOrst in that direction become effec-
tive. only by control of foreign
markets, made possible by the
cooperation of foreign capital.
Our tariff is no more responsible
for the existence of combinations for
putting up prices of products than it
is for the agreement between rail-
roads to keep up their freight and
passenger charges, the combination
of gas companies to make city
patrons pay high price for lights,
oraresolution of farmers ina neigh.
borhood to hold their wheat until a
certain price is offered.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10
1d,eness is a Daugerous Fault

In the kidneys. When inactive they speedily
fall in disrepair Those obstinate and fatal
maladies, Bright's disease and diabetes, ensue
with terrible certainty upon the inaetion Of
the organs affected. Catarrh of the bladder,
enuresis. gravel and strangury are also to be
from a partial paralysis of the
bladder of which weakness and sluggishness
are the causes. Hostetter's stomach Bltters
is n fine tonic and promoter of activity for the
renal organs, and one which can be relied
upon to afford them the requisite stimulus
without exciting them-an effect 10 pc reared
commerce, A further benefcent effect of the
Bitters, by renewing activity of the Kidneys
is TO enable them to drain from the plood IN
ductive of rheumatism and dropsy. Nervous
ness, fever and ague, constipation ana dys-
pepsia are conquered by the B1tters.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10
TWO PAPERS FOR THE PRICE OF
ONE
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The Long Evenings are Coming.

The season of longevenings is approach
ing, when farmers, laborers, and their
families. will have little more leisure
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10
p. G. HUNTER,
rs n. Queen st. Martinsburg.
FUf@ nhDFni Is on file in Philadelphia
MIN PAFEK at the Newspaper Adyer
9 \ nsa.sHs Using Agency Of Messrs
~, w. AVER q SON. our authorized agenR

One of the school boards of Harri-
son county, w. Va, has abolished
corporal punishment for the schools
under its supervision.
The contract for building the new
Insane Asylum at Spencer, Roane
county, w. Va, was awarded to an
Athens, Ohio, contractor. for the
sum of $4,000.
Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson beats the record. He has
removed 5000 more postmasters in
the same space of time than did
Mr.. Villas. sol
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10

The battle with the deryishes in
which their leader, WadEl N,JDmi,
was killed and his 5000 followers
killed or put to route by English and
Egyptian troops, brought M end, for
the present at least, TO the lighting
on the Nile,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10
Knew the Disease.

Mrs. Doser-And how Is your daughter
now, Mrs. Smith, fr m.
Mrs. Smith-Ever since she left town sho
has suffered terribly from ennuil
Mrs D.--Why doesn't she take somo Of old
DR.. Hxem's pills. They're tho best thing in
tho world for it. Old ZOO Bowser, up at the
aims house, suffered everything from IL, but
one box Of Fxemis pills cured him COM
pletely. -Boston Transcript. u
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10
Bucklnn'S Arnica SalVn.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fee
yer Sores, letter. Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
25 cents per box. For sale by E. G. Will
liams. ,Jr.. & Bro.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10

The Commercial Traveller at Lunch.
Guest to restaurant table girD-What
have you got for dinneri
Table Girl - Observation-Disclosures
Observation-Disclosures iedpotatoesIndia-
acknowledgements
Guest-Give me tho third, fourth, fifth,
sixth, eighteenth and nineteenth syllables--
Lawrence American.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10
Fathcrly solicltude.

Mrs. Skinnphlint Canxiously) james, 1 ana
alarmed about Johnny. He has boen away
all the afternoon. am afraid ho Is lost.
Mr.. Skinnphlint-Its more likely no has
run away for good. And it's bcen only threo
weeks since l had that boy vacclnated.
(Glooomily)-Cost mo a dollar. Chicago
Tribune
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10

Harry Seybould, individual book
keeper in the Bank of Wheeling, w.
Va, was arrested for stealing a
package containing $4,000 and con.
fessed that he found the temptation
too strong to resist.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10

Congressman Williams, of Dayton,
o., says Foraker will be elected
governor by 10000 majority and he
expects to see Murat Halstead
elected the next United States sena-
tor from Ohio and Major Mckinley
the next speaker of the House.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10

Officer Sullivan ION Boston Common)-
Which one o. tn nobs are yer wor-rkin' for
now, Norahl
Baby Endicutt breaking ip)-Elinorah,
when you arc fatigued conversing with that
intensely plebeian person, you Will confsr a
favor by perambulating mo TO my fathAr's
residence on Commonwealth avenue.-Hcrib-
ner's Magazine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10

No Medicine in the world is in better
repute or more widely known than
Ayers Sarsaparilla. As safe and GER
tain remedy for all manner of blood dis.
ORDERS. leading physicians and druggists
everywhere recommend it in preference
to any other.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10

Horribly Ugly Woman-Plase, mum, the
intelligence mon sint mo hore; he said as how
yer wanted gurril
Mrs. Blinks (nearly fainting at the sightl--
I-I-but stop, I viii hire you, but not as .
house girl. Are you willing to h. at to q
teacher to be taught another way to earn
your liyingP
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10

Much injury is done by the use of irri.
tating, gripping compounds taken as pur.
gatives. In Ayers Pills. the patient has
a mild but effective cathartic, that can
be confidently recommended alike for
the most delicate patients as well as the
most robust.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10
Barnum, the FrIend of the Poor.

Mrs. Finnegan -Murty, go out an buy a
goat, to wancel
Mr.. Finnegan-A goat, an fwat forI
Mrs. Fnnegan-We can kapo her illigant
ehape now De circus poshtsrs are oop all
over dc town an she kin fade on thin, boz
gorral-IAwrenco American.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10

Mother-in-Law - Charles, whenever
yo1 are ready to show me the brindle
bull / viii go with you.
Son-in-Law-You had better put on
something warm. Your red shawl viii
do.-Boston Herald.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10

Mra Nuborder-fhst's . very pretty mot
70 you are working, Mrs. Browne Hash.
Learn tosay No.H 1sit for your sonl
I'M. Browne 3ash--No, it's Tor the dining
room. 6Bdstcn 6asstte.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10

Patient-Well, doctor, what do you think
Of the swelling on the back Of my necki
Doctor-I don't Ike the looks Of 1t, as IT IL
On very dangerous place. 80 my advice TO
you Is to keep your eye on it.-Texas Siftings
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10

81 often feel an aching void.' remarked
young Ritxpercy TO Miss Suzie.
u am sorry you are troubled with chronic
haadaehs,s rapaisd the girl, syppatheticallY.
-rittsbusg Chronicle Telegraph.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10

"Well, III have you educated for type
writer. My husband says he wants one. ~
Now York Weekly
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10
LIGHT & SHADOWS

To stand under the skylight day after day,
expecting to make a success of every picture.
of every face,-to select the best view and OBJ
tain q good expression from each sitter, is a
work that requires greater amount of brains
than is generally allotted to us mortals; great
the operator must have, and use them all the
time, and then he will hear complaints. On
the other hand there are many pleasant and
encouraging things. Says one, Il shall never
get done thanking you for the perfect pictures
of my sainted father and mother" " You
caught the sweetest expression of my dear
qabe, says fond mother. SO reader you see
there are other lights and shadows in photog-
raphy than those on the face of a sitter.
HUNTER. the leading photographer in Mar
tinsburg and successful portrait maker, sees
the best points in each face as it is presented,
uses Judgment in lighting and posing the face
sitters in a good humor by being agreeable
himself and is master of the situation. Every
thing systematic. No excitement. All that's
required to make n good portrait. Call and see
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10
NEW FIRM |!

j
AT WEST END. THEo. BUsER in
forms his friends and the public that he
has opened new stock and fresh supply
of NOTIONS, GROCERIES, TOBACCO,
CIGARS, &C., which will be sold cheap
for cash. Give him call and you'll
find his goods and prices satisfactory.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-10

He Had Pretty Blue Eyes. but He Was a
Holy Terror, All the Same-Recital of
One of His Most Daring Deeds-How
Pat Garrett Got the Drop ON Him.
The National tribune., 1889-03-07
THE vICE-PREsIDENT.
The Inauguration of Mr.. Merton as President OF
the Senste-SwearinG in the New Senate-the
People Who We're There.

The Inauguration of Mr.. Merton President of
the Sepate-SwearinS in the New SenRte-the
People Who We're There.
The Senators pretty generally and many
of the Representatives were assembled in the
Senate Chamber before IL o'clock, and many
more of the Members of the House drifted in, q
few at time, till at the hour assigned for them
to march in in body, there was only a handful
to do the marching. VIM. Walter Phelps was
the last to enter.
Mr.. Blaine came in at side door, and mod
estly took his seat near thereto, but he was
spied out by the crowd and the cheering that
ensued called everyhody's attention TO him.
Senator Hale then escorted him to a more
prominent seat, and the applause WAS renewed
with increased vigor. which spirit of disorder
in this sanctuary of order was promptly re-
bnked by Senator ingalls,. The venerable Han
nibal Hamlin sat at the right of the President
pro tenn. and many new faces that will soon be
familiar were seen here and there. The new
Senators and Gen. John w. Noble, the new
head of the Interior Department, had seats on
the floor.
At 11:30 the Diplomatic Corps marched in
and were given seats in the second row on the
Democratic side. Their gay uniforms attract
ed much attention, but the ladies in the gallery
decided that they were not half as good-l0okiug
men as our own plain, everyday citizens. The
Chinese and the Coreans retained their head
coverings through the whole ceremony, as
seemed quite appropriate, since, like the ladies,
they all wear skirts The little Japs are more
progressive and have adopted an American
costume of military blue, and left their hats
in the marble-room; but even they gratified
their Oriental love of display with the gold
buttons and braid that almost covered them.
, A military stripe down their pantaloons was
composed of gold passamenterie at least an
eighth of yard wide. They all wore white
gloves, and in spite of this trying color their
hands looked tiny enough for women.
The South American Legations were gayest
of all, their clothing being mass of red and
gold that almost covered the original material,
which in some instances was of the most start
ling shade of light blue or white.
Old Time proving too fast for so bad day,
Capt. Bassctt appeared with lopgsgaS-lighter
and set the clock back, so it happened that the
Justices of the Supreme Court, who marched
in later in their somber funereal gowns, came
at exactly the same time, By The clock, that the
| foreigners did, and were given the row Of seats
! right in front of them.
/ The venerable Assistant Doorkeeper had to
perform his manuver with time three times
before the Presidential party finally arrived
Mr.. Cleveland and his Cabinet first, and were
/ seated in the front row on the Republican side
The Executive gallery was full to overflow
| ing all save the seat reserved for Mrs. Cleve.
land and the Cabinet ladies, which, as on the