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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18
AN IMMORTAL NAME.

Do his countrymen exaggerate his
virtues Listen to Guizut. the his
torian of civilization: Washington
did the two greatest things which in
politics it is permitted to man to at
tempt. He maintained by peace the
independence of his country which he
conquered by war. He founded free
government in the name of the prin-
ciples of order and by re-establishine
their sway Hear Lord Erskine,
the most famous of English advo-
Gates: g You are the only being for
whom l have an awful reverence"
Remember the tribute of Charles
James Fox, the greatest parliamen.
tary orator who ever swayed the Brit
ish House of Commons: Illustrious
man before whom all borrowed great
ness sinks into insignificance." Con-
template the character of Lord Broug-
ham, pre-eminent for two generations
in every department of human activi-
ty and thought, and then impress up
on the memories of our children his
deliberate judgment: Until time
shall be no more will test of the pro-
gress which our race has made In wis
dom and virtue be derived from the
venerstion paid to the immortal name
of Washington"
Chatham, who, with Give, conquer
ed an Empire in the East, died brok-
en-hearted at the loss of the Empire
in the West, by follies which even
his power and eloquence could not pre-
vent. Pitt saw the vast creations of
his diplomacy shattered at Austerlitz,
and fell murmuring: My country!
how l leave my country!' Napo-
leon caused noble tribute to Wash
ington to be read at the head of his
armies, but, unable to rise to Wash
ington's greatness, witnessed the vast
structure erected by conquest and &C.
mented by blood, to minister to his
own ambition and pride, crumble in
to fragments, and an exile and priso-
ner he breathed his last babbling OF
battle-fields and carnage. Washing
ton, with his finger upon his pulse,
felt the presence of death, and calmly
reviewing the past and forecasting
the future, answered to the summons
of the grim messenger, 1t is WE'LL"
and as his mighty soul assembled to
God the land was deluged with tears
and the world united in his eulogy.
Blot out from the page of history the
names of all great actors of his time
in the drama of nations, and preserve
the name of Washington, and the
country would be renowned.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18

| TRACES OF A VANISHED RACE
A Charleston, w. Va, despatch TO
the New York SIN says: The cree.
ton of the new government dam In
the river near this city has hidden
from sight the famous "picturcrock,"
one OF the familiar landmarks of the
Kanawha Valley, and one which has
occasioned much wonder and fruitless
speculation. The rock was located
near the mouth of Paint Creek, and.
while the river was in its natural con.
dition, was visible at low water every
summer. Some years ago a part of
the stone was removed for building
purposes, an act of vandalism which
should have been prevented Mt all
hazards, and now the remainder is
submerged at all seasons of the year.
When whole the surface of the "pic.
tured rock" was about twenty by
thirty feet in extent, and was covered
with representations of animals, fish
and fowls, carved deep in the smooth
surface. On one side were the figures
OF man and bear, the latter being
about life size. Nearby was a buffalo
track; and a short distance away was
the representation of large fish and
number of footprints, evidently no.
presenting the imprint of a chiId,s
feet. The work was evidently done
by prehistoric people, as the traditions
OF the valley are that the representa-
lions were on the stones when the first
white men visited the region, and
that they then bore unmistakabJe
signs of great age. being water-worn
and smooth.
The vicinity of Paint Creek Is rich
in aboriginal and prehistoric relics,
and volume might be written Of the
discoveries which have been made
there. Almost every excavation
brings to light something ofinterest
to the antiquarian, and there is every
evidence that in past ages the valley
was thickly peopled by an unknown
race, probably contemporary with the
mound builders of the Ohio valley.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18
The Educational Column.
d.. 9oHa, @. ssYt, Falling Waters, WA,

ESTEEMED HERALD IL trust
this will not be considered as an in
trusion. l am not teacher, but am
one who is greatly interested in edu.
catiOnal welfare. Therefore would
like to say few words, use little
Partially in behalf of the teachers,
then get aboard the train for home.
have enjoyed the good letters that
have greeted the Educational Col.
nmn for sometime past, and have
stored mp isany good lessons from
them. ! enjoyed the good advice
thrown out on school management,
and the practical ways of
the different branches. School
teaching in my estimation is the
grandest of professions. What is
grander than the cultivation of the
human mind? The mind was made
for action and when properly trained
it works according to exquisite laws
which we the finite have not as yet
been able to fully explore. True
teachers have resting upon them q
great responsibility, the enormity OF
which many fail to realize or COM
prehend. just think of the rising
generation being placed in the hands
of few individuals, comparatively
speaking, then apprehend if you can
what calamity might result from a
small blunder at present. Then there
is class Of people who do not APP
preciate the labors of a teacher as
they should. Their ideas of school
teaching are very vague. They i'm
agine it an easy job, big pay and
nothing much to do. If their chill
dreu do not "get through the rith-
matte and spellin' book " as they say,
every few weeks, the teacher is of
no account whatever in their estima-
ton. They seem to think the longer
the lessons and the faster they get
through their books the better.
While it is not the amount we 90
over, but what we understand that
benefits US. They of course say
many unpleasant things about a
teacher, but it don't hurt him q mite
in the sight of the wide awake and
intelligent class of people. Yet it
makes the teacher himself feel a
sort of "gOneness " that is not at
all pleasant or agreeable. Yet teach.
ers have much to make them proud
of their calling. b.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18
w ESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.

Connecting with Shenandoah Valley r. Il. at
Hagerstown. Time table in effect Dec. I'd, 1855
TRAINS EAST.
Waynesboro, hambersburg, ShippenSburg
leave Williamsport % and 10 50 m, 40 D.
m, Hagerstown 40 ii 05 m, 6 IS p m, Smith
burg O6, II % a. M, IS pm.
m, Hagerstown 45, Edgemont Is, Freder-
lex junction Ii. Emory Grove 10 80, arrive at
Baltimore II 20 a m, Washington ~. Phila.
Mail leaves Williamsport 10 m, Hagers-
town %, Edgemont w, Frederick Junction
los, Emory Grove 81 arrives at Baltimore Il
p m. Washington 05. Phila. 10 p m.
TRAINS WEST.
Mail leaves Hitler Station, Balto., s 90 o m,
ton 10 26, Edgemont II Al. Hagerstown, - Is,
WilliamspOrt II 80 p IN.
Trains leave Hillen for Union Bridge at IS
a m, B Is and q 35 m.
Through Passenger leaves Baltimore at %
m, arrives at Emory Grove 03, Frederick
Junction %, Edgemont 35, Hagerstown 05.
Emmitsburg r. K. daily except Sunday }
Trains South b will leave Diminishing at 80
IN and J 20 and 5 40 m, arriving Rocky
North will leave Rocky Ridge at 10 40 m and
10 and 50 m, arriving Emmittsburg ii 10 a
m and 80 and 06 p IN.
Baltimore and Cumberland Valley II. R.
Trains leave East, daily except Sunday. Ship
pensburg As a m and Is and so m, Cham
bersbarg is m and d Ss and p M Way
Edgemont 10 m. and So and Is m.
Trains leave West. daily except Sunday.
Edgemont 6 S. and II ~ and IS IN, Waynes-
boro 10 m, and 1900 IN and I 81 p m. Cham
bersburg 81 m, and II % and s IS y m, ar
irving Shippensburg 10 IN, and 10 and 10
p m.
frederick Division Pennsylvania r. R.-Dai-
ly except Sunday. Trains for Frederick leave
Junction at 10 80 m, and 81 p m. Trains for
Taneytown, Littlestown and York leave juno
ton at IS a m. and 3 AZ pm.
Ask for tickets via Western Maryland II. r.
Il. H. GRISWOLD, j. NJ. HOOD,
Gen. Passenger Agent. Gen. Manager.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18
THE MARTINSBURG HERALD SATURDAY, MAY Is, 1880

the sexagesimal, which counted by
sixties. Why that number should
have been chosen is clear enough,
and it speaks well for those ancient
Babylonian merchants. There is no
number which has so many divisors
as sixty.
The Babylonians divided the suns
daily journey into "a parasangs or
100 stadia. Each parasang is about
a German mile, and Baby lonian as
tronomers compared the progress
made by the sun during one hour at
the time of the equinox to the pro
gress made by good walker during
the same time, both accomplishing
one parasang. The whole course OF
the sun during the twenty-four equi.
noctlal hours was fixed at "a para.
sangs or 100 stadia, or $50 degrees.
This system was handed on to the
Greeks, and Hipparchus, the great
Greek philosopher, who lived about
$50 B. c., introduced the Babylon
ian hour in to Europe. Ptolemy,
who wrote about $50 A. D., and
whose name still lives in that of the
Ptolemaic system of astronomy, gave
wider currency to the Babylonian
way of reckoning time. 1t was
carried along on the quiet stream of
traditional knowledge through the
Middle Ages, and, strange to say, it
sailed down safely over the Niagara
of the French revolution. For the
French, when revolutionizing
weights, measures, coins and dates,
and subjecting all to the decimal
system of reckoning, were induced
by some motive to respect our clocks
and watches, and allowed our dials
to remain sexagesimal, that is Baby.
lonian, each hour consisting of sixty
minutes. Here You see again the
wonderful conference of the world,
and how what we call knowledge is
result of AN unbrOken tradition of a
teaching descending from father to
son.-FOrtaightly Reoieac.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18
ORIGIN OF READING, WRITING AND
ARITHMETIC.

The Alphabet is of Phoenician
origin. Much the same characters
that we now use are found on the
ancient monuments of Egypt.
The Egyptians handed their letters
to the Ph0enicians, the Phoenicians
to the Greeks, the Greeks to the Ro.
mans, and the Romans to lis. All
the Semetic alphabet also, as used
in Persian and Arabic, and the more
important alphabets of India, Cey-
Ion. Burmah and Siam, all come in
the end from Phoenicia and Egypt.
The whole of Asia, except that part
of it which is overshado wed by Chi
nese influence, Europe, America,
Africa and Australia, so for as they
write at all, all write Egyptian hero
glyphics. The chain has never been
broken, the stream of evolution is
more perfect here than anywhere
else.
Reading and writing, therefore,
have come to us from ancient Egypt.
But whence did we get our arithme-
tics When I say my arithmetic |
do not mean our numerals only, or
our knowledge that two and two
make four. That kind of knowledge
is home grown, and can be traced
back to that common Aryan home
from which we derive our language,
that is to say, our whole lntellectu-
al inheritance. | mean our numerical
figures. There are many people
who have numerals, but no nu-
merical figures like our own. There
are others, such as the Chiquitos in
Columbia, who count with their fin.
gers, but have no mineral at all
at least we are told so by the few
travellers who have visited them.
There are others again who have a
perfect system of numerals; but who
for numeral notations depend eth.
er on an abacus or on such simple
combinations OF strokes as we find
in Egypt, Phoenicia, Babylon, Chi.
ma, Iadia, and even among the red
skins of America. There are others
again who, like the Greeks and the
Hindus, use certain letters of their
alphabet instead of, under certain
circumstances, figures.
Whence, then, did we get our fig
ures9 We call them Arabic figures,
and that tells its own tale. But the
Arabs call them Indian figures, and
that tells its own tale likewise.
Our figures came to us from the
Arabs in Spain, they came to them
from India, and you consider what
we should be without figures, from
one to ninef When am sometimes
told that the Hindus were mere
dreamers and never made any use.
full discovery, such as our steam en-
gines and electric telegraphs, I tell
my friends they invented that with.
out which mechanical aud electrical
science could never have become
what they are that without which
we should never have had steam en-.
gines or electric telegraphs-t they in
vented the nought, the sign for moth
ing, one Of the most useful discov-
cries ever made, as all the mathe-
maticians will tell you.
FIVE are Egyptians whenever we
read and write, and Indians when
ever we do our accounts, we have
only to look at our watches to see
that we are Babylonians also. For
why is our hour divided into sixty
minutes, each minute into sixty sec.
onds, and so forth Simply and
solely because i'll Babylonia there
existed, 10y the side of the decimal
system of notation, another system,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18
A GREAT DISCOVERY!
HOLDSTEIN'S AROMANNA !

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call at A. NJ. GILBERT'S
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18

The Bald-Knob leaders, Dave and
William Walker and John Mathews,
were hanged in Ozark, Mo. The
rope broke anG Matthews fell to the
ground. The Walkers were drawn
up again and slowly strangled after
which Matthews, gurgling and
groaning from his previous exper-
fence, was taken back on the scat
fold and hanged.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18
A Tame Job.

The members of the gubernatoriaI
contest committee must feel that
they are wasting time. There isn't
a Democrat on the committee who
has forgotten the attitude of his
party last winter, when every line OF
the Constitution relating to the open
ing and declaring of the returns was
nulIified by the solid Democratic
vote.
There were Democrats who didn't
quite like the job, but they we're
wrestled with until they saw it, as
the leaders saw it, and they voted
as the leaders said. If they had no
regard for the Constitution, how
much will they have for the evi.
dence? Unless the skies fall, every
Democrat in the Legislature will
vote to seat Judge Fleming.-Intel.
hgencer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18

More papers are published in
America than in all the rest of the
world combined. Last year the IT,
lot periodicals of this country print.
ed the enormous aggregate Of 9, $685..
566, 500 copies-enough to supply
every man, woman and child on
earth with two copies.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18
Railroads.
baltimore & OHIO RAILROAD,

Time table In effect May 18th, 1889.
WESTWARD
No Chicago and Pittsburg Limited Daily
leaves BALTIC 10 20 m. Wash II ~ a IN and q r
rives Martinsburg l Is m. PittsbIrg 80 p
m, Chicago 10 So a m, connects for Berkeley
Springs except Sunday.
more D m. Washington p m arrive at Mar.
tinsburg m. Cincinnati IS a m. 81 Loui,
50 p m. Connects for Berkeley Springs daily
No Plttsburg Express Daily. leaves Baiti'
more 40 p 10, Washington s 40 p m. arrive
Martinsburg 10 50 p m. Pittsburg goa m. Con.
meets for Berkeley Springs saturdays only.
No Chicago Limited Daily, leave Phila 4;
m. BALTIC p m, Washing 8 p m, arrives Mar.
tinsburg Il 10 p IN. Chicago 40 am.
No . Cincinnati and Wheeling Express
Daily, leaves Baltimore 10 10 p m. Washington
ii Is m. arrive Martinsburg /. . m, Cincin-
natl 45, st Louis As m.
No Ii BALTIC and keyser Accommodation
Martinsburg 40 am. Stops at all stations
connects for Berkeley Springs except Sunday.
No 10 BALTIC and Grafton Accommodation
30 a N. arrive Martinsburg 07 p m. Stops
at all stations, connects at Hancock for Berke-
ley Springs and Green Spring Run for ROM
No SO Harper's Ferry and Martinsburg Ac-
commodation Daily except Sunday. leaves
Harper's Ferry 7 sop m. arrives at Martinsburg
40 I'M. Gets connection from BALTIC and in
termediate stations.
EASTWARD.
No Chicago Limited Daily, leaves Martins
burg 30 m. arrive Washington IL As, BALTIC
p m. Phila 05. New York 50 p m.
No 2 Cincinnati Limited Daily. leaves Mar
tinsburg l! 81 m. arrives Washington IS p
m. BALTIC 50, Phila IS, New York s % p m
Connects at Harpers Ferry for Valley and at
Wash juno for Frederick except Sunday.
No 4 Cincinnati and Wheeling Express
Daily. leaves Martinsburg Al IN. arrives at
Washington so. BALTIC 4 so. Phila 40. New
York 10 43 q m.
No 6 Chicago and Pittsburg Limited Daily
leaves Iss Martlnsburg 2O4 M. arrives Wash %,
meets at Wash juno for Frederick.
No III Pittsburg Express Daily, leaves Mar
tinsburg so O m, arrives Wash Z 10, BALTIC %,
Phila IL m, New York As m.
No II Piedmont and Baito Accommodation
Dally except Sunday. stops at all stations.
Leaves Martinsburg 10 40 m, arrives at BALTIC
via the old line at o. D m. Connects at Wev-
erton for Hagerstown and Frederick June for
Frederick,
No Is Grafton Accommodation and Pitts
burg, Washington and Baltimore Express
Daily. leaves Martinsburg % p m, arrives
Wash 30 p m. BALTIC 8 30 p m. Stops at all sta
ton west Wash juno. Connects at Harper's
Ferry for Winchester, at Weverton for Hagers-
town and at Wash June for Frederick except
Sunday,
No 40 Martinsburg and Harper's Ferry Ac-
commodation Daily except Sunday. leaves
Martinsburg at 10 a m, arrives at Harper s
Ferry q m. Stops at all stations, connects at
Harper's Ferry for BALTIC and stations on VAL
ley Branches, G. w. SANTMAN.
Ticket Agent, Martinsburg.
CHAs. o. SCULL,
Gen. Pass. Agent
THOS M KING
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18
CONSUMPTION Surely Cured.

To THE EDIToR.-Please inform your read
ers that have positive remedy for the
above named disease. By Its timely use
thousands ofhopeless cases have been perma.
nently cured, shall be glad to send two bot.
ties of my remedy FREE to any of your read
ers who have consumption II they will send
pectfuily,
Il. A.SLOCUM. NJ. c., ISL Pearl ST.. N. Y.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18
THoS. NJ. KING,
Act. Gen. Manager, Baltic, Md.
CUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD.

On and after Sunday, Dec. Ii, 1885, trains
will run as follows: STANDARD Time)
EASTWARD.
Fast Mail leaves Martinsburg at 90 m
Bedington II, Failing Waters Z Is, williams
port Station %, Hagerstown 45, Chambers
burg 81, Carlisle o 81, arrive at Harris'g 10 %
Phila. % pm.
Mail Express Train leaves Martinsburg at
3 lOpm. Bedington 80, Falling Waters 32S, Viii
Transport Station 10, Hagerstown 90, Cham
bersburg SO. Carlisle III arrive at Harrisburg
at o..
WESTWARD.
70. Express leaves Harrisburg at Is "a.
m, Carlisle s. 5, Chambersburg "a, arrives at
HagerstoVn at 7 %.
Mail leaves Harrisburg at 45 m, Carlisle
8 30. Chambersburg 9 so, arrive at Hagerstown
at 10 40, WilliamspOrt Station II 90, Falling Wa
tiers ii 10, Bedington II IL, Martinsburg Ii 80.
Fast Line leaves Harrisburg at 8 is, Car
Isle 49, Chambersburg 45 Hagerstown 6 80,
Wil!iamsport Station a, Falling Waters q 81.
Bedington 03, arrives at Martinsburg Is pm
W. A. GARD, Agt. j. +. BOYD, Supt.
ii. A. RIDDLE. General Passenger Agt.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18

When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria,
when she was Child, she cried for castorIa.
When she became Miss, she chung to castoria,
When she had chiIdren she gave them cassorIs,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18

Milton Richmond. colorrd. was
shot dead at Winchester, Ky, By
Judge Strong, with whose grand
daughter the negro was clipping.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18

there is no drink quite SO delicious
ana sparkling, pure and wholesome "a
InaI made from Hires Improved Root
Deer rackages. Did you ever try it? II
~ one OF the good things Of this life.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18
NEW FIRM

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, 1889-05-18
RHEUMATISM AND NEURAL GIA

ePaineis Celery Compound has been Cod
send TO me. For the past two years have SUI
Tered with neuralgia OF the heart. doctor ailer
nearly four bottles OF the Compound, and am
free from the complaint ! feel very gratefui
To you.n CHAs II. LEWIS, Central village, U.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18
Paine's
Celery Compound

81 have been greatly afflicted Win acute
rheumatism. and could ind no relief until
used Paine's Celery Compound. After using
six bottles of this medicine / am now cured OF
rheumatic troubles"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18
Effects Lasting Cures,

Paine's Celery Compound has performed many
other cures as marvellous as theSe,-coples OF
letters sent to any address. Pleasant TO take.
does not disturb but aids digestion, and entire
Nv vegetable; child can take 1t. What's tho
use Of suffering longer with rheumatism or
neuralgia?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-01-19
A DESPERATE FLlnT.

How He Acted Darsag . visl3 - sss'
ond-CIass Dims 1useuA.
They had just come out Of . dime
museums tall, lank woman with
knife-blade lips and an olive green
complexion; the little old man with
er was round-faced hlue-eyed and
meek Of manner. Hardly had they
reached the pavement when the es-
sence of vinegar by his side Kissed out:
II seen ye. Abs'lom Kittson."
..Seen me what, NancyT
"Oh, I'd ask what! ! tell ye1 seen
re with my own livin' eyes!'
''Seen me what?"
..Seen you fiurritin' with that tattoed
woman. Oh. did!'
Good Lord. Nancyr"
"Oh. / seen you give her them pea
nuts. I seen YER
why, Nance. L"
'.And seen ye nurritin' with the fat
woman. Iseen ye give her the apple,
Ab. Kittson."
why. Nance. ! merely"
Il had my eye on ye. ! seen ye offer
that albino gal . bite Of your bolouy
sassinger. Ab. KittsOn; an / seen ye
try to make up to that bearded wom-
an"
Good land Of"
'.Shet up. Alb. Kittson. or I'll 60
home! A-aurritin with sich! Oh. /
seen you. you mizzable big hirrut you"
-Detyost Free Press.