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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13
The Era of the Aztecs.

The period of fifty-two years formed a
complete era for the AZtecs, and they
questioned whether at the end of that
period the great heavenly clock, having
performed its revolution, might not stop
forever. This era menaced a considera-
bic number of the population once in
their lives and some of them perhaps
twice. The night on which the fifty
second year would expire was solemn
moment to them, and was signalized by
extinguishing the sacred fires in the
temples and those on private hearth
stones, and by breaking all vessels that
had contained provisions; and the even
ing was passed in darkness, with trem-
bling and fear. The day was in Novem-
Der, when the Pleiades would eliminate
at midnight, and this moment was the
appeared the human victim was sacri-
feed, and the sticks were rubbed over
his still quick body for striking the fire
for his funeral pile and the Inauguration
of the new era Men were waiting with
torches ready to be lighted, with which
tho new fire was to be distributed to all
the provinces. The moment of midnight
was hailed with shouts of joy. The
world had not come to an end, and men
could hope that it would last at least
through another era. Those who could
not attend the public ceremonies watched
kneeling on the roofs of their houses.
The secular festival was suppressed by
the Spaniards, the last human victim
having been sacrificed on the pyramid of
Tlaloc in 1507.-PopularS Science Monthly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13
sdADDITIONAL LOCALS.D~

OBfTUARY.-On the Goth of June,
after lingering Illness, Mrs. Eliza
beth Barnett, wife of David Barnett,
departed this life in the 5Oth year OF
her age.
Mrs. Barnett was born in Winches-
ter, Frederick Co. Va. and was a
daughter of Mr.. Beck. Having been
baptized in infancy she was in due
time confirmeda member of the Luth-
eran Church. Shortly after her mar
rage to Mr.. Barnett they both united
with st. Johns Lutheran Church of
Martinsburg of which she was a mem
Der until death. The last few years OF
her life were spent in suffering and
misery resulting from dyspepsia and
consumption; oftimes the future SEEM
ed dark to her and her hope of eternal
life would vanish. Yet few days
ere her departure to the spirit-worl6
she gave evidence of blessed assur-
ance and died in the faith of her Lord
and Saviour, Jesus Christ, A husband,
two sons and two daughters are left 10
mourn her departure, who have The
sympathy of the community in their
sorrow and loss. Her remains were
taken to st. Johns Lutheran Church
where appropriate remarks were
made by her pastor, Rev. q. s.
Trump, assisted by Rev. John Ed
wards, of the M. Il. Church. Her re-
mains were deposited in the Green
Hill Cemetery. The relatives of the
deceased desire to express their graft
tude and appreciation for the kind.
ness and sympathy shown them by
their neighbors and friends during
their days and months of trial and
suffering. si
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13
Change of Color in Wool.

Wool, when newly shorn from the
sheep and unwashed, if of light, open
quality. from clearly kept sheep of the
mutton breeds, viii often appear Of a
lighter color when nicely rolled up than
will washed wool of full blood or grade
merinos, and except for its weight and
oily feel might deceive an expert. When
packed into sacks or stored in bulk it
soon changes color and assumes de-
cided yellow hue. While there is not
the same amount Of yolk as in finer wool
the animal oil nevertheless contains suf-
ficient potash to bring about this change
in short time. By some 1t is claimed
that the potash in the yolk of unwashed
wool, if stored away for considerable
time, will unfavorably affect its fiber,
but it is not known that this detracts
materially from its value compared with
wool of similar character newly shorn.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13

A large ferry boat has been built at
Harper's Ferry to serve the purpose
of the destroyed wagon bridge across
the Shenandoah river at that point.
Miss Jessie Crane, of the Berkeley
Female Institute faculty, is at home
here for the vacation. Miss Alcorn,
of Kentucky, and Miss Made White,
of Middleway are here. .at
Miss Bertha Won Hillern, the Bos-
ton artist, stopped at the Carter House
on Thursday last, on her way to hel
"Summer Studion ut Fishers Hill,
Va, where she has spent several sum
merS.
Mr.. Charles III. b. Rouss, of New
York, spent last week at Shannon
Park" experimenting the receiving
and unpacking of the elegant furni.
ture with which his summer residence
is to be fitted up. The house is now
complete and ready for occupancy
Mr.. Rouss informs us that his family
will arrive about the 10Th of this
month to spend the Summer. His
beautiful steam yacht, "Dixie," will
be launched on the river about the
same time.
Under the new military law which
went into effect the End of May, COM
missions have been issued to DIR. VIM,
Neill, of this place, and captain of
the Jefferson Guards" as surgeon
general, with rank as brigadier-gener-
al and Col. j. Garland Hurst, of Harp
er's Ferry, as aid decamp to the Gov
ernor, with rank as colonel. We con-
graduate these gentlemen on their
promotion, and the Governor upon
his exceptional wisdom in bestowine
honors upon deserving and efficient
men.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13
Luck Struck Them.

The natives of the Gilbert group OF
islands have enjoyed veritable wind
fall. A large ship with a full cargo
and nobody on board sailed into their
harbor. The vessel was the British
ship Rock Terrace, and the strange
part about the matter is that the ship
was abandoned by her crew about
twelve months ago, and, instead Of
laundering soon, she drifted on and
on until she reached the Gilbert
islands. She left Philadelphia for
Japan in September, 1857. with a
cargo Of oil and phosphates valued at
$125, 900. When near tho Philippine
island the crew abandoned their yes
sci, landing on an island close by., all
of them being saved Nothing further
was heard OF her and the underwriters
paid the sum for which she was in
sured She had but few inches OF
water in her hold and was in fair con-
dition. She was owned in st. John,
n. Washington Critic.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13
Marriages Of Saints and Sinners,

For it is to be observed that the saints
are always, or almost always, unmar-
ried. If either husband or wife is filled
with the ambition to be saint, misery
is assured Christian deserted Mrs.
Christian and the children 1t was a
mean act, but what was he to do? What
is any one to do who feelsa vocation for
perfection, after marrying, in another
mood, rs one who plays tipcat, drinks
beer and dances with the girls? This is
a fruitful source of unhappiness in mar
ried life; it matters not whether you
take the case of st. Elizabeth of Hun
gary, or of the second wife of the elder
Weller. Where one partner is saint
and the other vessel" happiness flies
out of the door. We are usually invited
to sympathize with the "wessel," but
am not certain that the saint does not
as much deserve our compassion. In
other cases the saintliness is common to
both partners, but the pattern of excel
lence differs. Then we have the woful
predicament of Mrs. Elsmere, who was
good, but ON the old lines, while the
Rev. Elsmere was good, too, but lad
vanced"-a reader of Strauss and Renan
and Baur.--North American Review.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13

The Agricultural Department,
since it has been raised to the dignI-
ty of having a representative in the
cabinet, is more than ever before the
recipient of the attentions of cranky
people everywhere, who imagine that
the government could issue enough
money to make all the people itch
and that the government that would
stock fish ponds could not, logically,
refuse to stock farms. The mail re-
ceived by the Agricultural Depart.
ment contains daily o Thousand odd
requests. Everyone has heard Of the
Congressman, who during the last
session, received q letter from blum.
dering constituent reading" Please
send me the Agricultural Depart
mentn And the Congressman was
not bit surprised, but said that he
had often expected that it would
come to this; he had been asked for
the department in detail and now he
was not astonished to be required TO
furnish the whole thing. A man
near Mansfield, Ohio, modestly takes
the cake. He writes, I" wish You
won.d send me at once, delivered to
Mansfield, a pair Of horses, two
mules, a yoke OF oxen, three Alder
ney cows and spring wagon and u
sulky pillow. Also, some seed; ]
suppose there are other things you
give, but won't bother you now. |
will see Senator Sherman when ! go
to town if he is home. Ho is a great
friend o. mine. During last election
he told me that | could have every
thing in the Agricultural Depart.
ment il | wanted It," The intelligent
voter is creature Of curious mental
construction. NLLM
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13
A HindoO Cremation.

Upon pile of wood about six feet
long by four high is placed the corpse
of Hindoo, wrapped in white sheet
and tied between two bamboo poles.
Over this wood is again placed, while
the head and feet project from either
end. 1t is the duty Of the widow, if
there be one, to light the funeral pile.
In this case there is not and it is done
by coolie who seems to have charge of
affairs. The wood ignites at once, the
flame at first gives place to a smoke
ty minutes nothing remains but few
blackened embers; all vestiges of the
the body are gone While this was
taking place no less than four other
piles had been erected for bodies that
were lying about, some partly in the
water, some partly on shore like so
many blocks of wood. Cremation
takes place not more than six hours
after death. The body is borne from
the house to the burning CHAT on the
shoulders of six men, followed by ma
tives who are hired to wall and lament
for the departed. Formerly the widow
was compelled to burn herself upon
her husbands funeral pile. Now she
has not that privilege, thanks TO the
English, but becomes. unless wealthy,
the slave of her mother-in-law.
Surely one can pardon such Great
ure's praying for the death of her hus-
bands mother. 1t was most impress
sive sight to see and one that will be
indelibly stamped upon my memory.
The Hindoo's ashes are thrown into
the Ganges, and he believes they are
thus carried on to Paradise. -Benares
Letter
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13
a MAeIclAN,s STORY.
United States Minister Moran Initiates
Cassandra and Proves Jonah. 3 !

AZ
Cassandra and Proves . jonah
Kellar, the magician, has pretty
thoroughly covered the globe in his
travels, and has como out safe and
sound. He says he never met with
but one accident in all his wanderings,
but that one experience was queer
enough, he thinks, to make up for the
lack of many others He tells the
story in this way: '-se
at was something like ten or twelve
years ago that left Lisbon, Portugal,
one fine summer morning on a steam
er bound for Southampton. The
steamer was one of the stanchest on
the line, the weather was particularly
pleasant and every body was figuring
on speedy and enjoyable run. Be
fore we had been out of Lisbon many
hours I found that Benjamin Moran,
the United States minister to Portugal,
was passenger on the steamer. Mr..
Moran introduced himself to me, and
on the strength of our both being
Americans and in the company of a lot
ofPortuguese and foreigners, wespeed-
lily struck upon acquaintance. After
chatting on various subjects and ex-
changing experiences, we fell to in
cidental1y talking about the prospective
voyage. I said something about the
pleasant trip / expected, but Moran
faughingly checked me with these
words: Mr. Kellar, we are doomed to
meet with an accident Though he
said it with smile, there was a trace
of seriousness in his manner, and /
asked him what he meant He re-
piled that he had never made single
trip, by rail or water, that he could
remember without meeting with some
unexpected delay or accident. Some
of the machinery in the locomotive
had broken down, or the train had
been derailed, or somebody had been
run over, or the ships shaft had
broken, or the vessel had been wrecked.
/ am veritable Jonah, he added,
with a laugh, and just as sure as you
and are talking here on this deck,
this ship will meet with an accident
and my record will stand unbroken. ,
I tried to laugh away his super
stition, but he wouldn't have it,
and persisted in his alarming proph.
esy. You may not believe what / tell
you, but, on my honor, the sky cloud
ed up within three hours after my
conversation with Mr.. Moran, fog
spread over the water and early in the
evening the steamer ran her nose on a
ledge of rocks and hung fast. She
hung there with her bow in the air
just long enough for all the passen-
r.o,,c 10 olo,,, bot. do,u,, ~, 10 Tho roaf
and then with a lurch backwards she
ran off the rocks and sank in more
than q hundred fathoms of water. We
had tough time of it that night on
the rocks, but the next morning the
weather cleared and we were picked
up bya passing steamer. Nobody was
injured, but ever since that trial l
have always had dislike for travel
ing with a Jonah. New York Mail
and Express.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13
&c as MARTINsBURG, w. va, SATURDAY, JULY 1889.

Twas frozen, and yet itseemed that there
was a gentle. heat in my heart. no
longer dared to look at you. You did
not tell me that you loved me, and yet
was sure of it. Our love did not need
words for its avowal. And now do you
understand why thrill deliciously at
the thought of hearing this evening the
darling Mignon, not the desperate Mig
non Of the German poet. but the melan-
choly Mignon of the dear French conf
poser, to whom hope remains because she
is loved?
Knowest thou the land?
Oh, my friend, it is not of the land
with golden fruits and marble palaces
that dream. Nor is it of the land with
immense houses, six stories in height,
with broad avenues still too narrow for
the crowds which fill them, with its
noisy and tedious pleasures, its perpetual
and useless agitation. 1t is not of the
land where the women dye themselves
yellow, where the men seem to be mad
men running after something unknown;
where we cannot venture into the streets
without mourning the risk of being
crushed; where pleasure is a task; where
even the activity of the spirit destroys
the peace of the soul. No, no; it is not
there that would dwell!
Knowest thou the land?
The land of my childhood, the land
where ! grew up in the midst of dear
friends, in the little house whose old
walls are decked with rustic vines, and
which is concealed from profane eyes
by green trees; the land where we live
simply, without display, surrounded by
those whom we love; the land where I
have been twice born, to life and to love.
1t is there, there, where thou dwellest,
my well beloved, that long to live, to
live and die in thy presence.
Behold, my well beloved, of what
shall dream this evening, in listening to
Mignon. And am not also your
MIaNoN?
On young girls note book found in
the ruins Of the Opera Comique -.
Fire! Lost! l am sitting / am
dying. Thy Mignon is dying. Thy
Mignon loves thee Translated for The
Epoch from the French by Richard II.
Buel,
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A Sword Fish.

A bark arrived at Philadelphia with
q sword fish's sword sticking in her side.
The fish had struck the vessel on the
port side, and the sword had entered one
of the seams, driving out the oakum and
penetrating into the cargo. Tho sword
is considerably mightier than the pen
with sword fish. Sword fishes cannot
be saved without it, as once disarmed
they fall an easy prey to sharks and
other ravenous sea monsters Boston
Transcript.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13
TLe LegislaLure Of Michigan BIAS

The Legislature of Michigan has
passed a new general election Law,
suggested by the Australian system.
= The parties are required to send to
the Secretary Of State party head.
ing for their tickets, and he prints
the tickets, all to be of uniform size,
color and texture. La front of the
polling place a railing is to be placed,
with an exit and entrance gate and
a gatekeeper. Only one voter Is to
be allowed within the railing at q
time. One or more booths are to be
provided at each precinct for the
voter to prepare his ballot in secret"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13

A Tennessee man who heard that
the convicts in the Eastern Pennsyl.
vania Penitentiary had contributed
$500 to the Johnstown sufferers sent
Governor Beaver 81 900 for the same
fund and s. to reimburse a prisoner
who had given that much out of his
little savings from over.work. This
big hearted fellow refused to accept
the money. Another prisoner, fond
of beguiling his spare moments with
an accordion, sold his instrument for
dollar and gave that. Perhaps all
of these men deserve to be where
they are. Still there must be some
good in them, more than in some who
breathe the pure air at the very top
Of the worlds high ladder.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13

EMERsoN's GRovE.-Catholic Sun
day School Picnic. The Annual
Picnic of ST. JosEPH's SUNDAY
SCHOOL will be held at Emerson's
Grove, on the Cumberland Valley
Railroad, Saturday, July Goth, 1889.
Come. a day of pleasure and amuse-
ment Is guaranteed to all. A string
Band will be i'll attendance and will
play good music for those who de-
light in the dance. Boating, fishing,
base ball, croquet, &C., are among the
many sources Of amusement. Re-
freshments Of all kinds will DO served
on the grounds, at reasonable rates.
No intoxicating drinks sold on the
grounds. The best of order will be
preserved.
Trains will leave Cumberland Val.
ley Depot as follows O'Clock, $3.50
and 10 a. m. 1880, and 5 p. m. Re-
turning leave grounds for Martins
burg at O'Clock, 7:50 and 8:15 p, m.
Round trip fare 30 cents children
under IL years, half-fare.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13

On Saturday last fifty-seven more
men we've discharged from the Mt.
Clare Works of the Baltimore and
Ohio, and again the remaining en-
ployes begin to feel a little doubtful
how long they will remain. Out of
the number discharged, thirty-four
men were carpenters, three iron-work-
ers, eleven painters, six sawmill men
and three coremakers employed in
in the foundry. With the exception
of the last three men, all those dis
charged were employed in the pas
senger car works, were four hundred
and fifty men were formerly employ
ed under Il. w. Greaves, master car
builder.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13
The Morgan County News,

We are authorized to say that a
Martinsburg gentleman is ready and
willing to asst our citizens to orga-
nize bank at this place. We need a
bank worse than anything else and
we hope our monied men will make
an attempt to establish bank here.
At the residence of Mr.. Jeff. Hover
male. July Sd, by Rev. VIM. Harris,
A. f. Menefee ito Miss Hattie M.
Hovermale, both of this place.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13
Bucklen'S Arniea Salve

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-
CURED. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction. or money refunded. Price
25 cents per box. For sale by E. C. Will
liams, Jr.. & Bro.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13
TIE OLD HOME.

In the quiet shadows Of twilight
Istand by the garden door,
And gaze on the old, old homestead,
So cherished and loved Of gore.
But the Ivy now is twining
Unframed DER window and wall; -
And no more the voice Of the children
Is echoing through the hall 81
Through years Of pain and sorrow.
Since first had to part,
The thought Of the dear old homestead
Has fingered around my heart:
The porch embowered with roses,
The gables dropping caves,
And the song Of the birds ct twilight
Amid the orchard leaves
And the forms Of those who loved me
In the happy childhood years
Appear at the dusky windows,
Through vision dimmed with tears
hear their voices calling
From the shadowy far away,
And stretch my arms toward them ,ls
In the gloom of the twilight gray,
But only the night winds answer,
AS / cry through the dismal air;
And only the bat comes swooping
From the darkness of its lair
Yet still the voice of my childhood
Is calling from far away, - -
And the faces of those who loved me
Smile through the shadows gray. Il
Arthur l. Salmon in Chambers Journal
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13

Mr.. Youngeouple-What is this cake
you have made, darling!
Mrs. Youngcouple pound cake,
sweetest.
1 Il think there must have been some
thing the matter with the scales. Bur
lington Free Press.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13
he yanted TO plav ON r.

Guest-WAo kept up that terrific pounding
on the piano last night
Host-It was next door.
Guest-A great annoyance, isn't iti
Host-I should say that 1t is. I'd like to
play on that piano for about an hour-with a
hose-Detroit Free Press.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13

The inestimable value of Ayers Sarsa-
parilla as blood purifier should be
known to every wife and mother. It
corrects irregularities, gives tone and
strength to the vital organs, and cleanses
the system of all impurities. The best
family medicine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13

Tramp-Madam haven't had anything
but soup bone to gnaw in three weeks. Can
! die somewhere on your place?"
Lady of the House slowly relenting)-
Yes, you can go down back of the Wood
lot and die in the onion patch; but mind you,
don't you struggle all over those young
shoots.-Texas Stftings
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13

Says Hoard's Dairyman: Even in old
England, where the dairymaids presided
over the manufacture of farm made but
ter, and were supposed to put all the
angelic excellencies into it, the dear
girls are beaten by the cooperative
creameries that sell butter for about
thirty cents per pound, when farmers
butter goes at twenty cents.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13
A MEAN TRICK.

Mrs. Figg- John, there's a long red
hair on Your shoulder. And your
sleeve is ripped, too.
Mr.. Figg-Yes, put the hair on
there myself so you'd notice the rip
ped place. Omaha World.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13
Tho Annual Rest

Young Husband-My dear. after year of
unremitting labor and closest economy we
have, find, succeeded In saving about $500.
What shall we do with iti
Young Wife-Wer, my dear, we both need
rest Let's go to summer resort for a week.
New York Weekly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13
Sure to Make Money.

Smartfellow-Yes. I'll be away some weeks.
I'm going to Oklahoma.
Goodfellow-O klahomaf Why, you are too
late
Smartfellow-No, I'm just In time Ihave
three Or four carloads of sandwiches which I
am going to trade for corner lots,-New York
Weakly
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13

Cold, cough, coffin, is what philoso-
pliers term = a logical sequence. One
is very liable to follow the other; by
curing the cold with dose of Ayers
Cherry Pectoral, the cough viii be stop
ped and the coffin not needed-just al
present,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13
A syndicate Of Philadelphia capt..

A syndicate Of Philadelphia capt.
alists is building a line Of standard
gauge road from Confluence in Fay
cite county to Deer Park, 10 Mary
land, a distance of from 40 to 81
miles. This line is intended t. dc
velop the great coal and lumber r..
gion that has practically been u
touched, although hin2 for the iii.'.i
part within less inaH 100 miles IL
| Pittsburg.