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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-05-03
A machine to Make Picket Fences.

An ingenious Minneapolis man has
Just perfected machine which takes the
s'edgingsp of the sawmin refuse. and
automatically makes them up into picket
fence. The boards are trimmed into the
shape of pickets and then the machine
binds them with wirs The machine
makes 100 pickets per minute Those
who are up in fence matters predict that
this new fence, called the combination
fence, is destined 70 supplant barb wire.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-05-03

The day was glorious; the salt breath
of the sea swept over the yacht; the gulls
dipped and rose; the little craft danced
along-yes, it was glorious day. The
gay party on deck were enjoying it to the
utmost, and the laughter and chat
mingled with the plash OF the white
capped waves.
Ethel leaned against the railing and
watched the ripples gliding by, Very
lovely she was looking, in the soft
creamy folds of her yachting costume,
with the bars of gold across it; and the
white wings in the little sailor hat. Lord
Fenyll at her side gazed at her in ap-
proval, and considered her an awfully
Jolly little girl. He had met her that
day for the first time, and had immedi-
ately surrendered All the morning he
had monopolized her, and Mrs. Van
Zandt at distance was watching the
performance with great satisfaction.
Already, in her minds eve she saw
herself installed as mother-in law in Lord
Fenyll's magnificent country house; she
saw herself seated in his beautiful car
riage, smiling and bowling to congratu-
lating friends she beheld in fancy his
famous town house filed with her
guests, she saw-and the rose-colored
vision fioated quite plainly before her
eyes, hlotting out the sea, and the sky
the ship and the scenes on deck. Mrs.
Van Zandt had dozed off very comfort
ably.
1t is possible that her slumbers would
not have been so peaceful had she be-
held the next act of the drama. NV
Lord, in his eageruess to fetch Miss Van
Zandt cup of chocolate, as he returned
neglected his usual caution in holding
on, SO that the unlueky man, ere he
reached her, has succeeded in distribu-
ting the entire contents of the cup over
his iaunty yachting suit. The deck was
crowded, and even politeness could not
restrain an audible smile Hisretreat was
as precipitate as his entrance.
Here was Toms chance. He had been
lowering in the distance like bird of
prey, and now he swooped down on
Ethel with alacrity. His face was
wreathed in smiles as he half coaxed. hall
compelled her to follow him to corner.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-05-03

Why, darling, what can be the mat
ter with these onions p he calculated,
as he pushed back his plate.
The young wife burst into tears.
There, / told the grocer they smell
awful And soaked them in thar
nice cologne you bought me since yes.
terday morning, tool" - american
Grocer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-05-03
OUT OF SORROW.

As violets crushed are sweet;
As petals of the rose
Shed fragrance on the wind
That Ger it roughly blows;
As perfume from the lilies bent
Ascends upon the air.
So from the chastened sonl doth rise
Incense of song and prayer
Lydia T. Robinson, in Harper.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-05-03

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation
Sour Stomach, Diarrhpa, Eructation
Gives healthy sleep : also aids digestion
Without narcotic stupefacton.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-05-03
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Cestoria Is DR. Sqm1 Pitchers old harmless
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ParegoTo Narcotic Syrup Children for
lions Of Mothers bless CastoIia.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-05-03

4" I recommend Castoria for children's
complaints, as superior to any prescription
known 10 me- II. A. ARCHER. II. D..
III So oxford St, Brooklyn. NY.
.TAuR COMPANY, - Murray ST., New York.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26
The Shorthand Machine.

The typewriter is now such universally
employed machine that it is not surprising
that it should have suggested other instru
ments of similar character. One of these is
shorthand typewriter, which has been in
vented by Mr. G. X. Anderson, of Boston
and by means of which an expert operator
can easily take down the words of a public
speaker as rapidly as they are uttered. AT
ter five or six weeks practice an intelli
gent person can gain speed of 100 words
per minute, at least so says the inventor
And this would not seem to be an eXtrava
CANT estimate when we are told that about
$50 words can be printed by this instru
ment with the same number of strokes
which will print only fifty words on the or
binary typewriter. Theinstrument is much
simpler than its prototype, for it deals
only with the principal letters of the alpha.
bet, others being represented by com
pounds of them; The signs are impressed
upon moving tape, as in so many print
ing telegraphic machines now in use.-New
York Telegram.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26
A Ludicrous Mistake.

4 laugLable incident recently occurred
at Fort Fairfield. A young man at one of
the hotels went to a magistrate and in
formed him that he wished to be married,
and that he would be around in a short
time with his lady. The justice informed
his wife of what was to happen, that every.
thing might be in readiness. In a short
time young gentleman, accompanied by
young lady, called into the store of the
aforesaid matrOn, and as they appeared
somewhat bashful the Justices better half
supposed they were the couple who wished
to be made one, so she invited them into
the dining room, and placing couple OF
chairs quite near together babe them be
seated. Very soon the justice appeared
upon the scene, with book in hand, and
Immediately began to read the marriage
service. The young man grew very red III
the face, and springing to his feet demand,
ed: "What in thunder does all this meanY''
why" said the magistrate, II am going
to marry you" But" said the young fel.
low, II don't want to get married." and he
and his girl made bold strike for the door,
leaving the justice in a stupor. Shortly,
however, the right couple appeared and
were made one in due form.-Caribou (Me.,
Republican.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26
How Wealth Is Transported.

Only the other day the vault keeper sent
over to the treasury a little package that
you could have put comfortably into a
hand bag and carried away containing
$4S,OOO,OO9 in $4,000 certificates for legal
tender notes. In making such transpor-
tation of wealth the sheets of money are
put into a wooden lock box and showed
aboard huge chilled steel safe on wheels,
which conveys the millions safely through
the streets. The upper part of the big
vault is lined with cupboards, each one of
which bears the name of state. The cup
boards are receptacles for the national
bank notes of the various states. The
notes and certificates reach the treasury in
sheets of fOur-or three in the case of the
bigger gold certificates-anda are there cut
apart and stamped with the treasury seal.
When the treasury wants money it simply
makes a requisition upon the vault keeper
of the bureau of engraving and printing
for whatever it needs.-Washington Star.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26
Uses for Coffee.

1t is asserted by men of high professional
ability that when the system needs a slim
ulant nothing equals cup of fresh coffee.
Those who desire to rescue the dipso-
maniac from his cups will find no better
substitute for spirits than strong, newly
made coffee without milk or sugar. Two
ounces of coffee, or one-eighth of pound,
to one pint of boiling water makes first
class beverage, but the water must be boil.
ing, not merely hot. 1t is asserted that
malaria and epidemics are avoided by
those who drink cup of hot coffee before
venturing into the morning air. Burned
on hot Goals coffee is disinfectant for a
sick room, and by some of the best physi-
clans it is considered a specific in typhoid
fever.-New York Commercial Advertiser.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26

Some don'ts for persons who are packing
their trunks:
Don't put heavy things in the same
compartment with garments that are easily
crushed.
Don't pack good gowns without sepa-
rate covering for each of tissue paper or
light muslin.
Don't put jewelry or money in your
trunk
Don't put ink, shoe backing or powerful
acids in your trunk.
Don't forget to put some of your own
toilet soap in your trunk, with plenty of
clean towels and wash cloths.
Don't forget such simple remedies as
may prove serviceable in slight illness.
Don't trust bottles of any kind in your
trunk, except when packed carefully each
in its own box.
Don't neglect to fill up all the corners
and loose spaces in a trunk with small,
soft bundles.
Don't let a trunk leave your house unless
it is in perfect repair and plainly marked
with your name and its destination.
Don't let it go without the added security
of stout trunk strap.-New York Evening
Sun.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26
Frnit Picking Stand.

An improved fruit picking stand is being
used in California 1t is made with tri-
angular base to allow of its being support
ed on three wheels, by means of which it
can be more readily moved in and out
among the trees. The device has a strong
central post, around which is placed tri.
angular platform which moves up and
down, being controlled by rachel wheel
which works into one side of the post. On
one side of the base is a short ladder for
convenience in reaching the platform,
which can be easily raised or lowered at
the pleasure of the fruit gatherer and fixed
at any required height. The several parts
can be disconnected for transportation OF
storage.-New York Commercial Adver.
tiSer
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26
Outrageous.

Railroad employees are sometimes surly
in their ways, but it is not to be denied
that they nave to endure much stupid
questioning. \ stout man with large
bag and a distressed countenance came tC
a ticket sellers window one day and said
excitedly:
Tell me what time the $50 train
leavesn'
The ticket seller looked at him with a
fixed and solemn gaze moment and then
answered.:
1T leaves at ten minutes of four"
"Ten minutes of four!' exclaimed the
stout gentleman. What a fraud these
railroads are! Actually misleading people
five minutes in their time tables just foI
the fun of seeing them get leftr'-Youth's
Companion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26

The blunders of the greenhorn domestic
have long been travestied by the unve-
racioUs paragrapher; but the incident which
is here rccited has the merits of truth and
novelty. A young couple had just secured
their first fiat, and deemed themselves blest
in the services of an Emerald maid, who,
though abnormally green, was truthful,
willing and teachable. AS one of the first
complaints of the girl was that she didn't
find enough newspapers for kindling pur-
poses, the young couple ordered two dailies
from the nearest stand. 80, now, Maria, :"
said Mrs. -, you will have newspapers
enough"
Fully week went by, and nothing was
seen of the papers by Mr.. and Mrs. -.
At the end of that time Maria presented to
the young mistress a small slip of paper.
at is the bill, ma lam, brought by the nice
little boy who supplies me livery morning
with the newspapers for kindling the fires. "
She had been using the papers the moment
they arrived.-New York Tribune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26
The Bad Little Boy.

A portly man was seated in one of the
East river ferryboats the other day trying
to light pipe. A street arab of diminu
tive size sat beside him and behind his ell
bow, twisted up his lips and gently waited
soft breezes that effectually extinguished
the matches that the portly Nun continued
to light. AS match after match went out
the man got more exasperated, and the
small boy, effectually concealed by the
large proportions of his neighbor, got hap.
pier The man looked around at last and
then there was an explosion. But the small
boy was live small boy, and he vanished
before any wrath could reach him.-New
York Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26
No Royal Road to Learning.

There is no royal road to learning; ap-
plication, work, continuity and enthusiasm
are its conditions. 1t is true the dead
languages are no: in daily use in the pull
pit the forum or business; that science,
philosophy, history, bellies lettres do not of
themselves cure souls or patients, win
causes or coin money. 1t is true that
modern languages, with their eXhaustless
stores of priceless learning, claim equal re-
gard and study. But those better and
more safely navigate the stream who know
it from source to delta, and whose vision is
not bounded by the territory where they
ny their trade. The languages not only
give grace and accuracy to the expression
of thoughts, open the treasure houses OF
knowledge, furnish the weapons to over
come error and prejudice, but through
them Wilkinson wrote the lives OF
Pharaohs who had been forgotten before
history was born, and Layard Rawlinson
and others have dug from under the Tower
of Babel and deciphered the library OF
Nebuchadnezzar, and by its testimony
overthrOwn the speculatiOns of infidelity
corroborated the Bible and buttressed the
faith of Christendom.
Science has made plain the secrets OF
animate and inanimate nature, and phi
losophy has mapped the mind. Compan.
o ionship and familiarity with the worthless
the thoughts, the achievements and the
discoveries of other times so influence
character, so enlarge the intellect, so in
crease the ability, the grasp, and sift and
find the truth, that one so privileged is
promoted in his vocation from soldier to
knight; his work is not labor, but love
and while he adorns and honors his spe
cialty, his manhood adds to the value and
influence of his citizenship. We are the
heirs of all the accumulations OF the past
but we cannot prove our title and secure
our inheritance by the decree of the surro
gate or the award of courts of probate II
comes only through the honest acquisition
of liberal education.-Chauncey NJ. De
pew.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26

A CHlLC'S LAUGH.

All the bells of heaven may ring,
All the birds of heaven may sing,
All the wells on earth may spring,
Ali the wind on earth may bring
AL sweet sounds together.
Sweeter far than all things heard,
Hand Of harper, tone of bird,
Sound of woods at shutdown stirred,
yelling waters winsome word,
Wind in warm, wan weather.
One thing yet there is that none
Hearing ere its chime be done
Knows not well the sweetest one
Heard of man beneath the sun,
Hoped in heaven hereafter.
Soft and strong and loud and light,
Very sound of very light,
Heard from mornings rosiest height,
When the soul Of all delight
Fills child's clear laughter.
-Algernon c. Swinburne.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26
4 Way to Heaven.

Down in Hancock county there is a town
known as Tioga, where the youths are
great lovers of the national game. The
grounds are laid out in an open space ad'
joining the only church in the village, the
rear of the church forming the back stop,
Such is the general enthusiasm for the
game that the boys play on Sunday morn
ing, even while the local pastor is laboring
to ''hold up his end" inside the church.
The other Sunday he had held his congre.
cation pretty well until his nineteenthly,
where he reached the climax. "Then, how
my dear brethren, oh, how are we to gain
the kingdom of heavenE" Through the
open window came the answer in a chorus
of wild shouts at a runner: slide! slide!
and you'll get theren'-Pekin Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-26
A QUESTIONABLE DODGE.

1t has become so common of late to
regale the public with such very in
teresting stories about one or another
"curious incident" which stories al
ways end in some humbug advertise
ment scheme, that one rarely ever
knows whether he can spenu time in
reading any newspaper statement
whatever. The unlicensed extent to
which such practices are being carried
would seem to call for law to sup
press the use of the public prints for
purposes of deception. for what bet
ter is it in morals to take a mans
time under false pretences than to
take his money? Let everybody es-
chew all such lodges and patroniz-
only outspoken and reliable advertis.
ers and business men such as emerson
& co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-14
pRrrrY ExprxMrE Ely. TAIS

The guerilla members Of the state Board oil h"'s'"
tlon received setback last week, the fact Just HN-
leaked out. Mr.. stephenson. d" Assistant Fr''"c"'
Ridy,ray and Commissioners starr and NYhe hc'u Il
meeting. at which they Clipped in" $1,000 Wiu
which to pay the back rent Of Castle Garden lot
three, months, and the for the nest three l"cN
,, the check To secretary Jackson, with inNtr"'u"N
IA nay IT 10 Controller Myers. Mr. Jackson ""o''l
II 10 eN~tatc senator Daily, Collector oi Guy h'N
epues. who wholly disapprovc, ot ~ state ''"'H'
sion aud he 1atly refused t. take tho ch''N' hu'
ne referred Mr. Jackson 10 the Controller, WHO s'No
another evidence Of his common SENSE idc"' q" to
immigration question by refusing to a'''p' uo
check lie said that the subject wa, uo" "h"'' ''o
consideration of the sinking Fund commissioners au'
i, would not be right. therefore. for HIM 10 a'rp, t'o
offer Disappointed IN TINS attempt, INC '"'i III.
SINNERS decided to try again OdaN. lhtt i, u' y
intended to do So but their secret leaAc" "u0 al"
II cannot bc predicted what they viii do. 49,, =,
Many people believe that Che GpNtrhucu, min'S ,t
I'm possession of the Garden this Ven VII , va, o
riulp Commission In session on the liitl'ry "'i' "
communication with the east wind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-14
ANNIVERSARY OF WONRy'S MISSIONS.

The anniversary of the Womcn's Boards of Foreign
and Domestic Missions of the Reformed thurh IN
America va, Yesterday observed with exercises and
business meetings in the Collegiate Church at Fifth
ave ard Forty eighties. Tho morning session was
devoted to foreign missions, the Rev. Dr. Dasid
Waters presiding The report Of the foreign cor
responding secretary, read by the Rev. W. IL. Boo
cock showed an encouraging condition Of the Churchs
work abroad. especially in Japan and China. The
trea,rer,s report read by the Rev. Dr. Coe, showed
that the Board had raised more money for the WORK
than ever before in all ST. 1872 81, and had cash
balance OF $2s2 "A.
At the afternoon session, which was given up to
domestic missions the Rev. John Hutchins presided
and addresses were made by the Rev. Anne Nennema,
OF Rochester. y. Y. on The Field from the Mis-
sionary's Point Of View and by the Rev. George
Thomas Bowling, Of Albany, on "The Work from
the Missionary socetys Point Of View" The home cor
responding secretary's report showed that thirty
nine auxiliaries aud five mission bands were formed
during the year, making the total number 262
The election OF boards for the coming year, 70
suited as follows:
Forelen-Mr,. Jonathan sturg-s, Mrs; +. y. Yam
Cleef Mrs q. L. Vanderbilt, Mrs. L. Donald, Afs'
sansster, Mr.' Z. b. Coe, Mrs. y. Cole, Mrs: David
Waters, Mrs. L. +. Andrews, Mrs; Joseph seudoer'
Nr, ~ Howell. Mrs H. y. Cobb Mrs. q. ,: bishop.
Mrs a. y. Raven. Mr.. j. Z. DGryee; MS W. j. Is
TAYLOR Mr.. j. -. Bartino, Mr, ). T. Post, MIS- J. ".
F.Iri, Mrs. \. b. Ciahu. Mrs. l.. J. Jaueway, Misc
.. IL. Lawrence Mi, H.. H. Bersen Miss NJ o.
pIryec, Mrs II. t. Gates Mr.. G. ". DUBOIS, MIS- H.
Camerden and Mrs. II. Dubois
Domestic-Mrs. r. ID. Van Cleef, Mrs J.. Is. Horton,
Mr.. {. Anderson, Mrs, !. j. "reen"ood MIS- T.; =.
Insraham Mr.. }. : Bmssins, Mr.. T. d. G5illck,
Mr.. & Raperye Mrs J. Iutchns Miss \. :. HAYES.
Mrs. ". X. Duryee, Mrs. G. \. HUNK Mrs. '. VI. W.
suydam, and Miss f. koop.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-14
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

Washington. May l3.-Captan George ronu' 10
sistant quartermaSer, has been ordered from i'' :
Riley. Kan, to Washington on special duty 'ip''""
william ;. Patton. Assistant Ouartcrma'tcr' Hl' pc'h
ordered from Washington 10 West Point ~ l. 'o'one'
l.. l.. Langdon. l,t Artillery, has been detill'' u
attend the Encampmcnt of the New Hampshire
National Guard at Concord. from June IL u 70
Lieutenant Commander William W. Meade mas Dceh
ordered executive Of the receiving snip lndcp'hu
encc surgeon u. ;. Mackie. to the pactlce snip 'oh-
stcllaon, May -. Commander Henry Glass mas occh
detached from duty at the Naval Academy ana ordered
10 command tho practice ship May Ia Lieutenant
Commander John c. Mareng, from the receiving sup
Independence and ordered as executive Of the
lIoquois; Lieutenant Commander ". w. Giilpatrlck
from the Naval Academy, May H. and ordered a. ex'
ccutvo o the Constellation, LlcutcnaIts IT, ~ HFpor
William T. Ciason ". &. Cutler, -. Daniels, q, 4.
Dodge. X. IL. Miner and II. g. Drescl; Assistant
Engineer e. II. ]. LOwndes aud chaplain }" X
Rawson from the Naval Academy, and ordered 10 tho
Constellation; Lieutenant A. W. Wood, from Tia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-14
THE KEuMLEE STAY or PRoCEEDINGS.
IrDGE WALLACE TELLS WHY HE GRANTED THE
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.

A,burn y " May "a" The Advertiser" publishes
rriao letter from United states Judge Wallace, set
,in firth The precise reasons for his granting VIII
~ baIcas CORPUS in the Kemmlcr case recently The
Jrd-e SAYS: refused at first to grant the writ upon
to Ground that the application ought TO be made 10
tho .unrcme Court under the peculiar circumstances
~ e case and could not have granted it had IL not
anucarcd not only that Kcmmcr might be dead but
in all nrobabity would be dead before the writ Oh
tho sunrcmc Court would be serviceable The writ
,,os made rcturnabe at Canandagua solely because
uuIo.s rcturnable in tcrmtme there could be no
rovc,y of any decision, there being no appeal from
habeas corpus proceedings before the Circuit Judge
The writ was granted upon the express understanding
that il wonh be vacated unless prompt application
shonld be made the Supreme Court and that court
sboud indicate By its action that the questions IN
VOWED were sufficiently serious for deliberate argu
ment and consideration
" As Won will have noticed, the supreme court
Is IN hear formal argument the 10th inst. for
,rr, If error 10 the Court of Appeals II TINS APP
uIir,tinn shoud be denied there Is n0thing IN lnc WAY
~ varatinr the writ of habeas corpus lDlne'nANl.
I'm short lie writ granted 50 that u might operate
a. !, tcn,norarv stay 10 allow a man under sentence
81 Gcath a chance to be heard by the court OF laSt
resort Whatever ] may have thought as TO the
tnf,Iiillc and was unwilling to permit man 10 lose
hi. ifc by A possible error Of mine when by q tenn
norry stay he could obtain the opinion OF the supreme
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