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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-19

the birds, flying out, sing. And Iwould to-
day bring cage of Christian consultations to
the grave of your loved ones, and would
open the door and let them fill all the air
with the music Of their voices.
Oh, how they bound in, these spirits before
the thronei Some shout with giadness, some
break forth into uncomfortable weeping for
joy, some stand specifies in their shock Of
delight. They sing. they quiver with exces-
sive gladness, they gaze on the temples. on
the palaces on the waters, on each other.
They weave their joy into garlands, they
spring it into triumphal arches. they strike
it on ttmbrels, and then all the loved ones
gather in great circle around the throne of
God-fathers. mothers, brothers. sisters,
sons and daughters, lovers and friends, hand
to hand around about the throne OF God
the circle ever widening-hand to hand, joy
to joy. jubilee to jubilee, victory TO victory,
until the day break and the shadows fee
away. Turn thou, my beloved, and be like
roe or young hart upon the mountains OF
Bether."
oh. how different it is on earth from the
way it is in heaven when Chris IN diesl
We say, "Ciose his eyes" In heaven they
say, 'Give him a PALM On earth we say,
LET him down in the ground In heaven
thev say, RAISE him on a THRONE On
earth it is, Farewell, farewell" In heaven
it is, "Welcome, welcome" And l see a
Christian soul coming down to the river of
death, and he steps into the river and the
water comes to the ankle. He says, Lord
Jesus, is this deathy' NO." says Christ
this is not death" And he wades still
deeper down into the waters until the food
comes to the knee, and he says, Lord
Jesus, tell me- tell me, is this
deathsr And Christ says, aNo no; this is
not death" And he wades still farther
down until the wave comes to the girdle,
ami the soul says, lord Jesus, is this
deathgn mo- says Christ, this is not"
Aud deeper in wades the soul till the billow
strikes the lip, AMI the departing one cries.
lord Jesus, is this deathy' NO" says
Christ this Is not" But when Christ had
lifted that soul on throne of glory, and the
ponp AMI JOY of heaven clms surginy to its
feet, then Christ said, 'rnis, Oh transported
soul. this is death"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-19

Judge i. r. Hoar. of Concord, Ne,
relates the following remarkable in
stance of mistaken identity:
A man was tried for highway rob
berry at East Cambridge, Mass, some
forty years ago. He had no counsel,
belonged to the class Of habitual Grim
inals, and as the evidence went in you
would have said the case was hopeless
The person robbed identified him with
absolute certainty. Other witnesses,
who had known him long and init
mately, testified TO seeing him in the
neighborhood of the place where the
robbery was committed just before it
occurred, and others who knew him
equally well heard his voice at the time
Of the outcIies, and saw him running
away from the scene Of the crime. As
the Government ended the examina-
ton of each witness, the Court asked
the prisoner in the dock if he wished
to ask any questions. To which he
uniformly answered: ayes, one ques-
tion," and, being told to ask it, it was
each time;
"Are YOU sure it was me?
To this each witness replied:
Certainly; ] know it was YOU"
When the Governments case was
closed. the Judge asked the prisoner if
he had any evidence to offer or wished
to say anything to the jury.
He had seemed TO be very cold and
upmoved during the trial, making no
comment on his failure to disturb the
confidence Of any adverse witness, and
to the Judges question replied:
q should like to call one witness
"Call him, them" said the Judge
as Capt. Robbins in court" said the
prisoner, and there stepped forward
tie well known master of the house of
correction, with his record book of
commitments under his arm.
"Do you know me?" asked the pris-
oner.
Il should think I did" replied Capt.
Robbins.
"Will you look in the record and tell
the court where 1 was ON the l4th of
last December" (the day of the crime
on trial.
Capt. Robbins looked in his book.
"You wore in the house of correction
ut South Boston, serving out years
sentence for larceny"
That's all" said the prisoner.
The Judge said TO the jury that the
defense, though rot especially credit
able, seemed to be conclusive if they
believed Capt Robbins. OF course
the man was acquitted.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-19
Do Right for Rights Sake.

We are in receipt Of letter asking
us, What makes people do right n
How under the sun does the writer
of this epistle suppose VIC know what
causes influence people in doing right !?
If, indeed. anybody does do right,
which we might be seriously inclined
to doubt if we took stock" in the uni
versal err about the wickedness of this
day and generation.
We have asked some people of our
acquaintance the question. aud find
that most of Them do right because
they expect to be rewarded for it. At
least they have quoted to US innumer
able texts of Scripture bearing on that
point, and all pointing toward the re-
wards of the just.
Now, it strikes us that this is an in
fnitely selfish way of doing things. If
you feed Mrs A., who is starving, be-
cause you expect, either in this world
or the next, to be rewarded for it, you
are only selling your good deeds for a
price. You are not pitiful of her suffer
ings, you are not charitable toward her
because it is your dnty. but simply
because You expect that you will real
ize benefit from your benevolence.
Is this true charity? Is this love
toward your neiShbor? Is this the
split Of the Divine Master, who taught
as to do unto others as we would they
should do unto us!
It seems TO us that the only true way
OF doing light is for rights sake. With
out an eye to the rewards, or to the
puuishmeats, which may await US, to
deal justly AID mercifaily with every
living thing, to do no act of malice, to
wound the feelings of no one intention
ally, TO let no selfish love of ease, or
pleasure, deter us from what we deem
is right. Yes. that il our idea of the
way to do right.
We may be ia error, but it strikes us
that it is rather little soul which is
continually looking out for rewards, or
dreading the punishments.
1t Is like making q bargain, and say
ing, if | will be good you will reward
me, thus and so; and If am bad, then
/ must look out for chastisement.
We do not like that kind of doctrine.
We want to do right, not because it Is
respectable; not because we shall fare
better for SO doing in this world; not
because we shall be happier hereafter
for it; not because people will talk
about us if we do not; not because we
belong to the church, aud our minister
breaches it, but because it is right TO
do right, and because God has com
manded US to do il.
And to the man properly constituted
there is no happiness like that which
comes from right actions, guided by
right motives And whatever may be
that mans theology, he is on the right
road if he does right for rights sake
Kate Thorn. in Nel0 York Weekly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-19
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.
BISHOP NEWMAN has gone to Japan on an
extended visit

BISHOP NEWMAN has gone to Japan on an
| extended visit.
QUEEN NATALIE of Seryia has insured her
| life for 500 900 for the benefit of her son.
YICE-PBEsIDENT MOTION will spend mos,
! of the summer at his residence at Rhinebeck.
SENATOR SHEBMAN's large fortune is said
| to yield him an annual income of II per cent.
Mr.. BALFoURneyer reads newspapers, Eng
| lish or American, and is firm believer IN the
| desuitory reading of books.
Miss MARY f. BART, the second woman to
be elected to the Chicago Board of Education,
is the author of several books.
MENDELsSoHN, the composer, has cousin
who is the leader of a band of Russian Mini
lists, and who was recently arrested for threat
ening the lie of the Gar.
JUDGE j. P. SMITH, of Fort Worth, who is
now worth 81 000,0O0, once walked from Ken
lucky to Texas, because he did not have enough
money to pay mis- passage.
CARLISLE successor in the National House
| of Reprcsentatives-W w. Dickerson-is a
tSll, dark-faced man who looks more like a
preacher than politician.
THE COUNTESS of ToLsToI is a tall, beau
| tiful woman, and very fond of society. She
was in London lately as a delegate to the
, Liberal Woman's Federation.
GENERAL BoULANGERis said to be writing
| drama with Robert Emmett, the young Irish
hero, as the central figure. 1t is 10 be brought
out at the Free Theatre in Paris.
GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE is having cot
tage built entirely Of marble at Lenox, Mass.
at cost OF 100000. A large marble build
ing will contain the electric light plant.
Mrs HENDRICKS is a fne-looking woman
with dark eyes and hair that was once black
but is now turning gray. She is brilliant
a 81 nf nj alj
JEFFERSON DAVIS body in the receiving
vault of the Army of Northern Virginia, is
guarded by member of the g. A. X. by day
and two ef-coniederate veterans by night.
THOMAS b. RAMBo, of Morristown, N j.,
has just been restored to possession of his
property, valued at $4,000, which was taken
from HIM IL years ago, when the court de-
elared him to be haDitual drunkald
THEODORE Triton is described by lady
who recently saw him in the new salon in
Paris. He has grown stout and his long, white
hair was pushed behind his ears and his face
had restful look, peculiar to men of leisure.
CARDINAL MANSING's aversion to strong
drink in every form is so great that twice in
articulo norris he has refused stimulants, and
he alludes triumphantly to the fact that he got
well each time as proof that stimulants are
never necessary.
FATHEs IGNATIUS, who is now on his way
to this country, is regarded at home as harm
less sort of crank. He is native Cornish
man, and in 1862 began his movement TO estab-
fish monkish brotherhoods in the English
Church by reviving the order of St. Benedict
He was once shot at.
WILLIAM Haywood, of Lancaster, the old
est lawyer in Hew Hampshire in actual prac-
tce, appeared in two Coos county cases re-
Gently He is over so years old Though his
voice was somewhat feeble his arguments were
clear and to the point. He has been person
of considerable interest during the present law
term.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-19

As soldier, it is easy now to see
that his greatness consisted largely in
the way he received disaster. He
proved his nobility in rising above de-
feat, in wrenehing success from failure
in keeping an immovsble front against
reverse, detraction and infamous abuse.
His life was one long struggle-uot, as
to a superficial view it might seem, a
series of mere fortunate successes.
High character, rather than good
luck, was his immortal equipment.
But it is as a citizen that Washing
ton gives what may be thought 30 be
the most valuable Lesson Of his career
the lesson Of absolute honesty, Also
lute disinterestedness. Let those who
preach. who teach, who vote. make the
contrast on all occasions between the
tone of Washington and that of every
public man Of to-day who falls below
his standard. The standard is not
too high for any man. Washington
was no angel, saint on demigod. We
have a right to exact from every man
who takes public service equal public
virtue. The people do this theoreiic-
eally. if not practically. already; but
We viii not have city, State or national
government what il should be till we
make the demand in practice as well
as in theory.-The Century.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-19
IN A CYCLONES PATH.


N7epDif hRtitfa anu Properly DtmOItsnfu
I'm Minnesota,
A few minutes before five O'Clock in the
afternoon the clouds, which had been threat
ening a storm, began to collect over the region
Of Lake Mctarron, two or three miles north
Of st. Paul, Mimi, soon taking on the rotary
motion and the terrible appearance of a cy-
clone. Hundreds of citizens watched the
clouds as they swept together and followed
their course To the northwest, in which direc-
iion many had gone to spend the day at some
Of the m-Ty little lakes that are scattered over
this c0unry. Anxiety for the absent drew
many down town during the evening 10 learn
the frs; possible particulars Of what was
thought TO be undoubtedly a disastrous storm.
Aud 81 the reports indicated A young man
drove in from Lake Coleman soon afterwards
with the information that at least two perso-s
had been killed and over 100 injured at that
point Other reports followed quick, each
being little worse than what had preceded
IT, To the north and cast Of the city there are
a number of little lakes, which are sought by
the multitude every day.
lake Coleman is one of these. and the dam
age there WIS very heavy. George Miller
teller in the First National Bank, was also
killed there. When the storm struck the little
lake the hOaihOuSe was lifted up bodily ana
overturned in the water, and "A boatload OF
persons WIS given similar treatment. other
hntldi"gs ncrc demolished or badly wreck ed
Passing from the starting point the cyclone
struck Lake Joanna, Lake Gerya's. Lake Nad.
nais, Little Canada, aud passed on about four
miles to the east Of White Bear Lake.
The Passengers ON the st. Paul and Duluth
train, which left White Bear at 4.55, were ap,
proaching Gladstone, when they observed the
cyclone c"Inlng and with its whirling motion
with interest rnther Than fear or excitement
Not SO with the engineer. however, he saw the
threatening aspect Of the sky aud with a
startled look ahead 10 see if all was clear. he
took tirmer grip on thethrottle. and the en-.
CINE lcapcd forward under his touch His
judgment aud quick action undoubtedly saved
the lives of the whole crowded train fun, and
the twisting, terrifying deyustator crossed the
track scarcely more than n minute after the
train had passed.
The help that had been called for from the
stricken district was ut once sent to them doc.
tors and other assistance going as fast as they
could he taken. The bodies of those mentioned
were brought TO the city and turned over to
their friends The place where the cyelons
struck the ground and caused loss of life was
on the shores of Lake Gcrvais, where J. II,
SchTuuair, had summer cottage in the little
h>sin. where Simon Good was also located
The funnel shaped cloud swooped down on
them, demolished the dwellings and number
of other buildings in the same neirhborhood
In the wrecked ofthe Schurmair House, how.
ever, five were killed and ten injured there
and ut the Good cottage
1t is said the cyclone was confined to dis.
trict only three and a-half miles long and that
the worst damage was within limit of hall
mile.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-19
MARKETS.

-Flour-City Mills. extra 81 50
@S5.CO. Wheat-SoGthern Fultz 96G ~.
Corn-Southern White, asa 4ae.. Yellow.
Asa 49c. Oats-Southern and Pennsylvania
SifgS7c. Rye-Maryland and Pennsylvania
5jtd5fc. Hay-Maryland aud PENNSYLVANIA
ll-5ofG $3.50 Straw - Wheat, 7.500f =. 80.
Butier-EaStern Creamery, 16al7c... nearby
receipts 12tdi3c- Cheese-Eastern Fancy
Cream, S4099c, Western, 7(d74c. Eggs-I4G
lilc- Tobacco, Leaf-Inierior, 1CiSi.5o, Good
Common, 4(9S5.Oo, Middling, 6CdSs0o, Good
to fine red, 9CgSl0O0. Fancy, l0@ $500.
NEW 1oRK--Flour - Southern Good to
choice extra, 3.05@ S3l5. Wheat-No. White
96sta974e. Rye-State 5s660c. Corn-South-
ern Yellow, 43sG44c. Oats-White, State
Slt955e. Butter-State, 1761sc. Cheese
State, 7@Sc. Eggs-14l69l49c
PHILADELPHIA = Flour = Pennsylvania
fancy. 425tgs4.75. Wheat, Pennsylvania and
Southern Red. 92t6929e. Rye Pennsylvania,
5sfg69c. Corn-Southern Yellow, 41tM l24c
Oats = Sl(a,S14e. Butter State, 16ta17c.
Cheese-New York Factory, l0@l0sc. Eggs
State, 15@l6c.
CATTLE.
BALTIMoRE-Beef- 3.256s475. Sheep
5000 S3.75. -4O06$415.
NEW foRK-Beef = 6.25faS.25. Sheep
L0l9 $500. -420@sL5D.
EAST LIBERTY BEET 41C1S470. Sheep
o.VJtgs0.20. Hogs -410@si.15.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-19
White and Deaf.

Mr.. Harrison Weir, President of the
National Cat Club, England, says in
his hook, "Our Cats" that a white cat
of the long or shors haired breed is
likely 10 be deaf Should it have blue
eyes, The fancy color, it is almost GER
tain TO be deaf.
Mr. Weir, at cat show, purchased
white eat, beauty, loving and gem
tie. for the low price of two guineas.
When he got it home the cat proved to
be "stoue deaf.
Then the trouble began. If shut out
of the dining room. its cry for admis'
sion could be heard all over the house,
for, being deaf, it did not know the
noise it made. though its owner often
wished that it could hear its own cry.
When it called ont as it sat on his lap,
it called with ten-cat power, and its
commanding voice caused it to be
named the Colonel"
One day n friend saw the beauty
and admired it So much as to accept it
as gift, even after being told that it
was "stone deaf" A few days after
Mr.. Weir received letter from the
friend. offering to return the loud
voiced cat
Give it TO any one you please, but
don't return it to US, was the reply.
The Colonel" vas given TO deal
DID LADY. and 10th were happy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-19

Into Che store of Boston stusioner
,ne day recently there came q man in
The dress of nottingham, WHO was
evidently at ouco a foreigner and not
overgifted with brilliancy of intellect.
He made up to one of the clerks, and
with an air OF hesitation, as if doubtful
whether he had come to the right
place, asked in broken English for
some "overalls.7
"Those you will find at the clothing
store just down the street, the clerk
said.
The customer looked puzzled.
II did gone there" he said, "and
did request them for envelopes, and
here is it that they do send me-"
The clerk was quick enough to see
where the trouble lay, and good-na-
turcd enough to explain to the foreign
sr the difference between envelopes
for letters and envelopes for the legs
Of laborers. and the man went back to
the clothing store where, no doubt, he
found what he wanted
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-19

"Varlet' is the same word as 1vaiet.
and each IS an offshoot of tho feudal
"yassaln
Madame is amy lady," and sir has
been extracted from the Latin Senior
through the French.
"Dandelion," dent dc lion (the lions
tooth, and vinegar was once win
aigre fsour winel.
A VILLAIN before the stigma Of
disgrace was attached to him, was a
laborer on the villa of q Roman coun-
try gentleman.
Biscuit" keeps alive the Latin Bis
coetus twice cooked. and verdict is
simply we're dictim Ia true sayingl.
An earl was an elder in the primi-
tive society, while pope is the same as
papa, and car and kaiser are both
Caesars
Queen at first meant "wife" OF
mother aud survival of its early
Specification exists in queen used
now only in bad senses.
"Jimminy" is "reminiscences of the
classical adjuration, 0 gemini, used by
the Romans when they called upon
the twins Castor and Pollux to help
them.
Redingote is riding coat, borrowed
by the french from our own language
and returned 70 us in new gnise with
the dressmaker's stamp of approval.
"Slop' shop has nothing to do with
Stops, as some amateur etymologists
have asserted but means clothing
shops, the word coming from lcelandic
stopper, a coat.
Lord is the Anglo-Saxon halford
1oaf distributor). The Latin term for
"lnrd' (dominusl has given us dom.
inie, the old term for preacher, and
the same root is found in dame
"Roamers" are people who go to
Rome to see the Pope, and "saunter.
ers" was the appellation bestowed on
the religious enthusiasts who made
the pilgrimage to the sainte terre-
the Holy Land. -Rehoboh Sunday
Herald
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-19

Memphis Express West and Mail train East
run daily between Harrisburg and IIagerstown
On Sunday train leaves Harrisburg go p. m,
running one hour later than advertised time of
Harrisburg Accommodation, arriving at llagers-
town 1895 p m Train will leave llagcrstown
at 7:l5 a. m, on Sunday running one hour later
9:15 q, IN.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on trains Nos.
6 and between Philadelphia and New Orleans.
Pullman Palace Cars on trains Nos 3 and >,
between New York and Memphis
Through Coaches toand from Philadelphia on
trains Nos II and East and and West.
H. A. RIDDLE, J. F. BOYD,
Gcnl Pass. Agent. Superintendent
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-19
TWO WOMEN BUTCHERED.
'oN 'he hiPper's DeviItry Initiated I'm
AccOmBo County, Va.

AccOmao County, Va.
a disreputable den situated in the woods
near louisville, Va, familiarity known MS
Sand Crabs, KEEP. by loose women was the
scene of terrible crime Thomas Willitt.
worthless young fellow, left his family
some time ago and took up with Bella Archer
one OF the climates of the place. who was about
twenty years of age. lie lived with the
woman peaceably some time, when they be-
came involved in a jealous quarrel while
waking on the country road. Willitt he
coming inturated, drew knife from his pock.
e. ana rushing toward her, stabbed tbe woman
~ numerous Places first in the breast. then in
me inc right side and again in the back. Mahaly
watson, another inmate of the disreputable
mouse, attempted TO interfere, but was stabbed
SO severely by the enragcd man rs 10 he ron.
Uereu helpless After the fashion of lack the
upper he continued to cut and slash the DIV
InS women, first driving the knife deep into
me 1esh Of one add then into the other. in
any, weary of his bloody work he left his
victims and turned down the road toward
Aeeomac Courthouse, waving his bloody
hh!le IN the air, and telling every one he nat
that he had killed the women. Arriving near
me county set, he was met by officers. TO whom
ne gave himself up. 1t is thought that both
women received mortal injuries
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-19
A Cure for Squirting.

A cure for squirting. which is not so
unsightly as the method at present
generally adopted black goggles with
hole in the center, is highly recon-
mended. Let the person afflicted take
any pair of spectacles that suit his
sight, or even plain glass, and in the
center of one lens let him gum a small
blue or black wafer Tor spot Of black
photo varnish or Brunswick black,
about the size of ten cent piece. The
result is that the double image van
ishes, aud the eye, without fatigue or
heat, is forced to look STRAIGHT, and
with time and patience is cured. -NelC
York Commercial AdrertiSer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-19

A trip to Niagra Falls Is anticipated al
some time by many, but few ever have the
opportunity owing main y to a Lace of funds
We are to Il that the scene is sublime, and
when once witnessed is never forgot. %,
therefore il seems TO be one of the objects OF
our Ifs TO W tness the grand scene. NJ ny
of US have dec ded TO take the trip If a low
rate of are was ever offered, and the 0ppof-
itunity has now arrived, as we notice that tn
Pennsylvania Rail Road have adv rtised two
special ex ursions from Wash n gfon and
Baltimore, duly 3l>t and August 2ist.l and
have placed the frs at the low rate Of ten
dollars for the round TRIP, which is ind I'd
very low. The ira n viii cave Washington.
Baltimore and Potomac Depot Mt 7:i0 a. IN
Baltimore. Union Station, ut $50 q. IN. Tn.
tickets are good for ten days. includin d ate
OF excursion. also to stop of at Walk ms @ en-
within the limit The "orrist AGENT an
\ haperon VIII accompany the party. whieh
will make it very enjoyable. The fare T.,
indeed low, and Doubtless many Will take
advantage of The opportunity TO visit and
view the wonders of nature