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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
The Grape-Fruit.

Comparatively little is known in this
country of the grapefruit, or pomelo,
which is now widely grown in Central
America. The pomelo tree is native of
China and Japan, and was first brought
to the West Indies by Captain Shaddock.
Thence it was taken to Florida and Cali
fornia, where upward of forty distinct
varieties are now in existence. The
grapefruit is of the Citrus family, and
somewhat similar to the orange in APP
pearance, though rather large and coarser.
The pomelo can be grown more easily
than the orange, and coming as it does
at the close of the orange season, it is in
fair way to become popular in the
States. The fruit grows in clusters, two,
three or four hanging together from the
stem, from which peculiarly it has de-
rived the name grapefruit, by which it
is generally known. A comparatively
small tree will, it is said, often bear as
many as two thousand pomelos at time
These are cut down in the same manner
as oranges, and wrapped separately in
tissue paper ready for the market, where
they fetch from penny to sixpence each.
The quality varies as much as, if not more
than, that Of oranges. Those with
smooth, clear skins are considered the
best. 1t is singular fact that though
widely grown in Central America this
fruit is not Systematically cultivated to
any very extent, many Of the trees being
planted more for ornament than use. Il
properly treated the yield would be much
better than it is to-day, and would give I
very fair amount Of profit to the grower
California Fruit Grocer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

HENRY SEIBEBr painter, was killed in
Columbia, Pa by falling from a second story
EX-STATE Senator J. J. Robbins was killed
IN Macon, Ga, in the fair grounds, by the
falling Of pole
FLORENCE CRANNER aged six years, was
probably fatally burned in Millville, N. j.,
While putting leaves on bonfire
The three-yelr ID son Of Colonel A. S.
Biliman was scalded to death by filling into
tub Of hot water near Wichita, Kansas.
BARNUM's circus train was wrecked on
Murder reek, on the Macon and Covington
IkSaliroad, while on the way to Athens, Ga.
Five persons were killed.
MARY RoCuR. aged % years was killed,
ana Josie Douohue, James Dunleayy aud
Harry j. Carmody were badly injured by be.
ing thrown from wagon in Baltimore.
Tue steamboat Alexander swift, heavily
laden collapsed aud broke in two on the Mo-
uongahela River, near Glenwood Pa. The
vessel was built in Cincinnati Is years ago
and was valued st $4,000.
EDWARD COOPER Of New York, aud Jas.
Herduau, Of Ohio civil engineers in the em-
pioy OF the New York and New Haven Rail-
road were killed by being struck BY n train
on the Mantle bridge, at East Lynn, Conn.
A RUNAWAY accident occurred in Wash.
ington, y. G.. by which Mrs Margaret CAN'T
YVES killed and her daughter, Clara Gautt,
severely injured. The driver lost control Of
the horses and the ladies jumped from the
! vehicle.
PAssENGER train on the Pan iIaudlc
Railroad ran INTO five persons who were walk.
ing on the track near Stenbenville Ohio.
Mrs. Bluebank was killed and Mrs Wind
| mortaIiy injured. Miss Bluebank and Joshua
Wind suffered some injuries.
A FATTY Of young men from Auburn N.
T., freed coon near Cascade, aud proceeded
TO chop down the tree. Before the hunters
were aware Of their danger the tree toppled
over aud three Of them were struck by falling
branches. William Dunn, - years of age,
was Killed outright a large limb crushing lis
skull The other two escaped with severe
bruises and a few broken bones.
FARMER named Warner, living near
Reno IN the western part Of Oklahoma, ar
| rived 10 Topeka, having been sent by his
nelghbors 10 solicit aid for them. Hesays the
settlers have no supplies their wives and
children are without clothing and they can
get no work Unless speedily assisted they
Will suffer from starvation and cold The men
must remain upon their land or forfeit their
homestead rights.
CORA VAN HoosEx. aged TWENTY-FIVE years
died in Yorkyille, suburb of Utica. n. Y.
! from poisoning. Her mother had mixed
] "hOHgI on Rats" with -four and meal in a
basin, AMI placed it on a shelf in the pantry
| 70 Kill mice. While she was absent from
home Cora snd her three sisters made Rriddle
| cakes OF the mixture. After eating them all
were taken violently i'll and Cora died.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08

State Entomologist Lintner, recently
received from Gouyerneur lady an in-
teresting parasite on the common house
fly. sit is not uncommon to find half a
dozen on single fiy,' the sender writes.
They are exceedingly small, being no
larger than the puncture in piece Of paper
by smallsized pin point, yet they are
seen readily because of their light YER
million color. Their favorite spot is on the
body of the fly underneath the bases of
the wings. The parasite is mite of the
group known as ''harvest mites, bear
ing the scientific name of Trombidiuni
muscarum, and is similar to another species
that attacks flies in Europe. The mite
does not multiply, unfortunately, with
sufficient rapidity to do much toward the
reduction of the number of house flies.
While infesting the fly it is in the lar
val stage, and only after leaving it does
it become mature and begin to propagate.
For this rrason it rarely comes under OBJ
servation ard has seldom been recorded
by entomologists. Another species of
mite sometimes met with produces its
young upon the house fly with such
rapidity that in few days the body,
head, and limbs become completely COW
cred with the parasite.
The fact has been spoke of often that
the usual number Of flies were not seen
this season. The reason for this would
be interesting, whether an undiscovered
parasitic or some new form of disease has
/ destroyed them-New York Times.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
CABLE SPARKS

THE strike amongiho lacemake-s Of Calais
France, has ended
THE King Of Belgium is ia Germany on a
visit to Emperor William.
NJ. ALLABD, n French duelist, was fatally
wounded in duel near Tours.
THE King Of Portugal visited the United
States uiser Baltimore, anchored at Lisbon.
Mr.. GLADSTONE, in an address 10 the work.
men Of an English oil works, extolled free
trade.
PATRIcE BoucTcAuLT, a daughter Of the
late Dion Boucicsult the comedian and play
wright died in London
THIRTY Americans have been arrested In
Constantinople on a charge Of conspiracy
against the government
THE North German Lloyd Company gave
out that emigfant4 going 10 North America
charge the emigration agents with cruelty.
BILL has been introduced into the GRIND
Council Of the Canton Of TieinO, Switzerland,
providing for revision Of the electoral laws.
A Polish member Of the Austrian Reichs-
rath is organizing an expedition 10 inquire
into the condition Of the Polish colonisis In
Brazil.
NELLIE PIEHCBY. who In under arrest In
London charged with the murder o. Mrs.
Iiogg and her infant admitted that she
quarrelled with Mrs. Hogg.
AT LUCIANO, one Of the capitals of tho can
ton Of Ticeno, Switzerland, there Was eight
between troops and members Of the liberal
party, in which blood was shed.
WHILE a number Of persons we're leaving
Russia 20 engrate 10 Brazil, they were hred
upon by the Russian frontier guard At stupcn,
and several Of them were killed.
THK action Of the Parliament Of Victoria,
Australia, IN adopting vote Of want o. con-
6dence In the government was due 70 the -.
cession from the government supporters of
the members Of the labor party.
4 The Parliament Of Holland has declared
I that the King Of that country, owing 70 the
condition Of bis health, Is incapable Of gov
Z erning and the council ~ State has been tenn
7 pOrarily invested with regal powers.
THE financial report Of the exhibition 70
Gently held in Edinburgh, Scotland, shows a
deficit Of 10000. This more than ahsofbs
/ the guarantee fund, which amounts 10 10000.
I The affairs Of the exhibition have been placed
I in liquidation.
THE Russian police have been commanded
] 10 adhere rigidly 70 the letter d the anti
Jewish law Of that country by compelling thu
families Of Jews expelled from the empire or
transferred from one part Of u 70 another, 70
Z accompany them.
YOUNG Russian named Kelchosky. who
was eKiied 70 Siberia by the governments n
his country on suspicion u being he possss-
I cor Of revolutionary documents. escaped from
I Siberia after having served fourteen years
there, and is nov In London
THE Dutch government has asked the Bel
giaB government 70 submit 10 the powers
which signed the Congo treatise = proposal
that they jointly contribute a Fixed annual
sum 10 make up the amount which the C0ngo
7 State would be likely 70 secure through i'm
port duties, snd that in the meantime a. q
! subsidiary measure. the Congo States be au-
thorized to collect q duty u = francs per hec-
tolitre on alcohol.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
WORK AND WORKERS.

ALL tie operators in the Western Union
Telegraph Office in st. Paul, numbering
thiry-seven, are on strike, because Of the
discharge BY the company Of six OPERATOR
supposed to belong 10 the Brotherhood. All
the comPany's wires in St Paul we're idle
last night.
GENERAL Superintendent Peck, of the Bic
-Four System, has informed the telegraph OBJ
orator that their demand for an increase a
wages cannot be granted lie offered. how
ever, to take any specific cases, and promised
satisfactory Investigation.
THE manager Of the Western Union Tele
graph Office IN Fort Wayne, Indiana, has re-
ceiYen sT3ers ffom the division. superintsud-
ent at Cleveland 10 discharge al operators
who belong to the Brotherhood Of Telegraph
ers. There are only three operators ia the
Fort Wayne Office and the Brotherhood has
advised thesa 70 withdraw from the order I'd
retain their positions
THE lounge manufacturers Of Indianapolis,
at a recent meeting, unanimously deeide1
that prices should BE- rtised. Ii was thar IS
brussels, yeiyeis and other kinds Of carpets,
as veil as other materials used 10 masking
lounges, has advanced in price under the
Mckinley tariff, lounges could no longer be
sold al the old prices.
THE Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers.
elected these officers: FIRST Grand Engineer.
i. ;. lngranami Second Grant Engineer J..
Everett; Third Grand Engineer, Ash Ken
Eedy Winnipeg The latter ofice was created
at this Convention. There was no election
for Grand Chief Engineer. as Mr.. Arthur was
elected at the last Convection for three years
ABOUT 80 per cent. Of the steam filters In
Chiesz0 are on a strike They demand that
eight hours he considered days work; that
for al overtime they be paid az double rates;
that the minimum salary Of steam filters shall
be - per day. sHd that of their helpers 80 per
day, snd tfat their union be recognized. The
bosses are not 50 strenuous about any Of the
terms except the recognition Of the union,
and this, they say. they viii never grant.
The men clsim that two Of the bosses have
already aeeeaed u their demands, and they
expect the others to do likewise. They say
they are prepared for a long fight, and that
they viii be assisted By the National Assoeia-
tion.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
TWO BIG HOTELS BURNED.
The Grand and the Burlington In SAN
Ernnciscn Destrnyed

Francisco Destroyed.
Fire was dI covered at three o'clock A. NJ.
in Heuter Bros & Co.'s paint shop under the
Grand Hotel. The fire spread rapidly and
the hotel was soon in flames. There wa, great
excitement among the guests, but they all
escaped safely
The flames spread rapidly throughout the
basement Of the block bounded by Market
New Montgomery, Stevenson and Second
streets and then spread to the first floor, oc,
eupiej by the Hall Safe and Lock COMPANY:
Hin & Goldman, druggists supplies. the
Board Of Trade rooms; the Pul man Pal~ce
Jar Company's office; the Great Northern
Railroad ticket office, an the rooms of the
Syndicate Investment Company The smoke
IN the meantime had aroused the inmates of
the Grand aud the burlington hotels, and the
irl|hiene guests rushed to the sidewalk with
what vgiuabes they could carry The fire
soon shot up through the freight elevator in
the rear Of the Grand Hotel, and a disastrous
conilagratlon was looked for. The general
alarm brought the remainder of he fire de
partment TO the scene. The front of lfueter
BROS. Co. store blew out with a loud ex-
pioSIon, and large volumes of smoke poured
oul, almost overcoming the firemen. There
Were several marrow escapes By five O'Clock
the flames had spread along the eastern end of
the block, bursting from the roof and windows.
The wind was slight and the efforts of the
hremen to conine the fire within the block
occupied blythe Burlington and Grand hotels.
were successful. About six o'clock the roof
OF the burlington tellin carrying part of that
OF the Grand. In a short time the interior of
the Burlington was complete wreck, and
the front of the Grand on Market street. to-
gether with the eastern end, adjoining the
Burlington, was also a ruin. The western end
was saved.
The Grand Hotel was opened in 1870, by
MesSrs Johnson & Co., and at the time was
considered one of the finest hotels ia the world.
It was four stories high and had frontage of
500 feet on Market street. Two years ago
about hiatt OF the block was leased to other
parties, aud was called the Burlington Hotel.
The total loss, including bull liugs, stores,
furniture and stock Is estimated at 81 800 600.
The fire is believed to be due to spontaneous
combustion of inilammable materials in the
Hueter Bros. Co.'S place of business.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
It's ALL a MYTH.

ais all myth that autumn grieves,
For watch the rain amid the leaves,
With silver fingers dimly seen
1t makes each leaf tambourine,
And swings and leaps with elfin nirth
To kiss the brow OF mother earth;
Or laughing mid The trembling grass
1t mods a greeting as you pass.
Oh hear the rain amid the leaves
IT'S all myth that autumn grieves.
TITS all a myth that autumn grieves,
For list the winds among the sheaves;
Far sweeter than the breath of May
Or storied scents of old Cathay,
1t blends the perfume rare and good
Of spicy pine and hickory wood;
And with voice as gay as rhyme
1t pirates of sifted mint and thyme,
Oh scent the wind among the sheaves-
'Tis all myth that autumn grievesl
IT'S all a myth that autumn grieves--
Behold the wondrous web she weavesi
By viewless hands her thread is spun
OF evening vapors shyly won.
Across the grass from side to side
A myriad unseen shuttles glide
Throughout the night, till on the height
Aurora leads the haggard light.
Behold the wondrous web she weayes,
IT'S all a myth that autumn grievesl
Samuel Miatg1n Feck. in Age Herald.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
The Cat in AutiGuity.

Was the cat, as Preside pet, known
to the ancients2 If It was, was it as the
domestic animal familiar to ourselves, or
was it simply as a domesticated savage,
like the monkey or the gazelle2 Profess
sor Virchow inclines to the latter opin-
ion. Having examined the mummies of
Egyptian cats, he found they had moth
ing in common with our feline friend
The cats of antiquity, according to other
psychologists, were slenderer than ours,
and approached the weasel in appear
ance. But Sig. Saglio, the distinguished
Italian scholar who is engaged on the
magnificent Dictionary of Greek and
Roman Antiquities" now in course
of publication at Paris, under the editor
ship of Daremberg, read the other day
before the Academy of Inscriptions "a
memoir on the subject, in which he holds
a contrary opinion ID that of Virchow.
The cat i'll ancient times was, he main
tains, the identical domestic animal
known to modern Europe. On Etruscan
tombs he has found paintings which rep
resent the cat as regular inmate of the
house of the deceased, one of these pict-
ures showing US company at dinner,
and the eat toying under the table with
bones of chicken or partridge. Sig. Sag
Ito further refers Professor Virchow to
the British museum, where on two jars
belonging to the fifth century B. c., do
nestle cats are depicted in "Sculs Mu-
sica." OF these cats one is held by
string and another stands upright on
footstool while boy offers it dainty
There are other pictorial representations,
according to the accomplished Italian
archeologist, which prove that the cat
was cherished in antiquity as one of the
most useful, as well as graceful, domes-
tic animals, inspiring the affection be-
slowed on it by eminent persons of all
times-from Mohammed to Petrarch,
from Montaigne to Hoffman and Dumas.
-L0ldon Lancet.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
GAGGED AND ROBBED.


An Express AGENTS Lively Experiences
VITA Thieves.
One Of the boldcsi robberies perpetrated In
Meadville, Pa, for many years occurred al
the office Of the Wells, Fargo Express Com.
pany. &. r. Moore, who was alone in the
Office, which IS situated in locality whers
people are continually passing, was counting
the contents u his cash drawer. preparatory
% balancing his cash account when a rap 81
tie door drew his attention. He placed the
money m the drawer, stepped outside Of the
Office railing and opened the door, admitting
two strangers. Upoa entering they babe hin
good evening. then ieYeled revolver al his
head and cautioned him not 70 move or make
an cutlery on pain Of instant death. lie was
then bound and gagged and laid upon the
h01r.
The robbers then proceeded to open the
large safe, which 9as ual0cked, and tore open
and appropriated the money packages valued
at from $500 % $1,000 alter which they
made their escape. Mr. More was 80 securely
tied that il was fully half An hour after they
left before he was liberated and made al out.
cry for assistance. DE describes the agsail-
ants a. follows One large, middle-aged man,
wearing flowing beard, evidently false, and
the other young, ssudy-complexione man
about twenty years old. The money the agent
was counting when be was interrupted In hia
work, amounting TO several hundred dollars,
was untouched b. the robbers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Perfection Of any kind is lorable.

Perfection of any kind is loFable.
A good mans life is living prayer.
No man can live any higher than he
looks.
Better kind ''no' than snarling
yes"
To delay now may mean to be too late
forever.
Love letters by telegraph do not give
satisfaction.
Those WAC would lead Others should
always look up.
You will never know men until you
learn how to love them.
The man who never praises his wife de-
serves to have poor one.
No man can ever lift himself an inch
by thinking about himself.
Give the right man wings and he will
know what to do with them.
The hardest battles we fight are the
ones we have with ourselves.
If you want to learn how to speak
well, first learn to hold your tongue.
You may not be able to do great
things, but you can be faithful in little
ones
If you don't want to lose everything
else, don't let envy get foot-h1ld in
your heart
The man who lives to help other peo-
pie, will soon have o her people living to
helF him.
DIR. Truth gives better medicines aud
uses a very sharp knife, but he never
loses case.
The soldier who is first over the ram
parts is not always the one who wears
the finest uniform.
The man who is always ready to speak
or believe evil about other people has
the wrong kind of heart.
A man who looks at his wife as though
the moon was about to turn to blood
whenever she asks him for couple of
dollars, is not likely to become very ele-
quent in prayer at his family affair."
Indianapolis (had.) RAMS Horn.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
AN OLD FEUD REVIVED,
One of the SIcCoys SHOT Down ~ the
Hatfield Gang.

Hatfield Gang.
despatch from Huntingdon, W. Va, saws.
Ause Hatfield was in town last Friday. and
reported everything quiet in Logan count, =.
A few hours later on that day and while Anse
was still in this city, the war which has been
slumbcring on the Big Sandy few months
was reopened. Mccoy, of Peters Creek, on
the Kentucky side of the river, met his death
at the hands OF seven Of the Hatfield crowd,
led by jerry Dempsey
The murder took place at Tennis Camp of
railroad men, on the Norfolk Il Western Rail
road, IN Logan county, about eleven o'clock.
Mccoy had been out all day, aud had collected
considerable amount of money for Coatrae-
tor Lewis, who is engaged on the railroad
work. lie was returning to the camp, and
was within probably quarter Of mile of it.
when be was ambushed By the Hatiields, and
greeted by voily from Winchesters. the fire
being three tineS repeated. Sixteen or seven
teen bullets took effect, aud Mccoy died in
stantly.
His body was robbed of the money, although
robbery was not the purpose of the cowardiy
murder. The crime at once stirred up a ire
menaous excitement especially on the Ken
lucky side, where Mccoy resided. and pro-
baby ere this bis death has been avenged. At
any event, IL Is certain TO lead to a renewal of
the feud, which all good citizens hoped had
been thoroughly healed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
Rabbits.

The average life of rabbit is put at
about nine years. The doe may have
young eight times year, averaging
eight each time. The first litter is pro.
duced when but four months old. The
PROFESSIONS based on these figures lead
to astonishing results. For three years
the possible progeny of two rabbits has
been calculated at over $1,000, 600, and
for seven years at 1900, 900. 000.- Chi,
cdq0 Times.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08

A DESPATCH from Cheyenne. Wyoming.
says that owing to a shortage Of cars the
InieH Pscihe miners at Rock Springs only
lave WORK few days a week, snd they are
growing desperate Fire was discovered in
the entry to one Of the mines 1t is believed
2 have been Of ineeudiary origin. and the
Union Pacific officers will give Sf0yo for tbe
arrest of the guilty parties. Mine mules
have been poisoned and other mischief has
been done
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
ArADrxe FLOWER.

JEST she and / alone we're there beneath
the stars 80 calm and bright
solA her that TO me her cheeks were
Ike twin lilies, 3ure and white;
b. IN the morning az | brushed my
powdered vest for half an hour
I realized the lilies must have been
ssae other kind Of flour.
-gchicago Eyeping Post
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
NO. 8.


Asnearly as can be estimated from the re-
turns thus far received, the delegation from
each state viii be divided between the parties
rs stated in the following table. In parallel
columns with the Fifty second Congress Is
placed the Fifty-first so that the two may be
very easily compared:
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08

EDwIS Bo0TH is said to be putting the fin
ishitg strokes on q tragedy upon which he
has been working for i've years From the
same source comes the information that at
the close Of the present season Mr.. Booth will
retire permanently from the stage.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08

FRANK STOCKTON, the novelist. lives in a
roomy house at Madison, n. J. He is a
methodical man in his literary work. deyo-
ting the early part Of each day TO his writing.
At times he suffers from weak eyes, and on
such occasions he dictates his stories to his
wife.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08

FRINGE BISMARCK, who farms on a largo
scale at Varzin. is said to have cleared $1,000
by his cattle and geese during the past year,
and his profit from yeast exceeded $4,000.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08

A farmer of North East, Penn, claims
that he cleared $500 on two acres OF
grapes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08

Isl III 2is III
Democratic majority 10i.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08

TERMs.-s7 II paid during the year,
$3.50 If not paid for ever year, 81 sd
Cash in Advance.