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

The superintendent of cemetery in
Chicago gives an account, in Garden and
Forest, oil the removal of two trees, one
of which was sixty feet high and more
than two feet in diameter. They were
removed in an upright position on
rollers, with the aid of heavy frame
ork Of timber. A part of the earth
.p retained on the roots. The cost was
,etween five and six hundred dollars.
1t IS pronounced too early yet to speak
with confidence of the result. There is
no probability, however, that the
original vigor of the trees will be i'm
parted to these monsters after removal
A tree sixty feet high has circle of roots
at least one hundred and twenty feet in
diameter, aud an old tree will not easily
recover from the loss of most of them, as
IN younger tree.
The practice Of removing very large
trees has never been successful. In the
experiments made many years ago on a
liberal scale in the moist climate of Scot
land, although the large trees survived
the operation, they never recovered their
Insurance, but remained feeble and
sickly. We have seen trees removed
when eight inches in diameter without
ever recovering from the operation. But
much depends on preparing them before
hand by shortening the roots, and there
would of course be much difference be.
tween giving copious supply of care
July taken up roots, or only scant
qusntity of badly mutilated ones.
As general rule and for common plant
hight is not advisable to attempt the re-
moval of trees over an inch and a half in
diameter But with previous prepare
uon by one or more transplantings, it
will not be difficult to remove those
which are three inches. Occasionally it
becomes desirable to secure by trans.
planting those which may be four or five
Inches. Evergreens especially may be
required to be transplanted to new
grounds. The practice of attempting
the work on very large trees, or two
leet or more in diameter, as in the
chicago experiment, is not to be rec
Commended in any case. The same out.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
NC and snt1rn in Mln..

One might suppose that will-making
was anything but merry occupation,
and yet TIE drollery of the wills that
some eccentric old fellows have left be-
hind them could hardly be surpassed.
Dean Swift could not have coneocted a
more bitter joke than that of the testator
who, after giving the obligations he was
under to particiar friend, bequeathed
to him, at the bottom of the first page
of his will. ten thousand dollars, Of
course, thought the delighted legatee; ;
but, on turning the leaf, the bequest
was discovered TO be ten Thousand
thanks. What wet blanket for great
expectations"
just as odd was the codicil of the
death-stricken humorist who left to GER
tain of his dear relatives IA many
acres of land as shall be found equal TO
the area inclosed by the track If tho
center OF the oscillation Of the earth iii
a revolution round the sun, surprising
the mean distance of the sun to be 81,
600 semi-diameters of the earth from
it. This was a century ago. and as the
problem could not be satisfactorily
worked out, the legatees we're kept at o
mean distance from the property all
their lives.
A very neat reproach was conveyed
in the will of an uncle who begueathed
eleven silver spoons to his nephew. with
the remark: IF / have not left him
the dozen he knows the reason;" the
young scapegrace having stolen the
twelfth spoon some time before -NelO
York LEDGER.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
W0MAN's INTUITION.
Nearly Always Right In Her Judgment In
Regard TO Common Things.

Regard to Common Things.
An old gentleman over seventy, came into
the city from his farm, without ais overcoat.
The day turned chilly and he was Obliged 70
forezo his visit 70 the fair.
10 friend WHO demonstrated with him for
going away from bona thus unprepsrei. he
sail: Il thought it was going TO be warm;
nay wife told me TO take my overcoat but
woaldn't. Women haye more sense than nleil
anyway"
Women's good sense is said 10 come from
intuition; may it not be that they are more
close observers OF little things One thing is
certain, they are apt TO strike the nail on tn
heal, ia ali the ordinary problems Of Ii e,
more frequently than the lords OF creation
According to DR.. Alics Bennett wis
recently read papsr on Bright's disease be
fore the Pennsylvania State Medical Society
persons subject to bilious attacks and si;S
headaches. who have crawling sensations,
like the Sowing of water i'll the head, WAC
ara tired al the time and have unexplains
attacks of sudden weakness, may well be sus
pectet of dangerous tendencies in the diree
ton of Brights disease
The veteran ne ysoapar correspondent. Jos
Howard, of the New York Press, in notins
tals statement, suggests; Possibly Alice is
correct in her diagnosis, but why doesn't she
i've Sons Idea OF treatment / know a man
Hho has bean tired all the time for tsn
Feacs. Night before last he took two doses
II calomel AMI yesterday he wished n
IA hit"
A proper answer is found in the followin :
letter of Mrs Davis, wife of Rev. WIN. J.
Davis of Basil o.. June DIST 1890:
i DO not hesitate to say that owe my life
to Warmers Safe Cure | had constant
hemorrhage from my kidneys for more than
five months. The physicians could do nota-
ing for me. My husband spent hundreds OF
dollars and was not relieved. l was under
the care of the most eminent medical men in
the State. The henorrhage ceased before /
had taken one bottle of the Safe Cure. can
safely and do cheerfuiiy recommend it 70 all
who are sufferers of kidney troubles
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
CLOVER FoR POULTRY.

Clover is an excellent poultry food,
not to be fed alone, but with grain. IL
takes the place, to great degree, of the
green food which poultry get for them
selves when allowed to run on the farm
in summer. Pack a few barrels of it
away and see if it doesn't pay, in the ill.,
creased number of eggs and better gen.
eral health of your fowls Green second
crop clover should be used-the younger
and tenderer the better Pack it in a
heavy iron bound barrel, such as vine
gar barrel Tramp" the clover in little
by little, pressing it tightly as possible
with heavy piece of wood--a piece of
eordwood for instance. Pound and jam
it down till every bit of space in the bar
rel is full, then put on cover, and on
top of that heavy stone and let your
'cheese" stand for a month. The stone
ought to weigh two hundred pounds,
and then your clover will come out
solid block, that can be cut in slices.
When you want to feed it, take the bar
rel apart, and put your clover cake on
box or in some dry place. Shave off
thin slices with sharp knife and feed to
the hens at noon instead of grain. Pack
enough Of the clover to last until YOU
can let your hens out again in the spring,
and after feeding it see if your receipt in
eggs don't fully pay for all your trouble
The hens arc as glad to get filling food
as horses are to have hay..-Fdim, Field
and .St0ctmaa.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08

Investigation into the causes of the re-
cent fires on steamships has shown that
the use Of very simple means of fire ex-
tinction, the injection of carbonic acid
gas into the hold, is very often not re-
sorted to when it would be of the utmost
service. 1t is a matter for surprise that
this effective safeguard which requires
for its generation only few barrels of
marble dust and twenty or thirty gallons
of hydro-ehloric acid, with hogsdeads for
the confinement of the gas and hose for
its injection, is not universally employed
for the preservation of life and property
on the high seas, especially as in the
hold of vessel, which can be tightly
closed, the principal of chemical extinc.
ton can be applied with almost certain
success. The adoption of such a system
would result not only in the saving OF
property, but might at any time prove
the means of averting loss of life Com.
HlercidI A1pertiser.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
Trihes 2

John Wright was the son of a day
Iaborer, man of dissipated life and
coarse habits John had no home teach
ing, no family traditions, noassociations
TO lift him upward. Bnt he had talent,
great vigor of mind aud body, and much
ambition. He began as a newsboy,
worked his way through school and into
college.
In his Freshms.a year he wrote to a
friend, Il can conquer any difficulty
before me as a scholar. am not afraid
of mathematics or of languages dead or
living, but to enter a room with well
bred woman in it makes me tremb.e. L
cannot eat meal, l cannot meet an
acquaintance in the street without COM
hitting what people call breach of
good manners.
"The thousand and one trifiing rules
of etiquette terrify me. am resolved
to disregard them. l will not be slave
to code laid down by other men. viii
be scholar and an honest man, and
brush aside these cobweh lies which
hamper me-
John carried out his resolution. He
was a moral man, earnest in his purpose
to live pure aud honorable life; he
stood at the head of his class in college.
But while the other men in the class
were invited into the homes of the pro-
fessors, and made friendships with
educated men and gentle women which
helped them throughout life, he was
neg ected.
He may be good Christian" said
the wife of the President, but l will
not ask to my table man who puts his
6nife into the butter, and who keeps his
hat on when l am speaking to him"
II do not wish to know woman who
Judges me by such trifies, said Wright,
when this speech was repeeted to
him.
But the neglect hurt him.
When lie left college, too, and entered
professional life, he found that these
tribes" drove friends away from him
wherever he went. His ability brought
him tents, but his rudeness and coarse
manners made him subject Of their
contempt and ridieule.
He removed TO a town in the far West
hoping to leave pre- udice behind him,
but his new acquaintance pronounced
him va gar after five minutes utter
course, and never offered to bring him
to their homes or introduce him to their
famiiie.
Shnt ont from the society of women
of tbe better lass he was forced ia
choose an nneducated wife. His chi.
dran are a. rude and unpantle as him.
self
Il sbould have taken rank" he said
once bitterly. with gentlemen. Blu,
thev iudUed me by NV coat Of manners.
and mistook me- for a footman
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
Relative Numbers Of the Sex.

= r
o,any - l,i,s'io 'b'.Ils' .le' : are
49, at f0 tto e s- " % oo'"iuSu ''o.'
go ~ ,1;i' - e. W
II ~ ~ .,' ''u>so ''o,'''c''',
.t,a. .t 81. ''Ao ''i0 "t'p"'7h' i"U'
49, rrv r'n'ei y, n''u '!u we we nu.ilpe,
- "' - "oou. efi'' !" '''T ''un'iy
~ 49, -, w e.l-'u9 ie.H'Ho Sio" 'ii''
- ~ "'oa' "g'4'9 Peiioo VI uloS' pro-
80 - poiipN y. NC 'n'! are more
NJ y w - 'nan az nns o'h9i 'iiile'
tnt ~ % az iull0 mas ooln 'i'n ie'ia'eS'
Dus az Wv ase % '"e"ty years 'iiere arc
~ .0-ll'''1o .iiAn mats i'ut'i8 l.ie
., ~a1 alou n'ner r " '"eu'S -''itee .ne
hrulD''a a'o ai'losU eA"GHy equal pe-
80 'no wv 'oAes' flon! twenty
sraeo " sri. Nv. ,leiI Is an increasing
!,'ii'o VI ''ieii' 'u' ecu ioity
gu -ii'S cue "oiiieu "ie IL ''o majority
e" 80 :; i IN so l,.: se'lS anu o'er
M, A'J0''V' VI "o.ne"
Vo- Ioon nulnoet 90 VI 200 NAIVE acy whlte
ea 80 90 90, n wa. n -o' anu Vi
i]l5a~ - -, ~ n'' '!iSh' pre-
90 &c ~ nanny " 'l0
- a. 49, w. io =. .e ~ 'le ea'iy
- o. 400 W" y'a'' 't0'o
tha o. go nlGle s',i0 e si,"n oos' dh1uS
~, Ioan ~. az i n'Yen Se'is i'S9
+.. n'o. -. ooy0 'ii''H 5t n "u0 a'
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
dungeon gets the Bible and light and fresh

dungeon gets the Bible and light and fresh
air Great cradles in which the John Yves
leTs and the John Knoxes and the John
Masons lay, for from them came forth an
all conquering evangelization. But the
greatest cradle in which child ever slept or
woke, laughed or cried was the cradle over
which Mary bent and to which the wise men
brought frdnkincense and upon which the
heavens dropped song. Had there been no
manager. there had been no cross Had there
been no Bethlehem, there had been no Col
gotha. Had t.iere been no incarnation there
had been no ascension. Had there been no
start, there had been no close.
Standing in the chill khan of Saviour's
humiliation, and seeing what He did for us,
l ask, What have we done for Hmm There
is nothing / can do, saws one. As Christmas
was approaching in the village church
good woman said to group of girls in lowly
and straitsned circumstances. Let all now
do something for Christ" After the day
was over she asked the group TO tell her what
they had done. One said: Il could not do
much. for we are very poor, but | had a
beautiful flower | had carefully trained in
our home and | thought much of it and I
put that flower on the church ALTAR And
another said Il could not do much for we
are very poor, but | caa sing little, and so
| went do n to poor slcS woman in the lane
and sang as weiIas could TO cheer her up. a
Nlli iSuAtiAS SOA- eli, AlcAcu. W1dL utu
you dor' She replied, Il could not do much,
but | wante1 to do something for Christ, and
l could think Of nothing else to do, ard so
went into the church after the people who
had ceen forming the altar had left. and
scrubbed down the altar back stairs Beau
tiful, | warrant that the Christ of that
Christmas Day gave her as much credit for
that earnest act as He may have given to the
robed official who on that day read for the
peop.e the prayers of a resembling service.
Son ching for Christ. Something for
Christ!
a PLATA man passing a fortress saw a Rus
sian solder on guard in a terribly cold night
and took OF his coas and gave it to the sol.
der, saying. Il will soon be home and warm,
ami you viii be ont here all night So the
soldier wrapped himself in the borrowed
coat. The plain man who loaned the coat to
the soldier soon after was dying, and In his
dream saw Christ and said to Him, you
have got my coat on Yes" said Christ;
''shis is the one you lent Me on that cold
night by the fortress. | was naked, and We
clothed Ne" Something for Christ By the
memories of Bethlehem | adjure you'll
In the light of that star
lie the ages empearled.
That song from ,far
Has swept over the world.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
GRASS ON LAWNS.

A well kept lawn is "thing Of beau,
ty, bat those who take great pride in
their lawns, and have plenty of help
about their grounds, are very likely to
overdo the matter and keep the grass cut
too saort, taereby weakening the roots,
and should few dry, hot days follow
tee cutting, the grass becomes brown
and often badly burned. Shaving the
grass Gown to the very crowns is always
injurious to any lawn and at all seasons
and as a rule the knife of lawn mower
should be set to leave one inch of stub
BILE, and in dry weather two inches
would be still better, although this will
not leave as smooth a surface. The best
system is to cut the grass often, and leave
a fair length of leaves for the assimilation
of the sap. In wet weather lawns re-
9uire cutting more frequently than dur
ing dry; but no general rule can be given
as TO the number of times they should
be cut in a month or season.-Ameficaa
Agrieultuyist.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
AZ srtraarainnrr ! lrnnc, n n. usa q d.

Az extraordinary sivaacs In the use OF 60
Goa We aEf,s u aafs ta<s1 piace OF late years In
ERxa1i. In tas ttSus1 OK ZEN nDes, this last
session. tn. ri skt don. a. j. tioscaea, the
Chano-lior Of tAe 3xe aequer, called attention
10 ia IS cause iOr giuea Of too falling "a Of
he use Of ccifs-- He a. trihuted Il In a rasas-
are. 10 tae position prepsra ica Of CO, o.
Known ~ Grateful and telafertin=" had
AIKEN. In accord with hts srgxVstson, IL may
be Interesting 10 follow she course cacca has
taken In Engian since lsS, when the duty.
which had been standing 81. er fooa l.
with an importation OF under half mini.u
pounds. was reduced to FL per pound. aud uos
long after we fini the Homeopathic doctrine Of
medicine introduced INTO ta- kingd om and
that the use OF cocoa WIS specially az ecated
b. physicians adopting that mode Of practice.
soon after we ind the first homeopathic
chemists established in England lthe firm OF
James Epps & Coz produced special rep
aration which only needed boiling water or
milk TO be At once ready for the table, and The
superior character o. this production has, nc
doubt, done much a the Chancellor OF the
Exchequer said. TO bring about the advance
made.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Build an icc-house early.
When dry pillow heavy soils.
Keep potatoes out of the sun.
Waste neither corn nor stalks.
Still guard against forest fires.
Take extra pains to keep apples.
Have you good sheds for stock2
Pet lambs make good ringleaders of
COCKS.
Destroy all worms nests in your fruit
trees, ''on sight.
The results of good feed are often
credited to the breed.
The market for the finest products is
seldom if ever glutted.
Burn no refuse that will add to the
value OF the manure pile.
Do not allow grape vines to cumbe1
trees 1t is bad for both.
When cattle feed in lot of second
hand clover it gives them a craving APP
petite for salt.
See that the food of your animals is in
digestible condition. Only what is di-
gested counts.
Poor salt may spoil good butter, but it
never makes good butter; it only helps
to keep it good.
A barn and stable should fulfil four
onditions-comfort, cleanliness, health
and convenience.
Bells for sheep should be large enough
to make noise that can be heard at con-
siderable distance.
The tame grasses are the farmers
friend, if not his salvation. The same is
true of old meadows.
Proper ventilation and drainage and
plenty of pure water would save much
sickness among stock.
Do not let your fruit trees grow large
limbs fer no other purpose than to be
icut off. Trim them right from the
start
The general failure of the apple crop
of the country will cause many to neglect
their orchards instead of bestowing upon
them better care.
DR.. Caldwell gives it as his opinion
that strawberries rather improve than ex-
1 haust the soil if the heritage is allowed to
decay where it grows.
If your cows are good ones, your but
/ ter prime and your market fair, we would
/ advise you to wait till winter before you
decide to make a change.
1t is a much more satisfactory way of
doing business to sell butter as soon as
I made rather than to hold it for a rise
that, possibly, may not come.
Don't you think it better for the COW
10 have bit of hay in the morning rather
lhau be turned out to "picl1" at grass
with the frost still on it, We do.
) Keep look cat for the weak places in
.he fence. A feast of corn now would
10 more harm than two months ago
/ You might lose the COW as well as the
sorn.
The kind and quality OF feed the COWS
tat should be motel, for no matter how
good the breed may be the feed has
nuch to do with the milk or butter
Field.
The fair is the place to see the differ
!nt dairy breeds of cattle, and when
/ tests for milk and butter are made on the
! grounds comparisons can be made of ac-
Z lual results attained.
/ Cleanliness in packing aud delivering
/ butter bespeaks taste aud neatness. 1t
goes good ways with many in the make
tip Of opinion whether the article is
good, bad, or Indifferent.
I mixture of dry earth aud land plas-
ter is good to use as an absorbent in the
stable for the purpose of retaining the
ammonia, which is lighter than air and
( gives that strong pungent smell in stables
when it is escaping.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
A Coed Word for the Crane

Among "the kindly fruits of the
earth" there is nothing better than the
grape. A German friend Of mine, with
competent palate and reliable iudg-
ment, asserts that the American grape
is far better than the European in all the
qualities that make ''the kindly fruit
grateful to the taste, without reference
TO its wine-producing qualities. l am
not aware that the grape cure is prac-
ticed with us as it is in some parts of
Germany, particularly in the mountains
of the Southern Tvrol, but the grape,
the world over, has strong therapeutic
properties. -Nec York Star.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
VALUE OF FEATHERS.

There is large waste of feathers every
year. AYERS poultry writer, and their
value is greater than may be supposed.
When ducks are kept the feathers should
more than pay for the picking and clean
ing, and they ale not inferior to those
from the goose. Chicken feathers are
also sslable, the wing and tail feathers of
the males, and of turkeys being in de,
mand. BY asserting the feathers, shat
is, picking the softer feathers first, those
from chickens will be found nearly equal
to those from geese and ducks, for some
purposes. -Neic YORK. Witness.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
iiatriInnninI Ifnm

Mr. fremont OF Boston has just been
presented to the lovely Mrs. Lardly of
Chicago
Mr.. fremont believe / have had
this pleasure before, Mrs. Lardly."
Mrs. Lar,lly-" Really, Mr. fremont,
| don't recall the occas on"
Mr.. fremont" Why, [ was present
at your marriage.
Mrs. Lardly-"Ah, indeed Which
one?'
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
4 Mnn.rerini Pnper.

When you we're "a ltltng tht large Pr snec rs
OF TgE YoUTH's CoMPANIoS. rublished last
week n our coffin u, did yoa : op 70 consider
what we itho talent was eagu ed ! pr
nhenomenal. and il IS read "a tDa1l FAM les
becauss il il tn. best OF it. kiad. Nov Is the
time to SIND YOUR subacri.iiop. $40 sent At
once vii. secure You ths rest st TINS year Tree,
including all tie Holiday NJ nbers. hE
NoUrn's OMPANioN, Bostan.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08

Iwffi forfeit the above amount, II fail to
prove that Floraplexion is the best med cine In
existence for Dyspepsia. Indigestion or Bilious
ness Ii is a certain cure, and affords lfnme-
diate reliefin cases of Kidney and Liver Com
plant, Nervous Debility and Consumption.
Floraplexion builds up the weak system and
cures where other remedies fail. Ask your
druggist for il aud get well. Valuable book
~Thing Worth Knowing" also. sample bottle
sent free; all charges prepaid. Address Frank
lin Hart s. Warren street. New York
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE,
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
TAKE CARE OF THE PUMPKINS.

Not many sound, hard pumpkins will
be fed to cows. They are far too good
for pies to be wasted thus, and the COW
can be fed something else that is not SO
available as ''pie timber" There are
several ways of keeping pumpkins in
good condition for pies. They may be
cut into slices and quickly dried in an
evaporstor, OR they may be stewed and
placed in sealed jars, SO as to exclude the
air, the same as canned fruit is preserved.
BOSTON CultieatoF.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-11-08

Memphis Express West ard Mail train East
run daily between Harrisburg and Hagerstown
On Sunday train leaves Harrisburg 7;20 p. IN,
running one hour later than advertised time Of
Harrisburg Accommodation, arrivingat fIagers-
town 1905 p, m, Train viii leave HIagerstown
at 7:l5 a. m, on Sunday running one hour later
than tram No 1, arriving at Harrisburg at
$3.50 a. m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on trains Nos
6 and between Philadelphia and New Orleans
Pullman Palace Cars on trains Nos and 2
between New York and Memphis
Through Coaches to and from Philadelphia on
trains Nos. "A and East and and West.
II. A. RIDDLE, j. +. BOYD,
= Genl Pass Agent. Superintendent