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FOUR PEOPLE DROWNED.
Two Men Make Heroic Efforts TO Save
frheir Families

Two Men Make Heroic Efforts TO Save
Their Families.
John Thompson and Richard Smith lost their
lives in heroic efforts to save their loved ones
from drowning. Twochildrecn persisted with
them.
The two families were out rowing in flat
boat on the Youghiogheny River. near Nc.
keesport, Pa. With Mr. Thompson were his
wife, 2-year-old daughter Eliza, and an infant.
Mr.. Smith had with him his wife. their daurh-
ter Priscilla and son Richard, lad OILS years.
The entire party were on the boat when sud
denly one end of the flat gave way from over
weight In an instant the two families were
laundering in the water and the frail craft
sank out of sight.
Both men could easily have COTTON to shore.
but they turned their efforts to their loves
ones, whom they priced more highly than life
itself Mrs Thompson chung pluckiy TO her
little babe and with the aid of her husband
reached shore alive. Then Thompson turned
back to save his little daughter He caught
her in his loving arms, faced shore again and
brayely struggled toward place OF safety.
But he was exhausted and the heroic father
sank with his daughter elinging to his neck.
Meanwhile Richard Smith had saved his
wife and had also tried to rescue his daughter.
but they, too, were exhausted aud both per.
ished bcfJre the eyeso of the afirightcd wifcan,
mother. Robert. the 15-year-old boy, swan
ashore without assistance.
All the bodies were recovered.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12
A Tried Cure for Insomnia.

Every night, at an early bedtime,
take a fiye-grain pill of asafetida; lie
careful to take no strong medicine
after three o'clock il the afternoon
half an hour before getting into Led
take hot foot bath Let the water be
as hot as can be borne at first, and add
little very hot water as it cools. BE
sure to keep we'll covered mp, and t.
have the feet in the water for full
half-hour. 4 month Of this treatment
under The most adverse circumstance
completely cured the insomnia of q
friend, who had run the entire gsmut
of narcotics, stimulants, eating before
retiring, and firing himself out
Ladies Home journal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12

There is whole tribe o; spotted men,
and women and children, too, to be met
with in u district ON the banks of the
I, River Purus. in South America. They
live only on the river barks, or in float
ing settlements in the lagoons Almost
,their whole e is spent in their canoes,
and they are conspicuous by their pecu-
liar skin, which is covered with black
and white spots, and causes many indi
ividuals to look just az if they had beer
idappled. So that ths spotted man need
not always be thing of paint and patch
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12

Once my friend suddenly drew rein
and mo. Toned to me to do likewise For
a few seconds ! heard nothing; then
sharp and clear through the silence ran
the crack of long whip, and ex-
pected TO see some stock-rider, or per-
haps some strayed pack-man, Issue f ON
the scrub But with quick "bush y
my conn anion whispered to me that
what | had heard was only the "whip-
bird, and that what he wanted me to
see was a lyre-bird, whose native note
he had heard a moment before close at
hand. Very shortly somewhat low
but sweet burst of melody, though
within limited compass, came from a
which was shrouded from sight by in
tricate fern-tree growths: with rapid
transitions the song thereafter rose and
fell, now initiating the joyous freedom
of the magpie, now the laughing gurgle
of the jackass, now other forest deni-
zens Again silence, and then-right
in the midst of the fern Plade-I saw
for the first time n bird / had often
heard of, and which ! was anxious to
see Tho Tyre bird, or mountain pleas
ant (Menltrd SuperbG), Is extremely
shy, and. though by no means rare in
certain districts, is thus comp aratively
seldom seen. In size it very closely
resembles the common pheasant, and is
of an auburn-brown color; but it would
not be a specially attractive bird we're
it not for the large and delicately
graceful tall feathers, which, when fully
erected, exactly resemble the instru-
ment after which the bird is called.
Like the shark, and perhaps the cuckoo,
the mountain pheasant is generally ac-
companied by satellite, in this in
stance the latter being a small, ierky
little bird, popularity called the "pheas-
ants mother" but none such was yisi-
BILE to our eyes on this occasion. The
whip-bird, or coachwhip-bird, referred
to is generally heard in the scrub
proper, and has received its name from
its habit Of ending its loud cry or note
with an abrupt crack. like that pro-
duced by the long lash of a stock whip.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12
A Bosian Fnisoae.

This time, Miss Reader, we will not
try spinner; there are no spinners in
front Of the yendome. Let us take
the more deeorous and slower ho~s--
car. And will You tell me, Miss
Reader, how the ladies behave whom
you meet IN horse cars in Fort Wran-
gel? There is rather curious OBJ
servation made as to the breeding of
Boston women. Just read those liues.
which / received Yesterday from one OF
the most charming women whom ]
have the pleasure Of knowing: my ex-
periences with Boston women TO whom
/ have been introduced have been very
charming in most cases; but my expe
rience in shops, cars and streets have
been otherwise, and would fill vol
ume. ! have been a stranger in New
York, San Francisco and Boston, and
have lived in the three ei les. In the
first two l have asked for information.
aad offered small eourtesies to total
strangers -women-with the pleasant
est results, in no case meeting With
discourtesy. But in Boston my ex
perience has taught me never to ask
o question, or try to help a well
dressed woman, even VII know hel
to belong to one of the best fam
lies ~
/ have these lines in my rocket, as
you see, and | read them to you be
cause the last time ] was on this line
an interesting thing happened. A
young woman, little over dressed. il
yoa please, stopped the car that she
might leave it. She dropped the par
eel that she had been down town 10
buy. saw it fall and touched her
and told her that she had dropred
her parcel. But, unfortunately, had
never been presented TO her; we had
not danced together at Papanti's, nor
were We members of the same club.
She, therefore, looked at me with the
vigorous manner to which our friend
alludes III the letter. good deal as ii
j had struck her in the face, and in
this way expressed her indignation
that any man should have addressed
her who had not the honor of her ac-
quaintance. / am, however, sixty
eight wears old, and | stand such
things better than boy does. So /
said, very pleasantly, "You have
dropped your parcel, and it is under
your feet" Again she resented the
insult with look-not with a word,
observe-and swung out of the car,
dragging the Parcel after her by her
dress, so that it fell ia the mud in the
street. There the next horse that
came along trod upon it, suppose,
and l suppose what is left of it il
there now. j am free to say think il
was good enough for her -ReU. Z. +.
Hale, in the NelU England Magazine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12
AUBURN HAIR HAS THE CALL.

A St. Louis hair-dresser says every
body is calling for auburn hair. 1t is
the color above all others in favor in the
world of fashion. The shade is very
becoming, especially to women with
pretty shades of complexion, olive or
fair, as the case may be. The auburn
has the warm, bright glow of the sun,
without the unbecomiug tendency Of
golden hair to exaggerate features aud
make them look so much larger. Auburn
hair is now in greater demand than
blonde hair ever was and is gaining in IA
vor daily. OF course Patti is the origi-
nator of the present style. Detroit Free
Press.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12
THE SHAWL DRESS. REpEvrous.

The shawl dress, which was popular
twenty years ago, is once more in vogue /;
the fashion is SO old as to be novelty,
perhaps, to the present generation. This
dress is made, as its name implies, of a
shawl or of shawIs of the soft checked or
plaid WOODEN sort, fringed at the edge.
The skirt is very slightly draped across
the front, the fringed edges showing at
the side: and also in the small flat drapery
at the back. The bodices of these gowns
either are quite plain or have Norfolk
plaits, and, in the latter case, the
belt, which used to be thought an indis-
pensable adjunct to Norfolk bodice, is
as often as not dispensed with. - Chicago
Meps,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12
MRS. vAsDrnB1r's IMPOSING BED.

MRS. NAADEKBILI IMPOsING BED.
Mrs. Willie X. Vanperbilt is said to
have the most imposing bed in New Yok.
1t revives the ancient style of posts and
canopies, and it stands er roned, as it
We're, on a raised platf two steps
high, ir the centre of her room, which
has four windows, looking out, two on
Fifth avenue and two on Fifty second
street. The bedstead is of rosewood,
and the canopy used to be lined with an
enormous plate-glass mirror, SO that the
sleeper could see her face and figure as
long as she kept awake, bull this vulgar
thing has been removed and is now re-
placed by the more conventional panel
of old rose satin. - Chatter.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12

Memphis Express West and Mail train East
run daily between Harrisburg and llagerstown
On Sunday train leaves Harrisburg at 7:20 p. IN,
running one hour later than advertised time of
Harrisburg Accommodation, arrivinga at iiagers-
town 1905 p. m. Train will leave Hagerstown
at 7:15 a. IN, on Sunday running one hour later
than train No. 1, arriving at Harrisburg at
9;55 q. m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars ON trains Nos.
and between Philadelphia and New Orleans.
Pullman Palace Cars on trains Nos 5 and ,,
between New York and Memphis.
Through Coaches 10 and from Philadelphia ON
trains Nos. IA and East and , and West.
ii. A. RIDDLE, j. +. BOYD,
Gen'l Pass. Agent Superintendent
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12
REDS EFFECT on THE COMPILATION.

According to Nine. Modjeska, the ac-
tress, if woman wishes to subdue the
color in her cheeks she should wear a
red gown or plenty of red ribbons about
her throat; on the other hand, if she
wishes to give her face certain touch of
color, let her wear red above her face, in
hat or flowers. 1t may be added that no
color so touches up and warns sallow
skin as deep, rich red West Shore.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12
In A SHEET OF FLAME.
Three Firemen Killed at n Coal Dock
Fire In Wisconsin.

Three Firemen Killed at Coal Dock
Fire In Wisconsin.
Three fremen met death in the burning of
the 200o-ton steamer Iron King and portion
of the Columbus & Hooking Coal Co.'S dock.
at Ashland -Four others were injured. one
probably fatally. The dead are are: George
Tanton, merchant tailor and secretary of the
City Fire Department, who leaves a young
wife and two pretty babes; Elias Baueholtz,
leaves widow and five young children; Jack
Prnthers cannot live. He, too, is married
Anunknown man jumped down into sea
of flames and was cremated in sight of five
hundred people who were powerless TO help
him. J. J. Moore may die.
The FIRE started on the Iron King while dis
charging coal. All the boats upper works
and machinery were destroyed.
While half dozen firemen were holding a
stream on the burning boat from place on
top the coal dock, the flames leaped from the
dock to an immense mass of blacksmith coal
directly under the firemen, and terrific ex-
plosion Of coal gas followed. The men, blind
ed by the flames, ran through it like sheep.
and jumped all in head to the dock forty
feet below. The money loss is about SIS. go.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12
AN AERONAUTS FATAL FALL.
His Balloon Takes Fire ln MId-Air-A
Terrible Spectacle.

Terrible Spectacle.
Prof Samuel Black, an aeronaut, niet with
a horrible death at Beardtown, III. When at
a height of four hundred feet in his ascent he
signalIed that he was about 10 descend, but
something seemed to have gone wrong with
his parachute. A few minutes later a thin
stream of smoke was seen issuing from the
parachute, which in few seconds burst into
flame, severing the parachute from the bal
loon, and the aeronaut was seen falling through
the air at frightful speed. Half an hour
later his body was found mangled about two
miles from the scene of the ascent. 1t is sup
posed the parachute caught fire from sparks
from a mill near by.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12

MADELEINE LEMAIRE, who is one Of the
most successful and distinguished of modern
French artists, has beauty us well as talent.
She is tall brunette with charming manners,
soft dark eyes, and a sweet and Intelligent
face. When only 10 years old she exhibited
at the Salon portrait of her grandfather. 1t
would have taken prize had not the jury
thought that "the author of this picture was
too young"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12

ALoNDoS correspondent saws it costs
for dress alone @ffom $500 to $1,000 to
have the pleasure % bowling to Queen
Victoria. That settles it. NE shall
never bow to the Queen-unIess the
game is poker and we draw her when
we have the other three in our hand.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12
A MANIAGAL DEED.

Four Children Murdered by Thsir Father,
Who Then Kills Himself.
A special from Days Gap, Ala, says that
Dr. John Monroe killed bis four children and
then committed suicide-
Ii is supposed be was insane on the subject
of religion. He was alone with the children
Mrs. Monroe having gone TO visit neighbor
and the horrible tragedy was not discovered
until her return.
The Doctor used pistol TO accomplish hi:
purpose,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12

COUNT pILLoN's friends say he has been
money losses he has sustained in irving ~
make General Boulanger dictator of The Re.
public As Dillon made his money by dealing
IN horses and assumed the title of Count toad
nm IN horsey transactions, the fall does not
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12

An Only Daughter Cared Of Cen, umrtton'
When death was houiiy expected from
trpl.sltlat fiais all remedies having failed and
Dr. II. James was experimenting, he Scctdenis.'
IN made a preparation of hdiRn Hemp. which
cured his only child, ard now slNcs TINS fecilc
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Hemp also cures night swtais. nausea at the
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12

Halls Catatrh Cure IS a liquid and is taker
internally sold BY Druggists, 55c.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12

Mrs. Grady, the widow of Henry W. Grady,
is at White sulphur Springs with her two
children. The eldest is manly boy of Is, the
younger is pretty little girl.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12

SIR Nnpels Free. will be sent by Cragin q Co.
Phila, Pa, TO any one in L. ;, or Canada, post
age paid. upon receipt OF y pohoin5 hleetrlu
around each har. soap for sale by all grocers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12

The man who lives only for what he can
see IS very short-sighted.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12

Nobody has ever built a house that time
couldn't overthrow
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12

Look out for the man who S always boast
ing OF his own goodness.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12

The man who has high opinion Of him
sell don't know himself
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12

The man who is always looking for mud
never sees the sky.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12

Be- CHAINS Pills cure $ OK Headache.
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Railroads.

fSIrMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD co.
" LEGAL Time Table. eastern TimeJ
7Yae Table in Efecf Sanddy, Noy II, 1890.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-12

be a useful woman and Of long life; but the
Lord took her, and you were tempted to say,
IAN this culture of twenty years for meth
ingr' Or the little child came home from
school with the hot fever that stoppe NOT
! for the agoniZed prayer or for the skillful
physician, and tho little child was taken. Or
the babe was lifted out of your arms by SOM
quick epidemic, and you stood won lerin !;
why God ever gave you that child at !, ii
SO soon He was to take it away. An yet
you are notrepining, you are not fretful, you
are not fighting against God.
What has enabled you to stand all the
trial? 'Oh," you say, Il took tn, me liciuc
that God gave my sick soul. In my dis.
tress l threw myself at the feet OF a SYM
pathizing God; and when | was too weak
to pray, or to look up, He breathe into ma
q peace that l think must b thu fosetlste
of that heaven where there is neither tar,
nor farewell, nor a grave Come, all We
who have been out to the grave u weep
| there-come, all ye comforts1 soIts c. ~
off your knees. Is there no power in this
Gospel to soothe the heart? Is tlera NJ
power in this religion to quiet th9 worst
paroxysm of grief? There co mes I'D au an
swer from comforte1 widowhooi, anil
orphanage and childlessness, saying: SAY,
aY, we are Witnesses
When a man has trouble the world comes
in and says: Now get your mind OF this;
go out an1 breathe the fresh air: plunge
deeper into business" What poor advice,
Get your mind of il! When everything is
upturned with the Bereavement aud every
thing reminds yoa of what you have lost
Get your mini off it. They might as well
advise you to stop thinking. You cluaos
stop thinking, and you cannot stop thinking
in that direction. Take a walk in the fresh
air. Why, along that very street or that
very road she once accompanied you.
Out Of that grass plat she plucked flowers
or into that show window she lookel, fas-
cinated. saying: Come, sec the pictures
TO deeper into businesss Why, she was
associated with all your business ambition,
and since she has gons you have no ambition
/ left.
Oh, this is clumsy world when it tries to
comfort a broken heart. can build a Cor;
lear's engine, can paint Rlphaels sMa-
donna," | can play a Beethoyen's "Eroica
! Symphony" as easily as this world can CON-
/ fort broken heart And vet you have been
comforted. How was it dona7 Did Christ
como to You and say Get your mini OH
this; go out and breathe fresh air; plunge
deeper into businesss" No. There was a
minute when lie came to you--perhaps in
the watch of the night perhaps in your
place OF business. perhaps along tho street
and He breathed something into your soul
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-24
THE GUILD PLAID SHAWL.

Not far from ould Kinvara, in the merry month
Of May.
When birds were singing cheerily, there came
across my way,
A. IL from out the sky above an angel CHANGED to
fall
A little Irish Calm In an onld plaid shawl
! courteously Saluted her-'God save you. miss"
saysl;
God save YOU, kindly, sir" said she and shyly
passed me by:
on went my heart along with her, a captive in
her thrall,
Imprisoned In the corner of her ould PLAID shawl
I've heard OF highway robbers that with pistols
and with knives
Made trembling travellers yield them up their
money or their lives.
But think u me that handed out my heart and
head and all
To a simple little Calm in an ould plaid shawl
Oh, some men sigh for riches, and some men live
for fame.
And some on history's pages hope to win a glo-
rious name;
Ny aims are not ambitious, and my wishes are
but small
You might wrap them all together in an ould
plaid shawl.
IN seek her all through Galway, and III seek her
all through Clare,
IN search for tale or tidings Of my traveller every
where,
For peace Of mind III never find until my own I
call
That little Irish caiuy In her ould plaid shawl
New York Tribune
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-24
To Prevent BLACK Eyes"

To prevent the blood from settling
under a bruise there is nothing to COM
pare with the tincture of a strong in
fusion Of capsicum u mixed with
an equal bulk Of mucilage of gum ara
bic, and with the addition Of n few
drops of ~glycerine. This should he
painted all over the surface with a
camel's hair pencil and allowed to dry
on, a second or third coating being APP
piled as soon as the first is dry. II done
as soon ms the injury is inflicted this
treatment will invariably prevent the
blackening of the bruised tissue. The
same remedy has no equal in rheu-
matte still neck. A simpler way still is
the instant application of hot water, or
by using \ little dry starch or arrow
root merely moIstened with cold water
and placed ON tie injured part. New
York journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-24
CHASTITY Cleyerpess.

Pinetti, the famous conjurer, was
commanded by the Empress Catherine
III of Russia to give her a specimen Of
his cleverness. On presenting herself
at his lodgings, in response to his in
vitation, her majesty was conducted
into a room that was entirely draped
in black and lighted up with tapers. A
sort Of wooden gallows was erected In
M corner of the room, on which, to
her horror, the empress saw hanging
the body Of Pinetti. After a while the
conjurer flung of one Of his legs, then
the other, in like manner his arms,
then his head. and last of all the trunk
dropped 10 the ground. and uniting
with the limbs presented the figure of
the performer restored 10 life and vigor.
Catherine made him a handsome pres
ept, but sent him an intimation to leave
the country. Exchange.