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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01
a Lake of Molten Fire.

The following rem arkabie account
has been culled from the writings of
joaquin Miller, and have reference to
the Volcano Of Mamma Loa, in the Sand
which Islands:
After visiting the American Consul
at Honolulu, We started for the volcano,
and after hard, hot climb, reached
the edge of a precipice overhaneing a
lake OF molten fire, ten miles in cir
cumference and 100 feet below us,
This is called by the natives Kilianea,
or god of fire.
1t is the largest active volcano 10 the
world, and is 5000 feet above the sea
level. This molten mass vent dashing
against the cliffs on the opposite side
with a noise like the deep and mighty
surges of stormy ocean. Waves of
bloodled fiery liquid lava hurled their
pillows on an iron-bound headland and
then rushed up tie face of the cliff to
toss their CORY spray high in the air.
This restless, heaving lake Of fire boiled
and bubbled, never remaining silent for
a single instant There is au island on
one side Of this lake which the fiery
waves attack unceaslngly. and with re-
lentless fury, as if bent On hurting it
from its base.
On the other side there was large
cavity into which this burning mass
rushed with loud roar, breaking down
in It's imretuons, headlong career the
gigantic stalactiies that oTerhung the
mouth Of this cavern, and flinging up
the LIQUID material for the formation Of
new ones. 1t is terribly grand, mag
niiicently sublime; but no words can
adequately describe such scene, and
no power but that Of Omnipotence pro-
duce it.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01

Look under the wings for red lice.
Big lice sometimes cause bowel dis
Eases.
Good exercise is better than any drug
rs an egg stimulant.
Push the growth of the pullets now il
you want winter layers.
How well the poultry grows depends
upon the food gwen them.
Late Matched chickens need good care
in order to make good growth.
If you are building house arrange
the floor so that it will not be harbor
for rats.
Pekin ducks develope very fast, and if
well feed are full grown when five
months old.
When plenty of coal oil and car5olic
acid are used there is no occasion for
having lice.
Coarse, cheap food is much better for
ducks while growing than whole grain,
and lessons the cost.
In building the poultry house if the
windows are put in the roof warmth will
be more readily secured.
r. - a,,o,,s moot ,ro6table il Is
,o,a,-a. ,a ~ ~ aoanan,ize fon1 mil ready
=. 800, 80 f W. M n,sr,.et
1f a. ,o,,l4.,. roo.+ N tho bonsa in
'n ~! - tsan /, noeossarg f. I-een the
G"''' % 80 .'a,nod - -
- epf''-9 $3.50
bfeea pul,etS WIN o'o to'91ets ~.
, ,,',a,, ~ rnost Das ar n,' des;red
'ls1
In considering tue prone many over
IooN the nome oonsi I m :. anu oh
many farms '"iS 10 ~ Sila'i .'Vln'
o maze ene inos' pioio VIZ" IN "u ~
pator Sos II carly ~ '',o i'''' ~ a. ~ y,
nave some eA'i" carry oiii0N'H9 " S'i'
neAV sp1'nS'
When poultry are confined giving
them a g2od means Oh Sc. scfa'c'lln Is d
convenient pan Vi 'h0i Jung eAe' o''''
Beauty in figure, carriage and plumaSe
may not sdd to the usefulness of the
fowls, but they do add to the pleasure
OF keeping them
If light Brahmas are kept too fat they
will not lay. When fed regularly and
no eggs are secured, gradually lessen the
rations for few days.
Paw strict attention to health, viror,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01
Plants Protected by Their juices.

Where a drop Of the juice Of sorrel
garlic, saxifrage, or nasturtium is put
upon the tegument of snail, the ami
nal manifests pain and exudes abund-
ance of its mucous secretion; yet it is
not thus affected by a drop of water.
When snails avoid plants marked by
such juices, we have a right to regard
the plants as defended by a chemical
armor. The offensive substance may
also be important to the nutrition of the
plant, but that is not the question we
are dealing with here Many plants
are evidently lacking in this means Of
defence, for, of some plants, all the
animals experimental upon have been
found to prefer fresh to dead parts
Others are never touched by them,
whether living or dead Hence we may
conceive that an infinite variety may
exist in the degrees of chemical armor-
ing between total absence Of protection
and complete protection.
Plants containing perceptible taunin
are disagrecabIe to nearly all animals.
Only swine will eat acorns as if they
regard them as food. Other animals
reject them, except when they cannot
get anything else Leguminous plants
containing tannin in weak proportions
are eaten by horses and cattle, butsnails
are not fond of them. But the garden
snail, which lets fresh clover alone, will
eat it freely after the tannin has been
extracted with alcohol.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01
An Imppstor Exnosel.

A curious story comes from Berlin,
showing how q cheat was discovered. A
man VINO wsg accused CT theft set up
plea OF ms unity, thereby hoping to es-
cape puni3iunent. Professor Mendel. a
noted specialist, was deputed to examine
the pris7ner ald report on the state OF
hia mini. He found the man lying in
bel. To all questions put, such as how
old hu was, wlere he lived, what he was
called, the prisoner invariably answered:
Al don't know" Then the profe ssor
took mark out of his purse and asked
how much it was. al don't know" he
answered, as before. The professor then
as led for the prisoners purse, out of
which he took mark, and once more
the man declared that he didn't know
is value; whereupon Professor Mendel
put groschen into the prisoners purse,
transferring the mark to his own. "Why,
doctor, said the patient, hastily, esyou
have made mistake The impos.ure
WAS made bare, aud the impostor con.
yicted. = Treatoa ". il Americ1a.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01
rank Of ing aud Notes.

You never see n solid Bank Of Eng
land note They are all white and
crisp, as they are not issued from the
bank a second time. When they re-
turn to the bank, new notes are issued
in their stead Of the same number and
denomination. They are all made
from new white linen cuttings So
carefully is the paper made that even
the number Of dips into the pulp made
by the workman is registered on q dial,
and the sheets are counted and booked
to each person through whose hands
they pass. They are made at LAYER
stroke on the river Whit, 10y family
named Portal, of Huguenot French
descent This family has made them
for more than one hundred and fifty
years. They are printed within the
building, there being elaborate arrange
ments for making them, so that each
note Of the same denomination shall
differ in some particular non the other.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01
Popping the Question.

Don't too sudden about it. Many
a girl has said no" when she meant
.'yes, simply because the lover didn 7
choose the right time, and pop the ques-
ton gently.
Take dark night for it. Have the
blinds closed, the curtains down, and
lamp turned most out. Sit near enough
to her so you can hook your littlefinger
into hers.
Wait until the conversation beginsto
flag, and then quietly remark
Susie, wan'tto ask you something
She will fidget about little and prob
ably answer,
''Yes?''
After pause you can add
Susie. my actions must have shown
that is, you must have seen-l mean,
you must be aware that -
Pause for awhile, but keep your little
finger firmly locked She may cough
and try to turn the subject off by asking
you how you like the sermon, but she
does it to encourage you. After pause
you can continue,
II was thinking as | was coming up
the street tonight, that before l went
away | would ask you-that is, | would
breach the subject nearest MY mean
would know my"
Stop again and give herhand gentle
squeeze She may make move TO
get away or She may not. In either
case it augurs we'll for you. Wait five
minutes and then so on.
The past year has been very happy
one to me, bat hope that future years
will be still happier. However, that
depends entirely on you. l am here
to-night 10 know-that is, to ask you
l am here tonight to hear from your
lips the one sweet"
Wait again 1t isn't best to be too
rash about such things, Give her plenty
of time to recover composure, and then
putyour hand on your heart and con
tinue,-
eyes, l thought as | was coming here
tonight how happy I'd been, and |
said to myself that if only knew you
would consent to be my--that is, ! said
if l only knew-if Twas only certain
that ma heart had notdecelved me, and
you were ready to share"
Hold on-there's no hurry about it.
Give the wind chance to sob and moan
outside among the trees. This will make
her lonesome, and call up all the love in
her heart When she begins to cough
and grow restless you can go on.
Before | met you this world was
desert to me, Ididn't take any pleasure
in life, and it didn't matter whether
the sun shone or not. But what change
in one short year. i is for you to say
whether my nature shall be prairie Of
happiness or one long and never-ending
pathway of thistles. Speak, dearest
Susie, and say-and say that"
Give her five minutes more by the
clock and then add, -
"That you-you will be-that is, that
you Wilde mine?'
She will heaye sigh, look up at the
clock and then around the room, and
then as she slides her head over your
vest pocket she will Whisper
"Henry-I will. "
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01
RIGHT FORM OF HENRoosr.

A delormity quite common in the
heavy breeds Of poultry, writes farmer
corresp ondent. is the bent sternum or
breastbone. My attention was called to
it some years ago in my first flock of
Brahmas. | then thought it might be a
weakness caused by too close breeding
When succeeding crosses continued to
show more or less of this curvature it
was traced 10 its true source, the pres
sure of the roost against the breast of
young heavy birds Thinking, as the
fathers had done, that it was natural and
necessary for poultry to grasp the roost,
no way out OF the difficulty presented it.
self except the ind 3sirabe one of raising
birds of less weight Later light came
from little book on orthodoxy; in this
| learned that the order of birds called
rasores or scratches, to which our chick
ems Lelong, naturally live and nest on
the ground; their feet not being designed
to grasp, the hind toe is higher up on
the leg than the three front ones so as to
serve as . brace to steady the bird when
resting on fiat surface; the aerial birds
have their toes all on a level, fitting them
for grasping firmly their natural roosts
in the trees. | have broad, flat roosts
now, on which motherly biddies sit CON,
fortably and happy with their toes spread
straight out, and not deformel breast
bone or a frosted foot is to lie found
among them.--Ne'o York T3lJWae.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01


womanhood, every young girl needs
the wiscst care. Troubles beginning
then may make her whole life mis-
cradle.
But the troubles that are to be
feared have a positive remedy. DIR.
Pieree's Favorite Prescription builds
up and strengthens the system, and
regulates and promotes every proper
function. It's a generous, support
ing tonic, and quoting, soothing
neryine "A legitimate medicine, net
a beverage, free from alcohol and
injurious drugs. 1t corrects and
cures, safely and surely, all those
delicate arrangements, weaknesses,
and diseases peculiar to the sex.
4 remedy that does cure is one
that can be guaranteed That's
what the proprietors of "Favorite
Prescription " think. If it doesn't
give satisfaction, in every case for
which it's recommended, they'll re-
fund the money. No other medicine
for women is sold on such terms.
Decide for yourself whether some
thing else sold by the dealer, is
likely to be "just as good for
you TO buy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01
UNFRuTFuLNEss OF FRUIT TREES.

There are many reasons for the lack
of fruitfulness in plants. A tree may fail
to produce flowers, and therefore no fruit
can subsequently follow. The plant may
be laden with bloom and still no fruit
result. IN such a case it is possible that
one OF several circumstances may bring
about the result. The pollen if defective
will not fertilize the seed vessels. This
is well illustrated in some varieties of
strawberries that are termed pistillate be-
cause the stamens are abortive. There
may be lack of insects for the transfer
of pollen from one flower to another, and
the pistils fail to enlarge and develop
seeds. When heavy rains come at the
time the flowers are in full bloom, there
are many reasons why the fruit fails.
The insects are not so active, but most
of the pollen grows before it reaches the
proper place, just as the wheat may germ,
mate in the sheaf, or while standing in
the field during wet weather. If the
pollen grows, that is, sends out its tube
while in the stamen, it must fail to serve
its purpose. -America AgricuJtrist.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01
TIE BEsT FARM SHEEP.

There will always be differences of
opinion among all sorts of people who
keep sheep, in regard to the choice of
breeds, to keep all the varieties in exis-
tence forever. But some breeds are
clearly not advisable or suitable for or
binary farm use Such as the Dorset,
for instance, whic is a tender animal
and requires dollhouse for its rearing
and is as much out of place on an ordi-
nary farm as pineapples in New Eng
land garden. So, too, the highly bred
long wool English sheep are out of place
on American farms unless they are sup
piled with luxuriant fodder crops in the
summer and roots and oil cakes in the
winter. The American farmers sheep
are the Merno for wool, the French me
rino for wool and mutton, and for NUT
ton and wool the Shropshire, Southdown,
Hampshire, Oxiordshre. and the com
mon mixed native. They are to be
chosen IN the order named, and these
are at present the only sheep which will
give profit to farmers under present con-
ditlons.-Ner Iork Times.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01

From a report of the Connecticut State
Station il is learned that the Bordeaux
mixture was successfully applied for
black rot in vineyard OF Concord
grapes at Mcriden, Conn. The untreated
lows failed to produce any grapes,
while the treated rows yielded crop of
from sixty to seventy five per cent. in
good condition. The mixture was also
applied to two large trees of Lombard
plumS for the black knot and plum leaf
fungus. The two treated trees held
their foliage intact up to severe frost in
October, showed hardly any black knot
and matured fair amount of fruit, while
an untreated tree near by was defoliated
in August, maturcd 10 fruit and was
badly infested by the black knot.
The application of the Bordeaux mix
ture at Hampden, Conn, to the potato
vines attacked by the blight resulted in
the partial preservation of the foliage,
but for some unexplained reason, the
crop of potatoes from the treated rows
did not weigh as much proportionately
as that from the untreatel rows.-Nso
York IPor'd.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01
Lake TahOe's Pecullarities.

A tradition has long prevailed that
the waters of Lake Tahoe, California,
will not sustain the weight of human
body, and that many daring swimmers
have persisted by yenturing into its
treacherous depths. A few years ago il
was reported that members of LeConte's
surveying party had disproved the old
notion, which up to that time had been
respected by Indians, Spaniards and
Americans alike. Now it is reported
that member of the lie Conte party
denies that the attempt was made.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01
The Charcoal Girls of Fort de France.

Twenty yeers ago, when the uprising
of the Communists had been sternly sup
pressed in Paris, and many of the ring
leaders had paid the penalty of their
misdeuds, with backs againss dead
wall ana eyes confronting a file of grim
soldiery, few members of the defeated
Commune escaped and fled wherever
chance and opportunity lei them. Some
reached Martinique, and were not slow
to air their doctrines among the simple
islanders.
To these refugees the statue of Jose
phine seemed lasting reproach-an
ever present evidence of the royalty they
loathed and of the government they had
left behind them. They thought it
would be fine thing to deface this work
of art as they had effaced so many in
Paris; and dynamite was actually pro-
cured and disposed to the best advant-
age round the base of the statue. But
tho proceedings cf .bsss old country
roughs had been noticed by some of the
women of Fort dc France-broad, should
cred charcoal girls, strong and active
por:euses, who had no idea of allowing
indignity to be offered to LA Jole
Creole" When the deztroyers assem-
bled to wreak their spite on the marble,
they found themselves seized By a score
of stalwart women. The rulfians were
secured, tied hand and foot, and, since
they were caught in the act, no time was
wasted on a trial They were simDlv
cast, bound as they were, into the bay.
The waves over which Josephine's boat
used to speed so lightly a hundred years
ago now roll above the bodies of the
vandals who would have insulted her
memory. Communism found no CON
genial soil on Martinique, and the popu-
lar verdict was, "Serve them right 1t
all happened twenty years ago, and you
will hear nothing of the tragedy to day
unless you inquire closely into the
history Of josephine statue.-St. Ntch-
ol1o
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01

Syrup

For children n medi-
a Cough cine should be abso-
and Cro,,, lutcly reliable. A
49, mother must be able to
Medicine. pin her faith to ii as to
her Bible. 1t must
contain nothing violent, uncertain,
or dangerous. 1t must be standard
in material and manufacture. 1t
must be plain and simple to admin
lister; easy and pleasant to take.
The child must like it. 1t must be
prompt in action, giving immedi-
ate relief, as childrens' troubles
come quick, grow fast, and end
fatally or otherwise in a very short
time. Thrust not only relieve quick
but bring them around quick, as
children clafe and fret and spoil
their constitutions under long con
iinement. 1t must do its work in
moderate doses. A large quantity
of medicine in a child is not desira-
bic. 1t must not interfere with the
child's spirits, appetite or general
health. These things suit old as
we'll as young folks, and make Bo-
schee's German Syrup the favorite
family medicine. az
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01

Il 'c'ah ter goodness, said Mrs, T G.
lima Toliyer. "dah ain no use er tryin'
fob ter hab no sosliability when folks IS
so berry tIIin-skinned an ofiensibie."
"Whus de mattah p inquired Eve
lina's mother. Didn' de shadder
pantiemines dat yoh wus givin' las
night c lie OF all right @
"Dey stahted splendid I WINS Juno
and ebryhody did say that it was gran.
But Susie Jentins he'd Ter to walk ont
in front Oh de sheet ob de orgince.
She was SO black dat ebrybodg took
'er fob Der own shadler an she got mad
an bus up De PATTY, > Washington
yoS:
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01
srrrLEMrNrINe rHE pAgrunEs.

When the pasturing season begins it
should be remembered that by and by
the grass will fail at the very time when
the cows need ful feeding. To provide
for this is a present necessity by sowing
an acre OF two Of millet or drilling in
early sweet corn, either of which will
mature in sixty days. And as soon as a
seeding is made it is time to look about
for an opportunity of making another
Amuican -1gricuhwist
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS or INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
YnuNa Gr1NFAs.

The guineas came originally from n
warm climate, and the young ones thrive
better in the summer than 10 the colder
months Hatch them under hens and
they will not only lose much of their
wild nature, but go up every evening in
to the poultry house. They are excel
lent layers, and make superior table fowls
and perform good service as insect de-
stroy ers. - Farm and F9reside.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01
JERSEY OF ALDnRNEY, WITCH (?

"f-h9FsA JSs Nl4bt1h-NE1r ~ II II
1t takes a good deal CT re z tition 10
establish a fact, no matter hop well it is
known. A recent caller at our office
was disturbed over the fact chat some
one had toll him that one Ct his new
Jerseys was an AIderney. The state
ment was made because the COW was a
pure dun color without marx lngs of any
sort. This purity of color is often asso-.
ciatcd with the Alderney COW but it is
not an infalIible proof by any means.
The three breeds or str:.ins of Attorney,
Jersey and Guernsey originated on the
three small islands which lie off the
coast of France and known as the Chan-
mel Islands, where they have been bred
with the greatest sare for over hun
dred years. II ere is a heavy penalty
against the in portatiol of any other
breed of cattle TO the islands, so that the
purity of the breed is unquestionable.
The first expectations to England were
from Alderpey but the island of Jersey
is so much larger that by far the greater,
number 0! cattle have come from it.
The importation of Jerseys began about
thirty-fve years ago and their registry
system is very complete so that if YOU
have g. re lstered animal there would be
no difficulty in deciding whether she is
a jersey or not as the Alderneys and
Gusraseys are not admitted to the jersey
Ik,rd Book but have smaller register of
tIclr own. The actual difference be.
twe.R the three breeds is small, so small
!ha, they arc often classed together as
Charnel Island cattle. The Guernseys
arc slightly larger and the Alderneys, as
c1;le, little smaller than the Jerseys.
T4s Attorney cattle are apt to be OF a
s2'id fawn color, while the other breeds
.Ty from light gray to a dark brown or
black. As to their butter producing
power, there seems to be no real differ
ence, though each breed has its friends.
Farm, Field a,,l Stockman.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01
EnM'n This

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for
any case of catarrh that cannot be cured BY
taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known f. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable IN all business transac-
tons, and financially able to carry out any OBJ
legations made by their firm
W Est q TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
o.
WALDING, KINNAN g. MARvIs, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur-
faces Of the system. Testimonials sent FREQ.
Price Zoe. per bottle. sold by all druggists.
Pleasing in company is the only way o
being pleased in it yourself.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01

THE smallest ''mooashine" distillery
ever captured by the revenue officers was
found recently in Atlanta. Ga, and sent
TO Washington as Curiosity. It's capae-
ity is about three gallons. it is coastruc-
ted 30 as to be operated on al ordinary
cooking stove, aud IS complete in every
detail.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-01
Feels Ten Time. Better Than Ever

RANELToS. ISD., August Is 1880
Please find enclosed 81 for your Floraplex-'
ion. used one hottie, and feel ten times bet
ter than ever before. ALICE ALDER.
tio7dtaeri0H IL the srecdy ami permanent
cure for Sick Headache. Indigestion. Dyspep-
bility and Consumption. il Is The only suro
cure for these complaints Ask your druggist
for il, and get we'll.