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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
HERE'S A COOL ROBBER.
Threshing Another Mans Grain at
Night and Selling 1t.

Threshing Another Mans Grain at
Night and Selling 1t.
The boldest robbery of grain ever known in
Kansas is reported from Kingman county
John Myrick, farmer from the southwestern
pa of the country, had rented piece of
wheat land close to Norwich After cutting
and stacking his crop safely he went home
The rented land is long way from his own
place and Myrick is, therefore, unknown to
the neighborhood of Norwich; so that, when a
stranger presented himself under the name Of
Myrick, there WIS no one to question his title
to the wheat.
After being in Norwich couple of DAYS,
the supposed Myrick had his plans perfected.
A threshing outfit was engaged, aud team
sters to cart the grain TO Norwich, the work to
be done at night, because of a tendency to sun
stroke, which prevented his working in the
sun, alleged by the supposed Myrick. The
plan worked to perfection. Before morning
the great part of the wheat had been threshed
and delivered to buyer in Norwich, and the
money for the grain was safely in the robbers
pocket. By telling the threshers to be there
the next night to finish up, the stranger
avoided paying for the work already done;
but when evening came no Myrick appeared,
and it was aitervard ascertained that the man
had left Norwich by an early morning east
bound train, taking with him the proceeds
about 81 coo
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
Grim Joke Of n Prince.

Russian newspapers are telling a
curious story, the scene of which is laid
in the little city of Artynj, Calcasia.
Prince David Kertischatfs, who reside |
there fell sick and died, according to
the testimony aud certificates of his ply
siciaus.
Preparations were made for a most
gorgeous funeral. The Prince, dressed
in the brilliant uniform of the Caucasian
troops, was laid in state in an open coffin.
During the progress of the ceremonies,
while the priest was bestowing upon him
the "kiss of farewell" the Prince sud
denly sat up in his coffin and crlel out :;
allow dare you bury me without my
orders?"
The church was at once the scene of
wild panic, the large crowd which had
gathered at the funeral rushing from the
place in mad disorder, trampliug help
less women and children under their feet.
Just why the Prince had INDUCED in
this eccentricity is not related, but it is
said that on leaving the coffin he gave
orders for grand feast in his palace, and
so gorged himself in his delight at having
tricked his friends that he died for good
and all three days afterwards. In this
case there was no resurrection.-lSaa
Francisco Examiner.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
WORDS OF WISDOM.
we're never 10 old to unlearn.

We're never 10 old to unlearn.
The grief which all hearts share,
grows less for one.
Beware of the man who feigns to bs
amused when he is angry.
An average awkward squad makes
good display of wheel within a wheel.
It's always more agreeable to tell the
truth about ones neighbors than ones
self.
The man who has to hoe his own row
is foolish to befoul the soil with wild
cats.
You cannot repent too soon, because
you do not know how soon it may be too
late
Some people seem to imagine that pre-
ordination offers an excellent excuse for
life failure
Our generation appears to thought
full mind ungirt aud frivolous compared
with the last age.
One reason why some people are not so
wicked as Others is because they haven't
had so good chance.
Simplicity is the last attainment of
progressive literature, and many are
afraid of being natural from the dread
of being taken for ordinary.
Mankind is always happier for having
been happy; if you make them happy
now, you make them happy twenty years
hence by the memory of it.
Ignorance is bliss; aud whea man
deceives his friends he quiets his con-
science by saying that he did it because
he knew they would be happier.
Mighty ideals are requisite for mighty
achievements. The mightest ideals are
born now where they have always been
born-in that lofty sphere of contempla-
ton.
Our life is determined for us; and it
makes the mind very free when we give
up wishing, and only think of bearing
what is laid upon us, and doing what is
| given us to do.
A clown who is smart in his profession
may achieve quite a reputation, but
minister who is buffoon loses the high
honor of the sanctuary and fails to gain
even the poor applause of a circus.
limitations are always authorizations.
Let everyone be himself-but his best
self, not his worst self. There are two
selves in every self Bring out into
dominance the angel and subordinate
| the animal
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
CABLE SPARKS.

P1STMAsTER-G ENEBAL RAIKEs, of Eng
land, is dead.
THE crops in Ireland have been damaged
by bad athcr.
THE boiler of the Danube steamer Apostag
exploded, killing FIVE persons.
LIGHTNING struck a church in Taulis,
Austria, and killed three women.
EMIN PAsHA has whipped the dervshes in
East Africa and captured 5000 ivory tusks.
THE election in Lcwisham Eng, resulted
in large gain in the liberal vote but the
conservative candidate was elected.
QUEEN VICTORIA and President Carnot
exchanged cordial messages on the occasion of
the naval review at Portsmouth.
AN explosion took plac1 at colliery near
Merthyr Tydvil, Wales. Two persons lost
their lives by being sutocated in the mine.
MADAME BoULANGER, wife Of General
BJuanger, was robbed by thieves who entered
her apartments in Paris during her absence
RUSSIA and Germany will send commits
sioners TO Chica o to arran.e for the exhibit
to be made by those countries at the Worlds
Fair.
The British S Gamer, Delcomyn, with
cargo of gunpowdcr, was shattered by an
explosion and was beached at Vigo, Spain.
The crew were saved.
THE Chamber of Commerce at Barcelona,
Spain, has protested against the treaty with
the United States as injurious to SPANS trade
with the West ludies.
PROFESSOR MARX W. HARRINGTON, the
new chief OF the United States weather bureau,
was elected one of the vice-presidents of the
International Meteorological Congress at
Munich.
THE Swiss Federal Council has thanked
the American and other consuls for their con-
CALCULATIONS on the sixth centennial of Swiss
independence and has ordered commemora-
tive medals distributed among the consuls.
THE governor of the island of Martinique
appeals Tor aid for the sufferers by the recent
hurricane, whicl caused loss of $50 lives
and the injury Of thousand other persons
Whole villages have vanished and the crops
are almost toaily destroyed.
FIVE prominent citizens of Nicaragua, two
of them ex-presidents of the republic, were
arrested ~ order OF President Roberto Sacasa
and conducted to the border and warned that
il they ever returned to Nicaragua they would
be shot. Citizens of Granda attempted &c
rescue the prisoners and a fight ensued, in
which the chef OF the police and six soldiers
were killed and fifty citizens shot
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05

Inc ScreWurlVer is 1ounQ not only IN
the tool chest of every mechanic, but in
most houses and in not few offices. 1t
ranks with the hammer, the saw and axe
in general utility and yet very few per-
sons know anything about how it should
be sharpened 50 as to do its work most
etficiently-that Is, with the least expen-
diture of power and the least injury to
the heads of screws.
In driving a screw into the wood the
force used to press the screwdriver
against the head of the screw teads to
aid the latter in penetrating the wood,
but when we attempt to extract n screw
every pound of pressure thai we apply
tends to render it more difficult to get tha
screw out. 1t therefore becomes very
important that the screwdriver should be
so formed that it may be kept in the nick
of the screw by the cxertioa of the very
least degree OF force, for if it has any
tendency to slip out we eau keep it in
place only by applying pressure, in which
case we can run great risk of injuring
the nick aud rendering it impossible to
draw the screw.
If we examine screwdriver In the
condition in which it is ordinarily found
we shall fad that it presents section in
which the sides Of the wedge in which
all screwdrivers terminate, are curves
with convex sides outward. Now, tho
effect of thus curving the sides of this
wedge is to render it greatly more Oh
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
A DARING ROBBERY.
A Train on thu Rio Grande Rail
road Held Up.
The Express Messenger Makes Deter
mined Resistance, But is overpnw-
eredHunting them Down.

ersu-- hunting them Down.
a despatch from Canon City, Col, says
Seven men held up the East bound Rio
Grande train, No. !, near Cotopaxi. The
hiehwaymen compelled the hagman at Texas
Greek to give mp all The torpedoes in his pos
session, and also forced him to flag the train.
As soon as it stopped the engineer and fire.
man we're deliberately held up at the point of
rifles. Fireman Aur was relieved of his fine
gold watch, and then, nj the muzzles of seven
riff 5, lie was forceI to pick the lock and
break in the doors of the baggage car under
fire from the express messenger, who knew
that something was wrong as soon as the train
was stopped.
The mail car doors were all broken out, but
nothing was taken from it.
Express Messenger Angel made determined
esistance, and used a revolver to good ndvan
tage, but whether any one was killed or not
not definitely known, as he was compelled 10
shoot through the glass portion of the door.
The fight was fierce one, though it only last
ed few moments. Then one of the masked
men placed The cold muzzle of revolver
against his temple, and under pressure of n
threat against his life. he opened the safe
door. The highwaymcn took S., 800 from the
strong box. Horses were in readiness, and as
soon as the robbery was accomplished they
fed TO Wet Mountain Valley. They did not
disturb the passengers, evidently not wishing
to stay longer on the ground than the actual
necessities Of the occasion demanded.
A posse was summoned by the sheriff and
left for the scene at once. The sheriff got to-
eether all the men he could summon on such
short not &c. They are all however men who
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
MORPHINE AND ARSON.
An S,x-r-eacher's Acts While Under the
Drugs influence.

An Ex-F-eaeher's Acts White Under the
Drugs Influence.
5. c. Stone, an ex-pr acher, who has had ri
GiderenIimes charges in half dozen places
in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas, who
was one time presiding elder in the GreeDvillc
district Of Mississippi, was arrested in Mem
phis on the charge Of arson. Mr. Stone came
10 Memphis six months ago, and started a
storage warehouse, which was destroyed bv
FIRE month ago. He again started ia busi-
s'ess on Jefferson street, and fire was dis
covered there, whirh the department sup
pressed with trifiins damage. Stone was seen
leaving the storage house few minutes before
his FRS; place Of business was destroyed. This
aroused Suspicion which led to his arrest. He
made no denial Of the charge aud says he IS
a victim Of the morphine habit, and started
both Tres while under lis Influence. Martin
Anthony, negro, employed by Stone, wss
also arrested. lie says Stone has asked him
several times to fire the place, but he refused
fearing The consequences
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05

more got up; went to the door; locked
out; saw no one, heard no one; but kept
hoping, wishing for solution to this
mysterious affair. Should the police Of
ficers keep the money and not even ac-
cuse the banker of blackmail or attemp-
ted extortion there was only life of
toll, poverty and disgrace before him.
He could never recover from the loss,
unless like the man who had robbed him
he entered upon career of crime.
In his desperation he began even to
contemplate it. He Involuntary looked
around the room to see if there was any
thing valuable or place for concealing
anything valuable which he might lay
hands on by way OF restitution. 1t was
bare official apartment with ordinary
chairs, long table and a writing cabinet
furnished with drawers and pigeon-holes.
He stealthily approached it and carefully
opened the drawers. Two of the twelve
sTere locked. The rest contained only
official papers and documents. He had
several of his own keys in his pockets.
He tried them one after another in the
| drawers. One of them turned the lock
in the upper drawer. 1t too was full of
papers. He took two or three of them
up and looked at them. They were re
ports of various cases that had come I'M
der the supervision of the Police General.
On one of them was Endorsed the name
of the richest nobleman in the empire.
A sudden but base thought struck the
desperate merchant; he would read it
and by means of the information extort
money from the nabob compromised in
it. But he hesitated he fumbled the
little package, began opening it, then
stopped sn,1 tried to peer into its folds.
Suddenly the stopping of carriage in
the street below arrested him. 1t might
be the General A door below Jared.
He thrust the papers back into the
drawer, and had barely time to lock it
again and seat himself at the window
when the Police General, striding at a
hot pace, entered the room.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
Markets.

BAfTIaoRE-F Iour~-City Mills, super, $3.50
6375. Wheat-S0uthern Fultz, 1850 i.O7
Corn-Scuthern White 70@7ic., YELLOW,
7Oa7le Oats Southern and Pennsylvania
4064le Rye Maryland and Pennsy wanna
goG1sgc Hay.--Maryland and Pennsylvania
Sl251alS.5g. straw-W Wheat, Ss.O0lg9.0G.
Butter Eastern Creamery, ZffgZ2e. nearby
reeespt I10lse. Cheese--kastern Fancy
Creais. eiNslGc., Western, sfgelc. Eggs II
6i74e Tobacco, Leaf Interior fl.OJfgi.5O
Good Common, si0Jd5.D9, Middiing, 500
as.e0, Good 70 fine red, s9.0ogilG9. Fancy,
Sl2O0@l3.0o.
NEW YORK-Fl0ur- Southern Good 10
choice extra, 81. G0N14.40 Wheat-So. White
i.IO4MLfl Rye State Ola 02c. Corn
Southern yellow. 77a7sIc. Oats-White,
State 3sz957c. Bntter State, l6lB2ie.
Cheese State, 7(aesc. Eggs -l79Isic.
PHILADELPHIA - Flour ~ Pennsylvania
Fancy, "a. 2jfa4so. Wheat, Pennsylvania and
Southern Rel i.iOfqi.tl. Rye-Pennsy.-
vania, 94Gsg5c. Corn Southern Yellow, "a
@,75c. Oats-a0(g, 40Ic. Batter-State, 1sGg
1ac. Cheese-New York Factory, l0g iDtc.
Eggs State, IsaI9e.
CATTLE.
BALTIMoBE-Beef- -. 75G45.O0. sheep-
S3.599,8.75. Hogs 3. 00ld5.25.
NRw YoRE -Beef- s6.O0Na7.00. Sheep
s40a1g5.00 Hogs--5-4D(95.s5.
EAST LIBERTY Beef s5.oO0s, 90, Sheep =
Si.09c5.eo- Hogs S5.65G5.70s
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
BOLD BANK ROBBERY.


Two Men Compel the Cashier 20 Iktnd Over
500 At the Point Of a Revolver.
The American Bank a. Conier. No. vas
robbed. Two men, one of Them masked.
stepped into the bank with drawn reyolvers,
Cashier W l.. Groves gas ordered 10 throw
up hs hands. He obeyed
One Of the mon held him under cover Of 3
revolver. and the other speedily proceeded q
place all cash iu sight IN large grain sack
Hhich they had brought with them. Having
completed their work, they rushed throuet
the back door and mounted two horses hitca
el IN the alley.
They were seen By several men and fired
upon. They returned FIRE 10 q regular james
boys style, aud then dashed ar Main street
firing right aud len. and IN a few miunter
wers out Of sight They secured about sIJl
IN each.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
BALMACEDA'S FALL.
Admiral Brown Confirms the News
From Valparaiso.


10 W" s'i'ps :" sase"' ""' "iee
A"'pe'" ""''s '"P'"'e"
Tho e,Ilo,,i,, dosn,tcb dated Valnaraisa
Chiia, mas been received az tae Navy bepart-
ment from Rear-Admirll Brown;
"Tba insnrgen,s have nossession az the CITY
Oi Nalpa'a'so' ]" vac e'N'' q ''i 'e'9 s""
culinary engagement. The government Ind
the adyantace-cood position-but lost the
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'"' '''o07'' ""'
ment troops are disaieeted Inc insurgent
ships were not present aud the forts were not
speagsd Tho government ,Var.sbin lynch
WIN 'hfoe secohu-ciass totPeuo uoa's' was
captured. The foreign admirals demanded
guarantee in protecting the lives aud property
- c,-o;,.r .,,t,;ao,. Iha,.a ma Mon n. .ha
"a iV' - su'y0N'7' ''O ~ ny" - 80
consulate Many refugees on boaru' Inc
provisional President is here"
IT, Is....l e., tI..;t r,, a.. ~,
"o 'V''' p" wy
Navy department was the only Information
received by the government officials of the
situation in Chill. Nothing further has been
heard from the consul at Valparaiso since his
telegram announcing the surrender Of that
city to the Insurgents. Nor has anything been
received from Minister Egan at Santiago. Il
is believed by officials OF the State Depart.
ment, notwithstanding the dispatches to the
contrary that Santiago is still in the hands Of
Balmaceda. they basing this opinion on the
fact that the department has not been inform
cd by Minister Egan of its capture. They say
he would certainly have notified the depart
ment had the city been surrendered, MS there
is no interference with the cable line via
Buenos Ayres, so far as the department
knows.
Ii is reliably reported that the Gillian mis-
lister received word that Balmaceda was still
in possession of Santiago. and had not fed.
The only news received by the ENJOYS of
the congressional party besides the despatch
from Iauioue saving the iunta was on its way
10 Santiago was message from Lima stating
that Santiago is in the hands of the congress
ional party, and that they have established a
temporary authority looking to the safety Of
persons and properly. and that Balmace,la' s
W breabouts are unknown, Mr.. Mont SAYS
there can be no doubt but that the capital has
fallen and that the insurgents will soon be in
full control of the government.
Senior Mont, the envoy Of the Gillian con
gram:
Iq"'gne, chlii'-Don Pedro MONT wash
Insu1ii ne Jul'e " % 'esSio"a'
'"'i'' % vi 'Ou'' i0' ''''''''S S.Epp,z,pr-z ,,
Senior Montt explained that this meant that
the congressionalists were about 10 transfer
their headauarters 10 the capital instead Of re-
naming at IGuioue.
At a late hour the congressional ENJOYS re.
ceived the following dispatch:
Iqo'qte, Chill.-Dom Pedro MONT, wash
lngton: According to an official dispatch
rom Ioinlnander Non.,, 81 t.le
10 oea' III wy u Va.
tos' I,ggo men aliI IN e'luli % p' sui
~ w e,iV s ~ i,',sS Nh,
$50 a ' '.iii',Vl " nein 4.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
ALASKA'S POPULATION.

The Natives Have Largely Decreased in
Numbers Owing to Their Use of Liquor.
Census Agent Petroif has returned from
Alaska, having completed the census of TINT
territory. The following figures closely re-
present the population in 1890: Aleuts, 800;
Indians, 5000; Esquimaux. 1000; Chinese,
1890; whites, 400; total 81, 900.
This is decrease of 300 in ten years. but
rs during that time the white and Chinese
population has increased largely, this really
represents q decrease of 5000 in native popull-
ion. Mr.. Petrof says the natives have learn
ed the use of liquor from the whalers. and ii
s killing them off rapidly. They manufacture
for themselves fiery drink called ''bootcha. 2
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
AN UNFORTUNATE SHOT.
A Girl Wounds Her Brother Instead .

A Girl Wounds Her Brother Instead Of
Her Assaiisnts.
Two unknown men entered the house Of
AlYyn limbs, of Plymouth, Pa. There vas
none Of the family present except the farmers
eldest daughter, Susie. pretty girl of six
teen, ard her seven-year-old brother. The
men tried to force their unweleome attentions
on the girl, and finally resorfed to force After
a struggle Susie contriyed 10 escape, and seiz-
ing shotgun that stood in corner Of the
room, fired at the intruders. Unfortunately,
she missed both. but the charge entered the
head of her brother, inilicting fatal wound.
Both men escaped.
The Wine and raisiu crops N southern
california are the largest for three years.
The TaisIn grapes are loaded with fruit.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05
FOUR LIVES LOST.
Another Railroad Horror--This Time 1t
Was in Indiana.


Was in Indiana.
wreck occurred on the Cannelton branch
of the Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis
Railroad about II O'Clock A. NJ, in which
four lives we're lost. thirteen badly hurt, aud
eighteen slightly injured.
The flange of one of the forward trucks Of
the engine broke while the train was running
at the rate of about 80 miles an hour. The
train at the time was on trestle two miles
from Troy. The engine passed over the trestle
and plunged down the embankment
The train Was mixed one, the passenger
coach being next to the engine. The coach
followed the engine into the ditch and rolled
over on top Of it, IL was occupied by about
80 persons. The steam pipes gave way and
the scalding steam entered the coach.
Many of the passengers were women and
children. As soon as those who were slightly
injured extrieated themselves they began the
work of rescue. All we're gotten ont, but
none escaped injury. Many we're s., badly
burned that their flesh was cooked in places
until it came off,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05

THE report that President Ralmlccda, Of
Chilli. had seized Fl 600 o08 IN silver and sent
it to Europe to pay for war-ships is confirme
by adyices from Buenos Ayres,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-05

A street beggar in San Francisco was
found to have S22, 900 to his credit in
the German American Bank,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-09-02
INTERESTING LITTLE BITS.

THE P's Circle is branch of the
Working Girls club in New York, and
the letters of the title signify Patience,
Perseverance and Pleasantness.
Two young Kalmuck ladies are study
ing medicine at Kazan. There is al
ready one lady doctor of that national
ity; her name is Olzet Djordjieva.
SARAH G. o. MALLERY, who has 9
little farm near New Rochelle. sends
enough capons and game and fancy
butter to the New York market to pay
the taxes and keep herself in good
clothes and farm literature.
Miss ANToINETrE KNAG6s. a college
educated young woman, of Ohio, owns
and manages farm of 200 acres. She
carries on her work according to the
theories of books, rather than by an.
cient traditions. and. contrary to the
usual impression about book farmers,
she is making success of her under
taking.
Mrs. H. S GOULD, of Georgia, is 9
railroad woman. She gave her mean:
and efforts to the building of the Gov
ington and Macon railroad. She ha.
also had deal to do with its manage
ment, and is said to have had share il
the building of the Middle Georgia ant
Atlantic railroad. She also runs
farm of 400 acres
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-09-02
Busy Life Of a Noble Woman.

If ever woman lived by method and
moved by rule that woman is Miss
Frances Willard, says the New York
Commercial Advertiser. Each morn
ing, at seven o'clock, she rises prompt
ly, called by her ever faithful Miss Cor
don, who sees that her clothing is
properly adjusted, and that her bonnet
is in when she goes for her early morn.
ing walk. Miss Willard is an absent
minded woman, because her mind is so
filed with her many duties that she
has little time to think of herself or her
own personal adornment. After day
of hard work, during which Miss Will
lard dictates letters, writes newspaper
articles, directs the various societies of
which she is president, organizes new
branches of the work, and reads her
enormous mail De goes forth to lecture
or to assist in some way at public gath.
erings, all given for forwarding the
grand work to which she has devoted
her life. Unless very much engaged
Miss Willard is in bed by ten o'clock,
and from that time until seven tired ma.
lures sweet restorer gets in it's fine
work, SO that the famous temperance
leader is as good as new by morning
light,