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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19
Ealing Human Flesh.

The most repulsiye food which hui
man beings could eat is man. For
tunately cannibalism, although once
very general, is now mainly confined to
the most degraded tribes Of the South
Sea Islands, and to some districts of
Australia and Central Africa Lindsay,
of Pitscottie, relates that man, his
wife and family we're burned to death
on the east coast Of Scotland for eating
children whom they had stolen, and
during the French revolution the heart
of the unfortunate Princess Lampclle
was actually torn out of her body by
one of the yelling savsges near, taken
to a restaurant and there cooked and
eaten.
Human flesh is said not to be I'm
palatable; and this is confirmed by the
horrible narrative given by Lindsay. He
mentioned that as one of the girls was
being taken to execution she exclaimed:
Wherefore chide ye with me, as if |
had committed an unworthy act? Give
me credenee, and trow me, if ye had
experienced of eating men and women 3
flesh We would never forbeare itagain. 7"
The Tannese of our own day dis
tribute human flesh in little bits to
their friends as delicious morsels, and
say that the flesh of black man is
preferable TO that of white one, for
the latter tastes salt; other cannibals
hold the same.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19

Their women go about with uncovered
faces; many of them are distinctly
handsome, with dark raven locks
dragged over their cheeks, bright red
compilations, and large, almost Jewish
noses; but unfortunately they love to
tattoo these otherwise comedy faces,
and TO wear silver solitaires in their
noses. Their heads are hung with all
sorts of ornaments, cowry beads and
savage jewelry, and their headgear
generally is weighty and uncomfortable
looking. Over their loose, baggy
trousers they throw a red dress, and in
the Photographic groups we obtained
wefind our friends at home are generally
at loss 10 determine the sex unless
some babe in arms or other evidence of
maternity settles the question.
The men have for their distinguishing
feature the turban made of cheekered
silk, red, yellow and blue, with gold and
silver thread; this is bound round a red
cap, and sinfinitelymoTe becoming than
the sheepskin bonnet If the Persian
peasantry. 4 mounted koordish chief,
with his light blue jacket, long flowing
shirt-cuffs, aud magnificent things in
The way of daggers, keeuly excited my
wife's d,sire TO photograph; but before
the camera toH'd hc set up he had fed,
and we never saw his like again.
Everything among The k0orls points
g q higher state Of ar! than among the
other tribes; stone is largely introduced
into the construction of the houses, red
ornamentations made with henna adorn
the doors and windows, and the con-
slruction of the compound" is curious.
You enter by low wicker gate, which
is covered with cakes of dung, iato a
urt-yard; covered shed contains the
tripod for mast, the black smiths
bellows with double funnel ornamented
at the top with carving, and standing
on feet made to represent birds with
long beaks. Out of this shed you pass
into the family rooms full of great store
cupboards of grain, elegantly shaped
water pots made Of clay found close to
the village, in digging up which the
women are employed; any number of
quaint-shaped copper utensils for boil
ing milk and cooking stand around,
and amid haze of smoke you perceive
women sitting on their launches busily
engaged in watching the pot boiling
for the evening meal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19
EVOLUTION OF THE BICYCLE.
Development from the First Rude .'U heer'
Made by French Nobieman.

Development from the first Rude .'W heer'
Made by french Nobieman.
The first rudimeutary bicycle was
Mounted by Baron Won Drais, FreIch-
man, living in Germany, who early in
this century, invented a combination Of
two wheels, scat, and hand es. which
he called "ceierifere," to aid him in his
work of overseeing large estates. The
old cuts of this odd machine, called
after the inventor, the "Draisiae," show
it to be in its general features the di
rect foreruuner of the bobby horse.
"Draisine,' were introduced into En-
gland in 1918, and year later were
seen IN America, on the streets Of New
York.
In both countries they met with great
favor, and one historian relates that in
New York s. yople rode them up and
down the bowery, and on the parks, a
favorite place for speed being the down
grade from Chatham street to the City
Hall Iark." Clumsy machines they
seem to our eyes says the ST. Nicholas
two heavy wheels connected by a
cross-bar, to which was attached mid
way the cushioned seat for the rider
In front OF the seat was rai~ed cushion,
upon which. handles in hand, the rider
rested his forearms, guiding the ma
chine. He propelled it by ushing
alternately with his feet on the cr ucd
until the sreed was sufficient TO main
tain an equilibrium, when he would
raise his feet aud in the words of iilcr
to-day, coast"
The rage for these "Draisines," and
pedestrian curricles," or "dand-horses"
and "nobby-ho as the latter I'm
proved" machines we're called, subsidized
rapidly because of the difficulty of max
ing them practically useful, and because
OF the rideule always excited by Gle
riders.
This curious sport of riding stwo
wheels, joined, and running in the samo
peri endicular plane, therefore Ian
gtlished in ob,curity until after a lapse
Of moro than forty years it again at.
tracted public attention in a rev form.
1t was ic 1855 that French mechanic.
Pierre Lallement, conceived the notion
of attaching foot-cranks to the front
He made a machine embodying this
idea, learned TO ride it, aud exhibited it
at the Paris exposition in 1867.
The credit for this inl eution is also
claimed in England for Edward Gilman,
but be the houor due Frenchmaa or
Englishman, here at all events, was
the immediate inventor OF the bicycle.
It Immediately became popular in En-
gland aud America. A great many
changes were necessary Of coursa he
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19
High Places.

The highest place in the world regu-
larly inhabited is stated to be the B.sdd-
hi>t monastery IIalne in Thibet which
is about sixteen thousand feet above
the sea level. The next highest Is
(;alera, railway station in Peru, which
is located ut a height OF Fifteen thou
sand SIX hundred and tairly-liye feet.
Near ii, ut the same level, railway
tunnel three thousand eight hundred
and forty-seyen feet il length is being
driven through the mountains, The
elevation of the city OF Potosi, in Boil
via, is thirteen thousand three hundred
and thirty feet; Cuzco, Peru, eleven
thousand three hundred and eighty
feet; La Paz. Bolivia, ten thousand
eight hundred and cigh,y-ihree feet,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19

But we cannot rest with the assun,-
ton that, since the the sul is evidently
no Mira and no Sirius, therefore it is
practically an unchan ging radiator which
for an indefinite period will continue to
cause the earth to bloom in the bench
cent effulgence of its life Inspiring rays.
A sun may affect the welfare of its plan
cts either through the gradual mutations
which it undergoes in the course of its
evolution, or through the more rapid
and violent changes that characterize the
stars that are ranked as variable. We
have seen that most OF these latter be-
long to the third aud fourth classes, but
there is reason to suspcc. that the major
ity of all the stars are variable to
slight degree, and evidence of variable
ity in the case of the sun IS furnished by
the phenomena of suu-spots. A specta-
tor, viewing the sun from distant point
in space, would perceive that its bril-
lancJ was slightly increased once in
about every eleven years. These acces-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19
A Comparative Stranger.

While the crew of the steamer Laura
were drawing its fish trap near Province.
town, Mass, huge fish broke water
close alongside. One man exclaimed:
"There'sa inback!" The fish disaD-
peared, only to return again in M
ment, when it showed almost its entire
length above the water. 1t was thea
seen it was not tinback, but al i'm
nense bone shark. The Proyinceto "a
Deacon says: "These fish are seldom seea
in these waters, though many years as5
one was stranded on the fats. and its
liver filled three hogsheads. Old fisher
men say the liver Of cae of these fish
makes ofteutimes twenty-five to thirty
gallons of oil.n
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19

Additional train will leave harrisburg
daily except SUNDAY at $50 IN, arriving at
Carlisle at sis p m, stopping at all inter
mediate stations, and on Saturdays trains
will leave Harrisburg at $50 m, arrive
fredericksburg 5:44 p m. Leave Harrisburg
80 p m, arrive Carlisle / l:20 N, stopp nc
at intermediate stations.
Memphis Express and New Orleans Express
run daily between Harrisburg and llaeers-
town AID Morning Mail daily between llar-
risburg snd ChambersLurg
Pullman Pniacc Sleeping Cars between
IIagerstown and New York on Morning Nail
and Night Eypic.s eat and on Memphis
L gpress "a; d Ncw Orleans Express west
Pulmau Sleeping Cars on Night Express
and New Orleans Express between PniladI-
phia and New Orleans.
Through Coaches o and from Philadelphia
on Fast Mai! and Day ENpressca,t and Ac-
commola;ion and \. O. Express west.
a53~Couuectious for Nil stations on Cum
berland Valley Eajlroad anal Pennsylvania
Rail road system.
J. f. BOYD, Superin eudent
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19
A Movable Boulder.

There has been discovered about half
mile west of the Bargytown Lodges, a
twirling stone of about five tons
weight II has always been regarded
as boulder, and from the way it is
poised on the rock beneath it no one
could see why it should not rock.
Hundreds have tried to rock it in vain,
and the surprise of the man who first
felt il move under strong pressure may
be imagined. 1t moves hard of course,
but ii moves, the finder informs us,
round as if it was placed upon pivot.
1t has beeG car fully examined, and,
while it looks like boulder, several
allege that 1t must be a monial
stone set there by some prehistoric race,
This rock creates great interest among
the boulder hunters of eastern Connects
cut.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19
A FLOCK Of the Young chin.

Il wish you would renew this note.
Ny father will endorse for me- said a
Texas youth to Nose Schaumburg, the
merchant prince of Austin.
~Ven fader has got 10 more sense
than to endorse for such son as you
vas. vat SECURITY ish dot for me? Dot
shows dot your fader vas an old block
Of the young chip. D-Teras Siftings.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19

The pleasant favor, gentle action and soothing
effects OF Syrup OF Figs wien in need Of a lax.
alive and II the father or mother be eostive or
bilious the most gratifying results follow Its
use,so that it is the best family remedy known
and every family should have bottle
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19

n fbtgbtg NOtSc
in the ears, headache, deafness, eyes
weak; obstruction Of nose, dis
charges falling into throat, some
times profase, watery and acrid, at
others, thick, tenacious, bloody and
putrid; offensive breath; smell and
Taste impaired, and general debility.
Not all Of these symptoms at once.
Probably only few Of them.
That's Catarrh.
A medicine that by its mild,
soothing, cleansing and healing
properties has cured the most hope
less cases. One that viii cure yo,,
no matter how had your case or Of
now long standing. A medicine
that doesn't simply palliate for a
time, but produces perfect and per-
mancnt cures.
That'a Dir. Sago's Catarrh Remedy.
A cash payment of $500, not by
you, Is you might expect, but 70
YOU, if YOU can't be cured. It's an
offer that's nadc in good faith, to
prove their medicine, by responsible
men, the proprietors Of DR.. Sagc's
Remedy.
That's the kind of medicine to try.
Doesn't it seem so?
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19

As long as the fight lasts among he MSu
PAPER mauufae. ursrs. the tilelity Wall Pa
Ter Company,ot No. 4 nth Eleventh stree.
Phils dcllhia win i've the lubho tho Rdvan-
tagc of the drop in lticcs. We get this from
them direct. Send for two cent STAMPS for
samples Of their eight, ten and Twelve cen
gifts.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19

Additional train will leave Carlisle daily
except Sunday at $50 a m, stepping a all in
termediate stations, arriving at Harrisburg
$40 a m. and on Saturdays only trains will
leave Merchandising al 600 p N, arrive llar
risburg 6:25 p ~, leave Carlisle $50 p m,
arrive Harrisburg 1915 2 m, stopping at IL
lie, ..-sdaie stations.
The Fast Mail and Ni-ht Express East will
run daily between Harrisburg ard Ilagcrs-
town. aud Evening Mail and Morning Mall
daily between Harrisburg and Chambersburg,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19

MALARIA cured and eradicstrd from tho
system BY Browns Iron Bittcrs, which en-
riches the blood, tones the nerves, aids dircs-
tion. Acts like charm on persons ia general
i'll health, giving new en-rgy and streng b.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19

FITS soppei free by DIR. KLISE's GREAT
NERVE REsroaER. No tits after first days
use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and s, trial
bottle free. DR.. K line. 93l Arch st. Phila.. Pa.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19

we Will give sIul reward Tor any case Of ca
tarrh that cannot be cured with Halls Ca
tarrh Cure. Taken internally.
L. j. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo. o.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19

1t is an interesting fact that there are no
bald-headed tramps.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19

Only six horses have ever trotted twenty
miles within one hour.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19

Browns Iron Bitters curol Dyspepsia Ma
laria, Biliousness AMI General Debility. Gives
Strength, aides Digestion, tones the nerves
creates appetite. The oest tonic for Nursing
Mothers, weak women and children.
A Connact;c,4 ,,srnhart odvnrtisos H;ro,.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19
BNu 81
$ August
Flower

How does he feel7-He feels
blue, a deep. dark, unfading, dyed
in-the wool, eternal blue, and he
makes everybody feel the same way
August Flower the Remedy.
How does he feel2-He feels
headache, generally dull and con
slant, but sometimes excruciating-
August Flower the Remedy.
How does he feel2-He feels a
violent hiocoughing or jumping of
the stomach after a meal, raising
bitter-tasting matter or what he has
eaten or drunk-August Flower
tho Remedy.
How docs he feel 2-He feels
the gradual decay of vital power;
he feels miserable, melancholy,
hopeless, and longs for death and
peace-August Flower the Rem
edy.
How does he feel7-Iie feels so
full after eating a meal that he can
hardly walk-August Flower the
Remedy. 10
g. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury.. New Jersey. U. S. A.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19

Men are What ihcir mother, make them,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19
w EsTERN MARYLAND RAILRoA D


n. & P. R. R. at Shippensburg, Shenandoah
Valley and B. & O. Railroads at Hagerstown;
Penna. r. r. at Frederick junction, and
P. w. & b., N. c. and B. Il r. Railroads
at Union Station, Baltic, Nd
MAIN LINE AND CONNECTIONS:
Schedule taking Effect JuB fSh, 1891.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19
RAILROADS.

(tUMBERLAND VALLEY Il. X. TINE
~ TABLE.-Sept-Wber lst 1891.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19

Blue Mountain Exi ress leaves Baltimore at
1920 p m, stopping at Westminster, New
Windsor Union Bridge, Frederick June
ton, Blue Ridge, Buena Vista, Blue Noun
tain, arriving at Hagerstown 6:15 IN. Re-
turning, leave IIagerstown Gas m, stop
ping at above named stations, also Mechan-
icstown.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19

Between Williamsport, Shippens6urg and
intermediate Points
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19

" Oop1tl51 IDuDFaDle AlBH An
der II. Steph ems OF Georgia land lovelier
man never exchanged earth for heaven,
when at Washiny ton A senator's wife who
told my wife of the circu instances said to
him, Mr.. Stepnsn, come and sea my dead
canary bird" Aud he answered, ''No,
could not looS at the poor thing without
crying" That is the spirit that Grant
showed when at the surrender at Apo
mattox he said to General Lee. t.As
many of your soldiers are farmers ami will
need the horses and mules to raise the crops
to keep their families from suffering next
winter, let elch Confederate who can claim
horse or mule take it along with him.
That isthe spirit which, last night, ten thou
sand mothers showed to their sex children
coming to give the drink at the twentieth
:all as cheerfully and as ten ierly as at th.
first call
Suppose all this asssmblaye, all to whom
these words shall come by printers type,
should resolve to make kindness an over.
arching, undergiriing and all pervading
principle OF their life and then carry out thu
rssoution-wby, in six months the whole
earth would feel it. People would say:
~ hat is the matter? 1t seems ID me that
the world is getting to bs a better place
to live IN. Why, life after all is worth liy-
ing. Why, there is Sdylocz, my neighbor,
has Withdrawn his lawsuit OF foreclosure
N-~-~N
so much sickness in his family he is go
ing to have the house for one wear
rent free. There is an old lawyer in that
young lawyers Office, an do you know what
he has gone in there for? Why, he is help
ing tix up casa which is too big for the
young man to handle, AMI the whits haired
attorney Is hunting up previous decisions
an making out a brief for the boy. Down
at the bank | heard yesterday note was
iue, and the young merchant coul1
not meet it, ami the old merchant
wen. in and got for him three months ex-
tension, which for the young merchant is
ths difference between bankruptcy and
success IN business. Aud in our street is
an artist who had fins picture of the
n tpids o. Niagara, and he could not sell it,
aud bis family were suffering, and they
themselves were in the rapids; and lady
heard OF 1t and said, I do not need the
picture. but for the encours cement of art
and helping you out of your distress will
take It, and on the drawing room wall are
the 'Rlpids of Niagara
do you know that strange thing has
taken pincs in the pulpit ami all thu old
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-19

A Connecticut merchant adyertises iron
edsteads and bedding"
, 1891-04-08

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. April Horace
McKim, who was chief clerk of ex-City
Treasurer Peake, vino embezzled $23, 600
of the city's money, consented today for
the first time to tell what he knew about
the defalcation. He says the shortage
began in September, 1889, when Kings
ton. Peake & Co, failed. The ex-treas-
urer made good out of the city's funds
several large checks OF the firm which
had been dishOnored at the bank. Peake
was also treasurer of the General Presby-
terrain church, and wrongfully appropri.
ated about 50, 500 of the church money.
When warrants we're drawn on him By
the trustees, he would pay them and
instruct the clerk to put the warrants 10
the cash drawer and charge them against
him (Peakel Whenever his bondsmcn
would make an investigation of the office
Peake would borrow enough cash to cover
the shortage and Immediately afterwards
return il to the persons from whom he
borrowed it. McKim states that Peakt
had been attempting to throw the
responsibility OF the defalcation upon the
employees of the office and had been
assisted in this by the investigating com
mittee OF the council, which would not
hear his (McKim'sl evidence, also that
the prosecuting attorney had agreed to
nolle PROSE- the criminal case against
Peake. McKim makes this statement to
clear himself and his fellow clerks.
, 1891-04-08
ARRANGING ~RouND-UPs.
District Commissioner Selected AT the
Meeting Held YESTERDAY.

The state board of live stock commits
sioDers held a meeting Yesterday in the
senate chamber at the capitol to lay out
the roundup districts and to appoint com
missioners. Heretofore there has been
three commissioners for each district but
this year only one was appointed and he
has the power to appoint the foreman OF
the round up and his assistants.
The following were appointed commits
sloners: District No. l, Thomas H. Me
Gee; No. ,. Al Bowie; No. 3, Luke
VOORHEES,; No. 4. Fl. f. Teschmacher;
No. 5, AL Bowie; No. 6, Charles Hecht;
No. 7, j. j. Crawford; No. 8, F. P.
Voorhees,: No. 9. James Crawford; No.
10, Fl. Hoffman; No. II, f. W. Whit
comb; No. I2, Geo. W. Baxter; No. 10,
II. Fulmef; N. IA, II. w. Davis; No. Is,
Al Sproal: No. l6. Otto Franc; No. II,
w. G. johnson; No. Is. Robt. II. Hall;
No. 10, John Lee; No. 20, j. Price;
No. 81. Merrill Wyman; No. %, W. b.
Cowan; No. %, w. B. Cowan; No. "a,
A. T. Corlett; No. 25. A. j. Boutwell,;
No. 26, Tom Sun, No. %, w. 5 Wheel
err: No. IS, G. W. Holden; No. 20, Harry
Booth; No. 80, Harry Booth; No. 81, a.
V. Quinn; No. 80, George Scrivncr; No.
80, Alb Human; No. "a, Hugh Mckay;
No. IS, f. W. Caps: No. &c, H. Full
mer; No. 81, J. w. Chapman; No. 80,
Robert Morrison.
The roundup districts arc very near the
same as they were last year. as but little
change has been made.
At an executive session OF the stock
men it was decided to appropriate $500 a
year to be added to the salary allowed by
the state to State Veterinarian Holcomb.
, 1891-04-08
P. T. BARRUM DEAD.
The Great Snowman Passes
Away at His Home
LITER an Illness Lasting Over
Twenty. one Weeks.
His Death Due to Heart Fail,
ure and Old Age.

BRIDGEPoRT, Conn, April THE
great Snowman, p. T. Barnum, died at
6:22 o'clock this evening 10 the presence
of his grief-stricken family. During the
period OF Barnum InvalIdism and con
inement to the house, which began TWEEN
ty-one weeks ago last Friday, there have
been frequent fluctuations OF his condition.
from each of which he rallied, although
in each instance with slightly lowered vi
tality. The change for the worse which
occurred last night, however, was so pro-
nounced that it convinced the physicians
that the patient had not many more hours
to live.
During his confinement he has been
down stairs only twice, although sitting
up much of the time. and being cheerful
and conversationally inclined in his wax
ing moments. After an attack which
came upon him shortly before midnight,
Barnum suffered a good deal of pain.
He seemed to realize that he could not
live much longer, and spoke of his APP
preaching end with calmness. During
his illness the physicians have been care
full about administering morphine or sed-
atives through fear that they might pro-
duce Interior Ill effects. Last night Bar
NUN spoke of this and said that when all
hope was gone he wished to be given sed-
atives which would allay the pain and
make death as peaceful as possible.
The first sedative was given at 1910
this morning. 1t was understood by the
patient and family to mean hat the end
was near. Mrs. Barnnm remained at her
husbands side throughout the night. In
alternate spells OF doing and in CONVERSE
ton. which showed his brain to be as
clear as ever, Barnum passed the hours
until 4 O'Clock this morning, when he
sank into lethargy. To rouse him from
this state OF unconsclousness was difficult
This afternoon Bsrnum sank into a
comatOse condition, from which it was
evident there would be little hope of his
again returning to consciousness. When
the end finally came it was peaceful, and,
to all appearances, painless, Physicians
say that Barnum had no organic disease
whatever. enfeebled heart action, which
bad been apparent for the past few
months, being due to a gradual failure of
his general mental powers, resulting from
old age. 10 a general way Barnum pre-
scribed directions for his funeral. He
wished it to be Of a private character and
mathematician