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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

A miner near the Senator recently
had a rather singular experience with
trade rats, known also as mountain
rats. As the nights were cold the
miner took his ore-sack to replenish
his rather hard bed. Having neg
lected to come to town for several
weeks his supply of beans had given
out, and he had come down to dict
of straight bacon. Considerably out
Of humor, he started in to pull his
bed to pieces one morning, and in re-
moving the sacks was agreeably sur
prised to find three pounds of beans,
with little coffee mixed, which the
trade rats ha brought from the
Senator and stored in his bed. The
rats are native Amer leans and very
different from their Imported Norway
cousins. They are called trade rats
because they generally leave some
article in exchange for what they take
away. The miner states that he
never killed a trade rat; that these
rodents habitually steal from one
cabin and carry their plumber
lHto al duJUluluk OHes OildJ On ONO
occasion he spilled couple of quarts
of corn on the floor of his cabin and
the next morning found the rats had
stored away every grain of it in pair
OF saddle-bags hanging upon the wall.
He also states that the rats have
thick caudal appendages about three
inches in length, which they keep
constantly throwing up and down,
striking the floor with each downward
movement with the regular, measured
stroke Of musical professor marking
time, They carry off plugs OF to-
bacco, tooth-brushes, combs, and
brushes-in fact, anything which
they can manage to move.-Prescott
Courier.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13
CURIOUS FACTS.

A railroad depot in Berlin, Germany,
cost $4,000, 600.
More than twenty-five per cent. of the
freight of this country is coal.
Queen victorias household is said to
consist of nearly one thousand persons.
A century ago there were only four
teen newspapers in London, England.
The penny weight was the exact
weight of the old British silver penny.
The smallest parish in England is
Wilcot, oxon. 1t contains seven per-
sons.
A hunter in Pennsylvania the other
day shot buck and doe with one dis
charge of his gun.
All petitions to the British House of
Commons must be in handwriting and
may not be printed.
The largest Lima bean ranch in the
world is said to be one of 23)0 acres in
Ventura County, Cal.
A London tEnglan II ca5naa was re-
Gently fined for carrying fourteen per-
sons in his cab at one time.
A girl in Nashville, Tenn, giggled
herself to death the other day because
her brother was intoxicated.
The best class of oysters come from
the smallest creeks. while they increase in
coarsenes, the farther they are found out
at sea.
The curious information Is given that
the crown of England, which is valued
at $500, 900, has been in pawn four
times, once for $40, 900.
The Chinese not iufrequently con
denim prisoner to keep awake until no
dies. A criminal in such circumstances
usually lives nine or ten days.
The University of Oxford, England,
has the reputation of having been
founded by King Alfred in S72. 1t
numbers at present about 1900 men,
bers
Humboldt County, CAL, has a timber
reserve of redwood, pine and spruce of
70, 1896, 900, 900 feet, being greater than
that OF Michigan, Minnesota and Wis
consin combined.
The ship-canal from Paris, France, is
to be about one hundred and fourteen
miles in length and twenty-three feet in
jopth, and the estimated cost is thirty
million of dollars.
A petrified green" pine limb was
found recently by Georgia man near
Buena Vista. "Ths limb is perfect,
showing where the straws made indenta-
tions and the grain of the wood 1t is
somewhat white and resembles coral
wreath"
Probably the youngest woman evange-
list in the country is Fannie Edwards, a
fifseen- year-old Louisville, (Ky.) girl,
who has been preaching the Gospel to
Tennessee mountaineers. She is very
attractive in appearance and quite elo-
quent, it is said.
The Shah of Persia has more than
$4,000, 900 worth of ornaments, gems
and precious stones in one strong room,
20x14. There are scabbards in this
treasury worth 81, 900, 900 each. The
finest turquois in the world has case
all to itself. When leaving home the
Shah locks up his jcweiry and ''travels
in paste"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13
Wonders of the English Language.

The construction of the English Ian
guage must appear most formidable to
foreigner. One of them looking at a
picture of number of vessels said: 'tSee
what flock of ships!" He was told
that flock of ships was called fleet,
and that fleet of sheep was called a
flock.
And it was added for his guidance in
mastering the intricacies of our language
that ga flock of girls is called bevy,
that bevy of wolves is called a pack,
and pack of thieves is called a gang,
and gang Of angels is called host, and
host of porpoises is called shoal, and
shoal of butfaloes is called herd, and
herd of children is called troop, and
troop of partridges is called a covey,
and a covey of beauties is called galaxy,
AMI galaxy of ruffians is called horde,
and horde of rubbish is called heap,
"nd heap of oxen is called drove, aud
drove of blackguards is called mob,
and mob of whales is called school,
and a school of worshipers is called a
congregation, and congregation of
engineers is called corps, and corps
of robbers is callei band, aad band
of locustS is called swarm. and a swarm
of people is called crowd. Boston
Commercial.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13
The sat Of the Earth,

Salt in whitewash will make it stick
better.
Wash the mica of the stove doors
with salt and vinegar.
Brasswork can be kept beautifully
bright by occasionally rubbing with
salt and vinegar.
Damp salt will remove the discolora-
ton of cups and saucers caused by tea
and careless washing.
When broiling steak throw little
salt on the Goals and the blaze from
dripping fat will not annoy.
To clean willow furniture use salt
and water Apply it with a nail brush,
scrub well and dry thoroughly.
Salt as a tooth powder is better than
almost anything that can be bought.
1t keeps the teeth brilliantly white
and the gums hard and rosy.
Carpets may be greatly frightened
by first sweeping thoroughly and then
going over them with clean cloth and
clear salt and water. Use cupful OF
coarse salt to a large basin of water.
If the feet are tender or painful
after long standing or walking great
relief can be had by bathing them in
salt ard water. A handful of salt to
a gallon of water is the right proper
ton Have the water as hot as csa
comfortably be borne
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

There is nothing to make one realize
the Importance of mud, indeed like a
journey up the Nile when the inundation
is just over. You louage on the deck of
your dshabieh and drink in geography
almost without knowing it. The voyage
forms perfect intro 1uction to the study
OF mudology, and suggests to the %
servant mind (meauing you aud mel the
real nature of mud as nothing else on
earth that | know Of can suggest. For
in Egypt you get your phenomenon
isolated, as it were, from all disturbing
elements.
You have no rainfall to bother you, no
local streams, no complex denudation;
the Nile does it all, aud the Nile does
everything. Ga either hand stretches
away the bare desert, rising up in gray,
rocky hills. Down the midst runs the
one long line of aliuvial soil--in other
words, Nile mud-which alone allows
cultivation aud life in that rainless dis
trict. The country bases itself abso-
lutely on mud. The crops are RAISED on
it, the houses and villages are built of it,
the land is mlnured with it, the very
air is full of it. The crude brick build
ings that dissolve in dust are Nile mud
solidifel, the rel pottery of Assiout is
Nile mu | baked hard, the village
mosques aud minarets are Nile mud
whitewashed. have even seen a ships
bulwarks neatly repaired with mui. 1t
pervades the whole land, when vet, as
mud undisguised; when dry, as dust
storm.
Egypt, says Herodotus, is a gift of the
Nile. A truer word was never spoken.
OF course it is just equally true, in way,
that Bengal is gift of the Ganges, aud
that Louisiana and Arkansas are a gift of
the Mississippi; but with this difference,
that in the case of the Nile the depend
ence is far more obvious, far freer from
disturbing or distracting details. For
that reason, and also because the Nile is
So much more familiar to most English
speaking folk than the American rivers, |
choose Egypt first as my type Of reg
ular mud land.
But in order to understand it fully
you mustn't stop all your time in Cairo
and the Delta; you mustn't view it only
from the terrace of Shepherds Hotel or
the rocky platform OF the Great Pyramid
at Gizeh; you must push up country
early, under Mr.. Cooks care, to Luxor
and the First Cataract. 1t is up coun-
try that Egypt uurolls itself visibly be-
fore your eyes in the very process Of
making; it is there that the full import
ance of good, rich, black mud first forces
itself upon you by undeniable evidence,
-Cornhill Magazine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13
A Big natin a Thenr.r.

In the Star Theater, one night dur.
ing the week, says a New York Press
writer, | sat alongside of lady who
was very much annoyed because !.
lady in front of her had an enormously
large hat, she was sitting back in her
chair. The big hat, however, was
seldom where the lady in the rear
could see over it, and at last in fierce
despair l heard her say sayagely To
the lady in front: "You must either
take OFF your hat or sit back in your
seat; | cannot see otherwise" The
obstructionist never moved muscle
of her face or body, but cool and
singing as whiplash came these
quick works Of reply; "Why didn't
"na huy the whole honse?r Whawl
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13
A Meat Diet.

The attention OF the French Society
for the Advancement of Science has re-
Gently beeu directed by certain physi-
clans to the evil effects of an excessive
meat diet, or of raw, overkept, or bad
meat. The ptomaines thus produced in-
troduce poisonous principles into the
system, which the kidneys cannot throw
off. Inhabitants in cities indulge far
too freely in meat, often badly cooked
and kept too long; the poor and country
population do not often get their meat
fresh. Professor Veraeuil considers
something should be done to remedy
this state of things. lie points out that
RecluS, the French geographer, has
proved that cancer is most frequent
among those branches of the hu nan race
where carnivorous habits prevail. L.
Scientific American.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

tnsor fFttzs the ftfty Ton Hammer
The great fiftY-ton hammer in the
Krupp Gun Works at Essen, Ger
many. gained its name and the in
scription it bears, Fritz, let fiy." in
the following manner: In1ST7, when
old Emperor William visited the gun
works, this great steam trip-hammer
was the first thing to attract his
attention. Krupp then intro
duced the veteran Emperor to the
machinest. Fritz, who, he said, hand
led the giant hammer with wonderful
preciSion: that he was so expert with
it as to drop the hammer without in
inring an object placed in the center
of the block. The Emperor at once
put his diamond-studded watch on
the spot Indicated aud beckoned to
the machincst TO set the hammer in
motion. Fritz hesitated out of con-
sideration Of the precious object, but
Krupp and the Emperor both urged
him on by saying: Fritz, let flyt'
Instantly the hammer was dropped.
coming so closely to the watch that a
sheet OF writing paper could not be
inserted between, but the Jewel was
uninjured. The Emperor gave it to
Fritz as a souvenir; Krupp added
1000 marks to the present. st.
Louis Republic.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

mixed train willru between Hagers.own
and Winchester, as follows: Leave Hagers.
own 600 m, arrive Martinsburg freight
Station) 7:25 m; leave Martinsburg (Pas-
senger Station 500 m, arrive Winchester
$3.50 m.
Additional train will leave Harrisburg
daily except Saturday and Sunday at 6:20 D
m, arriving at Carlisle at 7:l0p m, stopping
at all intermediate stations; on Saturdays
tfains will leave Harrisburg at $50 m
arriving at Carlisle 6:10 p m, stopping at al
intermediate stations.
Memphis Espresso and New Orleans Expires.
run daily between Harrisburg and Hagers-
town aud Morning Mail daily between Har.
risburg and Chambersburg.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars between
Hagerstown and New York on Atlantic Elk
press and Night Express east and on Memphis
Express and New Orleans Express west.
Pullman Sleeping Cars on Night Express
and New Orleans Express between Philadel-
phia and New Orleans.
Through Coaches to and from Philadelphia
on Morning Mail east and Hagerstown Ac-
commodatioA west.
GEConnections for all stations on Cum.
bsrland Valley Railroad and Pennsylvania
Railroad system.
J. F. BOYD, Superintendent.
WIN, GARD Agent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13
ADVICE

'tI'vc been a wandcrer on the face
Of tie earth fora dozen years. whined
the seedY applicant for a dime to a
rieh and healthy monopolist.
'Ah, indeed, my good fellow was
the monopolistic reply; land have you
got nothing by it?"
Look At me, !" said the tramp Bit
terly.
We'll, Judging from your appear
ance, should say you ought to try
some other part of its person and give
its face rest for year or two," and,
turning on his heal, he stepped into
his elegant carriage and was driven
tway TO his magnificent home
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

It's the big, old fashioned pin
that makes the most disturbance
but it's one of DIR. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets that does the most good.
Mild and gentle, but thorough and
efective-the smallest, cheapest and
easiest TO take. They cleanse and
regulate the liyer, stomach aud
bowels.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

Mrs. Hutchings-How are you get
ting along now, Mr. Duncan, in the
literary line?
MIR. Duncan-Poorly enough. All
my articles have been rejected.
'Oh, well, / shouldn't mind. Why,
sometimes good articles are rejected. :"
-Harper's Bazaar.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

IN your Back Aches. or you are all worn ont
.ond for thing, IL is general debility
Brown Iron B,tiers W II cure you, make you
petlie-tones the nerves.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

BEECHAA's pills cure bilious and nervous
Illness. Be cbau's ii sell well because
they cure. IS cents a box
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

The loss Of flesh is a truRe.
You think you need not
mind it.
But, if you go on losing
for some time or lose a good
deal in a short time, you are
running down. Is thai a
trife?
Get back to your healthy
weight and generally you get
back to health.
A book on CAREFUL LIv-
ING will tell you what it is TO
get there, and when Scott
Emulsion of cod-liver oil is
useful. Free.
scor7 & Bo~sz. Chemists. i,s South s,h Avenue,
New York
Your druggis, keeps SCOTS Esnuls'oa Of eod-liv-r
eii-all druggists everywh-re do. s..
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

FITS Oppe'l free by Dr. KLtSE's G~yGr
NssvE REsroRRR. No its after hrs; ,sy',
use. Marvellous cures. Treatise aud trial
botl.eiree. Dr.. Kline. oSl Arch St. Plila.. Pa
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

The worst cases Of female weakness readily
yield TO DIR. swans Past lcs. Samples free.
DIR. swan. Beaver Dam Wis
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

Browns Iron BitteIs cures Dyspepsia, Mala-
ria. Biliousnrss and General Debi tv. Gives
Strength, aids Digestion, tonc- the nerves
creates appetite. The best ionic for Nursing
Mothers. weak women and chill iren.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

here are 20S students from North America
at the Berlin Germany University,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

A Texas man has three buttons worn b
Lord Corvallis, at Yorktown, Va.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

Leave Williamsport tor IIagerstown at 6:25.
7:l5 and 1885 M, and l:45 aud Gas p IN.
Leave Hagerstown for WilliaRsport at $50
M, and 1915, 3:05, G:l0 and S:e5 IN.
Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmitsburg al 10 40
m, and 1888 and 6:35 p m.
Arrive at diminishing at11:10 m and 400
and 7:05 p nj.
Leave Emmitsburg for Rocky Ridge at 500
O m, and 1852 and $50 m.
Arrive at Rocky Ridge al $50 m, and 1922
and 5:50p nj.
Leave Frederick Junction for Frederick
at 1882 m, and SOP add 7:2) m
Leave Frederick June ton for Taneytown,
Littlestown, York, Wrightsvile and Column
bis, at 1858 m, and 3:45 pm.
THROUGH TRAIN FOR FREDERI X
leaves Baltimore at 5:15 pm, arrives Mt Fr,d-
erick at p m, and leaves Frederick at 7a0
m, and arrives in Baltimore at $40 a m
II. & P. R. R. Trains leave Shippensburr
at $50 m, and l:20 p m, and arrive at Sh D.
pensburg at 1882 IN and 6:55 m, daily, ex.
cept Sunday.
"Daily. t Mondays only, All Others
Daily, except Sunday.
J. NJ. HOOD, BIZ. GRIsWOLD
Genl Manager. Gen' Pass. gent
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

CoUGHs AND lloARsENRss. The irrltati n
which induces coughing immediai, ly relieved
by Sc o. 6 Bro,ea's BroRcAjai Troches -
So only in boxes
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

44tft$c fcest
tho weak, nervous or ailing woman
who takes DR.. Pierce's Favorise
Prescription. It's medicine that's
guaranteed to help her. It's an IN
MIGRATING, restorative tonic, sooth-
ing cordial and bracing nervino -
and certain cure for all the furc-
tional arrangements, painful disor-
ders or chronic weaknesses that
affect women. For alterations, dis
placements, beariug-down sensations,
everything that's known as . "fc-
male complaint" it's an unfailing
remedy. It's a peculiar one, too.
Peculiar in composition, peculiar il
Its cures, and peculiar in tho way
it's sold. It's guaranteed to give
satisfaction, in every case, or the
money is refunded. You pay only
for the good You get.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13
An Important Difference.

To make it apparent 10 Thousands, who
think themselves i'll, that they are not feet
ed with any disease. but that the system
simply needs clean ing, is to bring com ort
home to their he arts, costive condition is
easily cured By using Syrub of Figs. Manu-
fae tured y the California Fig Syrup Co.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

William Hanks. Of Lo, Oros, New Mexico.
has three well defined tongues
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

In France aul Hllland the auctioneer's
tees are pail br the pnrchasers Of the go,ds
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

liam ctedwith soreeyesusA DrIsaac Thomr
son'skyeM alter. Dru sxIstssell go per botti
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

LUCAS COUNTY
Frank ] Cheney makes oath that he is thu
senior partner Of the firm OF / J. theney &
Co. dolEg business III the Nity D. Ic4edo
County ana State aforesaid ana that SAID firm
will nay tHe sum ii SlJ1 for eaCn ana every
case OF catArrh tls.t cannot be curec Gy TIC
use Of Halls atRrrh Cure.
FRASE J. CHENEY.
Sworn 10 before me and subscribed nay
presence this 9th day Of december, A. }. So.
49, A. W. GLEASON
1sEAL
t--r-I Notary Pnbiic.
Halls Catarrh Cure ia taken internally and
acts directly on the blood aud mucous surfaces
of the system. Send tor testimonials, free.
+. CHENEY * Co., Toledo, ..
zN- Sold by Druggists 75e
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

A Texans ny fund the watch his muster
had lost anil hron-h il % him in his mouth.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

The latest location for watch is in &
door-handir.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF IoLEpo, 50

The largest quadruped of California is til
grizzly bear.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

Clmels can stand at and cold, but they
perish quickly in moist atmosphere.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

had been troubled FIVE months
with Dyspepsia. l had a fullness
after eating, and heavy load i'll the
pit of my stomach. Sometimes a
deathly sickness would overtake
me. l was working for Thomas
McHenry, Druggist, Allegheny City,
Pa, in whose employ had been for
seven years, fused August Flower
for two weeks. / was relieved of all
trouble. I can now eat things
dared not touch before. / have
gained twenty pounds since my re-
covery. id. Cox. Allegheny, Pa. @
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

Additional train will leave Carlisle daily
except Sunday at $50 m, stopping a. all in
ermediate stations, arriving at Harrisburg
Atlantic Expess and Night Express East " i'll
run daily between Harrisburg and Hagers-
twn and Evening Mail and daily between,
Harrisburg and Chambersburg.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13

Oregon has fifteen pound turnip
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13
Mn{lfna0s.

VALLEY R. r. TIME
TARI.E-D December Isl 1891
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-02-13
lDALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
I'd TINE SCHEDULE.

WIN. GARD, Agent.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-11
Intermarriage in Eurasia.

There is no remote chance of Eurasia
ever being reabsorbed by either of its
original elements; the prejudices of both
Europeans and natives are far too vigor-
GUS to permit of much fintermarriage
with people who are neither one
nor the other. Occasionally an up
country planter, predestined to remote
and "jungly" existence, comes down to
Calcutta and draws his bride from the
upper circles of Eurasia-this not SO
often now as formerly. Occasionally,
too, young shopman with the red of
Scotland fresh in his cheeks is carried
off by his landlady's daughter, while
Tommy Atkins falls comparatively
easy prey.
The sight of native with half caste
wife is much rarer, for there Eurasian
as well as native antipathy comes into
operation. The whole conscious in
clination of Eurasian life, in habits,
taste, religion and most of all in ambi-
ton, is toward the European and away
from the native standards. Sara j.
Duncan in Popular Science Monthly.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-11
Virus and Venom.

The difference between venom and
virus is very marked. Both are poisons,
and both Of organic origin, but a venom
is produced in secreting organs, COM
monty called poison glands, and is intro
duced into thesystem by means especial
ly adapted for the purpose, such as stings
or fangs. On the other hand, virus is
the result of disease or putrefaction, and
generally possesses the property of excit-
ing in the system into which it is intro
duced the disease which produced the
virus. A virus commonly produces lit
tie, if any, local disturbance; venom
generally causes great pain, often severe
Inflammation and swelling. Venom has
a marked local effect; virus causes a
general disturbance of the system. ST.
Louis Globe-Democrat.