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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12

In the celebrated campaign OF 1910
there was a man By the name OF Chap.
man editing a prominent partisan paper
in the State OF Indiana. When that con
test was becoming pretty hot a private
letter from one partisan to another was
captured by the opposite side in which
advice was offered as 10 how the canvass
was to be conducted. Among other
things it was said that more life was to
be infused into this Editor Chapman.
He was not whooplng things up to the
required lively standard. Their COM
plants concluded with the injunction:
"Tell Chapman to crowp The phrase
got into print, ard was sung derisigely
by the opposition in an the months that
interviewed before the election. It went
into campaign literature permanently.
The cockerels that are prominent down
TO our day in newspapers whca an cleo
ton is carried had their origin in this
injunction 10 Chapman. The point in
that case was to assume confidence of
victory. even if they had it not. 1t need
not be surprising if it is continued into
this contest in which we are uoY ca
gagged. Boston Herald.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
Animals at Play.

NaturaIists have frequently commented
upou the similarity OF traits displayed BY
children aud young qua1rupeds. Love
hate fear and JOY are feelings which are
apparently shared in common by humar
beings aud dumb animals, and those
who have made study OF animal life
declare that a certain amount Of play ni
recreation is as much a necessity to Ger
tain young animals as to children.
By careful observation the writer Is
convinced that the following games arc
played by young animals in mucI the
same manner as by children; Tag, in g
variety of ways, running races, jumping
matches, wrestling bouts, balt-piayIne
and "hide aud seek The following
are few incidents in support of this
theory:
It is common sight to dogs and cats
romping and playing together. The
writer has seen a dog and cat playing
stag" as truly as ever children do; chas-
ing each other in turn until they grew
weary of the fun. Then the dog would
moss out comfomfortablo spot, ami
having turned around the regulation
number OF times-which only a dog
knows would lie down, aud the cat
would curl up close beside him, aud tie
pair would fall asleep like tired children,
Have you never seen dogs wrcstlingl
/ have watched them with their fore
paws upon each others shoulders stand.
ing upon their hind legs, painting and
straining, each apparently endeavoring
flo throw the other, until both fell in a
close embrace and rolel over and over.
The one which finally succeeded in re
naming uppernost was plainly proud OF
its victory.
While in Central Park the other day
1 was much amused in watching two
squirrels which were plainly enjoying
the game familiar to children as "squat
tag" One squirrel started of over the
grass, closely followed by the other, I'M.
til the first 'squatted" upon its launches
or "herkies, as the young people say.
Then the parts were exchanged, the
second squirrel now being cit" By and
by, with whisl1 of the tail they wera
off for the nearest tree, where they
amused themselves by playing "hide and
seek"
No small boy enjoys a game of ball
better than a kitten, though the kitten,
to be sure, invariably plays "hand
ball." and often plays alone. 1t will
amuse itself by the hour, gently batting
some object with its paws, sending it
now here, now there, keeping it con,
tinually in motion, aad evidently enjoy
ing every moment of the play.
/ was much interested one day in the
actions of goldfish imam aquarium, The
fish was resting quietly within few
inches of the surface, when it suddenly
elected a fish scale from its mouth.
As the scale was slowly sinking, the
fish suddenly darted downward, DIRE d;
the scale into its mouth and rose toward
the surface, while it remained motiol-
less for several moments. The whole
performance vas repeated several times.
Whatever may have been the exact
motive which prompted these actions on
the part OF the fish, We may fairly con-
clude that the object was recreation.-
Youths Companion.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.

AT Louisville, Ga, near Macon, Or. G.
W Kelly, prominent physician threw his
eight-year OLD daughter into well, in end
ing to drown her, and then shot and killed
his sisier-in-law, who tried to prevent the
preparation Of the crime. For some time
past Kelly has been in nervous condition,
due t. relig Gus excitement, and has limited
at the Necessity Of ia ing the lives Of those
who were nearest 70 him in order thai no
might preserve them from the evils Of the
worll. Neighbors drawn by her cries, res
cued the child from the mill. The only thing
tina, saved Kelly from lynching is that the
doctors say he is undoubtedly Innate.
THE south bound express train OF the East
Tenne see, Virginia and Geors ia Railroad
held up just south Of ii dmont by two
masked men, They pulled the Tell cord
Just aft the train left the tank, and when
the train slowed up at little STATIC called
Dompmans they appeared in the express car
and compelled the messenger todeliver Si0j.
They then W, mt into the mail car and got
lot Of valuable packages The whole Thing
was done in three minutes Express Mes
senger ]. H. Rogers is certain there were
only two men, but rs does not know whether
they were white or b acS.
Tx DRY of a shocking accident Gomez
from Mount Nebo, Yadkin County, n c. A
young man by the name of Shugart went
TO see his swe tn art, a Mis- Pardue. While
there be aid his pistol on the table. The girl
picked itup and pointing it at him, not
knowing that it was loaded, pulled the trig-
Eer and blew tie top of his head Off. She is
now frantic with grief over tho terrible
affair.
B. F. HuDLER was shot and instantly
killed by ON G. L. Sullius, at Yassy Creek,
n. C., wbi acting as reacemaker. Sullins
is now in jail and violence feared.
Dorsey GooDIN, Of Timmonsville, S. c.,
deliberately bees bis seven-year-old step
| daughter to dea.h. He whipped the lid
with lar, e leather strap, having al iron
buckle at the end, for twenty-five minuts ,
and then picking the little girl up, hurled
her to-ihe floor. She diedshortly afterwards.
4 Goodn was arrested and, in spite Of threats
Of lynching, has Leen lodgel in the Flor. nee
Jail.
HENRY MILLER was arrested at Atlanta
Ca, ON a charge of passing counterfeit
notes
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
A Cow Which ents cnlckens.

Daniel Bush, near Houoksvile, West.
minister County, Md, is the owner Of
COW that bids fair TO rival the bovine Ia
the State Of Washington that feeds on
hops and yields beer Instead Of milk,
says the Baltimore American. Mr.. Bush'5
COW, contrary TO the natural habit Of the
genus, has developed carnivor9us pro-
pensities aud is displaying q fondness
for spring chickens as an article OF diet.
Her owner was until recently possessed
OF fine lot Of the feathored bipeds,
which were keptin ooops, probably as a
measure Of protection against the pecu.
liar appetite Of the COW. In spite Of his
precaution, however, the mils.gying
animal recently succeeded IN making q.
feast Of number Of the fowls. Sac ac-.
complished her purpose by breaking tho
coop with head aud horns, aud then de-
lberately devouring the poultry, feathers
and all. The first coop attacked con-
tanned eleven fine broilers, which were
speedily transferred, feathers and all, to-
the nav Of tho quadruped, and might
have been regarded as q good, square
meal for even hungry COW. But tho
appetite Of Mr.. Bush's COW was not easily
satisfied, and she promptly demolished
another coop and gobbled up seven more
bipeds. 1t Is needless to remark that
steps were Immediately taken TO guard
the remaining poultry from q similar fate,
and since the occurrence related tho
ruminnnt animal has been compelled 10
chew tho cud Of disappointment and
wait another opportunity. Some curioul
people arc anxious to know what CT
feet diet Of spring chicken is likely to
have on the tactical fluid OF the animal
Some Of them read the story Of thu
Washington COW eating hops aud yield
ing beer instead Of milk, and they i'm
agine that the least Mr.. Bush's mixer
can do, under the circumstances, is 20
supply him with first class article Of
chicken soup.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
WORK AND WORKERS.

The threatened general strike Of the New
Orleans labo ers has been declai ed off by the
Arbitration Committee.
THE Rome Rolln. Mill, at Rome Georgia,
was placed in the hands OF a. receiver IL
employed 800 hands and owed them 81, 500.
THE change OF officers of the Analga-
mated Association OF Iron and steel Work
ers took place at lIttsbUrg, NJ NJ Garland
succeeding VIM, Weihe as President.
Work was resumed at the Ohio Iron Com
pany's mills at Zanesyill, wi h non union
men, after gR idleuess of IS months, The
company Pays the Amalgamated scale, but
refuses to recognize or deal vita the Asso.
citation.
THE Dayton Coal and Iron Company,
operating blast furnaces and Goa mines at
Dayton, Tenne see gave notice OF q B per
cent reduction IN wages, beng "A reduCt on
Of Is per cent. since January lst IL affects
500 me-.
THE owners of ten of the largest wrap
ping paper manufacture in Canada are
sad to have compile. ed arrangements Tor o
combine TO limit reduction and keep ur
price. They are waiting to iaae m one NIL
that remains out.
THE Atlanta Georgia. Typographical
Union has declared of ths strike instituted
some weeks ago against the Constitution, Of
that city. ! he strike has been failure from
the start, and has never had the sanction Of
the International Union.
THE indicat ons are that the strike among
the electric wireuien in New York is prac.
tically ended The United Building Trades
have gone to the aid Of the contractors and
threaten general lockout. A number Of
the wiremen have returned to work.
THE Schuylkil Coal Exchange, in calcula-
ting the wages Of miners and laborers Of the
Schuylkiil region for the last half of Octo.
Der and first half Of November, have fixed
the rate at eight per cent above the s. 50
basis. This IS an advance Of two per cent
over last months wages.
MAN, calling himself III Sands, Of Lon
dom APP earei at Homestead and told some
of the strikers that he represented party
of capitalists Of London, Philadelphia
Wa hington AMI Baltimore, ''sho would
build cooperative steel plant near Home
stead, and he asked the co operation Of the
locked-out men.
A DE PATCH from Foil River, Mass, says
there vas a genuine surprise there v hen it
becarDs known that some manufacturers
were seriously considering the question OF
advancing wages, regardless Of an expected
request ior such action from members Of the
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cred him into the hands of his enemies
and he was willing to help convict him
self. He gave the particulars of eacl
murder with such detail that no doub;
could exist. 1t was the sergeant who
had lacerated his hands. He was keep.
ms shady while be waited for them ia
heal. He would not have accompanied
me that day but for the fear that he
might be suspected, though as matter
Of fact he wouli have been among the
very last to fall under the ban.
III had no thought of strangling YOU
when we started out" he said to me
after his trial. sit was only after you
had noticed my hands. While you ap
peared indifferent, was afraid that you
suspected. could have snatched away
your pistol and shot you dead. or could
have beaten you to death with a club.
but my creed would not permit it. j
must either strangle you or let you live
on. Had l been successful | should
have made my way north as fast as pos.
sible."
He did not hesitate to tell the polict
that he was a professional stranger, and
it was with considerable pride that he
exhibited his fiattened thumbs and illus.
trated the manner in which the deadly
clutch was made. He had been pro
fessional for upward of twenty years
He spent one whole day making out {
list of dates, localities and victims, and
the number OF murders was appalling
The figures ran up to forty-two or forty
three, and there were seven Europeans
among them. He begged no ones for
giveness-had no apologies to offer. He
told me very plainly that he was sorry
he had not succeeded with me, as he
believed he could have safely escaped
and lived to gather in ten or twelve NOR,
victims. He had tmariSed down six
different Europeans in the town, and but
tor the interference of fate would have
strangled them at intervals of about four
weeks.
Peter went to the gallows with the
utmost indifference. He did not even
betray the anxiety of man walking
about the street. He was, believe, tue
last professional stranger executed in
that province, although his class -four
ished elsewhere aud were picked up one
by one for many years after. New YORK
Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
THE COMING OF WINTER.

THE COMING OF WINTER.
There's cloud on the brow of the mount
ain,
mistiness hangs on the vale;
a film dulls the fash of the fountain,
There's sob in the sigh OF the gale. ;,
All the brightness the Autumn king brought
them,
is dimmed by the sa lnass o. Autumn.
The pensive forebo1ings OF Autu nnI
The golden rod bloometh in splea Tor,
The sumach's red banners float free,
Aud the rich purple mea low weeds rem Ter
he woodlands most wondrous to see,
With the glories the season has wrought
them,
Rich dyes for the mantle of Autumn,
The glamor and glory of Autumn.
A wall that is piteous'y thrilling
And sad as lovers last WORDS
Is heard in ths tire nu'ous thrilling
Farewell OF tle lingering birls.
Sad lays that Call win Is have tau ht them,
To chant at the coming of Autumn,
The plant AMI the pathos of Autumal
The harvest fields shrivslsl an SOBER,
The unfrmtfui falows all brown,
Fave yielded to solemn October
Their jeTe,s to weave in her crown.
With grasp o; a miser she caugat them,
10 weave in the dad m of Autumn.
The costly crowh jewels of Autumn!
In the distant abyss OF dark heaven
From the pitless Slittering eyes
VI the stars cherries glauees are given
Earthward from the COLI drsary skies.
Not the guardian spirit we thou ,ht them.
But the slavish magicians OF Autumn,
o. the magic ami mystery of Autumn!
And faded the Gopes thatI cherished
Since summers full pulse beats are stileI,
With the dream o. the su nms. they per-
ished
Ana Its promises all unfulfllsl!
All vainly iii sorrow sought them
Mid the wreck an ruin of Autumn.
The dars desolatiou Of Autumn!
Oh God, how Gun: to my trea ,ures
with devotion deep, plSsjontte, will;
From a heart thai is wilful and measu.es
Its desires fro an unrea 'oning chill.
But know now how dearly bou ght them
Like the H'e-pur5lasal pleasures OF
Autumn,
The death-ioomal enioymeats o, Au.
tumn.
N. NJ. Folsom, in Atlanta Journal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
DEAD LETTER OFFICE.
The Figures Show an Actual Decrease
Of 48,48O Pieces.

The report of the superintendent Of TIT
dead letter office was made public. It show
that the annual increase OF mail matter al
this Office has been arrested, the fgure
showing an actual decrease of 4s, $50 pieces
or nearly one per cent. less than the numbei
received during th ifs cal year Of 1891, not
withstanding the fact that the postal bust
ness of the country has increased nearly
per cent, the past year, while the mistakes
Of the public may be arrested by the inci east
of over II per cent in unaddressed letteu
alone.
The receipts at the dead letter Office for
the pas six years shoE, respective y an in
crease OF 3 per cent, II pr cent, 16 pei
cent, 5 per cent, ~ Ter cent, and a decrease
Of neariy per cent. In past years the wori
Of this office has often required extra hour
Of labor on the part Of the entire clerica
force, but during the year just clysed, with
out any incfe Sc Of force and within thi
ia ly official hours Of service, the Office has
had its work at all lines well in hand and
practical up with ths current daily re
ceipts. This yea Is report will show tie worl
Of every branch up to ate, an an increass
Of 23f, 60 letters I, 4ined t. writer's in ex
cess OF last years record.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
CRUSHED IN THE ICE.
A Whaling Vessels Fate in the Artio.
Many Lives Lost.

A Whaling Vessels Fate in the Artic.
Many Lives Lost.
The steam whaler Eeluga, which arrived
at San Francisco from tie Arctic, brings
the news of the destruction of the whaling
bark, Helm Mac, Capt. Thaxter, and the
loss Of thrty-fve of her crew. Only five OF
the vessels men wers saw d. On October
9th, while the Helen Mac was engaged in
cutting in whale in latitude 700 30 n,
longitude 1852 go w, she was crushed in
the ica. The ice came in a rush AMI with
out warning The vessel and boats were
crushed to sp inters, and the officers and
the men had no time - lower the boat and
get away
The fifth mate, Ward, boat-steerer, Cook
Ocey Kershaw and two sailors were the
only ones saved. They chung TO the main
mast as it went over the ice The rest of
the crsw, ire uding Captain rhsxt r, were
either crushed to dsath or drowned For
torty-ei hit hours the five men chung to the
mast, and We're finally taken off BY the
steam whaler Occa. The Beluga brought
down with htr c OK and japanese sailor of
he Mac. The two others remained on the
Coca ald enc wen on he whaer Reindeer.
The Helen NJ &C had taken five whales be-
fore her estruction, and was owned by
Wright Browen g. Co., of San Francisco
Vim. Robinson, the chief officer OF the
Whaler F. A. Barstow, and John Gallagher,
Of the Ihrasf er, died in the Arctic
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES

L. r. DRIscoLL, an aer, naut, was fatally
injured at Harper, Kansas, by fall from a
parachute.
Nv. j. GOLDEN and Robert u Conley were
Tiled by a train at Akron, Ohio. They were
walking en- the tracS.
Two or threem were injured AMI white
tramp was killed in freight wreck on the
Norfolk and Western Railroad, near Dispu-
santa Station, Virginia.
BIDDLE BLACK, a farmer of Bordentown,
New Jersey, was fata IL wounded by tn ac-
ii ental d scharge of gun in the h4nds OF
his cousin, Ed ward Bllci.
A STEAM pipe in the tug E. B. Grubh at
BROOKLYN. burst, and Michael Waters Ell
ward Olson ami William But who were
as.eep in their beTths, were fatally scalded.
JOHN D. WALTERS was killed and his wife
o o ably fatally injured Il the Ringtown
Mountain, near Shenandoah, PENN. Mr..
Waitress horse ran away AMI the carriage
was thrown over an embankment.
THE aths from cholera at Chang Kiaug,
80 China, are reported to aggregate from 80
COO to 10000 'sTne people gong any dis
tlnce from h )me carry tag with tae name
an address thereon Cholera is also ra !
ing in Hankow.
WHILE boys were creating "a Ha loween
racket in front of Isaac Saylors house at
HottSboWn, Eenna., oaYlor nIeu OH MS gu
( he says, 10 give them good scare. Ben
jamin Fryer an / Daniel Rhoads, well-known
/ citizens, on their way home, were badly pep
pered by flying shot.
1 THE horses attached 10 Tuxedo fourth
Z han coach ran away in New York city anc
1 fell through a ventilating shaft at Fiity-eigh
street INTO the rairoal tunnel, dist lnee OF
/ 20 eet. Fortunately no trains were passn
/ ut the time and the horses were but little in
jured
/ INFORMATION has reached Chicago tha
4 W. +. Giles, a special Worlds Fair agent
| had p rished in a squall near Iona Iona
1 in the Pacific, ON September H. The boa
/ in which Mr.. Giles and his family were try
4 ing to reach tbs steamer Maori, homewar,
/ bound, at Mango, was swampedani all b nd
I were drowned.
AN east-boun fr light train on the For
Wayne road was lun into at Allegheny
/ Pelua, by the Keystons express train, ais
! going last Four of the FIRE gh cars wer
! throwa onto the track in frost OF n west
bound passenger am and KIN cked INT
kindling wood. Ths engineer of the Key
stone express, Harry Soncr.ieck, and hi
| fireman we're IA iured. the foi mer seriously
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
The Nation lily of Sims.

Painting to represent gun-ports is mol
much in vogue nova lays except an0as
French aud Scotch ships AL craft hail
ing out of London, aboard which latter
vessels sailors are supposed to live better
than on most English ships. Thp Scotch
men and Londoners may be easily dis.
tinguished from the Frenchmen, johnny
Crapeau's long haypo!es on his masts
towering many feet above the rigging,
while the ships of Great Britain have
their trucks set just above the hounds OF
the skysail or royal rigging, which gives
them squatty appearance. In the
distance some Nova Scotian ships may
be taken for Americans, but not at neat
APP 2roach. They are much more poorly
kept and equipped aud their sparriug is
less graceful. scandinavian vessels may
always be known by the presence Of a
windmill pump abaFt the maiumast.
This windmill is compulsory adjunct
of Swedish aad Norwegian ships.
ocandinavians were much given, some
years ago, to the purchase of the cast-off
craft of other countries. Through this
practice a very large proportion If their
ships were old, worn out and leaky.
Hence the wisdom of the powers that
were ordained that wind nils should
ornament their ships to facilitate tae
labor of keeping aaoat. A marked
popularity of Spaniards is their fondness
for white paint, and also for MEETINGS
such as are seen on old.fashioned war
ships under the bowsprit, for sto win
staysails in, and around the tops and
quarterback. Hollanders, too, like
MEETINGS, but are not so conspicuously
devoted to them as their Spanish
brethren. Germans and Hollanders often
have little round port holes and small
doors in their deck houses instead of the
large, rectangular, airy windows and
spacious doorways which they might as
well have. However, these good folk
are not supposed to be over fond of
fresh air, nor yet OF water, fresh or salt.
New York Post.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
A DEAD BROKE" CYCLIST.
he Rides Prom New York to Chicago
on aWagsr Without Spending Cent.

Harry billiard Wylie, the ''fsad troks"
cycliat who rode from New York to Chicago
by way Of Wheeling and indianapolis on
wager that be could complete the jcu ney
without the expenditure Of cent, fnisleI
his journey at he City Hall, Chicago. He
vas met at : ulnan by members Of the Chi
eago Cycling Club, who, after royal din
ner. acted as an escort Of honor while enier-
ing the city.
Wylie left New York October n end was
given three weeks TO make the trip. He
has some fife, hours 70 his credit The
tnp, although tous b one, was very plea
ant, and he was ndered every courtesy BY
the differ Mt cluts a!on. be way
The conditions Of the wager was that he
tnonl1 te compelled to cat at least three
"a are MEAS day and find gool bed
st night not Lefrsud any one, or receive
money 70 pay his expense His journey uss
been an enqualified success, and as result
obo4t 300 changes haads. The wheel
used va. pneumaLlc safety.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
He WAS A HUMAN VAMPIRE,
The Strange Case Of James Brown, a
Portuguese Sailor.

Deputy United States Marshal williams,
Of Cincinnati, has removed James Brown,
deranged United STATES Prisoner, from the
Ohio Penlteniiary 90 ihs Ma ionai Asylum
at Washington D. G. The isoner fought
like tiger against being moved
Brown was a z rtugu s. sailor, sui
shipped on a fishing smack from Boston up
the coast IA 1851 Du ing the trip two Of
the crew y ere u iss.ng, and on sea ch being
made b own YVES found n tho hold Of ths
ship sucking tie blood from tho body OF one
OF the saiors. The other holy was found
at the anne pit &c, and it hat TEN served in
q similar manner Brown was returned to
Boston ami convicted Of murder, and sfn-
lenced o be hanged but President Johusoa
life
After serv NJ fl cen years in Msssal hui
settsi Brown va ira Stirred 70 the Ohio
prison. he has committed tao murders
since bis CO.. fnsm nt When h, was being
token from III. p ison he believed that he
"as on lis wey to execution, aud resisted
according "