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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-02

sell that one bushel Of wheat we want a.
least eight Of them to 90 out and rnisa
wheat. The world wants now more hard
hands. more brouzed cheeks. more muscnIar
arms. To tho fieldsl God honored them when
de woke up the shepherds by the midnight
anthem, and He win, while the world Lasts.
continue to honor the fields.
Behold, also, that on that Christmas NIGHT
God honored motherhood. Two angels on
their wings might have brought an infant
Saviour to Bethlehem without Mary's being
there at all. When the villagers on the
morning of December %, awoke. by di-
vine arrangement, and in some unex-
planned way. the child Jesus might
have been found in some comfortable cradle
OF the village. But no, moi Motherhood for
all time was to be consecrated, and one Of
the tenderest relations was to be the
maternal relation, and one Of the sweetest
words, Mother" In all ages God has
honored good motherhood. John Wesley
had good mother st. Bernard had good
mother, Samuel Budget a good mother.
Doddridge good mother, Walter Scott
good mother, Benjamin West a good
mother.
In great audience, most of whom were
Christians, asked that all those who had
been blessed of Christian mothers arise. and
almost the entire assembly stood up Don't
you see how important it is that all mother
hood be consecrated? When you hear some
one, in sermon or Grafton, speak in the alb
stract of a good, faithful, honest mother,
your eyes fill up with tears while you say to
yourself, THAT was my Mother
The first word child utters is apt to be
Mother" and the old man in his dying
dream calls Mother motherw 1t matters
not whether she was brought up in the sur
roupdings of city, and in affiuent home,
end was dressed appropriately with refer
~ l.. "a
whether she wore the old time cap and
great round spectacles, and aprons Of her
own make, and knit your socks with her
own needles seated by the broad fireplace,
with great black logs ablaze on a winter
night. It matters not how many wrinkles
crossed and recrossed her face, or how much
her shoulders stopped with the burdens of
long life, if you painted Madonna. hers
would be the face. What gentle hand she
had when we were sick, and what a voice to
sooth pain, and was there anyone who could
so fill up a room with peace and purity and
light? And what sad day that was when
we came home and she could greet US not for
her lips were forever still
Come back, mother, this Christmas day,
aud take your old plaee, and as ten or twenty
or fifty wears ago come and open the old
Bible as you used to read and kneel in the
same place where you used to pray, and looh
upon us as of old, when you wished US
merry Christmas or q happy New Year.
But, mol That would not be fair to call you
back You had troubles enough and aches
enough and bereavements enough while yov
were here.
Hail, enthroned ancestry We are com
ing. Keep placeright beside you at thu
banquet.
Slow footed years. More swiftly run
Into the gold OF that unsetting sun;
Homesck we are tor thee
Calm land beyond the
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-02
Fultoa's First Paddlcb 1at.

1t was said of the boy Robert Fulton
that he was what might be called dull
scholar, aud once when cAided by his
teacher for the inattention to his studies
he replied that his head was so full OF
original notions that there was no vacant
place to store away the contents of dusty
books.
Que OF the neigh5ors of his father, one
Denter Grumpp, was very fond of fish
ing, and he had built for this purpose a
Aat-bottomed boat or scow, aud he used
to avail himself of the labors of his son
Christopher and his neighbours son
Robert to aid him in his pursuit by get
ting them to pole the boat over this
waters of the Conestoga, while he fish.
poled the perch and the bass into the
boat. As well may be imagined this
was not much amusement for the boys,
but one of them put on his thinking CAP
as he pushed his way along, and, as
usual, pushing and thinking won in the
end.
firing of pole pushing, Robert Fulton
concluded that he would go over the
hills and make his aunt visi. of week
or so, and it was in the garnet Of his
aunt's house that lie built small model
of Denter Grumpps fat boat, to which he
planned and arranged pair of paddle
wheels. Coming back home he con6ded
to his chum Christopher his invention
aud, securing his aid, they together
-ggei up paddle shaft with wheels and
crsnks for TIE fiat boat of tae elder
Grunpp. This was 50 arranged that the
whole machinery could be lifted off aud
taken to place of safety while not in
use
1t was not long before the elder
Grumpp hal, as many another since has
had, longing to try his luck again on
the waters of the Conestoga, aud he
summoned the before. time reluctant boys
to help him out. What his surprise was,
We perhaps eau imagine, rs he looked
back from the boat and saw the two BOYS
struggling down the river bank with a
queer-looking conglomeration Of iron and
wood in the shape of cranks ald wheels,
on their shoulders, and just how the boys
chuckled together as they say The sur
prise in the staid old Ddtcaman's face we
can also imagine.
However, after suppressed giggling,
they hung the shaft in its place, aud the
wheels ever the side, taking their places
at the cranks. and then and there started
the FIRST paddle wheel boat ever seen OF
the new c,ntIneat Of America, -Eagi,
aesrinY Nagasits.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-02
TO CLEAN SADDLES.

To clean a saddle take good clean,
deorderized tenzine, about seventy five
gravity, and thoroughly wash the saddle
in it, don't hesitate to put considerable
elbow grease along with it. it will take
considerable rubbing. Use plenty of
soft rags, they soon get dirty as the dirt
rubs out of the leather, so you will have
to use plenty of them. On the buckskin
rub fine pipeclay, which will absorb and
dry out the dirt and stains. If the hog
skin has lost its color, or you wish to
make it look nice and new, brush it over
lightly with an extract made from the
best English saffron. Anyone will find
that oxalic acid, dissolved in soft water,
will clean fair or russell leather very
nicely. Rub on with piece of white
cottor rag. 1t is not good for sore
hands, or to use as beverage. Horse
Rerjep
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-02
THE CULTURE OF TIE SQUASH.

The manner of growth of the gourd
family, to which the squash, melon and
cucumber all belong, is suca that a
special mode of culture is required to
produce a full yield of fruit This
popularity is that the vine, if left alone,
will throw out a long main stem aud only
few side stems. The main stem pro-
duces mostly male blossoms and the
female or fruit producing flowers are
borne on the side shoots. Thus, unless
The main stem be shortened and the side
ones encouraged, there will be small
crop of fruit; and. as this was your
dilemma, it is probable the main stem
was not checked in its usually luxuriant
growth. This plant aud others of the
family should be gr 'wn in hills from
four to eight feet apart to afford room
for a stocky growth, and the main stem
should be confined by pinching to these
limits, and the plot is thus filled up with
side shoots. Then, with good manuring
and clean culture, the ground may be
covered with fruit. -Nelc York Times.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-02
WORK AND WORKERS.

A SHIPMENT OF %, 900 pounds of tin was re
ceived Mt San Diego, California, from the
I, meScal M ne.
A VEIN OF coal four feet thick, 400 feet from
he suria, e, has been d seovered near Bush
rr,ek, two miles from Kansas City.
IT is reported from Mexico that silverIore,
Of a fabulously high grade have recently beer
discovered nea, Tominil, in tn State of Dur.
ango, about four and one-half days mule ride
ON the port of Mazatlan, on the western
coast OF Mexico.
TIE confer, nee be ween the Switchmen',
General Grievance Committee of the South,
vest system and the Missouri Pacific officials
mas ended IN an agreement embodying sub
,tsniially the same cond tons that have been
II force during the pist year.
THIRTY miners were put to work in the
erth mine at Brazil, Indiana. Each man
vas armed, as trouble was feared from the
tr kers, who are still holding out. As the
xorkmen were returning, in the evening. the
rain was stoned and fired upon as it passed
Goal Bluff, but no one was injured.
THE annual Convention of the American
Federation OF Labor completed its labors Mt
Birmingham, and adjourned to meet next wear
Ii Philade phia. the boycott on Milwaukee
)eer was rais. d; resolution was adopted or.
lering that the struggle hs an eight-hour day
We renewed in 1892, and that some affiliated
'rganization be chosen to make the fight. and
basis OF agreement for an amicable adjust
nent of differences b tween the Federation
md the Knights of Labor was ADOPTED.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-02
WINTER CARE OF SWINE.

To do their best, or even fairly we'll,
swine must be shielded from the inclem-
encies of the weather, says Galeu Wilson.
They should have, as near possible, sum-
mer conditions in winter. This can be
easily and cheaply accomplished. The
pen should be Aoored. first packing earth
between and flush with the face of the
stills. The floor will then rest partly on
the sills aud the earth. Cold air cannot
then get under the floor to chill it. Be-
meath where the animals sleep, floor,
earth and sills will be warm all winter
The sides of the pen should be double
boarded, aud the space between be filled
with sawdust or cut straw, packed close.
The under side of the roof should be
ceiled with boards or building paper.
The door should be in the end, il low
pen, and be in two parts, an upper aud
a lower In all but extremely cold
weather the upper part OF the door can
be thrown open, or partly, to give nee
essary ventilation. Hang thermometer
inside, and keep it at about sixty de,
grees. This gives summer conditions, ="
so far as temperature is concerned.
About six quarts or a peck of beets
and an ear of corn twice day will win.
ter a mature breeding SOW as we'll as it
can be done. They need no 'slops"
nor scarcely any drinking water. There
is sufficiency in the beets. Ia the alb
se1ce of beets, the feed should be made
up principally of wheat bran, mill feed,
very little corn, cut and steamed
clover and some refuse, or other ve3e-
tables of any kind. A shovelful of coal
ashes, earth or rotton wood occasionally
is desirable. Salt should be placed be-
fore them occasionally in bulk, but not
in greesy dish-water or other Stops. Let
their drinking water always be pure and
not too cold. Pleasant days, when the
temperature is agreeable, they may be
allowed to run out .-NsD YORK. Voice.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-02
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Those who believe in the necessity
OIL physical eKerciSe--and we belong
TO that number-hayc need also to
remember that even so good a thing
as this Is in excess an evil. The use
OF the cycle is form of bodily rec
reatiOn in itself doubtless whole
some; none the less is it open to the
mischievous effects of undue ipdul-
gence. Tempted by the ease Of move
ment, combined as a rule with at
tractlYe scenery, every one tries it.
Every one, too. finds he can do some
thing with it, and considerations of
wealth, constitution. age, and health
are apt to he dismissed with summary
imprudenae.
Ore fruitful source of injury is
competition. In this matter not
even the strongest rider can afford to
ignore his limit of endurance. The
record-hreakcr, who sinks exhausted
at ms journeys end, has gone a point
beyond this The septuagenarian
who tries to rival his juniors by doing
and repeating his twenty or thirty
lii'e', perhaps against time, is even
less wise. Lady cyclists, too. may
bear in mind that their sex is some
what the weaker. SO likewise among
men the power of endurance varies
greatly, and ii is better for some To
admit this and be moderate than to
labor after tho achievements of far
more muscular nrighbOrs
In short whenever prostration be-
ond mere transient fatigue follows
the exercise, Or when digestion suf-
fer5 and the weight is markedly
lessened, and a pastime which ought
toeXhllaratc becomes an anxious labor,
we may be sure that it is being over
done. He that w.uId reap its best
results must content himself with
much less than this; but unless he can
observe such moderation he had bet
ter abstain from it altogether.-Lon-
don Lancet
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-02
WATERING THE HENS IN WINTER.

Unless the hens can have plenty of 1t,
they cannot produce eggs. In the win
ter season, when the drinking vessels
become frozeu up with ice and are liable
to crack from cold, the matter of provid.
ing water becomes difficulty We all
know that cold draught of water in
winter chills the body. as it must be
warmed by the body after it IS drink;
consequently, ice-water causes loss of
bodily heat As the heat is produced
from the food all losses of heat are losses
of food. Now,it is just as easy to water
the hens at regular hours as it is to water
the large stock, and the best mode of so
doing is to use wooden troughs long
enough 70 allow all the hens to drink at
the same time. Early in the morning.
at noon and before night Gil the troughs
with warm water, allow the hens t.
drink until all are satisfied, and then
throw out the water that remains. In
this manner the troughs will be kept
clean the hens will learn to drink at reg
ular periods, and the warm water will
invigorate them. In fact, nothing is so
invigorating, or will assist in warding off
the cold when the hens come off the
roost in the morning, with the ther.
mometer below zero, than drink oil
warm water Farm aad FJreside.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-02
a. lmpert.n. re..humes. s.a.sm,n..

An Important Posthumoux Statement.
The Century prints new portrait
Of Lowell, review Of his works by
Prof. Wcodberry. the poet. and a let
ter from Lowell written in 1875. in
which he explains privately his mo-
tive In writing his historical patriotic
poems CT The Worlds Fair, 1885,
and ~Tempora Mutantur.~ We quote
the following from Mr.. Lowell's let
ter; y had just come home from
two years stay in Europe, so IL was
discovered that | had been corrupted
ny association with foreign ariStocra.
cies, need not say TO you that the
society | frequented in Europe was
what it Is ut home, that OF my wife.
my studies, and the best nature and
art within my reach. But | confess
that was embittered by my expert
ence. Wherever l went l was put
on the defensive. Whatever extracts
saw from American papers told Of
some new fraud or defalcation. public
or private. Ii vas sixteen years since
my last visit abroad. and | found
very striking change in tho feeling
toward America and Americans. An
Englishman was everywhere treated
with certain Difference; Americans
were at b, - olersted. The example
Of America vas everywhere urged in
France as an argument against repub-
lican forms of government. IL was
fruitless TO say that the people were
still sound when the Body Politic
which drawsits life from them showed
such blotches and sores l came
home, and. instead Of wrath al such
denominations, l found banter was
profoundly shocked, for had received
my earliest impressions in a communi-
ty the most virtuous, | believe. that
ever existed In the Com.
monwealth that built the first free
school and the first college, l heard
culture openly derided. | suppose
like TO be liked as we'll as other
men. Certainly i would rather
be left TO my studies than NEEDLE
with politics. But l had at
tanned to some consideration, and my
duty was plain l wrote what did
in the plainest way that he who ran
might read, and that / hit the mark
aimed at is proved by the attacks
against which you so generously de.
fend me. These fellows have no no
tion what love of country means. 1t
is in my very blood and bones, If |
am mt an American, who ever wasp
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-02
SIMS GANG SURROUNDED.
Troops Sent to Help the Sheriff Capture
the Desperadoes.

Troops Sent to Help the Sheriff Capture
the Desperadoes.
The latest from the scene of the Mobile
Ala. massacre, which was perpetrated by Bob
Sims and his gang, is that after the slaughter
of the people in McAlillan's house, an alarm
was spread, and the sheriff, D. C. Gavin. and
posse sta ted in pursuit of the desperadoer.
They were found, and surrounded in Sims
old home, six miles from the scene. Knowing
that the cabin was provisioned with articles
plundered from McMillan's store, and also
that Sims and his men would not surrender
without fight, i'll which the assaulting party
would suffer severely, the sheriff telepraphed
Governor Jones for detachment of artillery.
ms purpose b ing to overawe Sims by a dis
play CT the forces, or TO blow the cabin 10
pieces.
The governor ordered Col. Price Williams
commanding the First Regiment Of state
troops, to have detachment and one piece of
artillery ready in Mobile, and TO maxi
arrangements 10 have the same transported 10
Ghoelaw county as soon as the sheriff shall
designate the route TO be pursued from the
railroad station (Desoto, \ iss, probably 10
the scene of action. The Sinnites are s,r in
number, two of whom are believed TO be the
daughters of Bob Sims They were sur.
rounded at eight o'clock and shots were
exchanged. In the melee one of the sher, A.
posse was wounded. man named ,Jonn
savage, who is supposed to be one of Sin a.
gang, has been captured
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-02

A college professor aud his daugh.
ter sat at a hotel table with the mar
rator of the story. In the course of
conversation the professor, wishing
to express negation, made use of the
Objectionable form nope"
Father, said the daughter, ener-
getically, ayou shouldn't say nope
you should say no..
Il suppose so, my dear" acquiesced
the father 1T is the force Of habit
makes me say nope"
why, father, have YOU always said
'nope?' inquired the young lady.
The father reflected for a moment.
a dreamy smile lit up his features,
and he gently and peacefully muir
INJURED, yep st. Louis Republic
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-02
TERRIBLE SCENES
Are Being Enacted in Choctaw
County, Ala.
The People Wasing a War of Extermina-
ton Against Simsites--Another
Brother of Bob Hanged.

The People Waging a War of Extermina-
ton Against Simsites--Another
Brother of Bob Hanged.
Terrible scenes are being enacted in Choc.
taw county. The citizens are wrought up to
such pitch of excitement that war of ex-
termination is being waged against the Sims
ties. Since Christmas two more of the de.
luded people have been hoisted to death at
the ropes end.
A special to the Register from Shubuta tells
of the lynching of John Sims brother of
Bob Sims and of Moseley Sims, Bob'snephew.
According to the last report received the
crowd was in full pursuit of q negro who is re-
ported to have taken part in the Mcmillan
massacre on December %. When caught he
will be strung up.
The most alarming thing about the situa.
tion is that Neal Sims the brother of Bob,
and who rescued Bob from the deputy mar
shall at Bladen Springs in Choctaw bounty.
August 20 last,is still at large and determined
TO avenge Bob's death on the slaysrs of his
brother.
Neal is desperate man. He firmly be.
lieves that his brother was a prophet from
God and his divine sanction to kill off the
DEVILS agents, namely, the officers of the
law.
A special despatch to the Register says that
Neal Sims has collected 40 of the Simsites and
sent word that he intended to assault and burn
tn. village of Womack Hill before night.
The people are greatly excited, and are mass.
ing at Womack Hill to defend the place.
The enraged people after the lynching of
Bob Sims and his four followers, wrecked
Sims house and burned it to the ground then
killed every living thing on the place except
the members of the family, who escaped to a
neighbours house, and who will move as soon
as possible to another state. The body of Bob
Sims and the three Savages were taken down
and thrown over the wall into the graveyard.
The body of John Savage still hangs sus.
pended.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-02

"Ho,o do I look ,"
That depends, madam. upon how
you feel. II you're suffering from
functional disturbances, irregulari-
ties OF weaknesses, you're sure 20
"look it, Aud DR.. Pierce's Fa.
vorite Prescription is the remedy.
1t builds up and invigorates the
system, regulates and promotes the
proper functions, and restores health
and strength. It's legitimate
medicine, not a beverage purely
vegetable, perfectly harmless, and
made especially for woman's needs.
In the cure of all "fcmale com
plants" IT'S guaranteed TO give sat
isfsction, or the money is refunded.
No other medicine for women is
sold so. Think of that, when tho
dealer says something else which
pays him better) is Just as good
"Times have changed" So have
methods. The modern improve
ments in pills are DR.. Pierce's Pleo
ant Pellets, They help Nature, in
stead of fighting with her. Sick
and nervous headache, bilousness,
costiveness, and all arrangements
OF the liver, stomach and bowels
are prevented, relieved, and cured.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-02
APPLE PoMAcE AS FEED.

If used while fresh, cattle will eat
apple pomaee and get considerable good
from it. But it turns quickly to alco-
holic and acid fermentation, and when
this occurs it has little, if any, value for
feeding. 1t is then not even good for
fertilizing the soil, as Its acidity kills
vegetation that it comes IN contact with.
When frozen aud rotted the following
year it again becomes of some valus as
a fertilizer. -Boston CtttiUator.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-02
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
VALUE OF DAT HAY.

Hay Of cats is only half as nutritious
as that of timothy grass. The green
fodder is about of the same relative
value. The relative money values are
fifteen cents per 100 pounds for the
green oats and fifty cents for the dry
hay, against twenty eight cents per 100
pounds for the green timothy and ninety
eight cents for the hay. The timothy is
also more digestible than the oats.-Nsr
York Times.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-01-02
Reward Of Bravery.

Patrick Mex is a great admirer
of personal bravery, and never IA IS
TO insist that men OF intrepidity are
entitled to great favors and priv
ileges.
He was told the storyof a murderer
who had died bravely on the gallows,
taking the whole matter with smiles
and gay words.
AN sure said Patrick, "whin q
man has died on the gallows as brave
as that, the giyer'ment should par
dhon him on the sphot for his brav.
veryi"