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

A Pathetic Incldeat of Railroad Life.
a have seen a great many killed.
said an old soldier the other day, 81
have seen commanding officers tori
to pieces with shell. and beardless
boys dead on the battlefield WITH
their mothers picture pressed to their
cold lips, but | never had anything
to affect me like the death of
couple of young railroad men IN
Texas seven or eight years ago. ]
was riding on the engine Of fast
passenger train, and at Waco the en-,
gineer got orders to look out for
brakeman who was missing from the
freight we were following. lie was
supposed TO have fallen between the
cars of his train Ny brother Is
breaking on that train; | wonder II
it can be him?' said Tie fireman. III
keep up steam while you stand or
the pilot and watch out, replied the
engineer.
"The fireman took his post in
front and we pulled out. We had
just gotten well under way when the
fireman gave the sign i TO stop. The
engineer applied the brakes
They failed to respond, as we were
on down gre G and could not st2p.
The missing brakeman wa: lying on
the track, badly mangled, but con,
sclous. He raised his hands and
frantlcally signaled tie train, but
the great iron maehinc went plEng,
ing down upCa him at the rate OF
twenty miles an hour. Jhe fireman
cast one desp rate look at the cngi,
neer, then spra ~ in ffoat of the
pilot and hurled HIS wounded brother
of the track. But he was not Quich
enough to save hiInsclf. The engine
caught him and crushed both legs Of
at the hips. As we picked him up he
said, with a quiet smile: It's ut
use, boys; I'm done for. But I saved
Ned
"We laid them down in the bag
gage car side by side. Ned put out
a feeble hand aud claspad that of hh
brother. I've got nay time, old fel
Low,' he said. Here, too, Ned; Wei
make the run to the next world 10
gether, was the response, and hold
Ing each other by the hand they died
together without another word"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
HOW TO KEEP PUMPKINS.

How to keep pumpkins in fresh state
for ten months or year is very simple
matter. A person has only to select
those that are sound and we'll ripened.
Handle them carefully so as not to bruise
the flesh; wash aud wipe dry, then store
them i'll dry warm room. Let each
pumpkin have separate rest. That is,
do not pile one on the top of another,
says the Ohio Farmer. Keep temperature
of the room as even as possible at all
times, and sound, plump pumpkins can
be had IN June just as well as in the fall
or early part Of the winter. For the last
two years have kept ours in an upper
hallway leading from the dining room.
A portiere hangs at the opening of the
stairway, so the heat rises and keeps the
upper hall at the same temperature as
the dining room. II person has a
roomy pantry, well secured from frost
and dampness, the upper shelf would an
swer nicely for storing place. Or a
clothes closet, secured from cold or
dampness, would answer the purpose as
well. Winter squashes can also be pre-
served in like manner. Dampness aud
frosted air will soon put this line OF
vegetables on the road to decay if left
long under its influence.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12


One who has had experience with both
oiled aud painted floors recommends the
former and says she prefers burnt um5si
with boiled linseed oil. Rub it thorough.
lY with wooden cloth. The UNI Der car
be bought in boxes containing pound
aud upwards, already ground in oil,
which is most convenient, as that sold in
dry state is apt to be coarse an Il 70 lgI,
fne great advantage an oiled floor
possesses over a painted one is that wlen
marked or scratched some oil ruboa
over the spots removes them, an | it is
never necessary to repeat the whole pro.
cess again. All that is needed to keeC
the floor bright and fresh is to occ lsioa.
ally rub 1t over with a cloth wet with
little oil or kerosene, as YOU would ollie
furniture. After Cling d floor piece
OF carpet or papers may be spread beflre
the entrance TO other rooms for a few
hours, TO prevent the possibility OF
carrying away foot prints, or the extra
oil may be rubbed off with dry WOODEN
cloths. A much better plan is to leave
the floor for a day or two to dry, though
the only harm done by using Immediately
IS that the oil is liable TO be tracked over
the other parts of the house
If an mutation of the handsome ash
aud walnut floors is preferred, rub ever
alternate board with pure boilod oil, and
use a paint brush to apply the dark
staining, taking care not to have enough
in the brush to spread on the part IN
tended to be light,-Farn, Field and
Stockman.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
Bnt.er.Makin, BY Windmill

Anybody who Travelled across the State
half dozen years ago will find it difficult
to believe that there is town in Western
Texas famous for its brand of butter
The windmill did it. Ol the plain the
zephyr is almost continuous. Odessa
discovered that wIndmills could be made
to churn, and thereby sac has won
name that is blessed from the Brazos to
the Pecos. Cowboys never took kindly
to butter making. A churn couldn't be
saddled. 1t wouldn't buck. The COW
boy snorted when dairying was men
toned. At irregular intervals bunch
of long horned and long-legged cows,
with calves beside them, was rounded
up. Each COW in turn was lassoed aud
hauled to the corral. one milkmen in
leather breeches and spurs held her by
the horns. Another hung on to her
tail. A third fought the frantic calf.
The fourth, between kicks and lunges
and with much cussing, maraged to rob
the COW of quart, more or less, of milk.
There is no doubt about this description
Of a matchmaking. Its accuracy cannot
be questioned.
As to the butter-making, that is rather
matter Of tradition. But the story, as
told at Odessa, is that the milk after
being allowed to cool was put into a
double sheepskin bag, which was Sc
curely tied. One end OF long RATA was
fastened to the sheepskin: the other to
tae saddle.bow. The cowboy vaulted
into the saddle, end was off with bag
Of milk bounding along in the rear.
Five miles was considered a churning.
The bag struck the ground every twelve
or fifteen feet, and frequently shot up
into the air ten feet. Desperate chances
were taken with loose rotks and cactus.
Occasionally the trail Of a milky way led
across the plain. But usually the cow
boy got no lie safely with the butter
,'made" 1t was butter, "good enough
what there was of it" aud ''enough Of
it such as it was The operation was
only repeated when absolutely necessary.
The windmill came and the sheePskin
went. Holsteins and Jerseys chew
alfalfa at the back gates OF 0jessa.
Empty cans which once held condensed
milk are no longer prominent feature
of the landscape seen from the car
window. The tenderfoot now asks
s'pass the butter without exciting looks
of pity up and down the table. and the
old-timer does not say with emphasis,
ssnos any when tie plate comes his
way.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
MAKING PILLS.
They Are Manufactured In Largs Citiel
by the Thousands.

by the Thousands.
IL pills can do it the people of this
country should have no difficulty in
keeping well. About 500. 600, 600 are
manufactured every year in New
York In this respect the metropolis
Is behind the sleepy town Of Phila-
delphia, which produces 800, 900, 900
pills annually. Detroit turns out
about 100, 900, 600 in each twelve
month. To these must be added,
for estimating the total production
Of the United States, 600, 000,0
patent pills, mostly for the liver.
The modern processes employed in
pill-making are wonderful improve
ment on the primitive mortar and
pestle of the apothecary. To begin
with, the crude drugs are put into
hoppers and ground up with steel
teeth, coming out in the shape Of
coarse powders. Next, they are
placed in mixing machines of which
there are several kinds. One is
combination Of roller, pestle and
scraper, which triturate the sub
stances into cylindrical box Each
preparation compounded is examined
under a strong magnifying glass. to
determine whether the mixing is
sufficiently thorough. Finally the
mixtures are either pressed dry into
pills or worked into a paste for
molding. Both methods are wonder
fully simple and rapid. For the dry
process the powders are poured into
tunnels, from which they are fed
automatically TO dies Of different
,hapes. The dies, run by machines,
compress the material into tablets,
button-shape; cylindrical, etc; and
throw them out into dishes placed to
receive them. One little machine
will produce the finished pills and
LICENCES in this way at the rate OF
ninety a minute. For the wet proc
css the paste mixtures are given in
bulk to young women, each of whom
is provided with a strip of gutta
percha pierced with holes, through
which she presses the mixture. The
pills then are soft and must be dried
in ovens. The process requires much
neatness and skill. All pills are
gone over carefully before being put
up in bottles of 100 and 1000 each,
One establishment in New York
keeps constantly on hand in its ship.
ping room 25, 600, 900 pills, its yearly
output being about $50, 600, 900 pills
Apothecaries buy the pills in bottles
and put them up in their own paste.
board boxes for sale at retail.
Twenty-Five per cent. of all the pills
made IN this country are cathartic
liver pills, containing mercury, coly.
cinth, rhubarb, aloes and podophyl'
lin, which is the active principal OF
mandrake. The remaining rs per
cent. are chiefly opium, morphine,
Qunine and ipecac.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12

stantial one is desired, the plan given a
few weeks ago for building a silo would
do, but many claim that cheap build
ing is just as good for keeping ice as
more expensive ones, If the ice is well
packed in sawdust, tan bark or cut
straw or prairie hay.
Charles P. Jackson, in American
Creamery, gives the following directions
for building cheap, easily constructed
ice house:
Use two by six silIs and plates, with
twelve foot posts, with three courses
two by four ribbing all around three feet
apart, put in edgewise. Cell with Gull
lumber put on vertically, and make it a
point to always get out of lumber when
you get to the caves, so the gable end
will be sure to be left open. Fill up the
ground inside little higher than the
outside, then put down any old chunks
of rails or joist, a little distance apart,
and cover between and over with foot
of sawdust, or its equivalent in straw or
prairie hay. Put the ice sixteen inches
away from the wall, and fill between the
ice and wall with sawdust or its equiva-
lent ia straw or prairie hay, as you fill
with ice. Break joints over each course
of ice when filing. When filed, cover
with six to seven inches of sawdust or its
equivalent and then get out of sawdust.
You don't want ten or twelve inches of
sawdust on top of the ice. There is latent
heat in ice, and if too much covering on
top, the heat will not be able to pass up
through it and will turn back and
honeycomb the ice. With covering of
twelve inches of sawdust, in every case
an examination will show heat during
the hot months by digging down few
inches.
Never put water on your ice as you fill
your ice house, if you expect to remove
the cakes of ice as put in.
There need be no ventilator in the
roof if the gables are left open.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12

One Of Natures mysterious laws
causes soft iron TO become magnetic
when surrounded by a current of
electricity. In the ordinary dynamo
this law is of the greatest utility.
As the electrical current. is being
collected by the revolving armature it
is led around the magnet, and thus
the magnetic germ is quickly
changed into mighty force, again
filling the armature, which trans
forms it from magnetic to electrical
rprpa
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12

one of the regulations of the Rus
sian police refers to the censorship,
Of prlce-lists of goods, notes of in
vitation to parties, and persona
visiting cards; also, for the censor
ship of seals, rubber stamps, and
business cards Of individuals or cor
porations. Another order regulate.
the sale of soap, starch, tooth
brushes and insect powder, anC
another controls the printing on tn,
paper used in making cigarettes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
REMOVE TIE ASHES FnEoUgyrI.r.

The power of ashes to absorb heat is
not generally appreciated or so many
housekeepers would not so uniformly
allow their servants to neglect to em )ty
the ashes. A stove that is kept free
from ashes and SCOT not only olrns
better, but gives out more heat for the
amount of fire. A mass of ashes under
CRATE absorbs large amount of hel;,
and for this reason, if not for the sake
of neatness, the ashes should be remove /
Systematically every day. A bright
stove sends ont far more heat than a dull
one. So it is not only matter OF ap.
pearance, but matter of use to keep
the kitchen stove shining AMI polished
as well as free from ashes. New York
Tribune.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
STRAWBERRY PLANTS.

The first strawberry plants produced
on the new runners of the season take
root first and become the largest and
strongest, and for this reason are pre-
ferred for early trausplanting in summer
or autumn. But when transplanting is
deferred until sp-ing the latest produced
plants may be found to have become as
strong and vigorous as those nearer the
parent stool. When all the plants a,e a
year old we doubt if any one could tell
which was the first to take root the pre-
vious season. Selecting one or two OF
the first plants produced Oh strawberry
runner may be good thing for the anna
teur, but is scarcely practicable where
plants are produced in large quantities,
as in common nuisery.-New York
Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
Spelling COLTS MOUTHS.

1t is the practice of some bungling
horsemen to put in the colts mouth the
most cruel bit they can find, because it
is so much easier for them to manage it.
But this saving of trouble for themselves
is at the greater cost of after lost. The
bit either makes the colts mouth sore or
it hardens it, SO that after while the
colts mouth grows so tough and cal
loused that the seyerest bits must be used
ever after.-Boston Cultiyator.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
RECIPES,

Congratulations cup of molasses;
add teaspoouful of ginger or one tea.
spoonful of allspice, one cup of sour
cream mot thIck), one teaspoonful of
soda, two cups of -four.
Homemade Sausage To ten pounds
OF chopped meat add three ounces of
salt, half an ounce of black pepper, half
an ounce of saltpetre, half an ounce OF
sage and one ounce of sugar. Mix we'll
Washington Pie-Tnree eggs, one cup
OF sugar, heaping cup of flour, table.
spoonful of melted butter, small half
cupful of milk, one teaspoonful of soda,
two oil cream tartar, pinch of salt Bake
in two deep tin PIE pans.
Broiled enie:oins-Cut tenderloin
into three loug steaks, aatteu the and
put on broiler whic has been creased
over quick fire; have a saucepan ready
over the fire with a little melted butter
Ia 1t, sprinkle little salt over the tea.
derloins, put them IN the saucepan for
two or three minutes, then serve.
Baked Apples-Take the cores out of
o'A vi e'8ut hne, large, sour apples,
pace them IN a baking pan, put lu mp
OF sugar on top OF each apple and put .
few Jumps between the apples. Then
MI Tue pan with water, put in the oven
ou t c Unae "hsn a l, '"Ne each apple
diah no,, u', ~ p'HSS ''leu GA ueeP g,as'
thon, p'u -t.s vio SytuP over 'uem ana allow
o o,,I5i ~ c s.allu Wuefe tEey wi" get ice
e''e WIN WniPpeu cream
run Fuading--one pint OF -four, two
teaspooniuls oil baking powder. Add
enough mix to make OF the consistency
OF "hite cake. Grease some cups, pu9
IN one tablespoonful OF the mixture,
then tablespoonful OF fruit. Cover with
another tablespoonful of the mixture
steam twenty minutes, 10 be eaten with
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS
HOME MADE RAa-po1A.

The rag-doil of fashion is made from
desh-colored silk jersey cloth, or from
cotton balbriggan. Its body is filed
with cotton, its hair is in many rings Of
yellow aud blonde-colored wool Single
zephyr stitched on in short loops and
not cut, and the face is painted with
eyes OF blue or brown and cheeks aud
lips of delicate or intense brightness.
These dolls may be cleaned or even
WASHED, with the exception of the faces,
Rs indeed dolls much fondled need to be,
when they become dingy. The face;
can then have their features restored by
repainting. New York Post.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
now To WASH A SILK R1onsn-

Make good lather with white curi
soap and hot water in a small tub or pan,
add a small wincglassfut of vinegar,
pouring the same amount into another
pan containing about two quarts of cold
water. Place the blouse in the hot water,
holding it by the neck band, and rub it
downward, taking care not to drag it
any way, and ''never to ruo soap uoon
it" As soon as i; looks clean place it
in the cold water, stir it about to remove
all trace of soap, then squeeze care
fully, but do not wiring" roll in dry
cloth for few minutes, or pass through
an Indian-rub6er wringer, iron on both
sides, keeping the grain Of the silk quit.
even. If the blouse needs stiffening il
can be passed tie ough a solution of gum
water Quarter ounce of guam arabic tc
one quart of boiling water), and ther
ironed, but the use of gum spoIs til.
texture of the silk. York Worli.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
Where snakes Arc soarns.

There is not a lizard or snake north
Of the southern extremity of Hudson
Bay, says an exchange. The sum
mers there are so short that these
reptiles have no time to enjoy them
selves even if the ground at depth
Of two or three feet below the surface
were not frozen all the year round,
thus depriying them Of place to
hibernate. Snakes and lizards can
not endure a cold climate, and a
latitude Of SO degrees north is alto
gether too frigid for them. :
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12

First Burglar-Before we crack the
safe l want to ask You question,
Do you belong to the Burglars
Union?
Second Bur2lar-No.
First Burglar-Then ] can't work
with you on the safe. / amt per-
mitted to work with scabs. I'm q
union man.-Lirc
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12

DAVID c. COOK. and sometimes two
mission schools Of the West Sile, meet-
ing at different hours until tbs
great fire of 1871 changed his PLANS.
and marked the beginning Of bis work
on the North Side. Seeing the dis
tress and pressing need for help he left bis
home and rentei rooms in one uf The poor
est and toughest neiShborhoo OF the burnt
district, where, with three ether youn
men whom he persuaded to jo him, he
gave himself 10 relief and mission work
Here on North avenue, in German theatre
and beer hail, was started his "Everyhe iy's
Mission" atterward renewed % a buising
If its own near by. Th.s mission, with at
tendance OF IS , TO $50, he started, buiit mp
aud sustained without aid from any c urch
or society for fivs yesrs, until Others wer'
able TO occupy the TELL lie also organ z u
and superinteade on the North Site. North
Avenue Mission, Lake View Mission and
Lake View Uaiun schools, ans, ia E,gln, the
Gracs Church School, besides several smaller
enterrrl ses elsewhere.
His first luhlic ,tions were prepared only
fer his own schon s taen, to civiie the cost
o; typF-setting. he asSei Criers from others.
No one could e more surprised than he al
the demand thus created. Afterwards his
schools a.IorIe place tor first testing new
helps ana new liesS II IS 10 this love for
he WORK, an c.l-e ep.Aicttioa 10 it. that
schools are iniehiei Tor wEat no has dons
Tor the cause Of sun lay-scsool literature.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12

al sorts of vessels may be purified
from long-retained smells Of every
kind in the easiest manner by rims
Ing them out well with charcoal
powder after the grosser impurities
have been secured off with sand and
water.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12

A WRITER in the Detroit Free
Press dares to speak of a women as
'hen-like and incongruous. A jury
Of the fair should BE- at once sum
moned to decide upon what should be
done with the wretch
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12

In appears that Henry NJ Stanley
makes even worse failure as a
stump speaker than he did as lect-
urer. He should let his wife do his
political campaigning for him.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12

Spiders thread which IS one-third
stronger than steel wire Of equal
diameter, is to be utilized for the
manufacturing of spiter silk textile
for ladies' upper ard a.ilaT garments.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12

Rev II. p. Carson. Scotland, Oak. says;
Too bottles OF Halls CT Frh Cure com
plelely cured my little girl" sold by Drug
gisis, 75c.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12


& Methodist minister,
and from a child an
earnest and devoted
member Of the church
and Sunday-school.
He began teaching
in Wards Rolling
! Mills SGndsy-sebool, in
sChicaSo, at the age Of
Il. helping also in one
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys.
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy Of lis kind ever pro
euced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
geptahle to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances. its
many excellent qualities commend it
70 all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG syrup co.
san FRANCISCO CAL.
LOUISVILLE. ~. NEW YoRk Az
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12

FoR Dyspepsia, Indigestion. and stomach
disorders, use Browns iron l3itters. The Best
Tonic, it rebuild- the system, cleans the Is God
and strengt hens the muscle. A splendid ton
Ic for weak and ebilitated persons.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12

Athree-cornered hat, "the Marquis,
is the new fashionable headgear among
the women of Paris who set the
fashions.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
= udEAP ICE HOUSE.

We are asked to give directions for
building an ice house, says the Farm,
Field and Stockman. If good, sub
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12

FoR impure OF thin Blood, weakness. Mals-
ria Neuralgia, Indigestion. and bihousness,
take Browns Iron Bitiefs-it gives sirength,
leaking old persons feel young and yonn;
persons strong; ieasant 70 lake.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-12
BURNED TO DEATH AT l09.
An Aged Pioneer, While Reading by
Crate. Maets with an Awfnl Fate.

Mrs. Susan Shepherd, aged 1o3years, prob
ably the oldest per On in Indiana, who wa.
still bale and hearty, met her death in a
violent manner at the home of her grandson
in Brazil. SIC was slit ng in room alone
reading, when her clothes caught fire IRON
an open CRATE, an in an instant she wa; en-.
veloped in flames. Her body WIS
burned to Grip before any one knew OF the
accident.
The old lady came to this county when it
was yet a wilderness, and has since resides
within its borders. Her children and
grandchildren run into the hundreds.