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The St. Johns herald., 1892-04-07
THE sECKEL PEAR.
It Grew for More Than Fifty Years With
 out Having Been Tasted.

''He who discovers new dish con- fers a greater benefit on mankind than he who discovers a new star says a famous writer, and the majority of per sons would be willing to accept the statement without dissent, says the Youths Companion. Five miles from Philadelphia, at the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers, there is fine old place, once known as the Lawrence Seckel estate, afterward the property of Stephen Girard. In the time of the Seckels the abundance and variety of it's fruit, especially it's fine pears, made the place famous. Not many years ago there was still stand ing in a corner of the grounds an old pear tree--a very patriarch among the trees, and the most celebrated of them all. For more than half century the fruit of this tree was not tasted. No one thought of eating the insignificant pears-not much larger than marbles and the tree was condemned as worth less, while it's fruit routed on the ground or was eaten by cows or goats. MT. Seckel, Lawrence's father, threat ened many times to cut down the tree, but years passed and it stood, biding it's time. How it came there or who planted it no one knew. Lawrence Seckel came into possession of the es- tate, and the pear tree, being in a sense an ancient landmark, was allowed to stand, although the owner had it in mind to cut it down some time. One afternoon in early fall MT. Seckel was returning from long walk and chanced to pass beneath the worthless tree. He stood for minute resting in its shade. Suddenly pear dropped, struck him upon the head, from which he had removed his hat, and rolled into his open palm. Half automatically he fumbled the fruit between his fingers, and was in the act of throwing it away when it occurred to him to bite it. ''Ah, the flavor of that pear," MT. Seckel used to say, in telling the incl dent; ''I had thought myself con- noisseur in pears, but 1 had never tasted the equal of that aforetime de- spised little fruit.'' Thus was the Seckel pear discovered. That year the pears were not left to rot on the ground or to feed cows and goats. They be- came the favorite on Mir. Seckel's table. Scions from the tree were soon in de- mand, and the Seckel pear has now be- come a favorite.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-04-07
The Lamb-Gourd of samara.

In a book called ''The Duke of Hol- stein's Travels Into Persia and Mus covy," published in 1G36, there is an ac- count of a curious vine product called the ''lamb-gourd, which runs as fol- lows: ''In the neighborhood of Samara, Russia, there grows a gourd which closely resembles a lamb in all it's members. It changes place in growing as far as the stalk will reach, and wheresoever it turns the grass withers and dies. This change of the gourd- plant the Muscovites call 'feeding;' they further say that when it ripens the stalk withers, and that the outward rind of the gourd is then covered with a sort of wool, which they use instead of fur. !" Scaliger also makes mention of the lamb-gourd, and says that it grows until the grass fails and that it then dies for want of nourishment. He also said that the wolf is the only animal that will feed upon it.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-04-07
Anti-AwfuIIy Societies.

The Boston Transcript tells a story of an American gentleman who recent ly visited Tennyson. During the conver- sation the old poet, in his rapid and some what free and easy style of speech broke in with: There! I've caught you in an Americanism. I hate that word 'aw- fully they might as well say bloody at once; they mean the same" ''How would it do," comments the Transcript, flor boys and girls, both iii England and America, to form 'Anti-Awfully so- cieties,' take the language pledge, so to speak, imposing one-cent fines for every case of violation of the pledge notto indulge in ridiculous hyperbole ot Sr0aaobo'
The St. Johns herald., 1892-04-07
Individuality in Vessels.

To sailor, every vessel is an individ- ual. No two vessels, even of the same class, are alike to him. The man who keeps a lookout in the Portland (Me. ] observatory can recognize over one hun dred different vessels that belong to that port the minute he sees them twen- ty miles away, through his telescope. He says there are no two vessels that were ever alike in shape or rig. "You see the back of a friend on the street some distance away, and yCu know him by the cut of his jib," he says. This is almost literally true in the case of vessels. An old sailor sees the differ ence without always being able to ex- plain just wherein it lies.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-04-07
HAWAiIANS OF OLD.
They Were a Warike Race and Could
 Figh! Like Demons,

tlgnt Llke DemOnSI
 In the old days the Hawaiians seem to have been always ready for fighting, and to have set about it in a most-de- liberate way. As Q matter of course every man was regularly drilled in the use of spear, javelin, sling and stone, and all other means of offense and de- fense. In time of war, says the Para disc of the Pacific, all were required to follow their chief to the field, and any man who showed any symptoms of cow ardice had his ears slit and was led into the camp with rope around his body a measure which greatly assisted the nervous in overcoming their fears.
 Some of their war customs were all most identical with those of the Fijians, as, for instance, the boastful shouts of defiance, and the advance of scouts, or of single warrior, deridingly carry ing only a fan as if to brush away harmless flies and challenging the foe to attack him singly. Perhaps, in reply, a dozen spears would be cast at him at once, and these he avoided by nimbly twisting or jumping aside or stepping. Sometimes he caught them in his hands and hurled them back at his assailants. Truly, civilized warfare leaves us no such picturesque incidents as these.
 The Hawaiians carried no banners; but the idols borne by the priests acted as rallying points and inspired the com batants with vigor. As flags of truce they sent young banana trees, whose broad and long silky green leaves waved as they moved. Then the chiefs and priests of both tribes met to de- eide on terms of peace. This done, they sacrificed pig and poured it's blood on the ground, as a symbol of the fate that awaited the truce breaker.
 A wreath of the fragrant maile was woven by the leaders of both sides and deposited as their joint offerings in one of the temples. Heraids were then sent round to proclaim peace.'
 This happy result generally occurred when the opponents were well matched, in which case each acknowledged them selves to be luka lua-i. e., beaten. But if either party was victorious then the vanquished were treated as slaves and made to cultivate their own land for the conquerors. Some were sacrificed on the altars of the bloodthirsty god of war and their wives and children be- came the property of the vietors.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-04-07
MONT SAN MICHEL.
The Most Picturesque Monastery in
 Er.n

Fr.nce.
 In this unique inn there is no office; no hotel clerk presses a button, and, by virtue of bell-boy, glib order and a lighted candle, launches us into the assigned quarters. Instead, writes A. M NIosher in the New England Maga- zine, each traveller receives from the hostess smiling good night, and a small paper lantern lighted by bit ot candle inside, and bearing outside the legend ''Poulard." A narrow flight of stone stairs brings us from the little street up to the top of the inner wall of the town; we cross a bastion, round tower of the eleventh century, creep timidly through dark arches, climb long flights of stone steps, messy and worn, and at last reach the build ing where the sleeping rooms are. Each separate bedroom is as it were bal cony built out from the rocky noun tain, and commands splendid view. We look down into the narrow street where we lately took our coffee, and see other little lanterns like ours danc- ing hither and thither; we look up into the mysterious arches and windows of the monastery standing solemnly up there against the night sky, or we look out and away across the sands to the sea. Whether below, above or seaward, all is weird and shadowy and dreamy in the light of the August moon, which, swung low in the sky, looks red and swollen out of it's natural size, and seems to be dropping earthward. This moon has witnessed strange scenes in her time. Far away there where the bay of Cancale now lies shining once stood vast oak forests, and therein Druids celebrated their mysterious rites and offered their horrible sacrifices. An ancient rhyming monk of the sixth century has long sung of this forest, which bore the name of Scissy. Black robed priestesses garlanded with yer vain, swinging their lighted torches, their white arms gleaming in the streaming light as they swung and circled among the shadows of the son. Der oaks, must have made a weird pie ture under moon like this. i
 Such matters and fancies fill our minds, and to say that our quartette slept much that night would not be to 5ell the truth. The solemn antiquity of the place made havoc with the nerves of the man of dates; the poet rhymed his thought and set his song a-singing; the little painter perched herself in her easement and caught bits of scene in pastel, and the fourth body thought long upon the historical omelet, and laid schemes for securing the secret of it's perfection. But lest injustice be done her, let us say that hers was the last head of the four to betake itself to sleep; for not until the moon had gone down into the waves of Cancale, and the star tagging after had vanished, did she disappear from her window. At last the bats and nightbirds had it to themselves-the mount slept. Mime. Poular, too, rested from her labors; and not until the coffee and fresh rolls and butter were brought to our rooms did we rise to meet the next days plans. At ten o'clock guide came to conduct us through the monastery.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-04-07
Hunting TrumeS.

Truf1es, so dearly prized by gour- mands in France, are worth to the man who finds them one dollar q pound. Hogs are largely utilized in hunting them. As soon as the pig takes the root of the fungus into his mouth he is dealt a sharp blow across the nose and drops the tru;:ie, when it is bagged by the h. TT. l,-c,i:.v d. -N Lave been tra.:-~-. ;o perform the G,.-.ea li.si.ucclve to plgs.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-04-07
Eourh on tac Doctor.

At St. Petersburg a prince, whose wife died the other day from the effects of too powerful medicine. has caused a fac-simile of the fatal prescription, with the doctors signature, to be en- graved on tie marble tou.b just bc.oyv the line giving the d,,- of the ,irath o' the princess. p-tor is now appeal ing to tle cOAi Ls ol INV.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-03-03
Claimants 70 Z LARGE Estate.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 8. Governor
Brown has received a letter from Secre-
tary Of State Blaine inclosing letter re-
ceiyed from Thornton Fell, an attorney
at Victoria, Il. G., who says one of his
clients claims to be an heir to Adelbert
Kuckweisld, who emigrated from Rus
STA many years ago and died in tins city
in 1861, leaving large estate, both real
and personal, now valued at $40, 900. 900,
which Mr.. Fell understands came into
the states possession and still remains
unclaimed. He asks that he be placed
IN communication with the proper OIL
Ger who can furnish him with informa-
ton concerning the unclaimed property.
1t is not possible today to learn Of the
existence OF such an estate as above de-
scribed. The story receives little or no
credence here.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-03-03
Two seamcn Drowned.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, March 81 The
schooner Fannie e. Thrasher, while try.
ing to enter the harbor, carried away
main topmast, rigging and sails, w en-
she anchored near Dog Bar, where she
was In great danger III going among the
breakers. Peter Olson and William
Hart, two Of the crew, started lii boat
to go ashore after tug. but they have
never been heard from, and it is sup
posed they were drowned. The tng
Startle, with the aid Of the Humane So
ciety's boat and volunteer crew, sue
ceeded IN getting line to the schooner,
and tOwed her to safe anchorage. or
the lost seamen the former was 4 Swede
and the latter belonged in Port Hakes-
hurry
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-03-03
BLAINE WILL NOT REPLY.
There l. Little sympathy in Washington
for the Divorced Husband.

lot tne 0lVOroeu kAubpAnu.
WASHINGTON, March 8. ~ Secretary
Blaine was asked whether he contem-
plated any reply to the published state
ment of Mrs. james g. Blaine, Jr.,
bearing on the divorce case. He an
swered simply that he had nothing to
say. 1t is not believed that Mr.. Blaine
will care to continue the controversy
any further. Having given his state
ment to the public in vindication Of his
wife it Is not thought he will make re-
ply to any further structures or criti-
cisms which may be passed upon it.
1t is the general understanding here
that Mrs. Blaine was the moving spirit
that actuated him In making any state
inent at all. She has borne the brunt of
all the criticisms in this matter, and be-
ing woman of high spirit, she did not
care to rest under the imputations and
reflections which have from time to
time been cast upon her in connection
with this case, especially after they
were Endorsed by an officer Of the court
sitting in judicial capacity.
There is little sympathy here for
young Blaine. The buckets Of red paint
with which he has occasionally deluged
this vicinity carry to unprejudiced minds
here the belief that he was not the guile
less boy and spotless lamb which Mr..
Blaine's statement would seem to indi-
cate that he was
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-03-03
IN CENTRAL AMERICA
Many RumOrS Of Wars in TIE little
Republics.
THE FEELING AGAINST BARRMLAs

The Friends ~ Reina Barrios IN
Guatemala 1ncittng Rebellion
Against the President. and IL Bar-
rios should Succeed War with
salvador is Inerlsaolc.
CRY or Mexico, March IA dis
patch from Salvador says: while the
government is apparently working for
Central American union, the feeling Of
the public is that general war Is inn
minent Ezeta's desire for war with
Guatemala is well known
A dispatch from Teguacigalpa, Hon
duras, says: "Leiva's position is pre-
carious. Conspiracy is the order Of the
day. Prominent military officers are
implicated"
A correspondent in Guatemala writes
rs follows: 1.-The feeling against Bar
rillas Is increasing. He keeps himself
surrounded by guards. Two attempts
to assassinate him have been made
within week. It Is reported that sew
eral prominent military officers have
deserted him. The friends Of Reina
Barrios are melting Z rebellion. Unless
Barrillas makes concessions his down
fall is inevitable. If Barrios, the known
enemy Of Salvador, becomes president .
war with Salvador viii be Inevitable
If another man becomes president there
viii be a civil war. Business Is par
alyzed. Barrillas is prepared for fight
The strictest press censorship Is exer.
cised. Barbarous cruelties are per
petrated ON opponents Of Barrillas wher
caught
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-03-03
shot Dead br ! rlnrman.

PITTsBURG. March 8.--Edward For
still, fagman in the employ Of tho
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, shot and
instantly killed Michael inland, fire
man on engine 485, near lockwood sta
tion, 100 miles east Of Pittsburg. The
two quarreled about their respective tiu-
ties relative toa water tank, and INLAND
advanced towards Forstill with pick.
Forstill drew revolver and fired, The
shot striking INLAND and causing instant
death. Forstill was arrested and sent to
Somerset jail pending an investigation.
inland lived at Conceivable, to which
place the body was sent.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-03-03
EIoR SALE.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

First Methodist Episcopal Church, corner
Maple avenue and Burke street. Rev. VIM. II.
Chapman, Pastor; residence, Burke street, adj
joining church.
Sunday School, 0 a. m. Sabbath services, II
q. m. and 30 p M Prayerservice, Wednesday
$50 D. m,
Reformed Church, East Burke street. Sum
Evening service ZOO p. m Wednesday evening
service 7.30 p. m.
st. Johns Lutheran Church, corner Queen
and Martin SITS. Rev. Chas. s. Trump, pastor
Services Sunday II o'clock a. M. and 7:30 p. m
Sunday school $50 a. m. Prayer service 1870
every Wednesday evening. Seats free. Visi
tors welcomed
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, corner
of King and College SITS. Rev. Henry Thomas,
sunday School $50 a. m. Sunday services at
II a. M and 7:30 D. m. Children's service first
Sunday in each month at p. m. Evening
Prayer. Wednesdays at 7:30 .. m. II
United Brethren Church, Pennsylvania Ave
nue.. Rev.aaJ. B. Chamberlain. pastor. Resi-
sdence, adjoining church.
Sabbath School, $50 a. m. sabbath services
II a. m. and b. m. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening at 7:30 p. m.
ME-. Church, South, West Martin Street
Rev. 4: y. Cackley, pastor. Residence West
sunday Services: Sunday School, 9:l5 a. M
Preaching, II q. m. and 80 p. M. Class at p.
m Young Peoples services at $50 P m Prayer
service Wednesday, 730 p, m. Seats free and
the public cordially welcomed.
First Baptist Church, West King street, Rev
>. w Hundley, Pastor; residence West John
IS sunday school $50 1. M. sabbath Services
II am. and 1:30 p. no. Prayer and Praise meet
ing "Wednesday 7:30 .. M
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-03-03
serious wreck II West virginia.

GRAFTON, w. Va, March 3.--The en-
gine Of the passenger train from this
place for Parkersburg, 10 which was at-
tached part of the Baltimore afternoon
train for Cincinnati, broke the rear driv-
ing axle about one mile east Of Bridge
port. The postal car was slightly dam
aged, also the sleeper Alva. Three
coaches, the sleeper Bonheur and the
baggage car were badly wrecked. The
baggage car, two Of the coaches and the
Bonheur sleeper were thrown over
on their sides and the sides torn out.
Several OF the passengers were injured
two Of them seriously. All the pas
sengers were sent back to Grafton and
later forwarded to their destination, ex.
cept the two seriously injured, and these
remain at Grafton.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-03-03
indianapolis, strikers Resume work

INDIANAPOLIS, March 81 Every street
car in Indianapolis is running again and
every striker is at work upon them. Re-
ceiyer Steele is in full possession and has
returned the badges to the men, the
withdrawal Of which precipitated all
the trouble. President Frenzel has been
fighting all day IN Judge Taylor's court
to keep himself from being jailed for
contempt. Those who brought the re-
ownership proceedings say they did it
because they understood the mayor had
called ont the artillery, and they wanted
to prevent bloodshed, which would in
eyitably have occurred.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-03-03

NY -
Notnng Dut ngnt was TAXED apoul
IN tne noCeis, among tne groups On
.ne StreeIs' n bno saloons anu manu-
IacborieS, WORKSHOPS anu STORES.
As early as z O'CLOCK pedestrians began
70 Wena tnen way toWar1 the cruz
mousse oI Ine OiyInplc cruz. Dy q ciocH
noo oniy noyai ssreee lor olstance q
seyera piocks; out aiso une parallel
Inorougniares 70 .ne east ana West were
packed soma Win DrougnaIns, coukes
and oInnlpuses, Wnne outslde ,ne
CUP CUP mouse tnere was croW ", tnat nIlso
poln side gs,1 g. Iar as tne eye eouIo
reacn. Inc INSIDE q tne Spacious am
PlIIneaVer pIeseIeeu Al unu lN plcI,
the M a1pat,.; l Iaha sho,ea AZ a. y :,
G,aat P,;+a;,, .,sd ~ ,,a+;o,aI 49, :;
E,;y.,s IL r. AZ -;s,l,+ go y, 49, Ise.
~ F,s, ~ rsra tba cola7s "a Tranca CO.. a.
,,,anr 1taI- on5 of I;ttia G,.r;t-ar,a,,d
and " ~ ra,.; a ravsSt;as ~ Ill ~
nown that have re;one a.i. over The mard;
e.ras fsst;v;t;ss of AZ TaoL 400. =
= ~ 80 = ~ Z ~
Inc uoou were Ihere.
In tne tn5ong tneIe were men from
the east ana West, rom the nortn and
soutn. Wno, az nome, Win plous races
anu = ouo'io lle.oloi., WoItu
ate the very suggestion tnat Gney would
look upon 9 prlze ngnt. Inere were
meTcnant princes ana capitaiists, gen.
erals OF the army, OF az least one q
them, surrounded py members OF ms
stan mliilohaiTes, IeIlreu anu actlve;
ana around an ana ABOUT al the great
Irlnge OF sporting nu Iy galnereo
OogSener !roln every sIaIe anu ! IsrrItory
" sue uulon. ~ Wa sisn. sucn g ~. IL
never q, been seen N TINS country ana sucn
as VIII never y De seen IA TINS country n
generations. unless tne puglilst KING q
the mud is mated against man OF n1s
own mettle. q
preliminary Bouts-
A few minutes before 8 o'clock Colonel
j. II. Crosby, chairman OF the contest
committees Of the CLUB, made his appear
ance In the ring and impressed upon the
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-03-03
ProbabIy LPerlshed hi che Flames.

MAHANox Cry, Pa, March 8. A fire
y Dtoav GUY u I'VE sI9ry frame ssliln
here. It was discovered by workmen
who were on their way home, and had
it not been for this many Of the inmates
would have persisted II was with much
difficulty that ME men aroused the 0c-
cupants. Men, women and children
were walking about in the deer, snow
but scantily clad. The houses were oc-
cupied by Michael Meliski and John.
Budscow. One Of the latter's children,
a girl of years, IS missing, and il Is
feared she has persisted IN the fia1nes.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-03-03
4 nsAMl1orH oRoANrzArroN.
II win Employ 30 600 Iron workers and
Antagonist Their Organization.

-
Antagonist Their Organization.
PrrrsBuRa. March ga new associa-
ton Of iron and steel manufacturers,
representing thirty Arms in Pittsburg
and the Ohio valley. and employing
nearly 10000 men, has been organised.
II is stated that this organization, which
Il entirely independent Of the Bar iron
Manufacturers association and The Tin
Plate association, win makea determined
effort for an early adjustment of Me
wage SCALE The association, Il y said.
viii demand from the Amalgamated
association change In the base OF the
by the bar iron men. 1t will also de-
mand that there shall Be three turns,
Of eight hours each, and that hereafter
all work shah be paid for by the ton.
and not BY the day Or piece work.
That the new association will meet
with determined Opposition from the
iron manufacturers h certain. The
propositions are the most radical yet
presented 10 the Amalgamated aaaocia-
ton, and unless complied with means q
war 10 the death between the manufac-
tuners and the labor organizations and
will affect the iron and steel industries
OF the United States. Negotiations have
been under way with John Jarrett,
United States consul at Birmingham, 70
induce him to accept the secretaryHhip
Of the manufacturers new association,
and while no definite arrangementsha have
been made 1t Is reasonably certain that
he win be secured and win take charge
of the new association.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-03-03
In senate and House.

WASHINGTON, March Q. - In the senate,
among the bills fayorAbly reported were;
To pay the Yankt0n and sioux Indians for
services rs scouts under General Sully In 1854;
70 provide for m investigation regarding the
slura " cities. Mr.. Morgan introduced q bin
70 prOvfde copsnls for the Congo free state.
The Idaho contested election contest was
again discussed. without final action In the
house. tho following committee reports were
read. From the committee on Judiciary. de-
filming the crime Of murder III the FIRST and
state and foreign commerce, making Council
Bluffs, La. aport OF delivery; from the same
COMMITTEES, tor increased pay Of coast guards.
The house then went into COMMITTEES OF the
whole on the District Of Columbia appropria-
ton hill