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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-06-10

H. w. Sloan's fence has gene
down, and his premises are greatly i'm
proved. ..,t
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-06-10

Judge Ikeler delivered an address
at Benton on Memorial Day.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-06-10

The marriage of Miss Name,
daughter of Col. A. J. Frick OF Dan
vile, to Mr.. John Tabor, viii take
place at the brides home or June 18th.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-06-10
Read Clark's ad. this week.

Roy Swentzel is building new
house on West Third street.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-05

The eye always indicates the charac-
ter of the man. This is particularly true
of thieves, for the expert detective can
tell in almost every case whether or not
man is thief by simply looking him
squarely in the eye. A well-known ALE
gheny detective, in speaking of this
matter to Pittsburg Press reporter the
other day, said;
ayes, 1 can pick thief out every
time. can't tell you what it is that
gives the man away except that it is the
expression of the eye. In the first place
there are few thieves that will look you
squarely in the eye unless they are
obliged to do 50. They will avoid your
glance as loag as they can, and even
when they do face You and gaze steadily
at you it is always with the same express
sion. Although their eyes may be vida
open and the gaze apparently steady,
you will see, if you look closely, that
there is something awsy back through the
corner trying to avoid you. l have
picked out numbers of thieves by this
little lodging movement. | never saw
a thief who was free from it.
Everybody has met that man who
resolutely refuses to meet steady gaze
for more than three or four seconds at a
time. 1t is not fan SO say that all such
persons are dishonest. In many cases
the popularity is direct result of bash
| lulness.
ga little close observation will enable
the observer to put persons in the class
to which they belong. The man whose
eye is almond shaped is almost always
dishonest at heart, if not in overt act.
The eyes of some of the most notorious
thieves in the country are of this pattern,
and the expression given the face by
this sort Of eye is very striking
Another characteristic thief's eye is
one whose lower lid is straight while the
upper enc is more or less arched. The
straight lower lid is always noticeable,
however, the effect being very cunning
and foxlike expression. Detectives
usually have very noticeable eyes, keen
and clear, although one of the best thief
takers that the writer has ever known
has big brown eyes, as innocent in ex-
preston as are those of frank and hon
est schoolboy. This is his natural ex-
preston, but when he becomes inter
ested in anything his lids close aud his
gaze is as penetrating as that of an
! earie.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-05
Rade Middle Age Manners

Daring the earlier portions of the
Middle Ages meat All barley forns1 the
principal articles OF diet, and the high
est culinary attainment was that of roast
ing pig and Disgusting the taste, 50
that the meat was taken for chicken.
Everything was rude. For several cen
lures the lord and his lady dispensed
with forks, and sometimes knives, at
their meals, and not uusraqueatly ate
together from the same plate. ''In those
times says a writer, about the year
1900, speaking OF the age of Fiederlck
H.. "the manners OF the Italians we're
rude. A man and his wife ate off tae
same plate. There were ~ WOO den
handled knives, nor more than one or
two drinking cups in the house. Candles
of wax or tallow were not known; the
servant held torch during supper. The
common people ate flesh but three times
week and sept tkeir Geld meat for sup.
per. A small stock of wneat seemed
riches. New York Observer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-05
WORK AND WORKERS.

A STRIKE Of wa ehouse men, p1cx rs and
1rivei occurred IN New Orleans, It's propose
being 0 compel the employers to en-. 10y
lnion men only
Work was storpedat all Philadslphii end
Readns Coal and Iron Company collieriss
owing 10 the scare ty Of water an to the
freight blockade on the II aiding system.
Nos-uNIos men employee at the Carnegie
mills n PITTS ur and Homestead have been
frequently assaulted by s. ikers With the
last two da s. OIe Of tn IN, Charles M &
chell, assaulted in Homes cad, Is elieved 10
be morially Injured
THE growth Of Augusta, Ca, in manufac-
lures from 1881 TO 1890 Is said 10 have been
pre- omsrsl. The cap tai investe increased
20 per cent number Of hands emp Dyed,
l5J.7l per cent, in wages paid, 82ts per
cent, and in value Of material ussi 1851
per cent.
AN early settl. Iuent Is expected Of the
4. Ike Of the river coal miners in the Pitts
burg dt trict. A secret meeting Of operators
was held In Pittsburg, an IL was said that
the men in be first and cond pools were
VIII ng to return TO work at a thres-cent
rate, reduction Of ha ( a ut from the old
prie s,while tn, fourth pool miners wers
willing to return at 2lI nts.
on has been discovered on the farm OF
William John, near Catawi so, Pa. Several
bucketsful were pumped from dspth Of 200
feet. Lamp were fillel ard lighted. The
oil gave forth a ailliant flame, ami was pro.
uounc ID 10 be an A No. / product The
r. &c u lard ia the vicinity is going up
rapidly.
Fifty employ Of the Sienton Car Works
n'al BethR hem, Penna. are on strike They
ave bs n binding arge C al Go1dolas for
tl5 apiece. > 4 men could build one in a
day The contrary has contract for LOT
OF new box cars, which thSy gayeto the men
TO make at the sams p ice. The employees
claimed that 1t would take two days 10 make
box car, snd, objectng to the decrease In
wages they STRUCK. They Offered 10 bu ID
each box ear for fi9.
PRESIDENT WEIhE and President-elec'
G.rand, Of the Apolgamaied Association,
reid tecret consultation with Adviio !
Board Cffcial8 in Hone,t al, Penna, and
rumors we're rculate to the eff -t that the
strike may bsssec AIRED of. BJlva Lee :
wood vi tied Holcstfa d for the Universal
Peacs Com Gis sion. IL Is stated that she
was surprised at the peaceful aspect Of
affair.". and said that OUTSIDE interference
was unnece sary.
The shops Of the Mexican Central Raj.
road In eaa Luis POtcsi and Ia the City o.
Mexico are aga in operation, bus a larg,
number Of Americans Hho were emp'oyo.
Is skilled machinis,sa ettiil out ths com
pauy refuses 10 acceds - their demand 10
an iLcrsaie In wag 3. number Of the oil
locomOtiy- enginoers II the road have late
~ been removed ard their places gwen 4
noa-union men.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-05
Facts About Potatoes.

The greatest potato producing State in,
The Union is New York, which doyotes.
tround numbers being used in all cases.
$40, 900 acres, and raises 30, 600, 900
bushels, or fully one-seventh OF tho en-
tire crop Of the country. Iowa is sec
iond in amount raised-17 , 900, 900 BUSH
els--though its area 1877, 900 acres is
eclipsed by the 203, 900 which PeunsYl-
vania gives to the raising Of 16,OOO,0 600
bushels. Illinois comes next, both in
area and quantity Of product, while Wis
consin and Kansas cross each other for
fifth place.
The four New England States OF
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and
Massachusetts,, however, lead the country
In the number OF bushels produced per
acre, the average for tho four States be-
ing over 100 bushels an acre. which Is
attained by 90 other State except remote
Washington, which promises to become
one of the finest potato.growing regions
OF the world.
II is thus seen chat the cooler climate
of the Northern States is favorable to
this crop, as to many Others in the list
OF standard food supply. Indeed. tho
potato, az II is known aud appreciated
to-day, cannot DO successfully grown for
any length Of time in the warmer climates
without the introduction Of fresh seed
stock from the higher ATTITUDES. Tho
Bermuda potatoes, which come early ia
the season 10 gladden. the heart Of the
housewife with "new potatoes, are
grown from Northern seed, which is
regularly imported, while the product Of
the island itself is shipped back TO tho
markets of this country aud especially Of
the Northern States.-Cincinnat Com
mercal Gazette.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-05

The finest dolls now come from Ger
many, which has overtaken Francs IN
this industry. Nurem5urg, as everybody
knows, is the most important center Of
the manufacture. 1t has been the homs
of doll making for many centuries. A
generation ago the finest dolls had wax
heads, but this material had the disad-
vantage of being very perishabIe, and it
has gone altogether out of fashion. The
best heads nowadays are ,of ''bisque, +"
which is a kind of porcelain with rough
finish. Papier mache is nodded into
shape for the bodies, legs and arms, the
wrists and ankles having ball aud socket
Joints, so that the hands and feet can be
put In any position. The fact seems re.
markable that one can buy to-day doll
of the fine description, with hair that
looks like human hair, dressed even to
shoes, stockings and cap, for SO small a
price as 81. Halt a dozen years ago the
same article would cost SO. Washing
ton Star.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-05

A poor, half.witted creature was OBJ
llged TO stand in close, hot room,
twelve hours day, stitching harness.
HE had heard from some preacher that
everyday work could be cnnobled, but
he had only dim idea Of the mans
meaning. One day be looked out aud
saw horse dash madly by with a car.
rage containing a woman and child. Al
man leaped from the curb, caught tho
horse by the bride, and was dragged
along by the Infatuated animal. Bat the
bride held, the horse was stopped, thc
mother and child we're saved.
The thought passed through the
mind Of the poor leather-stitcher; "Sup7
pose the sewing on that bride had been
poorly done, With bad thread. Them
the bride might have broken, aud the
man, us well as those in the carriage,
would have been injured. How do I
know but that sewing was some Of my
work"
Animated By that grand thought, be
stitched away like hero, determined To-
do his humble work well for the sake of
others. From that time ho snnoblsd
his calling, as everyone may do who has
the spirit Of the Master, whose life has
made ours worth living.-Epworth Her.
AID
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-05
Som. Remarkable yo.ca qoes.

There are volcanoes all over the world.
They occur all along the Pacific coast,
on the western side as well as the eastern,
all the way from Bering Strait TO New
Zealand. There are volcanoes in Africa,
in the Mediterranean, the West Indies,
and even amid the eternal ice and SHOWS
that surround the southern pole. Ice
land is especially noted for its volcanoes,
which have burst forth from time to
time in the most fearful eruptions. On
one occasion the volcano of Skaptar
Jokull poured out stream of lava
which, flowing into the bed Of the river,
dried it up. The flowing lava followed
the bed of the river until il came to
lake, which it filled up. and, soon after,
it reached tremendous abyss over which
magnificent waterfall had formerly
plunged. Here, too, the lava took the
place of water, and formed cataract
of fire which must have been grand
and awful sight.
OF course all volcanoes are not of the
same age. Many have been formed
within the last few centuries, and we
have descriptions of several from eye
witnesses who watched their formation.
About the middle of the last century
there lived on the elevated plain OF
MalpGis, in Mexico, a planter by the
name of Jorullo pronounced Ho-rool-yo).
All had gone along quietly enough in
that neighborhood up to June, 1883,
when, under the plain, were heard terri
bic subterranean noises. Then earth
quakes followed, aud continued for two
months, and presently the ground burst
open, terrific eruption took place, and
volcano was formed upon Senior Jorullo's
plantation. When Humboldt visited
the spot about forty years afterward, he
found, in addition to the principal
volcano, an immense number of little
oven like vents scattered over the plain,
and still hot and smoking
Just to the north of Naples in Italy is
the beautiful bay of Baie, on which
anciently stood little town called Trip
ergola. Ia the years 1887 and 1888
great many earthquakes were felt in the
vicinity, but on the afternoon of Sun
day, the 29th of September, 1888, fire
burst out of the ground, ashes, mud,
and stones were hurled out, and, in
single night, a volcanic mountain 440
feet high was thrown up, very near the
town. Its fires speedily died out; the
Italians call it Monte Niovo, or the New
Mountain. st Nicholas.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-05
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE,

GENERALS LoNGsTREET and Wade Harp
ton We're the oul, COME erate Generals who
l0adSd, traine I, aud fired ca non during the
War.
QUEEN VICTORIA n only sp,aAa H:nlo
stance, but has Hiudoo secretary Tn ough
whom she conducts her Eastern correspJn-
dence.
THE Msrquanj family, of n York own
the most costly piano ever built. 1t was de-
signei and pilt-d by Alma Tadema, and
cost $460Ol
WILLIAM d. HowELLs, the novelist, is
plann ng to take up permanent residence
Ia Italy, coun ry for which he has always
had fondne S
COLONEL YAUoFF, leader Of the Russian
forco, in the Pamir, is said to be a man Of
most remarkable foresight. He is dignified
and somewhat eremptory vi hal
THE Gar has put his hand in his pocket
or a God purpose, He has gwen $780, t0
for the establishment OF med cal school for
women i'll st. Petersburg
REV. Nc PooRE CHEW, a native China
man, 30 years old and a gIa iuate of tue
San Francisco theological Seminary, has
been ordained min stsr III the Presbyterian
Church
THE Rev. DR.. David Greer, pastor of St
Bartholomew p otestant Episc pal Church,
new OH. uhNlD8 "a kHUlCitQL private III
come for hls own neeIs, tul us over his enti Q
salary for the RELIEF or the poor, and as his
salary IS SIS 900 year the relief is sub
stantial one
SIR ARCHIBALD GERKIE, of the British
ASSOCIATION, VINO has c me to the CONCLUSION
taat tie void is between 730JJ,000 AMI
co., 000, 600 years Old IS said t. be most
tneSoine to as fri n Is because of tn hyper
coDscienuousn-ss vita which he veriiies the
smallest deta in his work.
GEORGE MEREDITH, the novelist, recently
attended The wedding of his son Maxse
lnamed at er his faith i Old friend, the Ad-
miraD, 6ul attracted more altent on than
the bride and gro.m. The old gentleman
sat in a front pew a striking figure with
light samoa pink tie and vioiet and pink
boutonulere.
ZoLA's criticisms OF various things in his
latest LOOK The Downfall, have been taken
80 much to heart on the Continent that he
re- ewes laree nun be, Of insulting lett rs
every day. From Bavaria alone, because he
wrote tiigh ingiy VI the Bayarians at the
sacklng of kau, curt he has received 30
letters Of protest and denunciat
w. T. WASDREY, who died in Quincy,
Illinois, in the pooraouse was the lat Of
Blucner's drummer boys at Waterloo.
About one hun lred of them have died in
this country alone, IL resorts are true, and
the number Of men Low liyl < ia the U 4ited
States who remember how Napoleon looked
has been narrowed to less I an a dozen.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-05
The First Map Of America.

"Among the relics appertaining 70 the
discovery Of America brought out in con
nection with the Columbian celebration"
said the Spanish Consul at this port re-
Gently, sis the first geographical chart
Of America, which is preserved IN Spain.
The chart is IN the possession Of the
Naval Museum Of Madrid, and is said 10
be the original autograph Of the navi-
gator, Juan de la Cosa, pilot Of re-
nowned reputation ia his time, aud OF
whom Columbus had a very high
opinion.
"The chart OF map is signed in tho
Puerto de Santa Maria, in the year 1900,
but Juan de la Cosa, who accompanied
Columbus as pilot or sailing master on
his first and second voyages, was at
work on it during the voyage with
Alfonso de Oieda in 1899. It Is said TO
be the best OF all ancient universe map.
in its correctness and extent Of ITS newly
discovered territories, and has the repu-
tation OF being the first mapa mdndi ex-
taut, showing, as known in 1900, the
whole of Europe and Africa, a great
portion of Asia and the America just
then discovered. 1t was executed with
great precision, and is luxuriant in gold
and coloring. Baltimore (Md.l Amen
can.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-05
The AniiduitT of the Tom lta.

The tomato, which used to be be
called the love apple, IN allusion to its
supposed power of exciting the tender
feelings, Is of good old age. In 1888
it was grown in the Continental Gar
dens at Antwerp, and the fruit was
eaten dressed with pepper, salt and oil.
In 1897 and sixty years later it was
grown IN England "'for ornament and
curiosity only" In the middle of the
eighteenth century the Italians and Span.
iards ate them as we do now, with pep
per and salt, and they were also intro
duced into sauces.
In England they were no Longer
grown simply as an ornament, but were
much used in soups. 1t Is stated that
at the beginning Of the present century
the growth of the fruit around London
exceeded the demand. Each plant, il
was calculated, produced fruit weighing
at least twenty pounds. The individual
fruits in the year 1918 were also of ex-
traordinary size, many o: them exceed
ing twelve inches in circumference and
weighing twelve ounces each.
Journal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-05
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
Three Men Killed and Many Hurt
Honscs Damaged a Mile Away.

special from Lima, Ohio, says: A nitro
glycerine factory, two miles south OF Lima,
exploded with ter ific report at II O'Clock
the other mo ming. The report was heard
for 20 miles, and the force Of the conclusion
8 ook buildings aad caused the windows &c
raft in all parts Of tn city Three person,
are known to h We been killed and two badly
injured. In addition two team,ters are
mi sing, and it is possible their bodies are ii
tie wreck.
Ths terrific force Of ia explosion can be
i'm iginsd " hen it IL stated that tie farm
house Of William Hooker, ! 500 yards iron
The factory, was totally wrec led and . serv
ant girl injured by falling debris.
A f1rm-lcu-e nearly a mile distant was
badly damaged and s. 900 lat -gla from
the Metropolitan Bank, three miles away
vas shattered
There is b Eole in the ground wher,
the magazine 10. merry STOOD and il Is clos
10 the track o. The Chicago and Erie Rail
road. When the explosion occurred seyeTa
fIemen were immedat ly IN front Of the
Canal street building a IA five Of them were
caught beneath the falling wall.
Tne Teicheout Company occupied build
ing fronting ON Michigan street and extend
ing through 70 Canal and over Canal TO the
river front. The 10 5 is total not even the
walls remain < AMI will lie not less thar
$1,000, par. ially insured
George Wood & Co., sewer contractors,
we're cleaned out; the four story brick buii /
ing occupied by H. Mittieberger, hide an !
tailo% dealers, was guttei; tie Phoenix
Paint Com. any suffered a slight 10 s. a
large amount Of valuable stock was de-
strOyed for W II. Gabriel, carriage ironsT
and blacksmith
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-05
VOL. XII
AN AUTUMN MELODY.

What notes of what ditty can sound from
the city,
From out to the dust and the dir,
Where the suns pallid taper is dim through
the vapor
That shrouds all the sorrow aud sin?
At evening I listen-the murky lamps glis.
ten,
The stars peep by two and by three;
Tie harsh Babel noises replace your sweet
voices,
Dear sea!
Yet past the fog-curtain know it for Ger.
tain,
The barn roofs have caught the last ray;
The smoke of the threshing is softly en-
meshing
Brown gables with de icate gray;
The red leaves are falling, the plovers are
calling,
The sea wind is salt DER the world
The bryonies blacken, the tufts of green
bracken
Turn gold.
o scents that redouble where slow through
the stubble
The pillow cleaves pathway of hopel
o woods fading yellow, and orchards grown
mellow,
Aud fiocks on the far-away slopei
sea songs that mingle on boulder an |
Single
o fields that of old.time | knawl
thirsting
For you!
M. c ellington, in Chamberss journal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-11-05
The NATIONS GROWTH.
Figures Showing a Remarkable In
crease in Manufactures.

Figures Showing a Remarkable In
crease in Manufactures.
An examination Of the Census returns fol
forty-fve of the principal cities of The
United States made at the Census Bureau
shows that in 1890 there we're employed in tn,
manufacturing Establishments Of thest
cities 2, $50, 600 hands, who were paid 81, l25
10000 in wages, ard that the value Of the
manufactur d prodrct of these establish
ments was 81 507, coo, o00
In 1880 there were nployel IN all the
manuia. turing establishments throughout
the hole United Sta IS, Z, 100 900 hands. to
whom was Ia.d in wages the sum OF S941,-
001,L00, and the value of the manufactured
product was s. 307, 000, 900. So that it APP
pears that in 1890 the working people in
only forty-five cities received no less than
$50 900 900 more wages than did all the
working people of the United States, in 1880.
and that these forty five cities alone en-
ployed rearly es many hands a eli the
United States ten years ago.
The census of 1880 showed 100 principal
c Is Of the country gave employment y
90 per cent. OF the labor of the country. At
this ratio il Is believed TIA 1t the total mum
Der OF hands employed in tue United States
wi be between 100000 and 50.09g1
nearly double the number employed in
1850