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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-24

General Ra9daIl Leo G b,on belonged to
prominent Southern fami y an WAS bora
at Spring Hi, KY, on September 10, 1899
He gradua at Yale l'ege in the famous
class of 1853. After studying law in New
Orleans h pa sed three years in Europe
part Of th5 time Us q student.
Ga his turn u This country he engaged
In sugar planting in Louisiana, and took
sore par, in S ate and G, al politics. When
the It I've Ii II began he joined the Co FEEDER
ale army a private tut WIS soon APP
pointed as a plain of the First Louisiana
Artillery. Not long after hs was Gle tied
colonel of the Thir zenith Louisiana Infan.
try. G b o. was with Bragg army in the
Kentucky campaign aud wa recommended
for promotion hy his superiUrs for his
''skill and gailHntryn at Perryvilie. The
same is true of Murfreesboro aud Chicka
muga.
General 6 bson found himself with ruined
fortunes at the close Of the struggle. Hi.
fathers mag uificent eslat. lo), was a hope.
less wreck. He begun Tia p aetiCe of Jaw
at New O.'lel ans and m ~ 9Th success Hs
was cleo G ! to Congress in 1872, but was de-
uied his at In 1874 he was again elected
and again in 1916 ami 1878. He took prom.
tnent part in the movement which led TO the
overthrow Of the kelIo * regime in Lousi
ana and for four years was one Of the Dem,
ecratlc IN mbers Of tn Committee on Ways
and means In January, 1899, he was elect
cd to G United States 5 nate for the term
which would lave been ended in March
1895. His sue 'essOr Should have b zen elected
at the ssion Of the Leg 81 lture early in the
present year, tut til lie were several aSpir-
ants for the seat and the election finally
went Over 10 the session Of 1894
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WORLDS FAIR STRUCTURES.
Magnitude OF the Exposition
Buildings.

Chicago at any time, in its most nor
nal state, if it ever lapses into such
state, is distinctly a show city, and if
rou pay it your first visit while it is dedi-
eating Worlds Fair buildings and making
loom for one million strangers, your i'm
oressions are SO many and so various that
L 10 difficult to know with which TO be-
gin. This is especially so when you
must toll what you saw to the accompa-
limeut Of typewriter and the rattle Of a
limited express.
and vet after it is all over there is the
onc thing which found you uuprepared,
and the wonder of which remains with
you when every other impression is slip.
ping away as rapidly as the miles which
keep YOU from New York, and that is the
wonderful beauty and magnitude of the
Worlds Fair Buildings. Every one who
has not seen these buildings thinks he
Anows exactly what they are like, and
does not want to hear anything more
concerning them. At least one man
thought ne knew what they We're like be-
fore he saw them. and certainly dreaded
being told again in bcwildering ecstasies
II their area, height and cost. But when
saw them around the lagoon, in front of
the main entrance, ] wanted to be left
entirely alone with them, as one wants
TO be left alone in front of a beautiful
landscape OF great picture. There is
no use Of my trying TO say why this was
so, why they are impressive, and digni-
fed and beautiful for remember having
read all this before of them, and OF not
considering il at all.
Their magnitude and their beauty, not
or account of these qualities, but in spite
Of them, are not things OF which the best
writers on architecture which am
certainly not one--can give any idea;
neither can colored prints with palm
trees in the foreground aud blue skies
above, nor even photographs which
"never he You can hardly hope to
give another person an idea of anything
unless there is something with which he
6 already fami lar, and with which you
san make comparison. In this case you
ean only compare the Worlds Fair Build
lngs with Rome as We believe it was in
its grandcst days, aud with those days we
cannot claim to be intimate. One of the
Spanish legation put it this way: "The
Chicago buildings, - he said, care the
buildings we should have seen in Paris;
those of the Paris Exhibition are those
we might have expected to find in Gil
cago." That is exactly right, and { n;
of the secondary surprises of this wonde;
full white city, that the city of art and
ivsters of the Madeleine and of the
Beaux- Arts should have fallen down and
worshiped an Eiffel Tower and Edison
electric lightings, and that the city of
grain elevators and pork should have
sssred a second city as classic in its
beauty as the Athens of to-day, and az
true in the detail of a cornicc as it is
grand as a whole -LRichard Harding
Davis, in Harper's Weekly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-24


1t is in his tirelessncss, according to
writer in tn Illustrated Magazine, that
Gladstone habitually amazes those who
come in contact with him. Ordinary
uen of half his age, having spent them
selves in oratorica effort, are glad to
benefit by brief period of seclusion and
rest. Mr. Gladstone, like all great
workers, finds recreation in change of
employment One night at the begin
ming Of last session he had before the
dinner hour delivered an important and
critical speech which compelled the ad
miration of the House of Commons. 1t
was one of those-of late not infrequent
crises in which he has, to borrow an
episcopal sim lie, endeavored to walk on
both sides of the road at the same time.
Ministers were attacked on a question of
poicy from below the gangway on the
opposition side. Mr. Gladstone believed
TIE attack was undeservod and impo}itic.
The task he had set himself on interpos-
ing in debate was to Justify ministers
without atfronting an important section
of his own party. This he did with a
skill, . dexterity and an eXGet niceness
of proportion that won the applause Of
both sides, His speech, exceeding an
hour il the delivery, was concluded at
7.30 O'Clock, and the most natural thing
expected in such circumstance from a
gentleman over cighty was that he would
straightway drive home, dispose of
judiuiously selected meal and 60 early
to bed
What actually happened was that half
an hour later, punatual to the appointed
time Mr. Gladstone turned up to keep
dinner engagement, having in the mean
time changed his dress and driven some
distance. Throughout the dinner he
talked as freshly and as brilliantly as if
he had spent the afternoon lolIing on the
lawn at DOLLS Hill and had leisurely
made his way into town. Nor was this
all. The clergy discipline bill stood on
the orders and might or might not be
REACHED before the house rose. The
strong probability. realized in the event
was that it would not. But Nj. Glad
stone. much Interested in the question.
would not miss the opportunity to take
part in the debate and returned to the
house at II o'clock, prepared to contri-
butte second important speech to thu
proceedings of the sitting.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-24

In early English r was always
triiled, says writer in Science, as it
continues to be in Scotland, where
most Of the characteristics OF early
English are still prevalent. But in
modern English the trills have been
softened away wherever r follows a
vowel, until little is left OF the Il
but its vowel quality. We are accus.
toned TO the entire omission of ii in
negro speech, where do aud sto are all
that we hear for door and store; but
in educated utterances there is some
phonetic effect left in r even where
it is least manifest, Such delicate
shades of sound are the distinguish
ing marks of refinement in pronun-
citation. and they should be carefully
preserved by teachers and by writers
on phonetics.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-24
KILLED AND BURNED.
E ght Men Meet a Sudden and Horri-
BIZ Death.

A fire ght accil mt occurred on the Great
Northern Raj road at Nelson Station, Mimi,
in which eight nen were killed ami five were
ser o~sly injured. There had been co..
lision a Ne son and number Of cars were
wrecked The WRECK train had been there
two days clearing up and was max.
ing preparatory TO pulling out for
the East AT about l o'clock the
wreck train caboose was left standing on
the main track VITA number of car An
east. bound fire. ght was due about o'c ock
an ha orders to siie-track for the passen.
ger train due a 1.20.
The fireman on the freight the story
as follows: 81 here is a heavy Grade west OF
the station and as the freight with thir y-sx
loads approached the sw tch the engine VAS
shut off and brakes ca LED for. There wRs
no perceptibls decreass of sp ed and Con-
ductor Mickey elm bal out of the caboose
wnere he was and began setting br ikes, but
speed was too great 10 stop. When within
a trains length OF the aboose they saw tn 5
track was Iull ahead AMI both engineer and
fireman jumped. The engine struck the
wreck train and threw the caboose on top OF
the next car setting 9th on Lr
There were foul teen men in the caboose
One jumped off, five were huit, three were
burned beyond recognition, and four were
killed. One was totally burned up without
GA of the remains being found
This was the worse action which h9s ever
occurrel on ii is division of Tie road and
was due to the heavy grade having cuive,
and perhaps carelessness in leav ng the ca
boose on the main track, or slown s. IN up
plying the irakes. The men k i ed were
wrefk tran hands, n d v ere asleep j. tie
catoose when the engine struc it. o. Berg
land, foreman, was the only one awake,
and hid bare time to call to his men and
jump thus saving himself, but the warning
CANE to lats for the others. The men that
were lined lrosen ed horrible 5 ght, te-
ing litel ally charred.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-24

The trouble in love affairs is, that
the parties to 1t love too much to
love long.
How polite and gallant man is
to the women Of the world who are
not related to him.
Most babies cry in church because
they are frightened by the boisterous
talk of the preacher
There is nothing more profound
than pride, and, strange to say, moth
log more ridiculous
A woman's greatest rival in mans
heart is the pleasure he enjt Us in
having his own way.
A mans best friend to-day is often
the skeleton in his closet that tor
ments him the most tomorrow.
The best loved man is he who
gives the most: he is also the one
least regarded when he stops giving.
One very good reason why a man
should tell the truth is that it Is not
the tax on his memory that a lie
would be.
Men Judge mans religion by his
actions outside the church, and the
women judge it by the brilliancy OF
his prayers within.
1t is all well enough to tell man
when he is in trouble to look on the
bright side; the rub is to find the
bright side to look on.
Some men will not stop doing a
foolish thing, because if they did, il
would be an admission ON their part
that 1t was foolish.
A woman VINO has everything to
lose and nothing to gain, is always
more reckless than a man who has
everything to gain and nothing to
lose.
If PEOPLE in Bible times were like
they are now. Christ found it easier
to die for sinners than to find any
man afterward who would admit that
he was one.
Men are brutes, They have better
times occasionally without their
wives, and tell them so. Women are
hypocrites. They enjoy life without
their husbands once in while, but
they will never admit that they are
not miserable without them.
We have noticed that the more
lodges and clubs a man belongs to,
the more often his neighbors see his
wife splitting wood before breakfast.
Joining too many lodges seems to
have the same effect on a mans fam
lily as if he were given to the drink
ing habit. -Atchison Globe.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-24
PEOPLE.
GLADSTONE, though 81, always
shayes himself.

GLADSTONE. though 81, always
shaves himself.
BARON ARTHUR RoTHSCHGLD, a
nephew OF the head Of the great
financial house, is serving his twelve
months in the French army as pri-
vate soldier.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, the he
rome of the Crimea, is y years Old,
confirmed invalid AMI suffering
from an attack of grip. She is now
residing 10 London.
EDISON said recently: so far as
the patents themselves go, | have
stood an actual loss in experimenting
and in lawsuitSof $500, coo, i should
be better off if | had not taken out
any patents
ONE of the crowned headS--a wo-
man, by the way-has presented thu
Shah Of Persia with the costliest pipe
in existence. The pipe is richly stud
ded with precious stones, and IL
value is said to be $500, 900.
SENATOR DAVIS, OF Minnesota,
makes hobby OF anything relating Il
Napoleon, and is said to have one Of
the largest and most varied collec
tions OF books aud pictures connectej
with the Little Corporal TO be found
in this country
Miss CONWAY, OF Memphis, seems
TO be young woman of unusual dis
elimination. She has introduced the
daily newspaper into her classes as {
textbook, on the ground that thu
cultivation Of a thorough literarl
taste is only possible when it include.
the newspapers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-24
ATE HIS COMPANIONS.
4 Colorado Man Who Killed and De-
voured Five People.

A horrible case Of cannibalism, committed
In Col orado in 1872, was called to mind by
the hearing Of an argument If habeas corpus
proceeding brought blythe attorney q Alfred
PAGER VIII Is a. present serving time in the
Canon City Penitentiary, charged with h1v-
ing killed aud partially eaten FIVE Of his
companions,
Packer has had two tri lis, the first resulting
In his being found guilty of five murd rs and
being sentenced to hang. His attorneys ED
pc led his case TO the Supreme Court, and
this tribunal held that he could not be sen.
fenced except for manslaUghter, because the
law relating to murder YVES imperative
Packer, in accordance with this dee ision, was
tried again, found guilty of maGslaughter
and was sentenced 10 eight years for each
murder, each sentence to be, in after the
other had ended until the terms had ICED
served
Packer has about completed bis term OF
sentence on tn irst charge, and his attor-
ney asks his release asserting that there is
10 such thing as cumulative sentence.
Packer ard five companions were traye lug
from Utah t. Southern Colorado, whore they
became ost in snow torn in the mounta MS
they Eel short Of provisions and the want
OF food, according to Packers story drove
camp for a short time to try and discover
som thing 10 eat. When he returned ne
claims hit he was met out ide the camp ly
one of the party " no attemp ed to Kill Jim,
Pac er ed AID the man fell dead,
% resch ng camp Pac ser says he found
MS olh2r companions dead ard piece OF
one OF them was roasting over the fire. hay
ing been put there by the man who had at
tempted to kill him. Packers awful hunger
- was too great to withstand tine sight OF food
then, though it was human flesh, an he ate
the meat with great relish. He continued to
camp for many days afterwarl, Iiv ng on
the flesh Of his companions. He finally be.
came strong nougb to travel, and at last
reaf he'd ctyliz1u II. 1t was charged at his
trial that the crimes were comm tied Tor the
pu pose Of robbery. He was arrested shortly
after the crime but escaped, ami Tor 10
years was at liberty. Then he was arrested
tired aud sentenced. The court has taken
che case under advi enent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-24

Both the method and results whsa
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 svs.
TEN eiectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro.
auced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
reputable to the stomach, prompt in
Its action and truly beneficial in It's
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, is
many excellent qualities commend il
to 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
my 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,
say FRANCISCO. CT.
LOUISVILLE, kY kEW YORK Nv
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-24
THE OLD TREE IS A SENTINEL.

THE OLD TREE IS A SENTINEL.
1t Sings Requiems to the Quaker Dead in
Prospect Park.
In the old Quaker cemetery In the
heart Of Prospect Park is corner
where an old tree forms conspicu.
Gus part. It's age none can tell accu-
rately. Its lower portion is denuded
of foliage and its top branches send
forth only scantY fringe of leaves.
The picket fence in front is bare and
weather. beaten, and everything has
an air of antiquity.
In the center Of fayorite drive
way stands this simple cemetery.
Near by is the playground, where the
merry laughter of children is strange
ly in contrast with the peaceful
quiet of the hidden cemetery with
its myriads of little mounds, many OF
them ornamental only with the close
clipped sod.
The old tree stands like a hoary
sentinel guarding the last resting.
place OF the Quaker dead, whose
todies once reposed on Fort Greene,
and were removed when that reyo-
lutionary spot became a place Of rec.
reation for the people who reside on
"the Hill. New York World.
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avn Happen. II ) SECOND.

A second is the smallest division Of
time in general use, and when we
consider that In one year there are
about 81. 55s, 900 of these periods it
would certainly seem as II 1t was
small enough for all practical pur-
poses. But after all good deal can
happen even In fraction Of sec
ond.
A light wave, for Instance, passes
through distance OF about 1855, 600
miles in this length Of time. A cur
rent of electricity has probably an
even greater speed. The earth itself
moves in its orbit at rate OF about
twenty miles second, thus far ex-
ceeding the fastest railroad trains on
its surface.
\ tuning fork OF the French stan
dard vibrates $50 times per second to
produce the note A on the treble
staff.-Popular Science News.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-24
On Which Side TO sleep.

VIII you take the experience Of an
old man, instead of learning of old
writers:" asked the novelist Trollope,
when called on for his opinion in "a
recent discussion in Notes and Quer.
les. Il sleep equally wtll on the right
side, on the left side or on the back,
like the bad shepherd, who, we know,
dormit supinOuS | Go not think |
ever tried the only remaining posi-
tiOn-face downward take it Mr..
Agnus hits the nail on the head when
he speaks Of the ineXpelIency of sleelr
ing on the right side after "A late din
ner or supper; only | should say on
the right side or in any other posi-
ton. The fact is, | take it, that the
middle Of the day, or from | to ,
o'clock, is the best time for feeding,
and the most comfortable to the gen
eral operations of the organism.
suppose It would he well to make it
the only time, which. | am convinced,
most OF US could do wi IN perfect COM
fort after little say a months
practice. But If you will dine, as we
call 1t, or sup as our fathers called
it, at or : in the evening, you ought
not to go to bed till , or 3 in tie
morning. !, being threatened with
govt, was told on high authority that
the surest way to avoid IL was to dine
that is. make my principal meal
at o'clock, and take very little after
1t. obcyed, aud have never had
any symptoms of govt since. If you
want TO sleep like a babe when be-
tween eighty aud ninety, dine early,
eat no superb cup of tea or coffee
and a bit OF toast will do no harm;
and never trouble your head about
putting your stomach in the position
Of an inverted bottle;' as Mr.. Agnus
says, abstain from putting any other
bottles IN that position"
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somewhat PariionInr.

A story which is told Of the late
Charles Jamrach the naturalist aud
dealer in wild animals, who died in
England last summer, is so well
Houched for that it may be accepted
as worthy Of belief. Mr. Jamrach
was married more than once, and the
story is to the effect that when a
friend condoled with him on the loss
of his second wife, the naturalist an
swered, with heavy sigh, Eyes, yes;
as you say, she was a good wife.
but, he added, as if he felt COM
PEELED to speak the whole truth, ''she
never took kindly to the animals.
Why, even in winter, she wouldn't
let the snakes sleep under the bed"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-24

In an operate performance IN Par
IS the comets are fitted with new
echo apparatus, which differs from
those hitherto devised in not alter
ing the natural tone Of the instru-
ment. 1t is simply small chamber
of silvered copper so constructed as
to produce the echo when adjusted 20
the mouth of the trumpet.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-24
ROYAL
Best Baking Powder
The Official Government Reports:

The United States Government, after elaborate
tests, reports the ROYAL BAKING POWDER to be of
greater leavening strength than any other (BnA
htin IS, Ag. DEP, +. 599.J
The Canadian Official Tests, recently made, show
the ROYAL BAKING POWDER highest of all in leaven-
ing strength. (Bullstm O. +. 10, Infant Rso DIP
In practical use, therefore, the ROYAL BAKING
POWDER goes further makes purer and more perfect
food, than any other.
Government Chemists Certify:
"The Royal Baking Powder composed Of pure and
wholesome ingredients 1t does contain either alum phos
phaes other injurious substances
EDWARD G. LOVE, PHI. d.
"The Royal Baking Powder is undoubtedly the pur-st
and most reliable baking powder offered to the public
HENRY A. Morn, NJ. D., PHI. D."
"The Royal Baking Powder pure in quality and high
strength Of any baking powder of which have knowledge
"WM McMURIRIE, Pr. D."
The Government Report Shows all other baking
bozvders tested 10 contain atun1 lime
or Snl6h~rtc acid
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-24
There I. moe catarrn in this section Of the

There Is mole cafArrn in this section OF the
country than all other diseases nut together
and until the last few years was supposed TO
be tncurable For great many years doctors
pronounced IL local disease, and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing TO
cure with local treatment. pronounced il ~
durable. Science has proven catarrh TO be a
constitutions disc Use, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by +. ]. Cheney a Co. Toledo,
Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the
market. II IL taken internally in doses from
lOdroIs TO ieaspOOnful. IL acts directly upon
the blood end mucous surfaces of the system.
They Cds' zoo fnr di's case il fails 10 cure.
send for o4eCllars and testimonials. Address
II. J. CHENEY q Co., Toledo, o.
gS- Sold by Druggists, DC.
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EcLIpsEs FOR 1898.

In the year 1898 there will be two Ecipses
both of the sun.
/. A Total Eclipse o; the SIN, April l6sh,
e:32 o'clock in the forenoon, invisible in
North Anericl, visible in South America,
Atlantic Ocean, Africa an parts of Europe
and Asia.
2. An Annular Eclipse of the Sun, October
9, at 3:i7 o'clock in the afternoon, iavisibls
here, visible in Western North America, Pa
ciic Ocean aud South America.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-24

Syrup"

Ny niece, I{meline Hawley. was,
taken with splitting blood. and she
became very much alarmed. fearing
that dreaded disease. Consumption
She tried nearly all kinds Of medi.
cine but nothing did her any good
Finally she took German Syrupaud
she told inc It did her more good
than anything she ever tried. It
stopped the blood, gave her strength
and ease, and good appetite
had il from her own lips. Mrs
Mary A. Stacey, Ttumbull, Conn
Honor to Gefman SNrnp. %
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-24

Venus. after Maya.
Mars, until September g.
Jupiter, until April 81 altar November IS.
Saturn, after Marcl - until October 8.
Mercury, after February 10 until March
81, after June until August S. after Sap
TENDER 20 until November %