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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-19
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES

EDWARD a. BUSH Of New York, wsg
fatally injured in Lancaster, Penns., by being
kicked IN the abdomen by a horse.
Az s.year.old daughter Of Lewis Bluebell,
Of rTenchYille Penna was burned 10 death
BY her clothes catching fire from stove.
a BOILER exploded in the saw mill Of T. d.
Stephenson, near Raleigh, NORTH Carolina,
and J. hn Stephenson, son Of the proprietor.
was killed.
FERDiSAgD BEURoTH, typhoid fever
patient in 81. Francis Hospital, Pittsburg,
jumped rom third.story window while
suffering from delirinm and vas killed.
Az explosion Of gas took place at the
Merriman Coilisry, near Ashland, Penna,
and August Wohler and Michael Colgan we're
very badly burned, the latter possibly fatally.
FIVE new cases Of iyphus fever we're de.
yelOped ia New York, IN different localities
on the esst side. One Of liza victims -
= lward Wbalen, a policeman o. the Sanitary
squad.
The bodies Of Robert skelly, Bart Grum.
we'll and James Roberts we're found in the ice
in Erie Bay, Penna. They had been missing
since Thanksgiving Day, on which date they
went duck shooting On the bay.
WILLIAM MuRRACg, a miner, waainstantly
killed by q fall Of coal and rock iu the Empire
shalt, near Wilkesbsrre. Penna Murraek's
vile died about three weeks ago, and seven
orphans are leit ia destitute circumstances.
The boiler at the Miller oil we'll Of Green
lee q Frost, near Mcdonald, Pa, exploded
Hith terrific force, wrecking the engine house
and Instantly killing Con D0uRheriy, tool
dresser. A coal digger, who was sitting by
the boiler when il exploded, is also missing,
aud 1t is feared he is blown 70 pieces.
A PAIR Of horses, attached 10 a buggy, ran
away ct Minneapolis and the vehicle was
lhrown into an excavation being made for a
building. OF the occupants, Loltie Mitchell
was killed, Emma Erickson fatally wounded,
aud Herbert Bedford vas dangerously in
fQr.1
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-19
Cultivatiay aud Cooking Cassaya.

The cultivation Of cassaya gives very
little trouble. A heap OF earth is scraped
together; and three or four cuttings are
pushed into the loose dirt. About two
months aiterward the weeds are hoed out
an the eaythis gathered about the roots.
Nothing more is necessary In the
country of the Balolo, near the equator,
it is always summer; so that it Is
matter Of little or no consequence what
time of year crops are planted. In the
same field both cassaya and Indian cora
may be seen at all seasons, aud in all
stages of growth.
The clssava root; when full grown, is
often as large aad stout as mans arm.
Tne tubsrs are dug up anl boiled, or
they are peeled and driel in the sua, or
smoked in the house or on framework
of poles in the forest. Thea they will
keep for any length of time, aud wnsl
cooked for few minutes they become
very pllatable to hungry Balolo. The
luxuriance of growth that one sees in an
African cassava field would surprise
Floridian or even dweller in tropical
Brazil.
The favorite method of cooking TIA
cassava root is to make 1t into besomba,
kind of pudding or moist, solid bread
The roots are first soaked in running
water for few days. When the water
is deep the cassava is put into basket
which is tie to a stake. After soaking
for several days the rods beoome quite
soft; the bark like skin is then rubbed
of, and the roots are pounded in WOO len
mortars. The pestles are sometimes
made of hard wood-li1e teak, bat
piece of elephants tus1 is preferred.
When woman pounds cassava she sits
on tue ground with the mortar between
her knees aud holds the pestle with both
hands. The mashed cassava is wrapped
up in plaatain leaves, tie with sGriag
made from the tough, fbrous root of a
vine, and goes into the family pot.
When ready for the table it appears of
about the same consistency as cheese, and
is rather solid food, bat very nourishing
The taste is rather sour, but not at all
unpleasant even to civilized palate
New York Independent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-19
BURNED TO DEATH.

In Drunken stupor Two Men Throw
Their Companion into Fire.
Two boys while playing at Interstate Mill,
near New Lewisville, Ark, discovered the
charred body of an unknown man under a
lumber pile.
The deceased, in company with two other
unknown men, arrived at New Lewisyille on
Thursday. They had good deal of money
and b'gan drinking. At nightfall they were
intoxicated and left town. They were after.
ward seen near the Interstate Mill. They had
built fire sni were sitting arounl it singing
and laughing.
While in a state Of stupefactlon one com.
panion was thrown into the FIRE and burned
alive. Realizing what they had done, the two
men pulled the body OF their companion from,
the fire and dragged 1t to the place where IL
was discovered. Nothing has been seen Of
the murderers since.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-19
Tea Authorizations.

Tea is sI1illfully adulterated by the
Chinese merchants. Tae substance,
they use are among the most fearful
poisous known, including vario1s salts
of copper. The object generally is to
color the tea leaf. For this purpose
Prussian blue, gypsu n aud copperas are
commonly used.
Certain green teas can readily be de-
tccted as adultertateI, by taking ahlud-
full and blowing through it, wAen
cloud of dust will fly out-not tea dust,
but color.ng matter, which leaves the
tea in the hard of an olive tint.
Scented caper is a sort of tea that the
Chinese mix with iron filings in order to
give it weight. there is nothing iniur.
ious about this though it is a rank
swindle. -New y ,rk Journal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-19
Living Sepulchers.

The Timber Indians used to bury
their dead in o very curious way, select.
ing for The purpose living sepulchors
They left the corpses If defunct porsous
TO be derourcd by beasts or birLs of
prey. \ similar custom is said TO have
been followed by the ancient Pcrsians,
who throw out the bodies of their dead
on the roads. If they were promptly de-
youred by wild beasts it was considered
very honorable and altogether satisfac.
tory, otherwise it was esteemed a mis-.
fortune. The Purthiaus aud Medes pur-
sued tho same method in disposing OF
their dead, having horror rnI aversion
for the idea of corruption and decompos.
ition. Also they entertained the notion
that persons thus devoured by wild ami
mails would not DO entirely deud, but
would enjoy at least a partial sort of life
in the creatures which ate them. Prob
ably it was for this reason that the Bac
trians and Ilircanians trained dogs for
the same purpose, called "sopuichral
dogs which received the greatest caro-
and attention, because it was deemed
proper that the sous Of the deceased
should have strong AMI healthy frames
TO dwell ii Washington Star.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-19
HALF.MILLION MEN IDLE.


Effect Of the Strike OF Miners In Eng
Iand-CosI FROM Belgium.
Fifteen thousand coal miners are idle in
North stslordshire. Unless they resume
work in few days the poiteries win be com
PEELED to close down, throwing 5000 men out
Of work.
The Northern Railway Company has
stopped many of it's trains because Of the
lack Of fuel and large number Of engineers
ia the engine works at Crewe, in the county
Of Chester, have been temporarily dismissed
fof the same reason.
CsfgOes Of coal are being shipped from Ant
werp. The dock laborers 10 London and
Antwerp are not allowed 10 know whence the
coal came or whittier il j. going. This course
is followed In order 10 prevent trouble, ms it is
thought the men would reluse to handle the
coal did they know u was 10 be used 10 help
tide over the difficulty caused By The British
miners strike. Ii is also thought thst II the
Belgian miners know the coal they bad mined
vas being used for this purpose they would
take action 10 Illustrate the export Of the com.
modify
A fire broke out 10 the Long.on Hall col.
liery, in North Stafiordshire. The only man
who had been left at work in the pit was the
caretaker, and he managed to effect hisescapr
uninjured. Several horses, which had not
been brought TO the surface when the men
quit work for their long holiday we're suifo-
Gated.
Fiintshire, 10 Wales, appears 10 be the only
place where the order Of the Miners Fedora
ton 10 quit work has not been obeyed by the
members Of the association.
The latest estimate Of Inc number OF miners
who are now idle place the figure at 10000
Owing to the closing down Of other industries
because of the strike fully 200, 600 men in
other cmployments have been thrown out Of
work
The full effect Of the strike will not be felt
Immediately. In many cases manufacturer
who have large coal stocks will endeayor e
tide over weeks stoppage. but II the strike
exceeds week in duration their supply will
soon be exhausted and they viii be compelled
% shut down. II they are forced to close their
works the number Of idle operatives will be
doubled.
The members Of the South Wales Miners
Federation will limit the output Of the mines
in which they labor and will not work over
time during the srike Of their fellow-miners
elseshere.
The iron works at Bolton sre idle. The
Furness Railway Company has given notice
OF dismissal 70 the bulk Of its employees en-
gagged IN goods traffic.
In the Leeds d strict the strike is severely
felt. Nearly all the large mills aud the iron
and steel works are reducing the number Of
their employees or suspending work alto
gether.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-19
REVIEW OF.YRADR.
Profits Small. But the Outlook
Unusually Favorable.
transactions are Larger Than Last Year
Money Abundant In Spite Of Gold
Exports--The Failures.

Transactions are Larger Than Last Year
Money Abundant In Spite Of Gold
Exports--The Failures.
R. @. Dun & Co.'S weekly review is as
follows; The business failures throurbou, the
country during the last seven DAYS as re-
ported to r 6. Dan 6 Co. number for tho
Unitei States $50, and for Canada 26. or
total of 256 For the corresponding week Of
last year the figures were 2s4 failures in the
United States and 50 in Canada
Distribution Of products is unquestionasly
improving. Transactions are on the whole
larger than year ago. With all the great
industries active with money abundant in
spite of gold exports and with speculation
kept in wholesome check, the outlook would
seem to be unusually favorable, notwith-
standing general complaints that prices are
low and margins Of profit unusually small.
Iron has been the dismal feature. but in.
stead Of decrease he weekly output shows
9 large increase, so that on March it was the
largest ever known. 100, 903 tons, against.
ISIS 1856 last December. hithertr the maxi.
mum. Rails IRE inactive, but bar is dull and
plates weaker. Trade IN tin has been small
aud lead is dull.
The textile industries are improving. Sales
Of wool at Boston, Philadelphia and New
York for the year now exceed last years 10
same date by 4 a00, 600 pounds, or 10 per cent
In knit goods buyers hesitate. The trade in
cotton & DDS is largely in excess Of last year,
sales, In fact, showing a big increase in every
department.
Louisville reports the largest sales Of to-
bacco in the history Of the trade and general
improvement, while the business is fair and
improving at Nashville aud Memphis, aud
some improvement is seen at New Orleans.
where sugar is rising with an active demand,
and better feeling is seen in cotton.
Speculation in products is weak, wheat
being u cents lower, and corn At l. exports
falling much below those OF recent weeks.
The Government report that after the enor.
nous movement thus far M, goo 600 bushels
Of wheat remains in farmers hands, the
largest proportion ever reported tends 70 de-
press prices further Oats and pork products
are unchanged. Coffee is 4 lower. drop Of
in cotton puts the price down to GaS cents,
the lowest for more than twenty years, aud
receipts continue 10 meet last years, though
the weeks fall behind.
Though money is abundant rates on call
have slightly advanced, aud the market for
commercial loans is a little sitter al most
Eastern cities
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-19
MARKETS

BALTIMoRE-Flour-C Mills. super. a. 10
@330. Wheat-Southern Fultz. i.G3mi .031
Corn-Scuthern White, 50@5lc., Yellow.
49@50c. Oats Southern and PennsyIyania
34(e36c Rye-Maryland and Pennsylvania
e74@9Sc. Hay.-MaryIand apd Pennsylvania
sl3.e0@13.50. Straw-Wheat, S7.5JG8.O0.
Butter-Eastern Creamery, 2S(d3Oc. nearby
receipt 2l022c. Cheese-Eastern Fancy
Cream, l2tCg13c., Western, s99tc. Eggs-i5
G16e. Tobacco. Leaf Interior 81 .OO1d,I 80
Good Common, S4.00@5.00, Middling, $500
assoc, Good to tnered, Ss.909ll.O0. Fancy,
Sl2.00@13.00.
NEW YoRK-Flour Southern Good tn
choice extra, s.. S16g5.1Q. Wheat-No. / Whits
1.04l@1.06. Rye-State a74@L01tc. Corn
Southern Yellow, 49i@ 494c Oats-White
State 36i@37c. Butter State. IsG29c.
Cheese-state, 11Qll4e. Eggs-l5QI6c.
PHILADELPHIA Flour = Pennsvlyanj.
Fancy, S5.50td3.75. Wheat, Pennsylvania AMI
Southern Red, l.034@l.t3s Rye-Pennsvl.
vania, S39S4e. Gorn-Southern Yellow. 4q4
@493c. Oats-374G373c, Butter-State. 366S
SSc. Cheese-New York Factory lU@l0ie.
Eggs-State, l5gl6e.
CATTLE.
BALTIMoRE-Beef-S 46lA475 Sheen-
si.00@5.5e. Hogs-S490@5.2n
NEW RK-Beef-s4 T5a5OQ Sheen
S.Q0@6.60, Hogs-4.99a5.50
EAST LInERTY-B ee.-si.7565 Sheep
S,6o@5'oo. Hogs-s4.90@5.2a
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-19
SPOTTED FEVER SCOURGK

The Dread Disease Breaks Out nj BOyI0s-
ton, Ind.--Nine Children Have Died.
Word wss received in Frankfort, Ind, that
spotted fever has broken out in the Armstrong
family. Of Boyleston. Two have died and
third member has been attacked. Seven
children Of Mr.. Hsott, Of EIrklin. have died
from the same disease.
Physicians fear repetition Of the spotted
fever scourge Of twenty years ego.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-19
HELD DOWN TO DIE.

A Young Girls Foot Catches in a Frog
and She is Run Over by Train.
Miss Hattie Fl nigan. sged nineteen. was
killed at Kokomo, Ind, by a train. She at
tempted to cross in front OF it, when her foot
caught in frog.
Byst nders tried to extrieate her before the
train resched her but in vain.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-19
CITADEL ACADEMY BURNED.
$4,000 Damage Done to the West Point
of the south.

S5o'Voo Damage Done to the West Point
Of the South.
Fire Quilted the main building Of the Citadel
Academy, the state military school at Charles
ton. The flames originated on the roof and
were well under way before the fremen we're
summoned. They we're confined, however, 10
the roof and top towers ofthe dormitories
The loss il supposed to be about $50 600.
covered by insurance. The library and most
OF the personal effects Of the $50 cadets we're
saved The two wings Of the academy one
used as officers quarters and the other as
chapel, meas hall &c, we're uninjured.
The cadets are temporarily quartered in
Roper Hospital, new building unused since
1886. They will probably reoccupy their old
quarters in week or two The academy
was founded 20 years ago, is supported by the
state and is known as the West Point Of the
South
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-19
PROBLEM


MS
Years come AMI 60,
We know not the beginning nor the endi
Eyes cannot see the wind, yet branches
bend,
Mind governs matter, none can show the
cause;
Man cannot 70 Thorn even Natures laws;
Why is it so?
Why are we, whence orhow, that we EXIST
How long win it be ere the solemn change,
Which we call death, that transmutation
strange,
Shall wrap us in impenetrable mist
We do not know.
But this we feel -
Yea, in each human heart there dwells a
thought,
hope, knowing that life cannot cease;
That deaths the signal of souls release
From matter, and what Power these won
ders wrought
1t will reveal
T. Tracy Walsh, in Boston Transcript.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-19

The number Of pass, 7gers carried
on Egyptian railways in the year 1890
was 1926, 2S6, as against 4, 1878, 453 in
1869, being an increase of 317, 1913.
The number Of miles Of line open in
1890 was $50. as compared with g45
in 1889.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-19

SIR JAMES BACON, since the death Of
Admiral Sir Provo Wallis Is at the age Of a.
the Oldest Of the titled classes in England.
The oldest baron is the Rev. Sir John Warren
HAYES. who is %, and Admiral Sir Lewis
Tobias Jones, the oldest knight Of the Bath,
Is also %.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-19
Louise Bouvier's ReDaration,
BY M'KENpRER BANGS.

S the interview between
her landlord and her
self ended Madame
Bowler became very
angry. Had the land
lord remained to see
how her black eyes
snapped and to note
her appearance and
manner he might we'll
shave thought that she
meant to do harm of
some sort to him or his
interests.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-19

FREDERICK scBwATKA. the traveller, once
experienced temp. rafure OF seyeniy-oRe
BuYk s Great Fish River. II Is said to be the
coolest ever Endured by civilized man.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-19

The Walters art gallery, the finest
private collection of modern masters in
the world, has been offered to Baltimore,
Md, if that city will erect ten thou.
sand dollar building for its reception.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-19
A Noteworthx Fnci.

IT is a noteworthy circumstance
that all the men elected TO the Speak
ership since the first Congress were
born in one or another Of only thir-
teen States.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-27

"lf You We're IA ilry, Clara" said tho
embarrassed young lawyer aosiiatingiG
81 could plead ny cause with moro sllf
possession. In the courts of-or.-of iuys
don't think stack up 10 u lrst class
udyorltc.'
"Porhap' you have not Ind m cxten-
fivo practice Ia such courts, William
suggested Size lnWiduu suitly.
"Fhats IL exactly, Clara" eagerly re
joined the young man, moving his chair
u li,t'o nearer "lm "a gro0u hand NJ
this busine s.; but II could feel suso tho
jury
"Mcaning me"
"les-waIt prcjud'ccd against the
advucatu'---
"Moanng your
"Nes-why, thon, might
"Mhat kind VI jury arc you consider.
ing me, William she asked, with cyes
duwncnst.
"A-hm-pctit jury Of course. You
couldn't DO u grind jury, you know,
darl"--
"Why noi'"
"Bocauao we don't try cases before
grand iuries,"
81 think, William" said the young
girl blushng, 81 would rather for this
occasion be considered u grand jury"
why
"Bocausen-and she hid her face
somewhere IN the vicinity Of his coat
collar--"l have found true Bnlw-
Chicago Tribune,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-27
tn. sEecHees FIRST SERMON.

III. widow Describes the Great Preach.
eg's rirst ufoutlyu SERMON.
Mrs, Horny Ward Br,chcr gives an In.
teIu'ing account ot tho first sermon
preached by Mr. B,oehcr iu plymouth
church, Brooklyn. in her ai.h p1Io- 100
"Hr Beeghor ~ 1 Know Him" In Tho
Ladies' Homo Journal perfect flood
oi warnings and criticisms came 20 him
before his hrst sermon. Doubtless al
these waruings determined MIR Bocch-r
more than aughi olse tnlt the people VI
his new church should fully understand
before he was installed what course he
was likely 10 pursue. lle told me thnt
~ Plymouth church decided 20 install
him, Il would do 40 with e. eyes wide
opon. 10 was upon the evening " sun.
day, Oct 10. lsil. lie sat quietly on
the pulpit while tho choir was singing.
His oycs scanned the c1ncourse OF pee.
pie before him, but It was the look Of
confidence that saw.
Knowing a. did something Of what
he intended TO say, could not but
think, "Will thcao people accept tho
bold course he has MARKED ont for his
work from one 20 young lool,iugF For
his ten years Of labor no tho west had
not rubbed the youth from his face |
noticed the almost cOuiumptUous looks
Of the strangers pre.pHtHs thoy watch.d
his face. As Do rose tn read tho Scrip
lures douthliko silence prryudoi the
great church. But not tromor was
visible in the voice that spoke. With
that mellow voice which tho Brooklyn
public learned 20 wyl 10 know no read
the lu.ion of tNe evening asst hcwure bee
fore his Lnwruncoburg audiourc. Tuan
90 no uttered the tint low sentence Of
llis prayer, as his heart ro.o hcaypnwgrl.
the effect OF The preacher became visible
ON his congregation, aud ho brought his
hearers close To the mercy seat. All WIS
changed. I'm almost bropthlc,s solemn,
| ~ porvadad tho church, aud tears were
on many faces.
Tho youthful look vanished aud did
not return, Us IN his sermon ho plainly
and With great solemni,y showed his
hearers the COURSE duty called him to
pursue. As he said of these remarks
years aftcri II lifted up tho banner and
blow the trumpet IN tho application OF
Christianity 10 intcmpouuce, TO slavery
aud NIL other great national sins. said
TO those present, ~ I rcingin horc and
you come 20 this church Il must ut tho
COMMENCEMENT hc distinctly understood
that ! wear no fctiers, tina; | will be
bound by no precedent, aud that will
preach the Gospel a. | anpiuhoud a..
whether men will hear or whether they
viii lorbCar and viii apply IL sharply
and strongly 20 tho overthrow Of every
evil and to the upbuilding OF all that Is
good"
After the close Of tho sermon many
came to counsel sir. Brcchor. They
/ were ac,untod by kindness 10 him and
anxiety for the chureh. such bold, plain
/ speaking thUy did nos understand. They
had never boon usol to It,. IL would
overthrow this young church.
"Dou't ally your .t 10 unpopular mon
or unpopular causes" they told h.m.
"rhoro isuocall forit. You will only IN
| Iusu y0ungli and break up this church."
Aftr preaching o igouih in Plymouth
l church no wac installed Us pastor on
/ Nov. II, 1857.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-27

4 puG png. VIM rnr NANF "AEGEI"
~ engraved Un rINlr i.litr please rrturn
Iu sire. Hoha, o. eIaih h04.h ifcet, and g.
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