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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-07-30
A Curious Tar Forest.

Seated at the Grand Hotel the other
night was George E. Mitchell, nov OF
Port Angeles, but who was b IRA in Ma.
nilla, and who has hal Il varied ex peri
ence in many parts of the world. lis
father was the British Consul at Manila,
and in the lapse of time became inter-
ested in large enterprises. He sold goods
in many different parts of Europe aad
Asia, where he had agencies established.
The son succeeded to this business,
but at length in one of the financial de-
pressions he lost his fortune, by that
time large. He came to San Francisco,
married a California young lady, the
daughter OF D. Milton Jones, Sheriff for
many years of Siskiyou County.
A year or two ago he went to the most
northern part OF the Safe of Washington,
overlooking the Straits OF Fuca. There
he secured quite an area of land, built
him a cabin and settled down. When
his friends saw him at the Grand they
asked him what on earth he was going
to do in that country, since they under
stood 1t was a wilderness. liz ,arprised
them By what be said.
"Going to make tar" replied he.
"You needn't look skcpt;car. There
are acres and acres of magnificent trees
there, too much permeatcd with the tar
to be Of any use for wood. Cut one Of
these forest giants down, aul the next
day you can 50 to the stump and with
small board rake off inches ani inches of
the thick amber colored COZ. Cons
back little while aterEarJ aud you
can do il again.
"Cut tree half of and set your cans
properly so as to catca this, aud you get
gallons upon gallons, not to say barrels,
of it in a short time. Then you can put
up your works and go into the tar bus
mess and make fortune, the same as
they do in the Carolinas aud elsewhere
in the world.
"You have got your pitch, your resin,
tar, turpertiue and everything else that
comes from tar forest. It's a novel
Industry, know, for within thousands
of miles it has not been developed, but
with prices high for tar, turpentine, resin
and pitch, aud with freights 70 keep
them so for some time, no such a field
for money-making is offered as this.
am going to stay by it."-Sau Francisco
Examiner.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-07-30
A Trick to uet n Horse,

The Confederate cayalryman was ofteu
puzzled as to how to provide himself
with horse. The authorities gave him
the choice to keep mounted or go into
the ranks with his musxet,as horses wece
not furnished by the Government. To
be dismouuted and become foot soldier
was worse to him than court martial,
aud he would risk much in his efforts
to get horse from the enemy.
In the fall of 1868, Confederate
cavalryman had his horse killed in
skirmsh near Warrenton, Va, aud as
his best chance was then to capture one
from the enemy he put his wits to work
to devise the ways and means. He was
with tine outside pickets, and not far off,
on the pike, we're the cavalry pickets Of
the enemy. He procured piece of tele.
graph wire from the railroad. and whea
twilight came on stretched this across
the road, fastening one emf to the felcc
aud the other end to a convenient tres
Just high enough to catch a cavalryman
about the belt. When matters were thus
arranged to his liking, he started dowl
the pike, and stopped in plain view of
the enemy.
1t was not long before three of them
gave chase mounted on good horses. 1t
was now too dark for them to see the
wires, and on they came, determined to
have prisoner. Tue chase was sharp,
and quickly over, so that by the time
the schemer had passed through, and uu-
der his trap, the enemy was upon him.
The sequel is not hard to guess. Two
of the pursuers were quickly ENDORSED,
the third being so much astonishe1 and
frightened at their fate as to turn and
beat a hasty retreat. The two horses,
without their riders, continue down the
road, and were easily captured by the
Confederate, who, by i.,s clever ruse,
became their owner, and kept his place
in the csvslry.
The two pickets left to themselves,
hurriedly made their way back to their
comrades as crestfallen and astonisned
as two men could well be. The hero OF
this incident tells the tale himself, and
adds that he rode one of these horses to
Appromattox, aud from there to hii
home, and that it was one Of the best he
ever owned. WASH lgton Post.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-07-30

voy at Cettinje. On the eve of my de-
parture, great dinner. to which sew
eral Montenegro dignitsries were invited,
was given in our honor. Shortly be-
fore we entered the diuing-room, u
tall and remarkably handsome Montene-
grin made his entrance into the draw
room. Where l had seen this superb
specimen of manhooda These great,
dark. blue eyes, fringed with abnormally
long lashes' This firmly chiseled china
This beautifully curved mouth, shaded
by long, silky mustache3 Suddenly 1
remembered my captor of the c.
Pass. On the impulse of the moment I
started to my feet, and, much to the
amazement of my hosts, rushed up to
the hero of my adventure, and, extend.
ing both hands to him, exclaimed:
"How happy l am to see you
A puzzled expression on his face urged
me to add, stupidlys
"Surely you cannot have forgotten
mer'
.sNo, / have not" said he, while a
decided blush fell over his dark skin,
'but remember, Princess, that when ]
last saw you you were little soldier,
while now" His sentence remained
unfinished, much to my satisfaction.
There was slightly awkward pause,
and then, pointing to the silken, pearl
studded belt which enci-cled his slim
waist, he showed me my two little
jeweled revolvers.
~ have worn them ever SINCE" said
he, s'in remembrance. New York
Tribune.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-07-30

A despatch from Pttsburg says; There
- big mystery gu round the at
tempted ass ssination OF III. c. Frick, and the
police authoriti of ittsburg are do n speedy
and commendable work. They brought an
ether man over IRON the nest Of Anarchists in
Allegheny City at neon.
His nsme Is Henry Bauer. He Is. II Is
ch:rgrd, the agent of yari US Anarchistic
publications In this country. Alter he was
placed in q ce officers ere sent TO search his
house. A correspondent visited the Anarchist
quarters in Allegheny City, and for dsgra a
ton. general negl, q and responsiveness It 10
fully on level with the Haymarket district
of Chicago.
Il was doubtless from th Is quarter that the
sedicous circular distributed in camp a sw
days ago emanated. There Is q dark con-
spiracy, Ii is believed surrounding the at.
tempt to kill Mr. Fr;ck. The police regard as
very importan the Arrest Of Moilieh at Long
Branch, the man who, it is claimed, sent
money by express to Bergman while be was
in Pittsburg.
It is not knnwn where this investigation
will lead. Superintendent O'Msra is acting
IN conjunction with the New York authorities
and the detec ives are tusiiy at NO here.
] ha' there was carefully organ zei plan 10
com Hass the killing Of OF H. c. Frick is clear
and the public will keen await the results
OF its Ia festigation by the police.
Alexandef Bergman indicated his intention
t. make sfatemen to the Associated Press
Of his reasons for shooting II. c. + rick and
his story of the at emptsd sassinstion a.
soon as tie should be settl, in tie jiil lie is
still in ignorance ofthe tact that other arrest,
have been made or ere contemplated. II.
Bauer, the recognized leader Of the Anarchists
who Was ~ e ted at noon, will Q held until
an investigation can be made. The police
were $50 notified Of Nollich's ARE t at Long
Branch. an have trranged to have him
brought here. Knobs is still detained at the
Central Station. Hi story of his connection
with Bergman is not believed By the police,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-07-30
CHAIRMAN W. ?. HARRIY.
Organization Of the National Democrat,
Committee.

Organization Of the National Der,oer,t,,
Committee.
The Kaiional D ra'ie fommIttes MT
n New York and organic d By the unaai.
nous selection Of VIM F. Harrity, of Penn.
sylyana. as chairman, and Simon p. shcetin.
Of Indiana, as secretsry
The committee was called to order by lion
Calvin s. Briee.
Immed steIy afier the roll Hon. Calvin
Bfiee, chairman Of sEo former committee.
reiterated his declaration that he did not de.
sire 10 be considered a candidate for re.elce.
tioa.
NJ. German. Of Maryland, NJ. Ransom Of
North Carolina, Thonss, Of Colorado. and
bir. whitney, Of New York, all made brief
speeches In comm ndatioa OF Mr. Brice,s ser.
vices 10 the party.
Al this ju ctuFe Mr. Br'ce ret red from fhe
chair and Ar. seSeil, o. Maine, assumed the
gavei. Nr. Tarpey. Of California. then Ia.
irodaced resolution extending III. thanks
Of the comm ttee to ur. Brice for his earnest
nnd able services IN tie past Il was adooted
~ rising vote. and on motion o. Hon. Clark
Howell, OF Ge0rgia, the veil Of secrecy ,ras
removed from his part Of the proceed.nes
Dir. Br1cs now re- umei the chair nnd De.
elared the eleetion Of q chqirman of the m.
tionai committee 10 be 10 order.
Nr. htney at once moved that Mr.. WIN.
7. Harrity. Of Pennsylvania, be seleeted
chairman, AMI there being no other nomsne.
tons, Mr.. harrity was selected By aeelama.
ton.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-07-30
The Weight Of a Horse.

Many people, even among those who
frequently make use Of horses, have little
idea what an ordinary horse weighs, and
would have had WORK to guess whether
a given animal, standing before their
eyes, weighed so pounds or 1890
pounds, says Parsons Weekly. Yet
they would have no sucl difficulty with
man, aud would probably be able to
guess within ten Or twenty ponds Of
his weight.
The Governments OF Europe have long
been purchasing and weighing horses for
the military service, and transferring
them from carriage or drau yht employ
ment Of the various branches of the
cavalry and artillery. The animals are
ordinarily assigned to weight.
The French military authorities ini
that an ordinary light carriage Or riding
horse weighs from $50 pounds to 800
pounds. Such horses as these are rs.
signed to the light cavalry corps.
The next grade above, which in civil
life passes "a "coupe horse" or car
rage horse Of medium weighC, ranges in
weight up to 1850 pounds. This horse
goes to serve the purpose Of drill for the
cavalry belonging to the reserve military
forces.
Above these there are still two grades
of heavy horses. The first are those used
for ordinary draught purposes and are
commonly found drawing the omuibuses
of Paris. They weigh from 100 pounds
to nearly 1900 pounds.
The heaviest horses are the Clydesdales
and Percherons, which are oxen in size
and strength, aud which weigh from
1900 pounds up to nearly 200O pounds.
None of these Percberons Of the heiv-
lest weight are employed in the military
service, but some Of the lighter ones are
used for draught and artillery purposes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-07-30
Troops Ordered Hnms.

The departure of the Eighth and Four.
teenth Regiment seem TO indicate that 1t Is
the roi ey to slowly withdraw the troops
from Homestead, leaving sufficient numher
on hand to cps with any difficulty that may
nrise. While this intense weather continues
il Is probably batter for the troops to remain.
because If they had TO be called out again
and marched any distance unIer such A
icorching heat there would b. more than one
plan who would sueeumb TO it.
The departure Of portion of the troops
has had good Eff ct. 1t has cheered up the
hopes oil those remaining. because there is
promise now that other re.iments will follow
the Eight and Fourteenth in due time.
Two hundred more non-union men we're
brought TO Homestead works They left the
cars of the Pennsylvania r rilroaI at Swiss.
vale, and are supposed to have come from
philadelphia. Two companies OF the Tenth
Regiment csc rted the men rom the cars 70
the banks Of the river, whence they were fer
red across to the Carnegie Works With the
arrival of these men and the dep rturs nf
the Eighth and Fourteenth r giments. the
in r SITS begin to diminish at Homsstesc.
The Homestea MEN have apparently
abandoned all endeavois to bring lie Brad.
dock workers cut on strike. A member of the
advisory commit e said that he had been in
formed By several Amalgsmated men y no had
gone among the Bradsoek men that they had
lot ftrgntten the I. U tless appeals for assist.
ance they made to HON stead in 1887. and
were distinct ne l 10 strike for sympathy.
Several of the iocked-eut men, aIiheug
aware that the ! aders have giv.n up the
hope OF q strike at thu EIgIr Thompson
plant are still hopeful Of bringing them out.
] he intsnse heat has osfrsfed N tny OF
General Sup ritendtnt Peters non-uniun
men, according to the Amslgsm ted scouts.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-07-30
POPULAR SCIENCE.


MANY of the animals in the deep sea
navc no eyes.
German railway officials are expert
menting with rails made of paper.
An unsuccessful attempt was lately
made to cultivate oysters in the Baltic.
By adopting the base process of max
ing steel castings there is less phos-
phorus.
Microscopists recently showed that a
drop of milk contained several million
anlmalcule.
The best road, according to Partisan
experts, for hardness aud unwearable
service is made of volcanic scorIa.
The incandescent electric light is
claimed by authorities to be the most
satisfactory artificial light known to
science.
The Interstate Elevated Railway of
Kansas City is to be clangel from
steam to an electric system at q cost Of
$500, 900.
Ligh ming fashe into an Eastern Penn
syivania coal mine the other day aud
shocked a man who was 1900 feet below
the surface.
American lifeboats are to be furnished
with an electric motor and propeller,
which will provide not only power but a
search light.
According to Sappy, the famous physi-
no CT + %
glands, which are constantly secretin5
gastric juice.
Instead IF the alloy of zioc and silver
which was first chosen for the prod.c.ion
of "Arcas plating" one containing cad
MUM is nov re,eTrei.
In testing the conditions of the atmos.
phere inside petroleum tank, if the air
at the bottom is found not inAimmaO!e
or explosive, the air above is ire not to
be so.
Scientists estimate that every ye1r
layer equal to fourteen feet deep of the
surface of all oceans and other bodies of
water is taken up into the atmos pAere as
vapor.
A new cure for hydrophobia was sue
cessfully tried in the Pasteur Institute
at Milan, Italy. 1t consisted of sub
cutaneous injection of the virus in its
"ixed form"
There are said tc h. 1892 artesian
wells west of the nineiy seventh meridian,
which irrigate more than 10O,009 acres
of land; 1000, 900 gallons of water often
flow from single well.
NJ. lie Chatelier states that by means of
his pyrometer he has discovered that the
temperatures which occur in melting
steel and in other industrial operations
have been oversstimated.
A new combination washer and nut
lock for railroad use has recently proved
itself very useful. The nut eau be re-
leased or frightened up with the greatest
ease, and the washer can be riusel fire.
quently.
Some experiments in connection with
the artificial production CT clouds by
burning cases of resinous matter were
lately made in Paris, but were only par
TALLY successful, on account of the wind
carrying the clouds away as soon as
formed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-07-30
What Brushes Are Made OF.

"Did you ever see a brush Of spun
glass7" asked professor of physical
science of Washington Star reporter.
''Hers is one. 1t is for use where acids
are employed that would eat up any other
substance. Bless you! the materials of
which brushes are made are innnmerable.
Among other things they are mauufac-
tured out of whalebone, horn, wire aud
the quilts of feathers. The quilts and
the whaIebone are split for the purpose,
and the horn is softened, rolled out fat
and broken into threads. Ever so many
animals contribute their hair for brushes.
Bears fur, being coarse aud atiff, makes
the best vanishing brushest brushes for
gliding and granting are made out of
badgers hair and part of the hair in
side of every cows ear is utilized for
lettering brushes.
"The squirrel, the goat, the horse, the
bear, the camel, the sable and even the
polecat supply material for brushes.
Some of it is very valuable, three or four
ounces of selected canei's or sablc's hair
being worth 500. For artists pencils
the hair of the iclueu non AMI the finest
of that which grows within the cows
ear are employed, bat the best and most
costly of such exquisite brushes are
manufactured from the long hairs of the
sable's tail. However, not all of these
beasts put together contribute so impor-
family to the brush making industry as
does the hog. The hogs of Russia aud
Poland afford the chief market supply
of bristes for the world, the crop being
gathered It regular intervals. Of the
product the whitest AMI best bristles are
utilized for tooth brushes and paint
brushes.
Sin the manufacture of artists pen.
ellis the delicate hairs employed are first
washed, dried, combed, sortel and ar
ran Jed in punches of the desired sizes.
Each bunch must be for,nel 30 as to have
a sharp point when it is wet. Very deli
cate manipulation is required in this
work, which is always performed by wo-
men and children. Each bunch is fas-
tened together aud drawn through the
large end of quill until the hairs pro-
ject sufficiently from the other end. Toe
quill, having been soaked beforehand in
the hot water to enlarge it, shrinks
enough on drying to hold the brush Sc
curely. For this purpose quilts from
geese, turkeys, ducks, pigeons, quails,
larks and other birds are usei.
"Among the vegetable materials used
for making brushes are cocoanut fiber,
old rope and the roots and tibers of many
tropical plants; also broom corn, rat
tan and rushes
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-07-30
A TOWN IN ASHES.
Fifteen Hundred People in Iron River,
Wis, Lose Their Homes

Fifteen Hundred People in Iron River,
Wis, Lose Their Homes
The entire business district Of Iron River,
Wis. is in as es. Fifteen hundred ople are
, without shelter, and in many cases without
foo. Little is LEFT Of what was one Of the
n'st prosperous mill towns, the total argre-
eating 500. 900, with very little insurance.
The fire started in ho.el end in less than
hve minutes the struct re was alb aze As
the Is nothing in the iowa in the way Of
hre-hstting apparatus, AMI no stream near
By, all that coall be done was 70 try 10 save
the contents Of the buildings.
As seon - news was received General Ne H.
sger Fitch Of the Duluth, youth Store and
Atlantic, ordered the Lake Superior Unite
train. wh ch W then az Thomsston en- its
way west TO p ok up all extra coaches along
the line AMI take them into the Iron River 10
shelter the women End chiIdEfn. These cars
reached the deserted city l o'clock WHEN
the extent of the calamity became knawu
NJ. Fitch issue4 orders TO collect prosi ions
az sidnaw. Ewin and Trout Creek and send
them to Iron River on TIE Duluth express
thus proviiing at least breakfast Tor the
burned out people
Many Of the p orer residents ar absolutely
destitute. A lew people have sought refuge
in the saw mill near the town. Those who
saved provisions from the h1mes are diviIina
with the less fortunate. but even this does not
prevent many families from going hungry.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-07-30

some of our contemporaries are inter
ested in the existenc, of green rose.
This has been very we'll known plant in
the vicinity of Philadelphia for probably
century. There is no difference theoret
ically between the petals OF rose and a
rose leaf. and the transfer nation of one
to the other in nature is very easily ae-
complished. A green rose, therefore, is
nothing more than rose in which in
forming the flower, the rose has persist
emily refused to allow its leaves to be
transformed to pstals--they still continue
as leaves. The petals of the green rose
are, therefore. nothing more than green
leaves. Outside of its interest as show
ing the relation between leaves and flow
ers, there is no interest in the green rose.
Certainly it has no beauty. -Meehan'
Monthly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-07-30
AMERICAN TIN.

The Special Agents Report shows Great
Advantage In the New Industry.
The Ire sury Department has received
specl report from sp cial Ag nj Ira Aver.
ia which lie tates that tn production Of tin
md ie ne p atcs i'r the quarter ended June
81 o., as shown by the sworn staten ut Of
manufacturers I, over 100000 pounds "a
against S00l. os7 pounls durif he previous
quarter, aud about 5.2l0, 600 pounds for to
previous ne months, the total pro uciion
10 ths wiol year being i8, 2 0. $50 pouu ..
OF the 900 600 pc n produced du ing
the list quarter, over 10000 pounds Wers
made IRON American block plate. In addi
lion 10 the foregoing the production Of Ameri.
can sheetiron or steel iHio articles and wares
timed or terne Goa cd dur ng the fsoil year
md ID Jund 30 1892, ACC Rg 10 thia report
was more than 2, OoJ, 900 pounds. the returns
being - } ct incVnpl ie.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-07-30
Ships Armor Made of Cocoanat Fibr..

The very latest thing in the way OF a
defensive armor is a layer OF cocoauut
fibre and graduated cocoaaut husks in
side the outer skin OF vessel. A Danish
cruiser, the Hekla, was hxsl ~ in this
manner, and big shot was drci clean
through her below the water line. The
layer of woody stuI closed IN behind
the great bullet so that scarcely any
water entered. A fairly successful trial
was made the other day on the sane
lines at Norfolk, Va, a slot being fired
through a tank with SUCH lining
Boston Transcript.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-07-30
DISCOVERY LAY.
Proclamation Insti.uting a Columbus
Anniversary Holiday.
The following proclamation vas ssued by
the President of the United ates of
A merle
A PROCLAMATION.

PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, By joint res luton Apr oved
June 90, 1892, 1t WIS reso we'd in the Senate
aud House of Rep esentatives of the United
ates of America, ii Congress assembled.
that the President of the Uni ed States be
authorized and directed TO issue proclama-
tion recommending to the people the obsei-
vance in all their loealit;es OF the tour hun
dredth anniveisi OF the j scovery Of
America on the twenty first day of October,
1892 by public demonstration aud by suitable
exerc ses In their schools and other places of
assembly.
Now, therefore, /, Benjamin Harrison,
Pres dent OF the United States OF Amerio,, in
pursuance OF the oressid joint r, solution do
hereby appoint Friday, October 81, IS q the
fnur hunired,h anniversary of the discovery
OF America by Columbus as general holiday
for The Peep OF I'll. United States. On that
day let the people, so tnr as possible, c ass
from toll an devote themselves to such exer-
cises as may best express honor to The dis
coyerer and their appreciation of the great
CHI evement Of the TOUR completed centuries
tf American life.
c lumbus stood in bis age as the pioneer of
progress end enlightment. The sJst.m OF
universal education is in our age the most
prominent and salutary feature of the spirit
OF enlightment and it is peculiarly appro-
pirate that the schools b. made by the people
T. center OF the day's demonstration. Let
the National flag float over every school house
Ia the country and the exercises be such as
shall impress upon our youth the patriotic
Juti 8 Of American citizenship.
In the churches and in the other plsc of
assembly OF the people let there he expressions
Of gratitude to Divine Providence for the de-
vout faith of the discovery ant fer the Divfns
..re and gu dance which ha, directed cur
history and SO abuniantly blss ed our peo-
pie.
In + stimony whereof have hereun'o set
my hand and caused the ie ! OF the United
3..ates to be affixed.
DJne 81 the City o. Wsshin ,ton this 2is;
lay of July, in The year OF our Lord one thous-
and eight hundred and ninety -two, and Of the
lndepenenc of the United States the one hun
Iired and seventeenth
lSEAI BENJAMIN HARRISON.
iy the President: John w. Foster, Secre-
larry Of State.