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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30
ODDS AND ENDS.

Russian farmers hold an average Of 81
acres to each family.
On an average there arc 10000 adver-
tisements week in the II London morn
ing papers.
Sierra means saw, and its applica-
ton to range of pointed mountain
peaks is very apt and poetical.
Aristotle defined law to be reason
without passion. and despotism or arbi-
trary power to be passion without rea-
son.
Some insurance companies will allow
the use of none but the old fashioned
sulphur matches in the houses they in
sure
Pasteboard in shoe soles, chicory in
coffee. aloes in tea. Sticks Of wood in
baled hay, mako trade lively and keep
the language vigorous.
The greatest fortress is Gibraltar. 1t
Is considered impregnable to military
attack. 1t was besieged by the Span
iards for three years without success.
In every land between Spitzbergen and
Patagonia there is some species Of the
common blood sucking mosquito. In
British America and Alaska they are
very large and troublesome.
The full bench of the Boston supreme
court has decided that man is justified
in preventing dog fight. and that if in
doing such thing he gets bitten the
owner of the dog must pay damages.
The English sovereign's sons and
grandsons, when created peers, are en-
titled to seats in the house of lords at
the left of the throne, but when, by the
death of their father, they become only
collaterally related to the sovereign
they sit among the dukes.
people need not suffer from corns or
other pedal troubles if they will change
their shoes three times day." asserts q
man who has tried the experiment.
"Where one pair pinches another sets
easily, and frequent changes of footgear
keep the circulation in order and the toes
undisfigured.
The fashion of decorating the dining
table is not modern one, but is the re-
vival of an ancient custom. Old French
tables of any pretension to elegance
were adorned with permanent center
pieces called surtouts, made of glass and
silver mounted. From these branched
silver and gilt candelabra.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30
British Admirals Who Have Drowned,

Sir George Tryon is the fourth British
admiral who has lost his life by ship
wreck or disaster unconnected with war
fare since the beginning of the last cen
fury. In October, 1907, Sir Cloudesley
Shovel shared the fate of the crew of the
Association, and on Aug. 90, 1882, Ad-
miral Kempenfelt was drowned by the
"heeling over" of the Royal George.
The great loss of life by the sinking of
the Victoria is ascribed to her suddenly
heeling over, as i'll the case of the Royal
George, but the present catastrophe is.
by comparison, not nearly as appalling
as the shipwreck of the st. George, the
Defense and the Hero on the coast of
Jutland in 1911, when Admiral Reynolds
and 1900 sailors persisted. - London
World.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30
Cellar Nintering of Eecs.

In paper read before an association
of Iowa beekeepers IL member who IA
vors winteriug bees in the cellar said
that as soon as the winter set in in ear
nest he carried his colonies into the Gel
lar-leaving the caps of the hives in the
beeyard-and tered up the hives ac-
cording to the nuInber of hives to occu-
Ply given space. AS regards ventila-
ton he said:
next attend to the matter of thor
ough upward ventilation. lopen at least
one-third Of the top of the hive, leaving
the cluster Of bees absolutely exposed
In this lies the secret of successful cellar
wintering. The moisture frcm the bees
ascends to the top of the hive, and if the
hive is tight condenses there and runs
back upon the cluster of bees and upon
the comb, resulting i'll dampness, mold
and death to the colony. The bees will
not fly out ii kept in dark part Of the
cellar.
AS to the temperature of the cellar, !
would say that strive to avoid too high
Il temperature. prefer the mercury at
all times slightly under 50 degrees. My
cellar is IMPLY ii hole in the ground I'M
der my house. the water nearly always
oozing in at one side and working ont by
way of the drain. In this cellar have
wintered bees every winter for % years
and with marked success. After the bees
have been placed in the cellar and the
hives ventilated as have indicated they
should not be molested until taken ont in
the spring and placed upon the summer
stands.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30

lows:
We viii give one Of these Cameras already
loaded for immediate ire FIFE - ems ore
sending Us 10 nei. ps1.si-5s csf.< e-4ers. .tiNis
to this paper. or for 10 Haie paid-sp yearly sub
scrspfions and SlG0 in cash: or a au becriber
can buy Camera for caly S991 Sent pre-
paid for 80 cents additional. whether as a
premium or purchase
As an evidence OF real merit we would state
that il Is The Camera used by he artists and
reporters Of one OF the largest New York morn
ing papers in making all tie local views that
are reproduced in itscoiunns.
The following testimonials to the manufac-
turers speak volumes Tor this wonderful little
Instrument
TESTIMONIALS.
Abilene. Texas.
entire satisfaction ! arr obtaining excellent
ssignesi1 r BarzEa
Austin. Texas.
Sirs- Have made several fine negatives with
your Camera and think It eboat as good as any
instantaneous instrument have ever used.
Truly yours.
tSlgneD c. W. BARTaoLAmEw.
Boston, Mass.
Gentlemen-Too much cannot be said OF Inc
little Camera have more than IA dozen pic
lures and have had but one bah one and
that was my exn fault. Since have had your
Camera have had IL with me on my wheel
wherever 90, and il is a little gem. Ii could
not get another would not take 5000 for it.
Very truly yours,
tSignedj NJ. 5. KALr9r.
Brooklyn. N Y.
Gentlernen-I think tho Camera Is great.
can turn out Just as good work with il as can
with Eastuan's kodak of same size, which
sells for S30.un IN some places. am a profess
sional photographer and know a little about it.
Yours truly,
tSignedl FRANK G. SQuIEn.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30
The Forty Im,nortaIs of London,

Hoity toity! Here comes the gteat
Lady Charles Deresford with the as
founding statement that the real Lon
don society consists Of only 30 or 40 fam
lilies. She includes in this list those who
are there by right and whom nothing
can remove as long as their fortunes sur
vive. 1t would almost seem that the 80
or 40 families who have this great dis
tinction in London would feel lonesome
there among the hundreds of men and
women who are not entitled to class
themselves in fashionable ociety.-New
York Advertiser
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30

MATURING LAND OR CROPS.


This Question as Considered In Its Various
Aspects by American Cuitivators.
As the country grows older there is al
ways increasing tendency to apply spe-
cial manures for each crop, rather than
to fertilize the soil for all purposes and
allow each crop to take what it needs.
The tendency is very strong in grain
farming. to which commercial and
mineral fertilizers are best adapted.
Vegetables need large amounts of nitro
gen, which cannot well be held in the
soil unless it has a plentiful supply of
vegetable matter. In that case the soil
must be made permanently fertile. With
sufficient supply of commercial phos-
phate, potash and nitrogen, good crops
of wheat, oats and barley can be grown
on poor land, and after they are off the
land will be little if any richer for the
manure applied. If this policy of an
nual manuring for each grain crop be
continued, it will soon require larger
supplies of fertilizers, and after few
years so much mineral manure will be
needed to produce the cid time cropthat
the expense cannot be afforded.
The only permanent farming is that
which provides not merely for maintain
ing but for increasing the fertility of the
soil. 1t is not possible, practically, to
keep soil in TIE same condition as to fer
tillty. 1t must either grow worse or
improve. II the management be such
as to cause the land to grow poorer, it is
hardly possible for any success in crop
ping to make farming profitable. For
one reason large crops are not grown
that way. If the soil gets barely enough
fertility to make crop, it is usually
poor and Improbable. The system
which increases fertility necessarily inn
proves the yields each year. 1t also puts
the soil in such mechanical condition
that it is less likely to be injured by
droughts or excessive rainfall.
1t is possible for land to be made rich
enough so that it may be cropped a long
series of years and still show the effects
of former heavy manuring. We refer
to soil that has good natural fertility
and has a clay subsoil. On such land
there is no teaching away of mineral fer
tilizers. If it has been made rich once
and is frequently seeded with clover, an
ordinary four years rotation scarcely
seems to exhaust it and probably does
not. The clover gets from the subsoil
and from the atmosphere more than it
takes from the surface soil. Indeed
usually the wasting Of clover leaves,
when q crop is moved for hay, returns
more to the soil than the plant has taken
from it.
This may not be true of the mineral
plant food, though good deal of this in
the clover plant comes from the subsoil.
But it is more than true of nitrogen, the
highest priced element in the manure
pile. About all of this that the clover
plant contains, especially in its later
growth, comes from the atmosphere. By
sowing clover and using commercial fer
tilizers to supplement it the best results
both for crop and land can be secured.
That will pay much better than using
stable manure and commercial fertilizers
in a system which regards the crop each
year as the only thing to be considered.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30

The old idea that all the virtue of the
corn fodder was contained in its leaves
and the small part of the stalk above the
ear used to be quite prevalent. 1t was
the notion that gave rise to the practice
of topping corn. Late analyses of the
different portions of the stalk show that
the upper part is less nutrtive than
the butts. That also is the verdict of
the cow Watch how she eats a whole
cornstalk. Invariably she grasps it by
the middle, doubles it up and chews
both ways, rejecting the tassels and tho
extreme butts. These last are hard and
need to be cut or crushed to make their
nutritiye matter digestible.
The late experiments made by the
North Carolina station show that while
the blades contain only II per cent Of
the total digestible matter of the entire
plant, G4 per cent OF the leaves them
selves is digestible, while GO per cent Of
the stalks below the ears is digestible
and ~ per cent of the husks. The husks
must, however, be kept moist in some
way in order TO make them digest easily
If they dry up entirely, they become of
little value, ana are therefore much bet
ter preserved in the silo than by any
form of dry curing.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30

Delicate sandwiches are nice addi-
ton to any menu for an evening COM
pany. They are generally placed on
some fancy dish and passed to the guests
by the maidservant. The laGies are gen.
orally provided with seats, but it is not
unusual for the men to stand and even
assist in serving if the affair is an in.
formal one.
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE or TIE NAILS
At The p, sT-oFEcg AT nARTINsBuho
". Va.
DEPARTURES.
Mail close at 1910 a. IN. for Hagers-
town. and all points east.
AT j 20 a. m. and 4 20 p. m. for
Washington. Baltimore Philadelphia,
New ORR and all points East and South.
Az 30 y. m. for All points East.
At 20 p m for Pittsburg and all To-
cal and through points West.
At 5 p. m. for Hancock, Berkeley
SPRING.. Cumberland. and principal To-
cal stations on the main stem OF the q.
q o. and all through points West.
NJ 5 80 p. IN. for Pittsburg and all
places West.
Att A. a. m. and 2 40 o. M for Hsg-
erstow o, Baltimore and all intermediate
stations on G. " RR
At III a. m and $40 .. m. for Win
chester and intermediate stations on the
&c. V. Il. K.
ARRIVALS.
Mails arrive by ! a. M. from all through
points Esst. West and South.
At ) % n. m. from New York. Phila.
delphia. baltimore. Washington. and
local points on Old line 81 Is q. o. K X.
At 2 and 5 40 p. u. from all points
East and South.
Ate50 n. from 81 Louis Cincinnati,
and intsrme late points.
At 20 pm. from Chicago. Wheeling,
Pntshurg and Intermediate points.
At Is am. aud 90 o. M. from Win
chester and intermediate stations on the
G.. Y. K. X.
At II 80 a. m. and 712 p. m. from
Harrisburg. Hagerstown. and interme-
date stations on the g. v. X. K.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30
a New Source of Russian Revenue

A new source of revenue has been
opened in the Russian postoffice depart
ment. All registered letters are TO be
opened by the postmen in the receivers
presence, and if found to contain money
from abroad 10 per cent of the amount
is to be seized.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30
EsM w E
=. &. = :.

Perhaps
You've Tried
Shopping by Mail,
But have you ever tried shopping by
mail in
These Stores?
There vast difference, as you II agree
after you investigate. Among the
HOLIDAY SPECIALS
We offer viz: $50 dozens Ladies Fine
White Embroidered Handkerchiefs
scalloped edges with elaborata EN-.
broidery, % and 80 cent handker
chiefs at
Is CENTS EACH.
Lot Ladies All.pure Linen fine Embroid-
cred Handkerchiefs. Fifty cent
ones for 50 cents; 4j cent ones for %
cents.
FOR THE MEN.
FIFTY DOZEN ALL.SILK MUFFLERS.
Cream Brocades Black Brocades Black
and White Plaids, Black and Cardi
nal Plaids. Navy and White Plaids
dollar Muiilers for so cents.
Everything in Ladies and Mems
SILK MUFFLERS so CENTS TO $500
EACH
100 dozens Mems Hemsttched Initial
SILK HANDKERCHIEFS
Extra fine ones. so cents each, So 50 a
dozen; for holiday gifts
LEATHER GOODS.
Sale of 5000 Ladies Pocket Books. gen
uine Seal, Calf, Grain and Morocco
feathers; With Sterling Silver Mount
ings-dolar books-at this Holiday
Sale, so cents each And there ii
be lively sale of these pocket
books
JEWELRY DEPARTMENT,
About 20 of the newest aud most artistic
designs in
Sterling Silver
Tea Spoons at 65 cents each,
$50 half dozen. And have you ever
heard of Sterling Silver Tea Spoons
at So 80 per half dozen before
There are thousand and one suitable
items in these various stocks suita
BILE for Holiday Presents for every
member of the family,
Just write our mail order department
and sent for a catalogue and see
about the saving in price.
B0CCS { BUHL,
It's. III, Il9, III, FEDERAL ST.,
ALLEGHENY, PA.
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70 any one sen,iing rs 30 new raid-up yearly
subscriptions, or for % new raid-up yearly
subscriptions ana $50 in cash aided: or We
will eel, this Effie to a subscriber for
eiA.oc In cash. express charges TO be paid
By the receiver. Retail list price of this Rifle
is s2i.N
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30

We will give ore Of these
spoons free TO any one send
ing Us 6 new paid-up yearly
subscriptions. or for 4 new
pald-up yearly subscriptions
and SIS in cash: or II viii bs
sold to a subscriber for se2j In
cash. Toe. postage must be
added Ia each ease.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30

You want good lamp to read or sew
by. You want lamp for your hall.
your dining room. your library. or
your parlor. Go to Kilmer's China
Hall. on King street There you will
see the largest line Of lamps you ever
saw, ranging in prices from f5c to SIS.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30
PREMIUMS
The Famous E.gin and AYaItham Watches
ere offered FREE 10 those Of our
readers who are willing to go
to a littia trouble to


to iittl3 trouble to
obtain them.
1t Is not necessary 10 use space in telling our
readers what tbs :.lgin and NaiihaIn Watches
are. The great American Eigin and Walfham
Watch Cos. are known the world over, and
their name on aNatch stamps it as first-class
and reliable in every particular.
These are the watches we offer below, and we
trust such OF our readers who need Il watch
will read our various offers carefully. We
haven't space to show the different patterns of
cases made lsome 1855. hnt We guarantee that
any watch purchased or obtained as premium
from US will be of exactly the same value and
description as the sample shown. both as to
case and movement. although the patterns of
the case may vary; bet all tie designs of
Elgin and Waltham watches are beautifully
and artistically wrought, as becomes the repu-
taiion of these great companies
The regular retail price Of the watches offer
ed below Is nearly ~ per cent. more than ours,
as We purchase directly from the selling agents
of the manufacturers. Nj Elgin or Waltham
can be ordered desired.
Our No. mpc nsa-
4 isa genu- ting safety
inc Eigin ba q c
or Walt 4 ny pinion, stem
ham oDen Z | MzIIINM " nd | n z
face watch MfsililM ! 4 and setting
In the \ WtsssfssM \ |! appar atus,
works are vaszz5.Sy and all i'm
jewels, M T provements.
NO. 1.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30
LUCKY PRESENT.

The Good Luck Coffee Spoon shown here
bears all the cmbieIus Of luck. namely. tho
four-leaf clover. horse shoe. wish bone, bow
knot and forget rie-nots This syfoa is male
OF solid Coin silver One Of these SPOONS
naakas a ifr,I .lu-l..orlr r.rn......
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30

Has already the Largest Calculation of any
Newspaper in the Two Sirginias. Eastern
Ohio, or Western Pennss lsania.
THE GREAT TWELvE-PAGE WEEKLY.
Its Woman and Children's columns are
unusual domestic interest.
Its special Features costs more money than
Is paid any ten other papers In the same ter.
ritoIy.
Its news columns cover the world. Bill
Nye writes for II; DIR. Talmage breaches for
u; Wallace z. Reed aud kudsard kipliug,
Richard Malcolm johnson. Ella Wheeler
Wilcox. Julian hawthorne, X. r. Wilson.
Riser Haggard, Olive Harper. Nym Crinkle.
and the best literary genius of the world con-
tribute 10 lis columns. IL is a magazine And
every issue an educator.
ONLY sI.w A YAER. Agents wanted in
every locality. Money for agents In working
for It.. Send for sample copies Send SIX
names giving the addresses of yourself aud
five neighbors who want free copies Write
for agents terms Club OF six fOr Five del
lars. Address,
THE REGISTER,
WHEELING. W. VA.
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next shot. but are always elected 10 the right
and away from the shooter Another great
advantage is that the doing away with tho
opening on the top and the closing Of the side
slot By the bolt makes ii impossible for any
rain. snow. fallin: leaves or dirt 10 get into
the action
In case Of defective cartridge giving cut
around the head. as often happens from re-
loading or from poor metal. no powder will
be blown into the face or eyes, as the sold top
forms perfect shield"
The Marlin Repeating riac is made in sev-
sral calibres, and any make OF cartridges 81
the same marked esIibre Of the rife can be
used for it.
This Rifle is made In the following sizes: e,
IS and Il calitre.
The Rifle we offer IS shown in this drawing
Is the standard size. with pistol grip stock and
% inch halt ccsagon barrel. weight ~ pounds.
and holds Is cartridges
We will give this Rifle FREE
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30

The junior fellowship of Dublin uni
versity viii hereafter be open to men
aud women students ON the same terms.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30
VALUABLE
VALUABLE
SILVERWhRE OFFERS
To SUBSCRIBERS.

We have arranged with the selling agents OF
the justly celebrated firm of Rogers & Hamil-
ton, whose goods have a worldwide rrputa-
tion. and were purchased exclusively By the
Worlds Fair Commissioners for use in the
Administration Building of the Worlds Fair
at Chicago. TO offer to our subscribers the pro-
duction OF this concern at wholesale prices. A
glance at the terms we offer these magnificent
wares at will no doubt create establishment
and cause an enormous demand for them.
These are not Cheap john goods, poorly plated,
but are all heavy triple silver plate on steel or
white metal and will last lifetime, as there is
an extra thickness OF silver where the most
wear comes on spoon or fork. This is not
done By any other manufacturer,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30
COLU1BUS
SOUVENIR Spoon

tDiuno0s -C1Terir 4 { a
Spoons are uow 81 the rage;
everybody slioaia have one.
We show = beautifully en-
grnved sposn. beaFing an ex-
cellent bust u Columbus and
engraving q the vessel Of Co.
iambus laadsag oa our shores.
This spoon s triple silver
plated. oxidized. and The bowl
3 gold lined ; Il VII be given
free for 9 new paisi-up yearly
Subscriptions or one nez paid
up yearly Subscription and &c
] be sold for e0e. Sent postage
case
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30


HUNTING OF FIERCE GAME
Articles describing
ARTISTS ADVENTURES.
by leading American artists, it'll their owl
Illustrations: Articles descriptive of
IMPORTANT EXPEDITIONS
in all the great continents. including the al
ventures oftwo young Americans who tiav
eised Asia on bicycles; novel series on
TRAMPING WITH TRAMPS:
How n Young man. disgu Used as p tramp.
travelled over America and learned all the
secrets of The 'profession;"
IMPORTANT PAPERS on MUSIC
by the greatest living composers and musi
clans; Unpub lished ess tys by
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL;
short stories and nocelettes by ALI the lead
ing story writers. ESSAYS on timely subjects.
humor and fun in the Lighter Vein depart
ment. etc, etc. The
GREAT CHRISTMAS NUMBER
contains sermon by Pm Hips Brooks, seven
complete stories, a magn ificcnt array of full
page engtaVings, Il new picture of General
Grant, letters iIom Edwin Booth, etc.
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THE MAILS.

ARRIVAL AID DEPARTURE or TIE NAILS
At The p sT-oFfIcg AT MARTINsBuko,
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RAILROAD TINE TABLES.

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THE=-----
CENTURY MAGAZINE

IN 1SDI.-
THE GREATEST OF ALL THE MAGAZINES
200lPAGES OF THE BEST LITERATURE
1850 ILLUSTRATIONS by THE GREAT
EST ARTISTS OF TIE WORLD.
The program of the new volume of TIL
CENTURY MAGAZINE, beginning with the
November number. is one of rare interest Il
every reader of literature. The chief serial
feature is
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30

We offer viz $50 dozens Ladies Fine
White Embroidered Handkerchiefs.
scalloped edges with elaborata EN-.
broidery, % and 50 cent handker
chiefs Mt
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30

Mark Twain.
The most dramatic story every written by
Americas ~ eaiest humorist. Like several
Il Mark Twains stories. it has for scene ,,
Steamboat town on The Mississippi River
forty years ago ''Pudd nhead Wilson -
hard headed country lawyer, the hero of III,
story. furnishes much of the fun that Que
naturally expects 10 lind in work by tn,
iuthor OF The lDEocents Abroad" but ht
trial which forms the thrilling climax of thu
story The plot introduces "a novel and ia
senious employment OF science i'll The deIec
ton of crime, and the Chara 'te:s are wei
irawn and their every action is Interesting
THE CENTURY Will contain
A SERIES OF SUPERB ENGRAVING OF
THE OLD DUTCH MASTERS;
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30

Lot Ladies All-pure Linen fine Embrod-
cred Handkerchiefs. Fifty cent
ones for 80 cents; 40 cent ones for %
cents
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-30

This quadruple silver plated set. consisting
of mug. Rogers spoon and napkin ring, in a
plush lined DECORATED case. makes a lovely