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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-08
The FOx .Icrrier.

OF all small dogs the fox-terrier is
the most engaging, and for many years
has been the most fashionable com.
panion for Young men He WAS orig
inally kept as an addition to every pack
Of fox-houuds, and was used to worry
the fox ont Of hole when in the chase
Reynarl hal gone to the ground OF
recent years, however. the fox hound
has developed so much speed that the
little terrier cannot keep up i'll the
chase. For while huntsman used
to carry fox terrier on horseback to
be used in case the fox went to ground
but nowadays, in hunting countries,
foX-terrier5 are so numerous that one
can always be had for the huutsman's
use in any neighborhoo1. The fox
terrier is the most gentleman-like OF
all dogs, and his clearly habits make
HIM welcome wherever he is known.
lie IS also rs courageous AS possible
The writer once saw at the Central
Park menagerie small ox-terrier
chained in an elephant cage. The two
were evidently good friends ordinarily.
but something was wrong the day the
writer saw them The terrier was lv.
ing in his corner evidently in the sulks.
The elephant, with comical twinkle
of his eyes, would pick up straws with
his trGnk and drop them on the dog.
The terrier for while shook these off,
and merely growled. Then, his pa
thence worn out, he jumped out and
dashed Mt the elephant with savage
anger He went as far as his chain
would let him. The huge elephant
backed as far rs he could into a corner.
and seemed TO be trying to make him
self as small as possible. But there
was twinkle in his eyes, and there
seemed to be a smile on his face. The
fox-terrier tugged at his chain, and
acted as though he would eat that ele-
plant up if he could only get at him.
II was most comical sight There is
no better dog to destroy yermin, and
he courses rabbits with much zest. A
good fox-terrier puppy costs from five
to one hundred dollars. Mr.. August
Belmont several years ago paid in Eng.
land five hundred guineas for his dog
Lucifer. -Harper's Young People.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-08
Gun.Shr Dogs.

A writer in Forest and Stream al.
vises the following as a good cure for
gun-shyness in dogs:
Instead of giving your pup his regu.
lar exercise, shut him up where he can
see all you do. In the morning fra
two ordinary charges in plain sight OF
him and open the inclosure for him &c
come out Should he refuse, leave him
and close the gate or door. Repeal
this daily without coaxing him and h,
will soon come to the gun. Shonld h,
become frightened in the field leave
him and he will soon look you up.
Paying too much attention to him will
only cause him to think that the shot
was fired for his benefit, and IL left
alone he will soon come to his mister,
especially If it is q kind one. Dogs
trained by kindness are Tn most will.
ing workers, and unless you have
good store of patience don't attempt 10
train dog, for You may ruin dog
that kindly but firmly handled would
be first class. The dog whip is a most
excellent thing properly used, as j,
also the check cord, but either, If used
to excess, make sulky or cowardly dog,
of those which otherwise would bs
cheerfully obedient.
Commenting on the above, the Sport.
ing Review adds: As this fault in
sporting dog, or, in fact, in my dog,
is most annoying, we think that trial
Of the above plan may show better re.
suits than the common practice ~
firing the gun and holding or dragging
the dog when he tries to run after tbs
report. Large hearted, courageous
pups will generally at the report Of
gun or any unusual noise merely raise
their heads and crane their necks,
curious to know what the trouble is,
while the timid pup shoves his tail be-
tween his legs, humps his back and
runs. Dogs intended for the gun
should be made accustomed to sudden
noise and the report Of guns from the
time they leave the nest Dogs that
would never show this fault, il so
treated, will skulk il they do not hear
a gun before they are six or seven
months old.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-08
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

RILEY will bring out some poems in the
fall with the title of Poems at Home"
A NEW auxiliary in the outfit of the New
York fire department is a lunch wason MAIN
tanned by the Church Temperance Society.
NOTHING but war, pestileree, or famine
can keep people from coming TO The Fair
when the enthusiastic Chicago letters now
appearing in various leading papers finally
get IN their work.
one Of the educational agencies at Har-
ward yearly growing more popular is her
travelling tellowships by which a year or
more may De spent among the European I'M
iyersit.es, Among the fellows 70 go abroad
this year is Eygrts B. Greene. North
western man. He will use he 500 of his
fellowship in the further study OF history at
Berlin.
Gnileiess immigrants landing in New York
sometimes are huneoed into the exchange OF
good European money for Confederate bills.
Last week German gave $50 marks for a
$50 bill. s the bill was crisp and new it
may be argued that such cOunterfeits are of
constant manufacture.
Gu nah Parker. the old chief OF the Co
marches, brought his newest squaw INTO
Nernoe, exas the other day to have her
photograph taken. This redouhtabie red
skin has become highly civilized, though in
Norman way. since he buried the .oma hawk
He has seven wives. liyis in fine house,
driy horse and carriage, and eats the bet
food the market provides. He is tall and
bony but not unhaRdsome man.
Though row 45 yeafs old, E1yland's great
cricketer. W. G. Grace. is main aiming his
high reputation by his excellent work with
the hat this season. Upto the present time
he has scored 77a ruBs in frs. class matches,
with an average Of IS. Such record would
be noteworthy in a younger player. and in
the veteran who has been guarding wicket
What American baseball player is there
whose career has been even comparable with
Cruces? Harry Wright, the father of the
game, was accounted a good eentre-aeider
even up to the time when age began 10
creep upon him. but all the crack players of
the present day are young men, without ex-
eeption-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-08
WORK AND WORKERS.

II is estimated that the shipment OF iron
ore by way OF the great lakes will be Gown
one-haif this season.
Two hundred miners employed by the
L0oIgis Gal Company, at Bowler, Missouri,
are Gu strike because OF dispute over the
weighing Of coal
conference between the officers and en-
p.oyes Of the New Jersey Central Railroad
has resulted in satisfactory adjustment OF
the grievances Of the men.
Two hundred pud Tiers in p-ang. nal
font Go. 8 iron works at Ktns, Penns-,
s.rues. The result Of a Disagreement with
the firm growing out Of the discharge Of
several pa dlsrs two weeks ago.
ORDERS kaye been resolved at Ishpening,
Michigan, to pull up the pumps from the
Champion Nine and ALLOW the working TO
nh win water. The. mine has been prac-
ticaliy Idle for the past fifteen months aad
only 100 men Will be thrown out Of employ
ment. stopping the pumps Is regarded as
next 10 the ansl abandonment OF the mine.
The strike amongst me lumber sh ,vers at
Tonawanda, New Nosk, has been given new
Ii G by demand Of the employers that the
strikers shall abandon their union A body
OF strikers attacked Poles who bad been load
ing lumber, and wounded two OF them The
Poles have asked to be paid Of, and will leave
ti&C Pl<Sc.
A despatch from Ishpeuing. Michigan,
says that orders have been received IRON the
owners OF the Republican Iron Nine 70 close
down for two months, commencing this
week. The Bond and Cleveland Nine, en-
pioying 100 men, viii be closed indefinitely.
1T Is said that before long 75per cent OF the
iron mines in the Lake superior region will
close because OF the dizziness in the iron ore
market
The state Lecturer OF the Kansas Farmers
Alliance has issued an appeal for aid for the
striking coal miners in Southwestern Kansas
The Governor and state officers, all Popusists
are assisting the State Lecturer. The min
ers have declined all Offers TO settle the
troubles by arbitration, and have refused an
offer OF 10 per cent, sdSaDee in wages ty the
mine owners No aasmpt has yet been made
TO I'LL the strike s places with miners from
the outside.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-08
Couldn't BRIGHTEN That Picket.

| was so fortunate as to be appointed
corporal that winter, says writer in
Blue and Gray, and the first time ]
went on picket in that capacity an in
cident occurred which, if it was not
the origin of since familiar term, was
the first instance of its use within my
recollection, though the emphasis at
the time was somewhat different than
it was after the phrase became slang
expression 1t happened that | was
detailed with the first relief. and as we
rode to the line the corporal of the old
picket accompanied us to show me the
line and the various posts, to explain
the surroundings and transmit to me
the orders, and to call in his own men.
As we rode along he related joke that
was played upon one of his men while
there Not far from the upper post,
and in rear of it, was an old grave. As
the victim of the joke went on duty
the first time, the man whom he re-
lieved told him that at midnight the
night before the ghost of a man was
seen near that grave, riding around on
horseback, without any head This SO
frightened the man that he did not
dare to go on duty on the midnight re-
lief, but instead hired Drawer COM
rade to stand his picket for him.
When [ posted my relief, between
eleven and twelve o'clock that night
this story came into my mind, and |
thought to have a bit of sport with the
man whom i was to leave there all
alone at that midnight hour, 50 / told
him the story with all the awe / could
put into my tone and manner. But
my picket didn't brighten so easily
He was just lighting his pipe, and re-
piled between whiffs: "Well puff,
if there's man puff comes around
here puff tonight puff without any
head on puff, puff, I'll put head on
him" He wasn't disturbed during his
midnight vigil
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-08

Healthy meat is firm, clean and at
tractive in appearance. In this
climate, when properly killed, prop
erly clesnsed and leisurely handled,
it is not only unnecessary, bit posi-
lively deleterious, to freeze it. The
difference between meat killed in
the Chicago method and that killed
according to the methods so long and
successfully practiced by Californian
butchers is apparent ut glance.
Great efforts have been made to intro
duce meat killed in the Chicago style,
but they have been unsuccessful. The
proof is positive that what may suit
the Eastern palate and stand well in
Eastern climate does not meet with
the tastes and requirements of Cali
fornians and does not srtit Pacific
coast climate. The rapid methods
adopted in the abattoirs, the spraying
with hot water and diluted ammonia
and then the sudden freezing rob the
meat of its natural flavor, substitute an
artificial taste and give to the meat as
soon as it is exposed to the air and
commences to thaw a soggy, unappe-
tizing look.
In the methods adopted for years by
the old San Francisco butchers the
meat is wiped clean with cloths wrung
out in cold water and is then allowed
to hang. Handled in this way it will
keep perfectly healthy for days and Is
III appearance and taste all that can be
desired.
Cattle-growers all over the coast
realize that the stock-ysrd methods
are not the best, and object to sell
their beeves to those companies or to
those who ostensibly buy for their
own killing and really purchase for
the abattoirs, San Francisco Chroni-
Gle,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-08
a HUMAN MONSTER HUNG.
Ex cution Of thu Italian Who Killed
His Ministering Nurse.

Piero Buccieri was hanged at Reading,
Pa. The drop fell at IL :06. He was dead at
IL IA
PIetro Buccieri's crime was one OF the most
fiendish in the criminal annals Of Pennsyl-
vania. He was born in st. Peters, Italy.
thirty seven years ago, came to America
thirteen years ago, and in 1890 dr,fted 10
Reading, where he carried en- shoemaking,
and often attended, to the business cores
pondence OF his fellow countrymen. In
February, 1892, he was admitted to st. JOS
ephs Hospital, suffering with burned arm
received by the explosion OF his lamp in his
shop On June % the Sisters served the hos
pItai patients with milk, and when Sister
Hildaperta handed hi IN his, he jumped out OF
his bed, pursued her with an open knife, out
into the corridor, an i finally into the kitchen,
and p .unged the dirk int her abdomen. She
ed he next day, and so strong was the
feeling aga INST the prisoner that there was
some strong talk OF Iynching him, but better
counsel prevailed and be was given n fair
trial last September, c nvicted and sentenced
to be hanged. Buccieri's motive for the
killing Of the innocent sister has never been
d.vulged, ami !. Is the universal belief that
he plotted the murder without provocation,
ana IN his own fensish nature carried II out.
The Supreme Court, Gov. Pattlson and the
Boar1 OF Pardons, all refused TO interfere.
During his incarcera ion &c was stolii a ID
indifferent to his fate. and his infrequent
reading of the Bible seemed to make very lit
tie impression on him. His wife and son,
and his mother and a sister live III Italy, and
have been informed of his fate.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-08
To Harness a Water Power.

A one-fourth interest in the water
power of Cedar River Falls, Washing
ton, appropriated by W. W. Howard,
has been sold to H. F. Whitney, and
he says he proposes to use it for manu-
featuring and ultimately for transmit
ting electric power to the city.
The power appropriated is that OF
1000 cubic feet per second in the two
| falls and the rivers course between
them. The upper fall is about three
miles below Cedar Lake, and each fall
is about 100 feet high, while the fall
in the quarter of mile of the rivers
course between them make up another
| 100 feet, SO that there will be an aggre-
gate of 800 feet. This, it is claimed,
will give larger power than Sno-
qualmie Falls.
1t is proposed first to use the power
to operate shingle and sawmill at
each fall rs the appropriations of the
falls have located 1900 acres of timber
in the vicinity, and there is about To-
600 acres tributary. When Mr..
Whitney and his associates can find a
market for 10000 horse power i'll
Seattle, Tacoma and the adjoining
country, they contemplate putting in
dynamos and transmitting the electric
power. The distance from the foot of
the lower falls to Seattle is thirty -fiye
miles i'll Decline, and there is popu-
lation of nearly $50, 900 in the territory
through which the power could be dis
tributed
The country around the falls is
thickly settled, and township twenty
three, which will be opened on Friday,
is completely settled, One claim has
SIX timber claimants and home
steader, and some hot contests may be
expected. There is considerable min
ing excitement on the lake and valu-
able discoveries of gold and silver de-
posts are reported. Seattle Wash
inotonl Post I Mt a. lioencar
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-08
CURIOUS FACTS.

London makes 10000 pianofores an
nually.
An Antwerp (Belgium) steeple is 476
feet high.
Aristides of Thebes was, according
to Pliny, the greatest master of ex-
preston.
The portrait statues of the early
Roman Emperors are among the finest
relics of ancient art
There is zinc mountain near Hills
boro, New Mexico, which has base
covering about 500 acres.
Public schools have been in existence
in Massachusetts since 1915, andpolice-
men in New York since 1897.
The wettest region in the world is in
Assam, British India, where the rain.
fall sometimes reaches 212 inches
year.
The first selling vessel in Lake Supe-
rior was launched in 1879 by one of
the Jesuit Fathers, who were doing
missionary work among the Indians
there. The first steam vessel was
launched in 1918.
Mrs. Soar, of Ambaston, England,
has loaf of stale bread of which she is
extremely proud. 1t is 600 years old,
and was originally given to one of Mrs.
John, who accompanied it with a grant
of land.
Black Friday occurred on Septem-
Der "a, 1869, when group of specula
tors in New York suddenly advanced
the price of gold, causing disastrous
panic The English Black Friday was
May IL, 1866, in the height of the con-
mercial panic of that year
Herr Schlegel, interpreter to the
Dutch Government at Batavia, showed
in 1869 that many of our indoor games,
such as dominoes, chess, tric-trac, bac,
carat, and lansquenet, have come from
China, and are very old, running back
two or three thousand years b. c.
The late Marquis of Exeter discov.
cred that swans will keep water per.
fectly free from weeds. At Burghley,
piece of water which used to employ
three men for six months in the year
to keep it tolerably clean is now kept
completely clean by two pairs of swans.
OF King Mithridates of Pontus his
torians say that he spoke twenty-five
languages and knew by name each one
of his so, 600 soldiers Cyrus, the Per.
sian king, and Julius Caesar were also
familiar with The name of every soldier
in their vast armies. Napoleon and
the Duke of Wellington had the same
faculty, though in a smaller degree.
Previous to lS47 the mails were car.
ried by private firms, and rates varied,
according to the distance of their des-
tination. Carriers frequently travelled
on foot or on horseback, and their pro-
gress WAS slow. In 1916 some of the
postoffices established local stamps OF
their own. These were known as pro.
visional issues. The adhesive stamp
was first used in the United States in
lS47, and prepayment was made com
pulsory in 1856.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-08
A. ]. DREXEL DEAD.
The Banker and PhIianthropist n
Victim of ApopIexy.

A private eab,egram TO the firm OF Drexei
4 Company, Philadelphia, Penn. announces
the death at Carlsbad, Germany, Of Anthony
J. Drexel, the head Of that well known bank
ing house and member OF the firm Of
Drexel. Morgan & Co, OF New York J. <.
Morgan 4 Co. OF London. and Drexei. Har.
jes 4 Co., Of Paris. Apoplexy was the cause
Of DEATH The news Of biz denth caused wide
spread sorrow in Philadelphia, where, rs a
public benefactOr. philanthropist aud
public spirited citizen. be Is no iess well
known than ~ distinguished fnancier
Anthony Joseph Drexei was born In Phila-
delphia In 1925 and al the age Of thirteen
entered the banking house Of his father AMI
Of which he has been for many years the
head. He has been prominently associated
with the phiianthropic work OF his native
city, and has made liberal contributions 10
charitable and elemosynary objects. Two
years ago he founded, IN PhiiadeIphis, ah1
endowed the Drexel Institute, an institution
patterned after Cooper Institute New YORK.
In il young men and women may receive free
a technical education ia many branches OF
human labor. Its buildings cost three quar-
tiers OF a million dollars and the endowment
Is sufficiently large 90 insure lis continuance.
Mr.. Drexei was the intimate friend o. ".
George w. childs and his partner IN many
works Of charity. Born Of father who left
millions, Mr. Drexel has largely increased
bis pafrimony and his wealth viii PROBABLY
exceed thirty millions
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-08
IneombustibIe Fabrics.

There are many substances which
have a property Of rendering the
fabrics to which they are applied in
combustibIe. but they usually spoil
them, either by changing the color or
stiffsning them 10 such degree that
they cannot be used An easy and
safe way of protecting curtains against
fire is said TO be BY stepping them in =
solution of phosphate Of ammonia, OBJ
tanned by mixing pint Of water with
about three ounces % phosphate. In
this way the color sna texture remain
unaltered. New Yo=x Dispatch.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-08
POPULAR SCIENCE.


An electric hand lamp is announced.
The difference of time between New
York and Liverpool is not quite five
hours.
The blood contains million O.
millions of corpuscies, each structure
in itself.
A German scientist has calculated
that the gray matter of the brain is
built of at least 600, 900, 900 cells.
To make 1000 cubic feet of illumin-
ating gas, eight pounds of coal, cost
ing two cents, and four gallons of
naphtha, costing twelve cents, are re-
quired.
Camel coal, containing thirty per
cent Of gas, has been found mile
from salt water on Hood Canal, Wash
ington, and less than 100 miles from
Seattle.
The section of tree, shown by its
circles to be 40l years old-a sapling
when Columbus landed-is in the
forestry section of the Government
Building.
An alleged English scientist adj
vocates theory that the earth is q
huge balloon and that it will finally
collapse as result of drilling for
natural gas.
Lean beef contains about twenty-one
per cent of albuminoids, which pro-
duce bone, muscle and blood, and less
than one-half of one per cent. of the
heat-producing carbohydrates.
The Whistling Well, at Tacoma,
Washington, has resumed operations
after silence of two years. Previous
to every storm the well, it is said, pro-
duces kind of whistling noise, forcing
out air of gaseous nature.
Solicited petroleum fuel is said To
have been experimental with success.
fully. The fuel is composed OF 600
parts of petroleum to 900 parts OF
melted and dissolved soda, ninety
parts of rosin and ten parts of con.
centrated calcium chloride solution.
In certain iron lamp posts used
abroad for arc lights number of orna.
mental projections are thrown ont by
turning key, enabling the trimmer
to climb up without the aid of ladder.
The turning of the key also short.
circuits the switch, making the lamp
safe to handle
The Bavarian Government has made
grant of $500 to Herr Koch, an
aeronaut and author of pamphlet
entitled "Free Human Flying, as tho
Preliminary Condition of Dynamic
Aeronautics, to enable him to con-
struct an apparatus on the principle ho
describes in his work.
Three electric lighthouses have been
is equipped with light whose bril-.
liancy is said to equal that of 6.000,.
900 candles The light can be seen al
distance of sixty two miles. A new
French lighthouse at La Heve is to be
equipped with light even morS
powerful than the three refer red to.
An apparatus for telephosing over
telegraph wires has been in operation
for some time with satisfactory results
over the telephone line from Budapest
to Szegedin, a distance of 124 miles.
1t is said that simultaneous telegraph.
ing along the line does not interfere
with the telephoning, and that the
effects of induction and all disturbing
noises are removed.
A writer, in support of the theory
that sound does not consist of num-
Der OF countable wave beats, adducei
the fact that plate of iron an inch
thick, when used as the diaphragm OF
telephone, will respond to and
transmit perfectly the sound ,ibra.
tons of the human voice. II is almost
inconceivable that this result could be
obtained by mere mass vibration.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-08
LIVES LOST in A FLOOD.
A -7rokqn Or. 7asss Causes Havoc in
Louisiana.

A despatch from New Orleans, La, says
Suddenly and without warning the relentless
waters pouring through the Rescue Gre
vase, now eight hundred feet high. swept
down the New River basin carrying destrnc-
tion and terror in its path. Many Of the I'M
fortunate persons are yet enduring the pangs
OF hunger, for they have no means OF cook
ing food, and il win be Fortunate indeed, n
all are succored be orc starvation and ex-
posure find victims among them. SO far az
repor, ed ten lives have been Iost-a white
girl, three colorsd men, Reed Saul, Tom
Jones and the latter's father one eolored
woman, mother OF Tom Jones five co.ored
children, whose names have not been
learned.
Two fleets OF skifYs have been sent 10 the
rescue, which, II Is hoped, viii be able to ae-
complish the work Of bringing all the people
OF the food section to places OF safety.