Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-02-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

PAILADELpHrAs City Hall has cost about
$50, 600 900.
PRUSSIA has treasury deficit of nearly
Sl4 ,O0l00.
A BRITISH Federation of farmers clubs is
to be formed.
The emigrants who left German ports for
the United States in 1892 numbered 195.S20.
A MORMON Colony is settling in Mexico by
instruments. About three thousand are to
emigrate to Chihuahua soon.
THERE is a Horse Accident Prevention As
ISOLATION in London, the object OF which Is
to keep slippery streets graveled or sander.
New ORLEANS lemon importers assert
that the fumes of sulphur used in fumigat-
ing ships in quarantine there destroy the
fruit.
AN indianapolis fireman lost his mind and
killed himself through remorse over mans
death who ''subbed" for him at fire two
years ago.
DENMARK exported considerably more
than 100, 010, 900 pounds of butter last year.
The trade has more than doubled in the past
five years.
ILLUMINATED walking STICKS are among
the latest applications OF electricity. A
small incandescent lamp is concealed Ia the
head of cane and can be ignited by
spring.
THERE are now 1850 officers in the
French infantry. The military scnoo.s
graduate about six hundred and fifty Off
GERS annually and about the same number
! are lost by death. dismission or retirement.
The Grand Duke of Baden has presented
the order of u lchrngen' TO DR.. w. j.
Hoffman, of the Smithsonian institution,
Washington, in recognition OF his distin-
guished contributions 10 eeuho'osca'
science.
SOME one has computed that the college
endoyments of Massachusetts, foot up to
SO. $50 900. The buildings and grounds are
worth S. Ola, 900 while the scientific appa-
ratus of ali tho higher institutions is worth
81, 0a0, 00C.
Ten more hnffaloss consigned to AUSTIN
Corbin's game preserve, on Croydon Noun
tain, have arrived at their destihaeiou. inis
increases the herd to thicty-threa, making
il, with one exception, the largest private
herd in the United States.
WILLIAM BLACK, the novelist, does his
literary work in room at the top oil MS
house above the noise OF the street, anu
AWAY from all unnecessary interruptions.
Mr.. Blacks room. apart from row OF BOOK
shelves AMI desk. is almost bare OF com
forts
RICHMOND, VA, is to have an art
museum. Tbs munificent gift Is from the
Valentine family. of whom Ell. V. Valentine,
| the sculptor, is one, AMI is valued at about
SIC. 900. II consists Of tbs Valentine
| mansion, a library, collection oil pictures
curios. manuscripts tapestries, statnary
and archaeological! specimens.
The bronze statue Of General GSoese b.
| Mcclellan which has been ordered y the
| Mcclellan Memorial Association OF fniia-
| delphia is nearing completion. ~ VIII De
! erected on the Public Building Plaza. on
] September IL. the thirry-hrst anniversary
| of the battle Of Antietam.
! MALCOLM FoRBzs, of Boston. plid So
I 90 for Nancy Hanks, AMI she won s5o,VS
| for him in exhibitions last year, fairiv
| good percentage. Captain Grihiths PAID
| s35O for the PAGER Flying Jill, ami he won
an. ~ during the season of 1893. Guy, wac
| was bought for s41o, won SIG, $50 daring the
PAST year.
PEv by. EDWARD BgEcHER, the oldest
! surviving member OF the bsecher lanii{
entered upon his ninstieta year recently. ne
IS one of six sons. aua oTo1ae. nm ~
I Ward Beec.ier He is spsnilns serens GA
! spe in BROOKLYN after fifty years OF active
lie as preacher, teacher, editor, college pres
ident and author.
President DIAz, OF Mexico, is one o. ths
bar1est-wor zed men in the Republic. he Is
! sixty-tyo wears oh. bat his me mas oesn -
temperate that he looks much younger. IN
eaily routine "a one of democratic sialp ipc,tl
and he frequently rides IN the street G II !
I w., Ia daas make uss OF carriage II 1
one OF the p!ainest in the capital AMI Tn
, driver is not in livery
PROBABLY the most renarSsois loeono'
tive IN existence is o1e running on ias
exn-ess between Manchester aud LiverPoo'
n was built forty-ive years ago, made TN
great speed OF seventy nine miles an noar O
Is trial trip, and is beievet TO De s,lh IN
equal of any locomotiue Id sF'ssl. -. ~ "a
caanget in 1868 -was originally uuder 20
| axle
A MADEMoIsELLE PoLAIRE sang the Goa
) position o. a welI-Knowa sportsman m rar
/ rrsc.,tly and her listeners applsnsei vociie
ouslY. Then bouquet was presented to he
Not a nice, haRay little thing whica coai
easily be graspei by lady's dainty nana
but nossgsy in toe shaps OF q life-sils
horse. which, either by means OF ngure Il
| side or because it was propelled from behia
advanced on TO the stage By itsstf.