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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28
DIRECTORY.
BERKELEY COUNTY

CIRCUIT COURT. Judge, Thirteenth
Judicial Circuit, Il. Boyd Faulkner;
Clerk, VIM. b. Colston; Prosecuting
Attorney, U, S. G. Pitzer, Sheriff, Louis
c. Cerling. Deputy Sheriffs, Robt. Gold,
Elijah w. Van Metre, Alex. Clohan;
Deputy Sheriff and Jailer, Alexander
Elliott.
Terms OF the Court commence on the
second Tuesday in January, April, and
September.
COUNTY CouRT.--President. G. Z. Ri
ner: Commissioners, II. j. Seibert and
and r. l.. Thomas; Clerk, G. w. Doll.
Terms commence. first Monday IN
March, June, September and December.
Commissioners of Accounts. John /.
Picking, Adrian c. Nadenbousch. J..
Dew. Gerhardt; Surveyor of Land, l..
w. Woods; Assessor. First District. c.
L. Nicely; Assessor. Second District,
James A. Gageby; General Receiver.
Henry j. Seibert. Coroner. VIM. Mckee
Sealer of Weights and Measures, w. H..
Lamon; Steward of Almshouse, Thos.
Wolford.
Local Board of Health, E. L. Hotf-
man, John l.. Williamson, DIR. 5. N.
Myers, the President of County Court,
and Prosecuting Attorney.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28
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DOUBLE FLOWERS.
How proauced From Almost Any Species

How ProGuced From Almost ANY Species
OF Plant by the Florist.
Nearly all the double flowers of gar
dens were first found wild Double but
tercups, double primroses, double dali
sizes, doubls roses and many other things
were firss discovered among their wild
fellows ard introduced into the gardens.
The floriab, however, can produce double
flowers, says Meehan in his Monthly.
The florist watches this tendency in ma
ture. If q flower usually has i've petals
and he discovers that some of the sta
mems have somewhat of petallike
character, the pollen is taken from these
flowers and others in normal condition
fortified with this pollen.
This tendency once started is then
given to the progeny. Almost any spe-
cies of plant will in this way be capable
of producing double flowers. 1t is sur
prising Shat with this knowledge more
attempts at this line of Improvement in
ordinary garden flowers are not made.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28
Fell e.anting of strawberries.

There seems to be q peculiar prejudic,
against planting strawberries in fall
Now, for small fields and garden patche.
we gre strong advocates Of the system
and We practice it, says the editor Of
Gardening. But be sure you plant early
say in August or the first fortnight OF
September, early enough to allow of the
plants getting firmly rooted before win.
ter sets "a. And don't try to spread out
your plants to make large patch OF
them. Plant no fewer than three in a
hill; then you'll get good crop of fruit
from this plantation next June.
Potted plants or plain runners OF
Strawberries, which? There is come
bubble about this question, too, each
system having strong advocates and
fierce opponents. For our part we are
satisfied with either.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28
CUMBERLAND VALLEY r.. R.
In effect October I, 1898.


No. 2. Mail leaves Winchester CTS a.
IN, Martiusburg 90, uagerstown As
Chambersburg 3S, Carlisle 0 40, arrive
at Harrisburg 10 90, Phila. %, BALTIC.
10, n Y 4 03, p m.
No. s. Leaves Winchester 2 80, Mar
tinsburg 20, IIagerstown at 4 l0p.
m, ChanberSburg 3 05, CarlisleG II. mr..
Harrisburg 7 05, Phil. II 10, BALTIC. 10 40,
n. Y. 8 50.
No. 10 Mail, leaves Winchester 3 20.
p m. Marlinsburg 3 90, ChambeIsburg
%, Carlisle 90, ar Harrisburg 10 05
Phila. 30, Baltimore 20. N. Y. Z 33.
UP TRAINS.
No 1. Leaves Harrisburg 4 40 a. M,
Carlisle . 80, Chambersburg 6 80 a. M,
Hagerstown 25. Martinsburg 30. ar.
Winchester II 90.
No. B. Leaves Harrisburg Z SO a. m .
arrive Bagerstown 10 81. Martinsburg
II u, Winchester l2 90 p. NJ.
No. ), Leaves Harrisburg at i2 40 p.
m. ar. Hagerstown 8 95.
No. z, Leaves Harrisburg 40 p. m
ar atH lgerstown 6 10, Martlnsburg z 02,
Winchester at so.
Additional trains betweenIfarrisburg
Carlisle and Chambersburg. Connec-
tons for all trains on Mount Alto and
p. Il. system. j. +. BOYD,
w. A. GUARD. Supt.
Agent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28

Some farmers pay little attention to
the proper care of their harness, devot-
ing less attention to it than liverymen,
cab and hack drivers, who attend to this
matter because it pays them well to do
so. 1t is not Il rare sight to see farm
er's heavy draft and single harness that
have been used for several years with
out drop of any lubricant touching
them since they came from the dealer
hands. All the leather portion is hard
and brittle and presents Il dull appear
ance If used during a shower, the parts
that are rubbed look more like porous
sole leather than an oak tanned article.
Such treatment shortens the life and use
fulness of the harness at least half,
whereas few cents worth of oil and
two or three hours time each year would
not only make the harness far more
presentable, but add to its usefulness,
and, what is of greater importance, to its
safety.
Do not hang the harness in a horse
stable. The ammonia arising from the
urine is very destructive to leather of
any kind. Before oiling the harness re-
move all dirt and dandruff by thorough
ly washing with strong CASTLE soapsuds.
The harness should be taken apart be-
fore commencing operations. Choose a
warm day if done out of doors or work
near a stove if indoors. AS soon as dry
any of the harness oils may be applied
with a wooden cloth or soft sponge, using
Gaze to saturate every portion. After
each strap has been oiled bend it back
and forth, thereby introducing the oil to
the very center of each strap.
If not previously oiled for long time,
II second application should be given,
and after IA few hours go over with a
dry cloth, removing all that has not
been absorbed. In place of the usual
neatsfoot or petroleum harness oil,
melted lard free from salt, or even I'M
sailed butter, may be used. 1t is better
still to boil up the broken shin bones of
a beef. The marrow and what tallow
there may be will make most valuable
dressing of almost the consistency of oil
and may be bottled for future use. If a
color be desired, add a little lampblack.
This will prove equally efficacious as a
dressing for boots and shoes. Fifty
cents worth of these shin bones, OBJ
tanned of any butcher, will yield enough
neatsfoot oil to last several years.-L
d. Shook i'll American Agriculturist.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28
w STERN MARYLAND RAILROAD
Schedule of Oct. i. 1893.

Trains leave Cherry Run 8 40 and I I So
a. m. Williatnsrort 10 and ~ 20, arrive
at Hagerstown @ 80 and i2 40. Leave
lisgerstown o. a. m and 00and sos
p,m.ar.at HiRhfeld7 50 and 9 SO arrive at
Baltimore at 10 81 a. IN. aud Z 70 D. M,
connecting for Washington, PLiladel.
pima and New York.
Leave Baltimore. 30 s Ia M. and 4 0a
p. m. arrive at Hagerstown at 100 a. M,
i2 Is and % .. m. and ut Cherry Ru n
At 43 a. M, Is aud - p. m. Con.
meet on y. & o East and West: con.
meet at IIighfield for Gettysburg and
Hanover and over the main line for
Emmittsburg, Westminster and all
stations.
Is. & o, passenger trains leave Cherry
Run for Cumberland and intermediate
points. No. -. daily at 3 81 "A. ~. For
Piedmont and intermediate. No. IS.
daily except SUNDAY. at I 80 p. m. and
Chicago Express, No. I, daily at 2J
y. m.
LeaveBruceviIlef for Frederick at % 80
a m. 4 81 and 6 II p. IN. Leave Bruce
Vile for Taueytown. Littlestown. York,
| WriRbisYiile and Columbia at 50 a m.
and IS y. m.
/ z. & r. II. Trains leave Shippensbnrg
at Z A. and I 81 a. M. and 3 80 .. m.
and arrive at Shippensburg at 0 45 a. M,
! 40 and 40 y. IN :, daily. except Sunday.
J. u. HOOD. Pres.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28

A very pleasant occupation for the
amateur grower is to endeavor TO raise
new varieties Of garden flowers from
seed. The dahlia especially offers in.
ducementg. as they change remarkably
from seed. Meehan tells us that it i.
not necegasry to use any cross fertiliza.
ton. Several kind of dahlias are grown
together and seeds taken from these.
The seedlings are almost certain to be
Of different varieties from the parent.
The early flower Of the dahha should be
selected. It is better TO cut off some
of the petals soon after they have faded
or otherwise, during raiustorm, tho
whole head rots. The seeds can be
cleaned out in the fall and set in the
ground early in the spring. They usually
flower the first year from seed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28
Earth Tor the Poultry In Winter,

Get in a supply of dirt before winter.
Have it dry and place it where it can be
used conveniently. Dirt is important,
as the hens use it for busting. 1t also
absorbs droppings, serves as a deodor-
izer and makes it easy to clean out the
poultry house. A bushel Of fine, dry
plaster mixed with 10 bushels of dry
dirt will be an advantage. Keep the
dirt in dry place, free from dampness.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28
FEEDING CORN TO HENS.
Corn Fed Chickens That Never Had Gapes
or Cholera.


or Cholera.
Perhaps a statement of tho way a large
number of hens were kept and fed on
nothing but corn, with whatever could
be gathered on a range, might be inter-
esting. The largest number at one time
was something over 800. These were
kept on about 40 acres of rough land,
half of which was in woods. Ten acres
were plowed and sown with grain Of
some kind, mostly oats or buckwheat,
and finally they were sown with clover
to supply green food.
There were six houses, separated from
each other, and large number of coops
for the broods The houses had sep
arate apartment for sitting hens, where
the hens were fed and attended to until
the broods were Matched. when the hen
and chicks were put in coops and set out
In the field or on the edge of the woods.
One side of the lot was steep hill from
which several springs ran down to a
brook that ran into large spring, so
that abundance of water was handy for
all.
The allowance of corn was four quarts
for 100 hens, and as each flock kept
mostly by itself and numbered 1876 or
$50 the quantity was easily distributed.
BY going through the grounds, begin
ming at the first house, the fowls were
fed quite easily, and each got a pretty
were fed on cracked corn, which was not
wasted, as finer ground corn was, and
the young chicks soon began to swallow
whole corn, which was given when they
weighed nearly a pound. For a young
brood, at first two ounces per hen and
chick three times n day was given.
had begun with 1870 hens three years
before, and these were kept in one house,
with nothing but bare walls, roosting
poles and the loose nest boxes. 1t was
very easy to keep this house clean and
free from vermin by greasing the roosts
with common waste grease from the
kitchen and kerosene. never heard of
any one using this before | began it and
mentioned it to The Country Gentleman
quite 30 years ago. found it effective
at once and have never been troubled
with vermin since because do not wait
for them, but grease the poles every two
or three weeks. The white hens do not
look handsome after rolling in the dust
when the grease is first used, but they
are comfortable.
The gapes never troubled me. 1t is
said that this disease is caused by the
worms that the chicks eat, the germ be-
ing in the worms. This disbelieve, for
have fed the chicks with worms obtained
by digging, and they will eat them in
preference to any other food. 1t was the
plowed ground that saved the fowls from
this disease, for all the droppings that
might have the eggs of the. worms in
them We're covered up and put out of
reach. Nor did l ever lose a hen by chol-
era, although mine were rather crowded
together. With this quantity of corn
the hens were always ready for market
or the table. The hens We're fed night
and morning. Henry Stewart in Coun-
try Gentleman.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28
rNIorE nANa1Na PLANT.

Secure The plants to a forked stick,
piece OF bark, wire frame, bunch of moss
or anything of the sort. ard suspend
them in Tho window, and they make an
attractive object. The leaves are grayish
green. long and pointed, and curve and
droop most gracefully. Mr.. John Lewis
Childs, to whom thanks are due for the
cut here presented, says that the pine
apple air plant is Of the easiest growth
and will thrive in any window, requir-
ing only 8 good sprinkling of water once
or twice q week. When a plant attains
a good size, it win bloom, producing a
large forksd panicle, as seen in the cut.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28
LOVES DESPAIR.

Why should waste my life in heasing signs
For her whose love know c.sa Iic'Sr be mine?
What. though her eyes with sweetest giances
shine,
And in her face the rarest beauty lies.
Let some one else heislo9eiiaass nov prize,
For shall SKIS sigh far ilar no nae.c.
Although my heart With longing Iangs is
sore,
And rent with loves sweet lingering memories.
l'ltry-to drive herfsoil Lay fancy eye,
And in the future ] ii forget tic past.
Our joys and sGfsaw5 cannot always last,
But like al tnines cf earth mast surely die;
And SO I'll eally SIT ard Sigh no facre.
But laugh through lie. q breath which soon
Is Der.
John J. Mcintyre il New York SIN.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28

spirited, not high enough to convey the
distressing impression that her owner
wants to crack her backbone.
The checkrein is well enough when of
the proper length, but that length is not
the proper one which is so short that it
distresses and deforms the horse and
sends him out to be beaten and starved
and to haul junk cart before his time
Now you mind that.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28
gl:.e Pineapple Air Plant.

The pineapple air plant depicted in the
illustratic. IS a unique and ornamental
hanging growth which requires neither
soil nor fertilizer. Its roots serve only
to fasten Che plant to the branches of
trees, whilo it derives its nourishment
from thsS 9i..
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28
Truth.

Miss Pinkerly lat the Worlds fair}-
All, Mr.. Tutter. this is a delightful pleas
ure! How long do you expect to re
main in Chicago?
Young TLtter-I am making prepara-
tons to leave tomorrow.
Miss Pinserly-How unfortunatel /
expect to he here three weeks before 90
ing back. was in hopes that might
see soInethinsof you while here and pos
sibly that we might go On to New York
together.
Young 1'utter tsadlyt-From present
indications, Miss Clara. VIC shall proba-
bly, both arrive there about the same
time. Truth
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28
French Way of Feeding Veal Calves.

Meat is the most urgent necessity of
the French people. The dairy must fur
nish veal. Every calf that is not needed
for the dairy is fed and fattened up to
2, 8 or months for veal, while in
America milk fed calves are vealed at
from to weeks and sell at from S.
to So per head. In France they bring
from SIS to $50. The calves are fed
milk and finished off the last week with
eggs beaten up in the milk. The veal
calf must have the white of the eye of a
white color to bring the best price. Such
calves produce delicate flesh colored
meat with white fat.-A2erican Agri-
culturist.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28
Feed Wisely ard Well.

This is the best time of the year to
feed pigs, poultry and all other stock in
tended for slaughter with liberality and
care. They will increase in weight fast
er now than in hotter or colder weather.
Feed up to the limit of appetite and di-
gestion, with well balanced rations and
an agreeable variety, but never more
than will be eaten up clean.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28

If you have plenty of hay and millet
OF grain, so that you can afford to have
lambs come in March, breed ewes the
LIST of November.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28
lfEYCroeK
THE GENTLE cHEcKREIN.

Would You Like to Have Your Neck Jerked
Back Like ThisY
The first illustration is from an artists
snap shot at II fashionable trotting horse
in fashionable sulky. How would You
like to do your hardest physical work
with your head yanked backward and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-09-24

that move. There's money in work OF
sort on the BoWery. Talk about the
injustice Of managers 20 native talent!
Bosh, all of it. Are we fools? I'd give
almost any amount to-day for society
drama written by apHAmerican dealing
in mastery style with some OF our peril
nent social questions and holding true,
sympathetic love interest. Or give me
startling psychological study with
plenty OF fire, give me comedy that
with a laugh tears of the mask OF socle'
", give me play delicate as a mlnia-
ture, or give me one painted in bold
splashes and those splashes like blood,
and I'll find place for each
of them sooner or later. l can
get precious few of them from Ameri-
cans, can tell you. 1t would be better
II nine.tenths OF our aspiring dramat-
lists threw their pens in the river, went
home and settled down TO quiet ex-
istence mending shoes. To be frank
1 say IL, my dear fellow, for your good
for stuff such as you have there, pref
tily phrased, but tame as flannel ra0-
bit, / have 70 use.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-09-24
BILL NYE At THE FAIR
A LETTER FROM FATHER TO son TELLING
ALL ABOUT IT.
Or, Rather, Referring to it Occasionally at LO,g
Intervals, When Other Topics Have Been Ex-
hanSisd-Duing the Midway Plsisaucs and
Spending Pleasant Day.
copvriaht. lsaa. ap Edgar W ~.
CHICAGO. Seplember l2, lSl

CHICAGO, September 10, 1898.
Ny DEAR HESRY-You will no doubt
be surprised TO know that your mother
and me has been to the Worlds Fair Tor
a PLUMB week, seeing it and being seen
Of it, as you might say.
1 had no idear of going all summer oW-
ing to the scarcity OF stringency here,
but by lucky turn Of stock made $500.
l made a bet with an educated farmer"
at home regarding the height OF the full
grown peanut tree by which 1 made
above amount. bet my stock against
his is why | refer TO IL as deal In
stocks. sold the beef on the hoof for
two hundred dollars and some cents.
So he will remain at home, and | vii!
tell him about the fair, which is sue
cess.
l bought excursion ticket on the rail-
road at scandalous low price and got
here fresh and comfortable, with several
doughnuts over and above what we need
ed. | have ct doughnuts soaked In cof-
fee now for most week, and shall
never care for them again. Mother
cooked pilercase full before we start
ed, and begin to yearn for vegetables,
to tell the plain truth with the natural
finish on IL.
1 suppose you are having good time
at New Roshell, and send you what
can spare, but hope you will not tell
your artist friend how made the raise.
l was bluffed into il by a man that came
to our neighborhood and begun TO farm
it with high hand and tell about "in-
telligent farming" He called on me
when he first come TO borrow some sweet
potato seed, and was not st home at
the time, being away pricing bull that
l heard was for sale down the river, so
he left his card.
I've got IL yet. What should | do with
It, HenryP l have no place to keep 1t
and hate to send IL back TO him, for il
was done In friendly way, and he did
not mean to be anything out social,
take IL.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-09-24

Tom took the prOffered hand IN It's
faultless glove and gave it rough grip.
"Your guest?" he was thinking.
"You old scampl You don't know that
nearly every penny of you beEgarly an
nuity goes to buy your clothes and
whisky; that Virginia does copying and
painting when you are asleep, and wears
one gown month in and month out that
the bills may be paid; that my weekly
payment for bed and board will be more
than acceptable. You don't know it,
apd-no matter what Virginia says-I
think you wouldn't care hang If you
did. II you had your deserts, you'd
have been pitched in the river long
ago"
Somehow his own failure made. him
unusually bitter TO Mr.. Kent's short
comings. The worlds hard knocks may
eventually teach resignation, but who
can say that while the bruise is aching
the brnte within Us does not snsrl2
AS the old man kissed Virginia on the
forehead, pathetic paternity savoring
of the theatrical ia the caress, be did
not dream how intensely Tom longed TO
call him few hard names In sound
Anglo-Sax0n.
He stumbled little and sank into the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-09-24

fro BE CONTINUED. j
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-09-24

As Tom passed again through the
empty theatre the sense Of shock de-
parted. A live ache leaDed within him.
He walked on, not needing or caring
where his steps led him. His throat
was dry, burning sob far down In it
that the man in him beat back. He
had been fool, then? An egotistical
dreamer?
On, the langucr OF hslplesSness, the
haunting pain of overthrow and loss,
the repugnance to the necessary effort
OF readjusting his conception of himself
and hislife! Those who have known
this feeling have tasted for one moment
the kernel OF dispair.
"How can l tell Virginia." was his
weary thought.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-09-24

that's pretty middling hard. and our
auger was injured IS years ago by nv
son when he bored into the pasture
eleven or pine times for kerosene oil.
l put in the biggest part OF the night
boring four holes, your mother trying
to hold the old quail trap stiddy whilst
worked, and In the morning II was
auetioned of for $3.50. This Is fact
and shows how stringency is here on
the farm.
| reserved the casters while the bed
std was In transit aud drove some nails
In the anger holes 10 teach future r. err
ations that an old man like me cannot
be ground under the iron heel Of capital
and then fed TO the hogs. II may not be
Christian spirit, but there is about as
little OF the John Rogers idesr in me as
most any honest farmer you will find In
Buncombe county. n. c., U. $. A.,
which is my address.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-09-24

vour mother has Just spfaie,ea
P. s. -. An with Pitcher this
her 1nkei' sAu EATHEA
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-05-04
We Tell YOU

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in Il permanent, most healthy and pleasant Dusi-
ness that returns Il profit for every days work.
Such is the business we offer the working class:
We teach them how to make money rapidly, ana
guarantee every one who follows our Instructions
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Every one who takes hold now and works will
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can be no question about II others now ut work
This is the best paying business that you have
ever had the chance to secure. You will make
grave mistake if YOU fail TO give II trial at once
If YOU grasp the situation, ANA act quickly, you
business, at which you can surely make and save
lurge sums of money. rhe results of only few
hours work will often equal weeks wages.
Whether YOU are old or Young, man or woman, 1t
makes no difference, - do as we tell you, and sue
cess will meet YOU ut the very start. Neither
experience or capital necessary. Those who work
for us are rewarded. Why not write to-day foi
full particulars, free L. G. ALLEN CO,
BOX No 400, Augusta, Me.