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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04

tWhat believe to be the largest and
finest onyx deposits in the world said
Mr.. Philo 3. Shepard, shave recently
been discovered in some caves in the
Cumberland Mountains of West Tennes-
see. 1t has been Known for some time
that there was fine quality of onyx or
cha' cedony there, but the mines Or caves
have scarcely been touched, and recently
my attention was brought to the exist
ence Of large caves in Anderson County,
the roofs of which are bristling with
stalsctites OF onyx, and in some cases the
columns reach to the ioo7 OF the cavern.
found one column fourteen rect Ia
length, the top of which is more than
four feet in diameter, and, l believe, an
ONYX slab four feet wide by six long
could be sawed from it. The onyx in
these caves is wonderfully free from sand
pockets and other blemishes, and is more
richly colored than any ever saw, aud
seems to exist in unlimited quantity.
Onyx, as you NAV know. is formed by
the drippings of limestone, and in early
stages looks ike prisms of glass or frosted
icicles hanging from the roof, and count
less ages must elapse before even the
smallest cone Of onyx could form, while
the large column have described must
have been growing since the beginning
of time. When the value OF these stones
becomes known to the world then Ten
nessee onyx will be more widely known
than Italian marble, but as yet only : few
samples have been taken out. st.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04
a Gigantic skeleton.

Workmen in clearing the right of way
for an extension of the tram road for the
Yellow Pine Lumber Company, near
Colmesniel, Texas, dug up an immense
beech log, under which was found hui.
man skeleton, the bones Of which were
only partly decomposed. The skeleton
was that of a man OF gigantic frame,
and the skull was cleft as il with TOM
ahawk. An Indian tomahawk and nu-
merous flint arrow heads were found be-
side the skeleton. The spot where the
discovery was made is six miles from
Colmesniel, on the Trinity River, in the
immediate vicinity where history says La
Sale, the great explorer, was slain when,
with few OF his followers, he was max
ing his way back to the Illinois River.
The bones and she relics have been care
fully preserved. aud thoroura investi-
CATION will be made to determine, if
possible, whether the bones are thoss OF
some Indian warrior or possibly of ono
of La Sslle's meu.-Chicago Herald.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04
WORK AND WORKERS,

The trouble betwce1 TIE Erie Railroad
and its trainmeh is Ieporte 10 have Geen
compromised at Cleve and.
THE wood workers OF st. Louis have or.
ga lied nd on May will STRIFE Tor eight
hours work per day with ten hours' pay.
THE Louisville and Nashville Railroad
has IelUsei to nci ease the wages If its en-
gineers and firemen except in a lew IDd,yid-
uai instanc $. T. e situation has been ex'
pit and there will g no strike.
AS an outcome OF labor Disputes and of a
recent demand made by the man sfactures
for arbitration OF the d fferences, the
various fouudrynen Of Evansvi le, Indiana,
agreed to close their Stops About
800 mou de-s are thus locked out.
The "Middle Iowa" engineers of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
have mad demand on the company thai
in the mat or, of pay for overtims they
sh il be p aced upon the same basis as con
ductors and brakemsn.
THE Sv itchmen's Mutual Aid Association,
at Topeka made a deman upon the Atcbi,
son, Topeka and SAINT, Fe Railroad for an
incre. Sc o. % per cent. in tne.r wages on
the entire system. The demand WIS re-
fused. 1t is said that the officers o. the
swiichmen's gan zation consider the &C.
ton Of the Topeka men premature, and will
endeavor to prevent str.k
ALL the switch tondsrs employed in the
yards of the Chica-o and Western Indiana
Belt Co., at Chicago, struck for increase
wages. a lyard traffic Of the Louisville
New A bany and Chicago, Wabash, Chicago
aud Eastern Illinois, Chicago and Erie,
Gran Trunk and Sante Fe Roa IL YVES
pa / on guerd DUTY TIE railroad tfficials
say they Will fill the strikers places in few
days.
A CHICAGO despatch says that the delega
ton of engineers of the Chicago, Burlington
aud Quincy who came from Iowa to Chi
cigo to visit the officials of the road and Sc
cure the same pay as conductors and brake
men as t. overtime did not have to gee the
officials, as their demand, had been granted
Before they reached the city. The Few
sche iule had been printed and mailed Us
fore the eng neeIs left home on their mis-
siul
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04
Walking Mania OF a Woo .ciOpper

Brick Mcguire, brawny woodchop,
per, was admitted to the County Hos,
pital recently suffering from locomotot
ataxia. This peculiar malady is de.
scribed as a disease of the spinal cord
which causes a patient to lose all control
of his giant. When the fits come on the
sufferer starts walking. He must g
straight ahead, he caa turn neither way,
and must be stopped by some person OF
obstacle or he viii walk himself to death.
Mcguire has the disease in its worst
form. A few days since fit came on,
and be walked full tilt into tree with
force enough to stun him. When he
was revived he escaped from his attend
ants and walked into deep pool OF
water At the hospital he walked
through the dining-tabe AMI colided
with hot stove. He is now KEEP,
strapped to bunk to prevent him from,
walking through the walls. -Holistei
lCdl) Advocate.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04
The Desert Burro Supersed.d.

A prospector now in Yuma, and who
made the trip here from Durango, COL,
with two horses, says that the time hon.
ored brrro, whose ancestry is INSOFAR.
ably mixed up with Mexican history, is
not as good an animal for desert travel
as the ordinary mustang horse. 1t has
always been considered that the burro
lad the advantage of the horse in his
caracity for endurance on slim diet.
This, the gentleman states, is not SO
great as is generally considered, although
he once had burro VINO ale pair of
gum boots and Nava. % blanket one
afternoon. This was done merely 10
show off and was not considered to be a
nutritious meal even by the jacksss him-
self, who was of French descent, and
merely wished to put on style to humili-
ate band OF scrub mustang horses with
whom he was forced to associate. The
gentleman who has had experience with
both classes of animals prefers hoses to
the slow burro and says that although
the latter viii live day longer without
food or water, yet the distance covered
by the horse in given time is so much
in bis favor rs to render him the superior
of the inmobile burro. Yuma (Arizous)
Times.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04

A gentleman travelling in the country
at Stoddard, n. H., where it is all rock
and powders, saw boy of twelve OF
fourteen hoeing in cornfeld on the side
OF what would be pasture land on any.
body elese's farm. The corn was rather
poor looking. The traveller refined in
his horse and spoke TO the boy. He
said to him Your corn looks rather
small. "Wea," said the boy, "wt
planted dwarf corn" "Well. 1t looks
yellow, poor aud thin "Well, We
planted yellow corn "WclI, said the
traveller, az don't mean that 1t DOM
look as if you would get more than bali
a crop 81 don't expect to. lplauteo
it on shares. "-Argonaut.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04
FEET AND HANDS cur OFF.
A Remarkable Quadruple Operation in a
Pittsburg Hospital.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
w ASHINGTON. Feb.uarY II. 1893.

There Was qusdruple surgicrI cperAt ton
performed in the Sou h SIDE Hospital that
attract great attention in the medical
fraternity, and is b7 the members consider
ed remar, alb e There was an att, ndance Of
about fifty physicians from all pait3 of the
State. The operation was conducted under
the direction Of the full hospital staff Of
'weuty-e ght doctors with DR.. q. {. Hers
man in the leaf.
During the early part Of the Win er Sam
uel Price, rail- oater, while walking near
Mckeesport, was GenumoeJ by tn cold and
lay out 81 nj yht. When he was rescued n
was Il und that his feet and hands were
frozen He was taken 10 thu hospital but
no atten ION could obyiate ampu alton.
"aus rene and modification set in and prjce
was in danger Of dying from bloyd poison.
ing.
Al Qcl' e. in the afternoon be was placed
unQer n lttluence Of ether and lie oDafa-
uot begun. In toFty-five ninut S 10 a Ser
ohu' was OVER and Price was minus his
ieet and hands. TIE han is we're ta.ep on
d tween the wrists and elbows an the feet
AT aDou, three inches above the ankle Prjea
when he regained consciousness. was in a "a.
msrhabiy bright condition, with puis, 50
ne Fly hoInai that it astonishei tn .doetors
Aney are confident he will fully rec jver.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04
CRUSHED IN THEIR Beds.
Eight Persons Killed BY Falling
Walls in Chicago,
A Burned out Building Collapses and
DESTROYS two Buildings.

A despatch from Chicago, Ill, says:
Weakened by heavy rains and SHOWS the
walls OF the burned-out building formerly
occupied by John York, dry goods dealer,
gave way before high wind at 80 O'Clock
In the morning, and eight persons were
crushed to death aud four others seriously
injured.
Tie York building was Quilted by fire last
winter The ice covering the walls aided in
holding them together. It was feared that
o change Of temperature would weaken the
walls by thawing the ice, and these fears
were realized. The two louses were de-
stroyel were the saloon of John Smith, at
76l Hal,tead street. and the jewery store Of
A Kunz, at T63 Halstead street. Both were
frame structures and both were occupied on
the second stories by the families Of the
owners of the places of busne be-
low. That all in the buildings were not
killed seems almost miracle, but, whit
thr-e were taken out awe, enc o. them
Mrs Amelia Smith, wife of the saloon
ke.per-can sea cey survive. I other
two to escape We're Fred kunz, son OF The
jewe er, q I'd twenty zone years and little
girl He, " it'll hls bed, was carried through
the floor 10 the basement, A door was
thrown across the b aud supported against
the Will served to guard The occupant OF to
bed from injury b. ne fall eUrls Young
Kuuz was rescued, but ght4y injured.
The wurk of rescuing he imprisoned peO-
pie, aside from the g eat danger to the fire
men, wa ATTENDED with much difficulty. 1t
was unknown i'll what portion OF the build-
ings be missing fam = had been sleeping,
and the fir men, WHO were the spot al
most be ore the SCUM Of the crash had died
away, wore with ut any guide in their work
save their own instinct
Disregarding the smoke and the licking
ton. ues of flame that appeared here ard
there amid the debris, they dug along the
base of the HorA wall at u point which ap-
peared to lie about the center Of kunZ $
jeweIry store. Their searcu was finally re-
warded by shout from beneath the bricks
and broke tmbeIs. They dug steadily on,
but could not locate tho voice At last, how
ever, came the cry, Here / am, and at the
same instant, u hand was thrust TIN ough 70
the open air. 1t was the hand of Young
hunZ. His rescue was then but a matter OF
few minutes Alter being rescued he told
the firemen where his father and mother had
been sleeping, and he was then removed 10
tie count, hospital. Two hundred men werc
put 10 work on The ruin, and 10y evening all
the bodies had cen recovered.
Coroner McHale issued an order that the
bodies as fast as recovered should be taken
TO the city morgUe, 10 await the action OF u
COroner's jury.
81 shall secure the best jury | can find in
the city, said the coroner, land | viii make
thol ough investigation. | have already
learned that there is direct responsibility
for this matter, and propose TO fix it upon
the right party"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04

boarded meeting house, and those who sat at
either end of the church pew, and indeed all
the scenes OF the first IA years, and you
think Of what you were then and OF what
you are now, and all thess thoughts are
aroused by the sight of the old hencoop.
Some Of you had batter 60 back and START
again. In thought return to that place and
hear the ciuck and go the outspread fsath-
ers and come uuder the wing and make the
Lord your portion and shelter and warmth,
preparing TOR everything that may come,
and 90 avoid being ciasse1 among those de-
scribsd by the closing words OF my text "as
a hen gathereth her chickens under her
wing. andye would no." All, that throws
the responsibility upon usl I'VE would
not" Alas, for the "would notsp II the
wandering broods of the farm heed not their
mothers call and risk the hawk aud dare the
freshet and expose themselves to the frost
aud storm, surely their calamities ara not
their mothers fault. aye would notw God
would, but how many would mott
When good man asked young woma I
vino had aban ioasd her no ns and who was
deploring her wretcheiness why she did not
return, the reply was. II dare not go home.
My father is 50 provoked be would mot re.
c.ive me home" "Fhen," said the Christian
man, II will test this And so he wrote to
the father, and the reply cams back and in a
lett .r marked outside 'Immsdiste," and in
side saying, Let her come at once; all is
forgiven" So Cots invitation for you Is
markell '.Immediate" on the outside, and
inside it is written, '.He will abundantly
pardon"
Oh, We wanderers from Col and hap2i-
ness and home and heaven, cons under the
shetsring wing. Under this call l sss you
turning from your old way to the new way,
thu living way, the gospel way. A vessel in
the Bristol channel was nearing thu ROCKS
called the ''Stsep Holiness" Under the tenn.
pest the vessel was unm1nageable, and the
only hope was that the tide would change
before she struck the rocks and went down,
and SO the captain stood on the deck, watch
in hand. Captain and crew and passenger;
were pallid with terror. Taking anothe.
look at his watch and another look at the
sea he shouted: ''rhank God, wa ara saved
The tide has turned One minute more and
wa would have struck the rocks
Some Of you have been long while drift
ing in the tempest of sin and sorrow an
have been making for the breakers. Thank
God, the tide has turnei. Do you not feel
the lift of the bilows Ths grace OF God
that bringeth salvation has appeared to your
soul. and in the words OF B iaz to Ruth
commend you to 'ths Lori Col Of Israel,
under. whose wings thoa hast come to
trust-s
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04
Fen "Kidr Gloves are naaa ~

10" AAu VAVtos arc mauo OF
Kid gloves are not made of kid
fact, few Of them are. The cheap
are not kid and neither are the deaI
ones. Ladies' gloves that cost undo
dollar aud half or two dollars d
are all made Of lamb skin. 1t is lik'
that gloves paid for at higher pr
than that will be of kid, but the VI
best and most expensive kid gloves
made of the skins Of young colts.-N
York Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04

In the reports of the physician in
charge Of the Ming Pc Missionary
Hospital there are some interesting
observations on tooth-pulllng in
China. 1t seems that Chinese teeth
are more easily extracted that those
of Americans or Europeans. The
native dentists are said to possess a
wonderful powder, which is rubbed
on the gum over the affected tooth.
In about five minutes thereafter the
patient is told to sneeze, whereupon
the tooth falls out
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04
: The Deadly c..esr.

The hope is entertained that sciert
may yet be able to subdue the " fsmini
and deadly cancer Recent study o
cancer may net only indicate that it i
an organic growth. but almost certainl.
proves that it is liable to the attack o
another parasite. Better scquaintanc
with the relations OF these parasites ma,
possibly bring the long sought melho
farresting cancer. detroit Free Press
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04
August
Flower

Ny wife suffered with indigestion
and dyspepsia for years. Life be
came burden TO her. Physicians
Jailed to give relief, After reading
one OF your books, | purchased a
bottle of August Flower worked
like charm. Ny wife received i'm
mediate relief after taking The first
dose. She was completely cured
now weighs io5 pounds, and can eat
anything she desires without, any
deleterious results IS was formerly
the case. C. II Dear, Propr Wash
ington House Washington. Va. o
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04
PITlI AND POINT.

A love kuot-No.
A dog show-recth.
Stone blind--A cats eye.-Puck.
Open to conviction-Pe uiteutiaries.
Every man is a hero to his Imagination.
Life.
A question of identity" What's your
name2'
A cash balance--The scales OF justice.
Puck.
That is another story as the builder
SAID when ordered to RUG the walls up
highcr.-Troy Press.
Truth may be stranger than fiction,
but in literature it hasn't as high mar
ket valuc.-Boston Courier.
When a man Unexpectedly steps into q
fortune he eau not be upbra,ded for
having put his foot ir it.-Puck.
Pin not your faith to any man
Who feels no throb OF Joy,
When to the circus he's a cnancs
TO cla2erou boy.
People finally get onto the man who
is always volunteering to oh.ige his
friends, but " 20 never does it.--Atchi-
son Globe.
You may freeze, you may bust the gas
meter if YOU will, but at the end of the
month Just the same, there's the bill. -
Williamsport Republican,
"What is pillagc, papa at is
charging dollar for eight cents worth
of pills, my sou. 1t is very lucrative
business. -Harpel's Bazaar.
Procrastin alton steals our time,
The sages gragely say.
II is in astice; he but taxes
lie time We throw away.
Washing ton Star.
''Death loves a shining mark, said
the man who was engaged in selling
mythical fortunes III ore, "blt luckily
it's different with mining shark. -
Washington Star.
Edison is quoted as declaring thar the
I man of the future will be able to do
without sleep altogether. Tnis I'M
plies the extinction OF the policemen. -
Washington Star.
Solitude builds mn thc STRENGTH; so.
o;otg n,lIs if Joxn It is the necessity
of h.Ijnr to meet 50 many peoolc that
Arms no ohlo.bodicd lemon to circu,
ton,o..do pn,r,
w.. ,..a . t..a
IN tbe nrosocrtors n,ckct Lave Won
an,tbirr n sav2r pr.s,uer-uOolv that
ngnd ~ Inc lawyer. vour worsbin. and
boh;t il stIony PIX Me In.
~ -,
"l'S1.-- sou "Gn' 90 ms .,, I'i ;,
IN ,I,i,I, ~ g, - a.9I r. w.,
van, ,nytb;ng veil done toll tho waiter
IN bring if r,rc. = EIm;ra G ,z,tto.
-, III, .f,.o,,,i,, ,rnn,,;t, ,,.,.I,,,. In,
And the snjcEersnes pizz,e.te.3u a;
Wen guzze the muzz . OF bIub ,erty- blnb
To the sott-"a'l'nS RI n D II d., n.
that ,nonocIoa' Socondu,-,,oI there's
an EnaIish oirl uotown VINO is the a,ple
of his eve and he's trsinr to cultivate
hcr upder class "-Kafe Fie.d's Wash
inaton
T,.-..- ,.,.-...-.;.,.4.,o.,
l lS.so ,;,. >,e o4 so,nS W I " sno1
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04

To make 1t apparent TO thousands. who
think themselves i'll, that they are not feet
ed with any disease, but that the syst m
simply needs cleaning, is to bring comfort
home TO their hearts. as costive condition |.
easily cured by using Syrup of Figs. Manu-
featured By the California Fig Syrup Co.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04

Pasteur, the great French specialist.
is short, thick set man, with round
shoulders. He walks lame, as the result
OF paralysis, and his eyesight is poor.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04

From Rio Janeiro comes the wei
come report of revolt, There had
been nothing OF the kind for week.
and fears had naturally arisen that
the political machinery OF Brazil was
out Of gear.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04

English ignorance of America did not
begin with this generation. Goldsmith
description Of Niagara Falls includes the
statement that "sone Indians in their
canoes, as 1t is said, have ventured down
it in safety
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04
"MOTHERS'
FRIEND'
MAKES CHILD BIRTH EASY,

Colvin, La, Dec. 2. 1ss5.-My wife used
MOTHERS FRIEND before her third
confinement, and ssya she would net be
Without il fer hundreds Of dollara.
DOCK MILLS.
Sent By express On receipt Of price $50 per boz
le Book a. To Mothers mailed tree.
ssAoFfeLo REGULATOR CO.,
on ..,s ~ Az osvass-s. ATLANTA. "a
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04
h WHITE WORLD.

- Ht1l z " oNLo.
Ynever knew the world in whit,
So beautiful could be,
As have seen it here today
Beside the w,ntry sea;
A new earth, bride Of new heaven,
Has been revealel to me.
The sunrise blended wave and cloud
In one broad flood OF golj.
But touched with rosa the worlfs wiits
ROBES
In every curve and foil;
While the blus air did over all
Its breath in wonder hold.
Earth was statue half awake
meath her Scuiptor's han.
How the Great Master telds with love
Above the WORK He plannei!
Easy it is, on such day,
To feel and understand.
Lucy Larcom.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04

If you have no EN- ployment, or are being
poorly paid for the work YOU are doing. then
write TO b. +. johnson q Co, of Richmond'
Va, and they will show you how to transform
Misfortune into Madame-tortune. Try 1t.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04

SuppEk WEATHER CHANGES cause Throat
Diseases. There is no more effeCtual remedy
for Coughs, Colds. etc, than BROWNS BRoN-
CHIAL TRoCHEs Sold only in b@yCs. Price 20 cts.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04

"Remember that in Garfield Tea YOU haye an
unfailing remedy for Indie estion, Sick Head,
ache and every attending ill that an abused
stomach can make you suffer. Every druggist
sell. IT. Sc, &c. and 81"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04

What is done cannot be undone, especially
If it is a bard-t oiled egg.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04

When one woman praise another folks
think she is sarcastic.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04

Clothes may not make the man, but suits
make the lawye-.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-04
II The Bezf Cocgh syrup a We EHtE
k91asses Good. Use IN tire f@l
dSoid by Druggists. ~

made medicine for Coughs,
Bronchitis and other dis
eases of the Throat and
Lungs. Like other so called
Patent Medicines. it is well
advertised. and having merit
it has attained a wide sale
under the name Of Piso's
Cure for Consumption.