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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-12
Floor Washing Machine.

A floor washing machine has been re-
Gently invented. The mechanism. con-
sists of a main frame with suitable driv-
ing wheels driving an endless belt pro
vided with a series of flap, a water tanl;
delivering upon the belt, which is also
engaged by wringing rollers, beneath
which is supported a dirty water tank
The flaps absorb the water and bring a
large rubbing surface to bear on the
floor as they are carried beneath the
roller, the belt and its flaps then pass
ing between the wringing rollers, and
the machine being used by simply push
ing it across the floor after the clean
water pipe has been opened.-St. Louis
Post Dispatch.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-12

The distinction of owning the most
powerful fiashlight and the largest
lighthouse in the world belongs to
France. This monster light has been set
up at Cap de Ia Heve, near Havre, in
the center of the most dangerous section
of the French coast. For tho past year
the French lighthouse board has been
making Some curious experiments at the
Cap de la Heve tower. First they used
oil lamps, with fixed lenticular appa-
ratus, which yielded 10, 900 candle pow
er and could be seen 49, miles. The
next trial was that of the fixed lenticu-
lar in connection with powerful electric
arc lamps, the light in this case being
equal to "a, 600 candle power and ca
pable of being seen 81 miles. The next
trial was that of electric arc and flash
Ing machinery yielding "a, 600, 900 can
die power, which could be seen no
Less than 1870 miles on a clear night.
The light now III use at this Titan Of
the lighthouses has power equal to 40,
300, GOO candles, and its reflection can
seen 243 miles.-St. Louis Republic.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-12
CUMBERLAND VALLEY R. R.
In effect November 10, 1898.
DOWN TRAINS.

No. 2. Mail leaves Winchester Z so a.
M. Martinshurg S 10. uagprstown gOO
Cambersburg 0 45, Carlisle 10 40, arrive
At harrisburg II 80. Phiia. 3 90, BALTIC.
3 10. N. Y. . 43, p IN.
No. s.. Leaves Winchester 9 20. Mar
t%insburg 3 10, Hagerstown at 4 90 d.
m. Chaiubersburg4 So. Carlisle o ". ,r.
Harrisburg 6 50, Phil. II 10, BALTIC. Il 40,
n. Y. 3 So.
No. 10. Mail. leaves Winchester A 20.
p. M, M%aFtiusburg 80 Chambersburg
80, Carlisle 10 81. ar Harrisburg II 40
Phiia. 4 30, Baltimore 0 90. n. Y. 2 80.
Through coach from Hagerstown to
Philadelphia On train NOD.
UP TRAINS.
No. /. Leaves Harrisburg 8 90 a M,
Carlisle 5 ~. Chambersbufe G As "a. M,
Hagerstown z 32. Martusburg s So, ar.
Winchester 10 40.
Ne. 3. Leaves Harrisburg 8 10 a. M.
arrive Hagerstown 10 AZ. Martinsburg
ii w. Winchester i2 20 p. M.
NO. D, Leaves Harrisburg at 12 40 D.
m. ar. Hagerstown 3 20.
NO z, Leaves Hari isburg 3 45 D.. m .
AZ. atHagerstown 625. Martmsbure 7i2,
Winchester al 8 90. :
Through coach from PHILADELPHIA TO
Hagerstown on trains Nos. 3 aud o.
Additional trains betweenHarrisburR,
Carlisle and Chlmbersburg. Connec-
tons for all trains on Mount Alto and
r X. system. j. f. BOYD,
w. A. GUARD, Supt.
Agent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-12
4 ROMAN MODELS TROUBLES


The Thin Man and His disastrous Ambition
to Pose For Hercules.
The Piazza di Spagna, one Of the fin
est squares in Rome, is the capital OF
the English speaking colony. Some of
its older members grumble a good deal
at the manner in which the forestieri
have taken possession OF this beautiful
piazza, fogetting that they themselves
were the pioneers Of the peaceful con-
quest A broad magnificent double stair
way leads from this place TO the terrace
of the Trinita de Monti above. Here the
models congregate. and here the artist
comes to find his Mary, or his Gree, his
Pan or his ST. John. They are all here
The gods and the demigods Of Greece,
the saints and martyrs of Christianity
~personated by whole families of models
A graybeard who once served the paint
er for Narcissus is now accounted the
best patriarchal model in Rome, while
his wife, in her youth the original of a
famous Psyche, is now being painted as
the oldest of the Fates. Children and
grandchildren have followed the same
CtlllIS, d11u liz btDlCo Va inns AeNA44Aif nv
in great demand, because they a pose
almost as soon as their eyes are open.
The story of Pietro, the hopelessly fat
model Of many pictures Of bulky monks,
has a certain moral. He began life Us
the very thin man. He posed for enact
ated hermits and dying saints, but he
was such a living skeleton that he was
only available i'll rare cases, the modern
taste being moro for Drawn and muscle
than for skin and bone. Pietro finally
made q heroic resolve. He left Rome
and went up into his own little native
town in the hills, where he spent many
months in transforming himself from the
very thin man into the very strong man.
He often describes his training, which,
if original, was at least effectual.
There being no gymnasium at hand,
he used two chairs for parallel bars, and
having no trainer invented many Curl
GUS and useful exercises, by the aid of
which he, who had left Rome a Titho-
nus, returned to it q Hercules Now, alas,
he has all unwillingly developed into
another stage and become SO enormous
I ly fat that he is hardly more often avail
able to the artists than he was in the
first stage OF his career. Rome Cor.
Boston Transcript.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-12

ARRIVAL y DEPARTURE or THE MAHg
AT II PosT-oRFIcE At MAETfNsBURi D.,
W. VA.
DEPARTURES.
Mail close at 1910 a. m. for Hagers-
town. and all points east.
AT 920 a. m. and 8 and 7 D.. M. for
Washington, Baltimore. Philadelphia,
Newior and all points East and South.
AT 3 50 p. m. for all points East.
Al ] 20 p. m. for Pittsburg and all To-
cal aud through points West.
AT 5 p. m. for Hancock, Berkeley
Springs, Cumberland. and principal To-
cal stations on the main stem OF the Is.
q q. and all through points West.
AT % p. m. for Pittsbnrg and all
places West.
At74ja. m. and 2 40 p. m. for Hag-
erstown, Baltimore and all Intermediate
stations on G. v. X. r
At II a. m and $40 .. M. for VIM
chester and intermediate stations on the
c. v. r. K.
ARRIVALS.
M~ailsarrive BY Z q. m. from all through
points East. West. and South.
AT 8 % a. N. from New York. Phila-
delphia. Baltimore. Washington. and
local points on old line OF q. 4. o. r. X.
Al 2 and 5 &C p. IN. from all points
East and South.
At $50 a m. from St.Louis Cincinnati.
and intermediate points.
At z 20 pm. from Chicago, Wheeling,
PntsbuTg. and intermediate points.
At : 10 a and 8 90 p. m. from Win
chester n intermediate stations on the
G.. V. r. r. =
Anil 81 a. m. and 2 l2 p. No. from
Harrhturg, Hagerstown. and irterme-
date stations on the G. v. r. K.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-12
ODDS AND ENDS.

If the doctor orders bark, has not the
Eaticnt q right to growl?
A house at Canton, Conn, that was
built in 1901 is still occupied as a dwell
ing.
The rose Of CASTLE is the national
flower of the swarthy and fiery Span
iard-
The first famous German brewer was
Herr Knanstan. who wrote a handbook
On his art in 1915.
Horses are so plentiful in Chill and
Buenos Ayres that it is not uncommon
for beggars to ride.
True modesty avoids everything that
is criminal, false modesty everything
that is questionable.
The real happiness of life cannot be
bought with money. and the poor may
have it as well as the rich.
There is talk of running trolley OBJ
servation cars across Niagara falls sus-
pended so feet above the water.
Imitation may be the sincerest fat
terry, but AN up to date girl doesn't
think SO when she is presented with a
paste diamond.
Racine often said that tho suffering
he endured from one adverse criticism
more than outweighed all the pleasure
he enjoyed from the public applause.
Pope owed his accuracy and polish Of
style to o hint from q miserable poet
named Walsh that the English poetry
of that day was deficient i'll elegance.
A bomb was recently found near the
Roman coliseum. "Whilo stands the
coliseum Rome shall stand" said By
ron, ''and when Rome falls-the
world"
Raynaud, a very voluminous author,
persuaded q publisher to issue a 20 vol
ume edition of his works. 1t was done
and ruined the publisher, who died in
e poorhouse.
Scarron was for many years a victim
of acute rheumatism. He could use only
his tongue and his hands. All his bril-
liant works were written ON q portfolio
placed on his knees.
Vondel was the Dutch Euripides.
Most of his tragedies are on subjects
drawn from the Scriptures. In the de
liverance of the Children Of Israel" the
principal actor was the Almighty.
A French author, noted in his own
time, produced in the seventeenth cen
tury a folio volume OIL Moses" in
which he described all kinds and told
what sort of nose every saint i'll the cal
endar must have possessed.
When Malherbe was on his deathbed,
an unlettered priest was picturing to him
i'll ungrammatical language the joys of
heaven. Hold your tongue" said tho
dying -grammarian. Your wretched
grammar disgusts me with them"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-12
The Oddity Oft.

The woman suffragists apparently
hope to succeed by making their cause
fashionable in New York, and the latest
petition was placed at Sherry's to be
signed. 1t is odd, but the progress of the
cause daily brings out the fact that some
of the most prominent of the women i'll
the movement are the gentlest and most
feminine Of creatures, while many wom-
en- who, like Jennie Geddes, would sug-
gest themselves to the eye as possible
agitators, are bitterly opposed to it
BostonJournal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-12
Note a few examples of HOW:
REAL KID GLOVES,

Handsome dark shades of dahlia, AMETHYST
and heliotrope harmoutze with almost any
gown. specially elegant with n black costume
nave white stitching and trainings four large
t+arl buttons. We believe you'll saw WIN
iIs: The greatest genuine KID GLOVE
VALUE ever offered,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-12
s.. x i.
WHY q

1t las been asked before, doubtless
will be again-the answer invariably
the same. So many people come and
send here 6rcatfSe il pays HeDt SO to do.
pCdu
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-12
75c Pair.

Some hands and wrists are SO formed that
po glove Is so com fOrtable as laced one
For such here's IL chance without precedent.
7-hOOK KID GLOVES. choice shades, tan
brown, and black. sOtt, Ahapely gloves-I3c Il
air.
sale of Imported WHITE BRUSSELS NhI
specially adapted for SASH curtains, canopy
dtaperies, oassiuets.-or Uanys cradle. eIc.
FOUR lots Of this extra good. desirable mH-
irrial each lot at exactly HALF REAL VAL
IN
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-12

Envelopes, with your card neatly
printed thereon, for no more than the
naked goods cost at the stores. II
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-12
The Moving Throng.


But what shall we do with the palm
branch? That we will put in the hand
of the generation coming on. Yours is
to be the generation for victories. The
last and the present generation have
been perfecting the steam power, and
the electric light, and the electric forces.
To these will be added transportation.
1t will be your mission to use all these
forces. Everything is ready now for you
to march right up and take this world
for God and heaven. Get your heart
right by repentance and the pardoning
grace of the Lord Jesus, and your mind
right by elevating books and pictures,
and your body right by gymnasium and
field exercise. and plenty of ozone and
by looking as often as you can upon the
face of mountain and of sea. Then start
In Gods name, start! And here is the
palm branch. From conquest to con-
quest, move right Oh and right up. You
will soon have the whole field for your
self. Before another 25 years have gone
we will be out of the pulpits, and the
offices, and the stores, and the factories,
and the benevolent institutions, and o
will be at the front. Forward into the
battlel If God be for You, who can be
against you? He that spared not his
own Son, but delivered him up for us
all, how shall he not with him also
freely give us all things?'
And, as for us who are now at the
front, having put the garland on the
grave of the last generation, and having
put the palm branch in the hand of tho
coming generation, we will cheer each
other in the remaining onsets and go in
to the shining gate somewhere about the
same time, and greeted by the gener-
alton that has preceded us we will have
to wait only a little while to greet the
generation that will come after lis. And
will not that be glorious? Three genera
lions III heaven together-the grandfa-
Their, the son and the grandson; the
grandmother, the daughter and the
granddaughter. And 80 with wider
range and keener faculty we shall real
ize the full Significance of the text, sOne
geperation passeth AWAY and another
mo<1o>9HoI ao<~<f& ~
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-12
THE MAILS.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE or THE MAnLs
AT II PosT-oRFIcE AT MAETfNsBUK3,
w. VA.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-04-19

ing his Lieutenancy he returned
home with the first money he could
draw, paid his Congressional bene-
factor in full and held his memory
always in greatest esteem. He also
sought out the Justice under whom
he had served as, Constable.
Squire SAID sLieutenant Tom,
here are your s5 with interest to
date
The Squire, clad in homespun
Jeans, surveyed the young officer in
his neat fatigue uniform, and noted
the shoulder straps. Then he pock-
eted the money.
sYou were heartily welcome TO
the money, Tom,' said he, but as
you don't seem to be needing it now,
| may as well take it back. had
my doubts then, but il has turned
out good investment
The best you ever made Squire
that is, for me. Without it /
might never have reached there in
time.'
Shortly after this the Lieutenant
was ordered to the West, where he
served upon the frontier for several
years and fought through the Mexi-
can War. He finally returned to
Virginia and accepted a military
professorship in noted educational
institution; which he held until the
beginning Of the Civil War.
When Virginia seeded he follow
ed his native State, drew his sword
in behalf of the late Confederacy
and became known to fame under
the name of Stonewall jackson.
Philadelphia Times.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-04-19

The WILDERNESS OF CEYLoN.-
We were in the wilderness of up
land Ceylon, where the virgin beau
ty and freshness Of nature unspoil-
cd by man :nstils new sensation
into every soul which vibrates to
her mysterious voice. The rolling
green patenas are cut off sheer and
straight from the incircling belts of
jungle as though measured of by
human hands, a striking feature Of
these elevated regions which has
never been satisfactorily explained.
The mountain ranges which inclose
the grassy plains are clothed from
base to summit with primeval for
est, heavily draped with moss which
forms green fringe hanging from
every bough.
An appalling loneliness broods
over the scene, no song of bird stirs
the silence, and the deathlike hush
which reigns over the gloomy for
est is unbroken even by the rustic
of leaf, for noon is the midnight
Of the tropics, and the black depths
of the haunted jungle are wrapped
in spell-bound sleep. At nightfall
the 1.-the cheetah glides stealthily
through the shadows and crouches
for his prey among the crowding
trees. The branching antlers OF
the elk rise above the tangled un-
dergrowth and the moose deer
browses in the shade of the mossy
boughs. along which the wildcat
creeps, while the savage boar roots
among the fallen leaves.
When the rising moon illumi.
mates the lonely landscape, herds OF
wild elephants emerge from the
dark jungle and roam the vast ex.
panse of desolate country which
still renders the interior of Ceylon
almost an unknown land. The
elegant grass, which breaks the
uniformity Of the undulating plain
with rustlidg sheaves cf long green
spears, is the forage for which the
stragglers of the herd scour the pa.
tenas, and many Cingalese super
stions linger round this elevated
tableland.
The recent spoor of an elephant
marks cur track and ceases at q
deep pool known to be a favorits
drinking place Of the wild animals
which haunt the jungle. A deaf
elephant frequently perambulatet
the Elk Plains. He is supposed te
be sacred to Buddha, and, there.
fore, invulnerable, no sportsman
having hitherto succeeded in pierc
ing his hide-a fact probably du,
to the great age Of the animal.
-CornhiH Magazine.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-04-19

FoRGoTTES.--Miss Dolly Pom
pous--"My dear sir, do not allow
yourself to be dazzled by my beauty
and charming manner, for / have
no other advantage except wit, in
telligence and high social status
Mr.. Plaintork-"You have for
gotten, Miss Pompous, to inclnde
your innate modesty."
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-04-19

In due time Butcher went to West
Point, passed his examination there
and was admitted as q cadet. Then
two months or so elapsed, during
which time Tom rode the old mare
here and there, serving papers,
posting notices and otherwise at
tending to his official duties. At
night he could usually be found
poring over a few dog-eared vol
umes in plodding, persistent way.
One day when riding BY the house
of Gib's father he was amazed to
behold young Butcher sitting in a
detected attitude upon the front
porch.
"Hullo ~ exclaimed Tom. rein.
ing up. 81 Thought you were a,
West Point /? We all heard that vou
had passed in great shape"
Il passed the exams well enough.
returned Glib, but ! couldn't stang
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-04-19
he WAS A PLUCKy Boy.


Some 20 years before the break
ing eut of the Civil War it became
the duty Of certain Congressman
from a then Virginia district to re-
commend to the President some
one for the position Of cadet at
West Point.
Among other applicants. the two
most favorably known to him were
q couple of youths named Glib Butch
er and Tom. jackson. The Con-
gresham submitted each of them
to personal examination and told
them he would communicate his
decision in writing on the follow
ing day. As may be supposed, the
intervening time was not restful
period for either of the lads.
Jackson thumbed over an old alge-
bra he had picked up in the sitting
room of the little tavern where they
were stopping. Whatever anxiety
he really felt was yelled under the
appearance Of a shrewd indifference.
Young Butcher, however, was very
nervous and fidgeted about a good
deal. Toms quiet manner was to
him rather incomprehensible.
81 hardly believe you care at all, !"
he exclaimed, after lettering about
for several hours in a fretful way.
"Well," replied Tom, "what is
the use of worrying over what you
cannot help? Time enough to fret
when disappointment or disappoint-
ment comes"
''Then you don't really hope to
win ?''
81 haven't bothered my head
about it since / saw Mr.. Hays. l
did my best before him. 1t is his
affair now.''
Early the next morning the land
lord opened the door of the room
occupied by the young men.
"Here is letter for you, Glib. :"
said he. 81 reckon You must be in
luck"
Butcher seized and tore open the
fateful missive. Tom, who had the
algebra again, inserted finger be-
tween the leaves before closing the
book. Suddenly Glib began an i'm
promptu war dance over the floor.
"Tom," he cried, "I've got it !
Pm sorry for you, but Mr.. Hays
had decided in my favor
Then he gave a mild imitation of
what afterwards became famous as
the "rebel YELL" Tom, still re-
tanning his book, was the first to
shake Butchers hand and congrat-
ulate him upon his success. Then
he sat down and finished problem
he had been attempting to solve
when the interruption came. At
ter that he paid his bill, saddled an
old gray mare that was his sole
earthly piece of property and rode
quietly home. The succeeding day
he resumed his duties as Constable
OF his district as il nothing had hap
pened. To this position he had
been elected, Notwithstanding his
youth, because of a general conf
dence in his honesty and self-reli-
ance.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-04-19

An INoPPoRTUSE MOMENT
Office Boy ito drummer) )--'' Mister,
| wouldn't advise you to try and
see the boss now he's in ain awful
rage"
Drummer-"What's the matter
with him 20
Office Boy-"He's trying to put
point on his blue lead-pencil.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-04-19
NEWS IN BRIEF
Wednesday, April IN, 1894.

Wednesday, April IL, 1894.
The snow aud hail OF Yesterday
is reported to have blasted all re-
manning prospects &c fruit crop in
Maryland.
Mad dogs are causing good deal
OF uneasiness in several counties of
the State, where human beings and
domestic animals have been bitten
by the rabid creatures.
The general opinion among the
democratic members OF the House
is that Senator Hill made mistake
in his recent speech and increased
the Popularity Of President cleve-
land.
Mr.. Severn Teackle Wallis, the
distinguished Maryland lawyer,
died this morning at s=enty minutes
after midnight, at his home in Bal
timore, Of Bright's disease.
The Louisiana Legislature, which
will meet next month, will have
three vacancies in the U nited States
Senate to fill. Ii ia said to be the
first time this has occurred in this
country.
DR.. Lucy Hall Brown exhibited
in Brooklyn yesterday the applica-
tion of electricity to domestic uses,
such as cooking, baking, washing,
sweeping and frightening burglars.
During the performance of "In
Old Kentucky" at the Lyceum
Theatre in Rochester, N. Y, a
horse jumped over the footlights,
landing in the orchestra. with both
feet in the bass drum. No person
was hurt.
Train robbers attacked the south
bound train on the Rock leland
Railroad, near Pond creek. Oklaho-
ma. Jack Harmon. the Wells. Far
go Express messenger. opened fire
on the robbers. killing one and
wounding another. The robbers
then retreated and the train rro-
ceeded.
Thursday, April l2, 1894.
Tomato cultivation is growing to
be a leading agricultural industry
In Kent county.
The fruit in Delaware that escap-
ed the recent freeze was reported to
have been killed by the ice on the
trees Tuesday night.
Governor Flower, of New York.
refused an application of the Cover.
nor Of Maryland for the extradition
OF Charles A. Howes, charged with
forgery.
The worst disasters reported from
the storm were OH the New JERSEY
coast, where two schooners were
wrecked and all on board, twenty
men, drowned.
Four tons of white hot metal fell
in the midst of sixty workmen in
the Middleport Steel Works, mt
Pomeroy, Ohio, yesterday. Ten
were burned-four fatally.
George E. Root, chancellor of
Forrest Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
was shot through the body and
probably fatally wounded just out
side the lodge-room, in Kansas
CITY, No., yesterday, by Henry w.
Keeling, also a member of the lodge.
In the United States Senate
yesterday, after Senator Morgan, of
Alabama, had announced his pur-
pose to give the tariff bill his earnest
support, Senator Hale paused to al
low other conservatives" to define
their position, but none Of them
embraced the opportunity.
Sarah York. an aged, wealthy,
childless widow, living alone near
Sycamore, Ind, was found dead
yesterday on the floor of her room.
The body lay for five days against
hot gas stove. Twenty years ago
her husband was found dead in the
same house.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-04-19

sdy To one who said, I do not
believe there is an honest man in
the world" another replied, "It is
impossible that one shoald know
all the world, but quite possible
that one should know himself"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-04-19

"But you are not French you
are Irish. / want a French nurse"
"Sure, mum, an oi'm Frinch."
Nonsense. / can tell from your
brogue that you are Irish"
"Ah' mum, thot's doc TO me
havin' been imployed in Dooblin
for tin years."