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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-01-13
School Report.

The following are the grades made
by my senior class during the month
ending December p, 1895.
Carrie Johnson 90 90 percent; Nan
ME Small 90, 90: Elmer Stott 90. 90
May Caskey 90. 81 Emma Hinton 90 .27
Minnie Phillipy 95. p; Julia Hanshew
e5. Fl; Fannie Kesler 90. IS; Raymond
Caldwell 9o.45; Frank Smith S6.6I
Bessie Hockenberry 74.oo; Mabe
Williams 1921; Mary Duvall 70. So.
]. A. DowNs.
Principal Fifth Ward School
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-01-13
SALE BILLS.

We will print sale bills in two colors
red and black, on heavy poster paper, on
short notice, for the same price as others
charge for plain black work on ordinary
news paper, and guarantee them to be
free from errors. twill pay every per-
son wanting bills to call and get our
prices and examine samples of our work
and paper
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-01-13
Your Cake will not Fall if made With
Rumford Yeast Powder.

This powder is superior in strength,
purity and healthfulness to any kind
heretofore made, and is one of the
greatest inventions of the age. Try it
and note the result.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-01-13
Attention Ladies'.

Have you seen the new style engage
ment rings at w. l.. Jones Jewelry
store? You should send your best fell
low for one. They are the best thing
made for the purpose People s Nat l
Bank Building.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-01-13

scholar the earnestness with which
he enforced his thoughts convinced us
that he really had the success of the
school at heax4 We hope he will
favor us again in the near future.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-01-13
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
CHEAP READING.

The following special offer is made to
all subscribers of the Herald old or new,
and should be embraced by those who
appreciate good reading. Prices are cut
in half for cash
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-01-13
This Will Save You.

We are giving the lowest prices ev-
er given in this city on G. a Salt
Our price on fine salt will please you
Call and see us. 10
SENCMDIvER, SHAFFER & STEWART.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-01-13

Spillman S "No-Mo" is the best SC
cent Tea in America and fully as good
as any so cent Tea sold in Martins
burg.
Sold only att. SpLLMAN' 5 Stores.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-01-13
Popular Eyerywh ere,

Beginning with small local sale
in a retail drug store, the business o
Hoods Sarsaparilla has steadily in.
creased until there is scarcely a village
or hamlet in the United States where
it is unknown.
To-day Hoods Sarsaparilla stands
at the head in the medicine world, adj
mired in prosperity and envied in
merit by thousands of would-be COM
petitors. 1t has larger sale than
any other medicine before the Amer
can public, and probably greater thar
all other sarsaparillas and blood puri
| fer combined.
Such success proves merit
If you are sick, is it not the medi
cine for you to try? Hoods Sarsapa
la Cures.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-01-13

We also receive subscriptions for al
most all periodicals and newspapers in
the United States at greatly reduced
rates. Give us a call no matter what you
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-01-13
This Is for You.

The reason we are selling more coal
than any one else is because we are
giving tnH steigAt and lo1eiest prices.
Lykens Valley Red Ash Stove, Ly-
kens Valley Red Ash mt, I.ykens Val
ley Red Ash Egg. Davis big vein
Coal. The lowest Prices in the city.
Come to see us.
SENcINDivER. SHAFFER & STEWART.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-01-13
AUCTIO hEERIHG |

| wish to notify my friends and the
public in general that am still in the
field as auctioneer and await the com.
mand of any or all who wish my SER
vices, have license in Berkeley and
Jefferson Counties. w. Va, and Clark
and Frederick Counties, Va, and Wash
inpton County Md
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-01-13

Deputy Sheriffs Nanmeter and Eli
oft made a raid on the place ofThomas
Gregory, near the mouth of the Ope-
quen, Sunday night, capturing Greg
DRY and one d. +. Dayton wagon
load of pork, several cans of lard, a
sausage stufler, some flour, and vari-
Gus other articles which had been stol-
en- from George Callahan and others.
Most of the goods have been identified
by the owners, the culprits are in Jail
and the community breathes freer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-01-13

Two car loads of b. & O. officials
visited this city Wednesday evening
We learn that hereafter the passen-
ger engines will run through to Wash
ington, the crews changing here.
Smaller engines will change here
as usual. On the Third Division
engines will change at Cumberland
instead of Keyser as heretofore.
w. +. Manspeaker begins the new
year by subscribing for the Herald fol-
himself aud for his father who lives at
Graceville, Pa. No more welcome
gift can be bestowed than the Herald
which will remind the beneficiary
every week of the thought of him dur
ing the holiday times.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-01-13
EPWORTH LEAGUE.

Devotional exercises of the Ep-
worth League each Sabbath evening
at GAS a cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all Topic for January "a,
Moses: Called of God. Exodus3: 10;
4;1-0. Hebrews II:23-27. Leader
Lee NJ Bender.
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The HERALD and
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-08-07

forv the island. The soldier. who iy
this time had rcpaincl consciousness,
saw what SEEMED like an appa-iiiou
writhing In tle flrc and proposed 90 tl,e
Indian that they should go nearer. new.
er dreaming that he was trying to save
his would 10 cxecutioner.
All this time GceuSio was bowling
with pain. for the whole ~ his body was
surrounded by thc-e redhot ashc< lie
raised himself indeed. but 10 was only
to fall hack on the other side. and prss-
emily Bacas saw the figur. which they
vainly trici 90 reach. writhing I'm the
midst of the furnscy. the heat II which
bccamc more intense every moment
Buying his hands In the ashes. he
dragged himself along toward the side
Of thc river. wrignlina like % serpent,
his spine for an instant curved like q
how; then ho fell hack. made convul.
sivc movement. then one last struggle,
and be remained motionlesS Then the
fame broke out
The next day the island hal di-ap-
p.,arci Some blackenci trunks ~ tres,
carried down by the current. foatci out
to the occ,n.
On ioarl a steamer putting out 10 sca
q man with . worn and disflgurcd face
watchcl these floating waits with somo
intcr>t II was Alfonso Bacas. who
having safely reached Para, told his nal.
vcnturs 60 the captain of vessel on
tho point u sailing and obtained frve
passage 10 EurUpe-strand Magazine
by Courtesy of the International News
Company.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-08-07

swim with all his might. still keeping
his burden. which did not bite him any
more. hut held tightly ou 90 his matted
hair. The river suddenly widcnod. and
the Argentine perceived tho fortiflca-
tions of Para Alas. 10 was too far o6
for him 20 hope to reach II, especially as
his strength now evidently besan To fail
him.
lie had Just pas~cd tho mouth of n lit.
tle river when u canoe, padded by an
Indian. entered the Amazon. AZ the
bottom of the bat lay an APPARENTLY
lifeless mas This was poor Alfonso.
who hal also thrown himself into the
first water he had come to. and who. by
prvvidcntial good fortune. had bccn
saved ty an Indian to whom be- had for
m,rly rendered some service at Salem.
hut 90 return to tho half caste Tho
current took him down. and be- LEI him.
self swim with IL. In the distance he
perceived an Island All that he needed
was to rvpoc himself and walt for the
morruw. Sceing himself saved. 90 nearly
NJ, ne bcgan 90 turn over In his mind
the events ~ the day. and this inhuman
wretch in,iulgcd In bitter sDecr when
he thought that Alfonso was probably
stificl AMI buried In the for>t
Abou, half past O, . quarter of IN
hour before sunset, Oh. Arncntinc
rachcd the littio island toward which
be- had bocn ~ long swimming. And 10
was time he did 81 II hc had had 500
yard. morc to fo. his strength would
have failed him Scarcely hal hc put
foot 20 tho ground when he grnily laid
hold Of the monkey aud took him In his
arms Tho animal allowed him 10 do
81 But either frum fcrociiy &C fore
sight the Argentine seized the charming
little crvaturo by uc foot, whirlcd it
four or i've times around his head and
savaecly beat iis brains out on the
ground Tho pcor bcass gave onc sirug.
gle apd then showed no further sign of
life
In spite VI the heat Of tho climate.
Grcgurio felt his limbs stiff with cold
lIis long stay In the water hail numbcd
them. ~ he rolled himself Ia the dust,
with which oil tho surface Of the island
was covered. and which tie rays of the
sun had warmed Ill day. This r,storcd
him somewhat. but his longing for sleep
bocame more inprious c,cry moment.
lie was also frightfully tormsntod with
hunger. lie tore the skin od the mon.
key with his teeth and nails. and pulling
OF n thigh with the dcxierity of can.
nibal be- got rcady some branches 81
dead wood. o. which he set fir. that be
might cook his dinner.
The island ON which Grcgorio had
llken refuge was absolutely desert and
uncultivst,sl This was u very exiraor-
dinary thing for that part of the world
Only at the extreme western point q
rork. on which = little vegetable earth
bad accumulated. was sheltered by
three or four thorny and bushy little
trc-.
Over the whole surface Of the island.
with the exception ~ this rock. nothing
could tc -sn but this dust, IL thu color
of starch. in which Grcgorio hal. - "a
spsak. bathcd himself ON his arrival.
Herr and thcr, however. blade VI
gras-. burned up by the sun, ro-e out II
this dust II seemed, moreover. NJ II
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-08-07
SITTING BULLS DEATH.
The xiiias ef the Chiss Brosghs Absst hy
IIls Ros's Taunt.

The Kiiiiss ef the Chisf Brosshs Absss By
Iiis sss's Tssst.
"Did you ever know Just how Sitting
Dull was killedy' asked Lieutenant
baker Of the Twelfth infantry. u. 4 A.
"I do not think, he continued, "the
details were ever printed never law
them. and was there"
I tell II, as near M u can be recalled.
~ the lieutenant told It. .
Sitting Dull was ut his shack with his
sons, near Standing Rock agency. when
be was sent for 20 como into the agency.
The Indian police were commissioned TO
bring him In. and when an Indian po-
liceman gets that order and finds his
man he brings him. dead or alive nm.
less the man gets the drop frt sitting
Dull was Disposed 10 Obey the summons,
bat one of his sons ~ haughty an In
dian ~ ever lived. tsunted the old man
for his weakness He called him 3
squaw. and that epithet to an Indian
brave Il the cap sheaf Of all that IL de-
risive Tho old man weakened under this
boys taunts. and tho Indian police did
tho rcst sitting Dull was all that his
admirers claimed for him When he
fell. the boy who had tainted him
crnwled under tho bunk where the old
man bad slepe iis was there when
Shavehcad. an Indian from the agency.
came In. He heard ths story. Hs liked
Sitting DOLL. and when he was told that
ths bog had taunted his father and WA
the cause Of his death 8havehead said
TIE bog deserved death. and he was
draggcd out from under tho bed and
killed These details Lieutenant Baker
ssys hs nsvsr saw In print-Chicago
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-08-07

nature had endeavorcd TO asscrt its
rights over this corner u the earth and
hal formerly caused something 10 grow
In this place. for there might be seen
some tSilish branches. but without any
foliage nnd absolutely dry. II was In
deed by means of two % thcse sticks that
Gregurio hal lit his nre In the same
way that savagcs do
After having PLACED the leg OF the
monkey ON the burning embers the half
caste sat opposite his hre with his knees
drawn up intending to wait till his
supper wss rady. Night had now fall.
en- Gegurio. worn out, felt his wearicd
eyelids clo-c every now and then. and
II IL had not bccn for the pain Of hunger
he would have gone 10 sleep In this Pos.
turu One moment evcn. overcome by
slcen ho dozcsl on.
But all Of q sudden he leaped mp -
II spring had ben PLACED under his
feet and uttcrol an indsscribablc shriek.
Il was made up VI rage. anger. fear aud
despair. flo looked round him. belicv.
Ing that he was the sport Of some pight.
marc brought on by fatigue With his
aching knuckles he rubbed his eyes fe-
verishly. No: he was not asleep With
an immens. bound he rushed toward tho
river. To the first bound succceied Sec
ond. then third. till he ended by leap.
Ing like terrified dervish, not knowing
which way to run
What hal happened theni Something
very natural and Jet very terrible-the
island was on fire The whole OF u was
burning. and all along its length might
be sc.n lambcnt name running here
and there. Just like what ono seos On
paper which the flame has left
Tho explanation Of this horrible fact
In simple enough Tho surface ON which
Grgorio landed was not rally an In.
land. Il was mas Of dead wooi-the
trunks Of oak. ccdars. frs, palms, cocoa.
nut trees. mahogany. which the ANA
son had brought together cre-who
knows where fromi The first trunks of
the tres had bccn stopped BY ths rock
where the four shrubs were growing;
the Others had accumulated, In time In.
terIacing one another. Little by little
the new arrivals had incrcaacd and lift.
ed MP tho Island above the water. and
q this piling mp Of wood had gone a,
for some years the upper layers Of the
stack had tsen converted into dust, and
Q terribly inhammable dust too
Gregorio undertood u ALL and how
be had unconsciously applied tho match
20 the timber. He wished 10 run toward
the rock. but the soles Of his scorchei
feet were being burned away. and NO hu'
man bcing could endure such agony.
What was he 10 dot To remain In his
place wns 10 bs roasted He could al
ruady perceive . smell Of burned nesh.
which mounted to his brain. He became
NAL In the dusk of the twilight he
could perfectly well distinguish all the
coil of the island. which was growing
pd with frightfui rapidity. Ono might
have supposed that this furnace Wa be-
Ing blown BY some subterransan bel
lows
Orcgusio fell. bat hs regained hia
feet, and b. an extraordinary effort d
viii he rushed toward The rivr Afrssh
fAll stopped him. ~ thb nonsnt ths
sanos bsasine Allouss n % paaBs1 -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-08-07
BERLIN MAkkERa
cs.is.s. Thai rr.,ea Rsshsv Nss,Ifytas ts
I've A.ssseaa GtstA

cs.is~s. Thai Proved Rsthev NsstIfytas In
I've Assssess Gisi&
Two ,oung girls were msde miserable
~ m unWritten law which laid me low
no, long ago. writes lady corrspond.
, 4 Ia Berlin They were calling upon
German women. and rs they cnicrsi the
ruom they Jaw that the least comfort.
able rca, was tho sofa. where they natn.
rally seated themselves One after an.
other ~ the older women surveyed them
until they became intensely uncomfort-
able. not knowing what dire accident
could possibly have bcfallcn them At
last the host~~ rose majestically. say
ing;
Young ladies. will you 10 ~ Kind ~
To ect mp and give your reats TO these
older ladiesf"
Tho pcor things wcre crushed Ny
own encounter with thu sofa regulation
was funnier than u was crushing j
went 90 musicale given by countess.
Two daughters Of titled houses had b"cn
cordial In their oyerturcs. and was
having q beautiful time watching little
differences of manner and wondering II
oil young women were expected to
courtesy and Hiss the hands of married.
women. NJ my vis-a.vis was doing As
the evening wore ON I concluded what
well bred pcople were. after all. the
same cvcrywheN When supper was an
nounced. there Wa q slight confusion In
the placing of the guests, and found
myself In % smaller room with q few
others. among them the most important
woman of the assembly. Tho table had
hecn drawn 20 q sofA and there Is where
I made my mistake Ny new friend.
the countess daughter. motioned mo 10
the sofa which seemed the best solu'
ton of the ENHANCEMENT into which our
hostess had led us In moment of furry.
for German dos not approach the ease
and surety of nh American hostess AZ
tho same time the woman Of Importance
took sat on the sofa also As she ap-
parcntly spoke neither English nor
French. and ~ hal not bcen here long
enough to have acquired fiuency In Ger
man. her attempt at conversation was
son given up
When our hostess came to $50 II we
were all happy. our lady Of Importance
askcd who was. and ON receiving q
whispered reply sat mp very straight and
threw herself back ON the sofa. exclaim
Ing. "Ah mais c'cst tropl' Twas seircd
with o horrible fear that my hostess
had told her that ! was an American
reporter. and I was intensely uncomfort'
able In spite Of my oompanion's friend
lincsS After that tho great lady was
very stif. and fear I was even sitter.
Looking again TO 80 II she had tainted.
I saw her calmly eating with her knife
and no longer felt uncomfortable II she
scorncd mo for any rcason. certainly
should In ashamed of her at my own ta.
BILE I learned several days later from
an American woman vcrscd In German
proprieties that my objectionable ofYcnse
had teen In prc~uming to ~ on the sofa
beside my lady without . Europ'an title
Of high rank TO hack mo mn
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-08-07
CHAPTER VI.
A srKsrSa. rirRY rvSSAcE

EthNtNb. Fttht FtnNNI
Grcgurio trinblcd In every limb All
around him the tire toIs wcr poplcd
with aye~. scorpions. serpents and bir,iA
These lat. rendered. furious by the smell
bf smoke. which hal now reached them.
were making q magnificent slaughter
among the REPTILES And all around .
cloud of mo-luito~, thiekcning every
moment. threatened to intercept tho
light IL the sun
All at ono" the bowling re,loubled.
the hisings hcame moro shrill. n CON-
motion took plaoc In the whole VI this
mas; the Squirrel. leapcd out into the
empty space. the scrpnts bounded from
ono sido 90 the other. the birds few
away. and the mosquitoes moved 10
the middle u the stream. The place
was cleared There was nothing left on
the beach hut the corp~es of the victims
of this witches meeting. In an instant
the Amazon was covered with 100, 900
different animals, swimming. drowning.
still tearing each other 20 pieces
arcgorio believed himself saved. but
the foot of the oak where he now was
caught fire. and mp To tho chgc Of the
river, whcru tho water. Redeemed Ivy the
orgies of tho alligators. was submcrg.
ing tho hessh. all tho brambles and
dead leaves wcrc burning.
Tho half caste. mad with despair and
blinded ty the smoke. cndesvorcd for q
moment TO hold out against tho stining
air, and short as that moment was II
was long enough for the animals 60 clear
away from tho hank. Then. overcome
by the heat. he Let himself fall into the
flames and rushed to the river. into
which be threw himself. not caring for
anything else Any kind Of death seem.
el TO him preferable to that which he
was escaping from.
In plunging into this fresh water the
unhappy man. whose every pore was an
open wound. felt n marvellous sensation
of coolnes~ and was conscious of return.
ing strength. flo swan liko q shark,
ami with wonderful dexterity knew
how 10 avoid tho most dangerous com.
panions of his flight For fear of the nj.
ligaiors hc made for the middle Of the
stream, the current Of which, the
strongest In the world. would carry him
In some hours either 20 Para 90 to some
island. Ho did not intend TO swim 10
the opposite bank for several rcasonA
At this point tho Amazon IL four miles
broad, and he would have had TO strug.
gle during q great part Of tho night
against this invincible current On tho
other hand. he had every reasou TO be.
lieve that the animals In their hight
would reach the other side. which would
not In that casc 10 q desirable placs for
passing the might.
so he let himself go with the current
Bome hundred yards down he felt him.
self seized by the hair. and some shaggy
creature clung to his shouldcrA u was
. poor little monkey. very pretty. which
was Just on the point of being drowned,
and ~ laid hold Of anything u could.
0rgogio tried TO pull 10 Oh and throw
Il back into the water. but the animal
dug IT. claws and tooth into the ne.h q
the half caste and 20 he was forced 70
support and save this parasite
as could still count upon thres houfs
4 daylight and % - - 70 work %
go s---
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-08-07
IIrlnr Iile Gnns.

"The man who has never been In clo~o
proximity to 100 ton gun when u IL
iired can have little oonception ~ tho
noise and vibration" said Lieutenant
John w. Leigh. a rvtirc.i naval officer.
Partly by courtesy and partly by
chance was on the Thunder,r nj the
siege of Alexandria some years ago
Two scts ~ advice were given me NJ 81
how 10 act when the big guns were hrd
Old experienced seamen can stand the
shock by raising on their tos- the mo-
ment the word is given 10 fra The ma.
jority of people. however. find u nccs-
sary Ia order a. preserve their ear drums
from psrforation to lie down, resting
most of the weight on their hands and
toes Bsen with this prccantion the IN.
sation 1. most unpleasant until one gets
used 10 H. Even with the comparative
ly small guns In general Use In our navy
the concussion on board ship when
shot IL fired IL very annoying. but tho
enormous yuns used 20 generally In En-.
ropcan nayies are q source of terrible
danger Ia the crew n we'll n the
enemy. and doubt IL they could possi.
bly, bs used In q hand 10 hand encoun.
Tar. useful as they ap for destroying
distant portS-st Louis Globe-Dcmo
crat
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-08-07
A sLAmgo slonr WORSE.


A bachelor. o,d and eranky,
Was sliiiaz alone in his room.
His tors with coui we're srhine.
And his fare ~aso'srspread with gloon
No iiuis tss-' shouts DISTURBED him.
frosn noi.ss the hoa-~ was fres-
In fact. from tho attic to cellar
Was quiet a. quiet ooaid t>.
No medical all was ksiins.
The servants Ans~rPVd his ring.
Rsspscifully heard his orders
And supplied him with everything.
But stili there vas something wanting.
Something b. couldn't command
The kindly words % sompssston.
The touch of q gentle hand.
Ard he .sIi a. nj, truw grr~ darker.
And he rang Zoe the hir,lins nur-s.
swell. marriage may h. q failure,
bot thls u . blamed .ight wor.ss'
-lbsiO1 Courier.