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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-06-30

OF sc women who, under the leader
ship of Miss Annette Daisy, made a
run into Cherokee strip when it was
opened last September. % have proved
steadfast in spite Of the dif.;rulties OF
the undertaking and are busily engaged
in making home without help or him
drance from man. They are hauling the
timber themselves for a house of )
rooms. which they will occupy. and are
prepared to do their own blowing. plant,
ing, etc, in the well watered, timbered
section Of $50 acres which they hold
They already have three teams. cows.
chickens and other stock. and neatly
dressed IN short skirts tina. come Just
below the knee and are met by heavy
wooden leggings that cover the legs from
knee to ankle they lool, well able to
hold their own and carry ont their IN
dependent plan Louisville Courier
Journal
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-06-30

The FIRST person WHO ever went foand
the world was tie man in the moon.
China national hymn i % long that
people take half i day to listen to it.
The latest occupation suggested for
the fair sex in England is that Of girl
auctioneers Z
How many there are who think reli-
gion is like 4 life preseryer-only to DO
put on in the hour Of danger.
Lady Blessingion remarked that
friends are the thermometer 81 which
We may judge Of the temperature Of our
fortunes.
At Defiance. Ia, there is living
skeleton IL the person Of a man who is
feet and inches tall and who weighs
but So pounds.
Chicago is having a new comet. ST.
Ions parers. curious as usual, say it
has distinct curl on the end Of its tail
New Orleans Picayune
Since the Emperor William gave 70
leoncavallo an order to write an opera
On Roland Won Berlin. no less than
- other composers are toiling over the
same material
According to the Glasgow Evening
News, it i,ppears that the latest statistics
issued bY the German imperial health
department give to Berlin the honor of
being the healthiest city il the world
and Alexandria the unhealthiost
Meyerbeer. in his last will. ordered
his musical remains to be untouched
for 80 years after his death That time
has expired and ii is reported that
among his papers is nearly completed
long opera III which the youne Goethe is
tho center.
by a recent law New York policemen
haze their pay raised $500 The salaries
Of the policemen in the FIST grade shall
not be less than 81. 400 year; il the
second grade, 81, 500, the third grade.
s 250; the fourth grade 81. l50. and
tie fifth grade, 81, coo
Fifty Of the older Chicago musicians
have purchased the uniforms instru-
ments and announcements of the famous
infantry band that attracted 50 much
attention il the German village during
the Worlds fair and have organized as
the German military band of Chicago
Some ornaments belonging to an idol
--the deity Of Ballovpore-were stolen
by a certain adhvicary IF that place. A
local goldsmith and his wife, who were
approhended while melting the said or
naments, were prosecuted. and yet this
crime does not rank as high as killing
a cow.
The scientific papers remark upon tho
strong current Of opinions which has
set in against tho use Of cast steel in
the larger details Of ships and ship ma
chinory The tendency to develop flaws
in large castings and the consequent
loss and delay entailed may It regard.
cd as the great objection
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-06-30
DIRECTORY.
BERKELEY COUNTY.

CIRCUIT CouRT. Judge, Thirteenth
Judicial Circuit, E Boyd Faulkner
Clerk, VIM. b. Colston; Prosecuting
Attorney, u. s. G. P,tzer; Sheriff. Louis
q. Gerling; Deputy Sheritfs, Robt. Gold,
Elijah w. Van Metre, Alex. Ciohan'
} Deputy Sheriff and Jailer, Alexander
Elliott.
Terms Of the Court commence ON the
second Tues~ay in January, April, ana
September.
COUNTY CouRT.--President. G. r. ~.
ner; Commissioners II. J. Seibert aud
arI R. l.. Thomas, Clerk, G. w. Doll.
Terms commence. first Monday IN
March. June. September and December
Commissioners of Accounts. John 4
Picking, Adrian C. Nadenbousch. L.
Dew. Gerhaidt; Surveyor Of Land. /
w. Woods, Assessor. First District, y
l.. Nicely; Assessor. Second Distr,e.
James A. Gageby; General Receiver
Henry J. Seibert. Coroner, VIM. Mckee
Sealer of Weights and Measures, w. H.
Lamon; Steward of Almshouse, Ihos'
Wolford.
Local Board of Health, E. l.. HoiI-
man, John L. Williamson, DIR. ), n
Myers, the President of County Court
and Prosecuting Attorney.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-06-30

Collections are present day fad Ono
eccentric young woman has one Of the
eddest fancies. which is that Of collect
ing wishbones She has vast assert
ment strung about her own room and
any number Of others put away in boxes
Among them are those of particularly
large ard particularly small birds, in
Guiding one Of a cumming bird TheIc
might he easily prettier ideas than this.
One girl, who spends much Of her time
abroad, is making a study of silver
boxes. Another buys hrooades. end still
another odd and beautiful laaaps. All
these serve some after purposes Of beau
tifying, but the wishbaaes are only
queer. Philadelphia Press.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-06-30
VEsrERN MARYLAND RAILROAD


Trains leave Cherry Run 5 - and n IS
a. m. WilliaIBsport 8 l8 and ~ &c. arrive
q Hagerstown s 80 and i9 40. Leave
HageTstown s O. m and / O0and 8 O3
p.m.ar.at Highseld7 30 and 9 SO arrive az
baltimore at 10 81 a. m. and l9p. M.
connecting for Washington, PhiIade.-
pima and New York,
Leave Baltimore. 4 so. 8 a. M. and A OF
p, M. arrive at Hagetstown at $50 a. N.
IL 10 land 7 IS y. M. and ut Cherry Run
at 3 ~ a. M. 45 aud IS D. m. Con.
meet on Is. 81 o. East aud West: CON
ncct at Highfield for Gettysburg and
Hanover and ovar the main line for
Emmittsburg. Westminster and all
stations.
Is. q o. passenger trains leave Cherry
Run for Cumberland and Intermediate
points. No. IL. daily at $50 a. NJ. For
Piedmont and intermediate, No. ID,
daily except Sunday. at 50 D. M. and
Chicago Express, No. I, daily at 0 rs
.. M.
Leave Bruceville for Frederick ut 10 IN
a. M. "a and II p. m. Leave nsuoe,
vile for Taneytown. Littlestown. YORK
Wriehtsville and Columbia at o SO a. m.
and As y. N.
=. & r. 4. Trains leave Shippopsbur,
at Z 40 and IL - a. M. and 3 80 d. m.
and arrive at Shippensburg at s45 a. IN. Z
! 1Gand 40 .. m, daily. except Sunday.
j. VI. uOOD, Prea.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-06-30

The action Of TIE University club Of
Boston III promising admission to women
10 new set of apartments which it is
planning ic bpild is for this club a
radical one Bvit the nrm Der Of men S
clubs il Boston that have granted priv
iieges Of this sort tovomen Is increased
te three ali old and conservative opes
IL New Ycrk there are at least seven
prominent Een's clubs that cfer club
accommodation to their friends of the
other sex one OF these the Cloister,
making the presence Of women at its
Sunday evening dinDers az especial fea
turs Throughout the country the club
element has participated more or less i'll
this moven ent. a few even of the con.
servativs close communion London clubs
having yielded with the rest to its adj
vance
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-06-30
.,rx Hair Always rnr,ea N,tnr..,r /,

AS promised the other lay a fortune
to the first h2.al proprietor who pro-
vides lis lady customers with electric
heaters for their curling tongs, it is
only rigat ! shoali inform them that
Dir, Dawson q Berre-s street has in.
vented a coatrivance fer tl.ss purpose,
which, he says, can be used withaut
difficulty wherever tie electric light is
installed Ia order that ! may verify
this. Mr. Dawso., has been god enough
to send me heater ana a pair Of tongs.
] am unable 70 give hirl testimonial
because in the first place. have no
electric light in this Office. and. in the
second place. ] do not know how 10 use
curling tefigs, as my hair has always
curled naturally -LaboncheEe in Len
don Truth
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-06-30
CUMBERLAND VALLEY R. R.
In effect November 10. 1903.
DOWN TRAINS.

No. 2. Mail leaves Winchester 7 so a.
M, Martiushurg -, Hagerstown o 90
Cambersbufg 0 45, CARLISLE 10 20. arrive
at Harrisburg II 80, Phila. 90, BALTIC.
9 10. n. Y. 5 80, p m.
No s. Leaves Winchester 9 90. Mar
tinsburg iG Hagers,own az 90 u.
M, Chambe, urg I 50, Carlislee U7. ar.
Harrisburg . 80, Phil. II IS, BALTIC. Il 40,
n. Y. s SO.
No. 10. Mail. leaves Winchester 4 90,
p. m, Mart burg 30 Chsmbersburs
0 30, Carlisle n ar Harrisburg N 40
Phiia. 80, Baltimore 9 90. N. Y. Z %.
Through coach from Hagers,own 70
Philadelphia on train Nod
UP TRAINS.
No. |. Leaves Harrisburg 3 90 a. m.
Cariille . ~, Chambersburg 9 40 a. m.
Hagefstown 30. Martinsburg 8 55. ar
Winchester 10 40.
No. 3. Leaves harrisburg s 10 a. m.
arrive HagoTstown 10 ~ MartinsburR
II 3e- Winchester ~ 90 y. M.
No. 8. Leaves Harrisburg at f2 40 d.
m. ar. Hagerstown 25.
No 2. Leaves Harrisburg 8 IS d. pa.
ar. atHageFsiown 6 20, Martinsburg7 ~,
Winchester at s 90.
Though coach from PHILADELPHIA 10
tfagerstown on trains Nos. and o.
Additional trains enHarrisbnrg.
Carlisle and Chambersburg. Connec.
tons for all trains on Mount Alto and
p. Il. system. j. y. BOYD.
W. A. GUARD, Snpt.
Agent.
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plpN.1 KNOW iii.


But tie Next Time He Calls He VIII De
Admitted without Question.
The next time the lanitor Of the Bid
ston England ohser satory meets the ia
nous Cambridge Mass builder of tele-
scopes he will recognize him Instantly
Mounted on one Of the massive piers
against which the IS foot tide of the
river Mersey flcsxs iii and out twice ev-
cry "a hours stands piece Of artillery
whose duty it is to set the time for the
busy English seaport with a rafting
discharge each day at o'clock
To strangers lowering about the docks
for the first time the gun is something
Of mystery. FOR. though the loading of
it is done in plain sight of everybody,
no one save the initiated knows how it
is discharged
The piece isreally fred BY electricity,
and if any curious spectator Of tho ex-
plcsion couid trace the wires throughout
their underground path his eye would
follow them for miles until they reached
the Bidston ridge. where the highest
point on the C.sshire side OF the river
is dominated By the graceful dome of
al observatory
The presiding officer Of this establish
ment is the official astronomer Of the
Mersey docks and harbor board, and
much Ct the work of the observatory
runs to the correction and adjustment
of ships chronometers in the interest Of
mariners entering and leaving the port
Of Liverpool But the place also has an
astronomical interest. and being pos
sessed Of fine equatorial telescope is
somewhat OF an attraction for visitors
Not many weeks ago travel stained
tourist from transatlantic parts toiled
mp the heights leading to Bidston obsery-
atory and at the gate of the Enclosure
presented his card. The janitor first
glanced at the pasteboard and then di-
rected upon the visitor stony stare of
the true British type
Can't let you in. said he Lots
Of people come here all tho year round.
bat we never let EN- in. It's against
the rnles. !"
"But perhaps. said the travel
modestly. if you We're to show that
card the director might admit me y
Not a hit of it, said the other
He treats 'cin all alike =
Il am an American thevisitor ven,
tured to add, .and-no
"Oh. what difference does that
make
We'll. you know. I've come long
way to see the director, and perhaps he
might want to see me. =
why, retorted the janitor, that's
just what lots of EN- say "
Now, lcoll here. my man, said the
traveller, beginning 10 lose patience,
take that card right to him, and I'll
wait here till you return. :
Well, l." said the other, 'I'll take
the card, but III not be a bit of nse
I'VE shall see, was the fisitoSs
quiet response.
In moment the man returned, bring
ing his own profuse apologies and a
hearty welcome to the observatory.
The name on the card was one that
would have admitted the bearer to any
observatory in the world 1t was that
.of the famous telescope maker. Alvan
q Clark OF Cambridge. Boston Herald
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-06-30

Two young fellows had stacks Of fun
on Nicollet avenue among the Fourth
of July crowds last year and scared
some of the folks nearly ont Of their
wits without the least danger to any
one They had constructed what resem
bled an immense cannon frecracker
but with rot pinch Of powder abcat
it. except as to fuse Of fIses they lad
plenty. and they dexteroasly inserted
them as they raeendered along the street
supplying new oEe as fast as one
burned out They operated the practica!
joke by one of then; carrying the dan
gerous looking cracker under his arm
and the other pretending 10 fire it I'M.
known to him When the wag slipped
up and applied his punk from behind
and then lodged away. those who saw
it held their breath at the expected ex-
plosion. which did not. however. take
place, although few suspected tie real
reason way Up and down the aven1a
those funla a.ers went AMI many vera
the ears that We're stopped during their
fua and II any the eyes sprnad away from
the expected explosion Minneapolis
Trihere.
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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-09-06
FOREIGN.

Mrs w. X. Vanderbilt, who is in Paris.
is said TO contemplate bringing an action
for divorce against her husband.
The high tariff placed on precious
stones has induced one OF the largest
Dutch and Belgian firms to remove its
cutting and polishing factory to BroOklyn.
The steamship Islam. which was seized
by the customs authorities ut Glasgow.
acting under instructions from the British
Governments. it being believed shat she
being fitted out rs a warship for Japan,
has been released. The japanese Minister.
on Behalf of his Government, has guaran-
teed that the Islam will not be used Tor
war purposes
Shanghai dispatch: The native press
has received confirmation of a series Of re-
ported battles fought between the chinese
and Japanese. 1t is claimed the Japanese
were defeated with the loss OF 1000 me a
and their heavy baggage. The general
news received does not. howev confirm
the reports of these Chinese successes re-
ceived by the native press.
Losses of the Dutch forces operating
ag ainst the Ra jah OF the Island Of LON box
are now placed at 500 in killed. wounded
and missing.
Able Bruneau was guillotined at La
vail. France. Eight thousand person,
gathered at the place OF execution arc
engaged in riotous rejoicing.
The Car OF Russia IS reported to be
suffering from pronounced albuminurla
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-09-06
MISCELLANEOUS,

The thautauqua Assembly of 1894
closed Monday.
"A. NJ Chapman. the Wells Fargo en-
press messenger whose train on the Frisco
Railroad was held up at Red fork, T.. on
July Is by highway men. has been sufta bly,
rewarded by the company for his bravery.
1t came in the shape OF gold watch.
studded with diamonds. and a hea"y gold
chain. valued TT $500 a letter from John
J. Valentine. president Of the concern. az
companiea the reward. in which he rer-
sonally thanked Messenger Chapman for
his bravery.
In speech at Athens, ky., Congress-
man Breckenridge denounced his op: Onents
by name. and trouble is likely to follow.
Pearls have been found in the Maumee
, River.
Nellie Brown. a little girl ate sulrhu r
matches at her parents home in Knox
Vile. Tenn. and died.
Senator Stewart. OF Nebraska. isnamed
as CO. res pendent in the divorce suit filed
at Washing.o by Charles L Glasscock.
The Senator denounce> both Glasscock and
| his wife as black alters
Governor Waite. of I dorado. and
| three Denver police officials have been ar
| rested. charged with opening a letter ad
| dressed to an ex-police ma,ron
! Elmer Gilmore. teacher in the public
| school at ECkerty, Ind. has fallen heir &c
| an estate in Ireland worth 81. ooo.11o
! An attempt to remove ii smallpox
| PATIENT t. the Milwaukee pestnouse led &c
| rior, in which the officers were roughly
| handled.
| San. Hornhei.n. Of Denver Secretary
| OF the Sons of benjamin Society and ad-
| ministrator and assignee for several es-
| tates and business houses. Is missing. I,
is said that he is personally indebted tt
| the amount o. sic, GOO
| Governor Waite. Of Colorado was ar
| rested aud gave his personal recognizance
| &c S1oa 10 answer 10 the charge Of opening
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-09-06
FROM WASHINGTON.

"A secret has leaked out from Giplo-
matte circles 20 the effect tina. Gov
eminent has become sadly entaugled ~itn
one Of the Central American repub-
lies as result of the reciprocity
treaties and will have "A bill to pay beside
which the Beriny Sea cloims will appear
trivial in amount. the country IN Ques-
ton is the United States of Colon bia.
one of the Central American repub-
lies which steadily refused all efforts
OF the State Department t. induce
it to become a party to one OF these
reciprocity treaties Moreover. when
her sister repu blici and Spain (as to Cuba
and Porto Rico began TO ship their prod
ucts duty free to the United States under
the terms of their new treaties Colombia
claimed the same exemption for her Sta
pies. hiles coffee, sugars aud Yolasses
The State. Department rejected this claim.
as it obliged to do. else the whole fab
rio OF treaties would have fallen. Coion-
bia persisted in her claim. and pointed TO
the treaty OF 1886. which declares that the
Colombians shall not be assessed any du-
ties upoE their products imported into the
| United States higher than on like articles
| I'm ported from any other foreign country.
| They have never abate1 this contention;
| and at last the United states has
been Obliged to admit the strength and
correctness Of the Colombian position.
lhis bein. done. i, follows that the Gov
eminent must refund to Importers the
amour: they have paid in duties on Coom-
bian products which should have been
! free. or admitted at lower rates Just
what the total will amount to II one can
toll ut present. but steps are being taken
to ascertain this from statistics.
The tariff bill became law without
! the signature OF Grover Cleveland. the
| Presidents explanation OF his failure to
| sign the bill was given to Il correspondent
! by an official very close to him. He said:
| I'VE came here to fight for tariff REFORM
We did not come TO be the tools OF mOnop-
| olIes. The bill as passed is. under the cir
| cumstances surrounding its passage, not
| such bill. As the people had right to eN-
A., pect. For the President to si-n it would
| be to approve it His approval would
| mean that he belle, Cd tariff reform had
| been accomplished In that event what
| would become Of our battle cry: tariff re-
| form? What banner would there be to
| fight under? AS it Is have unac-
| com plished mission to accomplish. We
! must accomplish it, And We shall press
| on in the fight with Il tariff reform banner
| to guide US"
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-09-06

the first stroke, and the end came quietly
and gently
Christ ,pher +. Frazer. OF Toronto. un-
til recently Commissioner OF Public Works
in the Toronto cabinet, was found dad in
bed.
George Is Shaw. congressman from
the Eau Claire wis district and ex-
Supreme Chancellor of the knights Of
Pythias. is dead.
Obituary.: At London. George Barrett.
the comedian and brother OF Wilson Bar
rett aged - A. Boston. james ". Con-
ver-c. a-ei 81.
Obituary: At New York. Mrs Amalia
Hesett.-At Colorado Springs Col. j. W.
seymour formerly OF Il pckford IL. Al
Duluth. Mrs Marguerite GemIcuX. ageC
100 AT Colona. Ill, Jas. { Glenn. AGED So
Obituary: A, jefferson. Ohio W. G.
uuwells aged -. father of W. H. Howells,
the novelist "A Chapel Hill. y. e.. Rev
Dr J. A. NJ Williams. of Baltimore. "A
Topeka Kan. DR.. NJ. OBrien. aged "a -
At Moline. Ill. Gerhard baker, aged IL -
Al Wa>hburn. Ill. Lewis '. Blackman
.vpI
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-09-06
THE FIRE RECORD.

"A large barn north of Muncie. Ind
owned by Samuel Sunderland. and the
Contents owned by A. l. Yawger. were te-
s,royed by ire. causing loss Of $4,000.
fully covered by insurance.
David Ort. Il wealthy farmer aged 20
years. residing near Elkhart Ind. was
found dead near his home.
Fire at Rochesterviile. a suburb Of Of
tawa. Ont. destroyed property valued at
100000. John l. Booth. lumber dealer.
loses Sl5o.ooo
Forest fires are raging along the Mas
sac|use,ts coast and several towns are IN
danger OF destruction.
Three men dead. fourth. u frem>
dying. and dozen families homeless, is
the awful record OF two fires in the tere.
ment house district OF the East Side. at
New York. Wednesday morning
The Brooklyn Il. " biscuit Works
we're destroyed by fire Wednes lay morn
ing. The loss is 5000. 600. The works were
owned by Il company recently formed
The building was q new one
The forests surrounding New Whatcom.
Wash. are on fire. Several suburban resi-
dence> have been destroyed.
The ST. Denis Hotel. two livery stables
and three residences were burned at Co.
iumbus, Ind. causing a loss OF about SEQ
coo
Forest fires continue TO rage in North
erh Wisconsin and Michigan. and in the
former State several towns are endan-
sered