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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

The Sun has advocated the appli-
cation Of the civil-srrvice system to
State and municipal administration
fol- many years, and it is glad to see
that it has at last secured the indose-
fof two political parties in this State
1.-The Republicans and the Prohibitions
lists.
Tie Republican ticket is good one
personally. and the platform is also
a good one. Platforms, as Mr.. Cor
man has taught us, are not always
considered binding after victory has
been achieved. but it is at least safe
to say that if the Republican nomi-
nees live up to the pledges made in
their P atforin. particularly those in
regard to reassessnent and civil-ser-
vice reform, the interests of the State
will not suffer by their election Bal
timore Sun. Aug. 10.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24
Water.


1t is found that column of water
inch square and 2.31 feet high
weighs one pound, and a column of wa
ter inch square and foot high
weighs 0. 1888 pound, while column
of water 33. 947 feet high equals the
pressure of the atmosphere at the sea
level Again, one pound per square
inch is found to equal a column of wa
ter 25l feet in height, and 0. 433 pound
per square inch equals column of wa
ter l foot in height. The latent heat
of water is recorded as 70 thermal units,
the latent beat being given off when
freezing takes place. Steam has a latent
heat calculated at $50 thermal units,
bat this heat is given off when the steam
condenses into water. At its maximum
density-39. degrees Fit is the
standard fer specific GRANTEES and one
cubic centimeter weighs one gram.
Really pure water does not occur in
nature. New York Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24
GROVER At THE BAT.

Thare wuz exc in Growers manner as
he slept intu hiz place,
Thare wuz pride in Growers bearing and
smile on Growers Ease;
And when responding I'd the cheres he
litely dotted hiz hat
No stranger in the crowd Good doubt
twas Grover at the bat.
A milliun ize wuz on him, but he sed it
never hurt
Fur Teller by in offs u du littel durt;
So while the bankers fuled the peepel
and gave Garlic a tip
The help that KUN frum Growers pi hit
the silver law sker-dip."
Frum the planes and frum the noun
tains thare KUN awful roar;
The people sed tina never wood vote the
ticket emmy moar;
The politishuns Numbered whar the devil
we wuz a.;
But no one ever doubted that Grover
wuz at the bat.
Amung the nashun's CRATE men thare
wuz nun in aul the land
That luved tn maik silver speech like
Congressman Dick Bland;
He kun tn the parting Nv the waze"
and tramped the ground dswn fiat,
But found that silver would not so while
Grover wuz at the bat.
The peepel swore tina woodent pla, but
the umpire cauled the game,
And in eighteen hundred and ninety
four tina voted the ticket again
Tha passed the seigniorage homage bill,
but veto nocked it fat.
And Demikrats are sorry now that
Growers at the bat.
The ritch men laff and drink their wine
while we are growing old,
With Diet opprest be our time tn fur
nish them with gold.
The bankers pa the phools tn say that
tina aul stand quite pat,
And lose no sleep while tina kin kepe
Grover at the bat.
The high muck a-muck went to Kahn
tuck to whip the silver boys,
And sure enuff he wuz the stuff he
handled them like toys,
And the platform now IL against ''your
cow and the goldbugs "belled the
cat;"
A man up tree" Good planely see that
Grover wuz at the bat.
And now the peepel, sore distrest, with
kurses fiji the air,
While Growers gone tn Buzzardss Bay
to have anuther heir.
But he wuz vexed to learn the sex, and
sed, ''you little brat,
| du not kno, but it must be so, twas me
that wuz at the bat"
1t izent very phunnY in the cotton field
tn work,
And KNOWN that the prise Good be brot
down with Junk;
Cauze the bankers had the mummy an
the bonds and aul that,
An tina had the man tina wanted-even
Grover at the bat
And know it won't git better az long
az we will vote
The Demikratic ticket and akt billy
cote.
But love mi deer old party, and wood
rather be "rat"
Than tn leve it and prosper, altho Gro
ver's at the bat.
We air gitten nifty noisy in the South
and in the West,
And in the nashional konvenshun we
will du our level best,
But if we fale we'll not go back on a
good old Demikrat,
But vote the ticket furst and last with
goldbug at the bat.
! ColantaJ
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24
Live stock Markets.

New YoRK.Aug. 2I.-Beeves slow and weak,
except for prime steers; native steers, poor to
prime. 81. J0g5.6l:rangers and half breeds, So 40
@5.o5; stays and oxen. S3-s0I4.50; bulls, SLIGO
G3 30; dry cows. St.l513.25. Calves higher;
poor to choice veais. $497.75: grassers and
buttermilk calves. S.. 5af54.50. Sheep slow,
but steady; lambs active. higher; poor to
prime sheep. sl-5013.50; common to choice
lambs, S3g5- Hogs firm at S5.s015 As.
EAST LIBERTY. Pa. Aug. 2l.-Cattle about
steady at unchanged prices. Hogs in steady
demand, common TO fair Workers. 81. 1904 so;
roughs. So SOFA Sheep dull; lambs steady;
extra, s2-s5Ge3; good. 81. l0a2 rs: common. Soc
9sl; spring lambs. SsGt q. Veal calves, $50
as.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

! Nothing finer has been uttered in
many a day than the following by
Ex-Governor J. B. Foraker, Of Ohio:
when Providence created the uni
verse he made no place in it for the
man with grievance. Would that
all would-be politicians would paste
this in their hats.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24
Sleeping Car Beds.

A genius has devised fer sleeping car
riages a system Of beds made Of rubber
bags, which are to be stretched over
steel frames and inflated with hot air
from the locomotive Ii Is minutes an
entire car can be made ready for tho
night. In the morning, when the bot
air is turned of. the mattress aud pill
lows will Immediately collapse
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24
knights Templar Conclave Bos-
ton.
Low RATES VIA .. & Q.

For the Triennal Conclaye knights
Templar at Boston. Mass, August
26th- 3oth, the B. & O. R. R. Co. will
sell excursion tickets at one fare for
the round trip from all points on its
lines east of the Ohio River for all
trains August 23d to August 26th,
inclusive, valid for return passage
until September 10th, inclusive.
Tickets can also be purchased going
one route and returning another at
slight advance in rates.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24
General Markets.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2l.-F'lour weak; win.
ter super, S240ISs.Go; do. extras. s2.6512. 90;
Pennsylvania roller, clear, s31325; do. do.
straight. S52503 10; western winter. clear, 3
03.10- Wheat weak. lower. with 6alsc. bid
and 6s34c asked for August. Corn dull, with
44c. bid and 4iIsc. asked for August. Oats
quiet, with &c. bid and 2714c. asked for Au-
gust. Hay firm; choice timothy, Sl4.5od15
Beef quiet; family, sil0l2.50; packed, $50
1850; city extra. India mess, SO. 5oGl7. Pork
dull. Lard weaker; western steam, $3.50:
city, S6-3. Butter steady; western dairy,
e;e9l3c.; western creamery, i31e0c; Eigins.
2oc.; Pennsylvania and western creamery
prints. fancy, Gle; do. fair to choice. ls1a0c /;
prints jobbing at 22d25c Cheese firmer: New
York large. 5,Sl9ss4e-; small. 6askc: part
skins. 2415e.; full SKINS, ilsa2c Eggs
firiner; New York and Pennsylvania. l49l5c. !;
western, i3Glic.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

Those vigorous opposers of the
liquor traffic, the Prohibitionists, are
preparing to again play into the
hands of their allies, the Democracy,
for the use and benefit of the afore-
said liquor traffic in all of the close
States.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24
Debs' Companions Released.

WOODSTOCK, Ills, Aug. 2a.-All the
directors of the American Railway union
except President Debs left here this morn
ing after having served three months
sentence for contempt of court. All of
them resume their duties on the field, in
structing members and organizing local
unions. They have engagements now
which will require fully three months
tn fill
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24
The Republican Candidates and Plat.
form.

!
The Republican State Convention
at Cambridge yesterday nominated
probably the strongest ticket that il
could have put in the field. Person
ally the nominees are above criticism
They are all gentlemen of high stand
ing and of undoubted character and
worth. Mr.. Lowndes, the nominee
for governor, is man OF fine bust
uess ability and varied practical ex-
perience, thoroughly conversant with
the needs and resources of the State.
Mr.. Clabaugh, the nominee for attor-
ney general, is a lawyer of prominence
and ability. and Mr.. Graham, the
nominee for comptroller, is young
lawyer who has already won popular
ity and esteem in his section. The
ticket represents the best elements oil
the Republican party in Maryland,
and the gentlemen who compose it
are identified with the substantial in
terests of the State.
There is another point upon which
the Republican party has the right TO
congratulate itself in connection with
the ticket nominated at Cambridge
yesterday, and that is that it was
nominated by the Republican voters
of the State, and not by bosses or ma
chimes. There was a spirited and
earnest rivalry between the friends OF
the aspirants for the gubernatorial
nomination, but it was a contest OF
the people and among the people.
The primaries were fair, free, and I'M
fettered, and the will of the people as
recorded at them was expressed in the
convention. No boss undertook to
step in and override the popular will,
or to force the convention to drop the
candidates the people wanted and
nominate those he had determined
upon. There was a refreshing con-
trast in all this to the spectacle pre-
scented by the recent Democratic con-
vention in this city, and the Repub-
licans are to be congratulated, not
only on the personnel of their ticket, but
on the fact that it was not dictated by
political autocrat.
Besides pledging itself to reassess-
ment the platform pronounces in favor
of annual registration in Baltimore; OF
giving places on the official ballot to
independent nominees as we'll as to
those of regular party organizations;
of making the supervisory powers of
courts over registers effective, and of
an amendment to the constitution
which shall limi.. ''the debt-incurring
capacity of the cities and counties OF
Maryland" 1t also declares against
the leasing or selling of the oyster
beds Of the State.
Another plank in the platform is
one which is especially worthy of
commentator. 1t is as follows
THAT all public offices exist for the
good of the people only, and it is the
right of the people to have them adj
ininistered with an eye single to the
public interests; and we therefore
pledge ourselves to the enactment OF
such legislation as shall permit the
people of the several counties and
municipalities of the Safe to decide
for themselves by popular vote whether
Appointments to the poLife, fire, and all
ether departments Of public se,z1oe shall
be in accordance with the principles
of the merit system"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

SHAMoKIS, Pa, Aug. 2e-Aitretl Crow,
a carpenter at the Locust Gap mine, en-
tered the breast where his brother Joseph
was working to borrow pick, and whiie
he was talking to the latter fall of coal
buried both. Alfred Crow was crushed to
death and his brother received injuries
which may prove fatal
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24
The Personification OF Inconsistency


There was a time when Harpers
Weekly was one of the Influential
publications in the world. Its pro
prietors were men of intelligence and
integrity. Its editors were second tc
none in ability to write we'll Ii
morals and politics it was an authori
ty from which good men drew inspi
ration in their efforts to elevate the
people. But now, how are the mighty
fallenl
The time came when it became
holier than the men who stood fol
the principles of the party Of which i
was an exponent. 1t deserted Mr.
Blaine and espoused Mr.. Cleveland
From that moment it ceased to be a
factor in the affairs of the country
However, boldly espousing the cause
OF the Free Traders, it continued tc
laud Mr.. Cleveland imagining him
to be the greatest statesman of the
age.
Last year it realized that it was in
bad company and Joined in the effort
to rid New York of the gang which
with its aid, had been plundering the
city for years.
In recent issue, after reviewing
the action of Democratic conventions
in Kentucky and Maryland it is con-
strained to aver that
ut is clear from all this that the
Democratic party everywhere assumes
that every man who calls himself a
Democrat is worthy to be Democrat
ic candidate. -
Then comes the eff
"If the conventions only make pro.
fessions enough, they can put forward
candidates thatare themselves embodi-
ed denials of all those professions.
The party will find itself committing
fatal error. however. if it continue
to say one thing and do another until
the National Convention of 1896 Its
own history would teach its leaders
/ the lesson of wisdom if they were
capable of receiving instruction.
Summing up, it "roasts" the Demo
cratic party in good style But its
insincerity is fully as manifest to the
reader as that of the men and party
which it condemns when it says;
The people are voting for men,
and no matter how sound may be the
platform-and no platform could be
sounder than that adopted by Mary
land Democrats-the candidate must
stand for the principles laid down il
he is to receive the votes of those for
whose qualification (or delusion) the
platform is composed The party
which pretends to be for reform Of the
/ currency and the tariff, and to ap.
! prove Of Cleveland and the acts of his
Administration and Which yet follows
German, Brice and Hill deserves and
receives the contempt of honest men. .
The electric fountain" one of the
greatest inventions Of the nineteenth
century, and something people fire.
quently pay large sums to see, viii
be in operation at Williams Grove
every night during the week be
! ginning August 20, and ending
August 81, the week of the Changers
Interstate Picnic Exhibition, and
every one present will be permitted
to see this wonder free of charge.
To see this marvel Of beauty, this tri-
unph of science is we'll worth attend
ing this meeting, to say nothing o.
the other great and varied attractions
which will meet the eye on every side
and which are as free as the air tc
the beholder.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24
Three IIuudred soldier, BIown Ito,

LONDON, Aug. 20 -The Daily News has
dispatch from Vienna which says that
Trieste papers report that AN explosion
destroyed the artillery barracks at Toula,
Russia. and that 30) men were killed, in
| Guiding many officers. The barracks were
found to be completely undermined. Many
arrests have henu made
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

When some weeks since the Herald
expressed the opinion that when
Cleveland applied the party lash free
Silver Democrats would tumble over
each other in their effort to get back,
there were those who thought it would
not be so. The thing has come to
pass sooner than we expected.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24
AN ABLE. CLEAN, AND VIGOROUS

AN ABLE. CLEAN, AND VIGOROUS
PAPER.
Among the many nice things said
about the Herald recently none are
more highly appreciated than the fol-
lowing letter from Hon. VIM. NJ. o.
Dawson, Chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee and late edi-
tor Of the Preston County Journal:
"Kingwood, w. Va,
"Aug. 6, 1895.
Dear Mr.. Smith: Let me congratu-
late YOU on the recent anniversary OF
the Herald. You are publishing an
able. clean, and vigorous paper, and ]
hope you are receiving the good sup
port you deserve.
"Please mail me the paper for one
year and send me bill for same and
will remit.
"Fraternally yours,
"WM. NJ. o. DAWSON"
We certainly have great reason to
be proud of such an endorsement from
a man so we'll qualified to judge ofthe
merits of a newspaper as is Mr.. Daw-
son. 1t should also be a source Of
congratulation to the Republicans o.
the Eastern Panhandle that they have
paper which stands so high in the
estimation of the press of the State
and Of its leading citizens.
Occasionally we almost become dis
couraged, Times are hard and money
scarce and often we ale pressed foi
funds with which to meet our obliga
tons, not because it is not earned, bu
because Of the apparent indifference
z
of patrons. We do not mind laborinl
eighteen hours day, but it is decid
edly humiliating to be obliged to dur
those who owe us and then be tolC
that the paper is no good anyhow, a.
happened recently. A little more in
terest on the part of patrons-promp
payment and a good word to neigh
bors and friends-would enable us t,
make the Herald much better than i
now is or has been, and help us t
realize that our efforts are appreciated
For the purpose of inducing friend
to make an effort TO boom the Herald
these notices have been published
Will you not lend hand? Will yo,
not take pride in placing the ieralc
where it properly belongs--in thevery
front rank of the newspapers of the
State? Do so and rest assured no one
will be half so proud as you. One
new subscriber from each patron
would be a most tremendous boom fo
us and could be done by you will
ease. Will you not trys
AS an inducement to an extra
to effort to place the Herald in many
more homes, and to make it more in
teresting than ever, we shall mex
week begin the publication of serie'
of extracts from flies of old paper,
which gentleman has kindly PLACED
at our disposal. Those articles vii
be Of surprising interest as they vii
be succinct account Of TIE comings
goiugs, and doings of the early set
ties. Everybody should read them.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

When Valkyrie was reported in the
offing, Vigilant went down the bay
to meet her. 1t was pretty piece of
chivalry for he victor of former years
to greet the foreigner.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24
Special Commissioners Sale.

Pursuant to decree of the Circuit
Court Of Berkeley County, West Virgin
ia, made on the Goth day of April, 1895
in the chancery suit of Charles j Faux
ner's administrators against NJ. H. Laise
&c., the undersigned will offer for sal,
at public auction in front of the Cour
House of said county, on
Tuesday, As 10Th ily b September, 1891
at o'clock p. M. the following described
real estate situate at the town of Bun.
ker Hill in said county, to wit:
First. A lot of ground lying ON The
eastern side of the turnpike, fronting
300 feet on the turnpike, and extending
eastward 20S feet to Middle street, bound
ed on the north by a lot of c. Laise; and
on the south by an alley, or G. w.
Swimley's lot, and containing one and
fortyseven hundredths (f.41l acres.
Second. A parcel of ground contain.
ing SO acres, 2 roods, and - perches ".
ing on the eastern side OF said turnpike
south of aud adjoining Swimley's said
lot, and adjoining lands of r. Lamon, J
w, Lamon, and others.
TERMS OF SALE.
One-third cash; one third in one veal
and the other third in two wears with in.
terest from the day of sale, the pnrchas.
err TO give his notes or bonds for the de-
ferred payments, and the title to the
property TO be withheld until the pur-
chase money is all paid.
L. C. GERLING,
Special Commissioner.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

Brice captured the Ohio Democratic
convention, completely routing the
free coinage contingent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

John 7. Harris, of Parkersburg, is
to be Senator Elkins private secre-
tary upon the assembling of Congress.
Mr.. Harris is a son of Gen. T. NJ.
Harris, OF Harrisville, and is conced-
ed to be the best stenographer ia the
State. The Senator is to be con-
graduated on the splendid selection
he has made.
The Louisville Evening Post, a
leading Democratic daily has deserted
Hardin and declares that the Demo.
cratic central committee should pull
him off Referring to the first Of the
twelve joint debates arranged between
Col. Bradley and Hardin, the Post
says; IA dozen such debates as that
of last night and the party is undone. -
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

Mr.. c. NJ. Hendley has been elected
secretary and treasurer of the West
Virginia Central to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death ofMaj. Moore.
No better man could be found.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

Tammany has thoroughly reorgan-
lied with three headed boss, omit
ting Mr.. Croker who will some of
these days come home and inquire,
who's been here since I've been
gomez
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

Fifty-eight thousand Americans
went to Europe this summer 1t is
said they spent $40, 900, 900 in Lon
don. If SO much there, how much
must it have been for the whole Of
Europe2
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

And now for change and just to
keep their hands in, as it were, Mica
ragua and Costa Rica are making
faces at each other and preparing for
war.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

A union or a straight ticket is just
now worrying New York City Re
publicans. In our opinion a COM
bination of all elements opposed to
Tammany will be required to win.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

Poor old Spain with the Cuban re-
bellion to worry her is now confronted
with republican uprising at home.
1t is another case of the way of the
transgressor being hard.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

The Herald has no reason to
change its opinion expressed sometime
since, that Grover Cleveland, A. P.
German and Matt Quay are the three
bosses of the age.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24
RUPTURE cuREn AT HOME

If you suffer from rupture in any of
its various forms and desire to be re-
| eyed, you can learn how to be cured
by naming this paper and addressing
F. II. MERRICK, Huntington, w. Va.
He will send full particulars free. %
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

The St. Louis, the great American
liner. on trial in the English Chan
mel, made record of 22.3 knots (27
miles, per hour, than which no steam
er afoat is faster.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

Ingalls, the Kansas cyclone, says he
would regard reelection to the SEN
ate as testimonial of regard, which
no man could afford to despise.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

Senator Brice of Ohio Tor New York;
is another man who has the fight Of
his life with which to contend.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

Valkyrie is here safe and sound
and soon the race of races will be
causing the people to hold their
breath.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

Kentucky Democrats are begging
for first class boss-one who can
get the boys into line and keep them
there.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24
STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
Closing Quotations of the New York and
PHILADELPHIA EXCHANGES

NEW YORK. Aug. 21.-Speculation on the
Stock Exchange was characterized by a
healthier tone than for some time past and
there were evidences that the professional
traders are to be no longer allowed to con
troll the market. Closing bids:
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

The Sunpaper is beginning to make
tselfunderstood. 1t is phernist Cor
man and don't care who knows it.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-08-24

If Plat wins in New York. and it
is altogether probable. Tom Reed will
have everything east OF the Ohio
River.