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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-07-20
AN sNellsAMAN,s reIeurs.


At last comes n bit Of appreciation
from source whence it has long been
withheld. A young Englishman who
has been doing the rounds Of the Amor
lean cities writes home IN praise Of us,
and, better still, an English weekly,
The Gentlewoman, publishes il az fol-
lows: 1.-The Americans | simply love.
They are so wonderfully syinpaihetic 10
one. There is no trouble they will not
take or personal Inconvenience they
will not suffer il in any way they can
render one service Thename Of tlia
extraordinary young Englishman Is not
given, on il should be blazoncd forth
The weekly paper, in reproducing the
extract, takes its cue from it and N sos
Londoners aud all English folks 20 APP
prcciate the "boundless kindness aud
hospitality which they tAmcricansl heap
upon us" and be ready 10 'recoiyo the
strangers right royalty" in return. II
calls attention further to the unprecc-
deuted influx Of linen and women
from all parts OF the United States"
who are now crowding and will for the
next six woelS crowd London and then
separate for wandefings all over Eng
land and makes plea that they be well
treated. There is bit Of policy Ia its
concluding advice, which every one who
has suffered the extoftionate imperti-
hence Of the London tradespcople--an
impertinence none the loss because il is
often enveloped in fawnipR scryility--
will say a hearty amen tor In these
bad times Of depression in trade II would
be as much to cur advantage ~ 10 thaira,
not only to welcome, bot retain the
Americans in England as long as posi-
BILE. Not all Americans arc rich, though
most arc generous. We are sadly IN need
Of their dollars, but need not be extor-
tomato for all that
One is provoked and indignant 20
think Of the thousands Of dollars these
"crowds Of Americans viii spend, not
only in England, but through Europe.
before the autumn viii send them home
again Provoked because many 0f the
thousands viii 70 for things that win
be bought under the impressions that II
they are the same price they are better
than can be bought at home, while il
they are cheaper than tho same goods
here it will still he supposed that they
are Of the same quality.
A woman buying gloves IN Paris last
summer was surprised az the price
charged her for tho make Ct gloves siio
was accustomed 10 buy for considerably
less in New York
"Ah, madame, said the glib shop
girl, "but we rend only cur seconds 20
New York. " OF course this was wholly
untrue. 1t is absurd to suppose that
skilled American wholesale buyers arc
going to be imposed upon with seconds
Of anything. much less gloves. whosa
quality is a known quantity every time
to an expert in the trade.
The same woman y experience in Lon
don was similar. Prices were always
equal and often greater than in New
York. but stress was invariably laid mi
the superior wearing qualities, a stress
that was extensively disproyed in tho
case Of most articles Tourists from this
country are looked upon abroad every
time as geese 10 lay golden eggs They
are geese 10 give their gold for the valnG
they get. nine times out Of ten.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-07-20
!. stella's suit Against Gould.

TRENTON, July 1S.-Alexander Simp-
son, counsel for Rosella Ruhman (Stclla
Nicolaus), whose suit against George
Gould for the recovery of an alleged S4o-
600 check has given her widespread motor
iety, filed an affidavit in the supreme
court yesterday alleging that Gould, in a
conversation with ex Superintendent
Byrnes, of New York, some months ago,
admitted the truth of the plaintiffs allie
cations, and Furthermore that Gould has
in his possession certain letters material
to the suit. The court is asked to require
Gould to produce these letters.
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NEVER roo LATE.

II Is too late. All. nothing Is too late
Till the tired heart shah cease to palpitate
Cato learned Greek at eighty Sophocles
Wrote his grand s'1Edinus. and Simonides
Bore of the prize of verse from his eompeers
When each had numbered more than fourscorc
years.
And Theoprastus at fanrscore and ten
Had but begun his .stharactcrs of Men. ="
chaucer, AT Woodstock with the nightingales.
At sixty wrote "fhe Canterbury Tales.
Goethe, at Seimar, toilins TO tlie last,
Completed Faust when eighty years were
past.
These are indeed exceptions but they show
How far the gulf stream OF cur youth may flow
Into the arctic regions Of our lives.
Where little else than life itself survives
-Longfellow.
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)
i've seen MIN about for some time
now, but he never seemsto speak TO any
one He must be some fastener here
for the winter. isn't hes''
Why, don't yea know that fellow ~
was the quick response Ha kaows
better than TO speak to me. He's the
blank of blank who killed Jim Falloa
in Prescott FIVE years ago. Why. you
remember his murder, don't you, gem
erals''
No; don't recall it, Bert. That
was when was in Montana, ami 1
reckon the trial and all took place be-
fore my return"
s'Wen, it was the most cowardly nnur-
der / ever knew, and il that duck had
his deserts he'd have stretched hemp for
it long ago You knew Fallon. of course.
who used TO run a hank in Tomhstouc,
and after the flush days there he moved
to Prescottsr
nodded assent, and he went On:
This fellow, Jack underhill, Thinhlc
Jack, who was nothing but low down
tin horn anyway, got full one night
and raised such disturbance at Fal-
Ions table that he finally got up and
kicked him out Of the house.
"Underhill was furions over This
method of election, and for several days
wont around threatening that he was
going to get even with Fallon. Some Of
Jim's friends told hint he had better
look ont for Thimble Jack. as be was
treacherous cuss and woald probably
stab him in the back. Bat Fallon laugh
ed at them, declaring that Jack was TOO
big coward to attack a child, lot alone
a man.
so the matter run aloisg for flmost
week and nearly every ono had for
gotten about it, when ono night about
10 o'clock. as Fallon was standing hv
the bar talking TO some friends, this
cowardly dog slspt him in the back with
out the slightest warning IN the con
fusion he managed TO get away aad hid
in the house Of frail woman Talk cf
lynching was so strong the next dsy
that he sneaked over 20 the sheriff S o.
fee and gave himself up FallQn hngOf
ed along for three weeks before he dica
"When the trial came, this fellows
family or some Of his friends. or some
one in the east, put up. the moGty for
him, and he had half dezen of tho
best criminal lawyers in the southwest
defending him. For myself ! always
believed the jury was tampesed with.
too. for they only brought IN verdict
Of manslaughter and no simply got a
sentence of five years, and what with
good time he's out now.
II hope you haven't spoken 20 him,
for no self respecting white man like
you ever wants TO speak 20 such a cow
ardly dog as him. "
And SO this was my entertainer Of
few evenings before. Then il dawnel
upon me why his face had always seem-
cd familiar TO me. AS II territorial oili-
oial had often visited the ponitentiary
at Yuma, and here had seen my friend
of the Riviera, my friend the gambler
General Edward S. Gill in New York
Recorder
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-07-20
Conservation Not Degeneration.

Council Bluffs Nonpariel Rep)
That man would aspire TO the
Presidency after the utter reputation
of himself by his party and after the
complete failure of his administration
on all the alleged policies it possess
ed can only mean one thing, and that
is his reason has taken leave of him.
Indeed. this is not unlikely, for he
has shown many signs OF physical
and mental degeneration of late. We
do not know whether DIR. Nordau
would classify him as mattoid or as
paranoiac. but we are sure he would
say that he was one IF the two.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-07-20
.OARSNEN At SARATOGA
Opening Of the National Rowing
Associations Meeting.
NEW E1GHr-oARED RECORD MADE.
The Uncf.usetts OF Worcester. Mass, Cover
the Mile and Half in Seven Minutes,
Thirty-tl,res and Half seconds-A
Close Contest.

The Unci.usetts OF Worcester, Mass, Cover
the Mile and a Halt in Seven Minutes.
Thirty-tlree and . Half seconds-A
Close Contest.
SARATOGA, July fS-The first day Of
the National Rowing associations meet
was replete with interest Phc story OF
the day is that of several exciting con-
tests. and one record breaking and beauti--
fully rowed race-the intermediate Fights.
The winning crew. the Wachusetts Boat
club, OF Worcester, Mass. made the mills
and n half in min. 33]a sec, or three
seconds better than the previously best
record, made by the Tritons, OF Newark,
n. J. The wind was quite high, and IA
yared the rowers, but outside of that 1t
was hard fought race The crews en-
tered were the Wachusetts OF Worcester,
the Eurekns of Newark and the Montrose
Boat club
For the first eighth of a mile the three
crews We're on even terms, all rowing
forty stroke. Coming to the quarter the
Montrose eight pulled into the Eureka's
water and gave them their wash, practi-
cally putting them out of tse race. Upto
the mile it seemed rs if the race belonged
to Montrose, but after that the Wachu-
sets, with clean, telling stroke, simply
forced their boat. inch by inch, past their ri
walls, and at a nile and II quarter there was
o glimpse of clear water between them.
Within twenty yards of the finish the
Montrose men had Tapped the nose of
their boat over the stern of Wachusetts
and were still crawling up. The nose of
the Wachusetts' shell had barely cleared
the line when the Montrose boat touched
it. The race was won by third of a
length.
In the first event, the first heat of the
senior singles Fred Hawkins, of New
York, and Y A. Rumohr, of Toronto,
entered. just below the mile and three
Fights, Hawkins left the course and Ru-
mohr finished alone. Time, min. so sec.
In the second heat of senior singles, J.
J. Whitehsad Of Boston, r. Mckay of
Toronto, Fred Cresser Of Philadelphia,
and John S. Hackett of Rat Portage. con-
tested Hackett had lead over Cresser
of about three lengths. with Mckay three
more to the rear of Crcsser. Time, 10 min.
AZ sec.
In the third heat Mcdowell won, with
johnson close second. Time, 8 min. 541
sec.
In the pair cared contest the Pennsyl-
yania crew led at the half, but at the turn
the Torontos were ahead, and crossed the
line winners by about two and half boat
lengths. Time, 8 min. As secs.
In the intermediate four cared evont
both the Winnipegs and the Excelsiors
steered out of the course The Winnipcgs
and Metropolitans turned together but
the former began to draw away, the Win
nipegs crossing the line two and half
lengths ahead of the Metropolitans, with
the Excclsiors several lengths behind
Time, o min. 8 secs.
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HOWARD rITrzEL's FATE.
The Boy Probably Murdered by Hoimc
While In Indianapolis

w ulle IN
INDIANAPOLIS, July 1.-THE announce
ment tliat the bodies of the two murdered
Pitezel children had been focnd buried in
a Toronto cellar created II sensation. rs
the children were last seen alive. by those
who knew them, in this city. Detective
Geyer traced the children from here to De-
troit. and Fl pm there to Toronto. He was
unable to get any evidence that the boy
left this city alive, aud he went from here
believing that the boy had been murlerc d
and his body shipped from here in a trunk
The Journal prints an article contain
ing the statement that Howard Pitezel
the brother OF Alice and Nellie, was be.
You'd doubt murdered in this city on Oct.
z last, presumably by Holmes, the insur-
ance swiudler. 1t was developed that a
certain express driver, by agreement with
Holmes, called at the Old Circle House
on that date and removed through rear
door large trunk, which is believed to
have contained the boys remains The
driver has identified the picture Of Holmes
as the man who employed him.
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Impri.oned in a Nine.

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich, July 1s.-Nine
miners are imprisoned in room in the
first level of the Pewabic mine, and the
chances are that some of them will be
taken out dead. An immense cave OF
rock and timber occurred in the first level
just as the men We're quitting work, and
it is feared that some of them were caught
and crushed to death. 4 large rescue crew
is at work, but it will be fully ten hours
before the men are reached. 1t is impos-
siblc to learn the names of all the en-
tombed men, but Stephen Bowden. Fred
Webb and John johnson are among the
MN, bar
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Written for the Herald. I
Aunt Mary's Stery.
By MISS AURAH GARMoNG.

b9 hiSo AZ ttAit IAKMONb.
The twilight of February eve be-
gan to steal across the sky and play
in sombre shades through the thick
set hedge and ancient oaks, whose
gnarled trunks and limbs had with
stood the wintry blasts of more than
century, and now stood out in bold
relief against the sky.
The queen of night sailed in regal
splendor through riffs of steel-gray
clouds, while here and there hosts of
stars twinkled brightly in the blue
canopy.
On the ground the snow was lying
fully a foot deep, heaped into drifts by
yesterdays gale. The wind sighed
through the naples and was lost in
the forest beyond.
A short distance back from the road i.
in cluster of NAPLES and elns, stood
the home of the Hiltons.
1t was not large house, but its
| ivy-clad walls and wide piazzas, where.
the sweetbrier and honeysuckle clam
bered, gave it charming, home-likt.
appearance. In the pleasant parlor
sat maiden lady whose age could be
reckoned on the shady side of forty
The freight from the open CRATE
flickered and danced upon the soft
carpet and in the rich folds OF the
drawn curtains
Seated at the piano, softly singing
snatches of Scotch ballad, was a
young girl, whose fair face looked
strangely beautiful in the faint light
Rising from the piano she glided
across the room and laid her hand
gently upon her aunt's shoulder.
why, auntie" she exclaimed, II
feared my random notes had no charm
for you, and some kind fairy had long
ago borne you to dreanland.
mo, my dear, 1 have enjoyed it
very much. 1t carried me back to
days of my youth when l sang and
was always glad and happy"
"Oh, aunt Mary do tell me of your
youth I'm sure there must be ro-
nance attached to it, and you know
l III so fond of such stories. 1t is so
much nicer to listen to one that hap
pened in real life than to read of them
in books" and Effie Hilton's face
lighted up with enjoyable anticipa-
tons.
well, my dear" replied her aunt,
and gently patting her rounded cheek
she babe her draw stool close to her
side. Seating herself, Effie looked at
her aunt in genuine admiration.
Thus they sat in the pickering light.
One with the flush and BLOOM upon
her cheeks, like the rose, when its
petals first open to the sun, and the
other. in the afternoon of life, like the
full blown rose that has seen suns and
showers, and then droops pale and
limp.
Aunt Mary seemed lost in reverie,
but meeting Effie's inquiring look,
she said, mo, it is not long story, SC
I'll begin
Long years ago, when the days
passed like golden beams, with only
a shadow now and then. planned
and thought of bright future, but
how quickly the bright-tinted colo.
ing can fade frcm our castles and
leave instead the grinning skeleton
of 'might-have- been One summer
when was barely eighteen my health
gave indications of decline and father
was advised to take me to the sea
shore. My mother having died in my
infancy, was thus deprived of that
loving counsel and guidance. Sc
preparations were made and finally
the day came to start.
I I'VE reached our destination ir
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Thought HI. Friend Wa. a nurr,ar.

: BRAZIL. Ind, July IS - Hon George A.
Knight. one of the best known lawyers in
the state, while sitting in his room, thought
he heard noise in one of the upstairs
rooms A search was made and a gate
was heard to shut on the outside. Mr..
Knight saw man disappearing in the
darkness on the sidewalk He shot at him
and was Mortified to find that he had IA
tally wounded his best friend, John W herle,
county clerk. Wherle is still alive, but
physicians have little hope of his recovery.
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HAcKENsAcK, N. j., July 1iA terrific
storm swept over this section Saturday
afternoon, doing great damage. At Cherry
Hill, small village a few miles from
this place, it developed great fury, at
tended by the demolition of the village
and number of deaths. Cherry Hill re-
ceived the full sweep Of the winds fury,
and within u minute after the storm
broke twenty seven houses, nearly the en-
tire number in the village. were wrecked.
The tornado made clean path through
the center OF the place, carrying every
thing before It. Houses were unroofed
and thrown down; trees were uprooted,
and the crops in the fields leyelcd to the
ground. Twenty families are homeless
aud three persons were killed. The dead
are Conrad Friedman, Anton Fischer and
an infant child of William Ahrens.
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WHEN TnE SHIP conEs m.

WHEN THE SHIP COf1ES IN.
Somewhere out in the blue sea sailing,
Where the winds dance and spin;
Beyond the reach of my eager bailing,
Over the breakers din;
Out where the dark storm clouds are
lifting.
Out where the binding fog is drifting,
Out where the treacherous sand is shift
ing,
My ship is coming in.
Oh, have watched till my eyes were
aching,
Day after weary day;
oh, have hoped till my heart was
breaking,
While the long nights ebbed away;
Could but know where the waves had
tossed her,
Gould but know what storms had cross
ed her,
Could ] but know where the winds had
lost her,
Out in the twilight grayl
But though the storms her course have
altered,
Surely the port she'll win;
Never my faith in my ship has faltered,
] know she is coming in.
For though the restless ways of her
roaming,
Through the mad rush of the wild waves
foammg
Through the white crest of the billow
combing.
My ship is coming in.
Breasting the tides where the gulls are
flying,
Swiftly she's coming in;
Shadows and deeps and rocks defying,
Bravely she's coming in;
Precious the love she will bring to bless
me,
Snowy the arms she will bring to earess
me,
In the proud purple of kings she will
dress me,
My ship that is coming in.
White in the sunshine her sails will be
cleaning.
See, where my ship comes in;
At masthead and peak her colors stream
ing,
Proudly she is sailing in.
Love, hope and joy ON her decks are
cheering,
Music will welcome her glad appearing.
And my heart will sing at her stately
nearing,
When my ship comes in.
Robert J. Burdette-
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DALLAS, Tex, July ls.-At the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons Athletic headquarters an
order was received for $50 seats at SO
apiece. 1t was accompanied by q check
for $500. 1t is said at fight headquarters
that Governor Culberson has more liberal
views upon the question of prize fighting
than the attorney general, and that there
is no lawyer of much standing in Texas
who has read up on the subject who agrees
with Mr.. Crane in his conclusions or his
citation of the facts
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Train Fell Through a Bridge, Three Killed

MONUMENT, Colo, July lS.-For a month
a gang has been at work building dan
gerous bridge on the Santa Fe, quarter
of mile south of town Yesterday, "a a
freight train WAS crossing, n trestle gave
way and the whole train fell through the
opening, piling up in a most frightful
manner Mrs. Albert Cooper, who had
just brought her husbands lunch, and
was sitting ander the bridge, was instantly
killed, as was J. G. Childers and an I'M
known tramp. Engineer Mark Wiclens
and Brakemen Charles Gardner and j. n
Erby viii die from their injuries.
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE MAILS
AT THE PosT-oFFICE AT MARTINsBURG
W. VA.
DEPARTURES.
Mail close at 1910 a. m. for Hagers
town, aud all points east.
A. 0 90 a. m. and and p. M, foi
Washington, Baltimore. Philadelphia
NewYork and all points East and South
AT s So p. N. for all points East.
At 20 p. m. for Pittsburg and all 10
cal and through points West.
At p. M. for Hancock, Berkeley
Springs, Cumberland, and principal 10
cal stations on the main stem of the B
q o. and all through points West.
At s 50 p. m. for Pittsburg and all
places West.
AT As a. m. and 40 p. m. for Hag
erstown, Baltimore and all intermediate
stations on G. V. R. r
At II a. m and 40 p. m. for Win
chester and intermediate stations on the
C. V. r. r.
ARRIVALS.
Mails arrive by a. m. from all through
points East. West, and South.
At 8 25 a. m. from New York. Phila.
delphia. Baltimore, Washington, and
local points on old line of B. &. o. r. r
At 2 and &c p. M. from all points
East and South.
At $50 N. from StLouis, Cincinnati
and intermediate points.
At 29p.m. from Chicago, Wheeling
Pittsburg and informed late points.
AT s Is am. and 8 90 p. m. from Win
chester and intermediate stations on thu
G. V. r. r.
At II SO a. m. and 10 p. m. from
Harrisburg, Hagerstown, and interme
date stations on the G. V. Il. r.
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Br,,,sd NV E.ca,,nr steam.

New LONDON, Conn. July Is.-By the
bursting of a steam pipe connected with
the starboad engine OF the torpedo boat
Ericsson during a speed trial five men
were frightfully scalded. Their names are:
Austin Williams, junior engineer New
York; Joseph Hamilton, junior engineer,
New York; William Merwin, machinist,
Dubuque. Ia; Jacob Strinskey, engineer,
Dubuque. Ia; David Cody, engineer, Jer-
sey City. The skin was pecling from theii
faces, necks and arms. They wore only
thin shirts above the waist, and their
bodies from the waist up were terribly
scalded.
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wau,ea 10 see the pro.Iaeut,

WASHINGTON, July 49, = Carroll w.
Smith, lawyer and justice Of the peace,
has been placed in ST Elizabeth asylum.
Smith was arrested in the White House
about 10 clock Tuesday night. 1t IL
claimed that he entered the grounds by
scaling the iron fence back Of the treasury
building II mHst sec the president" he
declared Il Chinese feisd is brewing In
Washington, and must consult the presi-
dent abont it." An inquiry will be made
into his sanity
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-07-20

MOUNT MORRIS n Y, July ls.--A bad
freight wreck occurred near Auscorora. in
which two men Lest their lives. A heavily
loaded north bound freight train on the
Western New York aud Pennsylvania
road was descending steep grade at a
high rate of speed when the big mogul en-
CINE jumped the track and topplcd over
the embankment with ten ears piled on
top OF it, Engineer Stout and Fireman
Martin were taken out dead. their bodies
horribly crushed and scalded-
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The Observation-Disclosures Races.

NEW YORK, July 1s.-It is the belief Of
those connected with the coming races be-
tween the Defender and Vigilant that the
latter will not have any chance of defeat
ing Herreshoff' S latest achievement. One
well informed yachtsman said: There
is no doubt in my mind that the Defender
will lead the Vigilant in every race. The
ex-cup defender will simply be used to
test the crack yacht before the interna-
tional races. The Vigilant does not hope
to defeat the new boat although be-
lieve that the races will be fairly close. y
The first race will take place on Saturday.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-07-20

In Texas there are 234 counties. In
60 Of these counties there Il no newsra-
per published. and in Is Of them there
is no postoftice. II the entire number II
newspapers in the state was divided
evenly among the counties, there would
be less than three for each OF them. -
Printers Ink.