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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26
BILL NYE'S OLD CIGAR.
They Sold Him One Ten Years of Ago
at Lawrence.

A man came into Smith S newsstand and
leisurely remarked, as he leaned on the
case, "Give me the best cigar you have in
the house." Mr.. Smith set out box of
25 cent straights, and as the man went out
Mr.. Smith said, "a few days ago could
have given him 50-center, but 1 smoked
the last one up myself"
Then with reminiscent look, ~ had
those cigars on hand for ten years: used
to sell good many back in '85 and 'S6.
They cost $35 hundred and were the
cheapest grade made by the firm, Cuban
company. l think the last one ever sold
was to Bill Nye when he was here for
lecture bureau two years ago. He had
smoked it half way down when he came
back. He looked at me closely and asked
to see the box, in sad tone of voice. l
showed it to him; he never said a word,
but walked out. / believe now he thought
/ was playing joke on him, for when 1
smoked the last one the other day |
found that ten years had not improved the
flavor any.
'tNye's keen sense of the humorous
made him suspect that had given him
6ve-cent cigar for his so cents" -Lawrence
Word.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26
MUST PAY THE MONEY.
A $4,000 Judgment Against a Vermont
Life insurance Company.

A $4,000 verdict in favor of Mrs. Martha
Foster Blake, widow of DR.. Charles E.
Blake, was given in Judge Sanderson's
court Yesterday, against the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of Vermont. DR..
Blake was medical examiner for the com.
premium on his insurance policy. For the
last payment he offered his note after the
money was due, but no objection was made
by the com any and time was set for the
giving of the note. Three hours later the
physician dropped dead. The court de-
clares that full amount OF insurance must
be paid Mrs. Blake was represented by
Rodgers q Paterson.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26
THE CLARKE NOTES.

Suit Instituted to Recover $48O,36 So
From j. +. Turner.
Suit to recover $4SO,363 35 on 11s prom
issory notes, alleged to have been given by
from November, 1891, to June, 1892, was
begun yesterday by ]. F. Clarke, to whom
the notes were transferred.
The notes are for from $1,000 to $4,000
each. The principal claimed to he due is
1918, 291 25 and the interest $101.345 10.
Turner has well-known record for real
estate dealings, and there is considerable
litigation against him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26
Beat and Robbed a Chinese.

John O'Brien, an ex-convict, escaped from
the County Jail about three weeks ago, and
while enjoying lis liberty beat and robbed
Chinese on Sixth street. O'Brien confessed his
guilt in Judge Joachimsen's court yesterday
and pleaded for mercy. The Judge decided to
hear the evidence, and as none of the witnesses
could positively identity O'Brien, Prosecuting
Attorney Dare consented to allow O'Brien to
plead guilty to petty larceny, and the Judge
sentenced him to six months in the County
Jail.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26

New interpretations.
The Manufacturer and Producers Associa-
ton of California was incorporated yesterday
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26

Kellogg Will Contest Abandoned.
The contest of the Calvin W. Kellogg will has
been abandoned by Mrs. Gilroy, the daughter.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-10-05
April Fool Day.

The custom of sending ono on :. boot
less erran6 Or otherwise April fooling"
him on the first day of April is very AM
eient. Yet it cannot truthfully be said
that any one is equal to the task of trae-
ing it to its origin. Some antiquarians
profess to believe it survival Of the
trayesty of sending the Saviour hither
Ind thithey, first from Annas to Gaia
phas and then to Plate and Herod. This
opinion is strengthened by the fact that
dnring the middle ages that very scene
In Christ life was made tho subject OF
one of the Easter Miracle Plays" enact
ed on the chief streets of London and
other English cities of the first class.
Even though tho above opinion has re-
ce:ved the sanction of Brande, Moore
and Hone, it is not ct all unlikely that
it is really relic Of some old heather
festival, such as the Hull festival of the
Hindoos or the Roman ''feast of FOOLS :"
The custom, whatever its origin, of
playing tricks and pranks of all kinds
on the first day Of this month is univer-
sal throughout Europe and is also prac-
ticed i'll many other countries and I'M
der various names. 1t is curious fact
that the Hindoo Hull festival, where
April fool tricks of all sorts are played,
Is held on the night Of the 31stof March,
and the orgies arc not discontinued I'M
til sunrise on the morning of April H.
st. Louis Republic.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-10-05
CUMBERLAND VALLEY R. R.
Y - Q = =
In effect MAY 20, 1895.
DOWN TRAINe,

No. 4. Mail leaves Winchester 10 o.
~. Martinsburgs 90. Hagerstown ~
Chambersburg . 80, Carlisle 10 81 arrive
at Harrisburg II 10. Phila. 3 90, BALTIC.
10. N. y. 53, m.
No. s.. Leav " Winchester 2 80, Mar
tinsburg 20 Hagerstown at I 10 D.
M, Chambe sburg 3 0S, Carlislo8 Ia, ar.
Harrisburg 90, Phil. II 10, BALTIC. IL 40,
N. Y. SO.
No. 10. Mail, leaves Winchester . 10,
p. M. Martinshurg 9 "a, Hagerstown
10 % Chambersbufg II 0S. Carlisle 10 o.
ar. Harrisburg ~ 49,. Phila. 80, Balti-
more 8 20. N. Y. 7 80.
Through coach from Hagerstown 10
Philadelphia on train No. 4.
UP TRAINS.
No. /. Leaves Harrisburg 8 90 n, m. .
Carlisle 5 42, Chambersburg 6 As a. M,
Hagerstown Z 49, Martinsburg 0 80, ar.
Winchester 10 so.
No. 3. Leaves Harrisburg 80 a. m.
arrive Hagerstown 10 30. MartinsburR
II 10, Winchester 10 90 D. m.
No. 5. Leaves Harrisburg at 70 10 D.
IN. ar. Hagerstown 2 so.
No. Z, Leaves Harrisburg 45 D. m.
ar. atfagerstown so, Martinsburg 7 IL,
Winchester at s 90.
Through coach from Philadelphia 10
Hagerstown en- trains Nos. aud 0.
Additional trains between Harrisburg,
Carliele and Chambersburg. Connec-
tions for all trains on Mount Alto and
P. X. system. j. f. BOYD,
W. A. GUARD, supt.
Agent
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-10-05
ClRCUMSTANTiAL EVIDENCE.
A Young Lady Who Had a Narrow EscaI
E-nfsl Cnnxint;op

A Young Lady Who Ifad Narrow Escape
From Conviction.
Stories of conviction on eireumstan-
tial evidence are rife in the lawbooks
and have afforded the plot of many a
novel;" said J. S. Haberling Of New
York. "a very sad case, not of con-
viction, but almost as bad in its results
occurred in New York recently. A
young lady of refinement, stranger in
the city, obtained employment as gov
erness in gentleman S family One Of
her pupils, q girl Is years old, lost a
diamond ring. 1t was found in the
desk Of the governess. She declared
she had not seen it since it was last on
the girls hand, but she was hustled off
to the Tombs, and unable to give bond
was kept there several days, exposed to
the companionship of the most depravcd
of her sex. She was taken to court in
the Black Maria with negress and a
white woman, both convicted felons, %.
ing to be sentenced. She was kept in
the pen waiting for her case to be called,
exposed to the impudent gaze of tho
horde of courtroom loafers.
when her case was called, the court
appointed a lawyer to defend her, as she
was penniless. The prosecuting witness
and her father told the story of the find
ing Of the missing ring. The presump-
ton that the accused had placed it there
was more or less strong until the law
yer began to cross question the owner of
the ring Guessing at the truth, by
adroit questioning he drew from the
unwilling witness the fact that she had
often pried into the desk and dressing
case drawers Of the governess, and that
she had been SO engaged an hour or so
before she missed her ring. and the fur
Their fact that the ring fitted loosely.
The judge dismissed the case promptly,
and the aecuser's father apologized, but
the young woman, being Of highly
strung and nervous temperament, was
completely Frustrated by her terrible
experience in the Tomiis, and the III
effects will, it is feared. be permanent, ;,
st Louis Globe Democrat.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-10-05
THE MASTER PASSION.
Alleged to BE the Mania For Getting Fee
Passes For the PLAY.

IT was once present, +" said Charles
Dickens, at social discussion which
originated by chance The subject was,
What was the most absorbing and long
est lived passion in the human breast?
What was the passion SO powerful that
it would almcst induce the generous to
be mean, the careless to be cautious, the
guileless to DO deeply designing and the
dove to emulate the serpeut?' A daily
editor of vast experience and great
acuteness, who was one of the company,
considerably surprised us by saying,
with the greatest confidence, that the
passion III question was the passion OF
getting orders for the play. There had
recently been terrible shipwreck, and
very few Of the surviving sailcrs had
escaped III an open boat.
Zone Of these on making Lat came
straight to London and straight 10 the
newspaper Office with his story CT. how
he had seen the ship go down before
his eyes. That young man had wi tness
ed the most terrible contention between
the powers of fire and water for the de.
struction of that ship and of every one
on board. He had rolSed away among
the floating dying and the sinking dead.
He had floated by day, and he had fro
zen by night, with no shelter and no
food, ard as he told his dismal tale he
rolled his haggard eyes about the room.
when he had finished and the tale
had been noted down from his lips, lie
was cheered and refreshed and soothod
and asked if anything could be done
for him Even within him that master
passion was SO strong that he imlnedi-
ately replied that he should like an Or
der for the play. My friend, the editor,
certainly thought that was rather s.
strong case, but he said that during his
many years of experience he had wit
ncssed an incurable amount of self pros
tration and abasement having no other
object and that almost invariably on the
part of people who could well afford to
pay. "-Exchange
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-10-05
WEsrERN MARYLAND RAILROAD
sched ole Of JuKE 30. 1895.

Trains leave Cherry Run 90 and / g5
a. m. Williamsport 50 and IL 80, arrive
at Hagerstown 6 10 and ~ rs. Leave
Hsgerstown OF a. m and 00and 4 IS
.. M. ar lat Highheld7 90 and 2 90. arrive at
Baltimore at 10 81 a. m. and 1S, q So
p. m. connecting for Washington, Phil
ade'D and New York
Leave Baltimore4 30. s liza m. and 400
p. m. arrive at Hagerstown at Z 30 a. m.,
10 IS and 8 05 M. and at Cherry Run
at s 4S a. M. 20 and Q 0j D. m. Con-
meet on Il. & o. East and West; con.
meet at Highfield for Gettysburg and
Hanover and over the main line for
Emmittsburg, Westminster and all
stations.
B. q o. passenger trains leave Cherry
Run for Cumberland and intermediate
points, No. 10, daily at 8 81 a. m. For
Piedmont and intermediate, No. II,
daily except Sunday, ct - p. m, and
Chicago Express, No. 7, daily at II O2
y. m.
Leave Bruceville for Frederick ut
and 0 40 a m. and 40 I'm. Leave Bruce
vile for Taneytown. Littlestown. York.
Wrigbtsville and Columbia at z "A q. m,
and 45 p. M.
p. & r. X. Trains leave Shippensburg
at 8 90 a. M. and / 90 and 0S D. m.
Leave Hagerstown for Shippensburg at
9 % and IL 10a. m. and 90 .. m. daily.
except Sunday.
JIM HOOD. Pres.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-10-05
An ExncnsIre Cow.

There is q man in Chicago who pays
s19, eco q year for the privilege of keep.
ing cow lie is asano nan, business
man, IL man Of family ard generally
respected III the community. His poor
relatives declare him freak, and his
neighbors shrug their shoulders and
murn,ur things about rich men S whims.
The way of it is that he possesses q val
liable building lot in choice residence
portion of the city. and having nothing
else to do with it be put nice little
fence around it and quartered therein
his pct Jersey COW. Tho cow was an
artistic COW AID ha1menized well with
the green turf and little bushes, so peo-
pie rather admired the arrangement.
One day a man came along who thought
he would like TO build house on that
particular lot, so Lie hunted mp the own
or and made him a~spot cash offer of
$500, coo for the land. His offer was re-
fused, decisively and politely.
'But, demonstrated 3 relative,
aghast, that would pay you @1s, coo
a year! Why en- Garth did you refuse
it?'
The rich man lit a cigar and turned a
protecting face on lis accuser. Yes"
he assented il q puzzled way, but
what would have done with my cow"
Chicago Record
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-10-05
Proof Tint sparro,rs Gun Count.

There is no doubt bat that birds can
count, and an incident I witnessed sew.
eral years ago illustrating this fact
amused me not little A sparrow, with
four Of her young, had a nest III spar
row house under tho vcranda Of my
dwelling. One day the old bird flew up
to the nest with four living wormc IN
her beals The four little birds reached
out their heads with the customary
noise and were each fed worm. Tho
sparrow then flew away, and after a tire
returned again with four worms in her
beak, which We're disposed Of as before.
The bird kept this up for some time,
during which was an interested spec.
tator. st Louis Globe Delnscrat.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-10-05
DIRECTORY.
RrRKEI.EY llnuNTY,

CIRCUIT COURT. Judge, Thirteenth
Judicial Circuit. L. Boyd Faulkner;
CLERK, VIM. B. Colston; Prosecuting
Attorney. u. s. q. Pltzer: Sheriff. Lolls
g. tserhng; Deputy Sheriifs, Robt. Gold,
Elijah w. Van Metre, Alex. Clehiin;
Deputy Sheriff and Jailer, Alexander
Elliott.
Terms Of the Court commence on the
second Tuesday in January, April. and
September.
COUNTY CoURT. President. g. T. Ri
uer; Commissioners. Ii. j. Seibert end
arl r. T.. Thomas; Clerk, G.. w. Doll.
Terms commence, first Monday IN
March. June. September and December.
Commissioners of Accounts. John 1.
Picking. Adrian G. Nadenbousch. !.
Dew. Gerhardt; Surveyor of Land, |.
w. Woods; Assessor. First District, Y.
L. Nicely; Assessor, Second District.
James A. Gageby, General Receiver.
Henry j. Seibert. Coroner. VIM. Mckee:
SeaIer of Weights and Measures, w. H..
Lamon; Steward of Almshouse. Thos.
Wolford.
Local Board of Health, E. l.. Hoff
man, John L. Williamson. DIR. ). ~.
Myers, the President of County Court.
and Prosecuting Attorney.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-10-05

Young American girls quickly Learn
the art of work with rushes and wicker.
You may hire in New York girls wha
will weave wicker about small bottles
for oil or perfumes at cents bottle
or less. There are places where such
work is done by contract, bat it is more
cheaply done in large quantities by hir,
ing the girls directly and furnishing
them material bought by the bale.
The wicker weaver sits ON something
like saddler's horse and holds the bot
tie i'll wooden wise resembling the sad.
dler's. Skilled girls work with great
percision and rapidity. and tho product,
by reason Of its simplicity, the almost
natural state of tho material and the
obvious fitness Of the fabric for its pur-
pose, has some artistic value. New
York Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-10-05
resting . morse.s WIND.

While talking about horses the othe
day an old farmer said: well, I'm I
pretty good Judge of horses and can al
ways tell whether horse is short wind
ed OF not.
Before | buy horse, I" he eontin
ued. ~ just borrow it for about an houi
or SO, and then ! get ont on some lonely
road and see what kind Of stuff he il
made of.
II first let him choose his own gait
for couple of mile posts and fnall,
give him plenty of rein. making him SC
for all he Is worth. AN the time just
keep my eye on his launches, and If
see any rotary motion there it's a sign
he's thick vinded. and Of course every
ono knows that kind aiu't much good :
-Philadel phis Cell.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-10-05
pIscoMFoaTs or ACTING.
Lack of Accommodations In the Gree,
room and Behind the Scenes.

Lack of Accommodations In the Green.
room and Behind the scenes.
The janitor has an important bearing
on tho actors condition, which finds its
expression is his playing and possibly
on his nervous organization. He sup
plies the house and III most cases fur
nishes quarters for the actors such as nc
self respecting slave owner would in
the old days have condemned a slave to
occupy.
For the public nothing is too good.
|. For the actor, On tho other hand. any
thing is good enough. Instead of silkesi
draperies, he finds only a tattered cur
tain at the window, if indeed he find
y curtain at all, or even window
which it might cover. Instead of soft,
comfortable chairs. enc wooden chair
none too clean, or . chair minus back,
will be the only scat. ara not infrc-
quently, if he wishes to SIT down, he
must do so On his trunk. Instead OF
delicateIy tinted walls. he viii find dirty
walls which have not been treated ever
to coat o. ,vhitewash Ter years. While
in the auditorium a soft cirpet covers
! the floor, in the actors room carpet
rarely exists, or, if by chance there be
something which once was q carpet, il
is SO dirty that it would be better away.
The washing appliances or the actors
room, if they are fo1ui &C all, usually
consist Of small basin with tap OF
running water. Most people would OK
pect that, as the winter Is she theatrical
season coa the paints used by the ac-
tors are made with grease, hot water
wonfd be at hand. lux this is rarely
the case and i'll many instances running
I water in the dressing rooms is unknown.
I It is NOT uncommon for actors to refrain
from using the basins, preferring TO re-
move the makeup as well as possible
! with vaseline and to wait until the
hotel is reached to complete this portion
/ Of the toilet Tin basins and buckets are
not the worst that have seen son the
| road" for once the water was IN dirty,
battered, old lard tins, and basins had
/ to be bought by our mana ger. Forum.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-10-05
DETECTIVE AND TRAMP.
Tho Chicer Feeds . furnishing yasabon
and Gets no Thanks.

Tho chicer Feeds . furnishing vasabonti
and Gets 10 Thanks.
There was in tho tramp's appearance
suggestion of the iethargy that follows
h gorging with free lunch and copioEi
hhitions Of beer that beiiea his piteous
story OF not having had anything TO eat
''sincc yesterday morning. = Tho shades
of night were falling fast, and that may
have to some extent accounted for the
mistake Of the ,'um in selecting as the
object Of his whining appeal McClusky,
enc of the best known Of the Central
Office detectives, who was "sleuthins
it, along the Bewery
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-10-05
MAxiM,5 NEw ,DEA.
A Fort In tho Air which Would Cost Q
Fortune. but End War.

~
Fortune. but End War;
The celebrated Inventor of the Maxim
gun, one CT the most formidable Of
modern weapons. Is hard at work, as he
has been for long time, upon the old
problem of aerial navigation. In one inn
portant respect Maxim is working on
different and less difficult lines than
those which other inventors have tried
to follow. They have aimed at the de-
wishing Of flying machines which could
be operated Ut cost not too great to adj
nit of their use in the ordinary basi-
ness affairs Of life Tho inventor Of the
Maxim gun, however, is very appropri-
ately working, primarily, to produce a
machine which can be used in warfare.
For this purpose it is net at all neces-
say that the expense Of air navigation
should be low enough to bring it within
reach of commerce or travel What he
is aiming at is the creation Of q new
and terrible engine of war, and every
body knows that the great powers Of
Europe take little account Of cost when
they are dealing with tho ornaments
which they regard as essential to their
very existence.
If flying machine or airship can
be invented which will be efficient in
ordinary weather and will enable the
power possessing it to attack the for
tresscs and camps Of its enemies from
above, there will DO mad rush to OBJ
tain plenty of the new engines of de-
struction, no matter how much they
may cost to build and operate. Tho pic
turo of wholesale destruction which is
held up before the military mind when
an inventor talks of pouring dynamite
shells down upon a bclcagpcred fortress
from great height and thus blow it
into atoms. without risk or possible de-
Tense, is too attractive to permit money
to stand III the way at all Perhaps we
shall see that wonderful dream Of the
poet come trne which is told in the
lines:
Hear the heavens I'll with shouting and there
rained e i.asily dew
From Tie nations airy navies graphing in the
central blue.
Cleveland Leader.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-10-05
Ipterest,p~ I,eopIe,

"What makes a person interesting?r
Ii cannot lie intellectual hrilliancy. for
we have all known men whose minds
we're stored with the best thought of the
world, yet wholly failed TO interest rs;
xoInen whose brains were developed
by the widest culture. yet were unable
TO appear Other than dry rs dust cata-
logues of knowledge. Think of the peo-
pie who interest you and study their
qualities, and how fer you find possess
ing just the same traits.
1t is all a matter of magnetic soul cur
rents possibly. Why not? We can
hardly dispute that some human bodies
coE-ey electricity much more readily
Ian others. In almost any gathering
OF dozen persons at least one will be
;ouAd who assesses fhis strange power,
he touch OF whose hand can cause a
sensation like that Of touching an cleo,
iris battery
Is there anything impossible in the
theory that gouls have their electric cur
rents. which pass more or less freely to
and fro according to the individual pow
er as conductor? Then we have but ia
assume that the person who interests us
is one whose soul current mingles freely
with our own. This is perhaps more
satisfactory explanation than the more
commonly received one of animal mag
ncbism, q quality GU lower plane ana
infinitely less subtle III character. -Bog-
Ton Advertiser.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-10-05
CEREMONIAL MANNERS ~ JAPAN.
Etiquette Has Become Second Nature II
the Land OF the Mfkado.

Etiquette Has Become Second Nature II
the Land OF the Mfkado.
Given highly initiative race like the
Japanese, and let one undertaking stand
ard be set before them. Then generation
after generation will no change be wit,
messed The standard will act like thai
of the French academy ON the language
Of France. Now, ut home, in America,
wo have so standards Ct manncrs-the
reserved and reticent New England
manners, the slap you or the back faI
western manners. the domagogue's man
ners, tie druinmer's manners, tho GU,
and died business mans manners
these and dozens of others might BE-
specified. And it must be admitted By
even the most patriotic that the mar
who should try to model his department
on all these schools at once would CONF
to a somewhat mixed result
Nothing of this bewildering complex
ity has ever existed in Japan. From
milzado at the top to cody at tho bot
tom of the social scale one undertaking
standard has always prevailed Origi
nally an importation from China, it ha.
been elaborated through centuries OF
study Of the most elaborate ceremonial,
etiquette till at last through constant
practice il has become second nature
No enc ever saw anything else, eve,
dreamed of anything else.
There was one way of salnting Sc
perior, enc Of saluting an equal, one o