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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-04-20
Old Embroiderics.

In q wardrobe account in the time of
Richard ii two embroiderers, William
Sanston and Robert dc Asshecombe,
are written down as "Broudatores
Domini Regis In another place Ste
phen Vyne is mentioned as being ap-
pointed chief embroiderer to Richard IL
and his queen and as having pension
granted him by Henry ". Those who
! have gone over these numerous accounts
systematically have noted entries rolat-
ing to needlework which mention tine
| following persons:
Adam de Bakering, who was paid 6s
Sd. for silk and fringe to embroider a
''chesable" made by Mabilia of st. Ed
munds; Adam do Basinges, who made
a cope for the king to give to the bishop
of Hereford; Thomas Cheiner, who was
paid e140 for vest of velvet embroid-
cred with divers work for the chaplain
! of Edward III; William Courtenay
who embroidered a garment for tine
same monarch with pelicans and tabor
nacles of gold; John de Colonia, who
| made two vests of green velvet embroid-
SfOu With SOlti nea slI6nS anu tuC ttIlIls
of England and Hainault, ard white
robe worked with pearls, and velvet
robe embroidered with gold, for Queen
Philippa; Rose Bureford. who received
so marks from Queen Isabella III part
payment of 100 marks, for an embroid-
cred cope, and John de Sumercote and
Roger the tailor, who were ordered to
make four robes Of the best brocade.
| two for King Henry III and two for bis
queen, with gold fringe and gems, with
special directions to mako the TUNES Of
softer brocade than that Of the NANTES
and supertunics.
In one of the earliest books preserved
! by the Corporation of London there is u
transcript of q quit claim in which
there is mention of a piece of cloth
ellis long and ellis wide that Aleyse
Darcy embroidered with divers works in
gold and silk for the Earl of Richmond,
grandson Of Henry III. Exchange.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-04-20
Well Soon Hear Him.

From tae Washington Post.
Now doth the little wild-hower
Put forth root or two,
But it's nothing to the roofing"
That the base ball crank will do.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-04-20
CUMBERLAND VALLEY R. R.
In erect'Dccember 3, 1894.
DOWN TRAINS.

~ w ~ AAAAAhNAtls
No. 4. Mail leaves Winchester i5a
M, Martinsburg S 90, Hagerstown s 40
Cambersburg . 80, Carlisle 10 81, arrive
at Harrisburg II 10, Phila. 3 90. BALTIC.
3 10. N. Y. 5 53, p m.
No. 8. Leaves Winchester 90, Mar.
tinsburg 10 Hagerstown at IS p.
M, Chambe sburg 4 As, Carlisle6 05, ar.
Harrisburg 9 80, Phil. II Is, BALTIC. Il 40,
N. Y. 8 SO.
No. 10. Mail, leaves Winchester 4 80,
p. m, MART burg 6 30, Hagerstown
o &C, Chambersburg 8 As, Carlisle 10 ~,
ar. Harrisburg / / 40. Phila. 80, Balti-
more Q 90, N. Y. Z 80.
Through coach from Hagerstown to
Philadelphia on train No. 4
Pullman Palace Sleeping Car runs
daily Hagerstown TO Philadelphia, on
train No. 10, leaving Hagerstown at
900 p, m. Occupants OF this car can
remain in car at Philadelphia until 100
a. m.
UP TRAINS.
No. 1. Leaves Harrisburg 8 90 a. M.
Carlisle AZ, Chambersburg 8 As a. M.
Hagerstown Z 33, Martinsburg Is, ar.
Winchester 10 40.
No. 3. Leaves Harrisburg 12 a. m.
arrive Hagerstown 10 80 Martinsburg
IL 80, Winchester l2 25 p. M.
No. 5. Leaves Harrisburg ut 12 10 D
m. ar. Hagerstowu 2 80.
No. Z, Leaves Harrisburg 40 D. m.
ar. atHagerstown 62s, Martnsburg 7 IL,
Winchester at 90.
Through coach from Philadelphia 10
Hagerstown on trains Nos. 8 aud o.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Car runs
daily between Philadelphia and Hag
erstown on train leaving Philadelphia
at II 80 p. m, except that on sundays
train No. will be used from Harris-
burg 10 Hagerstown instead OF No. /.
Passengers can take this car at PhiladeI-
phia at 10 90 .. m.
Additional trains betweenHarrisburg
Carlisle and Chambersburg. Connec'
lions for all trains on Mount Alto and
r. Il. system. j. +. BOYD.
w. A. GUARD. Supt.
Agent
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3 e =: =.
Difference,

And a big difference in your cash account
If the yearly buying has been done judic.ous-
1--WE don't presume to dietlte-will only
suggest Investigation and comparison of ouf
methods, goods, and prices, with best Won
can do elsewhere Send for samples OF The
following few, which Will give an idea OF the
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BOCCS & BUHL,
ALLEGHENY, PA.
CHEAP READING.

The following special offer is made to
all subscribers of the Herald, old or new,
and should be embraced by those who
appreciate good reading. Prices are cut
in half for cash.
The HERALD and
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-04-20
A Chapter Of Accidents.

From the Brooksbnrg sInd.1 Sun.
A Kansas exchange tells Of man
who Inortgaged his farm to buy his
wife pair Of diamond earrings. The
wife took in washing to pay the inter
est on the mott gage, but the first Job
she did she lost one of the sparks
in the suds, whereupon she tried to
hang herself in the barn, but the rope
broke and she fell on a Jersey COW,
worth $3.50. and broke its back. Her
husband then undertook to shoot the
cow.to end its misery, but the gun
burst and destroyed his eyes, and his
wife ran away with lightning rod
peddler. The mortgage is still on
deck and bids fair to live to ripe old
age.
This is Said to Be in Store for Us.
From the Detroit Tribune
The sun beat hotiy upon the parch-
ed earth.
'tOh, 1 see, he exclaimed, joyously.
THAT woman who throws the ball is
trying to hit the woman with the bat
Oh, dear, why doesn't she run the
other way? Are those women out
yonder the bases2 How stupid in me
You told rue that before, didn't you
Is our side going out without a run:
Isn't that lovely, after the other side
had to run SO much
Thus the pretty young man, with
the blue veil. prattled on aud on,
seemingly oblivious that the tall lady
in the checked suit sat silent and pre-
occupied beside him.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-04-20

DRESS GOODS
and SUITING VALUES
of known aud tried worth The newest most
?tynsh and best of1395 Season:
NEW COVERT TWEEDS
Medium and Dark ,hades-iO d nel ent o :
Ings-iust the goods for handsome Tai'"-
made suits, 40 Inches wide, 75c a yard.
Great variety In New and Choice Suitings-
Amer lean made. Irregular cnrcEN urea II
boat checks. neat miXtures-lb different Inc
to color combinations In c2riI liue-ai
least Is different sly lts-;tll Wool. and SIX
and Wool-full yard wide, 81 inches.
2I-inch all Wool Black Navy. and Drab Mo-
reen. "a inches wide, 35c a yard.
An Wool Imported Black No cen, 81 inches
wide, & cay I'd.
50 inch Imported Black and Drab Wool
Moreen, soc nyarf,
CREPON POPULARITY
Not even on the wane. and surprising any
thing shown ihis season ave Tho sc --latest
from Paris black Grcp"ns at prices
$500, SIPS, $3.50. TO SIS ayurd.
SUITING CREPONS
Medium weight, in the new Mattelasse
wesve-6 different color mtxtutes-il inches
wide, 75r yard.
BLACK CREPONS
45etoS3. so
Give wide and choice range for selection.
A MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT
Ready 10 serve your slightest order. Come
or write us, giving intimatjon OF goods de-
sired. samples aud catalogue sent Free.
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We also receive subscriptions for al
most all periodicals and newspapers in
the United States at greatly reduced
rates. Give us call no matter what you
want.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-04-20
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
LESSON III. SECOND QUARTER. INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES. APRIL II.

Text of the Lesson. l1ath. xiv, 4s-5i-Mem-
ory Verses. 44-4s Golden Text, Mark
xiii. ss-commensary By the Rev. ID. NJ.
Stearns-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-24
Her Fishing Feats.

''Miss Fly Rod is the fetching name
by which Miss Cordelia Crosby, of
Maine, is known. She is the pride and
boast of the Rangley Lake region,
where her fishing feats have won for
her quaint psuedonym. She began
life in a quiet enough way as postmis-
tress, but the physicians told her that
she would not live long unless she
took to the open air. Now there is not
a camp in the whole Rangley district
where she, her rod, and her gun are
not known and welcome. Her sport
ing attire is modest and sensible, con-
sisting of a loose waist, a plain skirt,
which reaches her ankles. short I'M
derskirt, and tights. Miss Fly Rods"
most notable catch was one of fifty
two fish landed in forty-fOur minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-24
CRUEL WOMAN.
Possibly the Punishment Was Deserved,
However.

Possibly the Punishment Was Deserved,
However.
There was a delightful little drama
enacted in a Third avenue express
train the other day at the crowded"
time. He, in common with many other
able-bodied members of the sex, had
pressed his way successfully through
the gates, seized upon a desirable seat
and opened his evening paper protect
ingly before him, so that his pitiful
eyes might not be assailed by any pic
ture of distressed damsel standing.
The car filled rapidly. The seats were
all taken, and a good deal of the stand
ing room also, when she entered. She
looked about for a moment, her eyes
rested upon this particular youth, and
she took up her stand directly in front
of him. His absorption in the news of
the day was something inspiring to be-
hold. His eyes never lifted them
selves beyond the printed page. A GU
rious CLEAN came into her own orbs,
which were singularly pretty ones. She
shifted her position slightly, and stood
upon the glistening shoe of the reader.
He WINGED, stirred uneasily, but did not
look up. Evidently faint remnants Of
chivalry fingered in him yet, and he
felt that once to be aware of the fact
that woman was standing meant to
give up his seat. So he consciously
srove to be unconscious of the 5 feet 4
inches of graceful femininity before
him, and of the 125 pounds resting upon
his foot. She waited for a minute, and
then, smiling slightly to herself, she
settled more heavily upon the polished
boot. She even gave a little whirl on
her heel, like that which small boys
give with their heels when summer be-
gins to make the tar pavements soft.
The reader could not be unaware of
that. Wincing with pain and flushing
with anger, he looked up, enraged. The
flush grew deeper and the rage faded
away. He stared at her vacantly.
'Ah, TomY' said she, sweetly.
THANK you, yes, will sit down. And,
Tom, I'm SO very much fatigued- from
standing SO long-that I'm really afraid
I shan't be able to see you this evening,
after all. When will I? I'm awfully
sorry, but I have an engagement for
every other night this week. Don't let
me interrupt your reading."
And she buried herself in a book,
while Tom read Speaker Crisp's views
on silver upside down and reflected on
the cruelty of women.-New York
World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-24
LUXURY IN a THIEVES CAVE.
has n Flower Bed for = Door and Is
Elegantly Furnished.

has n Flower Bed for . Door and Is
Elegantly Furnished.
John Moore, a convict sent to the
prison south for larceny, from Jeffer-
sonville, Ind, has disclosed the where
abouts of three escaped convicts who
tunneled out of the penitentiary four
years since. A fifth man, known as
desperate Daily, was shot while at
tempting to escape and badly wounded.
The men who escaped were Robert
Adams and Nathan Bell, both from
Hancock county, sent for seven and
nine years respectfully for burglary,
Frank McCarty and William Jackson,
from Jackson county, five years each
for burglary. Moore says that after
being released on the expiration Of a
former sentence he went to Rushville
and fell in with an ex-convict, Alex
ander Bell, brother of Nathan Bell,
who escaped. Bell one day requested
Moore to go with him to see his brother,
but did not say where they were going.
One evening soon after they started
and soon reached Aurora, Dear
born county. They walked westward on
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
track for some distance, when they
turned and crossed Hogan's Greek and
turned into a dense forest. After
awhile they arrived at the foot of Moore
Hill, in the heart of the forest, when
Bell stopped. Running his arm through
an aperture hidden by vines, he I'M
locked a door opening inwardly, and
the two entered a cave about 20x25
feet in size. It was ceiled, and elegant
ly furnished Soon Adams, McCarty
and Bell appeared, and with them
Moore stayed three days. They stated
that Jackson died six months after en-
tering the cave, and showed his grave,
on which they had taken oaths never
to be taken alive. They have small
arsenal all loaded, and a regiment of
soldiers would be required to capture
them. During Moore's stay dozens of
men visited the cave whom he was
told were members Of organized gangs
of thieves in many of the large cities.
The front door is covered with earth
and has flowers growing over it. At
the rear of the cave, which runs north
and south, is another secret door for es-
cape. For years it has been known
that a rendezvous existed in that wild
and hilly country, but it could never be
discovered. Steps will Immediately be
taken to ferret out the recess and cap
ture the men, when it is thought much
plumber will be found. Evidence for
merly secured by the authorities sub
stimulates Moore's story.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-24
CITY WORK LAID OUT
For Tonight at the Meeting of the
Council.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT MATTERS

Are TO BE DeaIs with by the City
Fathers, Including Bicycles, Re
moving Dead Animals, city Bonds,
Etc.
A call was issued this morning by
COuncilm en- Burgess and Stephenson for
a special meeting of the city council
this evening to consider:
"An ordinance relating to vehicles, etc
"An ordinance relating to dead animals
in the corporate limits of the city of
Topeka
"To consider bonds,
ITO consider resolutions"
The ordinance relating to bicycles that
will come up this evening is simply the
one that passed atthe last regular meeting
of the council and as published wrong.
One or TWO of the cOuncIlmen have tried
to lay the error to City Clerk McFadden
but he declares he wrote the amendment
exactly as Mr. Pattison uttered it re-
CARELESS of Sir. Stevens or anybody else
The ordinance will be repassed to-
night probably with those changes.
The dead animal ordinance, which gen
orally causes fuss every summer, will
also be considered tonight. This is the
old fight that Scavenger Low took
SO much pleasure in last year. and
finally succeeded in winning in the SUI
preme court, by knocking out the ordi-
nance because it left the letting of the
contract for the removal of dead animals
TO the mayor alone. and left the road
open to combination, Doodle and corrup-
ton.
The ordinance to be discussed tonight
was partly discussed at the last meeting
of the council, and this will be in the ma
ture of unfinished business.
z ia 1ff inn "a lat
ting of the contract for person to re-
move dead animals from the city limits
will be determined by advertising for
sealed bids to be opened and awarded by
the mayor and council. In this way the
council gets its hand in.
The approval of J. w. Shaffer's bond
will also come up for discussion. Mr..
Shaffer proposes to patch the Topeka
pavement with Barber asphalt that will
last two years, aud this bond is to see that
he does it. The amount of the bond has
not yet been fixed, but it is the opinion of
MIR. Stephenson that the amount will be
$1,000
A resolution will also be considered
authorizing the city clerk to advertise
for bids for the work of rebuilding in
brick the sidewalks to be condemned by
the council at the next regular session.
According to the city engineers estimate
the bids must not exceed 90 cents. Last
year the contract price was $50 cents,
and it cost So 90 to build six foot side
walk twenty five feet long.
The matter of raising the salary of the
city dump master from $40 to $45 per
month will also be brought up, probably
by Mr.. Drew. Fumigation of the dump
will also be discussed
Another matter that will be considered
is that of inviting the Galveston boom
exposition conference to Topeka. A tel
egrem has been received at the mayors
office from Clarence Ousley, editor OF the
Galveston Tribune, in regard to it. It
reads:
Exposition organization here COM
plete. Hands tied till Topeka acts. Wire
what ToDeka will do"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-24

o1rty, registering band of embryo cit
liens. When they saw the kitten they
swooped upon it, and, in spite of me,
carried it away. I followed with
about as much effect as a lame duck
would have at bull fight. There was
no policeman in sight, and the men to
whom 1 appealed declared themselves
helpless. The torture that these young
devils inflicted upon that kitten I shall
never think of without prayer in my
heart that God will rid the earth of
their polluted presence before they
have chance to develop into fuller
license and greater power.
I turned and ran away when I found
that 1 was helpless, but oh! that I had
the power to send those pestilential
souls down to some lower quarantine"
before the germs of crime and cruelty
spread farther.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-24
THE MOTHER GOOSE,

Uow She Got Her GOslings Down from
Their High Nest.
had to make a trip from our claim
on the Columbia to Spokane Falls. 1t
was much nearer to go through the
mountains on cayuse than around by
Davenport on the stage. I started
quite early one morning and was rid
ing along up the Spokane river when,
as I came over a small rocky point,
noticed very large bird soar down
from a tree and carry something in its
mouth. At first 1 thought it was an
eagle; but as soon as I CLIMBED little
higher 1 could see it was an old gray
goose, and that it had deposited it's
burden in the water, where I could
see several small ones swimming
around.
I stopped, got off from my cayuse
and watched the performance. I had
waited but few moments when one of
the geese rose out of the water and
few straight to a cottonwood tree,
alighted on limb near big nest, then
took few steps toward the nest, and
reaching over into the nest took a
young gosling out and sailed down to
her companions. When she let the
youngster touch the water it cut all
kinds of capers.
She again. returned to the nest and
got another, which was the last.
After watching them for quite a
while I mounted my cayuse and rode
on. When I came into plain view of
the family the old ones fluttered away
and the youngsters disappeared. There
were seven little ones, as near as I
could count. have watched the wood
duck carry her young from a tree, but
this was the only time I ever saw a
goose make the transfer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-24
NO SPORTING BLOOD.
But with Woman's Inconsistency She
Claimed the Bet.

But with WOman's Inconsistency She
Claimed the Bet.
The fact that woman never likes
to bet except upon a sure thing was
illustrated in a Columbus avenue cable
car the other evening, says the New
York World. Every one knows that
just before those cars strike a curve
the conductor calls out Hold FAST"
The car had taken the turn into Fifty
third street from Seventh avenue, when
a stylishly dressed couple, apparently
man and wife, began to discuss with
earnestness the question whether or
not the conductor would call out Hold
fast!' at the next turn.
"Of course he WILL said she. "He
always does"
81 doubt it, my DEAR he replied, "for
have been on these cars several times
when the conductor failed to warn US"
81 know better she retorted. You
were so busy reading your paper you
never noticed
well, my dear, I'll bet you a new
bonnet for yourself against silk hat
for me that am right
"Of course you're wrong. as you'll
very soon see
But the bet, my love, the bet" For
the car had by this time passed Eighth
avenue and was rapidly nearing Ninth
avenue.
"Oh, I don't care to bet. Of course
I'm sure, but I might lose. He may be
careless and neglect his duty, and your
hats cost SO much. But I'm sure he'll
call out
''Well, my dear, I'll bet you a pair Of
gloves. Anything from that to a $40
BILL
mo, won't bet. but you'll see that
he'll call out"
Just then came the cry, Hold fastw
and the woman, with the inconsistency
which is one of the charms of her sex,
spent the remainder of the trip try
ing to convince her husband that he
owed her a bonnet, a pair of gloves
and 500 bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-24

A Frenchman and his wife who do a
business on upper Sixth avenue, New
York, OF renting costumes, including
full-dress suits for men and evening
dresses for women, have hit upon a
novel and realistic plan of advertising.
There is a small balcony before the
windows of their shop, and each even
ing when the weather is pleasant
monsieur arrays himself in conven-
tional evening clothes of perfect fit,
while madam dons one of the most
striking of the evening toilets in the
stock, and then they stand out on the
little gallery and pose for the edifica-
ton and delight of the passing throngs
of pedestrians or elevated railroad pas
sengers. An Illuminated transparency
calls attention to the nature of the
business conducted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-24
WRITER'S BovHooD.
The Quaker Poet Had But scant In
strnctions in Youth

structions in Youth
In his boyhocd Whittier had scant in
structlon, for the district school was
open only a few weeks in winter. He
had but few books; there were scarcely
thirty in the house. The one book he
read and read again until he had it by
heart almost was the Bible; and the
Bible was always the book which ex-
erted the strongest literary influence
upon him. But when he was IA
teacher came who lent him books of
travel and opened a new world to him.
1t was this teacher who brought to
the Whittiers one evening a volume of
Burns and read aloud some of the
poems, after explaining the Scottish
dialect. Whittier begged to borrow the
book, which was almost the first poetry
he had ever read. It was this volume
Of Burns which set Whittier to making
verses himself, serving both as an in
spiration and the model of his earlier
poetic efforts. The Scottish poet, with
his homely pictures of life as bare and
as hardy. as that of New England then,
first revealed to the American poet
W1dJ pO0lIy really was, dAO nOW II
might be made out of the actual facts
of his own, life. That book of Burns
poems had an even stronger influence
on Whittier than the odd volume of
the Spectator, which fell into the hands
of Franklin had on the American au-
thor whose boyhood is most like Whit
tiers. Franklin also was born in a
humble and Woodworking family, do
ing early his share of the labor, and
having but a meager education, al
though always longing for learning. 1t
is true that Irving and Cooper and Bry-
ant did not graduate from college, but
they could have done so, had they per-
severed; and Emerson and Longfellow
and Hawthorne did get as much higher
education as was then possible in
America. But neither Franklin nor
Whittier ever had the chance; it was as
much as they could do to pick up the
elements of an education.