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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-11-16
What Victoria Could Do.

AS matter of fact, our sovereigns
have rarely taken any active part in
politics since George HIS time. but
they could still do some very astonish-
ing things If they chose. The queen
could dismiss every Tommy Atkins in
our army, from the. commander in chief
to the youngest drummer boy. She
could disband the navy in the same way,
and sell all our ships, stores and arse
mails to the first customer that came
along. Acting entirely On her own re-
sponsibility. she could declare war
against any foreign country, or make q
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-11-16
What She Would Do.

Johnnie, dear, said his mother,
who was trying to ineulcate a lesson in
industry, what do you suppose mamma
would do for you if You should come to
her some day and tell her that you
loved your stuaies?' Lick me for tell
ing a falsehoed, . said dear little john
ME, with the frankness of youth Pitts
burg Bulletin.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-11-16
CHEvI0TS. B0uCLES,
M0HAIRS, WOOL AND SILK
AND WOOL MIXTURES.

sls.k Silk Valsu. ig Nor! 81 . inches wide wide
imported, $500 and $500 a yard. This
width was specially brought out to make
the extra full sweep capes.
The Fine Black Silks bought at the
recent New York Silk Trade Sale, are
being distributed in manner heretofore
unappreached The best black silks
ever sold for the money-like this-all
silk Peau de Sole, 50c-other qualities of
course CSC, 75c, Soc, ard "a inch $t.00,
and they're all as good value as the ell
silk at soc, and you never heard of that
before, did youg
sl,,k Satin lv.assa, q inches wide
81 co. and other
Duchesse and Armure and Brocade
Damas. Faille Franchise and Gros-grain
Silks at prices fhat will prove how much
it's to your interest TO send and get sam
Piles of the silks, especially since black
silk skirts are so popular and fashionable,
WRITE FOR CATALOGUE FREE.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-11-16

There ia III Norway wooden church
of unknown ;sge, bat undoubtedly sew
elal bundled years cid, which is held
to illustrate Old methods of building adj
nirably The queer, peaked, many an
gled roof has almost an oriental appear
auco
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-11-16

1t is asserted that the only wealthy
people in China are officials and ex-offi
Gals, and not single person can be
found who has grown rich from honest
industry. 2
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-11-16
sl..k Satin Hgsaasa,
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, 1895-11-16
West Virginia Central and Pitts
burg Railway Company.
IN EFFECT April, 1. 1894.

sDaliv except Sunday fDaiIy.
e. l.. BkETZ. q W. HARRISON.
SepJ Mgr. GEM Pse, An.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-07-11
OLD-TIME ROMANCE.

ELUS, king of
Tyre, was dead,
and Pygmalion, his
son, had succeeded
to the throne. A
new king is some
times a blessing to
a people, and some
times he is not.
This was one of the
times when he was
not, for Pygmalion
had all the quail
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-07-11
THE SMALLEST GUNNER.
He Fired a Big Gun and Disconnected
British Colony.

Cape Town, South Africa, claims the
honor of giving birth to the smallest
creature ever known to become gun
ner in the Royal Artillery, or any other
artillery in the whole world. At the
Castle, Cape Town, there is a nlagnifi-
cent gun worked by electricity, used
for giving the midday and evening time.
One fine day all the military and civil
ians in Cape Town were astonished to
hear the gun go off at 1890 in the morn
ing, an hour and a half before the
proper time, II being the usual hour for
firing. Messengers came from the gen
eral commanding the station, the brig
adler major, commanding officers of
each regiment and battery stationed in
Cape Town, and from everybody inter-
ested, but the answer was that no per-
son had been near the gun, nor had
anybody interfered with the wires bat
terry or source from which it was fired.
All the officials were fearfully puzzled
at the extraordinary occurrence, but
could give no explanation whatever.
The general in command of the station
became furious and said that there was
mismanagement somewhere, and gave
orders for strict search to be made by
the officials for the guilty party.
Search was made, but nothing re-
suited to throw any light on the extra
ordinary affair, although the greatest
possible pains were taken to solve the
mystery They had practically given
the search up, when suddenly the news
came from the officials stating that the
culprit had been caught and arrested.
It seems the electric current for firing
off the gun is supplied by the Royal
Observatory of Cape Town, and goes
there by means of an instrument known
as relay that is in the central tele-
graph office of the station the distance
being about 500 yards. The action of
the current going through the instru-
ment's main moves q sort Of light
tongue, which is very finely set, so fine
that the least little thing would affect
it. This forces the current directly into
what they term the time fuses, which
have the power Of firing the gun at the
Castle On examining the instrument
one of the officials found a big brown
spider inside.It appears that while haV-
ing an exploring trip around the instru-
ment the unfortunate spider must nave
touched this tongue sufficiently to move
it. and consequently it fired off the gun.
The general commanding the station
sent the spider to the Cape Town Mu-
scum where he is now to be seen with
a card underneath him emitting him
the Little Gunner and giving full
account of his adventure with the Cape
Town midday time gun, which proved
his last adventure however.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-07-11
Puff Balls Good to Eat.

Probably you have all noticed the
little white balls in spring, and
"shot-off' the same in autumn, when
they are dry and full Of dark powder.
This is one of our choicest eatable
mushrooms One admirer says he cut
a slice from a giant puff-ball, which
grew near his home, every day for a
week, and had so many fresh fritters;
whereas, if he had cut it all down the
first day, it would not have made nearly
so many delicious meals. One giant
puff ball, when young and creamy, II
we'll cooked, will satisfy the appetites
of twelve people. In olden times slices
of this mushroom were used to bind up
cuts, and were said to insure their
speedy healing. In the days Of flint and
steel before matches were invented,
the powder of the dried puff-bal was
often used to catch and hold the
sparks. Another strange use to which
it was put was to burn it before bee
hive. The fumes made the bees drowsy,
and the honey could be removed with
out difficulty.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-07-11
YOUNG MEN I'm THE SENATE.
More Numerous Now than In the Days
When Zach Chandler Was a Senator.

At the time Zach Chandler was first
a member of the senate he was one OF
the Youngest members of that body.
Besides having a youthful appearance,
all the other men seemed quite old to
him. On the last day of the first term
of Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, Chand-
Ter and he sat in the barber shop and
chatted about events of the session,
and finally Chandler began talking
about his earlier career.
''When I went to Detroit" he said,
.'there were not more than fifty houses
in the place. Now it has become one Of
the leading cities in the West. Michi-
gan was a territory, and we had some
pretty hard times there, but 1 stuck to
it, and have been rather successful
Why" he added, rather proudly, II was
elected to the senate when I was forty
four years old"
That's nothing" answered Senator
Mitchell Iaconically.
Nothing exclaimed Chandler.
"Well, I consider it a great deal to have
been elected to the United States senate
at forty-four.'
s'wen,', replied Mitchell quietly, Il
have served six years in the senate and
am not forty-four yet"
ST give it up responded Chandler,
'you have the best of me. The further
West we go the more push we have.
Senator Mitchell is still young
looking man, yet there is only one man
in the senate who was a Senator when
he was first sworn in who has served
continuously. That is Senator Morrill,,
Of Vermont Sherman, of Ohio, and
Stewart, of Nevada, were members OF
the senate at the time Senator Mitchell
was elected, but both have been out,
Senator Sherman as Secretary Of the
Treasury for four years. and Senator
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-07-11


Quoted by the messenger, the leader set
forth at once to obey the royal COM
mand.
welcome, noble stranger, said Dido,
as the leader came into her presence.
ST know not whence you came, but it
is enough that you and your people
have been storm-driven; all Carthage
is subject to your will until such time
as you shall have repaired the injury
you have sustained. I, myself, am not
unacquainted with sorrow, and l have
learned to succor the unfortunate. Wei
come, therefore, to this good city Of
Carthage, of which 1 am queen"
Most noble queen said the strang-
er, a man of heroic form and bearing,
ST thank you for your hospitable greet
ing; may the gods forever bless you
and your generous people.
Know, Queen Dido, that I am
Aeneas, one of the chieftains of Troy.
That fair city, after ten years of heroic
struggle against the valor and strategy
of the besieging Greeks, has fallen, and
it's good people-all except those that
came here with me in my ships-have
suffered death by spear and sword at
the hands of our victorious enemy.
Yes, queen, Troy is no more; it's
palaces and it's temples are in ashes,
and it's people are dead We are the
only survivors of the dire calamity and
we seek a spot where under the good
will and protection of the gods, we may
rehabilitate ourselves and, mayhap,
found a new city and new race
Noble Aeneas." said Dido. "it grieves
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-07-11
THE BABY'S CIRCUS.
The Ladies Had a Stirring Time In
Steering Across the Street.

The Ladies Had Stirring Time In
Steering Across the Street.
They were rushing the baby cab over
the crossing, trying to get out OF the
way of all electric car, and colliding
with a few inferior things, such as ex-
press wagons and bicycles, when the
cab ran into fruit cart pushed by a
Neapolitan, and instantly it was over
set and it's contents dumped into the
street under an invoice of bananas,
says the Detroit Free Press.
Mercy, goodness!" shrieked the
young mother, who had been trundling
the cab, there goes that lovely afghan
I've been working to get done all this
blessed spring"
my satchelv' screamed the elderly
lady. MY purse is in it and my eye
glasses! Won't somebody find my
satchel?"
Somebody did find it, and the afghan
was handed back not much the worse
for it's dust-bath, when the mother
again shrieked:
1.-THE baby's pillow isn't here. It had
a lace cover on, run with blue ribbons.
Oh, dear! Oh, dear!''
The pillow was rescued in bad shape
from under the banana cart. After it
vas busted and shaken out the two
women looked over their possessions,
and the elderly one counted the money
in her purse and found it all right.
Now, let's get out of this crowd.
Have you got everything, Mollie?'
81 guess So" said the young mother
as she wheeled the cab to the sidewalk;
frh
and the pillow-why, mother, I clean
forgot-where's the baby?"
Then another woman volunteered the
information that another woman had
PICKED up the baby and carried 1t into
a nearby store, and there it was found,
smiling contentedly on its new friend,
and at last the little procession was re-
organized and went it's way.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-07-11
A Hung Jury.

A queer suit in the Circuit court now
in session at Hodgenville, KY, result
ed in a hung jury. 1t was suit over
1-2O0th part of an acre of land which
was valued at S. per acre. Felix Ash
and William Devers were the partici-
pants in the suit. The cost has already
amounted to over $500, while the land
is valued at 21a cents.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-07-11
1T WILL BE WORTH YOUR WHILE TO
TAKE NOTE OF THIS.

there are many reasons why you should go via
the Great Rock Island Route.
Its Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo service
is magnificent, and acknowledged by all travellers
10 be superior to ali other lines. Why? The
equipment of this line is always to be relied upon,
and passengers are assured in advance OF the very
latest designs of Pullman Sleepers. The most
luxurious of Chair Cars. The Dining Cars you all
know are incompatible, and. in short, by the Rock
Island you get your moneys worth, as well as all
the enjoyment possible in making journey by
rail- The employees of the company are always
polite. and will do their utmost to make your trip
pleasant.
The Big 3 is the best of all trains between Chi
cage, Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo. One
day ont.
Trains daily between Chicago and Missouri
River
Trains daily between Chicago, Denver, Colora-
do Springs and Pueblo.
If you are going to Omaha, Kansas City, Leav-
enworth, St Joe Atchison, Topeka, or any point
in Colorado or to the Pacific Coast take the
peoples choice.
Reliable-EIegant.
For full particulars as to tickets, maps, rates
apply to any coupon ticket Office in the Unitea
States Canada or Mexico address:
JNO. SEBASTIAN,
Gen'l Tiki & Pass. Agt., Chicago. Ill
E. ST. JOHN. Gen'l Manager, Chicago, Ill.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-07-11
TOMS CO.'S LINES
AND THE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC Rail WAY.

The Great Northern is the only line run
ming Buffet-Library Cars, Palace Sleeping and
Dining Cars. Family Tourists Sleepers and
First and Second Glass Coaches.
Having rock ballasted track the trans
continental journey via the Great Northern
Railway is free from one of the chief annoy
anceS of western travel
The Great Northern is the short and popu-
lar line to Portland Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane
Helena, Butte, Anaconda and all Minnesota and
Dakota points
The Great Northern controls the Northern
Steamship Co, which operates the steamers
Northwest" and ''Northland'
Round trip tickets with stop over priv
leges and choice of return route.
For further information apply to Rail
way ticket agents at all principal points or adj
dress JAMES YOUNG, General Agent, % Wis
cOnsin ST., Milwaukee, or
F. 1. WHITNEY, G. P. & T. A.,
st. Paul, Mimi.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-07-11
Small Marriage Fee.

Probably the smallest marriage fee
ever offered in Bourbon county, Ken
lucky, was recently rendered by an i'm
pecunious bridegroom when he offered
a magistrate ten cents for performing
the ceremony 1t was all he had left
after paying for the license This same
MAGISTRATE was offered twenty-five
cents after performing another wedding
ceremony recently.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-07-11

The Louisville s. Nashville Railroad will
sell tickets on dates and under conditions as
below mentioned, at ONE SINGLE FARE FOR
THE ROUND TRIP, and one-way tickets at about
one-ha1f the usual rate.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-07-11

POINTS to which tickets will be sold are
the principal Cities, Towns and
villages in the States of Kentucky, Tennessee,
Alabama, Mississippi, North and South Caro-
lima, Georgia and Florida. Il,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-07-11

Stewart six years, while another man
represented Nevada. Senator Mitchell
first term began in 1873 After serving
six years he was defeated, Democratic
legislature having been schosen. SIX
years later he was again elected, ana
has since been reelected.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-07-11
Truly PhilOSOphic.

When a friend told Plato what scam
dalous stories his enemies had propa-
gated concerning him, the philosopher
replied: 81 thank them; I shall have
the more reason for trying to live SO
that no one shall believe them
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-07-11
Empress Elizabeth.

The Empress Elizabeth OF Russia was
one of the stoutest women of her tin
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-07-25
GO DOWN TO DEATH.
One Hundred and Forty-eignt
Drowned by Collision in the
Gulf of Genoa.

London. July 22.-Death came swiftly
Yesterday morning to 14S passengers ana
crew of the steamer Mariap, from Naples
to La Plata. and about to touch at Genoa.
She was sunk while in collision with the
steamer Oltegia, outbound. The scene
Of this the most terrible disaster known
to the waters of the Gulf of Genoa was
inst off the lighthouse of the Molo Nuovc,
At the entrance to the harbor of Genoa.
4 dense fog had prevailed over the har'
hor all night. Both vessels We're run>
ming at full speed, and the sinking OF the
Nariap was but the incident of mo-
ment. Boats from the Ortegla We're
Immediately put out. but only succeeded
in rescuing forty-two of the people OF tie
unfortunate boat. When there was no
longer use for search the Ortegia steamed
slowly back to the city for repairs ana
to deliver the survivors to the authorities:
II was full noon when Genoa learned OF
tho catastrophe, which crowded the quays
with people and filled the churches with
peoplel offering prayers for the dead. Inc
list of the drowned has not been secured
The Mariap was coastlng vessel used
in the South American trade. La Plata,
on the Magdalena river in the nlted
States of Colombia, was the customary
end of her Journey She was owned in
Naples and her captains name was Fer,
rara. The steamer always touched at
Genoa, for that port is the Chief outlet
via the Mediterranean for the manufact-
ures of Northern Italy and Switzerland.
The harbor of Genoa is considered one
of the finest on the continent and is under
full government supervision.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-07-25
MRS. PIETZEL in T0ROy1
Not Strong Enough Yet to View \
Bodies of Her Murdered
Children.

Toronto, Can, July 19.-Detecl
Geyer says Mrs. Pietzel will not Vi
the bodies of her murdered children
day. The detective is in close attendlI
upon her and will allow no one to havI
look at her if he can help it. She is n
much careworn, and he thinks the std
upon her will result seriously.
Drs. Cayen and Harrington contn
the postmortem examination on the
mains of Alice Pietzel yesterday at (
morgue. What the specialists found /
not be made public until the resua
inquest at the police court this Ell
ing. 1t is certain there are traces Of 1
cotics discovered. The doctors spent
remainder of the day in arranging I
body so as to make it presentabh \
Mrs. Pietzel, the mother, who I
view the remains as soon as she is
1t is understood that there was a pC
division in Alice's two upper ines
and by this Mrs. Pietzel says she CA
once Identify her child. She also says
would Immediately know the hair Of
children. The only parts of the CD
body besides the teeth and hair vi
are at all presentable were the hH
and these will be seen by Mrs. PHI
Other witnesses than Mrs. Pietze +
be brought from the United State
give evidence before the inquiry cbs
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-07-25
BOYCOTT BANK NOTES.
Secretary Carlisle Doesn't mink
the Knights of Labor Threat
will Cause Trouble.

Chicago, ILL.,, July ia special to the
Daily News from Washington says that
the treasury, from Secretary Carlisle
down to his subordinates who have charge
of banks and the currency, were today
discussing the threa tened boycott by the
knights of Labor against National bank
notes.
1t was about the only subject talked OF.
But after careful consideration of the
question in all it's phases, Secretary Car
Isle expressed the opinion to one of his
advisers that no serious result would
follow such a boycott. His conclusion
was based upon the figures in regard to
the circulation of national banknotes.
The amount of these outstanding
June 80 was only $2O6, 579, 400, and
Of this amount about $2O,O0O,O0O is sold
by banks. National bank notes have
never been made legal tender by statute,
so that it is true that it would be i'm
possible to force any person to accept
them in individual transactions.
They are, however, available for use
by the government in the payment of
all its obligations, except for interest Oh
the public debt and the redemption of
national currency. They are also re-
ceivable by the government under sec
ton 51S2 as taxes, excuses, for public
lands and for all obligations due the
government except duties on imports.
Section 5196 provides that national
banks are compelled to accept these
notes as legal tender.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-07-25
TRACKS WASHED OUT.
Four and One Half Inches of Water
Come from a Cloudburst
in Iowa.

Iowa City, Ia, July 19.-Four and one
half inches of water from a cloudburst
north of this city last night caused great
damage to crops. Five hundred feet of
the Burlington. Cedar Rapids & Northern
tracks were washed out. Ralston creek
went out of it's banks and carried off
bridges. sidewalks and fences. Several
families in night robes waded out of
their houses in four feet of water. The
RockS Mountain flyer from the west on
the Rock Island was ditched three blocks
west of the Iowa river. The fireman had
a leg broken and the passengers were
badly shaken up. The rails are washed
out between Iowa City and Downey.
There are no trains from the east or
west
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-07-25
WERE HOLMES VICTJNg'
Murder OF the Pietzel Children La.
at the Door of the
SW:ndlcr.

Philadelphia, Pa, July 16.-The 6,
Ing at Toronto, Can, yesterday Of !
bodies of Alice and Nettie Pietzal !
missing daughters of Benjamin F p;,,.g
created a sensation in police circl.a
this city. The authorities are conr;s
that they were murdered by Arch Hs
spirator II. III. Holmes, who is nnN ssS
prison in this city awaiting trial on \
charge of conspiracy to defraud tha
deity Mutual Life Insurance assoc;s.i1
of $4,000. This amount was ohts;s11
by Lawyer J. D. Howe of St. Lon;s
resenting the family of B. F. p;a.a
who, it is alleged, was killed in s N
city by an explosion of chemicals u
who had shortly before been iusuro3s
the Fidelity company. 1t is probable N
the charge against Holmes will y \
changed from conspiracy to muS,er .,
is generally believed that Pietzel is ,os,
dead and that Holmes murdered '1 ~
Just before Holmes was brought 70 ~
he made confession in which he y
that he procured a corpse in New y~
brought it to this city and disiigurei
cessfully as the remains of Pietzel. All
poned until Qctobef. =
In: as2lis, Ind. July 16.-The Ja,
nal today prints an article containing NJ
statement that the Pietzel boy, the bms
or of Alice and Nettle Petze VII.
dead bodies were unearthed at Tonml
yesterday, was beyond doubt murderp1
This city on October + last. presumad
BY Holmes, the insurance swindler n
in custody at Philadelphia. 1t has 1
veloped that a certain express driver I
agreement with Holmes, called at \
Old Circle house on that date and /
moved through rear door large firm
which is believed to have contained
boys remains. The driver, Louis h
nam, has identified the picture of Holm
as the man who employed him. n
three Pietzel children were in this 4
at three different hotels for some lin
Detective Frank Geyer of PhiladeEIN
who has been greater part of his M
In this city recently working on the ca
stated that the web was being w~E
around Holmes and that he would l.
yond doubt be found the murderer Of n
Pietzel children.