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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08

Hands off. when placed ON bright
work or On anything on exhibition, .
said Mr.. Goslington, always seemed
to me to have a sort of naughty air
you can look at me, but don't touch
me--but placed on box Of live crabs
standing on the sidewalk in front Of a
fish market. the sign seemed only a
friendly reminder. New York Sum-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08
Cheap Dishes.

At Kilmer's China Hall for this
spring trade a tremendous stock 81
Dinner, Tea and Toilet sets just re-
ceived. and will be sold at prices way
down. You cannot afford to pass
Kilmer's China Hall If you want any
thing in the cookery line.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08

Persons who have coughing spell
every night. on account Of tickling
sensation in the throat, may overcome
it at once by dose Of One Minute
Cough Cure. +. @. Matthaei.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08
Catarrh and colds believed IN 10

NdtdITH anu LUIUS HEIibVEU TT IL
to SO Minutes. One short puff Of The
breath through the Blower, supplies
with each bottle Of DR.. Agnew's ca
tarrhal Power, diifuses this powder
over the surfaces of the nasal passages
Painless and delightful to use. It re-
lieves instantly, aud permanently cures
Catarrh, Hay Fever, Colds, Headache
Sole Throat, Tonsilitis and Deafness
soc. Sold by A. M. Gilbert and NJ. a
Snodorass.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08
Wagons and Wagons.

The Studebaker is the best wagon
in the world. A full line-i4 diff
ferent styles, any width of tire. al
Sencindiver & Stewards, Winchester
avenue.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08
A Painful Operation

Is that of extracting teeth. Avoid
the ordeal, and save your teeth. by
using MAGIC TooTHAcHE doors.
Relieve toothache instantly; do not
burn the gums nor decay the teeth.
The word Magic is blown on every
bottle. Price 10 cents.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08
An Elegant LING of shoes.

Just received at d. NJ. Kilmer's. on
King street. beautiful line Of ladies' ),
gents and children's dress shoes
cheap. See them.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08
stout Carts.

The place to get carts that will
stand wear and tear and will not
break down with rough usage IS al
sencindiver & Stewards. They sell
5tudebaker's carts.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08

A Michigan editor received some
verses not long ago, with the follow
ing note of explanation: These
lines were written fifty years ago By
one who has for long time slept III
his grave merely for pastime.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08
RUPTURE CURED AT HOME

If you suffer from rupture in any of
its various forms and desire to be re-
lieved, you can learn how to be cured
by naming this paper and addressing
F. 81. MERRICK, Huntington, W. Va.
He will send full particulars free. rs
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08
READING.

I. Into what three classes are the
elementary sounds of the English
language divided?
2. Name and define the kinds Of ac-
cent.
8. Define pitch, and force.
4. What are the points Of reference?
5. What is the object of emphasis?
6. Name some of the essential quail
titles of good reading.
7. What are pauses? Of what two
kinds?
s. How should pareuthetic clause
be read?
9. What is the difference between
and pronunciation?
10. What determines the proper ac-
cent of words9
PENMANSHIP.
l. What are principles? Name
them.
2. How many kinds of positions are
recolnmendable, and what are they2
3. Define form, angle, and degree.
4. Describe the position of holding
the pen.
5. OF what are all letters composed?
6. What is slant? OF what two
kinds? Define each.
7. What letters are but one space
in height? What is the height of r
and S?
s. How often would you have writ
ing lessons, and how long each time?
9. On what slant are figures writ
ten?
10. How high, and wide are the fig.
ures?
GEOGRAPHY.
l. At what season is the earth near
est the sun?
?. Why does the climate Of L.abra-
dor differ SO materially from that Of
England?
). Name and locate FIVE ocean cur
rents.
4. Define llanos, selvas, pampas,
promontory and plateau.
5. Name the largest, the smallest
and the deepest of the five Great
Lakes.
6. What are the great waterways
for the internal commerce of the Uni.
ted States?
7. Name four kin gdoms, three en-
pires, and three republics in Europe.
5. What important industries are
carried on at Lynn, New Bedford
Springfield, Worcester. Mass. At
Portland. Maines
9. Draw map OF West Virginia.
locating five riveis. and five cities
10. Name the largest. the smallest.
the most populous, the most northern.
and the most eastern. the most
southern, and the most western coun-
ty in West Virginia.
PHYSIOLOGY.
/. Define physiology and anatomy.
z. OF what is bone composed How
does the composition vary with age;
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08

INANTED-Several trustwOH by gentlemen
w or ladies to travel in West Virginia for
established, reliable house. Salary $3.50 and
expenses. Steady position. Enclose refer
enee and self addressed stamped envelope
The Dom inion Company, Third Floor Omaha
Bldg, Chicago.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
Used In Testing the Qualifications OF
City Teachers.
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.

CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
i In what respect does civil gov
eminent differ from family or school
government?
2. What officers constitute the Pres
ident's cabinet9
3. When does congress meet, and
how long may it be in session.
4. Define revenue. A bill. When
does bill become law?
S. What is the Presidents message2
6. What officers does each House
of Congress choose?
7. BY whom and for how long are
the Judges of the Supreme Court APP
pointed
5. What is writ of ha6eaS coypns9
When can it be suspended?
9. How many amendments to the
constitution? When were the first
ten adopted?
10. What two important measures
have been passed by the 4Sth and 4oth
Congress to fill possible deficiency
in the constitution?
SPELLING.
Florid. obtuse, geyser. Mediterra-
mean, lettuce, elapse, plaintiff, shiny,
catarrh, inherent. relieving, fallacy,
prairie, scythe, pedigree, movable.
criticise, pavilion, Susquehanna, pag-
cant, separate, rarely, integral, legacy,
grievance, picnic, motor, artillery,
Jamaica, parcel, forgotten, intersperse.
changeable, gorgeous, cellar palisade.
Illinois, tantalize, censure, granite,
until, crevice, mullen, lilies, vase,
vacillate, Madeira.
GENERAL. HISTORY.
I. With what event does General
History begin?
?. What events in history do the
following names suggest: Miltiades,
Cleopatra. Cyrus and Nero.
3. What caused the Trojan war;
Name an immortal epic description Of
this war and name its author.
4. What was Magma Charta; how
and where was it obtained?
S. Tell something of the following ::
Plato, Lycurgus, Peter the Hermit.
and Peter the Great.
6. Write a short sketch on the life
of Alexander the Great.
7. What battle established the Nor
man power in England? What was
the condition of England under the
Norman kings?
s. What was the Reformation? In
what century did it occur? Name one
or more Of its leaders?
9. What led to the French Revolu-
ton? What was its general effect on
France2
10. Describe briefly the present con-
dition of Cuba. What is your opinion
concerning the probable result of the
instruction now in progress i'll that
island
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.1 oA.AY 70 AsEyI.


get rien and who has
little enterprise can secure $40 u day in the
Dish Washer business. 1t is booming now
Everybody wants q Climax nowadays. One
chance; best Dish Washer made: no Solicit
ing: Dish Washers sold AT home; a permanent
position ia town. city, or country. One mil.
lion we're guld. A wide-awake hustler can
clear SIS 20 $50 day easy; washes and dries
n two minutes.
Climax Mfg .Co-.s01z Starr ave. Columbus. o.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08
New Stove and Tin store,

w. S. Snyder has opened store in
the room recently occupied by c. O..
Lambert. with a complete line Of
stoves and hollow ware. Everytleghq
new and fully warrantei 18th prices
low as the lowest for class 81
goods.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08

another. which | sold for SI2o at a
loss Of IS per cent. What was my
gain or loss'
7. A steamboat whose rate is I6
miles an hour goes up a river whose
current is S miles an hour and re.
turns to the starting point in 10 hours
and 40 minutes. What is the dis
tance?
3. A merchant bought bill Of
goods amounting to $3.50. on three
months time; but, being offered s per
cent off for cash. he borrowed the
money at bank for the time al 10
per cent and cashed the bill. How
much did he gain9
9. The boundaries Of square and
circle are each 20 feet; which is the
greater, and how mucha
10. The liter contains I.o567 quarts.
How many gallons in bin which
measures 8 * meters.
BOOKKEEPING.
l.
Write out the following forms;
1. A bill of goods.
?. A non-negotiable joint aud sew
eral note.
). A bank check.
4. A receipt for money paid.
5. A sight draft
II.
Write up the following transactions
in daybook and ledger:
Jan. /. Sold j. l.. Hunt, on account
S brls. Flour q $40 Sold c.
i. Cady, IS lbs. Coffee a. Ioci
IS lbs. Oolong Tea a 75c. Re
ceived cash on account, $40.
2. Bought of W. II. Sadler, on
account, 50 bush Winter Ap-
Piles, q soc; 100 bush. Early
Rose" Potatoes, q S.. SO
Sold r. P. Dolbear, on &C
count. 3 brls. Flour, q $3.50
8. Sold L L. Sprague, on &C
count, S brls. "Pink Blow Po-
tatoes, e. 2.75, brls. Apples,
So.
4. Paid w. H. Sadler. cash, on
account, $Ioo Received of
l.. L. Sprague. cash, in full of
account, s..
S. Bought of B. +. Wilson, on
account, 5 brls. Mess Pork, q
$IS.75.
s. Sold Geo. Haley, on account,
2 brls. Mess Pork, a $50
Sold Wallace P. Groom, on
account, 10 lbs. japanese Tea,
"a orc; 100 lbs Crushed Sugar,
a. I2c; IS lbs. Mocha Coffee,
a. SIC.
s. Sold 6. f. Detwiller, on ac-
count, ) firkins Prime State
Butter, aIo ibs., a. 33c. Re-
ceived cash, on account Of
same, $500
10. Sold J. c. Miller, on account,
) boxes Kendall's Laundry
Soap, 2S3 fbs., q &c.
II. Received of Wallace P. Groom,
cash, in full Of account, s.
Sold NJ. Hazard, on ac-
count, 10 boxes Florida Or
anges. q s5.25.
II. Paid w. H. Sadier. cash, on
account, $500.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08

IUANTED-Several trustworthy gentlemen
w or ladies 10 travel in West Virginia for
established, reliable house. Salary $3.50 and
expenses. Steady position. Encisse refer
enee and self-addressed stamped envelope.
The Dominion Company, Third Floor, Omaha
Bldg. Chicago.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08
3 &
Determination

Determination
is a wonder worker proved
to be unusually 50 in this
SELF EpMTYING SALE
Tho way We went 81 the prices was an
example, and the way Nge are keeping at
them is another and there have been
other examples of determination or tho
part of the buying public. some OF them
having come long distances to GET the
benefit Of this unusual Dry Goods dislri-
button and more will
40 inch Lawns, foc note the Aneness
OF these when you get samples and the
extra width-~solid, alternating or fancy
striped
20 and e5c Zephyr Ginghams, Eoc,-
some with solid color stripes IN inch wide
-others hairline striped some fancy.
Three Kinds Of Fine 80
cent Grass Linens, lDc.
natural color with large plaids IN two
coiors; red and brown, blue and own
yellow and brown, yellow and blue, yel-
low and red, Isc.
Plain Grass Linens, with eighlh-inch
stripes Of lavender and white lse
Pure Linen and silk mixed blue and
white and pink aud white, narrow stripes
nice for shirt waists. iscohances for
ane Grass Linens wish worth and style,
without peer for the money samples
win prove t.
Determined above thought Of cos. or
loss to empty the
dress goods shelves
large lines of novelty mixture S. fancy
weaves, dlagonals, Jacquard plain solid
colors one eiIectual price Oh them al
$50 the greatest chance people ever had
TO get fine goods low priced
Other Fine Foreign Dress Goods md
suitings with equally destructive prices
on them
soc, zsc, si.oo.
all silk and wool mixtures. checks.
homespung-~son at the dollar price
svara ~ tntlrh aa 70 80
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08

Buggies. stick wagons, and harness
at Sencindiver & Stewart's.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08

e. II: &: :: !: :: IS: !:
kind Of headaches in q pun J to IS
minutes. Do not sicker the stomach
nor affect the heart. Perfectly HARM.
less
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SOC, &c, SI.oo.

all silk and wool mixtures. checks.
homespuns--some at the dollar price
we're as much as sc 80.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08
BOOKKEEPING.

Write out the following forms:
1. A bill of goods.
2. A non-negotiable joint aud sew.
eral note.
). A bank check.
4. A receipt for money paid.
5. A sight draft.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08

another, which I sold for sI2o at a
loss of IS per cent. What was my
gain or loss9
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08
A Real Blood Remedy.

q tOulS won I Gil
Our books
on blood and
skin diseases
mailed free to
any address.
Swift Spe cihc
Co. Atlanta,
Ga.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08

/. Define physiology and anatomy.
2 OF what is bone composed How
does the composition vary with agss
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02
and subscribe for as many as you can
afford to and find time to read.
Vermont Dairy Reports.

BRowN's RIVER CHEESE FACTORY,
Essex, for September Milk received,
120,496 pounds; cheese made, 1910
pounds; average test (Babcock's), A. 10
per cent; paid for butter fat % 7 cents
per pound; paid for milk per 100
pounds, 90 4 cents, four per cent basis.
ORANGE COUNTY CREAMERY, Chel-
sea, for October. Milk received, 217 $40
pounds; outer made from same and
the equivalent of milk and cream sold
II ,S63 pounds; received for butter, less
freight and commission, 50, 314.70; run.
ming expenses, including reserve for
interest on stocks, tubs, ETC., 1921 90;
paid customers for butter 19t cents.
LAKE MoREY CREAMERY, Fairlee,
September. - Milk received, 1886
pounds; butter made, S,232 pounds;
average test (Babcock) 451 per cent;
paid for butter fat, 10 cents per pound !;
for milk, per 100 pounds, SO cents.
SAME, for October-Mik received,
lac, 247 pounds; butter made, 7,541
pounds; average test, 4.36 per cent;
paid for butter fat, 20 cents; per 100
pounds for milk, not on four per cent
basis, 80 cents.
RIVERSIDE FARM CREAMERY, South
Newbury, for Octo5er.-Milk received
2l4,000 pounds; average test (Bab-
cock) 400 per cent; paid for butter
fat, 2S cents.
GRAND ISLE Cooperative CREAM
cry, Pearls statement for time from
Sept. % to Nov. 2.-Milk received,
SIC 354; butter made, 25,951 pounds;
average test (Babcock) 400 per cent;
paid for butter fat, 10 cents; paid for
milk, per 100 pounds, rs cents, four
per cent basis.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02
Seasonable Poultry Directions.

Close the openings in the henhouse
and see that no crevice allows the cold
wind to blow across the fowls on the
roost. Clean and disinfect with lime
and carbolic acid. Put in a load of
fresh dirt, making the floor higher than
the outside, to prevent against damp
ness. Clean up the nests. If the nest
ing places are in the same house
as the roosts, move them out, leaving
only enough for laying purposes. The
winter winds and snow will destroy
any vermin that might be harboring
there, before the nests are again needed
for Matching purposes.
Bring the fowls in from their sum-
mer roosting places and coops, and con-
fine them few days in the henhouse.
III the scratching shed, that should be
attached to every henhouse, is lathed
up on the south side, the chickens can
be confined until they are used to their
new roosts. Remove the old ones. Do
no put old hens and immature chicks in
the same house. The chicks will be
crowded, are liable to get roup and NAV
infect the flock. Fatten and sell every
surplus cockerel and every Gull. If
any arc ialo HoiliuS, iatten lnen, as
they will not lay and are liable to be-
come diseased. Mix coal oil and lard
and grease any scabby legs, as the
trouble is caused by mites of some kind.
which will be destroyed by the applica-
ton. If the roof is high and cold, nail
poles or scantling about six and one-half
feet from the floor. Lay boards or poles,
anything that will hold up straw, across
these supports and pack straw in above
Tar paper is the best lining for hen
house, as it is healthful. cheap, and
mites never go near it. Keep the roost
creased if you still fear mites.-Mrs. S.
Wolcott, in New England Homestead.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02

mainly alike. We usually credit ex-
tracts to the American Aqriculturist,
which is the middle states edition.
This paper takes greater interest in
Vermont farmers than any we have
mentioned, has much Vermont farm
news, Vermont market reports, etc.
No other paper in the East, and prob.
ably not in this country, covers the
field of commercial agriculture so thor
oughly and fully. 1t even dares to
claim place beside the government
crop reports, or rather claims to be
more reliable and accurate, having a
vast army of correspondents in all parts
of the country. 1t is fearless advo-
cate of farmers interests, and dares to
speak right out on questions of public
policy. 1t makes much of its literary
department, and is one of the best H.
Illustrated of the agricultural papers.
All these papers are very good, and
we can only advise our readers to write
for sample copies. Following are their
addresses: Rural NsD Yorker, 400
Pearl street, New York; New England
Homestead, Springfield, Mass; Ohio
Farmer, Cleveland, Ohio; Practical
Farmer, Corner Market and Eighteenth
streets, Philadelphia, Pa; Country Gen.
tlemon, Albany, N, Y. Examine them
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02
A Lucky Creamery.

The president of certain creamery
in the land of Mime ,ota would net al.
low the maker TO send butter TO anv
contest. L remarked to him that the
expense was small. If it scored high.
1t would be good advertisements: and
II 1t scored low, it would stimulate the
maker to better efforts. To this he re-
ll'ed: " We need no advertiser, ut
and our maker needs not to be 8 imu
lated. We have not had single batch
OF butter below extra during two
years--So our commission man te |. us. -
When L said that was pretty lucky, as
there sometimes would be a tainted
batch of milk in the best regulated
creamery, he pleased me by saying the
maker had full power to reject moor
milk, even if it belonged to him Qhe
president) But even this precaution
will hardly enable the maker, who,
with one assistant, handles ID 900 to
10000 pounds of milk, to avoid pass.
ing some poor milk. He has not the
time to examine each batch of milk
carefully, and hence l still consider
this creamery extremely lucky.
Or-is it possible that the commits.
sion man, when be made that remark,
was anxious to retain the patronage of
such large creamery? 1t is but too
often the case that no criticism is made
in order not to offend, and a loss is
pocketed on one or two shipments
rather than losing the profit on what
averages good output. 1t is this lack
OF every batch of butter being sold on
Its actual merit, that prevents progress,
as II luis the buttermaker into the
happy dream that his butter is always
" extra" IL is parallel case TO the
storekeepers who dare not tell the
farmers wife that her butter is not as
good as her neighbours, and for this
reason | am more and more in favor of
official grading of the butter and its
sale at auction, as done in Cork butter
markell. II. Monroe, in Hoard's
Dairyman.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02
Amusement:fOr Hens.

There is many days in winter when
fowls will have to be confined to the
house and shed, so be sure to provide
amusement for them in some shape, for
" the devil finds some mischief still for
idle hens to do" Idleness is the father
and mother both of feather pulling and
egg eating, besides allowing the fowls
to get too fat, and that means loss of
eggs altogether, or soft shells or apo
plexy. A handful of grain among the
litter, cabbage hung up, or some
sugar beets or turnips on the floor, will
keep them busy. AS satisfactory plan
as ever tried was to rake the litter in
heap, scattering a handful or two of
grain through it and let the fowls
spread it again. This they would do
several times in the course of day
The same plan worked well in the
brooding house with the chicks, when
chaff was used for litter; it was fun for
me as well as them.-B. Holmes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02
Agricultural Papers.

No matter who or what a farmer is.
II he does not read one or more agricul-
tural papers he is not near so good a
farmer as he would be if he were q
reader. To help in an intelligent esti-
mate of some of these papers, we de-
scribe five of the best.
First, as to size, the Rural Ne,c
Yorker, has sixteen pages; the Ohio
Farmer, twenty pages; the Practical
Farmer, sixteen pages; the Country
Gentleman, sixteen and twenty pages
(the latter in the winter). In six of the
foregoing, the pages are about II inches
by sixteen inches the New England
Homestead has twenty eight to thirty
six pages including cover, about ten by
thirteen inches. Taking the usual
issues, there are in the Rural Ne,c
Yorker ten and half pages agriculture,
one and half pages market, one and
half pages home and household, ten
illustrations. Most of the illustrations
are very fine, the quality of the paper
is excellent, and the type is large and
clear. The reading matter is pithy,
pointed and condensed, and the editing
able. 1t has no regular departments as
live stock, poultry, ETC., but the index
is classified. 1t is bright, fresh,
wide awake paper, emphatically the
business farmers paper.
The Practical Farmer has usually
eight and half pages agriculture, one
and half pages home circle, five illus.
trations. 1t is edited by specialists.
John Gould has dairy page, T. Greiner
garden page, Joseph Meehan horticul-
tural columns, DIR, Galen Wilson has
live stock. 7. B. Terry writes exclu-
sively for it, and it has an experience
pool, short cuts, mistakes, failures and
successes.
The Country Gentleman has nine and
one-half to eleven pages on agriculture,
about two of household, four of illus
trations, one page of markets. Each
number has nine departments: The
Farm, The Horticulturist, Grazier and
Breeder, Poultry Yard, Dairy, Veter-
marian, Fireside, Domestic Economy,
Record of the Times. All the depart
ments are ably conducted, employing
some of the best writers in each de-
partment. One can learn more of the
progress and true condition of agricul-
ture in this and other countries from
this than any other farm paper we
know Of. 1t prints many articles on