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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-11
An INNOCENT INTRUDER.
ne Engaged Rooms. but Then Found That
He was Not welcome.

he Engaged Rooms. but xi1en Found That
He Was Not welcome.
An amusing story is told of the early
lays of the Margaret Lonise home. The
home. as is well known, was built by
Mrs. Elliott T. Shepard as a woman's
hotel, under tho auspices Of the Young
Women Christian association.
The first day the building was open
Miss Altman, the directress, was told
that gentleman had called to look at
rooms. Taking it for granted that be
wished to engage board for some woman
relative, she sent an attendant 10 show
him the rooms. He expressed himself as
much pleased and engaged suit. At
nightfall the following day Miss Alt
man was informed by the horrified at
tendant that a man had come TO occupy
the rooms which be claimed to have
engaged the preceding day. In the hall
her startled eyes recognized the dignifed
gentleman of the day before, accompa-
MED by colored valet with a dress suit
case in one hand, portmanteau in the
other. and with an expressman with a
big trunk bringing up the rear.
Miss Altman advanced and politely
requested an explanation. This caused
the gentleman to grow very red in the
face, while the valet rolled his eyes in
disapproval and the expressman waited.
The gentleman declared that he had
come to take possession Of the rooms he
had engaged and had been refused the
keys.
''Oh, but you cannot occupy the
rooms'' she exclaimed. "This is a wo-
mans hotel y The valet dropped the
portmanteau, the expressman smiled,
while beads of cold perspiration be-
spangled the would be boarder's brow,
as he explained, that going by. he had
seen the place and, mistaking it for
select hotel, was SO much pleased with
his inspection that he had persuaded his
nephew to come also and that prob
ably the young man would arrive by s
o'clock. Then. with many apologies,
be beat hasty retreat That evening
Miss Altman received the nephew, who
proved to be dashing young society
man, who. when he heard of his nncle's
innocent mistake, was greatly amused
and laughed heartily. - New York
World
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-11
DIRECTORY.
BERKELEY COUNTY

CRcu1r COURT Judge. Thirteenth
Judicial Circuit. e. Boyd Faulkner
CLERK, VIM. B. Colston; Prosecuting
attorney. Z. s. q. Pitzer; Sheriff. L. u
Gerling; Deputy Sheriffs, w. II. Lamon'
Elijah w. Van Metre, Alex. Clohan'
Deputy Sheriff and Jailer, Alexander
Elliott.
Terms of the Court commence on the
second TUESDAY in January, April. and
September.
CoUNTy CoURT. President, q. r III,
uer; Commissioners. II. j. Seloert ana
arlR. j.. Thomas; Clerk, c. w. Doll.
Terms commence. first Monday IN
AIsrch, JuHe, September and December
Commissioners of Accounts. John I.
Picking. Adrian G. Nadenbousch. l..
Dew. Gerhardt; Surveyor OF Land, |.
w. Woodss Assessor. First District, =.
L. Nicely; Assessor, Second District
lanes A. Gageby; General Receiver,
Henry ]. Seihert, Coroner, VIM. Mckee
Sealer of Weights and Measures, W. d.
Iamon; Steward of Almshouse, Thos'
Wolford. u.n
Local Board of Health, E. L. Hon
man, John Z. Williamson, DIR. .. n.
Myers, the President of County Court
and Prosecuting Attorney.
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witty Wales.

A good reply was given to Nine. Patti
by the Prince of Wales, who had paid a
visit at her magnificent castle of Craig
y-Nos. The weather was awful. The
hostess in receiving her princely visitor
stated to him that she had prayed fer
vently to heaven for good weather.
"Oh, +" said the prince, you must GER
tainly have made little mistake. for if
you had sung your prayer instead of
saying it. it surely would have been
granted "
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-11

Europe may be said TO be ruled en-
tirely by Germans, since the heads of
reigning houses are, for the most part,
of German origin. The British royal
house is of pure German descent. The
Austrian emperor is German and so
are the Spanish princes. The king of
Denmark is German. The king of Swe-
den is of French ancestry (the founder
of the present line was Bernadotte),
but his recent ancestors have been Ger
mans. In fact, the French royal lines,
the Portuguese and the Italians are the
only non-Germans among the royal
houses of. Europe. Even the kings and
princes Of the former Turkish provinces
-Seryia, Bulgaria, Greece and Rouma-
nia--are Germans Exchange.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-11
eoTHAM's ELEVATED ROADS.

Thirty Thousand Pieces q Year Turned
Over to the Lost Property Department.
At terminal points on the elevated
railroads, South ferry, for example. the
guards on the trains go through the cars
and pick up anything that may have
been left by the passengers and turn it
over to the train dispatcher at the sta
ton, who delivers it to the superintend-
ent of the lost property department of
the Manhattan Railway company, at 80
Greenwich street. There the article is
inspected and record of the finding of
it, with description of the article, is
made i'll a book kept for that purpose I;
there is book for each division of the
road. Then it is wrapped up, properly
tagged or labeled, and held to await its
owner. Sometimes the ownership of a
package is discovered upon examining it.
Then if it is not called for the company
notifies the owner of the finding of it.
In this way articles are restored to their
owners daily
Umbrellas are the articles most nu-
merously found. OF these there are found
from 1850 to 5000 year; they are of
all kinds and qualities. The number of
umbrellas found increases from year to
year about in the same proportion as the
increase of travel. Next to umbrellas in
the numbers found come satchels, and
after them, about in the order named,
come hats, shoes, books and the various
things that are done up in packages.
There are found also watches, diamonds,
hardware, music, bottles and in the
course of the year many other things in
great variety.
Altogether from the various divisions
of the road there are turned over to the
lost property department about 10000
pieces a year. About half of these lost
articles are called for. Articles of small
value are kept six months; articles of
greater value are kept year Things
not called for are finally sold by public
auction at sales held semiannually.
New York Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-11
Appreciative.

Mrs. Shoddy- Tinsel-Oh, Mrs. Rich.
have you seen the lovely, lovely oil
painting Mr.. Cornice presented TO my
daughter?
Mrs. Rich-No, have not. did not
know Mr.. Cornice painted.
Mrs. Tinsel-Oh, most beautifully.
He dashed off this painting for Amelia
in half an hour. So clever-he's an
architect, you know. though he studied
to be a sculpture. Vogue.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-11

We ought never to be willing to live
any year just as we lived the last one.
No one is striving after the best things
who is not intent on an upward and a
forward movement continually. The cir
cular movement is essential, too-the
going around and around in the old
grooves, daily tasks-yet even in this
treadmill round there should be constant
progress We ought to do the same
things better each day. Then in the
midst of the outward routine our inner
life ought to be growing in earnestness,
IN force, in depth. R. Miller.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-11
Capital Punishment In calabar,

The famous Calabar bean is said to be
worse than strychnine. The natives use
1t for an ordeal. If person is accused
of crime, he is made to eat one, being
adjudged to be guilty in case of death,
which is almost inevitable. Another
seed employed for like purpose is that
OF the ordeal tree of Madagascar, said
to be the most deadly Of vegetable prod
ucts. One of these seeds about the size
OF an almond will kill 30 men.
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His style.

"Millie, dear, what is the name of
your affianced?"
why, Clara. don't you know? It's
Herbert Montague.
ooh. how sweet Is he rich?'
''Well off. -
"And keeps a carriagef"
Several of them.
How NIGEL And fine horses. sup
poser
Eyes.
Aud what is his business. dearf''
He keeps a livery stable =
stOh l"--Strand Magazine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-11

"Wait one moment" said the emil
nent statesman to the reporter who had
come for the manuscript of his speech.
81 walf to make little correction.
And he made a hasty erasure where
he had written the bracketed word zap
plause" and the applause had failed to
come in.-Chicago Tribune.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-11
Out Of the Mouths Of Babes.

Little Fife went to synagogue, and
when the rabbi called next day, wishing
to be sociable. she said to him, II heard
you speak your piece yesterday.
did you, my child?' he said, half
surprised, half amused. How did you
like it?''
"Ch," answered tho honest. child,
sit made me awfully sleepy. "-Ameri-
can Hebrew.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-11
Couldn,t Find II

How is it I never see you killing
timer" asked an idle person.
L can't find the time, " said the busy
man in perfect innocence. Indianapolis
Journal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-11

Forever from the hand that takes one
blessing from us others fall, and soon
or late our Father makes his perfect rec
ompense to all -Whittier.
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West Virginia Central and Pitts
burg Railway Company.
IN EFFECT ppff.t tsa4

After Sunday. April 9Th 1896 and I'M
til further notice sunday trains will be
run.
ADassy except sunday. fDaiiy.
&. L. BRETZ, q 81. HARRISON.
Gen9 Mgr. Genl Pas ACT
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Scratching
and Swearing
only increase The irrita-

Oily IlIIItsIsT IsIc EIIIIa-
ton and heat The blood. What
the skin needs Is 4 cooling. heal-
ing application that brings COM
fort 10 body and mind, and which
at the same time has strength
enough to penetrate cloggcl skin
and TO dissolve thes scales Of
Eczema and Dandruil.
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Cumberland
Steam Dye



We respectfully call atten
tion to our Dyeing and Clean
ing Works, established over o
quarter of a century. Dry
cleaning does not injure the
lustre. This is done here to
perfection. Dyeing Gentlemen S
Suits, Coats, Vests, Overcoats.
Trousers in all shades and colors.
Ladies' Dresses, Capes, Shawls,
Gloves, Wells, and Feathers
dyed in beautiful colors.
Send for catalogue and price
list or call on our agent for in
formation.
M. l.. DORM, Agent.
MARTINSBURG, w. VA.
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TO RENp

ITO adult family seven rooms with heat and
l. water, So; also snop room and three
stalls It barn. Call from 1890 to and I to 1880.
ap3 IGN st. John street, near 0 i've,
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IN "THE BUCCANEER..
Columbia College Musical society.

Columbia College Musical society.
The Columbia College Musical soci-
ETY., an organization composed of the
undergraduates Of Columbia, will APP
pear in a new operetta, THE Buc-
cancer" at the Hyperion on Monday,
April 10. This is the same company
that played Joan of Arc" at that house
two years ago, the pleasant memory of
which still fingers with those who wit
messed the performance.
There will be over seventy people in
the productions, and the costumes and
scenery are surpassed by that of few
professional companies, as everything
has been made to order by the best
artists. The libretto of 1.-THE Buccaneer"
is by Guy Wetmore Carryl '95. who
wrote Joan of Arc" and the music
is by Kenneth M. Murchison, jr, 's4.
An orchestra of sixteen men travel with
boys.
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1852 to 1853 Chapel Street.
THE STORE
81 Church Street

Is too well known to require any
waste of words about fine goods, pure
drugs or competent attendants. For
more than twenty-five years competi-
tors have helped to advertise us by
harping about high prices while our
customers, appreciating our efforts in
their behalf, have steadily increased
and nave always received good value
for their money. Yielding to the wishes
of friends in the profession who did not
care to dispense their own remedies we
some years since opened our Prescrip-
tion Department, which, with our gem
eral drug business has rapidly increased
until we have again been compelled to
enlarge our laboratory and increase our
facilities tyr manufacture. Our stock
of medicine is large and constantly
moving which insures the dispensing of
only fresh drugs-and the wholesale ma
ture of our trade among physicians is
such that we have many preparations
not found In the city. All new remedies
endorsed by the profession are found on
our shelves when called for.
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wIAn pnEAon ArnARrAnD.

DR., Douglas. rector OF Trinity church,
win preach to the students Of Harvard
at Cambridge next Saturday.
The afternoon service at Trinity next
Sunday win be delivered by the Rev,
C. o. Scoville in place OF DIR. Douglas.
Professor Luther of Trinity college will
preach in the morning and in the even
ing the pulpit win be occupied by the
Rev. Mr.. Macbeth,
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BUILDING NOTES.
More New Houses 10 be Erected by Promi.
nent Men.

John W. Kenney, the well known
builder, has just completed a three
story brick fiat located in Commerce
street for /. Newman, the corset manu-
facturer. The building is divided in
apartments for six families and has ali
modern improvements.
Mr.. Kenney has just been awarded
the contract for the construction of two
one-family houses, which he is to build
for E. NJ Clark, the real estate dealer.
The houses are to be located in Derby
avenue and will be finished inside with
hard wood. They will have all mod
ern improvements also.
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THE desi able tenement on second floor of
1 premises 19I State street: six rooms be-
sides kitchen /; poss s>ion i'm immediately. For
particulars inqui C at This Office mh3l tt
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pEE0REsT--At Lakewool. N. j.. ON Aprn 2. |

DEFORGSr--At Lakewood, N. j., on April 2,
~ the residence OF her brother-in-law, icy.
a. II, Ddshlell, d. D., Catharine Sedgewiok,
widow of Henry A. DeForest, NJ. D., of the
syrian mission, IN the 18th year OF her age.
Funeral services at Lakewood. Interment
at New Haven, Monday, Aprll6 AT pm,
at the Grove sire Gem e5ery.
West Haven, Ct, April 5. At
MS residence, PA Washington avenue, Will
hamS De rden, aged 70 years.
Notice or funeral hereafter.
northampton, NJ S., papers please copy)
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MIR. Armstrong Retter.

The condition of Philando Armstrong,
who was taken i'll with pneumonia last
week, is considerably improved and his
recovery Is now eXpected.
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INCUR rooms at 99i State street, suitable
Z for small family, all conveniences !:
rent moderate. Apply at SHUSTERS De-
partment Store. 995 state street. mh51 If
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Nf AY first one T-room nat, I'd floor, at $40
AVA State street: also one third floor 6js
state street. Inquire
nG 6te Rsa STATE STREET.
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IiAsGINn AAISL.

MODERN INTELuiGENCE OFFICE
ESD help Tor best places; good refer
a. enoes required,
at 81" ROOM g. No 102 Orange Street.
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FOR SALE.

II 0USE and lot No. 100 Portaea street. to
~ close up an estate. Apply to
b. D. HUBBARD, Trustee,
Western Union telegraph Office.
mh3l It Union Depot
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INANTElD

S,ITUATIoN by eomnetent rtrI TO do ron
references. "0N'-
aG IT. ia nay sTRrET
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MINIAruRE ALMANAC.
APRIL Q.
DEATHS.

SUN RIsEs, 5s6 Moon RISES. HIGH WATER,
sun SErS. 6:23 1888 $50
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0G1ants.

One Cent q Word each Insertion, 6ivs
cents Word for full Week, seven
times.
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Nm account OF the absence Of the owner
" tromthe city good family horse, car
rage and harness.
al BIT Till NJ DONALD s. RANSOM co.
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HCH WHITNEY avenue, house with lawn
% gafden. barn, modern improvements
and first class order EDWARD NJ. CLARK,
ap3 II. ~ Church street, Room 205.
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70 LEI

L. near new Normal school; moderate
rent EDWARD NJ CLARK.
apB tt 42 Church street Room POS
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HENDERSON'S LAWN SEED
a LSO Shady Nook seed for shaded lawns,
IA ana Terrace Sod mixtu e for terraces,
at eodG LINSLEY Il LIG HTBOURN.
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FOR RENT

SEvEN rooms, 596 Howard avenue: i'm.
= prov ements. Inquire at
Inh3l If 512 HOWARD AVENUE.
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rfSHE Brick dwelling ouse on the corner
Il OF st. John and olive streets. House con-
tains 10 rooms and has modern improve
ments, Apart could he re-rented to the parties
now there. MERWIN'S Real Estate Office.
ads St 1853 Cha pei street.
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WIARN PLOWS

POTH sidehill and falkland are the best,
- not because we sell them, but because
they're the b est, is the reas II we sci them.
LINSLEY s. LIGHTBOURN,
40 eodt Rroaaway Agricultural Store.
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HARROWS.
SALTONsTALL

A-PLY hose has no competitor. Nothing
n like 1t to be found town. 8 Id only by
al eod3t LINSLEY u LiGHTBOURN.
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FI1HE large house, i,629 Chapel, ls rooms.
l. low rent TO right parties.
M. Il. CHATFIELD
ara 1t 800 State street or |, $50 Chapel street.
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9SA AND 2!t COLUMBUS AVENUE. New
= ~ houses. Improvements. Possession
May LIST. Housel6T Orange Street. s rooms.
Apply W. ]. THROW BRIDGE. l27 Orange st.
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WANTED.
WANTED.
WANTED
WANTED.
WAN rED,

M Ohk by boy II years old, strong and
w able, Mt anything where there is some
chance OF advancement would like to learn
!, trade II possible, but would work at any
thing to help him support himself; good ref
erences. Address, STEADY, This Office.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-01-23
d A. ROOSTER IN EVIDENCE.
Brought Into Court and Placed on
the Witness Stand .f

Brought Into Court and Placed on
the Witness Stand.
In a stealing case which was tried
in the county court at Sylvania, Ga,
a very extraordinary witness was in
Iroduced-the first Of his kind that
has ever appeared in our court house.
This was a doninick rooster. Two
negro boys were prosecuted for steal
ing chickens from another negro. The
prosecutor proved that his chickens
were missing, and he claimed to have
identified them in the yard of the ac-
cused. It then devolved oD the latter
to prove their ownership. One of our
brightest young lawyers was conduct,
ing the defense. and he very inge-
niously introduced in evidence the
above mentioned dominick rooster
which belonged to the defendants, in
order to show the similarity in APP
pearance between his roostership and
the suspected chickens. This rooster
was lord of the barnyard on the place
where the two boys lived, and the dis
puted chickens were so very much
like him in color and other ways that
no one doubted they were his ineal
descendants. The rooster when put
on the stand, began at once to crow
Justify, as if desiring to proclaim the
innocence of the accused, and fur
nished much amusement to the court.
After hearing all the evidence in the
case and inspecting the rooster the
judge discharged the prisoners and
told the prosecutor that, while it was
perhaps true he had lost his chickens.
yet he was convinced they had be-
come the prey Of owls or 'possums.-
Savannah News.
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Foreign GOSSIP.

At the Budapest millennial exhibi-
ton next year there will be another
steel tower like the Eiffel tower, bu'.
1926 feet high instead Of 975.
English tradesmen are indignant be-
cause the dried potatoes, carrots and
turnips provided for the Ashantee ex-
pedition were ordered by the govern
ment in Germany.
Bicycles have been admitted into the
grounds Of the exclusive botanical gar
den at Regents park. They must not,
however, be brought near the muse
inns and Conservatives.
A new knapsack attachment without
straps is being tried on the Gordon
Highlanders. The pack is fastened to
the shoulders by metal hooks, and is
prevented from wabbling by back
plate.
Foreigners who are not bachelors Of
arts or science are to be excluded from
the Paris medical schools, as the lab
oratories are overcrowded, and even
enough subjects for dissection cannot
be obtained.
In bidding for the new frst-class
cruisers for the British navy there was
but per cent difference between the
bids Of the three competing firms.
About $2,150,OOO will be paid for each
II, OOO-ton vessel.
Yorick, the humorous writer Of the
Famfulla, whose real name is, Pietro
Irer1igni, is dead For thirty years he
stood at the head Of the small number
Of Italian Journalists who can be pur-
posely amusing.
When horseless carriages come in
good sanitation. the Lancet points out
will be simpler matter. There will
be an end to the contagiOn from the
stable pit, and CHAMBERS and other dis
eases derived from the horse will dis
appear.
The health of Prince Bismarck and
Of Field Marshal Won Blumenthal
chief Of the generals staff Of the Prus-
sian army, will not permit either to
take part in the festivities in Berlin
after ding the twenty-ff tth anniversary
of the proclamation of the erman en-
pire.
A man of thirty-six, arrested for
stealing fruit in the Paris Halles re-
Gently, turned out to have been form
erly a banker. He had am accomplice
who was an ex-notary, while the sto-
len property was peddled from door
to door in basket by the ex-banker's
mistress, who not long ago was so.
ciehy woman.
NIiscellanIO Gus.
| The attorney general Of Illinois has
begun proceedings against the Linseed
Oil trust. s
The property Of the Angus Hausske
1f17rn n colo nfs Gllian 90