Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-02-15

Five colored men were killed and
three fatally scalded by the explosion
of boiler at the Southern Company's
mill, at o6erman. Ga.
Don't get mad when called upon to
settle bills. When you have been
benefited by mans goods pay fol
that benefit and murmur not.
One of the queer things about
women is that their love for silk and
satin gowns is only excelled by a de-
sire to see themselves in print.
First Kid-Anyhow / never had no
granddaddy hung for stealin'. Sec
ond Kid-Don't care if he wuz. Hos
ses WIZ worth stealth in them days.
A Southern Pacific express train
ran into washout near South San
Francisco. The engineer was killed
and four other passengers were in
jured.
The St. Louis (Mo.) authorities are
trying to run down the forgers who
are flooding the city with bogus SIC
bills The bills have been raised
from genuine s. bills.
A steam FIRE engine at Cleveland,
o., plunged through drawbridge at
Seneca street. Two men who went
down with the engine were rescued,
but the horses were drowned.
Some men imagine that if they
should die, all affairs of all sorts
would everlastingly come to a quit.
These folks are of just as much impor-
lance and value as the hole in the
doughnut.
A full census of the state prison al
Moundsville. shows that there have
been less than 5000 convicts within
its walls since the formation of the
State. The institution now contains
ssI inmates, and is said to be over.
crowded.
The town authorities at New Lisbon,
Ohio, it is stated had all the dogs in
the place killed, on the occasion of a
recent case of smallpox, in the belief
that the dogs spread the disease.
The poor dog can't vote or even talk.
or he'd be heard from.
There is more joy in a printing of.
fee over one sinner who pays in adj
vance and abuses the editor on every
occasion, than ninety and nine who
borrow the paper and sing its praises,
without contributing one cent to keep
it out of the poor house.-Ex.
The West Virginia glass works at
Martins Ferry were sold at sheriff S
sale to satisfy judgment of $25, ooo
in favor of A. ]. Clark, trustee. The
selling price was $2s.o which was
bid by the bond holders. The plant
originally cost nearly $I2o, 900.
The poor drunkard lay in the gutter
while the thoughtless crowd jeered.
Along came the good-hearted citizen
and placed the unfortunate in a stand.
ing position. "Ah" said the crowd
''he has been there himself. Sc
shines a good deed in a naughty
world. -Ex.
The editor was dying, says an ex.
change. But when the doctor bent
over him. and placing his ear on
his breast said Poor man Circu.
tation almost gone y The dying
man arose and shouted: You're a
liar, we. have the largest circulation
in the country"
Some States as a means of lessening
the crime of lynching, are enacting a
law to the effect that the county in
which Iynchiug occurs is to pay a
heavy fine to the State. 1t is hoped
this will be an effective remedy, but
when mems anger and the thirst for
revenge is aroused, it is very doubt
full if law of this kind would have
the desired effect.
A few years ago, when Presbyter-
ian was appointed chaplain of the
Ohio penitentiary, an old Methodist
lady, who always stuck up for her
church, was very indignant when she
heard of the appointment and ex-
claimed: They ought to have a
Methodist preacher, there are more
Methodists in the pen than any other
denomination / know
Near the suburbs Of Richmond, Ros-
Ter Oliver, colored, aged IS, was shot
and killed by Julian R. Trayler, white,
aged -. with a rife. Traylor claims
that the Oliver boy called him most
opprobious name and made motion
as though to draw pistol. Without
waiting for him to draw any pistol
young Trayler placed his rifle to his
shoulder and blazed away.
Deputy Marshal Lawson Worrell
was shot down from ambush IN Car
roll county, Va, at night while
searching for an illicit distillery. He
will probably die. lie was fred upon
by five men who were hid in the vi
cinity of the distillery. Mr.. w. H
Thornton, who was with him, was the
next day surrounded by twelve mer
on the public road aud badly beaten.
Ninety Per Cent
OF all the people need to take course
of Hood S Sarsaparilla at this season
to prevent that rundown and debit
tot<.1 condition. uf,fef, invites 6teaoca