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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-18
DIAMONDS -iAMoNDs.
Cool Reply !. Woman Who Tried
SrsnLie h-oasz.l Painted Gems.

Cool Reply - !. Woman Who Tried to
SEinaie A-oaSa tainted Gems.
A woman Who says she is Mrs. e. A.
Roberts and thatshe owns $40. 900 worth
of real estate in Syracuse. has been I'M
der arrest hare for painting diamonds
and endeayoring to negotiate a large
loan on the strength of the deception.
She is good looking, tall and slender,
and wears tailor made gowns and seal
skin ole..4
She advertised in a local paper that
well to dowidow in need of ready mon
ey was willing to pay bonus of $50 for
80 day loan of $500 and guarantee
good security. The manager of local
loan company answered the advertise
ment, and Mrs. Roberts called upon
him.
81 have come to you. she said, "toI
consummate that $500 loan am a
widow and have $40, 200 worth of real
estate in Syracuse, n. Y, but am in
need of $500 ready money, and will
give you my note for 30 days"
.'And how about the security you have
to offerf" suggested Mr.. Evans.
Certainly, answered the widow
In order to avoid delay, brought the
security for the lean with me- See, these
are worth twice the amount want
She drew from her purse two big
white diamonds. One was set in stud
and the other in pin. The manager
tested the stones and failed to find even
the suggestion of a flaw. He told the
woman to call on Monday, and she could
have the money. Before going, Mrs.
Roberts said:
II will seal the diamonds in this en-
velope and indorse it with your name.
Now they will not be removed from that
envelope until you receive them I will
call at 0 O'Clock Monday morning"
The manager got his first intimation
that something was wrong when he
started to locate the rich widow in need
of ready money. She had told him she
was living at 1927 S street, northwest.
He found that there was no such num-
her, At this stage of his investigation
he decided to ask the aid of the police.
Central Office Detectives Horne and
Weldon were assigned to the case. They
discovered that Mrs Roberts was living
under cover. Acting under the instruc-
tion of the detectives the manager GER
fected his arrangements for the recep-
tion of Mrs. Roberts. She called at / /
o'clock
These are the diamonds, !" she said,
handing the manager the sealed en-
velope
"Just sign this 80 days note and
these receipts, he said. Twill be back
in moment with the money
He took the diamonds into rear
room and plunged the gems into an acid
bath. When he came out Of the back
room, he was very nervous. but he man
aged to disguise his true feelings until
the detectives had entered in response
to his signal.
whats the matter?'' queried Mrs.
Roberts. Has anything happened to my
diamonds?"
Yes, he said; 'tthey have turned
from white to yellow. They are painted
stones. .
Mrs. Roberts took her arrest quietly.
You have no case against me, she
said. Yon viii find that they are real
diamonds, and it is no crime to raise as
much money as you can on real dia
monds.
Sure enough, an expert declared the
diamonds to be genuine, although worth
but comparatively little. and Mrs. Rob
erts was released Washington Letter
in Syracuse Courier.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-18

xfnee Along Whicb Youne Man Aro IA
vised 70 Pursus Knouledxe.
A young man III letter to the editor
Of The Ladies Home journal inquiries
the best systematic course Of reading as
q substitute for IN academic education,
with the view Of equipping himself for
literary pursuits, and also which books
would be the most beneficial to read
with the idea Of preparing himself to
enter the field Of fiction TO the query
regarding substitute for college edu-
cation Edward w. Box replies: As a
substitute for a college education, where
it is q matter of choice, I am moi SO sure,
since SO much depends upon the man.
TO one man good course Of reading,
wisely chosen and followed, would be
infinitely more helpful than college
education, while In the case of another
man Just the reverse would be true.
Some men absorb information more
readily and retain it better under self
training. while others need the compul-
sorry force OF teaching to impress things
upon the mind. But where college
IANS4A4OA &of AtA cS4t4S ACdcttts 0Ct attSS-
sible, and substitute must be found,
then course Of reading is unquestion-
ably good-none better, in fact y
With respect to the inquiry concerning
preparation to enter the field Of fc
ton, Mr.. Box considers it difficult to
answer, since so much depends upon
the particular field of historical fiction
desired However. the best reply, per-
haps. is that which suggests the reading
OF number of the best novels dealing
with successive periods of English his
tory from Saxon times to the early part
of the present century. Igive list mot
reproduced in this extract which in
cludes typical books by the various mas
tiers of English historical fiction, but it
might be doubled in length several times
over without exhausting the available
books of value in this one field A like
selection may be made from the novels
treating of different historical periods
severally of France, Germany, Spain,
Italy and other countries of Europe ari
America. The field is almost limitIes-,
but ! have begun with the history of
England, as containing the direct sources
of American history which need to be
grasped before one can fairly understand
the beginnings and progress of our own
national life. =
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-18
Huxley as a Lecturer.

In lecturing to his classes Huxley adj
hered strictly to business, and it was
rarely that matter of levity was intro
duced to give merriment to his listeners.
! recall, in a course of some 20 lectures,
only a single instance of this kind,
when, for some reason (no longer in my
memory, a reference was made to
Chamisso's peter SchlemihP'-a book
which Professor huxley frankly admit
ted gave him more genuine pleasure
than any other in nonscientific litera-
ture. Whether it was the refreshing
frankness of this admission or the fact
in itself that was quoted which on this
occasion brought forth an unbounded
nlerriment from his students was per-
haps not fully decided for all of us,
but there was no questioning the spon-
taneousness of the applause which fol-
lowed the utterance. And this, as / now
recall it, was the only instance of APP
plause greeting the lecturer in the mid
die of tho lecture during the entire
course of my studentship. Popular Sci
ellce Monthly.
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ENGLAND AND SPAIN.
When Thsy Both Wanted to and Neither
Dared Declare War.


Devotion to the queens majesty was
the picturesque form Of an intense pa
triotism, and as the sixteenth century
entered its last decade patriotism be-
came simply hatred Of Spain. Strange
dogs which have never seen one another
before snarl when they meet; they scent
antipathies. Two men will feel an in
stinctive mutual dislike even when the
course of business makes formal polite
ness necessary So it was with English
man and SpaniaId. The necessities of
politics kept the two courts for long
years on terms Of hollow politeness 1t
was strained again and again to break
ing point, but neither side could afford
to break it. If Philip were to declare
war, France might remember old scores
still unsatisfied and the prosecuted
Netherlands would rise for revenge. IL
Elizabeth yielded hastily to the pressure
of her ministers or her people or her
foreign allies, she might find the French
hstless, the Dutch powerless and herself
pitted alone against the worldwide pow,
er and enormous wealth of Spain, and
then her disaffected subjects would rise
and rally round her rival, Mary of Scot
land.
Each was obliged to play waiting
game-lying, complimenting protesting.
with war at the heart and peace on the
lips. 1t was game which, though con
genial to the peculiar temperament of
Elizabeth, wore out her ministers and
made Philip gloomy monomaniac.
Both sides were heartily sick of it, yet
neither dared throw up the cards. But
while the courts went through the weary
farce, the peoples knew that they were
enemies. There was a sphere far re-
moved from the control Of cabinets-the
sea; and for years, while London and
Seville were at peace, on the high seas
there was war. The sea dogs" not only
snarled, but snapped. This was their
Importance in English history. At their
own risk, but with the full connivance
of the queen, they took the Spanish
matter into their own hands and dealt
with it in their own downright way.
The tales of their deeds kept the ma
ton from growing dull and tired of the
wearisome policy of the government,
and so forgetful of the great work which
God had given it to do And when the
time came for the wornout masks to be
thrown aside, and Spain and England
looked at one another with the frank
war light in their eyes, the sea dogs were
straightway at the queen S service, with
captains, crews and ships, not only ready
but trained for the great struggle. -
Good Words.
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THE USEFUL suNFLowER.
Number of Valuable Products From the
Big Bright Blossom.

A Number of Valuable Products From the
Big Bright Blossom.
Sunfower oil made from the seeds is
in great demand in this country. In
Russia millions of pounds of the seeds
are raised annually for the oil, aud
large quantities of this oil are exported
from that country.
In the crude state it is used by paint
ers for inside work, but it does not
quite equal linseed oil for varnish pur-
poses. 1t is mixed with most of our
cheap paints and also with many pre-
pared stains. OF late years efforts have
been made to refine the oil so as to sell
in competition with olive oil. In fact,
purified sundower oil is used quite ex-
tensively to adulterate salad oils. Many
consider it equal to the ordinary grade
of olive and almond oil for table uses.
1t is of pale yellow color, favorless
and palatable.
In Maryland good deal of this oil is
made to supply the Baltimore trade
After the oil is extracted from the seeds
the residue is made into cakes for cattle
food. and while not so nutritious as the
food made from the fresh seeds it is of
considerable value The factories that
express the oil sell the seed cakes at q
merely nominal sum.
In the poorer districts of India and
Europe fair kind of bread is made
from sunfiower seeds, and the natives
depend upon it for steady article of
diet. Their cattle are fed with the same
diet, only the seeds and heads are chop
ped up together, and even the leaves are
fed to the animals.
The stalks, when stripped of their
leaves and heads, are dried and used for
fuel One acre of sunfiowers will yield a
great many cords of good wood The
stalks are large, tough, brittle and good
burners. A few acres of such fuel will
last one all winter.
There are many other uses for sunfow-
ers that the ingenuity Of man has de-
yised, but the instances cited are suf-
fcient to show the sunhower has out
lived its association with decadent
aesthetic philosophy and become of prac-
tical value if not of universal use.
New York Post
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CUMBERLAND VALLEY R. R.
In effect NOV. IS, 1898.
DOWN TRAINS

No. 4. Mail leaves Winchester 7 Is a
m, Martinsburg 90, Hagerstown s 4,
Chambersburg &c Carlisle 10 81 ,arriy,
at Harrisburg IL 10. Phila. 8 90, BALTIC
8 10. N. Y. 8 So, p m.
No. 3. Leaves Winchester 2 40, Mar
tinsburg 8 30, Hagerstown at 4 30 p
M, Chamber sburg 30, Carlisle6 25, ar
Harrisburg 2 OF, Phil. II 10, BALTIC. ID 40
N. Y. 8 So.
No. 9S. Mixed leaves Winchester s 90
p. M, due Martinshurg 6 90.
Through coach from Hagerstown x
Philadelphia on train No. f.
UP TRAINS.
No. OIL. Mixed, leaves Martinsburs
8 10 ar Winchester 10 80.
No. 8. Leaves Harrisburg 2 So 8. M
arrive HageTstown 10 80. Martinsbura
II 10, Winchester 10 05 D. M.
No. 5. Leaves Harrisburg az 10 10 D
m. ar. Hagerstown 2 so.
No. z, Leaves Harrisburg 8 As D. m
ar. atHagerstown 825, Martmsburg I IS
Winchester at IS.
Through coach from Philadelphia tc
Hagerstown on trains Nos 5 and 8.
Additional trains betweenH Harrisburg
Carlisle and Chambersburg. Conneo
tions for all trains on Mount Alto and
P. r. system. j. +. BOYD,
w. A. GUARD, Supt.
Agent.
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He was Taken In.

A stranger arrived in town the other
day, and hearing the hotels were crowd
ed, told the cabman to drive him to
some hotel that did not advertise He
knew there he could get room. The
cabman inquired of fellow Jehu. and
they drove to it. The clerk was asleep,
but they awakened him, and the stran-
ger had his choice of the best room ON
every floor. There is moral to this
little, truthful incident as plain as the
statue of Liberty to all on deck on the
steamers coming up the bay.-Hotel
Mail.
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Dumas, Beginning.

As beginner in literature the late
Alexandra Dumas wrote with extreme
difficulty. The plot Of the story he hap
pened to have III hand was never clear to
him, and he had to add sentence to SEN
tence laboriously. He told friend that
he often CRASHED his teeth at the slow
elaboration Of his ideas, and that be had
to rewrite the "Dame aux Camelias"
9ve times.
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WEsrERN MARYLAND RAILROAD
Schedule Of sKrr. 20. 1903.

Trains leave Cherry Run 8 10 and II 25
a. M, Williamsport AZ and IL So, arrive
at Hagerstown 55 and 10 ID. Leave
Hsgerstown OF q. m and Q 00and 4 10
pm. al. at Highfield7 80 and 2 so arrive at
Baltimore at 10 81 q. m. and STA. 7 fs
p. m. connecting for Washington. Phil.
adelphia and New York.
Leave Baltimore 4 80. s / la m. and 4OS
p. M, arrive 40 Hageratown at z 80 a. m.
IL % and s 90 p M, and at Cherry Run
at 4e q. M, 90 and Q 90 p. m. Con.
meet on b. q o. East and West: con.
meet at Highfieid for Gettysburg and
Hanover and over the main line for
Emmittsburg, Westminster and all
stations.
b. q o. passenger trains leave Cherry
Run for Cumberland and intermediate
points, No. 10, daily at S57 a. M. For
Piedmont and intermediate, No. II
daily except Sunday, at 1 80 .. n. and
Chicago Express, No. I, daily at IL 03
.. IN.
Leave BruceviIle for Frederick ct
and 0 40a.m. and 40p.m. Leave Bruce.
vile for II nsytown, Littlestown. York.
Wrigbtsville and Columbia at 7 "A a. m,
aud As p. m.
p. q X. r. Trains leave Shippensburg
at 90 a. m. and 90 and B Is D. M.
Leave Hagerstown for Shippensburg at
I'd and II 10 a. N. and 00p. N :, daily.
except Sunday.
JIM. HOOD. Pres.
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Reminded Him.

81 observe, Brother Rocksworthy, ("
said the Rev. DR.. Fourthly, that when
| spoke in my sermon yesterday of the
evils of gambling in stocks, and ex-
pressed the hope that no member of my
congregation ever frequented places
where such gambling was made a bust
ness, you slapped your thigh emphatical-
ly. / am glad if the sentiment met
your approval. .
"Why-aw-the fact is. doctor, - re-
piled Brother Rocksworthy, IL sud-
lenly remembered where had left my
umbrella. Chicago Tribune.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-18
ANTARCTIC ICE.
1t Differs Considerably From That of TIL,
Northern Regions.

lt Differs Considerably From That OF the
Northern Regions.
The difference in the formation of
arctic and antarctic ice, as is we'll
known, is very great. While the north
ern bergs mostly consist of large ice
mass running up into numberless towers
and arches resembling the mountain
peaks which surrounded the glaciers
from which they were torn, the antarc-
tic bergs are solid masses of floating ice,
with perpendicular walls and an I'M
broken plateau ON the top.
All showed distinctly whether they
were broken from the large southerly
barrier or discharged from the glaciers
of Victoria Land. All the barrier bergs
had very distinct blue lines across their
walls, indicating the annual growth by
snowfall These lines were of course
not to be found on the glacier ice. The
latter also showed more likeness to the
northern ice than did the former The
peaks and towers of the arctic icebergs
are supposed to be formed by the infiu-
ence of ocean currents wearing away
tIO SOltCA l1ttAt Va tIO iNC t1ltbco uuuGl
water until the natural law of grayita-
ton forces it to upset.
But why have the antarctic icebergs
different appearance? 1t is certain
that in the antarctic waters there are
also currents. Yet even icebergs that
have gone as far north as the south of
New Zealand have all maintained the
marks of their antarctic origin. | can
not see any other reason for this dissimi.
larity between the bergs of the north
and those of the south but that the arc
tic icebergs, as rule. must pass through
chimes which i'll temperature rapidly
change from one extreme to another,
and the icebergs take much longer time
in floating southwark than do the ant
arctic icebergs in advancing northward,
and thus, as rule, the northern ice
bergs exist much longer than those of
the antarctic. &C. e. Borchgrevink in
Century.
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One Woman Appreelates Good stories.

One Woman Appreciates Good Stories.
The literary woman was attending an
afternoon tea given by New York club
Of women devoted TO heroine worship
She had listened with exemplary pa
thence while various individuals told her
of the strength and comfort they had
derived from her works. Finally a lit
tie woman with an amiably vacuous ex-
preston and a habit of oyerturning
chairs, treading on toes and otherwise
disporting herself tactlessly came up.
"Oh, my dear Mrs. Ruyter, she ex-
claimed, 81 am so glad to meet you
You have really done me the greatest
service. Why, when my poor husband
was threatened with brain fever from
Overwork and insomnia the only thing
that would quiet linn and put him to
sleep at night was reading aloud your
sweet little stories.
And then she looked offended because
the club president trod heavily on her
toes
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Rich Fiancee-Oh, this bouquet is too
costly You must take it back to the
lieutenant
Valet--Oh, that's all right, miss.
Since my master is engaged to you he
has been able to get things on credit
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West Virginia Central and Pitts
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After Sunday, April 5tb 1896 and IN.
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