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

In the autumn time, and onward to
the beginning of the next year, the
mother salmon ascends the rivers to de-
posit her eggs, and thus to secure the
continuance of her race. In connection
with this periodical visit or visits to the
river must be mentioned a very curious
fact. The idea is entertained very
strongly by some authorities that a
salmon invariably returns to its native
river or that IN which it was bred. 1t
has even been asserted by fishermen
that, when several rivers enter the sea
in one stream, as at Bonar Bridge, for
example, the salmon bred in each river
will pass back into their own water and
viii avoid the strange streams. The late
Frank Buckland, a strong believer in
this instinct of the fish, regarded the
sense OF smell as that which led it to its
native river. Perhaps the truth is that
for the most part salmon do return to
their own rivers, but the practice and
habit are not necessarily inyariable.
We know the fishes certainly swim great
distances along coast lines, where they
are captured i'll stake and bag nets, and
it may well be the case that now and
then fish will turn into a river that is
near in preference to seeking its own
and distant water
Arrived in her river, the mother
salmon begins to scoop out kind of
trench in the gravel of the stream. This
she effects by blowing into the gravel
with her body. This trench is to be the
nursery of her young. The eggs are laid
in the furrow and are duly fertilized by
the male salmon. piien the trench is
filled in by the efforts of bothparents,
the eggs are covered with gravel, and
the Mound thus formed is called, in
-hsher' S language, ''redd." How many
eggs a mother salmon will deposit is, of
course, difficult question to determine,
but stock calculation maintains that
she produces about 800 eggs for every
pound she weighs Each egg in its di-
ameter measures about a quarter Of an
inch, and it is estimated that 20, 600
eggs go to a gallon. -C Chambers Jour-
nal
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08
How to Sign Letters.

A typewriter operator the other day
was called to task for subscribing her
copies of business letters, "Yours very
sincerely" She ought to have known
better. Perhaps if she had understood
the value of words or known little of
their derivation she would never have
made such a grave error. Sincerely
means without wax, and the word is
said to have been applied originally to
honey. 1t is long translation, but to
those who follow out Emerson's idea of
language being fossil poetry the deriva-
ton is certainly interesting. Once i'm
pressed with the meaning, no one would
use the word wrongly or to other than
an intimate friend. A safe rule for sig
natures is, when in doubt, subscribe
yourself Yours truly" To one who is
much older than yourself or one who is
entitled to special Difference Yours re-
spectfully" is preferable The word very
is not necessary and is avoided ON all
occasions by careful writers. Where GER
tain relations exist between correspond
ents-as, for instance, between employ
er and employee-or III circumstances
where old fashioned letter writers
would have signed themselves Your
obedient servant, the American and
modern form is "Yours faithfully
Commit this couplet to memory:
Yours in haste
Is not in good taste.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08

All Epiaosle 81 soeizs Tat<reonrse Il !
statzn fslans: :cs-.s zsark-
She was from The east side. fair OF
figure and countenance. with hazel
brown eyes and light brown hair shad-
ed with just 1 tirge nm, which
was carefully combasi hiaa. maxi
ing the contour Of her ls! atsgsctige.
She wore u ciscap Shirs w 81 Green
and white stripes. q wI.sse .assA tie
and black ( ssused satin ss.srt, while a
trim sailor hat with white satin band
rested jauntiiy on her head. sAc stood
up on grassy ricsaid at the picnic
grounds. where she caught the eye Of
Gloomy McCue, who. with bis chnm,
Mikey Fafrel, lad wandered into the
picnic III the hope Of Catching on
and having q dance. 1t was ut Ole of
those Staten Island picnic parks so pop
ular with city folks IN the lower wards
who want to have a whole lot Of fun
for very little money. Chcnny was
logged out in his Sunday best. lie wore
light trousers, with very bright blue
serge coat ard waistcoat, n straw hat
with bright red and white striped
band. a bright blue necktie and yellow
shoes. Elipping away the stump of a
cigarette, he said:
Mickey, I've found me spirit Watch
me while sit together. y
lie started up the mound at slow
pace She saw him coming toward her
and nodded her head slightly in re-
Spouse to a nod from him. Then she
turned her head away. but Chonny, en-
couraged by the nod. marched bravely
up.
''scuse me. said he, with Iplifted
hat and short, jerky bow. bat didn't
] collide wild yer at Newport last sum-
mer?'
MAY be yer did - bat l wasn't
there, said she, biting her lip in an at.
tempt TO conceal smile.
Oats how | come ter meet yer, .
said Chonny, grinning broadly.
"Yer don't sagoshiate SOP" she re-
torted.
This was a new one On Chonny, and
he was stumped for moment, but his
ready wit helped him the next as he
blurted
Say, Mamie, what is yer first name
anyhow"
''Why, it's Susiel How did yer guess
it?''
Then both laughed
We'll, how are yer ON der swing?"
said Chonny, pointing to soup swing
ing from nearby tree.
"Oh, I'm a good thingl Just push me
along, said she, and Chonny just fell
III alongside her and led her over to the
soup.
He lifted her on the seat and was
soon swinging her industriously. Their
introduction had beenT accomplished. -
New York Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08
DON'T STOP TOBACCO.
How to Cure Yourself While
Using 1t.

The tobacco habit grows on a man I'M
til his nervous system is seriously affect
ed, impafring health. comfort and happf.
ness. To quit suddenly is too severe a
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veterate user becomes a stimulant that
his system continually Graves. 'sRaeo-
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to stop. We give written guarantee to
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cent interest. "Baco- Curop Is not sub
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without the aid of viii power and with
no Inconvenience. It leaves the system
as pure and as free from nicotine as the
day you took your first chew or smoke.
Cured by Baeo.curo and Gained Thirty Pounds.
From hundreds of testimonials. the
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08

BERKELEY COUNTY

CIauum CoUnf Judge, Thirteen1n
Judicial Circuit. e. Boyd Faulkner,
Clerk, VIM. b. Colston; Prosecuting
Attorney. u. s. q. Pitzer; ShefiiI, =. -
Gerlsng; Deputy Sheriffs, w. 4. Lamon,
Elijah wv. Van Metre Alex. Gienans !
Deputy Sheriff and Jailer, Aiexanuei
Elliott. r.
Terms of the Court copmence on sns 3
second TUESDAY in January, April anu
September.
COUNTY CouRT President, q. = ~,
ner. Commissioners. Ill. ] Seloert anu
ara r. r.. Thomass Clerk, q. W. DOH :.
Terms commence. first MONDAY "a
Narch, June. September and December.
Commissioners of Accounts. John I.
Picking, Adrian g. Nadenbouscn:. L.
Dew. Gerhardt; Surveyor Of Land. l.
w. Woods: Assessor. First District. -
Z. Nicely: Assessor. Second District
James A. Gageby: General Receiver.
Henry ]. Seibert, Coroner, VIM. Ncheg'
Sealer of Weights and Measures, w. II.
Lamon: Steward of Almshouses mos,
Wolford. uaa-
Local Board of Health, E. l.. Hon u
man. John L. Williamson, DIR. ?. n
MYERS, the President of County Oour''
and Prosecuting Attorney.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08
Tampering With Wires.

A new feature in the risks of cleo
tricity is found in the tragic fate of a
retail dealer who disliked the position
OF one of the lights in front of his store
and therefore pushed it with small
stick. 1t SO happened that the latter
was part of a gilt frame, and as he stood
on an iron plate in the sidewalk the
gliding formed a connection and sent a
current through his body, causing in
slant death. New York Letter
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Ruin of the Nose.

To destroy carvings ON roses, dahlias,
carnations, ETC., place small inverted
flower pots on stakes or wind piece
of cotton wool dipped in oil round the
stock Of the rose trees at ten inches from
the earth, which quite prevents the pest
from climbing above the wool The
small flower pots should be inspected
twice day aud the contents shaken
into bucket of boiling water.
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FUN. FOR THE
GILRS AND ROYS
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1t is the great
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Cut the coupon out of the Herald
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ONE CENT and get fish.
Or inclose the coupon and thee one
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send it to you by mail.
You can get more fun out Of it than
a rabbit. 1t is the very thing you
have been wanting. Don't delay or
they may be gone before you get one.
Call or send for it now
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The GEO. HASRROCK CO.


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First Doctor Good photograph, ism :
its
Second Doctor--F Fairly good. Flatters
the left lung little. / think. House
hold Words.
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West Virginia Central and Pitts
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Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-03
MKINLBY VAVB|SOUNDbD A HALT
Pai tial Stoppags Ordered Of Land
Entries ON the Red Lake
Reservation.
some PORTIONS UNSURVEYED
Settlers Prohibited From Occupying
Them Until Maps Arc
Prepared.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The registers
and receivers of the land offices at
Crookston and Duluth are notified in a
circular promulgated by the general
land office that 9o'clock Friday morn
ing, May 15, is the hour for opening
their offices for entries of the Red Lake
Indian reservation lands. They are par
ticularly enJoined to prevent an allow.
ance OF entries for any lands in the
reservation except for tracts embraced
in schedule forwarded them. Because
of errors in the survey of portions of the
eastern and southern boundaries, a re.
survey has been found necessary, and no
entries of the tracts involved will be al
lowed until the surveys have been ac-
cepted by the general land office and
plats filed in the local offices. The lands
will be subject to disposal to actual set.
tiers only under the homestead law, ex-
cept that proof of five years occupancy
is required to perfect title. Each settler
is to pay 81 25 per acre in five annual in
stallments. Payment for lands in ex-
cess of 100 acres embraced in one entry
will be included in the whole amount to
be paid in installments.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-03
Serious Explosion.

MEMPHIS, April Especial to the
Commercial-Appeal from Greenville,
Miss, says: At O'Clock this afternoon
two massive boilers of the Planters oil
mill at this place exploded, wrecking
the mill property and causing the death
of five men, as follows: Henry Williams
(colored), fireman; Oliver Humphrey
(colored), assistant fireman; Isom Free
man (colored), laborer; Horace Wilkin-
son (colored), carpenter; Ed Stasack,
(white), carpenter.
Injured: Frank Wolfenden, chief en-
gineer, badly scalded and bruised;
Columbus Washington (colored), burned
and cut by timbers, will die; Tom Brown
(colored), badly bruised and burned;
Webb Freeman (colored), leg broken;
Alex Hughes, scalp wound from flying
timber; Freeman Pendleton (colored) J,
leg broken and otherwise badly hurt.
The explosion occurred while Manager
Alexander Was at dinner and the cause
is stated TO have been dry boiler. This
version of it in not, however, definite
Us all connected with the boiler and en-.
gine room were killed except the chief
engineer, and he is too badly injured to
make any statement. After the wreck
of the plant by the explosion the fire
seized the ruins, but this was suppressed
by the fire department, not, however, be
fore the bodies Of the killed had beer
badly charred. The loss will reach
$4,000.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-03
TWO H0LOCAUSI(
Fire and Explosion Attended with an
Appalling List Of Cas-
ualties.
BROOKLYN AND GREENV|ll|
Scenes of the Disasters-Names
Fifteen Victims on the Death
Roll.

New YORK, April Item persons
perished by suffocation in a Brooklyn
tenement house early today. The names
are as follows: August Buno, wife and
two children, Sally, S years, and 10.
hanne, 18 months; Lena Calabia, IS
years old; Nicola Tralia, 80 years; his
daughter, Lena Tralia, "a years; Domi
nick Tralia, his son, 81 years, and baby,
Is days old; Cornelia Baretti, ,2S years
All met death by suffocation. The bod
les of some we're badly burned. Bunc
and family lived en- the third floor. The
rest of the unfortunates lived on the
second floor, the fourth floor being unoc
cupied. The occupants of the first floor
escaped without injury. John Calabia
husband of Lena Calabia, also escaped
from the second floor uninjured. All
were Italians. The cause OF the fire
which originated in the hallway of the
first floor, is unknown. Loss about
$4,000.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-03
Slaughtered in His Own Home.

DECATUR, ILL.,, March Ex-senator
Shelby Culloms' home congressional dis
trict, the Seventeenth, indorsed McKin-
ley for president today. Joshua Hum.
phrey, one of Cullom's principal workers,
was made a delegate and Hugh Grea,
known until recently as Cullom man,
was also made delegate, but this was
done only after both had declared that
they would observe their instructions.
j. A. Connolly was renominated for con-
gress and Thomas N Leavitt of Macon
was named as candidate for member of
the state board of equalization. The
resolutions adopted declare for McKin-
ley for president and urge all Illinois
delegates to stand together, so that if il
is seen that Mckinley cannot win Cullom
may be taken up.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-03
Has Struck Even the Rock Ribbed
Hills of the State of New
Hampshire.
BAD OUTLOOK FOR TOM REED
Senator CullOm Buried Out Of Sight
in His Own Congressional
District

CONCORD, March 31.--The New Hamp-
shire republicans held state convention
here today and elected delegates to the
national republican convention at St.
Louis. United States Senator Chan
dler presided. But one ticket for dele
gates at large was presented, and that
bore the names of s. S. Jewett, Frank S.
Streeter, G. II. Means, and j. A. Wood Of
Acworth. These four candidates for
delegates at large were elected by accla-
nation. The resolutions eulogize both
Reed and Mckinley and cay that the
delegates should vote for one of them.
There was slight stir in the even cur
rent of the proceedings when Frank Rol-
Inns offered substitute for the financial
plank, identical with that adopted by the
Massachusetts convention laet week, as
an amendment to the resolution, but
Chairman Putney, Senator Gallinger,
and others opposed the proposition and
the amendment was lost by an over
whelming viva voce vote. The adoption
Of the platform as presented was made
unanimous
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-03
SERIOUS CHARGE.
AL ChronI<ite Bound Over on the Charge
of Resisting an Officer.

AL ChronIxite Bound Over on the Charge
of Resisting an Officer.
AL Chronkite, whoGe resistance to ar
rest was the cause of Officer Tony Grill
lenberger breaking his wrist in a fall
while struggling with his prisoner, was
Wednesday brought before Judge Hawk
ms on a preliminary examination and
bound over to the district rourt under
$500 bonds. AS he was unable to furnish
these he was remanded to the county
Jail to await trial in the upper court.
a glance at the codes shows that the
otfense is very serious one under the
present law, which fixes the penalty on
conviction at not more than $1,000 fine
and five years imprisonment in the
county Jail. Under this law the court
or jury in it's discretion might on con-
viction impose penalty of more than 90
years imprisonment. in the county Jail
on Chroakite. In fact, this would be
the result if the extreme penalty was
given, for the law prescribes :2 day as
the rate at which a prisoner works out a
fine, and it would take over 10 years to
work out the fine.
Al Chronkite is a bridge carpenter and
is generally known as a fighter and dan
gerous man when he is under the intlu-
ence of drink. He had fight once with
"Big Joe" Martin, when the latter was on
the force, and Martin had to club him
numerically to get him to the city Jail.
He was also in an affray at Neihart, in
which he was cut up ir bad shape and
nearly lost his life.
Officer Curry, who was the first officer
to find Chronkite, and placed him under
arrest, after his encounter with Grillen.
berger, is also sufferer, for he was OBJ
liged to strike him on the jaw with such
force that he nearly broke his fist before
he could induce him to surrender and
come with him.
Officer Grillenberger is at his home
and feeling as comfortable as could be
expected, considering the serious char
acter of the fracture with which he il
suffering. 1t will probably be a long
time before his wrist is strong again.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-03
"MORPH|NEFRENC HY" IS FREE
United States District Attorney Les
lie Moves that the Case Be
Dismissed.
No Evidence Directly Connecting the
Defendant with the Spuri-
Gus Coin.

The preliminary examination of Xavier
Gin, alias morphine Frenchy," on a
charge of violating the laws of the
United States against counterfeiting the
coin CT the United States, was held be-
fore w. M. Cockrill, United States COM
missioner, Wednesday, it resulted in the
discharge of the defendant, on motion of
p. II. Leslie, United States district
attorney.
The testimony showed that for several
weeks past spurious dimes and quarters
had been in circulation in Great Falls,
nearly, if not quite, all OF which passed
through the Stockholm concert hall faro
table.
One evening, the faro dealer, John
| Porter, picked up some cash. consisting
of two dimes and nickel, which had
been bet and had won, and noticed that
the dimes were counterfeit. He asked
who owned the money. No one replied,
and Hugh Black, bystander, tcld Por-
ter that Gin owned the money, but Gin
had left the table.
When Black was put on the stand, he
swore that he could not swear that Gin
had placed the money on the table and
it was evident from his testimony that
he had surmised that the money be-
longed to Gin merely because Gin was
the only one of the players who had left
the table.
In regard to the finding of spurious
coin and dies under Gins bed in the
Linden terrace, it was shown that an
other person slept in the room with Gin
and that the room was accessible to many
persons.
Ex-Governor Leslie, after all the testi-
mony was in, stated that he considered
the testimony insufficient to convict the
defendant, and moved that he be dis
charged, which motion the commissioner
granted, warning the defendant against
permitting his acts to again cast suspic-
ion upon him.
Gin Immediately left the commission
er's office, stating that he WAS going to
get his "gun,' the hypodermic syringe
with which he injects morphine into his
system.
Ex-Governor Leslie stated, after the
hearing, that there was some evidence
tending to cast suspicion upon the de-
fendant, and perhaps there might have
been better case, if some practical
jokers had not represented themselves to
Gin as government detectives, warning
him that the officers were watching him
and thus forcing Marshal GueIin TO ar
rest the morphine tiend before securing
all the evidence desired