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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-08-21
Dollar Wheat in Sight and the Farm
ers' Outing Coming.


ers' Outing Coming.
Experts agree that dollar wheat is
in sight, and not very far off at that.
Certain it is that the farmers of the
Cumberland Valley have gathered the
most glorious harvest on record and
now they are entitled to little recre-
alton. This they can find at the great
Changers Picnic at Williams Grove,
next week, and they can also find
much of interest and profit. They
can see acres of improved farming
machinery, the latest processes OF
dairying, herds of fine stock and
many inventions in every department
OF agriculture. Special and regular
trains on the c. V.R. r. and branches
at low rates will make this farmers
outing cheap and profitable.
Tuesday, Aug. "a, at the Grove will
be Temperance Day andNDr. Swallow
will be there; Wednesday will be
Woman Day; Thursday. Grange Day
and Friday Politicians Day. so there
is something new and attractive every
day. Entries of exhibits show that
this will be a record breaking year
and no one should miss this exhibi-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-08-21

All persons knowing themselves in
debted TO the estate of James Murphy,
deceased, are hereby notified TO come
forward aud make settlement and all
holding claims against the estate to pre-.
sent them for payment
w. X. MURPHY,
Aug. II, '97 Agent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-08-21

Many thanks for the correction
from Lots Wife The letter was
full of defects, but like dog going
through a dissectiug room, and hav-
ing had leg taken off at one end, an
eve extracted at the other, and his
tail Topped off-his appearance is any
think put improved when at last his
dogship is held up to the public scru-
tiny. Perhaps the editors would bet
ter let Lots letters alone, if they
really want them, as she never ticks
the hand in humble submission to
stiff set of rules, unless that hand
has money to bestow instead of
thanks. LOT.
P. S. Lot deserted the Indepen-
dent because the young lad whose
verdancy was truly refreshing, to the
uninitiated, but whose lack Of pene-
tration and abundance of self-conceit
led him into the belief that he knew
better than the public--what was
wanted from Lots" pen. L.
Who is Lots Wife p"-ED.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-08-21
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-08-21

The new Baptist church is going up
with a rush on a lot donated by Mr.,
Boss Uuderdonk Already the stone
foundation is completed. If we heath
ems are lost out here, twon't be for
lack of churches.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-08-21

We are glad to note that DR.. VIM.
Wolfe's wife has returned much ini-
proved in health.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-05

For further information; address
H. G. MORpUE, A. g. p
or Louisville, Ky.
W. L. MILLS,
greensboro, Ky,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-05

juice. an we took err pun. but didn't
cavalier er 'ci Nv er lot We logged
down. me frens, so happy they had a
mold of one err nudder's arms. an den
we pulled on de bottle an den on de-
Ours, an agin on the bot. an once more
on dc oars. 'ad 'em were ! wanted
EN-, but / didn't say muffin TIN we
got on ter de ship, wen remarked dat
| vas warm from de work, an pulled
of me close
SAY. dem coyes looked kinder hard
den. an one err dem says: Wut { ell
De skipper was long side us on de deck,
an I says ter i'm:
'Ere's er brace er guys as needs
salt air fer dere helt. an | brought
EN- ere ter sign fer 'er bit err deep
water. If yer t'ink dere right, bring
der ink
"De skipper bro't der ink an de
blokes signed Dere likely roun' de
word twict by dis time. It's de only
time err tin 'orn tried ter flim-ham me.
an had ter laugh. But couldn't or
worked il in Frisco"
CLARENCE LUDLOW BRowNELL.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-05

boarding house in Port Townsend. He
looked about % years old and to weigh
40 pounds until one saw him stripped
for little go" Then one would gasp
at his proportions. He seemed twice as
large with his clothes OFF, and before a
strange audience he never could re-
press a chuckle as he threw aside his
robes.
. Before Larry was very well known in
Seattle two confidence men, melted by
his genial featrues and open-hearted
manner, essayed to victimize him.
Oddly enough, they failed.
"Oi, jer ear bout me an de two tin
'orus down Por' Tow'sen'? Yer orter
bin erlong. Say, yer'd laughed. Tad
ter laugh twict-once at der beginnin'
wen tumbled ter der gayme, an den
agin wen tuck in de chips.
"Dem sof' coves tort was er pigeon.
Dey orter go off an eat camper in der
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-05

but dey'd put up at de best place and
wait fer 'em ter show up. So we waited
am / got 'em ter have little straight
goods wild me, an den dey wanted a
game JUS ter kill time.
"Dey was fer me now hard, an lost.
1 got hottern'ell, an said I'd borrer
some down stairs till mornin', an den
get stuff from de ship. Course |
couldn't get none, but when was down
l let side pardner know as De game
was proceedin'. Then l says IN go to
de ship right dis bloomin' Ininnit, is
yer 'elp me wild de boat, an Ill be
ready fer yer den wild dough enough
fer damper.'
SAY, yer could hear 'em purr. Dey
fought dey lad err ieadpipe cinch. The
fren' as I'd tipped was benin de bar as
we come down. Twas his watch. an
e said
"'Goin' aboard? Better take some
tim ter warm yer on de way. It's coli
on de water desc nights.
80 e passed over bottle err bug
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-05

guys er chanst an dey let me win. Dey
WASH in no hurry to gimme de ha-ha,
fer dere amt many good things in town
now, an dey wanted ter be sure ter get
all dere wLs.
"Dey give out dey bote lad frens in
1ownsen' dey had ter see, an if I'd join
'em am go on de same boat dey'd fix it
easy fer me in good 'ouse down dere.
l let on dat err house wild me frens d
be better'n de ship, but I'd ave ter go
ter de ship fer me dough. Den went
out wild 'em fer me bag an give de
wink ter a runner fer de Seattle house
as was workin' wild us. IL wired dat
was comm an'w wus ready.
even we got dere we stepped in ter
de 'Grotter' an lad liquor, an den blew
roun' de place, which amt much
fer sport now. But we had a little
booze here and dere, and then me two
frens said dey couldn't fin der people,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-05
hs''A
FIE HAD THE LAUGH.
How Larry "Shanghais" Sent 70 Sea Two Tin
Horns" Who Tried to Bunco Him.
IcopyrIght. 1871


Among the small ports along the Pa
cific coast from Los Angeles to New
Westminster, and especially among
waterfront men, one of the best-known
,puuchers is Larry Burke.
4 Larry admits readily that he has been
member of the toughest crowd in
Sydney. Sydney was the place he
usually hailed from, and he had been all
over--that is, to oil the places a rough
and-tumble longshoreman and sailor is
likely to visit. He knew even the Bow
cry somewhat, and had picked up the
manner of speech of his class where
ever he went until it was extremely
difficult to locate him by ear. His head
quarters were in Seattle for awhile,
and later he was runner for sailors
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house master ! was gettin' de men fer
let on / was off 'er ship, which was
right, an had some stuff ter see de
town wild, an was goin' down ter Town
SEN fer more later. i had me dough
dere, mostly, tole 'em-not strOight
out, er course, but JUS lettin' de fac
slip out, inherently.
II was all de time gettin' onter de
two coves and dey was sizin' me fer a
gilly. DE blokes | was eXpectin' in
didn' show up, an taught desc duece
spots might do. Dey got me inter er
little game in err little room 'arf step
up as looks down over de bar, an give
'em de merry face an played an drunk
ale. amt SO worse wild de,cards me-
self, but l didn't try muffin. give de
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-05

bush, an drink tea. Erdin sleeps
volts dey's good fer, not playin' wild er
gent as as Travelled wild der Bottle
gan in Sydney.
Desc two Iolokes run agin me in de
Mug saloon one night were was look
infer er couple er blokes l wus goin'
ter run down ter Townsen' fer board
in master as wus goin' ter ship 'em ter
South Africa on coaler. It's er dirty
trip an arder n ell ter git men ter
60. Usually we 'as tor fix 'em ter get
'em aboard, an den dey never gets
ashore till de voyage is over. OATS
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coasters. Times too short. an er cove
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fer starter, givin every one de GLAD,
happy face, but even Ole Bill benin de
bar wash onter me lay. l was Ter lit
tie new ter Seattle, an 'adn't said moth
an to nobody but de sailors boardin'
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-05
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

lysses Grant was born in Il cabin
HuHe standing in little village on the
north bank OF the ONO river, at point
about twenty-five miles east OF Cincin-
aaH. This cabin stood comparatively
unchanged until about ten years ago
when it was taken down and removed to
Coiumbu as relic. 1t Was h one-story
huaalng OF two very small rooms, with
eu outside chimney at one end ia the
manner OF southern cottages. In one
room the family lived in daytime, cook
ing ut the big fireplace, aud eating at Il
tlue table. Ia The other room they slept.
II WAS almost rs humble in appearance
- the house IN which Abraham Lincoln
dr-t SAW the light. Tue village Was
called Point Pleasant, and II WAS indeed a
beautiful place. Below the door the ONO
river curved away into the blue distance,
and behind 1t rose hills covered with tail
woods OF oak and walnut and ash. Al
that time the river was the great h1g hway
and over its steel bright surface t he
stern heel steamers "Daniel Boone and
"Simon kenton" piled amid many nat
boats, like immense swans surrounded by
awkward water bugs.
At this time Point Pleasant had hopes
OF being metropolis. 1t was deceived
1t is to-day very small village, at whose
wharf only All occasional steamer con
descends to stop. In $50 II contained
among other industries tannery, ana
the foreman OF this tannery, an ambl-
tious, stalwart young fellow, called Jesse
Grant, had been in business for himself
years before at Ravenna, and was looking
for chance to begin again. sickness
had broken up his indastry ana haa
swept away his savings-savings when
represented the most unremi'tlng ton
and the most rigorous seli-deniai but he
was once more accommodating money. ana
was nearly ready for second yentuls e
Hamlin Garland in McCiure's Magazine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30
THE WAY TO MAKE TEA.
Ii should Never be Boiled, and is Best
Taken Without Cream.

Mrs. 5. L. Rorer writes OF tea, coffee,
Cocoa and chocolate in her cook ing lesson
in the Ladies' Home Journal In telling
how to best prepare tea she points out
that "tannin, the ohjectio bic ingredient
OF tea, Is more thoroughly dissolved by
boiling. TO get the least tannn we
must. then. avoid boiling the tea, The
machine picked teas are undoubtedly
more wholesome than the green eoIored
teas or those dried on copper plates. Ere
quentIy, expensive teas-those sold at
from ten to twelve dollars a pound are
not 50 healt hful as the cheaper black
tens sold at dollar. Tea should be
taken char or NTH very little sugar II
taken between meals it may be taken
With sugar and cream, but | cannot
think OF a more injurious or pernicious
habit than the drinking OF tea with
sugar and cream at meal time. II taken
with food it prevents mastication, thus
creating stomach fermentation.
To make ten properly first scald the
pot, drain and put into it while hot a
level poontul OF tea to each half pint of
water. Pour over the water at the first
boil; cover for five minutes, stir and use
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30
Country Produce.

Beans.
Improved Yellow Eye. per bush...........! -
Pea, hand picked, per bu..............-..#2 -
Peas:
Improved. per bu tsced1 ....................:.5o
Butter.
Creamery per h......................... .
Cheese.
Rest factory new per n ...............l2 .I6
Best dairy new :. .......................... Ia
Dutch timported).... ...................''- 80
Eggs.
Fresh laid. per doz ............. ............2s
Hay.
Best loose. per n...........,-...........lo gl2
Straw.
Loose ...........,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS dS
Balcd. IL q IL
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30
ELLSWORTH MARKETS.
WEDNESDAY. December %. /

'
NAME LAW REGARDING WEIGHTS AND sEAsuRss
A bushel of Liverpool salt shall weigh ca
mounds and a bushel OF Turks Island salt shall
weigh 20 pounds.
The standard weight of a hushei of potatoes.
in good order and Ut for shipping, i 60 pounds.
The standard weight OF u hu-hrl OF beans In
good order aud tit for shipping, l. 81 pounds.
Df wheat bcCta rutA- hARa turutps and peas, ~
pounds; of corn, " pounds, Of onions, y
pounds. Of carrots, English turntp+, rye ana
wheat. - pounds. OF oats, 81 pounds, or even
measure ~ by agreement.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30
Snow Cream.

Beat the whites of three eggs to froth;
add gradually three rounding teaspoon
iuls OF powdered sugar. Beat until very
stiff; flavor with one tablespoonful OF
vanilla. Add gradually half pint OF
whipped cream, measured before whip
ping. Stir it in very carefully and serve
Immediately in glasses.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

This certifes that DR.. A. Johnson. whose
name is signed to every genuine bottle OF
'ohusou's Anodvne Lnineut in the month Of
IAN. 1870 first left at my store some OF the same
have supplied my customers with Il ever
since over fifty years. with increasing sales
have used it in my family for Spraius, coughs,
colds lame back, and consider ii the best.
JABEz KSowLroS, Newburg, Maine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

Some OF you have wasted much time
he past year, You spendthritts. Re
solve and act against thi, for the year to
come. Wake up TO the fact that time
spent is time recoverable. How much
OF 1t do you think you have? Not more
than thirty years, probably. And II by
reason OF strength some remain effective
for fifty years, what petty span of time
even that j.. Too often definite lines are
not decided on uutll after We are thirty,
and failing powers weaken u before We
are nifty. Thus all the products of all the
ages, rs far as they influence Us, are
crowded into twenty or thirty years.
We should be mi-er- OF time rather than
MASTERS. Thus would oven rest and rec
reatIon have a purpose and dignity.
And some Of you have tried to do, but
have failed to accomplish and you envy
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

1t seems strange that Time should ever
be represented as an infrm old man
Rather, he is youth, sprightIy and hur-
rying beyond all imaginings. Time never
grows old. When childish plans are as
many rs our minutes and our whims in
Vulnerable, then he does indeed lag II lit
II" aud uuf vini"ut hands come near muir
derInE hin -om,rima-; but as soon as We
get definite purpose in life, the rascal
takes to his heets, Hnd eager though We
may be TO cptch up with him, we never
more see anything hut his twinklug
feet in the distance. And at last MS our
steps begin to drag and faIter, he circles
round and round SO fast TINT We are sick
with dizziness and eager for rest.
Old Father Time, torsooth! Those who
call him old know not that Time is ever
young. What We call the olden days
were he new days to those who lived in
them; and our day is in advance OF theirs,
and theirs was in advance OF those who
preceded them, for progress in some form
has been the order since the beginning.
All who pine with backward looking eyes
miss the present; for each new moment is
as bright az any that have gone before.
1t is full OF new opportunities, struggles,
dissppointments, triumphs. A charm
fingers around the new; new chances
have not been spoiled, new toys have not
been broken, new knowledge has not
become trite, new hopes are still full OF
buoyancy.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

Last in the march of months there comes
December,
\ solemn stately sage who says, "Rcmember
| sing. alas. the dreary dirge of death,
| bear the pail; yet, with my dying breath,
Another year is born. and, ere 90,
! shed my silent mantle of pure snow
t hide times sears and wrinkles, and to make
a gentle cradle where the heir can wake,
And hear the soft receding strains that cheer
The final feast that speeds the fading year"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

I :. JOHNSON, Esq. My Dear Sir
called at my store and left me some J,
since l can most truly say that it
that time to this.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

Happy indeed is he who has no mis-
taEes to look back at. but his happiness
is merely the happiness OF an animal; ,
for q have really lived, and worked, and
strained Is inevitably to have made mis-
takcs. HAPPY also Is Ire OF unreticct1ng
spirit whose memory j. short for the
past and whose hope carries him ever on
ward toward some tuther imagined good
without stopping To estimate how that
good il to lac reached His X the hHppl-
hess OF a child. But thrice happy is he
" no ha, lived and erred and risen again ;
v no looks backward with eyes not suf-
fused with tears but alive with question
ug rs to how to avoid such mistakes in
the future, getting wisdom from the ex-
periences OF the past, from mistakes
pluCklnE courage, and from dlsappoint-
ments wrenchiug free; who looks onward
with calm gaze believing that What the
spirit OF r man has done, it can again do
and more also, since the present Is based
on the deeds of the past aud he deeds of
the future Will be posi- le by reason OF
he deeds OF the pre-ent-all ever cumua-
i've.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

Here once more is the end of an old
year and the beginning OF the new and
though ! am far from approving New
Years resolutions, | can quite understand
how they seem to help those no do not
yet regard every day as equally sacred
against waste.
Now do many OF US, like the boy who is
puzzled in arithmetic, wipe our states
clean and start again? Admittedly the
problem still remains to be solved, but
the very idea OF clean slate helps the
mind by taking out OF sight the confus-
ing figures that have mi-led. Our prob
lem. however, il more difficult than that
OF any boy it is to take one short lie, so
divide it that results shall be multiplied,
and not thing be left over save goodness.
The terms are confusing enough, partic
ularly when each one must cipher out
the matter for himself. Alas, what ii
sorry lot OF scrawling- some of US have
made. We have taken life as our diyi
dend, irresolution n our dlyisor, and the
quotient is nothing aud much over III tue
form OF frazZled, wasted hours.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30

Turn away from the noisy, thoughtless
crowds and bend your ear To the sum
mons OF life. The world moves For
Ward'' human growth is "Forward'; the
mighty swing of the universe i'll all its
unmeasured extent is "forward'. Let
your feet fall into the marching time of
imperishable conquering power, For
ward and Upward! -
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-30
NEW YEAR THOUGHTS.
BY MEMO"

fCopyrighted by Dave 4 Tabor
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-29
ii,,EOIs BOARD RETURNS.
VIII Envo NO Time to visit othcr
Proposed SitcS ForIhe Plant.

Washington, ID. c., Oct. 2S.-The naval
irmor board has returned to Washing
ton from its trip down South The board
visited in the order named Birming-
ham Ala: Sheffield. Ala; Nashville,
Chattanooga and Knoxville, in Ten
ncssec, Bristol in Virginia and Tennes-
see, and 'MOrristown, Tenn
Tie net Result of the trip is a mass
OF statistical information exhibiting the
varied resources of the Southern locall-
ties as the site for an armor plant If
the government should determine tn
huild one. This information will no,
ne printed in the report OF the board.
but Will be held subject to demand
from Congress. in case that body decide
10 embark upon the task of selecting a
site for the plant.
The board has now settled down 10
hafd work. for 1t is under orders 10
nave It's report ready for submission to
congress when il meets early in De
cember. There is no time to snare, I,r
more visits 10 other towns which as
pre- to the possession Of the armor plant
ana to the many applications that are
sun iiowing in upon the board the same
answer is rcturned--a polite dcclination
2l me invitation is returned. Mr.. Fritz.
the expert VINO was engaged to deyeIop
the details of the plant, i'm conformity
with the request of Congress- is work
ing iiftecn hours day with n force Of
SIX drauGhtsmen, and expects to turn
his work complete over to the board he.
fore December