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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-23
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Stock taking ends with jan
uary- account to be taken of
everything in the store money
is easier to count than goods
we've adopted such low price
measures as will clear all the
surplus stocks convert them
INTO cash quick we're willing
to take a loss on choice goods to
do this we won't carry over any
surplus stocks they've got to
go-write now, soon as you read
this, for samples and see if the
way they're going doesn't inter
est you and your pocketbook
more than anything has for a
long time.
so inch Mixed Suitings all
wool-that were half a dollar,
25c.
40 inch all wool Diamond
Checks, 25c. ~
40 inch all wool Bourette Suit
ings, 25c.
80 inch all wool neat mixtures,
zoe.
Lot of all wool Suiting Mix
lures. AZ to SO inches wide, that
were 75c. $1.O0, $1.25-aII at 5Oc.
All Wool Black Goods at 25c,
35c, soc, 75c, all greatly re-
duced.
Nice Bright Plaids, 15c, csc,
35c, soc, 75c. for waists or chill
dren's dresses there never has
been such a chance to get like
values for the money.
All the surplus stocks in the
store at mark down prices
write and tell us what you're in
terested in and we'll send sam
pies that will show you we mean
business.
Get samples of the new 1897
wash goods.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-23

there is going to be no trouble
over the selection of an Ohio
man for the Cabinet or of a sue
cessor to Mr.. Sherman in the
Senate.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-23

Queen Lii, after spending two or
three days in Boston, says she doesn't
care about meeting President Cleve-
land, anyway. There are others, oil
course, but it would be interesting to
learn who has supplanted Grover in
her fresh young Affections Cincin-
natl Post.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-23

A torpid liver means bad COM
plexion. bad breath. indigestion and
frequent headaches. To avoid such
companions take DeWitt's Little Ear
ly Risers, the famous little pills. L.
G. Matthaei.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-23

The Denver Times says that Colo
RADIO farmers do not make enough
butter. It should be remembered
that they cannot make butter and run
the financial policy of the nation at
the same timel-Philadelphia Press.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-23

Direct connections are made for
Greencastle, Terre Haute. Lafayette,
Charlottesville and principal points
in the West and Northwest. 40.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-23
New Through Line to indianapolis
and Chicago,

Commencing January "a, the B. &
@. R. R. will operate through line
of Pullman Buffet Drawing room
Sleeping Cars between Baltimore,
Washington, Indianapolis and Chi
cago, via Cincinnati.
sI.n... .aL.I..i
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-23
THE BALTIMORE WEEKLY SUN


The WEEKLY SUN Publishes All the
News Of Each Week, giving complete
accounts of all events of interest
throughout the world. As an Agricul-
tural Paper The WEEKLY Sun Is unsur-
passed. II is edited by writer's OF prac-
tical experience, who know what farm
ing means and what farmers .yaDl in an
agricultural journal. 1t contains regular
reports of the agricultural experiment
stations throughout the country, OF the
proceedings of farmers clubs and insti-
tutes, and the discussion Of new methods
and ideas in agriculture. Its Market
Reports, Poultry Department and Veter-
mary Column are particularly valuable
to country readers. Every issue con-
tains Stories, Poems Household and Puz-
zle Columns, a variety OF interesting and
instructive selected matter and other fea-
lures, which make 1t welcome visitor
In city and country homes alike.
One dollar year Inducements to
getters of clubs for the Weekly Sun.
Both the Daily and Weekly Sun mailed
free of postage In the United States,
Canada and Mexico. Payments invar-
iably in advance. Address
A. S. ABEL COMPANY,
Publishers and Proprietors.
Baltimore, Md.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-23
TUFTS Pills
Cure All
Liver Ills.

A Strong FOrtIflCatiOTl.
Fortify the body against disease
by TUFTS Liver Pills, an abso-
lutte cure for sick headache, dys-
pepsia, sour stomach, malaria,
constipation, jaundice, bilious
ness and all kindred troubles.
1.-THE Fly-Wheel of Life !"
DR.. Tut; Your Liver Pills are
the fly-wheel oflife. | shall ever
be grateful for the accident that
broughtthem to my notice. ! feel
as if | had a new lease of life.
!. Fairleigh, Platte Cannon, Col.
TUFTS Liver Pills
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-23
HoNEsT IN MOTIVE.
FEARLESS IN EXPRESSION.
Cnxr.sr - n,.xt..x..

HONEST IN MOTIVE.
FEARLESS IN EXPRESSION.
SOUND IN PRINCIPLE.
UNswERyINe In lTs ALLEGIANCE TO
RIanT THEORIES AND
Rom PRAcTicEs.
THE Sun Publishes All the News All
the Time, but II does not allow It's col
umns to be degraded by unclean, immor-
al or purely sensational matter.
Editorially, Tnn Sun Is the Consistent
and Exchanging Champion and Defend
err Of Popular Rights and Interests
against political machines and monopo-
lies of every character, Independent in
all things, extreme in none. II Is for good
laws, good government and good order.
BY mail Fifty Cents month, Six Dol
lars year.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-23
1897 THE SUN. 1897
BALTIMORE, Nh.

THE PAPER OF THE People,
For THE PEoPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-23

Miss Glen Byrne is most successful
commercial traveller. Her speciality is
women s ready made dresses. From city
to city she travels. raking in orders for
ner employers, dollars for herself aud
golden opinions from al.
ELIZA ARcHARD CONNER
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-23

Lii Hung Chang thinks bicycling fol
women is immodest. All people with
Chinese minds think the same.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-01
The Long Polar Night.

Generally speaking, we figure
Europe as being wholly within the tenn
perate zone, but when We come to in
vestigate matters we find that North
Cape the most northerly point OF
Norway is in the shadow ofthe North
Pole. At that point you can see the
"midnight sun" in all its ghastliness,
the great luminary being constantly
above the horizon from May 9th to
August 9th, or just ole day over three
months. But the long wintrv nights
make up for this 100 days of constant
sunshine. 1t begins on September 22d
and constantly increasesin length until
November 9th, when the "polar night"
commences in earnest, the sun never
appearing above the horizon from the
last mentioned date until February
9th, one day less than three months.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-01
SOCIAL DETECTIVE WORK.

Last year Chicago girl visiting
friends in st. Louis attended a recep-
tion in that city. There was big
crush of st. Louis social lights, and
when the falr Chicagoan prepared to
depart she was unable to find her
valuable sealskin sacque anywhere. In
its place was an old sealskn worn and
dilapidated.
Tho hostess regretted the mistake
exceedingly. 1t seemed certain that
some thoughtless guest had worn away
the missing garment by mistake. She
felt sure that tho sacque would be re.
turned the next day with an apology.
In the mean time she suggested that
the Chicago girl wear tho old garment
that had been left in its place, and
this was done.
But the sealskin was not forthcom-
ing the next day or the next week.
The hostess was annoyed almost to the
verge OF distraction and offered to pay
for the missing sacque, but of course
this proposition was declined.
At length the Chicagoan's visit was
terminated and she returned home.
One day she stepped into big store
in State street where she had pur-
chased the lost sealskin to inquire if
the firm could suggest any way by
which to identify the garment posi-
lively if her st. Louis friends should
chance to see it again.
sit would be pretty difficult to
identify it by casual inspection, "
said the iurrier, "but every garment
which We make is marked on the IN
side of the skin with our firm name,
the name OF the purchaser and the
date. By removing the lining this
can be seem"
''Do all furriers mark their gar
meuts in that way?" asked the caller.
81 don't know Ipresume they do, "
was the reply.
"Then l wish you would examine
this sacque," she said, removing the
old one that hal been left upon her
hands, "and see if You can find out
who made it. "
1t was the work of n minute to rip a
,eaw in the lining, Upon the back Of
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-01
FASHIONABLE BIG BUCKLES.

The enormous waist buckles which
aro at present so much in favor iu
Paris are direct descendants of the
brobdingnagian d'Artois shoe buckles,
named after the famous Comte d'Ar-
tois, brother of the French King,
Louis TX. In fact, all waist buckles
are descendants of shoe buckles, not
only in France but in England-in
London as much as in Paris. When
shoe buckles died out, waist buckles
came in. Fashion changed the loca-
ton of these articles of adorpment
from the extremities OF the gentlemen
of King Charles II.'s court to the
waists of their attendant ladies'.
But shoe buckles lasted long enough
to become, in the hands OF tho rich
and frivolous, an excuse for ex-
travagauces. Their price rose from
twenty-five cents to upward of $50 Il
pair, and varied between that and very
much larger amounts. Two and n
half millions of them were being made
every year, when, for some inexplica-
bic reason, the demand dwinl He'd and
died.
A vigorous but unsuccessful attempt
was made to revive the fashion. Four
thousand bucklemakers OF Birming
ham appeared 10 the Prince of Wales.
The obliging Prince promised to as
sist them by every means in his power.
He wore buckles himself. and enjoined
their use upon the members of his
household; but the dictates OF fashion
were not to be oYerruled. Probably
some old makers are engaged in the
recently revived trade in waist
buckles, which, however, hourishes
principally in France. In Paris to.
day tho welldressed bouievardieres
are on the high road to rival the old
magnllicence and extravaganza If the
matter of these petty trinkets. Some
that are worn resemble mass of ser.
pents intertwired, with jeweled heads
and long, protruding jcweled fangs. -
Chicago News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-01
FASHION NOTES,

Tho newest card cases are OF nam.
moth proportions.
Red still promises to be the favorite
color of the coming spring.
Buckles six inches wide, and bent to
fit the figure, are used TOR the backs OF
ribbon belts.
Jewels worn with black and white
Costume should be diamonds or pearls,
white enamel, onyx or cats-eYes.
Party gowns for small girls are made
OF taA'eta silk with an overdress of
killed chiffon of the same color, or one
of fine lawn trimmed with lace inser-
tion and edging.
A good habit to get into is that of
hanging up ones gowns when they are
taken off. They will look new much
longer if they are not left to repose
indefinitely ON the most convenient
chair.
Fur trimmed gowns, an expensive as
we'll as elegant mode, will be seen
among the smartest visiting costumes.
They are SO lined and wadded that
they may bo worn on the coolest day
with no wrap but the becoming many
tailed boa.
Jeweled buttons and enameled but.
tons, SO carefully done that they re-
semble Fiorentine mosiacs, are used
on both afternoon and evening dresses.
Added to these are some novelties in
celluloid, initiating old gold and silver
in rococo designs.
The largest vagary OF fashion is the
addition of padding around the hips
of dress skirts and the promise OF
bustles in the near future. A little
hustle mt the back is generally an I'M
provement, but let US hope that the
large one OF some years ago may never
return.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-01

A very curious point has been sub.
mitted to the Derbyshire (England)
Football Association for decision. 1t
is as to whether artificial limbs are to
be permitted in the play. 1t seems
that the Buxton Football Club had
several members of its team sever ely
injured in consequence of a member
of the Matlock eleven having played
with an artificial arm. 1t was report
ed that in Derbyshire alone there are
number of football players who, ow.
ing to the loss of an arm, use artificial
limbs. They are described as "regu.
lar terrors" on the football field, since
when once they get con" to the ball
they swing their dummy arms around
with such force as to either fracture
skulls or cause conclusion of the
brain. 1t has now been determined
by the association that artificial limbs
are henceforth to be barred III all
football games.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-01
An Aged Goldfish.

The goldfish is not as tender an ami.
NAL as is imagined, says the Indianap.
oils Journal, for IN handling und NOV
ing them from one pond to another
they are dipped up in nets and car
ried about in baskets much like corn
or potatoes. Sometimes they are out
of the water thirty minutes, and sell
dom is it that thoy are injured. How
long they will live depends altogether
on their treatment. In the Govern
ment Aquarium at Washington is II
goldfish that is known to be fifty years
of age, AMI it is not perceptibly larger
than when frat palced there. There
is said to be in the Royal Aquarium at
Rome, Italy, fish that is more than
100 years of age, but it has grown
slightly in the last twenty-five years.
Its color Is the same except slight
change with the seasons.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-01
Chught a Big Owl.

The largest owl ever seen in Indi-
ana was exhibited in Greensburg by
Conductor John Carley, of the Gin.
cinnati division of the Big Four road
The circumstances of its capture were
very peculiar.
Engineer Bevington, who captured
the bird, said that shortly after pass.
ing Batesville, twenty miles ont, he
heard what he took to be the "toot-
ing" OF locomotive whistle. AS no
train was due he could not eccount
for the whistling, but when it con-
tinued he became alarmed aud stopped
his engine. The "tooting" still con.
tinued, and, walking to the front OF
his locomotive, he discovered the huge
owl perched upon the cowcatcher and
hooting in deep tones that sounded
like the whistle of n passenger engine.
1t is the largest owl ever known in the
State. 1t was learned that the owl
had captured ten pound lamb and
had dragged it out of the pasture to
the track, when overtaken by the
train. New York Mail and Express.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-01
THE OLDEST NECKLACE.

Mrs. William Z. Curtis, the vito OF
n Chicago journalist, has what is prob
ably the oldest necklace ever worn in
civilized city. 1t is composed of
three rows of human eyes in perfect
state of preservation, polished and
mounted In gold. The eyes were pro-
cured from Peru, where the dead are
buried in sitting posture and the
hot, dry air acts more effectively than
any embalming fluid in preserving
them. A mummy there can be OBJ
tained for from four to five dollars,
and the eyes alone, of course, are
much cheaper. Polished and mounted
as they are in this necklace, they
make very striking ornament. But
Mrs. Curtis has had the temerity to
wear them only once. They were
greatly admired until her friends were
told that the stones were not gems,
but petrihed human eyes. Then the
admiration turned to Mortified repul,
sion, and Mrs. Curtis has not since
taken them from her jewel case. Ar
gonaut.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-01

College football in Ohio is evidently
growing too tame, concludes the New
Orleans Picayune. With the consent
of Warden Coffin, OF the State Prison
at Columbus, Ohio, eight students OF
the law school of the State University
were recently initiated into q Greek
letter fraternity, with experiences in
the methods of punishment used in
the prison, including the ducking
tub, the padding machine, the thumb
chains and the humming bird, after
being brought to the prison blind
folded in cabs.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-01

Professor G. Stanley Hall, of Clarh
University, has made a peculiarly in,
teresting report on the results of a
long study of the various kinds of
fear to which children are subject. 1t
seems that thunder and lightning
cause terror to more children than
any other one thing, and following in
the order named come reptiles,
strangers, darkness, fire, death, do
mestic animals, disease, wild animals,
water, ghosts, insects, rats and mice,
robbers, and high winds. 1t is pleas.
ant to notice that the fear of ghosts
comes very low on the list. Some
forms of dread are to be found in all
parts of the country. For instance,
the thought of high winds excites no
alarm in the East, while in the cyclone
States it is n common cause of appre.
hension. Still more narrowly local
lied is fear of the worlds end. This
exists only where some little band oi
fanatics have been trying on their as,
cension robes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-01
Origin of 1.-THE Thimblp,

A thimble was originally thumb.
bell, because it was worn on the
thumbs, as sailors still wear their
thimbles. 1t is u Dutch invention
and, in 1881. in Amsterdam, tho BIZ
centennial OF tue thimble was cele.
brated with a great deal of formality.
This very valuable addition to my
lady's work basket was first made by
q goldsmith named Nicholas van Ben.
schoten. And it may further interest
Colonial danes to know that the first
thimble made was presented in 1851
to Ann van Wedy, the second wife OF
Kiliaen van Rensselaer,.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-01

The Atlanta Constitution says: "The
political history of Indiana furnishes
very interesting study. Although
the Hoosier State has participated in
twenty Presidential contests, since
frst entering the sistcrhood of Ameri-
can commonwealths, sic has cast her
vote on the losing side only four
times. There is no other State in the
Union which can boast of similar
record. In 1924 the vote of Indiana
was given to the losing candidate, and
also in 1923, 1S4S and 1876, but with
these exceptions the State has always
named the nning candidate. James
Monroe, Andrew Jackson, William
Henry Harrison, james X. Polk and
James Buchanan all received the vote
of Indiana in their respective races.
In 1860 Mr.. Lincoln captured the
State from the Democrats, and again
in 1861 secured the electoral vote.
From that time until 1876 the State
remained in the Republican column,
voting for General Grant in both of
his campaigns. In 1876, however, the
State returned to its former Demo,
cratic allegiance and voted for Samuel
j. Tilden by handsome majority. In
1880 the vote of the State was cast
for Garfield; in 1881 for Cleveland ;
in 1888 for Harrison; in 1892 for
Cleveland again, and in 1896 for Nc.
kinley. Since Indiana has been a
State it has voted twice with the
Wings, seven times with the Republi-
cans and eleven times with the Demo.
Gratis"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-01
GOSSIP.

New York has a Women's Chess
Club.
There are over 1900 female physi-
clans in the United States.
The only woman who has over asked
Tor an Office in Daviess County, Mis-
souri,, is seeking Postmastership.
In Minnesota there is girls school
of agriculture which is, so far as
known, the only one in the country.
An unmarried woman has made q
reputation in Gage County, Nebraska,
as corn husker, doing seventy five
bushels day.
The Queen of Greece is an accom-
plished yachtswo holds masters
certificate and is an honorary admiral
in the Russian navy.
Mrs Smith, a 1oO-year old lady, of
Grantham, England, does all her own
housework, nurses an invalid nephew
and sells potatoes. which sho has
planted and dug up herself.
Many English noblewomen are of
literary habits. Three duchesses-
those of Cleveland, Sutherland and
Bedford-have at one time or another
contributed articles to magazines.
The Exchangerfor Woman's Work
in New York City, at - East Thirtieth
street, has sold nearly $50, 200 worth
of goods the past year. It's object is
to help women to help themselves.
Miss @. H. Lippincott, of Minneap-
oils, Minn,, has the largest exclusively
flower seed business in the United
States. She is the pioneer woman in
the business, which she entered ten
years ago.
Lady Jane Henrietta Swinburne,
mother of Algernon Charles Swim
burne, the poet, died recently. She
was the widow of Admiral Charles
Henry Swinburne and daughter of
George, the third Earl of Ashburn-
ham.
The Rainy Day Club, of New York,
composed of ladies, has declared it.
self. One of the members presented
for consideration the picture of n wo-
man in abbreviated skirts. 1t now
"'draws the line at skirts eight inches
from the ground"
About fifty women, most of whom
are Americans, have registered at tho
University OF Berlin, and $50 are reg
istered at Zurich. They are not ac-
corded the same rights that are given
10 the mon, and are thinking of begin
ming to agitate for them.
Mrs. Barney Burnato, wife of the
multi-millonaire OF South Africa, lit
orally blazes with jewels. She has
some of the most superb diamonds
that ever dazzlei the eyes of London,
and wears nearly every gem she pos
sesses at one and the same time.
Congressman elect Vincent, of the
Fifth Kansas District, announces the
selection of his private secretary in
the person of his young daughter.
Miss Vincent is now in Topeka learn
ing shorthand and in other ways
equipping herself for her Washington
duties.
About thirty five girls of Stanford
University, Palo Alto, CAL, are prac-
ticing regularly three days a week on
the basket ball field. After the .holi-
days, the practice work will be redou-
bled III anticipation Of challenge
from the girls team of the University
of California.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-01
Shipping PerisIiable Products.

There is no limit 10 the ingenuity dis.
played in shipping perishaDle products
long distances to the English market.
Butter is sent from Australia to South
Africa, and then 700 miles to Kimber.
ley, and received as fresh as when it
started. 1t is packed in glass cases,
sealed with paper and the case in.
closed in plaster of paris, which is
bad conductor of heat and will pre-.
serve an even temperature in the glars
box throug hout tho whole journey.