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The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
DAMAGE TO THE BROOKLYN.
Hithir "a Short Time the Cruiser HyI
Re1aired

CHESTER, PA, Feb. eff the con-
ditions remain favorable, it looks to-day
as thou h the cruiser Brooklyn may leave
her anchorage at Marcus Hook for the ry-
dock of the League Island navy.yard to-
morrow afternoon. The stevedores finished
unloading the coal from the vessel this
morning, ard all the ammunition hash cen
taken out. The divers report shows that
the plates have been ripped from a point
near the bow to point under the engine
room, but the damage is confined to the
port side. The injury is serious, but it is
not as bad as was at first thought from the
quantity of water forced into the double
bottom compartments. The skin is not
damaged and the bolts are not shea ared off,
Captain Cook has received telegram from
Eleven Point Lighthouse. Michigan, ex-
pressing sympathy for the accid ent to the
Brooklyn. The captain for number of
ears was stationed at this lighthouse.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
C,otl khode. to yo1, th- s,ana

LONDON, ENG, Feb. 6.-The COM
mittee of the Commons appointed to in
quire into the troubles in South Africa
met 10. day. and selected Right Hon. Will
liam l.. Johnson, member for North
Leeds, as chairman. 1t was decided to
begin the taking OF evidence on February
l6, when Cecil Rhodes, formerly Premier
Of the Cape Colony, will be called to the
stand
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
SCENE At A MURDER TRIAL.
Sensational Testimony of a Female Sfenoq
rapber Whose Character is
r. Hscfed UDon

CHICAGO, liz. Feb 6.-During the
trial to-day of Alderman O'Malley and
John Sentry. charged with the 10 urder OF
Gus Coliander, Miss Shirley, the stenogra-
pher in the State Attorney Office. vino is
alleged TO have furnished Attorney For
rest, counsel for O'Malley, with notes
taken at a private examination of State
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Bio 1lsotinn MiH Btrn,d

BERLIN, GERMANY. Feb. 6.-The ex.
tensive cotton mill OF Dolfutz and Mantz
at MuhIhausen, Alsace, was burned to-day.
The loss was $500. 900.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
Ot,nstroms Hood. IN EnnInnd

LONDON, ENG, Feb. 6.-Floods are
prevailing in the valleys of the Thames
and Oufre rivers, where large tracts of
land are submerged. Great damage has
been done to property.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
The Pope Recorers FROM a Fasu.sno F,t.

ROME, ITALY, Feb. 6-The Pope. who
was attacked With fainting fit Friday, is
much tet'er to-day. His Holiness this
evening gave an audience, which lasted
twenty minutes, 10 Prince Henry
OF orleans, VINO will shortly conduct an
expedition to Abyssinia
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Ihe Brndford Pro.ecutton Dropped.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. 6.-Secre-
tary Herbert has directed that no further
proceedings be taken In the case of Com
mander Royal B. Bradford, who was navi-
eating the Montgomery when she was in
iured in New York harbor. off Castle
William, January IL. A court of inquiry,
which cons cred the case three days later,
found that no blame could be attached to
any one on board the ship, which was
properly navigated at the time she struck
some unknown object.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
French Trainings Ships Mt.hap.

PARIS, FRANCE, Feb. 6.-The Figaro
publishes dispatch from Dakar, in the
French Colony of Senegal, on the ex-
treme point OF Cape Verde, saying that
the French training-ship Melpomene ran
ashore off that place, but was tioated
without damage.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
Bark Sea King In Dt,tress.

LONDON. ENG, Feb. 6.-The American
bark Sea King, Captain Pierce, from
Sydney, n. s. W. for San Francisco. has
arrived at Auckland. in leaky condition
and with her mainmast anu foremost
sprung and her rudder damaged.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
Doce Laoorers to Resun. Torn

HAMBURG. GERMANY, Feb. 6.-Sixty-
seven per cent of the striking dock Ia
borers voted to-day in favor of resuming
WORK, the remaining 50 per cent voting
in favor of continuing the strike.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
Loo OF a trench Ye...,

CORUNA, SPAIN. Feb. 6.-An unknown
French sailing vessel has been lost on
Cape Toriana, the western extremity of
this province. (Galicia). Only one of her
crew was saved.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
R.r. j. 4. Broos. Dead.

MEMPHIS, TENN. Feb. 6-Rev. J. A
Brooks, a well known divine of the Chris
tan church, and Prohibitionist candida to
for the Vice Presidency in 1888 is dead.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07

Porfttassese Pnrftan anieHt Dissolved.
LISBON, PORTUGAL. Feb. 6-The Por-
tuguese Parliament was dissolved to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07

LA crochet quilts. tine goods. ST. City
of Paris.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
--$5.OO--

larger than 1Oe expected, Dot1Oithsta7ad-
ing the heavy do107apour, larger than Ve
could handle.
SpbTred on by the success of this great
sale, 1Oe have concluded to continue it,
eloquently in behalf of values, in behalf
of pretty styles, in terms more conUiac-
ing than our writings could hope for.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
OUR BIG
CORNER WINDOW.

If you hare time today, it 10iIJ be North your
zUbite to take q peep at our big corner 1OindoU.
It'sjUst chocb-a-bzocb 10itb these OUercoots
and Suits, and 1Ohat handsome tailored Gar
DoeDtS.
The OUerc00ts are serge lined, suitable for the
e.rtro cold Weather; suitable for SPRING Made
10ith deep UelUet collars, in t0ilL SerSes auburn
.Neltons and Vic1tnas, in blue, black. HaUonG
6ro10n and Oxford mixtures OUercoats that are
10ortle three times 1iUe Monday again at
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07

Some mighty suoeW Suits In blues, in soft VI
cu71os, also black; IN the ne10 four61tttom c1tto
10ay sack and double breasted style, Suits that
if you paid double the money for 'eDo you would
be getting big bargains. Monday again ot
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
Sensation!

Not o. mild sensation BY any means.
The ink Was scarcely dry on our big
announcement in this journal Friday
morning before q big croWd began to
gather in front of the Big Store Wait-
ing for Ut to open.
1t 1Oas one of those sales of naogni-
tude WAich only the Big Store lndu1Ses
ill., The quantities we're limited, the
styles pretty, and the extraordinary Uaz-
Ues, OUerco0ts and Suits, that are Worth
8 times 5-1ObeB 1Oe announced in Fri
days Call that these OUercoats and Suits
UoWld be offered to you at
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07

The best of all Pills are BxrcHAx'a
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06

Locomotives, like human beings, have
their ailments, many of which defy the
skill of those deputed to look after
them, says the Toronto Mail We hear
of tired razors, simple complaint
which vanishes after a brief period of
repose, but locomotives are apt to be-
tray indisposition even after a days
rest and much oiling of the various
parts.
Two good engines may be made on
the most approved principle. They may
each cost--as those of the London and
Northwestern railway do--e2, 300 and
yet one will exhibit from the first a
hardihood of constitution altogether
wanting in it's companion. A first class
locomotive of 800 horsepower. costing
60, 900, is expected to travel during its
life 200, 900 miles. or, say. 10, 600 miles
per annum for 10 years, yet now and
then an engine is found so impervious
to the assaults Of time as to be able in
its old age to do its daily work with all
the zest and vigor of youngster.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06
OLD TINE FLYcATcHING.
Primitive Method Of Getting Kid Of the
Troublesome Pests.

Newton ~ Wilson, living one mile
east Of town, says Scottsburg {Tnd.
communication, has hanging in his barn
an interesting keepsake in the shape of
a fycatcher. 1t is not so curions in it.
self as it is in showing the primitive
methods resorted to by the farmers in
early days to rid themselves of flies. Is
is. simply two smooth walnut boards,
perhaps 30 by II inches. beveled at one
end and fastened together by two whang
cords strung through matched holes,
In the antebellum days people never
thought of keeping flies out of the
house; the problem was to dispose of
them as they swarmed through the
rooms, making life miserable generally
In fact, the use Of netting to prevent
their ingress is of comparatively recent
origin, the invention Of this much need
ed article dating back only IS or 20
years.
AS everybody knows, flies are excep-
tionally thick in far1nhouses, even
where screens are used, and when they
are not they are almost intolerable In
the olden days the method most com
monty employed in the country to de-
stroy the troublesome fly was the use Of
such instruments rs the enc described
above. The boards We're beveled and
hung in such manner that by their
weight they separated Mt the bottom,
and thus hung III an inverted Y shape
To attract the flies they We're snleared
with molasses on the inner surface.
Thus prepared, they We're suspended
in convenient places about the house
in kitchen, hallway, porch, which gen
orally served as the summer dining
place, and especially i'll passageways.
1t was common duty of every member
of the household when passing one of
those catchers to clap the boards togeth-
er, thus MASKING the flies which had
collected thereon The cook clapped
them in the kitchen. the hands as they
passed to and from the house at meal
times did likewise, the whole household
clapped them together hundreds of times
a day, and thousands of pestiferous flies
met their doom st. Louis Republic
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06
PEoPLE oF LEE COUNTRY.
Few of Them Seem TO Have Learned
Anything Noble From Mature.

Few of Them Seem TO Have Learned
Anything Noble From Nature.
''For the stability and Righteousness
Of our government we are accustomed
to think we must pin our faith on the
country people who live near TO ma
lures heart, z writes Mrs Lyman Alb
bolt in The Ladies' Home Journal, the
first Of a series Of Peaceful Valley"
papers, which picture life in an ideal
rural community "But how many of
them, " she says, seem to have learned
anything noble from her? Her beauty
does not refine them, her honesty does
not incite them to thoroughness, her
free handedness does not inspire them to
generosity--they become narrow and
sordid in the midst of grandeur and lib
crafty They imagine there can be
nothing in life but work or play, toll
or rest, and they feel contempt for
those who play and rest. They have
never learned to mingle work and play,
toll and rest in due proportion, and they
cease to find any pleasure iii life unless
they abandon work altogether. Like the
tired woman who wrote her own cpl
taph, they fancy heaven place where
they can do nothing forever and ever.
''This view of life makes loafers in
the village as it makes them in the
cities When different spirit has found
room to grow, a new order of living
prevails Life becomes something more
than slow grinding of the mill, more
than burden, to be endured only be-
cause it cannot be at viii laid down. 1t
becomes a luxury as well as a necessi-
ty. Individuals combine, not for their
own advantage, but to multiply bene-
factions, and as strength increases by
its right use, the attainment of one
worthy and ambitious advantage is only
the suggestion and achievement of an
other >,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06

DR.. Holmes wrote half a century ago,
Don't, let me beg of you--don't say
how for what, and "Please don t
say how for that " is the wall of the
sensitive reader of today. If an Ameri-
can, he is likely to ascribe the reigning
fancy for the sin to Mr.. Howells, who
has taken to it with his usual ferocity,
possibly because long practice on his
own signature makes the adverb easier
for him to write than the conjunction
Lately the word has begun to infest
the writings of English politicians, pos
sibly as result of association with the
Irish members of parliament, for she
said how he was going" is literal
translation of the Gaelic equivalent of
che said that he was going" But the
worst instance of its use appears in a
letter written by the Hon. Auberon
Herbert to the editor of the London
News, and, misusing the word 16 times
in 40 lines, Connemara' s self could do
no more. New York Times.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06

international s 5. Lesson for NOV. y.
Pail in Melita and Rome. Acts IS.
ITO
Golden Text:--''We know that all
things work together Tor good to them
that love God. Rom. S: 7S
The shipwiecked party found them
selves on the Isleud Of Melita among
a barbarous people who showed them
no little lirduess, for they kindled a
FIRE and received everyone, because
the weather was now cold and rainy
Paul, always serving others, gathered
a bundle Of sticks, aud laid them on
the FIRE when a venomous serpent
came ont OF the heat and fastened on
his hand Now the barbarians thought
this judgment on some murderer
who, though he had escaped the sea,
was thus overtaken by vengeance, but
when Paul, fulfilling the prophecy Of
Mark I6: rs shook Of the reptile into
the fire and felt no harm. they chang
ed their opinion aud said he was a
gcd. Notice the hospitality OF Pub
lius. the chief OF the island, 10 taking
Paul into his house. and how he was
rewarded By the healing OF his sick
father And then other sick people
came and were healed. who honored
Paul and the company with gifts.
After staying three months on the
island they took ship, landing at Syr-
acuse three days, from thence to Rhe
GUM. and the South wind blowing
the next day they came to Puteoli
where they found brethren and re-
manned week. Then going towards
Rome, the brethren from there came
10 meet them as far as Apii-Forum
and the Three Taverns. and Paul
thanked God and took courage. know
ing the Golden Text. How courage
Gus might all believers be if they
would believe this Golden Text; that
present light Affections are bless
ing, because they work out an eternal
weight of glory Aud if everybody
would believe 1.-THE Lord reigneth.
let the earth rejoice how bold and
CHEEKY and helpful the world might be
AT Rome the prisoners were deliver
ed TO the guard but Paul was permit
ted to dwell by himself
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06
A Human bloodhound.

In Abyssinia-they have very pictur-
esque fashion of identifying thieves
There is an official nominated for the
purpose in each district. Upon receiv-
ing information Of robbery he gives
his confidential servant a dose of certain
herbs, afterward pipe of tobacco.
The man drinks and then smokes In
due course he begins to rave and to
crawl about ON hands and knees Then
the thief catcher puts rope about his
loins, and on all fours he perambulates
the neighborhood, shifting like a hound,
enters house at last and goes to sleep
upon the floor That is legal evidence
Of the owners guilt
He has to pay the value of the stolen
goods or to square" the thief catcher,
which, as a rule, comes to much tho
same thing
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06
LACK ORIGINALITY.
why Many Criminals Are Easily Brought
to Justice.

lone reason why detectives appear
to do something miraculous occasional
ly is that there is after all very little
originality in criminals, !" said one of
Chief Hazen's sleuthhounds recently.
When man sets out to get money
by crooked means, he seldom sits down
and evolves new plan On the con
trary, he evidently thinks Of the smart
cases he has heard Of at different times,
makes up his mind which suits him
best and copies the plan adopted very
closely indeed.
Hence, when the detective sets out,
he has, in many instances, quite a
string of precedents to take as guides to
the course the criminal will probably
pursue.
zone case, years ago, that helped me
immensely in the business, was forg
cry. The man had disappeared and left
no clew whatever behind.
81 obtained access to his room and
found that he had developed a partial
ity for cutting scraps from newspapers
There was whole drawerful of these,
and went through them carefully.
"Several had relation to forgery
cases. and one cutting that appeared to
be pretty badly fingered described how
forger had got away in womans at
tire
II worked on the theory that my
bird had flown in this manner and fol
lowed it up until finally got on the
track and captured the criminal.
"The capture was regarded as very
remarkable one, but, as a matter of
fact, the runaway had left for me an
exceedingly valuable clew. If he had
taken the precaution to burn that cut
ting, he might have escaped capture al
together. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06
TIP MARKS ON TRUNKS.
The Luggage Signals Used by Hotel EN-
ployees Abroad.

piOyees ADEOaus
Travellers whom every day brings
back from the continent say that this
season, more than ever, gives plentiful
example of the Freemasonry which ex-
lists among continental hotel employees.
Usually on board the boats from Calais,
Boulogne and Ostend notes are compared
by tourists who have covered the same
ground and followed the same itinerary.
The results are significant of EYE open
ing. . Some such colloquy as the fol-
lowing is often overheard:
my box and two portmanteaus were
smashed fearfully by that villain of a
porter at the Hotel DIES Bains, Villavilla,
and my wife and could get no attend
ance "
"That is curious, for we were treated
by all the servants most beautifully
May ] ask you a question? Did you tip
the servants properly at the previous
place, Hotel dc Luxe, Lucerne?'
mo; / confess it was an oversight
but what has that to do with the Villa
villa hotel.'
Everything. Look at the hotel labels
on your luggage. All on lower right
hand corner That implies that you are
mean and illiheral Now look at mine
All the labels in the upper left hand
corner That signifies liberality-treat
this person well-encourage him-your
politeness will be rewarded. My friend S
bag here has label stuck right in the
middle and that means. A good fellow
will tip, but very exacting-not east
ly pleased ''-London Mail.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06

Old John Ward, who was pilloried
by Pope in the "Dunciad and who
actually stood in the pillory in the year
1927, when he was said to have been
worth e200, 600, was, nevertheless, a
pious man. He had largo estates in
London and Essex and did not omit to
pray for their welfare in the following
manner: 80 Lord, beseech thee to
preserve the two counties of Middlesex
and Essex from fire and earthquake,
and as | have mortgage III HEREFORD
shire beg Of thee likewise to have an
eye of compassion on that county. and
for the rest of the counties deal with
them as thou pleasest !"-Household
Words
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06

cry year for the last twenty years, and
If any medical skill did me any good
it was SO little did not know it.
Two years ago my wife was down
sick two months, tried two doctors,
but the case was a stubborn one OF
female trouble. | found in Peru ma
not only good, safe remedy for sore
throat, but one for weakness and
nervous prostration. quit the doc
tors and purchased bottle of Peru
ma, and in three days after my wife
got up and she has been going CIV.
since, and / have not been bothered
with that bad sore throat. 1t used to
last at least fifteen or twenty days.
Since we have used your medicine
my wife has not lost a single day,
and she has gained over fifty
pounds.
In later letter, July 22d, 1897, Mr..
Blanchard writes: ''All of the sick
ness we have in the family is when
we cannot get Pe-ru-na. We people
ia the South think Pe.ru-na is Cod
sent blessing. / recommended Peru
ma to friends OF mine that had asthma
and one bottle cured them. When
ever Peru ma is used it speaks loudly
for itself"
Dr. Hartman. the original COM
FOUNDER of Pe-ru-na, has a recent
book on chronic catarrh which will be
sent Tree by TIL" Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg.
CO., Columbus, o.
Ask your druggist for free Peru
ma Almanac for 1898.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06
The small Unwashed.

The Lapp baby belongs to the class of
the small unwashed. When its mother
is in particularly neat frame Of mind,
ehe daubs fat on it, and that is all the
bathing that the youngster is likely to
get as it outgrows fondling and fat
clubbing in time
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06

A Massachusetts, soldier was the first
TO lose leg IN the civil war He en-
listed April 30, 1861, and 20 days later
his leg was crushed by the fall Of a
stack of his own company muskets in
the capitol rotunda at Washington
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06

Glass bricks are made extensively in
Germany They are blown with a hol-
low center, containing raretied air, and
they are said to be as strong and dura-
BILE as clay bricks They freely admit
light.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06
A Faflnre.

New Servant found this coin upon
your desk, sir
Master-I'm glad you are honest. I
put it there purposely to test your hon
esty.
New Servant-That's what thought
Pick Me Up.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06

ITO become man Of means, says
the Manayunk Philosopher, ''itseems
necessary for you FIRST to be mean
man.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06

Take (ascare.s Candy Cat..Hr.tc zoe or 2oc.
Il c. &. c. fail 10 cure cregg sts refund money
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06

"That man Davis is clearly not fit to
be father
"Why?'
Ellis child is week and half old.
and he hasn't expressed the belief that
it recognizes him. Chicago News
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06
Don't Tobacco Spit ana Smoke Your / lie Away.

DON IuUHttV opIt anu 9IHOku TUT TIC AHAfs
TO quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic full Of life, nerve and vigor. take No-To-
BAG. the wonder-worler, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, zoe or 81. Cure guaran.
iced Booklet and sample free. Address
se- ling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-06
SORE THROAT.

In a letter to
DR.. Hartman,
dated Dec. ~,
1896, George A.
Blanchard. o I
Washi n & ton !,
Ga. , writes: my
throat had been
in the habit Of
getting sore ev-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-27

met Mr.. Lincoln at Springfield, ILL.,,
where he had studied law and been
admitted to the bar. He was with
Mr.. Lincoln almost constantly until the
presidents death. He gained little
military experience also, acting as the
presidents adjutant and aid-de-camp,
and serving for several months as
major and assistant adjutant general
under Gen. Hunter and Gen. Gilmore.
BE was breveted lieutenant colonel and
colonel.
Col. Hay is man of affairs. He has
been secretary at Paris and at Madrid.
He was charge d'affaires at Vienna, and
he was President Lincoln's secretary.
He is learned, polished, deep, familiar
with the strange ways and mouth-fill-
ing words of diplomacy, and is at ease
in any kind of company. Col. Hay is
SO years old and has long been a resi-
dent of Washington, where his house
is one of the most hospitable. 1t was
here that he wrote his Life of Lin
coln," which is regarded as one of the
most valuable of the contributions to
the literature Of the United States. Col.
Hay is recognized as fine orator.