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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-03
The Same old Free Trede Arguments.

Ah@ Sath~ OaA FASS AASd~ ~ EuHtShNcs
Boston Advertiser. rep
How it does seem like old times to
have the familiar free trade arguments
mustered and marshaled and paraded
and proclaimed once morei II is such
long time since even the most hard
eued American Cobdenite had the face
and the lungs to assert that protection
could not enhance wages. that we
could not sell abroad unless we pur.
chased of those to whom we sold, that
where protection begins revenue ends,
that all we need to keep our mills
running full time is unrestricted for
eign trade, that free raw materials will
give us command of the worlds mar
kets, that all tariff duties are paid by
the consumer, that all the world out
side of the United States of America
is rapidly becoming converted to free
trade doctrines, that protectionism is
the handmade of ignorance. that the
cost of home made article to theco
sumner is always increased by just the
amount of tariff duty levied on similar
articles when imported, etc, etc. !
The events of the last few years
have SO riddled these arguments, the
people have shown so Enthusiastically
their anger and disgust With the whole
free trade experiment, that it required
a good deal of hardihood to begin
again with the same old clatter and
clack But somehow it seems good
to see and hear again the worm eaten
humbugs. They are too badly used up
and out of date to do much harm, and
they possess a reminiscent interest.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-03
Heart Disease Relieved in 80 Min
uteS.

DR.. Agnews Cure for the Heart
gives perfect relief in all cases of Or
ganic or Sympathetic Heart Disease
in 80 minutes, and speedily effects a
cure. 1t is a peerless remedy for Pal
pitation, Shortness of Breath, Snoth-
ering Spells, Pain in Left Side and all
symptoms of Diseased Heart. One
dose conviuces. Sold by A. M. Gil
bert and M. A Snodgrass.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-03
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

Robert Bonner mentions the strik-
ing fact that when he bought his first
trotting horse in 1886 only nineteen
horses, living and dead. had trotted a
mile in ? so Now there are more
that 10 900 in the list.
1t is reported that an Eastern CAPT.
talist has purchased the Stou ewall
furnace in Cherokee county, Ala
where some ofthe Confederate warriors
cast cannon during the war, and will
develop the ore mines there.
At Montreux, Switzerland, the
electric tramway gets its power FROM
a very small stream, and from the
old Roman town of Vevay to the
medieval castle of Chillon one may
ride in trolly car propelled by the
power of an insignificant little rill.
Few people have an idea how much
it costs to support the convict element
i'll Massachusetts,. Each man at the
State prison entails an expense of
1907 per week. The women at the
reformatory come cheaper. 500 per
week, but the boys at Westboro are
the most expensive, $40 per boy.
In medieval times rhinocerous
horns were employed for drinking
cups by royal parsonage, the notion
being that poison put into them
would show Itself by bubbling. There
may have been some truth in the idea,
as many of the ancient poisons were
acids and they would decompose the
horny material very quickly.
A citizen of Brooklyn has the
largest known collection of bills of
fare. There are over 1000 in She col :
lection, embracing everything sfsom
the cracked slate of mining camp
dugout to the extended entrees with
which Queen Victoria fattened her
subjects on jubilee day and the Car
gorged his starving thousands.
Proof money passes through an
astonishing number of hands. When
at the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing it is received as paper it is
handled by five different divisions,
with eighty one hands. By then it is
counted twenty times, and before the
Treasury Department gets it, one
month later, just IoI persons have
done some work on the note.
A number ofNorthern Indiana coun-
ties have perfected organizations
whereby it is agreed not to purchase
farming implements this year. A
system of exchange has been agreed
upon. The leaders in the movement
disclaim the establishment of a boy
colt on manufacturers or dealers, and
state that the organizations are the
outgrowth OF business and financial
depression.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-03
Fatal TO Children.

At a certain stage of childhood
worms are the greatest menacers OF
child life. To kill worms and not ex-
pei them sstill more dangerous. Mag
ic Worm Tablets both kill and expel
worms. Children eat them as readily
as candy. They yell for them. Price
IS cents. Magic Remedy Co., Glen
Rock, Pa.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-03

Saturday was a great day for oil
producers in the Parkersburg vicin-
ity. The United States Oil Company
completed well OH the Montgomery
farm, at Henderson,, that is making
800 barrels a day. The we'll opens
new territory and has caused great
excitement. The Barusdall Oil Com
pauy got a I5-barrel we'll in the
shallow sand at Tallyho, on the
Richardson farm-new territory.
Mallory Brothers No 2, on the J. A.
McMasters farm, at Hendershot,
came in last evening at about so bar
rels.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-03

During the inauguration the B. &
o. tested very severely the use of two
conductors or excursion and other
heavily loaded trains The Operat,
ing Department reports that the in
novation was successful to a mark ed
degree, and some $4,000 people
were handled in very short space of
time without a single accident to
passenger.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-03

They are so small that the most
sensitive persons take them, they are
so effective that the most obstinate
cases of constipation, headache and
torpid liver yield to them. That is
why DeWitt's Little Early Risers are
known as the famous little pills. L.
G.. Matthaei.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-03

f. F. Turner, of Compton, Mo-,
writes us that after suffering from
piles for seventeen years, he COM
pletely cured them by using three
boxes of DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve,
1t cures eczema and severe skin dis
eases. l.. G. Matthaei.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-03

Don't allow the lungs to be i'm
paired by the continuous irritation of
a cough. 1t is easier to prevent con-
sumption than to cure it. One Min
ute Cough Cure taken early will ward
of any fatal lung trouble. L, c.
Matthaei.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-03

If you have ever seen a child in the
agony of Group, you can appreciate
the gratitude of the mothers who
know that One Minute Cough Cure
relieves their little ones as quickly as
it is administered. Many homes in
this city are never without it. L. G.
Matthaei.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-03

One Minute is all the time necessary
to decide from personal experience
that One Minute Cough Cure does
what its name implies. L. G. Matt
thaei.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-03

For eighteen months have been we'll Al
though 70 years of age / can go where wish
and sleep all night and wake up as cheer
full as babe and completely rested"
DIR. Miles Remedies are sold by all drug
gists under positive guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart
and Nerves sent free to all applicants.
DIR. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart. Ind.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-03

others and a number
of remedies, spending
a large amount OF
money, but finally be-
came so bad that it was
unsafe for me to leave
home. | commenced
using DR.. Miles Heart
C,l1ra two vparS ago.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-03

CnEMH AH weakness easily cured by
DIR. Miles Nerve Plasters.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-03

Ew cart DISEASE IS durable. "Fcr over
"a forty years writes Daniel Myers OF
Two Taverns. Pa, on Aug. 10, 1896
II suffered with heart disease. First slight
palpitation, gradually growing worse. Then
shortness OF breath, sleeplessness, smother
ing sensations and much pain in the region
OF the heart alarmed me and | consulted
physician Receiving no benefit / tried
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
In The BegInning

OF New Year when the winter sea-
son Of close confinement is only half
gone, many find that their health be-
gins to break down, that the least ex-
posture threatens sickness. 1t is then
as we'll as at all other times, and with
people even in good health. that the
following facts should be remem bered
namely. that Hoods Sarsaparilla leads
everything in the way Of medicines;
that it accomplishes the greatest
cures in the world; has the largest
sale in the world and requires The
largest building in the world devoted
exclusively to the preparation of the
proprietary medicine Does not this
conclusively prove, if you are sick,
that Hoods Sarsaparilla is the medi-
cine for YOU to take9
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
MIXING WINES.
How the Bordeaux for Foreign Trade
Is Prepared.


An American who has been re-
siding in France, and mas devoted
some time to studying the wines Of
the country, says that California
claret is as good a wine as the claret
Of France. The Bordeaux wines
that are exported to England and
America are not pure wines, but are
mixed expressly for the foreign
trade. The French have a great OBJ
lection TO this fact being known. It
is said that a former United States
consul to Bordeaux was shot down
in the streets after having described
the process of mixing in a consular
report. The idea that a Frenchman
will consume large quantities of
wine is mistake. He will go TO an
inn, call for glass of wine, and sit
down and play cards. If he is play
ing for an hour the wine lasts him
all that time He takes but one
glass. The French do not like
heavy wine, and the claret they
drink IS quite light Even this thin
wine is nearly always mixed with
water, half and half. They say
water brings out the fruity flavor.
To meet the English, American and
other foreign demand, the French
wine dealers at Bordeaux take the
thin native wines and mix them
with the much heavier wines of
Spain and Portugal, and the result
is the Bordeaux" OF commerce.
The method of mixing is wonderfully
rapid and effective Two bins Of
French wines are placed close to one
of Spanish aud one bin of Portu-
guese wine. Above them all is
another bin, empty, and ready for
the receipt of the mixed wine. The
work of mixing is done by an cleo
trio engine, to which is attached
four rubber suction pipes, one pipe
going from each bin of wine into the
empty bin above The wine from
the four bins is thus sucked up and
discharged in equal quantities into
the empty bin. The mixing is thor
ough. Malaga wine from Spain,
port, possibly from Portugal, and
the thin French claret all go into
one compound, Vim Bordeaux. 1t
is good wine, but it is not pure
wine in the sense of being the prod
uct OF one kind of grape -Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
Rbeumatism cured ina Dav.

Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cures in one to
three days. Its action upon the sys-
lem is remarkable and mysterious.
1t removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits IS cents.
Sold by J. I Bennett and Stone x
Hassell, druggists, Lancaster, Nis.
i +. Anthony, Ex-Postmaster Of
Promise City, Iowa, says. II bought
one bottle Of Mystic Cure for Rheu-
matism, and two doses Of it did me
more good than any other medicine
ever took Sold by j. T. Bennett
and Stone and Hassell druggists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
An Old English Ceremony.

Each November II, before sun
rising, 50 runs the charter, a
quaint ceremony is performed on the
duke of Buccleuch's Warwickshire
estate. The duke, by ancient usage,
demands ''wroth silver, whatever
that may be, from some thirty par
ishes, and the nominal amounts are
given by the visitors and placed in a
stone trough on Knitglow hill.
Afterwards the company go to
breakfast, partly at the dukes ex-
pense, and wait for defaulters. The
penalty for not paying the fees is
"a white bull with a red nose, and
ears Of the same color. VEST
Minister Gazette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
QUITE A FEAT.
An interesting Piece of Rapid Struc-
turaI Engineering Work.


An interesting piece Of rapid
structural engineering work was
accomplished on the Great Eastern
railway system during the early
hours one morning. The railway
bridge over the river Ouse on the
London and Norwich main line near
Ely was completely removed and
new wrought-iron bridge Of one
span, of some 300 tons of dead
weight and 100 feet long, erected in
its place. The night was extremely
dark and the work was rendered
somewhat difficult by the prevailing
high wind and heavy gusts of rain.
About l:30 a. m. operations were
begun by removing the rails and
upper cross timbers. Half an hour
later the first of the iron girders,
which numbered 20 in all and
weighed about six tons each, was
lifted out by powerful steam cranes
and shunted on to trucks. The
work was completed by 7:30 a. m.
Preparations were now made for
placing the new bridge, which had
been previously erected on staging
alongside the old bridge, into posi-
ton. This was effected by slowly
hauling the entire structure by
means of powerful winches fixed on
both river banks. The bridge itself
rested on trolleys running on rails
laid along the abutments. The next
business was to relieve the trolleys
of their 300 tons of dead weight and
to lower the bridge by powerful
hydraulic jacks on to its permanent
supports. This done, rails were
laid, the permanent way was made
good, and the main line connection
completely restored, with delay to
only one train of the ordinary Sun
day service London Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
EARLY STEAM CARRIAGES.
The First One Gould Draw Ten Tons
Five Miles an Hour.

The merit Of inventing a self-act-
ing steam carriage is allowed to be
due to Richard Trevethick, a clever
but eccentric English engineer. He
was the first who practically ap
Piled 1T to work on roads and rail-
ways. In 1902, he took out a patent
IN England for a steam carriage.
and this novel machine he exhibited
to large and astonished crowds in
London. Immediately afterwards
he adapted his steam carriage for
the drawing OF wagons on rail-
ways, duty which it successfully
executed on the Merthyr- Tydvil
railway in 1904 This was the first
railway locomotive, but it was far
from perfect. 1t drew only ten tons
of bar iron at the rate of five miles
an hour. Through the inventive
talent of George Stephenson, the
Stockton & Darlington railway in
1921 was the first railway in which
passengers Travelled ia carriages; yet,
even with this measure of assured
success, the locomotive was still an
imperfect machine, for its extreme
speed was but little faster than the
walk of horse. The means of i'm
parting speed had yet to be per-
fected. In response to a premium
offered by the projectors of the
Liverpool & Manchester railway
for the best locomotive, trial of
which was fixed for October, 1929,
the Rocket, constructed by Stephen
son & Booth, was most successful.
This, the first high-speed locomotive,
weighed four and half tons, aver
aged speed Of II miles an hour,
with a gross load of II tons, it's
maximum speed being 20 miles. -
Hard ware.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
THEY BEGIN MODESTLY.
Two Reforms Which the Women Of
France Expect 10 Compass.


The great women's right question
is being rather skillfully handled in
France, and oddly enough the chief
tactician Madame Schmahl-is an
English lady, born and bred, With
a suspiciously Teutonic married
name. However, it appears that
neither race nor nationality, nor
even creed, offers any serious OBJ
stacle to feminine cooperation in the
task of winning an equality with
man. Madame Schmahl has sue
ceeded in uniting with herself. as
chief supporters Of the 'avant-
courriere, two such widely differ
ent personages as the Dowager-
Duchesse d Uzes, an arts tocrat and
ultramontane, and Madame Sarah
Monod, a member Of the we'll
known Calvinist family from
Geneva. Their programme IS wisely
limited to a couple Of reforms,
which they may reasonably hope to
compass in one l. slative session
namely, the right of women 10 act
as witnesses to all legal documents,
and the protection Of the earnings
Of wife from her husbands inter
ference. When these two objects
have been attained, the association
will be dissolved, the promoters not
being pleged to any more advanced
aims. st. James Gazette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14

Mr.. G. Caillouette. druggist, Beav-
ersville. H., says. 70 DR. Kings
New Discovery owe my life. Was
taken with LaGrippe and tried all the
physicians FOR miles about bur of ne
avail and was given up aud told |
could not live. Having pr Kings
New Discovery in my store | sent for
bottle and began its use aud from
the first dose began to get better and
after using three bottles was up and
abant again. Ii is worth its weight
in gold We won't keep house or
store without il Get free trial al
Benefits drug store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
A Queer Lake in Georgia.

Thompson's lake, two miles north
of Grand Ridge, is gradually drying
up or running of, an event that oc-
ours about every four or five years.
The lake is half mile long and
about 200 yards wide, and has an
average depth of 20 feet. An old
settler declares that the lake once
ran out 50 fast that its roar and
whirr were heard at his house,
more than a mile away, and after a
few days the lake was re6lled from
subterranean source almost as
rapidly. Whea the lake is dry the
lake bed is So i with an abund-
ance II fish. re IS always good
fishing iii the l.se ana now that ii Is
running of, hundreds Of persons are
visiting the place Atlanta Con-
stitution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
If you are


About the accommodations you
get when travelling. select the
Burlington Route as your line,
and you will be more than salts
fed.
If you are going beyond Chica-
go, St. Lewis, Denver, st. Paul
or Minneapolis. and don't know
the rate of fare, or the different
routes, time etc., write to Geo. p.
Lyman, Gen. Pass. Agent. ST.
Paul, Mimi, and you will get a
prompt reply, or call on any
agent of the Burlington Route
they can be found in all principal
cities.
Reclining Chair Cars, Compart-
nent Sleepers and Cafe Dining
Cars make a combination un-
equaled for comfort in travel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
Cure For Headache

As remedy for all forms Of head
ache, Electric Bitters has proved 10
be the very best. 1t effects perma-
nent cure and the most dreaded habit
ual sick headaches yield to its infiu-
ence. We urge all who are afflicted
to procure bottle and give this rem
edy fair trial In eases Of habitual
constipation Electric Bitters cures bv
giving the needed tone 10 the bowels.
aud few cases long resist the use OF
this medicine. Try it once. Fifty
eents and $loo al Bennett's drug
store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
reed Your Nerves

Upon pure, rich blood and you need
not fear nervous prostitution. Nerves
are weak when they are improperly
and insufiieiently nourished Pure
blood is their proper food aud pure
blood comes by taking Hoods Sarsa-
parilla which is thus the greatest and
best nerve tonic. 1t also builds ZIP
the whole system.
Hoods pills are the favorite family
cathartic, easy to take, easy to eper-
ate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
Instanclng an r,ccntlnn.

At any rate, tpays to be polite and
accommodating"
Not always. In leaving a train the
other morning saw a lady of my ac-
quaintance had left an umbrella in her
seat. In my haste TO pick il up and run
after her to restore it left my gold
headed cane behind, ana I'm out S6.75
on the transaction C Chicago Tribune,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
Hard to Be Truthful.

Examine your words well and you
will find that even when you have
no motive to be false, it is a very
hard thing to say the exact truth
even about your own immediate feel
ings-much harder than to say
something fine about them which is
not the exact truth. George Eliot.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
Cured by Baco-Cu and Gained Thirty
Pounds.

From hundreds of testimonials, the
originals of which are on file and open
to inspection, the following is pre-
scented:
Clayton, Nevada Co. Ark, Jan. % 1895
Eureka Chemical & Mfg Co, La Crosse,
Wis,-Gentlemen: For forty years l used
tobacco in all its forms For twenty-five
years of that time 1 was a great sufferer
from general debility and heart disease.
For fifteen years tried to quit but l could
not. took various remedies among others
''No-To-Bac," the Indian Tobacco Antidote,"
Double Chloride of Gold, = etc, etc. but none
of them did me the least bit of good. Fin
ally. however, | purchased a box of your
'Baco-Curo" and ii has entirely cured me
of the habit in all its forms, and l nave in
creased thirty pounds in weight and am re-
leaved from all the numerous aches and
pains of body and mind Icould write a
quire of paper upon my changed feelings
and condition.
Yours respectfully, P. H MARBURY.
Pastor G. p. Church, Clayton, Ark.
Sold by all druggists at $1.00 per
box; three boxes (thirty days treat
ment) $3.50 with iron-clad written
guarantee or sent direct upon receipt
of price. Write for booklet and
proofs, Eureka Chemical & Mfg. Co,
Lacrosse, Wis and Boston, Mass,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
The wedding Tour.

so luny and spoony the couple appeared,
could not but wonder
How, heavens dome under,
Such ntnnies as these were had ever been
reared:
But neatly. completely my Gliding was
child.
For when / was married
went where they tarried
And heard them both smoker at things
that we did.
II. 5, Narnum, in Chicago Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14

Mamma" said Benny Bloobumper.
as he rushed in from school, our
new teacher has such fine teeth"
'Has She, dcar?'
Yes, indeed They are nearly all
gilt-ydged IN. y. Truth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
an rho isoardinr Honse.

Your coffee never seems to lose its
strength" said Mr. Starr.
DO you know why that is?" asked
Mrs. Weirlhash, beamingly.
because. l suppose, it has never
been strsined."-N. Y. Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
Rice a Century Cid.

At a recent meeting of tie Paris
Academy of Science III. Balland pre-
sented a memoir describing an
analysis of sample of rice over
century cid. He found the rice
only slightly deficient in fat
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14

The best salve in the world for cuts.
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, few
er sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns and all skin eruptions
and positively cures piles or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refund
ed. Price rs cents box. At j. +.
Benefits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
Tho Wav 81 tba yvar,d

My mother was an elegant cook.
There was only one person she couldn't
please
who was thnt9'
my father. He remembered his
m0ther's cooking City Chat,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-14
MS GoIden wndIi,.

She--So Mr.. Sappcr has just cello
brated his golden wedding.
He--Golden wedding? Why, he's
only just got married.
She-Ies, but the girl has 10000
Tit-Bits.