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The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
Dragging with Three Horses,

There are many farm operations where three horses can be proftably used. While the work of blowing, espe- cially in spring, is comparatively light, if grass land or stubble has to be plowed in the fall for wheat, three horses will do enough more work to make it advisable to use them. If horse labor is cheaper than hand labor, as it surely is, to enable one man to use three horses instead of two increases the advantage. But the work of drag g;ng, especially with the spring tooth harrOws which tear up the soil, is bet ter done with three horses than with two.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
Feeling for. Flavor.


 \ New York station Bulletin says that at the station dairy it has generally been customary to feed once day some dry fodder, preferably clover hay, and silage twice with gr in. Feeding of corn silage did not produce any in- ferior quality of milk so far Us chemical composition would inIicate. and no ob- Jectionable flavor was noticed. If rad ical changes in the ration were made gradually ana not suddenly, and no spoiled or moidy siage allowed to reach the COW. it is probable there would be little complaint of any un- pleasant flavor from silage Of course, milk should not be exposed long in a stable filled with odorz of s;lage or any others objectionable. 1t the Kansas station the occasional taint noticed in the milk when silage vas fed was en- tirely avoided by feeding the silage im- mediately after instead of before milk ing.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15

In the town of Bristol. on the Della ware, twenty-two miles above Phila- delphia, stands the oldest Friends meeting house in that part of the cOun- try. It was built in 1713, and Is still attended by many residents of the place, a majority of whom are Quakers more or less orthodox. Most of them use "thee" as nOminative prOnOun, and not a few, even of the younger women, dress In mouse-cclored gar ments and wear poke bonnets.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
Retailed.

Electric energy Is now retailed In New York like milk, empty cans being collected and replaced by full ones. The size of the cans varies with the uses to which they are to be put. The smallest are those carried by the ballet girls to supply the electric lights they wear. These batteries are about the size of box of cigarettes. The pocket batteries worn by cyclists will light a bicycle light for ten hours.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15

The impairment of the leading indus try of some of these Western towns which have the Curfew law is indirect ly threatened through its operations. How is the great divorce industry to flourish. if any obstacle is put in the way of matrimOny and its preliminary? :? Marriage is the indispensable condition precedent 10 divorce The entertain ment of company" must go on The Curfew is doomed.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15

When a man becomes old, and his eyes fail to that extent that he can no longer see the grease spots On his clothes, they also become invisible to the members of his household. No one brushes an old mans clothes, or takes pride in hls personal appearance. Ii Is disagreeable to grow old. no matter what your sex, but is worse if you are
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
Destrovine Potato scab.


 It has long been known that flour of sulphur applied to anything was a good germiicde. The experience of q practical farmer, as told by Horace F. Wilcox, in the New York Tribune, shows how this knowledge saved his potato crop from destruction, though planted on land where, q year before, the potato scab had entirely destroyed it. He first cut the potatoes. and while in the pail with the sut surface fresh, he put a pint of sulphur on top of the heap, allowing it to sift down so that all got some of the sulphur The crop was entirely free from scab, and many of the cut pieces, used for seed, were yet yellow with sulphur in the hills when the crop was dug.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
Leave Their Wives at Home.

It is strict rule with the big trans atlantic steamship companies that the wife of the Captain shall not travel in his ship. The company strongly pro- hibits its Captains from taking their wives aboard with them The suppo- sition is that if anything should hap- pen to the ship the Captain, instead of attending to his public duty, would de vote his attention mainly to the safety of his wife. So that if the wife of Captain wants to go abroad she must take passage in some other vessel. This rule also holds in many of the freight lines.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
Influence,

Influence. 'Ah!" sighed the woman, ''if could go Out in the worlds wide busy mart, l would teach the millions the truths
 know; would plant them deep in each human heart; l would do much good; but, alas! alas! l am tied to the humble round of care So busy l scarce note the days that pass With five small children, what time tc
 spareT In doing the duties that came to her hand, And they were many, you may believe, 1 Gradually faded her day dreams grand And no more theories did she weave; But every day, yes, and every hour, She used her influence for good And exercised her sweet woman's power. Till each one of those children understood The principles she would fain have taught. They all went out to that busy mart She would have sought when they tied
 her hands, And the truths she had written on each
 child's heart Were by them echoed in distant lands. They were noted, distinguished, and schol-
 arly men, And they did much good for the human
 race; But when asked whence their ideas came They all thought at once of their mothers
 face. And they answered humbly, yet proudly,
 too, "'Twas our mother taught us these les.
 sons true" And their mother, resting content and
 serene, Heard of these words and smiled like a
 queen.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15

A thoughtful New York contempor- ary announces that boiled alligator flesh tastes very much like veal" Those who are in straitened circumstances and are unable to obtain veal will do we'll to remember this substitute.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15

4 man named Freezer advertises in a New York paper that he "can do al- most anything, but is unable to secure employment" and asks for job. He'll evidently stand a much better chance next July or August.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15

ducting $500 for food, leaves a profit of $2S1.20. Southern farmers do not pay enough attention to their poultry. number of the Northerners who have come South recently have taken up the poultry business and are pushing it in- dustriously.-A. ?. Cook, in American Agriculturist
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY

Guatemala Is to have great fair, bu there will be no Ferris wheel, the Gov ernment furnishing all the revolutions necessary to amuse visitors.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
Horticulturnl Notes.

Plant fruit first for the family and then for the market.
 Get that rotten apple out of the pile in the cellar if you have to sort the whole rile.
 Keep the house plants in health. An occasional smoking with tobacco will do them good
 Frozen fruits and roots are not as valuable as when ,has are not frozen, are they? Keep them from freezing. then.
 We insist that on a farm that is near q market more money can be made from gardening than from general farming.-Western Plowman.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15

The Kansas City Times says that "Waclav PrzybylowicZ is Kansas pol itician. This is reassuring; the name indicated that he was q Polish mOb
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
Their Base PurDose.

They claim to have discovered the missing link"
 "Oh, they're just trying to make monkeys of people."-Detroit Tribune
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15

My Sweetheart's Coming Home. What makes the world so wondrous fair?
 The earth so green, the sky so blue? The sweetest sunbeams fill the air
 Where once was all dismal hue My little world is full of song,
 The birds around sing blithe and gay; There's music all the fields among
 My sweetheart's coming home to-day. A day ago twas dark as night;
 How long and dreary seemed all time! But now fho etiI . fA:-
 My heart is full of gladdest rhyme! The flowers smile and nod their heads,
 AS if their joy they would essay. Ah! do they know? Yes, they must know My sweetheart's coming home to-day! Atlanta Constitution.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
Wicked Wit.
John Bunyan.

Some things are of that nature as to make Ones fancy chuckle, while his heart doth
 ache John Bunyan.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15

Forgiveness. l sat in the evening cool
 Of the heat-baked city street, Musing, and watching a little pair Who played on the walk at my feet A boy, the elder, of strong. rough mold; His sister, blossom sweet. When just in the midst of their play, Came an angry cry and blow That bruised the cheek of the little maid And caused bright tears to flow, And brought from my lips quick, sharp
 reproof
 On the lad who had acted so. And he stood by, sullen and hard, While the maid soon dried her tear. He looked at her with an angry eye; She timidly drew near. Don't be cross, JOhnnyw Ga little sob), Let me fOrdiye 'oo, dearr' And the cloud is passed and gone, And again in their play they meet, And the strong, rough boy wears a kinder
 mien,
 And brighter, the maiden sweet, While a whisper has come from the heart
 of God
 To man; man on the street. -English Illustrated Magazine
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-15
A day ago twas dark as night;

At the Tick of the Clock. Every minute, every minute Has the whole of living in 1t.
 Some ones crying,
 Some ones born.
 Some ones dying,
 Old and worn.
 Some ones laughing.
 Some ones fed.
 Some ones chafing,
 Some ones dead.
 Some ones hearing
 Love confessed.
 Some ones jeerine
 Some ones jest.
 Some ones sorry,
 Some ones glad.
 Some ones worry
 Drives him mad. Every minute, minute Has the whole of living in ir. Tom Hall in Truth.
 Leut. In pensive wise my lady stands, A gilded prayer book in her hands, Her face averted from the world. A flag of penitence unfurled- For this is Lent. The world, the flesh, and Romeo Are all forgot; but then, you know, Her sackcloth clothes dream of grace. While ash of roses tints her face For this is Lent. A thing demure, she listens we'll To what the churchmen have to tell; But all the while a cherub fair Of her attention has a share Though this is Lent. For maidens, though they pious be, Will hearken to Loves softer key, And woman is but woman when There comes to her the man of men Though it be Lent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-16
THE PRICE is Low
And the Results Satisfactory,
1t only costs 25c.

Sister, you wouldn't hesitate a Sec
ond to pay 25c for just one dose of a
medicine that would give you instant
relief when s~ffering intense pain.
would you? Now, Lightning Hot Drops
will most positively cure all forms of
stomach and bowel trouble, diarrhoea.
cholera morbas. fiux, cramp. collie,
wind on the stomach. indigestion, in
fantiie collie, etc, and only costs c. q
bottle. over 30 doses. Lightning Hot
Drops cures permanently and quickly
and leaves no bad effects. You will be
surprised to find out how quick relief
comes after It's use. Lightning Hot
Drops will relieve any kind of pain.
external or internai. 1t is convenient
to have on hand all the time. for YOU
can't tell how soon an accident WILL
happen. One bottle of Lightning Hot
Drops is better in the house than cup
board full of paregoric, Bateman' 8
drops, plasters, Jamaica ginger, casn-
phor pills and liniments. IL does the
work of them ALI combined. and only
costs 25c a bottle. Wonderful, wonder
full. are the virtues OF this great. ami
versal remedy. You take no chances
in buying It either. for If YOU feel no
benefit after using it as directed your
druggist will give you your money back.
You see it costs nothing to try it. 1t is
cheaper TO buy the 5Gc bottle as it con-
tains q times as much as the 25c sire.
Ii you don't need it to-day get a bottle
anyway and have it on hand in, case
something happens. Not one false
statement has been made nor an exag-
perated account given of the great ef-
fecrs of Lightning Hot Drops. and when
you have once used it you will be of
t&e same opinion. Lightning Hot Drops
are made by the Herb Medicine Co.
Springfield, o., and no honest druggist
will try to sell you something else.
Notice the imprint. Herb Med. Co.
Springfield, o.. on each bottle and
don't be persuaded TO take something
else. for it is not as good as Lightning
Hot Drops.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-16
Court Proceedings.

The regular January term Of the
Circuit court began Tuesday morning
last with Judge +. Boyd Faulkner on
the bench
The following Grand Jury was
sworn and charged; G. M. Lamar.
foreman, A. D. Tate, S. S. Cline. w
R. Parkinson, A. ]. Barney. c. R.
Hollis. 6. S. Roush, c. w. Mann,
Theo. Buser, +. w. Tabb, John r.
Boyd, J. L. Williamson, Philip Rimel,
Z. c. Henshaw, w. H. Mcdonald,
John G. Samsell.
The following indictments were
found: Walter McBee, Jeans Perkins,
Moses Hill. David Scott. John Sui.
Ivan and Frank Sampson each tor
felony.
Harry Hutton and Jacob Chapman
each for misdemeanor
State. VS.. John Carl, misdemeanor
plea not guilty trial set for January
Is.
Ensminger VS. Goswiler debt. Jndg.
ment for plaintiff for $Ioo.
On application of the States At
torney summons were issued for Jacot
Chapman and Harry Hutton and
capiasss for Moses Hill, Jeans Perkins,
Walter Mcbee.
Commissioner A. c. Nadenbousch
was authorized to settle the account
of II. J. Seibert as General Receiver
of this court
w. B. Colston was appointed as q
commissioner in chancery vice L. d
Gerhardt resigned.
Smith VS.. American Legion Of Hon.
or from Morgan county, dismissed on
motion of plaintiff.
State VS.. Messrs. Hill recognizance
entered into and trial set for April
term.
S. @. Stuckey, VS.. Geo. nj. Noll e
al. Judgment for plaintiff for $500
50.
Eli Seibert VS.. Geo. M. Noll ct al.
Judgment for the plaintiff for $685. GA
| The Peoples National Bank VS.
Abram Snyder ct al. Judgment fol
| $s36.I5.
i The Peoples National Bank VS.. Geo
M. Noll ct al. Judgment for $500. IS
The Citizens National Bank VS.
Geo. NJ. Noll ct al. Judgment for 1904.
%.
/ The Citizens National Bank VS.. Geo
M. Noll ct al. Judgment for o75.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-16
A STRAIGHT COURSE
Pointed Out to Those Who Have
Catarrh in Any Form.

You have got chronic eatarrh, have
your You have had it some time?
And could not find cure? Well.
there are thousands more like you in
this country. If the slightest vestige
of the catarrh remains over during
the hot weather it will begin to make
itself felt now. If you want to really
get cured this is the way TO do it..
Get bottle of Pe-ru-na aud take a
tablespoonful before each meal and
at bedtime. When you have con-
tinued this for thirty days sit down
and write a letter to DIR. Hartman.
Columbus, Ohio. Tell him exactly
your symptoms; how long you have
had catarrh; what effect the medicine
has had on you. He will answer your
letter promptly, telling you what to
do further He will make no charge.
And if you will continue to write to
the Doctor, following faithfully the
advice he will give you, you are sure
to get cured. Some cases take long
er than others. Perhaps the average
length of time it takes to cure a gen
uine case of cata,vh is three mouths.
Some get cured much quicker than
this. Stubborn cases may require
longer treatment Time or trouble
ought to be no barrier to one afflicted
with this dreadful disease.
All people who are interested in
knowing about catarrh can get an in
structively illustrated 64-page book
on chronic catarrh in all stages and
location, free of charge. The book
was written by DR.. Hartman and will
be sent for a short time to any adj
dress by The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufac-
turing Company, Columbus. Ohio.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-16
POSTPONED SALE
VALUABLE FARM

The undersigned special commission
er. by virtue OF the authority vested in
him by decree Of the Circuit Court of
Berkeley county on the 2lst day OF Sep
tember, 1895, In the chancery cause
therein pending, entitled ]. III. Lemaster
vs.. VIM II. Mcdonald, administrator,
etc, ct al, will sell at public auction TO
the highest bidder, at the front door OF
the Court house of Berkeley county, on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 0, 1897,
commencing at 1880 o'clock p. m,
That certain tract OF land containing 40
acres living in Opequon District, Berke-
ley county, West Virginia. being the
real estate Of which John Lemaster,
died seized and possessed, known as lot
No. of the upper tract in the division
of the lands OF Henry Taller, deceased,
plot of which IL of record among the
land records Of Berkeley county, in Deed
Book 43, pages 25i to $50, 10 which said
plot reference Is made for a description
by metes and bounds; and the same con-
veyed to said John Lemaster, deceased,
by deed from Peter Tabler and wife dated
the 10th day of August, 1S43, and of re-
cord In the Office of the Clerk of the
County Court of said Berkeley county In
Deed Book AZ. pages 300-i0.
The ADORE real estate wili be sold
free from any reservation Of doaoer.
TERMS OF SALE. One. half cash on
the day OF sale, ant the residue in ~
months, with interest on deferred pay
ment from day OF sale, purchaser to give
his bond for the deferred payment and
title to be retained by commissioner I'M
til all the purchase money Ia paid.
X. POOLE, Spec. Com.
hereby certify that X Poole, special
commissioner, has executed proper bond
in the foregoing cause.
w. B. COLSTON,
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Berkeley
| county. Dec. IL, 10 At.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-16
STATE ELECTORS VOTE.
They Cast azr for William Mckinley
and no for w. J. Bryan.


The electors for President and Vice
President. who were chosen by popu-
lar vote November ). met at the re-
spective State capitals Monday &C
cording to the federal law aud cast
their ballots.
William Mckinley. of Ohio. for
President, and Carrot A. Hobart, OF
New Jersey, for Vice President. re-
ceived al votes. William J. Bryan.
of Nebraska, for President, received
I76 votes, and Arthur Sewall. of
Maine, for Vice-P President, received
III votes. Thomas f. Watson, OF
Georgia, Populist candidate for Vice
President, got FIVE votes in North
Carolina.
Complete official returns show that
McKinley's plurality of the popular
vote over Bryan was 5o3.a6r. The
aggregate popular votes we're:
For Mckinley and Hobart, Re-
publicans, 7,Ioa, $50.
Bryan and Sewall, Democrats, 6, 337.-
S67.
Bryan aud Watson, Populist ticket,
I7L452.
Palmer and Buckner. National
Democrats, I34,4S5.
lowering and Johnson, Prohibition.
lists, I3o,335.
Bentley and Southgate, Silver Pro-
hibitionists, I2,Soo
Matchett and Mcguire, Socialist
Labor, 36,4Io.
At the last previous presidential
election Cleveland aud Stevenson,
Democrats, received 277 electora
votes; Harrison and Reid, Republicans,
I45 votes, and Weaver and Field
Populists, ~ votes. Clevelands plu
rality of the popular vote over Har.
rison was $50, o7o.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-16
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-16
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Last Sabbath was summer day.
Measles have visited some OF our
city folks.
Weddings are not so numerous
since the holidays
Shooting each other has become d
common occurance. Carrying con-
cealed weapons. for the protection OF
the coward that uses them, should be
at once abolished and the law rigidly
enforced against all offenders.
In our peregrinations over the city,
which occur very frequently. we notice
many Improvements. Old buildings
being remodeled. new dwellings be-
ing constructed, ground broken and
foundations made for the erection oil
residences in every part of the city,
which has tendency to develop the
thrift, industry aud perseverance OF
our people. This does not apply to
any one class of persons, but to all
who have the ability to improve. In
deed, the history OF the human mind
goes far towards proving that not the
pampered scious of rank and luxury,
but horny-handed, hardy sons of pov.
erty and toll. have been most fire.
quently the benefactors of the race.
Well has the poet said
The busy world shoves angrily aside
The man who stands with arms kimbo
set
Until occasion tell him what to do
And he who wants to have his task
marked out
Shall die and leave his errand unfulfilled
Remember always, that man may
give dignity to any honest employ.
mept to which he shall devote his en-.
ergies, and better so than to possess
no claims to respect except those be
slowed by position, as the pursuit o
wealth as an end rather than means
is not the noblest of human purposes
Say little, think much, do more. A
mean man is universally despised
1t is profitable to be gentlemanly anc
best to cultivate generous feeling
| We regret to learn of the extrem,
illness of Mr.. !. N. Wisner, and hop
to see him again the picture OF healtl
in the near future.
These cold snaps, with an occasion
al furry of snow, do not have ten
dency to make one feel otherwise thai
chilly when he casts a glance into tn
coal bin and finds it to compare yer,
favorably with his pocket. book
empty.
The difference between che jail a
Huntington and this city, is, at tn
former place, criminals do not fail t
get out; here they fail to get in. I,
both instances the failure is yer,
pleasant proceeding to the criminals
Freedom, with the many exposure
to Indictment weather, accompanies
by starvation. appears to be preferabl
to incarceration, warmth and food
What strange persons we mcrtals be
RALF.