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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15
The Riyers Of the World.


The Tigris is 1880 miles long
The Tiber is only $50 miles long.
The world-famous Orontes is only
$40 miles long
The zambezi, in South Africa. is
1900 miles in length
Slow rivers run at the rate of from
three to twelve miles an hour.
Twelve.creeks in the United States
bear the name Of the Rhine
Every ancient city OF note was To-
Gated on or near the sea or river.
The Gauges is /, $40 miles long and
drains an area Of 75o, 600 square miles.
The Hudson river, from its mouth
to the lakes. is 400 miles in length.
The Mississippi and its tributaries
drain an area of 1000, 900 square
miles.
The branches OF the Mississippi
have an aggregate length Of IS, 600
For over /, 200 miles the Nile does
not receive single contributory
stream.
The river Jordan has its origin in
one OF the largest springs in the world
In islands too small to have rivers
creeks are dignihed by that name.
The Connecticut, the principal
stream of New England, is $50 miles
in length.
During a single food Of the Yang
tse-Kiang, in China, 600, 600 persons
were drowned
The most expensive protective river
works in Europe are at the mouth OF
the Danube.
The Rhine is only 600 miles long,
but drains territory nearly double
the area of Texas.
The Irish, in Siberia, is 2, 200 miles
in length and drains 600, 900 miles of
territory.
The Nile from its delta to the great
lakes in Central Africa. is over 1900
miles in length.
The Thames of England is 23o miles
long. The river of the same name in
Canada is 100.
There are twenty creeks in this
country which have been dignified
with the name of the Tiber.
The Columbia river OF Canada is
1900 miles in length The stream
of the same name in Oregon is 6oo
The Arkansas river is 2,I7o miles
long, but at various points in its
course is very thin for its length.
The Potomac river is only 500 miles
long and its lower course is rather an
estuary than stream.
The British islands are better pro-
vided with rivers than any country
OF thelsame size on the globe.
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15
ONE GREAT DISCOVERY
Follows Another. Read and Keep
Posted.

The advance in medical science is
greater than in any other branch. The
discovery of the X rays and the finding
of malaria in the blood by analysis are
the n ost recent discoveries, but not the
greatest by any means. The Discovery
of remedy or medicine that will in
stantly bring relief to almost any form
of disease we think is beyond concep-
ton. A remedy that does not require
hours and hours of patience and pain
before relief comes has been discovered
Pooh! you say. Would you have be.
lieved few years ago that the teIe-
phone is such great invention as it is?
Just SO it is with the great discovery of
Lightning Hot Drops, remedy that
stands today withou. an equal, without
parallel for the cure of all stomach
and bowel troubles, caused by over. eat
ing, indigestion, dyspepsia. Relief
comes 80 quickly you will be astonish-
ed, and the fact that it leaves no bad
results is the beauty of it. The action
of Lightning Hot Drops is marvellous,
yet harmless, and you will be surprised
to know how many different kinds of
ailments you will find it good for, and
if you once use it you will have no oc-
casion to keep cupboard full of differ
ent kinds of bottles, for Lightning Hot
Drops will do the work of plasters, pills,
ointments, tonics, etc, and save you
lots of money, for it costs only Csc, and
the SOC size holds 81 times as much as
the 25c size, and it is sold with the pos
tive understanding that il it gives no
relief your druggist will give your
money back. Made by Herb Medicine
Co. only, Springfield, o.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15
The humorist.

Flour has gone MP 10 cents
barrel
That's all right; we buy ours BY
the sack. Chicago Record.
II Runs Back. Miss Smiley has
retreating forehead.
Yes; it's quite Grecian. -Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Her Post Graduate Course. -Daugh.
ter-Yes, I've graduated. but now /
must inform myself in psychology.
philology, bibli--
Practical Mothers Stop right why're
you are. have arranged for you
thorough course in roastology, boil
ology, stitchology, darnology. patch
ology and general domestic histology.
Now get on your working Clothes
Detroit Free Press.
Your baby is getting 50 clever. q
Yes; this time last year she didn't
know moth balls from marshmallows. !"
Chicago Record.
Collector can't keep coming here
every day after this bill.
Laudlady-I'll let you have room
for 10 shillings week. Chips.
Robson So you were married on
the day Of the election, were your
You didn't vote them
Yaosley-No; | was paired. Tit
Bits.
A Characteristic story is told of a
New England man and his wife who
live very methodically. One evening
at exactly 9 o'clock they went to the
kitchen to make the final preparations
for the night. "Marthy," said the
husband, after few moments, shev
We wiped the sink dry yit?'
Yes, Josiah, she replied. ''Why
do you ask"
Well, he answered, ~ did want
drink, but guess I'll git along till
the morning. New York Tribune.
A brawny Swede visited the City
Hall the other day to procure a mar
riage license and a couple of clerks to
whom he innocently stated his wishes
directed him to the department where
dog licenses are issued.
He approached the license window
difidently gave his name and address
ard asked what the document would
cost.
1T will cost you 81 a year for every
dog you keep, replied the clerk.
"Dog3' echoed the Swede.
"Why, certainly" continued the
clerk, don't you want dog license2"
Hal, no, cried the would be bene-
dict. "Ay KANT afford to buy dogs
dees var. Ay want to get only a
woman now. Chicago Times Her
aid.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15
Just as Mother used 70 Do.

He criticised her pnddings, and he didn't
like her cake;
He wishedgshe'd make the biscuit that
his motherEused to make;
She didn't wash the dishes, and.she didn't
make a stew,
And she didn't mend his stockings, as
his mother used to do
All, well, she wasn't perfect, though she
tried to do her best,
Until at length she thought her time had
come to haye rest;
So, when one day he went the same old
rigmarole all through,
She turned and boxed his ears, just as
his mother used to do.
New York Evening Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15
Different in Certain Points.

eyes, observed the returned trav-
eler, ~ saw the sights in England l
wanted most to see"
"What were they?"
II wouldn't have cared so much
about the bridge, but Iconfess Ishould
like to see Gladstone.
Gladstone He's the greatest man
living. He's scholar, a statesman,
and philanthropist. He stands with
out peer"
Eyes. And even London Bridge
can't do that, you know. Chicago
Tribune.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15
A Painful Operation

Is that of extracting teeth. Avoid
the ordeal and save your teeth, by us
ing MAGIC TooTHAcHE DROPS. Re-
lieve toothache instantly; do not burn
the gums nor decay the teeth. The
word Magic is blown on every bot
tie. Price 10 cents.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15

Every gentleman wore a queue and
powdered his hair.
A gentleman bowing to lady al
ways straped his foot on the ground.
All the population of village as
sembled at the inn on post day to
hear the news.
ssThe church collection was taken in
bag at the end of pole with bell
attached to arouse sleepy contribu-
tors.
An old copper mine in Connectic ut
was used as prison.
Imprisonment for debt was a com
mon practice.
There was only one hat factory and
that made cockedihats.
Virginia contained fifth of the
whole population.of the country.
Two stage coaches bore all the
travel between New York and Bos-
ton.
Tie Mississippi Valley was not so
we'll known as the heart of Africa now
is.
Ouinine was unknown. When a
man had ague fits he took Peruvian
bark and whisky.
There was not public library in
the United States.
Books were very expensive. THE
Lives of the Poets" cost SIS.
A day laborer received two shillings
a day.
A horseman who galloped on city
street was fined four shillings.
Crockery plates were objected to
because they dulled the knives.
A man who jeered at the preacher
or criticised the sermon was fined.
Dry goods were designed as men
stuffs or women stuffs.
Stoves wereunknown. Allcooking
was done before the open fireplace.
Six days were required for ajourney
between New York and Boston.
Many of the streets were not named
and the houses were not numbered.
The parquet of theater was called
the pit, and was filled with the rab-
Bile.
The whipping post and pillory were
still standing in New York and Bos-
ton.
-fourths of the books in every
library came from beyond the At
lantic.
Twenty days were required for a
letter to 60 from New York to Charles
ton by land.
A New England girl was not allow
ed to marry until she could bake a
loaf Of bread and cut it in smooth,
even slices while it was still warm.
When Virginian started on a
journey to New York he made his will
and babe farewell to his friends as
though he never expected to see them
again.
When a man had enough tea he
placed his spoon across his cup to in
dictate that he wanted no more.
The favorite novels of the world
ly" young women were Victoria, ;"
Lady Julia Vaudeville" and NAL
vern Dole"
Dances in Philadelphia were given
every two weeks, but young men un-
der twenty and girls under eighteen
were not admitted.
At the Christmas quilting parties
games were fashionable, with kissing
penalties. New York Times.
r1AY.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15
Everybody saws So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won
derful medical discovery Of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system dispel colds
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try box
OF g. g. c. to-day; 10, Is, SO cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15

Unconditional surrender, is the
only terms those famous little pills
known as DeWitt's Little Early Ris-
ers will make with constipation, sick
headache and stomach troubles. L.
G. Mattkaei
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15
Hooking Him.

Lord Trotteringham lover the al
bum of views)-Don't you-er-love
an ancient rum, Miss Goldrox?
Miss Goldrox Qautteringly)-I--
this is SO sudden, your lordship;-
but you may ask papa2
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15
Below Cost.

Mrs. Shopper-You wouldn't sell
me for my weight in gold, would
you, dearr
Mr.. Shopper-Not much. You
have cost me over ten times that
amount. New York Journal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15
A Dastardlv Act

May be committed by any one while
suffering from an excruciating head
ache. MAGIC HEADACHE POWDERS
cure all kind of headache in from to
Is minutes. Do not sicken the stom-
ach nor affect the heart. Perfectly
harmless.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15

1t should be made a matter of pub
lie knowledge that DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve will speedily cure piles
of the longest standing. 1t is the
household favorite for burns, scalds,
cuts, bruises and sores of all kinds.
l.. G.. Matthaei.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15

Many cases of GRIPPE have late
ly been cured by One Minute Cough
Cure. This preparation seems espe-
cially adapted to the cure of this dis
ease. 1t acts quickly, thus prevent
ing serious complications and bad eff
fects in which this disease often
leaves the patient. l.. G.. Matthaei.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15

PERSONAL The gentleman who
annoyed the congregation last Sun
day by continually coughing will find
instant relief by using One Minute
Cough Cure, speedy and harmless
remedy for throat and lung troubles.
/. O. Matthaei.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15
RecIassifying.

Speaking of races" said Rivers,
''there are in reality only two-the
human race and the inhuman, or six
day, race. Chicago Tribune.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15
{e<s'I'sf'yy'DFj'''
Miles, II
Nervine q
Restores q,
s.
ekk6daLlA

Nervine and thank God that 1t has bright
ened my days. heightened my life and saved
me from the horrors OF nervous prostration"
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, 1897-05-15

and be at rest. One
physician said l had
consumption. for I had
a cough that gave me
no restA But a good
old physician whose
medicine had failed.
advised me to use DIR.
Miles r e st orative
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15

The largest store in Williamsburg
Va, is owned and conducted by col
ored man. He has nine clerks, all
white.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15
Wanted Idea y $as $ S. a . iaIR

Protect your ideas; they may bring you wealth
Write JOHN WEDDERBURN & CO., Patent Attor-
neys Washington, D. c., for their SlsO0 prize offer
and list OF two hundred inventions wanted.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15

HEADACHEcured in 20 minutesb by Dr. Miles
PAIN PILLS. "One cent dose" AT druggists.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-05-15

1VM COUGH does not always indicate
- consumption. Mr.. w. II. Palmer, Of
Waterloo, Iowa. writes: Il was taken
with nervous structure Of the bronchial
tubes, which developed into nervous pros
tration. was so weak could not sit up.
got no sleep for days except when under the
influence Of opiates. For four months suf-
fered agonies and prayed that might die
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-05-07
Bills Lost in Committee.

Clerk Lien of the late house of represen-
tatives, in going over the records of the late
legislature has discovered that five bills
which originated in the senate and were
returned to that body after being passed
by the house never got any further on the
road toward becoming laws, being lost in
the senate enrolling committee. The bills
are senate bill 25, which provides for
quarantine of cholera infected swine; SEN
ate bill 95, to encourage farmers institutes
and providing an appropriation of s25 for
each county which holds such an institute;
senate bill 112, providing for the disposal
Of dead and fallen timber ON school and
public lands: senate bill 1875, defining what
shall constitute due diligence in the col
lection of checks and drafts, and senate
bill 2OS, which repealed the law passed
early in the session to prevent appeals to
the supreme court in cases where the
amount involved does not exceed SIS, leav-
ing the law in force.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-05-07
THE NEW STOCK LAW.
Provisions of the Law Relating to
Recovery of Stray Stock.

Provisions of the Law Relating to
Recovery of Stray Stock.
One OF the laws passed last winter was
for the purpose of facilitating the recovery
Of estrays, and provides that "whenevel
an estray is taken up in any of the organ
lied counties of the state the party taking
up such estray, after proceeding in the
usual manner for the disposal of estrays,
up to the time of the appraisement of the
same, shall file notice of such appraise-
ment with the register of deeds in the
county in which such estray has been
taken up and the register of deeds shall
forward copy of the estray notice to the
public printer, with the price of two pub
locations of the same, for publications.
The public printer so mentioned is pro-
vlded for in the same law, and is to be the
publisher of a paper, who shall publish
estray notices sent him by all registers OF
deeds of the state, and his paper shall be
subscribed for by all the counties and kept
ON file in the office of the register of deeds
OF each, for examination by any one so de-
string.
If owners of brands were aware of the
fact that the first to get in a filing in cases
where there are conflicting brands, will
very likely have an advantage when the
Stoc|. commission meets to take action up-
on brands filed, they would undoubtedly
get to the front more rapidly than they do.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-05-07
THE NEWS OF THE DAY
SOUTH DAKOTA HAPPENINGS IN
CONDENSED FORM.
Committee to Investigate the Affairs
of the State Officers and State In
stitutions, Provided for by the Leg
islature, to Be Appointed Jnly L.
State Probing Committee.

1t is quite likely that the governor will
appoint an investigating committee on
July l, as provided by the legislature, to
investigate the affairs of the state officers
and state institutions. An appropriation
was made for this purpose, but it was in
cluded in the general appropriation bill,
and is therefore construed to be unconsti-
tutional. However, if this item is uncon-
stitutional similar appropriations for state
institutions are also unconstitutional, and
as it is the general desire, and was clearly
the intention of the legislature to have this
investigation committee get to work, it is
thought that no serious opposition will he
made or upheld. Very serious charges
have been made against the governor, audi
tor, land commissioner, and several state
institutions, and the committee will prob
ably have an opportunity to probe these
charpeS
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-05-07
STIRS UP GERMANY
OPERATION OF THE NEW TARIFF
MEASURE FEARED.
Hopes to Make New Treaties with
this Country-Consul Monaghan
Sees Little, Market for American
Products in the FatherIand.
The Germans Don't Like 1t,

Ihe Germans Don't Like 1T.
United States Consul Monaghan at
Chemnitz, Saxony, in a report to the state
department says Germany just now is very
much excited about the proposed new
tariff act for the United States. Her hopes
to extend and increase her exports have
been built upon other rates than those re-
ported. Reciprocity is regarded as the only
way in which to keep her commerce within
safe and sure lines. Hopes are expressed
that commercial treaties may be made be-
tween the United States and Germany.
The consul feels that there is little
market there for American manufactured
products and believes that were our man
ufacturers to make half the effort in Rus
sia, South America and the east that will
be necessary in Germany, the returns will
be five times as great. Even the natural
products Germany would not buy from us
could she get them as cheap and good else
where, says the consul, who produces an
array of figures to show how our grain
trade, once of large proportions, has been
turned by Germany almost altogether over
to Russia.
In conclusion he earnestly enjoines
American manufacturers to patent their
machines and processes in Germany, where
our machines are now bought, taken apart
and successfully initiated.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-05-07
Round Up Begins May Is.

At the annual meeting of the Missouri
River Stockmen's Association at Fort
Pierre the officers selected for the year
were j. o. Thomas, president; George
Thayer, vice president; John Hays, secre-
tary; VIM. Frost, treasurer. The exec
utive committee selected was Noah New
banks, Manuel Sylvia, John Rea, Oscar
Ballou and James Douglas.
The round up wagons will start as fol-
lows: No. South of White River coun-
try, May Is, under charge of John Rea,
The others will start May 20. No. Be
tween Bad and White Rivers, George
Mathieson in charge. No. 3-Black Hills
trail, George Jackson in charge. No. 4.
Cheyenne River, Joseph Kirley in charge
The round up will settle the amount of
loss by the late winter, a question which is
much diSputeu yet
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-05-07
STEAM SHEEP sHEAR,Nc
rant Now in Operation in Gree,
River, WyO,

A>o" IN Operation in Green
River, Wyo.
Inc steam sheep shearing plant of Will
IAN Cooper and nephew, upon which work
,las oeen in progress for the past month at
Green River, Wyo, was started up last
week. Forty machines, manufactured by
the Wolseley Sheep shearing Machine
company of London, England, compose
the plant which represents an investment
Oh upward of $1,000. The shearers do not
take kindly to the machines at first. They
are paid the same price for shear
ing by the machines as by hand, but
cannot at the start make as large wages.
IL is claimed, however, that with several
weeks practice, the men can do better
work and make more wages with the ma
chines than by hand. The shearing is
much closer than by hand, and an average
OF one pound of wool is gained upon each
mead in the shearing. At the Green River
plant iorty shearers are employed, and it is
expected when the men become familiar
with the machines that from 5000 to 1000
sheep will be shorn a day.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-05-07
PORT BANEs REcAPTuRED.
Spanish Forces Recover 1t from the
Insurgents,

Spanish Forces Recover 1t from the
Insurgents.
The port of Banes, in Santiago de Cuba,
held by Gen. Calixto Garcia and 5000
Cubans ever since the Laurada landed
Roloff's expedition, has been recovered by
the Spanish combined army and naval
forces under Gen. Gomez Ruberte and Ad-
miral Navarro. The Spanish forces con-
sisted of two columns, including 700 ma
rines, 400 navy and 1,2O0 infantry. Both
columns boarded the Spanish fleet under
command of Admiral Navarro. The fleet,
protected by artillery, landed under a
heavy fire from the insurgent musketry at
Ramon Peninsula, off Banes, losing,
during the removal of the troops, one killed
and seventeen wounded.
The CubanS, in view of the combined
attack Of the army and navy, abandoned
their stronghold without much resistance,
leaving large quantity of ammunition.
The government has strengthened the mil
itary forces in the province of Havana by
the addition of twenty -one squadrons of
cavalry and fifteen battalions of infantry.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-05-07
He Convicted Himself.

A very peculiar case came up in the
United States court at Sioux Falls last
week. Michael S. Haley, postmaster of
Vebland, Marshall County, was arraigned
for selling liquor to the Indians. When
Haley was brought before the court he
plead guilty and got a fine of 500 and sixty
days in Jail. He then stated to the court
that he was innocent, having never sold
liquor to an Indian or white men. The
judge informed him that he should not
plead guilty if he was innocent. Hestated
that he was forced to plead guilty as he
was poor man and had not the money to
fight the case. Judge Garland allowed him
to withdraw his plea and appointed D. R.
Bailey as his attorney.