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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13

Tie Ladies' Home Journal has Sc
cured what promises to be the great
magazine feature Of 1868. 1t is en-
titled "The Inner Experiences Of a
Cabinet Members Wife In a SER
les Of letters written by the wife Of a
Cabinet member to her sister at home,
are detailed her actual experiences in
Washington, frankly and freely given
The letters were written without any
intention of publication. They give
intimate peeps behind the curtain Of
high official and social life. They
are absolutely fearless, they study
Washington life under the searchlight
as it has never been before presented
The President and the highest officials
OF the land, with the most brilliant
men and women of the Capital, are
seen in the most familiar way AS
these are all actual experiences the
name of the writer is withheld. The
letters will doubtless excite much
shrewd guessing by readers and study
Of internal evidence to discover the
secret. The Experiences, z which
will be beautifully illustrated, begin
in the December number and will
continue for several months.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
what wrestIers shonld Eat.

The japanese wrestlers are race of
giants; they often weigh from ii to "a
stone, At the Imperial hotel in Tokyo
once they brought their champion wres-
tier to my room. He was prodigious in
size and as fat and fair as baby He
was Hercules in strength, but looked
like an oyergrown cherub of Correggio.
"What do you eat?'' | asked.
Rice, nothing but rice y
"Why not eat meat?"
"Meat is weakening. Beef is 20 per
cent water. Rice is so per cent food. l
ate lean beefsteak once and my strength
left me The other man ate rice and
threw me down.
My courier said: This wrestler is
the champion of Japan. No one can
throw him Pearson s Weekly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
We are reliably informed that few

We are reliably informed that few
members Of the last Legislature have
resigned in order to accept other posi-
tions. They have served the full
session of forty-hve days which is all
the law contemplates and considered
their term practically at an end. II an
extra session of the Legislature
should be called it would have to be
delayed until nominations and cleo
tions can be held to fill these vacan-
cies. This will be a considerable ex-
pense to the people -Clarksburg Tele-
gram.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13

Democrats smiled Wednesday
morning whose faces had not relaxed
Tor over year. So set had some OF
the good old Democratic faces become
that it was feared good hearty smile
would break them all to pieces but
most Of them escaped. One old DEM
ocrat it is said, had to grease his face
with polecat tallow before it would
smile and another had to swallow
large quantity of "Rumsey" rum be-
fore his smiler would work at all and
then it was kind of rum smile-kind
of reflected smile as it were-taken in
and smiled out again. Be happy boys,
we did not leave much for you but
what there is you are welcome to en-
-Moundsville Herald.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
The Greatest Discovery Yet.

w. NJ. Repine, editor Tiskilwa, ILL.,,
"Chief,' y says: I'VE won't keep house
without DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs, and Colds. Elk
perimented with many others, but never
got the true remedy until we used DR..
Kings New Discovery. No other RENE
DIV can take its place in our home, as IN
it we haye "a certain and sure cure for
Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough, etc.
It is idle to experiment with ether RENE
dies, even if they are urged ON you as
just as good as DIR. Kings New Dis
coyery They are not as good, because
this remedy has record of cures and
besides is uaranteed. 1t never fails to
satisfy. Trial bottles free at L. 9. Mat
thaei's drug store.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
Slang.

The difference between ancient and
modern slang was amusingly illustrated
in a recent incident at the Chautauqua
assembly, when the teacher Of English
literature asked, "What is the mean
ing of the Shakespearian phrase Go
tor " and a member of the class replied
"Oh, that is only the sixteenth century
expression Of the modern term Come
off " The two phrases, while appar-
emily opposite, do, in fact, substantially
mean the same thing, Chicago Chron-
icle
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
FORTUNES FROM GARBAGE.
Science Converts the Refuse of Cities Into
Steam, Fertilizers, Soap, Etc.

Science Converts the he1use OF ClLleB Into
Steam, Fertilizers, Soap, Etc.
William George Jordan, writing on
Wonders of the Worlds Waste" in
The Ladies Home journal, says: THE
garbage of great city is worth for
tune every year if properly utilized. In
St. Louis the refuse is placed in enor
nous vertical cylinders, surrounded by
steam jackets, which evaporate the 70
to so per cent of water in the garbage.
The fatty substances are dissolved, and
as the result of number of processes a
fertilizer is produced which is worth
from 50 to $l2 per ton, the demand ex-
ceeding the supply. One of the purest
and best soaps of the country was made
of garbage grease before cottonseed oil
entered the field. 1t is now proposed to
light London by electricity for nothing
1t now costs that city $1.0S (4s. 3d. to
get rid of ton of garbage. A combina-
ton of rollers and other apparatus has
been devised that can burn the garbage
at "a cents { / shilling) per ton and gem
crate steam sufficient to run enough dy-
namos to light the entire city. London
can thus save 3s Sd. on each ton and
in addition illuminate its city without
cost Garbage, by machine called the
dust destructor, is converted into clink-
ers, which can be used for roadways, as
artificial stone for sidewalks and as
sand for mortar and cement In Paris
the invisible particles of iron, worn
from wheels and from the shoes of
horses, are rescued by passing powerful
magnets through the sweepings.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
Purely Vegetable

which means SO much to all who know
the disastrous effects of potash and
mercury-the foundation of all other
blood medicines.
Book on the disease and it's treat
ment will be mailed free by SWIFT
SPECIFIC Co, Atlanta. Ga.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
A Dastardly Act

May be committed by anyone while
suffering from an excruciating head
ache. MAGIC HEADACHE POWDERS
cure all kind OF headaches in from
to IS minutes. Do not sicken the
stomach nor affect the heart. Per
fectlY harmless.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13

Conservative democratic leaders in
New York are opposed to the mem
bers of their party in the lower house
of the Legislature entering into an
agreement with anti Plat republicans
for organizing that branch ofthe Cen
eral Assembly
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
Bright valet.

Valet Ito officers fiancee)-My lieu
tenant has sent me to bring you this
bouquet of forest flowers, plucked by
his own hands
Fiancee-Oh, how poetic And how
long it must have taken to gather theml
Valet-Indeed, miss, it took me near
" three hours. Fliegende Batter
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
Everybody says So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most Won
derful medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing 10 the taste, act gently
and positively on Kidneys, liver ana bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biousness. Please buy and try box
of c. q. c. to-day; 10, %, so cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by ali druggists.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
The
Right
Remedy,

had begun to think l was incnrable,
when someone recommended 5. ). s.,
and before had finished the first bot
tie knew had the right remedy at
last.A A dozen bottles cured me COM
plete1y and l have had no sign of the
disease since"
1t is no experiment to take S. S. S.
1t is absolutely the only cure for the
most horrible of ali diseases-Con-
tagious Blood Poison. 5, S. S. is the
only remedy Guaranteed
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13

The oldest shaped county among the
5000 which go to make up the separate
divisions Of the various states is War
rem county, Tenn. 1t lies in the center
of the state and is as near perfect cir
Gle as any division Of land could be.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13

In the northern parts Of China there
are many villages which are almost de-
serted in winter, the inhabitants going
south, where they live by begging.
They form regular guilds and literally
compel shopkeepers to help them by
threatening to cause a riot in front of
their stores, which Chinese merchants
ahbor
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13

Startling figures of the mortality
caused by the railroads OF the country
are given by the statistical report of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
for the year ending June 50, 1896
The number of persons killed during
the year was 64S7 and the number OF
injured over $4,000. OF the killed
1900 were employees, 1871 passengers
and 44o6 others, including, OF course,
trespassers and the host of grade
crossing victims. OF the injured al
most 10000 were employees, nearly
5000 passengers and 5S45 were other
than employees and passengers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
THE DREADED CONSUMPTION
CAN BE CURED.
Scientist, Will Send Free, Three
Bottles of His Newly Discovered
Remedies to Sufferers.

Bottles of His Newly Discovered
Remedies to Sufferers.
EDITOR HERALD:-I have discovered
a reliable cure for CONSUMPTION and all
Bronchial. Throat and Lung Diseases.
General Decline. Loss of Flesh and all
Conditions of Wasting Away. BY its
timely use thousands of apparently
hopeless cases have been cured. So
proof. positive am of its power to cure,
that TO make it's merits known, | will
send, free, to any afflicted reader of
your paper, three bottles OF my Newly
Discovered Remedies upon receipt OF
Express and Postoffice address. I. a.
SLOCUM, NC. ,9S Pine Street New York.
When writing the Doctor, please mention
this paper.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
When
Hope
Had Fled.

worse got. All of my hair and eye
brows came out; / had paralysis of
the face, and lost my hearing, besides
l had eight immense carbuncles on my
back and arms. My mouth and throat
were so sore that could hardly swal-
low, and / had lost twenty pounds.
Could a man in this state be blamed
for putting an end to his miserable
existence2
"That is what 1 thought of doing
before / read of S. S. S. (Swift's
Specifc). / am now taking the four
teenth bottle, and I wish you could
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13

see the difference. My
hair has all come back,
my hearing restored,
and l have gained four
teen pounds. Haven't /
something to be thank
full for?o
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
My Hair
Came Back!

Almost every mail brings letters
overlooking with gratitude from those
whom S.S.S. has cured of that vilest of
all diseases-contagious blood poison
and restored to health and happiness
from condition of forlorn misery.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13

here, but he was unable
to check the disease,
and l grew stea Oily
worse. / ais o trie d
several remedies, but
they did not seem to
reach the trouble at all.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic. full of life, nerve ANA vigor, take No-To'
Bae, the wonder worker that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran.
iced Booklet and sample free. Address
q ling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
The
Plain
Truth.

ences of those who have been cured
are worth more than thousands of
claims made as mere advertisements.
For twenty years this straig htforward,
sincere policy has been strictly pur-
sued in offering S. S. S. to the public,
and its unparalleled success is not
due to what is claimed it can do, but
to the boundless words of praise from
those for whom it HAS DONE so much.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Nov. II, 1896.
cit is with pleasure that / write to
inform you of the great benefit have
received from your wonderful medi-
cine, S. S. S., as / cannot thank it
enough for doing what number of
doctors here have fai1ed to do.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13

Two ladies driving along the Bathurst
On. S. WI road recently overlook a
small boy trudging YEARLY along on
bare feet When given a lift it was
found he had walked from Lawson to
the valley III miles to buy loaf Of
bread, which was penny cheaper
there. Twenty four miles to save a pen
nyi
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
Cause
To
Rejoice.

1.-The name and address of this writer
will be furnished to anyone interested,
upon application
Mr.. w. M. Rutherford, of 612 S.
Main ST., Muncie, Indiana, says: 81
had a severe case of blood poison, for
which | was treated by the best doctor
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13

What hope and en-
courag e m e n t these
letters carry to others
who have been strug-
Cling with this dreadful
affection. These plain
i1nva Finished axncri-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13

The temperature Of the atmosphere
rools, on an average, about one degree
for every 300 feet that we ascend or
warns at the same rate as we descend.
The mean temperature at the north
pole Is Q and at tie equator between so
and go degrees We can. therefore, get
into a temperature one degree colder
for every 20 or 50 miles that we travel
north. and in temperature one degree
warmer for every 20 or so miles that
we travel south Philadelphia Times.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13

six months ago !
had contagious blood
poison so badly that /
had given up all hope
of being cured, for it
seemed that the more
medicine l took, the
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13

Wheat in Cecil county, Md, has
been attacked by fly
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-13
Tn Cnre Constipntlon torever.

Take Cascarets Candy Cathartlc i0c or 2oc.
II c. c. c. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-11-19
Star Routes.

One of the United States pOstofice in
spectors assigned to duty on western star
routes tells an interesting story explain
ing why postal routes supplied by cotnicrs
on horseback or by stage came to be desig-
mated "star routes"
Years ago three words found place on
the records of the postotfice. They Were
Certainty" "celcrity" and security. ;"
In subjects pertaining to rhe transmission
of the mails no words were repeated SO
often. Up to 1915 no contract for carry
ing the mail was let unless the bidder
made known the manner in which he pro-
posed to carry it. There was an under
standing that bidders who ran stages
should have the inside track, but congress
knocked out this practice by enactinG Il law
by which contracts We're TO be let to the
lowest bidder without taking into con
sideration the manner i'll which the mail
was to be carried from one place to an
Gther STIMULATING only that it must be
handled with certainty, celebrity and Sc
curity.
After that the postoiltcc clerks classified
such bids as certainty, CELEBRITY and scGur-
itY routes The use of this four word dcsig-
nation became so common that the clerks
cast about for some appellation easier TO
write, and they hit on the plan of substi-
tpting three stars G. = }, and from that
incident the pony and stagecoach lines
became known rs star routes.
Tho first reference TO star routes was
made in 1859 when i'll an advertisement
these routes We're explained rs being Ger
tainty, celebrity and security routes. -
Chicago Record.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-11-19
STARVATION IN CUBA.

The peaceful inhabitants on the
Island of Cuba are reduced to the
greatest straits for food. The orders
of General Weyler requiring the paci-
hcos to abandon their farms, farming
implements and stock and to come
within the city of Havana, has left
them destitute General Blanco is
endeaVoring TO remedy matters by
allowing tt:Jse that are not too much
weakened by hunger, to return to
return to their farms. Most of their
stock has been taken by Spanish
soldiers and their homes burned.
The soldiers are mott sympathy with
kind treatment toward the pacilicos,
and the result has been that he is
experiencing difficulty in having his
orders carried out.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-11-19
"a UNANIMOUS VOTE"
Ho<y a Poll For President Was Taken on
a Canalboat.


"Whon l read of the polling of passen-
gers on trains and boats running into and
out OF New York city to ascertain their
preferences as to candidates, said a gem
tlcman who has long been identified with
TRANSFORMATION interests to Boston Her
aid man, ''it reminds me of a story my
father used to tell of the campaign of 1886.
in those days there was still great deal
uf travelling by canal, and some of the
packets on the Erie were fitted up almost
as sumptuously, for the time, as the palace
cars seem now.
"A large party was coming east from
Buffalo on one of these passenger boats
and excited discussion over the respective
merits of Van Buren,, Harrison, White,
Webster and Mangum-
1t was on one of those warm October
DAYS when the cabin was too torrid for oc-
cupancy and al the passengers Were as
sen blcd on the deck The leaders in the
informal political debate were a Democrat
ant q Wing, both fluent takers and clever
in argument, and pretty soon everybody
on BOARD gathered around to listen to them
Presently the Wing suggested that it would
be a good idea to take the sense of the
meeting, and the Democrat. after a quick
look ahead, agreed He obtained silence
and announced:
Gentlemen, we are about to take a
vote for president of the United States
Are you ready
Ready was the prompt answer on
all sides.
''Just then the steersnan called out the
customary warming Low BRIDGE
Here was the Democrats opportunity
and he seized it.
"'Au those in favor of Martin Van
Buren,, he shouted, 'stoop down. Con
trary minded, stand erect
The boat at this moment reached the
bridge and every man dropped as if he had
been shot.
Its unanimous voteI' declared the
triumphant partisan of the sage of Kinder
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-11-19

From the London Telegraph comes an
amusing anccdote of Joseph Chamberlain,
the English parliamentary leader. Some
visitors had passed through MIR Chamber
l;rtu's orchid house at Highbury one morn
ing, and very valuable plant was discov-
cred broken.
Mr.. Chamberlain, it is said, almost lost
his temper and declared that sightseers
should no longer be welcomed. Then he
intcrrogated the gardener in charge of the
houses. The man appeared confused, but
protested that he didn't do the damage.
Il was very sorry when 1 saw it done,
sir"
You saw it done? Then, of course, the
visitors did do it, -
"No, sir, the visitors didn't either, - said
the man.
Speak out, mani" cried Mr.. Chamber
lain. Il am resolved to discover the cul-
prit.
you did it yourself, please, sir, for 1
saw you. You were walking up and down
and rehearsing something. l heard Lord
Salisbury name, sir, and Mr.. Gladstone's
and then you struck out with your right
arm. sudden like, and down went the
orchid
The master smiled, and sightseers were
not forbidden the orchid houses.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-11-19
SHALL I'VE NAVE LICENSE?

The report of the Grand Jury, for
the November term of the Circnt
Court, is one calling for serious con
sideration. Ia addItio to the detailed
enumeration of the witnesses eNdmlu.
ed. indictments found and the usual
condemnation of the jail, a body OF
tweuty-three picked citizens of the
county, selected solely with reference
to their Judgment, fidelity, intelligence
and honesty have in plain terms re-
commended the repeal Of the present
loca! on-ion law and the passage of
stringent high-iicense law. This comes
from a body of men having special adj
yantages III studying the problems in
volved from the very nature OF their
duties, which are to investigate viola
tions of law and to present the offend
ers.
notorious fact that the present
law mas brought into existence num-
berof speak eases all over the coun-
tv. which are generally run by negroes
or white men and women of doubtful
character, and III which the grade CT
LIQUOR sold is popularity said to be
wretched- lighting whisky" AS it is
loculary caiied-a posion which Is
capable Of destroying both soul and
BODY. The most casual observer III
Bel Air may see Oh any Saturday
! 4
street that a score or more OF jug
taverns are driving Il ilourishing busl-
ness, vet the officers of the law are
powerless to prevent the netarlous
business, because of the difficulty of
getting sufficient proof to convict
The grand juries have experienced
this difficulty and they have grown
weary of sending cases up to the Court
which only spend time and cost money
in vain, because on trial the testimony
is generally of such cloudy nature
that the prosecution ends in farce.
The local option law was drawn by
the friends of temperance and it is to
be presumed that they inserted in it
every safeguard which human in
eeuuitv could suggest to prevent the
unlawfu sale of liquor. As it has
signally failed, it is also fair to pre-
sumo that no law can be drawn which
vvill answer the purpose any better.
The question then confronts us, what
shall be done?
The Graud Jury's suggestion is SEN
sibIe aud the oniy practical one. We
have given non-iicsnse fair trial
even since 1S82-and it is confessed.
a failure. The county has spent
thousands of dollars in endeavoring
TO enforce it, with but little result, and
with nc revenue coming in from the
ifauor traffic with which to defray the
expense of it's regulation. Ii is not
known that one case of drunkenness
nas been prevented by it, but, on the
contrary, many well-informed persons
freely assert that more liquor is sold
and drank in the county than ever.
The experience OF Havre de Grace,
where drunkness and crime of all
sorts has decreased since the legalizing
of the traffic, with handsome reve-
nue ACQUIRING therefrom, Is sufficient
argument for the repeal of the present
act Let us have a stringent, high
license liquor law passed by the Leg
isIature this coming winter, and we
,,redict that in two years the most
energetic advocate of temperance will
mot desire change.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-11-19
POSTAL SAYINGS BANKS.

Postmaster General Gray, in his
first annual report, favors the estab-
lishment throughout the country OF
posta. savings banks.
II these banks could be established
with safety to the government, they
would he OF immense value of the PEG,
pie who could lay up small earnings,
and who now have NOT access to the
private savings banks.
The difficulty in the establishment
of postal saving institutions is not in
receiving the money, but in investing
Il profitably. France and England
have established these banks, and
the government must pay por-
ton OF the interests on deposits by
taxation. This leads 20 difficulties
and dangers that this government
may well consider before taken action.