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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-20
BUTTERwoRTH's THEORY.
His LenIent Way OF Treating For Reforms
fion Embryo Criminals.

His Lenient Way Of Treating For Reformn-
fion Embryo Criminals.
Commissiofer of Patents Butterworth
is one If the men who believe that d
prosecuting attorney is better engaged
in side tracking embryo criminals on
the road to perdition and getting them
on the road to righteousness than in
corralling them for shipment to the
penitentiary, where they are thrown
into association with professional crooks.
Several years ago Major Butterworth
was prosecuting attorney i'll southern
Ohio and he had the opportunity TO test
his theory regarding the discrimination
that should be used in dealing with
men newly launched into crime. A
young farmer was arrested for passing
counterfeit shinplasters, as the 90 cent
note was known, and the case was put
III the hands of Major Butterworth.
The young man told his story He had
saved several hundred dollars, had left
his wife aud little children and had
taken boat down the Mississippi river,
purposing to settle on new farm he
was to buy with his hard earned saw
ings On the boat he met an extremely
pleasant and we'll dressed stranger, who
learned of his mission and proceeded to
make himself agreeable. In moment
of extreme confidence the stranger told
the young man of large quantity Of
money he had which was made from
plates that had formerly belonged to the
government and which the government
had long since sought to recover, etc.
The young man was struck by chat re-
-.arkable method of acquiring wealth
when he had toiled and saved for years
to get his few hundred. In a burst of
generosity the stranger offered to ex-
change some of his money for green
friend, SO that the latter should have
two dollars for every one he possessed.
The bait was tempting and the fish bit.
At the next landing the well dressed
man disappeared from the boat and the
dupe became alarmed. He became sus-
picious of his new money and was
afraid to offer it in payment of his pas
sage. He, too, left the boat, determined
to go back home He started to walk
and became footsore. He began showing
the money to buy something to eat, the
counterfeit was discovered and the ar
rest was made Major Butterworth took
in the situation.
Il told that young man, he said, in
relating the story, that if God had
made him dishonest man he had failed
to put sign on his face told him to
go home to his wife and children as an
honest man. He could scarcely realize
that he had escaped the penitentiary.
He went home, and more honest or
better citizen / do not know today.
That man had not the heart of crimi-
nal, but if he had been sent to the peni
Tertiary his children would have been
disgraced for life and probably he would
have belonged to the criminal class for
life. st. Louis Republic.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-20
what Typhoid Fever Costs.

A correspondent Of the Washington
Post gives the following appalling ty-
phoid statistics: Every year in the
United States 10000 people are sick
with typhoid fever. Forty thousand Of
them die They are sick 20 days on an
average out of every 365 days Thus
we have II, 200,00 days of sickness
from this disease.
Every case of this sickness means one
month, generally two mouths, of idle
ness If the wages Of the patient are
only so cents day, there is loss of
S15 month. Generally this sickness
means loss of wages in two months
time of $50 or $50. The average loss of
wages for six weeks would be $50. Add
to this the DOCTORS bill, which is any
where from $50 to S100--we will say
$50. If the patient lives i'll the city and
has a trained nurse for only three weeks,
there is another $40. Ten dollars for
the prepared food, ice, milk, etc.
brings this moderate bill up to $i65
Multiply this by the number of people
sick, and we can see every year in the
United States 500, 600, 900 lost to pa
tients by the inroads Of this one disease
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-20

To the intellectually of ants, which
men like Sir John Lubbock have always
delighted to point out, new proof has
been added by the observations of a
well known scientist, Professor Bona
tell, who has communicated it to the
Venetian institute. He noticed that the
ants used as bridge the twig of a tree
which touched a house they were desir
Gus of reaching. He accordingly cut off
the end of the twig so that it was inn
possible for them to get across and then
watched.
After the lapse of half an hour, how
ever, he found that the procession
which he had stopped had reformed
itself He proceeded to investigate the
matter, and he found that the little ants
had discovered that there was another
twig which, when it was blown by the
breeze, touched the wall now and then,
The army of ants had formed up in
line to this twig, and whenever the
breeze blew it against the wall the fore
most members of the band took advan-
tage of the opportunity to get across.
Man, with all his boosted genius,
could do nothing more, for not only did
the operation require clever timing, but
absolute confidence in making what,
under the circumstances, must have
been venturesome leap. Strand Mag
azine
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-20
The First Wrong Button.

''Dear me, said little Janet, 81
buttoned just one button wrong, and
that makes all the rest go wrong,
and she tugged and fretted as if the
poor button were at fault for hei
trouble
patience, patience, my dear. =
said mamma. "The next time look
out for the first wrong button, then
you'll keep the rest all right. And, :
added mamma, "look out for the first
wrong deed Of any kind; another and
another is sure to follow.
Janet remembered how one day,
not long ago, she struck baby Alice.
That was the first wrong deed Then
she denied having done it. That was
another. Then she was unhappy and
cross all day because she had told a
lie. What long list Of buttons fas-
tened wrong just because the first one
was wrongl
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-20
MOONSHlNER IN REAL LIFE
Quite Different From His Confrere as
Seen on the Stage.

seen on the STAGE
The Kentucky moonshiner in real life
does not resemble his counterpart, de-
scribed in novels and impersonated on
the stage, in the least. He does not
wear top boots and SLOUGH hat As a
rule he is too poor to possess the former,
and he is more apt to go barefoot or to
amble along in pair of wornout bro
gans than to wear top boots. His hat is
usually torn straw Jimmy" and his
clothes are yellow and faded with age.
Regularly, on days when the grand jury
meets in Louisville, o dozen or more of
the moonshiners are presented for in
dictment. They present woebegone
appearance as they pass along the streets
in charge of tho marshal. In their own
poor homes i'll the mountains they are
hospitable, but of the stranger ever sus-
picious. The latter may make his bed
in the one room where the entire fami-
ly sleeps, but his request for a taste of
liquor brings forth statement that
none is to be had this side of 1.-THE
store " At the same time still may
be i'll operation within ten feet of his
whereabouts.
1.-THE store" represents to the noun
taineer all civilization. On winter
mornings he will tramp to it through
cold and snow to sell few stiff rabbits
and swap yarns not overbrilliant. One
of the mountaineer's chief sources of
income is his honey, and this finds
ready sale at "the store. !" The moon
sinner seldom receives money in pay for
his wares, but is paid in a bit of bright
calico for his wife or shoulder of ba-
con. If he can add to this a few pipe
fuls of tobacco, he is well satisfied with
the results of his labors. New York
Commercial
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-20

international $. 5. Lesson for Nov. III.
Tie Christian Amor Eph. s. 10:
40. Read the whole chapter
Golden T'ext-Be strong in the
Lord, and in the power Of His might
Eph 6: II.
Many a general with his whole
command has melted Into the earth
unable to stand against the forces that
opposed him. Many business man
has gone down carrying others with
him because he was unable to stand
against financial odds Aud many a
christian has been overcome by self
indulgence and evil passion, not able
to stand the attack. But today's les
son tells Of an armor that is invinci-
Bile; way for the believer to stand
against the wiles Of the devil. Notice
that the fight is not against an open
enemy, but from Within the easily
besetting sim wherefore the necessity
Of an armor from one who is super,
natural and all powerful Consider
the parts OF this atmor A belt oil
truth; the captain Of our salvation.
who never lost battle, said of him
self II am Truth A bfeastplate OF
rig hteousness comes next. referring to
Jesus Christ the righteous. Shoes
prepared from the good news of peace!
20 be had for the asking Of Him who
said. My peace l give unto you
The ''Shield OF faith, able to quench
all the fiery darts of the evil one is
above all, and consciousness OF the
never ending life already begun,
makes helmet. The Bible is the
trusty sword. Praying and watching
with all perseverance, completes tn is
armor, under which any christian
submitting to God and resisting the
devil may be sure Of victory.
Notice the secret of the whole mat
ter in the Golden Text; for surely
there is one who is strong and the
power Of His might is available to all;
for he said ''He that believeth on me
hath everlasting life. They shall
never perish, neither shall any man
pluck them out OF my hand. .
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-20
THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE.
Lung Troubles and Consumption
Can be Cured.
An Eminent New York Chemist and
Scientist Makes Free OfFsr 10 Our
Readers.


Scientist Makes n Free OfEsr 10 Our
Readers.
The distinguished New York chemist,
T. A Slocum. demonstrating his dis
covery of reliable and absolute cure
for Consumption pulmonary Tuber-
culosis) aud all bronchial, throat, lung
aud chest diseases. stubborn coughs,
catarrhal affections. general decline
and weakness, loss of flesh, and all con-
ditions OF wasting away, will send
THREE FREE BOTTLES lall differently
of his New Discoveries to any afflicted
reader OF the Herald wiring for them
His New Scientific Treatment has
cured thousands permanently by its
timely use, and he considers il simple
professional duty to suffering humanity
to donate trial of his infallible cure.
Science daily developes new wonders.
and this great chemist, patiently ex.
perimenting for years has produced
results IS beneficial to humanity as can
be claimed by any modern genius. His
assertion that lung troubles and con-
sumption are durable in any climate Is
Lrov. by heartfelt letters of graft
tude," filed in American and European
laboratories in thousands from those
cured in all parts Of the world.
Medical experts concede that bron-
chial, chest and lung troubles lead TO
Consumption, which uninterrupted,
means speedy and certain death.
Simply write 10 T. A. Slocum III. O.,
% Pine street, New York. giving post.
Office and express address, and the free
medicine will be promptly sent. Suffer.
ers should take instant advantage OF
his generous proposition.
Please tell the Doctor that you saw
his offer in the Herald.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-20
THE OLD FLYBooK.


H ~ 4l&AF&F tn the ANGER &m1A any
other Possession.
Is there anything closer to an anglers
heart than his hybook? know of case
where a burglar, among other things,
took q Gyboolx He was arrested and
speedily convicted and imprisoned. BE
cleared things out pretty well in the
house, bat the owner seemed to care for
nothing about the missing fur coats,
sealskin sacks, silverware and other
valuable Ilares and Penates, but he did
bewail the loss of his book of flies. The
other things he could buy again, but to
get together such an assortment Of valu-
able flies seemed to him an impossible
thing. He had been years collecting
them, picking up odd ones here and
there, until, for quality and variety,
his book could not be excelled.
1t was fly storehouse, as it We're
No matter where he intended fishing,
or whether for front, bass or salmon, he
could always find a choice assortment
to draw from with which to fill up
supplementary book
Although it was some time ago he
yet bewails the loss Of that flyboolz
Many have been the efforts to get track
Of it, but all in vain. He has gone to
the expense of sending to the prison in
a distant city and endeavoring to pre-
vail upon the convict to divulge the
hiding place Of the book, but without
success A persistent search of the
pawnshops and periodical advertising
have produced no better results.
There were flies i'll that book for trout
and salmon in Irish waters, flies for the
salmon and trout of the Scotch lakes
and the English streams and flies for
the salmon of Norway. The favorites
from Maine to California and from one
end of Canada to another were collected
in that wallet--anythi and every
thing, from the feather down midget
with cobweb gut to the lordly salmon
fly, absolutely irresistible to the Turk
ing salmon deep down in the icy pools
of the Caseapedia.
There were flies in that book on
which famous bass, trout and salmon
had been hooked, each fly carrying with
it memories Of battles fought from ca
noes among the rushing, swirling wa
tiers. Forest and Stream.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-20
rne OUTDOOR cAuRcH.

The carven pillars IL the trees.
The Powered mosaic Of the grass
The green. transparent traccrtes
OF leaf On leaf that lightly lies
And lightly moves when hreezes pass.
The anthem Of the waterfall.
Ny chorister the blaekbird's lay,
And. mingline with. suffusing all,
Borne by the wind and slill let fall,
The incense Of the new mown hay
This Is my church, my altar there.
Here earth. the kindly mother, kneeis
Her mighty hands outspread in prayer,
While Ger her brow the sunny air,
A south wind full Of blessing, steals
She wraps me IN her mantle fold.
/ kreel and pray beside her there
AS children do whom mothers hold,
And living air and sunlight gold
And wood and meadow pray with me.
Eva Keane in Spectator.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-20
DO YOU TRAVEL

Are you Going % take tflpI Do you suffer from
Severe Headaehes, Nervousness, Seastetk-
meas or ExhauNffOnf Why not prevent it all by
using CVsHM.AN,s, AAENTHOL ENHAL.
EK. Help that headache, cure that nervousness and
scasickness by the Of this Inhaler the greatest
stimnlant and preventative known MonderLnl re-
lief iH Hay Fever and Asthma. ~ HI u QVSEA-
MANS INHALER and You VIII always use it
II Jon can't II al Brsgrists seHd forft. BY
matt, so cents. send for Heck Neahe, free
CtsiaAN DRUG co.. ffACkKAkS, ikDs .. $. A.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-20
A DastardIy Act

May be committed by anyone while
suffering from an excruciating head
ache. MAGIC HEADACHE POWDERS
cure all kind Of headaches in from 3
to IS minutes. Do not sicken the
stomach nor affect the heart. Per-
fectly harmless.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-20
A Boys Thirst For Knowledge.

Little Boy--I wish | was great
philosopher like you
Great Scientist-And why, my son?
Cause you know everything, and
there's some things | can't understand,
but if ! was like you could. =
"Tell me one of them.
"Well, for one thing, I'd like to
know why photographers can take pic
lures of comets an meteors and flying
cannon balls and lightning flashes and
yet they can't photograph boy with
out squashing his head in pair Of
pinchers. Pearson Weekly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-20

"You must feel very happy in this
lovely cottage You call you own. 7
"How can ', len think Of my fam
lily that owned an estate of thousands
of acres, with a castle and whole regi-
ment Of servants?''
why, when did they lose it2''
During the eleventh century. p
Brooklyn Life.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-20
Conversational Pitfalls.

Miss Meadowsweet-E Excuse my ig-
norance, but ought | to call you Mr..
Squills or DIR. Squills?
The Doctor-Oh, call me anything
you like Some of my friends call me
an old fool.
Miss Meadowsweet--Ah, but that's
only people who know you intimately
London Punch.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-20

Santa Rosa, capital of Santa Rosa
county, Cal, has a Baptist church,
which holds over 200 people, built en-
tirely from timber sawed out of Il single
redwood Timbers. weather boarding
and inner lining are all Of wood The
roofing, too, is of shingles cut from the
same tree, and after it was all finished
here were 90, 600 shingles left.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-20

1t has beon estimated that over 2, 600,
900 acres are devoted to the manufac-
ture of deer in Scotland aud that about
1000 stays are annually killed
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-20

Stockport, England, boasts one Of the
largest Sunday schools in the world.
The total number Of scholars at present
ON the books is no fewer than 1884,
while there are 23S male and 1875 fe-
male teachers Ia grand army of over
8. 900.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-01
\ Novel Barometer

1t has taken clever Frenchman to dis
cove a kind of barometer which may be
safely called unique. An English journal
says that it is not uing more or less than
the figure of a general made OF ginger
bread. He buys one every year, and taxes
it home and hang, it by string on II nail.
Gingerbread, as every one knows, is
easily affected by changes in the atmos-
phere. The slightest moisture renders it
soft, while in dry weather it grows hard
and tough.
Every morning, on going out, the
Frenchman asks MS servant, -" hat does
the general say?N and the man applies
his thumb to the gingerbread figure.
Perhaps h. may reply, Tine general
feels soft. He would advise you taking
an umbrella On the other hand, if the
gingerbread is hard and unyieldng
to the touch, it is safe to go forth in ones
best attire, umbreilaless and confident.
The Frenchman declares that the gen.
eral has never yet proved unworthy of
the confidence placed i'll him, and would
advise all whose purse Will not allow them
to purchase barometer or aneroid, to see
what the local baker can do for them in
the gingerbread Iine.-Harper's Round
Table.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-01
Roads For Winter Resorts.

The advantage of having good roads
at summer resorts was never 50 strongly
shown as during the past season. And
what is true of northern summer resorts
is equally true of southern winter re-
sorts. The locality that can offer the
very best roads will present Il strong
drawing card. People with enough
money and leisure to go ON extended
outings will i'll most Instances desire
to do more or less riding and driving.
This is particularly true of winter re-
sorts, inasmuch as boating constitutes
small part of winter pastimes.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-01
Result of Common Sense.

Good roads in England are not the re-
suit of teaching in the public schools or
of sentimental agitation. They are a
practical detail of common sense, eff
cient local administration. Nobody ever
feels called upon here to preach the Cos
pei of good roads. The English people
have them because they pay for them i'll
local taxation and insist upon having
them kept in order. The poorest rustic
loves the country road which leads to
his humble cottage. 1t is his pleasure
ground-his rightful share i'll the good
ly heritage of we'll governed country.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-01
THE LUMBER MARKET.
Large Sales for Foreign Shipment
Situation Improving.


| The situation in spruce is improving
from week to week, says the Boston Com
mercidl Bulletin. There is said to be con-
siderable business in sight, but as yet there
has not much materialized in this vicin-
ity. The improvement to the situation is
mainly to the good foreign demand and
the active demand in New York. The
foreign demand has not been better in
years. Some excellent sales have been
made for the British markets.
Sales have recently been made by Ban
gor mills of some 100000 feet for the
English market, and it is expected 10 ,000,
600 more feet will be sold within a week.
This would keep the mills running for
from six to eight weeks independent of
domestic markets. With the exception
of some few sales that were made last
year this is the first instance where large
shipments have been made abroad for
about twenty-five years.
The Canadian shippers have done even
better than our own. st. John mills have
recently made some very large sales,
within few days last week 81, 900, 600 feet
|
latter is almost all timber and sold for
about S10.25 thousand. Our American
mills are said to have obtained from $40 so
to 5000.
One representing the interests OF some
OF the largest OF these Bangor shippers
makes the statement that these sales were
made because they proved more profitable
| than they would in the American mar
ket, which has been very low now for
several years. He further adds that the
them from the market, and many OF those
I who were figuring on very heavy ship
ments before the duty went into effect,
will be greatly disappointed, as the Cana
dian mills will not desire to send any
great amount of lumber here.
The Maine mills will not start saving
until a bout the middle of April, and they
will be unable to do much up to the first
of May. For their early spring cut they
have not done much soliciting as yet,
probably owing to the quiet in business.
Cargoes that will be coming forward now
/ in the next few weeks will be of last
years cut, and The mills are asking from
$1,000 to S13 80 for them. In New York,
f W here there is very much better demand
tn IN here, II 90 more per thousand is OBJ
lined. The mills that ship by car are
d ring very little. Clapboards are tirmer.
Shingles are steady. Boards Of all kinds
j are quiet.