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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-23
Warned by a Thistle.

1t was thought by the Danes to be
cowardly to attack an enemy after
nightfall, but ON one occasion they de-
waited from their usual rule. On they
crept, noiselessly and unobserved, in
their bare feet, upon the unsuspeoting
Scotchmen. When near the camp, one
of the Danes trod upon thistle and in
his pain cried out. This aroused the
sleeping Scotchmen, and they gave the
alarm. The Danes were defeated with
terrible loss Of life, and ever since that
time the thistle has been the insignia
of Scotland, with the motto, memo me
impune Observation-Disclosures Rec
ord
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-23
A Catch-aIl Editor.

This editor wants to catch them all.
In an recent issue OF an Iowa country
paper the editor gets after his con-
stituents in the following ,forcible
style: persons knowing themselves
indebted to this office are requested to
call and settle. All Indebted to this
office and not knowing it are request
ed to call and find it out. All those in
debted and not wishing to call are re-
quested to stay in one place long
enough TOR us to catch them. All
those who are not indebted are re-
auested to call and become indebted, I"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-23
HOW 1T SPREADS.

People are Talking All Over Mar
tinsburg. This Report Comes
From East Martin Street.
How it spreads
Can't keep good thing" down
Ever notice how good things are imi-
tatedp
Better the article, more imitators.
Fortunately the people have a safe
guard.
Praise can't be initiated,
And true praise takes root and spreads.
Claim is one thing, proof another.
Claim is what the manufacturer says,
Proof is what the people say.
Martinsburg people say
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kid,
neys.
Cure all kidney ills.
Hundreds of citizens testify to this.
Here is a case in point:
Mr.. T. V. Culp, Of East Martin
street, between Oueeu and Spring.
agent for knitting machines, says:
Sometime ago while working in the
neighborhood of Grafton my back be-
came so painful was compelled to
give up for could not stand the pain
which the iarring of the buggy caused.
Much discouraged and not being able
to follow my business, and suffering
severely, when Doans Kidney Pills
were recommended highly by my
brother, B. f. Culp. OF New Somer-
set, who had used them, l procured a
box at Matthaei's drug store. 1t re-
quired but few days treatment to
prove their merit and before | had
finished one box was apparently
cured, at least the backache had dis
appeared, and / was benefited in ev-
cry way. There has been no return
of the trouble and you are welcome to
use my name as one who recommends
this remedy to others who suffer from
disordered kidneys"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price so cents. Mailed by
Foster. Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the U. S X Der
the name Doan S and takeno other.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-23
Interesting statistics.

According to official statistics of the
agricultural department, our agrioul.
tural exports increased during 1897 to
the extent of about $115, 600, 600, cot
ton, wheat and corn contributing most
to the combined gain.
Measured in quantity rather than
value, exports of cotton show the re-
markable gain of 768,52S, 564 pounds
during 1897 over the preceding year.
The product exhibiting the third lar
gest gain as an export during the past
year was wheat. The gain in quantity
was rs, Oil, $40 bushels and in value
$40, 210,310.
Converted into it's equivalent in grain,
the -four exported in 1897 would amount
TO So, 562, 952 bushels, and the combined
shipments of wheat and wheat flour
stated in grain would reach 145, 124, 972
bushels.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-23
THE WEEDER.
/ The Right and Wrong Soils on which To
/ Use It-Its TwofoId Advantage.

The Right and Wrong Soils on which to
Use It-Its TwofoId Advantage.
From east and west come good re-
ports of the weeder. Rural New Yorker
contains the following from Professor
w. P. Brooks Of the Massachusetts, Ag-
ricultural college:
/ consider the weeder one Of the most
valuable inventions in the line Of agri-
cultural implements Of recent times.
There is, naturally, a right and wrong
way to use it; right and wrong condi-
tions for the accomplishment OF the OBJ
jects in view. These objects are, briefly,
destroying weeds and pulverizing the
surface of the soil, forming shallow
layer Of finely divided and mellow earth
which will act as a mulch, serving to
prevent, to a large extent, the evapora-
ton of water which rises by capillary
attraction from the more compact soil
beneath.
The weeder does the best work on
soil of light or medium character, and
when such soils contain but a moderate
amount of moisture. On heavy clay
soils, saturated with water, the weeder
will not do good work. 1t fails to stir
the soil sufficiently, the teeth sliding
over the surface instead of taking hold
of it. BY the very frequent use of the
implement, however never waiting
long enough to allow the soil to become
thoroughly eompacted, the weeder may
do very good work, even upon soils
which are quite clayey. But upon such
soils the harrow is often used with adj
vantage alternately with the. weeder.
Weeders are effective mainly in de-
stroying annual weeds. The myriad
seedlings which start in many fields
can be effectively destroyed when the
weeder is used Alright 1t must be used,
to prove effective, Just as these weeds
are breaking the ground. If the use OF
the weeder is delayed until such weeds
have made deep roots, it will have COM
paratively little effect upon them. To
prove most effective as a weed destroyer,
the weeder should be employed when
the soil is comparatively free from wa
ter and when the weather is hot, clear
and dry.
The weeder judiciously used ON most
soils will almost entirely obviate the
necessity of hand hoeing for all our
large growing crops. In my opinion, the
weeder can be made even more valuable
as a means of conserving soil moisture
than as weed destroyer, and for this
purpose it should be used often. When
ever crust is seen to be forming upon
the surface of the soil, the weeder is
called for, even though no weeds are
apparent and the drier and hotter the
weather the more frequently it should
be used
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-23
Appetite Of the FLORIDA Alligator.

The Florida alligator has an appetite
that is hard to appease A fisherman,
weary with i'll luck, pulled off his boots,
stretched himself on tho rivers green
bank and went to sleep. A saurian in
search of dinner spied the sleeping
fisherman, crawled up the bank swal-
lowed him and retired in good order.
But after a time he remembered that
the late fisherman's boots were also re-
posing ON the bank. a dinner without
dessert was no dinner at all, so he re-
turned to taper off on the boots. But
while he was in the act of swallowing
them another fisherman, recently ar
rived, shot him dead. Probably the
moral in this story is, Some alligators
never know when they have enough +"
ATLANTA Constitution.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-23
Newspaper Enemies.

The Fremont News has very cor
rect idea as to who are the enemies Of
the newspaper when it says:
ION course newspaper has enc
mics, several OF them. First and fore
most the man who owes a newspaper
an honest debt and will not pay for it,
can be counted asan enemy. The man
who wants an office, and complains
because the newspapers will not
champion him in preference to all
others is pretty apt to become an en-
envy. The man who wants to dictate
to paper and is not allowed to do so,
is a sure enemy. The ruffian and the
bully never like a bold and fearless
newspaper. The sneak and coward
fear newspapers and consequently do
not like them But of all men that a
newspaper should dislike, is the man
whom it has befriended and assisted
and who proves theingrate, whoturns
his back on the paper after securing
all from it possible. We can respect
to certain degree an open and avow-
ed enemy, but an migrate, never"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-23
THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE.
Lung Troubles and Consumption.
Can be Cured.
An Eminent New York Chemist and
Scientist Makes Free Offer TO Our
Readers.

Readers.
The distinguished New York chemist,
t. A Slocum demonstrating his dis
covery of reliable and absolute cure
for Consumption pulmonary Tuber
culosisl and all bronchial. throat, lung
and 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 (all differently
of his New Discoveries to any afflicted
reader OF the Herald wri ing for them
His New Scientific Treatment" has
cured thousands permanently by its
timely use, and he considers iG 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 20 beneficial to humanity as can
b. claimed by any modern genius. His
assertion that lung troubles and con
sun ption are durable in any climate is
prov by IN, artfelt letters of graft
tude" filed in American and European
laboratories in thousands from those
cur, in all parts of the world.
Medical experts concede that bron-
chat chest and lung troubles lead to
Consumption, which uninterrupted,
means speedy and certain death.
simply write % T. A. Slocum NJ. c..
80 Pine street. New York, giving post
office and express address. and the free
medicine will he 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, 1898-04-23
remedy For Gooseberry Mlldew.

AS the result of testing various reme-
dies for gooseberry mildew the follow
ing recommendation is made by the
New York station:
Potassium sulphide is the most effect
i've remedy for controlling gooseberry
mildew. 1t should be applied very early
in the season, just as the buds are
swelling, at the rate of an ounce in two
or three gallons of water, and the treat
ment repeated every ten days or two
weeks.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-23
Sf.OO a Year.

From this date the cash price
of the Herald will be one dollar
"a year. This is not a reduction
of the subscription price but "a
discount for cash. Those who
do not pay in advance will be
charged the regular price, $3.50
a year.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-23

In Vienna the height of house must
not exceed So feet. The floor Of the last
story must not be more than 65.6 feet
above the level of the street. When the
ground slopes, this measure must be
taken from the highest point The house
must not have more than five stories,
including the cellar and attic.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-23
Eyerybody says 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 c. G. G. to-day; 10, %, so cents. Sold and
guaranteed 70 cure by al druggists.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-23
rz67H3s:5'.l7'esy
| 2853k p
GROWING SUGAR BETS.

Fine Results Claimed For Transplanting.
Beets Gain In Weight and sugar.
That cooperative efforts have dem
onstrated that sugar beets can be grown
with profit in all the western states
where irrigation assists the farmer is
the assertion Of writer in Farm and
Preside. who relates the following ex-
perience:
Seed was planted April 80, in new
land, from which the native sagebrush
had but recently been cleared. The soil
was plowed to the depth of s inches,
and thoroughly pulverized with har-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-23
SUGAR BEET TRANsPLANTED

each rain or irrigation, and frequent
hoeing aids in keeping down weeds and
increasing fertility. Highly MANFRED
land will produce large, coarse speci-
mems containing but little sugar and
possessing poor feeding value. On or
binary soil, with careful tillage, beets
testing from IS to 20 per cent and yield
ing an average of IS tons to the acre
can be grown,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-23

Chelsea district, in London, utilities
its street refuse by separating the rags
and paper, which are converted into
brown wrapping paper, while the rest
of the refuse is burned in the furnaces
Of the reduction works and the resid-
uum is used in brickmaking.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-23

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartie, cure constipation forever
zoe. 25e. n c. c. G fail. druggists refund money
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-23

)r. Miles Pain PMS. zone cent a dOse.'
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-23

Pains cured by DR.. Miles Pain Pills.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS for the erection of Engine House on the southeast corner of Holly Park Office of the Clerk of the Board of Super visors of the City and County of San Fran cisco, June 2S 1898.
 (Fourth Series) of the Board of Supervisors. SEALED PROPOSALS will be received in TUESDAY AFTERNOON, July 5, 1898, from 2:S0 to 3 o'clock, for the erection of a two (2) story frame building with brick base ment on the southeast corner of Holly Park and West avenues, for the use of the Fire Department, in accordance with the plans and specifications and the conditions set forth in the said specifications, prepared by Charles R. Wilson. architect to be seen at his office, No 3l5 Phelan building, all the work to be performed to the satisfaction of the Chief En- gineer and the Board of Fire Commissioners. The building to be completed within eighty (SO) working days from the date of signing Anv delay in the completion of the building will be charged to the contractor at the rate of twenty (S20 00) dollars per day, and the total amount will be deducted from the con- Payments will be made on the first day of each month at the rate of seventy-five (75) per cent of the value of the work done. and completion and acceptance of the building.
 The work of construction to be done in strict accordance with the plans and specif- cations, under the supervision and direction of Charles R. Wilson, architect, and the Dis triet Engineers of the Fire Department: all workmen employed upon the work, and the minimum rate of wages to be paid said work to be two {s2) dollars per day.
 The party to whom the contract may be awarded will be required, prior to or at the time of the execution of said contract, to pay the cost of advertising this notice in three daily newspapers.
 Tn order to preserve uniformity and to fa- cilitate the award the board has resolved to receive no bid unless made upon blank forms prepared by the committee and certified check for the sum of five hundred (s5OO dollars deposited by the bidder with and made payable to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors conditioned if the proposal be accepted and the contract awarded and if the bidder shall fail or neglect to pay the printing charges. execute the contract and give the required bond within six days after the award is made, then and in that case the said sum shall be paid into the City and County Treasury by said Clerk as. liquidated damages for such failure and neglect.
 Blanks furnished by the Clerk.
 The Board reserves the right to reject all bids If the public good require.
 JNO A. RUSSELL. Clark
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29
BIRTHS- MARRIAGES DEATHS.

Birth, marriage and death notices sent by mail will not be inserted. They must be handed in at either of the publication offices and be indorsed with the name and residence of persons authorized to have the same published.
 BORN. COIEMAN-In this city. June 27, 1898, to the wife of Adolph Coleman, son. FAULKNER-In Bethany, June 2S 1SsS to the wife of James E. Faulkner, son. JOHNSTON-In this city, June 4. 1898, to the wife of P. J. Johnston, daughter.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29

1898, at the Grand Hotel, by the Rev. Frank S. Ford, George F. Ingham and Ida E. Fol lard, both of Pacific Grove. Cal OWENS-HENRY-In this city, June 23 iSsS' by the Rev J. Leonard Levy of Philadelphia Floyd Owens and Emma Henry. SUTHERL this city, June IS, 1S9S by the Rev. Father Stokes, of Mis- sion Dolores Church, Michael S. Sutherland and Dora Hayes.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29
BORN.
MARRIED.

GREEN-FRICKER-Int this city, June 27 1ssS by the Rev. F. Bonn, Emil Green and Eliza beth Fricker both of San Francisco.
 HOGAN-BAKER-In this city, June 23 1s9s at the home of the brides mother, by the Rev. Frank s. Ford, Thomas V. Hogan and Sadie M Baker. both of San Francisco. INGHAM-PoLLARD-In this city, Juno 27,
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29

PERSONALS.

GREVEN'S s latest war song, Remember Boys the Maine, Is big hit all over the coun- try; for sale at the music stores, at Odd Eel lows Hall and office rooms, 121 and 122 Mur- phy building, 1236 Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses have been issued follows:
 Peter J. Mlbach and Annie M. Mcguire. 23-2O Thomas C. Butler and Annie McCarty. 33- p William Turner and Sarah Hord ........... .4S- 39 T. R. Williams and Margaret E. Gallagher. 27-25 William P. Connors and Mary A. Dawson. .29-23 Andrew Wallace and May Smith. ......... .26-24 Henry Blum and Ettel Szabalesiy. ......... .34-20 William Price and Mary Eldridge.. .25-23 John Tallman and Nellie HumberstoI. .. .34- -34
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.


 AS we are selling good upright pianos for s6 cash and S6 per month, we ask you to investi- gate and approve this method Prices are the same If purchased for all cash. Bargains in good second hand uprights upon same easy payments and some good pianos for s. s4 and S per month SHERMAN, CLAY & CO.,, Steinway dealers. corner Kearny and Sutter sts., San Francisco. and Thirteenth and Broadway Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29

SUITS made to order installments; s1 week Boston Woolen Mills. 920 Broadway. Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29
LEGAL NOTICES.

THE Pacific Heberew Orphan Asylum and Home Society hereby give notice that they ary l. 1S9s to June 30. 1898. the following named orphans and half orphans. boys and girls viz: Ada Hoffman, aged 10 years I months; Hyman Hoffman, aged years 2 months; Solomon Meyers, aged years 2 months; Phyllis Scharff, aged years 10 months; Claudio Scharff, aged ' years 3 months; Rebecca Kuhn. aged 10 years II months; Stella Kuhn aged years 10 months; i; Samuel Kuhn, aged years; Meyer Kuhn, aged years months; May Lewis aged 9 years months: Hattie Baer, aged 14 years months; Bertha Baer aged 10 years : Moses Baer, aged 10 years; Max Baer, aged 8 years months: Edward Levy, aged 1 years months: Joseph Calm, aged Il years 6 months. and Leo Calm. aged years.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29
LODGING HOUSES FOR SALE.


 A.-kREDO & CO.---221k Geary st.
 UP-TO-DATE BROKERS. rooms; Geary st; elegant; new. ..........S S225 rooms; Jones st; clears s20. 0............. 255 rooms; incest little house Taylor st.. $50 Many large houses from 50 to 500 rooms, too numerous to mention. KREDO & co. 2l-ROOM house. s.5Ol 65-rm. house; cor. .s4O0O l9 rms; boarding 1560i 22-room house.....s $50 P rms; must sell 100o | rms; rms on 4th st. 250 s60O0
 II. c. DECKER. 1920 Market st.. opp. Fifth. FOR SALE-$S00; a nicely furnished lodging house of 22 rooms; all occupied; rent S35 ROB BOHMANSSON. 5O1 Folsm st., cor. 1st. 19 ROOMS furnished; rent s33; good living; cheap for cash; owner goes away. 4S 7th st. HOWARD, 7O4, corner Third-Nicely furnished S2-room corner house; full; cheap S2700 CASH will buy house of 24 rooms cheap rent; north of and near Market st; good paying and well established Box 113 Call. FURNITURE FOR SALE.
 
 FURNITURE of rooms for sale cheap PAP Minna st.: basement FOLDING BED, bedroom and kitchen furni- ture, bedding. range, etc. 424 Tehama st, near Fifth.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-18
BILLY MASON .EXPLODES.

Saws Spaniafds are no Better Than
Common ScOundrels.
WASHINGTON, February 1S.-Both
the house and the senate passed un-
animously this morning joint resolu-
ton authorizing al expenditure OF
s2 O,0OO to employ q wrecking company
to raise the Maine, and to provide bu-
rial for the American victims. Masoo I,
OF Illinois, in the sena e offered to sub
stitute for Aliens resolution to- inves-
tipa e the Maine disaster by providing
for the prompt investigation of the
matter by juint committee of both
houses of congress.
Senator Hale made an important
statement to the effect that he had ouly
this morning talked with Secretary Of
Navy Long, who informed him thai
the navy department would take pr, mp,
action in the matter. Hale asked Ma
son to withhrld Id his resolution for 9
few days.
Mason go. hot when he took the
door. He ri4, h. d into Srain to q live
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-18

WASHINGTON, February 1s.-Tbe
following message from cAptsin sigs-
bee was received by the navy depart
ment this morniuR:
HAVANA, February II.
To the secretary of the navy, Wash-
incton, D. G.
..Nineteen of the Msine's dead were
buried this afternoon with civil, &C.
cleolastical, military and naval cere-
monies and with all the resources of
Havana brought into requisition. The
Spanish government, ,nrdsf the express
directions of General .Blsuco, to bish-
op of Havana, General Parrsdo, Ad-
miral Manterola and the mayor of
Havsna, took complete charge of all
arrangements. The bodies were first
laid in the state building OF the city
government and covered with floral
emhlems presented by oficisls OF all
shades OF political opinion. They
were then escorted to the cemetery by
representatives of military, a&vai. aud
civil organizations, foreigus consular
officers and . vast coaeourfe q Havana
people. General Lesr3s andsos-
acers and men of the Maine, we're
there, together with the, FERNS crew,
in special carriages.
"Ground for the burial of all the
Names dead was presented by Gener-
al Blanco and the bishop Of Havana, In
the most beautiful cemetery Of Havana.
The utmost respect has been shown. I
am informed by the authorities that
this is the secord instance in which
such demonstration has been shown to
foreigners in the history of Havsna.
I. is inconceivable to me. personally,
how q Rre.ter demonstrat on could
have been made. The remainder Of
the dead must, perforce, be buried
with Q brief ceremony, conducted by
ourselves.
"Forty bodies in addition to those
buried, came ashore today. Ve-y few
are now rec ognizab.e. beg your de-
partment to explain to the families Of
the deal that it is impracticable, in fact.
impossible. to send the h"dies home.
Facilit go are lacking for the embslm-
ine necessaryto secure shipment. En-
balming ia only imperfectIy done here.
Will wire all csses of identity. I still
maintain an Organization among my
small force here. Flags on sll vessels,
raval and mercb ats, are at half mast to-
day. shsll send the Maogrove back to
Key West tomorrow. with efght-wound-
ed from he hospital. Will wire names
late. viii put some divers to work
tomorrow. Recovery Of the Names
battery etc., is impracticsble except
bv the regular wrecking outfit"