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The herald., 1898-04-10

When the Martian monarch saw that
we had ceased the work of death. he
sank upon his throne. There he re-
mained, leaning his chin upon his two
hands and staring straight before him
like that terrible doomed creature who
fascinates the eyes of every beholder
standing in the Sistine Chapel and
gazing at Michael Angeles dreadful
painting of ''The Last Judgment"
This wicked Marian also felt that
he was in the grasi, of pitiless and ir-
resistible fate and that a punishment
| too well deserved and from which
there was 70 possible escape, now con-
fronted him.
There he remained in a despair
which almost compelled our sympathy.
until ANA had so far recovered that
she was once more able to act as our
interpreter. Then we made short
work of the negotiations. Speaking
through Alma, the commander said:
You know who we are. We have
come from the cart, which, by your
command, was laid waste. Our COM
mission was not revenge but self-pro-
lection. We have laid waste your PLAN
ct, but it is simply a just retribution
Tor what you did with ours. We are
prepared to complete the destruction
leaving not living being in this world
Oh yours, CT to grant you peace, at
your choice. Our condition of peace Is
simply this: All resistance must cease
absolutely.
Nothing that we could now do"
continued the commander, would in
my opinion save you from ultimate de-
struction. The forces of nature which
we have been compelled to let loose
upon you will complete their own VIC
tory. But we do not wish unneces-
sarily to stain our hands further with
your blood. We shall leave you in
possession of your lives. Preserve them
If you can. But, in case the flood re-
cede before you have all perished
from starvation, remember that you
here take an oath, solemnly binding
yourself and your descendants for
ever never again to make war upon the
earth"
/ need not describe in detail how our
propositions were received by the Mar
tian monarch He knew, and his ad
visers, some of whom he had called in
consultation, also knew that every
thing was in our hands to do as we
pleased. They readily agreed, there
fore, that they would make no more re-
sistance and that we and our electrical
ships should be undisturbed while we
remained upon Mars. The monarch
took the oath prescribed after the
manner of his race; thus the business
was completed. But through it all
there had been the shadow of sneer
The herald., 1898-04-10
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A-NIN.
We now turned our ships toward the
southern border of the land, follow
ing the direction of the air ships car
rying the fugitives, a few of which
were still navigating the atmosphere a
mile beneath us.
We pursued our way rapidly until
We arrived at the shore.of the Southern
Ocean. There. as we had expected.
was to be seen narrow strip of land
with the ocean on one side and the
raging flood seeking to destroy it on
the other. In some places it had leen
already broken through, SO that the
ocean was flowing in to assist in the
drowning of Thaumasia.
But some parts of the coast were evil
IDENTIFY SO elevated that no matter how
high the flood might rise it would not
completely cover them Here the fugi-
tives had gathered in dense thrones
and above them hovered most of the
air ships, loaded down With others
who were unable to find room upon the
dry land.
On one of the loftiest and broadesr
of those elevations We noticed indica-
tions Of military order in the align
ment Of the crowds, and the shore an
round was guarded by gigantic pickets.
who mercilessly showed back into tha
Hood all the later comers, ana thus pre-
vented a too great croWding upon tha
land. In the center of this elevation
rose palatial structure of red metal
which Alma informed us was one of the
residences of the Emperor and We con-
cluded that the monarch himself vas
now present there.
Tla .,hc gf
ance on the part of the air ships. ana
the complete drowning of all the for
midable Notifications on the surface of
the planet, convinced US that all we
had now to do in order to comnlete
our conquest was to get possession of
the person of the chief ruler.
The fleet was, ACCORDINGLY. concen-
trated, and we rapidly approached the
great Martian palace. AS we came
down within a hundred feet of them
and boldly made our way among their
air ships, which retreated at our an
proach, the Martians gazed at us with
mingled fear and astonishment
We were their conquerers. and thev
knew it. We We're coming to demand
their surrender. and they evidently un-
derstood that also. AS we approached
the palace, signals were made from
It with brilliantly colored banners
which Alma Informed us were intend
ed as a token of truce.
I'VE shall have to go down and have
q confab with them, I suppose" said
Mr. Edison. 1--WE can't kill them off
now that they are helpless. but we
must manage somehow to make them
understand that unconditional sur
xender is their only chance"
Let us take Alma with us" I sug-
gested. land since she can speak the
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the earth, there remained only hfty
five ships and 1,0S5 men! All the otn
ers had been lost in our terrific en-
counters with the Martians, and par
ticularly in the first disastrous battle
underneath the clouds.
| Among the lost were many mer
whose names were famous upon the
earth, and whose death would be wide
ly deplored when the news Of it was
received upon their native planet
Fortunately this number did not in
clude any of those whom I have hac
occasion especially to mention in the
course of this narrative. The venera-
BILE Lord Kelvin, who notwithstanding
his age and his pacific disposition
proper to a man of science, had pe-
haved with the courage and GOODNESS
of a veteran in every crisis; Monsieur
Moissan, the eminent chemist; Profes-
sor Sylvanus p. Thompson, ana the
Heidelberg professor, to whom we al
felt under special obligations because
he had opened to our comprehension
the charming lips of Aina-all THESE
had survived and were about to return
with us to the earth.
1t was not with very good grace that
the Martian Emperor acceded 10 our
demands that one of the storehouses
should be opened, but resistance was
useless and of course we had our
way.
The supply of water which we
brought from the earth, owing to = pc
culiar process invented by Monsieur
Moissan had been kept in exceedingly
good condition, but it was now running
low and it became necessary 10 repleh-
ish it also. This was easily done from
the Southern Ocean, for on Mars, since
the leveling of the continental eleVa-
tions, brought about many years ago,
there is comparatively little salinity in
the sea waters.
While these preparations were going
on, Lord Kelvin and the other men or
science entered with the utmost eager
ness upon those studies, the prosecu-
tion of which had been .he principal
inducement leading them to embark on
the expedition. But, almost all of the
face of the planet being covered with
the flood, there was comparatively lit
tie that they could do. Much, how
ever, could be learned with the aid of
Alma from the Martians. now crowded
on the land about the palace.
The result of these discoveries will
in due time appear. fully elaborated in
learned and authoritative treatises
prepared by these savants themselves.
shall only call attention to one, which
seemed to me very remarkable. I have
already said that there We're astonish-
ing differences in the personal appear
ance of the Martians. evidently arising
from differences of character and edu-
cation, which had impressed them
selves on the physical aspects of the
individuals.
We now learned that these differen-
ces We're more completely the result of
education than we had at first sup
posed.
Looking about among the Martians
by whom we We're surrounded, it soon
became easy for us to tell who were
the soldiers and who were the civilians,
simply by the appearance of their
bodies, and particularly of their heads.
All members of the military class re-
sembled to a greater or less extent,
the monarch himself in that those
parts of their skulls which our phre-
nologists had designated as the bumps
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w. 4. MrRRniAN's sHoEs.
Attend Tie primaries NEXT Tuss.
day night.
Lloyd Adams has accepted .
position as Shipping clerk with
williams = DAVIDSON.
Two hearts that beat q two.
then two that beat as one; TWO
hearts that beat as two Again.and
then the whole thing g done.
Willie Cole and Gimlet Lyon
spent Saturday and Sunday
among the fair damsels 1t Park
ersburg.
Lecture Monday night at Coz
Chapel under auspice Of Epworth
League. All lovers of nature.
wit and hamor should not fail to
attend.
The Republican convention to
nominate q municipal ticket will
be held at the court house next
Thursday evening, March Sd. at
Z p. m.
A local clothing house displays
This ambiguous sign: "Oyercoats
IS. They won't last long at this
price
Mrs. Flora Camden left on
Wednesday for her home In Park.
ersburg. Mrs. Bailey accompani.
ed her as far as Clarksburg,
where both will be the guests of
Mrs. ]. W. Williams for q few
days. Weston Democrat.
LosT-Small green pocket
book, containing about SIS. be.
tween Bailey House, Weston,
and Clarksburg- probably on
train. Any one finding same and
leaving at either the Walker
House, Clarksburg, or Bailey
House, Weston, will be reward
ed. l8.1t.
Every citizen should say good
word for his town. He should
remember it as his home, and his
choice. He should try to uphold
it instead of tearing it down. he
should try to induce capital to
come instead of driving it away,
he should sing its praises and
not it curses. II he does not, he
is false to his neighbor and false
TO himself.
Miss Mary McAndrew, late of
Washington, d. o., has opened
q strictly tirst,class restaurant in
the building lately occupied by
Mr.. Weidenhamer. Miss Nc
Andrew is an adapt in the culin-
ary artand you can do no better
than give her q call. Meals et
all hours. Rates reasonable,
Third street, opp. P. o. 15,St
D. W. Jacob, of our city, has
added to his large stock such
things US you will need after
house cleaning, as window blinds,
curtains, poles. mating, &C., and
he has first class window blinds
on rollers at Sc. each in different
colors, stair mating best you
will see for 1910. per yard; floor
oil,cloth, good quality, for 1sc-;;
table oil cloth, best, for l24c. He
intends to add full line Of ready
made skirts, waists, dresses, suits,
and in fact everything for ladies.
He also requests if anything you
wish from Boggs & Buhl or Jos.
Horne & Co. to bring him the
sample and he will order for you,
thus saving you the express
charges. Give him q call before
buying elsewhere. 16It.
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ing relatives in Petersburg.
j. B. Brannon, Esq, Of Weston
was here Monday.
John Stewart, Esq. visited
friends at Ruckhannon Saturday
Judge Maxwell went to Har-
risville Tuesday on legal bust
ness
Mr.. P. M. Robinson, of West
Union. was the guest of friends
here the first Of the week.
The man who hasn't got . new
theory about the Names de-
struction is of no account.
Thos. McAvay. Esq, of Graf.
ton. was business visitor here
Tuesday.
The average girl knows enough
about photography to rstouch
her negative when she says mo.
Miss veva Hayden, of Grafton,
was the pleasant guest of friends
here Saturday and Sunday.
Elkins, Randolph county, will
make another effort to secure the
location of the county seat.
Miss Maud Cottrill, Of West
Union, has returned home after
pleasant visit to friends in this
city.
Mrs. c. S. Sands left Wednes.
day for Washington, D. O., where
she will visit friends for several
weeks.
Hon. Elliott Northcott, OF
Huntington. has been appointed
and sworn in as assistant United
States attorney for West Vir.
ginia.
Mr.. Aubrey Hustead has re;
sumed his work at Harris ma
chane shops, after a three weeks
vacation, the result of a badly
lacerated hand caused by being
caught in the machinery.
Jonathan Rogers, an aged and
highly respected citizen of Wal
lace, and one of the pioneer set
tiers of this county, died at his
home last Thursday. He was ST
years old.
Some of the speakeasies might
/ use the following sign to adyant-
age Every purchaser of 10
cents worth of drinks is entitled
to declare war against Spain in
this saloon"
Mrs. Moore Jackson. Miss Nina
Wallace. Miss Meigs jackson
4 and Messrs. Carl Vance aud
Robt. Ramsay were among the
Clarksburgers who attended the
military ball at Morgantown
Monday night.
DR.. Wilding who lectures or
the subject "On Top of Mt. Hood
has travelled from ocean to ocean
! and is first. class lecturer. This
lecture is very fine and every
lover of nature will be pleased
and entertained. He will make
you laugh inspite of yourself.
Mr.. P. F. Randolph, of Salem,
left Wednesday morning for De
troit, Michigan, where he goes to
perfect his own cure and knowl-
edge Of the cause and treatment
of stammering. Mr.. Randolph
won a prize of $500 tuition in
the Phonometric Institute, Of
Detroit. recently.
/ DR.. Robert Ramsay, OF Clarks
burg, was here to attend the
military ball aud to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. G. D. Hoffman. He wa.
one of the most popular men who
ever attended the University
and his friends here are glad t.
learn of his success in his pro
fession.-Ne,0 Dominion.
The Savings Bank pays 4 pei
cent. per annum, compounded
semi-annually on all deposits
Every advantage is given to de
posters consistent with SOUND
banking. If you have surplus
funds, if you desire to save YOU
earnings. or your profits from
other investments open an &C
count at the Savings Bank. 14.tf
Word was received here Mon
Ar. Db;ll;o (JI;Aford
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Guy Sinsel Is IL Pc rkersburg.
Benz. 4. Horkheimer, Esq. Of
Wheeling. was here Tuesday.
Mrs. b. r. Criss left this week
Ito visit Cumberland friends.
Mr.. Joe Fuccy, of Weston.
spent Tuesday here wish friends.
Dan Ogden was At Parkersbarg
Tuesday.
Mr.. Charles Gaylord. of IVES.
ton, was q business visitor here
Tuesday.
Q. W. Leggett and wife. Of
Clarksburg, we're the guests Of
Riley Gregg and family, Friday
and Saturday.-Leader.
One of the first acts OF Salem's
new council was to contract with
the gas company tor lighting the
town with gas. That was GER
tainly commendable move.
The Young Poachers.' as
drama of school boy life, was
successfully produced to a large
audience by the students of st.
Joseph Academy at Centennial
Hall last Tuesday night.
An exchange tells q story of a
tramp who rang . doctors door
bell and asked tho trim, pretty
woman who opened the door if
she would kindly ask the doctor
il he had a pair of old trousers
he was willing to give away. I'm
the DOCTOR said the plump and
pleasing young woman, and the
tramp tainted.
The clothing of Mrs. Chas.
Wee, who resides in the west end
of town caught fire Tuesday
morning while she was standing
before an open fire place and be-
fore assistance could reach her
her clothing was almost entirely
burned OFF. The injury she re-
ceived will probably result in her
death.
Married In Plainfield, N. H.,
February 10Th by Rev. Leroy F.
Fortney, formerly of shinnston,
Rev. j. Newton Perrin, pastor OF
the Congressional church at
Sanbointon, N. H., to Miss Ger
trude L., only daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. N. Greeley, of Plain
field. The bride is a cousin OF
the officiating clergyman's wife.
The country newspaper pub
Usher tolls every day to make
his paper interesting, mentally
and mechanically that's labor;
once IN awhile q patron comes
ID and pays 8 subscription that's
capital; occasionally one moves
of without paying and has the
postmaster send q card to say the
paper is refused-that's stealing.
A Parkersburg writer has made
an important discovery, one that
will be of interest to Fairmonters
who visit Clarksburg. # his
writer tells of his discovery in
the State Journal He says that
when at Clarksburg it is possible
to get drink although there are
no licensed saloons. He puts
the number of speakeasies at
forty -tive.-Inder.
Rev. Jas. E. Schoolfeld the
noted Virginia evangelist who
has been attracting such large
crowds to the M. E. church.
South, will preach to men only
at 8 p. M, Sunday. All are cor.
daily invited. Schooldeld has
proven himself to be . great
power in the pulpit and his meet
ings have been quite successful
He will be here until Sunday
night. Go and hear him.
A quiet and interesting we'd
ding took place at the home Of
Mr.. fand Mrs. W. M. Morris al
Mt. Glare last Thursday evening
at 6 o'clock. The principals were
Mr.. Charles w. Moore, son oil
lIaior A. G. Moore, and Miss
Allene Morris. The pretty
ceremony was performed by Rev.
Taylor Richmond, in the pres
ence of the family and a few rela-
r ~ A...- - ..A..a
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Oma Je6ers, Of Graften. spent
Tuesday here with friends.
Col. Matt. Cooper. the veteran
newspaper man. was . pleasant
visitor to the city Friday.
Ernest B. Morris is on . bust
ness trip to eastern cities this
week.
Mr.. Simie Nusbaum has re-
turned from . business trip to
Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Ruhl
leave to night for . trip to Old
Point Comfort.
The book reception and social
at Broaddus on Tuesday night
was a grand success.
Miss Cora Corpening, of Yves
ton, visited friends here Satur-
day.
Joe, Jim, Marguerite and Ger
trude Gavin, of Wheeling, are
the guests of Mrs. Kate CLANCY,
ON Pike street.
Sherman 7. Law, of Eagle
Mills, Doddridge county. was q
pleasant caller at this Office
Tuesday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. R. Jarvis have
returned to their home in Bar.
bout county, after q pleasant
| visit to friends here.
Mrs DIP. Morgan was called to
the bedside of her brother, Mr..
Melville Shlnn at Fairmont last
Saturday. He is not expected to
recover from his illness.
DR.. r. q. Powell. formerly Of
West Milford, has located al
Grafton for the practice of bis
profession. Re is young man
of promise, well versed in medi-
cal lore and popular among his
acquaintances.
All the popular shapes in the
new colors of stiff and soft hats
for this spring and summer are
now on sale at w. T. Merriman's
Shoe, Hat and Gents Furnish.
ing Store, and will meet any com
potion in price and quality. 10 81
Your attention is called to the
announcement of the Central
Commercial College, which you
will find on page third Of this
i issue. This institution is one Of
lmost up to-date and progressive
lin the State, and ifs corps Of
teachers are unsurpassed.
The police received notice yes;
Itarday ofthe escape Of Peter
McCune and John Dickey from
the Braxton county jail. and are
requested to look out for them.
They were assisted to escape by
a woman who furnished them
with saws. with which they cut
their way out.
Republican primaries will be
held in the different wards of the
city Tuesday night, March LIST,
to select delegates to the conven'
ton to be held at the court house
Thursday night, March Bird. to
nominate a Republican municipal
ticket.
DR.. r. H. Powell, of West
Milford, Harrison county, a mem.
Der of the Harrison County Medl
cal and Surgical Society, will
locate in this city about March /,
for the practice of his profession
He will occupy rooms in the Ode
Fellows building Grafton Senti
mel.
M. A. Turner was arrested a
Weston Saturday for failure tt
send his children to school undel
the new compulsory school law
and was acquitted upon the
ground of inability to provide
suitable clothing. This is the
first test in that county.
: A two story frame house and
nearly all its contents were de
stroyed by fire on Water stree
Monday night. The house be
longed to B. F. & N. A. Shuttle
worth and as there was no in
surance on the building the los.
will probably reach twelve hun
dred dollars. It was occupied
R..;1- - yyoe VUr;n,hf xuh<
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Il. and Mrs. Jonn :: Mann
listing friends il Baltimore.
,iss Blanche Parril is visiting
weston.
= R. B. Powell is visiting
Ids at Glade Springs, w. Va.
l. S. B Davis has returned
S.r home at Winston, N. Q.
Ms. Fernald is visiting in
N Jersey.
r.,il Leach, OF Pittsburg,
NJ q few days here with
ends this week.
Hou. John Basel was at Phil
4 the last of the week on bust
S.
r. and Mrs. M. G. Holmes
e returned from a visit to
.uds at uniontown, Pa.
Republlcan convention to nomi-
|. CITY municipal ticket will
held at the court house next
rrsday. March Sd, at z p. m.
Tbe Sons of the Revolution of
st Virginia will hold their an
al meeting in Wheeling on
pril 5.
4 large number of stone cut
IS are here ready to resume
prk on the bridge just as soon
the weather will permit,
It is reported that work will
commenced on the Sisters
lie and Salem electric railway
le first of April.
1t. Rev. George W. Peterkin,
shop of West Virginia, will
each at the Episcopal church,
riday, March a, at z 80 p. m.
Mrs. o. A. AMMAN and daugh-
!, Elnora, are attending the
srdi Gras festival in New Or
ans, La.
The New England supper given
the ladies of Cot Chapel
aesday night was largely at
Ended and was quite a financial
lccess.
DR.. George G. wilding, of
low York. will deliver q lecture
Goff Chapel, NJ. E. church,
Londay night February %.
INFECT: ION Top of Mt. Hood. >
Mr.. ada Darnold. formerally
|tthis county, but who has for
be past nine years made his
|ome in the west, is spending a
eW days here with friends.
You want to go to the place
Vhere you can get the best goods
or the least money. Try R. I.
-owndes' Grocery Department
% all staple and fancy groceries
md if it don't suit you try some
Vhere else. 15-tf.
Earnest Harris. an eight year
Id boy. near Salem, was found
saturday evening after wander
ng about for two days and three
lights, in company with his pei
og which kept watch over the
10y and had kept him warm al
lights. His parents who were
tazed with grief at his loss are
ow almost wild with delight
yer the sons recovery.
The stores of the Clarksbure
'ilorlng Company and Fawcett,
lOrris & Co. ON Main street were
Token into and robbed OF several
ollars worth of goods Sunday
lght. The parties who did the
'ork were arrested Monday and
be stolen goods recovered, but
Ut of sympathy for the families
e.parties who did the stealing
0Oody appeared against them
nd the cases were dismissed.
The fact that this city is badly
need of an organized FIRE de-
artment was never more forci-
y demonstrated than it was al
londay nights fire. 1t was fully
llrty minutes after the alarm
ad been given before the hose
lrts reached the scene, and when
ley did arrive it was almost 8
aarter of an hour before the
use was properly connected
ID the water turned on the
arning building. The council
lould take some action towards
Ia