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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17
A NEW MICROBE.
From Paris Comes Word OF the New
Microbe Discovered by Professor
Faf1rig, the Eminent Bacferiel-
ogist, Which, II Has Been
Proved, Causes
Badness.
HOW THE riIcRoBE woRks

Paris, June T.~-Prof. (. Fabric The
eminent professor of chemistry. and Az
tor OF science, has made public the nature
81 his latest discoveries IN regard IL 6hrs
human nair and the microbe. which
causes dandruff. falling hair, gray hair and
ms discovery will. when thoroughly
uffia g, revolutionize the treatment
OF all hair diseases. ''''AS'''
~ ms Treatise lately published he de-
scrlDes his experiments as n TIE car.s.
gross properties of dandruff, az ea,,sAd
py the transferring of the microbe fron
one person 70 another in hair brushes etc
ana also explains how the microha car H.
destroyed Dy proper gernlitidai and MI
crobicidal applications. M -
Ills treatment as DR.. FABRIC naLrAs
clear by destroying the microbe aiso
cures the disease of which II is fha r,,,se
dug therefore gives permanent relief from
aanuruh apd falling hair. and prevents
gray hair and badness even up to ex.
IRENE old age. = -
HIS formule have been used IN the
preparation of Cranitonic Hair Food as
mace IN Paris at the laboratories of the
Iranitonlc Hair Food Co.. according to
MS directions, and this article is there
lore the only logical treatment for all
hair and scalp diseases.
ne American laboratories in New
YORK lily, to prove its wonderful effica-
q, VII give away afree bottle to every
s, by mail prepaid to any adj
lhose OF our readers who wish 10 take
advantage OF this free offer should send
their name and address at once to the
{ 5anitonic Hair Food Co. s26 West
broadway, New York City, enclosing ten
cents IN stamps or silver 10 paw postage.
mentioning the Martinsburg Herald. when
tle nee bottle will be sent them direct
by mail prepaid.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

Mr.. Thomas Kearns loaded several
carloads'of lumber, Monday.
Miss Fi-,,~ rs---is, Tx erlIoooIg ,sPcut
several days with Miss Lille Clendenning.
/ Paul. the: 5-year old son of Mr.. S. S.
Kline was badly kicked by horse Sun
day,
! Miss-Nan VanMetre is spending several
days with Mrs, !. w. Tabb at Nancles-
vile.
Misses Mary Clendenning and Mary
North spent Sunday with Miss Lollie
Lcgg.
Rev. r. A. White preached in the
Presbyterian church Sunday morning at
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

1t has been decided by the United
States judge in Oklahoma that when
a man makes a round disk, not pretend
ins to be money, and beats slot ma
chine with 1t, there has been no viola
ton of the law. The disks are Dot coun.
terfeit. and it is not swndling TO rob
an Illegal game.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17
Bunker Hill.

MIR. Frank Garmongwas in Front Royal
on business last week.
DIR. H. A. Rogers and James Lamb
visited at Havens Mills.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17
Congressman Bland Dead.

Congressman Richard Parks Bland, Of
Missouri died Thursday, at 4.3o a. m.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

No one would ever be bothered with
constipation if everyone knew how natur-
ally and quickly Burdock Blood Bitters
regulates the stomach and bowels.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

Canned Corn &c can, four for a5c at
s. S. Felker's.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

Mr.. Geo. w. Horner, of Falling Waters,
was in our village Sunday.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
PUNcENT PARAGRAPHS

'sNone of your gaudy colors for me, "
''Give me plain red and yaller. Spare
Moments.
"The prof of the pudding" said the
Garrulous Guy, sis in the sauce the
owner dares to give to the boss."-1n-
dianapolis Journal.
Different Points Of View.-"SU! You
are my wife's second husband?" "No.
sir. I am not. You are the man who
was my wife's first husband, sir."-Chi-
cago Tribune.
"There goes man who made 5000. 600
out of u simple little invention
what did he invent?" 'He didn't in
vent anything. He was the promoter -
Columbus co., State Journal.
1t takes off good deal Of the suffer
ing attending illness and adds greatly
to the pleasure of existence for the doc
tor to tell you that yours was one of
the worst cases he ever attended.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
She-"I understand the railroads in
the United States give employment to
about 100000 persons" He-"That
cannot include the people it keeps busy
trying to open the car windows."-
Yonkers Statesman.
Teacher-"The sentence: MY f.
Their had money is in the past tense.
Now, Mary, what tense would you be
speaking in if you said: MY father
has money!" Little Mayo, that
would be pretense. "-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Edith-"Who were those people here
this afternoon, mammal" Mamma
'Prof. Bighead and his wife, dear. The
professor is one of the best informed
men in the city," "How do you know
he is? He never opened his mouth
once. "-Yonkers Statesman.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
POLICE AND POPULATION.
Large Cities OF the.
World.

At the present time uniformed, or
ganized and disciplined police force for
q systematic patrol of the streets ex-
lists not only in all large urban oenters
of the world, but also in every consider
able town in Europe and America. The.
London force of $4,000 constitutes by
far the largest body, while other large
cities follow in the order of their pop
ulat:on-New York, $500; Paris, 1890;
Berlin, 1900; Vienna, 3,4o0; Chicago,
5000. These are not only the largest
in total number of men,. but in, each
case they represent the largest num-
Der of policemen in proportion to,pop-
ulation, as compared with other towns
in the same country. In general, it
may be said that, within any one coun-
try, the larger the town.. the larger the
ratio of policemen to population Thus,
in the United States and Great Brit
ain, municipalities from 100000 to 2O0,-
600 population usually have about ten
policemen to each 10000 Inhabitants,
and in Germany from eight to nine per
10000. In centers, Of about 100000
population, there are usually some
where near IS policemen to each 10, 1000;
while New York has 20; London, "a;
Berlin, Is, and Paris, Is, to each 10000
inhabitants.
The rule that the ratio of policemen
to population increases with the size
of the urban center is true only within
each country. Some cities of the Sec
ond and third population rank possess
the greatest proportionate number Of
policemen. Rio de Janeiro, with pop
,,lation of 700, 900, had in 1892 police
force of over 1900 men, equal to 36.s
for every 10000 Inhabitants. Calcutta,
India and Kingston, Jamaica, had .
ratio OF AZ to 10000, and Havana, Cuba,
at that time (three years before the
outbreak Of the insurrection) had 1,465
policemen to 100000 population, the
enormous ratio of 66.5 TO 10000 popule.
lion. -Auaicipal Affairs.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS


The following is the proclamation Of
Governor Fancher. designing Friday,
May s as Arbor Day:
"Law and custom have decreed in nj.
most every commonwealth of the ma
ton that one day be set apart annually
for the purpose of such acts and eScr-
cises as shall be in harmony with the
general character of the day SO estab-
lished. hereby designate Friday,
May S, as Arbor Day, and earnestly re-
quest that the day be devoted by trus-
tees OF public institutions, by the IA
culties and students of our state educa-
tlonal institutions, by the the teachers
and pupils in our public schools, and
the people of our state generally to
planting of trees, shrubs and flowers
about state and school buildings and
around the homes. And to farther
stimulate and perpetuate the worthy
object for which the day is created,
that appropriate exercises and cere-
monies be held in all our schools and
colleges throughout the state, thereby
adding beauty and value to our broad
domain.
'Given under my hand and the great
seal of the state at the capitol in Bis
marck, this sth day of April, A. D..
1899, and of the independence of the
United States the one hundred and
twenty-third.
''F. B. FANCHER, Governor.
by the Governor,
Erred FALEY, Secretary of State"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
thought to be necessarily fatal to he.

thought to be necessarily fatal to hr.
man being.
The venom of some reptiles is abso-
lutely incurable, no matter how ready
and instant may be the attention given.
Alcohol taken internally in almost any
form will often ward of the evil effects
of the poison of common snakes, but no
remedy is known for the virus injected
by certain cobras and others of the
known deadly species. There are on
record many cases Of sudden death
from snake bites; showing that even
with immediate amputation of the
hand, or foot, or even leg or arm of the
victim, death has ensued. The venom
courses through the blood like light
ming; and impregnates the whole sys-
tenn SO speedily that amputation of the
first-affected part cannot save the life
of the individual stricken.
In vernacular it is not customary to
classify ants with reptiles; but they
are SO classified here. and some of the
specimens show that they are properly
classified in this collection. Notably
are the gigantic white ants which have
been found in Liberia and sent to the
scientists of the institution. They are
of different sizes, comprising "sol-
diers,' workers" and queens" One
of the latter shown was about an inch
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
FROZEN IN FORMS OF ICE.
The~ter Posters, Meats, Fishes ana
Hlowerv Thus Put Up for Pur-
poses of Display.

Artificial ice is commonly frozen in
blocks 11x22x4O inches, weighing 800
pounds. Into such or even larger
blocks theater posters are sometimes
frozen for the purpose of novelty in
display, the blocks being placed lying
flat or standing on end upon the side
walk. Even when thus exposed block
of such size will last for consider
able time. Now and then florist has
a bunch of flowers frozen in q cake of
ice for the same purpose. A butcher
may have leg of lamb frozen in an ice
block and sometimes fish dealer has
4 fish frozen in a block of ice, which is
set on edge, the fish showing in it's nat
ural position in the center of the block,
Occasionally flowers are frozen in ice
to make a decorative piece for dinner
table, the molds used for such purposes
being more or less ornamental in dea
sign or decorative in effect. One mold
that is used for this purpose produces
an ice form having a square base,
slightly tapering, surmounted by a
dome. This piece is about IL inches
square at the base and about so inches
in height. Another form used for this
purpose is pyramid, another is IN
obelisk, and still another is column
supported on base.
1t takes care and labor to freeze the
flowers in the ice in attractive and suit
able shape. Separate buds may have to
be held in position in the water until
the gradually freezing ice comes up to
support them where they have been
held. Roses and various flowers are
frozen in ice forms in this manner.
At an ice manufacturing establishment
in the city, at Christmas time, there
was frozen into block of ice for
customer bunch of holly. Decoration
pieces for the table are, of course, set
upon q suitable holder. Such pieces
will last without great deterioration for
hours.
While ice in these various forms for
display and decorative purposes is
called for occasionally, the demand is-
not great.-N. Y. Sun.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
The Insane Asylum.

The trustees of the state insane asy-
lum are advertising for sale $50, 900 of
bonds, secured by the lands of the in
stitution, authorized by the last legis-
lative session, for the erection of adj
ditional buildings at the asylum. The
plans and specifications for the build
ing will be received by the board at
their next meeting. The board of
trustees of the state deaf school at
Devils Lake also advertise for plans
for the erection of additional buildings
at that institution, which has in the
past been greatly neglected. Aliberal
appropriation was made for improve
ments, and the institution will take
rank with the best in the state when
the present improvements contem-
plated are completed.
The sale of $4,000 of bonds for the
state soldiers home at Lisbon has been
authorized and portion of the funds
will be devoted to the building of a
hospital. The various institutions of
the state will be thus improved and
added to.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
THEIR GOLDEN JUBILEE.
San Francisco Baptists Making Crest
Preparations for the Anniver-
saries In May.

San Francisco, April 1e.-Local Bap-
lists are making extensive preparations
for the reception of the 5000 people who
are expected next month to attend the
annual meetings of national Baptist So
cieties. The celebration this year 10
the golden jubilee. for it is so years in
July since the work of the Baptists was
begun on this coast. The meetings will
open on the Gath of next month, con-
tinuing until the 1st of June. Many Of
the leaders of the denomination will
be here, and it will be the first reunion
OF the Baptists west of Denver. From
Boston alone a delegation of 500 is ex.
pected.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
ILLINOIS CITIES ELECT.
variou. Town. Throughout the state
Hold Municipal Elections, the
Result Being Mixed.

Chicago, April 1e.-Municipal cleo
tions were held Tuesday in many Illi-
nois cities and villages, the results be-
ing mixed, as the voters were guided
largely by local issues.
In Joliet Col. Fred Bennitt, with the
support of the militia and the greater
portion of the republican voters, failed
to win. He ran on the republican ticket.
although he had always before been
identified with the democratic party.
In Pana the democrats elected their
ticket on the labor issue. The success
full candidates are opposed to the negro
miners.
In Alton the school color line was the
issue. The saloon question furnished
basis for many of the campaigns. and
in some instances municipal ownership
was an issue.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
Dlasted Hopes.

In moody silence, with lowering brow and
folded arms, the young man stood before
her.
He was areturned soldier, a volunteer Of.
ficer, honorably discharged from the service
of his country.
He had come back, as he supposed, to
make the dear girl happy who had hung
upon his neck when he babe her good,by to
60 to the wars.
But the dear girl had received him coldly.
A hustling commercial traveller had taken
advantage Of his absence and supplanted
him in her affections.
"So!" he said, at last. "You, have NO re.
morse for your faithlessness!''
"None whatever" she replied.
"You prefer that chap with the sample
case to me, ;do'you:"
He drew himself up stiffly.
Miss Grenadine Corkins,' he said, II
leave this house forever. | leave it." he
added, picking up his hat, "drummered out,
but not drummed Quit"
And as he marched out Of the room with
2 military step the heartless girl called out
LEFT! left! left! left!" after him.-Chioago
Tribune
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
A Demented Father. Crime.

Chicago. April 2o.-Abel Dykstra, q
farmer of South Holland, on Wednes.
day almost severed the head from the
body of his fve-year-old son, mounted
horse and rode to the home of rela-
tive, who induced him to surrender.
Dykstra told the justice before whom
he was taken that he had been 'com-
manded by the Almighty to offer up his
Abraham who went to offer up his son
Isaac"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
News in Brief.

A new process of extracting precious
metals from refractory ores, which is
likely to revolutionize quartz mining,
has been invented by w. H. Baker, UNI
til recently resident of Devils Lake,
but at the present time living in Du-
luth.
The Jamestown papers say the new
town to be established at the terminus
of the Cooperstown extension of 81
miles will be called McHenry after the
chief engineer of the N. p, who in
early days was employed on the J. &
N. in ordinary engineering railway
work.
The B mill and elevators at Grand
Forks have sold to Messrs. Breen 4
Remington.
A township down near Finley voted
to issue S99s school bonds, and then
learned that the bonds can be issued
only in multiples Of $5o-and will hold
another election.
Lisbon Is to have q bicycle Factory.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
Insurance.

Commissioner of Insurance Harrison
is sending out the statements of the in
surance companies doing business in
the state to the newspapers of the state
for publication. Through the law
passed at the last session of the legis-
lature, the charges for the publication
of the statements are doubled, the full
legal rate being charged, and some
$15, 900 or $50, 900 will be distributed to
the papers of the state in printers fees.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
Training Schools.

The old-fashioned teachers institute
for the instruction and training of
teachers in the state throughout the
summer months will soon be thing of
the past, and will this year be almost
entirely superseded by the teachers
training school. State Superintendent
Halland has arranged for training
schools in many of the counties of the
state, SO distributed that their advant-
ages will be available by teachers
everywhere.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
THE DIAMOND RATHER.

would be regarded as specimen of
value by any institution of like char
acter.
The reptile is of the viper variety, and
IS known, scientifically, as the ''bitis
gabonica," the latter name referring to
the Gaboon, in whose neighborhood
it is found. 1t is one of the few horned
specimens in existence, but the horns
are plainly discernible and occupy a
the head, on each side of the nasal
holes.
The snake was secured by Mr.. Rollo
Cook, who was member of the Liberi-
an expedition. 1t was, literally, run
across by native who was cutting his
way through the forest in front of the
party. Fortunately the snake did not
have chance to strike, as the man had
his foot on it. 1t is very poisonous, and
most venomous looking.
The head of the snake is flat, and is
very large, considering the size of the
snake, it being only about four feet in
length. It is, however, thin, in COM
parison with it's length. The horn gives
it most hideous and repulsive appear
in length and is divided. 1t is not poi
sonous, and merely serves the purpose
of giving the reptile a ferocious appear
ance. It resembles, to some extent, the
head Of the rhinoceros, the ittle eyes
peeriag wtckedly on each side Of the
nasal organs.
In the same collection are number
OF lizards, of large size, but considered
harmless, and scorpions of immense
proportions. The ''stinger" of the lat
ter is in the end of the tail, and when
an opportunity is offered the scorpion
sinks it into its enemy with such force
that it is withdrawn with difficulty.
The sting IL venomous, but it 10 not
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
Chiidren Burned,

Berne, Ind, April 20.-The orphans
home here burned yesterday and Katie
Dibbelbaker, IA years old, of Cleveland.
o.; Mamie Braddrick. IS years old, of
Chicago. ILL.,; Della Taylor, seven years
old. of Linn Grove, ILL.,, were burned To
death
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
SNAKE COLLECTIONS.
Washington Has One of the Very
Best in the World.
Ugly Reptiles from Africa, Asia
and America to BE seen In
Our Famous National
Museum.
Especial washington letter.

Who is afraid of snakes? Above
all others of human kind the wom-
en- have the greatest dread of rep
tiles. Whether this instructive feeling
comes of the experience in the Garden
lecture. The fact is generally conceded.
A poet once said, that woman,
though only part of mans rib, if the
story in Genesis don't tell a fib, caused
Adam to sin, and serpents to crawl, and
folly to follow the lives of us all"
The story in Genesis says that the
serpent was more subtle than any beast
of the field, and that the serpent tempt
ed the woman, who tempted the man,
50 that they ate of the tree of knowl-
edge of good and evil; and they were
expelled from the garden ''lest they
take also of the tree of life, and eat, and
live forever"
The penalty placed upon the serpent.
the original tempter was, Because
thou has done this, thou are cursed
ebove all cattle, and above every beast
of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou
go, and dust shall thou eat all the days
of thy life.''
Eternal enmity was also decreed be-
tween the seed of the woman and the
seed of the serpent, and from time inn
memorial there has been this enmity;
SO that instinctively wherever we see
a serpent we proceed to kill it, for it il
known to be deadly, subtle and cow
ardly. Moreover, all women shrink in
terror from every species of reptile.
Consequently it is the most unnatural
shows. the anomaly of women coerced
into handling snakes for the delecta-
ton of curious crowds.
The modern men of science never
give even passing thought to the story
of original sin, but study snakes just
as they study other phenomenons of
nature; just as they dissect frogs, fish,
cattle and human beings. The scien-
t;fic men of the national museum and
Smithsonian institution have gathered
practically every variety of snake on
the face of the earth, including prehis-
toric specimens. The collection has
been placed in the northeastern corner
of the museum building. There are all
sorts Of reptiles and creeping things
in the gallery nook, and the smell of al
cohol and other preparations in which
they are preserved is plainly notice
able. The place is dark and gloomy, q
veritable chamber of horrors, and a
glance at the immense bottles with
their loathsome contents is not calcu-
lated to inspire confidence in the minds
of the beholders, who seem to be fig
uratively, as we'll as actually, 'seeing
snakes
The scientist in charge of these Curl
osities recently showed to some visitors
number of species lately received
from all over the world, two or three
of them being of far more than ordi-
nary interest. One of the reptiles
shown, which was secured by the ex-
petition to Liberia, Of which Prof.
Cook was q member, is a horned snake,
an entirely new variety SO far as the
museum is concerned, and one which
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
Old Settlers Meet.

The Old Settlers association of the
Red River valley will hold its annual
meeting at Walhalla, on June 81, %
and %. At this meeting all persons
who settled in the valley prior to June
1, 1879, will have an opportunity to
Join the association. The association
has cut it's joining fee from 81 to so
cents for this occasion.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
A Monument.

Fargo recently took the initiatory
steps toward the erection of . monu-
ment to North Dakota's dead in the
present war. A suitable marble shaft
will be placed in conspicuous place
in the city park. All city flags were at
half-mast for the North Dakota boys
who fell in the PHILIPPINES.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-27
Narrow Escapes.

A report from Manila states that
Sergeant Hugh Scott, son of Agent
Scott, of the Northern Pacific at Bis
marclk, had q narrow escape from
drowning recently. With comrade,
he was out foraging and fell into a
well in which there was twenty feet
of water. Scott could not swim, but
he yelled vigorously and his comrade
came to his rescue and fshed him out
with pole.