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The Grit-advocate., 1900-05-18

How Widows Mourn In sItka.
Indian widows in Sitka go into
mourning by painting the upper part
Of their faces black down to their
mouths.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-05-18
The Affairs
of Europe

are faithfully portrayed in the original and
exclusive cable dispatches which THE CHI
cAGo RECORD prints daily from the leading
capitals of the old world. This magnificent
special service is in process Of being greatly
extended to include every important city
in the world; and it is supplemented by
the full regular cable service of The Asso-
ciated Press
The Chicago Record, alone of all American
newspapers outside New York city,
now prints original and exclusive
cable dispatches daily from
the leading capitals Of Europe.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-28
Fell i'm the CisterD,

Ruth, the three-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. jacob Taylor, of North
Queen street, fell into a cistern at the home
OF her aunt, Mrs. VIM. Moore, near the
creamery, and was rescued perhaps just
in time TO save her life.
How she fell into the cistern the child
is unable to tell. She had been walking
around the yard by herself when the ac-
Cident occurred. The trap door was open
and it is supposed that she either lost her
balance while looking into the cistern, or
unaware Of danger walked on the trap
door
Mrs. Moore and Mr.. w. T. Tebo were
sitting on the porch, when they heard a
spalsn in the clstern. They al FIRST thought
that someone was drawing water and had
dropped some back, bat Mrs. Moore soon
discovered that the child had dropped into
the water. Mr. Tebo was at the cistern
in an instant and Immediately jumped in
10 the water to rescue the child. The
water is four feet deep In the ciStern. The
child was lying under The water with her
face downward when MIR. Tebo rescued
her. She had been in the cistern fully a
minute, but, for some reason unaCcounted
for, swallowed no water. MIR. Tcbo thinks
that the fall took her breath and for this
reason She swallowed no water. Neither
child nor Mr. Tebo were injured in the
least by the adventure.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-28
Work Commenced.

Work was commenced this morning
upon the building of four thousand feet
or nearly a mile additional of railroad in
Berkeley county. The railroad is 10 be
built for the Standard Stone and Lime
Company which is preparing to expand
its quarrles to the south.
Civil engineers have been at work for
sometime selecting a course for the rail-
road and now the actual work on the road
has been commenced. The new road
will commence at the old Cook farm, a
short distance beyond the farthest quar-
ry south, going through the Riner and
Harsh farms and ending back of the
house of b. Harsh, who lives at the Big
Springs. The road will end within forty
feet OF the lane leading to Mr.. Harsh's
house, just opposite The two mile post on
the Winchester pike.
This road will precede the onward
march of the army of workmen who are
steadily at work digging the valuable
limestone out of the Berkeley county
soil. The quarrymen are following the
valuable vein southwark until there is
now one vast long deep hole extending
from East Stephen street about a mile
southwark. This hole will be extended
to the Big Springs, which expanse will
give the quarrymen enough ground to
work on for several years. In what di-
rection they will then work is something
that the future only can tell.
The Lime and Stone Company is build
ing the road bed and the b. & O. will
lay the tracks,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-28
GREEDY MhCkEREL.
a GorGfng Feast mnd the Way II
Was Managed.

| once enjoyed the privilege Of seeing
an ARMY Of maekerei successfully cor
ner a eloal of small fry In a rocky
shallow pool which was a cul de sac
The mackerel swan behind their vic
Tins in seried ranks, a company Of
hungry, determined creatures, intent
upon a gorging feast to which there
need be no limit. They had followed
the fry for miles maybe, merely swal-
lowing one here and one there to keep
their appeutes whetted. Now they had
cornered them where there was no es-
cape for their victims. No alert fisher
man on the lookout for just such an
opportunity was at hand to convert
their triumph and feasting into captiyi-
ty and lamentation. They might feast
at will.
And, ye gods, feast they did, No
one who has not seen it would believe
that the cubic capacity of mackerel
could possibly deal successfully with
the number Of small fish he actually
swallows The way he conducts the
operation Of feasting is unique. Open
ing his mouth wide, the mackerel darts
in among the small fry. some Of which
are perhaps one-third of his own
length In an instant one of these Is
TO be seen sticking half in and half out
Of his mouth. Then the mackerel gives
one gulp, and the victim has disappear
ed. without a moments delay the
process Is repeated and repeated so
many times that the spectator cannot
fail TO be concerned for the immediate
future of the particular mackerel he
has watched. Yet nothing happens.
AS for the fry, their helpless anguish
is somewhat heartrending. The whole
shoal of them boils and churns the wa
ter in an agony of fear. High into the
air they leap in order to avoid their
voracious enemies, landing themselves
often enough upon the weed covered
rocks which skirt the pool and painting
their lives out there rather than leap
back into the seething mass of their
harassed companions beneath.-Long-
mans Magazine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-28
PURELY Personal.

Mrs. Lou Frisky is visiting relatives in
Cumberland.
Miss Molie Philips is home from
Washington.
Mrs. Nellie Mccain left for her home
in H rrisburg Saturday.
Mr.. Charlie Lane, has returned from a
visit to Cumberland, Md.
Judge Daniel B. Lucas, of Charles
Town IS in town on business.
State Senator Getzendaner, of Jeffer-
son county, is in Martinsburg today.
Mr.. S. A. Fleming, of Horton, w. Va,
is among the visitors in Martinsburg.
Mrs. Alice V. Fitz is paying her old
friends in Martinsburg a pleasant visit.
Mr. David Riddle, of Chambersburg,
spent Sunday with relatives in this city.
Miss Blanche Rouark is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Il. T. Kaufman, in Cumberland.
Messrs Z. f. Cunning and F. f. Martz
of Cumberland, visited Martinsburg last
Saturday.
Messrs. George H. Leage and Robert
Hamilton, of Winchester, spent Sunday
in this city.
Hh n. T. Barton, prominent attor-
ney of Winchester, was in this city on bu-
siness last Friday.
DR.. and Mrs. Ransom, of Harper's Ferry
spent Sunday as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. L. Sencindiver.
Miss Mary Clendeniug spent Sunday as
the guest of her cousin. Miss Lille Glen
denning, Bunker Hill.
Mrs. A. V. Anders, for several weeks
the guest of Mrs. S. N. Myers, returned
to her home in Frederick.
Mr. F. H. Cakes, son of Rev. E. w.
Cakes, is home on his summer vacation
from McGills University, Montreal, Can.
Mr.. w. F. Stall, ST.. returned from
visit to his old home in Berryvlle, Va,
where he attended the funeral of an old
friend.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-28

Everybody who loves to watch the
heavenly bodies has frequently no
ticed, when the crescent of the new
moon appears in the west, the phe-
nomenou called "the old moon in the
young ones arms" Partly embraced
by the horns of the crescent is seen
the whole round orb of the moon,
Glmmering with a pale, ashy light.
The cause of the appearance is that
the earth light upon that part of the
moon not reached by the sunshine is
sufficiently brilliant TO render it faint
ly visible to our eyes. Successful at
tempts have been made, particularly
in France, to photograph this phe-
nomenon, and the pictures thus pro
duced are very interesting Youths
COmDaniOu
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-28

Perry d. Dye, blacksmith in an alley
back OF the county Jail in Parkersburg,W w.
Va, has entered the largest damage suit
ever filed in the United States Court for
the Northern District Of Ohio Wednesday
Dye secured a patent on a pipe and nut
wrench, He took it to the Rhitcman
Barnes Company, at Akron, o., and tried
to sell it, Some time later they returned
his model, refusing TO buy
1t is alleged that recently he discovered
that the Whiteman Barnes Company were
selling a wrench infringing on his patent
DYES attorneys think the damages claim
ed are small.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-28
SETTING TIRES.
The Old Way of Shrinking Them on
and the Modern Way.


The old way of putting a tire on a
wheel was to shrink it on. The tire
was made just tritle smaller than the
wheel and then heated, with the result
of expanding it slightly. When thus
heated it was crowded down over the
rim of the wheel and then cooled with
water to keep it from burning the
wheel and also to contract it. Cool
ing, it was shrunk on to bind the wheel
tightly. The modern way of putting a
tire on a wheel is with a hydraulic
tire setting press.
BY this method the tire is made just
a trife larger than the wheel, so that
it will 90 over the rim freely. The
bed of this press, upon which the
wheel lies horizontally, with an open
ing at the center for the hub, is COM
posed of Is sections, radiating from
the center and in shape like the spaces
between the spokes of a wheel The
outer end of each section is turned up
ward. the turned up ends making a
continuous flange. or collar all around
the bed of the press. Each one of the
sections has under it n hydraulic cylin-
der, and the sections are all arranged
to work to a common center. In use
the wheel is laid on the press with the
cold tire around it within that turned
up collar, or flange, around the edge.
When the press is set in operation, the
collar, or fange, is irresistibly contract
ed. When it comes in contact with the
tire around the wheel, it does not bring
up against it, but keeps on contracting
just the same, now contracting the
tire as well and setting it upon the
wheel, the pressure being continued
until the wheel itself has been brought
to the requisite degree of dishing.-
New York Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-28
School Boord Meets.

The City School Board met in regular
session in the Second ward school build
ing Monday. A communication from
Mrs. Eliza VanMetre, whose home is in
the country, but who boards in town
was received. She claiming her
two children have the privilege of attend
ing school without paying the tuition re-
CURED of persons residing outside the
limits of the corporation. The Board de-
cided to require her to pay the tuition.
The High School commencement was
discussed, but no definite action in regard
to ii taken. A number of bills were read
and ordered paid, after which the meeting
adjourned.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-28

Daffodil is a corruption of affodilly,
which is derived from Asphodelus. Its
other name is narcissus, and the leg
end of the latter name is well known
how Narcissus, for whom a nymph
died, was punished by seeing his own
face in a pool of water and becoming
so infatuated with it that he was spell
bound to the spot till he pinned away
and died and was changed into the
flower that bears his name today.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-28

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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-28

Mrs. A. V. Anders, for several weeks
the guest of Mrs. S. N. Myers, returned
to her home in Frederick.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-28
Tommy Atkins Buys His Coffin.

When Tommy Atkins arrives in In
dia, lac has one rupee per month stop
ped out of his pay UNTIL 10 rupees have
been collected for a coffin. This 10 ru-
PEGS is invested in the regimental soda
water machine, and should he die the
machine provides him with a coffin
and buries him decently, but should he
survive when he leaves India he re-
ceives back his Is rupees and his
share of the profits of soda water
New York World.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-28

Shakespeare's description fits thou
sands Of women. They are cross, des-
pondent, sickly, nervous-a burden to
themselves and their families Their
sweet dispositions are gone, and they, like
the bells, seem sadly out of tune. But
there Is q remedy. They can use
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-28

Miss Mary Cendeniug spent Sunday as
the guest of her cousin. Miss Lille Glen
denning, Bunker Hill.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-28

GLOW is your brother, Tommy"
"Ill in bed, miss. He's hurt himself"
Glow did he do thatY
eve We're playing at who could lean
tarthest out of the window. and he
Won"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-14
CuBANS LEARNING Low DOWN POLITICS

Havana, Sept. 14-There has been
considerable talk among the conserva-
tive and fusionist leagues about not go
ing to the polls in the election for dele
gates to the forthcoming constitutional
convention. To-day, however, they say
they have decided to vote. The reason
originally given against such a course
was the threats of violence alleged to
have been made by the revolutionary
element in several towns OF Havana
province-threats likely to frighten their
constituents into remaining at home on
election day.
The conservatives now claim that the
national party has secured an unfair ad-
vantage from the fact that the principal
members of the government belong in it's
ranks and from the further fact that
the election law, though, excellent in it.
self, is unfairly administered by the ma
tionalists. Among other things the con-
servatives assert that many names on
the list Of voters for the municipality
of Havana have been deliberately
changed. They point out that these
lists. which are handled by the various
registration boards for duplication are
being falsifed and that when on cleo
ton day the lists are handed to the
voting boards, the names mutilated will
be found to be those of members of the
conservative party. AS the municipality
Is controlled entirely by the national
lists, the conservatives say that this mu-
tilation for the purpose of preventing
the legal Identification Of voters will be
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-14
A MILLION and A HALF GIVEN BY GENEROUS C0UK, RYMEN

the estimate of 5000, which has been
made by Mayor Jones and other reliable
citizens of Galveston.
About 1900 refugees arrived here from
Galveston last night and are being cared
for as well as possible. Four buildings
have been set apart for the benefit of
refugees but of the $500 who have reach
ed here SO far, not more than 800 remain
as public charge, the remainder having
gone to the homes of relatives and
friends
The owner of the steamer Lawrence
has ordered the boat turned over to Adjt
Gen. Scurry, who is in charge at Calves
ton and the transportation of people from
Galveston to the interior will proceed
more rapidly. There have been delays In
the transportation of provisions because
of a lack of boats. There are now more
boats and the work today will be more
rapid and complete.
The wires of both telegraph companies
at Houston are overburdened with mes
sages.
Agents of several insurance companies
are passing through to Galveston. They
say there is certain to be much confusion.
They do not know what action will be
taken by the companies concerning the
payment of claims without proof of
death, which, in many cases, will be inn
possible. Contributions of money con-
tinue to come in as do supplies OF all
sorts.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-14
DIGGING THE SHIPS
OUT OF THE MUD.

New Orleans, Sept. 14.-A special from
Galveston says: j. w. Maywell, general
superintendent, and j. w. Allen general
freight agent of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railway, have arrived here for the
purpose of comforting with General Man
ager Polk of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa
Fe. and Manager Hill of the Galveston,
Houston & Henderson railway, with the
object of combining their efforts on the
reconstruction of one bridge for all rail-
ways entering Galveston for the time
being, and thus secure an early resump-
tion of traffic and the partial restoration
of business in Galveston. Such plan
1t is believed will be adopted.
Among the foreign steamers which
were grounded by the storm on Pelican
flats, north of the city, the Norwegian
steamer Cutler and the British steamer
Norma are off and berthed alongside the
wharf. The British steamer Benedict, it
Is reported, can be f1oated without much
difficulty. The British steamers Hilari-
GUS and the Kendall Castle. which were
carried out further into the flats, will
have to be canalled out. The Norma,
which was carried through the railway
bridges into the west bay and the Brit
ish steamer Taunton, which was carried
in a northwest direction p miles up the
bay and stranded near Cedar Point, WILL
in all probability, remain as an evidence
of the frightful velocity of the wind
which prevailed last Saturday night
The steamer Alamo is still grounded on
the northern edge of the channel, oppo-
site Twenty-fourth street, and it is ex-
pected it will be floated without much
difficulty after she is lightered of her
cargo, which will be done as soon as
barges can be obtained.
The British steamer Woodleigh, for
Havre, and the Spanish steamer Sammon
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-14
NEED DISINFECTANTS MORE THAN FOOD

Galveston. Sept. 14.-At a meeting Of
the general committee yesterday, Hon.
Joseph Lee Jameson, state revenue
agent. appeared as a special commission
er from Governor Sayers. He stated the
governor desired a committee of repre-
sentative citizens Of Galveston to come
to Austin at once to confer with him
in regard to the situation here. COM
mittee was appointed to meet the gov
ernor. This committee will leave for
Austin this afternoon. After adjourn
ment of the general committee, the COM
mittee on correspondence sent the fol-
lowing telegram:
Galveston, Sept. 14.-To the Associa-
ted Press. Memphis. Tenn: Our most
urgent present needs are disinfectants,
lime, cement. gasoline stoves, gasoline.
charcoal furnaces and charcoal. Nearby
towns also may send bread. For the re-
mainder of our wants, money will be
most available because we can make
purchases from time to time with more
discretion than miscellaneous contribut-
ors would exercise. We have to report
that we are bringing order out of chaos
and again offer our profund gratitude
for the assistance so far received.
w. G. JONES, Mayor.
NJ LASKER,
J. d. SKINNER,
G. III. MASTER,
r. G.. LOWE.
CLARENCE OWSLEY.
Committee.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-14
HOLDING 1900 PRISONERS
B0ER PRISONERS WILL NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL THEIR COM
RADES GIVE UP-ONLY ONE ENDING.

London, Sept. 14.-The following dis
patch has been received at the war Of
flee from Lord Roberts:
''Machadodorp, Thursday.-Kruger has
fled to Lourenzo Marques and Botha has
been Obliged to give over the command
of the Boer army temporarily to Viii
john on account of ill health. In con-
sequence of this, I have circulated
proclamation as follows: The late Pres
ident Kruger, with Reitz and the arch
ives of the South African republic, has
crossed the Portuguese frontier and ar
rived at Lourenzo Marques with the
view Of sailing for Europe at an early
date. Kruger has formally resigned the
position which he held as president of
the South African republic, thus sever
ing his official connection with the
Transvaal. Kruger's action shows how
hopeless in his opinion is the war which
has now been carried on for nearly
year and his desertion of the Boer cause
should make clear to his fellow burgh-
ers that it is useless to continue the
struggle any longer. It is probably un-
known to the inhabitants of the Trans
yaal. the Orange River colony, that
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-14
WERE TOO CRUEL
PRINCE CHING SAYS THE TREAT
MENT OF PEKIN WAS
TOO HARSH.

Washington. Sept. 14.-Minister Wu
notified the state department this morn
ing that he had received cablegram
from Ii Hung Chang, stating that he
would leave Shanghai to-day for Pekin !;
also that Yung Lu is torbe associated
with Earl Ii, and Prince Ching as peace
negotiators.
Pekin, Sept. Copyright, 1900, the AS
sociated Press) via Shanghai, Sept. IA
Prince Ching arrived here yesterday, ac-
comDanied by an escort of British and
Japanese cavalry. He spent the night
play is expected for an advantage. but
any definite negotiations will not take
place until Ii Hung Chang has arrived
and the question of his authority shall
have been disposed of. The Japanese
minister to China. Baron Noshi stated
to representative of the Associated
Press that he wished an investigation to
be made of Ii Hung Chang's credentials
as he believed that Prince Ching was
the only man with authority in the
premises. The Associated Press renre-
sentative saw Prince Ching to-day,
thanks to the courtesy of the japanese
guards. The prince said he trusted that
in the immediate future everything
would be settled satisfactorily. He
thought the treatment of Pekin unnec-
essarily cruel and especially SO as
regards private property. He was thank
full: however that the sacred city had
iheen preserved. He had come to Pc
kin, he said, with full authority from
the emperor to obtain peace by any
necessary sacrifice, but he felt sure the
generosity of the powers. would not ex-
act anything degrading to the dignity
of China or encroachins upon Chinese
territory and he hoped within a month
to see the harvest gathered and homes
being rebuilt. Prince Ching thinks a
great blow has been given to Chinese
commerce, but does not believe the loss
to the city is irreparable, for a magni-
ficent one may rise from the ashes.
The Russians expect Ii Hung Chang
to arrive here within a few davs. They
do not want to commit themselves in any
way until he comes, though they say
they are willing to hear what Prince
Ching has to say.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-14
ENGLAND EXCITED over FALL ELECTION

New York, Sept. 14.-A dispatch to the
Tribune fro London says: Lord Sails
bury's return is awaited by politicians
and leader writer's as the signal for the
dissolution of parliament and the reviv-
al OF activity in diplomacy. The prime
minister may have holiday journey but
he can never shirk the responsibilities Of
office Lord Salisbury has been in daily
communication with the foreign office
while in the Vosges. If he had been too
i'll to conduct foreign relations, Mr.. Bal
four would have been in Downing street
instead OF playing golf at North Ber-
wick. Lord Salisbury has been brooding
over China and South Africa in his re-
tirement, just as he does when he is at
his home in Hatfield and If he has seemed
sluggish in dealing with either question
1t has probably been because he has not
believed that the time for effective ac-
tion has come. His return will not al
ter the situation unless he is prepared
either to dissolve parliment or to take
more active interest in the China ques-
ton than he has displayed hitherto. In
case he will not share his secrets with
either his colleagues or the daily press
current belief points to British support