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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31

baltimore & OHIO RAILROAD TINE
ID TABLE-ln effect Dec. "a, 1899.
WEST BOUND.
No II Daily at OF a. m for Cumberland and
Pittsburg.
No. S, daily at II 4s p. m for Pittsburg and Chi
cago.
No So Daily at i2 81 pm for Cincinnati, Louis
vile and St. Louis. Connects for Berkeley
Springs and Romney except Sunday and al
Grafton for Wheeling daily.
MOI Daily at 10 Is N for wheeling. Column
MOI Daily ATS m for Cincinnati ouis-
Vile and st Louis. Connects for BecG
Springs except sunday.
No Daily at 3 ~ a m for Cincinnati .-odi
vile and st. Louis.
No 10 Daily except Sunday at saa IN for
Cumberland and intermediate stations. Con-
meets for Berkeley Springs.
EAST BOUND
No 10 Daily at IS m for Washington and
Baltimore.
No4 Daily at 44s a m for Washington, Balti
more. Philadelphia and New York. Connects
for Frederick except sunday.
No s Daily at As q m for Washington, Bslti-
more. Philadelphis and New York. Connects
days, ana for Frederick sundays only.
No2 Daily at 10 So a N for Washington, Balti-
more. Philadelphia and New York.
No 9 Daily at 2 d IN for Washington, Balti-
more. PhiladeIp hia and New York.
No46 Daily at 81 p N for Washington, Bslti-
more, philadelphia and New York.
No IL Daily "Duquense Limited" at IL Is N
for Washington, Baltimore. Philadelphia and
New York.
No is Daily except Sunday at ii IS a m for
Frederick, Baltimore aud intermediate sta
tious via old line.
No ID Daily except Sunday at 6l7 m for
Washington and Baltimore and all intsrmedt
ate stations. Connects for Hagerstown and
Frederick.
Express trains all vestibued and illuminated
with Pintsch light
r. ID UNDERWOOD. yice-Pres,, Gen. Mgr.
Baltimore, Md.
d. B. MARTY Mgr. Pass. Traffic, Balto., Md.
j m. SCdRYN e Z, Gen. Pass Agt., Baltimore, Md.
CIV. SA NTMA s,TfokeG ACT. Martinsburg, VIVA.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
TRAINS VIA ALTENwALo CUTOFF

Leave hagerstown or-Chambersburg and
intermediate Stations at 8 ~ a. m. and Il
p. and leave Chambersburg for Hagers.
town and intermediate Stations at7 Is q, m
and 40 p. m.
Additional trains leave BALTIC. for Upiob
Bridge and Inter Stations al 10 " a. m
and 10 p. m, aud leave Union Bridge
for BALTIC at 05 a. M, and II so p. N, daily
except Sunday.
Sundays only-Leave BALTIC. tor iUnior
Bridge aud way at 80 am, aud 2 IS pm. and
leave Union Bridge at IS am. and 6Spnt, for
BALTIC. and intermediate stations.
Trains for Frederick le<0e Bruceville a.
S.SS, 9S5 and 1910 a. M, and 5.G8 aud 6.9j . m
Trains for Littleston and Tame TOWN leav~
Bruceville 9.47 a. M, sod 3.45 p. m.
Leave Rocky Ridge for Iemmitsburg &c. le
and 1910 a. m, and S.31 and $3.50 y. m. Leave
Emmitsburg for Rocky Ridge at 7l0 and l0.Q
a. M. and $50 and 4.50 p. m.
I'M HOOD, Gen. M sse
CBISwALD, Gen Pass Agent
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31

baltimore & OHIO RAILROAD TIME
ID TABLE-ln effect Dec. "a, 1899.
WEST BOUND.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-07
Strawberry Culture.

The main points involved in the sue
eessful culture Of strawberries, given by
William Saunders, superintendent OF
the horticultural grounds nj the depart
ment at Washington, are IS follows:
l. Prepare the ground by deep plow-
ing and subsoiling, apply dressing Of
rotten manure equal to twenty cords
per acre, spread il over the surface, and
mix it with the coil by repeated disin-
tegration with harrow. The best
crops are produced on strong, loamy
soils-if somewhat clsyey, it will be all
the better, provided it be drained
, Allow the plants plenty Of space.
the rows 20 inches apart. aud the plants
about half that distance between each
other in the rows
s. Remove all runners as they appear
and keep the surface palveEiz=d aud
clean. If young plants are wanted,
keep a portion OF the plantation for
that purpose.
Cover the plants IN winter IN all
localities where the Thermometer msy
run down to 10 degrees Fahrenheit,
this to be done after the first frost,
using straw, leaves or other similar
material as a partial protection
5. Do not disturb the roots BY any
process Of cultivation. from the month
of September until after the crop has
been gathered the following summer.
8. Destroy the plantation after it has
produced its second crop, new ones
being planted to succeed those that are
abandoned
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-07
''out of the Mouths OF Babes.

81 know what makes the hail and
snow, mamma" said 4-year-Oid Nettie.
What, darliHg9' asked her mother.
ITS the angels sweepin' of the golden
sidewalks" was the reply.
Mamma, can me and Tommy have
some cake? - asked little Bessie. '.NOt
unless you can ask dramatically" re-
piled her mother. well, then, !" said
Bessie, may have piece Of eake?''
The Sunday-sehO0I class was singing
II Want to Be AN Angel and the teach
er said to one little fellow: "Why don't
you sing louder, Willie?'' ''Im singing
just As loud as want to be an angel, -
eplied the ineorrigible youth.
.'Oh, mammal exclaimed little T.
year-old Mabel, in swe struck tones,
Il know something just awful about
our minister" why, dear, what is
it?" asked her mother in surprise. He
was talking 10 man on the street to-
day, and heard him laugh right out
loud" replied the little miss.
There Is a moral taught by the fol-
lowing which it might be well for many
father 10 take unto himself:
"Mamms," said year-Old Freddy,
''are We going TO heaven some day ~
''Ges, dear, l hope so" was the reply.
II wish papa could go too" continued
the little fellow. "WelI, and don't you
think he wiIl?'' asked his mother. sob,
no, replied Freddy. "he couldn't leave
his business"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-07

''If mothers only realized how much
Of The restIessuess Of children during
the night was due to overweight
brains they would lie more careful in
the choice OF the bedtime stories,n - said
the thoughtful mother
II wish I were able to write ali the
go-to-sleep stories that are told to the
little ones all over the land, she con-
tinued- Il makes me positively sad TO
think Of the shaIl brains that are flled
with distorted images, hObgoblins,
ogres, giants and the Ike, Just as rea-
sou Is losing its hold upon them for sew
eral hours.
II don't think mothsrs reslizs what
sn influence upon a chiid's life, and
even upon its life after it has ceased to
be child, i exsrted By this apparent
ly trihag matter Of how it goes TO sleep.
Every night when catch my little
daughter working Off the big thoughts
that sweep over her brain a. her tired
body begins to relax, while her men
tality seems to be briefly and proper
tionately stimulated, tremble to think
OF the harm that could be done to her
or any ehiid-for mine is not an ab-
normal child in any Eay-by an ignor-
ant nurse or thOughtless parent.
'-Fhe fact that every normal child
cries out for bedtime story shows that
It's mental nature needs il, Just as lis
physical nature Graves sweets. You
want To give your child pure candy 50
give him the adulteraied story,
Leave out the fearful personalities.
the grim and gigantic figures; these.
even if they are properly van pushed
BY the ga liant hero, are too distinct for
the eri6zide tale.
sit down by your little ones bed
aud speak softly aad evenly. Weave
faneiful bat quiet story, that tells of
pretty streams aud birGs aad loving
little boys and girls-these WOO sleep
to the weary. bat active, lil,le brain.
not with the sTfiocating pressure ofthe
gathering storm, liz with lurid flashes.
but with the soft clouds OF the sunset
horiz1n, that change from rosy pink
70 tender enveloPing gray, and grad
ualiy deepen into rsstful gloom
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-07
He Didn't Want an Autograph.

Autograph-hunters sometimes get
prominent persons into very uDpleas-
ant positions. As an evidence of this
fact We find a somewhat amusing anee-
dote Of Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain.
1t seems that when Mr. Chamber
lain was made Cabinet Minister he
got hundreds OF requests for his auto
graph.
For a time he answered each one in
an autograph note, but the labor in
volved became 50 great that finally he
had a printed form prepared, running:
''Iour reques. of such 4 date is hereby
complied with" Then, when an auto
graph request came ia, hesimply sigu-
ed this blank form, and let il go thus.
One daya tall, rAw-boned Warwick
shire man walked into his Off =.
Morning" said he
Good morning." said Mr.. Chamber
lain looking up.
II came for that place you promised
me-" said the eountrymln, after an
awkward pause.
"PIaee? IprDmised you no plaee, {"
said Mr.. Chamberlain.
''Yes, you did" insisted the country
man, stoutly. i've got your promise
in your own handwriting. With that
he hauled OUT one OF the autograph re-
plies: "Yoar request of such a date"
etc
nBut, man alive" said Mr.. Cham
berlain, shat was in response to q
request from you for my autograph"
mo, 'twasn't." said the man. "I
never asked for no autograph. want
q place that's what wrote for"
Mr.. Chamberlain had the mans
letter hunted up. and sure enough, he
found that it was formal request for
place.
Here said the perplexed Minister,
emptying into his big hand all the
money he had in his pocket. "I can't
give you place; I haven't any to give"
And with that the man had TO be
content--Tid- Bits
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-07
Whose Batter Is 1t p

II buyers Of butter are pleased with
a certain brand and call for It at q gro
eery, they begin to ask the question.
Whose butter is it2 It develops that
the product is supplied every day by
John Smith, Of sunny Side Dliry. -
This leads to a Lrger demand for
Smiths butter. Ola customers are re-
tanned and new ones secured through
their free advertising.
This IS the way large demand may
be worked up fer lirst class butter. -
long a. the buyer DOESN'T esre whose
bitter he purchases, it is safe to say
thar he isn't very much impressed with
its quality. Honest goods in the hands
OF honest men viii sell at eonsiste ut
prices, and the dsiFyman whose butter
fAises the question given above mas
gained point that Is certainly worth
seeking.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-07
Wash-Day Pointers

\ very hot iron should never be used
sor hannels or woOlens.
Clotheslines are made much more
durable by boiling for ten minutes De
fore they are used.
Table linen should De ironed when
quite damp and ironed with = hot and
vsrJ heavy iron-
Embroiderles should be ironed on a
th n, smooth surf4eeover thick hauneI.
and oaly on the wrong side.
Wash fabrics tirat are inclined 10 fade
should be soaked and riused in very
salty ws;er, % -. the color, before
washing in suds.
Silken fabries, especially white silk
haudkerchiefs, should not be dampen-
ed, be- ir0aed with a moderately warm
iron when taken from the line.
Irons should not be allowed 10 BE-
come red hot, as they viii never retain
the heat properly afterward.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-07
The Science Of Tree Pruning.

In small fruit plants the old and dead
bearing wood should be cut out in win
ter and the bearing canes not cut back
until the growing season Some vaFie-
ties require much more pruning than
Others. March and April ara the best
months for pruning, for if the work Is
done in midwinter, while the tree i
dormant, the wood growth i much
greater Summer pruning induces fruit
growth II the trees are winter-trim-
med, cut them with long stubs, which
are again cut close in May and JuSe.
Pear and ounce trees need much more
severe pruning than apple trees, though
the latter are not usually sufficiently
Trimmed out in the head, the usual prun-
ing being confined to the outer branch
e, when the head branches ought 10 be
thinned 10 let in the sun to color the
fruit. The inside wood of the peach
also needs thinning out, but this should
be done in June, and sometimes what
thinning Of she fruit Is needed nay be
taken out at that time with the wood.
We have saved many doctor bills
since We began using Chamberlainis
Cough Remedy in our home We keep
bottle open AL the time and whenever
ans Of my family or myself begin to
catch cold we begin TO use the Cough
Remedy, and as q result We never have
to send away for doctor and incur a
large doctor bill, for Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy never fails TO cure.
It Is certainly medicine OF great merit
and wOrth.-D. ;. MEARKLE, General
Merchant and Farmer, Matte, bedford
county, Pa For sale by all druggists.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-07
Pruning Grape Vines.

Annual pruning is best for the grape,
aud it should always be done in good
season. Lste pruning is often injuri-
O1s to the vines, as they are weakened
by excessive bleeding. Generally from
One-third to One-haIf the new growth
should be cut of. Net only must al
lowance be made for fruit, but for wood
for next years fruit. Usually it is best
to train the vine up from the ground,
50 as TO admit Of free circulation Of
air underneath The liability 10 mil
dew and rot IS materially lessened il
the vine is well up from the ground.
Allowing two to four main stems. train
ing them on wires, and then cutting
back the laterals to the buds, IS a very
good system of pruning. Care must
be taken to not leave too much old
wood Il is the new wood that bears
the fruit, and in pruning it Is an item
to make sure Of plenty of new wood
each year.-N- ]. Shepherd.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-07
Reasons for Soma Wars.

An English paper has the following
20 say on the reasons for some British
wars: "From all sppearances it does
not take much progOcation To set John
Bull at war. William the Conqueror
made war OF. France because King
Philip had made sighting allusion
TO his embonpoint. More recent wars
have been brought about by trivial in
cidsnis. In 1910 a large trade in opium
was done by British traders in China,
and the Chinese government at length
forbade the Importation Of the perni-
eious drug b. our sailors The ediet,
however, had little or no effect, and
the trade continued, till at length the
Chinese imprisoned a number Of Brit
ish subjects, and We promptly declared
war. Our second war, in 1856, ought
never to have come about, If its origin
is taken into account. A Chinese pr
rate hoisted the British flag 81 his
mainmast and was afterward seized by
his government Is = bloodthirsty adj
venturer Had he failed to run up our
flag his capture would have been r.
gsrded As 3 good thing here, bat as it
was, it was taken as an insult, and We
made war on the Chinese for refusing
to apologize. The horrors Of the In
dian mutiny will still be remembered
by a minority Of our readers, and the
cause which led to it is a matter Of his
tory. Cartridges creased with cows
lat were served out TO the SepOys, who
refused TO use them on the ground that
the COW was a sacred animal. We in
sisted, and almost without any warn
ing, the terrible massaeres followed,
which were only avenged At an enOr-
nous expenditure Of lives and money.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-07
Railroad Accidents.

The accidents record for the calendar
year just closed sho=ys the largest total
in our history. As WAS to Be expected
from the great expansion in rail-
road traffic attendant upon the revival
Of business, and As has been foreshad-
owed oy the monthly records, says the
Railroad Gazette.
The number of passengers killed is
very much larger than it was in 1S9S.
OF the ll3 passengers killed in lS99
nearly one half are charged TO two
months-January and May. Ia the for
mer month occurred the batting eollis-
ion at West Dunnellen, y. J., where
sixteen passengers were killed, and the
record for May includes the rear col
lisiOn at Exeter, Pa, ttwenty-eight pas
sengers killed. Dsdaeting these two
collisions, the total number Of passen-
gers killed still remains 5 per cent.
larger than in 1893, though only 8 per
cent. above the average for the past Eve
years Much the larger share of al
the casualties occur in accidents eIassed
are due to negligence in operating. and
in the present report this class includes
u per cent of the fataiides to passen-
gers.
In spite Of the unfavOrable aspect Of
these figures the record Of 1893 con-
firms, in a general way, the conclusions
which We drew from the record Of 1898
that security of life and limb on Amer
lean railroads is being gradually i'm
proved. The number OF accidents in-
ereases with the number Of trains run,
bat the number Of deaths and injuries
does not increase in the same ratio.
In October the list showed the largest
number Of train accidents that We ever
recorded in a month, while in Septem-
Der we reported larger nGmber of ae-
cidents which were attended with fatal
results than in any previous month
except two, September and October,
1880.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-07
Success With Hogs.

II the farmer enjoys the presence Of
swine on the farm and takes pleasure
in seeing them well fed be will gener-
ally succeed with them. Then the only
question be need consider is how many
he can handle and keep healthy. No
farmer should have 50 many hogs but
that he can have new feeding grounds
to pat them on If there is danger from
disease, or 80 many that they can not
be shifted to different fields during the
year. On an eighty-six- acre farm, for
nearly ten years, We were able 20 send
to market in two lots from seventy to
eighty hogs each year. This wa. the
product Of five sows having two iitters
each year. But when we undertook to
double the number of brood sows and
nearly double the product of fstted an
imaIs We had troable. The FIRST year
we put on the market over ninety, with
no loss worth considering. The second
year when We wanted to pat of l25, We
got ali our available pasture land under
the tramp Of the hogs, aud when dis
ease came We had no opportunity to di
vide them and pat them on new feed
ing or pasture land. The consequent
results Of such conditions were doubt
less greater than they would have been
had we been able 10 cut the herd 10
pieces and put them on fresh land We
shall Immediately go back to about the
same number that We had the greatest
success In handling. Instead Of five
sows we shall keep six or seven, As we
have better shedding and other ar
rangements than when We kept five
We could doubtless carry the greater
number If we had more lots and spent
more time feeding grain products, but
this would increase the cost of the poFx
very much over that made from clover
and grass We aim 50 far as possible
to convert these products into pork,
and believe it Is more in the line Of na-
ture's way, and certainly more eondu-
Give to the health Of the swine--JOhn
u. Jamison 10 Farmers Advocate
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-07
4 Test of Amiab.lity.

Ordinarily" said Col. StillweII, Il
object 70 the eOuuadrum- II regard It
ss primitive form Of hum0r. I also
resent thsss eonstant Ji6-s ~ the STATE
Of Kentucky. They represent both de-
icisncy Of taste and poverty ofresourca.
But just to show" he continued delib-
erateIy; that I am a broad-ninded-
man who can accept a Joke amiabIy /
will ask you aqpession: "What Is the
differences between the Safe Of Massa-
ehusetts and Kentucky -
"Give it up, colonel
Massachusetts produces boots and
shoes and Kentucky produces shoots
aod booze. Aud [ want to say I'm
glad l thought Of Il first, for if any
body else had sprung remark Ike
that on me unexpectedly ,souIdn't {
care to answer for the consequences. ~
Washington Sssr.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-07

Wheeier's Nerve Vitalizer becomes a
perfect marvel when treating nervous
ProstratiOn, epileptie fits and all the
lesser nervous ills Il cured Chas
Newman. London, Ohio Of epilepsy of
several years standing.
or all cough cures, Brant's Balsam
L the best-eures quickest and most
for > cents For sale at Garnan's ;
Drug Store, Berlin, Pa, aad Mountain
< Sons Drug Store, Confidence, Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-07
A MeanMan

The Mean Man was looking happy.
Whose feelings have you hurt
now ?'' he was asked.
"My nephew's he said Il have just
sent him letter asking him to accept
the inelosed hnndred- dollar cheek as q
little birthday gift"
"But where dces your specially come
in on such proposition As that?"
II didn't put 10 any check. In
dianapolis Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-07
10 Need for Ez,isensnt.

Il an fnF the repablie sld against
the empire, shouts Congressman De-
Armond- - are We all-so are We all,
brother We are also for civilization
and against bsTbarisn, for prosperity
and agaiusl adversely, for health and
against disease But why mention the
fact? ? Everybody knows it-that i,
everybody with sense enough TO pare
an apple. The question as to wheth r
this shoult as a republie or some
thing else was settled long before Mr..
DeArmoBd Was born, and there Is no
purpose in sny sane mind to Gasettle
it. The statesman from Bates county
may imagine be : playing politics, but
b Is merely playing horse.-KansAs
C,,y Journal
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-07

An English paper tells this story OF
the la.e Joseph Whitaker. the publish
e. OF Wlltaker's Almanack- For the
frsl issue he wanted. along with simi-
lar Information the amount Of the sal
aries reviewed By a number Of certain
high funcfioaaries IN The civil service
Aspiration 70 these persOnages them
selves was uniformly met With only
fat rpfusals. Accordingly the Alma
mack appeared with a list OF the Offi-
c.dIs. each credited with a purely mag
mary SEEl
The result was instantaneous. Hard
~ had the first edition come out be-
fore those whose salaries had been
undprrated were impeIIed by amour
propre' 70 write Indignant corrections.
while the polite statements OF the in
Iard neve1ge authorities were similar
II eflcacioHs where the alleged amount
was at all IN excess OF the actual IN
CONS"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-03-07
THE FORCE or HABIT.
How It Once Played n Heas Trick On
Trrderick NIIIlers.

How it Once Played n Mean Trick On
Frederick VEIIIers.
E ". SabeL in The Saturday Even
Ing Post. tells an aneed0te Of Freder-
lex YiIliers. the famous war c0rre-
spondent VTliers had been uuder frp
Tor some days. the enemy bombardIus
the force 20 which the artist was at
tacllsd 50 that ihe arrival OF a shell
was a commonplace circumstance 60 hs.
treated ia the usual way out of ilis
ordeal lie came uuscathel 10 Lau,lo1
ani vas sfrollinE down the crowded
Strand
On a sudden the pedestrians were
appalled, 20 see him ting himself at
fun length upon the greasy. muddy
pavement and there liz on bis facs.
rigid as dead man. From al diree-
tiols men rushed 20 render him as
Sistance. They turned him over 10
rub his bands and Unb0rJ0u his collar.
expeciins 70 ind him in a 1T But no.
On his face they found not the pain
and paIlor Of epilepsy. bur astonisb-
ment and mud VjlAerS. when they
laii hold % hiu- quickly jumped TO
his feet. shook the mud from his hands
and clothes and then looked around
for an explanation OF his own appar-
emily iIiotic act The explanation was
forthcoming
\ few yards behind him stood a
horse and cart The carter had a mo-
ment after Villiars passed pulled the
pin and allowed the cart box 10 dump
upon the ground a load of gravel The
heavy beams OF the cart. OF course.
struck the wood paving with ~
sounding ~duu thud" and the clean
gravel hissed Out with an evil roar.
This combination OF sounds. the war
artist declared. vas Identical with the
striking Of a live she'll and VIliers.
forgetting thar be then stood some
thousands cf miles from fhe seat Of
war. automatically flung himself down
to await the dreadful explosion