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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-10
MUST NOT LOAF.
New Rules in the Treasury Depart
ment at Washington Cause
Clerks to Complain.

There is much complaint in the
treasury department over the secre-
tary's new order requiring the clerks
to reach their desks promptly in the
morning, remain until their days
work is done, attend strictly to BUSH
ness, and not to take advantage Of
the half-hour allowed for luncheon.
The bureau chiefs are required to
enforce the new order and report to
their snpcriors any infraction Of the
new rule and the hardness of the
clerks.
The most Objectionable feature Of
the new rule prevents the clerks from
visiting each other or to receive Wis
it's during business hours except on
official business; from frequenting
the corridors of the building, reading
newspapers or other unofficial mat
ter, and smoking in the filerooms de-
partment. Those who violate these
rules will be subject to severe dis
cipline.
The now rules are particularly OBJ
iectionable, as the clerks of the treas
ufy dePdi tlhshe sndNo DSSh diloWeu d
great deal Of freedom, and it is an
ordinary occurrence to see groups of
them standing about chatting or
promenading the corridors. Others
are found reading the newspapers and
in the filerooms enjoying a quiet
smoke during Office hours.
For some time Secretary Gage has
been endeayoring to bring about re-
form, but he has not met with sue
cess. 1t is believed, however, that
the strict enforcement of the new
rules will work wonders.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-10

held TO the conviction that women
should be given the right of suffrage.
and she has been the editor of sew
efal papers devoted to the cause Of
suffrage for women. She is to-day
president of the Massachusetts WON
ans Suffrage society and a member of
dozen or more societies engaged III
various forms of philanthropy. OF
an intensely sympathetic and kindly
nature, Mrs. LiTermore gives ready re-
Spouse to the many appeals demand
ing her time and strength, and size
often speaks three or four times a
week. Her home is in Melrose, IL
miles from Boston, and here as well
as in Boston, she is one of the most
honored of women. Her intellectual
powers are remarkable when one re-
members that she has lived nearly a
dozen years on the BORROWED time"
in which most old people show signs
Of both physical and mental decline
To see woman in her eighty-second
year stand and address an audience for
a full hour, speaking without notes
and with great force and power, is
something to be long remembered.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-10
OLD SCHOOLHOUSE.
Many Men Prominent in Indiana Life
Were Taught Within Its Hum
bile Walls.

The old Vermont schoolhouse, situ-
ated six miles east of Kokomo, Ind, on
the north bluff of "Wild Cat" was the
principal seat of learning in Howard
township, Howard county, for half
century, and deserves more than a
passing notice on account of the young
men of prominence who have gone out
into the world from its walls. Among
these are included Prof. Elmer B. Bry-
an, now supervisor of the normal de-
partment of the educational work in
the Philippines, with headquarters in
the city of Manila; Prof. John Miller,
who now holds the chair of mathemat-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-10
MAY BE A COUNTESS.
Telephone Girl Claims Right to an
English Title.
Romance in the Life of the Son oil
Earl of Perth, whose. Daughter
the New York Hello Girl
Claims to BE.

A telephone girl employed in New
York has a well-founded idea that by
the death Gust announced) of George
Drummond, earl of Perth and Melfort,
in the Scottish peerage, she may sue
ceed to some titles, If not any money.
The earl, who died in his ninety-fifth
year, lived in the humblest circum-
stances and had no landed estate. He
may have had the half-pay Of captain
OF the Ninety-third Highlanders to
sustain him at the residence of his
declining years, the Cottage, Kew,
England.
The name of the telephone girl is
May Harriet Drummond. She claims
to be the granddaughter of the earl.
If she should establish her descent, or
if she should be able to prove that her
father had established his title, she
would now be entitled to call herself
the countess of Melfort in the Scottish
peerage and the Duchess de Melfort,
Countess de Lussan, and Baronnc VAL
orose in France.
Her father, according to her claims,
Drummond and Viscount Forth. The
earl of Perth and Melfort held only
Scottish and French titles. He had no
seat in the house of lords. He had two
sons by his first marriage. One of
them died in infancy and the other,
George Charles Francis Malcolm
Drummond, died in 1861, leaving son,
,,1
May Harriet's father always said he
was this son.
1t is of record that George Essex
Montirax Drummond ran away from
England with his nurse, Eliza Harri-
son, when he was 16 years old and
married her on Long Island in 1871.
One infant son died. and then May was
born. George Drummond had little
means to support his wife and child.
He conducted farm on Long Island
and afterward got jobs in newspaper
offices and in clothing stores along
Broadway, and sold tickets on the
Sixth avenue elevated railroad for sew
eral years. He died in St. Luke's hos
pital in 1877,
his VIE married again. Sne DecaHle
the wife of Henry w. Masters, an iron
molder, who lives in Brooklyn, at 1864
Fulton street. The daughter, now
duchess and countess, if she can prove
1t, was married several years ago, but
separated from her husband and re.
sumed her maiden name.
Should she marry again and have a
son he would be Scotch earl and
French duke, providing the case was
properly established.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-10
PLUG Has Cause naIdue..

British physician asserts that
early badness in men is largely due
10 the wearing of plug hats.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-10

les in the Indiana state university;
George Miller, assistant professor of
mathema tics ~ Leland Stanford univer-
sity; Ellsworth Il. Robey, superintend-
ent of the public schools of Delaware
county; Prof. Rolla Trees, superin-
tendent of the city schools at Urbana,
o.; Prof. Frank i. Jones, state super
intendent of public instruction; At
torney Charles De Haven, assistant
clerk of the Indiana general assembly.
Some of the old-time teachers who
have welded the birch and directed the
young idea in this famous old school
house are Department Commander
Capt. Milton Gaingus, supervisor of the
last census; o. A. Somers, ex-Repre-
sentatives j. n. Loop and William Nor
ton, a cousin of the late famous In
diana war governor; Rev. Sylvester
Newline, pastor of the Friends church
in Kokomo, as well as many others.
The old schoolhouse is constructed
of beech and yellow poplar logs, and is
now used as a storage house for farm
products and implements. 1t was sup
planted few years ago for school pur-
poses by a commodious up-to-dato
brick and stone structure.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-10

est man on earth. He is 30 years old,
tips the scales at 5s7 pounds, and
stands ten feet IL inches high, his
hands measuring 10 inches, and his
feet "a inches by IL wide. A two
yard tape measure barely encircles
his chest.
Each of his trousers legs can con-
tain the figures of two ordinary per-
sons, and there is sufficient cloth in
one of his suits to outfit ten aver
age men. The massive framework
of each of his outstretched arms will
bear the weight of three athletes.
A man five feet ten inches by his
side appears a mere pigny.
One of the peculiarities about
Beaupre is that his father and moth
er were of ordinary size. From youth
he has been great gymnast and has
given much time to athletic sports.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-10
Reach Of the Human Voice.

Fichieen miles Is sad 90 lie jhe long
est distance on record a which a mans
voice has been heard. This occurred
IN the Grand canyon of the Colorado
where one man shouting the name
"Bob" at one end, his voice was plain
iy heard at the other end, which is is
miles away. DR.. Young records that
at Gibraltar the human voice has been
heard al distance of ten miles.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-10
wanted solid Reading.

An English bishop says that re-
Gently he came upon Highlander in
Scotland who is several miles from
neighbors and must spend the win
ter months alone. The bishop offered
to send him some magazines, but he
replied: II have no wish for light
stuff such as that; but, sir, could you
get me copy of the sermons OF
Jonathan Edwards?"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-10
Tree. Relied by EIectricity.

Trees are now felled in some places
by electricity. A platinum wire, heat
ed whitehot by the current, is used,
stretched between two poles, as a saw.
There is less work than with saw.
no sawdust is produced, and the char.
ring of the surface of division tends to
prevent decay. In some cases the time
required TO fell tree by this method
Is only one-eighth Of that necessary for
saving.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-10

TALLEST NAN ON EARTH.
Edward Beaupre stands Ten Feet
Eleven Inches High and Weighs
Just 5S7 Pounds.

Dame Nature has apparently out
done herself in Edward Beaupre, the
young French Canadian giant, who
bids fair to outrival the tabled one
eyed giant Polyphemus, of Homer's
time, while he overtops by several
feet modern competitors.
Beaupre, therefore, enjoys the
proud distinction of being the tall
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-09-20
Rec ~ fOr HRppinr-s

One OF the youngest looking women
we have ever known was one whose
principle IL lie was never 10 expect
too much of people and il this lie
the great secre, of happiness. A large
amount OF worry and trouble comes
from our too great expectations OF
people. We expect too much OF oW
children for example They must be
gifted, beautiful obedient little com
pendiums Of all the virtues, and Il
they are not al this. We think bitter
things and SOW wrinkles and gray hair
and ili-health for ourselves, says Won
ans Life What right have We U eX-
pect SO much Of our owl children
Blessed is he parent who looks toier-
antly and phiiOsOphirally on The faults
of his children and vino realizes that
he has 10 right TO expect too nuch
ot,children ar long as he law of hered-
itv holds good Unless We ourselves
are gifted beautiful and obedient 10
the will OF somebody else We nave
no right to expect such projections OF
our children
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-09-20

against paddles IL its rim after the
principle of a wafer wheel This mode
of using steam 10 turn wheels was
somewhat lost sight of when the Cy-
Under type Of engine proved SO sue
cessful. but within the last few years
il has again received attention from
inventors under the name Of the tuI-
bine principle"
II is found that q wheel fitted with
hundreds of little paddles and incloScd
in q cylinder can be driven Al higher
speed with less steam than any other
form of engine. A British torpedo
boat destroyer has been made 10 cover
nearly thirty three knots al hour un-
der its power. and the rapidly revolv-
ING turbine makes il possible TO aim
guns al this speed, for the humping
of the old cylinder engine is done
away with. At recent meeting OF
the American Society Of Mechanical
Engineers great attention was given
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-09-20
NO AUTOS FOR COUNTRY DOCTORS.
Not 80 Trustworthy on Long Suburban
Euns as 10 the horse.


Automobiles are well enough IL
their place" said the country doctor
who was on flying trip TO Town, hut
! imagine IL will be long time before
they are adopted by physicians whose
practice is almost if not wholly, con
fined 10 the rural districts,
I'VE have 10 be on the jump all
the while, and are obliged 10 travel
long distances, and Ill automobile
would be great thing tor us if the
roads were always II good condition
and we could place the same reliance
on the machine as we 40 on the horse
When We are called we've got 10 ger
10 the patient al all hazards through
deep snow or mud or heavy storms.
There can be no Ifs or ands" about
IT, The medical man here in town. If
his automobile should break down or
get out of order in any way, can re-
sort 20 one Of the many lines Of cars
and reach his patient with little loss
of time Bur If start our on five
mile run, and my automobile should
~ VtAh WV I. " Al'A mn NllN NA'F' any
had been travelled, IL would mean q
very different and serious thing. How
could ! get or in hurry, and where
could ! have the machine fixed if il
was IL need of repair?
Horses sometimes break down on
the road, or something may happen TO
the wagon or harness That is not so
serious, for you can always get the
necessary assistance n the nearest
farmhouse ANY farmer will let you
have horse or wagon or harness, or
all three. If necessary, or will help
you out in any way ne can. He does
II because you're hurryinE TO relieve
suffering, and he wants 10 see you gee
along as rapidly as possible.
81 suppose II all farmers owned au-
tomobiles instead of horses and We're
expert in handling and repairing them,
the situation would be changed Bur
until the farmers substitute devil
wagons for horses we country doctors
will have 10 travel IL the olddashioned
and sure way. New York Mail and
Express.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-09-20

What witchery dwells in the evening gloam
When the iIre burns low and tne shadows
roam
Like fitting ghosts where the dim light
.alls
n flickerlng shapes on the duskv walls
WHAT CpIrits come when the heart goes
back,
And moves again o er the darkened track
That walk with me through the long ago
IL the evening hush when the lights are
low:
What shadows over the dim room creep
To silent mourn OF 10 pause and weep
And place wreath on some crumbled
tomb
Hall los, IN the dust OF the ancient gloom
Forgotten shapes that IL silence come
When tine ears are dulled and the lips are
dumb
And only the dream tides ebh and flow
In the evening hush when the lights are
COW.
GRAY spectres out OF the vanished past
Come stealing forth; and all flying last,
The mvstio ones IRON the future greet
And clasp white hands as the winding
sheet
Unrolls. quick flooding the haunted room
With the scent OF long dead rose bloom;
And memory : visions come and 60
IL the evening hush when the lights are
low
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-09-20

During President Loubets visit to
Russia he heard for the first time the
curious legend of Catherine S rose.
This famous Tsarina was very fond
nf red roses, and one day as she
walked il the gardens al Tsarkoe SelO
she noticed a beautiful bud, and re
solved TO pluck il on the morrow and
present ii 10 one Of hey gTandsons. as
it was his birthday. On the morrow.
however. when she looked for the
flower il was no longer there, and
when she inquired for il she was tolc
that q pet bear had DESTROYED it.
Furious az being disappointed, she
ordered that q soldier be posted be
side the rosehush, so that no harm
might come to the remaining buds on
IL.
One hundred and fifty years later.
and long after the rosebugh had dis
appeared, q Russian Grand Duke saw
q soldier. standing like d statue, n
o little distance, ana, gong 10 the
officer on duty. he asked: What is
tina; man doing there? There is moth
ing TO guard in these gardens
The officer then told him of En-
press GATHERINGS order and SAID tha-.
since il was an imperial mandate, ne
felt bound to respect il until il was
Tescinded.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-09-20

Saws this expert. 1.-THE idea that the
loop is always swung around the head
before making q cast, especially when
the roper is Oh foot, is erroneous. NO
man of experience ever makes cast
In this fashion from the ground, IL
practical work There are several rea-
SONS why he does not. One of them is
that the movement is likely TO friGhten
the stock. especially horses; another
that he may have TO wait some min
utes before o favorable opportunity
occurs for making a cast He knows
that better results are obtained by
holding the rope as unohtrusively as
possible, even keeping it concealed
from the object Of capture.
ION the contrary, however, when
mounted and in pursuit, ii is absolute
II necessary 10 swing the loop over
and around the head. for the cast
must he made with the greatest pos
sible force. IL order TO overcome not
| only the forward movement Of the
pursued. hut also the action of the
wind, should that chance be against
you.
las 70 the manner of casting, SOM
'ropers' cast with quick, jerky move.
ment of the hand seeming 10 use the
arm very little and the body not Al all
Others employ body, arm and hand
| Both methods are effective when per
fected by practice.
branding on the unfenced range Is
/ task that never ends. There are
constantly being discovered animals
| that have been missed al the regular
roundup and these, wherever found
are Immediately roped, thrown nnt
burned At every turn and in every
phase Of has work the cowboy has
need OF his rope II is brought int
play In catching fresh mounts for tn,
men. for no horse is kept under saddle
more than a few hours at q time. If
as not infrequently happens, n stee,
strays into 4 quicksand, or nires in {
hog, the lasso is thrown about hiE
horns and he is speedily extricated.
When the mess wagon needs lif
1 M a hin or assistance in crossing mir!
bottom land, the man with the rope il
nj hand 10 render aid Wood must b.
brought for the camp fire The COW
boy attaches one end Of his lariat II
the log Of his desire, securing If by
any nIimler Of throws or bitches,
takes snub on his saddlehorn, ant
the well-trained, willing pony does tn.
test"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-09-20
Naval Di.c pline-

Admiral Jouett tells an amusing
tory OF his early days as a cadet
! was a sociable youngster," he says,
and when ] went 10 my first assign
nent. the Independence, and saw the
}tars and Stripes floating over it, re
member my mother had taught me
hat my first duty was to the flag SO
ATTEMPTED some conversation on this
inc with the executive officer, who
Had received me when ! came on
card. AMI who was one Of the strict
4st disciplinarians in the navy Of that
iav Silence, SIR ne rOared al my
1rst question his face red with anger
silence. sir VINO gave you permits
ion 10 speak? Let me hear only six
words from you. sir, while you are on
ibis ship-port. starbuard; yes, sir
and no, sir And this was my hrSl
liscinline in the navy. San Francisco
ArgOnaut
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-09-20

to the turbine, according 10 the Seen
tific American. Papers were read
showing that turbines were success
fully running machinery at hlsh
speed with less steam. coal and water,
that they occupied less space, gave
horsepower, cost less. weighed less and
needed fewer repairs than any other
steam engine known, and that they
promise 10 develop into the ideal en-
cine-or. as engineers call il, 1.-The
thermodynamic machine that is ap-
proximated in q motor in which ada
batic expansion is secured and friction
and heat waste made sources Of COM
paratively small loss
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-09-20

IN THE EVENING HUSH.

All, Always thusin thu eerie time
'IwIxt night and day 4 can heai the chime
Prom the clock OF late, on either hanu
From the curtained past and the unknown
land
have dreamed about hui have never seen:
And bark 10 both az ] sit between
While the white ones mingng come and 90
III the evening hush when the lights are
low
There are ghosts Of arearns that dreamed
when young;
When hope her shimmerng bright scar
flung
All ieweed, streaming adown the sky,
And love bright chRrlots hundred ny.
Bright dreams they We're but the brightest
now
Are they OF the paest and care-lned brow
When tine ghosts OF the old days come and
60
In the evening hush when the lights ART
low
The freight dies and the night is mere;
The Pickering shadows disappear -
To roam again II the iar-of land
And neckon me with q spectral hand.
All well not long till / too, shall be
A silent one OF the company,
And haunt the gloom and the fireliphts
glow
In tine evening hush when the lights are
low.
Lowell O. Reese, in the San francisco
Bulletin.
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DR.. David Kennedy, Kennedy Row, Kingston, N. Y.
Made Up.n mn Old Principle.

Great things have been Happenings
in the steam engine world lately. Just
nj the beginning of our new century,
when il seemed aR If electricity was
about 10 do away with steam forever,
a discovery has been made that prom.
Uses N give electricity itself setback
III turn. This discovery is really the
re-fnding OF an OLD mechanical princi-
pie AZ long ago ar 10 +. c. Greek
named Hero made steam TOY known
as the aeoipile. globe turned 10y Jets
OF steam which issued from il and
We're directed against the ground. In
the wear 1G2g man named Branca
made another 10y III which wheel
was turned 10y a Jet of steam directed
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-09-20
Things Thuf Went Wrong

Mrs. AIahala jerks. al cstimable
married woman, residing in Neosha
County, Kas.. awoke from al after
dinner nap one day with a loud shrek
She had dreamed 1hat something ter
rible had just happened, or was about
to happen to her father, farmer in
Illinois.
So strong was the impression upol
her that she looked al the clock and
noted the hour. firmly convinced that
her dream was reality.
Two days afterward Mrs. JenBs re
ceived Il letter from her father, writ
ten Oh the day when she had her
dream. conveying the news that every
body in the family was well. and he
hoped these few lines would find her
enjoying the same great blessing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-09-20

One Little Roy.
used to sit with idle hands
As II all lie We're play,
Al one who counts the houI-gass sands
To while the tImo away
NON ! an busy dc can he
And leisure time employ
BY darnlng holes in stocking knee
For Just one little hoy,
BY heaven first law my mouse was kept;
The Drass was polished bright,
Eacn room was busted well and swept
il was pleasant sight.
But now mud tracks are on the floor
And with them many 10Y,
And ungermarks upon the door
Tell Of one little boy.
Once quiet relgned, or siivery sounds
OF music filled the air
Now tramp OF many feet resounds,
And, Changing W the star
March marital bands. with n1e anu drum,
All flushed with pride and JOY,
Behold at double quick they come
Led by one little boy.
Time was ] rendered Browning verse
And Walter Pater read;
OF lnsen ! could once converse.
But nova tired head
he ,eu0ldtea close al story time
When evening shadows ial4.
And J am wise IN nursery rhyme
And fable, that Is all.
Once when ! tucked hin INTO be-.
He Rugged me tight, and then
'TVha would you sell me tor?" he s".-;
] kissed him once again
And answered Not for diamonds, pearl:
n ny uol6 WY bn,1- llOy
Nor all the wealth OF all the worlds
/ " ould buy one little hoy
May Ellis Nichols. III Good Housekeeping
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-09-20

Frank Chamberlain, the champion
lassoer of America" has arrived at
Chicago from the plains, He has given
al exhibition of his skill with the Ia
riat and described the art Of throwing
II il the Chicago lnter-Ocean.
"a mistaken impression prevails in
the mind Of the public in regard 10 the
manner in which lasso is handled"