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the firm establishment OF another on
the English throne, is mere incident
in Shrewsbury's long and strenuous
career, for under one name or another
it has existed for close upon 1000
years. When Caesars legions came to
Britain they found, about so miles from
Chester (the modern form of casta-
camp, being the site of the Roman
encampmenD, a village on the River
Severn, on the Welsh border, known
to the natives as Pengwerne. This
made Pengwerne a seat of power I'M
der the name of Uriconium. And the
Roman ruins are to this day one of
the historic sights of Shrewsbury.
After the decline of Roman power
it became the seat of the native prince
w family of Fowls, and was known by
their name. Then the SaNons took
it and made il one of their outpcsts
against the Britons, remaining it
Scrobbesbyrig, whence through such
variants as Sloppesbury and Salop its
present name, Shrewsbury. 1t became
one of the principal cities of the Sax
on realm, and King Athelstan estab-
Eshed his mint there in 925. William
the Conqueror bestowed il and the
country around ii on Roger de Mont
gomery and made him earl of Shrews-
bury. and he on the site of the old Sax
on fort build him a strong castle.
There stands now the ruin of Haugha-
mond abbey, built in the eleventh cen
fury by the Normans, and its five round
| arch testifies.
Edward l., the original prince OF
Wales, held his first parliament as king
in Shrewsbury. making it for the first
time the capital of England. In
Shrewsbury Henry VII. was crowned
king and in Shrewsbury still stands thC
ancient dwelling, now occupied as q
| fishmonger's shop, where as the ear
of Richmond he slept a night on hi
march to Bosworth field.
There are many old-time buildings
to be seen there in spite of the towns
tumultuous history.
The town ramparts, built by Henri,
| III. remain in part. One portion j
used as a public walk and on ii stand
square embattled tower. The fin,
market-house, finished in 1895, con
tains still older portions. The market
place is still known by its Saxon nam
Of Cornchepynge. An old street /
named Dogpole street to this day from
some hoary joke about its original mar
rowness, and the fact that the uppe
stories overhung the street Dogpol
being a corruption of Duck Poll, whicl
was a necessary admonition to the way
farer in the narrow tunnel-like street
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09
HARDEST WORKED SEAMEN.
Firemen and Coal Passers Perform
the Most Arduous and Re-
puIsive of Tasks.

The stokers are the hardest working
of all classes of labor on board steam
ships. From intimate association with
them in their labor and from llnowl-
edge of low orders of labor on shore.
writes B. Brandenburg, in Leslie's
Magazine, / can say without hesitation
that, as class, ships firemen and coal
passers or trimmers perform more
arduous and repulsive work than the
miners in thin veins in the anthracite
region, the miners in the hot mines of
Montana, the glass blowers Of the gas
belt, or the grimy toilers in the rolling
mills. They receive proportionately
less pay. They usually work in four
hour watches, four on and eight off.
Their location is in front of the firing
ends of the battery of ships boilers
or ia the bunkers where the coal is
stored, both of these being in the very
bowels of the ship. The quarters are
cramped, the air full Of noxious gases.
the light, the terrible glare of the
raging fires, and the temperature
ranging from los to 140 degrees Fahr-
enheit. The most that even the Cum
ard line pays picked firemeu for their
mail boats is $40 per month. The
American line has its price regulated
at an average of something over $50,
| though al times it equals the best rate.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09
PROVED HIS THEOR Z /.
Round House, Built Fifty Years
Ago, Remains Unchanged.
Its Architect wanted to Demonstrate
That Circular Construction In
the Most Effective for Res
Idenee Purposes.

The 'troundhonse" in SomeTville.
Mass, was built more than 50 years ago
by EDoch Robinson, who was a typical
Yankee, inventive, practical, econcm-
zeal, man 81 mechanical mind,
III was theory Of Enoch Robinson'S
that a "roundhouse" not only could
be erected at less expense than the
ordinary frame" house, but that
more room in it could be made prac-
tically available. Moreover, the ques-
ton Of light could be best disposed of,
since each room must arily
have its outside windows, and all
would be more or less lighted within
from a central shaft covered with a
roof skylight.
Some time in 1850 Mr.. Robinson de-
eided to build. The site selected was
on the southern slope Of Spring hill,
someryille, and adjoining a large
open tract of land which, until few
years ago, was not broken by any
house.
The lot was good sized one, but for
the house itself circle, 40 feet in
diameter, was laid out, cellar dug,
and solid stone foundation built
about IT.
In the construction Of the house not
stick of timber was used. The walls
were made of plank sawed to fit in the
circular foundation and nailed togeth-
err, one above the other, in regular
courses. On the first floor four rooms
were provided, three of them with two
windows each, and the other, room
like the house itself, laid out in a.
perfect circle, having only one win
dow.
These windows comprised four large
panes of glass set in single sash.
These slid up in the cases between the
outer and inner walls, and entirely
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09
SHREWSBURY SHOW
Celebrates 5ooth Anniversary Of a
Famous Battle.
Affair WIN He Uniane and worth
"Coinr Miles TO stivIfies
VIII he of Historical and
Antiquarian Interest.


The ancient town of Shrewsbury win
this summer celebrate the five hun.
dredth anniversary Of one Of the de-
cisiye battles 81 ENGLISH history. All
England is interested in the affair and
host Of Americans will cross the
ocean to join in the festivities. The
unpleasantnesS which Is I o be so pleas
antly commemorated eliminated July
81. 1903, when In field near
Shrewsbury the rebel house of
Percy, in the person OF Henry
Hotspur. was finally overthrow by
Prince Hal. Harry Percy, known TO
fame as ''Hotspur," was. as Shakes
peare puts it, "a very valiant rebel of
the name" He led one of the most
troublesome of the many uprisings of
the barons against The ruling house
of Lancaster
The celebration as planned will be
rather more scholarly and antigua
rian than is usual In civic doinps Of this
kind. It will open with cycle Of the
Shakespearean history dramas, Rich
ard H." "Henry w" and the MERRY
WIVES Oh NIUNSoTs 10 ne prayed III
good up-to-date theater. II is prom
ised that the productions, will. ba as
fine archaeologieally and dramatieal-
ly as those the public has been taught
to expect from Irving and from Mans
field.
In the course Of the festivities there
will be a revival of the sports and
games of the days of brave Prince Hal
and Falstaff and his boon companions.
There will be bouts with the quarter
staff, such as one reads of in the tales
of Robin Hood--a strenuous sport, in
which scalp wounds must be inflicted
before decision is reached; fitting
at the ring, of which one sees modern
survival in the Coney Island merry-go-
rounds; hobby horse races, morris
dances and Maypole-all the sports,
in fact, that were part of a market
festival in once Merry England.
This battle of July 81, 1903, though
1t saw the fall of one great house and
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"There are in the state of Oregon
two lakes that are frozen stiff from
one years end to another" said r. G.
Harper, of Portland. ''They were dis
covered in Baker county not very long
ago by a party on a hunting and fish
ing trip in the mountains of the Pan
handle district. After passing through
a particularly wild stretch of country
the party discovered tho lakes on the
north summit of one of the mountains
in the neighborhood. The lakes are
both small, one of them barely $50 feet
across, while the other is less than
1000 feet in diameter. Both are COW
cred with a heavy coating of ice, as
clear as crystal and as smooth as glass
and of such strength that il held sew
eral members of the party who rode
across on horseback 1t is believed the
ice never melts, because the lakes are
so situated behind two peaks that the
rays of the sun never strike them for
sufficient length of time to make any
iunnreSsiOn ="
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09
AUCTlONEERlNG.
Coveetta BveryBsida BY Aler. Puyhs..

Having procured licence for auctioneer-.
ing respectfully solicit share OF the
public patronage in that line. will cry
sales on a per cenaage or lump the Job.
My charges shall be reasonable and salts
l!on guaranteed.
E. r. HENSON,
II-g,-7r Bunker Hill, w. Va.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09

ances which in the German churches
have been considered extremely rad
zeal, has gained a popular fame which
the father never had. DIR. Friedrich
Delitzsch's eminence as scholar has
been derived from his explorations in
the territory which once was occupied
by the great Babylonian empire. There
he has made notable discoveries, corre-
spending to those made by Prof. Hill
precht, of the University of Pennsyl.
yania. AS the result of his archaeology
ical discoveries concerning the life of
these ancient Babyionians, DIR. De-
litzsch has formulated, concerning tile
Bapylonian origin Of religious concep-
lions of the Old Testament, conclusions
which he regards as subversive of be-
lief in revealed religion as commonly
held. These conclusions regarding
Biblical criticism are not, however,
says the Outlook, those of an
expert; and they have been con-
verified by Biblical critics of the
radical school Unlike his theological
opinions, his archaeological discov-
cries have been of great value. BY
bringing to light records of the com
mon life and of the political institu-
tions of the ancient Babylonians, they
have made the life of that ancient PEG
pie seem very human to us, not to say
almost modern. DR. Delitzsch uses the
English language fiuently. American
students in Germany have found him
especially approachable. His interests
are broad. He is far from being a
recluse: he is rather, as one of his
American pupils has said, citizen Of
the world
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09
Has AROUSED EMPEROR.
Prof. DeIitrsch, Famous AssyrioaoEs
LIST, Asami1s Orthodox Reiaef In
Revealed Religion

DIR. Friedrich Delitzsch, whose lee
lures delivered before the German
court on the Babylonion origin Of much
of the religion Of the Old Testament
have called forth wide criticism. espe-
cially on the part Of the German em-
peror himself is professor Of Assyri-
ology at the University Of Berlin. I'M
til recently the name Prof Delitzsch
called to mind his father DIR. Franz
Delitszch, who died In 1890, and who
vas distinctly conservative in the
3logy. The son, however, by utter
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09

I'('Q|j ! | /
MCol. HenrYaLafhrOP lurnor)
- .ss.-...,. - - s.--.<' ~ ~
8 GO sgss.ysss,--t+4 -.
@y Sf1BNsN NOE on a summer day my
vasl &c S love and ! strolled down
gS& M a shadowy lane to where Q
Hi " ~ little grove Of forest trees
iZ @z| grew underneath hill
AElyJ Out of the wood tiny
ASEAE brook was flowing, and as
SsUf the sunlight sif tie q
through its branches, 1t
fell upon moss-covered logs and lay re-
Elected on the bosom of quiet pool
Her ladyship looked up and, smiling,
said to me,
..And do you know, fair sir, that IN
this wood wondrous spirif dwellsg
s.If one there be that dwells herein,
then two sweet spirits are beside me
now" said /.
II was heaven shone out on me for
econd. till she said:
'You jest, fair sir, but listen and
then she called out merrily: Echo
Echol come hither, pretty one" At
once from out the wood thefairy spirit
answered back, and oh, il was the
sweetest voice that ever mortal listened
to. as If some bright and happy thought
had found its way into the soul OF an
aeolin harp and gladdened all itschords
and melodies; and then my love
] laughed out a merry laugh and the
fairy echo went tripping and
dancing and bounding on from
leaf TO leaf until the wood
thrilled to the gladstone sound And,
when it ceased, my love sang forth a
little song until fancied that the wood
had changed to Paradise and that
cloud of yiewless, soft-voiced seraphs
were about me. But that was in the
Long Ago. and am just returned from
straying down that shaded lane once
more. / stood within the wood as we
stood on that blissful day. ] called to
tire fairy spirit as my love called then,
and though a thousand voices answered
me. the sweet voice than | waited for
was gone. ! called again, but could
not catch the heavenly sound amongst
the many that came back to me. And
then / sang the song my love had sung.
but as the song came floating back to
me the fairy music was SO changed
knew it not. and | turned backward
wondering sadly whether the beautiful
spirit echo had flown away, or whether
ii could be that she had answered on
that morning long ago only because
4he sweetest voice that ever parting
lips had uttered babe her come.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09

OMnsr's Theory
out of The way ia nuch The fashion
as do the small Squate widows in our
modern taiiwaX coaches
The blinds ue the house were also
set III casing similar To that which
held the windows These were raised
up betwrer tbs walls, as were the
indoWs themselves
With such ana arrangement for the
blinds am, wlRaoMs il Was not possible
To have those Of the second story
slirectly above those of the first, so
when the seven upstairs yooms were
laid out care was taken not to have
the windows above those below
Moreover, AS sliding windows and
blinds were used upstairs, it was nee
essary to have a place for them to
push into when raised, and for this
purpose a series of battlementS was
built To surmount the second story of
the house. and into the space thus pro-
yided the upper window easements
we're fitted
The front door of the house en-
tered into an odd-shaped yestibule
formed by the outer circle of the
house and the irregular walls of the
circular library on the right and an
oval shaped parlor on the left The
parlor was "a feet long and IS wide,
while the library opposite was exactly
| 10 feet in diameter.
The kitchen, Immediately behind the
| library. was finished in white wood,
vanished, and had a slate floor; adj
Joining was large dining room, with
windows facing the southeast. Be
tween the dining-room and kitchen
was the large chimney, and space ad-
/ Joining was utilized for closets. 9th
or closets we're built in spaces left 9TH
| erwise unavailable by the curves OF
| the parlor and library.
| These four rooms were built aboni
| an irregular hallway and stairway in
| the middle of the house, which was
lighted from above. The stairway
was built in a spiral, and, on The sec.
ond floor, led to large rotunda 10 feet
in diameter, from which led the sever
chambers. Two of these chambers
had two windows, the largest one be
ing over the dining-room.
Five years later third story, OF
cupola, was built over the second
story. In this were arranged fly,
rooms, completing house OF Is rooms
not including the large cellar of some
thing more than an area of 800 squar,
feet.
1t took Enoch Robinson nearly TIVE
wears to construct the house. Int
it were put the best of materials ans
superior workmanship Yet it wa
erected at an expense much less thar
a square house built in the ordinar,
way.
The house as it stands to-day re
mains unchanged outside since the ad
dition of the cupola. Inside, beyond
few repairs and improvements, it
as Mr.. Robinson's family moved int,
more than so years ago.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09

Out of the unexpected, sorrow fell,
and at once multitude of little echo
ing waves arose and bilIowed on in
ever wild ning circles.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09

ENERGETIC MEN wanted 20 rspresen, an
old established Casualty Corporation issuing lie ,h
and Accident Policies Liberal Asercy oriracts
given to producers Address Edsin o Ora KEN
b,sh. General Manager, IS Nassau st New Yori.
4-2l-4t
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Echoes Of love, Of JOY and sorrow!
Echoes, still and deep! Echoes merry
ard gladstone! Echoes of half-remem-
bered thoughts! Echoes of life and
echoes from beyond the Silvery
snists. Go forth, each on its appoint.
ed mission, and bear with you, where
zoeyer you may go, pleasure, solace
sympathy and hope.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09

ME- whilst my soul
was lifted on the
wings of hope, l saw
a snowy mountain
top, opaleseent, beau
tiful. To-day, / close
my eyes, and far and
high the white Sierra
glow and glisten
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09
AtE OF WHrcH
The Reader Gets for
One Cent.

audre9S
AS. ABELL COMPANY.
Publishers ard Proprie.ors,.
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washed Once Each Year.

Asked when he had last washed, a
ANAL boy told the Creditor, England.
magistrates that ne had bath last
summer. The father wa ordered 60
prison for his neglect
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09

1t saw the fall of one great house and
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09

Still echoing on my sight the vision
lives, undying and sublime.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-08-29

Drink II. 1t may soothe pain. but,
assure you. not prevent reflection"
SO the trembling baronet swallowed
the potion. and then became silent and
thoughtful. DR.. Elfenstein waited until
he saw his patient Gained and more plia-
bic, then proceeded to replace the bone
of the broken hip and arrange the suf-
ferer in the position most important for
the success OF his surgery.
After giving explicit directions to Lady
Constance and Mrs.. FREEDOM. an old fam
lily nurse, for his further treatment, he
withdrew, promising to return by even.
ing.
No sooner had the door closed upon his
retiring form than Sir Reginald ordered
every soul to leave the room except Lady
Constance. merely explaining to the won.
dering ones that he must consult his
wife upon matter of Importance.
Constance" said he, when he saw
that his order had been obcyed and that
they were alone. Go to my library and
get me from the locked drawer of my
bookcase. a letter which lies upon the
very top. The key you will find in my
vest pocket"
Lady Constance instantly did rs he di.
rec;ed. and the letter from his dead sis.
ter was once more in his hand. This
time. he read it in different mood. In.
stead of anger. one could see intense sat.
isfaction in his eager eyes.
Now. l will tell you the request made
of me in this letter." and he repeated to
her the words read by his niece and
nephew. as they stealthily possessed
themselves of itsh contents. This girl
needs home for a few months. need
some private assistance. and you need
some person to aid you and the nurse in
taking care of me. or at least. in amusing
me. If this Ethel is willing to do as
wish. will pay her for her services
well. and thus my sisters desires will
he carried oui. What say you to the ar.
rangementV
II nm perfectly willing to acquiesce
in what you think best was the meek
r,ply Of the wife.
Then give me paper and pencil
while I writes telegraphic dispatch.
There" said he. handing her the fol.
lowing message. addressed to the per.
son alluded to:
"Sir Glendenning IL i'll. You can he
useful here If you wish. so come instant.
~. Answer. Will be met at station"
"Call the coachinan: tell him to take
Jerry and 20 with all speed to the office
and see that this Is sent at once. Have
him wait for an answer"
A short time elapsed only. when Mat.
thew returned with this message: II
will come to you on the four o'clock
train"
A few words conciscly written. but on
them hung long train of terrible events
that the movements Of the dread future
could alone unfold.
Ito be continued.)
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-08-29
CAVE MEN IN AMERICA,
Prchistoric skulls Discovered In .
Cave In south western Missouri.


Cave In south western Missouri.
Prof. G. y. Gould. of the University
of Oklahoma. recently visited cave
In Southwestern Missouri where eXca.
vations have been going on for a fort.
night. and Will last us much longer
before they are completed. The cave
Is seventy feet long In the solid rock,
and the bottom Is covered with a layer
of ashes over three feet deep. and this
Is being dug up and searched. Out Of
the debris of ashes and clay have been
dug four human skeletons, together
with bones of other animals. The
arms are unduly long and the legs un.
duly short. which argues that the skel.
ctOns belong to IN ancient period.
Flint instruments Of all kinds, knives,
spear heads. drills. us well as bone
and stone Instruments, are found in
great abundance.
The surface of the cave Is Of lime.
stone. worn perfectly smooth. probably
by long generations OF use by the cliif
dw,llers. DR.. Peabody tells Of u
sh,eplo.d at Myccnr of similar lime
s,one worn smooth In like manner
by long use 10y the sheep. Along the
back wall of the cave the water pour.
ing of the limestone has formed huge
stulaclltes which Prof. Goull says
must have been IN process Of forma.
ton for thousands of years. AS these
s,alactites have formed above the coat
OF ashes In which the human skele-
tons and other relics of ancient times
have been found, the cave must be one
Of extreme age.
AS far rs knows. the discovery Of
these ,ur skulls IN Southwestern Mis-
souri, IL the first positive discovery OF
cave man In America. Their an.
tiluity II yet 10 be proven. The sta.
lactites, however. the three-fOot coat.
Ing Of ashes. and other evidences Of
like kind seem to prove that the dis
covery Is indeed IN important one.
Prof. Gould was the only geolOgist
present at the investigation Of that
cave. aud as almost the whole question
Of antiquity must be settled by study
Of the geological formation his opinion
In the case IL Of great value. Prof.
Gould Is Of the opinion that the cave
Is the greatest ind Of Its kind ever
made In America. The work Of eXca.
walton has only begun, ana the great.
est discoveries are yet to he made In
MI probability. He thinks there 10
little question rs to It's antiquity, and
that the discoveries being made in the
cave will he OF invaluable aid In solv'
ing the problem Of the prehistoric race
Of man which inhabited the American
continent ut one tlme.-New York
Evening Post.