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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-02-03


Mills miles east OF hedgesvile, miles northwest
Of Bedirgton and miles west Of W iliiamsport,
Tuesday, February 20, 1oo6,
the following valuable personal property, to-wit;
Is Head Horses and Colts
No Manda, a bay Clyde. dale mare years old in
toaj will weigh lsoo lbs and work wherever hit ;hed;
lbs. and will work wherever hitched; Ne. star,
year old fly has bean broken to work, will weigh
about 1900 lbs; No. John half Cydesdale horse
purpose horse; No. Snap, black mare 70 years cid
will weigh 1890 lbs and work wherever htched; No.
Julia. roam mare in foal by Belgian, IS years old.
Doll, sbrown mare in foal by Omar Pas IA. - yrs
old. will work wherever htched No. a bay driving
mare years old, will weigh about lbs. psrtect
ds.a s G. ssor o
viii make good genera purpose N are; J. year-oid
black, well shaped hlly, wen bred Omer Pasha; a.
year old geidlng. bred frsm Snyder's horse, year.
ling gsldag.
80 Head Cattle
Of which are mich cows, are giving milk new, a
Of March, Durham bull from the celebrated Brom !.
ley herd sf Clark County, Va, thorouRhbrs
Dutch Bell Ball months cid, fat cow, young
Durham heller, the remainder are thrifty home grow
one and year old steers.
SIS Head of Sheep
Most ofthese sheep will have lambs by day Of sal
they are all young and have good msuths.
% Head of Hogs
OF which brood sows, tn ,roughbred Poland
China boar bred BY d. p. Lemaster, is shoa's will
weigh about SO lbs.
Farming Implements
4-horse inch tread wagon Acme make good as
new, with so bus. bed 4-horse iron axle wagon Su-
perior grain drill in good cond ition horse rake cui-
tvater, Buckeye; q Oliver chilled pows No. 30 in
good condition, double and single shovel plows.
spring tooth harrow, IS teeth; corn harrow, sets
dung boards, extra large wagon bed will hold cords
Of wood, pr shevings 10 teet long, heble, double
and single trees .mattock, crowd sticks, pair
spread.rs, 9Th chain, Ross Fodder shredder horse
power, wood saw, "a in. saw 90 IT, in. gum betting,
sets breech bands, sets front gears, housans for
horses, 6-hoIse and s-horse wagon line, wagon
saddle. brieles collars. pair cheek lines set single
harness, sets fly straps, Sets pillow gears. pillow
lines, pair choke straps, 100 bus. nice yellow corn
and mauy other articles net necessary to mention.
Terms of sale.
credit Of g months alt over. $1,000, the
purchaser to give note with approved security paya-
Bile at Merchants and Farmers Bank, OF Martinsbufg
paid at maturity, under $40 cash will be required.
No properly 10 be removed until settled fof.
All hucksters welcome but positively cider al
lowed on the remis,s.
cHAS. W. RUBLE
Dodd & Hoffman, Aucticner
A. ]. Clendenng, CLERK.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-02-03
WANTED.

District Managers to post signs. adv
tise and distribute samples. Sail
$500 weekly, $500 per day for expen|
State age and present employm(
IDEAL SHEAR CO., 80 Randolph
Chicago. 2o.4md
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-02-03

FOR sALE.--Stieff piano In good eonditi|
will take one-hfth of first cost, cashsor MI
secured; reason for selling, change. add
G. N. M, World ofhce. i-3f|
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-02-03

Get your shoes shined in Hobbs
basement for s cents. 1-3l-5t.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-02-03

Old newspapers for sale at worl
Office.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-02-03
Public Sale
of Valuable
Personal Property

The undersigned having purchased small farm
and intending to reduce his stock will sell at his
home, the old Hammond Farm" situated at Sprius
Mills, miles OF Hedgesville S miles northwe s.
Of Bedngton and miles west OF w Illamsport, on
Tuesday, February 20, 19o6,
the following valuable personal property, to-wit:
Is Head Horses and Colts
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-02-03

aa,ered at the Post once Of MartInsbug, ". Va.
cudcsass mali matter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
Walking on the Water.

A pair of aquatic shoes has been con-
structed, writes M. Glen Fling in Tech
meal World Magazine, which enables
It's wearer to walk on the water as
easily as a ship sails the sea. Canal
boats" for sure. are these water shoes,
but when foot is slipped into each and
the wearer give a slight bunch forward
with the body and q deft push with
first the right foot and then with the
left and the shore begins to slip be-
hind him as If he were wearing the
famed seven league boots, size is of no
consideration. A long pull, a strong
pull, first with one foot and then with
tother and he is slipping down stream
as easily and POLITICALLY and as noise
lessly as sneaks the Indian in his birch
bark canoe.
Lieutenant Arthur T. Sadler, of the
United State volunteer life saving crew
at Charlesbank, Mass, is the discoverer
Of this new sport, and he is also the
inventor Of the novel boat shoes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
HIDING FROM THE INDIANS.
>~@%@@%H<H@<2<@<&&

In dealing with the Indians discre-
ton is usually the better part Of yalor,
even if the encounter end as the in
| cident described long ago by Mrs.
Bates in her book of Western travel
Not many are living nowadays who
have felt the dread Of the red man,
and the casual reader can afford to
smile at the experience of Mrs. Brown
! n the mountains of California. The
woman's husband kept a boarding
| house for about thirty miners.
| Some of the men had had trouble
with a tribe Of Indians living not far
distant. It was believed that the saw
ages medftated an attack, and for some
time the whites in the vicinity had been
on their guard. AS nothing happened,
, they relaxed their watchfulness.
| One day, when everybody was at
/ work at the mine except Mrs. Brown,
who was in the house alone a deafen-
Ing war-whOop sounded The woman
; ran to the door, to see about two hun
| dred Indians approaching in full war
paint, and armed with bows, arrows
. and tOmahaWkS.
Mrs. Brown, trembling with fright,
rushed from the house to where the
men were at work and screamed out
her tidings The men naturally sup
posed the Indians were coming to eX-
terminate them, and they caught up
their shovels and picks and stood ready
, to fight. Their firearms were all at
the house, and flight was out Of the
question.
They directed Mrs. Brown to flee
| across the river and secrete herself as
quickly as possible. The stream was
wide and deep, and spanned by a very
narrow timber, but she rushed over it
headlong A large excavation caught
her eye, and she jumped into it, In
/ telling of the adventure afterward she
said:
ut would be impossible to describe
my feelings. l expected every moment
to see the dark and bloodthirsty faces
Of the savages. l could endure it no
longer. l crawled out and rushed on
making all haste for the woods
when | got there l was no better
OFF. | would hide for few moments.
then think, They will surely find me
here l must find a better place. I
had done this a dozen times, when 1
finally climbed big tree and remained
, how long l cannot tell the time seem
ed interminable.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
A Victim of Vacation.

Very early in the summer saw plainly
as could be
That from then till near Thanksgiving
there'd be no let-up for me.
Business chained me, no use talking, but
the wife and babies went
For six weeks where she might rest and
they might romp to hearts content.
Lonesome? Yes, but with her letters
was doing fairly well
Till the recreating public struck me with
vacation tales to tell.
"Been away? With that as preface,
must hear from Jones, Smith,
Deane,
Binkley, Jameson and Thompkins just
what each had done and seen.
No, haven't left the city, but there's not
single trip,
Near or far, by train or traction, auto,
packet, launch or ship,
If to Europe, to the country, Alaska, Po-
dunk, Yellowstone,
But a choice description Of 1t was re-
served for me alone.
Nowhere but they buttonholed me, with
the never-changing theme;
For, shut up in my own Office, restfully
secure, 'twould seem,
My confidential clerk, who'd spent two
weeks with his home folks,
Never tired Of telling me his Uncle Alb
ner's latest jokes.
The neighbors, back from various outings,
would drop in at night to cheer
A fellow in such lonely state, and by the
hour twas mine to hear
Fishing, boating, camping stories, but that
even was less bad
Than when raving over scenery proved
my entertainers fad.
Well, it's over but, believe me, not from
toll this hollow eye,
Do not think I'm tagged because so close
to business l apply.
IT'S not need of vacation that gives me
this carewOrn look,
It's the strain of showing interest in the
outings others took.
Boston Transcript.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
a Square Deal

Is assured you when you buy DR.. Pierce'S
family medicneS-for all the ingrcdi-
ents entering into them are printed on
the bottle wrappers and their formulas
are atteSted under oath as being complete
and correct. You know just what you are
paying for and that the ingredients are
gathered from Natures laboratory, being
selected from the most valuable native
medicinal roots found growing in oar
American forests ard while potent to cure
are perf6ccly harmless even to the most
delicate wome0 a % Children Not drop
QLalcQhOl enters into their c0mUOsftiOn.
a much better agenL Is used both fOr eX-
tractlDg and preSerylDg- the lnedlclnal
refined glycerine. This agent possesses
intrinsic medIcinal properties of its own.
being most valuable antiseptic and anti
ferment, nutritive and soothing demul-
cent.
Glyccrine plays an important part in
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery in
the cure of Indigestion, dyspepsia and
weak stomach, attended by sour risingS,
heartburn, foul breath, coated tongue,
poor appetite, gnawing feeling in StoTa
ach, biliOusnesS and kindred derange-
ments of the stomach, liver and bowels.
Besides curing all the above distressing
ailments, the Golden Medical Discovery"
is a specific for all diseases of the mucous
membranes, as catarrh, whether of the
nasal passages or of the stomach, bowels
or pelvic organs. Even in its Lucrative
stages it will yield to this sovereign rem
edy if its use be persevered in. In Chronic
Catarrh of the Nasal passages, it is well,
While taking the uGolden Medical Dis
coye1y" for the necessary constitutional
treatment, to cleanse the passages freely
two or three times day with DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy. This thorough course
of treatment generally cures the, worst
cases.
In coughs and hoarseness caused by bron-
cbial. throat and lung affections. except con-
sumption in its advanced stages. the Golden
Medical Discovery" is a most efficient rem
edy. especially in those obstinate, hang-On
coughs caused by irritation and congestion of
the bronchial mucous membranes. The Dis'
coyery is not SO good for acute coughs aris-
ing from sudden colds nor must 1t be ex-
pected to cure consumption in its advanced
stages-no medicine will do that-but for all
the obstinate. chronic coughs, which, il neg
lected. or badly treated lead up to consunlp-
ton. it is the best medicine that can be taken
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

rod Of spring wire coiled at he center
to form a spring, shaped again int
handles, the extremities being sharp
ened to form claws or prongs. Bind.
ing the handles Is ring which holds
the parts together. The normal condi.
ton Of the holder Is shown in the illus.
tration by the full lines. BY pressing
the handles together in the palm OF
the hand, the ring naturally drops into
the position shown by the dotted lines,
the prongs expanding. There is then
plenty of room to pass the prongs
around the corn, and by releasing the
hold the spring draws the prongs to-
gether, firmly holding the corn. With
a corn holder such as this in each hand,
there is no reason why the full enjoy.
ment Of eating corn could not be real.
lied
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
The Forgotten Gift.

She had been cleaning up her eden"
and came across various and sundry
unfamiliar books in the process. After
thinking hard she had restored them
all to their rightful owner with a fine
and conscious sense of virtue. Only
one remained and one night the man
with whom she connected this parti-
cular book called. She brought it out.
Here's a little old book Of yours"
she announced in her usual flippant
way, 'and 1 wish you'd take it home
I've given it house room long enough"
He took the book and looked at her
rather Queerly.
"All right" he said, but there was no
enthusiasm in his tone.
cts yours, isn't it," she demanded.
"Well, not exactly" ne replied. Il
gave 1t to you for a birthday present
about two years ago"
Now she is writing her name in every
book she owns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
She Is Not the Only one.

Here is an essay of a small schoolgirl
OH the subject Of "If 1 Were Grown
Up" IF L were grown up 1 should
get married and have jam whenever ]
like. And l think 1 shall be a dress
maker. When 1 am married 1 am not
going out washing clothes, like some
people. shall have a baby, and ]
shall not let anybody smack it unless
it's naughty. If 1t wants smacking
I shall smack It, shall have a little
boy. If have a place where there is
a strict lady I shall leave. want
plenty of money from my husband
That's all have got to say about when
I am grown up."--New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

More than 100000 pieces of mail
went astray in these United States last
year because they were not directed
even we'll enough for the experts to de-
cipher the names and addresses. Mil
lions Of this immense total went to the
dead letter office, where lot Of 1t was
opened, the addresses of the writer's
ascertained and the letters or packages
returned. But in a good many cases
the writer's address is never found and
the letter is really dead" when neither
the sender nor the prospective receiver
can be discovered. Assistant POStmas-
ter General De Graw wants to get peo
pie into the habit Of writing their own
addresses Oh the outside of envelopes.
This, he says, would save trouble for
all hands, as the letter, if defective in
address, could be returned at once to
the writer This simple precaution
would save many piece Of mail from
I'm early death and burial in the dead
letter office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
Ian Board.

1t Is well known that lapboards and
sewing tables are often used for "cut
ting out" garments, and for accurately
performing the work the cloth must be
maintained in an unwrinl1led and com.
paratively taut condition. An Ohio
woman has patented lapboard which
has features Of simplicity which could
also be applied to table or any similar
article. The lapboard shown here is OF
the ordinary kind, marginal groove
being made in the sides. In this mar.
ginal groove is placed a strip of pene
trable material, as felt, into which pins
can be easily stuck. The groove and
strip can extend part way or entirely
around, as convenient.
In a table it would be desirable to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

"Then 1 heard shouting. 1 was so
terrified 1 could scarcely retain my
seat. At last recognized my own
name called by my husbands voice.
He was alive. then, and the others MUIR
dered! Presently he appeared, laugh
ing. I thought him insane.
"'Come down, it's all right! I
thought I should never find you. I've
been hunting for two hours he said.
at turned out that the Indians were
on their way to visit q neighboring
tribe in honor Of some great occasion.
They were painted and armed as they
always were when celebrating. The
war-whOOp was given, doubtless, in
sport, for when the band passed the
waiting miners, each dark face was on
the broad grim"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
4 DisclaluhRn.

Rat-a-ta-tal
The old soldier stood on the door
step and listened.
"Washing day." he muttered: no
luck here, that's pretty sure"
I expect it's only another bOthering
beggar-drat 'em!" muttered the sharp
faced woman within. as she has4:.fe7
snatched her hands from the steaming
washtub and marched grimly forward
to meet the base disturber of washing
days ancient rites and ceremonies.
eff We please, num- muttered the
ancient hero, 1--WE lost my leg
well, amt got it" snapped the
woman fiercely.
And the door closed with an awful
baDg-Philadelpbi Telegraph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

When one by accident swallows an
object not intended for eating, it is
wise precaution to send after it
quantity Of absorbent cotton, which
has been picked into fine threads and
mixed in bread and milk. The button,
safety pin; or whatever it may be, gath
ers the cotton about it, thus covering
up any rough edge or sharp point,
and allowing it to pass through the
stomach and intestines without causing
injury.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

insert into all sides, while in a lap
board the side containing the concave
recess will generally not require the
strips. Such lapboard would be use
full in holding work while seam is be-
ing basted or sewed. Even the cloths
could be held in position on the table
by the addition of such a groove, and
when used on library tables, the strip
may be used as a pin cushion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
observation-disclosures.

When Frank Stockton started out
with his Rudder Grange experiences he
undertook to keep chickens. One old
motherly Plymouth Rock brought cut a
brood late in the fall, and Stockton
gave her a good deal of his attention.
He named each of the chicks after some
literary friend, among the rest Mary
Mapes Dodge Mrs Dodge was visiting
the farm some time later, and. happen
ing to think of her namesake. she said
by the way, Frank, how does little
Mary Mapes Dodge get alons:'
The funny thing about little Mary
Mapes Dodge" said he, is she turns
out to be Thomas Bailey Aldrich =
EverybOdy's Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

Like some other seIf-made men, Rus
sell Sage argued against college educa-
ton because he got rich without it The
reasoning is false, however, because it
may just as plausibly be argued that
Mr.. Sage would have become even
Weather if he had had a college train
ing The truth is, of course, that no
man ever learned too much and that,
other things being equal, the collegian
will have an advantage over the man
who is self-educated or whose educa-
ton stopped with the three RS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

! DIX inventor. corn
eaten any other way
loses much Of its APP
petizing goodness,
but etiquette de
mands that good
m a n ners S b a !
supersede personal
likes or dislikes. 1t
is natural to drink
liquids with @
spoon, and eat
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

1t has become a general supposition
nowadays that a piece of furniture
should not be limited to only one pur-
pose, but that it should be constructed
to fulfill as many exigencies as possible.
Davenports and beds have long been as
ISOLATED, as have also folding beds and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

burden. I tired easily,
had no ambition and
was fading fast. Ny
complexion got yellow,
and | lost over fsty
pounds. Ny thirst
was terrible, and
there was sugar in tie
kidney secretiOnS. Ny
doctor kept me on 4
strict diet, but rs his
medicine was not
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

1t is said that candy is adulterated
with glucose, and that glucose is adult
Grated with sulphuric acid But let US
not be pessimistic. There is nothing
to show that the sulphuric acid is not
pure
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

The medical scientists who argue
that ballooning is good for nervous af-
fections seem to have the facts with
them. Every now and then a man goes
up in a balloon and his nerves never
bother him afterWard.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

helping me l began using DOan's Kid
ney Pills. They helped me at once, and
soon all traces of sugar disappeared.
l have regained my former weight and
am perfectly we'll"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents 4 box.
Foster-NIilburn Co. Buffalo. \ y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
threatening.

"Good morning" said the nervy roet,
who had burst in upon the editor uncer-
enormously. Il want you to publish this
little work. ="
IF we publish it at ALL replied the
editor, reaching for his club, 1T will lie
as a posthumous work Philadelphia
Ledger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

1t is becoming more and more evil
dent that the complete pacifcation Of
the Puiajanes cannot be accomplished
without the aid Of few additional
gatling guns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

To large extent the movement for
abolishing the use of mo, sir" or ''yes,
ma'am," by the school children has
been anticipated Many of them al
ready use the simplifed forms, yep
and nope"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

Jules Guesde, leader Of the Socialist
party in France, has vision of work
day Of eleven minutes in the future.
It would be almost a shame to awaken
a man who is enjoying such a pleasant
dream as that
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
Beginning with the Same Food.

"Why do you object to my marrying
your daughter, sir?'
Because you can't support her in
the style to which she has been accus.
toned all her life"
How do you know 1 can't? I can
start her on bread and milk, same as
YOU did ,'-PittSburg Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

1t is possible that Russell Sage be-
Queathed nothing to charity or educa-
ton for the reason that he didn't want
his gifts to be rejected as tainted
money" Otherwise he might have left
as much as $40 to some worthy pur-
pose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

A sea COW eighteen feet long and
which cost $4,000 has been added to the
New York aquarium. We suppose it is
to furnish milk for the sea urchins
there.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

We have reached the age when we
don't see what's the matter with eating
the picnic lunch on the dining room
table at home, and having no baskets
to carry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
Tbe ,slzeeter and Peter.

There was a bright fellow named Peter,
Who struck at an active young 'skeeter,
But the 'skeeter struck first
And slackened his thirst,
For the 'skeeter was feeter than Peter.
St Nicholas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

Russell Sage could make money, but
he seems to have been no more skiIlfu1
than the average man at making a will.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
WORN TO A SKELETON.

A Wonderful Restoration Caused a
Sensation in Pennsylvania
Town.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Preston of Elkland,
Pa, says: ''J'hree years ago | found
that my homework was becoming
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

The birthstone trust will not worry
people who reflect that something Of
that kind is needed to remind the other
trusts that there IS a hereafter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

New York City reports a shortage of
chorus girls. Inasmuch as chorus girls
never become superannuated it must be
that they are marrying off,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

Some day the whole world will be
astonished to learn what Japan has
accomplished without having had to
employ press agent
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12

Russell Sage, according to the pro
visions of his will, believed that char
ity should begin and end at home.