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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17

The origin OF the corset is essen
TALLY unaristocratic, says London
Express. A butcher in the thirteenth
century had a talkative wife. who
was, in addition, something of vir-
ago. To reduce her to silence he
imprisoned her body in the first pair
of stays Wives have initiated and
improved upon the idea of the thir-
tenth century butcher, but stays
and silence have ceased to be syn
onyms.
Gloves have also had checkered
history. AS lately as two centuries
ago they were forbidden In France
In churches, at the Kings Court
when the king was present and in
the courts of law. In the first part
of the eighteenth century they al
most passed out of fashion, but Paris
followed London1in such matters. as
1t does to-day, and when in 1899 1t
was known that the London handles
wore six different kinds of gloves
each day the fashion returned to Pa
ris. nk has never left it.
Bat gloves are not worn here as
they are worn In London No Lon
doner puts on pair of white or Law
ender kid gloves to pay a call. In
Paris white or lavender kid gloves
for men worn with frock coat are
the height of fashion.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17
Value of Good Roads.

There are many striking exam
pies of the value of good roads.
Wherever roads have been perma-
nently improved 1t Is found that
there has been a very great in
crease in value of the adjacent prop
erty. Among examples Of this sort Ia
that Of Jackson, Tenn. From figures
recently published 1t is shown that
since 1900 the city has increased
s 1000 In population. The roads were
improved through issuing bonds to
start with, and they have advertised
the city SO much that families are
constantly coming in from adjacent
counties, with the result that land
values have increased In some cases
from 20 to 100 per cent Property
in the city has also greatly increased
In yalue.-Good Roads.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17
WHY HE WAS GOING BACK.
The Change in Color Was too Pro-
n0unced 20 Suit Pat.

In Montserrat the population, al
though colored, speak with a brogue.
This has been an Hiberian island ever
since Cromwell used it as a place OF
exile for rebels. The exiles followed
the fashion Of the time in forcing the
populace into slavery, and the de-
scendants of these slaves, who are,
of course. free, are now engaged in
making lime juice and talking Irish.
A sailor from Cork landed one day at
the principal port, and fell into con-
yersation with a particularly black
longshoreman. The newcomer was
filled with establishment at the ia
miliar speech. IAN how long have
yez been in this placer" he asked the
negro. Sure an it's two months
since / came over" said the other,
meaning that he had crossed from
the other side of the island. Well"
replied the Irishman. If it makes a
dacint man look like yous in two
months, here's what's goin' back TO
ireland be the next shipl"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17
His Reason for Remaining.

A solicitor relates a ludicrous In
cident in which he himself played a
prominent part. He was interested
In a man who had been accused by
his employer of stealing pair of
trousers, and, thinking the fellow
had been wronged by the arrest and
charge, stood up for him in court
and made a cleyeraiefence. The mag
istrate discharged the prisoner, who,
however, remained in the dock for
some moments, keeping his gaze
fixed on the prosecutor. After time
the lawyer said kindly,
My dear man, you have lost
enough time from your work. Now
that you are cleared of the charge
why do you not hurry homer"
Well" was the reply, to tell you
the truth, I've got the blessed
thingumajigs on, and I'm afraid to
leave the box in case the boss recog-
nizes 'em!"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17
The Red Mans Grief.

AS a rule, Indians do not give
much open expression to their feel
ings. A settler in the far West CIV
ing a little dinner-party, invited
thereto a few half-civilized Indians,
who displayed desire to go through
the bill of fare. A young chief, after
cycling the mustard curiously for
some time helped himself to a good
spoonful and swallowed 1t. He said
nothing to betray his astonishment
but despite himself the tears stream
ed down his cheeks. An aged chief
sitting opposite, asked what he was
crying about. and was grayely in
formed that he was thinking of his
poor old father who died short time
ago. Presently the chief took dir
from the mustard pot. and his eyes
likewise proved too weak or toe
strong for his will. Then his young
friend, in a sympathizing tone, In
quired the cause of his grief. Said
the beguiled one :---"I was thinking
it was pity you didn't die when
your father did
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17
Lime and SOL Fertility.

Lime has been used in Europe for
many centuries, as an aid to soil fer
tility In America It's value TO the
farmer has been generally admitted
and In some sections its use has been
quite common. In fact. many Of our
farmers. particularly In the Eastern
States, consider it necessary TO all
successful crop production or all
mineral substances ordinarily en-
ployed as a hard stimulant, lime Is
the most important. Chemical analy-
SEES OF the ashes OF cereals, grasses
and other useful plants, indicate that
all crops require varying quantities
of IT, Lime may be applied to the
land In the form OF quick lime or
calcium carbonate; In the form OF
mari and chalk, both similar In
chemical nature to limestone and
like it too must be burned or calcined
before fitted for dressing to the
land. and in the form of gypsum or
calcium sulphate which, in the pow
dered form, is called land plaster.
Quicklime. the most common of all
lime field applications. is quite solu-
BILE In water: hence, II can readily
perform its part by the help OF mois-
ture after 1t has been thoroughly
worked into the soil.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17

John Burns has learnt his oratory
lin the open-air school, which de-
|mands loud voice, plenty OF fire
land vehemence and accentuated ac-
|tion He throws back his broad
shoulders, rolls out his long sem
Fences and rhetorical phrases In a
Hyde Park voice. and as he finishes
leach slip OF his notes he brushes It
|in his right hand and thrusts II into
"a pocket of his pea jacket.
John Morley Is speaker OF quite a
different stamp from the member for
Battersea. He is normally quiet and
Unconditional; stands by the chair
hans table with his left hand play
Ing nervously with his waisteoat
buttons. while he points the index
hnger of his right hand at his audi
ence
Mr. Asquith has a fine, clear voice,
land excellent delivery and an attrac-
hive presence. His speeches are de-
|lightful to listen to In their smooth,
easy, sonorous flow He Is very spar
ing of gestures. but the nervous
movements of his hands betray his
Estate of tension.
James Bryce is man Of prodigous
learning and ability, but by no means
a stimulating speaker. His speeches
are really lectures, brimful of In
struction, but delivered with sol
emnity and immobility which makes
Mr.. Saldane is another minister
of immense cleyerness and wisdom
who is not an alluring speaker. He
eschews oratory and gestures and
with arms folded across his huge
chest reels out his speeches in q
voice which seems ludicrously small
for his big body.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17

A. j. Balfour Is one of many iegis-
lators whose speeches read "better
than they sound" he is not naturally
fluent and often has apparent diff
Guilty in finding the exact word he
wants, while his voice and manner
are not In his favor.
Mr. J. Chamberlain, on the con-
trary. is always alert and full OF en-
ergy and movement on the platform
Brain and body alike are electrically
charged and full of yigor and life.
He has wonderfully clear, pene-
trating voice, and a remarkable gift
of lucid exposition and flow Of Lam
guage Each telling phrase OF his
speech Is accompanied by an appro-
pirate action; when developing an
argument he leans forward with
raised finger and emphasizes his
conclusions by bringing his clenched
fist sharply down on the palm OF his
left hand. He has, too, a trick of
toying with his eyeglass, placing 1t
in his eye. dropping 1t again and then
replacing II.
Mr.. Wyndham is eminently
graceful speaker-graceful in his
easy, fieent diction. in attitude and
in varied gesture; Mr., Broderick has
been described as the ''automaton, I"
fro.a the mechanical ao& of his
speech and quality of his gestures.
which are limited to Jerk of the
arm and thump of the table: Mr.
Chaplin, when he Is not busily engaged
in searching for and adjusting his
elusive eyeglass, pounds the table
with alarming vigor and frequency;
and Sir Edward Clarke stimulates
his oratory by stroking, or rather
tugging at his Dundreary whiskers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17
The ln.pnrtnnce o. pralnagc.

The FIRST demand Of good drainage
is to attend to the shape of road sur
face. This must be crowned" or
rounded up toward the center, so
that there may be fall from the
center to the sides. thus compelling
the water to flow rapidly from the
surface into the cutters which
should be constructed on one or both
sides, and from tsere In turn be
discharged into larger and more open
channels Furthermore 1t Is neces-
sary that no water be allowed to How
across roadway; culverts, tile.
stone, or box drains should be pro-
vided for that purpose. !
In addition to being we'll covered
and drained, the surface should be
kept as smooth as possible; that Ia,
free from ruts, wheel tracks, holes.
or hollows. If any of these exist, in
stead OF being thrown to the side the
water is held back and is either
evaporated by the sun or absorbed
by the material OF which the road Is
constructed In the latter case the
material loses its solidity, softens
and yields to the impact of the
horses feet and the wheels OF vehi-
cles. and, like the water poured upon
a grindstone, so the water poured on
a road surface which is not properly
drained assists the grinding action OF
the wheels In rutting or completely
destroying the surface. -t'
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17
WHITE By WRIGHT

The poodle jumped up in my lap.
Now If there Is one animal on earth
that hate it's a poodle But since
it was her poodle-well! let Il stay
there.
Her little sister had gone upstairs
TO announce me. and, returning, had
said that Margaret would be down
stairs In Jus two little minutes.
had been sitting there fifteen when
the poodle arrived.
If it had been anyone but Mar
garrett Well, I'd have waited just
about two minutes and half, and
then I'd have "cut It out" But
somehow there's always one girl that
you'd wait week for. and then be-
lieve her when she said she was sor-
ry she kept you waiting.
The dear girl is probably fixing
up her hair, and putting on another
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17
In Placa Of Candles

A remarkable fish is said to exist
In the coast rivers of Alaska About
eight inches long, 1t is transparent,
and the latest of all the fnny tribe
Its flesh has not the oily. rancid taste
Of other fish. but Is like fresh lard.
When dried the Indians often use
these fish in novel way. They are
burned In place of candles, and give
clear, brilliant light, not liable to
be blown out by the wind. Each
fish burns for about fifteen minutes.
Exchange.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17

exerting his full strength. and to
make the slope more gentle towards
the summit, to correspond with the
continually decreasing strength OF
the fatigued animal
Subdrains should be carefully
graded with level at the bottom to
depth of about 4 feet and should
have a continuous fall throughout
their entire length of at least 9
inches for each 100 feet In length.
II tile drains can not be had, large
fiat stones may be carefully placed
so as to form clear, open passage
at the bottom for the flow of tho
water. The ditch should then bc
half filled with rough field stones,
and on these layer of smaller
stones or gravel and layer of sod,
hay, gravel, cinders, or straw, or. IL
none OF these can be had, of SOIL In
the Illustration Is shown grade lev
81 which can be used by any farmer
or road builder IN establishing
grades.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17
A Permit.

A schoolmistress received the fol-
lowing interesting letter from the
mother of one of her pupils:
Dear Missy GU writ me about
whipping my sun. hereby give you
permission to beet him enytime II is
nessessary to lerE him lessons. He
is Just like his father; you have to
lern him with a club. Pound nowl-
edge into him. want him to get 1t,
and don't pay no attenshun to what
his father says. I'll handle him. -
Taller.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17


long
/ looked at my watch. 1t was Just
| fifty minutes since sat down In that
chair. The poodle had been sleeping
thirty-five minutes, If Margaret had
kept any other fellow waiting-that
cad of a White. for instance -
wouldn't have been so much sur
prised. But she had always shown
more consideration than that for me.
Perhaps when ! told her how much l
loved her she would only laugh at
me.
Pinkie's weight was getting un-
bearable. | felt as though were
holding a young stove. One foot was
sleeping, and the other wasn't far
from It, "Florrie,' said |, perhaps
If you went upstairs you could help
Margaret to get ready to come
down"
That dear child Is so obliging
She good-naturedly hurried upstairs
and--left the parlor door open. I'll
repeat the conversation heard from
above me-
Margaret, aren't you ever COM
Ing downstairs?
"Florrie Oswald. HASN'T that fell
low gone away yet? Didn't you tell
him was out?'
mo, Margaret" Such small,
meek little voice! "a thought he was
real nice. and maybe you'd be sorry
afterwards, so ! just said you'd be
down in two minutes"
There was an ominous silence,
then / heard Margaret give queer
little laugh.
We'll, child, you ought to be pun
ished. but perhaps 1t is better so.
might fas well face It now as any
other time. I'll 90 down and tell him
that | can never care for him, and
that 1t would be better for both Of us
II he would stop coming"
didn't wait to hear any more. /
stood up and dropped the poodle so
suddenly that the poor little thing
whimpered AT the foot of the stairs
/ stopped and called You needn't
bother coming down, Miss Oswald,
happened to overhear your recent
conversation. and you needn't fear
any more annoyance from mel and
SO saying made preparations to
leave
Then strange thing happened.
The door opened and closed with a
bang, there was a quick rush Of
skirts, and then behind me voice
ooh. Dickl Dick. Wait for mel"
There was another hustle and rus
tie and the dignified Miss Oswald,
whom / had never seen even hurry,
stood in front of me.
had to stop, perforce, but | still
held up my head.
dick, did you think | would do
that to you? Why Dick, Florrie told
me 1t was Mr. White! Come in and
let me explain. She sat down by the
table, and | stood leaning on the OPP
posite side.
And then I understood. My name
is Wright, and White and Wright
sound a good deal alike. In fact, to
Florrie, the difference wouldn't be
even worth noticing. | stood for
moment looking at her in such Sc
rioag mood and walking over unre-
buked-kissed her.-Boston Globe.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17
Some Healthy Instincts Left.

First Society Girl--So glad to see
you, love. Here is cigarette, and
I'll make you cocktail at once.
Second Society Girl--Why, dear.
since we're quite alone, / don't mind
admitting that ! don't really care to
either drink or smoke.
First Society Girl--To tell you the
to the kitchen and make fudge.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17
NOTED FOREIGN POLITICIANS.
Peculiar Methods OF Leading States
men of Great Britain.

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
INDUCES very sparingly In gestures
when speaking, but he has one little
distinguishing trick--that OF fam
ming himself with any available slip
of paper. as If to cool his rising ar
dor says the London Tit-Bits, while
he punctures his oratory by occa-
sional thumps on the table. to drive
point home, or by a clutch at the
lapels of his coat.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17
Experimental.

Here, you" yelled the angry
farmer, what do you mean by al
most shootin' my cow"
Merely little experiment In
cattle grazing" replied the wary
hunter amiably Princeton Tiger.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17

They say that alcohol will clean
silver up nicely" remarked the man
who acquires facts. 1T WILL" agreed
the rednosed individual; ut cleaned
up all my silver "--Tatler.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17
Quite a Difrerent Matter.

The woman who loves man be-
cause he is masterful is quite apt to
think him bully after marriage.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17
A Poor Showing.

The people of this country spend
about FIVE times as much for liquors
as they do for books. papers and Pc
riodicals.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17
| ROATD -
AND 81
R0AD rfAKNG .&.SA>
THE QUESTION or GRADES
The Smoother the Road Surface the
Less the Grade should Be.

less the Grade Should BE.
The cost OF haulage Is. necessarily
Increased in proportion to the rough
ness of the surface or steepness OF
the grade. It costs one and one-half
times as much 70 haul over a road
having a per cent. grade and three
times as much over one having a 10
per cent. grade as on Level road.
AS perfectly level road can seldom
be had, 1t Is we'll 70 know the steep
est allowable grade. If the hill be
one OF great length, Il Is sometimes
best TO have the lowest part steepest,
upon which the horse Is capable Of
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17

The Chinese have god for every
disease, even for childhood's afiiic-
tions, like the humps and measles.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-17

There is a profit in anything one
takes care Of Failures. as rule, are
due to negligence.
Svenska monitoren., 1906-07-13
V.

Ar efter ar %forsvunno sd snabba och
ga f0ga olika hvarandra att Peter
knappast marktc hu1u hans lila
skyddsling vuxit upp till en- stark och
hurtig yngling, som langesedan gait
tramat fran skolgosse till gymnasist,
och som genom den ovanligaste fit
s6kte visa sin tacksamhet mot sina
bada valg0rare. Gumman Boman ha-
de nemligen fatt EFT litet arf efter en-
afliden syster, och hon vile numera
pa inga vilkor l4ta berofva sig rattig.
heten att ha sin andel / omkostnaden
TOR den unge gossens uppfostran.
EHuru mycket Peter an protestera-
de och stoltserade Oliver sin okade in.
komst. nj sedan han blifvit en- sorts
byggmastare pa egen hand ,sa tog dock
ghmman Boman Pa sin lott att s6rja
Tor gunstlingens lime, tvatt och DO.
stad, ty skrubben hade blifvit for
trang och Josef egde nu sin lila malta
kammare hyresfIltt pa nedra botten.
omhetens sad hade BURT den rikli.
caste och skonaste frukt, ty ON Diet
for gumman Boman hade varit en-
hjertefagnande SYN att Sc sin 'rara
stora gosse, med den lila mellan sina
knan ON vi~nterkvallasne skota Diet for
Peter sa ovana lararekallet, | Diet
Hmmermannen, med sin valdiga hand
ohslutande den lilies, forde pennan
I'LL fernando af bokstafver och stiff
FOR; - ON denna syn lockat tararne
den kansliga gummans oga, sa blef
hon icke mindre r0rd. da nagra ar der.
efter hennes bada gossar alldeles bytt
I'm roller.
Eumera var Diet Smalands-P Peter,
km satt der ~andaktigt lyssnande eller
"a papperet %stirrande, da Josef invig.
de sin ~valgorare | matematikens eller
m~ekanikens enklaste hemligheter
sarct visade timmermannen mangen
genvIg, da han skulle CORA en- ritning
eller En- berakning. Ocksa hade
sAsom namdt - Peter redan b0rjat
bfvertaga enkla-e ~oyggnader pa be-
Hng och uppfort der ill altman bella
Svenska monitoren., 1906-07-13

tennet. Hans aregirghet vaknade, ju
mera hans insik.er klarnade, och hop
pet att 4 en- snar framtid kunna bli en-
kunnig. sd kallad landtbyggnastare
-ade redan som en- klar rnorgon.
.erna for den arbetsamme manner
Kom nu och sag, att icke var
HERE tar reda pa hvar god gerning,
ON vi sa kalla Diet som bara dr. var
plikt och skyldighet, nor Boman! Har
icke jag fatt min lon for att jag tog
mig an Diet arma barnet? Han dr. ju
redan min larare och valgorare, och
ALT hvad han vet, Diet will han della
med sig at mig som en- broder. Men
vett och lardom ar dock for mer an
Diet dagliga br0det. ia, Gud valsigne
den hederlige gossen!
Med dessa ord, sagda 1 Josefs fran
varo, gick Peter fran till slit lila
h5rnskap 1 koket och visade gumman
Boman EFT par vinbuteljer, omvirade
af gammalt mogligt rosenpapper.
Ser nj, NOR Boman lila! bet
udI fluSI i'm Jag ndlOui ud6Gh al
gamla kammarradets egen hand, mar
jag till nojes lagat hans kallarhvalf,
som holl pa att inst0rta och krossa
hela hans vinf3rrad. bet lar vara
trettio ar gammalt akta hvitt portvin,
sa' gubben. Det ska vi t6mma 1 glad
jen, mar Josef blir student, och da blu
da vi ALA vara alta hyresgaster med
pa kalaset, babe stora och sma. Sen
tumla vi ON | en- hog pa garden, sen
jag stangt porten for polisen. Eft
gladjerus en- gang | lifvet ar val ingen
skam for nyktra menniskor. Hej, lila
rara amm Boman!
Peter lyfte gumman som EFT litet
barn hogt / luften, sa att ~strumpstic-
korna flogo HAIRS och tvars och ull-
garnsnystanet trillade langs hela
koksgolfvet.
Tokiga poke! skrattade gumman.
Kan du hjelpa mel ia reda pa maskor-
ma igen, annars blir Josef utan strum-
por.
Svenska monitoren., 1906-07-13
VII.

Mar gumman Boman pa basta satt
och med nyfikenhetens stora ogon
pysslade ON den till halften medvets-
l0sa, stankt vatten 1 hennes bleka an
sikte och gifvit henne nagra droppar
''prinsens' pa en- socRerbit, aterkom
den ofverraskande s%maningom till full
sans.
Anna! Kara Anna, hur Or Diet
med dig? sporde Peter med liflig ORC.
Jag tror att gossen min sjelf be-
h0fver litet ''prinsens" pa en- bit, sa
blek och handfailen ser han ut, an
markte gumman, otaligt bidande en-
f%0rklaring.
Men Peter tycktes icke vara sin
mad att afgifva nagon sadan. Tvartom.
Han sisade med arlig uppsyn huru Of.
verfiudig den gamla var, men mar det-
t. icke hjelpte. SADIE han rent ut