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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-10-23

Mrs. T. M. Ccx, East Burke street,
has gone to Gormania, w, Va, for AN
extended visit.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
CIRCUS CHILDREN.

The Making of Aerobsts Begins al an
 Early Age.
 It Is nothing unusual for the larger circuses to carry thirty and forty cbil- dren, ranging all the way from mere babies to boys and girls of fifteen and sixteen years of age. The majority are travelling with their parents. both the father and mother doing daily duty in the ring. and while often they are trained to follow in the steps of their elders they are seldom allowed to per form in public.
 It is common belief among circus men that the performer whose trailing Is not started until after the age of six will seldom make distinctive record. Following the afternoon show often saw groups of boys. some of whom could not have been over four and i've years old. practicing rudimentary som. ersauits and hand springs. while their parents looked on with a gratifed smile. These were the families of the circus aristocracy. who treasure the records of their ancestors with the pride of a son in his fathers sword and who see no more inspiring calling for their own children than that of the great white canvas.
 Not that their education is neglected. in other respects. Several of the fami lies often hire m instruetor--perhaps one of the performers who has the time and ability fer such wori-,o coach their children in the standard studies. One circus has travelins school for the youngsters. If they are tc be acrobats. they are n be educated obats.-Bohemian Magazine.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
To Transfer Printing.

Anything printed on paper with orli- nary printers ink can be transferred to clean sheet of paper in the follow ing manner: Take three drams of com mon yellow soap and dissolve 1t in one quart of hot water. When cool add one and half fluid ounces of spirits of turpentine. Put all in a bottle, cork 1t and shake well together. Take q sponge or soft brush and apply soms of the solution to the printed surface Let it soak for few minutes. Lay ii face down upon the paper on which the transfer is required and press both together evenly between the leaves of thick book placed under weights In tine varying from half minute to several hours. according to the new ness of the printed original, it will be transferred in reverse
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
eREAr CIVIC NEED.
That of interesting Children h im.
 prevsmsnt Work.

 That of interesting chiidrsn h im.
 prevsmsnt Work.
 what is needed along the line of i'm provement work. phase 700 often overlooked. Is to educate and develop taste in the child regarding civic beau tifying. When the growing generation Is interested in civic improvement the results need not be feared. The pres ent weakness lies in the fact that but few are interested. end ,he vast .na- jority are indifferent through igno- rance. Could the first principles of this grand work be taught to school chfl- drcn as body the work of beau,ify- ing in the future would prove a simple and easy task. Had the children of the past generation been educated in Improvement work there would be no need now of maintaining Il constant. never ending fight for street trees and other features of the work without which beautiful cities cannot be had In dealing with the subject at school 1t is not necessary to dclvc into detail. but the pupils should be instructed in the fundamentals.
 This interest cannot be created by the stuf.ing process. which is the weak ness ce the present 6ay common schools. but should be developed in the child, so that he can perceive. appre- ciate and discover beauty and excel fence and the best means to such ends. The curriculum of the common school has not been of late years sufficiently changed to meet the demands of the present day development in regard to public improvement. and when reach i ing mature years or upon lea ing school this phase of life Is to him a closed book. School training should aim to i,npart somewhat of culture and taste. especially during the later years of attendance. and this in turn would be transferred to the home and public works, so that there would soon be an army of protesrants against slovenl? | municipal housekeeping that would prove equally potent in public life with the improved methods and conditions brought about at home.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
STARING HER NERVES.
q Careful. considsrste Visitor aSt
 Her Timid Friend.


 A Careful. considsrste visiter and
 Her Timid Friend.
 The mistakes which were plentifully sprinkled along Mrs. Corners caroW were never regretted by any one moss than by Mrs. Conner herself. T used the very best judgment had." she mid, referring to one unfortunate oc. currence. "but as usual everything went wrong.
 sYou see, I went to Greenvflle in the morning with Mrs. Hobart. intending to go on to Nashua. but changed my mind when the weather turned cool and spent the day with Anna Woods, going home at dusk. I'd forgotten my little bag with my key in it. 80 went right over to Mrs. Hobart's.
 Shed gone down the road to Mrs. Coles, but I found her key behind the left hand blind and went right in.
 .The house was dark. but said to myself, I won't light lamp for fear of soaring her, a timid woman. living rall alone, as she does-' So I sat in the dark till I heard her coming up the walk.
 W nen she found the door was un locked she gave a kind of gasp, so 1 stepped forward and then. long as l had a cold so my voice didn't sound natural and I was afrc-d 'twculd scare her. she being so tinid. l put out my hand and laid 1t on her arm. And, if you'll believe me-" finished Mrs. Conner plaintively. "she fell rish, over in a faint and cut her forehead on the edge of the rocking chair. and l though I'd never bring her to! There's DO use trying to be careful with a woman like her."-Youth's Com panion.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
4 sponss Ina. Works.

"Eere is u clever uoiion-a fog bell" said an old New Engiana Esherman-
 On i bleak, gray afternoon they stood Ut the seashore-the old man and his city cousin from Boston. 4 great bell huag from u scaffoid and under 4 metal cover hung great sponge
 This here machinery is wound up regular" the fisherman explained. ''and this here sponge is kept under cover SC as the rain can't get at it. In dry weather. materially. the sponge is dry and light; in foggy. though. it gets heavy with fog satcb'rations. just heavy enough for to press down the lever thar starts the machinery a-going Then. ding-dong. dingadong. sounds the bell in the fog. savin' many a fisher man from wreck on this rock bound coast st'-Exchange.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
Making . Rare Lettuce.

Mrs. Frsacis G. NewIanGs. niece Of Ward McAllisteT and wife of the Nevada senator. has succeeded in growing rnre lettuce in the garden of her country home near Washington. The iettu-e is very bitter. and as a saiad q Is q delicfcy to the cultivated taste. Mrs Sewlauds imported the seed from Italy. and she is one of the first to grow this variety in America. The NewiaDds occupy the estate which formerly was the nome CT John T. Nc Lean md l1ter was owned by Admiral Dewey. Mrs. Newlan,ls personally di- rects all work in the extensive garden. Hsre she grows large variety of he-bs She has cut tbe garden in two with low wall of loose stones. which now is covered with vines of w.ld roses honeysuckIe and ivy.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
JUST TIME.
rke Weadsrsut Part it Plays ba ees
 Earth's History.

rho Wondsrful Part it Piays ba sAs
 Earth's History.
 Truly 1t Is hard for us to reaiiss what a part time has played in the earth's history--just time, duration--sc siowly, oh. 60 slowly, have the great changes been brought about. The turning of mud and silt into rock in the bottom of the old seas seems to have been merely . question of time Mud does not become rock fin mans time nor vegetable matter become coal These processes are too slow for us The fiexing and folding of the rocky strata, miles deep. under an even pres sure is only question of time. Allow time enough and force enough and Q layer of granite may be bent like . bow. The crystals of the rock seen, to adjust themselves to the strain ane to take up new positions. just as they do r,uch more rapidly in a cake of ice under pressure. Probably no hu- man agency could iex a stratum of rock. because there is not time enough even if there were power enough. "A low temperature acting gradually" says my geology. during an indef- mite age would produce results that could not be otherwise brought abodt even through greater heat" Give us time'' say the great mechanical forces, "and we will show you the iInmobile rocks and your rigid mountain chains as flexible as a piece of leather" Give us time" say the dews and the rains and the snowtiakes. ''and we will make you a garden out of those same stubborn rocks and drowning ledges." "Give us time" says Life. starting with its protozoaas in the old Cam brian seas. "and will not stop till have peopled the earth with myriad forms and crowned them all with man."-John Burroughs in Atlantic.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
SPL.NT FURNITURE.
Gives an Unconventional Woodsy AS.
 pearan.e to Bungalow.

pearan.e to Bungalow.
 Indian snlint furntture Is the latest fad for the summer bungalow. This furniture despite its somewhat bulky and rude appearance. is by na means inexpensive. for the spiint chcir, backs and seats are mounted in frames of weatherCd oak. and strips of galvan- ized steel cleve-iy woven through the splints makes the furniture very dura- bIe and solid. To match these biz. smart looking chairs a1t 2ar sesfs there are spiint topped tables and foot stools and sp,ir woven scrap baskets. and the very rfs to daresluu@alow will have spllnt iE; rled wails divided of by upriChts of 'searhered ca,S A ruom of this sort. gently designed by I clever woman decorator. suggested the woodsy appearance of mountain interior. Taerr were harginrs of coarse canvas run with coicTcd leather thongs and edged with coiored Lead fringe Bits of dull colorcd Indian pottery stood about. aud even the iamD shade was unconventional being made of raiHa strips in an open pat tern over q Iapaaese rice paper lining.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
A Persistent Hen.

Ever hear about our little red ben? :? Well. sir. she was on the set for keeps. Couldn't keep her off. Old doorknobs. soda bottles. lamp chim- neys, match safes-anything was good enough for her. Finally put her on three mud turtles. and hope to die if she didn't hatch our allisators-yes, sir. three of 'em. One of 'em ate her up. and when we opened him there was the hen settin' on his back teeth. and they'd sweiled up so they choked him to death--Exchange.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
kofcieine.

Messica furnished early h the nine teen.h century a new word for the German language. Y was from lhere ttat oranges were first shipped to Germany. ard the fruit was l.nowc for long time after its advent as "npfei aus Messina apple frcm Mes- sina- After many years "sp.ei ans Messfna" dezenerated into -apfei Mes fina." and finally 1t became "spfeI sine" the name by which oranges ore still known among German spe,,kins people
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
GOING ABOUT IN CHINA.
Useful Sedan Chair In the Crowded
 Noisy Streets of Canton.

Useful Sedan Chair In the Crowded.
 Noisy Streets of Canton.
 There are but two ways to go about Canton-on foot or in sedan chair. The streets are from four to eight feet wide. the average being probably about six feet. and wheeled vehicles are out of the question. Even the jinrikisha make your way on foot. the density of the moving masses renders progress al , most impossible. and ruwdics and pick pockets are numerous. so that the best plan Is to take responsible native guide and chair
 The chairs are carriet, br two. three and sometimes four r:ea. T. cording to the weight of the passenger. The two bamboo poles by which .he chair is supported are about eighteen feet long and are joined at the front and rear ends by a crosspiece. After you have taken your seat the coo!ies raise tbe ends of the poles to their shoulders and are of at dostrot only inter rupted by a "concestion of traffic. which occurs very frequently.
 It is surprising to see how rapidly they can go through the crowded streets. The whole line of chair ear riers are yelling all the time. as are other people who are carrying burdens. for as there are no carts In use the entire merchandise of the city is trans ported in the same manner. not by chairs. of course but siung on poles carried across the shoulders.
 The noise resulting from the simul taneous shouting of every one in sight, both in front and in the rear for the stream is flowing in both directions. is enough to make one wonder if the long expected riot has begun.-Delyer Post
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
IRkyElIMc COOKING SCHOOLS .
GerwSay Reaches Rural pistr'ets ia
 Most Effective Way.


 The, teaching of cooking in Germany Is safried on with German thorough ness. ft<ot content with establishing rural schools where farmers daugh- ters migbt learn the domestic arts, Germany has now instituted travelling schools IL was found that the rural schools did not meet the needs of the whole rural population. The bulk of this population Is made up of small farmers. and in such homes the help of the daughters is needed so constant iy that the, cannot be sent away from hoale to school. Neither can the money be nroriieG for their expenses. and many farmers are afraid. too. that aft CT their daughters have been away to schooi they will not he willing to return to the simple conditions of the farm.
 Since the people will not 20 to the schools therefore the schools are bein: sent to the people. Baden took the lead in the establishment of traveling schools of cooking and sewing. and the idea is spreading rapidly Hesse. Mas sau. Franconia. the Palatinate. all have their travelling cooking schools or have begun 10 establish them. The Barariap Farmers association has es- tablished two such schools and select ed two nuns as teachers. The ascc- ciation pays the teachers and most ot the other expenses, so that the cost to tEe pupils is very small. In some cases the township or village pays all or part of the expense of pupils who could not otherwise afford to attend the school.
 It has been found that the travelirs school has many advantages in aGdi- ton to its accessibility. The teach ing can be adapted to local conditions. and the pupils can at once put into practice what they have learned Fur thermore. the teacher can visit the homes of the pupils and see That they really understand what has haen taught
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
A DELAYED LETTER.
And What Happened When the Missivs
 Was Finally Recovered.


 Was Finally Recovered.
 The vagaries of the postal service are sometimes beyond the understand ing of the layman. In March of last year a man in New York received letter from friend in England, writ ten when on the point of sailing for Philadelphia. urgently requesting him to return a loan of s10. The man who wrote the letter needed funds and would the debtor kindly send the money to him, care of the steamship line at Philadelphia The man in New York saw that his friend would reach Philadelphia within day or two. so he promptly clapped a ten dollar bill in an envelope and addressed and mailed it. A week later he was apprised by mail that the money had not arrived. Both men made diligent search for the missing letter. But 1t could not be found. So the debtor gave his friend a check and forgot about his S10 set ting down Its loss to the dishonesty of some intermediary who had handled the envelope.
 iudSine HIS sufpElse "uen oue uay eight months later he received his let ter from the dead letter office in Wash inSton. It was covered with post marks and much battered. for 1t had travelled many thousands of miles, back to England. around the United Kingdom and to America again, but the money vas safe inside Chucklirg. he met his friend few ! minutes later and showed him the ten dollar bill.
 "How's that for lucky" he queried.
 Great" replied his friend. Say. old man. you couldn't lend me that for 8 day or two. could you? It's like pick ing money up in the street for you, and 1 I could make use of 1t just now" Sadly the bill was handed over. Whats the use of such wonderful oc' currenccs?" rurninated the .lucky" | man New York Post.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
Silver L;nino. 10 eI,ck Cloud.

"of course notice things said the sri in the stocking department. land one of the things have noticed is tha. the stockings with the brightest red blue and green spots are bought by people dressed in the deepest mourn ing. Yes. thars right. Funny. amt fr-yew York Press.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
unreascnable.

~My husband is so very unre&sona- b1e"
 "Most husbands are What did yours dor'
 "He fixed fshhook fin cac nf bis pockets because he pretended 10 sup pose that I robbed him at night. and then he blamed me tecause he forgot ir was there"-Cleveiand Piain Dealer.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
One Thing Certain.

Canvasser do lady of the house,- Gan you tell me. my dear madam. whether your husband is Liberal or Conservative?
 "Oh. we'll" said the lady. "when he's with Liberals he's a Liberal. and when he's with Conservatives he's Con servaiive."
 "Yes, but between ourselves what Is he at homer
 "Oh, at home, He's perfect nui- sance."-Lcndon Answers.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
compuIsicn.

Little five-year-oId Bessie was telling about some medicine she had taken while iii. HYes.r sine said. .I took some compulsion of cod liver oil, and"--
 You mean emulsion don't you. dear. not compuision ?- said the visitor.
 Well" rejoined Bessie, there was a good deal of compuision about it"- Chicago News.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
cosrselv Defined,

What Is the distinguishing quality of the problem playT
 "It makes you think The first half keeps you wondering what the ques- tion is. and the second half keeps you guessing what's the answer."-Wash- ington Star
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
He CxpIains.

'wly is 1t. professor asked the young man with the bad eye. that when Christopher Columbus discov. cred this country ha didn't settle down and stay bere:'
 Doubtless you are aware. my young friend" answered the professor, 'thai the spanish form of his name was Cristoval Coionf'
 "Yes. sir"
 "well, colon does not mean full stop. We will return now, young gen tiemen. to the consideration of the les son."-Exchan.e.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
Percora Grat-.

The old Bulldog-They're going to chain us up on Sunday nights now. The Young BulIdog-How's that. governori The old Bulldog-The new feller that's started calling on Miss Mamie has got money.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
MatrimonX.

Youngiy-Did you ever notice that the matrimonial process is like that of making a call? You go to adore. you ring a belle and you give your name to a maid. Cynicus-Yes. and then you're taken in.-Boston Transcript.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
The Extremes.

Lobster and champagne for supper that's high jinks- Sawdust and near coffee for breakfast-that's hygiene. Between these two eminenees. how ever. there's room for some geuutn~ living. g.--Life.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
Quit. Sufficient

Mrs. Jones Inspecting a milli ,ers windowl-I don't see what it Is ,ha, keeps those women's heads tuiuins around all the time. Mir. Jones-WAy my dear. just a bonnet itself is sd. cient 10 turn any woman's head -Ln. p.ncott's Magazine.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
The Msan Ihinal

Mrs. oldham-why are you so down on that lively NIT. Bachelorf Mrs. Young.inr-oh. he snubbed our pre- ciors Alfred. Be said he thought baby might some day become vice prexident.-Exchan
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
Mixed.

Patience-Did you ever ride in . SUD marine boat? Patrice-No. but ! rots tp m ulrramarfne boat once. 3Ds love that coiovLyonkers Statesman.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25

Let Fortune come under what haS- eard form she may. they hug hsr i1 thsir arms and swear shs is bea1lH -Le 0age.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25

In order to love mankind we must not expect too much of them--Heive- tius.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-25
NOVEL REFORMING SCHEME.
How an Indiana Town Got Rid of Is
 Professional loafera.

4 bV0~ AH tVGt4hS fO~u NSCt VI Professional loafers- 1 If Owensville. Ind. ever had profess sionai loafers. 1t has none no~-at l least fin sight-aecording to advices from that progressive little Indiana | town. A newspaper of the place of fered prize for the best essay or the | subject 'The Loafer" The terms pro- , vided that submitted articles should 1 be required to give the characteristics of the professional loafer. High school students became interested in the con- i test and planned observing tours through the business district of the town which would afford opportunities
 to study the characteristics of the fet low who roasts his shins behind th. stove at the corner grocery from morn ing until night and who obtains his noonday lunch from the nearby cracker box and pickle barrel. The proposed tours caused much talk and led to a marked reform. Now when the bell
 rings for the close of school those who
 are in the habit of meeting ia the cor ner grocery make bee line for home
 or some other hiding place.
 Whats the matter, sam? Coin
 home pretty early. ain't youg" asked a grocer as one of the ,dlers hurried out of the store.
 Don't want none of them literairy
 fcIlers writin' ne down as ioafer. Coin home before they come'' He went. and so have gone all tif
 other corner grocery statesmen since
 the students began this practical quest for specimens.
 A Rural Enoch Arden. 'In OUT little town in a western
 state." said Brown. there was half | witted sort of fellow named Bill 1 Wilkes. One day Bill took to the rail
 road tracks and never reappeared for | rbout six years. In the meantime ais wife. Bett,e. took in washing ard sup 1 orted the family. One day Bill came i Lack He went around 10 tLe kitchen
 door. softly ope: eG F. s:r"k fn his head and said Zoo Bettie' Eettie
 turned around from her washiub 'Te.
 he said Bill: I scared yc didn't I.
 BettieT Whenever I see stige hus-
 hand return to his family I think of
 Bill's greeting after six years absence.
 Boo. Eettie; scared ye. didn't Ir"- New York Times
Evening journal., 1909-06-25
Perfect Fit Guaranteed on All Alterations

bridesmaids we're Miss Mary n. Clark
of Ridgely, Md; Miss Ethel d.
Tucker and Miss Mary E. Johnson Of
Centreville, Nd. and Miss Margaret
Alexander of this city.
Coburn Clark, brother of the
groom. was. best man. and the ushers
were Harry c. Baynard, a brother Of
the bride. and A. S. Wilmer of this
city; Milton c. Smith Of Ridgely. Nd,
and Elisha Palmer Of Philadelphia.
The vested choir of the church escort
ed the bride, singing as the bridal
party moved. Miss Beulah NJ. Roden-
baugh. of westheld, n. j.. sang 20
Perfect Love" r. J. Muhlhausen
was the organist
The bride wore a robe of white
satin messaline entrain, trimmed with
pearls and Princess lace and carried
a shower bouquet of brides roses and
sweet peas Her tulle veil was caught
with a spray Of sweet peas The maid
of honor wore green silk messaline
iand carried white sweet peas. The
bridesmaids wore white lingerie
dresses and carried pin carnations.
The couple held an informal recep-
tion at the brides home, No. 1l03 West
Seventh street.
Guests were present from this city.
Philadelphia, westfeld, n. j., Ridgely.
Nd, Cehtreville. Md. Montgomery
Ala. and other points.