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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
People at Panama Were Greatly
Alarmed.
FOR HUNDRED MILES
AND CREATES MUCH ALARM
No Damage Was Done, and IL Is Be-
iieved the Canal Has Not Been
Affected In Any Way-Governmens
Clerks Rushed to Street at Panama,

Affected In Any Way-Governnens
Clerks Rushed to Street at Panama
Panama, Aug. 31.-The Isthmus OF
Panama experienced an earth shock,
extending over a large extent of terri
tory. No damage was done. however,
nor is it believed that the canal has
been affected In any way. Lieutenant
Colonel G.. w. Goethals gave out the
following statement:
THE seismographs on the isthmus
recorded earth movements at various
stations across the isthmus. How
ever, they were not sufficiently severe
to be generally felt nor to have any
injurious effects on any of the canal
work now in execution or in prospect.
The people, unaccustomed to such
visitations. were greatly alarmed. but
no serious damage has been reported
and no one was injured.
The administration buildings Of both
the government and canal commission
here and at Ancon we're so severely
shaken that the clerks left their desks
hurfieuIy Tor the street.
They returned, however. when Il
was seen that no damage had been
done and that the first shock was not
followed by a second.
The quake was felt also at Aqua
dulce. in Cocle province, and at Pa
cora. in the province of Panama, points
more than one hundred miles apart
There is nothing as yet to indicate
that the Panam canal was damaged
by the quake. Special inquiries arr
being made in this direction. and
report from the canal commission Is
expected.
An earthquake a felt at both ends
of the Isthmus of Panama. In Color
the shock was slight and no damage
was done.
No report of damage to the cana
work has been received.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
Hopes Capitol viii Be Moved.

Clarksburg, w. Va, August 81
Judge Nathan Goff. it is reported. is
contemplating building a bridge across
Elk creek Il connect this city with
East Clarksburg, where ne owns land.
1t is said Judge Goff is holding this
land in reserve for the capital Of West
Virginia. being firm In the belief that
the time Is not far distant when the
capital will be moved from Charles
ton to Clarksburg.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
A Famous Jurymau.

Mr.. John IIamlin, of Washington. Is
spending his vacation ar Berkeley
Springs. Mr.. Hamlin was foreman OF
the jury that decided the fate Of Chas.
J.. Gieutau, who shot President James
A. Garfield. OF that famous jury only
three survive
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
AN ODD CASE OF PELLAGRA
Victim Never Ate cornhread or Any
Corn Products.

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 31.-A case OF
pellagra, the victim of which claims
never to have eaten cornbread or any
corr products, has been uncovered In
Atlanta Mrs. Kate Barton 10 the pa
tient, and she is in the last stages OF
the disease.
DIR. Frank Eskridge. who claims to
have treated many cases OF the dis.
ease, says he doubted his w dag
nosis and thought she might be a vie
tim OF "sprue," a disease known to the
tropics. with symptoms resembling
those of pellagra.
Il am convinced now" he says,
chat the disease does not come from
musty corn products"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
HUNG GIRL ON HOOK
Unknown Mans Treatment Causes
Victim to Lose Her Hair.

Shamokin. Pa. Aug. 31.-Ethel Hen
ninger. a young girl, in great agony re-
turned home with a big plat OF her
hair, which she told her parents had
been torn from her head. The weight
of her body avs too much Of a strain
for her hair, by which. she says, she
hung from a meat hook until the hair
pulled loose from her head.
She declared that while passing a
wagon containing a hook, an unknown
man grabbed and suspended her from
the hook, after which she escaped.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
BACK TO INDIANA.
colored Minister Arrested on Serious
Charge Nil Be Taken Back.

Clarksburg, w. Va, August 2S.-
Sheriff Irwin A. Cox of Columbus, Ind,
arrived in the city Thursday to
take the Rev. +. L. Toles, alias w. 8.
Toles, a colored Baptist breaches back
to that city to answer four charges OF
criminal assault IN a young colored
girl. The preacher was arrested by
Police Chief Brooxs here Wednesday
as q fugitive. Sheriff Cox returned
with hin Friday morning.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
Bio Force Fiqhtlnq FOREST Fire.

Wilkes Barre, Pa, Aug. 31.-A for
est fire which has been raging on
Avondale mountain for the past two
days has caused such alarm that a
large force Of men have been sent out
TO extinguish 1t.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
Railroad Detective Fatally sho

Rochester. N. ". Aug. 31.--William
thinner. a Lehigh railroad detective
from Bpffalo. was shot and probably
mortalt' hurt in a running fight with
car thieves AT Batavia.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04

Mrs. w. b. Cushwa. West Martin
street. has returned from a visit to
friends in Hagerstown.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-04
BOY CONFESSED R0BBER
Harrisburg Lad Admits Robbing Stores
and Dwellings.

and Dwellings.
Harrisburg. Pa, Aug. 31.-William
M. Brown. aged nineteen, confessed TO
the police that he had robbed a dozen
stores and dwellings in the past two
months. The amounts taken in each
instance we're inconsiderable, but the
aggregate foots up several hundred
dollars. Brown says he spent most
of the money showing the girls a
good time" Sure I knew I'd be
caught sometime" he added.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31
Shetland Ponies

The Shetland ponies are exception
ally strong because fSr generations
they have been accustomed to picking
their way up and down the precipitous
hillsides of the mountainous land of
their birth UnsOundness of wind or
leg is almost unknown. and the little
animals are, of course, very surefoOted.
Originating in the Shetland islands,
they are said to have been there prior
to the ninth century and to have long
and pure pedigrees. The breed Is the
smallest of ponies. the height ranging
from 81 to 46 inches. and there are
comparatively few OF them in this
country-onIy about 5000 Shetlands-
and less than that number in the
shetland islands. The disposition OF
the Shetland is of the best, the testi-
mOny of all breeders being to the effect
that they are docile, fearless. loyal.
patient and good tempered Moreover.
they are inexpensive to keep. live to
great age and are always salabls.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31
Wild Sheep and Goats

Wild sheep and goats are always in
teresting because of their resemblance
to our common paper eating Billy. But
one would hardly think the aoudad. or
Syrian wild goat real member OF
the family of humble biIlygoats. so
digniied and beautiful is he. Have a
good look at him next time you are
a t the menagerie; notice his rich sand
color, his large hazel eyes and long
dewlap and beard
But it is to those horns I wish to
call attention. now that he is lying
down in the hot sand this warm morn
ing. The forefeet are tucked under
him, goat fashion. and he is in apparent
idleness. tossing the sand about. dig
ging hole in it as if to find out hid
den treasure. First on this side he
digs in his horn. then on the other
side, making the sand n.y. / can tell
you. But We must not judge him
harshly or say. What a silly, lazy
thing. For now you can see thou
sands of tiny gnats whirling around
hina- and a moment thought brings
respect for this Syrian prisoner. He
is bothered by tlfose snats whose hot
feet sting him. 1T is. their tails
Dc And So he s.lApIy covering his
back up with q layer OF sand. as we
ourselves would had we. no other
clothes to- protect us from the gnats
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31
Meg Merrilies

Old Meg she was gypsy
And lived upon the noors:
Her bed it was the brown heath turf
And her house was out of doors.
Her apples were swart b1ackberries,
Her eurrants pods O. broom,
Her wine was dew O. the wild white
rose.
Her book a church yard tomb.
Her brothers were the craggy hills,
Her sisters larchen trees;
Alone with her great family
She lived as she did please.
No breakfast had she many morn,
No dinner many a noon;
And, stead of supper she would stare
Full hard against the moon.
But every morn of woodbine fresh,
She made her garlanding.
And every night the dark glen yew
She wove, and she would sing.
And with her fingers. old and brown,
She plated mats of rushes
And gave them to the cottagers
She met among the bushes.
Old Meg was brave as Margaret Queen
And tall as Amazon;
An old red blanket cloak she wore
A chip hat had she on.
God rest her aged bones somewhere;
She died full long agone.
John Keats
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31
Match Facts

John Walker an English chemist,
was experimenting in 1927 with an in
flammable mixture for use on ship
board.
One day Mr.. Walker happened to rub
a stick dipped in this mixture across a
table. There was a report. the stick
took fire and because John Walker was
no fool the match was born.
John Walker, the match's inventor,
put his wonderful invention on the
market in April, 1927. The. Walker
match was as big as a lead pencil and
it cost shilling a box. Because it
could only be lighted by drawing it
through a piece of sand paper folded
in two the Holden match supplanted it
in 1888. The Holden was a lucifer it
ignited more easily than the Walker;
so it put the Walker out of business.
Sweden is today the home of the
match industry. Sweden exports an
nually about 1000, ,000, 600 boxes of in
comparable matches.
But there is no statue to John
Walker.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31

quiet sea beyond the mountains.
Swinging, or poised, high in space,
with a cloudless sky above and a PAN
oramic earth below, he is master of
the situation. for the very air is
obedient to his will. Setting his tense
wings to the air currents around the
great. upturned bowl above, he sweeps
and careens and circles as if borne
about by a whirlwind existing for his
enjoyment; then shoots off across the
hills to a point over a lake where
again he circles and swings. his keen
eye all the while searching the waters,
till. suddenly dropping like some black
body shot from the sky, he falls to
the water, whose surface is scarcely
disturbed as he rises with great
fish. slain with one grasp of his clutch
ing talons. and bears it away to his
eyrie, there to feast at leisure on his
flnny prey.
Solitude seems essential to eagle
happiness, for these birds always pre-
fer to make their homes among the
widest scenery. their chief haunts be-
ing about the most lonely parts of our
great lakes. or amid the Rockies The
only Indispensable requisite is nearness
to water in which fish abound
Some eagles choose rocky lodges as
building spots. while others prefer to
make their homes in lofty trees If
the latter location is chosen they are
careful 10 select a place where there
viii be nothing to interfere with their
free movements.
In his home the eagle is always an
aristocrat, never moving about from
place TO place, but clinging TO the an
cestTal pile as long as the location en-
dures. The nest is constructed of
broken branches and sticks two or
three feet long and made more compact
by the addition of weed stems, coarse
grasses and sometimes roots and sod.
Each succeeding year more material
is added, until. after being occupied
for number of years. 1T is very
bulky affair, five or six feet high and
four or five feet across. Unlike most
other birds. eagles make their nests
a home. and not merely a nursery
From Bird Legend and Life" by Mar
garet Coulson Walker
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31
Origin of the Woodpecker

In the days when our Lord walked
upon the earth with the good Saint
Peter, they came to a hut where an
old wife sat baking. Tired from the
long walk and from fasting, they
begged of old Gertrude a hammock to
stay their hunger.
The tiny piece of dough which she
decided should be their cake, though
rolled to thinness, grew so large on
the griddle that she refused to part
with it. Still timer bit she took
but 1t, too, grew as the first had done
too large to be given as aims. The
third and last time q piece so small it
could scarcely be seen was taken, but
the bannock was again too large. and
again she refused to part with it.
AS the wayfarers departed in hum
ger and thirst from her door, she
through her selfishness began to wrow
small I'm punishment for her deed. so
small that human habitation was no
longer suitable for her. Up through
the chimney she few, as a wood
pecker, bIackening her back on the
sooty walls. The white apron she
wore, and the scarlet mutch on her
head remained just as they were
As a further punishment she was
compelled to seek her food in most
difficult places If she. could not And
it in the trees hetwtcn bark and bole,
she must dig for 6 in tse hard. dry
wood. And she was allowed no drink
save the raindrops.
In scarlet hood and SCOT ot-stained
gown she is seen today laboriously
digging her tiny home in the solid
wood, or flying about the trees hid
ing the food she will not eat or hack
ing and tapping at the bark for food
and whistling for the rain to come,
for she is ever ahunger and ever
athirst and craving for a drop to cool
her tongue.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31
Caught by a Tree

a natural history student was one
afternoon, during a prolonged drought
hunting for ferns in dense wood. To-
ward evening it grew suddenly dark
and a few drops of rain gave warning
that a storm was coming. At that mo-
ment the students eye fell upon a
big, hollow tree trunk on the ground.
Striking a match, the man peered
within. and saw, as he thought. con-
venient place of shelter With feet
foremost and arms pressed closely to
his side, he wormed himself into the
log
Presently the rain came down in tor
rents, and the student congratulated
himself on having found so snug
shelter
Fatigued with his long tramp. he fell
asleep. How long he slept he did not
know. but by and by he was awakened
by sharp pain in his head and a feel
ing of cramp. in his whole body. The
rain was still falling, the darkness was
intense. The bodily discomfort was,
of course due to the mans cramped
position; the pain in his head was
caused by a continual drop of water
from above, on his forehead.
He drew his head back out of the way
of the drops. and. in spite of his un-
GOHIDIldDlS position actually sdEii
asleep again, But the next time he
awoke the pain in his head was intol
cradle. 1t seemed impossible to get
out of reach of those maddening drops.
and wherever they fell says the stu
dent, they seemed like sharp iron
boring into the skull"
But the worst was yet to come. When
the poor fellow tried to crawl out of
the log he was unable to do so. The
opening by which he had so foolishly
entered had been only just large enough
to admit his body, and the wood
shrunken by the long drought, had in
the rain swelled to such an extent that
he was now caught, as he says. like a
rat in a trap"
Throughout the night the wretched
victim shrieked, struggled, pushed
kicked and wriggled in vain. He could
not raise his hands to tear at the wood.
Happily, he was discovered the next
morning through the good services of a
sagacious dog, which led a search party
to the spot.
Even then, however. his sufferings
were not at an end. Before he could
get out of his prison. it was found
necessary to cut away part of the log
with an ak.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31
The Three Fishers

Three fishers went sailing away to the
Away to the west as the, sun went
down;
Each thought of the woman who loved
him the best
And the children stood watching
them out Of the town;
For men must work and women must
weep.
And there's little to earn and many
Though the harBor bar be moaning.
Three wives sat up in the lighthouse
And trimmed the lamps as the sun
went down.
And they looked at the sauall and they
looked at the shower.
And the night rack came rolling up
ragged and brown.
But men must work and women must
weep
Though storms be sudden and waters
deep.
And the harbor bar be moaning
Three eorpses lay out on the shining
sands
In the .morning CLEAN as the tide
went down
And the women are watching and
wringins their aands.
For those who viii never come back
TO the town.
For men must work and women must
And the sooner it's over the sooner
10 sleep,
And goodby to the bar and it's moaning.
Charles Kingsley.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31
Sheltered

There lies dell, wood sheltered from
the wind.
Where, in close clusters. violets ear
liest bloom,
Where comes the red deer, followed by
his hind
For herbage and perfume;
In such a spot a poet soul might dwell,
With troops of dreams and fancies;
guarded well
From WEAKNESS and gloom.
There beats a heart, love sheltered from
the world,
Wherein the fount of feeling over
flows,
And gems of priceless virtue lie inn
pearled,
Like dewdrops in rose
In such heart, enshrined, my own
would live;
Endure and triumph-suffer and for
give
Till Eden's gates unclose.
II. d. Thomas, NJ. d.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31
The Old Arm Chair

love it, love 1t. and who shall dare
To chide me for loving that old arm
chairi
I've treasured it long as sainted
prize
I'VE bedewed it with tears, I've en-
balmed it with sighs.
'Tis bound by thousand bands to my
heart
Not tie will break, not link will
start:
Would you learn the. spell? A mother
sat there,
And a sacred thing is that old arm
chair.
In ehildhoods hour ! fingered near
The hallowed seat with listening ear;
And gentle words that mother would
give
To fit me to die and teach me to live
With truth for my creed and God for
my guide;
She taught me to lisp my earliest
prayer
AS I knelt beside that old arm chair.
| sat and watched her many day
When her eyes were dim and her locks
were gray,
And / almost worshiped her when she
smiled
And turned from her bible TO bless her
child.
Years rolled on, but the last one sped,
NY idol was shattered-my earth star
fed:
7 learnt hew much the heart can bear
When I saw her die in that old arm
chair.
'Tis past, it's past. but gaze on it
With quivering breath and throbbing
brow;
Twas there she nursed me-'twas there
she died,
And memory flows with lava tidei
Say it is folly, and deem me weak,
While the scalding tears run down my
cheek;
But I love it love it, and can not
Ny soul from my mothers old arm
chair. Eliza Cook
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31
The Plan

Oh. little star. so very high.
On, little flower. so low.
From the great living source OF life
You each OF you do flow.
The star burns from the suns great
heart;
Up from the soil the flower doth start;
Each hath its place on Natures chart.
An order rules that AL things show.
Oh. magnate in your high estate.
oh. humble life. bereft OF grace,
In the long lines OF battle rank
Each Of you has somes place
Each wins or loses in that span
Set ere the fight for every man
Both gain and loss are in the plan.
But Gods love shiees throughOut all
space
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31
Now the Hungry Lion Roars

Now the hungry lion roars.
And the wolf behowls the moon;
Whilst the heavy plowman snores,
All with weary task foredone. +
Now the wasted brands do glow
Whilst the scritch owl, scritchint
loud. IS
Puts the wretch that lies in woe,
In remembrance of shroud.
Now it is the time of night
That the graves all gaping wide.
Every one let's forth his sprfte,
In the churchway paths to glide:
And we fairies that do run,
BY the triple Hecate's team,
From the presence of the sun,
Following darkness like a dream,
Now are frolic; not a mouse
Shall disturb this hallowed house:
j am sent with broom before,
To sweep the dust behind the door.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31
Bows Representing the Centaur

personate a centaur, a creature of
Greek mythology, half man and half
horse One of the players stands erect
and the other behind him in stoop
ing position with his hands upon the
first players hips. The second player is
covered over with shawl or table
cover which is pinned around the waist
of the first player. A tail made of strips
of cloth or paper is pinned to the rear
end of the cover. The first player should
hold bow and arrow and have a cloak
thrown loosely over his shoulder. Imi-
tation hoofs of pasteboard may< be
made and fastened over, the shoes
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31
NV Garden
e a little garden,

l made little garden,
l dug it with my spade,
1 raked it with my little rake,
And then three holes I made.
made 'em with my fingers-so,
To put things into 'em to grow.
In one L put penny,
In one l put a bean,
And in the other one / put
A button that was green.
Tn waiting now quite patiently
To see what each will grow to be.
think they can't be growing
The way they ought to grow
And so, perhaps, Ill dig them up;
I'd really like to know.
This morning, when | first went ou
] planted them and they don't sprout
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31
Safety Devices in Mines

A very simple method has been found
which thus far has proved absolutely
effective for overcoming the explosive
tendencies of coal dust in mines. 1t
consists merely of turning enough
steam into the mine to thoroughly
moisten the dust Whether the effect
is due to the moisture or the height
ened temperature has not been deter
mined absolutely. but that the stea m
does destroy the explosive character
of coal dust theRe ris no longer any
question-Van Norden.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31
Friendship

There's chord of deepest feeling
Hid in every human heart,
That is touched in earnest meaning
When we from our friends must part.
Thoughts of hours we've spent together
And of stories said and sung,
Smiles and tears like April weather
Mingle all our thoughts among.
Lizzie M Souden
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31
A Good Student

Little Helen mad been promoted tn
the fourth grade. Which of your
studies do you like best?" asked an
interested friend.
'Oh, l like them all, was the quick
reply; but believe I'm more better oD
mmar."-Exchange
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31
The Eagle

He clasps the crag with hooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Hinged with the azure world he stands.
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like thunderbolt, he falls.
Alfred Tennyson.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-07-16

Foley's Honey and Tar not only stops
chronic coughs that weaken the consti-
and develope into consumption, but
heals and strengthens the lungs. 1t
affords comfort and relief in the worst
cases of chronic bronchitis, asthma,
hay fever and lung trouble. Sold by
st. Lucie Drug Co.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-07-16

Delay in taking Foley's Kidney
Remedy if you have backache, kidney
~ bladder trouble, fastens the disease
,,non Won and makes a cure more diff
onlt Commence taking Foley's Kid
new Remedy today and you will soon be
well. Why risk a serious malady!
Sold by St. Lucie Drug Go.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-07-16

The hotel at Lukens three miles from
Cedar Keys, was totally destroyed by
fire last Thursday. The fire started
from an unknown cause about a. m,
in back room on the first floor, occupi'
ed by a travelling salesman end soon
soread over the entire building,