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The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

~ AM teller of the First National bank OF Kano
hee | have held this position OF trust for hf-
~ teen years, and my cash has always balanced
at the close of the business day. On the sixteenth
of last January was FIVE dollars short on my first
count Confident that / had skipped a bill, went
over my stack Of hves second time. The result
was the third count could not change IT,
so / mentally concluded that l had been careless
in paying money on some check and made the de-
ficit good, charging It 20 my account,
The following day | was ten dollars short
feeling of dismay filed my breast as hastily ran
over the ten dollar bills a second time My FIRST
count was correct. No one had access TO this mon
ey except myself. l put it behind time lock in a
screw door safe every evening, aud opened the
safe every morninS and brought the money to the
teller's cage with my hands. The door to my
ca ge was locked, and did not leave ii, nor allow
anyone TO enter it, until had balanced the cash in
the afternoon, and put It away. / solely re-
sponsible for was the only one in the bank who
was near the money, handled IL. made the
second deficit good, resolving to be doubly careful
the next day in receiving and dsbursing funds.
The next day very quiet one. The bank
opened at nine in the forenoon, and closed at three
in the afternoon. During this time / did not re-
ceive over a score OF deposits and cashed even
less number OF checks. (Kanohee is small place,
and the Offices of paying and receiving teller are
combined) smiled confidently as | began TO
count the money. When cast balance ! was
twenty dollars short. l gasped, and let my hands
drop the desk by which stood. This would
quickly ruin l positive l had made no
mistake that day i'm handling the funds. How
could this shortage happen? For a period of many
years had been making daily balance, with an
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
The Tale Of the Teller J
By Edwin Carli1e Litrey

fate which was pursuing relentlessly. That
morning | realized for the first time that the
amounts MISSING were always an even number of
dollars. This fact, while strange, could throw no
light upon the mysterious discrepancies
in with check for ten dollars.
gave him two ives, and instead of pushing the
cash drawer entirely shut, as was my custom, l
gave il a half-hearted shove, when only partially
closed it, and sank upon stool. l sat there and
gazed desperately at the OF bills, each denomi
nation stacked neatly in its separate compartment.
From the position of the partly closed drawer
could see only portion OF each bill. Suddenly
shver seized me, and / shook as with violent
chill.
The top bill on the stack of tens movng
For moment thought my senses would leave
me. But the blur before my eyes passed in time
for to the bill disappear, silently, but com
petely Not a sound accompanied its vanishing. i
grew weak, and felt a cold sweat spring out over
my body. Then, summoning my forces, quietly
opened the drawer TO it's full limit and again sat
down. For half hour / remained motionless.
Then little gray mouse crept softly up TO my
stack OF ones and twos and began nbbling the
topmost bill j watched him scutter away with the
hmsy bit OF paper in his mouth, too overjoyed to
move. Later / made investigation.
The bank building old. The teers ca ye
was against a wall and from this wall the tiny
visitant had come which had nearly placed me in
insane asylum. l had portion OF the wall re-
moved, and came upon all my missing money, some
OF it almost shredded in the operation of convert
ing it into mouse's nest, but sufficiently intact
for the government to redeem it,
I took the precaution to line my cash drawer
with tin, and now easily make my daily balance.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

about the portion. too. II wasn't por
tion II was a particle.
The man who cut my piece Of pie was
an expert at compound frhctions. / or
dered three chops and hunted four min
utes before / found them undor the SaI-
Meanwhile three men I'm the bnck OF
the car wore adding up nay bill. As soon
Hs The waitor brought my meal ! huishpd
and began waiting for the detailed state
mont Of damage When 10 came | offered
two compromises. offered TO pay 50
90 issue first mortgage rcfundiug bonds
and spend the change I'm another chop.
They compromised 10y adding ten cents
20 the bin, which the adding machine had
balked on,
When I had paid up, the waiter who
had brought In my meal ON pin tray
appeared with a wheelbarrow; Haven't
why you're the little boy who went
after my chops" replied cordially.
"How YOU have grownI
This was a Joke but | had to laugh at
1t all by myself
TT HE Japanese women are very devout.
Like American women they bear the
churches Of the kingdom on their shoul-
ders. though the devastating lee cream
social has not vet been Introduced into
the kingdom. The favorite sacrifice OF
the Japanese woman Is TO give her hair
to the church. In one Of the temples
Tong used for hauling the timbers of the
ednce 1t is said that a Japanese wom-
an who had lived i'm this country ana
had picked up our customs, was 50 deep
" awaycd 10y enthusiasm while the rope
was being made that she not only gave
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
A Y. L.

~ he misses more than "A dozen OF them
he IL removed from Office and sent hack
to the bush league. Adrian T.. AnsOn was
the first and greatest tlrst baseman lie
played the position from the time of Cleo
patra until the reign OF Cleveland. He
was succeeded by Frank Chance, who is
six feet and good deal high and can
reach mp and scoop Il bail out from un-
der the caves OF the milky waV when
come president, hut some Of them have
been greatly beloved by the people ana
have received railroad passes and other
marks OF extreme favor
a Illinois senator has opened a nine
story box OF trouble 10y Introducing
bill making II nncnble offcnse to en-
ploy woman more than eight hours
day.
Waving aside the evaporation OF seeing
the stenOgrapher put on her vegetable
garden and depart at O'Clock with nine
teen more letters to he taken; ana the
by waiting at the hash house for your
order FOR an hour and then discovering
that the blonde beauty who does up her
hair with "A hay tcdder had taken your
order and had gone home with lt. there
remains the problem OF the hired girl
Hired girls have already 80 many priv
lloges that it seriously OvcrwOrks the ordi-
nary family to maintain cook in the
luxury 20 which she has become accus-
after D. m. the hired girl shall sit I'm
the parlor playing the pianola while the
housewife gets the dinner. IL this law
does not depopulate the state its attrnc-
tions are greater than are ordinarily sup.
posed.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
NEsTPOcKET ESSAYS ON BASE
BALL.
III The FIRST Baseman.

II HE nrst baseman in baseball gam
rs sort OF movable Elmel tower
with big mitt on His duty Is to catch
any ball that may be thrown I'm his gen.
eral direction before the batter who Is
running for 1rst base can step on his heel
with his sharp spikes
The first baseman must not only De
very talented in the matter OF catching
mile-a-minute ball around tho waist SO
firmly that It can't get away, but he must
also cnnct the parts Of the india rubber
man, the cOntortionst and the human
balloon. He must be able to leap seven
feet I'm the air. leaving one foot on the
bag In the meantime and pull down a ball
that an Oycr-enthusiastic fielder has
hcavcd at the horizon. I've must be able
To reach under "A base-runncr's arm and
four feet 10 his left and pick OF a mes
sage from the pitcher that has drifted
TOO far TO port. He must also, when there
is no time TO spare, be able to walk out
into the diamond six or eight feet with
all but one leg and meet the bah half
way Only tall men with loose joints
ever rise TO fame first basemen.
The first baseman need not be as hand
some the pitcher because fewer pco-
pie look at him But he must be very re-
liable. FIRST baseman must catch 5000
balls year thrown at him by men In
all degrees Of hurry and excitement and
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
AN ADVENTURE IN A DINING
CAR

MOT long ogo | took n ride iu one OF
~ the excessive fare trains which the
eastern railroads are SO fond OF running
The principle OF these roads h. 20 charge
you nm ordinary fare while the train is
standing stil and for every mile an hour
extra you pay "a Httle bit more,
This train was magnincently htted up
aud like all other such trains carried "a
dining car. As it was a short train NJ
only carried a half sized dining compart-
ment. but they managed 10 crowd full
sized prices into it The car was bcauti-
fully done in Flemish oak ln the latest
style, but the passengers were done In the
same old style which has always given
the best OF satisfaction 60 the company.
The car was crowded when l entered,
but | secured n seat next To the window.
This was lucky, because ] had three full
courses Of scenery before the waiter saw
me They use double track scenery on
this road but they would do better If
they double headed their walters,
After ! had eaten two napkins and the
bill OF fare / was approached 10y n burnt
sienna potcntute. lie was the other walt
er i'm our little transaction. lie was
good waiter. too lie was so expert that
he could spill coffee on people on both
sides Of the aisle at the same time from
the same cup.
| could not afford 10 eat very much,
as the prices were very high. some OF
the dishes cost as much AZ 20 cents
portion. The company was mistaken
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
THE WORLDS PROGRESS.

New York Is TO have race track for
aeroplanes. The beauty Of it win be the
fact that no small boy viii be able TO
run across it just In front OF the racers
as they near the finish.
The concrete hens nest Is now being
made I'm great numbers. The concrete
hen has already been i'm use many years
In the railroad lunch rooms.
sir Hiram Maxim, who has perfected
the noise consumer for the rifle md re-
volyor, is now working on an attachment
which VIII enable IL TO be fitted 20 box
holders during the opera season.
New York humanitarian has invent
ed "A patent pop hottie for use at base
ball games which explodes as soon as Il
is emptied, It Is estimated that this bot
tie when In general use will enable base
bah magnates to use the same umpire
for many years with only ordinary re-
pairs.
Combination hat pins are soon TO be
put on the market When not I'm use as
hat pins they may he used as curtain
rods or walking sticPs with the aid OF
two small attachments
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

THE FUN OF 1T AL
'N""41 TERROR" BY GEO FITCH $$$$=?$s$$ $=?$s$$s$$$$ $$a
II I'll T.
PARENTAL TERRORS.

AT evening, when we heat the milk for which
our darling cries,
We watch her put ii swiftly down with fond and
loving eyes.
And then we go to bed, but not TO sleep single
wink
All not we lie awake tin nom and think and
think and think
Suppose the cow who gave the milk was suffer-
ing from mumps
Suppose the farmer had forgot TO slcrilize his
pumpsl
Suppose -ah dreadful is the thought that grips
like iron bands
Suppose the hired man had sconed to manicure
his handsl
Suppose the grass had grown too rank; suppose
The creek was Rreen
Suppose the dairy was not washed that morn
ing, white and cleanl
These arc the fears tha, f with woe life IS vau-
egated page
When babys had drink of milk Of unknown
parentaRe
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

her own hair hut S5 worth Of additional
hair which she was wearing at the time
and for which she was paying on the In
stallment plan.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
PENSIVE PONDERINGS.

Very fortunately commencement for the col
lege boy means get-throughment for his finan-
cially burdened dad.
This is glorious year for the cross-eyed
girls. The new hats hide everything but the
chin anyway
pay--for his country.
Seventy-five thousand autom obies will be
sold in this country this year If there is any
thing in the Darwinian theory pedestrians in a
few centuries viii look like kangaroos.
Thanks TO the press agent it Is now possible
for a man to become famous without doing his
own Dragging,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-18
HEN THAT LAYS TWO
EGGS EVERY DAY
Maryland Chicken Has Record of
Laying Three in Twenty-Four

Wilmington, Del, Dec. 15.---Al-
though poultry raisers all over the
country, after long years of expert
menting In the breeding of poultry for
increased egg production, have failed
to produce hen that will lay more
than one egg day, yet Kilbourne
Martin, son OF William M. Martin, OF
322 Woodlawn avenue, is the proud
possessor of a hen which not only
occasionally lays two eggs day, but
sometimes turns out three eggs with
in "a hours.
Persons who have had long expert
ence in poultry raising who heard Of
the wonderful performances of the
hen were at first inclined to doubt
that the hen had actually laid two
eggs day, as they had never heard
of such a case or read of any reports
of cases Of this kind in the poultry
journals. While selected thorou gh-
bred hens, bred for egg production.
have made great records in egg lay
ing contests, held at different times,
especially in one held in Australia
some years ago, no hen in any of the
contests ever laid two eggs a day.
The hen owned by young Martin is
the only enc kept by him, and it is
confined in the yard in the rear of the
house by itself, so that the eggs could
not have been laid by any other hen
The truthfulness of the family has
never been doubted by the residents
OF the western side of the city.
The hen is a little more than a year
old. and was brought from Bynum.
Hartford county, Md, by young Mar
tin last summer, having been given
to him by a relative The hen was
quite small at the time, and he first
thought it was a bantam, but it kept
growing until, when full grown it re-
sembled black Minorca in both size
and color. 1t is quite a pet and ans
wers to the name of SNOWFALL.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-18
RESTORING FRESHNESS TO
FURS BY SIMPLE METHOD

Summing and airing furs will do
much toward restoring their pristine
freshness; so as soon as the skins
are taken from their summer storage
they should be put through a course
of treatment to remove the fiat, worl
appearance. For this work sunny
day should be chosen, and if clothes
line each garment and piece should
be tightly fastened to the line. This
requires more than casual care where
the clothesline and the strain they
cause will not break the skin. Con-
sequently it is sometimes better TO
run large hatpins through furs when
they are airing.
Beating is part OF this renovating
but this is to be done with the ut
most discretion. For instance, the
whip must be light one, for a stick
# ordinary weight might break the
skin. This whipping process should
be done with short, quick strokes.
going over all parts of the surface,
as we'll as the wrong side. Muffs will
be improved by putin them on thick
sticks and shaking the sticks violent
ly. This action will shake the stuff
without danger of breaking it. 1t
may also be whipped lightly.
1t is remarkable how this simple
handling will restore fufiness to furs
that have had a long nay.
Warm sawdust is one of the best
cleansing agents for light colored
furs, such as fox and ermine. To
use it, heat the dust in an oven, and
then the fur to be treated must be
laid smoothly on fat surface. and
into it the warm sawdust should Oh
rubbed with the hands, each part o.
the garment being scrubbed separ
ately, The sawdust is then brushed
and whipped out, and the process re
peated The garment is finally huns
in the sun and wind This is the bes
possible treatment for ermine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-18
CHERRY RUN.
interesting items Gathered BY Our
CORRESPONDENT There.

Mr Raymond Fuss left for Berkeley
Springs Monday where he expects to
make his future home We wish him
success in his new home.
Mr.. O. p. Freshour and Miss Cora
Butts attended preaching at Slater :
chapel Sunday night.
Chas. Rudolph called on Miss Helen
Manford, Sunday.
Earl Butts, of Baxter, was the
guest Of his sister, Mrs. E. L. Chase
on last Sunday.
Grover Poole, who has been visiting
his brother c. E. Poole, for the past
two weeks returned to his home in
Frederick Monday.
e. J. Miller was in Clearspring sew
eral days this week visiting friends.
Clarence Butts was in Cumberland
one day last week on business.
J. w. Rhoe was in Martinsburg
several days last week on business.
J. D. Hart. CT Big Pool, was in our
friends who were glad to see him look
ing so well.
T. w. Widnyer was in Hagerstown
Saturday and Sunday visiting friends.
G.. M. Freshour, of Happy Farm was
ir Martinsburg one day last week on
business.
Rev. M. . MayselIis, OF Sleepy Creek
was the guest Of his daughter Mrs.
Clarence Litten several days last
week.
David Weller, of Wild Dell was in
our village one day last week visiting
friends.
Ed. Basore, CT Glen Echo was here
Friday on business.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-18
DAINTY HANDKERCHIEF
sAcHETs FOR CHRISTMAS

Required: One yard China ribbon
five and a half inches wide, three
eighths of yard japanese silk for lin
ing, two yards bebe China ribbon.
For this charming sachet choose a
pretty China ribbon, preferably one
with a pale pink or white ground
You will require one yard. Match the
ground of the ribbon in a cheap qua.
ity Japanese silk, and get three
eighths of a yard of it; also two yards
OF bebe China ribbon.
Lay the ribbon across the silk, al
lowing turnings On each side; you
viii want about one width and a third
to line the yard of ribbon. Do not
cw more than you absolutely require
as you will want the remainder of the
silk later
Join the ribbon neatly, also the silk,
and tack them together at each edge,
turning in the silk but not the rib
bon Sew the two neatly together on
the top edge, then about one inch and
a quarter from the top make a double
row of running one-third of an inch
apart to carry the narrow ribbon
Gather the lower edge of the ribbon
dividing it in quarters and marking 1t
with pins, says Home Notes.
For the bottom OF the sachet take
| piece of strong cardboard four and
three-quarter inches square. Spread
little cotton wool to soften the edge
winding some fine cotton round to
keep it in place Cover this with two
square pieces of Japanese silk. sewed
together at the edges Gather the bag
! evenly aiong the edge 81 the bottom
part, putting the pins marking the
quarters at the corners. and sew on
the inside.
Now put an eyelet hole on the out,
SIDE of the running on either side OF
the bag Cut the narrow ribbon in
half. Run one piece in from one eye.
let, and tie in a bow, and the other
piece in from the other eyelet in the
same way, so that the bag can be
drawn up.
Your sachet is now complete and is
a charming thing, which W uld max
a delightful and acceptable present.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-18
But What Was Her Age?

Toward the close Of recent law
suit in Massachusetts the wife of an
eminent Harvard professor arose, and
with flaming face, timidly addressed
the court:
Your Honor" said she, IF | had
told had made an error in my testi-
mony would it vitiate all have said?'
Instantly the lawyers FER each side
stirred themselves in excitement,
while His Honor gravely regarded
her.
well, madam said the court, after
a pause, that depends entirely on the
nature OF your error, What was it,
please?"
why, you see" answered the lady
more and more red and embarrassed
Il told the clerk | was 3S. was SO
tlustered, you know, that when he
asked my age l inadvertently gave
him my bust measurement. Every
bcdys Magazine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-18
Native of Preston Dead.

Remarking to his daughter, Mrs.
Oscar G. Miller, at whose home he was
visiting, that he felt much better after
supper, Mr.. Jacob H. Sell, became i'll
at Cedar Grove, Frederick county, and
died. lie was Ga years old. He leaves
enc son, six daughters and several
brothers and sisters. He was ma
tive of Preston county, w. Va.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-18
::GEORGE DID IT.:

with dignity. Get new one cheaper
if you can, but that's what paid for
enc you broke"
Later in the day she found Tins noee
on her desk:
Dear Miss Heath: II we get a
stature we will break off his leg just
like the other. We won't give good
one for a old one; it amt fair Re
spectfuly, GEORGE"
The teacher wrote n reply:
my Dear George: There was once
man named Shylock who wanted
pound of flesh from near the heart
OF a man who owed him some money,
but who could not pay The judge told
him to take 1t, but If he cut the small
est piece more than his pound he
would be severely punished
Break the leg off if you wish to
do so. Affectionately,
HELEN HEATH"
1--WE were only fooling," said George
next day. I'VE couldn't cut it just ex.
actly off. Jim said he bet he could,
but me and Ernie said we wouldn't
be In it. We're going to earn the
money. | bet I won't have any more
fiddlers to pay. And, Miss Heath,
went you please read us something
about skylark? He was fierce, wasn't
he? Gee! Think Of cutting a pound
OF meat off mani"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-18
The China Mission.

Just before Ex-Governor Dawson left
for his old home county of Preston he
was given the information that Elliott
Northcott was not so wonderfully
pleased with the job of minister TO
Columbia and might resign ere many
more months elapse. This report
came from Huntington neighbors of
Northcott's who are in a position to
know what the minister's own r,la-
tives hear from him and it was not
amazing that the first mention OF a
possible vacancy in the diplomatic
service was followed by the sugges-
ton that Dawson would make a good
minister and besides would net grow
weary of the place so soon. There
are reasons for believing that Dawson
does not intend to accept the long Of
fered business mission to China and
once he gives that up dozen ambiti
Gus younger men in West Virgins
will clamor for it.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-18
MORE TELEeRAPHERs' DEMANDS
q. G. o. Southwestern Men Meet With
Opposition.

Cincinnati, Dec. 1J.-Railway tela-
graphers empl yed by the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern railroad. 10
demanding new wage scale and =
change IN working conditions, are
injecting nItn the same opposition
from the company as are the Big Foar
telegraphers in their like demands
1t is understood the Baltimore and
Ohio men asked for Is per cent in
crease in wages.
G. c. Rent, general manager # the
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern de-
clares the demands are unreasonable,
as the company carried the men on
the payrolls at the present scedule
during the recent financial depression.
The Big Four telegraphers have not
yet completed their referedum vote
on a strike. but 80 per cent of the
votes now In are in favor Of a strike.
Two-thirds of the total vote Is in.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-18
Rheumatism Causes Death.

Unable to move a muscle by her
own strength for nearly nine years,
Mrs Minnie f. Hammond, 81 yeas
old, wife OF Henry Hammond, died at
Winchester of rheumatism. She leaves
husband, three daughters, several
brothers and a sister She was for
merly Miss Miller, a member of an CID
Shenandoah county family.