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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
Scottish Students, Dress.

The. Scottish university student has
code of etiquette in clothes as strict
as that OF Elton or of Harrow And
into 1t the straw hat enters. On Sept.
streets are full of what the small boy
knows as "strawbashers." On the 18th
you will find never a one-on stur
dents head, that Is. As for the medi-
cal student, he seldom wears straw
chat at all or anything In its place. 1t
Is his pride to go bareheaded, as it is
to wear a fancy waistcoat and turned
up trouser ends. The arts and divinity
men sedately avoid these last three
fashions. London Chronicle.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
THE CRESCENT.
Legend of Its Adoption as an Emblem
by the Turks.

by the Turks.
The crescent has been~known since
time tout of memory. In ancient my
thology it decorated the foreheads of
Diana and of Astarte, the Syrian We
nus. In the days of Rome's greatest
glory the ladies. wore 1t as an orna,
ment in their hair.
Since the foundation OF CONSTANT
nople, the ancient Byzantium, IL has
been the emblem of the city and as
such adorns its walls ami public build
ings, besides being sta.aped on its
coins and postage. The legend which
accounts for its universal adoption in
Turkey, and Constantinople in par
ticular, is. as follows:
Philip of Macedon laid siege to the
city in the year $40 Il. c. He chose a
night of unusual darkness for the pro-
posed assault. but was foiled by the
moon suddenly breaking from behind
a cloud. Ia commemoration of this
providentlal deliverance the crescent
was adopted as the symbol of the city
The Mohammedan sultans We're slow
to assume this emblem until some one
mentioned that ii was the symbol of
increasing greatness. power changing
as rapidly as the phases of the moon.
Westminster Gazette.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07

First Lady Teading newspaper
ibis golf seems to be a very danger
: lsEss game. Did you see what lap
gs-ned to a man named Taylor? He
EeDt into bunker and was in two
ri ED me came out
Second l.ady-How dreadful!
Yes. here are the words: Taylor
getting out in two, Braid secured "A
szsF.7
-'isees ii say 7yhat happened to the
sshec HAIR"
mo, but There was worse TO follow.
Scr>Eding To the report, fTaylor then
TEL altogether To pieces. Word OF
~ ugf
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07

The Way to Bring Down an Overhead
Incoming Bird.

ffsSSHHiH3 otFp'
One Of the cardinal rules of the old
time shooting school cautioned the
gunner against ever trying TO stop an
overhead incoming bird, bilt 20 wait
until 1t had passed by and TO the rear
and then take chances on what Is un.
doubleday the harder shot Of the two.
1t is surprisingly how difficult 1t Is
for some sportSlnen TO successfully
score on their Incoming birds Many
who can scemIngly CO.'S with game IN
any Other mode Of fight viii habituaI-
~ balb II isis no, and acknowledge
their in. 50 nsa%c il.
Yet o KS ia rs understood
and tie tii & irl q Tie dropping
Of an overhead i.lt4imer u IS easy as
anything sen wen be- The miss is al
ways made rs ihe sportsman shoot
ing under and behind the bird. and
there is but One way in which the err
ror is to be avoided :
To make the shot the gunner should
walt until the bird Is about TO pass
over him, then. bringing UP his gun,
lOlloW III from DcHlHu, cover lhe Difu
and swing in ahead of IL and, main
tanning the same rate of speed, press
the trigger the instant the bird is hid
den behind rho barrels. DO not stop
the swing OF the gun and be sure the
bird shall bHye disappeared from
sight n the shooter will observe this
rule he will be surprised how easily
and invariably he will Kill his bird
Recreation.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
Federal Homestead LAWS.

The federal homestead laws begin
with the act of 1862, now part OF the
United States revised statutes. Their
policy is to give portions of the pub
lie lands to those who will settle, cul-
tivate and make permanent homes
upon them. Any person who is the
head of family or who is twenty-one
years of age and is citizen of. the
United States or who has filed his
declaration of intention to become such
may acquire a tract OF unappropriated
public land. not exceeding 100 acres,
on condition of settlement, cultivation
and continuous occupancy as home
by him for the period of five Years
and the payment OF certain moderate
fees. 1t is expressly declared THAI nc
lands acquired under this statute shall
In any event BECOME, Liable to any
debt contracted prior to the issuing OF
the patent therefor by the government
to the settler.-New York American.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
Lord Rrouaham's Oratory.

We have no orator in the least like
Lord Brougham since the close of
Brougham's public career. Everything
that nature could do SO far as appear
ance. manner and voice were concern
ed she had done to prevent him from
being great orator. and yet great
orator he undoubtedly was. j wonder
what the house of lords Just now
would think of Il peer who gestlcu-
lated and beloved as Brougham was
in the habit Of doing. But it was i'm
possible TO LISTEN 10 Brougham and
not be carried away by the force OF
his intellect by his torrent Of words.
by the sudden whirl and eddy Of his
rapid ILLUSTRATIONS aud by the longer
and shorter stretches of quietude and
repose into which his argument occa-
slonally flowed. From Justin McCar-
thy's "Reminiscences"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
HIS QUEST FOR A WIFE.
John Newcomb Was Close Observer
and Was Hard to Suit.

and Was Hard to Suit.
The sister of Simon Neweomb, the
great astronomer, tells in McClure's
of their fathers John Newcomb's wan
derings In search of a wife, whom he
had decided TO select in accordance
with scientific theories.
John Newcomb stopped at farm
houses for his refreshment, and In
each house. If there was h daughter OF
marriageable age. he tarried perhaps
a day or even longer to make study
Of the maiden. He always made him
self handy about the place. drawing
up water with the great well sweep.
bringing in fireh ood-doing anything
that he could d.. and still keep near
the daughter.
"Disappointment met him at every
door. At one house the cooking was
poor. at another the house was not
neatly kept. nj third there was scold-
mony-and ia all the maidens lack
Of desire Tor learning or education.
One young woman little knew by what
narrow margin she missed her fate.
All was going smoothly till, when she
was molding the dough for the baking
pans, he noticed that considerable
portion of the dough was left in the
wooden kneadng trough. He asked
her the reason for this, and her reply
was that she left it for the horse be-
cause he was fond Of it. She always
did this, she said; there was plenty.
Want of thrift decided the young
man, and he shouldered his bundle and
walked on"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
conJURInG BIRDS.
Trick sparrows Of Hongkong ard Ore
of Their Feats

OF Ineir Feats
The famous Chinese coniuring birds
are Java sparrowS At street corners
In Hongkong sedate old Chinese may
be seen putting the birds through their
tricks for the benefit of strangers.
Each birdcage has sliding door,
and just outside this is pack Of little
cardcases. each containing a picture
and small pot holding half dozen
grains OF rice.
When the stranger, pursuant to the
suggestion OF the owner. hands over
the necessary coin this is placed with
the pack of cards At the cage door.
Then the owner will undo the fasten-
Ing OF the door. The bird. eying the
coin, then the cards, then the coin
again. as If he thought his perform
ance loo cheaply valued, descends
from his perch, opens the door with
his beak, hops outside. draws card
from the pack and passes il to his
master. He receives in reward one
grain of rice.
The man takes the little picture
from the case received from he bird
and hands it to the stranger to inspect
He then returns il to the case, accom-
panied by the tifiest fiat slip Of bam-
boo, aud shuiiies the case up with the
rest of the pack. The bird descends
aud selects case, and the stranger
opens 1t, TO find the Identical one con-
tanning the bamboo
How can this be accounted for? The
only possible way Of explaining is
that the bamboo slip is slightly scent
ed.-Exchange
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
BUSINESS LETTERS.
Write to Mar Just as You Would
Talk to Him at Your Desk.

Business letter writing is no longer
merely correspondence but .'litera-
ture, and the correspondent who for
merly wasted his precious breath on
such inanifies AZ Yours received and
contents duly noted Is now relegated
TO the ''old school class. and unless
he is willing TO adopt the new rules of
letter writing he il likely to change
not only his position. but find it neces-
sary to change his vocation as well.
The up to date business man does
not waste time fndulgfng in the pre-
lfminaries Of Il beg 10 acknowledge
receipt or I'm reply would say" but
goes straight TO The subject at issue
firmly, without ffSils. even eliminat
ing the time worn advice, Awaiting
your early reply" and closing without
the absurdity OF Begging to remain :"
Write to man exactly as you
would talk 10 him If he were sitting at
your desk" is the maxim of one of
the best authorities on letter writing
in Chicago. eliminating useless
phrases having no bearing on the sub
ject the business man not only saves
his own time in debating, but that of
his stenographer in transcribing the
notes. BY the old method of letter
writing the opening and closing of
letters contained almost five lines of
useless form matter which would
average on 100 letters just 800 lines OF
superfluous effort.-Chicago Tribune.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
A FAMOUS RACE.
The Greatest Steamboat Contest on the
Mississippi River.

The Greatest Steamboat Contest on the
Mississippi River.
The greatest race ever run on the
Mississippi was between the Natchez,
a boat built in Cincinnati and COM
manded by Captain T. p. feathers.
and New Albany boat, the Robert e.
Lee, under Captain John w. Cannon.
There was spirited rivalry between the
two vessels, and when the Natchez
made the fastest time on record be-
tween New Orleans and st. Louis
Q,27S miles in days 81 hours IS min
utes) Captain Cannon resolved to beat
1t. He engaged the steamer Frank
Pargoud and several fuel boats and
arranged for them to meet him at va
rious points up the river with wood
and coal. Then he had his boat cleared
of all her upper works likely to catch
the wind or make the vessel heavier.
On Thursday, June 90 1870, at 4:45
p. m, the Robert Il. Lee steamed out
of New Orleans. The Natchez follow
ed five minutes later. The race had
been advertised in advance and was
row awaited with gathering interest
at all the river towns. Large crowds
were assembled at Natchez, vicksburg,
Helena and other large places.
Between Cairo and st. Louis the
Natchez afterward claimed to have lost
seven hours and one minute on account
of fog and broken machinery. The
Robert E. Lee. however, was not de-
layed and arrived in st. Louis thirty
three minutes ahead Of the previous
record established by her competitor.
Fifty thousand people fromokhe house
tops, the levee and the docks of other
steamers welcomed the winner as she
steamed into port. Captain Cannon
was the lion of the hour. The business
men gave a banquet in his honor. -
Travel Magazine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
An Authors lnsiqht.

There is no surer mark of genius
than the intuitive insight into charac-
ters and social conditions of which the
author has no personal experience.
What does Ben know OF dukes?"
asked homely old Isaac Disraeli when
he heard the title OF his sons latest
novel Trollope wrote inimitably OF
bishops and deans when he had never
been In cathedral close In his life
Young Disraeli wrote so well about
the great ones of the earth whom he
had never seen that the critics busted
themselves in finding keys" to W
Wan Grey" and The Young Duke, -
London Saturday Review.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
A Touch of Family Life.

When the country youth proposed to
the city girl he received the conven-
tional assurance that she would be his
sister. 1t happened that this youth
had sisters at home and knew exactly
his privileges. So he kissed her At
this juncture she awaited herself OF the
sisterly right to cau out to father that
brother was teasing her. Father re-
sponded in good. muscular earnest.
Then the new brother and sister rela-
ton was dissolved by mutual consent.
Judge.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07

A Harvard man told at a dinner I'm
Cambridge stery about ignorance.
"Some' sailors were being banqueted
In Philadelphia at st. Georges hall"
he .said, .'and young blueJacket,
pointing to a superb silver caster, said;
"'Waiter bring up that ERE chande-
lier.'
"'That amt chandelier the waiter
answered. laughing. That's cruet.
"'Well, never mind what 1t Is said
the sailor. Bring 1t up. We amt all
been to college"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
Room For Doubt

T-he cuckoo clock had just chirped
aMa nalf hour before midnight and
assse girl IN the parlor scene was weary.
&r DeBorem,' she, said as she
szaxiy attempted to strange a yawn,
- sseard something about you the 9TH
~ 7sxay that I'm sure is not true"
~lrSeedf" he exclaimed. What wa.
MF'
Beard some one say You We're an
szny going chap she answered. - Chi
sAss News
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
The Important Question.

rWhat was the matter with that Gus
toner asked the proprietor Of the
swell restaurant.
tWhen he was through his dinner, =
explained the waiter eXcitedy, The
asked for his cheek, and when | gave
II TO him he just simply went crazy"
Put did he pay as he went?"-
Catholic Standard and Times.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
Patti at Eifty-two.

Adelina Patti wrote in letter TO Mfr.
Klein in 1895: ''Do you not feel proud
of your little friend, who. was fifty-two
last month and has been singing un-
interruptedly every year from the age
of seven? lam really beginning to be-
lieve what they all tell me-that am
wonderful little Musical
Life In London.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07

History is made by one set of men
and written by another.
The character Of the written history
depends upon the politics Of the his
torian.
Most histories are written many
years after the history was made, In
these circumstances no one can step
forward and dispute the historian
History is studied at school and for
gotten at home
We are told to Judge the future by
the past, and after we read the his.
tories we are as badly muddled as
ever.
Some statesmen make history, but
most Of them make speeches.-Judge.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
Both Affected.

whenever she gets to thinking how
much they're in debt 1t affects her
nerves"
Huh! The way It affects her hus-
band Is singular"
.How Singular
"Just singular; 1t affects his nerve
He tried to borrow hundred from me
ay."-Catholic Standard and Times
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07

Tse Author Wen. how did you like
3 nsy piay?
Tse' Critic Oh, Il was very nice.
sTHSe .Anthor Didn't you think the
cAzsrSfl seene realistic?
1ns '01pftic Intensely so. Why, a
gvrze many Of ms actually went Ia
sssss4 whDe 1t was on-IOndon TIT
ssE.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07

THAT man Fullerton has n very SUI
percilious manner"
yes" replied Miss Cayenne He
can't even say it's a pleasant day
without seeming to patronize the eli.
mate "--Washington Star
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
Just . aluH.

How is 1t that the Nquail on your
bill OF fare is always struck offY
That's just fancy touch" explain
ed the beanery walter. I'VE never
bad Quail In the joint Philadei,
Plata Bulletin.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
All the Differences.

81 understand that the smart set Ia
snubbing the DE Bucks because they
have skeleton In their closet"
Not at all. The Stub is because they
didn't keep it there. cleveland Lead
err
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07

Mr.. Hope Moncrief recalls in Ion
dom curious story of Lord Hartford.
The one noble taste he had was for
the collection of pictures, which he *
said to have hung with their faces to
the wall. He once commissioned an
agent to find him picture which. il
turned out, he had himself bought
three or four years earlier!
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
The Lanauaas Of Love.

"Has he proposed YETI"
"Not In SO many words"
That's no answer. Proposals never
do come In words. They consist Of
signs, hem, haws and gurgles."--
Cleveland Leader.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
\ PooLa

WIN give prompt attention to 81
business entrusted 10 his care
special attention given to convey.
aDcing and settlement OF estates.
Office Over Merchants a Farmers
Sank. Msrtinsburg, West Va
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
III, wifs,. Mother. Of Course.

Mabel-If your grandma has lost all
her teeth, how does she eat? Willie
I heard pa say she had a biting
tongue Boston Transcript.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07

Ezsieuce-flDo you remember my sis
kwg vsho was On the stage?
y.2sTice Oh yes
well. she's married"
--xga. got q speaking part at last, has
~ sAsz - -Y0nkeIx Statesman
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07

Education begins the gentleman, but
reading, good company and reflection
must finish him. Locke.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07
DIX. w. {. MiNGHiN,,

DIX. w. {. MiNGHiN,,
-Martinsburg, West Virginia
VIII practice Dentistry In all Of ito
branches. Gas and local anaesthetics
administered. All work guaranteed
Prices Reasonable. ONCE In
Ge.tinaer Building, Queer W
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07

The defects OF the mind. like those OF
the face, grow worse as we grow old.
.-Rochefoucauld.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-07

Old papers for sale at this office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11

name was found somewhere in that
house.
The old servant, who lived with her,
said that bargain hunting was her mis-
tresses' chief diversion She took all
the newspapers and attended almost
all the bargain sales they advertised.
1t made no difference what the articles
were, how completely foreign to any
use she could. have for them. If they
We're marked down sufficiently, she
purchased them.
If she saw bargain sale of mems
shirts marked from $3.50 to SO cents
for this day only" neither snow nor
rain, thunder nor lightning, nor even
Boston slush, could keep he- from go
ing in town and buying half a dozen.
If it was advertised that only a lin
tied number of some article would be
sold to each customer, she would often
purchase the full amount and then go
back to the shop later in the day and
try to get another lot
The storerooms in the house and all
the chests and drawers and cupDoards
were so crammed with he cleaning
that in the last few years of her life
| her treasures had spilled over into the
open and almost every room was lit
tered with bundles of all shapes and
sizes.
Now, of course on this evidence, ii
wouldn't take an expert alienist to sus-
pect Ihdt the o4u person. was oeciueuls
crazy.
And yet-of course, you've seen il
coming-there are mighty few women
who don't have at least a touch of thai
mania.
The old lady thought that anything
that was marked down was a bargain
So do the majority of women.
| It's only the exceptional woman who
ALWAYS remembers that an article
marked to one-tenth its value is still
expensive unless it just fills a niche OF
need.
1t is only the exceptional woman
who NEVER buys thing because .4it
was such bargain
Buying in the off-season sales is al
most the only way the woman of mod
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11

garet Going, who will be married in
May to Mr.. Albert Patten. Friday
evening the Varsity club will give a
dance at Steinberg's, and Mrs. E. G.
Foster will entertain at bridge one
day next week. A reception will be
given Monday night at the first Chris
tan church for Mrs. ]. w. Going and
Miss GoinC and Mrs. A. T. Daniels will
entertain at luncheon Tuesday for
Mrs. Going. Saturday night Miss
Sylvia Pankhurst will lecture on Eng
fish politics at the First Baptist church
under the auspices of the civic COM
mittee of the City Federation of Wom-
ems clubs. A good deal of general in
side of club circles, on account of the
fame of the speaker, who is one of
the great English suffragists, and the
pertinence of her appearance at this
time after the agitation of the equal
suffrage question in Kansas, resulting
in the submission to the people of the
amendment enfranchising women.
X
Mrs. ]. w. Going and Miss Mar
garet Going who will leave soon to
will be guests of honor at an informal
reception to be given by the women
of the First Christian church Monday
evening in the church parlors. The
tations have been issued. but all the
people of the church are asked to call.
Mrs Noble Prentis left today for
Newton. Kansas, to spend a few days.
From Newton she will go to Waynoka,
Okla, where she has been asked to
assist in the organization of a wom-
ems club. superintendent Busser of
the Santa Fe reading rooms, has man
ifested his interest in club work by
offering the women of Waynoka the
use of the reading room of that town
if they will organize a society. The
interest in clubs. is becoming general
in the small towns of Oklahoma, and
quite likely Mrs. Prentis will be asked
to go to Canadian, and one or two
other points. to help the women in the
work of organizing. She has had a
good deal of experience and is con-
sidered the most able person the
women could find to aid them in
starting a permanent club work. Mrs.
Prentis will spend some time in Guth-
RE and Oklahoma City before her re-
turn. She expects to be gone about
two weeks
Some new wedding gossip, hot off
the bat is swinging around the social
circle. 1t is another widow and wild
over case, both rather recently be-
reaved. The sta1wart bridegroom is
in his seventy-ffth year.
1t is well for the home dressmaker
to begin the making of elaborate lin
gerie frocks al any early date in the
spring, and this may well be done, as
frocks of this style must of necessity
conform more or less to a fixed style,
no matter what the fashion of the mo-