Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-21
THE WORLDS FAIR.

some Of the witticisms It Has Called
Forth.
What shall we have for the distinguishing
idea Of the fart
In response to circular sent out by Mum
ssy's Weekly soliciting suggestions on this
subject, we have received the following let
tiers, among others:
NEW Yonx. oc. 50. lisa
DEAR sm-How would a mamm' statue Of
Columbus discovering America thro1.S :the large
end Of q telescope. 50 as TO take IL all In at
glance. do for a distinguishing feature Of the
Worlds fsiri Build Il OF brass, as indicative OF
American enterprise; have Il the largest thing OF
its kind In the world, and TO pay for Il. solicit
subscriptions from Spain and Italy.
Yours truly. FIAT JusrITIA
ER-lwould suggest that mammoth Uncle Sam
chasing gold dollar around . globs representing
the earth, would DO q realistic attraction. The
mechanical working Of the affair would be simi-
lar to that employed In the merry gorounds at
Atlantic City. Sincerely,
A BcsreS Girl
JERSEY CrrT. Oct 30.
Mr.. EDITOR, DEAN sn-what's the matter
with taking Bartholdis Liberty and turning her
q unique way 70 honor Christopher. but no more
unique than the style Of liberty We enjoy In his
great and glorious world J. b. w.
These are but O small proportion OF the
best answers received up 70 the hour Of going
to press, and we feel that we can say. with
out any suspicion Of violating truth, that
they indicate that we are as inventive as .
race as we are great and glorious as peoplA
--Muusey's Weekly
A GOOD UNDERSTANDING.
New York holds out both hands to grasp
The great Columbus fair;
But IL Chicago's feet upon It gets,
They surely hold 1t there.
-Munsey's Weekly.
PHENOMENAL PLACE.
Mr.. Gotham-Live in Dugoutville. Kan
sasl Um-is it much Of town.
Western Man-Wall, it amt much for size
yet, but it's phenomenal place, all the same.
phenomenal, chr
"Yessirree. Dugoutville is the only town
west Of the Ohio what amt made a claim for
the Worlds fair New York Weekly.
WASHINGTON HEARD FROM
Chicago Is away ahead Of New York. She
Is having her Worlds fair now, and it looks
Is II New York wouldn't have hers until late
this winter. As for Washington, she won't
have hers until Washington Post
CHICAGO WILL BE SAFE.
New Yorker-Just think OF Chicago's Grim
inal record. How could people attend a
Worlds fair In Chicago without running the
risk Of being robbed and murderedi
Chicago Man confidently - Oh, there
won't be any danger at all then; not par
ticle. Just as quick as the fair opens all the
robbers viii stop burglarizing and go TO keep
ing hotels.-New York Weekly.
ACCIDENTS AVOIDED.
Railroad Examiner-Your eyes are all
right; no color blindness at all. Now will
test your sense Of smell.
Applicant-Smell, siri What has that 20
do with locomotive engineers
Examiner-A great deal, my young man.
We have found that engineers who have a
too acute sense Of smell are apt to run their
trains at dangerous speed when passing
through Chicago New York Weekly.
SARCASM FROM PIrTsBURG.
1t Is proposed in New York to set up nickel
in-the-slot machines to receive Worlds far
contributions -Pittsburg Dispatch.
A DIscoURAGING LACK OF PUBLIC SPIRIT.
The New Workers who are waiting for
other people to subscribe to the Worlds fair
guarantee fund are getting very much dis
couraged over the lack of public spirit shown
elsewhere. philadelphia Times.
FORGET THEMSELVES OCCASIONALLY.
1t is only in unguarded moments that the
average New Yorker remarks: 81 am going
to visit Chicago in 1872" But they all for
get themselves once In awhile. --Bloomingto
Leader.