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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25
The WORLDS FAIR.
sixty Acres of the Lake Front TO he
Filled In-The Cost.

sixty Acres Of the Lake Front 10 He
Filled In-The Cost.
At meeting of the local board Of directors
of the Worlds Fair it was ordered that the
work of filling and piling the lake front
should begin as soon as constructs can be let.
About sixty acres of the submerged land will
be used. The Ways and Means Committee
reported to the board that the submerged
land on the lake front could be filled and
piled for less than 100000 and pledged itself
10 provide IS 5000 for that purpose
The Ways and Means Committee presented
a resolution, which was adopted, authorizing
the Executive Committee to proceed 10 let
The contracts for the necessary filling and
pihng all that part Of the lake front which
the United States government, through the
Secretary of the War, has authorized 10 be
used, the cost thereof not to exceed 10000,
the contracts to be let on or before November
LIST next, aud the work to be completed on or
before July LIST, 1891. The $4,000 will be
cd outside and independent of the S10,-
100000. The capital stock of the corporation
Will IN no wise be impaired by the enter
prize.
Details Of the filling and piling, the space
to be covered, and its arrangement will be
planned by the executive committee at once.
The directors Endorsed the Committee on
Worlds Congresses, a body instituted in No
yember, 1889, during the preliminary organi-
cation Of the Words Fair movement, and
authorized it to assume the name Of the
Worlds Congress Auxiliary Of the Worlds
Columbian Exposition.
The committee was authorized, subject to
the rules and limitations prescribed by tho
dit etors, to proceed with its work, add to its
members, and appoint subcommittee. The
Foreign Exhibits Committee, which will meet
in New York, was authorized to make such
arrangements for soliciting exhibits from
Mexico Central and South America, and the
Wesr Indies as in its judgment might be
deemed advisable
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25
The Ocean Cables of the World.

According to the latest report of the
International Bureau of Telegraph Ad-
ministrations, the submarine telegraph
system of the world consists of 100, 070
nautical miles of cable. Government ad-
ministrations own II, 524 miles, while
107, SAC are the property of private COM
panies. The total cost Of these cables is
in the neighbohood of two hundred
million dollars. The largest owner of
submarine cables is the Eastern Telegraph
Company, whose system covers the
ground from England to India, and CON-
prises p, $50 miles of cable. The East
ern Extension, which exploits the far
East, has II, 95S miles more. Early in
last year the system of West African ca
bles, which started from Cadiz only six
years ago, was completed to Cape Town,
so that the dark continent is now com
pletely encircled by submarine telegraph,
touching at numerous points along the
coast. More than II, 600 miles of cable
have been required to do this, and
several companies, with more or less aid
from the British, French, Spanish and
Portuguese Governments, have partici-
pated in carrying out the work.
The North Atlantic is spanned by no
less than eleven cables, all laid since
1879, though I think not all are working
at the present time; five companies are
engaged in forwarding kilograms be-
tween North America and Europe, and
the total length of the cables owned by
them, including coast connections, is
over 80, 900 nautical miles.-Scri5nsr
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25
AN ENGINEERS BRAVERY.


lie Puts ON Hull steam aud P1Owa an
Obstruction with no One KILLED.
A catastrophe was averted on the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad near
Silver Greek, N. Y, through the bravery and
cool-headed conduct Of nm engineer de-
taehed sectian Of an Eastbound freight train
had been run into BY another section Of tho
freight and a portion Of the debris was thrown
over on the WcstbOund track. The fast
train going West, with Engineer John Burns,
Of Buffalo on board was then coming down
the hill At the rate Of 20 miles an hour. He
saw a truck ahead and then freight ear. He
saw an attempt 10 stop bis train aud jump
would sacrifice the \ yes o. his go passengers
and he resolved 70 stand by his post and let
her 20. springing from his seat behind the
boiler Burns put on every pound Of steam and
opening his sand box 20 "a 70 get a firm hold
on the rail, the iron monster gave n Hnogt and
spraug forward, threw the truck and cut
through the freight car and other debris
Barns still held the lever, and the moment
he bad cleared the obstruction, reversed HE
engine and threw on the air brake. A. the
train entered the wreck the sides we're torn
out Of three coaches. Although tie engine
was dismantled, brave Engineer Burns
emerged from the debris alive, but covered
with sears and bruises Men embraced the
brave engineer hyNcrically, realizing that bis
heroisn had saved the train.
But one passenger was seriously Injured,
and that was Mrs. Mary Kane, Of Denniston
Ohio, who vas in the smoker. Her injuries
ere internal and several ribs are broken. She
was placed In the llamot Hospital at Erie.
Joseph Meyers, Of Cleveland, was badly hurt
about the head. Little Lizzie lieitner, daugh-
ter Of David Heitner, o. Chicago, had her
shoulder disloeated, and News Agent John
Quinn, Of Buffalo. had his arm hurt a nam
Der u others we're slightly Injured. Strange
20 say, not car 10 the train leit the track, and
Judge 5. :. Burke, president Of the Toledo &
Ohio Central Railroad, who was On the train,
pronounced It the most wonderful escape
upon record. After the people got quoted,
&. NJ. Splitter, a Boston banker, beaded a list,
and over four hundred dollars we're presented
10 Engineer Burns by the passengers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25

The cablegram from London stating
that 100 persons had been poisoned by
tea, and several fatally, furnished topic
of conversation to many tea drinkers in
this city. Several of the leading tea i'm
porters were interviewed on the subject
bya Chronicle reporter.
"How can a person be poisoned by
drinking tea2" was the first question
asked.
"With absolutely pure tea and clean
teapot, said prominent dealer, "one
cannot be poisoned. The danger must
come from some chemical impurity in the
tea or the pot. The Prussian blue used
to color dark green teas is known chemi-
cally as cyanide of iron, and taken in
sufficient quantities is deadly poison.
Most teapots are not made of block tin,
but of sheet iron coated with tin. Every
housekeeper knows that if strong tea
stands any length of time the interior of
the pot becomes deep yellow. This is
caused by the coloring matter of the tea
or fannie acid acting chemically on the
iron body of the pot. If the housekeeper
had a quantity of low grade tea colored
with Prussian blue, and having boiled
the tea and allowed it to stand in such
pot, chemical reaction would take place,
in which the Pfussian blue, the fannie
acid and the iron of the pot would be
combined, resulting in the formation of
a poisonous sort Of iron.
'Small quantities of this substance
would not cause death, but if the tea
were highly colored and of cheap quality
and the infusion had been allowed to
stand long time, it would form po-
ton very sickening and fatal to some
constitutions. To prevent poisoning many
tea drinkers have taken to the use of IN
colored teas, but the fact remains that a
large proportion of low-priced teas sold
as uncolored are really as much colored
as ever. With damp teas the lead lining
of the chests produces poisonous salts,
which are absorbed by the tea. So in
furious have these brands of tea some
times proved that the Russian and Ger
man Governments prohibit the importa-
ton of teas in lead lined boxes. Many
of the most advanced tea dealers are
seeking to avoid the use of chests lined
with lead. Some of the San Francisco
dealers have invented tea chests in which
lead is not used San Francisco Ohron-
icle.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25
How Large Plates of Glass are Broken.

"You would be surprised" says a
plate glass insurance agent, ''if you
knew how some large plates of glass are
broken. Sometimes PEBBLE is caught
under street car wheel in such way as
to be shot against them with sufficient
force to puncture hole like rife ball
would. A few years ago a pebble was
thus punched under the wheel of street
car and shot out, breaking glass worth
S75. Another time man was trying to
wreck his vengeance on saloonist. He
took a brick and hurled it at the win
dow. but it did not break it. Some Of
the brick adhered to the glass. He then
took up heavy boulder and this time
succeeded. - Times Democrat.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
wife sBd Perhaps child Poisoned and
the Man shoots HimsslL

wife and Perhaps Child Poisoned and
the Man shoots Himself
The residents Of Perth Amb9y New Jer-
sey, are horriGed over double suicide and
supposed murder which occurred there.
For some time past Gader showGash and
his wife lived most unhappily together, quar-
rels being frequent between them on account
Of the husband charging the wife with inGdel.
ity. The accusation seems 70 have been Ut
terly groundIess, and Mrz sboWdash re-
preached his wife sith her infdeliiy, and the
quarrel that followed betwsen them was more
than usually bitter.
After showdash len his home to 20 to work
his wife soaked the heads Of quantity "
matches Ia rAier aud swallowed the poison
Gus lquid. Her means attracted the atten-
ton Of the ncighD0fs, and neaIeai assistance
was speedily summoned but all effort 10 save
the WOman's life was unavaiiing, and she died
in great agony v hen Saowdash reached his
home us wife vas dead. stricken with re-
n rise at the awful result Of their quarrel, he
procured a res0iyer and hotaud Killed him
self
During the excitement produced BY the
tragedy the young babe Of the couple was for
gotten. but when the people IN the house had
recovered from their brst terror the child vas
sought for. To their hjrfor il also WAs found
to Be dead, and, although IL - not yet known
pos.tiyeiy, il Is supposed that The ~ ither be-
fore she killed herself administered some Of
the poison 70 her babe.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Question and answer is clever thing,
and so it is reckoned.
Contradiction animates conversation;
that is why courts are generally monoto-
nous.
To one person trust thyself, not to
second, the world knows what is known
to three.
Many persons criticise in order not to
seem ignorant; they do not know that
indulgence is a mark of the highest in
telligence.
A foolish man thinks he knows every
thing while he needs not the knowledge;
but he knows not how to make answer
when he is questioned.
Long is the journey to a deceitful
friend though he dwell near thee; but
direct lies the path to friend faithful
though he dwelleth far off.
A foolish man lies awake the night
through and resolves on many things:
thus he is weary when the day cometh
and the old care remaineth.
If thou hast friend whom thou canst
confide in and wouldst have JOY of his
friendship, then mingle thy thoughts
with his, give gifts freely and often be
with him.
We must look downward as well as up
ward in human life. Though many have
passed you in the race, there are many
you have left behind. Better dinner
of herbs and pure conscience, than the
stalled OK and infamy.
When you make mistake don't look
back at it long. Take the reason of the
thing into your own mind and then look
forward Mistakes are lessons of wis
dom. The past cannot be changed. The
future is yet in your power.
Watch thy tongue, out of it are the
issues of life. Speak not till thy thought
has silently matured ITSELF Speech is
human; silence is divine. No idlest
word thou speakest but is a seed cast into
time and grows through all eternity.
One person may not succeed in dis
polling all the miasms of the earth, but
if he can only cleanse one little corner of
it, if he can but send through the murky
air one cool, bracing, healthy gale, he
will do much better than to sit under his
vine, appalled, by the greatness of the
evil.
The world is upheld by the veracity of
good men; they make the earth whole
some. We call our children and our
lands by their names. Their names are
wrought into the verbs of language, their
works and effigies are in our houses, and
every circumstance Of the day recalls an
anecdote of them.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25
The Extension of HeIiography.

A striking proof of what can be done
with we'll managed Photograph line is
afforded by the operations that have been
carried on during the past summer over
the line from Fort Stanton in Mexico to
WhippIe Barracks in Arizona. The line
is 1000 miles long, and connects twenty
five stations, some of which are forty five
miles from each other. 1t is now con
clusiyely proved that the signals from /
four-inch mirror can be distinctly res
at distance of ninety-six miles. - Con
xaerciaI Adrertiser.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25
A MAYOR SENT TO JAIL.
The Executive of Long Hand CITY sem
fenced 10 Five Days imprisonment.


fenced 20 Five Days' imprisonment.
Mayor Patrick J. Gleason, of Long Island
City, l.. l., is in a culprit's cell. in the Queens
County Jail One week ago he was tried and
convicted before Justice Cullen, of the su.
preme Court in Long Island City, for assault.
ing George R Crowley, reporter Sentence
was deferred.
Lawyer Downing moved for new trial
and aiterward for an arrest of Judgment Both
were denied. As last appeal the prisoners
council asked that light fine be imposed
Justice Cullen was visibly affected as he said:
"The court believes that in this ease it is not
proper to unnecessarily disgrace person who
has been honored by high public office, as this
defendant had certainiy been, but on the
0 hcr hand there is not person in this com
munity. however great his station who is
above the reach Of law; aud / will say there
are certain otienses which, when committed
by those in power, are much worse and more
aggravated than those committed by private
persons. ] shall not disgrace you, as | said
before, by sending you to the penitentiary.
shall not deprive you of your liberty long
but just long enough for you to reflect and
carry out the intent Of the law. The sentence
of the court is that you be imprisoned e. We
days in the county jail and that you pay
fine Of $50"
The Mayor was assigned to the same cell
occupied by ex Mayor DebevOise, whom he
frequently boosted that he had sent TO Jail
DebeyJis spent three years in il. He was
hecHsed Of Incorporating the city's funds.
Mayor Gleason was president Of the Board Of
Aldermen at the time
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25
BEAR AND FOR BEAR.
Be careful, ye whose welded hearts

Be careful. ye whose welded hearts
Are lovingly united;
Be heedful, lest an enemy
- Steal on you unlimited!
A little, willy, serpent form,
With graceful, Turing poses;
Or, coming in different guise,
A thorn among the rosesl
Be careful, ye whose marriage-bells
Now merrily are ringing;
Be heedful of the bitter word,
The answer keen and singing
The shart retort, the angry eye
It's vivid lightning flashing;
The rock on which so many hopes
Are daily, hourly dashing!
''Bear and forbear"-the only way
To tread life's paths together.
Then come, and welcome, shining sun,
Or come, dark cloudy weather:
Two welded hearts conjoined in one
That cannot live asunderl
Have put loves golden armor on
Oh, world, look on and wonder!
Mrs. N. 4. Kidder.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25
Sparrow Slaughter.

lobe Lobe, township clerk, has paid
out S121.50 to the boys this summer for
cadavers of the English sparrow and our
foreign friends seem even more numer-
Gus than ever. The law authorizes him
to pay a bounty of twenty cents per
dozen for all of these birds killed, and
the price paid would indicate that the
small boy has been on the warpath to
the extent of 1890 Britishers. Tobe says
that an English sparrow will decay inside
of two hours after being killed and that
some of the overripe lots brought to him
have almost made him throw up his po-
sition.-Lima (0Rio) Gazette.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25
TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION.

Mans Head Blown From His should
ers, and Hurled FIty Yards.
\ telegram from McNairy county, Tenn,
gives particulars of horrible accident there,
in which FIVE men were killed The boiler of
m engine exploded, and John Whites head
WAS blown from his shoulders and hurled
nifty yards away. The body of the owner of
the mill. II. E. Trimbull. was torn into shreds.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25
A FATAL BAPTISM.
Religious Cranks la Michigan XIII /,
1914 -. =. ia ILL., ~

Religious CrBnks la Michigan XIII an
Invalid by Cold Water DOueh~.
Last summer William Fiilinger and his
wife. who live three miles from Perry, Mich,
attended a series Of reyiyals and became
religion mad in mild way. With them lived
Filiinger's mother, who has long been physi-
eally trail.
II worried Fillinger and his wife that the
eder woman was unbaptized and they de-
eided that the necessary religious rites should
be performed, although the poor woman was
confined 70 her bed, unable even TO rise.
Bringing water 10 her room, they began the
ceremony By dsshiag water in her face, and
continued it until, from shock and exhaustion,
their vieiim died. Filiinger and his wife
were arrested and taken 70 jail.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25
MARKETS.

-Flour-City Mills, extra. s.. 10
@$5.25. Wheat-SoHiheTn Fultz, l0l3MfG2
Corn-Southern White 54fd SIC, yellow,
57ld5Se. Oats-Southern and Pennsylvania
424d 43c. Rye Maryland and Pennsylvania
"A @76e. Hay-Jaryland and Pennsylvania
10O90S11.00 Straw - Wheat, 7.O01a.S7 30.
Butter-Eastern Creamery, "a &c., nearby
receipts 136l4c. Cheese Eastern Fancy
Cream, 10Gallc, Western, sfa9lc Eggs-25Gt
2lc. Tobacco Leaf-Inieri0r. 1dsl.50 Good
Common. 4f1S5D0 Middling, e(ass00, Good
to fine red, gfGSll.0o. Fancy l2las13y00.
NEW YORK Flour - Southern Good TO
choice extra, 4.J0(gs.5.1J. Wheat No. White
L000 1y904c. Rye-State 5sfg60c. Corn-Sonth-
ern yellow. 5]Am ole. Oais-White. state
456d59c. Butter State, izfgl9c Cheese
State. 6rd8ic Eggs Ella re
PHILADELPHIA - Flour Pennsylvania
fancy, 4.5U0g. $50 Wheat Pennsylvania and
Southern Red. 10 G1iwic. Rye Pensylva-
mia, 56fg57c- Corn-Soufhern yellow, 5279
534e. Oafs-4i(a4jc Butfer-State, 23l1 2ec.
Cheese New York Factory, i0fgl04c. Eggs
State 22Grs 2zie
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25
CAmLE

BALTIMoER-Beef -s.251 IS. Sheep
3.5OfaS 500 HOgs-4-5 s(a.s4.7e.
NEW YORR-3eef - lgS7.00. Sheep
4.DifaSs-35. iIogs- i.2l01si.g0.
EAST LIBEgTY Beef-i. aOf9$470. Sheep
5000 1920 Hogs-4.70lgs4.Sj
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25

Excursion Bills and Circulars, from SIPS
thousand up. Large Posters, from 81 a set
up. Bill Heads, Letter Heads, Cards, En-
velopes, Programs, &c, from $1.50 for 500 up
ADyERTIsING-Legal Notices, Sales, &c.
from 81 to 81, according to time and space.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25

THE BEST COUNTY PAPER
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-10-25
A FARMER KILLED BY ROBBERS

earn nom so % $40 per week and uI7I0Tds Ad1fets
StinsOn a. Co.. lSOx 81 = Portland, Maine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09
WHO IS RIGHT

The Wichita EAGLE thinks the Republi-
cans declaration that kansas has never
repudiated protection" is a gross Islander
/ in view of the resolutions of various con-
ventiOns favoring lower duties. Unfor-
! tunately for the EAGLE the same issue in
which the criticism appears gives tele-
| graphic account of the Republican state
| convention. in which protection is strong
| ly endorsed and not word appears favor
! ing a reduction of duties. As this is an
''r'' month, we don't know but we ought
to claim the oysters on that.-Emporia Re
publican.
Well, let's see about this. You quoted
the EAGLE correctly, and the EAGLE in
sists upon the correctness of its state
ment. Take the state conventions plat
form, to which the Republican refers so
confidently as refuting what. the EAGLE
said, and what do we find? Let it speak
for itself: 1--WE are in favor of the prin-
''ciple Of protection as expounded by the
''great leader of Republican thought and
"policy, the Hon. James G. Blaine.
1.-The commercial and industrial inter-
tests of the country demand tariff
"whose maximum will not retard the
growth of foreign trade or unnaturally
stimulate prices at home, and whose
minimum will afford ample pro-
election to every legitimate industry"
To our mind this Is as clear
and emphatic declaration in favor of
tariff reform-for which the party has
pledged itself in every national conven-
ton for years-as language can make it.
If the esteemed Republicans understand
ing prevents it from SO interpreting the
language quoted (taken from the Kansas
State Republican PLATFORM we are sorry
for it, but that does not sustain the Re-
publican's imputation against the EAGLE
implied in the paragraph taken from the
cotemporary's columns.
We repeat, and challenge the Republi- !
can to show to the contrary, that the SEN
timent of the Republican party at this
time, as expressed by the party's recog- !
nized leader, Mr. Blaine, and endorsed |
by both Kansas senators, and also voiced |
by every Republican convention, county, !
district and state, that has been held this (
year, is decidedly in favor of tariff re-
form. The Republican will pardon the |
EAGLE for the observation that it has a |
high regard for its courage, but thinks
its judgment-well, a little off.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09

OF all the southern states Virginia has
shown the greatest proportion of in
crease of population TO the square mile
since 1880.
After the "Old Dominion" state come
Alabama, South Carolina. Tennessee.
Mississippi. Georgia. North Carolina
West Virginia. Arkansas, Florida, Lou
iSiana, and last of all comes Texas. the
Lone Star state.
From the above Ultimate Maryland has
been excluded. In Maryland the increase
Is greater than in any other southern
state. In fact Maryland stands seventh
in density of population among all the
states of the Union.
1t Is popular fallacy to assume that
the Old World is 50 much more thickly
settled than the New.
Oregon and Brazil have the same dens-
ity; Nebraska and Russia have the same
square-mile population.
Minnesota and Norway are the same:
Wisconsin and Turkey are alike: Della
ware and Spain have each eightv-five
people 10 the mile. and MARYLAND is more
thickly settled than China
New York is up TO Portugal in the
density of its population.
Connecticut Is almost as heavily popu
lated as Austro-Hungarv.
New Jersey has only .OS people 2 square
mile less than France
Massachusetts, Is thicker settled than
Italy, and has thirtv-two inhabitants
more 10 the mile than Germany.
Rhode Island has twelve persons more
10 the square mile than Great Britain and
ireland, and nearly rs much as '.teeming
India
The Netherlands with 3i2. and Bel
gilIm with 4Sl inhabitants to the mile.
are the only countries more thickly popu-
lated than Rhode Island, The United
States lacks only two people to the mile
of having as much as siam.
II Texas had TennesSee's density. il
would have a Population Of ] l 80. 200.
II II had Pennsylvania il would have
81. $4,000. and II IL had Rhode Islands.
its population would b 9.O00. COL.
IL the United States had the density OF
Rhode Island, lis population would be
! .0cs, 0o0, co.