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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-22
A Modern Convenience.

A Kansas City man was sitting in a
store in a country town not long since
when the telephone bell gave pro-
longed alarm. The proprietor answered
while all others stood respectfully
aside. No one else assumes the honor
of answering the phone when the pre-.
prietor is in.
A series of 'Halio j." a few "What do
you says?" and an oath or two fol-
lowed, when the disguised proprietor
threw down the earpiece and walked
straight upstairs and climbed out on
the roof of the house.
Hey over there; say, Bob, was it you
called me up? What do you want?"
Bob" stuck his head out of second
story window two streets away and in a
rather high-pitched voice told what he
wished to mmunicate.-Kansas City
Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-22
IMPROVED HIS PROPERTY.
He Had Little Scheme That Worked to
Perfection.


He Had a Little Scheme That Worked to
Perfection.
He was leading horse down the road
when man stopped him.
Hello, Brown" he said, ''been buy
ing another horse, eh?"
Yes" looking over his purchase.
"What do yon think of him?"
Pretty good-looking horse. Going
to sell your other?"
20, no; this isn't for me. It's a
PRESENT."
"a present?''
Eyes, you see it's this way When I
I brought my horse down here the
streets were dark as pitch. Couldn't
get the town to light 'em. Tried every
way knew how. l said to my friend
Smith, one day:
"'See here, Smith, you've got electric
lights strung all along your street
YES said Smith.
"'And the finest board sidewalk in
the town.
Yes said Smith.
"'And the road is as smooth as a bill
lard table.
Yes
"'Well, how in the world do you do
it?'
"'You see,' said Smith, 'one of the
councilmen lives just beyond me. Now
do you understands
4 got chance to buy the house be-
low mine. Then l went around to my
councilman.
Jones' said, that house you are
living in costs you too much money.
I'll rent you my new one for twenty
dollars month. It's worth fifty dol
lars, if it's worth cent
$50 Jones rented my house. Inside
of six weeks we had electric lights in
our street. Do you see that they only
go block past the councilman house?'
81 begin to see."
1.-THE next spring we got fine new
sidewalk. The authorities began to
take an interest in my part of the town,
you see"
Glow about the horse, thought"
'Well. I'm coming to that. This is
an awful bad road, isn't it? My friend,
the councilman, doesn't own horse.
He's too mean to buy one. I'm going
to him and say: Jones, here's one of
the finest horses I ever bought, but |
can't afford to keep him. Wouldn't you
like to take care of him for me? Take
him and use him just as if you owned
him.
$50 guess you'll find that we have a
fine road down this way pretty soon.
After that shall engage a plumber to
put water pipes all through Jones'
house. Then the city will extend its
water mains down my way. After that
I guess I'll have gas-fXtures put in his
house. / haven't made up my mind
what I'll do next. Pretty good-looking
horse, isn't he? Trots beautifully on a
smooth road. Wait till you see Jones
spinning along behind him. Imay have
to buy him buggy. but I'm sure to get
that road. N. Y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-22

There IS a gentle
Dyspepsia. man at Malden-on-
the Hudson, N. Y,
named Captain A. G. Pareis, who
has written US a letter in which it
is evident that he has made up his
mind concerning some things, and
this is what he says:
II have used your preparation
called August Flower in my family
for seven or eight years. 1t is con-
stantly in my house, and we consider
it the best remedy for Indigestion.
and Constipation wa
Indigestion. have ever used or
known. My wife is
troubled with Dyspepsia, and at
times suffers very much after eating.
The August Flower, however, re-
lieves the difficulty. My wife fire.
quently says to me when I am going
to town, We are out
Constipation of August Flower,
and I think you had
better get another bottle am also
troubledwith Indigestion, andwh
ever I am, take one or two tea
spoonfu1s before eating, for day or
two, and all trouble is removed" q
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-22
august
Flower

There is a gentle
Dyspepsia. man at Malden-on-
the Hudson. N V
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-21

of Shilo, April7th, 1862, he received d
wound in his left shoulder which par
TALLY disabled his arm and shoulder.
He was son recruiting service for a
short time, but received his final dis
charge in 1862 and resumed school
teaching until he had saved enough
money to attend the Ohio State Law
School at Cleveland, where he gradua-
ted in 1861 He was admitted to
practice and after another term at
scheel teaching he located for the prac-
tice of his profession atgseIoorefield,
Hardy county, w. Va. In February,
1867, Mr.. Fhckremoved. to Pendleton
county, and year later was elected
to the Legislature from there, andagain
in 1862 At the session Of 1870 he
offered the Flick amendment, which
was adopted. In 1870 he was defeat
ed for the State Senate by Hon. H. G.
Davis. For several terms he. served
as prosecuting attorney of Pendleton
county and until he resigned in 1879.
He was also in 1871 and 1872 prosecu-.
ting attorney of Grant county. In
1874 Mr.. Flick moved to Martinsburg
and became a junior member of the
firm Of Blackburn, Lamon & Flick.
Soon after locating here he was the
Republican candidate for Judge Of the
Supreme Court Of Appeals but was
defeated by Okey johnson, although
he polled mWe votes than his other
colleagues on the ticket. In 1880 he
was elected Prosecuting Attorney of
Berkeley county by 329 majority over
r. p, H. Staub, the Democratic nomi-
nee. George Feidt, the present Dis.
trict Attorney, also ran as an INDIE
pendent Republican candidate. In.
1882 Mr.. Flick was appointed United
States District Attorney, and served
out his term of four years. 1t was
during this. period that he became
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-21
BACK FROM THE DEAD.
A Hunter and TFapper Supposed to
Have Been Murdered So Years Ago
Is Alive.

HOLLAND, MIcH., Oct. FL" Hand
somen Smuggler, hunter and trapper,
who disappeared suddenlyin 1880, and
for whose supposed murder Chester
Wood, young chopper, was lynched,
reappeared here Saturday.
He is over ninety years old, and for
fifty years has been living on the old
farm near Boston, Mass, which he left
when a boy on account Of family
quarrel. The settlement of the trouble
by his brothers death led him to sud-
denly return to civilization.
The old man wept when he learned
Of Woods fate. Woods sweetheart
went mad over his lynching and his
father is said to have starved to death.
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terror to the criminals that at that
time infested different sections 81 the
State. Hesueceeded inconyicting Hon.
Thomas W. Manion and his gang of
seventeen, Is shrewd counterfeiters is
ever operated il the United States.
The amusing feature ~ this conviction
was that the leader, Manion, formerly
served IN the Legislature with Mr..
Flick. To him was also given the
credit Of breaking up and sentencing
TO the penitentiary the desperate gang
Of RED Men, that had terrorized Bar
bour Co. for years. AS District Attor-
torney he also probed to the bottom
the Sciota@Lomas disaster ON the Ohio
River, in which 81 lives were sacrificed.
The first-trial lasted 80 days and re-
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-21

In THE WoRLD's portrait gallery
to-day viii be found the familiar face
Of the Postmaster Of Martinsburg,
i leading member Of the bar and one
If our oldest and most estimable citi-
zens. He was born III Bedford, Ohio.
pa the 9th Of February, ls4l, and r.
ceived his early school training ID the
public schools 81 Cuyahoga county.
He taught school for a short period
and then went to Hiram College, where
he graduated. When the rebellion
broke out he was teaching, but could
not resist the temptation to serve his
country; and in 1861 enlisted in the
41st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, General
Hazen's, OK otherwise known as 'Old
Probabilities regiment. In the battle
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WHISPERS OF THE WIRH. :
Condensed kilograms From All Sections
OF The Globe.

Condensed. kilograms From All Sections
OF The Globe.
Commander McCurley, of the U. S.
S. Alliance. reported to the Navy De-
parment that he picked up eight ship
wrecked and starving Cinnamon on a
raft in the Yellow Sea.
Thirty Italian families were driven
by the police from big New York
tenement, rear of 81 Crosby Street, and
were compelled to build bonfres and
camp in the street. The building was
in danger of collapsing.
Mrs. Parnell continues in a very
weak and precarious condition at
Brighton. Drugs have to be admins
ed in order that she may secure little
sleep, and she is unable to partake of
solid food.
At the morning session of the Pres
byterian Synod in Scranton, an ami
mated discussion was INDUCED in, re-
garding the propriety Of Congress APP
propriating money to Roman Catholic
schools.
Mr.. William Redmond had been Sc
lected as the Parnellite candidate for
the Parliamentary seat for Cork, made
vacant by the death of Mr.. Parnell.
1t is said that the Sultan has signi-
fed to Russia his disapproval of the
proposed passage of a ship-of-war car
rying the Russian Grand Duke George
through the Dardanelles, and that the
Porte is preparing to fortify entrance
to the Bosphorus from the Black sea.
William Warnock, assistant post
master at ,Kanawha Station, w Va,
has been arrested, charged with open
ing letters and stealing money. A de-
coy letter containing five marked one
dollar silver certificates was found on
his person. A large number of letters
are missing, and are supposed to have
been stolen by Warnock.
Mr.. Thomas G. McDonough, of the
steamer Despatch, which was wrecked
a week ago, has reached his home in
Richmond. The only thing he saved
from the wreck was his pet Maltese
eat.
81 4 snake with two fully developed
aheads and ten feet long was killed by
julius Bowman and Henry Bheins of
Fullerton, Lehigh county, Pa, on Sum
day.
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rRIsn NATIONAL LnAoun.
John Redmoad seeking For Parneii's
Place.


LONDON, October 21.--John Red
mond, member Of Parliament for
North Wexford, has resigned his seat
for that constituency, in order to stand
for Cork city, to ill the vacancy occa-
stoned by the death Of Mr.. Parnell.
Mcssrs. Pierce Mahoney, Edward and
Timothy Harrington, Kelly and other
followers of the late Mr.. Parnell will
open the canvass at Cork tomorrow.
At meeting Of the National League
to-day Mr.. John Redmond, member Of
Parliament for North Wexford, presid-
ing, the members present repudiated
the suggested reconciliation with the
McCarthyitcs.
Mr.. Michael Davitt has been selected
as the anti-Parnelite candidate for the
seat in Parliament for North Kilkenny,
left vacant by the death Of Sir John
Pope Hennessy. II Mr.. Davitt refuses
to stand, a local candidate win Be
chosen.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-21

suited in the jury disagreeing. A
second trial extended over the same
period and terminated in the convic-
ton of Pilot Keller. In 1884 Mr..
Flick was again candidate for Judge
of the Supreme Court of Appeals but
was defeated by Hon. A. c. Snyder,
his Democratic opponent. In this
contest he polledN the largest vote re-
ceived by any Republican candidate
on the ticket. I'M 1886 he was
forced to accept the Republican nomi-
nation for Congress from This District,
but was defeated by Hon. w L. Viii
son by 80 majority. At the previous
election Mr.. Wilson had majority of
1929 over Mr.. Reynolds, his opponent.
In 1888 although not recovered from q
serious illness and against his wishes
he was again nominated for Congress
and again defeated by w. L. Wilson.
In February, 1890, Mr.. Flick was APP
pointed postmaster of Martinsbarg by
President Harrison, and he still writes
P. NJ. after his name. Mr.. Flick has
large AID profitable legal business
and enjoys the utmost respect and es-
TEEN Of the community in which he re-
sides,@ In Grand Army and Masonic
circlfs Mr.. Flick is known all over the
State. He was Department com
mander Of West Virginia from 1880 to
1884, and also commander IF the local
post. He has held almost every exalt-
ed Office within the gift of the Ma
sonic Fraternity, including the follow
ing: Worshipful Master Of PendTeton
Lodge A. F. & A. NJ, Master and or
ganizer Of Robert White Lodge, Of
Martinsburg, Eminent Commander Of
Palestine Commandery Knights Tenn
plar, Grand High Priest Of the State
Of West Virginia, Grand Master A. f.
q A. M, West Virginia, and Grand
Commander of Knights Templar Of
West Virginia.
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THE EDAM IN A GALE.
When Last Seen She Was Running Before
the Wind With No Propeller.
Tcncoiof ~, rs.,v vv<,.,,.

NEW York, October 21.-No news
came in from the sea to-day Of the
Observation-Disclosures steamship
Edam, which was spoken ON Thursday
last about thousand miles west Of
the Irish coast, driving before great
gale with her propeller gone. Agent
Vandentoom, Of the steamship com
pany, said that he believed the Edam
would get into some English port,
probably Plymouth, under sail. She
has sixty cabin and $40 Storage pas
sengers.
If her5provisions should get low her
passengers may subsist for several
months, if necessary, on the, eatables
in her cargo, which consists Of general
merchandise valued at about $500, 900.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-21
kInK coMrrox.s nrSErIr.

The ball given at the Race Street
Opera House last night, for the benefit
Of Mr. Kirk Compton, was a social
and financial success, There was u
large and orderly attendance, and
dancing was kept up until the wee
small hours Of the morning. The music
was excellent, Is was also the supper,
which was served upon The stage about
midnight. MI. Compton win realize
4 handsome amount from thu affair,
which was very satisfactorily conducted
from beginning u end.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-21
A PATRIOTIC PLAN
GRAND ARMY MEN ORGANIZE TO
STOP FRAUDULENT
PENSIONS.
THEY ARE BFCoMING SICK or THE
WAY PENSIONS ARE GIVEN 70
MEN VINO SAW LITTLEoR
NO SERVICE.

Especial to THE Womb
PROVIDENCE, October 20.-Quite a
surprise is in store for some Of the
Rhode Island veterans of doubtful
physical disability who have applied
for and received pensions, as well as
for those who are about to seek for a
share of Uncle Sans money. A new
organization is to be formed, the pri-
mary object of which is to put stop to
fraudulent and questionable pensions
and to expose those that have already
been granted. The promoters of the
new order win style themselves the
"0ld Guard Eligibility TO member
ship in the Old Guard will consist, first,
Of membership in good standing in the
Grand Army Of the Republic, and sec
ondly, of not less than thirty months
actual service either in the army or
navy. =
The men who propose to organize
under the title of the Old Guard are all
prominently identified with the Grand
Army and some are high officials in
the Grand Encampment Of the State.
All are Republicans.
The respectable and self-respecting
members of the Grand Army have be-
come heartily sick of the way pensions
are being applied for by men who saw
little or no service, never received a
bullet wound, and who, after quarter
of a century, have discovered that they
are suffering from chronic diarrhea re
sulting from exposure when on duty.
1t has come to the knowledge Of these
men that there is pension mill in this
city where these pensions are being
ground out. They also have knowl-
edge that papers have been forwarded
to Washington From this State for pen
sions that are not straight.
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n sew socIAL CLUE.

At meeting held on Monday night
the organization Of the Strinesville So
cial Club was effected by the election
Of Mr.. Fred II. Baker as President
and Secretary; Mr.. Charles Jacques,
Treasurer, and Mr.. Hollis Baker, Ser
geant-at-Arms. The club proposes
holding weekly meetings on Thursday
evenings of each week, in Mr.. W. +.
Williams building
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-21
SCARED TO DEATH.
Had sixteen wounds and u Broken Back
Bnta Doctor says He Died Of Fright.
Especial to TnE wonLDl

Bnta Doctor says He Died Of Fright.
Especial TO Tm wonLDl
OMAHA, October 81. George Smith,
who is generally supposed to have
been strangled by q mob, died from
fright. At least that is what the
Assistant Coroner, DR.. Allison, de-
clared under oath to-day, and on the
strength Of it County Attorney Mahony
asked for continuance Of preliminary
examination Of the alleged lynchers 50
that he could amend the information
to suit this phase Of the situation.
The Court granted the request and
continued the case until Friday.
DR.. Allison made the post-mortem
examination of Smiths body, and,
while there were sixteen wounds and
bruises on the head, and his back was
broken in three places, the doctor tes-
titled that the contracted condition Of
the heart andthe appearance indicated
that death, resulted from some great
mental emotion, and he was satisfied
that Smith died of fright.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-21
LOGAN STATUE IN WASHINGTON.
over $4,000, Available with which TO
Pay For 1t.
$3.50. y. lir,. I. 49,.
Especial to TIln woaLDl

Especial 70 THE WoHLDJ
Washington, October 1.-The Lo-
gan National Monument Commission,
consisting Of Secretary Proctor, Gen.
Alger, Gen. Raum, Gen. Burdette, Gen.
Casey, and Capt. Lemon, had a con-
ference at the War Department to-day
and made preliminary arrangements
for securing designs Of suitable
statue.
Gen. Alger and Mrs Logan were ap
pointed a committee to visit the artist
st. Gaudens in New York and obtain
his views on the subject. 1t was report
ed that s65, 900 il available for the
statue. Thisincludes $50, OOOappropria-
ted by Congress, and is regarded assault
cient for the purpose. Iowa circle has
been selected as the site for the statue.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-21
THE GRAND LoDGE or ". VA.

On the 10th Of November the Grand
Lodge "A. +. & a. NJ, Of the state Of
West Virginia will meet in Martins
burg and II is anticipated that there
will be a very large attendance. On
the evening Of Nov. llth, a grand
banquet viii be given the visiting
masons by the local lodge and covers
will be spread for 300. The committee
propose making it swell affair.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-21
MonnEp a nALLooNIsr.
An English Crowd Torn and Bruised W
His Grapnel.

Especial 70 The W0NLp,l
LONDON, Oct. 21.--A balloonist was
mobbed and his balloon was torn into
shreds by an angry mob at Maiden,
Saturday. The ascent was made from
the naval exhibition, and the balloon
alighted in Maiden. A large crowd
had gathered about il, when the bal
loon suddenly rose, owing to an at
tempt Of the aecronant TO change his
anchorage. The grapnel went tearing
through the crowd, injuring many and
causing a panic. It caught a lad and
lifted him fifty feet into the air. He
dropped to the earth and was picked
up senseless. Other persons had their
flesh torn by the grapnel.
When the aecronant succeeded in Of
fecting a landing he was mobbed by
the enraged crowd, and with difficulty
made his escape.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-21
CLAY BIRDS SUFFER.
An EXCITING SHOOTING TOURNAMENT
At lSWOOD PARK
YESTERDAY.
CONTESTANTS PRESENT FROM WIN.
CHESTER. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. HA-
. OERsTowN AND OTHER PLACES
Liberal PRIzEs OFFERED.

CHESTER. sHEPHERDSTOWN, HA
Il GERsTowN AND OTHER PLACES
LIBERAL PRIZES OFFERED.
The best attended and most exciting
shooting tournament that has ever
been held in Berkeley County took
place at lnwood Park yesterday. There
were contestants present from Hagers-
town, Winchester, Shepherdstown and
various other places. Very liberal
prizes were offered in all the contests.
Shooting began at 10 o'clock, and
G. r. Sperrow was selected as referee,
and Maybery Mckee, Of jefferson
County and A., w. Hitler, Of Winches-
ter, judges. The first event for the
silver cup was very exciting. ]. ri.
Haddox and Louis Miller, Of Winches-
ter, making a tie Of each out Of ten
birds. On the shoot off, Miller carried
away the prize.
The second, third and fourth events
were all exciting ones at 10 single birds
each. H. w. Mcvicar secured the I'd
with 8 birds, g. M. Haddox the Sd with
straight 10 and f. o. Miller tho 4th
also with straight 10 birds. All three
gentlemen were from Winchester
After the fourth event the clubs nd
journed for dinner. The train reach
ing the park at 1920 brought the
Hagerstown club, when the shooting
was resumed. The fifth contest was
for fine manicure set at 3 double
pigeons each. Mr.. g. McClellen, Of
Hagerstown, scattered the feathers on
| 5 out Of the six.
| The most exciting event Of the days
contest was the sixth for the mer-
chants donation prizes. There were
numerous ties for the first, second and
third prizes and there7were number
OF interesting shoot offs. The prizes
were distributed as follows: LIST, G..
M. Haddox I'd, Captain Corde; Sd,
J. r. Smith; 4th, +. O. Miller; 9th,
E. D. Campbell; 9th, X. Gibson It'll,
q. r. Sperow sth, r. Burkhart.
The second event.of the merchants
donation prizes &C ~ singles was even
more interesting than the first, as il
was battle among the giants in which
Hagerstewn, Winchester and Shep-
n herdstown locked horns. The former
scored IL; the latter 10 and Shepherds
town IL. There WAS shoot at 8 birds
between Hagerstown and Shepherds
town, the former coming out victorious
by straights, while the opposite only
obtained 2.
1 The closing contest for the sweep
stake prize was at five singles, and
there were entries from Hagerstown,
Winchester Leetown,, Shepherdstown
and Martinsburg. Hagerstown, Lee.
town and Winchester tied for first
place but asst was too dark 30 continue
the money was divided.
4 All who participated pronounced the
tournament big success, and much
credit is due Messrs. r. G. Burkhart,
L. c. Gerling and Jas. F. Thompson
for the interest they took in it. There
will be another shoot on the boom
J grounds on October 30th, when con,
test has been arranged between gentle
man from Hagerstown and one from
Winchester to shoot at 100 birds foi
800 side. Through the kindness d
Mr.. Jas. F. Thompson, THE WoRLI
was furnished with the scores, but they
wtse too lengthy to publish.
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te. Legal Light sab.ianta and ne.Pes.ea ciI.sn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-01-29
Insanity OF Miilionaires.

The Increased strain put OH mon
ey.making man at the present time,
especially if he is engaged in specula-
ton, is something Tremendous. Time
was that the very rich people were
either those who had inherited good
ly fortune, or those WHO had accumu.
lated wealth by long years of steady
devotion TO business. Then, too, a
millionaire was IL wonder; now. any.
thing short of five to twenty million
puts man out of the category of 1.-THE
rich" Under the present conditions,
every faculty must be constantly un.
der whip and spur, and dangerous
nervineS are often resorted To. No
wonder there are so many cases OF
death from "heart failure among the
mill.onaires. The way to avoid this
Is 10 cease so much making haste to
be rich, TO know when one is COM
fortably well off, and to always select
the luxurious trains of The Burling-
ton when about to make a journey
either for business or pleasure. In
formation about rates and routes to
all points can be obtained from agents
of this or connecting lines, or by writ
ing 10 w. j. G. Kenyon. Gen. Pass.
Agent, c., b. & N. K. R., st. Paul,
MINI.