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Dress Reform.

There is one kind of dress reform that
nobody seems to have thought anything
about, yet it goes to the root Of the
whole matter for both sexes. That is
allowing all members Of the human
family to dress as they please. Nobody
dresses to please himself. It is to please
those who look at him. If he varies
one hairbreadth from the regulation
fashion he is regarded as crank, no
matter how monstrous or uncomfortable
the regulation fashion may be. Observe
when foreigner lands upon our shores
It may be an italian woman with hen
picturesque black braids and bright
handkerchief; it may be mountaineer
with his peaked fur cap, built in another
fashion than ours. II is the same in any
case. Our rude, provincial populace
nudge one another and smoker for all
the world like the rustic who was never
out of sight of the crossroads postoffice.
When the handsome and becoming bi.
cycle suit first came many thought it
was dreadful
People who want to wear comfortable
and convenient clothes do not dare to do
so. 1t is easier to wear just what every
body else does, no matter how insult
able or unhealthful, than to face the in
evitable nudge and sucker. Yet We
call ourselves free people. We are not
a free people. We go about trussed up
and weighted down day by day. There
is no free people in civilization. When
mankind are free and civilized they will
be so accustomed to the costumes of all
nations as to recognize that garment
may be the right thing even when un-
like their own. and also to recognize
that other great truth-that so long As .
person Is clad in clean, whole garments
and decently covered It Is nobody's else
business how he dresses, and he has .
perfect right to exercise his own taste in
the matter without being considered
lunatic.
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rhe Cornmeal Boom ~ Eurono.

AnO OOEmtnOAA AoUOAu hhh EUROPA.
1t was a rare idea Of Minister Phelps
to give dinner in Berlin and have the
food at that dinner composed largely Of
American pork and preparations Of
American cornmeal. The Germans liked
the dinner so well that since then the
Berlin bakers have not been able to sup
ply the demand for cornmeal. IT'S well.
The lack Of any OF the delicious corn
meal preparations to which he Is accus-
toned at home strikes the American
traveller uncomfortably throughout all
parts Of Europe. He has been inclined
to pity the benighted Europeans in con-
sequence. They have larger, sweeter
strawberries and gooseberries than we
have, and in England and France better
mutton, but what do they not miss? No
corn pone, no hoecake baked before
hickory Goals, no cornstarch, no green
corn, and, finally, not even popcorn
balls on the railroads. But now they are
to have chance; now they are to know
part at least Of what makes America
great. Let no European consider him,
self ready to die till he has tasted south
ern cornbread
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When Edwin Arnold is asked which
Of al the countries he has visited he
likes best he frankly answers, Japan,
by all MEANS" There the people do not
get out Of temper. There they are al
ways polite to one another, and never
expectorate In public places. There the
most beautiful chrysanthemum and the
most delicious pears are cultivated An
importation Of Japanese gardeners into
America would mean the vast improving
Of our horticulture and Horticulture.
Travellers who have the opportunity to
visit Japan and do not do so have no ex-
cuse to offer for themselves, in the opin-
ion Of. the famous editor. Englishman
though he is, he would rather live in
Japan than anywhere else. But he has
too much work to do, which is the
trouble with most Of us. 1t may be 70
marked In connection with going to
Japan. ut is the land Of poetry, this
Japan that love" says Sir Edwin.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

First Methodist Episcopal Church, corner
Maple avenue and Burke street Rev. Wm II
Chapman, Pastor; residence, Burke street, ad
joining church.
a. m. and 80 p. m. Prayer service, Wednesday
7:30 y. m.
First Baptist Church. West King street Rev
F. P. Robertson, Pastor residence West Burke
street.
Sunday School $50 a. M Sabbath Services
II a. m. and 7:3O p. M Prayer and Praise meet
ing Wednesday 7:30 D. m.
Reformed Church, Feast Burke street. sun
day School $50 a. IN. Morning service II a. M
Evening service 7.30 p. m. Wednesday evening
service 80 p m.
st. Johns Lutheran Church, corner Queen
and Martin Sts Rev. Chas. s. Trump, pastor
Services Sunday II O'Clock a. M. and 7.30 p. m
Sunday Schol $50 a. m. Prayer service 7.3O
every Wednesday evening. Seats free. visi-
tors welcomed.
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= "||I.| Gaze.
Jack, I hear that t11'fs been csoturod
With matrimonial moose.
Doubtless now 700 feel cnrnctnfed
And old tie VII SOM cut Ioosa.
was almost inundated
AZ Bar Hariof last july.
Il WIS there. think you stated.
You proposed dwell. 70 dld 1.
No doubt you let the others
In the ballroom, for they say
Chaperpns and wntchfuI mothers
At such times are in the way.
Then you stfolled along together
Underneath the starlif sky:
First you talked about the weather
And the season-so did I.
Then your left hand sought 10 take herA
Finding II within your reach.
While you listened 70 the breakers
A. they Numbered on the beach.
After that your hoart grew holder
As you Jaw that none were nigh:
Then you drew her close and told her
That you loved her-so didI.
All the rest Is repetition,
And I'm sure wish you Joy
In the change In your condition
III accept card. old boy
But what makes you look so wilted7
Why that heart deyouring sixli1
You don't mean that you we're jlitedi
That's / good one s0 was i.
L. Il. Lurtiss In Detroit Free PresA
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The Song Of the Horse.
Hurrah for electricity. that saves my tired feet
And wheels, with fleet lubricity. the cars along
the street,
What wonderful completely Of fate and human
brain
Have brought me this felicity of rest from toll
and pain2
Ere long that grim monstrosity. the horse car.
but in song
WIN live, nor animosity provoke in waiting
throng:
No more will domesticity be married by meals
delayed,
For with swift electricity there'll be no car
blockade.
Then whoop for electricity. the era's drawing
nigh
That equine infelicity may heave cosmio
That mans uncurbed ferocity Electra's flank
may goad.
And she, in reciprocity. will yank him DER the
roadl
With all my lungs capacity. I'd neigh my joy
equine,
For verbal perspicacity is hardly In my line
Then give the news publicity, the marvers
come to pass;
Whoop-la for electricity. the horse may go to
grass.
Emilio Pickhardt In Boston Globe
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THE Melancholy Days. I

The editors brow Is wrapped ID gloom;
His leaden eye II fill 81 pain:
And dark forbidden thoughts Of doom
Are preying on his tortured brain.
And drear and woebegope his mien;
His locks that once were like the night
May actually now be seen
Their color changing into white
His shears are deep into the ink,
Deep In the mucilage his pen:
This man Of thought win never think
A sane and lucid thought again.
Poor wrctehl the verses now pour In;
a score q days not half the sum:
And ali invariably begin,
THE melancholy days have come"
Boston Courior.
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IL We se<< way 70 n.se ns.>5.
His history 4, briefly told
Amer several 1.II 81 thought be discov-
cred sure way 70 make money. and, Ike
other men. he Ias IA hurry 70 fryit'
He made haste 10 insert an advertise
ment something like the following In sew
eral country wcekIies:
Sure waytoAkln potato bugs: send twenty
two cent postage stamps 70 X. r. r.. ~. for q
receipt that cannot fail
Then be hired dray 70 bring his mail
from the POSSIBILITIES and had 10000 flhis
receipts printed. Inside of two weeks some
thing like 5000 or 1000 farmers had con
tributed t~enty two cent stamps each for
the printed recipes
Then several hundred OF them bought
clubs and railroad tickets and started out
TO interview the advertiser At his Office
they were informed that he had left to at
tend TO some business in Europe, and he
was not expected back. All he had left
was package OF 5000 or 400 slips Of pa
per, on which were printed the following
Put your bug on a shingle. Then bit
It with another shingie Chicago Trib
une.
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neIoh should Get Sofa.

There is said to be girl ten years old
living near Pittsburg who speaks only a
language of her own invention, although
she reads and writes English. Here is Il
portion Of her vocabulary; Sofa, angry;
phatota, fun; tooky, strong rope; beloh,
papa Now, II beloh should get sofa and
take tooky and havesome phatota warm
ing the reporter who spun the yarn, such
fictions as this would be fewer.-Detroit
Free Press.
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One Umbrella Less.

Mr.. Spinks-Why under heavens did
you give Ellington that cotton umbrellas
He'll never bring 1t back
Mrs. Spinks The only other one in the
rack was silk.
"You should have given him that"
"Humphl II he wouldn't return the
cotton one, why should he return the silk
onei Tell me that, Mr.. Spinks."
1.-THE cotton one was his.n-New York
Weekly
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The Chicago Esoang Journal makes
plea to the press of the United States
to come to the aid of the Worlds Fair.
on the ground that it is not local
institution, but belongs Nto the whole
country. We trust this plea win not
fall on deaf ears 1t is the duty not
only Of the press Of the country, but
every other interest, to do everything
possible to make the Worlds Fair
worthy of the event it celebrates.
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NJ. Hewitt's statement that some Of
the Louisiana Lottery shareholders fig
ure in the Four Hundred i'll. New York
city will be regarded as pr-ismatic, I'M
less the names Of these enormous divi-
Idend receivers are made public The
Anti-Lottei.y party in New Orleans de-
clares that the Louisiana Lottery Com
pany was organized in 1865 'sat the
instigation Of band of gamblers
formed in New York
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Farm products this year will amount
to 800. 100000 more than they did last
year. This is one. kind Of prosperity in
which all the. inhabitants Of the conn
try can rejoice. Free traders, protec-
tionists and reciprocityites can shake
hands on Il.
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II is not likely that the boundary line
between Ohio and Indiana win Be
changed 90 as to give Ohio strip 81
eastern Indiana Ohio is quite big
enough now. especially in her own
mind.
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Bnslness Is Business.

Highwayman-You money or your life.
Lawyer-Here's all have
Highwayman-All right-Now get out.
Lawyer taking him by the buttonhole)
Wait a minute. friend Don't you want
to engage counsel to defend you in case
you should be arrested for this AFFAIR."
Buffalo Express.
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More amusing than even the most
grotesque election bet is a blunder made
by the London Daily News in describ-
ing the fall elections in the United
States. 1t editoriaIly informs its read
ers that the Republican party has ecars
ried the entire state 81 Philadelphia
That tho editor Of one Of the leading pa
PER- III London--a paper which fatters
itself that II Ii particularly we'll up Oh
American affairs could Id guilty 81 Il
blnnder like this Ii almost incredible.
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She Has Discarded Gloves.
She says her hands are never cold.
That gloves she doesn't need to wear,
And yesterday friend she told
Shed never buy another pair.
It's strange to see maiden gay
The fashion thus behind her fling.
But then she's wearing so they say
A diamond engagement ring.
New York Press.
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ATTENTION. NIX. MAYOR.

ATTENTION. MIR. MAYOR.
Since matters have become 50 serious
towards the Street Railway Company,
as it Is claimed they did not fulfill or
comply with the corporation ordinances,
THE WORLD rises to ask what will be
the outcome Of negligence or failure to
enforce corporation ordinances Of equal,
if not greater importance, by the Hon
orable Mayor or corporation officers ,
First, we refer to Chapter 50, Page
81, An ordinance ia relation to hitch
ing horses on the streets. II there is
one person III the community who has
any recollection Of this ordinance ever
being enforced in any possible way, we
would like to know who it is, as they
would certainly be curiosity for our
citizens.
Second, we refer to Chapter 81,
Page So, An ordinance in relation to
obstructing pavements in the corpora
ton Of Martinsburg." 1t might be pos
sible that since this ordinance became
a law, February 6, 1870, that two or
three persons were fined for violating
it, but, however, it's another one neg
lected.
Third, we refer to Chapter SO, Page
"a, An ordinance in relation to chain
gangs.r This is, considerably, very
important ordinance but carried into
effect about as often as Christmas rolls
around. The citizens in the way Of
taxes pay for broken stone to repair
the streets, and also for the boarding
of cnlprits. Yet, no law is as impor-
tant as the Street Railway Ordinance
The many taxpayers deserve no con
sideration whatever in other respects,
according to the present outlook.
Fourth, we refer to Chapter 7, Page
40, Section 81, concerning the laying
Of pavements and curb. 1t is an UNI
disputed fact, and none to the credit
Of the city council, that they have re-
peatedly notified certain citizens to lay
pavements in front Of their properties,
and if not done within a specified time,
they would do it for them. How often
is this law executed How often does
the Council carry into effect its own
official mandates 7 These questions are
not in the position of our town clock
by way of silence, but are echoed back
from the direction of South Queen
Street, between Stephen and John Sts.,
with emphatic tones,s" mud and slop
notes.-the street is better for pedes-
TRANS Y Yet, First Ward Council
man crosses it not less than half
dozen times day. Then next comes
East King Street, and in turn Queen
Street, the main and centre street Of
the city, the principal thoroughfare, in
a worse condition than many of our
back streets. Mr.. Mayor we would
suggest that you give the Street Rail
way Company and some of those rail
road employees who you compel to suf-
fer for the benefit Of barbarous cor
poration, q resi-, and occupy portion
of your time in pel.tsing the above or
dinanees, all contained IN the late and
revised" Laws Of Martinsburg.' Of the
present eeatuiy and the year 1891.
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Concealment Cheanar.

Gus-Going to get new suit of clothes
this winter? Those look pretty shabby.
Harry--No; going to get new ulster in
stead Lowell Citizen.
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Thestwo opposite courses adopted BY
the New York and Allegheny presby-
teries show how the Presbyterians are
divided ON the subject OF revision. While
New York calls for thorough revision,
and especially for omission OF direct
statement in regard to REORGANIZATION
and preterition, the Allegheny presby-
terry assembled at Pittsburg protests es-
pecially against any revision which is
Calculated to weaken the doctrine Of
Gods sovereignty in preterition."
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There Is just one person who win A..
ways tals care Of You. and that = your
SELF
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A Good NeIghborhood.

Foley-Have You nice neighborsi
Patterson Elegant. Why, they spend
the fall and winter in Florida and the
spring and summer in Newport Epoch.
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Encouragement.

Encouragement.
She posed before the camera,
In all her cultured grace;
Each curl was at its curliest.
Each frill was in its place.
She fondly deemed her attitude
A miracle Of ease.
Said the tiend behind the camera,
Now. look intelligent. pleaser'
Boston Post.
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A horseshoe brings good luck to you,
They say. 1t does, of course,
When you are betting and the shoe
Is on the winning horse
New York Press.
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A oniok cnra.

Wagg-It's too bad about that girl thas
jumped of the Washington monument,
isn't iti
Wooden-Why. what did she jump of.
forf
Wagg-Why, you see she was very thin.
Wooden-What had that to do with it,
Wagg-Why, she thought she'd come
down plump.-Boston Courier.
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He calls his girl his little lamb,''
And there the variance lies;
She must be more mature, because
At him She casts sleeps eyes.
New York Herald.
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BUSINESS LOCALS.

DOR SALE, or Exchange for house and lot in
Il Martinsburg, Farm of III acres. house
stable and orchard, miles from Martinsburg /
mile from Inwood, price S2500, See J. H. BIlIS-
TOR N. Raleigh street. 10-21-lm
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august. !.
Flower

I had been troubled five months
with Dyspepsia. The doctors told
me it wasehronic. I had a fullness
after eating and a heavy load in the
pit of my stomach. I suffered fire.
quently from Water Brash of clear
matter. Sometimes deathly Sick
ness at the Stomach would overtake
me. Then again I would have the
terrible pains of Wind Collie: At
such times I would try to belch and
could not. I was working then for
Thomas McHenry, Druggist, Cor.
Irwin and Western Ave, Allegheny
City, Pa, in whose employ l had
been for seven years. Finally used
August Flower, and after using just
one bottle for two weeks, was en-
tirely relieved Of all the trouble. !
can now eat things dared not touch
before. Iwould like to refer you to
Mr.. McHenry, for whom I worked,
who knows all about my condition,
and from whom I bought the medi-
cine. live with my wife and family
at 90 James ST., Allegheny City, Pa
Signed, JOHN D. Cox. g
G. G. GREEN Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, U. 5. A
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A PRACTICAL BUSINESS MOVE.
A Convention Called to Consider the
Status Of the DenverSanta Fe-Al-
buquerque Railroad Fx-
tension.

Agreeable to the suggestion OF the New
MEXICAN, the Albuquerque Commercial
club has taken up the subject OF improv-
ing the railway facilities between Colorado
and New Mexico points, and has formally
announced its willingness to join Denver
and Santa Fe business men in striving to
bring about the extension OF the Denver
& Rio Grande system south via Cerrlllos
and San Pedro to Albuquerque, with So.
zorro, White Oaks and Ell Paso as points
eventually to be reached. The CONNER
cial club has called convention at Albu-
querque to meet September Is, during
fair week, to consider this most important
business enterprise. In accordance with
the aforesaid action cordial invitation is
extended to the people of the cities and
towns named below to send delegates
to the said convention in numbers as fol-
1owa,
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A Big Card for Denver,

DENVER, Aug. S.-The plant of the
Omaha and Grant Smelling and Refining
company located at Omaha will be re-
moved to Denver at no distant day. This
new plant will cost from $500, 900 to $780,
600 and will give employment to at least
1000 men. The company will also
establish copper plant with this at an
additional cost of $l50,000 and $4,000
worth of machinery has already been or
dered for this new industry.
Vice President j. B. Grant and Super
intendent W. H. James of the smelling
company were seen yesterday and said
that the company had been seriously
considering the advisability of making
this change for some time and that the
recent strike at Omaha had finally inclined
the stockholders to make immediate
change.
Denver has been chosen for this owing
to it's location and facilities for transporta
ton of ore and bullion, and quite ar
amount of money will be saved the com
pany owing to cheapness of fuel here, anC
the large amount of bullion, upon which
there is freightage of $S per ton, which
is shipped to Omaha that is practically
useless, to say nothing OF the advantages
for experimenting the work, in having
both plants concentrated at one point.
Why suffer with dyspepsia, billiousnesG
or any disease Of the liver when you car
be cured by Simmons Liver Regulator.
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Fred Harvey Protests.

CHICAGO, Aug 7.-On bill filed in the
circuit by Fred Harvey Judge briggs has
issued an injunction restraining the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
company from running dining cars on it's
lines west of the Missouri river, covered
by contract with him, from feeding
passengers between any of the points upon
this portion of its roads and refusing to
stop it's passenger trains at company ho-
tells and lunch rooms Harvey represents.
He says the plants now controlled by his
lunch system cover from 1900 to $500
miles of road and have cost.h $3.50, 900
that he is conducting twenty hotels and
eating houses at which he leeds daily
about 5000 persons and "a lunch rooms
feeding as many more; that he estab,
lished them in the face of great obstacles,
such as incursions by hostile savages, and
the raids of gamblers and desperadoes,
and that the road threatens to put on
dining cars and give his places the go by.
The railroad people claim that the con-
tract does not debar them from putting
on dining cars and will move for dssolu-
ton Of the Injunction.
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Irrigation Congress.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Aug. S.-All OF the
Utah delegates met here yesterday to dis
cuss matters pertaining to the irrigation
congress, to be held on September "A, Is
and l6 in this city. Col. Hinton, agent
of irrigation OF the United States depart
ment of agriculture, writes Secretary
Gillespie that great interest is being taken
in the congress at Washington, and he
asks to have invitations extended to a
number of prominent public men, whom
he mentions in the letter. An invitation
has been extended to the general passen-
ger and freight agents west Of the Missouri
river to hold their trans-Missouri associa-
ton meeting for September at Salt Lake
City, during the setting of the irrigation
congress. 1t is thought this will be a
particularly desirable opportunity for
these gentlemen to meet the leading busi-
ness men of the western states and to
learn something of irrigation.
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In those towns and cities having cham
bers of commerce, boards Of trade or com
mercial clubs the delegates will be selec-
ted by such organizations, in other incor.
porated towns by the mayors thereof and
in towns not incorporated, they will be
chosen by town meetings.
In addition to the delegates above
provided for the governors of Colorado
and New Mexico, the mayors and mem
bers OF councils or boards Of trustees, the
presidents of all commercial organizations
and editors of newspapers in the several
cities and towns named will be ex -flclo
members Of the said convention.
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brief WlRINGS::-


WASHINGTON, August 8.-Nearly 1900
claims for damages on account of Indian
depredations have been filed in the court
of claims to date, under the provisions of
the act of March 8, 1891, giving that court
special jurisdiction in such cases. Mr..
W. l.. Colby has been appointed consul
to represent the interests OF the United
States in these cases.