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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-26

The baton presented to Theodore
Thomas by the Germania club, Of Chi.
cago, y made Of the whitest ivory, fif.
teen inches long and three-quarters Of
an inch thick. 1t is bespangled with
jewels and arabesque tracings and bears
tia initials Of the leader IN diamonds
and rnhies- At the head is an Ameri.
can eagle IN gold corresponding to an
imperial German eagle at the lower end,
also IN gold. Altogether the baton is a
very elaborate work of art. Detroit
Free Press.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-26
An Hnse. wslrA,nr .. COO Pounds.

The first ingot Of nickel steel to be
used in the manufacture Of armor plate
for the United States navy was cast in
the open hearth department of the Beth
lehem iron works ON Saturday afternoon.
The weight Of the ingot is 90, 900 pounds.
It is ~ inches thick and 90 inches wide.
The mold in which it was cast weighs
hfty-six tons. This armor plate viii be
used on the Maine, now building at the
Brooklyn navy yard. Its casting is the
result Of the recent tests at Indian
Head. Cor. New York Sun.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-26
Girls wan Furnish the Cuticle.

Several months ago Ernest Schmitz. Of
Laporte, Ind, was severely burned with
gasoline, and his physician has decided
that the only way his injuries can be
healed is by skin grating. AS it will
require considerable quantity of cpl
dermis, the young ladies Of the Laporte
Charity circle have consented to furnish
the necessary amount Of cuticle. Oper-
ations win be commenced Immediately,
providing the young ladies adhere to
their aglzInent- Cor. Baltimore Ameri-
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-26
"a Boys Thanksrivine.

s'Well, Johnny, what are you thank
full for?' asked the invited guest.
.'Nuthin," said the boy. II amt had
any luck this year. On'y had one cold
all the fall, n that wasn't bad enough
to keep me out Of school more'n day.
Ny chum's had nnumps, n has been out
three weeks. r. Harper's Bazaar.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-26

4, VERNON ALER.
ss.roR aiso PROPRIETOR.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-26

7ne Ford ufH bsdeii1frsd 1gcdrfless 70 az par
~. eaaSaa,sr. 81 M q ~ odics ~ postdi
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-26
DANCING SCHOOL.

During the Winter Season, including 20 les
cinr inst * th Rink ~, averv ed Taal-
day afternoon and evening. The afternoon
lessons will be specially for ladies. Prof. Me
dentohl being member OF the National Assoc
citation Of Teachers In the United States and
Canada is qualified TO instruct pupils in all the
latest dances. Those desiring information can
apply to J. A. Donaldson, at Baker q Rearick' 8
store or correspond with.
PROF. II. A. NIEDENTOHL.
l23-im. Waynesboro Pa
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-26
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

Pursuant to the Bylaws Of this company
there will be an annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of The MARTINsBURG MINING, MANUFAc-
TURING AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, at the Offices
of the company in Martinsburg, w. Va, on
Wednesday, Jan. ID, 1892, at 2 O'Clock p. M. for
the transaction Of any and all business that may
come before d stockholders meeting, under the
Bylaws of this company and the laws of the
State governing corporations
STUART w. WALKER, Secretary.
12-22-td
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-10
CHEWING TooTHPlcks.
The Danger Attendant Upon That Too
Common Practice.

''Thc practice of chewing wooden
toothpicis is more dangerous than most
chewers thereof ina yine. said a physi-
clan to Louisville Commercial re-
porter. Nearly everybody that uses
wooden toothpiclS OF the kind that the
ordinary restaurants supply keeps IL in
his mouth after it has performed its
only legitimate function. One may see
people on the streets every day with
toothpiclxs in their mouths an hour aft
er meals have been eaten. Nlren these
toothpicks have been chewcd they
split into small, fiue slivers, and, al
though the chewer may not be aware
OF the fact, he swallows a greater or
less number of these minute, needle
like particles. When they get into the
stomach they are very likely to do mis-
chief that will make no sign perhaps
for long time. but the mischief is real
just the same, and there are cases
where the organs of the stomach have
been injured by these little wooden
barbs. The throat too. suffers more or
less, and you'll never find singers and
theatrical folk, or people who have
much use of fine nature to make of
their throats, chewing wooden tooth
picks. The gums in many instances
are punctured by the slivers, and seri-
Gus injury TO the teeth and mouth often
follows. Some restaurants supply
toothpicks that are saturated in some
way with pungent material, like cinna-
mon, and the temptation 10 chew the
toothpicl that has been doctored in
this way is very great. The quill is
less dangerous, but even this kind Of
toothpick is mastieated to some ex-
tent But the PARTICLES don't separate
so readily, and they are less likely TO be
swallowed"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-10
!AIR as FUEL.
a Wonderful Accomplishment in the
Field of Science.

a Wonderful Accomplishment in the
Field of Science.
The marvelso of scientific discovery and
mechanical invention crowd upon latter
day nineteenth century folk in q man
ner rivaling the play of Kaleidoscope
figures. One accepts, nowadays, what
he secs, rs his fathers did of old, but
unlike them, he is not prepared TO dis
pute the possibility of anything within
the range of conception. One of the
most wonderful reasons Of application
Of human reason in employing an es-
sential element OF the universe for
human purposes is that described in a
recent issue of BraGstrcet's by Mr..
Lorin Blodgett, n well-known member
of the Franklin institute of Philadel-
phia.
This is nothing else than the use of
atmospheric air as fael Air is mixed
with coal gas, as everyone knows, and
with hydro-carbon vapors, and the com
pound when burned generates much
greater heat than if the airAyas absent.
So, too, a powerful air blast is a great
economizer in smelling and reducing
ores. But the new.fuel is the air itself,
which in n powerful blast is directed
upon an incaHdescent substance, say
coal made white hot, pure carbon or
any other materials that can be made
to glow. Coal hydrocarbons or what
not may be employed to give the initial
incandescence, but once the blast
strikes the luminous body, the utmost
intensity of heat is secured, apparently
By the combustion of The air. and may
be maintained for an indefinite period
by merely preserving the incandescence
Of the surface, and this may be dane by
a slight manipulation of the surface
brought to incandescence, and with
some slight renewal of carbonaceous
p1ofa1-;a1
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-10
a WOMAN BEAR-SLAYER.
The PIucISy Deed of New Hampshire
Housewife.

The PIucIxy Deed of New Hampshire
Housewife.
In the History of Henniker," New
Hampshire, it is related that Mr.. Moses
Huse set off with q friend on a bear
hunt one autumn morning to be COMO
for the day. \ little before SHUTDOWN
Mrs. luse began her preparations for
supper against the time of the hunt
ers' return. In those early days few
houses had cellars underneath; but
potato hole was dug near the dwelling
and covered over during the winter
with sods or thatch. In this hole the
seasons vegetables were stored.
Mrs. Huse handed pan to her little
girl and bade her go out to the cellar
hole and get some vegetables. The
child obeyed, but soon ran in, saying
that she had heard a noise in the leaves
and was afraid. Her mother assured her
there was nothing to be afraid OF, and
sent her back; but the little girl Soon
returned with the same story, when the
mother said, impatiently: wal, you
stay here, an III go myself
As Mrs. Huse neared the potato hole
she heard the noise which had alarmed
the child. Upon going nearer she es-
pied bear digging in the leaves for
acorns.
She Immediately gave chase, picking
up, as She ran, huge pine knot, with
train as long as yer arm,R she said af-
forwards, and came up with bruin just
as he had begun the ascent of a tree.
Mrs. Huse was of Indian descent, of
wiry, powerful muscle. She had often
taken her end of the log in clearing the
land, and now, equal to the emergency,
she dealt the bear a heavy blow with
the knot, which broke his back, and he
fell TO the ground. She quickly dis
patched him, dragged him to the house
and dressed him.
When Mr.. Huse and his companion
returned, the woman was cooking bear
steak for supper. They were much as
tonished, and asked where She obtained
the meat. She told them, and added, in
her quaint dialect: when he failed
from the tree, damned on, l did; and
/ killed him, / did, / didl''
The energetic woman had beaten the
hunters, whose search for bears had
been fruitless and who had returned
without game of anv sort.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-10
COLORED FIRES.
Tormulae by Which Strange Effects Arc
Produced.

Produced.
1t may be taken for granted that
many readers win be interested to learn
how the colored fires, with which the
birthday of our country" is popularity
celebrated are prepared. The process
of combining the materials is simple.
Striking differences in color produced
by slight changes in composition. The
"Western Druggists" gives some form
ulae which clear up the mystery of these
strange effects.
For the production of red, green, yell
low and blue fires, one-ffth part of
the composition is shellac. As this is q
constant quantity it is apparent at once
that the shellac has nothing to do with
determining the color. 1t serves the
purpose that charcoal does in the man
ufacturS of gunpowder 1t holds the
other clements in desired form, and
regulates the rate Of combustion.
Another fifth part of these several
compounds is the chloratc of potassium.
This is used for the detonating effect;
10 startle the beholder with the crack
ling sound, and with the scattering OF
the fire, OF itself it would give white
light, and would burn with intense en-
ergy. 1t imparts ''go" to the rocket.
The remaining three-fifths are what
give color to the flame. They differ, of
course, in the four compounds. For
producing red fire nitrate of strontium
is used; for green, nitrate of barium;
for yellow, nitrate of sodium, and for
blue, ammonia sulphate of copper. As
we find uitratcs used for the first
three colors named, it is plain that the
effect is determined wholly by the use
respectively of strontium, bariun and
sodium. 1t is equally true that blue is
the result of the burning of copper.
Violet and purple flames are com
posite. To produce the violet, lime and
copper and sulphur are burned to-
gether. For purple, strontium and cal
omeI are burned with Just little cop
per. The fumes OF calomel are partic-
ularly harmful, and all these substances
yield gases that ought not to be freely
breathed. Very striking effects could
be obtained by using nickel arsenic
and other similar elements, but their
use would be dangerous TO health.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-10
A Sinking LIKENESS.
The Queer Test Which Decided the Sa
of Portrait.

The Queer Test Which Decided the Sale
of Portrait.
/ called on certain portrait-painter
in indianapolis recently, says writer
in the Philadelphia Times We had
gone to school together. Since then be
has acquired a national reputation as
an artist. / complimented him on his
life-lil1e work Eyes" he replied, II
suppose it is creditable now, but it was
not always so. | remember the first
Job / ever had. \ wealthy lady came to
see me and wanted her full-length por-
trait painted. / did the best | could,
but that was nothing to brag of. When
the lady came to look at the picture she
gave cry OF disappointment.
"'Why, that's not at all like me- she
said. Il shall not take itP
81 assured her it was n perfect like
ness and declared that even her little
poodle would recognize it. I am will
ing to take that risk she said III
bring my dog this afternoon and if he
recognizes me I'll take the picture
Later in the day she brought in the
canine and the sagacious little animal,
after surveying the portrait for a mo-
ment ran up and licked the painted
hand. My lady took the picture with
out any further objections.
'But the likeness must have been
striking" | said, ''to deceive the dog"
mot necessarily" replied the artist
~ took the precaution Of rubbing a
piece of bologna sausage over the hand
before the dog arrived"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-10
NO.35
INVOLUNTARY HOMAGE.
Beauty the Cause of Many q Mans
Downfall

DOWNFALL
IL is one Of the penalties, or, as soma,
would say. one of the rewards, OF
kaAnty, that everyone wishes to look ut.
= There are times, however, when
even the love OF the beautiful must be
held in check. The New York Sun de-
scribes an occurrence in Nassau street,
by which four prosperous citizens of
the metropolis learned this lesson, one
day last winter. in n sudden and strilx-
ing manner.
A group Of three unusually pretty
young women were walking along the
sidewalk Such attractive visitors ara
not very numerous in this sordid quar-
ter of the town, and the girls found
themselves the objects of good deal Of
attention from the hurrying throng Of
bankers, brokers and clerks.
In front of one block the stone flag
ging had been worn very smooth, and
the messenger boys had made several
highly slippery slides upon the thin COW
ering Of ice. Still the spots could he-
easily avoided If man had his eyes
open, and the walk was safe enough
until the three pretty girls came along.
but uuflRg the minute ana nhlf or
their passing, no less than four men
went sprawling to the ground.
Three of the victims were walking
toward the young women, and In turn
went fat ia the path before them. The
fourth man had passed them, and RASH
ly turned his head to look back. He
was greatly demoralized. He was an
old man, apparently retired bankcr,
very dignified in his appearance His
tall hat went into the gutter, and an
amazing shifting of his scalp-lock be-
trayed the fact that his thin iron-gray
hair was not natural growth
The girls seemed not to understand
the significance of the accidents until
the third man went down. When they
reslized that all this abjcct but unvol-
untary homage was being paid to them,l
they almost lost their own footing, and
when the fourth gentleman went down
they could no longer control themselves,
but buried their noses in their muffs
and hastened across the street.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-10

a goats Digestion was sadly checked
before it had finished lot of green
backs on Levi Kalbach's farm in Hell
1elberg township the other day, says
The Philadelphia Record Heated with
his work in the field farmer Kalbach
hung his vest upon fence post. In one
Of the vest pockets, inclosed in a wallet,
were greenbacks to the amount of for
ty-one dollars. In the field was Mr..
Kalbachs pet goat. In the goats stom-
ach, when Kalbach returned, were tie
bank bills, most of the wallet and q
large portion of the vest. Kalbach at
once slaughtered his pet goat All but
ffteen dollars of the greenbacks had
been properly chewed in aid Of his
goatship's digestion. The twenty-six
dollars thus chewed were past redemp-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-10
AN AGREEABLE EMPRESS.
Her Royal Majesty of Austria Accomn
dates "A Poor Woman.

Her Royal Majesty of Austria Acconmo-
dates Poor Woman.
The celebrated DIR. Metzger, of Am
st9rdam. who last year successfully
treated the empress of Austria, has only
one waiting-room for all his patients,
whatever their rank or condition. says
La Bon Messenger. Each has to wait
his turn. Some time ago a poor woman,
who happened to be there, turned to
her neighbor, a lady of distinguished
appearance, Notwithstanding the sim
plicity of her attire, and said:
"How long have we to wait, to be
surel | dare say you have got a little
child at home. too?"
"No."
But when You get back, you will
have to sweep out your rooms?"
No, have folks who do that for
me-
':Indeed? Bnt you'll want toget din
ner ready?"
mot even that, for l dine at the
hotel.''
Every well, as You have nothing par
ticular to do. you might let me have
your turn?n
Very willingly" replied the lady.
who was the empress of Austria.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-10
Convincing Argument.

A well-known Massachusetts, judge,
when at the bar, once obtained the ac-
quittal of client charged with selling
liquor on Sunday by the following adj
dress 10 the juyx.; -.Gentlemen of the
jary, you have heard the evidence that
my client had pint bottle full of
whisky, from which he sold a drink at
eleven o'clock on Sunday morning-at
eleven o'clock Sunday morning, gentle
men of the Jury, n bottle full OF whis-
ky-which he must have purchased over
night and had in his possession until
eleven o'clock in the morning. Now,
gentlemen, look at my client; there he
sits. Can you say on your oaths that
such poor, miserable, ragged, besot-
ted, low down wretch as that could keep
a bottle full Of whisky from midnight
Saturday until eleven o'clock Sunday
moruinC?"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-10
LINCOLN AS A LAWYER.
How He ''Skluned" "a Pension Agent for a
Poor Old Widow.

Poor Old Widow.
As lawyer Abraham Lincoln used
to say that the best way to gain just
case was to free it from legal technical
tiles and get it properly swung to the
Jury" In his Life of Lincoln" Mr..
Herndon tells n story TO illustrate what
his former law partner meant by that
peculiar phrase. A certain pension
agent had recovered for the widow of n
revolutionary soldier the sum of four
hundred dollars due and unpaid to her
husband at his death, and had retained
one-half of the amount for his fee. Tse
claimant, a crippled old woman, hob
bled into the Office and told her story.
It stirred Lincoln up, he brought suit
against the agent, and on the day of the
trial he said:
''I am going to skin Wright and get
that money back" He did so. When
the case came up Lincoln put the white
haired claimant on the stand and she
told her story to the jury. When it was
ended Lincoln drew picture of the
hardships of Valley Forge, describing
the soldiers as creeping barefooted over
the ice and marking their tracks with
their bleeding feet. Then he contrasted
the hardships enduSed for their country
with the hardened action of the agent
in fieccing the old woman of one-half
of her pension. He was merciless; the
members Of the jury were in tears, and
the agent writhed in his seat under the
castigation of Lincoln's denunciation.
The jury returned verdict in her favor
for the full amount and Lincoln made
no charge for his. services.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-10
COMMENCEMENT ESSAYS.
heard the essays That one on

heard the essays. That one on
+" The Magma Charta and King John"
The head girl wrote. She with the wreath
Described Lear's wanderings on the heath
Quite prettily Another one
Explained "Thc Spots upon the Sun"
'sThe Influence OF Browning" and
" The Early Writings Of George Sand;'
THE Transccndental Movement; How
II Touches German Letters Now
All these I sadly listened TO.
'sThat earthly good can these things do'"
asked myself: "Does old King John
Teach how to sew a patch upon
a coats-or can the sIstted sun
Say when q roast IS rarely doneg
Do Browning's tangled poems tell
The way to mend q stocking wcllf'
While I was pondering sadly there,
A sweet girl rose, and do declare,
She talked about the hozely things
From washtubs down TO muffin rings!
She had ten pages all on pie;
She knew tie choicest way 70 fry
An oyster, and how best TO bake
A good old-fashioned johnny cake.
Next day that girl vas asked 20 share
The fortunes Of q millionaire;
She now reads BroWning's woudrous books,
And leaves the cooking 10 her cooks
The girl who wrote on Browninz's work
Is married 10 4 gentle clerk
Whose incomes small No girl have they
She scrubs and cooks the livelong day,
And sighs, while bending DER the range,
When she reflects upon the change
The fall from school sublimities
To tattered books Of recipes.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-10

Horsemen.
- do greatest nuisances that
-. contend against
nifcant weed known as 49,
1t is not two inches high, and fdlI|
along the ground for several feet from
the roots. All animals eat it, for the
most part with impunity, but if horse
eats any quantity of it his value is de-
stroyed. It does not seem to affect his
bodily health at all, as an animal that
gets heavy dose of the weed will
live for years in excellent physical con-
dition, but its effects are felt on the
brain. Within week or two the horses
nature seems to change, he becomes
foolish, and in a short time is hopelessly
insane. The effect is very much like
that which eating toadstools has on
men. but it is permanent and an ami
NAL that has once bcen lowed" never
RECEIVERS. A horse thus afflicted is as
strong and can run as fast as ever, but
no one can tell what he will do. He
may stampede at the sight of a load of
hay, may ballS at any moment, and is
likely to become frightened at the most
ordinary objects. The most marked eff
feet is that in the carriage A horse
rendered insane by the low weed is
afraid of pretty much everything. 1t
seems impossible to eradicate this weed,
and the losses to Colorado stockmen
throughjtf foot up tens of thousands OF
dollars annually
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-10
THE KING OF SPAIN.
An Ancicnt Spanish Custom Still Observed
by the Queen.

An Ancicnt Spanish Custom Still Observed
by the Queen.
The little king of Spain is very frank
and unrestrained in his expression of
opinions, and sometimes makes per-
sonal remarks about his subjects of a
sort seldom iHdulgcd in by older and
more diplomatic kings. He is very mis-
chievous, but his attendants, in keeping
him out of scrapes, have TO take great
care not to '.impair the dignity of his
most Catholic majesty" Harper's
Weekly, from which this sketch is
taken, says that footman who put out
hrs arms and caught the king one day
when the little fellow tripped. and was
about to fall headlong downstairs, was
dismissed from his post for having
dared to touch, with his plebeian hands,
the royal person. True, the queen re-
warded the man with n large sum OF
money, and gave him another situation,
but even she could not retain him In the
household.
On Good Friday, according to GUS,
tom which has prevailed in Spain since
the sixteenth century, seven criminals
received pardon. As soon as vespers'
were over in the chapel of the royal
palace, the cardinal archbishop of To-
ledo stepped down ftom the high altar,
and approached table on which were
laid Sc rnlls-cff-7 q 7parc hmefit t.4.1s1zaz'
Each roll contained the full pardon
of prisoner lying under sentence of
death, and had, few hours previously,
received th-s regents signature. Placing
his hand on these rolls, according to-
custom, the chaplain asked the queen:ll
''Senora, does your majesty grant
pardon to these crirninals?'
With tender glance at the little boy.
whose hand she held. she replied:
''In the name of the king, my son, II
pardon these persons, as look to God
to grant His pardon and mercy to us
Amen"
The rolls were then placed on the;
high altar, and, after prayer and BEN
ediction, delivered to the minister Of
Justice
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-07-10
Why SOP"

why SO!
Because he might then be able to
marry me off"
Possibly. Some men are not very
particular"
"And, " ssid she, Il am convinced that
the majority of women are not particu-
lar at all"
The old man appeared in the door.
His face was haggard and a wild look
was in his eyes.
Minnie" he falteringly called.
Minnie, come here"
She ran to him and Miles heard him
say: Il am ruined. That iron COM
pany is busted up and am ruined" "
A newspaper which came that even
ing gave an account of the sudden
failure of a large iron concern at Bir-
mingham; and old man Beck was men
toned as not only heavy loser, but as
totally banlrupted by the failure.