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The Monitor., 1891-03-27

An English naturalist who has been
out to see the whale in his native
pastures estimates that full grown
whale, driving ahead at full speed, could
break down any breakwater ever built,
and that the sweep of his lower jaw is
equal to the force of n thirty horse power
engine working at full speed. Ii you
meet whale while out in your canoe
give him the croad.-Detroit Free Press.
The Monitor., 1891-03-27
I Will Never!

Allow myself to suffer again what have
suffered for the last year. That vile DIS
ease, Dyspepsia, gave me no comfort. l
could not eat nor enjoy anything. Inc
doctors amounted to nothing; nothing
seemed to relieve me. nnti' | used bottle
of Sulphur Bitfers. Four bottles made me
we'll -.1osepA BatcAelder, Master Of Schoon-
En- C. A Baker.
The Monitor., 1891-03-27
4 Rea, Ba,sn,n Is Kemp. Balsam.

The dictionary saws, "a ba,sam il a
thick, pure aromatic substance flowing
from trees" Kemp's Balsam for the
Throat and Lungs is the only congh med
icne that IL a real baisam Manv thin.
watery cough remedies are called baIsams,
but such are not. Look through bottle
of Kemp's Balsam and notice what a pure.
thick preparation it is. II you cough use
Kemp's Baisam. At all drug2ists'. Large
bottles 500 and 81. /
The Monitor., 1891-03-27

Fitz John Porter was horn in New
Hampshire June IS, 1929. He was grad
mated from West Point in 1S4J, became
n captain in 1856 and a colonel in 1861.
For his bravery ut Gaines Mill and
Malvern Hill in 1862 he was made major
general. At the second battle of Bull
Run, Aug. 90 and 80, 1862, he took no
part. was censured therefor by Gen.
Pope. tried and court martialed. From
this decision he made repeated appeals
for eighteen years. In 1882 bill was in
troduced for his relief, but failed of
passage. The same year Gen. Grant,
having thoroughly slndled the case, de-
clared himself Convinced of Porter's in
nocence. II 1886 Il bill for his relief
passed. the Forty-pighth congress and
was signed by President Cleveland.
Since then he has resided in New York,
where he has been prominent in bust
ness and public life.
The Monitor., 1891-03-27

MIsS' ufNh1 bII-Lk-Ne'o bINO"N'
The wife of Henry Billings Brown,
justice of the supreme court of the
United States, is a native of Detroit,
where she has passed most of her life.
She was educated at Portland, Me. On
her fathers side she is Il direct descend
ant of Gen. james Pitt, of revolutionary
fame. On her mothers side she comes
of the stock to which John Alden, Pris-
ella Mullins and Governor Bradford. all
May flower passengers, belonged. So
cially she is IL favorite in Washington.
The Monitor., 1891-03-27

Hello Tom. Glad to you, old follow!
It's almost ten years since we were married. Sit
down: let's have an experience meeting How's
the wiFe?"
''oh, she's $3.50, same as nsual,-alwcys want
ing s1metiing can't afford"
Well, VIC all want something merc teaa we've
got. Don't yoa -
Yes: but guess want will be my master
started to keep down expenses: and row Lii says
I'm mean and she tired OF saving and never
having anything to show for it, saw your wife
down street and she looked as happy qucen!' -
- | think she is and we arc ccuHonl CAL too
have to be- Nv wife can make little go further
than anyone | ever knew, yet she's always sur
prising me with some cainty contriYancc that
adds to the comfort and beauty Of our little home,
and she's always merry as q LARK When ask
how she manages it, sire always laughs an says:
Oh that's my sccret!' Dnt think I've dis
covered her secret When VIC married. we both
knew We should avc to DC very careful. but she
made one condition: she would have her Magazine
And She was right wouldn' do without it my
self for double the subscription &c. We read
ittogether, from the tile-pagc to the last word
the stories keep Our hearts Young tie synopsis
ofimportant events and scientific matters keeps
me posted so that can talk undcrs;andinely OF
new idaa from the household department: she
makes all her dresses ana those for The children,
Maa0ine; and we saved Joe when he vac so SCI,
with tho Group. by doing just rs directed in the
sanitanan Department BIT cent tell you l.a,rg
'What wondcr'rl MAGAZINE is il 80
Dcmorrst's Family Magazine, and
fiWhat, Why That's what LII wanted SO bad,
and told her 1t was an cxtravacarce
well. my friend, that's where you made
grand mistake, and one you'd better rectfy ~
soon as yon can. Ill la,;e your sub igl.t here
on mywifc' accolrt: she's bound 10 have q china
tca--ct in time for >our lin wedding next month.
Ny gold watch was the p.t miHrl got for :, liing
IN club. Hoes copy with the nc'r Premium
List for cln5s.-thc biggest tLirg oHt! lyon don't
sec in it what yoa want. yoa'vG only to write 10
the pablisher and tell hin what Won want. whether
IL IS tack hammer or a new carriage, and he will
make special terms for you citii' for club or for
part cash. Better subscribe right OFF and surprise
Mrs Tom. Only s2o0 ii year-will save fifty lines
that in six months. Or senG 10 cents direct to tho
publisher. W. Jennings Demorcst Is East 1ith
Street, New York. for a specimen copy containing
the Premium List.n
A Liberal GHer-The MONITOR and d emo
rests Family .uogdzine for So 81. Send YOU
subscriptions 10 This Office.
The Monitor., 1891-03-27

HaEp 5 hire in
place Of Henry
w. Blair. was
born atCornwall,
Ont. Can. March
%. 1881, received
a common sch col
and academic ed
ucation, and was
brought up to the
printers trade,
but carly in life
studied medicine,
and after gradu.
alton iii 1853 re.
moved to Con-
cord, N. H. where
L., In .1
The Monitor., 1891-03-27
a Swedish engineer has inventcl a

> a Swedish engineer has invented
novel method Of blasting by electricity.
He employs q volta arc produced be-
tween two carbon rods placed parallel.
When the arc is moved close to the spot
where blasting is to be effected an in
tense local heat is created, followed by
expansion, which has the effect of split
ting the rock
The Monitor., 1891-03-27

What. you love another! But you
said you'd marry me il your father dis
awned you"
Il know. But he didn't disown me,
YOU seei'--American Grocer
The Monitor., 1891-03-27

He took high rank in the profession. He
was n member of thp state house Of rep
re9entatives in 1928, of the constitu-
tional con vention Of 1916, and oi the
state go TIL - - and ~. u 1884
ne '-'tr la' .'l;''''. a1l IS re-
~.
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rests Family Magazine for - 81. Send your
subscriptions 10 This Office.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-11-13
POWDER AND BALL.

The present plans of the Japanese gov
eminent viii double the navy of that coun-
try within six years.
The British admiralty has resolved to
give $4,000 to Admiral Colomb for his in
vention for flashing night signals.
Numerous desertions from the army are
alarming the Italian government. The
causes are arrears in pay and poor food.
The greater number of successive VIC
tories in war in one day were those in
Mexico Of General Scott, who lad five,
and General Taylor, who had three.
The last complaint OK the great gun
ships is that their weapons often miss fire,
owing to the failure of the two-foot long
tube, containing the firing charge. to carry
the spark
At the close of the civil war there were
700 steam vessels entered ON the naval
register of the United States, but today
only twenty-seven of them survive. OF
these survivors the most famous is the
kearsarge
To form an idea of the experiments that
take place abroad in the way of testing
new devices in warfare, the station at
Liege, Belgium, consumes nearly 4,000,0 0Q
cartridges and forty tons of powder year
in testing firearms.
The Swiss government has lately adopted
the Schmidt rifle, which uses smokeless
powder. The features of this gun are very
interesting, and in all the trials it has been
subjected to it has been most favorably
spoken Of 1t can be used as single fire
or repeater
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-11-13
SNAP SHOTS.

A process for photographing in colora
has been patented in London, and the
company is about to begin business
A photographer who developed dry
plate which had been exposed six years be-
fore was surprised to obtain transparent
print of great beauty, which gave some in
dications of natural colors.
Professor Charcot, the eminent lecturer
on nervous diseases in Paris, has succeeded
in obtaining eDl" ed photographs of the
brain under var4Sds conditions OF the dis
ease. result of great scientific value.
Owing to the short time left to prepare
exhibits for the proposed exhibition by the
Society of Amateur Photographers at the
New York American Institute fair, it has
been decided to abandon the undertaking,
which will give members more time to get
exhibits ready for the Boston joint exhibit
ton in 1892.
Mr.. George A Nelson, of Lowell. Mass,
was one of the artists who was successful
enough to have his work accepted at the
International exhibition at Vienna, which
was held under the charge of club OF
amateurs in that city. Over 400 tried to
get their work accepted, but many well
known photographers failed.
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What Hz would ce..

One of the eldest colored men who hang
around Dyer street leeking for a job 70
gently approached one of the commission
nserchants ON that street, and after con.
siderable shutting around, exclaimed;
Say. boss, wants ter AZ yer y ques-
ton"
"All right, go ahead"
II kin git my furnicher insured for
e4n0"
"Yesi"
IAN it will only cost me four dollars"
"Well"
"S'pose, had dat trumpery insured. an
de housen would catch afire and burn up.
what would l gitf"
I'm that case, Sam, you'd get pulled In,
and then sent TO Cranston for ten or fifteen
years.
"What fors"
For setting the fire. Of course
"Golly, am dat sof Well, | am VERY
much obliged to yer, an | guess will save
dat four dollars and leif de s400 GO Morn
ing, sab. providence Telegram.
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THE oNA KICKER.


uoshing to F~as frem rom--we are SURE
70 Get There.
| P0oR SHOOTING. As we were coming
scross the sand loss the other evening, after
| pending couple Of very agreeable hoSrs
It The adobe residence as shs Widow jack
pou, some would be assassin. sho was in
aiding. fired six bvneta at as from q ~
volver. We think 1t ssas Tom Bsgelow.
We think SC because Tom has shot at every
sody In town and never hit any one He
1idn't hit ua. Being armed only with q
bowie knife, VIC lit out as soon as the shoot
ZIG began, and the last bullet went ten
bet above our head.
We did think of hunting Tom mp yester
Lay and splitting his ear with bullet as
great moral lesson, but on second thought
NE concluded not to waste the time. He'll
keep on blazing away around this town
until somebody gets vexed At the noise and
then he'll suddenly 60 hence. We dont
want his funeral expenses on our hands.
HE'S SUBSCRIBER. Last week, as no
decd by our contemporary in adouble loaded
krticle with three scare heads on it. jim
Benshaw, who owns the cactus ranch ont
On the Tucson road. refsssed to take his
copy of The Kicker ont of the postoffice.
Jim not only owed us S1.50 ON subscrip-
lion. but refused his paper to hurt our feel
iDgs. He's been sore on us ever since we
refused to lend him our white shirt-the
only one In town-to go on a drunk in.
/ We want to show an accommodating
spirit toward all, and we have the name OF
being good fellow, but we want to say
right here and now that we believe COM
mon wool shirt is plenty good enough for
any man in this town to get drunk in. IL
1t isn't, he'd better stay sober.
When we saw Jim's little game we
mounted our mule and rode over to inter
view him. He was expecting us. Ono
bullet went through our hat and another
raked our mule, but after that Jim lay
down and we dug the bullet out of his
shoulder and helped him into his dugout.
He not only paid us all arrears In spot
cash, but dollar on advance subscription,
and as soon as able to move about he will
personally canvass for subscribers.
| WE SHALL GET THERE.--Last Friday
evening we were nominated for mayor by
acclamation, and this Is equivalent to an
election. We don't deny that we sought
the nomination. We have had our eye On
| it fer year past. We shall also do our
level best to snow our opponent under.
We have been moved 70 this course by q
desire to see the town well governed and
because we believe the mayor should be
the representative man of the town. We
are that man. There's no use In filling
and backing and talking about modesty
and self conceit and all that. We lead this
town We know more than any ten men
in it rolled together. We shall make the
best mayor the town has ever had, and we
shall see that all the city printing is given
TO The Kicker at legal rates.-M Quad III
| New York World
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war AND spuR.

haac Murphy was given 81 900 for win.
ming the Omnib1s stakes With Rey del Rey
BY his employer. +. c. McLewee
Stockton. CAL. has now got a kite shaped
track, and STEAMBOAT. ALL. y 20 see II he
can capture the stallion record on it
Electioneer now has thirteen new trot-
tiers. General Wellington, brother TO Sunol
being the latest addition to his roll ct honor.
| Old Stationary, the eldest horse in Con.
nscticut and once the fastest trotter In
Bridgeport. died at the advanced age Of ~
years recently.
Mambrino King Is the only sire that has
had two trotters win races In the grand
circuit this season. They are Nightingale
2:19A, and Nettie King, 2:2ok.
The two great 5year-olds, Nancy Hanks
and Margaret S, met FOR the first time at
the breeders meeting at Chicago. Nancy
won in 2:l9. She has record of 2;12k.
The great Maine stallion, Nelson, 70
Gently trotted mile at Independence, Ia.
in $40. but no record will be claimed.
Nelson's best record milswas done "a s:l0H.
Foxhall Keene's 2yeAr-old bay lilly, by
Spendthrift-C onstantinbpie, Is one of tic
biggest youngsters OF her age in training.
Sine looks like g 4-yeatsold in size and con-
formation
G. ". Williams is said to be the only
driver that has given three trotters rec
ords better than 2:13 They are: Axtell,
years, 2:12; Allerton. 2:l2. and Mary
Marshall. 1924.
Little Albert, by Albert W. 2:2o, reduced
his record TO 2:1s at Buffalo He is now
the fastest trotter by son o. E,estioneer--
he and Alfred G. 2:l9s4, boing che only trotr
tiers by Electioneer's sons with records be-
low 2;20.
Harry Wilkes, 2:1351S, is the only trotter
with record better than 2:15 that has q
descendant with record better than 2:15
His son Billy Wilkes, 2:291S, sired Mary
Marshall, who recently reduced her record
to 2:12A at Independence
Sprague Golddust, 2:l65S, by Governor
Sprague, 2:2011, dam Lucille Golddust,
2:l6A, is the fastest trotter out of mare
with a trotting record below 2:20. His rec
ord was reduced to 2;i614 in the deciding
heat of his race at Buffalo.
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DIRECTORS.

Hon. ELKIss Vice President West Va. Central r.
Ekins, w. Va.
Hon ROBERT r. PORTER Editor and Proprietor New York Press
Hon. S. Senator Martinsburg W. Va.
Hon THOMAS NJ KING, Vice President b. & o. Baltimore Nd
HON. FAULKNER Faulkner & Inges, Marnsburg,
W. Va
Hon. GEO. M. BOWERS, Martinsburg, w. Va.
/. L. BENDER, Contractor, Martnsburg, w. Va.
THEODORE X. MILLER, of Daniel Miller 81 Co., Batmore Md.
j. b. WILSON, Cashier Peoples National Bank Martinsburg,
w. Va.
DIR. G.. p MORRISON, Martinsburg, w. Va
H. c. BERRY Dry Goods Merchant, Martinsburg w. Va.
f. THOMPSON, of the Clothing firm of Thompson Tab
ler Martinsburg, w. Va.
M. " RICHARDS General immigration Agent B. o. Balt
Md.
D SHAFFER the firm of G. M Shaer Son. Martinsburg
Dr. S. n MYERS Martinsburg, w. Va.
H. Sheriff of Berkeley County, Martinsburg
JAMES W. McKowN Martnsburg, w. Va.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-11-13
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

The big Worlds fair building will be q
mile around
Mrs. Potter Palmer Is one of the hardest
working officials around the Worlds fair,
and puts in a good eight hours day at
her desk.
A promised feature of Brazils exhibit al
the Worlds fair is o cascade of crystals,
which are quite abundant in the region
around St. Joao del Rel
Mayor Moses p Handy and his fellow
commissioners gave the Worlds fair IA
great boom in England on their recent visit
to that country. That is what they went
there for.
Imperfections in the foundations CT some
Of the fair buildings were recently discov-
cred. The defects will be thoroughly rem
edied and care taken that such incidents
do not recur.
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A New Name for 1t.

Mr.. Andrew Lang relates this diverting
story: In the days Of my childhood friend
of my own was informed by favorte
kousemaid that she wished TO give warn
ing, as she was going to be married"
Indeed" said the lady. land what u
your future husband?"
"Please IN, he's an askerp
"a WHAT"
"An asker"
81 don't understand. What does he do?'
"Well, m, he-he goes about the streets,
and if he sees any one coming along that
looks kind newell, he just stops 'em and
asks 'em to give him trife, and he makes
quite a comfortable living that way"
do you mean beggar"
well, IN, some people do call it that.
We call it asker. New York Evening
Post.
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EPlcUREAN MoRsELs.

A salt bath is bet to take from cucum-
bers their acrobatic qualities.
Too many radishes, like too much jeal.
ousy, will produce heartburn.
The newest fad with shrimps is to eat
them fried in butter; lard won't do.
Somebody rises, to say that tomatoes
should only be slis ID with silver knife.
The sherry wine that gets into the aver
age kidney stew Of today is scarcely enough
to intoxicate an ant.
Saratoga potatoes rs they were known
thirty years ago tt that place cannot now
be had for love nor money
Italian chefs are known, among other
things, by the way they introduce the an
pleasant favor of ham in tomato soup -
New York Mail anF Express
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In quiet grassy glade,
Where the naples cooling shade
Like heavy curtair hung,
There graceful hammock swayed,
Swung and swayed, swayed and swung
Golden birds of silvery tongue
Fitted in and out among
Leafy hooks. all unafraid;
Fitted in and out and sung,
Played and sung, sung and played.
Had man but thither strayed,
He'd have found "a willing maid,
Far removed from fair and young;
Yet she held to hope and prayed,
Chung and prayed, prayed and chung.
Detroit Free Press.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-11-13
coMPANy's COUNSEL,

LANDS FACTORIES ab(ut
Building this
corporate the City
the Faulkner Iron Ore Beds with the richest Iron Ore the great
WEST vIRGINIAFc years Virginia attracting
capitalists from all the world but time has there
rush for advantages and her wealth She is
State, with
country the finest timber and they Ginning M State
advantage the benefits Natures lavish d Manuur
facilities the goods and still be point
We feel assured that West Virginia
inducements rtnsurg city already OF ncAr 5000 people,
the of Berkeley Counton of West Vrgniach garden
spots
employing hands, Of whom skilled workmer with
roll from $50 900 $50 900 month with their lines connecting with the
greatci and railroads of the United States.
Cumberland Valley Railroad from Harrisburg Pa through
and with the great Pennsylvania system
The Western Maryland Railroad has already made Its su into West
Virginia. only six eight miles from this city, and doubtless viii
complete to Marnsburg.
Virginia Railroad the coal railroad thu
country running through the belt Of coal and timber lands probably
railroad deep
almost bound through Martnsbg Thus will
Marnsbug must be the business centre the great
Mineral State - .
The City Martnsbur beautiful the State with its wide
either side with magnificent blocks Of business
The supplied with water by th dolly System
which pure failing prs, sufficient supply $4,000
people
TBEIn addition to the 1000 fa@tores
and timber lands The Company pleasure this beautiful
property The climate Of Marnsbug unsurpassed for healt9s
Company ample Furnaces
and kinds pec:l attention in this
this grand The Company will special IN
dnmea for this the manufacturing Of West
Virginia induce Of all kinds locate
d Climate Unsurpassed Capital
each-par value s25o full paid and asesabe
Ten per be paid and month
thereafter expedent
Subscribers to stock right paid
either
shares fully paid, they shall have the
right to double the in the payment Of a lot.
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Some Ducks were one day Enjoying
themselves in pond of water when Gan
der came down among them and put on
such airs that the indignant Ducks finally
cried out to one another:
Behold the Ganderi He would have
us Believe that he belongs to the Nobil-
typ
Ladies' and Gentlemen" replied the
Gander, with added Dignity, II beg to In
form you that / have been Tracing my
Genealogy back, and find that / am d.
rectly Descended from the Eagle"
"Hoi hoi hop cried the Ducks In chorus.
while it may be true that your Ancestors
were Eagles, the fact remains that you are
only Gooser' and they fell upon him with
beak and wing and drove him away.
Moral-No mans great-grandfather pays
nis debts or makes him gentleman.-New
York World.
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The Night Newspaper Man.
When the feline operetta
On the back yard fence has ceased
And the barcarolle faisetto
OF the canine liz increased
While the milk man on his rounds
Fills the morn with merry clatter.
And the neighborhood resounds
With his musical can-tata.
While the factory whistles shrek.
And the opening shutters creak,
And the cook within the kitchen 'mongst the
dishes makes siatter.
Then HE me to my bed,
Draw the covers DER my head,
And in nasalized nocturn | perform my own
sonata.
New York Herald.
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Professional Courtesy.

Two doctors met on the street.
II feel sorry for you. You ought not to
be out in this kind If weather. You are q
sick man." said DIR. Blister.
II am feeling very WE'LL" replied Dr.
Soonover.
"What doctor is treating your"
II am prescribing for myself"
you shouldn't do that You are liable
TO be arrested for attempted suicide. -
Texas Siftings
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Boston


Mr.. Manhattan Beach has just been pay
ing a number of bills which his hopeful
son, who is student at Yale college, con-
tracted.
81 had no idea," said the old man to his
son, THAT studying was so expensive"
"Oh, yes, it costs money" replied the
youth, land l didn't study so very much
either."-Texas Siftings.