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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-08
Isnored I'm by Hone.

There's i nice clerk In certain Do
troit music store who Is not only a
dreamer, but Of late he has become very
religiously inclined. The other day a
pretty girl from the country came into
the store.
ssGood morning" he said politely. sr
GOOD morning." she responded.
"Have you White Wingsr"
II beg your pardon" he stammered.
"Have you White Wingsr" she re-
peated.
'Not yet" he answered meekly; then
hopefully. "but ! expect to have some
day, miss.
The girl looked at him for second
and hurriedly got out.--Detroit Free
Press,
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-08
He was Agitated.

'sMr. Pendash." said the fair young
creature. lit is plainly evident to me
that You are greatly agitated over some
thing this evening viii you not" she
added earnestly, laying aside her gum
for the nonce, disclose to me the secret
Of this strange. this mysterious, inhu-
ence which seems to surround your
''Since you ask me, said the young
man, nervously changing chairs, 81 will
tell you all The fact is at this mo-
ment | have on a brand new suit Of
camers hair underclothing. &c lothier
and Furnisher.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-08
A Tempting Bait.

Materfamilias - Mr.. Ciboulet would
make au excellent match for our Hem
riette. By what means can we get him
to favor us with his company a little
oftener, do you Think
Eldest Son-Oh. that's easy enough.
I'll borrow 500 francs from him, then he
will not fail to call here every day for
the money.-Le Masque de Fer.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-08

DIDN'T WANT 70 Be an ANGEL.

Oh1ssffon % Rrscocious xouneltsr -
Going 70 Hssvsn-
Here's rather entertaining dialogue:
Time 8 p. m; mother trying to make
sleep overcome curiosity in avery young
philosopher.
snow, George. 20 to sleeps that's .
good boy
II amt sleepy; 20 there"
-Good little boys that 60 tosleep early
win 60 TO heaven"
WHAT'S heaven
-It's the beautiful place IN the slries
where God lives
"Ain't they nobody lives with Tmr
'Oh, yes-good people, little boys and
girls who mind their mothers and an
gels
"N'angelsa Watts Them
"Oh. they're grand beings who wear
crowns and have wingsr-
"Jes' like our biddiesT
Something like them. and them
DO they fiy Or do they jes' flop. flop,
when you shoe at 'emg'
'.Oh, nobody ever Shoes at them IN
heaven, my dear-they are just like peo-
pie, only they are larger and have
wings
"Can they fly way upS'
"Oh. yes"
"Can they light on the teenty-tenty
end Of limb and eat 'nangle worm. jes
like robin
81 don't know, George
did you ever see a nangel?
Mo-
The boy looked at her reproachfully.
''Muvver. DO you fibbing he asks sternly
"Oh, no. indeed. Georgie"---
bad DOMAINS wat fibs gets banked"
'tGeorgie, the Bible tells about angels"
WAITS the Bible?' He has been told
every Light for year. and therefore the
mother. knowing only too well the be-
wildering string Of questions that in
evitably ensued, attempted ruse by
making another inspiring reference to
those angel wings.
"How do nangels get their clothes on
over their wingsY'
"They wear robes.
"Hain't they got no buttons1"
Il guess not"
"Can little nangels dress themselves
wivout their muvvers buttoning their
waist
II guess So"
Don't little nangels never have pants
wen they gets big's me?' George Is
wearing his first pair.)
II don't believe they do"
'Huh, wouldn't be little nangel."
why, George SMITH"
.Wo,.ldn't" He turned away stub
bornly. It was evidently definitely set
tied, heaven and pants-or earth forever
Lewiston Journal
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-08
heck and Cash. 4

Check and Cash.
III have cashed the checkls cried the
forger. exultantly. as he left the bank
with his spoil. n
"And l." said the detective, seizing
him, twill now proceed to check the
cash. - Baltimore American.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-08
Java,s Fame.

Teacher What is the island Of Java
noted for?
Bright Boy lson Of q grocer Its
noted for tn coffee that used to come
from there. Good News
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
Fashions in Lace Curtains.

Only a few years ago you in search
of lace curtains would go into store
and buy either Brussels or Noting,
ham, tambour or antique. That was
the variety. Today the fashions change,
as in dress goods. A novelty in mus.
Inns is in old gold tints, with different
colored embroidery. The effect is very
swell. White muslin with chic little
figures in colors is catchy, too, and the
embroidered hemstitch border is an.
other new feature. The Irish point a
jour is an entirely new effect in lace
curtain, the border being hemstitched
with wide daylight" stitch between
the lace and hem. A new feature in
muslin curtains is what is called the
''Hol" effect, which adds largely to the
appearance of these goods.
Muslins with space or Sits left
through the border design for ribbon
to be run through ought to become
popular. The color of the ribbon can
harmonic with the other decorations
of a room and produce a very pretty
effect. One of the most Elusive, fairy
like bits of texture is white crete,
printed in what, for want of a better
term, we Will say rainbow colorings,
of pale pinks, blues and yellows. You
see the fabric from distance of eight
or ten feet, and you instinctively look
back of you or above for stained
glass window, for the colorings are of
that vague, gentle character produced
by the reflection of light through col
ored glass. The colors are of the soft
est character imaginable, and they run
and merge, one into the other.-Phila-
delphia Upholsterer.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
Why He Thought So.

The mingling of all ranks and trades
in the territorial militia now maintained
by almost every European country is a
great source of amusement, because
such mixing of different elements is not
very common in that part of the world.
1t is related that, at a recent sham
battle, young lieutenant, posted with
his company behind a wall, ordered his
men to fire at detachment of troops
who were marching by.
The guns were loaded with blank
cartridges, and no harm was done; but
the detachment happened to be on the
same side of the sham fight as the com
pany which had fired at it.
The commanding officer came riding
up.
''Why did you fire at those menu" he
demanded of the lieutenant, hotly.
IL supposed they were the enemy,
said the lieutenant.
''And what led you to suppose they
were of the enemy"
Because my tailor was at the head
of them, and l saw my butcher in the
ranks. What else could suppose, sira'
Youths Companion.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
French Sentiment.

However soon the Frenchwoman may
exchange the memory of her dear hus-
band for that of another still dearer
she may be trusted to do the decent
thing by his grave. In some of the
small towns in France it is the custom
for the widow to put the favorite plant
of her husband upon the grave. A
woman recently returned from France
tells of seeing grave in one cemetery
bearing small cherry tree upon it be-
cause that had been the favorite fruit
of the departed husband. In another
corner she saw grave that was a beau
tiful bed of rhubarb, and in still an
other plot of crosses and another of
cabbages.
"Ah, madame" said the keeper OF
the pension-herself widow, when
the amused American woman COM
mented upon this to her-"Ah, mad
anne, you Americans, you hat no nice
little sentiments. My own husband he
is planted wiz onions. New York
Evening Sun.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
HOW GOODS ARE SOLD AT A LOSS.


The Profit Comes in on the First Lot and
the Remainder Is Closed Out.
We were talking with leading up
town retailer few days since whose
annual sales run up into the millions,
and among other questions came up
the one of drives" or special bargains.
''How is it," we asked, ''that you peo-
pie can every now and then advertise
and sell some line of garments or fab
RIGS or articles at prices which, on the
face of them, show a heavy loss on the
cost of the manufacture itselfT
The merchant smilingly replied
with the enormous outlet which a
business such as ours affords we are in
a position to handle quantities which
would stagger the average retailer. For
instance, we closed out for cash 2, 1SC
silk umbrellas, all the stock of one OF
the smaller manufacturers, who needed
cash for the time being more than he
did the umbrellas. The price, as you
may readily understand, was a low
one or we would not have closed the
bargain.
1.-The goods we placed in stock,
marking them in three different grades,
viz, $3.50, $3.50 and $5. We adver-
tised them in the daily press, and in a
few days sold over 1,500 of this special
drive, every one of which was a bar
gain.
"Now, we said, we have made a
handsome profit on those already sold.
We will create little excitement on
the balance and stand loss our
selves So we advertised 500 silk UNI
brellas at one dollar each. Every one
of those we put in this special sale was
worth from &c. so to IS at retail.
1.-THE morning the sale took place the
people flocked in as soon as the doors
were opened, and in one hour and
twenty minutes the last umbrella was
disposed of. We sold one umbrella
only to each individual purchaser at
this low figure, and consequently placed
this bargain with upward of 500 differ
ent persons.
THE actual loss to us on this sale
was several hundred dollars, but on the
whole lot of 2,1S0 umbrellas we aver
aged very handsome profit, besides
making ourselves talked about and
bringing 500 special customers into the
store who, it is safe to say, bought
more or less in the other departments OF
the house at n profit. Dry Goods
Chronicle.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
A Four Footed Bird.

There is a four footed bird, the
Opisthocomus cristatus, which has such
anomalies of structure that it is impos-
sible to class it along with any other
family. 1t is one of those survivors
which tell us of extinct groups of whose
past existence we would otherwise have
remained forever ignorant These.
the only species of four footed birds,
inhabit the island of Marajo in the
Lower Amazons. 1t is only during in
fancy that this remarkable feature OF
these birds is seen, the two fore feet ap
pearing early in the development of
the embryo, and continuing perfectly
formed for several days after Matching,
when they are gradually shed. 1t is
also known as the hoactzin, or evil.
smelling bird, the flesh having an I'M
pleasant odor, making it unpalatable
to both man and carnivorous animals,
which is probably one cause of its sur
vival.-London Tit-Bits
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
EARLY ENGLISH DOCTORS.
They Had to Attend Three Dissections
at Which Body Was Opened.


They Had to Attend Three DissectionS
at Which a Body Was Opened.
The earliest record of a school of
physics at Cambridge university is in
1421, but the first definite provision for
anatomical teaching was made by John
Caius somewhat later in the same cent
ury. He was followed by w. Hardy in
the Sixteenth and by brilliant galaxy
of ANTAGONISTS in the Seventeenth cent
ury, of whom one instructed Newton
and another tried his hand at writing
plays.
From the time of Caius we were in
timately connected with the corpora
ton of surgeons in London, who sent
us scholar receiving f40 year for his
maintenance and f3 year to provide
himself with books. In order to qualify
as a practitioner in those days it was
necessary to have attended three dissec-
tons, at which body was opened and
''the physicians present discoursed at
random concerning the interior"
, The first separate professorship of an
atomy was founded at Cambridge in
the year 1707, but the immediate effect
of the endowment appears to have
been a cessation of all interest in the
subject. 1t was the time of the Resur-
rectionists, however, and we read of
the watchmen being allowed to search
in Emmanuel for a missing body. This
was illegal, be it remarked, and really
an act of coercion, as may be seen from
the following tale. A giant once died
in Dublin, thereby exciting the desires
of an anatomical professor and his stu
dents, to whom he said:
Gentlemen, understand that your
feelings are excited toward the seizure
of this body, against which l must GER
tainly counsel you. But in case your
zeal should overcome your discretion,
will tell you the exact case of the law,
which is that you may take the
body, but that for the removal of the
least rag or shred of covering there
on you may be hanged. Therefore, if
you should remove the body, be careful
that it is utterly unclothed." Needless
to say that professor was given the OPP
portunity of experimenting upon that
giant.
A more melancholy anecdote is asso-
ciated with the memory of our Pro-
fessor Collignon, who once invited two
friends to the dissection of body, in
which one of them recognized the feat
ures of an acquaintance. 1t was the
body of Lawrence Sterne, whose final
return to his university formed tragic
ending to the sentimental journey of
his life."
Professor Haviland made the first
collection of anatomical specimens,
while the first museum was founded by
his successor, Professor Clark, who
raised it to be the first in the world.
We have entered upon a goodly her
itage, and in the stimulating presence of
of Sir George Paget and Sir George
Humphrey may we not learn to pene
trate yet farther into those regions of
knowledge where the unknown still far
exceeds the Notwithstanding.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
Tho Line He worked On.

There is prominent clergyman in
New York who resembles John A. Cir
ven, of Columbus Ga. He was on his
way to Brooklyn bridge when he was
stopped by salesman who is quite
near sighted.
"Hello, john" said he, very heartily.
"How is businessF'
The clergyman, who is about as
bright and quick a man as there is to
be found in this town, instantly saw
that there was no desire to bunco him,
and that the salesman was honest in
his greeting.
"Well, business in my line is not as
good as would like it to be. You see
the devil is firmly established, and he
is hustler. We get no business from
him without hard pull, for he never
lets up if there is any possibility OF
holding customer"
The voice betrayed the man, and the
drummer knew that he had made a
mistake.
Excuse NE, thought you were a
friend of mine"
mo excuse necessary, we all make
errors"
After laugh on both sides the sales
man said:
what line of goods do you carry,
anyhow
II carry the Bible" replied the un.
clerical looking clergyman, land am
trying to run the devil into bank.
ruptcy."
"Oh!" cried the salesman, "don't
tell anybody about this mistake of mine,
will you9 The boys might hear of it. y
Dry Goods Retailer and Jobber.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
Personal Advertising.

A popular western novelist remarked
Che other day that sometimes fool
gets talked about so much that the
other fools think he is great man.
There is something in this view. But
it is a mistake to limit the proposition
to fools. 1t is of very general applica-
ton, and hits sensible persons as well
as others.
Some years ago a busy journalist said
to friend, 81 am done with what you
call work for the remainder of my life. N
His friend was surprised. 'How will
you liver he asked. by advertising
myself" was the calm reply.
And the audacious newspaper man
was as good as his word. He sauntered
about and the papers began to print
little paragraphs about his brilliant gifts
and his phenomenal capacity to do
anything and everything. People
talked about the man, hunted him up
and offered him money-making oppor.
tunities. In short time he was max.
ing $40, 900 or $12, 900 a year as a sort
of general manager or boss of half a
dozen enterprises.
Perhaps it was work, but he did not
call it work. He simply travelled,
talked and allowed himself to be in.
terviewed. And yet all the time he
was putting in few words for the en-.
terprises with which he was connected.
Without his self advertising he would
never have enjoyed such good fortune.
Say what you will, judicious adver.
Using will make enterprises and men,
if they have anything in them, and
sometimes it will float them on the high
sea of prosperity when they are alto
gether neutrality-suspicious. Constitu-
ton.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
Very Ahsent Minded.

This story was told by a woman about
her father. He was in his library and
his cries brought the whole family to
the room. They hurried in and found
him near his favorite table, poking un
der it and around it among his paper.
and everywhere with his walking stick
When some one asked him what he
was looking for, he only continued tc
poke with his stick.
Finally he turned in disgust and
said: ''Some one will have to find ii
for me. I laid it up against my desk
1t slipped down to the floor, and
thought I picked it up; but I DOM
seem to be able to find it now.
''What is it you are looking forY
asked his daughter "Why, my stick
child" cried the old gentleman, "and
1 don't see where it can be-" Of course
the stick which he was thrusting into
the waste paper basket and into every
corner was the one for which he wa,
searching-New York Tribune
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
Something About Swords.

Major Pettibone, of Cincinnati, says
that, Notwithstanding the profound
peace which this country enjoys, that
city alone turns out on an average 10, =
600 regular army swords every year. All
swords made in this country are dull ex-
cept at the point, barbarous nations only
making sharp edged swords. The idea OF
refined and beautiful warfare is to kill
without mutilation, and blow from a
sharp sword might make a horrible
wound without causing death. The
finest swords turned out in Cincinnati
were a complete outfit for the late
King Kalakaua and his retinun,
Swords range in price from S. to $500
Charleston News.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
What She Wanted.

Some weeks ago at one OF onr
libraries young woman walked!
up to the desk and said, "Give
me good shaking" The young man
who was in attendance blushed to
the roots of his hair, and after mo-
ment's hesitation pulled himself to-
gether sufficiently to stammer, "Er-g
-who-who is it by" George Mac
donald, 1 think" came the answer.
Then he hustled around for time, and
at last found out that what she wanted
was book called GA Rough Shaking. u
The young mans nerves were unstruna
for the rest of the day.-Cincinnati
Times-Star.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
She Was Worth 1t.

The marriage fee often reveals ode
traits of character. Once the bride
groom presented to clergyman a bit
of paper on which was written: "a
wife is crown to her husband. If she
turns out to be good one in ten years
I'll give you twenty dollars"
The minister pocketed the paper,
thinking the woman would turn out
to be n good one" and that the man
would never remember the promise.
But time brought surprise. Before
seven years had passed the clergyman
received gold double eagle and a note
saying:
'She is good clear through. There
is no need of waiting any longer.
ought to have paid you on the spot. "
Youths Companion.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
The Easier WAY.

Edwin Booth is quoted as telling this
story: 81 went one night to hear Fech.
ter in a melodrama of a tragic cast. In
one part of the play Fechter had to
count out money. He was very DELHI
crate and said slowly, One, two,
three, four, five,' and so on. The in
terest of the play was hanging on the
tragedian's having enough money and
paying it over to the villain. He kept
slowly counting and the audience grew
more restless and anxious for him to
finish. A witty son of Erin, in the top
most gallery, getting tired, yelled, Say,
mister Fechter, give him a checkl"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
A Suggestion.

They were friends, and how they
loved each other.
Scene: A public dinner. Brown il
seated next to Smith, whose shirt front
is decorated with three magnificent dia-
mond (O studs.
Brown-Excuse me, Smith, but 7
really can't help admiring those studs
of yours.
Smith-Yes, think they're pretty
good.
Brown-Don't you run great risk
with them9 l suppose you have them
insured2
Smith-Insured! No. l should be
glad to do SO; but there isn't a COM
pany in existence that will take a risk
of that sort.
Brown-My dear fellow, beg your
pardon, there are several plate glass
insurance offices to be found.-London
Tit Bits
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
A Graceful RehuIxe.

A rebuke administered graciously and
in good temper is always pleasure to
he. 1t was at an afternoon tea," so
the story at the club ran, that Miss
Beacon Street, ancient in lineage, said
TO the hostess as she was about leaving
"What a crush you have today. Hard.
ly the cream fancy" whereupon the
hostess with delightful composure re.
piled, 81 always feel that 1 have the
cream when Miss Beacon Street is
present." Noblesse oblige : Boston
Post
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
SEAWARE.

A OF OF driftwood tossed upon the shore;
BY wave and rock and sea grown creatures
torn,
And bruised sore,
Ana left TO perish as a useless thing
In sight and sound of its own ocean lore,
Alone and lornl
A bit or driftwood. Oh, the poets sing
VI MOWERS by children loved, by maidens Wow,
but who Is there would turn aside to pore
upon the seatang which the waves do fling
On land galore?
Ihere came that way savant who had thought
Iospend on seeming trihes, for God taught
His heart to find fair Love in Natures creed,
So he could bring
His great soul to the study of weed
He stopped and caught
The ocean castaway in his hand
And-that it had been formed by Gods com.
mand-
He found much beauty In it. So twas brought
To rest among his relics. None might scorn
That humble thing
The work of Nature, therefore nobly born.
Jessie M. K. Saxby in Chambers Journal.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
Reptiles Were Land Animals at First

Reptiles We're Land Animals at First.
S'Reptiles as they are found in the
world at the present day are but degen-
crate survivors of their kind as they
existed in epochs long ago." said Pro-
fessor Cope. 1.-THE first reptiles of the
world made their appearance at the
close of the paleozoic period, when the
coal was in process of formation. They
were all land animals. Among them
there were no flying creatures, no ma
rine swimmers, no gigantic types and
no especially herbivorous kinds. y
Washington Star.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01

Among the great counties of the
Union are San Bernardino and San
Diego. in California, which are not
only vast regions, but contain a very
great amount of productive territory
Humboldt and Lincoln counties in
Nevada, which are exceedingly sparsely
populated, and Lincoln county in New
Mexico, which may some time have a
large population.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
True PoIiteness.

Mr.. Staylate-Y-a-as, hate those
ah-simple minded country people that
show everything they feel.
Miss Westend-It is a mere matter OF
training. One of the first things l was
taught was the art of appearing inter
ested when bored half to death.-Good
News
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01

A wrench, called a sprain, which is a
twisting of the ligaments that hold the
bones together, shows itself by great
swelling and pain. The way to treat
it is to bind the parts in cloths wrung
out in hot water as hot az can be
borne, or, as in foot, put it into hot
water. Then bind with bandage to
make the Joint immovable.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
She Had Arrived.

The wife of a Boston broker sailed
for Peru to visit her sister, and when
she arrived there she sent him a cable
gram which cost him 500 to announce
the fact. The most of the message,
however, told how her dog fell over
board and could not be saved.-Detroit
Free Press
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-01
Spring Medicine

For a good spring medicine we confidently
recommend Hoods Sarsaparilla. BY its use
the blood is purified, enriched and vitalized,
that tired feeling is entirely overcome and
the whole body given strength and vigor.
The appetite is restored and sharpened, the
digestive organs are toned, the kidneys and
liver invigorated. II you have never tried