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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-23
MY! Ain'tit snug in Browns store

EoUND.-.ln Saturday. between the Public
II Square and the Dry Bridge a Masonic
Badge. Owner can have same by calling at this
Office and paying cost of this notice 12-19-1t.
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HAVE YOU called lately at Emmert e. Fiery's!
III If not, you'll find plenty of new fancy artl-
cles for their holiday trade. Visit their store
and you'll find many suggestions for presents
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EVERY body knows when they go to Bur
T. dette's Book Store for Xmas presents or
standard goods that they VIII get goou soiiu
goods for their money. Nothing shoddy goes in,
or comes out of that store
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-23

IN fine books Burdette this year SurpasseS any y
stock formerly handled by him-ooth III
quality and prices.
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IVAyE YOU heard the sweet music ~ BUT
II dette's Book store! The music con tneie
alone is worth visit.
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A GENEROUS Divide-Brown's division of
N profits with each customer.
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while an Express Agent Is at Dinner the
Tnkca.
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THOR SALE.-Doubie Frame Dwelling. new
L large lot, well located-price S1s0o.oo, easy
tenn. A bargain.
Y. POOLE, Attorney,
12-1-lm
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The Care Of Cut Flowers.

There is no place where flowers show
to such an advantage as in the home,
says an exchange. The flowers and
plants should be placed in their proper
shading so as to produce the best effect.
Never overcrOwd in floral decorations.
The most popular way of decorating the
home consists in placing beautiful foliage
plants, in different sha les of green, in
corners on small stands etageres. Flowers
are used with long stems and their own
foliage put in cases. A neat thing is a
small number of miniature vases and cut
glass bowls placed on little tables and
filed with different colored carnations,
lillies-of-the-valley, mignonctte, or sea-
sonable flowers. Each specimen should
be by itself. This produces an exceed
ingly pretty effect. The fireplaces should
be we'll filled with potted plants, such as
ferns and variegated foliage plants. Over
pictures and doors, neat effect is OBJ
tanned by draping long trailing ferns
and passion vines in bloom. To keep
flowers fresh as long as possible, cut a
little off the stem each day. A hard
crust forms on the end of the stem,
which prevents the water from as
cending, and should be cut away. A
little charcoal in the water will sweeten
them and keep them fresh longer.
The care of cut flowers is somethi ne
few women understand. Hundreds of
dollars are spent in purchasing lovely
flowers that are allowed TO perish for the
want of attention. The delight of hav-
ing ones rooms frightened by fresh
flowers is so great that more time and
trouble would be bestowed upon them if
those who cared for them knew the great
difference it would make whether they
were merely put in water or whether
they were "nursed" and "petted" O
ittle.~- Womaa's Negs.
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NOT USED TO THAT KIND.

One of our bishops told the following
story: He had gone into the country to
visit charitable institution into which
poor lads had been drafted from the
East End OF London, and, addressing
them, he congratulated them on the de-
lights of their new residence. The boys
looked unaccountably gloomy and down
cast, and the bishop kindly asked:
care you not comfortablel Have you
any complaints to make?"
At last the leader raised his hand.
"The milk, my lord"
"Why, what on earth do you meant
The milk here is tenfold better than ever
you had in Londonl"
"No, indeed, it ain't!" cried the boy.
'In London they always buy our milk
out of a nice clean shop, and here-why,
here they squeeze it out of a besstly
cow!"-Shs1ield Telegraph.
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sand to within an inch or two of the top
sink the butter jars in the sand, then
thoroughly wet the sand with cold water.
Cover the box air tight. The box may
be kept in the kitchen and used as a
table.
Cheese that has been cut in suitable
pieces for the table add left some time
becomes hard and dry. One way OF dis
posing of it in such case is to crate 1t
and put 1t in wide-mouthed bottle that
can be corked. 1t is then ready for use
in making patties, Omelettes and other
dishes.
Macaroni should be used much more
than it is. 1t is very good substitute
for potatoes when that vegetable is
scarce and high, as it is this year. Many
physicians object seriously to the use of
old potatoes after they have begun to
sprout, and on their own tables use mac
aroni instead.
Boiling water should not be poured
over tea trays or other japanned goods.
1t will make them crack and look dull
and cle = Ii soiied slightly rub once
with " two of sweet oil, and
they Co, : occasionally washed in warm
not Att-soap suds and well wiped
with a soft cloth.
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MADE A RAISE.

De Pinkle (chuckling)-''Tve got rid
of De Smartie for good. He and l are
after the same girl, you know, tut I'm
way ahead in the game now, / tell
you"
De Winkie-"EIow do you make that
OUT"
De Pinkie-1'Ha, hal 1 understand
human nature, l do. DO You want to
know how to get rid of MANI Lend
him money. Well, it so happens that
this rival of mine, DE Smartie, tried to
borrow money of friend of mine. He
didn't succeed, so l hunted up my rival,
told him heard he was trying to make
raise, and I'd accommodate him.
See?"
De Winkie-''I see by the morning
paper that your rival and the young lady
eloped last night. "-Go0d Neps.
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FRIED PLUMS.

Cut large, tart plums in halves, after
wiplng them with wet cloth; lay them,
cut side down, upon hot, buttered pan
and fry them quickly over brisk fire;
turn each piece carefully as soon as it
begins to brown, not allowing them to
soften; then fill the little center hollow
with graduated sugar and bit of butter
and finish cooking; do not allow the
plums to cook until they break. Serve
them with any delicate dish Of meat,
poultry or game. Piums fried in this
way and busted over with sugar may be
served with bread and butter or upon
soft buttered toast as family desert
Juliet Corsoa.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Butter for cooking should always b,
clarified.
Raisins ought to be stoned aaj halved
for pudding.
Care must be taken to mix batter pud.
dings smoothly.
Cleanliness is imperative in moulds
and pudding cloths.
Avoid all pickles which are beautiful
and brilliant in color.
/ Flour all fruit when mixing, and it
will not settle in cooking.
The flesh of fish when blue is out of
season, or of inferior quality.
To beat eggs quickly add a pinch of
salt. Salt cools and cold eggs froth rap.
idly.
Soap lasts much longer If bought by
the quantity, cut in squares aud kept in
q dry place to harden.
Mustard for instant uses should be
mixed with milk-to which little thin
cream should be added.
The marrow in bones should be
scraped out and used for cooking. 1t is
more delicate for this purpose than suet.
A skilful cook may not be made by a
book, but almost anybody can make a
good pudding by observing carefully
few simple rules.
When pudding is taken out of the
boiling water dip it quickly into cold
water; IL will then separate from the
cloth without breaking.
Let dried flour be gradually mixed
with little milk, as in making starch,
and afterward, in nice cookery, strain it
through coarse sieve.
For roasted potatoes, take either small
potatoes, raw, of an even size, and peel
them; or scoop little balls out of large
potatoes, with the help of a potato cut
ter.
If little cornstarch is put in the
salt for the table it will keep it from
Jumping, and the pretty little shakers
will not have so hard scolding in damp
weather.
Rhubarb stewed without peeling is OF
most attractive pink tint. Pound for
pound of sugar and rhubarb, with just
water enough to dissolve the sugar, is
good rule, and it should be cooked only
till the rhubarb is tender.
The white of an egg, with a little
water and sugar, is good for children
who are troubled with an irritable stom-
ach. 1t is very healing and will prove
an excellent remedy for diarrhea, as
well as simple preventive for bowl dis
orders.
A good plan for keeping butter cool
and sweet in summer is to i'll box with
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Mystic Properties of Certain Numbers.

John w. kirk, VINO was with Morse
when the first working telegraph line
was stretched, and who stood beside the
great inventor when the first message
was transmitted from Annapolis juno
ton to Washington, has made, during
his life, great many interesting calcu-
lations IN numbers. The two most re-
markable numbers in the world are 3
and z.
"The mineral seven," says Mr.. Kirk,
''the Arabians got from India, and all
following have taken it from the Arab
ians. 1t is conspicuous in Biblical lore,
being mentioned over 800 times in the
Scriptures, either alone or compounded
with other words. 1t seems favorite
numerical with the Divine mind, outside
as we'll as inside the Bible, as nature
demonstrates in many ways, and all the
other numerals bow to it. There is also
another Divine favorite, the number
three, the Trinity. This is brought out
by combination of figures that is some
what remarkable. 1t is the six figures
142, S57.
"MultiplY this by 2, the answer is
2S5,7l4.
"Multiply this by 3, the answer is
42s,571.
"AIultiply this by 4, the answer is
571 ,42s.
"Multiply this by S, the answer is
ia, 2s5.
"Multiply this by 6, the answer is
S57,142.
Each answer contains the same fg.
ures as the original sum, and no others,
and that three of the figures of the sum
remain together in each answer, thus
showing that figures preserve the Trim
ity.
THUS 2S5 appears in the first and
second numbers, 571 in the second and
third, 42S in the third and fourth, and
142 in the fourth and fifth.
"lt is also interesting to note that
taking out of any two of these sums the
group of three common to both, the other
three read in the usual order from left
to right, will also be in the same order
In both sums.
take the first and second sums for
example. The group 2S5 is common to
both. Having read 2S5 out of the sec.
ond sum, read right along and bring in
the first figure of the thousands last. 1t
will read ia. All the Others will read
in the same way.
"Again note that the two groups of
three in the first sum are the same as the
two groups of threes in the fourth re-
versed in order, and that the same thing
is true Of the second and third. The last
multiplication has its groups of threes
the same as those of the original number,
reversed again.
Examine these results again and YOU
will see that in these calculations all the
numerals have appeared save the9 9. Now
the original sum by the mighty
7-the Divine favorite of the Bible and |
of Creation-and behold the answer! |
The last of the numerals, and that one
only in groups of three-again the Trim.
ityl
1882
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Why Potatoes Stain.

Every one has noticed in. peeling po-
tatoes or cutting them preparatory to
planting that the juice quickly rusts the
knife and stains the hands. This is due
to the potash which the potato contains,
and shows the necessity of this mineral
in growing a vigorous potato crop. Do
not use fresh caustic ashes on potatoes,
as the mineral is not then in condition
to be taken up by the roots. An old
ash heap, in which the ashes have been
exposed to afr year or two and excluded
from moisture, will be found much bet
ter. Such ashes have absorbed nitrogen
from the air and have formed nitrate of
potash, one Of the most stimulating ma
nures for any crop, and especially one
Like potatoes, that needs large supplies
Of potash. Cultioctor.
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JELLY.

All small fruit jellies are difficult to
make because care enough is not taken
in the selection of the fruit and in ex-
pressing the juice. Let the berries be
rather under than overripe; put them in
a stone jar, stand this in a larger vessel
of cold water, set over the fire, and boil
until the fruit is soft, keeping it COW
cred. Squeeze out through a jelly bag,
and allow pound of sugar to each pint
of juice. Heat the sugar in the oven, in
earthen dishes, and boil the juice TWEEN
ty minutes from the time boiling COM
mences, add the hot sugar, and as soon
as dissolved fill the jelly tumblers. The
writer has never failed to have firm jelly
when these directions have been careful
ly followed. -American AgrleulturiS.
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SPINACH.

Pick over and discard any wilted
leaves. Wash thoroughly IN four or five
waters. Tear into small bits and put in
a kettle without any water. Let it stand
on the back of the stove until the juice
is drawn ont, then boil until tender.
Drain and chop fine; season with salt,
pepper, vinegar and butter. Pack it
closely into small cups, and place in the
oven or in a pan of hot water to keep
hot. Separate the yolks and whites of
three hard-boiled eggs. Cut the whites
into thin strips an inch long. Rub the
yolks through finer strainer. Turn the
spinach out on platter, fatten the top
slightly. Make circle of white round
the top of each, and put spoonful of the
fine yolk in the centre. If there be more
egg than is needed, make a daisy on op-
poslte corners of the dish. --2ystoa Cuy-
tiCat0r.
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TIE NEW GOLCONDA.

Patsy (the tramp)-"Say, Gull, I've
diskivered the Golcondy we want to go
to. It's India"
Birdy the tough)-"Naw! What's
the beauties of Indiaa"
Patsy-''Listen! In India, soap is
considered a natural curiosity, an there
amt en- ounce of it used year. Do We
60"
Birdy-"We go."-Light.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
A TAPIOCA DISH.

Soak large cup of tapioca over night
in cold water. In the morning place in
a double saucepan and add more water
if necessary and cook until well done and
clear looking, then season with sugar
and the grated rind of a large lemon
or pint of stoned cherries or fresh rasp-
berries; pour in mold and set away.
Eat cold with sugar and cream Chicago
Neus.
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TIE REPORTERS LOT.

City Editor-''The street is all excite
ment. An electric light wire has blocked
traffic, ard no one knows whether it is a
live wire or not"
Editor-''Detail two reporters to 60
to the wire immediately-one to feel of
1t and the other to write up the result"
-Neu Yorl Weekly.
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LOOKING FOR A STRAW.

"I say" said the young business man
to her brother, "does your sister like
me?"
al don't know. SIR"
"Did you see her in here when the
servant brought my namea"
"Yes, sir"
"Well, which way did she turn the
hands of the clock, backward or for
"-W Washington Post.
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AN OBSERvANT SON.

Teacher-"What are the names OF
the seven days of the weeka"
Boy-"Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday."
"That's only six days. You have
missed one. When does your mother go
to church,"
"When pa buys her a new haiti
Texas Sytiags.
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SHE WAS JOKING.

"No," said she, ell can be only a
sister to you
"Very well," said he, 81 must be
going! had expected different an
swer, but, well, good night"
George" she faltered, as he started
out into the night, "Georgel"
"What is it," he asked Grossly.
"Aren't you going to kiss your sister
good night?"
He did not go.-Lanrence american.
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A WELL. KNOWN GARMENT.

LandIady-"Oh: Mr.. Spendem, a
small thief came in and stole your spring
.overcoat."
Mr.. Spendem (Sayiy)-'No matter,
no matter; I'll soon get it back. He'll
doubtless attempt to pawn it, and every
pawnbroker in town knows my spring
Cvercoat. - Good Netcs.
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THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE.

Druggist Ito applicant for clerkship)
-"What wages shall you expect if
employ you"
Applicant-"Twenty dollars week."
Drugsist-''I shall not require you to
attend the telephone"
Approximation suppose we call it
S.. 50. - Chicago News.
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SUNSHINE.

Clara-"Dsrlins, have YOU seen your
fataer:r
CAayies-''Ics, and lie gave me cool
thousand"
How lovely, everything Is brighter
now"
"Of course, it is. Brightness is sure
TO follow the raise of the son."-Pats.
burg Bulietia.
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ABOUT SIXTH RATE.

Prudent Mamma-"What is your OBJ
lection to him, Ciara9 He seems to be a
iirst-class young man."
Hcsitating Young Woman-"How can
be be, mammal He is the third assis-
tant in second-class postoffice. "-Chi-
cayO IrJune.
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lie SHOULD lave KNOWN.

"Iou ask for my daughters hand"
said the father to the aspiring youth.
"les, sir, trembled the youth.
"And do you know how great is the
boon you asks"
mot exactly, sir" stammered the
Culprit, "but ] guess she doesn't wear
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TWO OF A KIND.

De Science-"I do not object to pay
ing high prices for books, but | do hate
to spend money for clothes"
De Dude--''Same way with me,
baiove, | haven't paid a talloh's bill foh
a yeah. "-G00d Atcs.
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TYING A STRING TO IT.

Prisoner-"So yez say must hang
tomorrer?"
Jailer-''There is no help for it."
Prisoner-'Say, my life is insured for
SO, 900, and if yez lets me go the
moneys yours. "-LOUeN Ctizen.
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PHILOSOPHER PAT.

"Pat, Pat, you should lever hit
man when he is down."
"Begobs, what did l worruk so hard
to cit him down ferl"-Hate Fields
Washington.
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The elevated railroads in New York
City, which cost less than 81, 900, 900,
are stocked and bonded for more than
$50, 900, 900. y - -''' -
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BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

Didn't Want Another-Sarcasm-
at the Game-A Misfortune
Philosopher Pat-NOt
Stuck, Etc.
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A MISFORTUNE

Tom-"Have you heard' Egotiste
has become suddenly dumb"
Jack-''Too bad There will be no
one to sound his praises now."-Yaukee
BEak.
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WASN'T A GOSSIP.

Footpad latter robbing victim)-s'I
think I'd better xiii you. Dead men
tell no tales, you know"
Victim-"Oh, you need not put your
self to all that trouble, for I'm no Cos
sip, assure you. "-Necark STANDARD.
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999.999

emo other combination Of numbers
will produce the same results. Does not
this show the imperial multipotent nu-
neral z and its divinity. "-New York
Sun.
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HER APPEARANCE.

Bingo-''Things have gone so with
me lately that | have to compel nv wife
to make her own dresses"
Kingley-''Too bau. How does she
look"
Bingo-''Daggers. - ClooS Reuiep.
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ALL AT THE GAME.

"Police" yelled a man, as he rushed
into the street.
You'll have to call louder" said
bystander; ''the baseball grounds are a
mile away"
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SARCASM.

The Actress-"Oh, dear! I've broken
my earring. What shall doG"
The Manager-''Send for glazier."
-.Jeoeler's Weekly.
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The last Congress created LOO new
Offices, with yearly salaries aggrsgauns
81, 94O.462
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"Where ere you going, my pretty maid?'
ITO mix my brindle cow" she said,
why cant go, my pretty maid"
'The COW has got calf, she said.
-NeU York Herald.
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more than No. s glove, does shei1=
Washington Star.
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NOT STUCK.

Irate Parent-"Young man what did
you mean by taking my daughters hand
just nowl"
Ratified Swain-'You are mistaken,
Sir. Search me. - Princeton Tiger.