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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26

We have a pleasant way of growing
and grumbling over the ineficiency of
our Mary AIMS and ELIAS, and consider
ourselves very badly used because they
do not como nearer the pinnacle Of per-
lection, but the Russian servant double
discounts ours in vexatious incompe-
tency, and the Russian mistress has
trials beside which ours fade into insig-
nifcance.
Every household has host Of retain
ers. They go off to sleep at any hour in
the day. They annex anything within
reach, and truth is an unknown virtue
to them. A lady cannot help about her
house or she loses all caste with and au-
thority over her servants. She can only
scold and wait for the spirit OF the do
nestle to move her toward the accom-
plishment of her duties.
The servant is expected to provide her
own mattress, and usually sleeps on the
kitchen stove in winter and out IN the
yard in summer. The idea of providing
a room for her servants never occurs to
the Russian housekeeper.-New York
Sun.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
RAILROAD HAPPENINGS.

Jacob Strock, the we'll known Cum
berland Valley Railroad freight con-
ductor, is dead. He was resident of
Chambersburg, and in May, 1890, he
was thrown from freight car and re-
ceived injuries from which he never
recovered.
Frank Valley, an extra freight
brakeman of the Cumberland Valley
Railroad, had his left arm crushed be-
tween the bumpers while making a
coupling in the Bridgeport yards. He
was taken to the hospital in Harris
burg, and the injured arm ampu-
tated
Statistics show that during the past
year %, 900 railroad men have been
killed, 8,211 of which number lost their
lives while coupling cars. Railroad
employees aver that if the system of
automatic couplings were used the loss
of life would be much less.
The mangled remains of man sup
posed to be Mr.. Depew, of Peekskill,
N. Y, were found Sunday morning in
the B. & O. Yards in Cumberland. His
head, arms and one foot were severed
from his body, which was fearfully
cut and bruised. 1t is thought he had
fallen from a passenger train.
A stock dealer from Ohio, who had
seventeen carloads of cattle in the
freight yard at Brunswick waiting for
west bound express to pass, was stand
ing on an adjoining track punching
the cattle with a stick to keep them
from lying down. While ia this act
the express suddenly dashed upon him
unseen, and he was struck andinstant-
" killed. Stock dealer j. Luther KEEP
Ter, of Middletown, who was killed at
Brunswick a few weeks ago, met his
death in precisely the same manner,
near the same spot, and, it is said, by
the same engine.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
Melancholy and Suicide.

STEELToN, Feb. 20.--George Allen, a
chief accountant at the Pennsylvania
Steel Company's works, committed sui
eide last night at his home by cutting
his throat The suicide, who was a son
of ex-Representate Allen. of this country,
was CO years old. and leaves a wife and
two young children. His duties We're
so complicated that melancholy re-
suited. Superintendent u. L. FELTON,
s Ssr;1 clark e' was e. have left today
on an indefinite trip A penlnife was
used and the iugular vein was severed.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
HANCOCK's BRIDGE NOW OPEN.

At Hancock, the bridge company,
of New York, turned over to the local
bridge company their fine highway
bridge which crosses the Potomac riv-
er at that place. This has been a long
needed improvement. The bridge
just thrown open to the public is a
magnificent structure, eight hundred
feet long, with sufficient width to pass
teams. 1t consists of three spans rest
ing on solid masonry rising over forty
feet above the ordinary height of the
water. The superstructure is of fine
quality of iron and steel, and rises
thirty eight feet to the top of the truss
The bottom of the bridge is an average
height of six feet above the highest
water-mark, TINS making it absolutely
safe from floods.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
SOME INTERESTING FIGURES


---~T~~%%~"<N*H*
TOLEDO. o., Feb. e0.--The Toledo
Weekly Blade has received e7.731 re
plies from all over the country to cir
cuiar of inquiry addressed to Republican
voters asking their choice for presiden-
tial candidates. The results were tabu-
lated before Mr.. Blaine's letter Of de-
clination had been published. The fol-
lowing are the summaries of results
reached
New England States Blaine, 1872.
Harrison. 81; Mckinley, Q; scattering. 4,
Middle States-Blaine, 1910; Harri-
son, 4'4; Mckinley, ~; Alger, 10; scat
tering, 10.
Southern States-B Blaine. 6,5l6; Har-
rison, i,S2i; Mckinley. 800; Lincoln, IA;
scattering, 80.
Western States-Blaine. 9.030; Har-
10: Foraker, O: Gresham, 81: Lincoln, 81.
81; Mckinley, 9; Lincoln, /.
General Recapitulation- Blaine. H.
e44; Harrison. S,103: Mckinley, l.5l2:
all others, sso. Total, 27,73i.
The second choice for Blaine men is
summed mp as follows: Harrison, 1884;
Mckinley, 4,337; scattering, 734.
The second choice of all others is as
follows: Blaine, 1864; Harrison, l,l04;
Mckinley, SOL; scattering, Asa
The Blade adds: AS Mr. Blaine has
withdrawn it is plain that the second
choice of his supporters now virtually
becomes their first choice. This would
give the following result: Harrison, H.
3s7; Mckinley, 5,Si9; scattering, 1,000.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26

WHEELING, w. Va, Feb. 20.--The
Wheeling and Lake Erie has secured
what it has been seeking for years
direcS connection with the seaboard.
A meeting Of Wheeling and Lake Erie
and Baltimore and Ohio freight and
passenger agents was held in this city,
and arrangements commenced for the
direct transfer of business from one
road to the other in this city. The deal
between the two roads makes the short
est route known between the Atlantic
aeapoavd and the lakes.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
HEAD TO HEAD ON THE N. s. w. r. r

A through freight train collided with
a local freight train Saturday at a
point three and half miles west of
Petersburg on the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad. The engines came head
to head on a curve and the crash was
terrific. A.man stealing a ride was
killed and another is missing. -Four
persons, including the engineer and
fireman of the through freight were
injured. The engineer and fireman Of
the local freight saved themselves by
jumping. The engines and large
number of gondolas and freight cars
were completely wrecked.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
Attemp, 20 Rob a postof,lce.

CARLISLE, Pa, Feb. 20.---A sensation
was produced here by the news OK a
bold attempt to rob the Carlisle post
office. which is in the Coyle q McCul-
Tough building on West Main street.
Shortly after midnight thieves burst
through o rear door into Cameron's
music store, and began to cut through
the partition that separates it from the
postofiice. They had almost got through
when the night watchmen in the post
Office heard them and frightened them
away. There is no clew as to the per-
Detra1crs.
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HONOR THE DEAR OLD MOTHER.

Honor the dear old mother Time
has scattered the snowy flakes ON her
brow, plowed deep burrows on her
cheek, but she is not sweet and beautl-
full now. The lips are thin and shrunk-
en-, but those are the lips which have
kissed many hot tear from the child
ish cheeks, and they are the sweetest
lips in the world. The eye is dim, yet
it glows with the soft radiance of holy
love which can never fade. All! yes
she is dear old mother. The sands
of life are nearly run out, but feeble
as she is she will go down further and
reach down lower for you than any
other upon earth. You cannot walk
into midnight where she cannot see
you you cannot enter prison whose
bars will keep her out s; you cannot
mount scaffold too high for her to
reach, that she may kiss and bless you
in evidence of her deathless love.
When the world shall despise and for
sake you, and leaves you by the way
side to die unnoticed, the dear old
mother will gather you in her feeble
arms, and tell you all of your virtues
until you almost forget that yonr soul
is disfgured by vices. Love her ten
derby and cheer her declining years
with holy devotion.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
CARD OF THANKS.

The family of Mrs. NJ. E. Miner de-
sire to return their sincere thanks to
the many friends and neighbors who
kindly and affectionately assisted at
her death. THE FAMILY.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
ANOTHER BLOW .
The Grafton Sentinel With Others Along
The Line, Speaks Concerning the
Improved Lottery Scheme.

The Line, Speaks Concerning the
Improved Lottery Scheme.
"The American Fraternal Circle or
gained in Baltimore few years ago
for the purpose of collecting the shekles
of the innocents who wanted to invest
in on institution where the dollars paid
in would pay larger salaries to the Off
GERS and pay back two dollars for one
to the investor They found numbers
of patrons organized many lodges,
Zone of the most fosrishing being in
Cumberland), and week ago when
the time came for the first payments
to be made to its members, they
changed the mode of paying members
putting off the payments a few years
longer, and telling the anxious ones to
wait few years longer and they would
receive larger sums. This has stirred up
"a row and the courts have been asked
to close up their business. The new
proposition was much after the manner
canal men fooled the mules by tieing
an ear of corn to the tail Of the lead
horse.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
England Wants Reciprocity.

LONDON, Feb. 20.---In the house Of
commons Right Hon. James Lowther,
parliamentary secretary of the foreign
office, replying to question on the sub
ject, said the government was trying to
obtain from Brazil similar commercial
advantages to those enjoyed by the
United States But, he added, Brazil
had not AS yet shown any readiness to
grant such concessions.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
superintendent Pratt,s Denial.

CARLISLE, Pa, Feb 20. Captain Pratt,
superintendent of the Indian training
school, was seen by United Press rep
representative in reference to the attacks
make by congressman on the appropria-
ton. He stated that Congressman Man
sur told an untruth in his assertion that
out of seventy Indians which had re-
turned from this school fifty had re-
lapsed into savage state, while he can
not name ten who returned to their
former savage condition.
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Sixty-seven persons under arrest for
a recent revolutionary movement at
Ascension, Mexico, will be taken to
Chihuahua for sentence in few days,
and it is understood among the soldiers
constituting their "guard" that the
leaders, at least, will never reach their
destination alive. That the doomed
men NAV have forfeited their lives by
their acts is likely enough but CAPT
tai punishment inflicted in this sinister
way upon prisoners not yet sentenced
would be crime against civilization
fit only to be classed with the most
brutal phases of lynch law.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
Two More Mine Victims.

WnLKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 2U.--TeEdy
O'Brien, miner, was fatally injured by
a fall OF top rock, which crushed him to
earth, at Waddelrs colliery, Miners
Mills. O'Brien's laborer, Patrick Roland,
was caught under part of the rock and
severely hurt. Both have large fam
lilies. The colliery has been regarded as
unsafe for some time
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26

Lines Appropriated to the Street Rail-
way Company.

In the Corporate limits Of our town,
Electric poles were placed around;
To allow the cars run brisk and gay.
And a little slow that they might pay.
The gripman stops to take ON man,
The conductor starts him of as fast as he can;
They can watch ever so well.
There's many nickel from them withheld.
1t would be to their interest TO go little slow,
And pick up the nickels along as they go,
And not pass over the crossings in haste,
Rendering their services an unnecessary
waste.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
Colonel simpson Arrested.

DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 20.-Colonel J. b.
Simpson, who SO many people in Dallas
thought had fed the country, returned
from Hot Springs, and in an hour after
his arrival Sheriff Lewis arrested him
on charge of embezzling $4,000 from
a Scotch loan company, Of Edinburgh.
The colonel went to the sheriiFs Office
and was released on a S5, 900 lord
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
MaryIand's Fair Appropriation.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 90.-1he senate
finance committee has cut the appro-
priation called for for the Chicago Co
lumbar exposition by committee of
citizens, headed by Mayor Latrobe, of
Baltimore, from 800, 900 to $50, 900, with
a contingent of $4,000 additional, to be
under the control of Governor Brown.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
KELLER-LEMAsTER

Mr.. Lewis d. Keller and Miss Susan
Lemaster, both of this county, were
married Thursday, at the U. B. Par
sonage, by the PASTOR. Rev. J. B.
Chamberlain.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
HAMILroN-NoAKEs.

At the parsonage, by Rev. A. NJ.
Cackley, of the NJ. E. Church, South,
Feb. 18th, Mr.. William E. Hamilton,
of Pa, and Miss Annie V. Noakes, of
this place.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26

PARIS, Feb. Ex-senator Dautresme
is dead, aged 60. He was secretary
general Of the French exhibition in
Moscow, served two terms in the as
sembly, and was afterward made SEN
ator. Later he became minister of COM
merce, serving in that capacity in the
Rouvier and Tirard ministries.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
SUCCESS.

The tea party held by the Baptist
Sunday School. Tuesday, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Holman, on West King
street, proved quite success.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
A PoPUAR LECTURE.

Rev. Augustus Davisson will deliver
his popular lecture on Travels in
Europe" in NJ. E. Church, South, on
Monday, Feb. Doth, at 7.30 p. m. Fur
Their notice will be given.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26

" Bob Ford, who shot Jessie James
several years ago, was shot dead in a
Colorado saloon on Tuesday. The
nation will scarcely go into mourning.
ssThose who take the sword shall per-
ish by the sword" especially if they
frequent Rocky Mountain rum shops.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26

If W. NJ. Clements should come out
for Governor, there would likely be a
new piece of music by the band; music
that would catch hold of the public ear
and stick there for a SPELL Wetsel
Democrat.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26

A Clarksburg correspondent says
the Ne,cs of that town will appear next
Monday as a daily, and that the OBJ
ject of the paper will be to boom Hon.
John J. Davis For the U. 5. Senate
and to down Camden. -Grgton Sen
tiael.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
Minister Reid,s TRANSFORMATION.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-At the depart
ment of state the statement that Mr..
Reid would probably not complete his
term of office was reiterated. It was
further stated, however, that his off,
cial resignation had not yet reached
there.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26
Fatal Fight Between stations.

CRAwFoRDsvnLLE, Ind, Feb 2O.-Two
blooded Clydesdale stations in the
stable of William Price in some way Sc
cured freedom from their stalls and be-
gan fighting. One of them kicked and
bit his opponent to death and was him
self badly injured. The dead animal
was valued at 81. 500.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26

With Mr.. Cleveland unquestionably
out of it, and Hill certainly not in 1t,
the strongest possible ticket is German
and Gray. Mr.. German is an aggres
sive tariff reformer, and he is all right
on the silver question. Mr.. Gray is
the recognized leader of his party IN
Indiana. and an active, progressive
sincere Democrat. Parkersburg Sen
tinel
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-26

\ With prudent and characteristic
iforethought, Ex-Governor Warmoth, of
Louisiana, has put himself and his
fragmentary and picturesque collection
ofpolitical followers at the head of the
Harrison column in that State, declar-
ing that the President ought to be re-
nominated and reelected. There are
no offices for the opponent of Democ-
racy in Louisiana except those which
a friendly administration may bestow;
and if Mr.. Harrison's hopes shall be
realized he will find the Warmoth
crowd standing, hats in hand, in re-
ceptive attitudes. Of all the unpleas-
ant reminders of the lush days of car
petbagism and scalawaggery, this
Louisiana faction is not the least
malodorous. Philadelphia Record.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30
she WAS sHor.

nut che Missile Was Projected By .
Harmless Airgun.
II had u curious experience while
passing through Now York. said q
western lady to some friends on the
beach at Newport. 1--WE had taken
rooms at the B--k, and unfortunately
reached New York Just in time for an
absolutely torrid hot wave As / had
pressing need for a few days shopping
/ kept my husband and brother in town
for forty-eight hours, to their great dis
comfort, and they spent their evenings
by the windows of our sitting room in
the lightest of attire, drinking iced
drinks and trying vainly to keep cool.
The night before we left town we ro-
tired rather late, after the men had
been sOlacing themselves in their usual
fashion.
alt was 80 hot that it was some time
before I could sleep, and just as l was
DOING off / remembered that | had left
my rings on the dressing table neal the
sitting room door, the windows of which
were wide open on a little iron balcony.
"A good chance for robbers / thought
drowsily, but was too lazy to get up to
put them in a safer place. Late in tho
night l was aroused by the report Of a
pistol, or what sounded like one; and
my first impression was that l was shot,
for / was literally bathed, head and
shoulders, in something that / felt sure
for the moment was blood.
"'Henry,' / screamed, 4 have been
shotl l am dying And l felt SO strange
and giddy that / was sure my end was
approaching. Take good care of the
children l murmured. And, oh,
Henry, promise me not to marry that
horrid Miss M that You seem to adj
mire so muchr What nonsense, Emf
said my callous spouse, as he struck a
light and turned on the gas, you have
been dreaming
"'But l am wet with bloodr l ex-
claimed Indignantly, feeling that after
all he wasn't worthy OF a tender death
bed scene, and that ] felt all right again.
by Jove, you are moist he said, put
ting his hand on my shoulder, but it is
not blood, whatever it Isl Suddenly be
gave a great guffaw of laughter and
pointed to the parlor, which was dimly
lighted by the gasjet in my room.
We'll, what is it2 / don't see any
thing l put in Grossly, for by this time
l felt thoroughly upset.
"'Oh, it is too delicious he gasped.
You have been shot, you poor little
thing, but not by burglars; only by 9
soda water bottle, and there on the table
where he and my brother Harry had left
them, lay a couple of bottles, one point
ing as straight for my bed as if it had
been aimed at me. Henry had cut the
wires combining the cork of n Of the
bottles and had then concluded not tt
open it, and I suppose the heat may have
helped the ei~fervescence, for the force Of
the explosion carried both cork and the
soda water across the room, hitting m'
ON the shoulder.
"Of coures you may imagine how M
two men enjoyed my shooting affair
and what capital they have made out o
it."-New York Tribune.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

by two candles was not sufficient for his
purpose, but with the inflexibility and
perseverance, which are his most marked
characteristics he continued to perform
his nightly task, with the result that his
right eye became SO much weakened
that his medical adviser enjoined upon
him the necessity Of abstaining totally
from work, and living as far as possible
in a dark room for six months. Long
before that period had expired Mr..
Gladstone made a trip TO southern Eu-
rope in company with his old college
friend, Sir Stephen Glynne.
Once again a grave accident TO Mr..
Gladstone's eye threatened for a few
days to produce the most serious conse-
quences. II is well known that he did
not begin to WELD the AK as an amateur
Teller Of trees until he was forty years
old, and not long afterward q chip few
upward as he was cutting down a big
oak and struck him in the right eye,
which is the more sensitive of the two.
A few days Of rest and Of absten.iou
from work suficed to restore him en-
tirely, but it is a remarkable fact that
the ''arcus senilis," or circular ring out
side the pupil, was developed in Mr..
Gladstone's eyes at a much earlier period
than is common with human beirgs
whose life is destined to be more than
usually prolonged.-London Telegraph.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

"Did you ever notice the curious diff
ference in the sexes which is shown in
tho way a nan or a woman fixes q
dateT' remarked a gentleman to a lady
the other day. "You ask q man when
such and such a thing happened, and he
always answers, lin the year so and So
or, about 1900 and something;' but the
m invariably says, About so many
years ago. or, it was SO many years
after l was married. or, the year after
Teddie was born and so on"
eyes" replied his companion, II have
noticed it in myself. feel that am
getting like the western widow who
dated all her farming operations from
or before 'the year, planted Jim, which
was her realistic way of referring to her
husbands burial. New York Tribune.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30

The value of lime water about the
house in the summe can scarcely be
overestimated. To prepare it is an easy
matter, as all that is necessary is to put
a layer of unslaked lime in a wide
mouthed jar and fill it with cold water.
There is no danger of using too much
lime, as the water will only take up so
much, however much is put in. 1t
takes only a few hours for the water to
take up all the lime that is possible.
After it has stood say five hours the wa
ter may be drained off and more wa
ter added until the lime is all absorbed.
Acidity Of the stomach is corrected by
adding a little lime water to the drink
ing water. A t~easpoonful of lime water
added to o class Of milk corrects the
tendency which milk has to coagulate
in the stomach, forming q hard, indi-
gestible mass. For this reason it should
be added to the milk fed the little
children, and nursing bottles should DO
rinsed with it. AS a mild disinfectant
there is nothing safer or better.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-08-30
Grnat ErneotatIona.

Mother-My daughter, You should de-
eide in favor Of one Of your admirers or
you may lose both.
Daughter-Pa, l can't make up my
mind which to accept, Henry or George.
''Then | am to understand that you
love them bothT'
Eyes, l love them both most devot-
edly."
(which of them has the largest in
Gomez
"Henry has seventy-fve dollars a
month and George has fifty dollars"
"Then / don't see why you hesitate.
Accept Henry, of course, and tell George
to go about his business"
eyes, but George has great pros
pects."
"Humbugl Prospects don't count.
Everybody has got great prospects, and
twenty-five dollars a month is very
handsome interest on such a capital as
great prospects, Next time George
calls tell him that you al lever be more
than a sister to him, and get rid of him.
Texas Siftings.