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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18

All the best heaters; handsome patterns; at half
price Call and look II you don't buy.
CLEMENCE BROS. a Co.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-08
How to Care For an Umbrella.

- The wise man always carries az um.
brella, is we'll known old saw, said
an umbrella manufacturer, aud it is not
such a bad one, either; but thu wise
man who carries an umbrella is stilflack-
ing in wisdom if he doesn't place 1t,
when it is wet, handle downward to
dry. Show me an umbrella that has
holes worn in the silk about the ring at
the top, while the body OF the material
is still intact throughout, and / will
show you an owner Of an umbrella who
doesn't deserve to own one, not if it is a
good one; and show me an umbrella that
has holes in it along the ribs before
natural use of it should make them come
there, and I will snow you an owner
who carries his umbrella more for the
sake of appearance than for utility.
A wet umbrella placed handle down
drips the moisture from it at the edges
of the frame, aud the material with
which it is covered dries evenly, and
leaves no spot still soaked with water.
If it is stood handle upward, the water
runs down to one spot at the top, where
the strong cloth lining about the ring
holds good deal of 1t, aud in com
paratively short time rots the material,
nd it breaks easily,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-08
Cholera Superstitions.

Perslans and Turks are almost scared
to death at the approach of cholera and
resort to extraordinary devices il the
hope of warding off the dread epidemic.
Thus in Persia the natives weep, wall
and gnash their teeth and in Turkey iu-
cessant prayers go up to the prophet,
imploring him to preserve his faithful
followers from the terrible scourge.
A strange ceremony was seen in
Meshed the other day. A horse, covered
with a tiger skin, was led out into the
principle street ana all tie Persiaus in
the city gathered round him. From the
tiger skin hung countless amulets and
the animal was otherwise curiously
caparisoned. A lad of sixteen years was
mounted on the horse, and, after black
flag had been placed in his hands, the
great crowd marched in procession
around the market place, at the head
being three young girls, who were
dressed in red trousers and black jackets,
who shouted "Ah Houssem! Ali
Housseml' to which the throng replied
with loud prayers, lamentations and self.
fagellation.
After a while the procession broke up
and the crowd went home aud, gathering
supply of provisions, such as bread,
mutton, butter, eggs, &C., took it down
to the riverside aud spent the remainder
of the day there feasting, weeping, wall.
ing and pounding their breasts with
their clenched fists. Their one aim was
to propltiate their deity and thus escape
cholera, and it never occurred to them
that they were actually inviting the cpl
dcmic by feasting in this mad fashion. -
New York Herald.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-08
MAIL BY PNEUMATIC TUBES.
Ar Interesting Experiment in Rapid
Despacth TO be Made,

Tie committee appointed by the Postmas-
ter General to examine into tins subject Of
more rapid despatch of mail matter between
large cit es and postoilice stations IN large
cities by means of pneumatic tubes or other
devices has submitted its preliminary report.
The committee states that it would not be
possible in the time allowed before the fall
rains set in to make proper examination OF
all the systems proposed in the eight bids
submitted, but inasmuch as one proposition
has hesn made, which is more favorable to
the department than any other. for tho rea-
son that it alone offers in definite terms gand
without obligation on the governments part
to purchase or rent to grant a specific ser.
vice Of a practical character within the near
future, the committee deem il proper to
make this particular proposition the subject
OF preliminary report Tho offer referred
to- that OF the Pneumatic Transit Company
of New jersey, is to put down in the streets
of Philadelphia between the postoffice AID
the East Chestnut street branch, pneumatic
tubes to connect these two Offices without
expense to the department and without
charge for years use of Nhe same The
committee therefore, recommend prompt
acceptance Of this offer; that tho test may be
made without delay. Tho committee also ex-
press the bope of effect ng an arrangement
similar to the one recommended with some
Of the other companies whose propositions
were received, whereby simultaneously with
the inauguration Of the Philadelphia test
tubs system may also be established in
Washington betwt ca the Postoffice Depart
ment ana the city postoffice. The recon-.
mendatlon of the committee has been se-
gepted by the Postmaster General, and tho
Pneumatic Transit Company of New Jersey
has been 50 notified.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-08
Animals eau Tell Time,

Animals, and especially those which
are associated with human beings, seem
to have their own methods of reckoning
time or the succession of events, much
as they have of calculating distance aud
direction. In the latter case they, do not
use our methods, though in results they
far surpass us. With regard to time
they certainly do not count hours or
days or weeks as we do, for if they did
they could count objects, aud that we
know they cannot do. Nevertheless,
the Cornish dog which used to meet a
train every day save Sunday, race it for
a mile and then trot home, must have
had some means of calculating toe time
when it would reach the point at which
he met it. So, too, pigeons aud wild
birds which come to be fed at certain
time must know by observation when that
time comes round, as also the dog which
took his masters slippers away in the
morning, and brought,them back when
he returned at night, aud who went Oh
doing so when he was away from home,
must have Judged by time and not by cir
cumstances. From these and many sim
liar instances it may be dedueed that
animals can by some means calculate
regularly recurring points of time, but
that they are unable to measure off any
period of time from ore arbitrarily fixed
point to another. Yankee Blade.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-08
nnee1. Aim Customs.

When the Ainu meet they rub their
hands together in peculiar manner, in
voking blessings upon each other the
while, and may continue this procedure
for a considerable time. Then they
stroke thei. boards, making curious
rumbling sound IN the throat, and again
rub their fingers and palms together,
after which the beard is once more
stroked and the business of the inter-
view begins.
The women behave in a still more
curious manner. They do not salute
their own sex at ali, but are extremely
respectful to the men, covering their
eyes and looking down on the ground
when they pass male acquaintance OF
even male stranger.
On entering hut where man is a
woman first of all removes her head
dress and hangs it on her left arm. She
then brushes back her front hair and
covers her mouth with her right hand.
All this is preliminary. When she sees
that the man deigns to look at her she
draws the right index finger across the
left palm, up the left arm to the shout.
der, thence across the face beneath the
nose, and so round backward behind
the ears.
When Anu, especially Ainu women,
meet after separation that has lasted
some time, they have a pretty way of
telling each other their experiences in a
sort of a chant, and in the pleasant
sound of their singularly sweet voices
one forgets their wild and unkempt
| looks.
The Japanese women are equally re-
markable for the sweetness of their
voices, but have the advantage over
their Ainu sisters of delicate and dainty
ways, the charm of which the most
stolid globe trotter is constrained to
own. If the women of Ainu-moshiri, as
the Ainu call their land, are the drudge;
of the men in their youth and middle
age, their opportunity for revenge comes
with the lapse of years.
The curses of an angry old womat
excite the utmost terror in the bravest
bear huuter. He flies panic struck from
such names as shunuma ash tmangy
DEER, tontoneppo [bald pated boar,
or, worst of all, raj guru Corpse, Of
mao SAX -guru goddess fellow After
death her ghost is regarded with even
deeper dread New York Journal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-08
CAPTURED THE BRTGANDS.
-Four Men Who Tried to Rob Bank
Western Style Arrested,

Tremendous excitement was cnussd in
Erie, Pa, BY daring attempt 20 rob tho
Keystone National Bank.
II was about 1870 O'Clock p. M. and no
customers were in tho hank. Assisian,
Cashier Frank Keplcr aud Clerk Charles
Liebei were busy baansing their bo5Es and
counting money and checks when g5Gd.nly
a quartet,e u rough looking :, raa1ers i.pr.t
into the room, revolver IL haad.
The strangers took POSITIONS at each Of
the window, around he desks .ithfu aud
pointing reviewers at the beads % tic Two
cserks, iold them to throw 40 their hands
Instead Of doing as direcs.d the casbier
snatehed up papeI weight an,i was about
dealing the fellow nearest hial a blow On tho
h ad, when two shots we're fired by tho ID.
truders. One Of tho bullets struck Kepler
IN the left checks. ipnicting seric,is i,ut not
dangerous wound
the young man faii taintiag 10 THO loOr,
and the robbers, seconiiag frightened ran
from the bank and feel up Eigir sire, I. The
shooting lad attracted crowd, PM a niins-
Ter Of ciizess5 give chase. a8s II ll,eis.
fading the pursuit. ~ int turns. ~ thor
pursuers aud upenoI fiie. Uus stfsunately
no one WAS iHnfel. Finally s nc Al Ulcer
VIM. Diefel oyerIaoI TIC dsspefa.ises and
COMMANDED them " Surrender.
The answer was a slot from nr2h army
revolver. As Office D.erei wa il lie acf of
eturning the ire tse Four inoii Thought let
ter If It and 6aye themselves up 1hsy were
handcuHei L getiisr .tsei march Il 10 tins 10
lice station and i6csc,l Up isi separate cells
On icing searched n1e rsYoigerS u az
fsrent cailtrc aud CO lecss5n Il ~; * and
bras nuei:ies v ase found on them.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-08
NO. A..
CABLE SPARKS.

THE Spanish government has arranged an
laborate programme tor the Columbus cele
bration in Spain.
UP to Saturday last the authorities Of
Hamburg, Germany, report that there had
been a total Of II, Isl cases of cholera VA the
city and $50 deaths.
PRINCE CARL RADzlwILI, of the SEy,llo.
vice Poloneczka branch of the illustrious
Lithuanian family Of that name, who was
recently seized with insanity a. LODI, in Po-
land, has been removed 10 an asylum for the
insane at Georlitz, IN SiieSa-
1T BEING announced to the Wurkmen's
Congress, in session at Murselles, France,
that Herr Liebknecht, the German socialist
who Is a delegate TO the congress, would I've
expelled from France, the congress elected
him president as protest against any such
action.
THE caravels Nina aud Piuta, mutations Of
two vessels in the fleet OF Columbus when no
started on his westward voyage Of discovery,
have been completed, and are now at anchor
in the harbor OF Barcelona, Spain, whence
they viii be lowed TO liuelVs by an Amer-
eau war-ship.
Dr.. FRANCIS SCOTT SANDERS former pro
prietor Of the Lyric Club in London, is held
by the police Of that city TO answer "A charge
of forging the name al lhe Earl OF Londes-
borough to bills for SO, 1SS 1t is alleged the
Doctor has procured E2o00n by forging
other persons names.
MEMBERS of n squadron OF the First Life
Guards Regiment stationed at MudSon, Eng
land, disaffected because of the many drills
and inspections they had been compelled to
undergo, cut this eighty saddles belonging 90
the squadron so badly they we're ruined com
pletely. The men We're placed under arrest.
They dislike their captain. who was booted
and Kissed afterward by the entire regiment
when he appeared in the barrack square.
PRovINclALs of the Society of Jetuits
from all parts Of the world have assembled
at Azpeitia, in Spain, TO elect general OF
the order. This is the first time since the
founding Of the order, in 1884, 10y lgnatius
Loyola, who was boru near Azpeitia, that
tho election of general, who holds Office for
lie, has been held outside Of Rome. The
change. it is reported, was made because OF
the protests OF the foreign members who
declared the election shorld be beld where IL
would be free from outside influences.
A CORRESPONDENT IT the London Times
complains bitterly of the sewage and water
systems of Hamburg, Germany. He points
out that they are strongly conducive TO the
introduction of cholera poison into the water
system. The number of deaths in the city
from cholera are decreasing slowly. The
deaths in Russia prior-to this month are CT
timated 1t 200 900. The United States charge
d'affaires at st. Petersburg reports to his
government that there has been very sem
sible decrease in the number Of cases Of
cholera and deaths In tina; city, and that the
Epidemic has been of amid character.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-08
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

Thy residence Of Samuel Atkinson, near
TeOup, Kansas, was struck by lighting,
killing Mr.. and Mrs Atkinson and two chill.
dren, one four years, the other seven months
old. The bonse was buried.
BY the premature explosion ~ n charge
VI dynamite AT Dyer's quarry, Inar Howell
vile, on the Chester Valley Railroad, ia
Montgomery county Penma two Horkmeu
were literally blown 70 pisces.
FoUR men fell 200 feet down the shaft Of
the Eureka Mine, at Bessemer, Michigan,
and we're killed. Contrary 10 orders they
attempted 10 ride up the shaft In a SKIP,
which dumped soon after starting.
A WRECK occurred on the Alabama West-
crn Railrond, 81 miles west Of Montgomery
Killing Engineer l.. &. Willis aud Firomsn
Thomas X. Willis aud inlurlng baggage
Master John Harrison aud Mail Agent
Landrum. -,lttlfi
MIcHAEL LAwLER, aged ~ years. Tell into
vat containing solution ~ soda asl AZ
Wakes paper mill, Ia Ear Hartford, Conn.
and his dead body was found, II was i'm
possible for him 10 get t1l tho vat with.
out assistance, and no one heard his cries.
MRS GUssIg v. DAnLf.G. Of DanburR.
Conn, a member Of the Nomanis ksisf
Cops, which held its conyenlion In Wash
iBgtoD, yss killed IN that city by being
thrown from an electric car. She bad bsen
riding on the trout platform. aud vas thrown
on By sudden turn ia the road.
Az explosion was eaused By dumping hot
Stag into pit containing water At tho Penn
sylyania Steel Works, nj stselton, Pa
Harvey A. Haas, Davis Kingston, Vim
Shaddow, Thomas Dyba. Anton Knepis
Scott Greenawalt and Carl Madden were al
seriously turned aud scslded.
A BOARD consisting Of an army surgeon
and Government chemist will. II Is said,
lie appointed 70 Investigate the water supply
at Fort hyer. Virginia There Is an unusual
amount OF sickness among the soldiers sta
toned tbere, and il is alleged that most D.
the sickness, is due to insufficient and impure
water.
A LOCOMOTIVE boiler on one Of the Ten
ness-e Coal and Iron Company's local lines
near Birmingham, exploded killing Engin-
eer John Elmore aud wounding Fireman
Ben Garner, Conductor W. r. Lambert aud
Ald Sam. Este, fireman Of the local boiler
At the shaft.
At the Ryan Slate Quarry, near Easton,
George Schissler, Jr. was instantly killed
and Lucas Smith badly burned about the
face and eyes by a premature explosion.
They were engaged m removing powder
from a hole which had failed 10 discourage,
when the accident occurred. Schissler's head
was split in half and his body torn 10 pieces.
The Coroner's jury investigating the
death OF William Caldwell, Of Philadelphia.
the fireman killed In the collision near Mount
JOY rendered q verdict at Lancaster that
his de1th was due 70 gross neglect Of duty
aud violation Of rules Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Condaay By the engineer Of ths
eastbound train, Jacob Michael. Of Philadel-
phia.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-08
OUTLAW COOLEY KILLED.
Shot Through the Heart by the Sheriff
He Died Fighting.

Frank Cooley, the leader Of the notorious
Cooley gang, was shot and instantly killed
at the home of his father Lutte Cooley, be.
tween Farchance and Smith6elJ, Penn. The
authorities some time ago decided that their
frequent RAIDS into the mountains would
never capture the gang, aud they changed
their tactics. George Fisher, United States
secret service detective from Hagerstown,
Md Frank Pegg, of Uniontown; Policeman
Hartley, of Fairchance, and others, have
been quietly lyingabout the neighborhood for
the past three weeks. They observed that
the gang came down from their mountain
retreat TO old man Cooeys every Sunday
Cor three Sundays past, aud amused them
selves playing cards and drinking
The sh riff concluded that they would do
this again, aud prepared 10 make a capture.
Sheriff Mccormick and a few deputies from
Uniontowu ipped out quietly TO Farchance
before daylight TO avoid the spies Of the gang,
aud joined the watchers in the field Frank
Cooey and Jack Ramsey the two most dnr.
ing of the gang, came riding down to the
Cooley house about noon, and in the after
noon went out into field back of the house
that had been lately cleared Of timber and
was full of stamps. When the sherifrs marty
came down on them, Ramsey and Jooley
we're both half-lying and half-setting against
stumps with their Winchesters beside them.
Sheriff Mccormick was in advance, and
Wholesome distance off Cooley sped him. He
and Ramsey fired FIVE times at the sheriff
without getting up, but all their balls missed
him. The sheriff had then taken refuge be
hind tree, and from this place fired the ball
that pierced Cooley's heart as he lay against
the stump, killing him instantly. A number
of shots were fired at the outlaws by other
members Of the sheriff's posse. Ramsey
started off on run as soon as he saw he
party on his heels, racing after him and lir-
ing as they rau Up TO this writing he has
not baan cnnflirad
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-08
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

MILLIONAIRE ROBERT GAPRErTS coach
ing party creatnd a sensation among the res
DENTS of the Austrian Alps A tive-horse
drag heats he posse, SION. The party has al
readv crossed the st Gothard, Stitshrioch
aud Fin,ternuE Passes They will traverse
The Iun Valley, and thence proceed to
Venice They are loudly cheered at every
own, village and hamlet they visit.
Col. ALEXANDER MOORE, a distinguished
member OF Phil" Sheridau's staff, resides
IN New York, but has ret red from active
business. Colonel Moore was in the Shena-
loah Valley and participated in nearly all
the great engagement, of Shelidan's army.
In appearance he is a typical looking soldier
and although his long muStache and short
aair are gray, he is as active as man of
norty.
CAPTAIN +. p. HOWELL, editor-n-chiet
and principal owner OF the Atlanta Consti-
tuition directed the Hill campaign in the
South for tho Democratic nomination. His
military rank was won by allant service in
the Confederate Army as cpInmaudant Of
Howclrs Battery. The Captain is in peace
as he was in war, man of interchangeable in
dustIv and born leader of men. A con-
ventlon in Georgia without Evan Howell
would be a sorry spe tlcl', indeed, and an
inevitable failure.
JOHN ORTIZ better kaowu as Archduke
John, of Austria, has again come to life, at
east in the newspapers. The story goes that
he was wreck ed and drowned as has always
been supposed but that he reached Chill
safely aud has beeu living there very pri-
vatey for the post few years. Little cred
euCs i; given to this story in Austria, as it is
generally believed that if the eccentric
Johann Orth was alive, Emperor Joseph and
the Archdukes other kinsmcn would have
been informed of that fact before now,
Mn tu,s MOORE the President of
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-08
MURDERED TWO CHILDREN
An Enragsd Woman Shoots Two of Her
Eeighbor's Babies.

a mob is forming in M1son county, W.
Va, with the avowcd purposs OF lynch:ng
woman who deliberately murdered two liz
lie children
For a long time there has been feud BE-
tween the Pike and Bippers families Of this
county, and Mrs. James Pike became in
eensed at remark ma ie by Charles Bip-
pers. The two are neighb rs and up to this
time neither had taken any part in the
trouble
Just after dinner, however, Bippcrs made
Mrs. Pike angry. She went into the house
and produced a sho. gun. Bippers had dis
appeared, but his TWO chiidren-E ina, aged
5, and Charlie, egei were playing in the
yard
Mrs. Pike rest=d her gun on the fence, and
taking d IL rate aim, iHc1 both barrels Of
the little ones who we're mol more than ~
feet away from her.
The heavy charges took effect In the upper
part of their childrens bodies, mangllng
them in a horn. le manner. They were dead
before their borT5ficd mother, who stood in
Il g doorway could reach them.
Mrs. Pike was at once arrested and piaced
in.jsil. She expresses no regret for ncr crime
but says she expects to hang for it.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-08
HISTORICAL STAMPS.
Postmaster General Wanamaker Has
Designed Columbian Series,


Postmaster General Wanamaker has de
eided to issue what viii be known as the
Columbian series of postage stamps, to be
furnished by the American Bank Note Com
pany, of New York, under contract. The
denominations of all the series have not yet
been fully determined upon, but they viii
embrace all Of the present series, and prob.
ably some others. The new stamps viii be
Of the same height as the present series, bu.
twice as long, the increased size being
thought necessary in order 10 properly dis
play the illustrations These are intended to
commemorate the discovery Of America by
Columbus, and several OF the illustrations
have already been decided upon. These are
the Discovery of America ty Columbus
first sight of land .'ColumbIls' feet at sea.
from Reyista de Ia Marina Landing of
Columbus after tbs Van Der Lyn picture
in the United States Capitol: The Santa
Mara Columbus flag ship, after Alfred
Harris; columbus asking aid Of Queen Isa-
BELLA Columbus reciting the story of his
discovery to Ferdinand and Isabella ON his
return from his first voyage" On one Of
the denominations will appear portrait of
Columbus. 1t is expected that the entire
series will be put on sale january ], 1898,
and during the succeeding year will entirely
siipersede the present series.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-08
WIFE MURDER AND SUICIDE,


a daughters Escape.
.rederick Mellenburg murdered his wife
end wounded his daughter in Paterson, and
then CT mudtted suicide, A week ago Au-
tqnio MeRanbug, aged thirty-two, sued his
father, Frederick, who committed the muir
der, and his mother Susanna, one of the
victims, in the District court, 10 recover
some money expended for repairs upon his
parents house He recovered "a judgment
for Z555, which the elder Melenburg did no {
pay
Mr.. Roselle visited her parents house
about O'Clock She found her mother alone,
but sh )rtly al. erward her ( Their appeared
As soon as he entered the ROOM he said !:
What will the court do with me now." Ire
daughter replied: "lf on doiSt raise the
money, you'll be sod out This enraced
Mellenbnrg He seized the daughter by the
throat, and, pmnng her against thu door
casing, beat her with girth strap.
The mother interfered and the father, re-
leasing the daul liter, struck the mother in
the head, knocking her down, Before she
could 50, Mellenburg pulled a pistol from
his pocket and shot his daughter. Lena fell,
but Immediately rising, ran TO her mother,
and tried to pull her out of the house While
she 5Yas SO engaged, Mellenburg shot his wife
through the head.
He'then shot himself in the left temple.
and with blood streaming from the wound
ran down the stoop falling dead at the foot
of the STEPS. Mrs. Mellenburg, who was
partil y undresSei staggered to the stoop
after her husband, and when she reached the
steps ba sat- half fell down. She sat there
five minutes vomiting blood, and then fell
over Ter husbands body, dead, Lena was
removed TO the hospital She will rs-
cover.