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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-26
WIN white,aw Reid Resirns

NEW York, Jan. 25.--A dispatch from Wash
ington SAYS II was reported last night that
Minister to France Whitelaw Reid had ten
dered his resignation, giving business anAirs
as bis reason.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-26

The communications OF the Chilan Govern
ment IN relation 20 this cruel ana disastrous at
tack NOON our men. as viii appear from the cor
resp0udeuce. have not. IN any degrees taken the
form of manly and satisfactory expression Of
regret. much less of apology. The event Was Of
fered by our men had been wholly The result OF
an accident in II Chilian port, the incident
was grave enough 90 have called for some
public expression of sympathy ami regret
from the local authoritles. IL is not
enough TO say that the affair was lamentable,
for humanity would require that expression,
even If the beating and killing OF our men had
been justihable. II Is not enough TO say that
the incident is regretted, coupled with the
statement that the affair was not OF an unusual
character IN ports where foreign sailors are ac-
customed 10 meet. 10 is not for "a generous aud
sincere Government 10 seek for words of
small or equivocal meaning in which 10 con-
yey 10 a friendly power an apology for an Of
tense so atrOcIOUs As this in the ease Of the as
saut by mob IN New Orleans upon the Span
. isA consulate IL issI Mr.. MGbster wrote TO
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-26
comments Of the English Press.

IoNDov. Jan. 25.-The St. James Galette
this evening. referring 70 the Gillian crisis,
saws thar much may be excused IN country
which had an envoy oi Patrick tgans charac-
ter thrust upon II. adding that u Wouiu DO
dif,icult to suopose that either Of these high
snirited republics really mean business"
The Globe says: Tho Chilian anxiety TO
Get rid of Minister Egsn WAS justified by
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-26

fend shipmate against an assailant who was
striking him with a knife. The periect VIM
one only is found 10 have he-i entity of Grim
inal fault and that for an act clearly justih-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-26

NEW YORK. Jan. % Tie Suns Washing
,on disratch SAYS that a startling piece
~ information was sent 70 the Naval De-
nsrtment by its agents IA Paris. These
agents report that the Captain Prat IS not
the only vessel being fitted out Tor tie
Chilian Government ut French shlp-yards.
but the cruiser Presidente Pinte IS also being
fitted cut at q French-Atlantlc port. and that
she il ready 10 sail
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-03
Apples as lie Iiciue.

Chemically, the apple is composed Of
vegetable fiber, nlbumeu, sugar, gum,
chlorophyi, malic acid, gallo acid, lime
and much water. Furthermore, the Ger
man analysts say that the apple contains
a larger percentage of PHOSPHORUS THAI
any other fruit or vegetable. The plos-
phorous is admirably adapted tor renew
ing the essential nervous matter, lecithin
OF the brain and spinal cord. Il IS, per-
laDs, for the same reason, rudely under
stood that old Scandinavian traditions
represent tie apple the food of the gods,
who, when they felt themselves TO be
growing feeble and infirn, resorted TO
this fruit for renewing their powers of
mind and body Also. the ACIDS Of the
apple are of signal use for men OF sedea-
tary habits, whose Iiyers are slug zish in
actiSs, those acids serving to eliminate
from the body noxous matters, which,
if retained, would make the brain heavy
and dull, or bring about jauudice or
skin eruptions and other allied troubles.
Some such an experience must have
led to our custom of taking apple sauce
with roast pork, rich goose, and Ike
dishes. The male acid Of ripe apples,
either raw or cooked, will neutralize auy
excess of chalky matter engendere by
eating too much meat. 1t IS also the
fact that such fresh fruits as the apple,
the pear, the plum, when taken ripe and
without sugar, diminish acidity in the
stomach, rather than provoke ii. Their
vegetable sauces and juices are convert
ed into alkaline carbonates, which tend
10 counteract aeidity.-Soathefn Clinic.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-03

The use of ropeways is an interesting
feature OF modern engineering. They
were originally nothing but au endless
rope, moved over wheels at short inter-
walls By suitable driving machinery, sE1
carrying buckets with loads up to say
$50 pounds The limit OF sIcl trans,
portation was soon reached and station
airy cables were adopted, on which run
the carriages supporting the cars, the
motive power being transmitted through
a light, endless, moving rope, to which
the cars are attached by grips. In this
way cars can be operated with loads up
to 1910 pounds each, and moved at
speed of three or four miles. Moreover,
the carrying cables Iced not necessarily
follow the contour of the ground, but
may form bridges across valleys or
streams which is often of great advan-
tage. The spacing Of the supports de-
peuds altogether on the surface of the
ground, ranging fro $50 to 200 feet on
level to over ] 500 feet in some recent
installations across streams or gulches.
The greatest strain upon the carrying
cables occurs at the crests OF the ridges.
and the supports here are correspond
ingly close together. Wncre the ridge is
a very sharp one, rail stations are used,
consisting OF stout supports, from ifteel
to twenty feet apart, supporting fixed
rails, on which the cars travel, the cables
being detected to one side. As an exam
pie of these ropeways, that in operation at
the plant Of the Bi-Metallic Mining Com.
pany of Granite, Montana, may be taken.
Here the total length is $3.50 feet, and
the difference in elevation between the
terminals is 1926 feet. The descending
loads weigh about eleven tons, ana de.
velop enough power to haul back the
empty buckets and fifty tons of supplies
daily, as well as run the ore cfusher and
elevator. The line can handle 2jJ tons
Of ore every ten hours at cost OF about
FIVE cents per ton mile. The steepest
line Of this kind in the country is said to
be at the Holy Moses mine at Creede, Col,
1t has a fall of 1929 feet in 20)0 lect
and leads ont from the loading terminal
at the mine on an inclination Of thirty.
one degrees. An unusual line is en-
ployed at Aalsuud, Norway, consisting of
two steel ropes one and oue-eight inches
in diameter, running at an angle of forty
five degrees from the top Of a steep clid
10 the bottom, 10 a clear span of 2250
feet. One car travels upon each rope,
the traction rope passing over pulleys on
the cliff. In this way the loaded car,
in decending, hauls up the empty car,
much alter the fashion in which inclined
planes are operated in some Of our cities.
Boston Transcript.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-03

The mania for kissing distinguished
men has not yet run its course in Amer
lea. short time ago Edwin Booth was
aboard a Central Pacific train, and also
Mrs. Paryenu, who had become smit-
ten by the great tragedian. AS he passed
through the coach to the smoker she
said to her companion, loud enough to
reach the actors ear, that she would
give 500 TO kiss Booth. The monte
men had been working the train and had
caught green Irishman, who was 60
ing West with his family Pat was la
menting his loss and the passengers
were guying him Booth finished his
cigar, tapped Pat on the shoulder and
took him back into the coach. Marching
straight up TO the woman with the os-
eulating longing, he said: Did under
sand that you would give 800 to kiss
me?" The woman, without a blush, ad-
mitted that she said it, and produced a
fat purse. Booth held out his hand for
the fee, got it, kissed her, handed the
money to the lrlshman, and passed on
10 the next car.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-03
HEROES OF FICTION.
Usually Endowed with the Perfection o
Physical Qualities.

Usually Endowed with the perfection OF
Physical Qualities.
All novel readers-and they are
about so per cent. OF all the people
who read books at all--must have
been struck with the fact that the
heroes and heroines OF fiction are
usually endowed with the very per-
lection Of physical qualities, even
though their morals be somewhat
off color, and their actions such rs
should bring them directly within
the pnryiew of the criminal law. Ia
fact, it may be said in general way
that the bigger scoundrel and VILLAIN
a man is, in novel. the more closely
does he resemble The Apollo Belvc-
dere in outward semhlance; and the
more sensual ard deceitful and base
woman is, the more is she fashioned
in the physical likeness Of some me-
di9val saint, or Of some woman who
seems to exude goodness and virtue.
If the noyelists are right, the
physiognomistS and phrenolog and
the great detectives and students Of
penology OF the world must be wrong.
The latter insist, with complete
unanimity, that there is well-dc-
fined physical criminal type; that men
and women with certain shaped heaCs
and faces. and with certain kinds @
eyes and facial expressions, make
the criminal classes, and that II
Just as unnatural to find crime uRas
ISOLATED with these physical quai-
ties as to find grapes on thornS or
figs on thistles. Ii is true that there
are exceptions to this general rule.
but they are not numerous elough TO
impinge in any degree upon the gen
crafty of the rule.
Once in a while an Antinous may
turn burglar or Cornelia may ne
convicted of shoplifting, but the
cases are 50 rare as to cut no marked
figure In the annals of crime If it
is to be conceded that realistic tie-
ton serves a useful purpose, that
purpose should not be defeated by
making vice attractive or criminals
physically perfect II the novelist
desires to portray a bad man or wo-
man, the picture should be drawn true
TO nature, physically as well as NOR
ally; and it is certain that there is
not only a heredity in crime, which
stamps itself ineffaceably upon the
physique of the criminal classes, but
that the environment produces that
hardening of the countenance, that
furtiye look and that stumbling,
stealthy gait which detectives in all
countries have learned to recognize
at sight. San Francisco Chronicle.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-03
Busy Autumn Days.

Surely it is well for any who can
With helpful hands serenely occupy
she hours of declining years
We read thai Mrs. Lewis Roe OF
Port Henry, now between the
Eighties and nineties of a continuously
busy life, still keeps up a record OF
lntiring industry, and should not fail
% receive honorable mention among
)ther women notable for unusual ac-
dyities.
Forty knots per day, week in ana
week out, spun by her hands, are in.
Iced "a goodly showing Add to
this that she doubles and twists
seventy knots per day" and much
younger adopts with that long ago bit
Of handicraft are struck with admi.
ration; yet such is the record given
Of her labors
CheerfulneSs, as one might know,
is the atmosphere in which this
bright, energetic old lady dwells.
"She layeth her hands t. the spindle,
her hands hold the distaff, and she
eateth not the bread of idleness.-
iIarper'S BaZaE
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-03
Would Be Liberal,

A writer in Uarper's Magazine says
that the summer residents of Cape
Cod town made up their minds that
they must have casino. The build
ing was intended pretty strictly for
their own use, but it seemed wise to
enlist the interest Of the natives in
the project, especially as the project
0rS wished to secure site at as low
a figure as possible. A building and
finance committee was appointed,
and an old resident, a Mr. Button,
was made one Of the three members
Of it.
He was owner Of the lot on which
the summer cottagers had set their
hearts. At the first meeting of the
committee the matter of contribu-
tions was preached Mr.. Button left
his colleagues in no doubt as to his
position He declined to contribute
a cent.
Then the two cot tagers labored
with him over the site. Fifteen
hundred dollars was his lowest figure.
They explained to him the advan-
tages that would accrue to the place
through the erection Of the casino,
and the inevitable enhancement OF
the value of his other property; but
he held out for fifteen hundred dol
lars. Finally one OF the committee
said:
"Mr. Button, you shall either knock
off something from the price Of the
lot, or, if we buy it for fifteen hun
dred dollars, you should make a
handsome contribution.
"Well, said Mr. Button, "l'm ready
to do something for you. | can't let
the land go for less than fifteen hun
dred dollars, but If you make the
figure sixteen hundred dollars, | am
ready to contribute one hundred dol
lars to the fund"
The meeting was adjourned on mo-
ton of one Of the summer visitors.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-03
GREENLAND IS AN ISLAND.
The Result of the Peary Expedition to
the Arctic REGIONS.


the Arctic Regions.
The most important work OF the re-
cent Peary expedition to the arctic ie-
gions, Gays Lieut.. Peary. who recently
returned on the Kite, was the discovery
OF the great bay named Independence
Bay, On the northeast coast of Green
land, and the pra teal outlining OF the
entire northern coast Of Greenland, set
Ting once and for alt the yexed cues
ton as TO whether Greenland stretched
across the pole in frozen continental
mass or not. Greenland, as the map
now will show, is great island reach
ing from its present known position to
little above the Sad parallel OF latitude.
The upper part of Greenland" con-
tinueS the Lieutenant is very much
like its southern end The ice cap ends
south Of Victoria Fjord and the main
land mass does not stretch very much
farther north. The north and north
eastern coast is bordered with islands.
There is no question as to the northern
boundary of Greenland and its extent.
independence Bay is very large bay
Just how large l cannot now say. On
It's southern shore great glacier pro-
trudes, and after running to the north
EAST on the north the coast runs to the
northwest, toward the highest north
discovered by Lockwood in 1882.
The Lieutenant is confident that his
work will lmostrevolutionize, as it were,
the geography of Northeastern Green
land, which is region mapped out with
tutlittle accuracy. What the Lieutenant
lid for geography in great way the
Peary relief party, under Prof. He'll
Prin, did in a small way at various
points along the coast, from Cape Sum-
arez as far as Kane Basin. The maps
we're found to be very unreliable, and
much data was gathered that will put s.
new face on the coast after the result
Of the work of the two parties is pub
lished. Both Lieut.. Peary and Prof
Heilprin regard the discoveries made as
most important and of no small value
10 other departments of science, as well
as adding to the wealds geographical
knowledge.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-03
BLEW OPEN THE SAFE.
Burglars Make Big Haul at
Liberty, Mo,
1t is Estimated they took from $l1, 900
to $4,000.

-Four expert cracksmen, with dynamite
and the latest approved tools, succeeded in
cracking the safe of the First National Bank
of Liberty, No, and securing sum of
money which, though it cannot be fixed
definitely owing e the reticence of the ofic
srs of the bank, is estimated at from 81, 900
to $4,000 by those who are in a position to
know.
The burglars were scared away before
they had completed their work, and did not
get into the reserve vault of the safe, i'll
which was SO, 900 more, principally in gold
They had dynamite and fuse attached to
this, but for some reason failed to touch it
off.
The first intimation OF the robbery came
at 1879 O'Clock, when County Treasurer
Riley, who has an office in the building adj
joining the bank, went to his office. When
he entered the room he saw that the wall Of
the building was clving III, and, on investi-
eating soon found that th.re had bcea a
terrific explosion in the bank, which had al
most wrecked TO h buildings. Ee at once
gave the alarm, and, upon search being
made, IL was learned that burglars ba been
at work in the bank
They had entered the ! ank by means of
skeleton keys VIII CHI had opened the back
door and another leading to "a room in which
was the vault They then ed holes
through the cutter door of the vault, and
with a charge OF powder blew out the time
lock, which had b en- set to open on Monday
morning. Inside this was a steel door to the
burglarproof compartment The only money
known to be Inside this door was $500.
They used dynamite to effect an entrance
through this second door.
They must have used a terrific charge, for
the heavy steel door was completely bowu
TO pieces. This gave the robbers access 10 all
the money which had been in circulation on
Saturday, AMI, the deposits Of merchants on
that day being unusually heavy, ST., 900 is
considered a low estimate of what they got
On the fl or Of the bank were several sticks
Of dynamite and a number OF tools, showing
that the men left in a hurry.
1t was learned that four suspictous-loOk-
ing men had been seen in town. They were
total strangers. Two were old men and two
were apparently about 90, One of them
bought large quantity of putty just before
dark, and this was used with the dynamite
TO deaden the sound.
Leaving the bank the burglars went to the
house of Mr.. J. $. Steele and stole carriage
and team Of horses, with which they made
their escape. The sheriff and posse traced
them as far as the Milwaukee Railroad
bridge over the NJ ssouri River in Kansas
City, where the horses were found ih an al
most dying condition, having been driven
furiOusly.
Here all trace Of them were lost, but the
police OF Kansas City are working on the
case and think they have learned who the
men are, but refuse to give names. 1t is
stated that they got across the river by
means Of boat which confederates had in
waiting.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-03

A remarkable correspondence has
been published, ending in a true
Irish fashion. 1t begins:
"Mr. Thompson presents his com,
p'imcuts to MI Simpson, and begs to
request that he will keeps his Dogs
from trespassing on his grounds.
"Mr. Simpson presents his compli
ments TO Mr.. Thompson, and begs to
suggest that in future he should not
spell dogs with two gees.
"Mr. Thompson's respects to Mr..
Simpson, and will feel obliged if he
wiz add the letter 'e' tothe last word
in the note just received, so as to rep
resent Mr.. Simpson and lady"
"Mr. Simpson returns Mr.. Thomp-
sons note unopened, the impertinence
1t contains being only equaled by its
vuigarity."
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-03
STRONG AS SAMSON.
a Man Who Gould Hustle Tiger About
as u II We're Cat.

ms u ~ we're Nais
Perhaps the most remarkable man.
physically, the country ever produced
was Jack Holsack, a tiatboatman we'll
known on the Ohio thirty-fve or forty
years ago Jack stood six feet six
inches without shoes, and weighed 30
pounds. He was muscled like a Hefcu-
les, and used 10 boast that he was the
strongest animal OF his weight in the
Ohio valley He was a simple hearted
good-natured fellow and would not hurt
fly. The stories tod OF his feats of
physical strength resemble the miraau-
lous performances OF Samson. Like
the story Of the three black crows. they
probably gained something by repei-
ton, but it is pretty hard to say what is
impossible TO $50 pounds OF perambulat-
ing spring steel 1t is said that he once
visited menagerie In Cincinnati, where
man eating tiger was on exhibition,
ana after listening to the descriptions of
us strength and feroeity given by the
animal lecturer, offered to enter the
cage stark naked and whip the tiger
out OF its boots for a gallon lug Of
WHISKY As the proposition was made
at the top Of his stenor-like lungs. be-
fore tent full Of people. the circus
Ai"Aabel Cpulu not Well decline. II Waa
arranged that the gladiator act shouId
take place after the night performance.
the women and children being dismissed
Jack, half-drunk and as naked as a
Greek god, bounced into the cage and
grabbed the royal beast Of Bengal by
the back of the necK and slapped II on
the side Of the head It emitted an
ugly growl, and Jack slammed ii mr.
against the side Of the cage with a VIC.
lenee that bent the heavy iron bars
Instead Of proceeding to make meal OF
me intruder, the man-eater covered
down in corner Of it's cage. Jack
grabbed it by the tail, dragged II around
the cage, and then. 10 the horror of tbe
spectators, threw open the door. pulled
~ out into the circus ring and rolled il
IN the sawdust. Now, a tiger that has
been reared in a cage and fed ON cold
potatoes and stale meat is a very diffar.
ent brute from one reared in an Asiatic
Jungle; still, it is hardly likely that anv
'9l the distinguished pugilists now POSING
before the public would care to tackle
even a circus tiger.
-SzS=s-1ave~sgs ssszsAsu,.z,o,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-03

that night. They are the Jewels Of the I'M
mortal soul. Would God that some song
rolling up out Of the deserted nursery OF
your childhood, or some song rolling up out
of the corn fields, ths song OF the huskers
twenty or forty years ago, might turn all
our feet out of the paths of sin into the paths
of Righteousness. Would God that thoss
memories waited in ON oior or song might
start US this moment with swift feet toward
that blessed place where SO many OF our
loved ones have already preceded US las
hook of corn cometh in in his season"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-03
THOUSANDS SAW HIM HANG
Murderer Harrison's Gallows Erected in
Country Field.

The execution of Allen Harrison for the
murder Of Bette Adams on April 2, took
place in Huntington, w, Va, at 2.15 P. NJ
Sheriff Kyle read the death warrant at l
o'clock allowing forty minutes to the con
demmed for preparation.
The scaffold was erected in field two
miles from the jail, and the procession to it
was in carriages. More than ten thousand
people witnessed the execution.
Harrison made a statement in which he
stated he had no knowledge of the commits
sion Of the crime, but he did not deny hay
ing done it while under the influence Of
poison that he had swallowed with the in,
tention Of committing suicide
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-03
beware Of OIntmeuts for Cntnrrh That
sOutufu

As mercury will surely destroy the sense If
smell and completely derange the whole srs-
tenn when entering II through the mucous sur
faces. such articles should never be used eX
eept on prescriptions from reputable phy,i-
Clans, as the damage they viii do Is ten foit 20
the good you can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by y
Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, O.,couiains no mercury
and is taken internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the sysfeTn.
In buying Halls Catarrh Cure bs sure YOU get
the genuine. II is taken internally, ana made
In Toledo, Ohio, by r. j. Cheney q co.
eD Sold By Druggists price Ijc per bottle
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-03

series of 10 articles nv successful men IN
many pursuits is one of the many s'rpn- rrou
Of articles which are announced ia The \ pf3'
D'rnpnH n' for 1875. "Fhc Bravest Deed ENrI
saw" Is the topic Of another series hv Inifed
states Generals The pro prcius for the com u4
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erous than ever. Those who subscribe "a 0at.
Will receive the paper free to Jan. j. 1893, and
Address THEYoUTH's LuMPANION Boston Mas
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-03
The Flight of Shot

Experiments in instantaneous photog-
raphy have proved that shots not only
spread out, comet-like, as they fy, but
they string out one behind the other to
much greater distance than they
spread. Thus, with cyliader gun,
when the first shot OF charge reaches
a target that Is forty yards away the
last shot is tagging behind ten yards. -
New York News.