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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-11-09
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The Worlds Fair souvenir coins are
. going like hot cakes" and those who
want to get one or more Of them will
have to bestir themselves or they will
be too late. The desire for one Of
these mementos of the Exposition
seems to be almost universal as is the
interest in the Exposition itself and
orders for them have been sent in from
all parts of the United States and also
from foreign countries.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-11-09

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WEATHER BULLETIN.

Observations taken ~
y. Martinsburg every morning
White Fiae ~...s 80 4. sa,,sasan,s
tive of the United States
Weather Bnreau. 'fnK
4 WoRLD will use the saline
bags us displayed IT the
3-i conrt House and thepenIle
Clear Or fst nan come very near knew
I To@s fng what weather 10 expeei.
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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-11-09

Al GENTS WANTED Male ana Female. old
made, selling our Queen Plating OUTFITS. and do
ing Gold. silver. Nickel, Copper and Brass Plat
ing, that is warranted TO wear for years, on
every class of Metal Tableware ~ ewelry &c
Light and easily handled no experience reauir-
ed 10 operate them. Can be carried by hand
with ease from house to house, same as a grip
sack or satchel. Agents are making money rap
idly. They sch 70 almost every business house
and family, and workshop, Cheap, Durable
Simple. and within reach OF every one, Plates.
almost instantly. equal to the finest new work
Send for. circulars. A.. aHfi4s k&
QUEEN CRY SILVER & NICKEL PLATING CO
s-is East St. Louis. III. &
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-11-09

The indications point to fair weather to-da
cooler on Wednesday night.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-04-14
GEOGRAPHICAL cowTs.

Don't say or write sustro hungary.
The best writers prefer AlaNria-iiungarT-
Don't, for mercy's sake, say The Smith
soniau Institute The name is The Smith
sonian institution.
Don't forget that oriental names ending
in Han'i have the accent OIL the iasr sylla-
bic, AZ Teher-an, Beloochis-tan.
Don't call the Chinese -MongoIians.r
III il better to reserve thR latter name fof
the people who live north of China proper.
Don't speak of v native u China as Chi
naman YoH would not say thAt yOu hal
an Ireland man digging NJ your garden
. 1t H. better to call John "A Chinese
Don't caU Bermuda M North American
islandn as a writer III New York news
paper did. There are plenty Of North
American islands, but Bermuda H. not one
Of them. It is au oceanic. not a continental
island
Don't. please DON'T say that New York
city IS located on Manhattan island Such
q misuse Of the verb '-to locaIe. D.. trying
to the nerves Of the best photographers.
Say New YORK city is situated on Aanhat-
tan Island
Don't make the mistake some people do
Of thinking the word -Glluriumn to be
Synonymous with soil Only those soils
which are the result Of the deposition Of
sediment BY running water can properly
be called alluvial soils
Don't speak of China Az our antipodes
Our antipodes H. the point Oh The other side
III the world reached M "A straight line
passing through the place on which w.
stand and the center M the earth. OnH
antipodts ~ in the ocean southwest nf 49,
trllia
Don't be mystiiiel III Oh uEg nap in F0uI
atlas Hudson billy seems to be larger than
the Gulf of Mexico. while Dn another sheet
Or Tho same atlas the Gulf of Mexico aP-
pears larger than Hudson bay. Thr ap-
parent discrepancy IL doubtless due ~ tne
different map projections employed
Don't say that the compass points 80 rhe
true north. for il doesn't, except il certain
places The compass points 70 the nsas
netic north, which is II present conSidert
bly, west Of the north pole When Lies
tenant Greely was NJ Lady Frlnklia. li.g
the decliuation Of his Heeaie WAS found %
be very great, the needle pointing toward
the magnetic pole in a direction nearly
southwest
When you are writing novel don't get
your geographical factS badly mixed 10
one OF the popular novels of tiie day the
writer introduced his hero into rhe antslre
tic regions I'D january, and speaks NJ the
.-inky blackness" of The nights hc expert
enced there. The month NJ January IN The
height 0f The antarctic summer, and the
entire month d. oDc continuous day- Gold
thwaites Geographical Magazine
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-04-14
wAYslDE eLEANInes.

More physicians commit suicide than
members Of any other Of the learned pro
fessions
a Russian can plead infancy for loug
time, a. be does not come of age till he l.
twenty-six years old
Some one has been urging the introduc-
tion Of blackedged postage stamps for the
convenience Of people in mourning
A Mississippi man who has counted the
number Of seeds in a bushel of various
grains found that corn went z, 100; wheat.
$50, 900; peas, l09,0O0; cotton seed. l64.16
It is computed by well informed persons
that Maine has wood enough to make 2S,-
100000 tons Of pulp. or a sixty years sup
ply for all the pulp mills now running in
the country
Fully la,00o,00O acres of barren land IL
the Sahara desert have been made pro
ductive by system Of wells connected by
means of bitches which are thereby made
to irrigate land now used for wheat fields
and for vineyards
1t has been over ,5O0 years since the rule
was adopted which makes Easter the first
Sunday after the full moon after THE sun
crossed the line By This arrangement of
things Easter may come as early H. March
Y or a. late ls April 25.
III was the Chinese who invented thH
wen known plan IA capturing ducks ana
other water fowl ivy GTaaiRE toward them
with N basket over the head and dragging
them under water before They knew what
had caught them BY thc legs
80 far u research has been able To deter
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-04-14
The FASHIONS or PARIS.
The Women oI the French Capital Have
Great Variety 10 Choose From.

The Women a the French Capital Have
Great Variety To Choose From.
There ID something to charm every
taste ia the new toilets this season. Do
you look best in a princess robe? 1t il
quite the style. Do you fancy panier
draping? You can have it, 10 you like
the fourreau? You can havs your skirt
as tight as you can STRIP in, and You can
have draped fronts, if you like them
Your skirt can be long or walking
length, according to your own prefer
ence, for the very best modistes are
making them in every way.
The tailor finish, however, prevails
for outdoor costumes, and is the mark
Of the real elegante who knows how to
dress for every occasion.
saw most charming costume that
was just ready to be sent to a young
duchess who is called one of the best
dressed women in Paris. The dress was
plain princess and the skirt was
scant without being sheathlike, and it
was made absolutely plain, buttoning
on the left side with very small silver
buttons. 1t was Of gray, satin finished
cloth. In the back the fullness was al
lowed to fall Id natural folds. Over this
was worn 'swanslinn coat trimmed
with brown s0utachc braid, AS viii be
seen In the illustration, put on in points
ia q series of loops, the same in the back
as front. The sleeves were open to the
top and had square caps, and it is open in
front at the neck a little toque with
red plumes is to be worn with it.
Another pretty dress for mornings at
home is Of heliotrope cashmere, made
quite plain, with Vatican plait at the
back, and Just touching the floor. On
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-04-14

Egyptian architecture, the oldest of
known styles, placed the weight firmly
on the ground. III the first stages Of
building the strength Of materials and
the art Of construction were but impe--
fectly understood. and to obtain security
masses of material were placed on a
broad base, narrowing upward in the
form of pyramid It suggested secu-
rity and permanence. The earliest e1tant
monument Of the work of man-the
pyramids by the NiLe-still rest on the
sand of tho desert IL their majestic
massiveness. The Egyptian buildings
were constructed On the model Of the
pyramid. Truncatea at various heights.
details and ornamentation. however
varied, left the same impression Of Sc
curity and pe1lnunence.
Tho shelving base. from which springs
the propyIon or porch. the niHltiplica-
tion Of short, stunted shafts, the shallow
reliefs, are all subserTient to the one
idea. The building rests 0n the ground,
and you know it. The slender obelisls
placed i'll front lii foil brought into
prominence the massive aolidity Of the
building. The accessory sphinx, with
its front paws placed flat OIL the pedes-
tai, the body firmly rccumbent and the
head solidly draped was i type Of inn
mobility and rest London Tablet
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-04-14

The way to get rich is to save money
by regular system" said the president
Of a savings bank to the writer Zone
Of our depositors early in the existence
Of this institution was newsboy. He
sold papers On Pennsylvania avenue,
Every day he came in and deposited
twenty-five cents. He never missed a
day when the hank was open, and after
awhile be had accumulated over d thou
sand dollars He drew ort the cash and
bought a piece of land with il. Now lie
il . well to do citizen
'.The difficult thing with most people
Is to make the first start in saving. AT
ter one has got together a few dollars in
a reserve fund al appetite for accuma-
lation IS acquired 1t becomes an object
in life to put something aside, which rep
resents an insurance against misfortune.
People in this country are not much
given to saving compared to Europeans.
They usually live up to the last penny
of their incomes or just a little beyond.
This IS certainly very unfortunate In
case of loss of employment suffering for
the wage Garner and lis family is apt to
follow. Washington Star.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-04-14

II was arguing with an Englishman
the other day" said q New Yorker.
ssover the pronunciation Of a word, and
finally said, Wen leave it to Web
ster.' What IT You dos cried the Eng
lishman, that's only one mans opinion.
I've heard that you Americans refer ev-
erytlling to a dictionary Surprised,
asked what was the enstoin in England,
and he told me that Oxford and Cam
bridge were the accepted referees.
Neither seat Of learning takes preced-
ence Of the other, but over all other
authorities. and if two men can prove
respectively their claimed pronunciations
to be sanctioned BY the two universe
ties, both are right. New York Times.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-04-14

The tests that have been made by 4
street car company Of Paris Of new
form Of nailless horseshoes have been 50
successful that the company has decided
to employ this shoe exclusively III the
future. The new shoe i made of Bes-
semer steel, and il appearance i similar
to tho ordinary iron shoe, except that il
has q bent lever that attaches itself half
way up the rear Of the hoof without il
any way COMPRISING it.
a clamp incloses the hoof, parting The
two heels Of the shoe, and is supported
on the top Of the lever, which wholly
sustains if, and thereby prevents com
preston of any part of the hoof The
shoe is also fitted with three small in
terror clamps. which penetrate the horn
of the hoof and prevent displacement Of
the shoe without the preliminary raising
of the clamp a number of private
firms in Paris have also tested the shoe
with success. 1t is considered by many
that this form of shoe will sooner or
later revolutionize the farrier's industry
PHILADELPHIA Record.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-04-14
EXPOSITION ECHOES.

The Blue Grass League III Iowa. cnihrac-
ing The southwestern counties of the state.
has decided toconStructa -Blue Grus I'EIl
ace'' NJ The exposition
Professor j X. Paine, of Harvard, and
Mr. H. a. Mcdowell. Of Boston. have been
commissioned to compose the music for the
opening of the Worlds fair
Andrew JackSon's earriage. made cut Of
timber from the old warship lronsides.
Daniel Webster's carriage and one that be-
longed to Abraham Lincoln will be shown
at the Worlds fair
The fine geological collection made by
the late Professor Worthen. state seolo-
gist of Illinois, Will form part of the lili-
nois exhibit at the exposition. The stAte
worlds fair board has purchased N for
$SgQA
Miss Williams, x cnlorcd y0uuA woman,
in an eloquent address hcfnrp the N0rlfiAs N
fair board XII control. urged thak HEwruns
NJ given " chance g0 Show tn everybody
who visits the NcrHd'S Fnir whAt MEvAnHe
ment their rsNce has made Ainre itH r#lusAsa
from slavery. Hcr suggestions wiil he
carried out.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-04-14

IF you were a-a jury, Clara, said the
embarrassed young lawyer hesitatingly,
II could plead my cause with more SELF
possession. In the courts of-er-of loT.
don't think stack up as a first class
advocate"
Perhaps you have not had an exten
sive practice in such courts, William,
suggested the maiden softly.
"That's it exactly, Claraf eagerly re
joined the young man, moving his chair
a little nearer. I'm a green hand al
this business; but if / could feel sure the
jury
Meaning mesn
Yes wasn't rrejudiced against the
advocate
Meaning your
Hes-why, then, might
what kind Of jury are you consider.
ing me, Wilham.' she asked, with eyes
downcast
h'm-petit jury Of course. You
couldn't 70 . grand jury, you know
darln
"Why notss
Because we don't try cases before
grand juries.
Il think, William, said the young
girl blushing, Il would rather for this
occasion be considered grand jury.
Why
Because -and she hid her face
somewhere in the vicinity Of his coat
collar-s'I have found true Bill!''-
Chicago Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-04-14


There Is hardly i woman il the world
who does not experience satisfaction in
adprning hcr person, but the tortures
which lady of fashion must undergo
to appear in the genuine Grecian Golf
fure which il now the rage reminds
one Of the sufferings Of the 'sBakuHs
women Of Upper Congo, who pull out
their eyelashes and eyebrows with tweez-
ers, and who slice patterns Of elaborate
designs on their cheeks and foreheads
III order to be sin the swim" The Gre
clan coitfure necessitates putting the
hair IN pins for the whole night, and not
the ordinary and harmless hairpin
either; but long slim, two pronged
forks Of silver wire which stick out all
over the head like Medusa's snakes, and
render rest, nay, even sleep, an impossi-
bility. but then next morning the fair
or dusky tresses are light, wavy, undu-
lating. and that accounts for the pa
tienee and resignation displayed by the
fair sex in this instance
The Japanese women 60 in for SO com
plcated a coiffure that they 40 their
Ltttl 14lf RhAAA a blQLtiA ~ cfANN LllLL
Their pillow il d kind of little hollow,
wooden bench, Oh which they rest their
neck when sleeping for fear Of disturbing
the towering masses of their raven hair
ana they use lotus oil To keep it sleek.
During the latter part of the month the
flavor Of this oilis-well, not as pleasant
as it was. Tho Massai women, who BE-
long to one Of The most ferocious east
African tribes, arrange their rough locks
in innumerable narrow braids, which
hang about their shoulders in straight
lines of inky black intermingled with
bright glass beads and razorlike blades
of vermilioa dyed Tamboulzi grass. As
to the Bakongo ladies. who also hail
from the Congo regions. they simplify
matters by shaving their beads and then
by plastering their denuded scalps with
several layers of tar. Let us hope that
European fashions win aot end with
something 50 horrifying. although, Of
course. if it were the fashion it would
doubtless look beautiful even in our
eyes.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-04-14

DOaru, sun urIppfng from MS InvoIu4-
tary bath, rushed aft and with no gen
tie means tried to arouse the sleeper.
AT last no yawned and scratched his
head and coolly asked what was The
matter and what was wanted. Then
came u scenet
All the MeNicalis, cHrsing and swear
ing and threatening and carradooing at
once, pointing to the officer who had
been taking a midnight swim all alone
to himself, who with a voice louder
than all the rest. swore that he would
have drowned if ST. Antonio hadn't
made the sentinel hear his voice aboard
the guarda costa and cansed them to
send him boat
Tho captain could not be made to un-
derstand what was the matter, and when
be was charged with having thrown the
revenue officer overheard and with hay
ing snuggled boats alongside, he raised
his hands in holy horror toward the stars
and Indignantly replied:
Its all contrived lie. Why, said
he to the other officers Of the guarda
costa, s'that gentleman dined with me;
we drank pretty freely, and then came
up from the cabin, when both Of MS lay
down here to sleep. did not wake up
until now; he must have been dreaming
and have fallen overheard in his sleep
You all saw that | was sound asleep
when you came aboard, how then could
have thrown him overheard? The idea
is absurd, nonsensical, the whole story
improbabie-yes, iinpossibIe-see my
matches are all battened down, just as
they We're when you were on board
when | came in from sea today; moth
ing has been moved; my crew are all
asleep He must have been dreaming,
and while he dreamed of smugglers and
the like Of such he must have fallen
overheard. He knows very well that he
was as drunk as lord
The story of the captain was well con
ceived, and told with better effect among
all the revenue officers, save the victim
himself. who called upon every saint in
the calendar to come down ard swear
that his story was true. But the perfect
order and quietude Of orr vessel; tbs
crew all sound asleep; the matches all
battened down, just as they were in the
morning; the honest Indignation Of our
sleepy captain, and the acknowledg-
ment Of the victim that he had been
very drunk compared badly with his
own story, and the yarn Of Captain Mar
tin was believed The soaked official
was taken back TO his own vessel, to be
tried and punished for sleeping on his
watch, while another officer was left in
his place to keep rs from smuggling.
When daylight came we weighed an
chor and sailed up to the town, where
we honestly discharged the cargo per
manifest, paying honorably all charges
and duties thereon.-Ned Buntline IN
New York News.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-04-14
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
NUMBER 35
RAILWAY RUMBLES.


An THE United States there are !, ,T97 rail-
way corporations.
Mr- Charles III Pugh general manager
0f Che Pennsy ylrania railroad has been
with that company for twenty-five years.
THE first railroad IN India To be built
and controlled entirely by natives has
been sanctioned wv the Indian govern
ment. THE 1.-The Will be about thirty miles
long. i'll the Hooghly district
A French company is now building d
street car line il Tashkend. the capital OF
Russian furkestan, where, not many years
ago, any white man who had visited the
place would have lost his head
A recent pamphlet on the railways Of
London states that there are 256 railway
stations within six mile radius of St.
mile radius Of the same center
The Colorado Midland railroad has in
augurated through daily Pullman sleep
ing car service, by the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Re, from Chicago to Ogden, to
meet the competition of other lines
It ~ twelve years since there bus been an
official dropped on THE Nandalia lines
During that time John G Williams and
M TX. Elliott have been promoted which
covers all changes in officers since tile
death of Major Simpson
A new transcontinentaI railway f1r Aus
tralia u proposed. The projectors claim
that ID will reduce the time of transit be-
tween England and Adelaide by eight
days and will also greatly contribute to
the development of the country.
Engineer Gilbert, of the New York Cen
tral, has prepared plans for sn Office build
ing Of the company to be erected this year
in New York city, the estimated cost Of
which IS $4,000 The building will have
frontage Of IS feet = depth Of s. feet, and
VIII be 1g6 feet high
One Of the greatest western bridge
schemes is that of the Illinois and Iowa
Terminal Railway company, which has
been organized TO build double track
bridge across the Mississippi river at
Davenport, Ia, the cost OF which, together
with railroad thirty-fou miles long to
Clinton, will De 81. 100000
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-04-14
Lenrninr to pnn.

It is queer how small an occurrence
serves to attract a crowd The other
evening a popcorn kiosk at the corner Of
D street and the aveaue was surrounded
by a gaping crowd, ranging in character
from gamins to gentlemen. all breath
lcssly watching the proprietor as he
shook pepper over the gas tlamer A
couple 0f young ladies happened to be
passing. ana one If them inquired
What are those men staring ats
They a1e learning how te pap. rc-
Piled her companion.
'.0h. sighed The speaker liOw
wish Charlie would take d few lessonsl'
~ Washington Post.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-04-14

PROMENADE COSTUME AND HOME TOILET
house dresses where there is no Vatican
plait there IS bow made with ends
which reach the bottom of the dress in
the back to take its place, and these
bows are also placed at the back of even
ing dresses. and a very few spring and
summer toilets will have them There
has not been so great o quantity Of rib
bon used on gowns for years as there is
now
There are numbers Of white and col
orcd woolen crapes which win be much
worn BY young persons. and they are
cheap and very pretty.
Tho new paIasols arc most beWitch.
ingly beautiful and delicate. with inncll
fluffy effect The elan4cable ana black
ones have accordion Plated frills. There
are transparent grenadines over shot
silks, with plated rutfIes or lace. Some
Of the black surahs have corn colored
ribbon quilted on, gray have pink, and
other colors to match compilations or
dresses are sewn upon black
the bowknot pattern is worked in
delicate shades on the chiffon or silk
game iyfies on the light parasols,
which are made of faille Some in light
spring colors have black game or lace
ruiiies. Some parasols of light silks are
covered with lace, others with loose
rufies Of chiffon, painted muslin OF
spotted white lace, . perfect cascade OF
delicate RIFLES to be lifted and duttered
with every breeze.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-04-14

A new fire extinguisher is composed of
a mixture Of water and liquid carbouic
acid gas, which upon being discharged
through pipes at high pressure cause the
rapid expansion of the gas, converting
the mixture into d spray more or less
frozen. New York Journal
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-04-14
SYMPATHY

They came to me and gently said,
Your ncighbor's little one lies dead:s
Ianswcfca not. but CLOSER pressed
My own wee one unto my breast.
/ laid him down, my eyes grew dim,
And once again bent DER him:
Then out softly, quickly stols
The other mother to console.
clasped her hand and tried but no,
could not say twas better so;
| could not say, dear hestrt, resign
o Father, what if it were mineI
Kathleen Kayanagh in New Orleans Pic
xr.nn
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-04-14
DELAWARE RIyER RAILROAD

Leave Pennsgrove for Philadelphia 5 COS. .55 sos
A. " 2s5. sos P. M. Sundays, $50 A. NJ, and
Leave Philadelphia for Pennsgrove, 500 and
SIS A. ;515P.M
Leave Woodbury. for Pennsgrove s. OF s 4O 10 10
A: M. 205, s.s5 s.1f P N SUNDAYS So A NJ:
e.54 .. M