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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-15

THE PREss has the best possible organization
to secure news from the most important sour
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and near-at home news is covered with ron
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In all the great cities Of the United States, as
well as financial and railroad experts In Chicago
and the West. who keep the paper more than
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ed BY contributions from those whose names are
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y In politics THE Press knows no other master
than the people and the past year has seen, as
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| ono was pushing them aside and passing
! through; then they closed ~ quietly as
/ they had opened.
siThe unaccountable thing filed me
with terror, and WIS about to spring
| forward and tear the curtains down
when l was again transfxed BY fear
The ponderous oaken door which led
from our apartments into the public
hallway swung slowly ON its hinges. as
If some one were going out. Then came
faint sound. like a woman signing
and the door closed and latched itself
Nothing had been visible but the NOV
ing Of the curtains and the door. and
yet my soul was filed with namelesa
horror that | dared not dwell upon.
Rousing myself | leaped forward. and
tearing aside the portieres rushed to my
wife's bedside There she lay. her eyes
closed and her paleface family illum-
ined by the light that followed me
through the doorway. l seized her hand
and strove to awaken her, but she did
not move In an agony Of terror, bent
my head and listened for the beating OF
her heart Then clagping the limp form
In my arms | pressed it to my bosom
and called aloud her name:
Gladys, Gladys, my Gladysr
"But there was no answer; she was
gone. George Percy Taggart in Jour
nalist.
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Ghosts In India.


The dread Of ghosts, so well known &c
all uncivilized and semiuncivilized coun
tries, is common in the aborigines Of
India to an unusual degree; the same
may be said of their Aryan conquerori
and the lower classes of Mohammedans
All Indian ghosts are supposed to b
mischievous, and some Of them bitterly
malicious. The only means employed
to appease the rancor of these unlaid
spirits is to build shrines for them and
to make them offerings, such as a fowl
a pig, and on grand occasions buffalo.
Any severe illness. and more especially
any epidemic disease, such as smallpoz
or cholera, is attributed to the malig.
nancy Of certain of these spirits, which
must be propitiated accordingly. st.
Louis Republic.
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WHITE q BAKER, Publishers,
PAIKERsBuRe, w. VA.
TEN DAYS IN WASHINGTON.
Third Popular Excursion to the National
Capital via II. ~ o. II. II.

Third Popular Excursion to the National
Capital via II. n o. II. II.
The third popular excursion to Washington
via b. q o. n. r., from Pittsburg, Wheeling
Parkersburg, Lexington, and intermediate sta
tons to Washington Junction, Nd, Is announ-
ced for Thursday, February 18th, The popular
ity Of these winter trips to the National Capita
via b. a. o Is due to the exceedingly low rates
and the excellence Of train service. with Pull.
man accommodations, and to the fact that the
B. & o. Is the shortest route
The journey Is delightful as well as instruc-
tive, while in Washington are more interesting
museums, the art CALLERS, the White House, the
public buildings-to all Of which admission Is
free--are attractions at oil times appreciated.
Tickets from Pittsburgh, Wheeling and inter
mediate points to Martinsbnrg, are valid to
Baltimore, and as they are good for ten days
ample time Is afforded for side trips to Mt. Yer
non. Old Point Comfort, and other adjacent
For time Of trains and rates Of fare consult
appended table. For Sleeping Car accommo-
dations and descriptive pamphlets address near
Cumberland. II 20 p. M. $50 a. M, 1910 p. M,
7.43 a. m. Rate $4.55.
Hancock, ls4s .. M, ~ a. m. 200 p. M. 900
Berkeley Springs. 9.soa M, LIS pm, ssA am.
Rate $40.
Martinsburg, 1.s5 a. M, 11.5S a. M, IA pm,
Shenandoah junction, IL. rs p. M Rate $3.50
Washington Junction, $50 a. M, 40 p. M,
400 p. M, II 81 a. m.
intermediate stations to Washington, see pub
1ished schedule.
Correspondinglyl low rates from other stations.
Pullman sleepers or Parlor Cars on all Of
CHAs. o. scULL, Gen'l Pass. Agent,
21-td b. & o. r. R.
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Pointa About : Good Horse,

There arc some points which are val
liable in horses of every description
The head should be proportionately
large and well set on; the lower jaw
bones should be sufficiently far apart x
enable the head to form an angle witt
the neck. which gives it free motion ant
graceful carriage and prevents it bear
ing too heavily on the hand. The ey,
should be large, little prominent, and
the eyelid fine and thin. The ear should
be small and erect and quick in motion
The lopear indicates dullness and stub
bornness; when too far back there is ;
disposition to mischief. - Rider ant
Driver.
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The REASON WINS Plain,

Dubois This is a strange case, ism
it? A wealthy man is found dead in his
room. There is no wound, no sign o.
poison and not the slightest evidence o.
disease anywhere about him. But ther,
he sat in his chair stone dead, one han6
still holding the paper that he had beer
reading. tell you it il one Of the mos
mysterious things
Bilgers What did you say he was
reading?
Dubois One Of the Sunday papers.
Bilgers Oh, well, that explains the
whole thing. It was forty page edition
probably, and when he looked at it his
heart failed. Boston Post.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-15

Full wen you know your. beeuty's power
You count your lovers BY the score.
Accept their homage for an hour.
Then turn indifferent a. before.
Yet not unmoved your heart the whilo
You're seeking for worthy mate;
A handsome form. q radiant smile
Half tempt you from your maiden state.
I, looking on. with wonder see
How oft you notice and admire
These knights OF modern chiyalry-
Their gallant mien. their youthful firc.
To me their gifts seem poor and slight,
Remembering Arthur's noble face,
His clustering hair. his chances bright,y
His form replete with manly grace.
MY thoughts with bitter memories burn.
wish good fortune to your quest;
But howso'er your fate may turn
know that you have missed the best
Kate Fields Washington.
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The Best Time q wind ! watch

A dealer in watches of thirty years
experience says that he has known many
men who have tried to wind their
watches every morning instead Of at
night, but he has never known one to
succeed There are men who wind their
watches at a fixed hour every day, but
men in general are accustomed to wind
them just before going to bed, and they
seem unable to change that habit. New
York Sun.
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Meaning Of "snors. !.

.'Spore,. to breath hoarsely in sleep.
The word means more. its root is in
the Teutonic .'snar.' which, is the root
Of 'snar," to growl. 1t also means to
grumble. It is an expression Of disgust.
An intimate acquaintance with Yankee
idioms takes hold on the expression that
is put forward at an unsavory report.
well, snorer" which simply means
that the nearer is Disguised and says he
growls or snarls.
Another curious expression Of that
peculiar people is Il snumi' simply a
contraction Of ..I'm struck dumb. This
latter has no connection with the subject
in hand
To snore, therefore, means much more
than to make discordant noises in sleep.
Davenport Democrat.
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Dueling In italy.

According to the figures of statisti
clan there is little likelihood that duel
ing will be discontinued in Italy for a
long time to come. The lover of figures
has discovered that during the last dec.
ade 2,489 affairs of honor were settled
by recourse to the saber, ninety by ap
peal to the broadsword and 179 by use 81
pistols. Newspaper attacks, the stats
tician declares, were responsible for thu
majority of the duels. Philadelphi;
Ledger.
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For Centuries Man Ate with HIS Fingers

For Centuries Man Ate with His Fingers
From the creation of the world tc
the beginning of the Seventeenth cen,
fury" says French writer on the his.
tory of table customs and manners,
man ate with his fingers And tc
think that the sentiment of neatness,
which was the principal canse of the in.
yention of the implements and dishes
used in serving food and in eating
should have been so slow of develop
ment!-San Francisco Chronicle.
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Cynical.

A man who was well known to be fond
OF sounding his own praises met friend
on the street one day, and began to abuse
common acquaintance for saying some
thing in his own behalf
u can stand anything but a boaster.
said he. II hate a braggartt"
"Then,' said the other, .syou can't b
accused Of egotism, ehy'- Exchange.
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SOC
A REWSpApER FOR THE MASSES
GIVES ALL THE
State, Political & General News

For those who cannot take the daily or are
prevented on account of distance from early re-
ceivingit, the weekly II q splendid substitute.
1t contains all the good things OF the daily THE
STATE JouRNAL Is reliable In Its news.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-20
MODERN FIELD GUNS.
n TALK WITH THE INVENTOR OF ONE
OF THE BEST
And is Busy in Europe and Here-His Manu-.
factory in HArtford-His Frequent
Visits to New York, Etc.

New York, December 2.-Dr. Richard
Jordan Calling, the inventor of the fa-
nous gun that bears his name, is a native
of North Carolina, where he was born
seventy-two years ago He makes his
home in Hartford Conn, where he also
manufacturers those Of his guns that are
made in America. When he comes to
New York, which he does every now and
then, he stays at the Hotel NOrmandie,
and it was there that l recently had the
pleasure Of an interview with him. In
years, DR.. Calling might be called an
old man, but though his head and beard
are as white as the driven snow, he does
not impress me as very seriously hurt by
the passage of time His figure Is erect,
his walk is firm and strong, his cheeks
have on them the glow Of health, and his
blue eyes are clear, bright and merry. His
manner has the heartiness Of q school
boys and the unaffected simplicity which
is usually the characteristic Of man who
has been too busy to become an egotist
and at the same time too much interested
at what is going on in the world to count
that his own work was so important that
other things were but of secondary mo-
ment. He was willing to tell how he
happened to invent mis- very destructive
gun. because he does not believe that he
should be regarded as q Sanguinary or
wallike person On the contrary, he
thinks that if he should be celebrated at
all it should be by the peace societies, for
he is convinced that his guns and the 9th
crS suggested by his invention will do
more to stop wars than all the sermons
that could be preached.
DR. Gatling studied medicine, but never
practiced, and early in life turned his
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attention to mechanical invention. AS
early as 1914 he took out letters patent
for a wheat drill, the first practical lmple-
ment of the kind ever used, i believe, IN
the field. This invention and the neces-
sity to develop and sell it took him away
from his early home. where he has not
since lived. When the war broke out in
1861 he was living in Indianapolis and
completing Il railroad for which he haG a
contract.
when there was u call for troops" he
said Il was very much interested in see
ing the boys start to the war. | frequent
" went to the railway station TO see them
off and witness the sad but hopeful fare
wells to SWcctheartS and wives. In q rev
weeks these same fellows began to
come back, but now they were brought
back in pine boxes and we realized the
dreadful horrors of war When inquired
how they came to die, learned that only
a very small percentage had been killed
or even hit by bullets. The great major
ity had died in camps and hospitals from
disease contracted in the unaccustOmed
life and in the long marches from battle
field to battlefield 1t then occurred to
me that the methods Of war were anti
uuated and that wars lasted too long.
If the whole dreadful business could be
hurried up, then quite q large proportion
of the lives of those who died in camps
and hospitals could be saved. l said to
myself we are doing nearly all kinds Of
work by machinery now, why should not
men be killed by machinery, too? This,
| thought would shorten wars and save
many lives. So | went to work on this
idea at once, and after while | had de-
signed gun which in principal is the
same as that of the perfected gun Of
today, that will fire accurately 200 shots
in a minute
'Iiow did it happen that your guns were
not used in the war for which they were
desigued?' | asked
They were used little Bit" the doctor
replied, but how they happened not to be
more generally used is quite a long story.
l conceived the idea in 81, but it was Il
year before | had a gun with which | was
satisfied l then went to Cincinnati, and in
the shops of Miles Greenwood made six
guns that cost me 5000. Just as | was
about starting to Washington TO offer the
guns to the war department Greenwood's
shops was set on fire and my guns so III
jured that they We're worthless. | thought
at the time that this fire was started by
some confederate sympathizer, but | am
not so sure now. AT any rate, very sensa-
tiona reports had been spread as to the
murderous nature of my guns. | did not
lose any more time than | was obliged to,
but went to work to build more guns
At another shop | made the
unlucky number of thirteen guns and at
a cost of $4,000. Now came the difficulty
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JOHN GILMER SPEED
En- lAssassin's Shot.

Meridian, Miss, December 14.-(Special)
Hardly had Kemper county settled down
from the excitement of the Tolbert traSedle
before it is aroused by another chapter III
its bloody history.
News has just reached here Of dastardly
assassination Monday night committed by
Tolbert's sympathizers: William Beckil a
a peaceable farmer. living near Fort Ste
phens was shot down Monday night while
seated at big own fireside surrounded by MS
family and friends. Beckham was holding
his baby on his knees when The aSsasSihS
crept up to the window and sent IL Toiley
crashing through his skull BecNham han,i-
ed the child TO his wife. with the remark
'"rake the baby, L am shot, and lminedl-
ately expired. ..;.,,1.
Reckham was accused by Tobert 1riehnS
with having revealed the hiding place an, ana
caused the capture of Tom ana Waiter oil
bert and threats of vengeance had been
made. 5000, e .bo
10 other cause can he assigned Tor the
deed as Beckham was we'll liked by nus ms
~ dntart tba guilty parties in which event
summary justice will be mcted out.
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They VIII Sometimes Cause Red Hands,
Veiped Wrists, and Even = Y ca p -.

They VIII Sometimes Cause Rc6 G1nGs,
VeiDed Wrists, and Ever, = Teu p -.
From The New York World.
News comes from Paris far oyer the sea
where the fashions are made. that The great
leaders of womens dress are considering, I,
return to the tight sleeves OF SiA or sever
years ago.
OF course, if such 4 fashion reappears, it /.
not TO be expected, nor even desired thai
the women of America should refuse to fall
in line with it, But it IS a very good thing
for all to know what tight sleeves may DO
il the fashion be carried to an extreme.
IN the first place they make the Lands red
and swollen in appearance. 50 frequently
this trouble found among women thai
when skin-tight sleeves were worn II was moi
unusual to hear Il whole rocmful OF womer
unite in lamenting the redness of their hands
without ever, apparently, guessing the cause.
Such arm coverings also cause the veins OF
the lower and wrist to stand out, as
though overtilled with blood-as, indeed they
are.
But the greatest evil of all. arising from
compressed arms, in the stopping of the
general circulation which leads, eventually
to the ownership of u nose as blooming as
the roses upon the cheeks Of the proverbial
country lass.
&c. though Worth may set the fashion fol-
tight sleeves, see to it that those you we&l
are only just comfortably in The style.
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speedy Action Necessary.

From The Indianapolis Sentinel.
The country has, with tremendous emphasis
demanded reduction Of the tariff to . revenue
basis. The demand should be complied with
without unnecessary delay. Until congress
takes definite action the tariff there will
necessarily be considerable uncertainty in
every branch OF business. Manufacturers,
merchants, importers, shippers and everybody
who is engaged in productioa or traffic should
know at the earliest possible moment what
they have to expect, SO that they can govern
themselves accordingly.
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ers. The militia had q hard time in this
frontier warfare and received one thrash
ing after another until they were very dis
heartcned. About this time DR.. Gatling
sent a young man, kind OF drummer or
commercial traveller to Canada with some
guns to see of he could not sell them to the
Canadians. He found the army in the
northwest. While he was explaining one
Of his guns to the militia offices Riei's little
army which had steadily approached under
cover of the forest, made an attack, end, as
the disheartencd militiamen fled, the halt
breed charged into the open. The CONNER
cial traveller was not trained soldier. SO he
did not retreat with the militia, ard IN a
moment he found himself deserted and
alone with his gun and hostile army of
semi-savges charging his position. 1t
never occurred to him to run away and
leave his gun, so he turned 1t loose ON the
advancing enemy. 1t was not many MN
utes before the advance was checked, and
il was not many minutes more before
the half-breeds were IN RAPID re-
treat. They fled to the woods, Moving
his gun back and forth. he sun kept Iurh-
ing the crank and raining bullets into the
forest which became so hot that the half
breeds never stopped running I'll they had
pot ont of range This was the first sue
cess that the Canadians had and it was all
brought about by one Gatling gun ana the
traveller from Hartford. 1t was now the
turn of the halfbreeds to be dlShcaTotn t1
ard as this defeat broke thr backbone OF the
rebellion it was soon sllppfesseu;
To show how accurately the Gatlin% gnn
shoots | will mention what | saw while
ago at Colts armory. A gun was armed
mt an oaken target and clamped at the aim
Then the crank was turned til LOO shots
had been fired In the target mere WAS
but a single hole and this was Just the SIZE
of a single bullet But through it all the
1900 bullets had gone. Then | saw the
gun moved once across the target while the
crank was being turned. 1t cut the target
in two as clearly as though Il cross-cut saw
had been used 1t seemed to me that every
man in a whole regiment attempting to
charge such a gun would inevitably be dis
abled in two or three minutes, or so soon as
they got within range.
Holm GILNER SPEED.
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to take charge Of Mr.. Cleveland and to shape
his policy to understand that he was nomi
mated and elected to the presidency by the
democratic party.
The applause which greeted Speaker Crisp
when he entered the house yesterday shows
that the representatives of the democratic
party know how to rebuke the discourtesy
offered this tried democratic leader by a few
mugwumpS and goldbugs In New York city.
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ADA'S FAIR FORM.
It Will Prove Royal Model for Justice-All
the Other Girls Arc .IeRlOu..

the Other Girls Arc jealous.
Chicago, ILL.,, December 13.-(Special.) y
So many conflicting stories have been put
in circulation conc rning the identity of the
woman whose sh; ptly limbs will be repro
duced in the silver statute of Justice to be ex-
contribution 20 the mining building that the
projectors of the enterprise have issued an
official statement Oh the subject.
There has been much jea lousy on the part
of the many of The fair aspirants for the
honor which has Drought out considerable
criticism of the pi doctors OF the scheme
and the Montana commissioners.
Commissioner Bicktord, who has the mat
ter in charge, arrived in the city yesterday.
He stated positively tonight that Miss Rehan
would be the model and issued official
statement to this effect.
They contract for the silver used in the
statue. which will represent S65OO0. with
this understanding: The silver is to be fur
nished by Montana mine owners and has
all been arranged for.
The commissioners explained their letter
to Lillian Russell which was given out in
New York last night rendering her the
honor for the cons Iteration of $1,000 by say
ing the letter referred TO another etatue
under consideration for another state. The
enterprsing Montana commissioners then
went on to explain that they expected to
secure 81 statue Of gold which would like
wise be exhibited. They deny that Miss
Rehan paid for the honor.
There's a vast difference of opinion among
the various artists as to a perfect woman.
The figure in this statue will stand upon
globe with eyes open and cast down in a
graceful pose with the right hand slightly
raised and the arms. shoulders, neck and
nearly all of one leg and part of the other
exposed, the costume representing drapery
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U,,led the Deputy Shsriff

Birmingham, Ala, December l-'-,A
Harry Rarcainnr. deputy sheriff. had 4 war
rant for Asa Davis, a desperate negro, and
attempted to arrest him. When Bargainer
entered Davis's cabin he was shot down,
a load of buckshot tearing his head almost
from his body Davis and another negro
have been arrested. There are threaSS OIL
Iyncbing.
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OficeseekiuG Not 2 Crime.

From The Memphis Commercial.
The Office must be filed and cheerfully
agree that the last blessed one of them should
be filled by 4 democrat. Nor is there any
just cause to sheer nj otliceseekers Every
Office worth having is sought. The good cid
times when the Office sought the man and
not the man the office reYcr were Offices
thar seek men are always such have
onerous duties. small salaries and little honor.
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London, December ia pauper named
Sheridan. an inmate Of the Lambert work
house has come into a fortune Of t300.QO0
by the death of an aunt. Mrs. Blake.
Sheridan has two sons, both of whom emf
grated to America years ago