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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-27
WEST VIRGINIA RRIEPS.

A movement is on foot to have the
widow Of Senator John E. Kenna APP
pointed postmistress at Charleston.
All four Congressman of this state will
give her what aid they can in this di-
rection and the chances appear to be
good.
Wild turkeys are coming in to the
barnyards Of the farmers on Pond and
Blackberry creeks pretty rapidly OH
account of the scarcity of food in the
woods. Several have been killed dur
ing the past few days.-Logan County
NeD Era.
Virginius Chaplin, who died t
Clarksburg last week, was at one time
Minister to the Sandwich Islands where
he lost nearly all his property. a
claim of his for 100000 against the
Government has been pending for o
number of years.
VIM. and Kicker Doran, brothers Of
Romney, were hunting rabbits the
other day and were walking around a
brush pile when the formers gun was
accidentally discharged, the whole load
entering Ricker's thigh, producing a
wound which may prove fatal. VIM.
tainted when he saw he had shot his
brother.
The weather has been the coolest and
the snow the deepest we have had for
a longtime. The snow is about thirty
inches deep on an average around here
and over about Terra Alta from forty
to fifty inches deep. The railroads
have been having very hard time of
it and trains running very irregularly,
even on the B. & o. Onr little road
has been completely knocked out and
had to surrender to the Snow King.
1t managed to make one trip a day last
week, except Tuesday, but gave it up
this week and sent the mail by sleds.
-Kingwood argus.
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DIED IN THE WEST.

do Who Leaves Host Of Friends and Relatives
in this Community.
onite number of our aged citizens
1htless remember Sarah Z. Miller,
q was born in our town on July 20,
Dc In the month of October 1916
, was united in marriage with Mr..
lliam Y. Grove. After residing
% for several years, Mr.. and Mrs.
ore removed to Springfield, Ohio,
! from thence to Richmond, Ind,
ere in the wilderness of a then new
Intry they set up their home. resld-
there until the year 1873, when
l. removed to Kansas and settled
m upon farm, where the arduous
X of the pioneer tiller Of the soil soon
It's mark upon the husband, and
Mrs Groves a widow. With the
|, Of her little family of boys and
[ she continued to manage the farm
| about three years ago, when she
{ovod to neighboring town, where
Irosided until her death, which oc-
a short time since Mrs. Grove
~ a host of relatives in this city
county who regret to learn of her
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Revsngefal Reptile squsesos It's Keeper Almost to
Death Had 70 be Killed.
Caught in the horrid embrace Of a
monster boa-constrictor thirsting for
revenge, William o. Bannon, an ami
NAL trainer at the Wonderland Musee,
Hayerhill, Mass, Sunday, had an al
most miraculous escape from death in
the. serpents crushing coils.
Saturday Bannon, found a sore in
the reptiles mouth and burned it out,
effeeting a partial cure, but causing
intense pain. Evidently the boa
nursed It's wrath, for when Sunday
noon Bannon opened the cage and
took it out to examine the sore, the
vicious reptile gave spring and coll
ed itself around Bannon's neck and
body, pinioning his arms to his sides.
J. D. Harrison, another Musee en-
ploye, tried to pry tbs snake off the
mans neck with an iron bar, but the
boa turned on him like flash. Then
to save Bannon from death by the
fearful squeeze, he opened his knife
and cut the reptiles throat The boa
was 10 feet long, weighed Ills pounds
and was valued at 800.
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RETURNED HIS PASS.

A Superstitious Editor Would Not Travel on Pass
Book Number 10,
An Ohio editor Monday returned to
General Passenger Agent Charles O.
Scull a Baltimore and Ohio pass book
which had been issued to him on ac-
count of transportation. The book was
No, Is and the editor regarded the
number as unlucly A new book mum
bered 1913 was issued to him. AS the
total of the figures of S, 2, 3, is 10, it
is expected that he will return the sec
ond book if this fact is noticed.
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NOT MANY CHANGES.
Fsw Pastors Of the Methodist oAureA win Have to
Move.


Few Pastors Of the Me,Aoaias ohuroA win Have to
Move,
TIE Baltimore Conference of the NJ.
E. Church viii convene in its one hun.
dred and ninth annual session in st.
Paul's church, Hagerstown. on March
l. Bishop John P. Newman, of Omaha,
Neb.. win preside. DR.. S. NJ. Hart-
sock is pastor of the church in which
the conference will be held Bishop
Newman was elevated to the episco-
pate by the General conference Of 1855,
while pastor of Metropolitan church,
Washington, which is within the Bal
timore Conference. This viii be his
first official visit to his home confer
enee. and he viii be received with
great cordiality.
There have been five deaths amoug
the preachers of the conference since
its last annual session in Madison Ava
nue. church, Baltimore, among them
being some of the best known MEM
bers of the body. The sad and tragic
death of DR.. j. J. G. Webster. who had
wandered to Charlestown, w. Va,
shortly after conference of last year,
is still fresh in the memory of all. as
is also the sudden death, from heart
disease, of Rev. W. F. Speak, the
newly appointed pastor of Fourth
street chnreh, Washington, who was
known and beloved by many congre-
cations in Baltimore. Rev. j. j. Lar
gent, we'll known supernnuated mem
Der of the body, died at Liberty Town,
Frederick county, early in the year.
Rev. j. II, Phillips, probationer,
and a young man of unusual promise,
who was stationed at Washington
Square, Hagerstown, also died early
in the conference year, at his home at
Homecoming. The last death was that
of Rev. Elisha d. Owen, D. d.. whose
name stood seventh on the conference
roll, which occurred in Washington,
ID. c.. about a month ago.
The necessary changes because of
the five year limit, will be few, and DO
not include any of the presiding elders.
Those who will necessarily change are:
Rev. w. D. Morgan, of Clifton Rev.
d. B. Winstead, of Chester street;
Rev. Henry Nice, of Monroe street,
all Of Baltimore; Rev. w. L. Bird, of
Kingsley, Cumberland, and Rev.
James p. Wilson, of Homecoming.
Rev. DR.. e. D. Huntley will retire
from the parsonage of First Church,
Baltimore, on account of i'll health, and
will be succeeded by Rev. j. T. Frost
Rev. A. H. futile, of Mount Vernon
Place church, has accepted a call to
New Jersey. The officers Of the con
ference are Rev. G. G.. Baker, secre-
tary Rev. w. l.. Dowell, statistic sec
rotary Rev. Page Milburn, treasurer.
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a MIGHTY HUNTER.
Theirs Remark, which Was Truly French
In It's Hit.

Theirs Remark, which Was Truly French
in Its Wit.
1t is the custom in France for all the
fashionable world to go shooting in the
autumn. Every possessor Of u landed
estate invites his friends from Paris to
visit him at this season, and every Wis
itor is expected to distinguish himself
with the gun.
When Adolph Theirs, the petit bour-
geois statesman of France, became
president Of the republic he was In
vited one autumn to take part in the
sports at the country estate of NJ CAST
mir Perier He accepted the invitation,
and consequently had to appear OF the
hunting field in shooting dress and
armed with gun. The whole enter
tainment was really in his honor
NJ. Casimer- Perier was aware that
his old friend, now the president.
knew nothing whatever about hunting.
But he instructed his gamekeeper to
follow NJ Theirs about and see that.
in one way or another, the great guest
of the occasion "bagged" more game
than any other person.
The gamekeeper led the president to
a certain spot and said to him: Your
exccllency, the game will all he driven
past this place. You have nothing to
do but remain here and if you shoot at
all you are bound to kill something"
But the president, to his credit, de-
clined this opportunity, and insisted
upon travelling about with the other
hunters-except that he never went to
the right place and never got a shot at
all. The gamekeeper was in despair
The distinguished guest kept him hop
ping about from place to place but a.
ways out of range of the game.
Nevertheless, by collision with 9TH
ers, the gamekceper SO managed it
that when the days sport was over
M. Theirs, who had not discharged his
gun all day, found d large pot of game
at his feet, which was declared to be
his bag"
This mine?" said the president, in
establishment.
Certainly, your excellency."
"Ah! I see," he said. Il never shot
anything before l became president, SO
l suppose this was killed by the Office,
not by the man!-Youth's Companion
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QUICK WORK.
of Court.

A Theft Trial-Conviction- Sentence-In
Jail Within Sixty Minutes Time.
On yesterday Lewis Sencindiver was
arrested for stealing the sum of $1.75
from Luther Manford, and arraigned
before Justice Tramme!l, who upon
the evidence produced found Sencin-
diver guilty, and sentenced him to 30
days in jail and $4,000 fine. In event
of failure to pay the fine, ten days ad-
ditional will be added to the penalty.
Within an hour after the arrest was
made Sencindiver was languishing in
Elliott Castle.
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ADVERTISING PAYS.
The World Brings Prompt Returns and Justfes
Its Advertisers Satisfactorily.
members

The World" Brings Prompt Returns and Justifes
Its Advertisers Satisfactorily,
On Saturday last a want al was
placed in The WORLD for the recovery
of a lady's silk work bag. In less than
three hours after the paper was out,
the lost property was returned. II
you don't believe it, ask Mr.. M. A.
Snodgrass.
On Monday Messrs. A. NJ. Gilbert &
Bro. commenced contract to adver-
tise Otto's cure for coughs, colds, etc.,
with view of making it generally
known by the time the goods arrived.
This morning they notified US to dis
continue the notices until they received
the goods, as they had received numer-
Gus calls and were unable to furnish
same. The fact is too, that The
WORLD is the only paper that has
contained the notices. Messrs. A. NJ.
Gilbert and Will S. Harper will vouch
for this.
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HOW TO CONSULT A BAROMETER.

curry Means in Different Seasons.
In very hot weather fall of mer-
curry denotes thunder; in frosty wealth
err thaw. Wet weather following fall
of barometer does not last long, but its
fall in wet weather denotes much wet.
In winter rise of the barometer de-
notes frost in frosty weather it de-
notes snow. Fair weather following a
rise of barometer does not last An
unsettled condition of the mercury in
dicates unsettled weather.
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CRIMINAL LIBEL.

The Editor and Manager of the Hagerstown "Mailn
Held in $500 Bail for February Court.
Richard j Hamilton and James r.
Briscoe, Jr., editor and manager re-
spectively of the Hagerstown Mail, an
afternoon paper published in that city,
were arrested on Monday at the in
stance Of VIM. F. NJ. McCarty, for
criminal libel, growing out of an edi-
torial published in Saturdays Mail
They were given preliminary hearing
before Justice CARTS and held in $500
bail, each, for their appearance before
the Grand Jury at the February term
of Court.
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A TALK WITH SENATOR CAMDEN.
VIII Qualify Thursday-W. Va. Railroads
Gauiey Will be High.

VIII Qualify Thursday-W. Va. Railroads-The
Gauley viii be High.
A newspaper correspondent met
Senator Camden at Fairmont yester-
day as he was passing through to
Charleston and inquired of him when
he would qualify as successor to Sena-
tor Kenna, having been appointed by
Governor Fleming to the fill the va
cancy, and he said "Next Thursday.
| shall then pair and go to Florida
for two weeks trip to recuperate."
Asked as to new railroad development
in the State he replied !" We shall
build some new lines in the summer,
but not great deal in the way of ex-
tending the West Virginia Central,
The State made most creditale re-
cord last year in railroad building.
We have some apprehension as to the
state of the river when the big snow
which now lies all over the State, goes
off out on the Gauley. There are
twenty-five inches on the level and the
ice is very heavy"
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SUNSET.


After . day OF tempest,
A battle Of wind and rain,
just when the gloom was tAsokest
The sun shone forth again
Lit with 0laze OF glory
The track q the sccthing waves;
Fell like an angels blessing
On the desolatc church-yard graves;
Gave heart Of hope TO the fisher
Wearny farine home;
Frightened The brow Of the GOOD wife
Watching TN he should come
And the words 81 the Holy Scripture
We're borne 10 my soul again
AS thought Of the wenGsriui gladness
OF sunshine after rain.
And thought that ever the Master,
AS once Ia Galilce.
Is ready 70 oalIa the trsault
Of storm on land.or sea
And yet when the gloom is thiokest,
And tho day is almost done.
He sends us cheer and courage
In the gltam OF the setting sun.
Harper Bazaar
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WEST VIRGINIA STATE GRANGE.
Sermon Held in Charlost1u Saturday 0iScors Elect
ea

Sermon Held in Charlost1u Saturday-0isoors Elect
ed
Prof 7. C. Atkinson, of the Univer-
sity Of West Virginia, has again been
made overseer of the State Grange.
Other officers are: C. H. Knott, of JEFF
ferson county, master; H. M. Turner,
of Berkeley, lecturer; M. J. Brown, of
Morgan, secretary. Among the reso-
lutions adopted before closing the ses-
sion, which was held in Charleston,
were those opposing class legislation
and instructing the legislative commit
tee to use every means to prevent dis
elimination against farming interests !;
favoring the establishment of cred
table agricultural and mercantile de-
partment in connection with the State
University, and recognizing the estab-
lishment of a board of agriculture and
indorsing it's work.
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A FEAST For HIS FRIENDS.

CHARLESTON, W. VA, January "a,
Stuart W. Walker, the genial mana
ger of Senator Faulkner's campaign,
large party of friends at
the Curlew Opera House last night and
treated them to an elegant spread later.
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ZERO.

Webster says the word Zero is
derived from the Arabian word cifran,
meaning empty, a cipher. In the
Fahrenheit scale it is that point at
which the mercury stands when i'm
mersed in mixture of snow and salt.
The word zero is the same in almost
every language.
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ABouT sees.

An exchange says: ITO preserve
eggs put the small ends downs in dry
salt and keep in cool place. The on
ly matter troubling us is TO get the
eggs. We will preserve them if they
fall in our clutches for all time to
eOne
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WHAT WILL YOU TAKB9

q Answered Differently in the Future Change
in the Taste for Beverages,
eaking of the general craving for
nuiant among men, an exchange
hbat a retail dealer was asked IT
¢ speculations in the Western
key market had affected the retail
i Whiskey has been advanced IN
/ in Chicago within the last month
| SO per cent, going up from SLID
las. The tax upon a gallon OF
/ whiskey is 80 cents, and the tax
5een also advanced.
j dealer replied that this advance
Somewhat affected the profits on
b of whiskey sold over the bar,
Sad in no way checked consump-
I 1t is seldom that manufacturers
I their speculation so far as that.
hut said the dealer, "whiskey
fng has seen its best day. | have
a large retail dealer for more
la dozen years, and know what
Walking about when | say that
kew drinking is very perceptlbly
king, and | am glad Of it. | have
h five saloons in the city, where
Masses are supplied, and | own two
1rse in the country. The orders
and brandy at all these
es have fallen off year by year. l
W. that almost 10 per cent. of the
WHO drank whiskey five years
~ L now drinking beer or wine, or
Fformed.
well known that the country
drink a great deal more whiskey
be town people, and they hold
Fr, while the town people drink
deal more wine and beer. Bur
ssroads tavern and the demi-
black billy do not cut the fig
y once did.
S is due to number of causes.
ion is whiskey's most powerful
Better cooking is another of
A great majority Of the men
fond Of alcohol, are not fond
len it is so strong and fiery as
Never was there a time
lere was so much done in the
Havoring and mixing rotations
Yer the fire of spirits as to-day.
elieve." he went on, "that a
has actually taken place in the
mans stomach. | mean by
1t modern food and modern
pf living have made modern
Is so delicate that the strong
that were only ticklers once
lay the very dence now. Men
bhol and go right on drinking
heir manners, their food, their
and methods of business are
g against 80 violent a beverage
fey and brandy straight. For
think of the farmer who
town to-day on a railroad
Iwenty-four years ago his
grandfather came in wagon
led with the weather. Then
the necessity for a little whis-
pep their blood a goiny. Beer
he ascendancy over all other
1t is even becoming very
n Paris.
rink of the future is u mys-
1t Is most probable that such
verages as whiskey and bran
put little known in civilized
ies.n
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EVRiS TEMPTER.

DIR. Clark, Wesleyan scholar, has
discovered, so he says, that the origi-
nal meaning of the word in Genesis
translated serpent was "apeln just
think Of that for minute.
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WEALTH OF THE UNITED STATES.

The estimated wealth of the United
States, that is the value of all lands,
buildings, railways, etc, is put at SOL
000,000,000 The amount of money
of all kinds is estimated by the
Secretary of the Treasury TO be 81
los, 130.o92.
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10 coz. PINCH THERE.

Immense stocks of coal are constant
1,o,t on hand at st. Vincent, Ma
Via Port Said, Singapore and other
.;onfal eoaling stations, there being
,sn as much as 100000 tons in store
tho last named place.
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DEAD LETTER LIST,

Following is list of letters remain
ing in the postoffice at Martinsburg,
W. Va, January %, and will be sent
to the dead letter Office February 6, if
not called for:
Emma Brown. L. i. Baker, A.. S.
Grim, John W. Cowherd, Rena Curtis,
VIM. Dorr, John Fillmore Fellers, Cab
Field, Mrs. Jennie Foreman, Lizzie
Hall, Low Hagerman, L. j. Hess, Miss
Ella Hinkle. John jackson, Tommy
Jefferson, Harry A. La Mari, Fannie
Lee, Mrs. j. j. Martin, Thos. G.. Ma
gruder, Mrs. Elizabeth Martin, (col.);
z. B. Milman, JAS w. Moore, j. l..
Moore, Harriet Williams, VIM. Park,
Mr.. A. bearing Parr, Jos. X. Pear,
Chas. Price, (col); Mr. Nat Pigman,
Chas. Progatzky, Frank Poindexter,
Irene Redman, Bette Robinson, Miss
Rena Roberts, Rixie Shepherd, Emma
Smith, Lee r. Sperow, James III. Sci
bert, Alex. Wagner, Louis Walker,
Josie Wilson.
W. H. Ell. FLICK, Postmaster.
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ooNINa ouT op THR Waons.

Webster is rapidly coming out Of the
woods, and she will soon take her
stand in the front rank among the
wealthiest counties Of the State.-Ad
dison Echo.
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VISITING KNIGHTS.
Brunswick Knights of Pythas Fratsrnally Visit the
Martinsburg Lodge.

Brunswick Knights of Pythias Pratsrnaly Visit the
Hartinsburg Lodge.
A delegation from Loyalty Lodge,
No. 122, Knights Of Pythias, of Bruins
wick, paid a fraternal visit to Wash
ington Lodge, No. 1, of this city, last
evening. The following were the
visitors; J. W. Hilleary, P. c.; E. C.
Unger, C. c.; R. H. House, V. c.; j.
W. Moore, M. of f.; w. H. Whetzel,
c. w. Forrest, B. T. Deck and C. H.
Bowling. They were well pleased
with their entertainment by Washing
ton Lodge. Addresses were made by
Messrs. J. w. Hilleary, VIM. Whetzel,
J. W. Moore, E. G. Unger. of the
visitors, and a number of the home
members.
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$50 your mother keeps the strap
she whips you with in the woodshed
Don't you think that's a queer place for
it?" ''Oh, no; that's where all the
burning material is kept "--Nast's
Weekly.
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MAKE HER MARRY.

In Japan, if woman is not married
by certain age, the authorities pick
out man whom they compel her to
marry.
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T. Morrison has removed his
ana Office TO the Hoke prop
ing street recently purchased
The National tribune., 1893-10-05

When returned and reported to my COM
manding officer, he ordered me to take %
men and Geploy as skirmishers through the
woods over which / had just carried the
dispatch, and occupy that position until re-
lieved which order was carried out, except
that was never relieved.
We held our ground all day, and without
any fighting except an occasional shot at
some rebel cavalrymen advancing carefully
through the bushes, who always disappeared
as soon as we fired on them. But the in
fantry to our right were heavily engaged,
and we could tell by the yelling and cheer
ing that several charges were made during
the day, but when night came all became
STILL
We had now been on duty all day, and the
men began to look for a detail TO relieve
them. Hour after hour passed, but no re-
lief came and no order to move. The men
began to form conjectures. In riding along
the line / could hear them saying that our
whole line of battle must have fallen back,
and that we were simply left there to begob-
bled up or get out as best we could. argued
that relief would now soon come; but /
really doubted my own argument, because 1t
was so unusual to leave a skirmish-line on
duty so long at the time when it was possi-
BILE to relieve it; and, besides, We had had no
chance to get anything to eat the whole day.
The men got more and more persisting as
the time passed, and argued that we ought
The National tribune., 1893-10-05

the center, just alluded to, and the lower,
where Burnside struggled.
The Condolences, of course, used the
three bridges to reach their line, our people
at their heels. After crossing the center
bridge and reaching the hill looking down on
Sharpsburg, the road passes between two
rising slopes, whose SUBMITS command a
fair view of the surrounding country, max
ing superb spots for artillery, which were
side of the road going west Is now
occupied by the National Cemetery, where
repose in eternal sleep 4661 dead, ., 400 with
out names 10 mark their graves. Opposite
is the Citizens Cemetery.
On the south elevation the posted bat
teries commanded the advance to Bnrnside's
Bridge and his artillery on the slope of Red
Hill. That on the north side of the pike
covered the depression in the land traversed
by the sunken road, where the movement of
troops could be admirably concealed, and
where the final struggle of the battle ragged.
The rising ground TO the right of the pike
has lately been consecrated to the repOse of
the ShaTpsburg dead, and is styled Mount
ain View Cemetery. In 1862 it afforded a
commanding situation for batteries Smelling
the East Woods.
A locust tree still marks the spot where
Pages Confederate battery made most de-
termined stand, being the last to seek safer
shelter on the hills west of the town. And this
change was only made after Burnsides adj
vance from the bridge had penetrated to the