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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-06

As evidence of the character Of much
Of the legislation of this enlightened
country ii isreported from Washington
that the supporters Of three bills
namely, the Antisoption bill, the
Nicaragua Canal bill and the anti
immigration. bill are struggling for
precedence of consideration in the
Senate OF these three bills il might
be difficult 10 determine which ii its
way would b worst fol-. the country.
The Antioption bin in its prohibition
Of Speculative dealings in wheat, corn
and cotton, would d. most harm to the
farmers ana planters. IN whose alleged
interest is passage has been urged.
The bill p prohibit immigration for- q
year would HIT enlY arrest the progress
Of the country. bit render anprohta-
bic the millions " capital invested ID
ocean transportation. III its present
shape the Nicaragua Canal il an enor-
nous Government job, which threat
ems to rob the public treasury IF vi.
told millions aad at the same time L
involve the Government il vexatioui
complications uith the petty States q
Central America
II these three legislative eats shoule
be shaken EP together ii bag j
wouid be difficult task 10 deeid,
which would taru out 10 be the black
est.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-06

Secretary Foster statement Of cash
IN the Tres sslFy shows cash on hand IF
si2g, Dbl, SIS. II frem this BE deduct
ed the 100000 900 pledged for tue re-
demptiou n eal-tepder demand.
notes. sIa.5T $50 Il subsidiary coins,
800 Oh deposit ii national banks and
81 81 .26l 81 tlaIsat.es 81 the DISPOSE
tion d dlsbarsing officers. the really
available cash il lsss than $4,000. 600
This is Al exceedingly narrow margin;
but the Secrets Ii il as ehipperand nm
disturbed as il he9hasi 4 full Treasury
instead 81 an enF1y one. When be
shall hand over the keys 70 bis success
or lie viii probably ASK him, after the
manner u another Treasury lOateE
4 What ARE you going To do about il e
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En,seaat Pierce. "a North Dakota,
Wis il afflicted Nth a dizeassof the
throat wlieh the blizzard ridden CHI
mate 81 lis state has only aggray waited,
has been nominated ty President har-
i4iison il 81 minister Resident 70 PoFtn-
gal Due BIZ or tile iohless states
nie-, ailing n llsalth, are being dag
nosed for eouasslships; and the Re-
pablican administration Is also evi-
IDENTITY determined y conduct the dip
lornatie service "a 4 humanitarian dis
pensary hasis, 8 long IS the Tar cor
ners u TIE earth shali continue e hal,d
out their a8larefnents
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-06

HolC does he feel He feels
at times a gnawing, voracious,
Unsuitable appetite, wholly UNI
accountable, unnatural and un-
healthy. august Florer the
remedy.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-06

THE WoRLD's circulation SIN grows.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-06

II app,ars that The accommodation
n Dr. McGlynn and Lis recent restora-
ION d Tie psiesthpqd have il NJ way
s3s,ensd III utseFaaee Of changed his
y;ews 81 tie aati-p5veEty question
III H. iteratel ,Ais statements without
.,,.rant Ear X similar result e
INA vgieh follauea upon bis former
n ,gfeI-1s,T Asaay rate their seems
y 81 NJ fear thst Cardinal Gibbons
viii take SHY setioa d ALLOW himself
II 81 araua into lie qae stion on which
Archbishop Corr gan acted % hastily.
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IOne Do11arl
It IS the largest Paper

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ne wHkktrks RseisTEE I've stock PROD uce'
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4 : center u news which TIE REssTEE prablish-
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II the state nnsi take the REs1sTEE = keep
shprraxhly pasted IN state rt2tfers.
ne nenocratse Party VII shortly cone into
torer. and the REsisrEE viz b faithful
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land Adnanlsttation. EveryhodY viii want .
kn0x what i. going ~ II Washington n
REa1s4xRs special correspcrsaeat VIII keep
then rnsted-
Ths Legislature iiIshov;iy assemble, II VIII
~ i very Important SESSION. No citizen q NJ
state can afford 70 Be witlOut he REsisTEH- IL
Legislative reports. Ard il fact All news mat
tiers frum tie state Capital are recognized
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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-06

.'BegorrA, = said Bridget, is she
opened bottle Of champagne for the
FIRST time, '.the fool that filed this
quart bottle must have put In two
quarts instid AZ wan!r-c Christian Reg
ister.
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Secure your seats now for the Wheat
and Mattha4i concert. January 10th,
Central 0pef;a House. l-3-Gt,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-26
A Flrm OF woman I.awrers.

Mrs. Kate Pier and her three daugh-
ter, Kate H., Caroline and Harriet,
are all members Of one law firm in
the city OF milwaukee, writes Laura
Grover Smith in the Ladies' Home
Journal. They are all interesting
feminine" women, If one may use
the expression; apparently they have
lost none OF their womanly qualities,
but gained so many privileges that
one is reconciled to progress, which
twenty years ago many thought
threatened the destruction Of home
life. 1t is not probable that any one
OF these young ladies is untitled for
a home because she has identified
herself with an unusual calling for
woman. Only few years ago If a
woman found 1t necessary to work
for living, as she often did (appar-
emily suffering both the curse of
Adam and Eve), there was no career
open to her save school-teaching or
dressmaking. Now, as progressive
woman says, @she can do anything
where her petticoats do not catch in
the machinery" Mrs. Pier, after the
death OF her father, was left in
charge OF his estate. She became in
terested in the questions that arose,
and possessing a keen ard brilliant
mind she directed 1t to the study of
law. There are many women upon
whom devolve the responsibilities Of
an estate who may appreciate the
motives which led Mrs. Pier to be
come her own lawyer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-26
MURDER AS A FINE ART.
The Curious Manuscript Left by French
Author Recently Deceased.

The Curious Manuscript Left by a French
Author Recently Deceased.
Among the papers of M. Charles
Monselet, the spirited and much-re-
GREETED French writer, curious man.
uscript has been discovered. 1t
bears the title, Manual du Parfait
Assassin" and opens with an outline
sketch of the qualifications of the
man who would become successful
murderer. Above all, he should
neither be too young nor too old,
neither uneducated or too learned,
but one branch of knowledge which
he should be careful to avoid is that
of literature. But unless a man
feels that numbering is his vocation
all other qualifications avail nothing.
II he is not drawn toward the profess
sion by an irresistible attraction, and
If he has not from his tenderest age
felt the desire to annihilate his fell
low-beings let him desist from med
ding with numbering. NJ. Monselet
says:
"a street attack at night is tempt
ing, but 1t must be done by inspira-
tion. You require genius to do it
well. A man passes. He either in
spires you or leaves you unmoved. If
he inspires you go for him; his watch,
IL he has one, his pocketbook and the
contents Of his two waistcoat pockets
are your booty. Throwing dead
man in the river has its drawbacks;
the Seine often gives up its prey.
Wo far fo1lyo. tho On ~ n 10 dup,h TNhic
is the advice of famous assassin"
Under the heading Murders and
Magistrates" the author has this to
say:
"Avanain, when standing on the
the platform of the guillotine, said
to the people,: above all, never con.
fess. These great words ought to be
engraved in letters of gold. AS soon
as you are caught imagine you are
somebody else. Don't try to be clev-
er in answering the judge. Rather
say the most idiotic things that come
into your head. The perfect assassin
should be very respectful toward the
gentlemen OF the jury. IL he knows
one of them he had better not ask
how his wife Is. Good behavior is
not often rewarded. Meanwhile, he
ought to show his perfect tranquility
by asking one Of the policemen by his
side for chew Of tobacco"
Independence, as long as their is a
CLEAN of hope, is the advice with
which M. Monselet dismisses his
subject, and when all has failed then
resort to philosophy and die like
man
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-26
Lnclfer Matches.

1t is to an Englishman that we
owe the invention of the lucifer
match. The discovery was the re-
suit Of happy thought. an the
morning / used to get up at o'clock
in order to pursue my studies, and ]
used at that time the flint and steel.
in the use of which Hound very great
Inconvenience. or course / knew, as
other chemists did, the explosive ma
terial that was necessary in order to
produce instantaneous light, but it
was very difficult to obtain light on
wood by that explosive material, and
the idea occurred to me to pnt sui
phur under the explosive mixture. i
did that, and showed it in my next
lecture on chemistry, course of
which 1 was delivering at a large
academy. One Of my hearers was a
chemists son; he Immediately wrote
to his father about it, and shortly
afterward lucifeT matches were issued
to the world. 1 believe that was the
first occasion that we had the pres
ent lucifer match. Twas urged to go
and take out patent Immediately,
but l thought it was so small a mat
ter and it cost me so little labor that
/ did not think it proper to- go and
get a patent; otherwise have no
doubt 1t would have been very profit
ahlp
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-26

rives at the place OF execution in a
large van drawn by two horses, from
which alight brisk body Of men,
among them monsieur de Paris"
who, with spirit level In hand, directs
the operation. Bit by bit the ma
chine is placed together, and soon the
two red arms stretch upward in the
black night. Then the headpiece is
fitted on and the knife shows itself.
The executioner rehearses his part,
pulling the knife up and down many
times. A large basket is brought out
and placed on the right hand
On arriving at the guillotine tha
culprit finds himself against an up
right board which reaches little
above his waist. A push from behind
and he falls against this board, which
revolves into a horizontal position.
A push sends it and it's load forward
until the head is between the arms
and under demilune of wood. The
demilune comes down and fits around
the neck, holding his head in place.
Then there only remains for the exc
cutioner to pull handle, which opens
the pincer-like teeth which hold the
knife up in the air, and its go kilos
weight OF lead and steel comes rat
thing down the grooves. The guillo-
tine is popularity known as "Loui-
sette," or the "Widow."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-26
II Beat. the suez Canal.

The Suez canal has a world-wicc re-
nown. and serves the commerce OF Eu-
rope and Asia. 1t has vast trafic,
since It shortens 80 greatly the distance
between the continents named, yet q
small canal In the northwestern section
OF the United States, which is but little
known outside OF this country, Is the
avenue of a much greater traffic. The
Saulte Ste. Marie canal, connecting the
State of Michigan with the Canadian
province OF Ontario. has this year done
an immense business. BY the close OF
navigation the amount OF freight car
ried through It will be over 1900 900
tons, which is fully 1900, 900 more than
the Seuz canal floats In twelve months
In October freight went through at the
equivalent OF 800 barrels OF -four every
minute. It Is the channel through
which the vast commerce OF our North
west passes, and Of which the world
generally has but little conception.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-26

dress, viz, the collar, plastron, and
bertha, may be made separately in surah
and lace. so that it may be used with
any plainly made dress. The sleeves
are pulled.
A handsome evening dress OF cream
crepon, with sash OF satin ribbon, Is
sketched in the last illustration. The
bodice is made low-necked and fastens
over the skirt. II has a basque one and
one-half inches deep on the hips, two to
two and half inches at the back, and
about three inches in front. 1t is easy,
however, to alter these dimensions ac-
cording to the figure, and either TO
lengthen or diminish the length Of the
back and front points. 1t fastens in
front, the hooks and eyes being hidden
by the folds. One width should be
allowed for the back and one for the
front. This would be sufficient for a
person of medium size, but II the stuff
be very narrow the width must be aug
mented. The bottom of the bodice is
covered by q ribbon forming a sash.
The sleeve lining is narrower than the
material and has two seams. The bot
tom of the sleeve may be drawn near
the arm, with a piece OF elastic run
through the hem: the material is cut in
one piece and Is longer than the lining,
so that it falls over at the bottom, and
it should be draped with few stitches.
A broad piece Of elastic holds the bodice
tightly on the shoulder, the sleeve being
fixed on the other side of the elastic,
which 1t entirely covers. The skirt is
trimmed with little gathered flounce,
the material for which is used double,
forming a pretty heading.
The newest skirts are having their
ruffles lined with crinoline, and there is
certainly a welcome crispness Of effect.
II only we could be sure the fad will go
no further than just crispness? But
fashions never stop at their first pretty
effect; they go on and on till the hide
Gus exaggeration is upon US. Then we
are slaves to the fashion, and every one
forgets the start Of the thing, and groans
under what seems an unreasonable tyr
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-26
WINDSOR CASTLE.
One of the Most Attractive Abodes or
British Royalty.

Ono OF tne MOSt ADOucs VI
British Royalty.
Windsor Castle Is one of the most
picturesque places in England. It was
originally built by William the Con-
queror, who here established hunting
seat. To Edward III. 1t owes much of
its magnificence and strength; and since
his time it has been a favorite abode OF
English sovereigns. And what a his
tory its thirty generations of existence
can tell Here the sagacious and
statesmanlike Henry Tudor, who recon-
ciled the rival houses OF York and Lam
caster, held high council with his court;
here his son and successor dallied with
his maids of honor, and after his scan
dalous enforcement from Katherine of
Aragon, placed the crown on Anne Boz
ley; here the good Queen Bess" listened
to the plays OF Shakespeare and re-
ceived the encomiums OF poets and
courtiers; here. the pedantic James and
the pious Charles asserted the divine
right, and here the Protector sat in de-
liberation with the stern representatives
of the commonwealth.
Here, too, after the restoration,
romped the merry manarch" with
beauty and wit; and from this palace
was driven forth the next King to give
place to the great Stakeholder. The
third George here resigned; and the
palace at last proved prison to the in
sane old ruler. His granddaughter,
Victoria, makes Windsor her home; and
the Queens court is a model OF good
order, while her family exhibits the re-
suits Of wholesome training and worthy
example.
The palace contains many relics of
by-gone years. The armor and equip
age of chivalry, the fashion OF former
ages, the disentombed ruins Of antiqui-
ty, and the graves OF Kings and Queens
in the royal chapel are here; and the
portraits of heroes, statesmen, writer's
and civilians adorn the chambers or
decorate the galleries. The paintings
OF some OF the old masters hang in the
large saloons; and one room, called
the beauty ROOM" formerly contained
pictures OF Charles Ills court. They
have, to her honor, be it said, been ban
ished by Victoria. To some portions OF
the palace the public is admitted; and
obliging attendants point out the princi-
pal objects of interest.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-26

n covered by the skirt. It e sufficient
for It 10 be two inches 10 two and half
long. The plastron starts at the
shoulder. touching the collar, and stops
half way between the collar and the
top OF the darts; 1t is covered with
pleated mousseline de sole. The crepon
fronts usually finish at the plastron,
but they may be continued underneath
II IL Is wished 70 alter the dress at any
time. A bertha OF gathered mousseline
de sole follows the outline OF the plas-
iron, and is continued around the back
OF the neck and down the edges OF the
fastening to the corselet. The military
collar Is OF the material, and Is covered
with q piece of surah on the cross. It
fastens In front The corselet 10 made
of ribbon velvet wound twice around
the waist; or foundation may first be
made Of Victoria lawn, well boned and
lined with sateen, on which the ribbon
is placed to look as though wound round
the figure; 1t can be fastened under the
arm at the back. The trimming OF this
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-26

Of picturesqueness for their small boys
get-ups. Several little fellows have
confided to me that in consequence they
wish they were dead, but they are a de-
light to any woman's eyes notwithstand-
ing. The last boy who confded in me
can be seen in the third picture. He
wore black velvet knee breaches, a very
short Zouave sort of jacket edged
around with a jetted braid, and that
was worn over shirt OF fine white mus
lin, very full and with rufile all down
the front. The rufiled cuffs Of the shirt
turned back over the velvet sleeves.
On his long wavy hair Scotch cap was
set, with feather to delight any boys
heart sticking up in front. A bright tie
was at his throat, and his stockings
were silk. Yet this ungrateful small
boy stood thrashing his switch about
over his head and said that il his man"
did not take such awful good care Of
his toys, girl things, anyhow" he
would have distracted and buried them
long ago. And II he didn't take such
good care of me, I'd drown myself, /
would, the next time ma had me put
into the things. Why, there isn't
boy ON my block who will speak to me.
The fellows who are got up tho same
way by their mas are as ashamed as 1
i am, and the other fellows, OF course,
won't know me. You can't blame
them, now, can your"
For Woman's Wear.
Turning from the little ones, the next
picture shows dress of white Indian
crepon suitable for young or middle
aged woman, 1t has bertha Of NOUS
seine de sole, embroidered with satin
stripe, plastron OF white mousseline de
sole, and fiounce, collar and belt of
maize velvet. The skirt is lined with
silk or alpaca, and trimmed around the
bottom with a gathered flounce OF rib
bon velvet to match the corselet
When skirts made of double widtk
material are lined with silk or alpaca,
or any other lining of less width, the
lining is usually wide enough to cut the
side pieces, but not those of the front
and back. A good way is to place
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-26

amy. The exaggeration of the crisp
ness Is, of course, the awful hoop skirt
and the yards and yards OF stuff in
skirts. Let US cling to the Empire, or,
perhaps, 1t is better to say let the En-
pire cling to us. or course. short waists
are no guarantee against hoops, for, in
fact, hoops are bound to come. They
came as a reaction the last time fashion
took to clinging gowns for time. SO,
IL your mother has given you any old
dresses, pause in your mad career and
don't cut up the wide skirts. Keep them
q few months longer and you can wear
them just as they are. At the sight of
the first models you will have to admit
a charm of graciousness in the fashion,
and a suggestion of band boxiness that is
very aIluring after our close-clingng,
damp-loolsing notions of late.
A shabby silk petticoat can be made
really swell again by running its rufiles
with narrow ribbon in rainbow combi-
nations. Not only will the rows OF rib
bon give fresh color, hut they will lend
a crispness to the skirt and to the dress
over 1t.
Copyright, 1898.
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children as models for their own little
ones garb. Fashions for boys are now
very handsome. Maybe the boys don't
mothers must, but that has nothing to
do with their looking perfectly distract
ing.
The original of the second picture
was boy OF eight or so, sturdy and
we'll put together. He had on his we'll
set curly head visor cap OF the admiral
kind. His knee breeches fitted we'll 10
his sturdy legs and perfectly distract
ing REFER" jacket finished the rig. The
whole was in bright blue cloth, the but
tons were brass, and shone like the
smile on the boys merry face. Just
above the top button of the REFER q
scarlet necktie showed. From the
pocket in the jacket the corner OF a
crisp handkerchief peeped, and his
stockings were black and his shoes
sturdy and boyish- looking. can't say
he encouraged the admiration which his
appearance created. He gave one young
lady a reproving glance and then looked
the other way with smile, quite as II
he were saying to himself, and meant
her to know it, You can't make any i'm
preston on me, my young person.
The little fellow just described was
attired like, and looked, a little man,
but many mothers prefer to dress their
boys more deliberately. Such welcomed
the Little Lord Fauntleroy costumes,
and, now that they are out of style,
they continue their rage for his
sash and curls and a general notion
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-26
rHE oulLLorINE.s QUICK wonk

How Frances Dread Engine. OF Death IL
Operated.
When France finds IL necessary to
cut of the head of an evil doer she
makes no particular fuss about 1t.
monsieur de Paris" as the execu-
tioner OF that city is called, has un-
der him Competent corps OF assist
ants to whom the setting up Of the
guillotine and the execution that fol-
lows are merely matters OF business.
1t requires about three-quarters of an
hour to set up the guillotine. 1t ar
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-26

ties, fuchsias and honeysuckles grow
luxuriantly about the cottage
porches; and amid roses clustering
under brown caves the lilac petals of
passion flowers, scarlet geraniums, or
white trumpet-shaped magnOlias
often CLEAN, while ringing the
woodland paths beside the brawling
Lynns, whose currents mingle at
Waters Meet, is such wealth Of
rare ferns as one may not see any
where in the eastern counties. From
Waters Meet along the valley of
East Lynn, past Brendon village to
the Doone Gate, is a succession Of
pleasant sylvan scenes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-26

weighs forty 1.-TWO pounds, and is twen-
ty-flve months old. His sire is Dan
delion and his dam Dawson. On his
first appearance he beat all the cham
pions of the day, winning two flrsts,
seven specials, a cup and a silver
medal. While very fine and noble in
appearance, his action in the ring is
not regarded as good. IL is thought,
however, that he will improve. The
high price paid for him has brought
him prominently before the British
public, and his doings, at present,
are as carefully recorded as those of
the Prince of Wales.