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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13
GUARANTEED CURE.

We authorize our advertised drug
gist to sell DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
upon this condition. If you are af-
fiicted with a Cough, Cold or any
Lung, Throat Of Chest trouble, and
will use this remedy as directed, CIV
ing it fair trial, and experience no
benefit, you may return the bottle AMI
have your money refunded. We could
not make this offer did we not know
that DR.. Kings New Discovery could
be relied on. It never disappoints.
Trial bottles free at E. G. Williams,
Jr. & CO. Drug Store. Large size soc.
and s1.O0,
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13
GREAT TRIUMPH.

Instant relief experienced and q
permanent cure by the most speedy
and greatest remedy in the world
Otto's Cure for Throat and Lung dis,
eases. Why viii you continue to irri-
tate your throat and lungs with that
terrible hacking cough when A M.
Gilbert & Bro, sole agent, willfurnish
YOU free sample bottle Of this great
guaranteed remedy Its success Il
simply wonderful, as yonr druggist
will tell you. Otto's cure il now sold
III every town and village on this con-
tinent. Samples free. Large bot
tlas SOC.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13
DANGEROUS coUETERrEITs

Are Being Circulated Extensively in this Git
Business Men Taken In,
There is dangerous counterfeit OF
silver dollar Of the series Of 1888,
abroad in this city. It arrived here q
few days ago and if not stopped will
doubtless be extensively circulated. "A
careless person might receive any num-
bar Of them, surprising them to begen-
uine, but TO the experienced handler Of
corn it would not be apt to pass a se-
we're scrutiny.
Mr.. G. G. Smith, the shoe dealer, re-
ceiyed some recently froma well known
customer, who, when informed by Mr..
Smith that they were basewas astonnd-
"a and readily gave him good coin.
One was taken in at Mr.. /. q. Ham
bleton's store late Thursday afternoon
before the lights were lit, and in other
stores they have been PASSED. One
was presented at the Third National
Bank and four at the First National
Bank, but all were declined.
The dollar has q greasy appearance,
and is considerably under weight.
IN close inspection the lettering looks
awkard, but mere passing glance
viii not reveal these defects. Its ring
y perfect. The coin isfeyidently hol-
lev, for when strong pressure between
ne thumbs is given it in the center, i
Yields the least bit II would be vel
t9lexamine closely all silver dollars il
order TO avoid being deceived. Cum
eerlatd Times.
i would be well 70 keep a watch fol
these coins in Martinsbnrg. We vii
doubtless be favored with a few sam
pies of them,
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4 pLEAskRT R1sIlNEss.

Editing newspaper is pleasant
business If you can stand il.
II II contains many Advertisements
the subscribers complain that they take
too much space.
II there is lack Of advertising ii il
unpopular and the people won't have
Il.
II We attend church regularly they
say we 90 for effect.
II We stay away from church They
say we are monstrously heathenish.
II we accept an invitation to we'd
ding they say we are only invited to
"write il mp.
II We 60 to the opera house they say
we 60 on free ticket.
II We are seen on the streets FOO
often they say We neglect our business.
II We avoid going on the streets they
say we don't hustle around after the
news.
II We reject q long winded communi-
cation its authors becomes furiously
enraged and discontinues his paper
II we publish long communications
onr readers say we lack discretion and
put ia anything (" to I'LL up"
We are able to stand these raps and
many more, and are always ready 10
receive visitors whether accompanied
BY dog Or not. on course we do not
claim there is any work in running q
newspaper; every one knows It i a
snap.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13

Gentlemen would not use " Blush Of
Roses If it was paint Or powder, Of
course not. It is clear as water, no
sediment to fill the pores Of. the skin,
Its mission is TO heal, cleanse and puri-
fy the complexion Of every imperfec-
ton, and insnres every lady and gem
tlemen a clear smooth complexion.
Sold BY A. M. Gilbert & Bro. Price
Is cents per bottle
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13
TREEs aIRpLEp.

rrult Treas Injured y Rahsih Vim Haw = y
Rsplantsa
The recent severe cold weather,
with the ground enveloped in snow at
times, eating OF the food supply for
rabbits the starving animals, impell-
ed BY the panss Of hunger, invaded
many Of the orchards and seriously
damaged the young fruit trees by
gnawing the bark and 2 girdling''
them. as il is termed. Some Of the
trees have been so badly injured that
they will have to be cut down and
others planted in the spring 70 re-
place them.
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zluRED on THE RAIL.


\ kprurf Atf'4cHt q tAi1 wv - 49, y
Englns II Cumberland.
On Saturday night as Mr.. William
orison. Sri, shipped from his caboose
in the end 81 the Cumberland yard and
attempted to cross the track he was
struck by engine 1864. Of the ? 8 G.
branch Of the Is. & o. Mr.. 0rrisOn
received terrible injuries, his right leg
was badly fractured, left foot mangled,
cut about the head and internally in
jured. Mr.. 0rrison was for many
years a resident Of this city, but moved
to Brunswick few months ago. Mr..
0rrison was taken TO his homo on train
No. 10. Drs. Snodgrass and Myers, Of
this city, boarded the train at this point
accompanying the injured man to
Brunswick, in order to render surgical
aid, Mr. and Mrs. b. +. Slane and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Weaving also
went by the same train.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13

49, -NI'IANI NA~lN- - N-INalN1| ~+A4A'L :"
Inksp<steae'.
A joint meeting Of the eommilieeso 81
the Eastern, Pittzburg and Potomac
synoas Of the Reformed Church was
held At Lancaster, Pa, Friday 70 ar
range for the centennial celebration o.
the Independence Of the Reformed
Church in the United States. Until
April, 1928, the church was under the
synod 81 Holland. but in April, 1898,
the first synod III America was organ
lied in Lancaster.
Ii Is this event the church win celc-
brate at Chicago. September q, next,
the use Of one Of the rooms in the bull
ding At the Worlds Fair provided for
the national parliament 81 all relig-
ions, having been obtained for that
day.
At meeting Friday OF the com
mittee appointed by the synod o.
the Potomac, at its late meeting IN
this city. il was resolved that at III,
next annual meeting Of the synod, al
evening be set apart for holding ser
vice 10 celebrate the one hundredtl
anniversary Of the Independence Of III,
Reformed Church in the United States
DR.. W. NJ. Deatrich, q Mercersburg
was chosen 10 deliver tho historical
sketch, DR.. ]. s. Kieffer, Of Hagers
town, the address on the theological
progress, and DR.. +. r. Eschbach, Q
Frederick, Md, the address on ~
practical and benevolent operations q
the church.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13
WEST VIRGINIA BRIEFS.
Interesting and Newsy State Happenings Boiled
Down for Hasty Reading.

Interesting and Newsy State Happenings Boiled
Down for Hasty Reading.
Other counties Of the State are agi-
tating the question Of improving their
roads. The Lord knows we need an
Improvement in this county. and as'
the farmer is the one directly inter
ested in the matter, he, should put
forth his efforts toward attaining this
result.
Tie University at Morgantown is to
get an overhauling that is, the facul-
ty is to be Strengthened out, but it
looks as though it would take the Leg
stature to do it. There is dissention
among the several departments Of the
University, which are tending to de-
preciate its value as an educational
institution. It needs to be sifted
down to find out exactly who are the
logger heads in the faculty, and
then fire them s'too Quick
Fairmont will apply to the Legisla-
ture for new charter. The new char
ter will include the old town Of Fair
mont, West Fairmopt, and their SUI
burbs, and the new additionof the de-
velopment company which is being rap
idly built up. Thenew city will be
divided into four wards, and will com
tain a population If 5000. The town
is growing rapidly. Palatine, oppo-
site Fairmont, did moi go into thenew
corporation, although she was invited
to do SO.
TnE WolLp at 10 cents per week.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13
4 GREEN GOODS VIuTIM.

The s'green goods swindler still
numbers its victims. One Of its latest
being d prominent man Of a neighbor-
ing county. 1t would seem that the
newspapers have said enough on this
subject to put people on their guard.
But some people don't take a county
paper and every now and then some
poor IDIOT planks down his money for
d box Of sawdnst.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13
BUcKLEN,s AREIoA sAIvE.

The best salye in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles, Or no
pay required. II is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction, Or money re-
funded. Price Is cents per box. For
sale BY E. g. Williams, Jr., q Co.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13
BE IN TINE

And yet your tickets for Washing
ton for there viii be a rush and you
don't want to be crowded out for there
will be grand display. We are
ready and don't you forget it. We
have the biggest line Of cook stoves
and ranges in the town Of Martins
burg at rock bottom prices. ]. W. R.
Fisher, King st.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13
QUARANTINE.

A Bill to Shut Out the Cholera is introduced and
Still They Come.
The House in committee Thursday
reported a bill to provide for an ade-
quate quarantine against cholera, ard
a favorable report was made on the
bin providing for working conyicts on
the public roads.
Bills are still being introduced in
both houses. but as the session is near
ing its close it is not likely that many
Of them will pass.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13
DEATH OF MRS. IopEE.
The Community Shocked By tho News Of her
Sudden Death in Baltimore.

The Community Shocked By tho News Of hsr
Sudden Death in Baltimore.
Mr.. aud Mrs. B. r. Fiery, 81 THIS
city, received yesterday morning the
sad intelligence Of the death Of their
daughter, Mrs. Alverna Olivia '0den in
Baltimore Mrs. oden died On Satur-
day night at ten o'clock at the resi-
dence Of her cousin, Mrs. II. b. Gilpin,
1907 N. Calvert street, that city. She
was taken sick about Ave o'clock Sat
nrday morning and Drs. Tiffany and
Mittenberger attended her. X II said
that Mrs. Oden was in charge Of Mrs.
Gilpin's home while Mrs. Gilpin was
visiting IN New York, She left Mar
tinsburg Thursday last in good health
and the news Of her death was great
shock to her relatives and friends.
Her husband and two sons survive her.
Her remains viii be brought to this
city to-day for burial.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13
Stockholders Meeting |

The stockholders 81 the Martinsburg street
Railway Company are hereby notified that there
Will he general meeting Of the stockholders
TUESDAY, MARCH 1th, nj 4 o'clock,
D M. for the purpose of declaring
In the Board OF Directors and the transaction OF
any other matter OF thing which may legally
come before said meeting.
AB,2w j.. b. WILSON. President
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13
CHARTER GRANTED.

A charter was issued recently to the
New York and West Virginia Coal
and Iron Company Of Grown Hill,
Kanawha county, with a capital Of
100000. Shares are 500 and are
held by Brewer Smith, B. N. Hansford,
W. ". Pack and Holaway B. Smith, Of
Crown Hill, and J. =. Middleton, Of
Charleston.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13
oLEAN YOUR GLOVES.

Ladies clean your Kid Gloves with
Mousquetaire Glove Cleaner, for sale
only by Emmert & Fiery, who carry
the best line Of kid gloves in the town,
and warrant all their kid gloves from
81 90 up.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13
THE CRAWFORD WooLLEA MILLS.

New Machinery Being Adaed Orders for Good
far Ahead.
The Crawford woollen mill is turning
out some very nice cassimers. Mr.. 7,
L. Dunn, the manager, has orders IA,
ahead. Every machine is running al
full capacity, and other machinery il
being added Last week three new
looms anda set Of cards were set up,
and viii be put in motion As soon as
possible. Judging from present appear
ances it win not be long before Mr..
Crawford viii be compelled to enlarge
his building to accommodate the ma
chinery.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13
GLAD gIDINGs.

The grand specific for the prevailing
malady of the age, Dyspepsia, Liver
Complaint, Rheumatism, Costiyeness,
General Debility, etc, is Bacons Gel
cry Cure. This great herbal tonic
stimulates the digestive organs. regu-
lates the Liver and restores the sys-
tenn to vigorous health and energy
Samples free. Large packages SOC.
sold only by Al. NJ. Gilbert & Bro.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13
POPULAR VERDICT.

Alr. Edward Murphy who was charg-
I'd with perjury in Martinsburg has
been acquitted By a jury. This is a
popular verdict and every one heartily
approves and endorses it. Keyser Tri-
b3f1e
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13

Meals 1T allhours day or night, good
& ,oks and accommodating walters,
central Eating House, Frank Rhodes.
proprietor.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13
Executors Notice 1

AL persons knowing themselves 10 be ihdebts
cd 10 the estate of Catharine Byers, DECEASED
are hereby notified 10 come forward and make
settlement, and all having claims against same
will please present them properly anthentiea.
ss,it. JOHN w. MARTIN.
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Are JON hungsyi 60 70 Central
Eating House, East Martin street.

Oysters, Sandwiches. soup or a good
square meal at cenAral Eating House
East Martin street.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13

ror west virginia. District Of Columbia and
wsyvlapd. snow or rain. probably clearing BY
this evening,
For Eastern New York Eastern Pa ana Deia-
ware. increasing cloudiness and rain Or snow.
For western Pa, Western New YORK ana
western West va, fair South Easterly winds.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13

r.w,rnsrrHr: Att o'clock =. x.,soo
Maximum ~.
MInimum-so.
wtsus Force Gentle.
Direction from North,
s4ArE or SKY: Cloudy
Raib fall
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13

Observations taken Al
MartinsburR every morning
No. z Il O'Clock b. GEonsn W.
Bile Flag vksArrnE. The representa-
T1 tive Of the United States
weather Bureau. TnK
wonfp viii use the same
aaes a. displayed at the
- Court House and the people
Rain or can come FerV near know
Saow. ing what weather TO expect.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
A SMALL DISH Of SCIENCE.

TWELVE THOUSAND microbes strung
bn line would make q procession only
IN inch In length.
THEY can cut diamonds SO small in
Holland that il takes fifteen hundred
of them to weigh karat.
The distance from the furthest point
Of polar discovery to the pole is said to
be less than five hundred miles
A SINGLE polypus has been cut into
pne hundred and twenty-four parts,
nnd each in time becomes a perfect
Rnimal.
In order to realize the size of the
water molecule You must imagine a
Drop Of water to be magnified as big as
the earth. and then molecule would
be between the size of small shot and
= cricket ball.
NAPHTHALINE, which is a product of
roal ter distillation, in appe arance some
thing like psraffine, has been found USE
full in England for the preservation of
timber. The wood is soaked for two to
twelve hours in ,he melted naphtha-
line "a temperature of two hun
Ased degrees Fahrenheit
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
ON DIVERS TOPICS.

OAK taken from the old Dutch
church in Nassau street is used for the
woodwork Of the library in the house
of Mrs. S. B. Duryea. of Brooklyn.
Two HUNDRED years ago the west
coast Africans had money Of &c
the standard being q bar Of
iron, and anything supposed to equal
its value was called ''bar."
In HiHsborough county, N. H.. there
is solid rock with channel seventy
feet deep and thirty feet wide cut
through it's side. A fight of rude nat
ural steps leads to the top, where
there is natural pulpit, and pool for
baptism
The Finger Prayer Book, issued by
the University of Oxford, is the small
est prayer book in the world. It
weighs three-quarters of an ounce, and
measures one inch in length by three
quarters Of an inch in width. It con-
tains six hundred and seventy pages.
In 1854 the Massachusetts, general
assembly made bullets legal tender
by tho following enactment: 1T is
likewise ordered that muskett bullets
of full boare shall pass currently for,
a farthing apiece. provided that noe
man be compelled to take above XII
d att TYNE in them"
A COMBINATION verdict" which in
cluded variety of ills, was rendered
by jury in Memphis. They gravely
decided that the decea.~d came TO his
death by blow or fall which pro-
duced Inflammation Of the brain, caus-
ing erysipelas. which was aggravated
by alcoholism and morphine poison"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19

The statement is made that the
weight of the rail used on the Ameri-
can roads has been increasing steadily
during the last twenty years. This
can be attributed to the increasing
weight of rolling-stock cars of every
description. Twenty years ago the
maximum capacity of freight car was
from 10000 to $4,000 pounds, while at
present it is from so, 600 to so, 900; some
cars, in fact, having been constructed
with freight-carrying capacity of
1oe, 900 pounds. In regard to engines.
one Of thirty tons was some years ago
regarded as of fair size, but they are
now built of sixty. seventy and eighty
tons weight. Until the last ten or
twelve years or so the average weight
OF rails was fifty-six pounds to the yard.
IN. Y. Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
STUDYING NATURE.

CLoyDs are on the average about
five hundred yards in thickness.
THROUGH mountain pressure for ages
nature pulverizes chalk and molds it
into the hardest marble.
THERE are over 100000 varieties Of
insects known to the entomologist,
though not all described in the works
on the subject.
IT has been discovered that the holes
often observed to appear in marble
which has remained for period in sea
water are caused by an insect.
THE atmosphere weighs about ton
to every square foot of the earth's sur
face, 25, O0O, 900 tons per square mile, or
5000, 900, 900, 100000 tons on the total
of zoe, 100000 square miles.
THE two most widely-accepted expla-
nations of the maintenance of the solar
heat are o. that it is due to the energy
developed in meteoric matter falling
on the sun, and (2) that it is produced
and kept up by slow contractions of
the suns bulk.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
SINCE LAST WE MET.

THE storm on the North Carolina
coast carried salt spray ten miles in
land
IT was the vogue at one time in Ven
ice to gid the rolls of bread and the
oysters on the supper table. The can
dies were also coated with gold.
RoLAND's BREACH, the natural noun
tain pass leading from France into
Spain through the Pyrenees, is 200
feet broad, 800 feet high and so feet
long.
THIS year is 1858 of the Jewish era,
7401 IN the byzantine era, 1858 in the
Japanese era, 1910 of the Mohamme-
dan and the 117th year of the indie
pendence of the United States.
THE barber derives his class title
from the Latin word barba, a beard.
Rude, uncivilized races were originally
called "barbarians" solely on account
of the unkempt appearance of their
beard and hair.
THE Chicago Sunday Post is authori-
ty for saying that Chicago has 232 mill
lionaires. The men standing at the
head of the list are Marshall Field
and Phillip D. Armour, both of whom
are credited with fortunes amounting
to SAG. 600 600
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
FASHIONABLE FANCIES.

AMONG the ladies who own solid gold
dinner services are Mrs. Astor, Mrs.
Judge Andrews and Mrs. George Will
liam Childs.
IT is becoming fashionable at swell
dinner parties to serve the guests at a
number of small tables, rather than
round a single large one.
In mems everyday summer suits
serges have the preference. 1t is a
light weight, cool material, which, If
not specially ''dressy," is comfortable.
''SIMPLY and yet strikingly attired, y
said promenader, twas man l met
the other day in Broadway; his clothes
were white; his straw hat, necktie and
boots were black"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
FROM OVER THE OCEAN.

FRANCE is the only European coun-
try which has to-day fewer able-bodied
men than it had thirty years ago.
WOODEN shoes are worn by about
seventy million people in Europe.
Most of them arc made Of Eastwood
THERE was net decrease in the
British revenue receipts during the
irst quarter OF tie present financial
year OF s.sl, 25s as compared with the
same period last year.
The Prussian government IS making
Ell experiment IN boring in the Rybn;il
district of Prussian Silesia which, at
the depth Of mile AMI a quarter, is
still progressing.
Mars for the use Of farmers. Jescrib-
ing the chemical qualities OF the Land
in various parts o. the country AID
naming the best manures for each sec
ton. have been proposed in France.
Our OF scventy-six IRISH kings who
ruled between A. d. and I17a. no
fewer Than Htts-two died violent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
sonnet HING ABOUT MAN.

OCULIsTs estimate that one person in
four has defective vision.
RAPID growth of the finger nails is
considered to indicate good health.
A LONG, strong thumb always indi-
Gates great will power and force Of
character.
Dr. JUAN SANTOS FERNAxDEz said at
the worlds fair medical congress tina.
he had investigated and could find no
disease Of the eye peculiar to the is
lands Of Cuba.
THE hand with spatulated and knot
ity fingers belongs to the practical and
mechanical scientist. Veuban, Arago,
Herschel and Stevenson had such
hands.
A SCIENTIST who has investigated the
matter states that the men who are
employed in the Paris sewers are as
healthy as the average person. and no
other eight hundred men in that city
are so free from zymo:ic diseases.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-19
THE WORLDS METROPOLIS.

Is London there are At least e, 900
homeless people
JANE CAKEBREAp has made her osIst
appearance before London magis-
trate for her single ofense, intoxica-
ton and bad language
IL 1885 London had SIS. 900 houses,
with 4-.20.o0o population II covered
an area of 1900 acres There werc
1850 miles of streets
THE Church Of All Hallows in Lon
oc. still possesses an income originally
given TO IL for the purpose OF buying
fayots for burning heretics-
II Is estimated that Of the 5, ooo, 600
Inhabitants IN London OVER i.ooo, 600
are poo--living on less than Eve dol
lars e week FOR each faraiiy-while
over DO, 600 are IN chronic poverty.