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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-04-01
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
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Capital.
Three vacancies have been fllcd In
the department o. agriculture for the
assistant secrciaryship They are Or.
J. a., Myers 81 West Virginia agricul.
tnral experiment station. Exlsoy Geo
". Light, 81 Kansas, and j. II. Beaman,
OF Mississippi
Secretary lToisc Smith Thursday an.
nounccd that next Friday he will hear
all persons intending 20 filc permits re
Gently granted BY Secretary Noble and
since suspended. 10 the Zig Blacl<foot
Milling Co and the Ritter Root De-
selopihg Co, 10 cut 50 per cent Of tim
her on 10000 acres III land ii Montana
SECRETARY smith holds strongly TO the
opinion that the grantingof permits 70
cut large bodies III timber IN the west Is
against tlsc public interest
Fine department OF state was Thurs
day notified that the government 81
lirasil Is striving 10 give the most
prompt execution possible 10 the law
authorizing the establishment 81 addi.
tional quarantine stations at Para,
Pernambuca aud Ilahia
EN-Gummissi0ncfu ct l'atcnts Hall. 81
Iowa. entered The race for one ~ the
District Of Colnmbia court Of appeals
judgeships.
Tcnnie RucEer, who has come into
considerable prominence as candidate
for United states district attorney for
northern Georgia, VIII bc appointed.
Secretary Smith Is tho FIRST Of the
new cabiuct officers 10 get settled In d
house lie moved into tho house for.
merly occupied by Justice Lamar. on
Massachusetts
Naval officers at Washington place
little or NO crcdcnac il tlis story COM
ing from san Francisco III sGommand-
cr whiting. 81 The q y 5. Aliiancc Is
Ia be married q Miss Eta lfong.
daughter u 4 weaitAy Chinese mcr.
chant 81 Honolulu
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-04-01

- NTEIl 500 Gents suits to clean at 81 2
w 4 suit New Process. steam and dry
,]s.ains. i. CoRDNEIi, South Raleigh street,
near new Jail.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-04-01

& RE YOU In NEED ~ II so, we are clos.
IA ing out lots OF shoes just al cost, lots ~
mnslins at cost lots Of blankets ~ cost, lois 81
red ticking at cost, at G. T.. HERkiNdS, COT
ner It Queen and Martin streets.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-04-01

uNEnew and improved carlisle sl sldra, .t ,r
saleoniy IL Ilomrieh's- slTi'n.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-04-01

MASTER Rabbits At Eugene +. iierring's.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29
Not q L3ap Year.

The year is 355 days S hours and
Is minutes long; eleven minutes are
taken every year to make the year
E365t days long, and every fourth year
we, have an extra day. This was
Julius Casar's arrangement. The
eleven minutes come from the future,
and are paid by omitting leap year
severy 100 years. But If leap year
IS omitted regularly every hundredth
year, in the course of 400 years it is
stound that the eleven minutes taken
each year will not only have been
paid back, but that whole day will
have been taken up. So Pope Greg
ory Kill, who improved Cas IRIS cal
endar in 1882, decreed that every
centurial year divisible by four should
be a leap year, after all. So we boFz
row eleven minutes each year, more
than paying our borrowings back. by
omitting three years in three centu-
rial years, and square matters by
having a leap year in the fourth GEN.
turial year. Pope Gregory's arrange
ment is so exact, and the borrowing
and paving back. balance so nicely,
that We borrow more than we pay
back to the extent of only one day in
5,S66 years. Thus$l900 is not leap
year, since nineteen is not diVisible
by four; but 1000 will be leap year,
since twenty is so divisitle. 80
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29
s Eas sclingin9to the inside Of. the
s5saSs sHsE4anped the glass it few

,|ass clinein9to the inside Of the
ssass: gAsEaapped the glass it flew
Back and&ghted on the reflector ,
Th&GsJhe whole story, ssir. The
moth by 'futtering on the glass just in
front of the electric illumination, had
spro6ueed a great black shadow like
that of a cloaked woman, oasthe
darkness in front of US, and Stens:
topped His wing. ID his-yai1 aftempti
to sail out through. the9lasseAsSgage
his mysterious shadow the looksof
waving the arms wildly. Then when
he flew back out OF the DIRECT shine
of the light'the figure disappeared, OF
course We never kneW<just how he
got in there, but no doubt It. t.happened
when Jim went to fix the light AZ
the pumping station " Anyhow, he
Saved our lives by soaring US with
;that Woman in Black So you see
why keep the moth in the frame
It's to remind me ofAhe way We were
saved that night. Yes, you might
call it accidental, but I call it proYl-
dential. "All aboard" called the
conductor Of the limited, coming out
nf the telegraph office with paper in
his hand. Jim the fireman ran and
jumped Into the seab as~ l stepped
down.-Pen and Scissors
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29
Early Tobacco Culture.

J, Tobacco was noted by Columbus ca
bis very first voyage. 1twas first cul-
tiYated by John kolfe in 1912, and as
early as 1919 a lot Of 20, pounds
was shipped to England In 1882 a
tobacco factory was started on tie
Rappahannock River, and about 1859
the first south Of the James River
was huilt in Mecklenburg County.
In l745 the exports from Virginia
amounted to 42.s4l hogsheads Of
about l:C9O pounds each, and in
creased till 1853, after which there
was a decline until after the rerClu-
ii Z. 1t is NV grown in most OF
the Southern States, with Kentucky
or
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29
The Sun and the Stars.

The sun is star, aus the stars are
suns. This fact has been a familiar
one to astronomers for many years.
That the stars shine by their own in
herent light and not by light reflect
ed from another body, like the planets
Of Of the solar system may De easily
proved.
That many Of them at TeaS4- are
very similar to our own sun is clearly
shown by several considerations.
Three facts prove this conclusiVelr.
First, their great intrinsic brilliancy.
compared with thelr small apparent
diameter, a diameter so small that
the highest powers Of the larces:
telescope fail to show them as any
thing but mere points Of light with
out measurable magnitude. Second.
their vast distance from the earth. 4
distance 81 great that the diameter
Of the earth's orbit dwiHdleS almost
to a point in comparison. This ac-
counts satisfactori:;liv for the first
TACT. Third. the sN""t:OScDpc- that
unerring instrumc;.: If modern re-
scarch-siows that ;hc light emitted
By many Of them is very siInila: 10
that radiated b. tic sun
Their chemical and physical en-.
stitution is. therefore. pronably Al
a!ocous to our central lum;nary. 7 G
red stars certainly show spectra elf
fcring considerably from the soar
spectrum. but these objects are Gem
pa-ativcly rare. and may, l.erhap; c
considered as forming exceptions t.;
the general rule.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29
ats aI,de Hollow.

A point not generally known in
connection with the machinery OF
modern steamships IS that all the
shaft;ng is hollow. After the shafts
have been sorged solid: core, some
times six or eight inches in diameter,
is bored out from the center, leaving
a safe amount Of metal in annu!ar
form for the work required. The
reason for this is that hollow slatt
is stronger as well lighter than a
solid one. and also that the core CT a
solid shaft often emtodies impurities
and invipiert cracks which may radi-
ate to the surface after lorg Use and
cause disaster. The same idea G1
following out is carried through the
entire system, even the crank pins
being bored. So extensive is it that
II to-day q horse power engine
were built on the old solid ideas for
a ship like the Paris, she would very
promptly sink under the load. The
rule is now for to 10 hors; power to
each ton Of machinery, including
boilers and all sppurtenances.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29
Too Many RsMiITeG. y

While in Africa some years ago Sir
Samuel Baker was engaged on an ex.
pedition ofSresearch which involved
many long and tedious journeys. Ha7-
Ing made a stop at one Of the native
settlements be at length madeprepa'
ratiens for resuming his travels.
Among the men whom he had en-
gagged to accompany him was one Ma.
homet. who was employed as drago
Mahomet, Sir Samuel says, who
9as a great man, suffered from the
same Complaint to which great men
are in those countries particularly
subject; wherever he went he was at
tackled with claimants Of relation
ship; he was overwhelmed with pro-
LESSONS of friendship from people
who claimed to be connections OF
,ome of his family.
Family pride was Mahomet's weak
point He yielded If a stranger
claimed connection with his ancient
lineage.
The lady whom he had honered By
IN admission to the domestic circle
of the Mahomets was suffering from
a broken arm, and had been left be-
hind when he started from Egypt.
She had cooked the dinner badly,
and the "gaddah," Or large wooden
bowl, had been thrown at her by the
naturally indignant husband, precise
ly as he had thrown the Ak at ole
man and the basin at another while
in our service.
Mahoruet met several relations al
Kassa,a: o-e borrowed money of
aim; another stole his pipe: the third,
who declared that nothing should
separate them now that "by the
bic e:sing of God'' they had met. de-
termined to accompany him on our
expedition, if MahoGlet would allow
| him to serve for love, without wages.
gave Mahonet some advice upon
; this point. reminding him that al
though the clothes Of the party were
worth little, the sfoons and forks
we're silver. therefore l should ho d
! 1in responsible for the honesty fliiS
: friend. he as:u ei me that Ach-
met, yur duandam acquaintance, was
50 near a re attire that he was
I ''Mother's brothers cousins sisters
! nothe S son? En-, Mahomet:"
Yes sar that's it,"
"Ve:y well. Mahomet; mind ne
! Ioesn:t steal the spo ms and thrash
aim if he doesn't do his work."
Yes. sar," replied M-ahomet, che
! I'll same like one brother, he one
good man will do his business quietly.
If not master lick him"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29
Sonsen5e About Tomatoes.

An idea has gained currency dur
ing the past few years that the to-
mato as an article of diet is liable to
produce or encourage the terrible
disease Of cancer, and not long ago it
was also stated that the use OF this
vegetable had been forbidden at the
Cancer Hospital. So widely spread
has this notion become that Or.
Marsden. chairman Of the medical
committee of the Cancer Hospital.
London. has thought it advisable to
give it official contradiction. He
saws that his committee has been in
undated with letters on this subject:
and he begs publication for the fol-
lowing statement. which We hope
will settle the matter oHcc 10: all.
1t is tn" opin on OF the COMMITTEES
that t: ma.ues neither prcliNpoIe to
10: excite cancer formation, and that
they arc rot injurious to those suf-
ferinr from this disease, but, on the
contrary. are a very wholesome ar
ticle of dict, particularly so If
cooked. ."-Chambers' Journal.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29
Not Looking cor a Ladie.

Not many years ago, before the
"boom" S, k Southern California,
Mr.. L., an old New Yorker, had
a large ranch near Los Angeles. H.
was fond of good company and agood
dinner, and frequently entertained
house part es at the comfortable old
fashioned Mexican hacienda. Among
others who made stay with one OF
the New York parties was Miss
NJ. Although woman Of "un-
certain age," she retained much
charm of manner, and her quick WI
was respected by everyone who had
come in contact with it. Mr.. L.
was a jolly bachelor Of perhaps 80
summers, who had seen much Of the
world and had a magnetic personality.
He was a man Of enormous lropor-
tons: some of them, no doubt. Ell
couraged to their growth through his
fondncss for god things to ea5 and
good wines to cheer the bachelor.
The party was at dinner at the
ranch one day. Tie host. the bache-
Ter. sat at one end Of the table aud
Miss n was on his left. He had
been chatting with her for some time
when she asked for a spoon. Mr..
l. arose at this and, bowing in
his most suave and polite way, said:
"My dear Miss L., won't you
take me?"
Mr.. L." retorted the lady, u
did not ask for a ladlc. New YorI
Tribune.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

4 AMANUFAcTURING concern in Bir-
mingham. England, drives something
of a trade in croW1S. They are real
ones, of solid gold. with cap Of cr.m-
son velvet, jucrustatiuns Of garnet.
topaz, ami other kinds Of cheap bu5
SNOWY stones. and are supplied to the
kings OF Africa. Of VIII m there are
several hundred. at a highly salts
factory return Of ivory and other
merchandise. The time mas gone by
when an ancient plug hat, adorned
with turkey feathers, su!hced to i'm
part halo Of nagnifcence to Ethi-
opian royalty. -
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

II any one sees anything Of {.
whale careeriny abnut in tie ocean
along the Atlantic coast, with ltil
buoy attached to his tail, it will prove
the truth Of the most extraordinary
dsh story Of modern times Said
whale purpor:s to have been in the
vicinity Of tie sunkcn Vanderbilt
yacht Aiya when it wa, hljvn ~
with a ton of dynamite. and he wHS
:, a.,..uleu.. :. .4u ,.e .uu eI 4 tu y ard
tlwed it of, ringing tie bell as he
MenL
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

MR. ". G. STEAD writes to the Re-
view of Reviews OF mighty African
hunter. who in four years shot 20 ele-
plants, ~ rhinocelos, 5 hippopotami,
100 buffalo, l3 lions, and enough Of
lesser game, gicafes, zebras and the
like to bring tie total up u 54S.
Africa would be good Country fcl
the dime novel Houngs e. to cu.i-
yrate to.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29
New Idea fGT Girls.

4 dozen bright college girls Of Lo..
uon have started truly cducatirc
club. 1t is called the School Of Fc-
ton" and each member is supposed
to write story month. These
creations are read at the rtn:ghtly
meetings and are tLen bound in a pre-
cious volume, which becomes the
joint property Of the club members.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

IN 1892 the immigration to the
Cnited States from all countries
amounted 10 623,OS4, which hcu e
Las not been previously exceeded x
cept in 1881, when We received ots =
43l foreigners, Of whom 2l0, 435 were
Germans and l25. 39l were from Brit
ish North America.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

TIE distressing computation IS
made that the human system con-
tains 10. 600. 900 nerves. What is the
use Of letting the nervous man know
that he is really about tec times
worse OF than he thought: There
will be no living with him II he 1nds
out the real gravity Of his condition
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

d" UTAH's delegate to Congress ha
resigned because miffed about soiu..
Il ing. Other people have. under
ci. cun2stances sorIewhat similar: done
the same thing, and been grieved
sorely upon II uHg the string at
tacied to the resignation to fnd Ii o
readily it lroAc.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

PALM SPRINGS, Riverside County,
claims the earliest fruits in Cal
ifornia. though the output is rs y [
so small as to attract little attenti q
in the market. 1t is claimed Il a.
oranges ripen there in NoveHb +,
grapes in June and figs in May. Hot?
Yes, $50 days III the year; and the
o;hcr fifteen days are not by aay
ueans chilly, says the Enterprise.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

TEE Austrian Archduchess Ste.
phanie will not appear on state oc-
casions with less than ten pages.
What she could get in free America
would be about ten lines in the so =
ciety column.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

A GERMAN biologist says that the
TWO sides Of the face are never alike.
In two out OF five the eyes are out
Of line. One eye is stronger than
me other in seven persons out Of
ten, aud the right ear is generally
higher than the LETT.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

FREE shines are to be had in every
large city in the United States to.
day; but to get one, you must go to
the shop where you bought your
shoes. One c"ncern gives to each
customer a card with numbers to be
punched out. The card is good for
SftE shines.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

WITH Atlantic transportation COM
panies trying to import cholera, and
Pacific companies trying to import
coolies, it would appear not to be
presumptuous for the Federal au-
thorities to object. 1t might have
no particular effect, but it would
leem proper.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

THE site Of Washington's BIRTH
place in Wcstmorciand County. Ni:-
ginia. near the banks Of the Potomac.
is marked by stone placed th,r. in
1915 by George Washington Parke
Cu~tis and two others. It was the
first stone erected to the memory OF
Washington. They gathered bricks
Of an ancient chimney. lying around.
and formed with them Foundation
for the inscribed slab
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

TEE suicioe Of a 17-year-old Penn
sylvania woman is reported. One
would think that when woman had
endured this Ifs for II years she
would have grit enough to stick it
out until the natural end.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

A TEXAS school teacher went to
Washington and said that he must
have the English Ambassadorship ir
nothing. His way Of putting the
thing enabled the President TO &C
commodate him.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

A HUSDRED-AcRE orange grove on
the Wekiva River in Florida, known
as the Markham" grove, is reported
to have yielded net profit this sea-
soo of s23, 900.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

SOME women were backward a. out
favoring crinoline because they feared
that in a duel to the death it gave
certain advantages to the mouse.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29
Light Feeder.

\ boa in the Central Park menag.
erie, New York City, has not tast q
food in three months, il is reported
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

s. irits of canphor will remove White
spots from furniture.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

WE never knew a man so goot
chat lis wife didn't often say: ''Ol,
psI"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-06-29

Planes, Parlor and Chape'
Organs. Fifty new and i'm
proved light-running Family
Sewing Machines, vertical and
under-feed of tbe best makes,
different styles and prices.
Also, a lot of good second
hand Sewing Machines for
sale cheap, by J, o. BOAG.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-12
John Burke Gives EN- Fits, =
EDITOR GREAT WEST :


There can be doubt that the railroad state can and
be taxed the taxes now about twelve
million dollars bhooves county officials to
stir their stp and get hustle themselves
their grand and petty cognzance and
mafeasance and where the dogs bite Them
Possibly their neglect the some from
capacy careessness and others
yet there have been officials fully
to the law and their duties
any sense actaed nv nar+or sn;r
when specifically charge that party must stand and m
held responsible for the past and
not De denied that Tor
party has been the asndancy and controlling
machinery and could
justice demands statement to the effect that leaders
nave TOO often wed with their republican brethren efforts
Of how not to obey the law.
Unfortunately for the good the elements have
long ascendancy worming their wav at times tho GOV
errors chair legislative churches our schools and nv Cor
associates and the
cheating defraung hindance orr schools
al and charitable nsltuonspubc
influences felt where their ypocrca
mpuden and lying statements or believed and
not to them what their
preferred such end should not be reached
truthful representations.
Undoubtedly there honest officials selected
violated the law and their oaths
OF the a S own ITS
hs s @ as da &
their party place themselves actively Of
S@ the sz; Gen.
Ts a aa ss put n the
and ss
to ssn an o s5~ or
@ s;ts P 3 sid
4tb Governor Attorney General and Public Examiner
bindpg rand a sSeg or
n p oas e 1gd at % g
The Flour and that
attorney had JOHN H suHRn
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-12
The Coal Combine.

The Ramsey County Grand July
sort OF left handed week
Rhodes perjury etc. finished the Tuesday,
Indictment for perjury all well regard Rhodes
bne rest assured that it will all right you
noticed any break in the prices OF coal owing
TREMENDOUS
OF the legislative work by Walsh
glorifcation by the
Oh coal will have
Not half the figures the G.
probably
1t funsubme
harmonists publish robbers
The whole thing original
Markham bill and the Pineland Steal investigation
been called Chicago June good
this Donney the Minnesota delegation
Nelson while democratic Walsh W. there
ST. JAMES, Mimi, oath, 1898.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
nclOsed find dollars
want the G. long able to for
truth without favor. = ~
would like monthly quarterly
WEST the Norwegian In that
farmers who opportunity
publican antlver iandoan rustoserng humbug
condensed their eyes
GEO. NJ JOHNSON.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-12
Well. What Do You Want ?:

An old fellow who has been trade and fusion
his skinny fingers politics. who w.
read pitching into everybody when
hands full DEFENSE most the time He finishes with this
WELL what do want anyway? What will satisfy
We will "To have candidate popuist
dorse plank of the platform To have every
scheme hroted infancy To sail strong
der oors faithful principle victory
leader because he strong eloquent brave
popular because having good qualities like
Jul to the Gospel Of Louis the creed Of omaha That all the
there will the popus party
out shall fight till the sod
of defeat!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-12
A Letter from an Old Timer Alliance Man
to Mr.. DOnnellv.


received the sample Of the Representative see
had
halt
look and ask yourself Where don't
know. 80 $500
worked the Markham bill whole and
good alliance he isn't Internal what that
and its editor That he all the time the
r. lands, that
Why didn't
petitions?
those great robbr bills of the Worlds capitol were
WY old you Keep and show
wholesale extravaganza with say so
oppressed? - - ~
You look objects democrats voting for
to carry out principles of
Satan did the Say what does this
mean that all the old party prang
your exeneny Bill King improved terribly
that showed this
office that he chose through
delegate And there the "Hon called
rage Omstead that circulated stories about the
Now to the point You claim the that the
that
down alliances that Sh the
scores And Dr. the who howd fusion
losing 10000 Now GREAT VESTS
and cannot find item in about He
electors. - " ~ wv -
transaction Great Lucer Do
democrats would dared
understanding with them Ney the the next
after and the Secretary made the dea
the REPUBLICAN COUNTY CCAMITTEE 80
would not believe first papers
cuas Senator Eaton there
their hearts, thousands
not the Dr. that lost fusion
% can ~. o. Sem.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-12
The Pine Land Steals.

The u s. officials at Washington after fixing things
gong for the Pine Land Stea Oh
the pit Don't
committee OF exposing and hurting
dear little devischerubs! Why, that committee
blanket those thieves can't
not their feelings would have been hurt Oh publish
columns of stuand then let the suffers go ruby
casomne Any the
hamonial horsefdde
prison bar squares!