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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
ANOTHER MARTINsBURe JOURNAL.

We are pleased to note the advent
of another new paper in our city called
the Martinsburg Lutheran, a parish
paper edited by Rev. Chas. A. Trump,
of st. Johns Lutheran Church. 1t pre-
sents an attractive appearance, and is
very interesting in its make up of re-
ligious matters. The paper is a credit
to its publisher and deserving of a
hearty support. Success to you,
Brother.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
CORPORATION TAXES,

Brunswick corporation taxes will be
collected in few days, the levy being
% cents on the 800. With some
money in the treasury, the council
hopes to devise means of repairing
the streets. A number Of citizens
have offered to haul stones free if the
council will defray the expense of
breaking and piking.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
HOW TO KNOW GOOD FLOUR.

In buying flour there are certain
tests of quality. fit is white, with a
slightly yellowish or straw colored tint,
it is good. If it is blue-white or has
black specks, it is bad, If little
lump thrown against dry perpendicu-
lar surface adheres, it is good. If il
falls in powder, it is bad. If portion
squeezed in the hand retains the shape
given by the pressure, it is good.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
VANOLEVESVILLE ITEMS.

9he News Of That Section Photographed for World
Readers.
A The Opequon was out over the road
70 Snyder's Mill last week.
I Messrs. Flagg are treating their
barn to a new single roof.
| Sunday night and Monday has been
the windiest weather we have had this
year.
Mr.. Samuel Widmyer has nearly
completed his new wagon shed and
carriage house.
Mr.. Walper Snyder has greatly i'm
proved the Western approach to Rileys
bridge this winter.
The smiling face of Mr.. Cliff Cheno-
with, of Darkesville, was seen in our
neighborhood last week.
Horse flesh is cheap. We heard of
one across the creek that sold for three
dollars the other day. This is good
time to invest.
Mr.. Lewis Rye, living one mile
south of Stokes School, contemplates
moving to Economy, Pa, where he ex-
poets to run hotel. Success to him.
Friday gave us another slice of
acknowledgement Poor grounding,
he has hard time of it this winter.
Someone ought to give him word Of
sympathy.
1t is worth ones time to pay visit
to the yards of Mr.. Arch Oden, the
chicken fancier. Finer fowls are not
seen anywhere in the county than at
his place. He takes especial delight
in his feathered friends.
BIJAH.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
WOMEN IN THE PARADE.

fifty Maryland Ladies will be in Line Escorted by
500 Cavaliers.
For the first time, as far as is
tnown, women will take part in the
Inaugural parade. Prince George
county, Nd, which adjoins the
district, has fifty young ladies who are
(esirous of displaying their loyalty to
democracy and give an exhibition Of
horseback riding at the same time.
(hey will be escorted by some 500
kvaliers from the same county. The
bembers of an organization known as
be Women's Democratic Influence
Hub, of Philadelphia, also want a place
i line, which will doubtless be given
"a
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
UNCLE SANS CLERKS,
The Holders of Government Positions Generally
Stick.

The Holders of Government Positions Generally
Stick,
A large majority of the men who
enter the governmental departments at
Washington remain in the service UNI
less dismissed, says the Washington
Post. Many young men enter with the
view of studying for profession, and
the short hours and regular salary of
fer ample opportunity for this. Some
of them carry out their intention and
occupy leisure hours reading law or
medicine. Others lose all ambition for
better things or become entangled in
some love affair, marry, and then are
dependent on salary formaintenance
and compelled to keep up the routine
life.
Continued service in the departments
has tendency to make men timid,
and many who quit and go out in the
world find themselves untitled to buff
fet with the rude, rough demands, and
return to the treadmill existance.
Each year more women are added to
the department service, and in a few
years they will monopolize the clerk
ships. The life of department clerk
has some attractions and many draw
backs. One thing is certain, his sal
airy, and this is an important item.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
A SAD ACCIDENT,
Eleven Year Old Willie Grimes Narrowly Escapes
Death.

Eleven Year Old Willie Grimes Narrowly Escapes
Death,
Yesterday afternoon at about three
o'clock, an accident occurred at the
3rd Ward School, this city, which might
have caused the death of bright and
promising little scholar. 1t was during
the afternoon recess and little Willie
Grimes, the eleven year old son of Mr.
Dole Grimes, who resides on Water
street, fell from the upper porch to the
lower, a distance Of some IA feet, strik-
ing the hard brick pavement which
forms the floor Of the lower porch. The
little fellow was taken TO his home and
DIR. VIM. Henshaw being called in,
rendered surgical aid. Upon exami-
nation it was found that the boys nose
was broken and one arm badly fractur-
ed. He was resting easier this morn
ING
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
A POPULAR VERDICT.

Edward Murphy, charged with per-
urv. was announced not guilty in the
circuit Court for Berkeley county, last
peek. This trial has been watched
With great interest by the public, and
he verdict handed down is popular
mo -BscEbdnnOn Bee.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
WAITING FOR THEIR RUGS.

Bnterprisings Vendors Canvass Carlisle, Pa, to
the Sorrow of their Patrons.
Some enterprising soap vendors re-
Gently canvassed Carlisle introducing
a new soap and washing powder. They
sold the soap at steep prices but offered
as inducement premiums of all sorts
from silver spoon to choice rug.
They took the money in advance and
the value of the coming premium de-
pended upon the amount you invested.
OF course those who bought twenty five
cents worth of soap couldn't expect
such premium as those who invested
five dollars. But the trouble with
those premiums is they are still coming
with very little prospect of their ever
reaching town. From the number of
victims reported, we dare say that if
those premiums ever arrive Carlisle
will be flooded with valuable gifts as
it never was before.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
HoMRIOH- EDWARDS.

Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Bertha o., youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ed
wards of this city to our former young
townsman, Mr.. H. j. Homrich, now a
prominent jeweler of Huntington, to
take place at the residence of the
brides parents, Feb. 2Sth, at O'Clock
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
CHARTERS GRANTED.

A charter was issued Friday by
Secretary of State 0hley TO the Coop
er Coal Co.. of Short Creek, Brooke
county, with a capital of $500
Shares $40 each and are held by JAS.
Cooper, c. D. Kyle, Elizabeth Cooper,
Jennie S. Kyle and Selma Cooper, all
of Short Creek
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
CRUSHED BY A ROCK.

At Keeney's creek, east of Charles
on on the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
yay. large rock fell from the side of
he mountain on a shanty occupied by
aborers employed on the Keeney's
Creek railway, killing four of the men.
Their names are not known.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
THE CHINESE NEW YEAR,


Oelestials
Yesterday was a merry one among
the Acknowledged and pig-tailed resi-
dents of the large cities. The New
Year day came and went last week,
but as they are thrifty race and their
Christian customers made no allowance
for delay in getting their clean linen,
because of the festive nature of the
day, John Chinaman decided to post
pone the social features of New Year
until Sunday. Wun Lung visited Hit
Shin and Sam Sing called on All Sin,
and each imbibed with the other his
quota of "China whisky" or they hied
themselves to their hunks, g lit the
pipe" and dreamed of making cheap
big money" and going back to the
Flowery Kingdom to be considered a
a rich dude, perchance to wed the
daughter of mandarin. And during
the visiting many gifts were given
with real good will, and that at least
can be commended in John Chinaman's
character and method of celebrating
his New Yeal.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
PROPOSED STATUE OF SENATOR KBNNA
The Resolution for Its Erection Passed the House
With an Amendment.

The Resolution for Its Erection Passed the House
With an Amendment
The resolution to provide for the
erection of a statue of the late United
States Senator John E. Kenna in the
National Gallery in the Capital at
Washington passed the House yester-
day with an amendment, and was
then passed by the Senate with the
amendment agreed to. Instead Of the
$4,000 appropriation aSiod for in the
bill originally, theamouHhwas reduced
to $4,000, with the understanding that
the friends of the Senatdp@re to con-
tribute the other 5000 Which will be
required to make suitable statue.
The commission to secure the statue
includes the Governor, the presiding
officers of the two houses of the Legis-
loture, Senator Camden and Faulkner,
J. E. Dana, of Charleston, and R. w.
Campbell, of Wheeling.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Feb. 90. Mrs.
Nicholas Murphy, living near Barnes
vile, discovered an immense landslide
near her home Knowing it was about
time for the express, she made her way
to the nearest Matchbox and succeeded
in notifying the fiagman in time to pre-
vent a terrible accident.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24

LONDON, Feb pa fishing boat
went down in storm off Banff, on the
Scottish coast Monday, and nine men
were drowned. The fishing boats Char
lotte and Jesse also foundered off
Wick Nineteen men on these boats
lost their lives. Much wreckage has
drifted ashore, and reports of small
losses of life at various points are re-
ceived hourly
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
INTERESTING ITEM.

The following interesting item we
take from the Manufacturers Record of
the 10th inst : Harper's Ferry-Gold
Mines. The Buford Mining Company,
will put in machinery to open and
operate gold mines. The capital stock
is $500 900.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
ARATHER SINGULAR SUIT.

A B. & 0, Passenger Alleges that he Was Assaulted
By the Conductor.
The case of Theophilus Burger VS..
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany has been removed from Frederick
county to Washington county, Md.
The plaintiff sues the railroad company
for 81 900, and alleges that he bought
ticketand while ridingbetween Bruins
wick and Weverton was beaten, as
saulted and otherwise abused and i'll
treated by the conductor.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
TO GAZE FOR KERosEKE LAMPS.

If kerosene lamps give off an un-
pleasant odor, give a bad light and
smoke, put the burners in an old
saucepan with water and tablespoon
of soda, and boil for half an hour.
Do not cut the wicks, but rub off the
charred surface each morning with a
rag or piece of soft paper.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
sILVERWARE FOR A HOTEL.

H. J. Homrich, the popular Third
avenue jeweler, will supply the silver
ware for the new hotel Adelphi. The
table service selected for the new hotel
is ofvery fine quality. The engravingof
the silverW are will amount to 1000
letters Huntington Herald
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24

MONTICELLO, Ga, Feb. 22.-While out
with party of young people, practic-
ing pistol shooting, Miss Ina Kelly was
accidentally shot in the left breast by
her cousin, Miss Brown, of Kentucky
who is visiting her. The wound is not
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
Jean Richards Proposition.

CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-Mayor Washburn
received an application from Jean Rich
ard, of Paris, asking permission to es-
tablish in Chicago a resort in imitation
of the famous Monte Carlo gambling
establishment
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
A GOOD MOVE.

At the meeting of the Greencastle
town council last week an ordinance
was passed prohibiting the burial of
the dead within the corporate limits.
This is an advanced step and one which
it is believed, will meet with the hearty
approval of all who have the best inter
ests of the town at heart.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY "a, 1898.
Fatal QUARREL.

John Reeee and Bub Eastwood be
anne involved in a quarrel at Edger
on mines, twenty miles east of Charles
ON Yesterday. Eastwood struck
2aece on the head with a rock, killing
inn almost instantly.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24

HOMESTEAD, Pa, Feb. %. The TWEEN
ty-three thirty-three-inch mills at the
Homestead steel works will close dowr
the last of the month for two-months
repairs.
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Temporary Panama Extension.

PARIS, Feb. 22.-The government of
the republic of Colombia has granted a
temporary extension of the Panama
canal concession. The extension is un-
fi1 March <
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
BIJAH.

Diphtheria is still raging at Parkers-
burg. The deaths have averaged two
a day for two weeks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-17
Real Estate Transfers


Jonas Yutzy and wife to Jacob
Yutzy, part of The Glades 334
acres; 1921.
Bayard L. Keller and wife to A..
j. Crilley, part of lot SO in Pen
nington's Addition to Oakland, Ex-
change of property.
Truman W. Casteel to Silas B.
Stemple, lot No. 3 of "John &
Mary 8 acres; 1915.
c. p. Masden and wife to S. L.
Allen, lot No. III on Mt. Lake
Park; $3.50.
Gilmor S. Hamill, mortgage, to
James E. Shrout. military lot No.
l0l5, so acres; $3.50.
Matthias B. Ross and wife to
MILFORD S. Dunlap, a lot of ground
in Oakland; 5000
Gllmor S. Hamill, trustee, to
Michael j. Garrett, part of "Peace
and Plenty" l0S acres; 81, 800.
John K. Elliott and wife to James
Hoge, a lot of ground in Deer Park A.;
$500.
Thomas B. Welch and wife to
Sarah NJ. Lowdermilk, parts of
military lots Nos. 2,7S9 and 2,7S7,
containing II acres and $50 per
ches; 500
Joseph F. Lewis ct. al. to Thos.
Haigh, military lots Nos. 1887 and
1899; 5000.
Mt. Lake Park Association to c..
S. May, lot No. 1919 in Mt. Lake
Park; 500.
Samuel A. Miller and wife to
John }. Glass, military lots Nos.
1880 and 1891 and one other piece
of land: $4,000.
Samuel A. Miller and wife to
Joel IL. Miller, a piece or parcel of
land; 81.
Samuel A. Miller and wife to
Sllas Miller, a piece or parcel of
land; 81, 500.
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They will not only secede, but hav-
ing gone out they will fight the
Democratic party.
If Mr.. Bland and his friends re-
gard the silver question as the great
est of all the questions of the day
and as the test of partisan utilization,
they are right to leave what no
longer suits them and to take up
with something else if they can find
it, or to fashion something to their
liking and go in for that.
1t NAV be that there is to be a
new partisan lining up by reason of
the silver controversy. If so about
the time that Mr. Bland and his
friends leave the Democratic party
there will be desertions from the
Republican ranks, for the Republi-
can party as an organization be-
lieves IL sound financial system
and cannot support anything less.
Republicans could not find fault
with their former associates for
leaving a party which does not rep.
resent them on great question.
These things will develop them,
selves in time. The present duty
of patriotic men in Congress is tC
vote for the best interests of theiI
country, leaving the matter of party
strength to take care of itself.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-17

market value of the metal it con-
tanned to the silver dollar. 1t paid
to discharge debts in gold exciu-
sively and to melt and export silver.
Hence silver was driven out of cir
culation.
In 1887 changes were made in the
alloy of the coins, so that the gold
eagle was increased III metallic value
by 2-10 of grain Of pure gold, its
weight remaining as before 25.S
grains - giving the present gold
dollar 25-S grains $40 fine, while
the silver dollar retained its amount
of pure silver, 3714 grains, bnt was
reduced in weight, becoming the
coin of 4l2! grains $40 fine, which
is now celebrated as the dollar of
our daddies" and the "monev of
the constitution" The return of
the silver dollar thus depended
upon change in the market value
of the metals. Up to 1873 this
change had not taken place, and in
1878 was passed the act, now de-
nounced by silver theorists as an
act of great injustice, which de-
prived silver of its quality of legal
tender, stopped the coinage of the
silver dollar and left the gold dollar
the sole unit of value This is the
history of bi metalism as attempt ted
by the United States, up to the
Bland and Sherman Acts.
1t will be observed that silver was
demonetized long before the Act OF
1873, and that that Act SIMPLY
recognized Gresham's lava su.
periOr and inferior money cannot
circulate together; the inferior wil
drive out the superior.
Gresham's law was formulated
some three hundred years ago by Sil
Thomas Gresham. The principle
laid down is incontrovertible and
no strained argument or specious
reasoning can destroy one jot OF
little of its logic.
If our Senators and Representa-
tives will only take the trouble to
inform themselves they will be pre-.
pared to meet and controvert the
theories of those who honestly OF
dishonesty advocate free silver
coinage or bi-metalism. Handle.
ton & Co.'s Weekly Letter.
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from some other source. In order
to provide against that inconveni-
ence, means should be devised for
all increase in the national bank
circulation and to meet the emer-
gercy, it might suffice, for at least
the present, that the national banks
be authorized to issue notes up to
the full face value of the bonds
deposited as guaranty. This would
allow of large increase in the CIR
culation aid if further expansion
should be found necessary it could
be provided later bv other means.
Experience has shown the neces
sity of providing some resource by
which the treasury could protect
itself and the public from such
emergencies as have recently occur
red and still exist. For that pur-
pose it seems advisable that Con-
gress should authorize the issue of
three per cent. bonds by the secre-
tary of the treasury and with the
consent of the President, payable at
pleasure after ten years, and to be
used to provide for and obligations
Of the government in periods of
financial difficulty. These meas
ures seem necessary supplement
to the suspension of silver purchases:
but other financial legislation may
well be left for later and maturer
consideration. This being done,
the situation will be cured.
At the close of the week, there is
a decided improvement IN the stu
alton among the banks. They have
made a considerable gain in cur
rency during the week, and the
arrivals of gold from England have
relieved the tension in every direc-
ton. The general opinion among
managers is that the danger point
is now past and that, with the fur
ther supplies Of coin to come from
Europe, affairs will gradually work
into all easier position.
HENRY CLEws.
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The American Silver Dollar.

She silver mine owners and the
silver currency advocates, if they
are honest in their desire to under
stand the question, can largely
increase their limited stock of lnfor-
nation regarding silver if they will
take the trouble to study up on the
history of our past experience with
the silver dollar.
1t was in 1894 that the American
silver dollar was first coined. When
this dollar first came from the mint
1t contained 416 grains of silver
1924 thousandths fine, 3714 pure
silver. This was the legal dollar.
the standard unit. 1t was next
attempted to set up a standard IN
gold also. In other words, we tried
at that time the experiment of a
double standard--bi -metalism. Will
our readers who may have some
doubt as to the impracticabihty of
bl-metalism please note the result !:
The first thing to do was to find
out exactly how much gold was
equal to the 4lG grains of silver
1924 thousandths fine contained in
the silver dollar. The Federal
Congress propounIed this conun-
drum to Alexander Hamilton, Sec
retarv of the Treasury. and he
reported that the ratio was about
one to fifteen. In accordance with
Hamilton's approximation a gold
dollar was established containing
one-tifteenth as much of pure gold
as the silver dollar contained of
pure silver. The gold dollar thus
become p grains, 9l65 thousandths
fine, 243 grain pure. AS it turned
out, Hamilton placed silver too
high-higher than its market value
in relation to gold. mother words
the silver dollar was less valuable
than the gold dollar. Now mark
the consequence. Gresham's law
prevailed and the people paid their
debts in the cheapest currency
silver, and found profit in melting
up gold or exporting it. Result ::
Gold disappeared from circulation.
There was no double standard. no
bi-metalism. Silver was the only
measure of value. Such was the
condition of coinage until 1884.
when an attempt was made to rem.
edy the difficulty. An act was
passed changing the mint ratio to
one to sixteen. A dollar in gold
was, now, only % 30 grains pure
instead of 24&. Again, mark what
happened. Gold was over rated.
The gold dollar was inferior in the
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the United States than an outflow.
We can secure an inflow of gold
only by selling our American grown
or American manufactured prod
ucts to foreign countries in excess
of the value of the foreign-grown or
manufactured goods that we buy
from them. When our exports of
goods are exceeded by our imports
then the flow of gold tends outward
instead Of inward, consequently
against the credit and best interests
of this country.
If the policy of Free-Trade advo-
Gated so plainly in the platform of
the Democratic party in 1892, be
put into execution throughout the
United States. then at once our m
ports of foreign goods will begin to
exceed the value of our exports of
domestic goods, and we shall, every
year, be compelled to ship abroad
more gold than we are entitled to
receive as the value OF our own
products that may be sold to for
eigners. Thus will continue each
year the conditions that have re-
Gently been eXpcrlenced-condi-
tions that will be inevitable, and
which could only be obviated by a
famine in the food-produclng coun-
tries Of all other sections of the
globe, accompanied at the same
time by abnormal crop growth and
harvests in this country. If we
had the supplying of the world in
our hands and at our own prices,
then our exports in such con-
tingency might possibly exceed the
value Of our imports under Free
Trade; but only in such case
could this be possible, and it is a
condition contingent upon such
impossibllities as are not to be
thought of or taken into consider
alton by the trainers of our national
policy.
While drawing attention to the
effect of the inflow of gold upon our
financial condition, and what the
effect of an outflow must be IN the
future, under Free-Trade, it is only
fair to again point out and draw
special attention to the fact that
the gold now being shipped to the
United States is sent in return for
recent large shipments of American
food products and crops grown by
our American farmers, and here
again we desire to emphasize the
point already made that it is our
farm products that gave relief to our
fnanciers. The Importance of
farming should be recognized.