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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-01-12
In Memoriam.

Died, January I, 1895, at Martinsburg,
w. Va, Mrs. Kate Mcnamara, wife
of Bro. J. Mcnamara, member OF
Division 1928, o. r. c.
At a regular meeting of Division No
223, the following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas it has pleased our heaven
ly Father in the dispensation of His
divine providence to call from earth
the beloved wife of our worthy brother,
Mcnamara; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the members OF
Division No. 223, o. r. c., tender the
bereaved husband and children our
most heartfelt sympathy in this, their
affection; and be it further
Resolved, That copy of these res
olutions be handed to our bereaved
brother, and that they also be publish
ed in the city papers.
J. w. RANKIN,
+. CASKEY,
WM. WEsTRATER.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-01-12

Oranges 20 cents a dozen, at Eel
hers
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-01-12

Hominy 4 cents a quart, at Eel
ter's
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He wanted the Latest.

The other morning a man went into
a music store and asked for ave
Maria.
(which one do you want?" asked the
clerk.
"Oh. l don't know whose it is, y he
said. "Give me the best one. "
well, we have one by Gounod, List,
Luzzi. Mascagni, Willard, Cherubini
and Dulcken-any one is good
Gosh, =" said the customer. Il didn 9
know there was so many. Give me
Jerry Beene's.
Cherubini's was handed him, but
about noon he came back dissatisfied
This is no good on earth, he said;
II can t make head nor tail to the tune. "
Gounod's cave Maria" was then
given him, but o'clock brought HIM
back again. ,
1T wasn't Ave Maria at all l
wanted. " he explained. "Itwas Sweet
Marie. Indianapolis Sentinel
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10 MEMO HIS BROKEN NECK.
A Young philadeiphian Under Treatment
at the Flower Hospital.


A novel mode Of treatment in an at
tempt to relieve young man Of the
effects OF breaking his neck Is being
tried at the Flower hospital The pa
ticnt is envelopod in plaster cast from
the waist up. nothing but his face being
left bare. This is to prevent the slightest
movement OF tho head or neck while the
muscles and bones are adjusting them
selves TO their normal relations.
The subject OF the treatment is George
Mongc. 10 years old, OF Philadelphia
Last January. while no was exercising
in gymnasium. no fell from the hori-
zontal bar. striking ON the back Of his
head. The physician who was called in
said tho muscles of the neck were
sprained, but after two weeks in bed
Mcnge although able 10 sit up, could
not raise his head except by using his
hands When his head was unsupport-
ed. II fell forward ON his breast As he
had not recovered at the end Of seven
weeks. be was sent to the Pennsylvania
hospital In Philadelphia, where an OK
animation showed that his neck was
broken. An instrument was attached to
his head to hold it in place. but no inn
provcmcnt resulted.
Three weeks ago Mengo started for
the Catskills. intending TO return to
Philadelphia later for further treatment
but while staying with some friends in
Brooklyn he was persuaded to put him
self under the care OF Dr. William Tod
Hclmuth at the Flower hospital The
plaster cast will DO kept upon Menge
until his recovery. of which the sur
geons are very hopeful. or until the
experiment is seen 20 DO failure. II
successful. the patient will still bo able
TO get about with his head in brace
New lurk Letter.
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1t is certainly strange that Ameri-
can gardeners have paid so little atten-
tion to the mountain laurel, Kalmia
latifolia, as decorative plant. Probably
there is not one laurel planted in this
country for every thousand rhododen-
drons and azaleas, although the flowers
of the laurel are not less beautiful. In
deed some good judges consider them
more beautiful than the flowers Of any
other American shrub. 1t is, moreover,
an easier plant TO cultivate and much
less particular about soil and exposure
One of the reasons why il has been neg
lected no doubt is that il is a common.
native shrub, and another is that il is
not always an easy matter to procure
well grown plants. Young plants can
be dug up in the woods, but they require
some care and cultivation in the nrrs-
cry before becoming well established.
Now, however. small plants covered
with flower buds can be obtained from
Dutch nurserymen by the thousand at
what seems ridiculously low price AT
this time of the year no other shrub /.
so beautiful in the northern states. II
is one Of the best subjects to plant on
the borders Of natural woods or in 9th.
er half wild situations, as il endures
the. shade of overhanging trees and does
not suffer from drought It's value as q
decorative plant should be better known
and more often insisted upon. Garden
and Forest
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900, again leaving out Of consideration
the colleges where coeducation is the or
der Of the day. Last year there were
about 1873, 900 at 1877 colleges maintain
ed exclusively for women, and it is fair
TO assume that since the sentiment for
greater mental culture is constantly
gaining ground among the women the
annual increase in the number of stu
dents is not less than 1000.
1t is not more than 40 years ago that
any considerable number of people be-
gan to talk aud think seriously about
educating the young women as well as
the young men in the higher branches,
and it was not until 30 years ago, in
1861, that Brewer Matthew Vassar put
the talk and thought into concrete form
by founding Vassar college, the oldest
and still one Of the greatest colleges for
women in all the world. Only those of
us who by rights should be gray haired
OF baldheaded can recall the storm of
criticism the new institute of learning
called forth, but many who are neither
scant nor snowy haired can remember
very distinctly that until within the last
few years it seemed u strange and some
what daring thing for a woman to be
graduate Of anything more serious in
the educational way than high school,
academy or young ladies' seminary.
Some Of us who are newspaper writ
ers remember also how ingeniously and
with what incisive wit the funny men
of 30 years ago used to work over and
over, in alleged new forms, the accept
ed joke about the Vassar girl and her
chewing gum, and how largely the news
papers without humorists Of their own
used to copy these jokes. 1t may seem a
little strange. but the authorities Of
Vassar used to worry about these jokes
quite as much as their perpetrators
plumed themselves upon the perpetra-
ton. and once sent out request, wheth-
er formal and direct or indirectly
through the mediumof "A friendly journal
l have forgotten. that newspapers whose
editors believed in giving the girls a
show for the higher education should re-
frain from reprinting the squibs, since
they mortified teachers, students and
the parents of students alike and great
ly damaged the institution by reducing
the attendance at the college
Today the public needs not tc be fur
nished the figures l have quoted to un-
derstand that college education for girls
has come to stay. Everybody accepts it
now, and the situation is taken advan-
tage of by members of all classes who
can afford it. except those of the class
that, with the full consent of the rest of
the world, arrogates to itself the title of
society" OF late years even genuine
society girls have not been entirely UNI
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then studied at the Boston School of
Technology, then lectured at Wellesley
ON science and later was called west to
take professor chair at Chicago. She
is a little woman, but full Of energy and
Of great executive ability.
The woman college of Bryn Mawr,
Pa, has Miss M. Carey Thomas for its
dean. She is about 30, and her college
training, like that of Mrs. Irvine, was
received at Cornell. She also took post
graduate course at Leipsic, adding aft
erward such further training as she could
get at Zurich. Miss Thomas is an excep-
tionally pretty woman as well as tire
less worker, whose efficiency and enthu
siasm seem always to be at the highest
level, and who appears to have COM
pletely mastered the difficulty of per-
forming her duties according to rigid
system, problem, by the way, the
mastery of which by either man or
woman denotes thorough education,
whether received in college or not
The youngest of these brainy women
is Miss Emily James Smith. dean Of
Barnard college for women, which is
conducted in affiliation, so to speak,
with Columbia college, New York.
When Miss Smith took the position, it
was agreed that she should thenceforth
be known only as Miss James Smith,
but somehow the old fashioned woman g
name of Emily has stuck TO her in spite
of the decision. Her father was justice
of the supreme court of the state of New
York, ard she was educated at Bryn
Mawr, Girton college, Cambridge, Eng
land, and the University of Chicago
She is "A rapid worker, but she will not
apply herself for more than six hours a
day, wherein she shows great good
sense. She is pretty woman.
The Oldest of the women who are
deans is Miss Agnes Irwin, who, in
1894, was called from Philadelphia,
where for 90 years she had conducted a
school OF her own, to be dean of Rad
cliffe college, as the Harvard annex is
now termed. Miss Irwin is GA years old,
and of all the deans is the only one not
herself a college graduate. She is said
to be very well educated, however,
though as all the instruction at Radcliffe
viii be supplied by the lecturers at Har-
ward her work as instructor will be very
light. In fact. she was avowedly chosen
rather to "give tone" than to teach, and
that she will do admirably. She is a
great granddaughter of Benjamin Frank
lin.
The president Of Radcliffe is Mrs.
Louis Agassiz, widow Of the celebrated
professor. but she is not practically en-
gagged in the higher instruction.
Nj. l. DEXTER
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eIe STORIES. nor wlNNlnes.


" on AZ tho iAuff ifAfks
One reason for the great popularity OF
racing among men who know nothing
about the sport Is the extraordinary for
tunes which people are supposed to
make in the course OF 10 or 20 minutes
by betting ON horses which have a long
prico marked opposite their names. Tho
racing editors Of several Of tho morning
papers are exceedingly careful in noting
the winnings and losses Of prominent
men on the turf when they are worthy
81 comment, but this is not true OF all
tho men who ait In the reporters stand
at the tracks.
Every year snaf particular man Is
picked out, and the stories Of his win
nings are mentioned day after day quite
ns n matter Of course. but never with
any real notion of the actual facts Of
the case McCafforty, for instance is
commonly credited by the papers with
having: landed between $50, 900 and
eco, 900 ON q single ri&o this week, and
a fuw days before IL was solemnly an
nounced in the papers that "Pittsburg
Phil" had rather bad two days rae
ing, but having landed $50, 900 ON Can
dclabra no was feeling moro comforta-
bic.
Such winnings as these are noted usu-
ally n a matter Of course in the shape
Of footnote or some small item of
news OF tho track.
The Inconsistency Of these statements
Is apparent sometimes, even to people
who have no knowledge OF racing.
When McCaHerty rode Rough and
Ready. for instance tho price was 90 "a
|. and II was stated that McCafferty
bet 81. 900 Of his own and his partner
money ON his mount. OF course It would
be impossible to place such an enormous
sum OF money ON an outside horse, a.
the bookmakers are too sharp 10 be
caught mapping that way.
But, assuming that the story is true
and that McCaiforty had bet that
amount OF money. his winnings would
have amounted 10 $3.50, 900 ON that par.
ticular race. People who imagine that
the boolEmakers at Sheepshoad Bay can
pay ont $3.50, 900 on single overnight
race have lofty opinion Of the flnan.
cial stability Of the ring. IL is curious tC
note how persistently this exaggeratior
IN practiced. since II Is apparent to all
rnccgoors that such enormous winning
arc entirely imaginary. New York
Snn
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Arbor, is another institution that did
pioneer coeducational work, the univer-
sity at Oberlin. O., is another, and
within the last few years several other
coedncational institutions, including
Chicago university, great though yet
very young, have sprung up, and the
doors have been opened to the girls by
several of the older schools. Even over
grown, conservative Harvard has con-
scented, seeing that the girls will be ed
ucated, willy nilly, to examine the
charming students of Harvard annex,
sw known as Radcliffe college, and
grant degrees, while Columbia Of New
York has joined hands with Barnard
college for women, though there is
nothing coeducational about the system
Of either Of these institutions
The late Maria Mitchell, who held
the chair Of astronomy at Vassar, was
one Of the first women to fill a more re-
sponsible place in woman's college,
and for a long time she was almost
alone. But the number Of instructors
places and professors chairs occupied by
women is steadily growing, though
slowly. Five or six there are now who
are deans, and every one of them is a
woman of not only exceptional attain
ments, but one who is also spoken of by
those who know her as of unusual at
Effectiveness.
Mrs Alice Freeman Palmer, who re-
Gently resigned her place as dean Of
Chicago university that she might ac-
company her husband ON an extended
trip abroad, is one of the only two mar
ried women of all those who have risen
to such eminence as she in the actual
work of the higher instruction. She
was one Of the first to be graduated from
the University of Michigan after it
opened its doors to women. and after
graduation she became teacher of his
tory at Wellesley, one of the most famous
of all the colleges open to women only.
Later she became its president, but re-
signed that post after six years service,
when she married Professor George Her
bert Palmer of Harvard. Mrs. Palmer
is very womaply as we'll as a very
learned and energetic little woman.
Her duties at Chicago were not onerous
and required not more than six weeks
of her time every term. At Wellesley
Mrs. Palmer was succeeded as president
by Mrs. Julia j. Irvine, a sister of W.
+. Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill,
and graduate of Cornell She also
studied at Leipsic.
Mrs. Palmer has been succeeded at
Chicago by Miss Marion Talbot, who
was graduated from Wellesley in 1880,
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INSTRUCT THE GIRLS
WOMEN WHO HAVE WON FAME in
THE EDUCATIONAL WORLD.


Enough, but Their Number Is steadHy
Incressing-some Information About .
Annual Army Of Girl Graduates.
There are number Of reasons why
some discussion Of the college woman,
both student and educator. is timely and
proper just now. Within the past few
weeks some thousands Of young women
students-probably not less than 30, 900
all told, without considering the coed
ucational institutions - have become
alumn@ and started out TO travel their
diverse ways through life. When, in
the autumn, the colleges shall again
open their doors to the girls who thirst
for the higher education, the number Of
students will probably be at least 1885,
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HIGHEST and Lowest states.

According to the recently announced
results of measurements and calcula-
tions made by the United States geolog-
ical survey, Delaware Is the lowest state
its elevation above sea level averaging
only 60 feet. Colorado is the highest, av-
eraging 8. 500 feet above the sea, while
Wyoming is a close second, only 100
feet lower than Colorado. In minimum
elevation Florida and Louisiana dispute
for second place after Delaware, their
average elevation being, for each, 100
feet. Taking the United States as a
whole. our country lies slightly above
the average elevation of the land of the
globe. Youths Companion.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-09-21
Bad Habit. OF Sleeping.

Prisons can easily get into bad habits
Of sleeping just as we'll as eating OF
drinking When the healthy body has
had its required amount Of sleep, IL an
nounces the fact by causing the sleeper
to awake. and II from habit or desire
more sleep is taken at that time it is an
excess. just the same "A overlooking the
stomach Il an excess In eating Insom
MIA or sleeplcesncss can very often b,
traced 70 impairment Of the digcstiys
organA New York Dispatch.
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A BABY WITHOUT EYES.
IT Has Two More Fingers, However, Than
Are Generally Given to Little Girls.

II Has Two More Fingers, However, Than
Are Generally Given to Little Girls.
A wonderful bit Of humanity has TAX
On up its abode at 1914 Orchard street
This little girl baby was born ON Satur-
day without eyes or optic nerve.
As IL this unfortunate condition of
affairs was not enough, the baby is af-
tiicted with moro fingers than is usually
given to mankind. From the little fin
ger Of each hand is an extra finger of
perfect shape and size. and excepting
that it points in an opposite direction to
the other fingers is apparently formed
TO remain for lifetime
In all other respects the little girl Is
healthy. weighs eight pounds and is as
pretty and well behaved child rs could
be found anywhere
Its parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Juda Gross
man. live ON the third floor at 1914
Orchard street. This is the eighth year
Of their married life. and during that
time three children have been born.
who have all died
The eyeless infant was examined in
the Post Graduate Medical hospital yes.
terday by Drs +. f. Reyling and
Charles A. Tama before a class of %
students IL was conclusively proved
that the child has no sight whatever,
the cause being the arrest Of develop
ment before birth. DIR. Lander, who Il
attending the child. has been searching
old medical manuscripts for records OF
similar cases, but the only success h,
has met with was the finding Of mer,
mention in an old French natural his
tory by Bruneau Of n case where a NAL,
child was born without eyes. New
York Herald
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VULGAR THIEVES.


Suspicion That There Are such Among the
Selects OF british Arl-tocraey.
The gratifying announcement is made.
says London correspondent that
nothing was missed" after the great
garden party given by the Duke Of Sake
Coburg at Clarence House. at which a
dozen princes and the whole fashiona-
bic world were present One would
have thought the announcement scarcely
necessary. but II seems that some guests
at these royal gatherings are accustomed
% appropriate spoons. forks and such
like trifies as souvenirs. This is not
theft. bnt loyal enthusiasm
The same explanation Of the disap-
pcaranco Of private property at the state
ball given M Buckingham palace by
command Of the queen seems scarcely
applicable. The royal plate was found
70 b. intact. but quite considerable
number Of ladies lost brooches. brace.
lets and the like. The missing jowclry
was diligently sought for by the ball.
room sweepcrs, supervised by court on.
cerA next morning. and one or two
small things were found. but all ths
really valuable articles are still unac
counted for.
Only two explanations. both sadden
ing and humiiiating. are forthcoming
One i that there ars vulgar thieves IL
the British arisfocracy. The other Il
that professional robbers. disguised a
dukes or dnchcsees or what not. gained
admission 70 the sacred precincts d
Rockingham palace.
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known in college halls. though they are
not by any means as yet the dominant
factor young men of high social connec-
tons have become in some of the lead
ing colleges for men.
The coeducational idea made little
Roadway SO far as the higher training
goes until some years after the girls
colleges had got we'll started Cornell
university was one Of the pioneers. In
the words OF Ezra Cornell. its founder.
il was designed from the first 70 be ian
institution where any person can find
instruction in any study" There were
no sex limitations whatever in that
bold. brief outline Of the university s
scope. and though sometimes Cornell
male undergraduates declare they do not
like the idea of being placed ON the same
plane with the girls the latter rejoice in
being 'coeds," study as hard or harder
than the boys. behave "a great deal bet
ter, and oftentimes quite outrun them
In attainments
The University Of Michigan, at Ann
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Several Egyptian harrs have been re-
covered from tombs. In some the strings
are intact and give forth distinct sounds
after silence Of 5000 years.
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Mother-Mrs. Blank has given you
some cake, and you haven't even said
thank you.
Small Son-It's bakers Good News
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-08-03

Ladies' whose syscems are poisoned
and whose blood IL In an impure
ton, due TO menstrual irreSoiaTlties,
are peculiarly benefited BY the Won
derfui tonic and blood cleansing prop
critics OF r. p. r. -Prtckiy Ash, Poke
Root and Potassium.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-08-03

Mrs. DeGoode@sWhat did the min
lister preach against to-day 2" Mr..
DeGeode tweaIily)-'sHe preached
against ti.He.-New York Weekly.
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Friend {readingl-"So this is one of
your jokes. is itg Ha. ha, ha" HUI
morist ftestilyi-"Well. what are Won
laughing at9 Amt it a COED one p
Truth,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-05
Gave Us the dolly.

Another excursion was diverted
from Rock Island yesterday. IL
numbered 500 people and they came
from keokuk. Fort Madison and
Burlington, and was destined for the
three cities. While the street rail
way company was not the originator
OF it. it had an agent on board and
sought TO induce the visitors to
come to Rock Island first. and go the
Tower. but through an arrangements
made through Davenport the train,
although coming in on the Burling-
ton, was switched onto the Rock
Island tracks here and taken over TO
Davenport. notwithstanding that the
tranfcr involved an additional eypen-
diturc of $40. The systematic
circulation OF the report tina, Rock
Island was operating under code
of blue laws had prciudicial effect
on the minds of those composing the
party
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-05
COroner's Inquest.


From st. Joseph's church ycs;cr-
day morning occurred the funeral of
Joseph Allen, OF near Shcrrard. Re-
QUEEN mass was celebrated by Rev.
Thomas Mackin. The edifice was
thronged with friends and brother
Woodmcn, in which circles the de-
ceased ranked high. The Woodmen
camps of Rural and Cable attended
in Il body, the deceased being a men,
Der of the latter. A large number
from the Rock Island lodges also at
tended, and together with the other
camps escorted the funeral process
sion to Ninth avenue on Twelfth
street. The floral tributes were
numerous and beautiful. Interment
was made at Calvary.
The funeral of Mrs. Christ Baker
took place from the German Lu-
tberan church at 10 o'clock this morn
ing.