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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-11-28
"kIcKTIvITY" RAMPANT.
That's what's the Matter with Kansas
Not Entirely Hopeless.

iva ny thOR<A<Scs
Emporia (Kas.) Gazette.
It's born in the blood to be restless.
We are the children, here in Kansas,
of race of pioneers. Our fathers
pioneered Ohio and the middle states,
our grandiathers pioneered Western
New York aud Vermont, our great
grandfathers fought Indians and
French to satisfy their love of change
and excitement, and their fathers and
great-gtandfathers plowed the wilder
ness and crossed the sea- and
quenched the fire of restlessness with
in them.
To-day all the battles are fought,
all the wilderness subdued, all the
seas are crossed. Kansas has the
energy of the westward rowing Aryans,
and finds no other outlet than that
which comes in what Sister Lease APP
propriately calls raising hell"
In Other communities the energy of
the people is released in the building
of cities, or in starting and operating
great enterprises, or in fighting the
battle Of commerce. But in Kansas
the chief pursuit is agriculture-a
quietand uninteresting one. The pos
sibilities of getting up in the world
of a "change" in other words-are
not great. The race spirit rebels, and
the devil is to pay. The note seems
to be overdue and protested Just now.
Some way or another Kansas got
off OF this socialistic track. The peo-
pie have got the idea that the govern
mentcould do things for them. States
men taught this idea. Lane was a
demagogue; he taught Il. Pomeroy
was scalawag; he taught it. ingalls,
taught it. And so did dozens ofothefs,
Of smaller caliber and less importance,
For years when the state was build
ing up the boom its excitement fed
the fever. But when the boom fell
eight years ago the hunger for excite
ment turned to politics.
Since 1888 things have been going
from bad to worse. The same per-
sons who piled up the great majority
for Harrison in 1888 and elected Plumb
at the height of the boom, sent PETER
to the senate and Jerry Simpson and
Ben Clover and Milkman Otis to Con-
gress in 1890. The party leaders are
the same. The Union Labor party,
which was guyed and jeered and re-
viled in Kansas in 1888, is the same
party that elected Leedy last week.
Its principles have not changed. The
people have turned from aloveof what
the world calls best to hatred OF it.
They who once sought capital, who
courted 'syndicates, who met the
representatives of corporations look
ing for investments at the depot with
a band are now carrying banners on
which are inscribed Down with the
money power, Abolish interest and
you will abolish poverty" Hang
Shylock," "Goldbugs are worse than
chinch bugs, and other equally stir
ring legends. There has been revo-
luton of opinion in Kansas. We
have decided against the s'old order"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-11-28
Gloom in the Camp.

From the indianapolis News.
The announcement that the Great
Defeated is to get paid at the rate Of
$50. 900 year for lecturing will cause
gloom in the camp OF his brethren
We cannot see why William should
be taken and Tom left. Brother Bland
knows more about silver; George
Fred Williams has classic touch that
no other Populist enjoys, unless we
except Cyclone Davis, the learned
Texan. Blackburn is really endowed
with mightier lungs, which acquire
double power when he grows profane.
Our own Alonzo Greene would be
fetching lecturer, and his acrobatic
dexterity in getting on both or any
side Of question would contribute to
his popularity. This new offer to the
Lincoln man will cause heartache,
and do much to injure his chances in
1900. The whole Populist oratorical
galaxy will combine to obscure his
lesser light. Williams petard is
poised, ready to hoist him His own
voice will do the irnpelling.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-11-28
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.


Over and over again
No matter which way turn,
! always find In the Book of Life,
Some lesson have to learn;
must take my turn at the mill,
must grind out the golden grain,
l must work at my task with resolute
will,
Over and over again.
We cannot measure the need
Of even the tiniest flower,
Nor check the flow Of the golden sands
That run through single hour;
But the morning dew must fall,
And the sun and the summer rain
NJ ust do their part, and perform it all
Over and over again.
Over and over again,
The brook through the meadows flows,
And over and over again,
The ponderous mill wheel goes;
Once doing will not suffice,
Though doing be not in vain,
And blessing falling us once or twice
May come If we try again.
The path that has once been trod
Is never so rough to the feet,
And the lesson we once have learned
Is never so hard to repeat;
Though sorrowfnl tears may fall
And the heart to its depths be riven,
With storm and tempest, we need then
all,
To render us meet for Heaven.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-11-28

At a certain stage Of childhood
worms are the greatest menacers Of
child life. To kill worms and not ex-
pei them is still more dangerous.
MAGIC Worm TABLETS both kill and
expel worms. Children eat them as
readily as candy. They yell for them.
Price as cents. Magic Remedy Co..
Glen Rock, Pa.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-11-28
iNDIA's CROP FAILURE.
Sad Letter From an American Mis-
sionary.

Sad Letter From an American Mis-
sionary.
The American Board Of foreign Mis-
sions has received the following let
ter from Rev. X. A. Hume, p. D.,
dated at Ahmednagar, India, Oct 10.
1906.
The Indian weather bureau told Of
an inadequate rainy season this year.
The result is as foretold. From the
Himalayas to Cape Comerin the rainy
season has been inadequate. In this
(Ahmednagar district the early rain
in June and July was good, but since
July there has been no rain, and now
the prospect is that Tor eight months
no more rain will fall. In conse-
queuce, the first crops have not prop
erly ripened, and, for want of later
rain, the second crops can not even
be sowed in most places unless there
are wells to be depended on. Even
the water supply is low.
What will 1t be few mouths hences
have been through one famine in
India, and the recollection Of it is
most sad. But that was not gener-
al, so much as a comparatively local,
famine. The coming famine seems
likely to be very general for nearly
the whole population with its 800, 1000,
900 people.
Already grain riots are common.
Grain merchants will not sell grain,
largely because they know the price
will greatly increase, though even
now prices are 800 per cent above the
normal So people break open grain
shops and graneries and threaten to
kill the merchants if they interfere.
They say: 1--WE shall have soon to
die without grain. II you interfere
with our getting your grain and we
kill you in the struggle it will be all
the same" Similarly these people
say to TIE police aud courts Arrest
us for steallay sHa support W ~ la'h
/ Then we shalt not die from starya-
/ ton. -
! When quiet, orderly people are
aroused to sncii acts and words, you
can imagine their present condition.
But this is only the beginning Of our
troubles. No more rain seems likely
to fall for eight and one-half months
and no grain be ripened for over 10
months. What fearful suffering seems
to be in store!
Already in some places parents are
deserving their children.
Yesterday morning near the gate
of Ahmednagar cart with grain Was
stopped by hungry men, who held
the driver until some of them had
car. led off the grain. For two days
my servants tried in vain to buy SO
1 cents worth Of grain for use. The
early part of October is theoretically
la part Of the rainy season. In ordi-
nary years our water supply Is abuhl
dant now and the crops are at their
best.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-11-28
B. & o. Earnings.

Earnings for October, 1896, com,
pared with October 1895; October
1896, approximated; October, 1895,
audited.
All lines cast Of the 0hi0 River,
1895 1895 inc. Dec
81 ,s57,ei5 s1,708,62O $14s,995 -----
All lines west OF the Ohio River.
1896 1896 Inc. Dec.
$515,642 $561,726 .----- $46.0S4
Summary OF entire system east and
west of the Ohio River.
1896 1895 Inc. Dec.
81, 373, s57 $2,27O,346 $102,911 ------
Earnings and expenses for the four
months of the fiscal year rs95-IS96,
compared with the same months Of
the fiscal year 1894 1895; October,
1896, Appropriated.
All lines east of the Ohio River.
1896 1895 Inc. Dec.
$7,152, 461 $e,5l5,Ool s637, 400 ------
All lines west of the Ohio River.
1896 1895 Inc. Dec.
s2,OOO9ss $2,O72, 146 ------ $7s,7o4
Summary of entire system east and
west Of the Ohio River.
ss,152,s48 $s,58s,147 $5e4,69o -
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-11-28

A grocery firm Of Harrisburg re
Gently sent out black bordered circu-
lars. announcing the sad death of a
partner, and on the blank page gave
the current prices for bacon, eggs,
butter and other staples dealt in by
the firm.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-11-28

Why not profit by the experience
Of others who have found perma-
nent cure for Catarrh in Hoods Sarsa-
parilla?
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-11-28

Excuse me, observed the man in
spectacles, "but am a surgeon, and
that is not where theliver is. /" Never
you mind where the liver is, z retorted
the other "If it was in his big toe
or his LETT ear DeWitt's Little Early
Risers would reach it and shake it for
him. On that you can bet your gig
lamps" r. @. Matthaei.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-11-28
Vol. XVI.
BANKS AND BANKING.
THE NATIONAL BANK
NARTlNSRuRG. WEST VIRGINIA.

Organized 1850 Capital, $IUU,UUUi SURPLUS
Fund, SCI. 0O0
This Bank has one of the best and most
conveniently arranged Banking rooms In
the state with new steel vaults and Corliss
Eafe. A GENERAL BANKING B USI-
NESS RANSA CITED. Collections made
on all accessible points. Exchange on all
the principal cities of Europe furnished on
application,
DIRECTORS VIM. 7. Stewart, A. X. Nc
Quilkin, q. lie Fevre. A. NJ. Gilbert
Decatur Hedges, Jos. G.. Kitchen. w. w
Westphal. n. II. Emmert. Z. Il. Deatrick, nj
g. Tabler. ID $. 5riffiths.
DISCOUNT DAY TUESDAY.
Blank sale notes free ON application.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-11-28

A slick swindler is working the
towns in nearby counties by securing
orders for cabinet photographs at a
reduced rate, collecting part of the
price, and that is the last heard of him
or the money. 1t will be we'll to look
out for him.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-11-28

Sometimes it is hard struggle to
determine whether it is conscience,
love or indignation that is troubling
us.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-28
AMERICAN AID IS DESIRED
A New Plan to Solve the Armenian
Question Suggested.
ENGLISH WANT OUR SYMPATHY
1t Is Also Proposed That tho United
States Fleet Forec the Passage OF the
IIeliespOnt and Check the Bar.
barism at AnatOiia.

London, Jan. 27.-The passage Of the
speech delivered in Birmingham Sat
urday evening by Right Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain. secretary of state fol
colonies. inviting the United States to
cooperate with England in Armenia
strengthens the report that Lord Sails
bury has asked President Cleveland to
join In a note to the powers protesting
against the treachery Of the Porte and
asking that united action be taken to
the end of obtaining genuine reforms
in Armenia and has also asked that the
Tilted States join in demonstration
of the English and American fleets in
Turkish waters.
The Chronicle will tomorrow pub
lish leader advocating that the pow
ers. who, owing to their respective in
tercsts and mutual suspicious seem
powerless to act. invite the United
States to send a fleet to force the pas
sage of the Hellespont and compel the
Sultan to stop the barbarism prevailed
in Anatolia.. The paper says it does
not suppose that fighting would be nec-
essary. but if 1t were 1t urges that the
British fleet could cooperate with the
American war ships.
Relief Not Allowed.
Boston, Jan. 27.-The American
Board received this morning from
Contsantinople by way of Phillipopolis
the following telegram: Turkey re-
fuses to leave Barnum go to Erzeroum
to engage in relief work for Armenians,
saying that missionaries are proven
disturbers. This is punishment with
out trial. United States Minister Ter
rell denounces the charges as
calumny."
The Rev. Judson Smith. y. d., Sec
retary of the Board states that the
Barnum referred to Is the Rev. H. s.
Barnnm, of Constantnople. and adds
He Is editor of a missionary paper
that circulates in all parts of the Tur-
kish empire. He was located as a mis-
sionary in Van, Eastern Turkey, and
therefore is well qualified to serve as
relief agent"
Dr. Smith states that the charge
against the missionaries OF being dis
turbers is an insult.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-28
BALL MAGNATES MEET.
Grievances OF the Eastern League Are
Considered BY ihs Members OF the Ma.
tiOnaI BOnrd of Professional Playcrs.

New York, Jan. a1.-Thc National
Board of Professional Baseball Play
ers held special meeting today at
the Fifth Avenue hotel. The members
of the board are as follows: n. t..
Young, Washington. ID. c.: G. II. Byrne,
brooklyn, n. Y; John Il. Brush. Gin
cinnati, Ohio. and \. IL. Soden, of Bos-
ton.
The business before the meeting was
not of a very heavy nature. There
was II strong representation from the
Eastern league present and the dele
CATION appeared before the board on
two important subjects. With regard
tn the representation of the Eastern
league on the board. President Nick
Young stated that under the articles
of agreement the league was entitled
to representation next year when they
entered class a. The representation of
the league will be entitled to Il full
vote on matters before the board
The second subject brought forward
by the delegation from the minor
league took up u good deal of the time
of the board. The discussion related
to the hardships imposed on the minor
leagues by the practice of the National
league clubs of drafting players from
minor league clubs. The former We're
i'm the habit Of drafting such players
and holding them for an indefinite
length of time. The drafting club
would in many instances come to the
conclusion after so holding the players
that they had no use for them and
would return them to the club from
= .l,.,r L.; l.c
the minor league clubs without the use
of such players sometimes for whole
season and often caused q pecuniary
loss. The board recommended an
amendment to section c Of article o
of the constitution to deal with such
cases as follows:
"A club making a selection of a player
as authorized in the preceding paragraphs
of this article. shall! have the right with
In thirty days notice to the secretary OF
the board of such selection to Withdraw
from such selection, and on notice to the
secretary he shal! return to the club the
amount deposited with him. club fail
ing to exercise this right within the time
specified shall not be allowed subsequently
TO Withdraw its claim and Immediately
on signing the player to q final contract,
the secretary of the board shall remit TO
the original reserv!ng club the amount de-
posted with him on account of such Sc
lection. The selecting club shall within
sixty days of its original selection tender
the player selected a formal contract as
provided in paragraph a. of this article,
and in case of its failure to do so the sec-
retary of the board shall remit the amount
deposited with him to the club from which
the player was selected
The recommendation of the board will
be acted upon at the National league
meeting on February 81.
The anplication of John NJ Ward to
have his name taken off the New York
clubs reserve list was laid over until
the next meeting of the board on Feb
ruary q. when President Young said
the matter would be finally disposed of.
Neither Mr.. Ward nor President Freed
man ,,.ar.. IrnSapt tpInr
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-28
WANT A SHARE OF FORTUNE.
Divorce and Double Marriage Lead to
Queer Complications.

Mascoutah. ILL.,. Jan. 27.-Depositions
secured today bring out an interesting
story of a former prominent citizen of
this section. Dr. J. T. Harris. a promi-
nent physician here a dozen years ago.
lived unl,appily with his wife. By mu-
tual consent divorce was secured. The
divorced wife married another man and
the doctor married another woman.
Seven years ago the doctor died. After
Il short time the widow left. and moth
ing more was heard of the parties un-
til today. 1t appears that the doctors
widow went to Texas. where she mar
ried wealthy ranchman. The latter
died recently. leaving large property.
The other heirs are endeavoring to
break the will. and oddly enough, the
first wife of DR.. Harris is the chief
witness against the second one, who is
now the wealthy Texas widow.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-28
EARTHQUAKE IN LUZERNE.
Rcsid e nts Of Parsons. Plains and Mill
Creek Hear Noises.

Wilkes Barre. Jan. 21.-The residents
of Parsons. Plains, Mill Creek. Moosic
and nearby towns within radius of
twenty miles of this city were startled
by n low rumbling noise that shook the
earth about $50 o'clock tonight. AT
first it was thought that another eX-
plosion had taken place at the extern
sive works of the Mcosic Powder com
pany. Upon inquiry at that place
however, 1t was learned that no such
explosion had occurred
Telephone ard telegraph messages
have been sent to all the surrounding
towns but no explanation of the occur
renee could be given at any of those
places. 1t is the general belief that IT
was an earthquake. A great deal OF
alarm was felt for some time after the
shock but up to this writing Gil p. M
it has not been repeated.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-28
STRIKE AT EASTON.
No Prospect Of Settlement at the Ingcr.
soil Drill Works.

Easton, Pa, Jan. 27.-There is ap-
parently no prospect of n settlement of
the strike at the lngersoll Drill works.
OF fifty non union men who were Sc
cured i'm Philadelphia last night 10y the
company. only fifteen arrived at
Eeaston, the remained having been
persuaded by representatives of the
strikers. who We're on the train. to get
off at various stations between Phila i
delphia and this city.
The new men were escorted from the
station to the company's plan by a
number of deputy sheriffs amid jeers of
men. women and children. No violence
resulted. however The non union men
vii be housed and fed at the works.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-28
LONESOME MANS SUICIDE.
Deserted Husband at Frankfort. Ind.
Kills Himself.

Frankfort, Ind, Jan. 27.-Ths after
noon Samuel Vanton, an attorney. was
found dead in his office. a bullet-hole
in the temple and a revolver lying on
the floor told that the wound had been
self-inficted. The lawyers decision to
die was the result of an unhappy mar
riage. On July 8. 1895, VantOn, who
had been q widower for many years.
married Mrs. frankie A. Meeker. q
wealthy society woman of Quincy. ILL.,,
and two months later his wife deserted
him. returning to her old home. Later
she fled Il suit against her husband
claiming that he had misa appropriated
ST. 500 of her funds. The suit was final
ly dismissed. but the loss of his bride
weighed very heavily on Vantons
mind. and he frequently talked to his
friends of death.
Yesterday lie was last seen alive. In
the dead mans hand was n brief note
telling where his funeral garb and
clean linen could be found. Mr. VAN
ton was about 53 years of age.and came
here in 1915 from Middletown. N. Y.
lie had a son living in Middletown. and
1t was his desire that the son should
have his property.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-28
THE DOERS ARE VERY KIND.
Americans in Transvaal Being Well
Treatcd-Thc United States Without q
Representative in tho South African
Colonies

London. Jan. 27.-In reply to further
| inquiry concerning the safety Of the
Americans in the Transvaal, made by
MIR. Richard Olney, Secretary of State
for tho United States, the Secretary of
State for the Colonies, Mr.. Joseph
Cha mberlain. sent a special dispatch
to the Governor of Cape Colony, Sir
Hercules Robinson. on Friday last,
asking him for further particulars con-
| corning the Americans at Pretoria.
Sir Hercules Robinson has replied
saying that all the Americans are well
tren ted, and only Mr.. John Hays Ham,
mond. consulting engineer of the Con-
soiidated and Chartered companies.
who halls from California. is still in
custody.
Washington, Jan. 21,-Secretary OIL
ney has received by cable an appeal
| from the Americans In Johannesburg
praying that 81 diplomatic representa-
.'. -, -'.-''~' "'~A"- - "~--. '~+r
Transvaal TO look after their interests.
Nothing is said in the cablegram in the
way u! ulr,ct suggestion tnat our gov
crnment intervene to secure from the
TransVaal Government fair trea
politically for resident Americans.
At present the United States is with
out u diplomatic representative in all
Africa save in Liberia, and all of our
diplomatic business with that continent
is done through the medium of the
United States representative at the
home governments of the African col
onies i'm Europe. 1t is only within the
past two years that we have had even
a consular officer al Johannesburg, and
he is nothing more than an agent, ac-
countabe to Mr.. knight, the United
States consul at Cape Colony.
The president might of mis- own in
stance send "a commissioner to the
! Transvaal for special occasion. but
II 1t is desired 10 maintain permanent
diplomatic representation there, which
recent events would seem to indicate
Is necessary, this can be done only by
authority of congress, which must
make the appropriation for the minis
ter's salary, and the expenses of the
lega tion. 1t is probable that a recon-
mendaton to this effect will be made
shortly.
The appointment of minister to the
Transvaal would not, ii is said, signify
that the United States government was
disposed in any manner to commit
itself to the doctrine that 1t is warrant
en- in interfering in the internal affairs
of the Boer government as desired by
the American and other foreign resi-
dents of the country. and the functions
i'm that direction of the minister would
be limited to seeing our citizens were
secure in their lives and property, and
were not Disseminated against