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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-07-31

The Baptist Sunday schools of Mar
tinsburg, Charles Town, Kearneys-
vile, Vanclevesyille, Duffields, and
other points, will hold union picnic
at Island Park, Harpers Ferry, next
Thursday, August S. A special train
will leave here at $50 a. M, and re.
turning leave the Park at 7 p. N. All
are invited to join and make this a
gala day The children will be es-
pecially looked after, and a good
time is promised all.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-07-31

Mr. VIM. Kline has a young owl on
exhibition at his butcher shop on
Queen street. which was captured at
Cherry Run. 1t is Of the large species,
is just getting feathers and lis very
peculiar looking, It's face has some
what the appearance of a monkey s,
and it looks at you as if to say, "Oh,
go way" Mr.. Kline says it is a
grand stepson of Will w, and another
man says it walks like Old Tom 5.
1t has only three toes on each foot.
Mr.. Thomas Horner died at his
home at Jones Spring last Thursday
morning from injuries received early
in the week while running an engine
in a Touring mill. He was walking
near the belts when he was caught by
one running from the fly wheel of the
engine to the main shaiting 1t
hurled him violently against the wall
injuring him fatally, and he never
recovered consciousness. He was
thirty-four years old and leaves a wife
and four children.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. $50.

The committee on police and health in the
city council which was ordered by the council
at the last meeting to look into the matter
of burying dead chickens and ascertain If
the bill presented for last month was not
too large has made some discoveries. Yes
terday Scavenger Nelson's wagon picked up
fourteen dead chickens within three hours.
They were found in the business portion of
the city, and chiefly in the alleys. One
of the discoveries was that several COM
mission men in the city have found it to be
more convenient and less expensive to throw
the dead fowls that accumulate in the course
OF the days business into the alleys instead
OF taking them away and burying them.
Some rule will doubtless be recommended by
the committee that will cover such cases.
1t was also ascertained that the owners Of
barnyard fowls have been dsposing of their
dead birds and other animals in the same
manner The ordinance does not permit this
use OF the streets and alleys and a severe
penalty is attached to its violation. The
committee will be able to fully exonerate
the scavenger and give definite answer to
Alderman Casper's query, What's the matter
with the chickens?"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05

thought OF 1t, this redoubiablc American re-
piled
I what a magnhcen, orphan asylum that
would mos,e,"
OF course the princess was horriied at the
suggestion OF such q sacrilege. and so eN.
pressed herself But Miss Anthony pointed
to the swarms OF little Romans playing in
the street, ragged and unkempt, and re-
piled:
81 don't see better use that this OLD
T, pa'oco could be put to-"
When they returned to the hotel the first
remark which Miss Anthony made was:
We'll, | hc9e you got enough dog this
time" Then. What made you step on M!
toes? Didn't do all right, this time?"
Well" replied Miss Foster, you only
! called princess of royal blood countess
eud Mrs and everything but the righ
| thing" Then Miss Anthony was dsgusted
and declared that she would not try again
, but she would simply call all of then
Mrs" and let 1t so at that, to which deter
mination she strictly adhered.
But by this time the logs had burned t'
ashes on the hearth, the room was in dark
ness, and 1t was unanimously decided tina
II was time to separate for the night
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05
Funeral of william Smith.

The funeral of William F. Smith occurred
from the residence of his parents yesterday
on Avenue A. The services were conducted
by Rev. Buch OF the German Lutheran
church and were attended by large number
OF friends. The deceased was a member of
the Masonic fraternity and the ceremonies
at the grave were conducted by that order.
William F. Smith was born In Indepen-
dence, Ia, and was &c years of age. The
early part of his manhood was spent in Du-
luth, Mimi, where he became interested
largely In mining speculation Three years
ago he went to Chicago and entered business
In the same line. His death was caused by
a fall from the step OF a street car. He was
a Mason and was well liked by those who
knew him. The pail bearers were Edward
Trautman. Peter Wind, Divide Wien, j. A.
Gorhain, Fritz Bernhard and Thomas Rish-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05

The election returns from the Second pre-
cinct of the Sixth ward showed the same
disproportiop in the number of votes cast
10 the number registered that made feature
In the elections all over the county. There
were over sixty names registered and only
thirty-slN votes were cast. The democratic
ticket secured large majority OF these, II
w. Sawyer. for county superintendent OF
schools getting twenty-seven and the other
candidates from eighteen to twenty. The
seven middle-of-the-roader refused to swal-
low the fusion dose that had been prepared
for them
The building OF the new street car line will
greatly boom this part OF Council Bluffs and
II is only a question of time when East
Omaha will constitute the seventh ward OF
the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05
EMERSON AS A FATHER.
He Wanted His Children to Ride ant
Dance.

Dance.
baby's cry or it's joyful little crow
would instantly bring my father from his
books or writing, relates Z. w. Emerson in
Youths Companion. Many men are rather
afraid to take little baby; the younger the
better for him. His Skill in handling and
amusing them was great, and it was strange
to see how this was dvined in advance by
those somewhat shapeless beings of whom
Artemus Ward said: How beautiful is
babes; so like human beings--only so small!'
They were pretty sure to- stretch out their
small, pudgy hands to him.
The boy, natural, independent, enterpris-
ing, acting on simplest motives, was always
looked at with sympathy by him-a relief
from the caution, the sentimentality, cant or
indirectness that his elders often showed.
"See how well that boy rides bareback, and
sticks like burr!' Look at that fine girl
simple and fearless as Iphigenia," he would
say, as he saw the children of the Concord
farmers go by his window, and forgot his
task in the pleasure of looking at them.
Indeed, they were pretty sure to reappear
in his books When l, having no mother,
and only older sisters for companions at
home and attending small private school,
was naturally timid and slow in finding my
place among the boys of the neighborhood,
it troubled my father, and he called Tommy
Hazel, the naughty boy of our part of the
would work me into the ball playing of the
public school opposite the house-the game
was -Four Old Cats base ball in its modern
form being then unknown.
Today athletics and amusements perhaps
get something more than their fair share of
| attention, probably because two generations
ago the body was neglected and the mind
and soul alone were deemed worth training.
But life is like a stool with these three
legs-body, mind and spirit. For its perfect
poise all three of these must be good My
father saw how much of real value he had
missed in his boyhood, and that games, ad-
ventures even fights, are good schoolmas
ters, teach some things better than books
and must supplement these.
Because he had not learned to ride and
dance and enter a company with ease, he
wished all the more that we should. He
put me under the orders of our loyal Irish
workman an ex-dragoon, did not worry lest
be thrown Off but charged me, II l were,
to be sure to get right on the same horse
again, and l have always been most grateful
that I was denied saddle and stirrups until
had grown rather independent Of such aids.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05
Aims at Chronic Thieves.

One of the new laws that came into
operation with the enactment of the new
code Is what is known as the petty habtual
criminal act and it is one of the laws that
are looked upon with a great deal of favor
by police officers. One of the most annoy
Ing classes of criminals the officers have to
deal with Is the petty thieves who never
steal enough at one time to constitute grand
larceny and incur the danger of con-
viction OF a felony and who never let an
opportunity pass to steal any little thing
that a sneak thief can find. There are many
in this city who have been convicted scores
OF times for this class of minor oifenses
and to whom term of thirty days in the
city or county pail has no terrors Under the
new law the third conviction for petty
larceny may be made to constitute felony
for which the grand jury must return an
Indictment. To secure a conviction in the
district court and sentence to a term in the
penitentiary no proof of the culprits guilt
of the minor offenses is required. The records
OF the police OF justice courts that
he has been convicted three times is all
that is necessary. aud a conviction and
sentence must follow the presentation of
the facts TO the higher court There are
several chronic cases in Council Bluffs where
this law will be invoked, and II is not im-
probable that the next grand jury will have
Its attention called to some of them.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05
Grief lin store for Gamblers.

There are indications that grief is in store
for the gamblers of Council Bluffs. Judge
Green had a little talk with the members of
the grlnd jury in an official way yesterday
and took occasion to charge them that among
their duties they should not overlook their
obligations to return indictments against any
gamblers or owners of gambling houses they
might hear of in the city. He said his at
tention had been called to the report that
there were such houses in the city and he
charged the grand jury to investigate the
rumors. The grand jurors will scarcely be
likely to disregard the caution and sugges-
tions of the court and it is very probable
that there will be some indictments found
that will have especial interest to the men
of the green CLOTH
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05
SHAW MAKES A RECORD POLL
Highest Vote Ever Sest for Republican
Governor In Iowa
DEMOCRATS ONLY BsAJ IT WITH Bois
Complete Returns show the Head OF
the Ticket with n Plurality
of Close t6NThirty ty-Onc
Thousand.

DEs MONIES, Nov 'i.LTThe complete un-
official returns of TusSday's vote are; For
governor, Shaw, republican, 1855; White,
democrat, 193,567; popullst (middle- of-the
road, $3.50; gold democrat, 5,434; prohibition,
1862; total, 44O,l9S; Shaws plurality, SO,oSS.
shaws total vote is the largest ever cast
Tor republican candidate for governor, be-
ing $4,000 higher than the highest before.
1t is also higher than the vote cast for Gny
republican candidate for president in this
state except the vote for Mckinley last year.
The democrats have only once poled bigger
vote, when Boies was candidate in 1891.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05
ELECTION Will DE CONTESTED.
Defeated Candidates for sheriff and
SupcrNisOr Are Not Satisfied.

SIOUX CITY, Nov. 4.--(Specal Telegram)
John w. Gambs, democratic candidate for
sheriff at the election on Tuesday, has de-
cided to contest the election of Sheriff w.
c. Davenport, who was elected for the third
term. Gambs says he believes he has been
fairly elected, and If the official count does
not show 1t he will contest.
T. w. Ford democratic candidate for su-
pervisor, also says he will contest the elec
ton of Samuel Krummann.
No grounds for these threats are given and
no particular accusation of improper count
ing of the ballots is mentioned. Sheriff Dav-
enport says the official count will only in
crease his majority, and he is not afraid
of contest. He was elected by forty-one
votes
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05
VIII Canvass the Vote.

The Board of County Supervisors will meet
on next Monday for the purpose of canvass
ing the returns of Tuesdays election. This
official count may make some material
changes in the result. The returns from
some of the townships have been found too
faulty and it is possible that they may be
thrown out,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05
PLANNING ron THE EXPOSITION.
Button scheme IL Discussed mud
Considcrch q Good ThIng.


Considered q Good Thing.
The Tr nsmissssippi Exposition committee
held its regular Thursday evening meetlng
and luncheon last evening a good part OF
the meeting was devoted to the discussion
the meeting was devoted to the discussion of
to decide upon the sort of exposition but
ton to be selected. The committee reported
that Is had been in conference with Secre-
tary Judson and had been corresponding
with the manufacturers of such goods. They
asked that the report be not considered as
formal and desired to have more time given
them. They were allowed until November
IL to reach a positive conclusion and make
final report. Secretary Judson stated that
the styles OF buttons submitted had not been
altogether satisfactory, and that the COM
mittee had not been able to secure any
figures from the makers of such button as
they wanted. The design that was most
favorably regarded was a bronze medallion
showing an Indian head. The members
generally regarded the button scheme as
good one, and DIR. Cleaver was especially
enthusiastic in its favor. Mr. Keys also
thought 1t was good plan to push the
button, and believed that 1t would result in
bringing in Several thousand dollars A
resolution was submitted by DR.. Cleaver and
approved declaring 1t to be the sense of
the general committee that the button
scheme should be adopted before the COM
mlttee made It's report at the next meeting,
and that the buttons should be placed on
sale and sold to raise money to build the
big wigwam on the exposition grounds. 1t
is very likely that the bronze Indian head
will be the design finally adopted 1t is the
opini5n of the members that enough money
can be raised by the sale of the totem of
the Pottawattamies to defray the cost of
the tepee and pay large portion of the ex-
pense of the proposed exhibit On this line
General Test presented this resolution,
which was laid over until the next meeting:
Whereas, Douglas county, Nebraska, has
voted to appropriate 100000 for a county
exhibit at the Transmississippi Exposition,
we believe that Council Bluffs, as the larg-
est city in western Iowa, and Pottawat-
tamie county, the largest county in the
state of Iowa, should be fttngly rep
their respectable standing in this state.
Whereas There are nonresident property
holders in this city and county who will de-
rive an equal benefit from the labors of
resident property holders, we feel that they
should bear an equal portion of the ex
pense.
Resolved, In order to have the city and
creditable exhibit, that the city council and
the county supervisors be requested to
grant arrange for an appropriation of
5000 each for the city and county for such
exhibit, the same to be expended under the
charge of this association with proper safe
guards. otherwise as the council and
supervisors may determine The president,
sociation, through its chairman are in
structed to bring this matter before the
council and board of supervisors without
delay.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05
FOUR THOUSAND FOR HUSBAND.
A matrimonial Trap Set for an Aged
Farmer,


curious case was before Judge Hirsch
berg recently, says Newburg, N. Y, spe-
cial. 1t was entitled James b. Place against
James II. Conkling and others, and is a suit
to set aside deed given by Place to his
wife and subsequent transfer of same, and
to recover $500 on a note claimed to have
been secured wrongfully. Place is an aged
farmer, living near Washngtonville. twelve
miles from Newburg. James II. Conkling
was a neighboE in whom he confded.
In 1894 Mrs. Place died. Conkling visited
Place frequently during his wife's sickness,
and when she died suggested that Place take
his cousin, Mrs. Ann Hall, for housekeeper.
Place took three housekeepers and got rid
Of them all before he sent to Pennsylvania
for Mrs. Hall, a buXom widow of about 40.
Place, who was over 10 agreed to give her
He soon made love to her, and in July, 1895,
they were married. He gave his bride a
note for $500 on the wedding day, and the
charge is that she turned the note over to
Conkling as part payment OF $4,000 he was
to get IT, by inducing Place to take Mrs. Hali
for housekeeper, a marriage should be the
outcome.
In July 1896, Conking schemed further,
Lawyer Seeger said. by getting Place to
deed a $4,000 piece OF real estate in Wash
ingtonvile to his wife, upon which she after
ward gave Conkling a $4,000 mortgage, the
transaction being accomplished while Mr..
Place was sick and for the purpose OF get
ting another payment for procuring her
marriage to Place, although she understood
that she was not to settle with Conkling
until after her husband died. Place then
discovered the alleged fraud and he and his
wife separated. She soon returned TO him
and said she never intended to do him a
wrong. She sat by his side in court und
seemed anxious TO help him.
Judge Fullerton, counsel forConklng, said
that some of the statements made by AS
sstant District Attorney Seeger were not
true, but the latter said they would all be
proved. and he added that Conkling had rep
resented to the woman that Place was worth
$4,000, when his property was worth less
than SO 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05

Dr. Sabourand, in the Annales de Derm-
atologle, firmly belives that the disease of
badness is contagious, fand that BARRIERS in
struments are most common carriers of the
contaglon, but as customers come and go
from one barber shop TO- another 1t is difficult
to trace each case touits source. Starting
with the theory of the microbic origin of
the disease, Sabouraud has worked out n
strong chain OF evidenGeltn its support. He
tells us that the typical hair of alopecia
arcata is found at the edge of an advancing
patch, and is a stump OF long hair that has
remained in the soalpy 1t is club-shaped or
like an interrogation poinl. Its diameter be
comes less as we go toward the root, and its
color is lost. These hairs are always a
sign OF an advancing patch, and are not
found in old patches The medullary (or
pith) canal OF these hairs is normal above
altered in the middle and completely want
ing at the root. The root is not bulbous and
followed for the papila. but in the form of
a turnip UtriGules that are full
and closed are found among the sound hairs
They are filled with Joined strata of epider-
mic cells and contain in their centeIs, like
a larva in a cocoon, compact clusters of mi
crobes pure culture Of the smallest bacil-
lus known As 1t grows old il may
be one-Quarter millimeter WOl inch) wide
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05
SPECIAL NOTICES
COUNCIL BLUFFS WANTS.

NNONNINNN

FOR RENT. SALE OR TRADE BY
LEONARD EVERETT
FOR RENT-Houses in Council Bluffs
$500 per month-Cherry Hill and one acre OF
$3.50 per monh-New store room, 2OxCO on
broadway
50 90 per month-y Third St. G rooms ana barn.
s 90 per month li2O Broadway store room
$50 SO per NOR ,"-5G6 Graham avenue, rooms,
500 per me 'h-l66 Ridge street Groom house.
ACRE ; 'OPERTY-
from town Will take one-half of the rent In
''eafood house, barn, TRS' sGea anc two lots 25,,
Fifth ave, monthly payments, 81 per month,
'9Qo-Good house and lot on Avenue II, between
S200-Good house and lot on 9th avenue between
Soth and 26th sts'' monthly payments, 50 per
IS lots in wrghts add for sale at very low
FARMS FOR SALE
void, eastern part OF Potawattamle county
S26 per aere-4O acres Of good farming land north
So per aeTeIwell improved l5O-acre farm east OF
ol'oNeland. fottawattamie county.
2j per acre-i0 acres of good farming or fruit
land miles from sidney, Fremont county
20 pGT ahel1uSo aeres OF good fruit land. with
sm,,niv smum houAe' hofth OF Hamburg. Fremont
s25 per acre-lo acres of good bottom land GONE
$40 per acro-2O acres of gGod hmtton land
81 miles south south OF Council BLUFFS. ''"''
Omaha VIII take part payment in city prop.
GOOD farms for rent. Applv to
LEONARD EVERETT iG Pearl St. Council
$500 per acre, 40 acres of good land in Monona
Five and ten-acre tracts near the city for sal.
Good, cheap Nebraska lands for sale
win sell any Of the above nrnrertv S' on ,,,
payment down, balance In ten annual nav.
ments. " annual P'''
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05
Steals an Ovcrcont.

Fred Herman, a husky young fellow %
years old, was given lodgings in the city
building night before last, and after good
breakfast yesterday morning was sent on his
way to hunt for the Job he had been seeking
all over the country. Within twenty minutes
after he left the building he had stolen an
overcoat from Marcus clothing store. The
police were given the word and half an hour
later had caught him near the transfer with
the new coat under his arm. He was brought
back in time to be arnigned al the morning
session of the police court, and was given
sentence of thirty days in the county jail.
On Monday Herman was liberated from the
Omaha city Jail where he had been held for
several dayS as a fugitive from Justice He
had broken Jail in some town in South Da-
kota, and the officers of the place came to
the conclusion that they did not want him
bad enough to pay the expense of his return.
Sullivan the grocer has just received d-
rect shipment of bulk oysters from Balti-
more, which he is selling at a reasonable
figure, considering the quality of the oysters.
1t is not the price, but the quality that talks
in this case. 341 Bway; Tel. 161.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05
DR.. Sheffield Dead,

NEW LONDON, Conn, Nov. 4.-Dr. w.
w. Sheffield, prominent dentist, died this
morning, aged 20. DIR. Sheffield was one of
the best known dentists in the United States
having acquired considerable prominence by
his toothcrowning patents.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05

and oue-half to one milllmeter long, and
comma shaped or bent. The young baciili
are a litt'e swollen In the center, and their
ends are blunt rms bacillus Is re-
garded as the probable cause of the disease.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05

MATTERS OF HEALTH,

A cable dispatch to the Sun says thai
the sanitary authorities of Paris have in
duced the prefect of police to issue stringent
instructions to BARRIERS, informing them
that all metal instruments must be plunged
directly after using into boiling soapy water
All combs of tortoise shell, ivory or cellu-
loid must be replaced as far as possible by
metal. so as to be more easily cleaned and
disinfected. Scissors, razors, clippers and
brushes must be heated 90 100 degrees c..
or placed in receptacle containing a pre-
scrlbed chemical solution, before use. SHAY
ing brushes must be dipped in boiling water.
Instead OF powder puffs blowers must be
used. Finally, halrdressers must wash
their hands before passing to another Gus
toner.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05
Dividend ON Standard oil.

| NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-The Standard oil
company today declared the regular quar-
terly dividend of per cent and an extra
dividend of 5 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers are reported from
the title and loan Office of j. w, Squire, lOl
Pearl street;
Hogan ouren and wife to f. w.
' onren' swh q swh SEA a. s\2ih
creek, neA seh p, nwA 2S-74-4l.
w .sl6. .26O
Ter, lot 8, block s. Halls add, W. d. 700
Curtis h; Stoddard TO Hobart A.
stoddard' 81 lot II, block 3. Riddles
supu'' W. u',''...,.'.
Total amount OF transfers. .,ls. .sSl
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05

Have you seen those dark green oak pic
ture frames at the Council Bluffs Paint Oil
and Glass company's? They are lined with
a narrow gilt moulding, which makes a
pretty contrast with the green Take bright
colored pastel picture and frame it with one
OF these frames and you have a beautiful
niece of decOratiOn
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05
Decrease in Spanish Revenue.

Decrensc In Spanish Revenue.
MADRID, Nov. 4.-The revenue returns
for the month of October show a decrease
of 76S6,731 pesetas, as compared with the
month OF October, 1896
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05

G. B. Viavi Co., female remedy; consulta-
tion free Office hours 9 to IL and 2 to s.
Health book furnished. 326-327 1928 Merriam
block
Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-05

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