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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-21
Falling Waters Fancies.

The roads are in terrible condi-
ton.
Quite number are reported sick
in our midst.
Miss Em ma Beckley is visiting
friends near Martinsburg this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Emerson spent
Sunday as guests of Mr.. ]. S. Barnes.
Protracted meeting, conducted by
Rev. Jones, will commence at Har-
mony this week.
Mr. Cox and friend. of Maryland,
were guests in the family of Mr.. Har-
vey Miller the past week.
Miss Nellie Fleming, after spend.
ing several months in Connellsyille.
Pa, has returned home much i'm
proved in health. She was accom- :
panied by her sister, Mrs. Ditto.
The remains of Mr.. Solomon Cox
were brought to the residence of Mr..
Harvey Miller, on last Saturday.
He had been an inmate of the insane
asylum at Weston for the past twenty
years. His death occurred at that
place on Wednesday, Interment in
Falling Waters cemetery. The de.
ceased was brother of Mrs. Harvey
Miller, of this place.
Quite an excitement was caused
here on last Tuesday morning, by the
supposed drowning OF Mr.. Lowery.
Early in the morning he started to
row across the river, and was watched
from the window by his daughter
who after sometime imagined she
saw the boat drifting down stream
without an occupant. Becoming
alarmed. she told the neighbors, who
Immediately went in search of him.
After vainly seeking for him they
concluded to dispatch one of the
party to Williamsport to seek infor.
nation as to his whereabouts. Or
entering one OF the stores of thai
place, Mr. Lowery was found engaged
In conversation with friend and the
thoughts of drowning had never en-
tered his mind K. A. N.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-21
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.


Folkz.
Variable weather.
Much sickness is in the county.
Mr.. L. S. Greenwood is GONZALES
cent.
Mr.. Crummel Gregory is. at this
writing, in a critical condition with
hiccoughs.
We expect Rev. Trump to preach at
the Jr. o. u. A. NJ. hall at Bedington
at ago on Sunday, the 2oth.
The singing school at Bediugton is
doing well. under Prof J. w. Cowgirl.
Mr.. J. T. Morrison has offered three
prizes to be given to the Bedington
school for proficiency in geography.
Will some other patron offer prizes to
other classes?
County Supt. Snyder was around
last week visiting the schools. He
claims that Falling Waters district
has the best scholars in the county,
owing to the fact that they retain
their teachers for many years at the
same schools. VEGA.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-21
Interesting State Items.

! Ciawson Dix, cattle merchant, wa
robbed of three hundred dollars nea
Weston, on Saturday night. He i.
from Roane county.
High west winds on Saturday blew
down the hospital pump house smoke
stacks, partly uncovered severa
buildings throughout the town, and
did considerable damage to numerous
outbuildings.
John Horrobroki. saw mill labor.
er, was found dead near his home a,
Ripley, Jackson county, horribly man
gled, on the tracks Of the Rayenswood.
Spencer and Chenille railway, Thurs
day morning.
The State contract for printing
which was awarded to A. G. Miller,
Of Charleston, has not yet been signed
by Mr.. Miller, owing to a provision
IN the contract which makes it com
pulsory for Miller to commence work
Immediately.
Thomas Craig, a Monroe county
moonshiner, captured recently, after
a desperate encounter, by United
States marshals in the mountains
was sentenced to six months in the
Hinton jail and $1,000 fine by Judge
Golf in the Federal Court.
]. Fl. Smith, of near Antioch, Min
eral county, freight brakeman. fell
from B. & O, train on Friday night
while crossing the stone viaduct
bridge near Bloomington. He fell a
distance of 70 feet, and received pain
tul, though not serious injuries.
w. E. Chiffon, Secretary of State
under Governor McCorkle, has paid
over to the State Treasurer SIS, $50, the
balance of the shortage incurred while
Chiffon was in office. The original
shortage was SIS, 600, and judgment
was obtained by Attorney. General
Rucker tor the full amount.
Fairmont. West Fairmont and Pala-
tine have decided to cast their for.
tunes into one municipality. At a
meeting held last week by the COM
mittees appointed by the councils OF
the three towns, the new charter for
Greater Fairmont was drawn up and
will be presented to the Legislature
for IFS adoption.
Private Jesse Floyd, of the Glen
vile CIV. Va.) Sharpshooters, station.
ed at Greenville, S. c., circulated a
petition and secured goo signatures
praying for his release. Col. d. T.
T. Casteel, OF the regiment, sentenced
Floyd to twenty-one days in til,
guardhouse and each day he mus
march in circle in front Of the Col
onels's quarters for three hours. BE
fore he completes his sentence he vii
have walked 6oI miles.
Prof. ]. 7. Rucker, principal of tn,
State Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb
at Romney, had an encounter will
editor James Wirgman, of the Rom
ney Times, as the result OF a publica
ton in the Times of an article emit
tied THE Pot and the Kettle" Ruck
er called on Wirgman, and it is saic
by friends Of Wirgman that before h,
could respond to an interrogation al
to who was the author Rucker knock
ed him down. Wirgman' brother, i;
prominent merchant of Romney
joined in the melee, as did Cecil Os
ten, friend of Rucker. No one wa
injured, but it is feared by friend
that trouble Of more serious natur,
may follow.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-21
Circuit Court Proceedings.

1
The following are some OF the pro
ceedings of the circuit court since ou
last issue:
| On Friday the case Of I.ightburn VS.
Bennett, an election case removed here
from the circuit court of Lewis coun
ty, was heard. The case is a contest
over the election OF the two above
named men to the office of clerk
OF the county court of that county,
Ii IS brought here as the court OF that
county is interested in the case. Mr..
Bennett is brother of the Judge and
1t is said that he has ali the other Of.
f1cers OF the court on his side. The
whole day was occupied by the case.
1t was argued by some of the most
prominent lawyers of the State.
lightbnrn was represented by X. G..
Linn, of Glenville, the LAWYER who
| prosecuted Governor Atkinson's wife
for forgery. Messrs. w. B. McGary
and w. w. Brannon, of Weston, rep
resented Mr.. Bennett. Mr.. Brannon
is one OF the most distinguished law.
yers OF the State. The case was fin
ished at five o'clock and all the notes
and papers of the lawyers, including
| photographs of some of the election
ballots, were turned over to the Judge.
1t will be some time before he renders
his decision.
The trial OF Mrs Isabella G.. I,inch,
against whom two indictments were
found tor selling liquor to minors, was
heard on Saturday. Messrs. Weston
haver and Baker, counsel for Mrs.
I.inch, argued the case on the ground
that her bartender had sold the liq-
nor to the minors against her orders
and she was not responsible for it.
The case was ended at noon and the
jury remained in their room until sent
for, when they returned to the court
room without verdict, being unable
to agree. The jury stood to d in IA
vor OF conviction.
On Monday morning the following
business was transacted: Judgments
of the Peoples National Bank VS..
Maria +, Shaffer and ID. w. Shaffer
aggregatiug $I,oI7. A decree con-
firming sales in case OF Jas. c. Frazer
and Elmer Swope, and allowing the
special com missioners to receive bids
on the property. A decree confirm.
ing the sale of the property of +. G.
and Daniel O'Connell.
State VS.. c. c. Lemen and I. c.
O'Connell, misdemeanor. Nolle en-.
tered in case of Lemen. O'Conpell
plead guilty. Sentence day in jail
and SIS fine. Daniel Sutton was APP
pointed trustee Of the German Bap
tist church at Vanclevesville vice Sol
onion Boyer, deceased Johr Huntel
VS. Mary Hunter, decree for absolute
divorce. Geo. w. Holiday. decree fol
temporary divorce.
Court then adjourned to meet or
Thursday. in order to allow the mem
bers of the bar to attend the meeting
of the State Bar Association al
Charleston.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-21

Don't think that your liver needs
treating il you are bilious. 1t don't.
It's your stomach. That is, your
stomach is really what causes the bill
iousness. 1t has put your liver out
of order.
See what's the matter with your
stomach.
Sick stomach poisons liver and then
there's trouble. Shaker Digestive
Cordial cures stomach and then all S
well. That's the case in a nutshell.
Shaker Digestive Cordial is no Sc
cret. Formulas on every bottle.
But it's the simple. honest way it's
made, the honest Shaker herbs and
other ingredients of which it's com
posed, that make it SO efficacious.
Any real case of indigestion and
biliousness can be cured with a few
bottles of Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Try it.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents
to 81 90 per bottle.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-21

Don't delay a minute. Cholera in.
fantum, dysentery and diarrh9a come
suddenly. Only safe plan is to have
DR.. Fowler's Extract of Wild Straw
berry always on hand.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-21

Avarice is the chunker-worm Of the
soul which springs up, overruns and
destroys all the celestial plants Of the
mind.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-21

Bad blood and indigestion are dead
ly enemies to good health. Burdock
Blood Bitters destroys them.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-21

Martin d. Donnell, saloon keeper
of Pickens. died on Saturday, OF hic.
He had them nine days.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-21

THE HR gyeS yeu all the oSa Political and ss
bors and friends the farm and in the village informs
local prices for farm products the condition
poets for the gives and story week.
bright welcome and Indispensable weekly visitor
home and Preside, and is the best paper in the county
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-21

Sample copies be had at this office
Send all subscriptions THE HERALD Martnsburg, w Va
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-21
Science as a Science.

Here are some answers to examina
ton papers collected by a Chicago
school teacher:
The doctrine of evolution begar
with the beginning OF lite aud grew
higher and higher until it at last re
generated into monkey. This pro
cess was so slow that neither the mon
key nor the man knew anything
about it. T"
"A germ is name applied to a
particular particle, tiny suh-bacterial
organism which, when demonstrated,
causes disease.
"A germ is tiny insect, some
times found in diseases or organs. 1t
is SO very small that it can only be
seen by a telescope That is why dis
eases are contagious. At times it APP
pears like the head of pin, but il
goes floating around in the atmos-
phere.
"Habeas corpus means you may
have the head and | will take the
body"
THE germ theory of diseases is
continually floating around in the air,
and is very dangerous, especially when
the atmosphere is unwholesome.
"a dowager is widower without
joints"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-21

TUE TRIRIINE has Agricultural Department of the high
III InIDUVL est merit all important of the Nation
and World comprehensive and reliable market reports able ed
orials interesting short Stories scientific mechanical nor
nation illustrated fashion articles pictures
instructive and entertaining each member Of the family
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-12-29
PRINTERS PROFIT BY1 1900.
All Commercial Forms Will Have TO Be Chanued
10 Be Up TO Date.

However differently the rcascnrr
may have decided as to the actual end
of the 18th century, tp some purposes
il closes with Dee. 81. 1899. one Of the
most practical Of these purposes. too
concerns the great printing ana litho-
graphing huuScS which make special
ties of commercial paper forms in
blank. Datc-liur forms that for 100
years have stood ut is ana those
which for 10 years have stood at
"lSJ-." will have to bc changed and
already the printers of blank checks.
drafts and notes. OF bonds and stock
certificates, nf letter-hcads and circu-
lar letters of credit are making these
changes according to the orders rf
their customers An order for 30. 000
blank checks. for instance. usually
specifies the certain number that shall
IT, printed "lNG-.' leaving the rest of
the odd Hooking combination Of "190-."
For not for 100 years has this queer
looking cipher in the third place been
in use.
To some extent especially in the
banks ANA business houses, the rubber
stamp has made the dlte-line print un-
necessary. Regardless Of the form. Il
stamp With the full date is dabbcd in
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-12-29
THE INSANE ASYLUM FILLED.
Trustees Found the Largest Number Of Pa
tients on Record.

The trustees of the Maine Insane
hospital held their annual meeting.
Wednesday and Thursday. all going to
their home, Thursday afternoon, with
the exception Of Chairman Robie. who
Will probably be in attendance al the
meeting Of the Governor and Council
today, to present. with Superintendent
Sanborn. the report Of the trustees and
officers of the institution.
1t was the date of the closing up of
the years accounts and all business
pertaining to the institution. The re-
ports Of the officers We're each read
ana audited and everything prepared
for the beginning Of the new year.
one Of the trustees informed the
Journal. Thursday afternoon, it had
been busy year with them with many
improvements about the institution.
chief among the repairs was the build
ing Of the coal tramway from the
wharf to the coal bunkers. The bunk
rrs. which have been practically com
plctod. included the laying Of a great
Zeal Of masonry and the addition Of an
iron roof to that section Of the bunkers
that is new. The covering for the iron
work has not Yet been put on. but this
will be done in the spring.
The trustees found there We're at
present 16i inmates. the largest ever
found at any one time by the trustees.
superintendent Sanborn. however, says
he can name a day during the past
year when the number was greater
than that. as there We're at that time
al PATIENTS the largest number in the
history of the institution
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-12-29
Augusta Camp N. W. OF A.. Instituted.

Augusta Camp, M. 7loo, Modern Wood
men "f America was instituted, Thurs
day evening, in the knights of Pythias
hali. The ceremonies We're under the
direction Of State Deputy Consul T. p
Young "t Portland assisted by District
Deputies Charles Bailey Of Bath. ana Il.
L. Pond of this city. The camp starts in
Oh its career with a possible membership
of about II. as that is the number Mr..
Pond has secured. of these few over
- have been accepted and were duly en-
rolled. Thursday evening. The papers Of
tn" resi. which have been sent to the
headquarters Of the order in the West
have not returned. but il is thought an
who nave been passed upon BY the
physician doing the examining in Au-
gusta will be accepted
This is a fraternal beneficiary organ
iZation similar to the y. o. L. w, only
that its headquarters and strength lies in
the West. 1t has been in the New Eng
land states but a few years, though since
il has been here it has done a good bust
ness. As soon as the organization is
complete. the date of meetings. officers
ana all the minor affairs will be decided
upon.
Two or three Augusta men have asked
case they are accepted they will work in
this ana the surrounding counties under
Mr.. Pond.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-12-29
THE WCkERY g. HILL CAT.
Nose Is the Monarch Of the Entire Publishing
Establishment.

Not least among the many interest
ing objects which can be seen by pay
ing a visit to the Vickery & Hill Pub
fishing house. is Nose, the 14-pound
office cat. Going into the building al
most any time of day one is sure to see
this Jumbo of catdom. Perhaps he
will be found calmly surveying the
establishment from his throne com
posed of newly filled mail sacks, or he
may be coiled in heap in some waste
basket, for when ne lies him down to
sleep he seems to take delight in
crowding his huge body into as small
a space as possible; he has been known
to sleep for hours rolled up in a paste
board box which was so tight fit that
the sides We're broken with his weight.
Desk drawers, half filled with papers,
are also a favorite resting place for
His Majesty.
Nose has been in the office for nearly
q year now. When he first came he
was just an ordinary looking tiger ca.
with nothing particularly interesting
about him. He sort of strayed in and
some of the clerks fed him from their
lunch boxes. Apparently, he thought
the matter over deciding that he liked
the place and would stay. He looks
with scOrn on lunch boxes now, but
shows marked respect to the owner Of
a certain light brown overcoat, in one
pocket of which, at noon each day, he
is sure to find a package of fresh raw
meat.
Every employee of the establishment
makes a pet of Nose, but woe to the
- ,,-hn n al
70 tritle with him. for he is quite
capable Of defending himself if occa-
sion requires. If given a gentle rub.
in th" proper direction, he will look up
with Il sort of Are your intentions
honorable, or is this mere pastimc?"
expression, and if the latter case be
true, the offender had best beware Of
claws.
Musr il naturally of a juvial, rolIick-
ing disposition. One Of his faV0ritD little
practical jokes consists of paying a
visit to Tho composing room and with
his four feet well begrimmed with
IN" peculiar dust which p~rvades that
quarter, thon t. 20 sumtering Ieis-
urely upstairs. mount % the ton of
u, Sk ana walk deliberately ALI over
y hatcytr clean cr valuable papers may
br spread there. one day recently, I
Nose cclipsed All his former perform /
auces by climbing - the top of the
talI-St desk and switching his tail into
4 well filled red ink holder. then gently
-WaEing that hrdraggled appendagr /,
forward ana back over the entire sur i
fac" If the desk. giving 4 sort of Jap |
autsp banner effect which the owner 1
IF the desk failed to appreciate from |
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-12-29
A Proyerb Calendar for 1900.

Each year when we receive the Hoods
Sarsaparilla Calendar we wonder how it
is possible to originate such clever de-
signs. The "Proverb Calendar itself is
suspended in front Of two little tots, one
robed in delicate pink ana the other in
blue. on the reverse side there are the
usual Astronomical calculations and 9TH
er facts. The calendar is made to stand
alone on desk or table or it may be sus-
pended on the wall. You should be sure
to get one Of these Calendars from your
druggist. or one will be p'ailed to you by
sending six cents in stamps to c. |. Hood
x CO.. Lowell Mass
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-12-29
Gaining a Wide Reputation.

As a cure for rheumatism Chamber
lains Pain Balm is gaining a wide
reputation. D. b. Johnston of Rich
mond, Ind, has been troubled with that
ailment since 1862. In speaking Of it
he says: Il never found anything that
would relieve me until l used Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. 1t acts like
magic with me. My foot was swollen
and panied me very much, but one
good application of Pain Balm relieved
me" For sale by Jno. Coughlin, liz
Water St. druggist.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-12-29
STATE HOUSE.
Officials Now Laugh Over Maine's
Spanish War Scare.
meeting Of Governor and Council Occurs.
Today Departmental Gossip.

mat Spanish cannon has caused some
extremely cold and chapped hands. in the
past two weeks, on the men who have
heen employed in restoring to a certain
deSree the original color of the bronze
Two men We're set at work on the great
bronze affair soon as it was mounted
So mat they could set at it, After scour-
ing Tor time it was found that one or
TWO coats Of paint covered it and this it
was difficult to remove. For two weeks
the men have been securing with all sorts
81 preparations ana instruments on the
three tons Of metal. II was enough to
make one cold 70 see them on the north
side Of the building, removed from the
sun, with their hands covered with the
water and kerosene they We're using.
Hot water had To be used because the
gun was 50 cold that cold water would
freeze when il was put on.
The removal Of all the substances COW
ering the gun was found to be a long
task. ana CDloacl Stevens finally with
drew the men from their work. Wcdnes-
cay. it was 50 very cold. "Emiliano'
will lay until spring before another at
tempt II make it shine like the brass
Carnons in front of the State House. is
even attempted.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-12-29
and in order to do this they will have to
be moved about lively

Some Of the State officials posted in all
lines We're talking. Thursday. of the
creamery combine that is being quite a
little newspaper notice of late.
i am inclined to believe it is mostly
IN the talk of people like us right here
VINO nave no personal interest in the
matter. remarked one Of them .'The
TACT Is | have talked with managers and
owners OF some of the creameries and
there is a difference Of opinion along the
hnes of the proposed combination. Some
OF the men are anxious to sell out their
plants and care not what becomes of the
future of the Maine dairy business. They
are IN most cases merely making one
penny pay for another in its work and
TINS Is not satisfactory. considering that
many have II do an immense business ia
pay expenses
The newspapers have talked a cream
cry combine quite little and the own
erS nave consequently talked it on this
account, and they nave reached no plan
that they can agree upon. \ man was
down through Maine not long ago trying
70 form combine but there was moth
ing came Of ii. The agricultural press
believes in it to Il certain degree and the
others leading in agricultural affairs also
nave something 10 say, but when i,
comes To action no one cares to go ahead
Whether anything comes Of it | do not
know Possibly it may be talked over lit
the forthcoming meeting Of the Maine
Agricultural Society
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-12-29

1--WE pretend to be in advance Of
other countries" said Judge Andrews.
Thursday afternoon. yet there is Ger
many that has a law providing that
every employer shall take certain
amount from the wages of each EN-
uloyee for the benefit of the latter in
case of accident. illness or i'll health.
There are over 5000. 600 of the laboring
people Of that country who are affect
IA under this law. Is America 50 far
in advance if she takes no precaution
toward insuring the lives of her work
ing people for the rainy day that is apt
to come in the lives of every one
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-12-29

one little boy in the city of artistic
temperament was recently engaged in
his favorite pastime and was showing
his father some of his work Some of
the lines We're rather obscure and he
was explaining what they ment
This, YOU see" hc said. ''is an outlaw
and that is an inlaw shooting at him"
a new word had be-n coined but his
meaning was clear enough