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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-05-27
The Celebration.


The mas meeting was held in the Court
House for the purpose of forming a second
organization for the celebration Of the
Fourth of July. The meeting was a little
better represented by the business men
than the former meetings, there being
about five retail merchants present.
Many of the others, who had promised to
be present, gave as the reason of their
absence, that it was pay day and they
were unable to leave their placesof BUSH
ness.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. d. S. Eichelberger, who acted as
temporary chairman. Mr.. R.Frank Barr
vas then elected temporary secretary and
Mr.. +. A. Minor, treasurer.
A suggestion was then made that the
Chair appoint a nominating committee to
nominate suitable persons for the various
committees necessary for a celebration
and the. following committee was appoint
ed as the nominating committee, A. Y.
Miller, c. w. Boyer, L. Dew. Gerhardt,
Harry Thompson and M. S. Burdette.
The formation of the organization was
left to these gentlemen and they will Sc
lect the right persons for the right posi-
tons and submit a report at a mass meet
ing to be held in the Court House next
Monday night at eight O'Clock.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-05-27
Brave Girl.

Two sharp confidence men who have
been operating among the farmers and
oil land owners in Calhoun Co. were check
mated, by a young girl, to the tune Of 1880
on Tuesday. They stopped at the home
of Mr.. Isaiah Stud, a wealthy farmer and
oil land owner, and after making a bogus
deal for a land lease, brought forth a set
Of shells and balls. The farmer vas allow
ed to win several bets when larger stakes
were proposed. Stud then went to his
house and told his daughter, aged l6years,
of his good luck, at the same time bring
ing out $500. Theyoung girl armed her
self with a pistol, followed her father and
was in time to see him loose the $500 which
with $500 belonging to the strangers was
lying on a board. She opened fire on them
and did not stop nutil both had left the
farm. Then she cody gathered up
the 81 900, took it % Chenille, w. Va, and
banked it for the purpose of completing
her education.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-05-27
Paris Exposition.

Properly speaking, the exposition of
1880 had no principal entrance, but in
1900 a gigantic entrance will stand on the
Place la Concorde at the end Of the Quai
de la Conference, a place where all the
visitors arriving at the various railroad
stations will necessarily co%ngregate. This
arciway will have a height exceeding that
of a six story house and the ediice will
represent an open-work dome, recalling
the Spanish Arabic style of certain
mosques. A principal arch of rs metres
span and &c metres high will form its
facade, the sides again consisting of
smaller arches. To correct the rather I'M
graceful quasi-triangular shape of the
structure, the lateral pillars and the pillars
arising in the rear of the entrance way
will be retrieved by smaller arches.
1t is planned for a capacityof notfewer
than 10000 persons per hour through the
ticket Offices, which are placed in a semi
circle running around the back of the
monumental entrance and extending from
the left to the right pillar. BY an ingeni-
Gus disposition, adopted by NJ. Binet, the
architect. they are so contrived that not
an inch of space will be lost. Under each
ticket office an entrance will be e~xcavat-
ed and while one part of the public may
enter by ascending, the other by descend
ing an incline will pass under the adjoin-
ing ticket office. In this way it was posi-
bic to double the number of such offices
and to establish hfty-eight instead OF
Observation-Disclosures Boyer, in The
Engineering Magazine for June.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-05-27
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

Parkersburg, w. Va. Monday May ~,
I8Qo.-Heavy rains and thunderstorms,
with hail at a few points, Occurred over the
northern section during the 10Th, 18th,
and 18th; on the 18th rain fell generally
over the State; over the remaining sec
tons fair weather was mostly reported.
The weather was very warm until Thurs
day, then much cooler, with a few light
frosts reported on the goth.
CROP CONDITIONS.
Farm work was in progress over the
southern section, over the remainder of
the State it was delayed or Stopped, by
the heavy rains.
Vegetation has continued to make a
rapid growth, and wheat, oats, rye, and
grass are in general good condition; wheat
is heading OF jointing out, considerable
damage to it being reported from insects,
worms, and rust over some localities; oats,
in some places, arc not doing so well on
account Of the cold, wet weather rye is a
very poor crop over Pendleton county;
meadows, pastures, and clover are making
good growth.
Gardens are making fine growth, and
are in good condition.
Early potatoes are being worked where
condition Of ground will permit, and are
in good condition.
Early planted corn is being worked
over the southern portion, but IS Uneven
and not so promising, owing to effects Of
cold weather; little cultivation has been
done, owing TO the rains.
Fruit trees are in promising condition;
considerable falling off Of apples is report-
ed.
Strawberries are coming into market,
and are abundant.
Cut worms and insects sre damaging all
crops and garden truck.
Morgan-lnsects working on wheat:
meadows very weedy, ground too wet to
work corn, worms damaging it badly.
Wheat, rye,and grass doing
well; insects working on whea potatoes
and gardens doing well.
J~efferson-All vegetation growing rap
idly: corn coming up. and in good condi-
ton; TOO wet to work ground.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-05-27


them increasing with the demand upon
her imagination, This may be somewhat
inconsistent with her habit of occasion
ally abandoning them in the woods or
in the bitches. But she had an unbound
ed confidence in the kindly maternity
of nature and trusted her children to
the breast of the great mother as freely
as she did herself in her W mother
lessness. And this confidence was rare
ly betrayed, Rats, mice, %snails, wild
cats, panthers and bears never touched
her lost waits. Even the elements We're
kindly an Amhlach twin buried under
a snowdrift in high attitudes reappear-
ed smilingly in the spring in all its
wooden and painted integrity, We were
all pantheists then-and believed this
implicitly. 1t was only when exposed
to the milder forces OF civilization that
Mary had anything TO fear. Yet even
then when Patsey O'Conuor's domestic
goat had once tried to sample" the
lost Misery he had retreated with the
loss Of three fsent teeth, and Thomp-
sons mule came out Of an encounter
with that iron headed prodigy with a
sprained mind leg and "a cut and swollen
pastern.
But these were the simple Arcadian
days of the road between Big Bend anG
Reno, and progress and prosperity alas
brought cha ses IN their wake. 1t was
already whispered that Mary ought 70
be goiug 50 -o'i90l and Mr.. Amplaoh-
.ill hagEily 9rliyioas Of the Liberties
AIKEN with His aatDe-as trustee Of the
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-05-27
Unclaimed Letters.

Following is a list of unclaimed letters
remaining in the Post Office at Martins
burg, w. Va, May ED, 1890. If not
called for will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office at Washington, June 5th. Persons
calling for them W Il say advertised.
Miss VERNE Anderson, VIM. f. Bean,
w. j. Burch, Miss Emily Couchman, Mr..
and Mrs. James Fisher, NJ. Gotelile, Nm.
A. Grub, H. II, Quinn, Mr.. Dellie Lucas,
j. Il. Miller, Ida Miller, f. Il. MasonI
Robert Mcdonald. J. Fl. Reid, DIR. X. B,
Seals, James Snyder, Miss Lizzie Snyder.
Jno. Triggs, {. w. Wrinkle, w. b. Wig
glnton.
ALEX GOTHAM, p. NJ.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-05-27
Notice.

Tuesday May 80 being a National Ho'i-
day t c Post Office will be closed except
the hour 7 to 9 a. m. Carriers will
make their regular morning trip.
ALEX CLoHAN, J. M.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-05-27
Consul clark nuried Mt sea.

New York, May 24.-B. +. Clark,
United States Consul at Pernambuco,
died on the steamship Helveiius,
which arrived here yesterday, and was
buried mt sea.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

failing, the canning trust got the tin
trust to raise the price of tin cans 1OC
per cent to the Erie factory, with the
result that the factory is closed down
busted-snd there is no more home
market for the Neosho county farmers,
and no more work for the several
hundred men, women and boys. This
was small factory, and the republl-
can press will say--if it takes any
note of the facts at all-that its no
use to make fuss over little matters
like that; then go on and dish up that
old hogwash about protection to
home industries" and ''creating
a home market for our products
through the benign influences of the
9. o. p. The DEMOCRAT is but small
fry in the great newspaper world; but
we would like to hear an expression
from our neighbors of the re-
publican faith-the Tribune, Hoising-
ton Dispatch, Clafiln Clarion. Ellin-
wood Leader, and Pawnee Rock
Chieftain-as to what benefits the
farmers tributary to the Erie works,
the people employed in them. and the
Kansas consumers who bought their
product are getting from the protective
tariff, gold-standard, trust~creating
power which 80 completely wiped out
this little Kansas industry? And
when they have explained the benefits
derived in this instance, let them
take up the other industries in Kansas
that have been closed up by the
trusts-the Lawrence wire factory,
etc. On the streets of Great Bend
the republican healers, who have got
the cue are talking of the benefite of
the trusts, MARX Hanna said last
week, you know, that "the Standard
Oil Co. has done more for the people
of the state of Ohio than any other
corporation in the state."C Your
leaders are defending trusts; come
out now and tell the people of Barton
county of the benefits We are getting,
have got, or are going to get, from
the combined power of the corr
porations
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
From Col. Sowards.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT:

EDITOR DEMOCRAT:
The article in the Tribune last week
gives. the notion that was swallowing
republicanism without salt or season
ing. This is my notion; since we paid
Spain 20 millions for the improve.
ments and their claim on the islands
we had right to expect our money
back, but the Tagals without notice
started in to kick our army and navy
off and away frcIn the islands. 1t now
remains for US as a nation to see who
does the kicking. every loyal American
will back the army and navy till every
Tagal is either killed or hiding out
Whatever mistakes are made by per.
SONS or party can be discussed and
squared up after the war is over. 1t is
said the islands are the best in the
east. If this was all. it might be desir-
able to have them. but the Inhabitants
are among the worst, and it is ques.
tionable whether there is enough sur.
plus saving grace in this country to
make good American citizens out of
them. We might be able to trade them
for British North America and by the
one trade get rid of lot of worthless
property, and an undesirable neighbor
and thus play even. am not huging
John Bull any more than was in 1861
to S, neither do have any stock in
turning this government into mission.
ary society. If we can get the kinks
out of the heathens at home and feed
the hungry poor. we will have as much
burden as one lot of white men wants.
Because one favors humping the
Tagals l cannot see why he should be
expected to think that duty of SO per
cent. on an article would cheaper it to
the consumer so per cent; or that 4123
Kinley is worth 100 cents. and only
so cents when coined under some other
party rule, when neither dollar is re.
deemed IN Gold.
But Lord! the wool gets terrible
fine in many other places that can't
see any reason for it. guess my early
education on these subjects was neg
lected. 1t appears to me that our
efforts in Cuba are not appreciated and
that 1t is liable to be some time before
our missionaries get FIRST class church
deacons out of the Cubans. If Presi.
dent Mckinley will continue to call the
peace and all other commissions home
and just let the army and navy get the
kinks out of the natives, such action
will meet with my approval at least.
Good guns in the hands of Americans
will regenerate Malay Spanish Negroes
in short order. w. w. SowARDs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

ENoUaH has been said about Ed
Little's disinclina ton to face the ene-
my. The report from his soldiers
confirms his courage and GOODNESS
while in command of the regiment
during Funston's absence on account
of prostration. The writer is one who
from the first believed that Little was
as brave as any of his companions,
but has never had the opportunity
TO show it. There should be no
partisanship in the school of courage,
and it is unfair to intimate that
Little is anything bat brave man
Salina Journal (Rep.)
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

IT'S not a flag for pageant day,
But flag foe the ages vast:
For men who are msrtialed in tolls array
And not by the bugle blast.
It stands for the soil which grew the wood
Whence its sturdy staff was made;
For the arm of the laborer. stout and good;
For the song Of the sawmill's blade.
1t stands for the loom with Its endless hum,
For the workshop, the home. the mart,
For the changing forge and the silent drum,
In the land for q free mans heart.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
Abe Linooln's Prophecy.

II see in the near future crisis ap.
preaching that unnerves me and
causes me to tremble for the safety to
to my corntrY. AS result of the
war, corporations have been enthroned,
and an era of CORFU ption in high places
will follow, and the money power of
the country will endeavor to proiong
it's reign by working upon the pref
udices of the people, until all wealth
is aggregated in few hands, and the
republic is destroyed. I feel at this
moment more anxiety for the safety
of my country than ever before, even
in the mindst of war"
Such were the prophetic words of
Abraham Lincoln, the sturdy, far
seeing. honest hearted friend of com.
mon people. Were he alive today he
would see the near approach. if not
the full fruition of his wonderful fore.
sight. And if alive today and ut.
tering that charge against the "mon-
ey power" he would be branded as q
calamity bowler, repudiator and an
agitator.
That prophecy was made soon after
the close of the war of the rebellion,
when there were hardly a dozen
millionaires in the land; but this
commoHer saw the drift of that power,
and "trembled for the safety of his
country"
Today there are 81 900 millionaires
in the United States; almost everyone
controlling and levying tribute from
all avenues of trade; and almost evey.
one of them contributing to the keep
ing in power of the republican party
to the end that Corporations may
continue to be enthroned" and the era
of corruption in high places may con.
tinue to follow.
My republican friend and neigh.
Dor, dare you gainsay these facts?
Can you deny that the money powe,
of the country is endeavoring "te
prolong its reign by working upon
the prejudices of the people?" And
will you continue to assist, by your
votes and your voices, in this uur
American policy "until.r as Lincoln
asid, call wealth is aggregated il
a few hands. and the republic is des-
troyed."
Think over this strong arrsignment
of the all'powerful greed of the
merecnary, by the sturdy Lincoln
and when others who have as great a
love of home or country, as great 8
reverence for the Stars and Stripes, ,ot
freedom and justice they represent
protest against the rapid Tightening
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
A LETTER from a Barton count,

A LETTER from q Barton county
republican now in the PHILIPPINES,
published in the Register of last week,
tells about the writer ''killing 33 mig
gers ct one shot" It would take a
good many '"southern outrages' to
equal that one canon shot the Kansas
republican gunner brags about to de-
crease the colored populatio
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

SOME of the waring factions in
the republican ranks, in this city, are
talking about "burying the hAtchet.
But we notice that they are keeping
q firm grip upon the AK, and will use
il with both hands, too, if "the other.
fellows run the convention"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

The regular correspondent to the
Clafin Clarion, from Great Bend, ia
trying hard to break into Deacon
Armstrong; class. He last week put
his think-thing to work and evolved
some mean things to say about the
editor of the DEMOCRAT, all because
we spotted him as being the brag and
bluster, fuss and fustisn, gall and gab
representative of Cy Lelandism
(wateh him swell at this) in Barton
county, and especially in Great Bend.
This doughty gold bug need not get so
'red-headed" about little thing like
political taffy we gave him. When
the rank and file of the republicans OF
Barton county again sit down on him,
ss they recently did in his home town,
he will not be 80 sure that he is the
"whole push" Then he will be in
the deacon's GLASS sure pop, but harm
less.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16
GREAT BEND. KANSAS FRIDAY,

of the ropes by the "corporations"and
"money power" do not call US "cop-
perheads," do not charge "disloyalty"
or sneak behind the f1imsy breastwork
of ''praty expediency." Be Ameri.
cans. Be freemen.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

Farmers. on the fat lands, have
suffered considerable damage from
the wafer where it stood for severa
days on the growing crop.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

The common school graduating ex-
ercises will take place on Friday
evening. June 23d, at the Congrega-
tfonai church, Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

Kansas wheat Is like the silver
question-does not stay dead after the
know>alls have 80 persistently pro-
nounced its demise.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

The rest of the Sisterhood of States
can no longer point to Kansas as the
cyclone state. They have troubles of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

The casualty list from the PhiIli-
pines, of June 18th. reports among the
wounded, Lieutenant Colonel Cossius
NJ. Moses, wounded in the forearm.
moderaty. Cash is younger brother
of Clayt and Ed. Moses of this CITY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

Charley Harm has gone back to look
after the elevator affairs at Eliin wood
although he has not yet got back hil
old time strength and vigor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

Everybody in this county ought tc
be Funstonized by this time. Yot
could swim on most any quarter Sec
tion during the past week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

Fred Wolf, of Ellinwood, was dis
porting his ample proportions upor
the streets Of Great Bend, Tuesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

Of the several hundred people In
town last Saturday we did not hear
one say "All this county needs is
plenty of water"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

When this town went "wet' at the
spring election We did not expect it to
go so blamed, soaking wet.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

Coe Russell came home from
last week. He has been
the State University.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

For SALE-At bargain. q second
hand Rushford Wagon, in good shape
GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

For SALE-Schooi house Dist. No,
so, size 18x24 feet; will be sold to the
highest bidder for cash or bankable
note, on July IL, 1899. Bids must be
sent in sealed envelopes, to GUST
SELLE, Great Bend, Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

Kansas has been called the cyclone
state, the coyote country, and many
other names. At present, however.
her name Is mud.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

Miss Anna Kolachny, an old eastern
friend of Mrs. Joe Troillet. came up
from Ellinwood Saturday even ing to
visit with Mrs. Troillet and family
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

Charley Speck was down from
Olmitz. Friday. He says Grandpa
Speck is still bad off, being partia lily
paralyZed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

A constant drop Of water wears away
the hardest stone. and the constant
advertisers no chump. He gets there
as surely as the drop of water.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

Frank Nordman and VIM. Opie were
in from Olmitz, Tuesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

John Reinecke. of Bauffaio town
ship. is generally pretty determined,
but last week he had to ''take water''
like the rest Of 'em. only more so.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

We all admire sand-except when We
find it ip our sugar.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

A young man recently told us that
he had made all arrangements to COM
NIT suicide, and felt pretty we'll satisfi-
ed thereat. But he met a handsome
young lady, and became so desperate
he got married instead.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

All members of A. o. y. W. are re-
quested to meet at the Hall at 10 a. no
next Sunday to attend services ai
Congregational church.
w. F. HQNNEN, Recorder.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

The man who neglects an old friend
to curry the favor of a new friend will
not succeed in politics.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

Up with that flag pole. We want to
gaze on that dry weather sign.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

Most anybody on "the flats" could
have ali the pleasure of living by the
lakeside. last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

Arnold Lutschg. son of Jacob
Lutchg, north Of town, was married
on the 5th inst. to Miss Fannie
Bruce, near Clymer, Oklahoma
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

The saloon at the Southwest corner
OF the square was closed Tuesday,
pending adjustment of trouble between
proprietOrs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

A. j. Scar was up from Stafford
Tuesday, says corn down in Egypt
is fairly humping itself,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

A whole lot of cellars about town
have recently ''sprung a leak"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

J. W. Reinecke returned SATURDAY.
from Manhattan, to find the old home
stead under water.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-16

The weather the last week has been
like pretty girls ankle.