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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-15
NEW FREAK BICYCLE.
Wheel without Sp. 0ci1et or CraRkG
and a Sixteen Inch Stroke.

Wheel without Sp. 1cket or CraRkG
and q Sixteen Inch Stroke.
At the eleventh hour the National
Cycle exhibition in Madison Square
Garden, New York. has its freak. Five
thousand persons who attended the
show the other day saw it, and probably
2, 900 more couldn't get near enough to
do so. The machine was put on exhibi-
ton recently and is not catalogued;
hence some may have overlooked ii.
The exhibitors of the newest senga-
ton claim that it is anything but q
fre&k. They use convincing arguments
to show that the wheel is the most per
feet ever constructed. They predict
that it will revolutionize cycling. Of
shat the public will have opportunity
to judge. The peculiar features of the
bicycle are that it possesses neither
sprockets, gears nor cranks, Instead it
Is worked by levers and chains, and
one push of the pedals will send it twice
around the arena of Madison Square
Garden. The levers are attached to the
lower rear stays, and the pedal ends are
supported by ordinary cycle chains run
ming over pulleys at the rear of the top
bar to ball bearing clutches at the hub
of the rear wheel
Sixteen inches of right angle stroke
is thus afforded the rider, and it is
claimed that by this arrangement a
gear of 112 will be as easily propelled as
a gear of 20 On chain driven bicycle.
The levers work independently of each
other, and are capable of any size of
stroke. The exhibitors make the aston
ishing claim that century rider on
this wheel will practically exert no
more energy than if he was covering go
miles on the class of bicycle now in
vogue. The wheel weighs the same as
others of standard make and will sell
for 800. All day it was surrounded by
crowds of spectators, who struggled for
places of vantage from which to view
it.-New York Herald
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-15
COSTLY DOCS FOR NEW YORK.
Include "A $4,000 Bulldog and "a
1900 Japanese Spaniel.

H. Jarrand of London, widely known
and very wealthy, recently shipped the
most valuable consignment of dogs ever
purchased for New York.
A splendid tawny bulldog, Regent
Street Conqueror, cost So, 900. A per-
feet Japanese spaniel, weighing two
pounds, the smallest known dog of this
breed, cost 81, 500 Two magnificent
boarhounds, the male 3516 inches high
and the female 81, brought the extrava-
CANT sum of 81, 500.
The smallest living Yorkshire terriers,
Regent Street Midget and Titbits, with
hair, when stretched the full length,
measuring "a inches, cost 81, 500. A
prize Bedlington terrier fetched 81, 500,
and three English terriers, prize bred,
$500. This is the largest order ever
placed by an American buyer with
Fletcher, the Regent street dealer,
through whom E. S. Woodward and
Phelps bought the famous toy bulldogs
they have, New York World.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-15
A Sailor Once Again.

For rather more than thirty years
Our uncle's been ashore,
And stars and stripes have absent beer
Where often seen before.
But soon our ships, just as of old,
Will every sea explore,
Our Uncle Sans
A sailor once again!
The Yellow sea, the Red the Black,
The China and the White
Shall often see the flag that flew
Ger Santiago's fight;
And all the nations of the earth
Shall learn. and learn Alright.
That Uncle Sans
A sailor once again!
And though he's been so long ashore
He's quite at home at sea;
And quite as quick to trade as fight
He'll surely prove to be-
Let cargo follow cruisers close
All round the world" say we,
Nov Uncle Sans
A sailor once again!"
II. c. NJ. in New York Sun.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-15
OUR WAR WITH SPAIN.
Elk Minister Woodford Relates
Some of It's Secrets.
WHY DELAY WAS IMPERATIVE.

He Says There Were Not Two Rounds
of Ammunition Per Gun on Hand
When the Maine Was Blown Up.
Sealed TrainIoad of Ammunition
Hurried Across the Continent For
Dewey. ..,
General Stewart L. Woodford talked
to members of the Army and Navy club
and their guests in New York the other
night about some of the happenings
at Washington and Madrid while he
was the United States minister to Spain
The occasion was one Of the open meet
ings series of which the club holds
every winter. The parlors of the house
were crowded, and standing room was at
a premium in the halls Among other
things, General Woodford said:
without introduction l will try to
tell you something of such of the hap
'penings at Madrid while he who ad-
dresses you was your minister to Spain
as the proprieties of the occasion and
the usages of the state department will
permit Your minister carried with
him to Madrid instructions from the
president to do three things One was
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-15
DOn1est;cs,

5000 yards dark and light Calicoes,
fast colors, to go at 81 cts per yard.
5000 yds heavy Checks to go at 81 cts.
per yard, regular price cents.-
5000 yards Heavy Bleaching % yards
for S1.00.
Better grade, one yard wide, to go at
a cts per yard, regular price cts.
Good heavy Cotton Flannel to go at 5
cts per yard.
Good heavy Mattress Ticking cts per
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-15
Lady Manager of a Baggage Com
pany.

The election of Miss Josie Hates as
general manager of the Hates Baggage
company of Atlanta is a compliment
worthily bestowed. She is young
woman of sterling worth and is thor
oughly familiar with all the details of
the business. She has a host of friends
throughout the city who will be glad to
hear of her promotion in this special
field. Atlanta Constitution.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-15

30 secure justice for Cuba, another was
to see that our commercial interests in
that island were no longer embarrassed
and the third was to demand the with
drawal from Cuba of General Weyler
on or before Oct. 81, 1997-or to de-
mand the passports of the American
minister delivered my instructions
to the Duke of Tetuan, the Spanish min
lister OF foreign affairs, and he promptly
told me that under no circumstances
would General Weyler be withdrawn
from Cuba until the end of the two
years for which he had been sent there.
What the Duke of Tetuan refused to
do and what American diplomacy failed
to secure was accomplished by providen-
tlal means. The conservative govern
ment resigned, the Sagasta ministry
came into power, and on Oct. 30, |
think it was, two days before the set
time for General Weyler's recall by the
president, Weyler was recalled.
The weeks drifted by and Feb. Is,
1898, came, when our battleship was
blown up in the harbor of Havana.
Through departments other than the
state department your minister received
Geographic information on Feb. IS that
there were not on American ships or in
the ordnance depots in the United
States two rounds Of powder per gun at
that time and / was told to exhaust
she arts of peace until April 10, the
earliest date at which we could be any
where near ready for wal, and that in
any event smokeless powder for both
the navy and the army would be anoth-
er impossibility.
Your minister did the best he could.
But let me tell you that had it not been
for the unfaltering, unchanging and
loyal friendship of England and the at
ttude Of her minister at Madrid he
might have failed to do the little he did
do, because the representatives at Mad
rid of continental Europe were ready at
any time to interfere with the plans of
the United States if the British min
lister would only join them In the
meantime the work of preparation went
on at home, and, to show YOU how ac-
curately the time was gagged, / NAV
tell you of the run of a sealed express
train across the continent, the contents
OF which train no man outside of Wash
lngton, and only two there, knew. 1t
had the right of way over all other
trains. When it reached San Francisco,
its cargo was transferred to a waiting
steamer, which raced to Honolulu.
There the cruiser Baltimore was wait
ing, no one knew for what The cargo
was shifted to the Baltimore, which
carried it to Hongkong, and on April %
the cargo was distributed among the
American warships there, and Dewey
had the ammunition he wanted. On
April "A he got his orders to sail for
Manila. That ammunition on May day
awoke echoes in Manila bay that were
heard round the world and took from
Spain an empire. -
General Woodford hastily sketche6
the remainder of his stay in Spain and
in conclusion said: 1.-The war with
Spain has been likened to the hundred
Gays in Italy. Those hundred DAYS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-15

These are dangerous times for the
health. Group, colds and throat troubles
lead rapidly to consumption, A bottle
of One Minute Cough Cure used at the
right time will preserve life, health and
a large amount of money. Pleasant to
take; children like it. Sale> Davis Drug
Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-15

To insure happy new year keep the
liver clear and the body vigorous by
using DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the
famous little pills for constipation and
liver troubles. Sale>Dayis Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-15
Notions.

25 dozen heavy Towels, good s,zo -
3 cts per pair and up. u go
Also lot of Linen and TnrkioA ,
Towels COS. A''" bah
Mems and Ladies' Heavy Hose ot
regular prics 10 cts. ''' at OcCS,
A lot of Ladies' Wrappers to 20 "a
cts and up. 81 N
A 10 OF La dies Merino Vests 70 49,
cos. 50 a
100 heavy 1914 Qnil, ga 81, md
up. avn
One lot of heavy 1914 Blanket to % .
so cts per PAR. - d
6 dozen 1914 heavy counerpanes to o.
at go cents. " 50
500 boxes Cold Cream and GIvco,i,.
Toilet Soap to go at Z cents per b hue
g cakes in a box.l ~ 0O4'
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-15

Declares TheOsOphy Not a Religion.
The Massachusetts supreme court has
unanimously decided that theosophy is
not religion.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-15
FOR THE

regular price $3.50; also better o., :,
to go at at 25 per cent helou GRADE El
York cost. '0'o" New
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-04-08
HedgeSville.

Miss Nora Grim, who has been quite
sick, is able to be out again.
Mrs. Henshaw, who has been quite i'll
for some time, is improving.
Mr.. Web, Kreglow lost quite good
horse on Monday, supposed to have had
congestion of the brain.
Miss Daisy NayIor leaves Saturday for
Sharspburg, to spend few weeks with
her sister, Mrs. Chas. Beall,
Mr.. G.. T. Kreglow. who was confined
to his room for a few days last week, is
able to be at his place Of business again.
Mrs John II. Miller is still quite feeble.
A. {. Steward, OF Wheeling son OF Mrs.
Miller. returned to his home on Monday
Mr.. Philip Pitzer had Slight stroke
Of paralysis on Thursday last, He was
unable to speak for awhile, bun IS much
better at this time
We had the pleasure of meeting this
week our old friend, {. H. Wolfes, Of
Martinsburg We are always glad to see
him OCCASIONAL.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-04-08

day school on Sunday last, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
s. {. Ditto, Supt.; J. D. Lands, Assistant
Supt.; Miss Ollie Houck, Sec; S. n. Lam
dis, librarian; J. 5. Barnes, treasurer. AS
the Sunday school has been re-organized,
let an effort be put forth by all to attend
and make it interesting, and thereby in
duce others to attend.
Rev. b. p. 5. Busey preached his fare
well sermon to the congregation at Mar
lowe chapel on Friday night. Quite a
number assembled to hear the pas or, all
of whom regretted his departure. He
took for his text. 81 have fought a good
fight, have finished my course, | have
kept the faith, from which he preached a
highly interesting sermon.
During Rev Busey's pastorate here he
won the respect of all with whom he came
in contact. while his people were drawn
towards him by chords of affection that
will not be broken by the impending sep
aration. Their best wishes accompany
him to his new field of labor in Berkeley
Springs. K. A. N.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-04-08
Bunker Hill.

MIR. Lire. of Carlisle spent Sunday here.
Mr.. Geo. North was on the hill Tues
day.
Mr.. G. /. Ptzer was in Martinsburg
Tuesday.
Mr.. Vim. Stewart has returned from
Luray Va.
w. N. Wright was in Martinsburg
Wednesday.
w. b. Snider, of Winchester, was here
on Tuesday
Miss Georgia Pitzer spent Sunday in
Martinsburg.
Miss Lizzie Conner, of Winchester,
spent Sunday here.
Mrs. Tape, who has been visiting in
Winchester, returned home last week.
Postmaster Stewart was in Winchester
Saturday and in Martinsburg on Monday
Mr.. Trim Butler who has lived around
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-04-08
Falling Waters.

Mr.. Jasper Emerson started to pillow
on Saturday. The ground is mellow and
plows well.
Mr.. Sites has still quantity of timo-
thy hay which he intends to bail and ship
to the city markets.
Mr. John Lands is experimenting
with spring barley. He is preparing a
small field TO SOW it in.
There was preaching here on Thurs
day and Friday nights, and communion
services on Sunday afternoon.
Miss Hattie Trout returned from a
five weeks visit among friends in Mont
gomery county. on Saturday
Mr. Robert Bowers, from near Mar
tinsburg, was to see his father, who lives
on the Maryland side of the river, yester-
day. He is afflicted with a dangerous
heart affection.
ID. s. Frazer and Haldeman Stehlsy
have come back again from Porto Rico,
where they went last October. They
have brought many beautiful relics from
the island with them.
Mr.. Ellsworth Miller is hauling wood.
He filled a car yesterday TO ship. and is
still hauling out more to a convenient
place, so that at any time he receives an
order it will be at hand to get
Wheat and grass are growing and the
fields look green and here and there cat
tie are seen grazing again. Spring has
come none too soon for the farmer, as in
many instances hay and fodder is about
consumed. the cold Winter having required
more feed than usual.
Mr. Joseph Ward met with a sad acct
dent on Friday His horse threw him
and he was hort very seriously, A sled
had fallen from wagon OF moving
party, which caused his horse to take
| fright DR. Davis is attending him. He
was somewhat improved on Sunday, and
il is hoped he will soon recover again.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-04-08
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Falling Waters.

Mr.. Chas. Ditto was in our midst on
Sunday
Mr. John Ditto is attending school at
Shepherd College.
Mr. NJ. c. Becklcy was the guest Of his
brother on Sunday.
The writer, accompanied by Mrs. Rip
pie, spent Saturday in Hedgesvile.
Mr.. Ham. Freeze has moved into the
house vacated by Mr.. Daniel Davis.
Rev. II. c. Carpenter is at home this
week, after an absence of several days.
Mrs. Leathe Lafevre, of Hagerstown.
spent a few days with her parents last
week
Preaching at Marlowe tomorrow (Sun-
day) night at :. 80 O'Clock, by Rev. 5. A
Grabill.
Mrs. Annie Beckley Miss Emma and
Mrs. l. M. Ripple were guests of Mrs.
Couchman on Monday.
The wild. windy March has once more
shut his gates Of sleet and given us the
April time, 50 tickle and so sweet
Mrs. Aaron Kicker, of Matinsburg,
after spending few weeks with Mrs
Kleinfelter, has returned home.
Mrs Joseph Beckley and Mrs. Sim
mons, Of Martinsburg. spent a few days
of last week with the family of Mr.. Henry
Beckley
At a regular session of Harmony Sun
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-04-08
Consumption is durable.

Consumption is durable.
The discovery has been made, perfected,
triumphantly tested and given to the world
by the eminent American medical expert
specialist-Dr. T. A. Slocum
The Slocum System is thorough com
plete and comprehensive System of Treat
ment consisting of Four distinct Prepare
lions. Combined, they represent the actual
annihilator of Consumption, coughs, colds,
asthma, bronchitis, catarrh, weakened and
rundown systems, anemic conditions laryn-
gifts, grippe and its serious after-effects
Prst-The Slocum System kills and drives
out of the human system every th-dealing
germ, thereby rendering it susceptible to re-
sponsive treatment.
Second-It introduces a building-up, fat
tening. strength restoring food which re-
stores the disease wasted tissues and brings
the throat andlungs into active. healthy use.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-04-08

Third-Tt stops at once all catarrhal and
mucous discharges and kills the cough.
Fourth-lt provides true tonic influence.
which invigorates and stimulates vitalizes
all weak spots and brings the entire system
back to a healthy normal condition.
Best of all, this glorious discovery rs yours
for the asking BY a special arrangement
made with the Doctor, readers of this paper
mayobtain the Four Preparations making up
the complete Slocum System, as illustrated
above by sending their complete names,
postoffice and express addresses to the
Slocum Laboratories, SO and 98 Pine Street,
New York. being sure to mention this paper.
Editorial Advice. Write to the Doctor to-
day, ask his advice, and he will give you the
benefit of his years of experience Don't de-
lay, but send your full name. postoffice and
express address to Dr. T. A. Slocum. 80 Pine
Street. New York, N. Y, and be sure to say
that you read this generous offerin this paper.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-04-08
Marlowe.
CLEOPATRA.

Rev. Uz preached at this place last
Sunday after Sunday school.
Mr.. d. c. Kershner has moved into
the house which he purchased from Mr..
Basore sometime ago.
Sunday school at this place tomorrow
Sunday at three p. m. Preaching at
7.3op. m. by Rev. Grabii.
The schools of this vicinity are pre-
pairing for the commencement. We I'M
derstand that Broad Lane and Cedar
Grove will join and have a grand con-
cert.
Mr. Joseph Ward met with a very
painful accident last Friday. While rid
ing his horse to water it became frighten-
ed and threw him to the ground badly
decorating his face and otherwise bruising
him. He remained Unconscious for some
time after the accident. According to
last reports he is improving as rapidly as
can be expected. {. Z. u.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-04-08

We have saved many doctor bills
since we began using Chamberlain $
Cough Pemedy in our home. We
keep bottle open all the time and
whenever any of my family or N.Y.
self begin to catch cold we begin to
use the Cough Remedy, and as re-
suit we never have to send away for
a doctor and incur large doctor bill
for Chamberlain Cough Remedy
never fails to cure. 1t is certainly a
medicine of great merit and worth. -
D. S. MEARKLE, General Merchant
and Farmer, Matte, Bedford county,
Pa. For sale by MATTHAEI's Phar-
macy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-04-08
Bedington.
our school will close about May 5.

Our school will close about May ).
Mr.. L. S. Greenwood is improving
slowly in health.
Mrs. Alice Bender of Knipetown,
moved to Martnsburg last Wednesday.
Rather cool for comfort Garden max
ing seems to be in order among our vii
layers.
Mr.. Charley Janson and his wife moved
on Mr. John Ropp's farm, in the neigh
borhood of Spring Mills.
William and Thomas Miller left Bed
ington yesterday for a trip to Pennsyl-
vania. Success to them.
A gentleman by the name Of ST. Clair
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-04-08

is in our village trying to get up a dra-
matte performance. Just how he viii
succeed remains to be seen
Death has again visited our community
and taken from among US one of our noble
women, Mrs. Jas. D. Miller, who viii be
sadly missed by her fond husband and
relations. She was a devoted christian
and respected BY all who knew her.
CLEOPATRA.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-04-08

here all his life. moved to Hagerstown on
Tuesday.
Court Mencer, who went to Paris the
middle of March to seek employment,
returned last week.
An exhibition was held in Wright's
Hall on Monday night, April 5, by the
Mr.. Rudy, of Hagerstown. A. B.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-01
A MAMMOTH SWINDLE.
An Advertising Firm "Works"
Nearly Every Paper In the
Country.

New York, March 1.-The grand jury
today indicted Samuel Philips and Geo.
Hastings of the advertising firm of Geo.
Hastings & Co., on the charge of OBJ
tanning advertising contracts under
false pretenses. The amount involved
is said to be more than 100000 and the
victims number hundreds and are in all
parts of the country. Recorder Golf is
sued a bench warrant today for the ar
rest of the two men. Philips was taken
into custody but it was learned that
Hastings is in Europe and had last
been seen at Monte Carlo.
Former Assistant District Attorney
Vernon H. Davis said George Hastings
was in 1897 a reputa BILE citizen with an
excellent record and credit with local
merchants. In that year he made g
contract with the French firm which
manufacturers Win Mariana a prpri-
etary medicine, to handle their Amerl-
can contracts for advertising purposes
BY this contract with the concern the
firm referred all solicitors for advert1s-
ing contracts to Hastings & Co.
Taking advantage of his already well
established reputation, he represented
that he had to wait for three months
to six months for his money from the
French house and in this way almost
every paper in the United States and
Canada gave him credit for three to six
months.
The first lot of contracts were paid
for promptly as they fell due and
second lot were taken readily by the
papers and. journals and others, learn
ing of the credit of George Hastings q
Co., also agreed to print the medicine
advertisement.
On December II of last year Hastings
sailed for Europe. The contracts began
to fall due after his departure. The
creditors communicated with the
French firm and they reported having
paid Hastings in full for all the adver-
Using.
Philips was then sought and he claim
ed to have been victimized himself. Mr.
Davis says, however, that Philips con-
fided in L. H. Goldsoll, a diamond mer-
chant of this city, that he was in all
of Mr.. Hastings secrets and had shared
the profits. Mr.. Goldson so testified be-
fore the grand jury and the indictments
were the result.
According to Mr.. Davis, Hastings and
Philips did not limit their operations to
the patent medicine mentioned. They
formed a diamond company. Hast
ings, Philips and two young women,
were partners. They leased a large
Broadway store and advertised a stone
which was warranted to be the equal in
every respect of the best American dia-
mOndS. The New York papers printed
the advertisements of this concern by
the page and nearly every paper in the
United States took contracts.
At first the stones were offered for a
dollar each The first crop of custom
ers was very large and money was
poured into the diamond company"
your choice for 80 cents and after the
investors began to grow scarcer the
diamonds were sold for 25 cents
each. Even at this figure the profits
were very large.
The contracts for the diamond" ad-