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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-13
:, CLINTON ITEMS,

Mrs. Rev. P. P. Taylor and daughters
are home again after pleasant visit in
Davenport during the holidays.
Agood sized audience witnessed the
drama 20 years of freedom given BY
local talent under the direction of Mrs.
K. D. Tillman at Bethel A. M. E. church
on Tuesday evening Jan. Bird. during the
evening musical numbers were rendered
which were warmly received. Tho play
throughout abounds In wis and humor
keeping the audience in happy vein
from beginning to end, that the audience
was pleased with the entertainment WAS
was demonstrated by the frequent and
hearty applause.
Mr.. Schiller Emerson Of Chicago is
visiting bis parents and friends for few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cassius Clay are happy
by the advent Of = bouncing baby gill
born few days ago.
Quarterly meeting was held last Sun
day, in the .absence of Presiding Elder
Bundy, Rev. Tillman was ably assisted
BY Rev. Jas, Robinson of Lyons.
Rev. and Mrs. Tillman rendered q re-
ception to the ladies and gentlemen who
took part in the 30 years of freedom en-
tertainment at there home on last Friday
evening, shoice refreshments were served
during the evening, at . late hour the
guests repaired to their homes convinced
that the Reverend and his wife were
royal entertainers.
Miss Florence Cooper still remains
quite i'll, her friends hope for an early re-
covery.
Mrs. Ida johnson Of Chicago is visiting
her sister Mrs. Taylor.
Z Rev. Taylor is nd from Davenport visit
ing bis family this week.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-01-13
KNOXVILLE NOTES.

Miss Genera letters is very Ill.
Miss Jessie LETTERS returned home
"wednesday after . pleasant visit in OF
tumwa. f. +
Halle Byrd has just returned home
after : pleasant visit in Ottumwa and
Evans.
John Turner i visiting relatives in tho
city. #
Mr. Byrd i visiting friends in OF.
tumWs.
NJ ,. Tomlin has leit orr city.
+ sim Jsdsrs 4 taking : rest
Hallis Byrd i on ths sick list.
l,sCATiltE NEWS.
4 ~ q ack t.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

change. With him there is a conviction
similar to that of the inspired ones of old.
His sincerity is his worst trait; il prevents
his ever seeing what others see, nam :ly,
that the world lives and learns. The
wise man lives with it, and he, too,
learns. The political organization Bryan
leads will go up once more, but in greatly
diminished numbers, to the sacrifice on the
mount, and will again be cast down.
This is inevitable. Even the most en-
thusastic member can give no reason Tor
the slightest hope Of contrary result.
They go, however. as deyotees OF a holy
cause, and AS such are ready to suffer
martwdom. Then will come the DISCO
luton Bryan and the faithful few still
standing in the clouds Of their own crea-
ton, shouting to the disbanding horde to
come back and fight again FOR the stained
fiction of bimetalsm. There will be no
answer. The party organization will be
dead"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17
On to the Sacrifice.

The Mobile, Alabama Register, a
rock-ribbed Democratic organ, sees clear
ly the fate which awaits its party with
Bryan at its head in 1900, and it thus
portrays the picture:
1.-The people are marching slowing out
of the gloom of 1896 and are entering the
land Of the sunlight once more. Bryan
may stand on the hill top, confronting the
great luminary of national greatness, and,
with closed eyes, cry again and again that
it is night and that those who say it is
day are traitors to the cause; but, hour
by hour. there are more and more of the
deluded ones whose souls are pierced by
the rays of the truth, and find that they
must move forward or lose step with the
march Of the ages. We can easily fore
see the end Of Bryan. He can never
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17
REPUBLICAN POLITICS CAUTION.

There is a large number of old fogies
in the Republican party in this State,
who should be less conspicuous in the
future. They have been fixing up states,
nominating candidates, and running
things Just to suit themselves. Everyone
must bow before them, or feel their
knives. This must cease.
The stalwart, earnest young element
of the party is becoming stronger each
year, and will not be longer snubbed and
brow-beaten by men who, for a quarter
Of a century have eaten all the loaves and
fishes, enjoyed all the emoluments of Of
fee, and occupied the most conspicuous
seats on the band wagon.
Progress and change are everywhere.
The next campaign will be one of the
most earnestly contested ever witnessed
since West Virginia separated from the
Old Dominion. The Republican party
must be on the aggressive. 1t must not
hesitate nor daily, but court investigation
and fair, manly discussion. Its nominees
must be men who will cheerfully and
willingly meet the champions of Democ-
racy at every cross-road and school-house
in the State, there to discuss the living
issues of the day; to harmonic and or
ganize; to explain and drive home the
eternal principles of the party. There
must, therefore, be new faces and new
men, men OF indomitable courage; men o.
political ability and vigor men who have
no old feuds to face, no old records to ex.
plain.
Wisdom and justice demand that tht
best men be placed at the helm. The
party must have fair deal, all around
There must be no states prepared by tht
powers that be. or they will be smashed
| to pieces. There must be no secret pow.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

vows, where few self-constituted lead
ers make the nominations, or there viii
be some Of the prettiest and most healthy
scrapping ever witnessed in party con-
vention.
The political sea may seem calm to
these old tricksters. The blue Of heaven
may mirror itself on its bosom, and the
winds may be at rest. But under the sur
face Of that calm bosom, the forces Of
wreck and ruin are murmurlng and gath
ering strength, and the blizzard and cy-
clone will sweep that sea into wild pillows.
The conventions Of 1900 will be re-
markable. New elements will forge to
the front in them, and the strongest, best
and ablest men will be selected. And
such selections will be applauded and sup
ported by the people. The State will be
honored and respected
New men to the 'front.'
Harmony and fairness, honor and care
fulness.
Bathed in these elements the Republic
can party of this State will be re-invigor-
ated, strengthened and saved.
Watch the forces of 1000,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17
Post Mortem Examination.

The remains of George Cunningham, a
colored resident, who died on Sunday at
his home on w. Burke street, were in
tered in the colored cemetery Tuesday
afternoon at three O'Clock.
Cunningham death was caused by a
very strange and rare disease, which puz-
zled the doctors considerably. Before his
death he was swollen up to twice his
usual size. Although the doctors had an
idea of what was the exact cause of his
death, post mortem examination was
made to find out for certain the nature of
the disease. The deceased was patient
of Drs. Sites and Mccormack and they
made the examination in the presence OF
Drs. Morrison and Andrews. Upon ex-
animation they found the disease that
caused his death to be turburcular perito-
nitis in its rarest form.
During the big blizzard about the
middle of February, Cunningham was
taken i'll with a severe cold and on ac-
count of improper attention it turned into
the above named disease, kind of con-
sumption of the lungs. During the last
DAYS of his illness his stomach had swol-
len out to about the size of large sized
tub and DIR. Sites made three taps upon
it, each time extracting a gallon and Z
half of fluid The disease was in its raresi
| form and the doctors in attendance hao
the chance of seeing something which is
not often seen, even by the practician Of
the medical hospitals.
The patient was about twenty-one years
old
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17
Our Present Duty.

Is it possible to serve any good cause
or to promote any worthy object by add
ing to the difficulties Of the work this Ma
ton has undertaken in the Philippines
Is il manly commendable, patriotic
thing to represent our government as
bloodthirsty monster, cruel tyrant, ruth
lessly Strengthening brave people? Is It
conceivable that the men and the news
papers that are thus assailing the govern
ment do not know that they are SANDER
ing their country Can they not realize
that they are laying up load OF obloquy
for their declining years and an inheri-
tance of reproach for their descendants
These maigners of the government
for that is precisely what they are do
not and dare not propose the only al
Tentative to the duty Of suppressing the
instruction and establishing order
Lacking the vicious moral courage Of
their dastardly convictions, they do not
venture to advocate retreat. They go on
day after day, waxing bolder under the
tolerance which even the most unpatriot-
ic may depend upon in this country, rep
resentlng our soldiers as guilty of all the
vllianies and denominations that stained
the armies of Spain in the Netherlands, in
Mexico, Peru and Cuba; they assail the
President with language ten times more
harsh than any that they ever employed
in speaking of Weyler; they refer to
| Aguinaldo as if he were reincarnation
of all the great qualities of Washington,
Kosciusko, and William Tell; but they
dare not say, Let US haul down the
Stars and Stripes and get out of the Phil
ippines."
WHAT'S the use to talk of what might
have been, what good might have been
achieved, what mistake might have been
avoided if this, that, or the other had
been done? Our duty is with what is.
Evacuation of the Philippines is impossi-
ble-not physically, for we could do 1t
if we were base enough, but morally be-
cause we are not craven people. The
only course open to us, then, is to go on
in our task, and the man who makes that
harder is false to the duty that every
American owes to his country.
We shall have time enough to discuss
all questions relating to the government
of the Philippines when the work now in
hand is ended. And those questions
may possibly be discussed and decided
without display of the mean malice and
contemplate calumniation in which two
or three newspapers, representing small
consti uency, are now working with dia-
bolical zeal and industry Washington
Poet
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17
Big Mortgages.

County Court did not adjourn for the
term Monday afternoon as was expected.
Almost all the time was taken up in con-
sidering and passing upon the numerous
bills presented for payment against the
county.
1t was ordered that a special appropria.
ton be made to Philip Weigle for a fool
bridge to be erected over Talhanse Branch
at or near Porterheld's Mill.
Mr.. John Brindle, who was appointed
Sealer of Weights and Measures for tht
county, appeared in open court and quail
fed as such. Court adjourned TUESDAY
for the term.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
Parkersburg, W. Va, june II.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Showers or thunder storms occurred
generally over the State on the 9th, 9Th
9th and 10th. The remainder of the
week was generally fair. Exceptionally
high temperature prevailed.
CROP CONDITIONS.
Farm work progressed rapidly through.
out the State, with excellent conditions
for working and harvesting crops.
Conditions were favorable for the
growth of vegetation. corn, meadows
pastures and gardens.
Wheat is ripening rapidly and being
harvested. Late sown is heading well
but damaged by fly and rust, and in
some sections not worth cutting. The
outlook is only fair for good yield.
Corn is in excellent condition and being
worked the second time. Young corn is
very promising, with good stand. Warm
weather and rains have rapidly advanced
the growth of the plant.
Oats and rye are reported short ano
thin, but in some locations slight i'm.
provement in oats is noted.
Potatoes and gardens are making rapic
growth. and are in splendid condition.
Meadows are in fair condition, but very
weedy. Pastures are very promising
Clover is being cut and a good yield is ex-
pected.
Tobacco plants have good color anc
are growing well.
Fruit crops are very promising. Rasp.
berries are abundant. Apples continue
to fall, but will make fair yield.
Mineral-Corn making rapid growth
and very promising; clover is being cut
oats in splendid condition; apple CROP
about up to the average.
Morgan-Wheat harvesting promises
to be earlier than usual; crop working de-
layed by wet ground.
Berkeley-Wheat heading well, but
some fields are very thin and will hardly
be worth harvesting. Corn failure and
some farmers replanting.
Jefferson-Wheat beginning to ripen;
corn doing well, but short and backward;
making rapid growth.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

America may be an infant in the par
lament Of the world, but the peace con-
ference at The Hague has demonstrated
our ability to take care Of our diplomatic
future. The plan of permanent tribu-
nal, which shall settle international con-
troversies, and which was draughted by
Americans representatives, has attracted
the attention of the diplomats Of the other
great nations, and viii probably be adopt
ed. Thus American tact and brains score
another marked victory.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17
PURELY PERSONAL.

MT. FREQ =. o1eDert Went 10 SndnDerS-
burg Tuesday.
Mr.. Hunter Boyd went TO Winchester
on business Tuesday:
Miss Naomi Taylor left Monday eve
ming on visit to Hagerstown.
Mr.. w. w. Houseworth was in Will
Transport on business Tuesday.
DR.. VIM. M. Irvine, of Mercersburg
College, spent Tuesday night in this city.
Mr.. Richard Henderson, of Halltown,
Jefferson county, was in this city Mon
day.
Mrs. o. NJ. King, of this city, is visiting
the family Of Mrs. Harry Powlus, Hagers-
town.
Miss Genevieve Rust, of Hagerstown,
is the guest of Miss Mary Seton, L.
Burke St.
Mrs. Anna Michey, of Baltimore, is
here on visit to the family of Capt w.
B. Colston.
Mrs. Harry ID. Baker of New York, is
here on a visit to her mother-in-law. Mrs.
| N. d. Baker.
Hon. and Mrs. Forrest w. Brown, of
Charles Town, are the guests of Judge E.
| B. Faulkner.
Mr.. Eugene f. Herring and daughter.
of Winchester, are among the visitors in
town today.
Misses Mary North, Mary Clendening
and Elsye Boak returned Monday night
from visit to Bunker Hill.
Miss Ola Virginia, Grove of Strauss
burg, is visiting her aunt Miss Katie Tim
mons on West Race Street.
Mr.. VIM. Cristwell, who runs a saw
mill at Magnolia, visited his family here
yesterday and returned today.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Roberts left Tues
day for Mt Crawford, Va, where they
will spend the next few weeks.
Miss Louise Snodgrass left Monday
evening for Blue Mountain Summit, where
she will spend the next few days.
Miss Lille Clendenning, of Bunker
Hill, came down Tuesday morning on a
few days visit to friends in this city.
Mr. Andrew M. Sopenstall and Mr..
Berkeley Hunter, of Berkeley Springs, were
the guests of Mrs. c. ID. Buckles, sew
eral days.
Mrs. S. f. Lantz and daughter, Miss
Gertie, have returned from Hagerstown,
where they were attending the funeral of
Mr.. S. S. Downin.
Misses Minnie and Mamie Hunter, of
Berkeley Springs, and Rev. Hullihon Burk-
hart, of Weston, were here 20 attend the
Colston-Cornwell wedding.
Mrs. Emma S. Knepp and daughters,
of McKeesport, Pa, are here on visit to
her father, Mr. b. Diffenderfer, and sister,
Mrs. Elmer V. Sheaner, Raleigh St.
Miss Bessie Lamon. of the U. S. Fish
Commission Office, Washington, arrived
here Tuesday evening to attend the
Colston-Gornwell wedding and the Con-
federate Fete.
Mr.. Hemp, of Jefferson, Md, who has
been visiting his daughter, Mrs. l.. Z.
Bentz, has returned home accompanied
by Master Lewis Bentz, who will spend
sometime at that place.
DIR. G.. A. Stidger, relative of Mrs.
Grafton Darby, of this city, died in Cam
eron, this State, on Sunday last, Of paraly-
sis. The deceased is a promin mt ply
stefan of Cameron, and is well known to
some OF the citizens of Martinsburg.
L
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

We regret that our usually kind ano
personal friend, the editor of the Berke-
ley Democrat, should see proper to init
mate that we were neglecting our duty
as legal adviser of the county court, by
being absent last week, while the court
was in session. We make it rule not
to be absent while the court is in session,
without consulting its members and pre-
pairing all necessary orders. This we
generally do. We shall continue to do
so, whenever the occasion calls us away,
and the next time we shall call around
and also obtain the consent of our neigh
bor-if we do not forget it. How pleas
ant it is for friends to be agreeable, fair
and courteous.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

Says Willie Bryan: The issue Of the
free coinage of silver at the I6-to-I ratio,
cannot be laid aside or surrendered.
This is pleasant news to the Republicans.
Given the same candidate and the same
platform in 1900 which defeated Democ-
racy in 1896, the Republicans will hit
Bryan such blow that the most power
full telescope will be unable to locate hi:
whereabouts. Mckinley will simply pull.
Verize him.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

1--WE enter the Twentieth century with
confidence, courage anid, high s;s Il hopes. The
nations of the world are now seeking to
Danish war, and make the ways Of peace
sure and lasting. Under the influence of
western civilization, light through Chris
tianity is reaching Africa and penetrating
the dark corners of the earth. We rec
ognize that Christian civilization s-the
conquering force that will yet dominate
the world. In giving to peoples better
government, higher civilization, trade
and commerce and changing the map of
the world, Europe is leading, we are fol-
lowing, and believe it is best for US and
mankind. We cannot defeat destiny nor
resist the inevitable; we canno we
would, turn back the hands of progress
on the dial of centuries. Nations as wei
as individuals follow the law of the sur
vival OF the fittest. Reading western
civilization for Europe agree, better
fifty years of Europe than a cycle o.
Cathay. Extract from Senator Elkins
speech TO the West Virginia editors, al
Flkins.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

The county court did excellent work
when it appointed Mr.. A. II. Rutherford,
overseer of the poor for Martinsburg,
and Mr.. Anthony Staubly, ST., coroner of
Berkeley county. These men are careful
and efficient, and staunch Republicans.
We congratulate the court, and the APP
pointees, also. Nothing can be said de-
rogatory of the character of the men who
heretofore filled these Offices.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17
Wanted to "Set. ("

An old lady from the rural districts,
who came to the B. 6, O. station Monday
to take train about two hours before
the train was due, when informed that
she had two hours to wait, asked
to be shown to the setting room" and
received the reply, 1--WE have no hatcheries
around here"
"Confound you, | didn't think you raised
chickens in thar, but thought YOU might
give a person a place to set down." she
replied, and went on hunt for the waiting
room.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

Hon. A. B. White retires from the edi-
torship of the Parkersburg State Journal,
having disposed Of his interest in that
paper. Hon. p. w. Morris, of the Richie
Gazette, will be the editor hereafter. No
man in the profession has as many
friends as brother White, and he was
always able to present the issues of the
day, with ability and shrewdness. We
hope he may be our next Governor
Pressly Morris, the new editor, is one Of
the ablest and finest editors in the State
He is a lawyer. an old newspaper man.
and knows how to make things interest
ing for the Democrats. The Journal
will still be power in State politics.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

Say. Grant. Let us have place, q
what will become Of the Sorrow for the
Morrow You people, evidently, do not
commune at the same love feast lnde-
pendent.
Well, we should say not! Morrow is
an old, gray-headed, moss-backed, foss /
lied Democrat. living in dense ignorance
and unable to see. anything but his false
god, BRYAN. We are in the front OF the
procession OF Republican progress, young
and active, and can use an axe, sclmlter
or club. Therell be sorrow tomorrow, if
we commune at the same love feast.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

The Chicago Times Herald, last Thurs
day, gave a list of 10000 employees in that
city, employed in manufacturing machin-
cry OF all kinds, whose wages have been
voluntarily raised from 10 to 80 per cent
during the past six months. What a
showing OF comfort and happiness,
wrought by the return to power of Re
publican administration. The laboring
man must realize how much his employ
ment, comfort and happiness depend
upon the Republican party The vast
army of laborers is more prosperous today
than it ever was under Democratic adj
ministraton. One, means light-the lat
ter, darkness and idleness.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

"Never mind" said Aguinado, "Napo-
leon met his waterloo" Eyes, an
swered the Philippine leader, "he met it.
He wasn't chased up and down several
mountain ranges by it, as have been. -
Washington Star.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

Naturally, Mr.. Cleveland is very much
alarmed at President McKinieys with
drawal of so many places from civil serv-
ice protection. But what is remarkable
is that Mr. Cleveland has no word of
thankfulness for the two years enjoy
ment of official salaries which his APP
pointees have been allowed The Nation
al Tribune.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

Governor Atkinson has appointed w.
II. Mcdonald, Esq, of Opequon district,
a delegate to the National Conference OF
Farmers and Stock Raisers, which meets
at Boston, Octobet SO, 1899. A good
appointment, Governor.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

Great Scott Here's Pitzer, OF the Mar
tinsburg Herald, calling Morrow, OF the
Advocate, "narrow-minded, spindle
shanked political ass" Morrow called us
something like that and here's Pitzer put
ting him in our class. We are getting
close together Berkeley Springs News
Beg pardon, old school chum. You
will never be in Morrow's class. You
have TOO much courtesy, fairness and po-
litical astuteness to line up with Morrow.
He never developed a new idea--you
keep abreast of the times and swing an
independent, manly quill.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

There are plenty of men who delights
curse political rings. Yet they are anx-
ious to keep an office. Men who fight
their party and assist the enemy, are not
entitled to offices, and should not receive
them
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

Brave Dave Henderson, OF Iowa, seems
to have "cinch" on the speakership of
the next Congress. He is splendid
man, an able lawyer, fine parliamenta-
rian and an answering Republican.
Crippled by the loss Of leg, whilst fight
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

The Confeds took the town on Thurs
day Well, they were brave and gallant
soldiers. and these yearly gatherings ce-
ment old friendship, and recall days of
heroic courage and dangerl Everybody
enjoyed the occasion. The boys in gray
are fast passing away. Long delay, the
day!
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-17

Soon the political fences will be exam
ined, and the smiling candidate will kiss
all the ugly babies in the country and de-
clare they are so sweet, so pretty, so cute.