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The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-10-12

New JERSEY is Democratic
state; the lines which so sharply
divided Democratic effort four years
ago have wholly persisted, and the
demand for Democratic unity and
for aggressive Democratic effort
was never so imperative as it is to-
day.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-10-12

BRYAN spoke at Richmond, In
diana, Friday to an immense
throng of enthusiastic people. The
meeting was presided over by a
former Republican congressman.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-10-12

IT is understood at Washington
that nothing is to be done in the
matter of the prosecution of Nicely,
Rathbone and others for robbery
of the Cuban postal funds until
latter the election"
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-10-12

WANTED-Active man of good character
to deliver and collect in Florida for old es-
tablished manufacturing wholesale house
$500 year, sure pay. Honesty more than
experience required. Our reference, any
bank in any city Enclose self addressed
stamped envelope. Manufacturers, third
floor 334 Dearborn St, Chicago.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-10-12

AND still they keep coming in
the right direction. The Times,
Philadelphia's greatest newspaper,
has fallen into the Bryan ranks.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-10-12

THE Democratic candidates in
Brevard can congratulate them
selves this year upon light pOlit-
ical assessment in comparison with
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-10-12

IT will soon be time for the fate
of our country to be decided one
way or the other.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-10-12

Comparative statement Of temperatures
and rainfall for the week ending Tuesday
Oct g. 1900.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-10-12
Weekly Weather Report.

q. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE wEATH.
ER BUREAU.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
Owner and Tenant.

Statistics concerning ownership or ten
ancy of homes are being eagerly awaited
by many persons who realize the impor-
lance of these statistics as means of
showing the real prosperity of the colored
people.
Reports received from recent conferen-
ces and conventions in the South indicate
encouraging progress of the race in in
dustrial knowledge and in the number
engaged in professional pursuits. Such
reported gains can best be proved beyond
dispute by census facts bearing on the
ownership of homes among the colored
people. These statistics will be made up
entirely from the replies to the questions
of the census enumerators. No matter
what the dwelling is, whether humble
cabin or a fine residence, if it is the add
ing place of family its ownership will be
taken and recorded by the census.
Whether the occupant is in debt for his
house or his land or has bought on con-
tract, he is an owner. Every householder
is either an "owner" or "tenant."
1t is believed that one of the most
gratifying facts to be developed by the
census will be the greatly increased num-
Der of the colored race who have sue
ceeded in becoming owners of their homes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
THE LyRE BIRD.
A ventriIoquist Who Makes Enough
Noise for a Dozen Birds.


The ground is hidden beneath a
mass of jungle grass, sword grass and
fern, all bowed under a weight of
moisture, and this forest is dreary,
damp and cold, 1t is billy country,
and you hear the notes of the differ
ent birds echoing and deceiving you.
They are all high, piping sounds, save
now and then when a thud-thud like
a thunderbolt seems to strike the
earth. 1t is a frightened wallaroo, or
wallaby, who is leaping, pausing to
listen, and leapiRg again over the
green coating of the earth.
Now you hear a Tyre bird before
you. Doubtless he is not more than
twenty yards ahead, for the sound
seems to rise under cover of your gun,
which, with very nervous hands, you
are holding before you. But that bird
is a rascally ventriloquist knowing
how to pitch his voice and send it
in any direction. Never mind-he is
singing, so you move on toward him.
Take heed to your surroundings and
to the weight of your football Should
you run foul of some rambling vine,
or put down your foot too quickly, the
Tyre bird will gather up his music
and his tail. and you will hear him
no more. You must stand still as
death and wait, if need be, half an
hour for his second performance.
When he is well on with it. you may
go on, too, for his own excitement and
the sound of his own voice will kill
out all other sounds and he will not
hear you stealing on him.
He is deporting himself on mound
or vegetable mold five or six feet in
diameter which he has earthed up.
Around him are long grasses and
ferns, through which he has made
holes into which he can dart at will
to elude enemies. Above is one clear
branch on which he will leap when
instinct tells him he is safe from
harm. Here he will perch and plume
himself previals to winging his flight
to some other play or feeding ground.
By avoiding every obstacle and paus-
ing breathlessly whenever the singer
lowers his note, you have managed
to steal almost upon him. There! see
his beautiful tail, bowling peacock-like
over that mass OF nodding grass as it's
owner courtesies to the ground, and
chatters and calls and shrieks as if
he were addressing multitude on
the ground before him. He is only
initiating tribe of black cockatoos
(you swear there were at least forty
voices in chorus). Now he is rivaling
half dozen bellbirds, and the next
instant there is a long-drawn smack
ing sound. which you may put down
as the music of falling branch or
the call of the "whipcracker" Ga tree
climber) National Review
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
Took the Meat.

Mr.. Allen GwiIt, a new resident who
moved here last week from Emporia, Md,
to take charge of the creamery, had an
experience which did not tend to give him
a good opinion OF the place; but, thanks
to the good services rendered by the
county officers, the offenders who caused
him the unpleasant experience will be
punished.
Mr.. Gwilt moved here on Thursday
He moved into Philip Rimel's house on
the noted MUDDY Lane" Mr.. Rimel was
Just moving out Of the house as the new
resident was moving in and consequently
there were quite number OF people
about the house. After storing all his
goods in the house he told Mr.. Rimel TO
lock up the place when be got all his
goods out and leave the key at the house
Of John Griffith which was done.
Mr.. Gwilt boarded at the Valley House
until he was fixed in his new home. When
he went out to the house on Friday to hang
up the meat, which had been piled on the
floor, he found seventeen pieces missing.
He at once concluded he had been the
victim of thieves. He did not do any
thing to recover his meat until Saturday
evening, when he was directed to Officer
Hollis.
The case was laid before Officer Hollis
and the officer started out at once to
work it out. He secured the names of all
the people who had been about the house
when Mr.. Gwalt moved IN, called Justice
Byers from his home to his Office and had
five search warrants sworn out.
Halle raraixa1 tho nc
sistance of Officers Russler and Tabler
and started out for the home of Francis
Dixon, wife of John Dixon, two miles
from town, on the Williamsport pike.
The officers arrived at the home of the
suspected thief about II o'clock Saturday
night. They found the gate locked with
paddock, but they scaled the fence and
aroused the occupants of the house by
hammering on the door.
who's there?" came a sound from
the upstairs window. The officers made
their identity and intentions known.
"Well we didn't steal anything and you
don't get in here until tomorrow, was
the reply to their explanation. The Of
ficers were about to force their way in,
when the door opened and they were adj
mitted. A thorough search resulted in
eight pieces of the stolen meat, five hams
and three shoulders, being found. Dixon
and his wife were arrested and placed in
Jail.
The meat was identified by Mr.. Gwalt
and the circumstances make it a pretty
clear case against Mrs. Dixon. She was
convicted of stealing meat about six years
ago and escaped the penitentiary on ac-
count of her youthful age.
1t was afterwards found that she sold
four pieces of the stolen meat to Mrs.
Adolphus Sprinkle, a store keeper in North
Martinsburg.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
q. K. ID. Seckman.

Mr.. Galen Kyd Douglas Seckman, of
corner Spring and John streets, young
man just in the prime of life, was claimed
a victim by the grim hand of death Sat
urday morning at 2.25 o'clock. He was
aged 20 years, a months and weeks.
The cause of Mr.. Seckman's death was
consumption, with which he has been suf-
fering for the past year. He has been con-
fined to the house and has been fast de-
Ginning for the past several months. He
was one of Martinsburg's most steady
young men, was quiet, unassuming and
liked bv all who knew him. He was a
member of the First M. +. church, a
member of the City Band and of the Fire
Department.
The deceased is survived by mother
Mrs. Jeanette Seckman; three sisters
Clara, Gussie and Lillie:and two brothers,
Lafayette and Stuart.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
Real Estate Transae tons.

las. B. Thatcher and wife to A. J.
Grub, 9 Is acres in Hedgesville district,
consideration, $I45.
u. S. G.. Pitzer, trustee, to Annie L.
Heiner, I37 acres in Hedgesvllle district,
consideration SAIL.
|. L. Bender ct al to r, .Wickersham,
lot No. IL Bender's addition, considera-
ton SIPS.
r. A. Wickersham to Robert S. Gre
CORY, lot No. IL Bender's addition, con-
sideration 500.
Lewis Glover and wife to J. f. Mason,
10 acres Mill Greek district, consideration
$500.
Joseph A. Messman and wife to ]. A.
Sites, house and lot on w. Race street,
consideration SI22o.
!. NJ. Heck and wife to Jno. d. Griffith,
lots 1916 and part of II on Charles street
consideration $500.
Gotlieb Fuss to Mary E. Boyd,II acres
in Hedgesville district, consideration $50.
ID. b. Shickle and wife to Jos, c. Kitch-
en-, acres in Gerardstown district, con-
sideration $1,000.
Adam Lutt.ell to Warner c. Nesmith.
II ga acres in Gerardstown district, con-
sideralion SI6o.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
MRS. VIM. ROBERTS.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure Deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inhamed condi-
ton of the mucous lining of the Eustach-
ian Tube. When this tube gets inhamed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the in
hammaton can be taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases out
of ten are caused by catarrh, which is
nothing but an inhamed condition OF the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
l5eg@ Sold by druggists, 25c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
Gambling Houses In London.

There were in 1924 in London alone
35 well-known gambling houses. Near
ly all our most respectable West End
clubs were originally gambling houses,
as the Cocoa Tree, which is still flour
ishing as a club at No. 81 St. James
street. One night late in the last
century there was a cast at hazard.
the difference of which was G180,000.
That present pink of perfection,
whites" was perhaps the most APP
palling gambling hell in Europe. "The
young men of the age" says Walpole,
lose there $4,000, $4,000, 100000
in an evening" The play at this club
Is only for rouleauX of C so each, and
generally there was 10000 in gold
on the table. The gamesters began
by pulling off their embroidered
clothes and put on frieze garments or
turned their clothes inside out for
luck. They put on pieces of leather
to save their lace ruff1es, and to guard
their eyes from the light, and to pre-
vent tumbling their hair wore high
crowned straw hats with broad brims,
and sometimes masks to conceal their
emotions. Almack's afterward was
known as the Goose Tree Cuba
rather significant name-and Pitt was
one of its most constant frequenters,
and there met his adherents. Gibbon
was also member, when the club was
still Almack's, which, indeed, was the
name OF it's founder and original pro.
orietor.-Saturda Review.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
Injured.

Allen Webster, colored, workman at
the stone quarries, was the victim of an
accident which came very near resulting
fatally. Webster was engaged in hand
ling a car underneath the trestle work
when the accident happened.
The car got away from him and ran I'M
der some stone being dumped from a
truck on the trestle above. Several large
rocks struck him and knocked him I'M
conscious to the ground.
Both the bones of the right leg were
broken below the knee and he received
several bad bruises. DR.. Barlow arrived
shortly alter the accident and soon had
him restored to cons iousness and beyond
danger
Webster resides on O'Conners street.
lie is about thirty years of age, is MARI
ed and has family of children.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
UNDER A HOT FIRE.
British Officer Writes of His Expert
ences at Colenso.

cHCeS DIT SOieHSO.
A letter received from British Off
Ger who took part in the battle of Co
lenso says:
'At the start shell from our own
artillery, with a fuse badly timed,
burst in the middle of my company,
wounding about five men. l was
knocked down by the explosion and
a portion of the shell struck the
ground at the side of my boot. We
went on and got behind mound, with
bullets flying within a few inches
and shells bursting over us. A bullet
from a shrapnel hit my side without
hurting me, and l kept it as a me-
mento. We lay as fiat as possible,
waiting to be killed, as no one thought
we would escape. We were under fire
from $50 a. m. until 2:30 p. m.
"Soon the Red Cross people appear
ed and we were relieved from an awk-
ward position. While lying on the
ground I felt bullet skim along my
back and found that it had made a
hole in my jacket. Our men were
wonderfully plucky. One man near
me got bullet through him, and said,
Ah, and If the bastes haven't hit me;
that's one fer them Immediately
the words were out of his mouth he
got another, and, cooler than even
said, 'Bejabers, if they haven't struck
me the second time Another bullet
struck him just after, and he said,
Well, that's number three! l do think
the blackguards might let Teller
alone when they've hit him vance,
Others were laughing and joking con-
tinually.
81 actually slept as I lay on the
ground, and was awakened by the pul-
lets going ping upon the ground at
the side of my head. One Boer was
very kind. He galloped more than
once to the river with bottles of water
for our men, and seemed very dis
tressed. He said they were all tired
of the war and asked what we were
fighting about. He thought the Eng
fish were jolly good fellows. Other
Beers loted the dead and wounded,
and one officer was found with
finger cut off to get gold ring"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
The Whistle Blew.

The whistle at the Brooklyn Brass
Wolks Monday morning announced that,
after an idleness extending over period of
several months, the Brooklyn Brass Works
had resumed operations under the new
management. After the blowing of the
whistle the machinery began to hum, a
number of hands started to work and the
factory presented a busy scene once more.
Almost all of the old hands have been
employed. In fact, they have been given
a preference to new and unskilled hands.
The full force did not start to work this
morning, as it will take sometime Tor the
factory 10 get in shape to run at full ca
pacity. 1t is expected that within a short
time a hundred hands will be employed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
Geo. III. Flagg.

Captain Geo. ii. Flagg, one Of Charles
Towns most prominent citizens, died
Sunday morning at 1880 O'Clock, aged
68 years. On Sunday last he was strick-
en- with applexy, and since that time he
was paralyzed. He was a gallant Con-
fedrate soldier, entering the army at the
outbreak of the war, and served in the
Boots Grays, Second Virginia Infantry,
Stonewal Brigade At the reorganiza-
ton in 1862 he was elected commission
ed officer and served throughout in the
Stonewal Brigade. 1t the close OF the
war he returned to his native county, and
resided on an estate left him by his father
until about twenty years ago, when he
sold his farm and moved to Charles Town
where he purchased property.
He was postmaster under both OF
President Clevelands administrations,
and proved to be an excellent official. He
was educated at Winchester, Va, and the
University of Virginia, and was school,
mate OF General James A.
Gary. Captain Flagg was twice married,
his first wife being Miss Brown and his
second a Miss Washington, who survives
him. together with two sons, Oscar and
J. Rau, by his first wife.
His father was ohn r. Flagg, who
was at one time Sheriff of Jefferson coun-
ty. A large circle of friends will morn
his loss. His funeral took place on We'd
n ,sday morning.
MRS. VIM. ROBERTS.
Mrs. VIM. sR oberts, young woman
eighteen years OF age, died Sunday morn
ing on the farm of Mrs. J. T. Janney,
Bunker Hill, where she lived. Mrs. Rob
erts has only been married about year.
Her husband and newly born child sur
vive her. She was the daughter of MIR.
Charles Wright.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
Still More Couuterfeiting.

The Secret Service has unearthed an
other band of counterfeiters and secured a
large quantity of bogus bills, which are so
cleverly executed that the average person
would never suspect them of being,spuri-
Gus. Things OF great value are always
selected by countefeiters for imitation,
notably the celebrated Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, which has many imitators but
no equals for indigestion, dyspepsia, con-
stipation, nervousness and general debill-
ty. The Bitters sets things right in the
stomach, and wien
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
Humanity of Beers.

The Boer treatment of war prison
ers is forcing commentator now even
from the English papers Here is an
instance Of their humanity. Twenty
five wounded officers and men cap
tured at the Nicholson's Mex disaster
were handed over Internationally to
the British medical staff by the Beers.
These men have since recovered and
are now proceeding to the front again.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
Attendance at Paris EXPO.

On the basis of results of previous
exhibitions at Paris it is assumed that
-. 5SS.2S people will pass through
he turnstiles and it is possible that
he total number may reach 100000
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
opportunity is the Cream of Time.

Now is your opportunity. There is no
time when the system is so much in need
of a good medicine, like Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, and no time when it is so susceptible
to the benefits to be derived from such a
medicine. BY purifying, enriching and
vitalizing the blood and toning up the
system Hoods Sarsaparilla starts you
right for whole year of health.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31

Optmist-Don't you thoroughly en-
Joy these prosperous times?
Pessimist-No; they make me awful
ly sad. You know very well that
when we have good weather it always
means that sooner or later we are go
ing to have bad weather-Chicago
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31

Christian man or woman to qualify for
permanent position of trust in your home
county. $3.50, yearly, Enclose self-ad-
dressed, stamped envelope to r. 5. Wal
lace, General Secretary, care OF Herald.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
Healthiest Town.

The healthiest spot in the world
seems to be a little hamlet In France
name Aumone. There are only 40 in
labitants, % of whom are 80 years Of
lge and one is over 100.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31

81 See they have been issuing a re-
stricted ration to the British soldiers
along the Modder."
Encouraging Moderation in appe-
titles, suppose"
Bang! Bang!-Cleveland Plain Deal
er.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
GnnnY.

Mr. Tenderfoot - This bear meat
seems very highly splced.
Cactus Charley-It ought to be, pard-
ner. That's a cinnamon bear steak. -
Baltimore American.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31

''Mr FlambeauX, have you any spe-
cial methods in writing your novels"
''Yes; | generally try to begin at the
beginning and wind up at the end
indianapolis Journel
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31

Il had a running, itching sore on my
leg. Suffered tortures. Doan's ONT
ment took away the burning and itching
Instantly and quickly effected permanent
cure" c. w. Lenhart, Bowling Green,
O.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31

Constipation is cured by Hoods Pills.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
Freer Out of 1t.

Washington. March z6.-It was au-
thoritatvely stated at the Capitol Satur-
day that Representative Romeo II. Freer,
of West Virginia, had retired from the
race for nomination on the gubernatorial
ticket. He declared his candidacy some
weeks ago, but, after reflection, decided
that for the best interests of the party he
would not seek a nomination.
Following is Mr.. Freer's letter of With
drawal;
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31

Surgical operations and flesh destroying plas
No matter how often a cancerous sore is re
Does not this prove conclusively that Cancer is
blood trouble by cutting burning out the scr
ahe poison1
L Cancer runs in families through many gene
&irne to be stricken with the deadly malady.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
ONLY Blood Diseases can be TranSI

Eurther proof that Cancer is disease Of the blood
To cure a blood disease like this you must the
Cancer effectually and permanently but S. S. s.
S. S. S. enters the circulation searches out and reno
or ordinary blood medicine do this S. 5. s. goes
allowing the TO heal naturally and Permanently s
The Holly chieftain., 1900-11-02
procisia Repabitcss,sm.

Col. J. N. EssIngton, Of Denver, ad-
dressed a good sized crowd at Assem-
bly, hall last night ON the political stu
alton as viewed from IN republican
standpoint He touched upon all the
issues OF the campaign, vigorously de-
Tending the administration IN all It's
,acts, and presenting his arguments in
behalf of republican principles M
enunctated N the phtladslphia plat.
form.
). N. Stevenson. OF ttar rest side.
made d short talk, telling The audi
ente Thar he was republicani candidate
for county commissioner and would be
glad to have their kapport pfOmtsing
that II elected he would ls,nk ftAr the
couhtYs finances the same "a be would
mis- own private business !; 4 n n
\. ssnsstsr ~ Phsfsea Z Y Y " ssidsd over
The mss ting. X 'sss Il; sys,s !, J,