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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-03
MOUNTAIN LAKE Park, MD.


This delightful resort, high up in
the Allegheny Mountains, on the
broad plateau known as the Glades
on the Main Line of the Baltimore d
Ohio Railroad. opened on June 1st.
and excursion tickets are ON sale at
all ticket offices at Very Low Rates.
The special attractions this year will
be the West Virginia State Teachers
Meeting on July I'd to 4th; The In
ter Denominational Camp Meeting.
July 9th to 18th; Woman's Home
Missionary Society, July goth; Wo-
mans Foreign Missionav Society
July 27th; Chautauqa Summe
Schools. August LIST to 2sth. There
will be special excursions from New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
intgon and intermediate stations on
July 10th and August 18th, for which
special low rates Will be named.
For detailed information, call on
or address Ticket agents Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-03

ton district was Minerva McClintock,
aged twenty five of Oklahoma City.
She was married yesterday and by
this act forfeits her right to her
claim. She might have chosen a
claim near county seat town worth
several thousand dollars IT was
announced that in tabulating the reg
lstrat1on it was found that more than
2.000 repeaters had registered at the
various booths, many giving the
identical name. address and personal
description. These were thrown out
and the applicants were not even
given the one chance 70 which they
were originally entitled. Besides
these, it isreported on good authority
that the registration Office threw out
hundreds Of applications because Of
iilegible writing.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-03
sEAsuonE EXCURSIONS.

The Baltimore & Ohio r. r. have
arranged a series of Popular Sea-
shore Excursions, TO be run Oh
Thursdays, June ID and 81, July II
and 25, August and % and Septem-
Der 5, to Atlantic City, Cape May,
Sea Isle City and Ocean City. N. j.,
Ocean City. Md. and RehoDoth
Beach, Del. Tickets. will be good
sixteen (16) days. including date OF
sale.
Stop overs will be allowed on the
return trip at Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington on tickets sold
to New Jersey resorts, and at Balti-
more and Washington on tickets sold
to Ocean City, Md, and Rehobth
Beach, Del.
For tickets, time of trains, sleep
ing and parlor car Accommodations,
call on or address nearest Ticker
Agent Baltimore q Ohio r. r. for
full information. Weds.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-03
LONDON ncA.rCHEs 81

"Catches are all the go in Eng
land Just now. The best ones are
purely cal and would not appeal to
Americans. Here are some that serve
as examples, good and bad:
Why did the sausage roll? Because
it saw the apple turnover.
WHY did the fly fly? Because the
spider spider.
Ti> I'd the fire fly? Because she
saw the match safe.
Why was the Venetian blind? Be-
cause the circular saw.
How did the cake walk The clam
chowder how.
Why did the tobacco plug? Because
he saw the cigar ette.
Why wasn't Shamrock second? Be-
cause she was built i'll nineteen hum
dred and won.
Why did the dry goods box? Be
cause it saw the bargain counter
Why did the side walkS Because
the elevated road,
Why is crown Be caws.
Why did the brandy smash? To
make the bar tender.
Why did the steeple chase? TO give
the pool room.
How does the city hall? BY police
force
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-03
A THIEF IN THE NIGHT.
How Catarrh Robs It's Victims of Health and Life

Catarrh IL the most insidious of
diseases. Ifnegfected, 1t Invariably
reaches the bronchial tubes and
lungs, rendering them weak and
susceptible tc consumption.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-03
AvACATroN COLORADO.

Do you realize that Colorado, with
it's grand mountain scenery, is the
most attractive health and pleasure re-
sort in the world, and that bv using
the Burlington Route Fast Denver
trains from Chicago or St. Louis it
takes only one night on the road to
get there.
The Colorado air is so delightful,
the water so pure. and the nights
so refreshingly cool. Then the hotels
are excellent and the cost of a few
weeks there is very moderate.
We publish book about Colorado,
most interesting and informative. 1t
Is beautifully illustrated and has a
valuable map. Price cents in postage,
Send for it today before you forget
Address, P. S. Eustis, General
Passenger Agent 9. B. q @. r. r,
Chicago, Ill.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-03
a5th ANNUAL ENGAGEMENT G. A. n
Cleveland, a., Sept. 10 10 II, Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad, Battlefield Route.

For the annual encampment G. A..
r., at Cleveland o., September 10
TO II, the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road will sell tickets from all points
IN its lines East of the Ohio River at
the very low rate of One Fare for the
Round Trip. Tickets good going on
all trains of September s to ~, in
elusive, good to return until Septem-
Der 10, inclusive, except if tickets are
deposited with Joint Agent on or be
fore noon of September 10 and pay
mert of fee of 90 cents tickets may be
extended for return TO October s. in
elusive.
Call on agent Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad for tickets and full infor.
nation.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-03
CAR DEPORTS AN AMERICAN.
Critical Traveller and Author Ineurs
Royal Displeasure.

St. Petersbu rg. July GA high
Russian police officer called upon
George KEENAN,, the American au-
thor and lecturer at his hotel Thurs
day evening, and informed him he
must leave the country by 10 O'Clock
last night. Mr.. KEENAN, was not al
lowed to leave his room in the in
term. but was courteously treated.
This action by the Russian author
titles is taken under the law giving
the Minister of the Interior author
ity to expel undesirable foreigners.
The notice served uopn Mr.. KEENAN,
characterizes him as untrustworthy
politically.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-03
LOOKED OVER THE FARM.

AS you are farmer" said he,
before / finished the intended ques-
ton, maybe you'd like for me to
show you my little farm And then
he took me through the shaded rhod-
odendron lined walls of the stately
park around his house, down to see
his dairy his chicken house. and his
hay fields. Though he forgot to say
a single word in repsonse to my query
about the engineers, / left him think
ing TO myself about like this: For
ought | know it may be among the
plants of the Pennsylvania railroad
(Which controls the Chesapeake and
Ohio and the Baltimore and Ohio)
to hold down he output of West
Virginia coal as he has been alleged,
and possibly to discourage the open
ing of new mines; but the best laid
plans of mice and men gang aft
aglee. -
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-03

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Lippman Brothers, l. sssa;iss BLOCK Savannah Ca
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-03
GREETED WITH A YELL.

The crowd yelled for three minutes
apparently as much delighted as if
every man had drawn a prize.
Envelope No. 2 was quickly drawn
and Col. Dyer again announced,
Leonard Lamb, of Augusta, Okla,
born in Illinois.
In quick succession other envelopes
were drawn.
VIII en- twenty five names bad been
taken from the Ell Reno district wheel
attention was turned to that repre-
sentng tie Lawton district
The first name bi ought out for this
district was that of James h. Woods,
of Weaherford, Okla. and the crowd
again went wild. This meant that
Woods would be able TO claim the
quarter section adjoining Lawon on
one of the choices III the entire coun'
try.
\ The second ticket was drawn, and
Col Dyer cried out: 81 have the
pleasure to announce the name OF the
first woman TO draw a prize, Matte
II. Beal. of Wichita, Kans.
Then Col Dyer gave her description
as twenty-three years old and feet
and 3 inches in height, Just the
height of Woods. {" Instantly the
crowd caught the humor of the situa-
ton, and thousands of threats sent
mp the shout "They must get mar
riedi' -
The eighteenth winner in the Law
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-03
PEOPLE EDUCATED TO THEIR
NEEDS.

at is purely matter of persistent
and well directed educational work
to awaken the people of any section
of the country to the necessity of
supporting measures that will hasten
the development of their resources.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-03
p. p. p.
(Lippman's Great Remedy

tLfppman's Great Kennedy
10 the only logical treatment for
this loathsome disease. Catarrh is
now recognized as an affection of
the blood, and not a mere local trou-
BILE. The best blood purifier Is there
fore the best remedy, and the best
blood purifier Is acknowledged to be
p. p. p. Under treatment with p.
p. p. the sickening discharges, with
hawking and spitting and Offensive
odor, quickly disappear and perma-
nent and radical recovery soon re-
suits.
Messrs LrPPMAN BROTHERS, Savan-
nah, Ca.
Gents-I have used nearly four bottles
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21

Way down in South America, frGu
Guiana to Argentina. there has been
discovered the ariranha, recognized as
the largest species of the otter 1t
grows to a length OF five feet.
The oldest thing about It Is that
its skin seems to be much too large
for its body. In liveliness 1t surpasses
even the playful seal. AD ariranha
has been tanned and has a hound for
its playfellow. At a certain hour the
captive goes to the door Of its cage
and there whines and yells until
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21

The New York Times Review de-
scribes Professor Triggs as a me
chanical engineer applied to lltera-
ture"
The force OF this phrase Is evident
when one recalls Professor TrLegs' de-
fnition Of a poet as "a maker" "a
generic name for an who create" To
make his meaning stiil clearer the
university professor says. "A thous-
and others besides Mr. Rockefeller
might be mentioned as allowing the
direction Of the social energy" and ne
instances az poets story and Mar
shall in the courts Of law. apd Mrs
Eddy in the realm Of religion.
For bis authority 10 the use Of the
wore oct. Professor 1riggs opens his
biggest Greek dictionary and shows to
the nHterate that the word poet or
riginaily meant maker" and that
Plato IN his Republic speaks OF the
poet of'fhe bed. and sophocles Of the
poet Of the living, but even among the
1ItNAE AAN WDAN NNMNu NN AANNt NtAAt"t0
IN meaning and the maker Of verses
vas emphatically the poet. says a
chicaso writer
As Instructor Of English IN an Eng
lish-speaking university. Professor
frieks is ia duty bound 70 give to his
pupils the iatcst and most approved
forms Of speech. not the most antiqaa-
ted. II savofs of bedantry to bring
out mrsty meanings and parade them
az applicable to. the thought Of today
when in reality there IS no possible
adaptation.
1t would matter iitl'e what Triggs
thinks or What Triggs says II It were
not that he occupies a position OF
trust and IS under some obligation to
deal with his students Ia sincerity and
not according 70 individual whim and
caprice.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21
Win canada IN % u

From the London Speaker: The Ca
madam census returns show that the
rate OF increase in the Dominion is still
diminishing. From 1871 to 1881 the
population increased by Sa9049; the
next ten years it increased by sos, ,429;
the last ten years 1t has increased by
505,644. The population has not yet
reached five and a half millions. II
Canada cannot attract immigrants al
faster rate, in spite Of her agricultural
advantages and a liberal promise Of
land, what chance is there of agricul-
tural emigration to South Africa And
while the population Of our colonies
remains so small, what ridiculous cant
1t is to talk about Imperialism as a
necessity for our expanding popula-
tions? If that argument Is pressed too
stoutly Canada will fall to the United
States and Australia to Chinal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21

Manila is well planted and Inhabited
with Spaniards TO the number Of 600
or 700 persons. which dwell in q town
unwalled. which hath three or four
small block houses. part made OF wood
and part Of stone. being indeed Of no
great Strength they have one Or two
small galleys belonging TO the town.
II Is very rich place. Of gold aud 9th
er commodities; and they have yearly
traffic from Acapulco In Nueva Es-
.pana. and also twenty or thirty ships
from China and from the Sangucl0s
people from sanga. IN Japan. which
bring them many sorts of merchan-
disc. The merchants Of China aud
the Sanguelos are part Moors and part
heather people They bring great
store OF gold with them. which they
traffic and exchange for silver. and
give weight for weight These san
uuelos are men Of marvellous capacity
.ln derislng and making an manner Of
things. especially IN an handlcrafts
and sciences: and every one Is 80 ex-
bert. perfect. and skilful Ia his faculty.
a. few or no Christians are able 70 80
beyond them IN that which they take
in hand. For drawing and embroidcr-
Ing. upon satin. six. silver. gold. and
pearl they exccl.-Cayendist-First
Voyage.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21

The celibacy question is delicate
one to discuss. but It seems to me that
IL by giving young workinsmen a
chance Of lodging themselves com
fortably and respectively when they
drst become self-supporting you pre-
vent them from getting married to
girls as young as themselves and ac-
Quiring a Quiverfnl Of babies before
they are well out of their teens. far
more good than harm Is likely 10 re-
suit in the long run from this opera
ton. Young men Of the middle class
at the present day rarely marry under
thirty. many Of them not Til they are
well past that age. 50 far as can
see. neither they nor society ere the
worse for deferring their nuptiais
The lower you 90 IN the social scale.
the stronger are the reasons against
a man marrying young
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21

bination arrangement which serves
the purpose at small cost. A metallic
base is provided With a spring collar
OF convenient shape to At over the
neck OF the ordinary ink bottle. clasp
ing II firmly to AFFORD a support for
the rack and wiper These arranged
as shown in the illustration, the wiper
being formed Of a series Of inter
changeable wool strips. held in place
by clamps at either end. The pen rack
Is provided with one or more recesses
to receive the pen. Il win be seen
that the cork Is securely held IN a
hinged plate. so that 1t is always ready
for corking up the bottle when the
writing is finished. An additional use
OF this hinged plate Is to grasp the
point Of a pen when it is desired to
withdraw 1t from the holder.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21

moor husbands2 They have developed
into mere money-making machines,
and vet it is their own fault; they are
utterly unselhsh as far as their women
folk are concerned. They want their
wives to be smarter than any one else,
their houses to. be in the most fashian-
able quarter. and, above all, their din
ners to be described in the papers,
For this they are willing TO aay. Up
early. a hurried breakfast and on TO
the Office they go. rushing for steam-
boats to cross from New Jersey, tear
ing for tramcars TO get over Brooklyn
Bridge. OF flying for the overhead 70
convey them from Harlem in their
wild rush for Wall street T.,ey work
hard All dag in a pandemanium lunch
con Is a scrappy entertainment, after
noon tea is unknown, ard they arrive
home for their Z o'clock dinner dead
beat and thoroughly played out. My
heart often ached for those poor hus-
bands: they seemed to have so little
relaxation in their strife for wealth.
'Tis a hard life, that Of the well-to-do
American citizen. but he never COM
plains. and goes on week after week
with punctilious regularity raking IN
dollars for his wife to spend.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21

A little glrl from an East End slrml
was invited with others to a charity
dinner given At a great house ID the
West End Of London IN the course
Of the rneal the little maiden startled
her hostess by propounding the query
Does your husband drink
aWhy. 70" replied the astonishcd
lady OF the house
After a moments pause The minia-
turc auerist proceeded with the equal
ly bewildering questions.
.How much coal do you barn. What
IS your husbands salarys Has be any
bad habitsT
By this time the presiding genius Of
the table felt called upon TO ask her
humble guest what made her ask such
strange questions II
"Well" was the innocent reply.
mother told me to behave like a lady.
and when ladies call at our house they
always ask mother those Questions. ~
London Spare Moments
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21

The End Of a Long coafroUerSy,
The controversy raised by the late
KEY John Jasper Of Richmond Va.
who declared in his lifetime that the
sun do move. is at last in shape for
final decision. The colored Banusts
of Mount Calvary church in that city
have since Jasper's death become sore
ly divided on this momentous question.
The majority have held firmly to the
orthodox Jasperian doctrine, but a mi-
noritg led by Brother X d. smith. de-
scribed as "a leading member Of the
church, have gradually grown bold
enough to assert that the earth re-
wolves around the sun. and not the
sun around the earth. To restore peace
TO the distracted church and settle the
planetary system on a permanent na-
Els. the congregation is 70 meet in sew
eral sessions and have the question
thoroughly thrashed out In a joint de-
bate between the aforesaid Smith and
Brother A. d. Daniel, tho latter de-
Tending the astronomical views Of the
late Jasper
When the two orators have closed
the argument the congregation viii
take vote and settle the matter for
ever. Thus It once more made mani
fest that the foolish things men say
live after them. while the wise ones
are oft forgotten. The Rev. Jasper no
doubt said some wise things when he
was not talking Of the sun
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21

are widely known. died last week az
the home OF her brother in Rockford,
III. Her demise followed nine months
of sickness.
Last January she was seized with
an attack Of pneumonia and since
that time has never recovered her lost
health. AT times she appeared to be
on the point Of recovery, but her ad-
vanced age Of 76 years was against
her. Some time ago she left her Chi
cago residence at 299 Huron street 20
visit her brother Sine aist lime she
has gradually succumbed 70 the dis
ease which seized her and for some
days her death had been hourly ex-
pected
Eliza Allen Starr was born in Deer
field, Mass. on Aug 20. 1924. She lo-
Gated N Chicago in 1860 and lived in
that city until shortly before her de-
mise.
It was in Chicago that Miss Allen
wrote all her works The msjority
Of these were upon religious subjects.
Art was also a fayorite topic foi her.
In her home at 29s Huron street she
was surrounded by artistic and relig-
ious objects.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21
Current Topics


James b Parker. Of $50 Sixth ave-
nue., New York City. is the negro
who stood directly ahead Of Czolgosz
when he shot President Mckinley. and
Who hurled him 10 the ground with
terrihc blow after the second shot
was fired. Parker was born in At
lanta forty-fTe years ago In slavery.
He left New York last spring to wait
IN an Exposition cafe He Is a giant
in size. standing over six feet and as
erect as an Indian. The assassin tore
his vest buttons entirely OF in the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21

NEW SPECIES OF THE OTTER
turned loose in the garden, where it
ruches around, barking joyously.
II deftly catches the fish thrown to
il, and skillfully prevents the dog
from appropriating any of the dainty
food. biologists cali the strange ami
NAL ''Theronura paranensis Ruegger,
but OF course no offense is meant to
the animal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21
SAYINGS and DOINGS
Sbe III 80 - q.

~'E~ = - 2 ~
Here is.a photograph q tie oleest
human being in the URited States. She
lives iii Washington. b G. Her name
Is Marietta Davis and. she .is IN her
one hundred and twenty-iiith .yea7
she was s'bofn in.1777. and w3s there
fore a grown woman when George
Washington died. in 1888. She remen-
bers all about Geueraf Washington.
though she meyer saw him..
For many years before Tie Wat. be-
ing at that time a.. slaNe in Prince
George County. Maryland, she kept a
record Of the years with kernels Of
corn strung on a cord, but il the midst
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21

EENM @
pen rack and pen
wiper to accom-
pany pen. and ink
on a desk. but the
usefulness Of these
aux.liaries has in
duced an East
ern inv nto r.
to introduce a COM
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21

country. Washing
ton D. c.. is espe-
cially nersng
from the pest The
complaint comes
not only from the
householders. but
from the thousands
who are employed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21

Truxton Beale. formerly minister TO
Persia and son-in-law Of James g.
Blaine. has written to a San Francisco
paper suggesting the investigation by
representatives of both capital and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21
People and
~ ELle1TS

She .ASsasEs a merfcan 0E1omen.
She is an extravagant person, this
American woman. for she spends twice
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21

Fiber pipes and conduits. made from
wood pulp ana treated with preserya-
live are now being put IN use. After
the usua grinding the pulp Is washed.
screened. pissed through q beating en-
CINE. then screened again. These op-
erations completed. q thin sheet q the
pulp g wound on core until the de-
sired thickness Is secured. After dry
ing the tube is treated with "a pre-
servatiye. It's ends are then finished
IN a lathe to any desired form. Il is
claimed that this product possesses
the advantages over bored logs Of a
homogeneous material throughout free
from grain. and Thoroughly impreg-
mated with the preservatlfe. thus
avoiding variations IN hardness. dry
ness and amounts OF resin0us natter
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21

In departments. where It Is claimed Il
Is almost impossible for the clerks to
work regularly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21
Pfasue ofFIsaS.

There has never been known such a
scourge Of feas as is now anicting
many parts Of the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21

NJ Becquerel reports TO the French
Academy OF Sciences that as q result
Of carrying in his pocket for several
months o small bottle OF salts OF the
metal radium his skin under the rocket
became considerably burlcd. NJ. Curie
also reported that the exposure OF his
hand to radioactive material six hours
caused a burn which did not heal up
foi several months IN their power
70 burn. therefore. as well rs in vari-
ous other characteristics, the radlum
rays show analogy TO the NFays
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-21

III not three times
as much on her
dress as her Eng
lish sister. and she
certainly knows
how to make
money fly in every
direction, writes
Mrs. Alexander
Twedie in London
Mail. Is this not a
little hard on the