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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-06-14

the army, which is the common
heritage and possession of the Ameri
can people.
To the end that our past contribu-
tions to the cause of Cuba may not
be imperlled. but that prosperity and
independence NAV go hand in hand.
we indorse the recommendation of
President Ro sevelt that the United
States euter into reciprocal trade re-
larlons with the Republic of Cuba
that shall be mutually advantageous
to it and to the United States. and
ali efforts to hat end of our represen-
tatives in both houses of Congress we
cordially indorse.
Pennvpacker's nomination is . per-
sonal victory for Senator QUAY. Ell
kin was formerly one of Quavs's
chief l~ieutenants, and when he be-
came a candidate it was thought he
was the senator's choice. After del
egates friendly to Elkin were elected
In several counties Quay advised
against the attorney generals candi-
dacy IN thu interest of party harmo-
nv.
Elkin declined to Withdraw. Quay
theh made a public declaration against
his candidacy. and when Pennypackel
was suggested f " the nomination the
senator tacitly endorsed him Elkin
was backed by Governor Stone anG
other members of the state admins
traitor. Quay assumed direction OF
Pennvpacker's campaign and from thu
start predicted Elkin would not be re
nominated.
The senator came here on Saturday
with Senator Penrose and Insurance
Commissioner Durham and openet
headquarters for Pennvpacker in
private residence. Elkin and his lieu
tenants were also on the ground ear
", and until the strength of the rlva
candidates was revealed at last night
cautuses it was conceded that tn
contest was verv close.
The Waters and P~ennypaeker dele
agtes held a joint caucus. In which
the leaders claimed 206 of the 1913 del
egates in the convention. The Elkin
ties declared bal the count was in
correct. and at midnight issued
statement predicting the attorne'
generals no1-inatlcn. QUAY. Pen
rose. Durham and Elkln were dele
gates. and directed their forces Of
the floor of the convention today.
Elkin made a speech against tn
report of the committee on contests
~unseating his DELEGATES in two dis
, trIcts. The committees action wa
sustained, however, the clerks an
nonncing the vote TO be 1876 to 159.
Elkin pledged his support TO til
ticket in his sneecb, but, his adher
ents omitted 70 offer the customar,
motion that his opponents .nomina
ton he made unanimous.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-06-14

hcpest ballot reform. condemn
trusts. approves the action of the
President and attorney general in pro
sceeding against the beef trust. and
makes no mention of the state admin.
istration.
PRAISE FOR ROOSEVELT.
The platform adopted is. in part.
as follows:
20 President Roosevelt and his ad-
mInIstratIon we give our heartiest APP
provo and support. We recognize the
hoelitv with which he has carried
out the policies of his lamented pre-
oecessor. He is strong in conviction.
wise IN action. thoroughly American,
of high and patriotic ideals. and his
leadership establishes confidence both
in the success of republican principles
and in the continued prosperity of the
country.
We pledge ourselves to his renomi-
nation to the great office which be
has filled with much ability ana pa
triotism.
In the Philippine islands under
American rule. DESPITE Drotracted
guerrilla warfare now brought to an
end, schools have been established.
justice administered by courts has
for the first time become prompt and
certain, the habeas corpus has been
made a writ of right. provincial and
municiDla government chosen by vote
have been established. and the Fill
pino people have been started upon
the road of self-government. No ma
ton has ever achieved 81 much in 50
short a time IN dealing with an Ash
attic peonle broken into MANY tribes.
.andswe heartily approve and commend
the policy of our Government which
has produced such results.
We extend to ouf army in the Phil
ippines profound era Jude for the
courage and suceess WI n which they
have brought the Instruction against
the United States to an end. While
we deplore any cases o. cruelty to the
natives that nav have occurred. and
approve proper punishment and con
dennation wherever guilt is proved,
we demand justis sc Tor our men and
due consideration for the sufferings
and provooationa thew have under
gone.
We resent, and we appeal to the
American people to resent. the whole
sale attacks OF the democratic party
upon our soldiers and sailors winch
are made for political PURPOSES now
as they were after ApDomattox, and
which seek to tarnlsh the fame of
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-06-14
COUNTY COURT ADJOURNS
THE REGULAR JUNE TENN COMES
To AN END.
Permission Granted Railroad Company
to Erect Arches and Grade Crossings
Over County Roads-The Road
Leading 10 Hedgesvtlie to
me Altered.

After having been in session since
Monday. June 2, County Court adj
journed for the term Wednesday af-
ternoon.
The Cherry Run and Potomac VAL
lev Railroad Company tv Its attor-
news. Flick. W~estenhaver and Nolt.
suggested to the court that its right
of way from Cherr. Run around North
Mountain bv way of the Potomac
river TO Tabb's station runs alcng tn
county road TO McCov's Ferry, over
which a l6. foot arch bridge is to be
constructed the county road passing
through Mason Newkirks land, over
structed the cnuntv road passing
through the land of Isabella v. Myers.
over which a 16-foot arch is to be
constructed the county road leading
from North Mountain tn Little
Georgetown, where ii passes through
the land Of Vim. II. Kilmer and ]. II
Miller, over which a grade crossing
is 70 be constructed. and the Hedges
vile road between the lands OF w,
II. Kilmer aud ] III Miller, over
which aI6-ft arch is to be constructed.
The court. which. a. a body Of re-
viewers, had looked over the above
roads where the railroad will cross
chem. consented to the crossing of
the roads by the right of wav OF the
company and to the construction and
maintenance OF the arches and cross
inos.
The court decided to alter the ccun-
ty road leading to Hedges vile where
it crosses the land of the CherrI Run
and Potomac Valley Railroad compa-
nv and the land of Jacob II. Miller,
the company having agreed to donate
the RIGHT of way for the road owe. its
land. to paw Jacob III. Miller $i6S 70
the damages TO his property and to
construct the new part of the road ao.
cordlng to law, subject to the aDpro-
valsof the court. The alteration was
made necessary by the proximity of
the new railroad t. the county road
and the dangers TO which travellers on
in would be subjected.
The road surveyors IN .he precincts
in which the following bridges. about
con plant had been made. were
ordered to renalr them at once: One
IN Heugesville district. precinct No.
Cbas Eyersole and one IN same dis
rrict. nreclnct No. s. d. j.. Mnler
SURVEYOR
The president of the court was IN
to have s. j Oixtn fill up
holes in the road from Mar
tInsburg TO Flagg's crossing.
The reoorts of the expenditures OF
the several overseers of the poor OF
the county were submitted M order
I'd filed.
X. q. Brown L utiered his resigna-
ton as road surveyor for precinct No
2, MIL Greek district With was ac-
and Samuel NJ aIer WAS an
poin cd In his place.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-06-14
SCHOOL FUND DISTRIBUTION
HOT at Is APPORTIONED AMONG
DIFFERENT COUNTIES IN STATE.
Berkeley County and Martinsburg This
Year Get AN Increase a the AlIot-
ment Over Last Year-The
Funds Due Eastern Pan
handle Counties,

The force in The Office of the State
Superb tendent of Free Schools has
Just completed the work of distripu-
ting to the various counties of the
State. the general. or dIstrIbatable
school fund. now in the State treasu :
ry to Its credit
The wora has been accomplishe d
with unusual promptness and a study
of the figures reveals the encouraging
fact that the fund distributable this
year ist ne largest in its total amount
in the history of the State
In the official report of the distri-
button the total gross mou dlstrib
uted is S462, $50. 81; total net noun
s447, 7SS. 02. The net amount allotted
to Berkeley county exclusive of Mar
tinbsurg is S.. $40. 80; gross amount,
50. S2Q. 95. The net amount allotted to
M~artinsburg is SO 272.53 gross
amount, SO, 272. SO.
Last year the total amount allotted
to Berkeley county was $54SS. 20; to
Martinsburg. 1896 06.
BY the above figures it will be seen
that both Berkeley comfy and Mar
tinsburg have nrotited by this years
distribution.
The net amount allotted 70 Jefferson
countv this year is 81. 445, Al o
amount. 81, Gao Al. Net amount al
loted to Morgan, So. 308.65: gross
amount. So. 55S. G5.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-06-14
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

Mrs. ANTHONY Hedges. of w Mar
tin street, who has been suffering for
sometime past with stomach trouble.
was last Tuesday taken to st. Jo-
seph's HosDital, Baltimore. DR.. w.
4. Henshaw accompanied her.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-06-14
ExenEss OFFICE IMPROVEMENTS

Extensive improvements are being
made to the interior Of the United
States express office on s. Qneen
street. The interior Of the office is
being %rearranged aud will be repaint-
ed throughout. The ceiling Will be
lined with iron. The changes will be
a great Improvement 70 the office.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-06-14

hcpest ballot reform. coniaml
trusts. approves the action of the
President and attorney general in pro-
ceeding against the beef trust. and
makes no mention of the state admin
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28
The CIew That Failed.

bH t- ~ ''s- go -Er
THAT man used to be an army Of
flcer." s.st.@ 90.
The above remark was made in the
lobby of the Raleigh by Henry Porter,
an old newspaper man from Chicago.
1t was addressed to Representative
P1ugsIey, of New York, who was stand:
ing by the hotel desk conversing with
a group Of scrfbes.
"Hrw do you know?' asked Mr..
Pugsley.
DO You see how he put his hand
in his trousers pocket? There,
watch him. See, when he puts in his
hand he lifts up the side of his coat
instead of brushing it away from the
front as you or I would do. He ac-
iquired that habit by wearing a fatigue
coat in the army. That garment, you
know, is cut square about the body
and is short. To put the hand in the
pocket, the side must be: lifted up.
See, he has done it again"
The incident led to a discussion.
with the result that one of the re-
'porters volunteered to ask the
stranger if he had ever been an officer
in the army. II turned out the man
Frederick B. +Poore, now a real estate
dealer of New York city;
II will explain why / put my hand
IN my pocket in that manner said
Mr.. Poore, after the discussion of his
case had been calculated. II used to
be a butcher. / got that habit rails
ing my apron to make change for
my customers when / was keeping
shop in New York city thirty years
.ago."-Washington Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28
Fire Signals,

A. Q meeting Of Hope Hook ant
Ladder Co. No. /, held on July 9
1901, the town was diyided into Fire
Districts and q Code of Signals was
adopted In order to facilitate the loca'
ton Of fires in the future. The towr
was divided as follows:
District No. ALL that portion Of
kwn bounded north by Bellevue
street, west by Union street, south
and east By corporation line.
District No. ALL that portion OF
town bounded by Bellevue street or
the south, Union street on the west,
and corporation line on the north and
east.
District No. 3-The portion of town
lying west Of Union street, and south
of Bellevue street, with the corpora
tioa line as the south and west boun-
dairy.
District No. 4-7Le portion of town
bounded On the south by Bellevue,
east by Union, north and west by COZ
poratiou line.
The Signals adopted were short taps
to indicate the district in which the
fire is located, followed by a rapid
alarm, same to be repeated until gen.
eral alarm is given.
To Illustrate, should an alarm be
sounded for District No. 8, first three
taps, one, two, three, followed by rap
id alarm, and repeat.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28
The Verb "To s.yU

One of the easiest ways for a law
yer to confuse a witness is. to maze
him explain the meaning of a word
Few people can define a word salts
~factorily, ven if they know its mean.
ing. A Western lawyer was cross.
examining a young woman who had
"a very naughty temper. According
to the Los Angeles Herald she had
testified that she had seen the de-
PENDANT SHY a book at the plaintiff.
The lawyer seized on the word.
'Shy?' Shy a book? What do
you mean by that? Will you explain
to the court what the word Shy
means?'
The girl leaned over the desk be-
meath the Witness-box. picked up a
law book and threw it SO accurately
and SO forcibly at the lawyer that he
had hard work to dodge it.
Il think the court now understands
the meaning of the word shy" said
the Judge. gravely. The girl was al
lowed to finish her testimony.
EHE-
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28
a Y. M. d. Al. eurrest,or.

Young men living in London on
small means-and they are almost
nurnberless-are likely to hear good
news before long. The scheme for
providing q central residential club.
which has been under the c~ongidera-
tion Of Q special committee of the
Young Mems Christian Association at
Exeter hall for some time. is now
practically settled. It is proposed 10
provide q superior kind OF Rowton
House, with about 400 separate bed
rooms and let them ait the modest rate
Of 9 shillings q week This will give
the resident the free run OF the instr
tuition including library, recreation
room. baths and gymnasium. together
with the use OF storage accommoda-
tions for bicycles. Meals viii be sun
Piled In q comfortable and commodi-
" dining room at q mere fraction
above cost price, and even the laundry
will be economically run. 1t is likely
that this hotel for studious youth NAV
cost &2ssOoO and will soon pay for Il.
self,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28
FOR SALE.

A house and lot in the town oil
Washington, La, in the square bound
cd by Carriere, Wilkins, Ewes and
Dupre. Frame building made OF
choice cypress, ceiled inside, weather.
boarded outside, 20x30 feet. Will be
sold cheap for cash, or part cash and
balance on time to suit. For particu.
lars apply at the Courier Office, Ope-
lousas, La. tt
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28

sThirty-five million dollars is a large
amount of money to be invested in
horses by country during a period
OF only six years: but, according to re.
cent English statistics. that sum repre-.
sents the value Of the horses exported
by the United States to Great Brit
ain from 1895 to 1901. And this has
no reference to u shipments of mules
tx. the United Kingdom, which, from
September, 1899, to December, 1901,
aggregated in value over $4,000, 900.
During the single year ending with
June. 1901, England received from
America the record.breaking total Oh,
$4,000 horses, and our entire exports
Of horses for that year amounted to
nearly $9.000.0 00. These figures are
all the mor remarkable CONSIDERING
that about ten years ago, or in 1891,
the exports of horses from the United
States amounted to less than 81, 900.
900.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28
Town Residences FOr Sale

In a desirable neighborhood in Ope.
%lousas, with an entire square Of land.
we'll shaded with live oaks, magnolias,
cedars, pecans, etc., about Q squares
from the Courthouse, 8 squares from
Hiah School, Q squares from Catholic
Church and convent. House is two
story, brick basement, 8 rooms, four
6rSplaces, out.buildings, etc., oil mr.
der good tsnoe, Will be sold ohssp for
sssh, OF part cash sad balances on tins
% ssh 1psly 81 tAls salss. "
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28

BY the recently issued pilot chart
OF the navy department it seems that
the shortest route from the Pacific to
the Orient is from Seattle. The dis
lance from Seattle to Yokohama via
Dutch Harbor is 4240 miles. From
San Francisco the distance to Yoke
hama by the scircle route" is 1885
miles, and by the Honolulu route $500
miles. This gives Seattle a clear ai-
vantage in mileage.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28

Public opinion in our own country,
remarks the New York Commercial
Advertiser, Is so many-tongued, has
reached such greatness in volume and
liberty in scope that it is certainly
a unique phenomenon. Not only do
more people have their say in our
country than in any other, but more
people have their say about more
things. Brother Jonathan" has been
In danger of losing his character in the
largeness of his speech. o.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28

The Canadian militia department has
1irsued an order abolishing the use OF
the following accoutrements and arms
by the field artillery of Canada: Scab-
bards, sword bayonets, swords (cav-
airy PATTERN, frogs for sword bayonets
and knots for sword. This is following
out tine rule laid down some time ago
in an army order issued by the i'm
=
perfal authorities.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28

According to a report just issued by
the census bureau there were 33,035
5awmills gnawing the vitals out of
the American forests in the year 1900.
An aggregate capital of $611,611. 524
Is invested in these establishments.
The latter are owned by 1922 per
sons. Employment is given by them
to 2s3, 260 Wage-earners, drawing $104,.
$40, SCI in wages, and to 1880 officials,
clerks, etc., drawing salaries amount
ing to 81 1850, sos. Miscellaneous x
penses amount to $17,7S1.519 and ma.
terials cost s317,92s,54S. The total
value Of the products is placed at
$3.50, 1872, 1884. But the loss to this and
future generations through the de.
mutation Of the forest lands is be-
yond computation.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28

In The Forum John P. Irish urge
with much force that the Federal Gov
eminent lease it's 400, 600, 900 acres O
grazing lands as the only "a o
preserving the pastures from the de
struction caused by the free use there
of. While the lease holders would
protect the p~asturage, the free users
of the lands neglect them, and the
meadow is soon converted into a des
ert. MI. Irish points out that the Colo
RADIO, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, UtaI
and Wyoming lease their State land'
for grazing at an average of a little
less than two cents an acre, and while
deriving an aggregate of upward of {
million dollars a year from the leases
these States have by this polio,
brought the pasture lands almost t,
restoration.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28

Saxony possesses n of the bes
regulated systems of forestry in tn
world. The forests of Saxopy serv
not only the purpose of giving tn
state a substantial annual revenue
but they add a thousandfold to thu
scenery of the country, thus attracting
many tourists into these parts ever.
summer. The most important fea
ture of the forests, however, is the fac
that they keep for ever alive the foun
tains of water which spring from the
highlands of the Erzgebirge and Saxol
Switzerland. The forests furnish tn,
material and the water the motive
power to hundreds of pulp, paper, ant
saw-mills, which in turn give employ
ment to thousands of men, women an(
children.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28

1t is four centuries and upwards
since the present Chinese dynasty came
out of Moukden to plant the great
f~oundatinos of its sovereignty, but
with popular uprisings against it all
over the country it may at any time be
called on to go back there and place
itself under Russian protection. It
has ruled about the same length Of
time as the Turk further to the west
ward, and as long as ~dynasties do on
the average; so that il it is presently
called on to go out of business, it will
be after as long an innings as royal
lines generally have, marked by a
standard Of incapacity exceeding that
Of most of them, states the New York
Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28
ACADEMY
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,

-: OPELOUSAg, LA.
0aasr the Direction Of the Sisters RaEas2ssa
~, Of Hely Gross.
oners to young ladies evsry facility
Tor acquiring . thorough christian -
acstion. Constant attention IL paid -
home and social culture. Lessons ass
given in music. painting and oshss
useful arts. The sistsrs also Asve
charge Of the boys school. The coasSs
o. instruction is tWo-fold-Psspagasog3
aud oommsgciai. French D taught -
ths two ooayEsa Fer psyt!saiass, a4s
assas 1ZaTNB bUpN1TQR
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28
Hiah 7ernpsrature.

Last summers drought was respon.
sible for high,prl ed lee then, high.
priced potatoes d .sttle later and high,
priced BEST new Il was q terrible
thlass~Kasssa civ Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28
Success from, Failures.

Sir Thomas Upton has received more
presents for not winning the American
cup than he can find storage room for
on his defeated yaeht.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28

TruAi

The people who are always short
ind It difficult to get along.-Phila.
delphia Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28

The cost b The worlds wars since
we efimeap campaign has been sl2..
aa' ooO, cog. That amoaat iudigsous
Y aAyestea N arbitration woaId prob
wv Aasp Eiysa shs Ssssd aaIgssssI
- q. q
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28

The value OF a newspaper as sn
advertising medium consists ip
Its circulation.
When you can secure the com.
sined circulation Of two papers
for the price Of one, 1t il money
saved!
"G1he st. Landry Democrat
was consolidated on the 81. of
March, 1894, with 1.-THE OpeIou-
gas Courier. The ADVERTISING
rates have not been increased
while the price of subgcription
has been reduced to 50 q wear. ).
TIE COURIER being 6y Odds
.fhe Ses. paper In the empire Par
6 Of ST. Landry II thasaaFsb!
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28

, In New York city a messenger boy
and a Fifth Avenue stage ran into
each other. AS a natural result the
two things reputed to be the sloWest
things on earth, did little damage in
the collision.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28

A writer in the New York Indepen'
dent describes ]. Pierpont Morgan's
economic developments as the "mor,
g%anization of industry" That comes
as near as possible to embalming the
fnancier linguistically.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28

The Great Round World makes thu
interesting suggestion that a Maroon
outfit would be a great help in a Nortl
Pole expedition. eff" it says, "th'
ships of Baldwin and Peary, nov
creeping toward the pole from two
sides, were equipped with wireless:
plants, we might know of their dairy
progress. 1t should not be difficult
for example, to send a message
through the air from Baldwin's ship tt
Franz Joseph Land and thence to the
northern coast of Europe. And in re
turn the explorers would be able tt
brighten their spirits, so often depress
ed in the gloom of the Arctic night
by hearing from the world they have
left behind" .
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28
Strange Diseases.

Lombardy is the one place where
pellagra is always prevalent-thas
mysterious modern ailment due. 70
eating damaged maize, which since
1923, when it was first noticed, is COM
puted to have been responsible for the
death Of more than 100000 peasants.
Mandalay ringworm. again is known
and dreaded throughout Burma; but
even the most ignorant Burmese is
aware that 1t cannot be contracted out
side the ancient capital. Similarity.
Rock fever is confined to Gibraltar:
although it is probable tEat the all
ment known as Maltese fever, which
can be contracted only In Malta, and
there only in the spring and autumn.
is closely allied to it. Aleppo eyjl.
too, IL unknown n any OF the ether
cities Of Asia Miner Just as the. pe,hs
nosl. 40 dreaded TO aaF soI9Ierg. Ii eofD
naed u DsiEir4ChAnbers Journal,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-28

It is said that the Georgia peach
growers consider the full Of the moon
In April the date ON which the fate OF
the seasons crops has been decided
If there has been no bud-killing frost
by that time they feel safe.