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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-24
FIRST WARD.


at the following voting llaces:
FIRST WARD.
First precinct, Wien building E.
p. III. Chambers. Jacob Rimei T..
Il. Lemen, commissioners; Charles
MYERS. j. . Lemen. cierKs.
Second precinct. KING IS Daughters
HOSPITAL A. j. SNYDER. Henry Pearl.
q. e. Martin, commissioners; A..
Nicodemus. j. N Goheen clerks.
SECOND WARD.
First precinct. Court House, A.
Zimmerman. r X. Seibert, commits
sioners. Ed. Beall, j. N Rentch,
clerks.
Second precinct Second ward
school house. y, j. Thomas. j. w
Rankin. s. s. Felker. commission
ers; g. W. Grimes. p. r. Harrison,
clerks.
THIRD WARD
First precinct, High School. John
Crimes. John i. Shau1l, W. r. Dun
ham. commissioners Il. >. Gettie,
P. Cunningham clerks
Second precinct Hose House. John
Darlington. Chris Heller Thos. W
Kearns. commissioners; VIM. McQui1-
kin, l.. M. Hoke. clerks.
FOURTH WARD.
q. V. Rathman. Il. Zimmermal
q. We1lineer. commissioners L. II.
Kline, John. q Wolfe. clerks.
FIFTH WARD.
First precinct. School House, J r.
Roberts @. H. Wayble. O. ii. Wolff,
commissioners; ] III. johnson. +.
L Hess. clerks.
Second precinct. Onderdonk IS. N.
q. Onderdonk, K. Bradenburg, O. 0.
Lambert. commissioners q. N. On.
derdonk. Oscar Sprinkle, clerks.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-24
FRIENDS MEETS AT H0PEWELL
Large Crowd Was IN Attendance aud
the Day, az Usual, Was Turned Into
Bigspicnic Day ny The People OF
the Surrounding Country.
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| Last Sunday was HONEYWELL SUNDAY.
ono OF tie great occasions in this sec.
fion and the dav Of the annual meet.
ing OF The Society Of Friends Mt the
| little atone church ut Hopewell. sew
| enteen miles west Ut this eitv. The
crowd in attendance Yesterday wac
the largest in wears. 1t having reach.
ed q. 600 people.
HONEYWELL Sunday is one OF the
great occasions in this section Peo-
pie come from far md near, and
though the largest part of the as
semblage perhans are imbued with
other thoughts than those Of the pi-
Gus. sedafe Friends. who hold this
annual meeting. nevertheless 1T liz nm
occasion OF moment in the Quaker
Society.
For weeks past those contempla.
ting being present from this city had
teams engaged and those who waited
until the final moment found borse
ana buggy at premium.
HONEYWELL Day sunday is the great
dav among~the Friends. Ii is their
quarterly conference aud the business
OF the Society is then transacted II
Is for this reason that this godly sect
travel manv miles to be present and
participate in the Worship OF God ac-
cording to their pure and simple ideos
Of obsving the precept Of Coils Holy
teaching.
HONEYWELL meeting is the only pub
lie meeting OF importance held by the
Friends in this neighborhood during
the year. although weekly meetings
arc held and even thier great simpIic-
itv Ia in n matter laid aside and
sneakers OF Importance are asked to
be present on that day to address the
large Gro wd.
Rev. John J. Cornell, OF Ba1tI-
more. who has been in Winchester
several dnvs. delivering temperance
/ csrf,s, made the address to the
Friends in their meeting house aud
X v. sse r que, OF London county,
sfaf On ~ meeting which was neld
81 ns iinblic services. and the con-
r. se VIII he concluded ut Hope
4 today.
Aside from the Goiiy Fsiends
who attend the meeting IN The beau
ty and purity OF lowly Christ inn Deo-
pie, hundreds were there who made a
gala occasion OF the cay. much TO the
regret Of The promoters OF the Meet
ing. Several times III previous wears
Disturbances have been made nv n
rcneh element attending.
But then there are many pco IL
WHO. although nos members Of the
fraternity Of Friends. hola Hppeweil
SUNDAY as one OF the pfsat events
of the wear.
Young ladies. in all the beauty of
enr1y womanhood and man1v gal
1anss q. their escorts. travel for
miles 10 be present. II IS u meeting
place tor friends ana aquaintancas
who meet but seldom and who take
advantage OF the occasion to have a
reunion as ii were. Then there are
those who attend for the pleasure of
an outlnR; pleasant drive, q quiet
dav under the shade Of the virgin
trees to quaff the water from the
large crystal spring and then return
to their homes inviRorated and re-
freshed from their brief outing In the
pure air and sunshine Of earlv sum
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Is q greater power OF digesting and
assimilating food. For them DIR.
Kings New Life Pills work wonders.
They tonesand regulate the digestive
organs. gently expel all poisons from
the system, enrich the blood, I'M.
prove appetite. make healthy flesh.
25c at all druggists
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WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.
Low Rates 20 Gettysburg, Account 9. A.
q. Encampment,

i ~ 'eneff of those desiring to-
attend ,'p Annual EnvamDment OF
the Granu army of the Republic. De-.
partment ~ Pennsylvania, at Gettys-
burg. June LIST IN 7th, tho Western
Maryland Railroad 10. will sell ex-
cursion tickets to Gettvsb ara from
all stations on i,s lines. ON Nav 3lst
10 Jnre 9TH. inclusive. good to return
single i-ie Tor the round trim. For
specific rates apply 90 local ticket
agents.
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In new Pullman ordinary sleep
crs wide vestibuled and win every
con. eicr agent. from Cincinnati and
Cnic1f ia Louisville, New Orleans,
Hc, ii, Sal Antoria, Eel Paso and
81 A seles to San Francisco. Rates
'or herths less than half OF cost in reg
Tor sleepers. For free descriptive
mt es and full particulars, address
\. Ritcher. Trav. Pass. Agent,
fnoIs central Railroad, el2 Park
Rriiding. Pittsburg. Pa.
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The report Of the Secretary Of A.
riculture, made public, shows chat
over 1900 packages OF vegetable
seeds were distributed gratuitously
through the West Virginia Senators
and Representative to the farmers IL
the state during the past few months.
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You can paint q building With few
or gallons Of Deyoe Lead and Zine
than with Mixed Paints, and Il Will
wear twice as long as lead and nll
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VOTING PLACES.

The following have been selected
at commissioners and clerks to serve
at the following voting llaces:
The Washington times., 1902-04-27

an occasional theater party and restau-
rant supper to follow. We girls spend
most of our time out OF doors in the
springtime. Every morning | ride my
favorite, because my only. nag-she's a
regular Virginia beauty-and every after
noon | handle the reins and out and away
to where the dogwood is blooming and the
are growing greener every day. Much as
l enjoyed an occasional race day at Bor-
ming. | am glad, on the whole, that the
meeting is over and that there is nothing
to keep me from the other end of the
town. put on my best tailor made. and
what Charlie calls my billy-cock hat-one
Of those jaunty triIcorncred straws-and
feel myself emanclpated from the obliga-
tion of making afternoon calls and at
tending days" There II. of course. an
occasional Tuesday tor THURSDAY when
have the Victoria. gget niysclf up in
smart tafIc;a. and put oh my big half
covered with velvet flowers in an attemat
to rival the gorgeous geraRium headgem
Of that charming bride lof the Beigia,
Legation, Nine. Moneheur.
As either drive.fnr am driven. / pass
all the pretty women, and the smart |
woman. or both. In their spring toggery-
which is usually capped by floral head !
piece-for this is the time of the season |
when the afternoon parade is nest en- !
joyed. The wonderful hhts of some of the 7
bellies, notably the Countess
Cassini and Miss Isabel May.
the blooming chapcGuS Of Nine Hengcl- .
muller. and Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Crugar
The violets OF Mrs. TcwnEoni Gad tla
roses Of Mrs. Chltaeid-Tsylor-a' .hcac
lprear and disappear like en- aerial
garden en- route. And l somcii.ara pass
Miss Alice Roosevelt driving with soma
If her young girl friends and locking very
rim in her favoritc color. dark blue.
She is an expert at handling the reins.
md enjoys nothing more than II hrisl
irivc. The Misses Warder. in their
oreign- looking cart. are among the o.hc-
attractive figures Of the drive. Now and
The Washington times., 1902-04-27

then | catch a glimpse OF young Mrs
James G. Blaine. on from New York to
visit her home city. and prettier than
ever with that indefinnble air OF smart
ness that comes of Metropolitan and cos
mopolitan experience. In short. ii is n
| procession of old friends and new ac-
! quaintances, and I never drive out on a
| fine day that | do not congratulate myself
| on being a Washingtonian. Where else
, in the season can there be found such n
combination OF good roadways and nice
people? Compare the labored progress
up and down overcrowded Fifth Avenue
with this free circulation and firm SER
vice. Why. as Charlie says, 1t isn't in
it,"
The season Is now suburban, and no in
vitation is so much priced as that which
takes one out to the Country Club or to
some hospitable country house. and yet
the dinner invitations extend well into
May at town houses. and theater parties
ere still in vogue. Perhaps it is case
of combinati0n-an evening in town makes
coed contrast to a day in the country.
or else after day in town there is moth
ing like little dinner in the country.
After the formal comes the informal:
after winter garments all the pretty. light
airy things We women can put on for
spring and early summer. after the indoor
festivities the prlni5e of the garden
party; | am. therefore to tell the Truth
rayirg far mere attention to what wear
IN the daytime than what | drapc myself
in for dinner ard music and theatergoing
ard the occasional dance. There is no
saeh thing as fresh ball dress in my
wardrobe, bat there are plenty of fluffy
;h'n5s to wear out CT doors. formally and
irforraily and | am far better fitted to
atto-d picnic or a garden party or
&C euntry club or Chevy Chase afternoon
tea than | am to figure in any unexpected
at the same time. could make
myself preseGtalle If expected" and my
'cot s-es n tapping as hear the rumor
CT pcsc..-;e spring sauterie at certain
COUSIN CLARA.
The Washington times., 1902-04-27

in white frock with OF without blue
ribbons) and join In a chorus. The de-
velopment of n singing voice is emnontly
the thing to do. ! have an intimate
friend who is now engaged in cultivating
hers at the expense of the entire neigh
borhood's nerves and amidst the execra-
tions of unsympathetic friends gifted
with an accurate ear. The sounds she
emits cannot be classified as anything
human. and yet | have no doubt that in
due course of time she may succeed in
being ranked as either soprano or a
contralto-possibly both. There is, how
ever, some really creditable amateur tai
ent, and the study of harmony in any
event can do no one any harm. / must
say, however, that / prefer to listen to
either professional singers or that small
group of amateurs who really possess
voices perfected by close study and long
experience. There are several such la
dies in Washington society, notably Mrs.
Stilson liutchins. Mrs. Noyes, and Miss
Ethel Robson, and their talent is an
equal source Of pleasure 10 themselves
and their acquaintances. do not in the
lea It agree with the dictum that every
body has singing voice II they viii only
yield TO treatment and development. On
the contrary. there are incipient singing
voices that should be suppressed. If one
may judge by occasional discords "oft in
the Silly night"
Recently there have been two great
treats in the musical way: Miss Esther
Palliser has sung in private at the White
House musical, and May Irwin has been
giving her coon songs in public don't
Know which enjoyed more. Miss Pal
iser possesses as great vitality as the |
,oon song comedienne. and beautifully |
cultivated voice of great natural beauty !
md range, and yet both affect me in pre-
isely the same way as singers who have |
a message" for the world and who sing
ike the birds because they can't help
themselves.
Life is. however, by no means all music
r dancing or going out to ladies' lunch
ons and men-andw women dinners, with
The Washington times., 1902-04-27

Blair. Of Maryland, who invented one of
the first practical corn planters. Some
time before the civil war a slave owner
of Mississippi applied for patent on an
invention Belonging to one Of his slaves.
but the Attorney General held that the
invention Of slave. though 1t be new and
useful. could not be patented.
Defects in the Practice.
Although the patent practice is far in
advance of what it was some years ago, IL
still contains many defects. One of the
most evident is the ruling which makes 1t
possible for an application to remain in
The office for one year without being act
ed upon by the inventor. As a result the
examiners rooms are crowded with re-
jected applications which are awaiting
the action Of their inventors.
Another faulty practice is the frequent
change of Commissioners OF Patents It
is highly necessary that the man occupy
ing this responsible position should be
thoroughly familiar with the practice Of
pointed every few years. Not only does
this render harder the work of patent at
torneys. never easy at best but it en-
dangers the interests OF inventors.
Edison Heads the List.
Among the great men who have OBJ
tained United States patents are Edison.
who has been granted 74S, the largest
number issued to any one man: westing-
house. 2s9. and Maxim, 146. A large num-
ber Of the important inventions of latter
days are merely improvements on pre-
vious efforts along the same lines. Fo
instance. Marconi was not the discovere
of wireless telegraphy; Howe did not frs.
invent the sewing machine. and the prin,
ciple of the phonograph was known long
before Edison was born. 1t may thus b..
seen that it is the improvements as well
as the original invention which bring for,
tunes.
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
Led a Strenuous Life.


without the faintest embarrassment in
commemoration of the mud pies Of our
childhood. Now then, Clara" says
Charlie. as the energetic leader of the
cotillion singles us out with few other
couples, and away we go to the captivat-
4 ing measures of the waltz. Roster and
rosier grow the shaded pink lights OF the
! ballroom. smoother and smoother the
waxed floor. there is bubble and sparkle
of champagne in the music and the exhil-
aration OF cleaying space in the move
ment. Thanks, Charlie" says !, as the
music stops and my head continues to
go around. Good for you, Clara" says
Charlie, that was great"
recent cotillion was all the better
conducted because of the leaders luck of
what would seem to be the chronic affec-
tations. After all. there is nothing to be
gained and everything to be lost in run
ming tc aud fro stamping the foot and
clapping the hands This leader seems
sure of himself and OF us-so much the
better The fact is that a little dancing
is an excellent antidOte to sitting through
dinner and music and cards. and OF
course We girls expect to dance when We
are asked out after Lent You see. after
dinner exercise Is the best thing in the
world for the circulation. The blood is
quickened. the spirits exhilarated. the
world looks brighter and everything
seems couleur de rose. During a success
full cotillion ! can cherfully forgive my
acquaintances all the criticisms they
have made behind my back and my inti-
mate enemies everything they have said
10 my face-from which I conclude that
dancing is not only hcaithful exercise
but a moral agent for the diffusion of
goodwill toward all
Although in one sense of the word I
am not musical" ! really think that II /
| continue TO go out in the afternoon and
TO lie asked about after dinner | shall
become so. for the amount OF music, vo-
cal and Instrumental. to be heard around
Washington is really phenomenal. and 1t
Is, incidentally. quite time for me 20 dis
cover that have voice. array myself
The Washington times., 1902-04-27

A LTHOUGH there is less uanclhs
~ going on in Washington in the
sprlngtime than before the peni-
tential season which caused us
girls and boys TO lay aside our light fan
tastic pumps and slippers. must say that
we have been making the most OF our lin
tied opportunities. To the really properly
constituted dancing girl or dancing man IL
IS as natural TO skip about in the gay
April time or the merry May time as IT
is to seek the sunshine in the morning
or TO take ones breakfast.
We have. therefore, welcomed the few
invitations that have thus far come TO US
TO join in the dreamy waltz, or partici
male in the cotillion aud are still hoping
that some thoughtful host or hostess viii
open a ballroom for final prance before
yc surrender all thought of spring and
eaiiy g-mmer Junpins about. There arc
several bathrooms n town that need air
ire and thcre Is rally nothing the matter
with the sky rarlors at The New Willard.
vheie such successful c0tillicas have TAX
en- rlace and the shaded pink tights OF
hieh are so ver- becoming.
There is, OF course, a system 10 he pur-
sued IN dancing as in everything else. no
clover girl or man ever accepts partner
for The cotillion without mature doliber-
aticn. The partner must needs be sym
pathetic and sumciently conversational;
his step must suit mine. and mine his. 1t
scarcely pays 10 take any chances.
once wrecked an evening at cotillion by
conilding myself 10 an alleged dancing
man from certain foreign country. He
smashed me periodically in the chest,
lamed my right arm, stepped on my toes
and ended by getting entangled in my I
airy train. from which he was only extri- I
Gated after he had torn a breadth or SO
OF chiffon. That Is why have applied I
my system at recent dances; my partner
and I have usually attended the same
dancing school; We know each others
step backwards. a strong right tAmeri-
CAM arm srstains ne, and we call each
pther Clara and Charlie" for short,
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
Products Of the Mind of Genius and the
Hand Of Skill That Have Changed the Arts
dnd Industries Of the Universe How the
Seal Of Ownership Is Set u Upon Them by
the Government With Profit to Itself The
Patent Office Balance 100000.
Patent Office Balance $1,000, 900.

OF course everyone knows that branch
OF the Governmental service known as the
Patent Office is located somewhere in
Washington; but to the greater portion Of
the population it appears as a mysterious
and shadowy institution, with which are
associated vague ideas of the great inven-
tions of the age. and the fabulous wealth
they have brought their inventors. Very
few, indeed, realize the vast good this
department has done the country-the en-
tire world, in fact-nor are they aware of
the large revenues which it annually
brings into the treasury.
Without the Patent Office Department.
which gives solely to the inventor the
right TO reap the profits of his invention
and protects him from INSCRIPTIONS per-
sons seeking to infringe his rights, there
would have been nothing to incite Howe,
Edison, Morse, and many others to the ef-
forts which brought forth their revolu-
tionzing inventions; and the country
would be far behind its present state OF
civilization. The steam engine would be
unknown the candle and lard-oil lamp
would occupy the places now filled by the
electric light the acetylene lamp and the
welstach gas-burner: and the loom and
spinning wheel would still be found in
every household.
A Profitable Institution.
From monetary standpoint, the Patent
Office is far in advance of the other Gov
ernment departments. Not only does it
entirely pay its expenses. thing which
cannot be said of any other national in
stitution, but it has to its credit in the
Treasury surplus OF more than s5,ooo,-
To CouDge Washington. with that won
7eTfApN5zight which characterized him,
is due hs credit for the institution of
The Washington times., 1902-04-27
4 Branch of the Government Service Once
Treated With Indifference and NegIect But
Now Considered One of the Most Import
dRt and Valuable--FoTmery Without F1abi-
tatiOn or Home, It's Extensive Quarters Now
Too Contracted for Its Work.
ELI wH1TNEY,s COTTON GIN.

occupied the site now covered by the
south front of the Land Office.
In 1886. the building. mysteriously TAX
ing fire, burned to the ground and the
Patent Office was once more homeless. An
appropriation had already been made for
a new building. however. and work was
rapidly progressing on structure to be
used solely by the Patent Office. This was
completed in 1870 During the intervening
four years. the. department found refuge
in the City Hall.
Larger Quarters Needed.
Although additions have been made to
the building from time to time. and it
now occupies an entire city block. the
Patent Office is sadly in need OF larger
quarters Since 1916 the number Of en-
ployes Eas increased from three men,
drawing scarcely more than Sl.50O in all,
to nearly 200 men and women, who, in
1900, were paid more than hall million
dollars for their services. This large
force is crowded into a space hardly ade-
quate to accommodate more than two
thirds their number As a result. many
of the interesting models. including that
of Abraham Lincoln's invention. a device
for raising sunken ships. are crowded
away in another building. Several bills
have been introduced into Congress to
provide new building. but as yet moth
ing definite has been accomplished.
Nearing the Million Mark.
On January 1. 1901. nearly 100000 pat
ents had been issued OF these. about
One-sixth were granted to women, from
which it will be seen that the proper
ton OF female inventors is small. al
though some Of the patents issued to them
have been for highly important inven-
ions. The proportion Of coIored inventors
S also small. Among them is Henry